Idaho State Journal from Pocatello, Idaho • Page 26

PAGE C.IDAHO STATE JOURNAL POCATELLO, IDAHO, Sr. Citizens Lunch KDITOK'S NOTE: These menus are served at Community Center, 1356 N. Main. the nw, mMriv-n 'Real Liberated Says Senior Citizens' Crafts Shop Ready Writer of Resident's Mother New Commmit Center Locatwn IUKI UJ i LY1UUIKI s-h 4 raid Pigs in Blankets, Scalloped Potatoes, Tossed Salad with French Dressing, Chocolate Cake with Icing, Beverage. TUESDAY: Mock Chicken Legs, Brown Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Buttered Green Beans, Sunset Gelatine Salad with 8 Dressing, Whole Wheat Rolls with Butter, Cherry Pie, Beverage.

WEDNESDAY: Beef-Noodle Casserole, Cole Slaw, Whole Wheat Rolls with Butter, Peaches, Beverage. TillRSDAY: Roast Turkey with Turkey Gravy and Sage Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Pear-in- Lime Gelatine Salad, White Bread and Butter, Strawberry Sundae, Beverage. FRIDAY; Tuna ala King, Parsley Rice, Buttered Frozen Peas, Celery Sticks, Bread and Butter, Cookies, Beverage. School Lunch Beef Fricassee, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Half Pint Milk. Cafeterias served by Central Kitchen: Banana for Dessert; Cafeterias with Own Kitchens: Hot Tea Rolls and Fruit for Dessert.

TUESDAY: Barbecue on a Bun, Green Beans, Carrot Stick, Beatnik Cake, Half Pint Milk. WEDNESDAY: Burrito, St. Patrick's Gelatine, Orange Slices, Half Pint Milk. From Central Kitchen: Corn, Green Tossed Salad. From Cafeterias with Own Kitchens: Mustard and Catsup, Cole Slaw, Half Slice Bread.

THURSDAY: Melting Pot Stew, Dutch Delight Salad, Raisin Bread with Butter, Chinese Cookie, Settlers' Milk. FRIDAY: Fish Burger, Tartar Sauce, Chopped Lettuce, Celery Stick, Apple Cobbler, Half Pint Milk. HHS Activities A Pocatellan's mother has been praised as a "real liberated woman" in a column appearing recently in the St. Petersburg, newspaper. Written by William F.

O'Neill, chairman of the board of the Tampa Bay Engineering the column tells about Mrs. Serena Christensen, mother of VaLora C. Mecham, Pocatello. O'Neill used Mrs. Christensen as the subject of a guest column, called "My Viuw," which he wrote at the request of the editor.

The column begins: read and hear so much today about the Women's Liberation Movement, but I keep wondering just what is a liberated woman." Continuing, O'Neill wrote: "I believe here in St. Petersburg we have probably many examples of liberated women, but one that I am familiar with is a little lady who is approaching 90 years of age. She uses a walker for mobility, with great difficulty, but despite this age and physical handicaps, she is keenly aware of all that is going on in the world today. "Her name is Serena Christensen. She was born in southern Norway and joined the Mormon Church in that country and came to the United States Serena Christensen liberated as a very young girl.

She was on her way to Chicago, but, being a young girl in a strange country, happened to get the wrong train and wound up in Salt Lake City. "In Salt Lake City she used her Norwegian training as a midwife and delivered more than 500 children. Utah in those days was the frontier, 'and doctors were a very scarce commodity. Mrs. Christensen had nine children of her own.

She has 35 grandchildren and 58 great-grandchildren at the last counting. She has trained early in life to keep busy, to ac- Women of Moose Units Play Pinochle at Meets State Class A Debate Tournament at Black- foot. TUESDAY: Fifth District Delegate Assembly Meeting at Marsh Valley at 7 30 p.m. State Class A Debate Tournament at Blackfoot. FRIDAY: Boys and Girls Track Meet at Twin Falls at 3:30 p.m.

