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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1963
Page
7
The Elks country club offers live music each Saturday evening. Dinners are served on Friday Saturday and Sunday, providing weekend dining and entertainment options for members and guests.
Myrtle Point teens will meet at St Mark's Episcopal church for food worship discussion and fun from 5 30 to 7 30 p m on the 4th Sunday and 5th Sunday monthly announced by Rev Lon Tetrick who will lead the gatherings Powers teens meet at St Paul's church on the 1st and 3rd Sundays from 8 30 to 7 30 p m.
In Sunday play of the Coquille Valley Golf and Country Club round robin Elks tournament Harold Belloni and Ben Nichols posted the low net 65. Team No 2 Milt Roth and Bud Meek advanced to the field with 18 points. Team No 6 Stan Dornath and Roy Stein tied with Team No 11 Mrs Jake Otter and Mrs Roy Stein for high net 60.
Arthur Selander of Portland leads special art classes along Highway 46 near Coquille. Open registration via Mrs A O Walker or Coquille Art Center. Ruth Lennon of Bandon presents watercolor works at a March exhibit at the Presbyterian church from 1 to 5 pm. The show runs March 18 through 16.
The Vicar presides over a weekend conference led by Rev Cannon Claire Crenshaw director of Christian education for the diocese of Oregon. Babysitting will be provided and meals lunch and dinner will be served to attendees on Saturday.
About 90 students sat the college board entrance exams in the MPHS library on Saturday March 2. Sharon Colahan and Arthur Motz conducted aptitude tests in English composition French and math with general intermediate and advanced math sections. Creative writing samples were offered and tests are graded by percentage and sent to each student’s college choice. A 2.58 GPA or passing major percentages on the exams is required before entering college.
MPHS Future Farmers of America schedules the annual donkey basketball game for Saturday March 9 at 7 30 p m in the high school gym. The FFA will face the Myrtle Point Jaycees with admission 75 cents for adults 60 cents for students and 25 cents for children. Tickets available from all FFA members. Proceeds support the group.
Jerry Kirkpatrick son of Mr and Mrs A E Kirkpatrick will bowl Sunday March 10 in the Oregon State Junior Bowling Association tournament at Raerbour Bowl in Portland. He and Doug Walling of Coquille were tied for second in doubles at Springfield February 10. Doug won the singles and Larry Dalrymple of Coquitte placed fourth in junior division, with both Doug and Larry set to bowl in Portland.
Reports say Anthony Adams suffered second and third degree burns over about 75 percent of his body in a Tulelake California trailer fire. He is hospitalized in Klamath Falls. his wife Louise Nelson Adams is from Bridge. They have a three year old daughter and a one year old son.
Dr. Virgil H. Freed of Oregon State University will visit Coos county on March 13 to advise farmers road officials and utility representatives on weed control using agricultural chemicals. A motion picture on modern pesticide and herbicide methods will be shown and Freed will speak at 7 p.m. at the Lakeside parish hall.
Cops county honors 1300 4 H club members and 200 4 H club leaders observing National 4 H Week with local activities and community outreach aimed at youth development and leadership.
The text outlines goals of a youth educational program focusing on character development and good citizenship. It notes 130 local clubs and 96,000 4-H clubs nationwide aiming to foster the mental, physical, social and spiritual growth of young people through knowledge, skills and qualifications.
At a recent meeting of Coquille Valley Firs lodge 1935 eleven candidates were initiated. New members include Charles West Weverly H Hogue Albert Powers Jr Charles Webster Charles Mask James R Blanton Vern Haskin James Peart Ralph Woodring Dan Countryman and Floyd Bridgham.
Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce notes that Mrs Martina Jarvis greeted six new families Monday at noon. The newcomers include Mr and Mrs Rodney Follett, Mr and Mrs JC Pollard, Mr and Mrs H D MeFarland, Mr and Mrs Jack Gualtier, Mr and Mrs A G Howard, and Mr and Mrs Richard Lastair.
The Cops Curry Pioneer and Historical association invites members to a museum gathering in Simpson park Worth Bend at 1 p.m. Saturday March 9. A member will speak on local history.
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