Blackner— Wilson United
In Double Ring Ceremony
MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE WERNICK
were honored at a 40th Wedding Anniver
sary reception, held Friday, November 23
at the Masonic Hall in Nyssa. Standing
behind the couple
are, from left, Clarence
^Pete) Wernick, Jr., of Norco, Calif.: Mrs.
John (Cleta) DeBoer of Ontario; and Lau-
rance Graham of Santa Ana, California
Approximately 70 guests attended the event.
Mrs. Foy Sasser served coffee. Mrs. Lau-
rence Graham was at the punch bowl and
Mrs. Clarence Wernick Jr. cut and served
the cake.
Patricia Marcum was in charge of gifts,
cards and the money tree. Sara Marcum
and Margie Sells assisted in the kitchen.
Unable to be present for the occasion
were Mrs. Hillary Brown, a daughter from
Riverside, California, and Mrs. Albert Clay
of Gold Beach, Oregon.
Pollyannas Hold Christmas Party
The Pollyanna Club held
a potluck dinner and Christ
mas party at the home of
Mrs. Bill Toomb last Thurs
day. Seventeen ladies and
Thursday, D«c«mb«r 13, 1973
Th« Nytca Oat« City Journal. Nysta, Or«gon
Pag« Four
four children attended.
There was a Christmas
gift exchange in the after
noon, followed by election of
officers. New officers elec
ted were Mrs. Earl Ervin,
president. Mrs Paul Gehrke,
vice president; Mrs. Ray
White, secretary-treasurer.
The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Myron
Osborn.
On Friday, November 23,
1973, at 7 30 p.m. Vicki
Jeanne Blackner of Ontario
became the bride of Jack
Wilson of Nyssa in a double
ring ceremony at theChurch
of Jesus Christ of Latter-
Day Saints in Ontario. Bishop
Glen E. Banner officiated at
the ceremony.
Parents of the couple are
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Black
ner of Ontario and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Seburn of Route
2, Nyssa.
Given in marriage by her
father the bride chose a
floor-length gown of crepe
backed satin, styled with a
lace bodice andsleeves Her
matching lace finger tip veil
was held to a floral band
and she carried a bouquet
of white
and turquoise
gladioli. The gown and veil
was made by her mother.
Jolene Hunsaker of Rupert,
Idaho was maid of honor.
Gayla Schwartz of Arco, Ida
ho and Ila Moulton of Coty,
Wyoming were bridesmaids.
All bridal attendants wore
floor-length dresses of tur
quoise and white gingham.
They carried sprays of white
roses and turquoise carna
tions, tied with matching rib
bons
Flower girls Teri Taylor,
cousin of the bride, and
Mana Hawker, were gowned
in floor-length dresses of
turquoise and white gingham.
Allen Wilson was bestman
for his brother Ring Bea-
rer was LaMar Blackner.
Ushering the guests were
Doug Tracy, Larry Blackner,
brother of the bride and
Dennis Price
For
the wedding, the
mothers of the bride and
groom each wore street
length dresses of turquoise
polyester. Their corsages
were white and turquoise
glads.
A reception followed the
ceremony in the church cul
tural hall
The two-tiered
white wedding cake was de
corated with turquoise bells
and roses and topped with
double rings and doves. The
cake was made by the bride's
mother.
LeAnn
Harns
served cake and Gretchen
Harvey served punch. As
sisting were Mrs. Ross Tay
lor, Mrs. Don Taylor and
Cindy and Cathy Potts.
Geraldine Seburn, sister
of the groom, was in charge
of the guest book. Valarie
Anderson and Jo Ann Mills
received gifts.
The new Mrs. Wilson was
graduated from Ontario High
School and attended Ricks
College, Rexburg,Idaho. Her
husband, a Nyssa High School
graduate, is presently em
ployed as a carpenter.
Out of town guests included
Mr and Mrs. Ross Taylor
and family of Sandy, Utah,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Taylor
and family and Mr and Mrs.
L.E. Taylor, all of Salt Lake
City, Utah, LeAnn Harris,
Taber Alberta, Canada. Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Green, Boise;
Jolene Hunsaker, Rupert,
Gayla Schwartz, Arco, Ila
Moulton, Coty, Wyoming. Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Bunch and
family. Kuna Idaho. Mr and
Mrs. Bob Potts and family,
Gooding Idaho.
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
Friendship Circle met at
the IOOF Hall December 7.
Hostesses were Orma Clea
ver and Blanche Weeks. A
bountious potluck turkey din
ner was enjoyed from a table
decorated in beautiful holi
day trim.
Merle Johnson, president,
presided over the business
meeting. Twenty-three mem
bers answered roll call
Election of officers for
1974 are: Merle Johnson,
president, Leona Reeves, vice
president and Louise Wernick
secretary- treasurer.
After the close of the bu
siness meeting Santa Claus
visited bringing a gift to
each. Next meeting will be
January 4. The place to be
announced later.
LEGION NEWS
The American Legion and
Auxilary pot luck was very
well attended, Thursday
evening, December 6, at the
Eagles Social Hall.
Myrl
Towne had the tables set
with a Christmas theme.
Wyatt Smith said grace, after
which everyone partook of a
bountiful meal.
Christmas carols were
sung under the leadership of
Ellen Richardson and Nora
Graham, with Jean Maughn,
at the piano.
Then all turned their
attention to the Christmas
tree, trimmed by Clarence
Pounds.
The many lovely
gifts were landed out by
Mural Lewis and Everett
Heldt, ably assisted by Joe
Maughn and Herman Towne.
The children present also
received a bag of Christ
mas goodies.
The Legion and Auxiliary
wish tothank Herman Towne,
who makes the coffee, we
all enjoy; the Eagles for the
use of their social hall and
The Gate City Journal for
their co-operation.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.
