Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
graduate of Burns High
School and represented Har­
ney County at the Miss
Oregon Pageant that year.
She will be attending Brig­
ham Young University this
fall as a senior majoring in
Nutrition. The groom is a
graduate of the 1973 Nyssa
High School class and will be
a junior this fall at BYU
majoring in Pre Med. He
served a two year mission in
Hokkaido, Japan for the
L.D.S. Church.
The young couple are
making their home in Nyssa
for the summer.
JOB'S
DAUGHTERS
Couple United In LDS
Temple Ceremony
Repeating vows Friday,
May 6, 1977 at the Salt Lake
Temple were Charlotte Chris­
tensen of Hines, Oregon and
Roderic Wells Lewis of
Nyssa
Officiating at the
double ring ceremony was
Elder Wilford W. Kimball.
Parents of the couple are
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chris­
tensen of Hines. Oregon and
Mr. and Mrs. Tom (Doro­
thea) Mitchell of Nyssa.
A wedding reception in
honor of the newlyweds was
held in the Burns L.D.S.
Church. The Cultural Hall
was decorated in the bride's
color scheme of mint green,
apricot and yellow with
baskets of gladioli, mums,
daisies and greenery.
The bride designed her
own wedding dress. The
gown was a white satin dress
with chiffon overlay styled
with a lace princess collar.
Individual
reembroidered
lace flowers were in applique
•n the dress. The gown was
fashioned with a full skirt and
a chapel train. The long
chiffon sleeves were en­
hanced with cuffs of lace and
satin buttons. Her full length
mantilla veil was trimmed
with lace. She carried a
cascading bouquet of yellow
mums, white daisies, baby
breath and fem. The bride’s
attendants were Maid of
Honor. Dixie Christensen,
sister of the bride. Brides­
maids Lisa Lumatta. Cindy
Lawrence. Debbie Kahn, of
Burns. Cammy Pryse. of
Baker and Sue Bergmark of
Rochester. New York They
wore matching floor length
gowns of mint green, apricot
and yellow. Each carried mini
cascading
tloral
pieces
matching the bridal bouquet.
In their hair was a tiara made
of fresh mums and daisies.
Serving as best man was
Craig Hiatt of Vale wearing a
mint green tuxedo. Lori
Lewis, sister of the groom
was at the guest book.
A program was given in
honor of the newly wedded
couple with Tom Christen
sen. brother of the groom a
master of ceremonies.
Background music was
provided during the evening
by Mrs. Anita Cornwall.
The bride’s mother wore »
floor length gown of mint
green knit accented with
matching lace. Mother of the
groom was attired in a floor
length mint green polyester
crepe. Their corsages were
white rose buds and yellow
daisies.
At the reception table were
Mrs. Janice Bowers, of
Parma. Idaho, sister of the
groom and Nadine McKinnis
of Bums. Assisting were
Dorothy Gomn. Laree Jan­
sen. Margaret Tenant and
Mary Huffaker at the gift
table.
The bride and groom
honey mooned in San Fran­
cisco. after which an open
house was held in their honor
for relatives and friends at
the groom’s parental home.
A decorated wedding sheet
cake was served by Mrs.
Robert Wilson, aunt of the
groom,
and
Mrs.
Don
Bowers, sister of the groom,
assisted by Mrs. Judy Mar­
tin. cousin of the groom and
Brenda and Barbie Bowers,
nieces of the groom.
The bride is a 1974
Job’s Daughters Bethel
No. 33 met June 22 with
Whitni Morrison, honored
queen presiding.
Escorted and introduced
were Lynn Campbell past
honored queen of Bethel No.
56, Auburn, Washington;
Vera Webb, guardian and
Louise Wernick, past guar­
dian, Donna Hutchinson,
director of paraphernalia all
of Bethel No. 33.
Jeanie Sword reported on
the DeMolay dance. Kelly
Mills reported on the first
day of Grand Session. Karen
Hutchinson reported on the
second day and Terri Car­
penter on the third day. Irene
Teague reported on the last
day and the trip home.