SATURDAY: State Gymnastics Meet at Twin Falls; '8 Fifth District All-Star Basketball Game at Reed Gymnasium at 8 p.m. Pinochle was played by the College of Regents at a meeting held at the home of Garnetta Peterson. Prizes went to Dora Shelton, high; Lorene Howell, low, and Clara Fordyce, all-cut. A report was given on the Westwood Mall booth, and a get- well card was signed for Nadine Fordyce. The next meeting will be April 13 at the home of Dora Shelton.

Art Guild Plans Show The Idaho Falls Art Guild will have an all-members' show Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Eagle Rock Gallery, 600 W. Elva. There will be no charge. The Heirloom That Will Increase in Value Over the Years! AMERICAS MOST EXPERIENCED CARPET MAKER SINCE 1825 Bi-Centennial Collectors' Item, in a LIMITED EDITION by Bigelow.

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MAIN 233-0011 complish something and even though she is bedridden a lot of the time, her hands and mind are still very active. "She makes beautiful afghans and contributes them to the church she loves. She has sent a beautiful red, white and blue afghan to the President of the United States and to the governor of the state of Florida. Gov. Reubin Askew responded in thanking her: 'Since our thermostat at the mansion is set lower than normal because of the energy crisis, we will enjoy using it these cool evenings.

The afghan is truly a work of art, and your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated. We know a great deal of time and love went into the making of Mrs. Christensen continues to turn out these afghans in a manner that reminds one of General Motors or the Ford production lines. This little lady is an inspiration to me, and I am sure, to all that know her. While she is tiny in size, she is a giant in the contribution she has made to her fellow man.

"Is she a liberated women? I think so. This is the kind of woman that helped make this country the great nation it is today, and I pray to God that we haven't broken the mold." Besides Mrs. Mecham, Mrs. Christensen has five other sons and daughters, Allen, Lloyd and Carl Christensen, Mink Creek; Jewel Christensen, Bountiful, Utah; and Elma C. Sylvester, St.

Petersburg, Fla. Southern Idaho residents are invit shop six days a week at the Senior Citizens' Crafts Shop, which has been reopened at the Community Center, 1356 N. Main. Mrs. Enos Gifford, who is managing the shop, said volunteers will be on hand Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m. The Crafts Shop is now in the Community Center lounge, which. has been renovated with paint, shelving and other donations from the community. "Everybody 1 asked to help with the project came through," said Mrs. Gifford.

The shop has many new afghans, doilies, ceramics, crocheted vest, woodcraft items, household articles and novelties, 'all handmade by senior citizens. Those who make the items receive a major part of the price paid by the public with a very small portion going for the operalion of the shop. Only Survivor in 14-Member Family Marks 87th Birthday The only survivor of a 14- member family, George Delberl Peck was honored at a surprise party at his home, 292 Randolph, in observance of his 87th birthday. Peck, who is widely known for his ability to recall interesting stories of life the past three quarters of a century, was born March 4. 1889, in Thatcher to Lucius Augustus and Evelyn Roundy Peck.

Attending the birthday party were his wife, the former Veronica Tonks whom he married on Nov. 26, 1949, three of his four children and their mates and three grandchildren. They included a daughter, Mrs Joe (Queena) Rowley and sons, Bill and Mikal Tompkins; two sons, Glen Peck and his wife, Myrla; Harvey Peck, his wife, Beth, and son, Gary. Unable to be present was a daughter, Mrs. Leona Griffith, Boise.

The octogenarian's grandfather, a blacksmith, brought George Delbert Peck (Born in 1839 in his family to the West in 1847 from Nauvoo, 111. His parental family resided in Thatcher at the time ol this birth, and then moved to Winship and Bluffdale, Utah, to Nounan Valley, west of Georgetown and then to Rockland. The birthday celebrant was a farmer for a long period. He also worked at Tri-State and Gem State Lumber Companies and was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad as a sheet- metal worker. Peck's first wife, the former Margaret Robinson, whom he married on Oct.

7, 1909 at the Salt Lake CityLDSTemple, died on Jan. 5, 1949. Peck had eight children, but three sons and a daughter died a number of years ago. He has 19 grandchildren, 48 great- grandchildren and three great- great-grandchildren. Moosehaven Committee, meeting at the home of Bessie Shilts with eleven present, discussed the Westwood Mall booth to exhibit the Bicentennial quilt and hope chest and other projects.

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