Jock A Jill to Hau«
Christmas Program
The Jack and Jill Kin
dergarten under the direc
tion of Mrs. Mark Moncur
will present their annual
Christmas Program on Fri
day, December 14, in the L.
D. S. Church at 130 p.m.
All parents aand friends of
Mrs. Moncur’s kindergarten
students are invited to attend
and help the little ones bring
forth the Christmas Spirit.
PINOCHLE PARTY
The WeAiesday Afternoon
Pinochle Club met Nov. 28
at the home of Mrs. Char
lie Wernick.
Prize win
ners included Mrs. Wernick,
high, Mr6. Sam McConnell,
low, Mrs. Merle Johnson and
Mrs. Alma Kingery, travel
ing.
GRANGE Grand Canyon In Arizona
Scene Of (Church—Hopkins Rite»
NEWS
OREGON TRAIL GRANGE
The December meeting of
the CWA Club of Oregon
Trail Grange was held at
the home of Chairman Betty
Kurtz
The group met at
noon for a potluck dinner.
Orma Cleaver asked the
blessing.
Violet Drydale led in the
devotional tiefore a short bu
siness session. A schedule
of meetings was set up for
next year with the January
8th meeting to tie held at the
home of Orma Cleaver with
lva Adams as co-hostess. A
demonstration on how to
make broomstick crochet is
planned.
A gift exchange followed
the meeting.
All Grange women are
welcome and are urged to
attend the meetings.
Memtiers of Oregon Trail
Grange met in regular ses
sion Thursday evening, De
cember 6, with Master Ira
Price presiding
Plans for the Christmas
dinner were discussed and
the date was set for Thurs
day evening, December 20,
7 p m. Turkey will be fur
nished by the Grange with
members bringing potluck
dishes. A Christmas pro
gram and 50 cent gift ex
change will follow the din
ner Members are urged
to bring family and friends.
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Honor New
Officers
Cow Belles, auxiliary tothe
Oregon Cattlemen's Associa
tion, field a "coffee" at the
home of Mrs. Denny Jones
in Ontario, to honor their
newly installed officers. Of
ficers honored were Mrs.
Bill (Phyllis) Ross, Jordan
Valley, president, Mrs Wal
ter (Sandy) Trenkel, Vale,
first vice-president, Mrs.
Nick (Romona) Pascoe, Jor
dan Valley, secretary-trea-
surer, and Mrs. Charles
(Sharon) Binder,Ontani ,se
cond vice-president.
Each member of the Cow
Belles donated to the Mary
Kay School Christmas fund.
The main purpose oftheCow
Belles is the promotion of
beef and with anything to do
with the cattle industry They
support and assist beef edu
cation in schools by provid
ing money for the home
economics cooking classes
for teaching how to cook the
economy cuts of beef. They
provide recipes for luncheon
meetings and have a" Father
of the Year" contest.
The Grand Canyon
in
Arizona.
Shoshone Point,
East rim of the South side,
was the setting of the No
vember 10, 1973 wedding of
Janice Louise Church and
James Phillip Hopkins. Of
ficiating at the 11 a m double
ring ceremony m the pre
sence of close family and
friends was the Rev Paul
Milton of the BnptistCburi h,
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Singing "The
Marriage
Song" were Keira Hays and
Jack Nasfell Guitar accom
paniment was by Jack Nes-
fell and H. Kingsley Thurber
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Tile bride is the daughter
of Mr and Mrs Thomas
Church of Nyssa
Parents
of the bridegroom are Mr
and Mrs Rotiert Hopkins of
Parma
The bride was attired in a
floor-length gown of off white
Bouclé. The gown featured a
v neckline, accented with a
ruffle, and a matchuig jac
ket She carried a nosegay
Engagement
An nounced
of bronze
daisies Her
"something old" was her
great grandmother's hand
kerchief and she wore ear
rings belonging4o her grand
mother, Mr J. L. Church.
Mrs Church ha! worn the
same earrings on her wed
ding day
Her "something
blue" was a garter made by
an aunt, Mrs. Royce Cole
Penny Hopkins was maid
of honor and Jeffrey Sutton
performed the bestman du
ties.
The bride attended Ore
gon State UniversityandWe-
tier State College, Utah Her
husband, a music major, also
attended Welier State
Following a wedding trip to
Las Vegas,
Nevada the
newlyweds are touring with
the musical group, "Interna
tional Cartel," of which
James is the drummer.
A reception at the home
of the bride's parents is
planned for early summer
AAUW HOLD
CHRISTMAS MEET
Announcement is made of
the engagement of Lynne
Waisanen of Seattle. Wash,
and Raymond B. Wahlert of
Portland. I <r- f >n Pa:-ot
the couple are Mr and Mrs.
Einard Waisanen, Verndale,
Minnesota and Mr and Mrs.
William K Wahlert, Nyssa,
Oregon.
Lynne is a graduate of
Verndale High School and
Oregon State University. She
is currently a Health Infor
mation Science student at
Seattle University. Raymond
attended Bishop Kelly High
School, Portland Community
Ttie Ontario branch of Arne
riran Association of Univer
sity Women met at the home
f Mrs. Jane Ballou Monday
night, Decern tier 10, 1973
for their Christmas meeting.
Dessert Was served by hos
tesses Jan Barton« Elaine
Nelson, Nora Ballou, and
Mary Margaret Sheehy The
Nyssa High School Swing
Choir under the direction of
Jeff Sandberg sang Christ
mas songs of other lands
in keeping with the inter
national tlieme for Hie year.
College and is an Economics
major at Portland State Uni
versity.
Plans are being made for
a June 8 wedding
After the business meeting
the members participated in
their traditional cookie ex
change. About 35 members
and guests attended.
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