Barbara Holmes was drawn
as Grand Bethel Guide for
the coming year. Girls will
attend DeMolay installation
on Sunday, June 26 in
Ontario at 7 p.m. A yard sale
has been planned for later in
the summer.
Scrapbook chairmen Jackie
Chadwick and Jeanie Sword
under the supervision of
Lynn Campbell will record
and maintain a hook from
now until Grand Session next
year and will then enter
Bethel No 33's scrap book in
competition.
While at Grand Session,
Jackie Chadwick received an
award for the best article in
the 6th Messenger Jobie
paper.
Guardian served cookies
and punch.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank all who
gave
me
their support
through their prayers, their
gifts and their attendance at
the service in which I was
ordained. A special word of
thanks to my family, Ann and
Patty, for the bolstering
uplift they provide. Also, a
special thank-you to the
friends and members of tne
Nyssa U.M.C j Our shared
ministry in the service of God
is a treasured gift.
Grace & Peace,
Jim Monroe
DYING
HABIT
Willow Creek
By lavon Carrier
WILLOW CREEK . The
Pioneer Qub ladies met last
Thursday for their regular
monthly meeting. They met
at Mary Strode's home, with
Ethel Hill as co-hostess, to
the 16 members and one
visitor who attended. Mrs.
Maude Cooper of Vale gave
a talk on Vista. They
discussed plans for the
bazaar that the Club will have
this fall. This was the last
meeting until September.
Visiting at the Sam Stumps
home on Monday and Tues­
day was their daughters and
sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Wharton of Coos bay,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holland
of Oregon City.
The
Willowcreek
Cub
Scouts took part in the Scouts
Olympics that were held in
Parma on Saturday. The boys
competed in several races,
broad jump, push ups, sit
ups. baseball throw and
discus throw. Boys that went
to this were Ricky Duncan,
Eric Anderson and Robbie
Carrier. They were accom­
panied by Hannah Duncan
and Lavon Carrier. Mrs. Doy
Ferguson also attended the
Olympics to watch her
grandson from Nyssa, as he
competed in the events.
Rodney Wilson went to
The Dalles on Sunday and
Monday, with the Vale FFA
judging team. The Vale team
came in sixth place out of 26
schools participating. On
Thursday, the judging team
went to Union, where they
came in fourth place in
judging.
Roberta Potter received
word that her father, Guy
Eaton, had passed away' on
Monday, while vacationing in
Sacramento. Roberta and
daughter.
Daisy
Stevens
went to the funeral services
in Tacoma on Saturday.
It was a nappy birthday for
M.J.
Blackburn on June 9
when he celebrated his 99th
birthday, at a party in his
honor at his home. Over 50
relatives and neighbors came
that evening for birthday
cake and homemade ice
cream. Mr. Blackburn had a
table on display that he had
made from a large piece of
wood, a candle holder, «nd a
walking cane with carvings in
it. Mr. Blackburn keeps
himself busy with many
hobbies.
Also celebrating birthdays
this past week was Rodney
Wilson, who was 17 years old
on June 13. Birthday cake
was served that afternoon at
his grandparents home, the
Harmon Potters.
Blanche Fulleton cele­
brated her 81st birthday on
June 15. That evening, the
Russell Fulletons hosted a
birthday party, with the Bob
Butler family coming out
from Vale, for birthday cake
and ice cream.
Jon Hall returned home on
Monday, after spending four
months studying at the Bible
Institute at Jackson. Michi­
gan. He will leave on
Tuesday for more training in
Florida.
Sympathy goes to the
family of Ruth Hall, who
passed away on June 11 in
Ontario. Mrs. Hall had lived
in our community for a
number of years, before
moving to the Vale nursing
home in 1969. She was a
retired school teacher and
was the last teacher to teach
at Malheur City. Relatives
that came for the funeral on
Wednesday were Dave and
Vi Hall of Quincy, Was-
ington; Mildred Hall and
Janet Orlowski from Sacra­
mento; Wanda Hall and
daughters from Homedale;
Marge Walker of Kettle
Falls. Washington; Rose
Deardorff from Montana;
Paul and Betty Funk of New
Plymouth; Norman and Ethel
Wood of Powell, Wyoming;
Kathy Hall of Burns; Ed and
Cindi Hall of Ontario; and
Velma Kramer. All of the
family met at the Doug Hall’s
home for dinner, after the
services.
Eulalia Curl went to
Portland on June 3, where
her grandson Ronald Curl
graduated from Benson High
School. There were 365
graduates, with only four
girls graduating. They went
to Lloyds Center, where they
saw a number of floats on
display. She had dinner one
evening with a niece while in
Portland. They all had
graduation dinner with Sha­
ron Curls’ parents, the
Barney Phipps. Eulalia re­
turned home on June 14.
Visiting at the Charles
Towell home Friday evening
and Saturday, were Bill and
Marie Calicott from Spring­
field. The Calicotts were on
their way to Arkansas for a
vacation.
Mrs. Dale Frank and girls
came over from Boise, to
spend Father’s Day at the
Harmon Potters. Dale re­
turned to work on Sunday,
after being hurt in a wreck
almost two months ago.
Now that the well and
electricity are in? Mr. and
Mrs. Bud Wimer are getting
settled, for the present, in
their travel trailer. They
recently bought some land
from Bill Elferings. Their
daughter. Bobbi Wimer of
Hayward, has been here
visiting her parents.
Millie and Ski Nowakowski
repeated their wedding vows
on Sunday. June 5 (which
was their wedding anniver­
sary). at the Catholic Church
in Vale. A social hour was
held following the ceremony,
with 40 guests and all of the
family attending. This was
held at the American Legion
Hall. Their families that
came for the occasion were
Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Ayde-
lott and daughter Dee Dee of
Hayward. Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Aydelott and son
Jeffrey .of Hayward; Larry
Nowakowski of San Jose;
Randy Nowakowski of Lake
Tahoe; Shirley Breckenridge
and daughter Renae of Lake
Tahoe; Rex Stacey of Baker;
Joe Jones of Boise and the
Bill DeSmidts from Willow­
creek.
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Newell Heights Items
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NEWELL HEIGHTS-Mrs.
Marie Moore of Adrian was a
Saturday evening visitor of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Simpson.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pratt
Sr. were dinner guests of
their son Burdette and Kathy
Pratt west of Nyssa one
evenino l»«t u/rrk.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Warren of Parma and Mrs.
Annetta Warren of Turner,
Montana were Thursday af­
ternoon visitors of the for­
mer's daughter, Mr. and
rms. Irvin Topliff.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Simpson
left June 4 with her nephew
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Love and
daughter of Mt. Rose, Colo,
on a trip to Vancouver,
Wash. There they visited her
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Hcldt and family. Mrs. Holdt
had surgery while they were
there and Mrs. Simpson took
care of the children. Ray took
the boys fishing and to the
ball games. They both played
on different teams. They
later went to Gresham to visit
their son, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Simpson and fa­
mily where they spent a few
days. They also visited their
granddaughter Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Smith. They returned
home on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Simpson, and Johnny went to
Vanener. Wash., where they
were joined by their daughter
Selma Simpson on a trip to
Vancouver. Canada. They
took their camper trailer.
They went to the Vancouver
Islands and took a ferry. They
saw a lot
of interesting
things and places. Prices
were sure high. They went to
Bellingham, Wash., where
they spent a night with
Jeanie Love and Debby. They
returned home on Saturday,
having been gone a week.
Sunday dinner guests in
the Alfred Simpson home
were Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Galyen and girls of Ontario
and Mrs. Carl Fenn.
Mrs. Manon York and girls
of Vale and Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Simpson and Cindy
were Saturday evening visi­
tors in the Alfred Simpson
home.
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