The Lompoc Record from Lompoc, California • 7

'Tuesday. January 6. 1981 LbMPOC RC6RD, (LompocCllf 7 a Mission Hills news Holiday happenings of daughter, Janies Bara- jas. bilingual teacher at La Honda I to take their first real vacation since they, were married last year. A tour of Mexico included Mexico City, Taxco, and Acapulco.

When they returned to the States, they spent a few. days at Lake Tahoe. DIXIE BURNETT Special correspondent Danny Lipsius, daughter of Al and Nancy Lipsius, was home for a Christmas holiday stay, and brought a friend, Wayne Donner, of Asbury Pa.rk, N.J. Danny is an agent for the William Morris Agency in Burbank. Hills residents.

Wes and Rose Cretney. Missed this year were their daughter, Lisa Cretney. who is visitiffg in Germany, and son Myron, now in Pennsylvania. On New Year's Eve, Dixie and Walt Burnett co-hosted with Aggie and Vera Margolis, Santa Ynez, a Howard, Via Elba, enjoyed a two-week visit, from Mel's parents, Mable and Clifford Howard, from Wildrose, N.D. Christmas guests included Mel's daughter, Linda 'Howard, from Roger Howard and his Hot-buttered ruri at the Cone house topped an evening Of caroling in Mission Hills.

Carolers were Bob and Kitty Wenk. Terry and Chris Slaughter, Lex and Ann Mortensen, Walt Burnett, Bob and Mary Null, and Ron and Mary Cone -White1frthe are t. CretneVs 25th wedairif niversary. from San Diego daughter Kafigen, her husband Frank Goodchild and baby Christopher, 2 months, from 'Santa Maria; Janet's mother, KOby WarrJ; "Jfanta Maria and David Rennie, fiance corted her friend to the Hearst Castle, Carmel, and Solvang. Congratulations to Al and Nancy, who celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary Dec.

30! Spending Christmas Day witlv4h Burnetts friends and former Mission Dixie Burnett may be contacted with Mission Hills news at 733-4144. Sue Sands, Calle Lindero, was hostess to Christmas International House students Carin and Suzanne Rbux. sisters from South Both atterided Northwestern State University in Louisiana. This, was the second year Sue has welcomed foreign students into her home for the holidays. WKUDWiG.

PLACED The of Sherrie Learmonth to Mark L. McCullough is being announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome E. Lear-month.

A 1977 graduate -of Lompoc' High School, Ihe bride-elect also is a graduate of-the Lompoc Beauty College and is currently employed by Padre" Plaza Hair Fashions at San Luis Obispo. The son of Mr. and Alvin L. McCullough of itose i lie." fier flirtce graduated in 1977 from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and" is currently employed as a telecommunications engineer with Tel Engineering Services of Paso Ro-bles. Their marriage is planned April 3 at the Kingdom Hall, of Jehovah's Witnesses in San Luis Obispo.

rents are needed Craig and Julie Nielsen took advantage of the school holiday's (Julie is a Foster pa love and homes to share municating effectively. People interested in becoming foster parents are asked to call -736-4574, extension 204 for further information: problem resolution, breaks ing vicious circles, setting realistic goals, what you should know about drugs and alcohol, family life education, and com- jff. Dear Abby Spending a week with Robert and Shirley Dobbs, Via E'ba, were daughter Gail, her husband Steve Wilson, and children Geoffrey, 5, and Scotty. 2. The Wilsons live in San Diego.

Also there for Christmas was son Gary, who lives here in Mission Hills. There is a current shortage of couples and single parents in Lompoc who can jrshare their love and homes with adolescents in need. In a community effort, local groups have pooled their resources to provide prospective foster parents with an education CATHY by Cathy Cuisewite Half-brother deserved his half-welcome WHAT 00 V0U MEAN, WU. CANT FIT INTO "AW OF SOMETIME BETWEEN LAST NIGHT AND THIb MORNING, NW ENTIRE B0OV ONE SIZE THAN EVIERVTHINS I OWN. WUR CLOTHES, CATHW I DON'T KNOW A card from Earl and Suzy Anderson, former Via Barba residents, reports that their son Scott is in the Navy and daughter Julie will graduate from high school in June.

WHAT HfcPPENEO, rv ANDREA. II I s. Call Bill's widow and tell her you realize that she's had a lot on her mind these last two years, so she needn't be embarrassed for neglecting to return your books, and if it's convenient, you'd like to stop by and pick thern up tomorrow And when you do, bring hep a little gift of flowers, cookies, fruit or whatever. that we should have asked them to stay with us until my parents arrived. I think we did enough asking them for dinner.

Please Settle this argument. MRS. VERSUS MR. DEAR If these long-losL relatives knew where to find you. they could (and should) have written or called to let you" know they were coming.

Blood may be thicker than water, but after 33 years in California it might have thinned out aiittle. I vote with you, fflTTMt-n hfftt Enjoying the holiday party at the home of Ted and Joy Dyer were Mission Hills residents Bill and Margaret Hinsbaw. Lex and Ann Mortensen, Ron and Mary Cone, and Walt, Dixie, and Mark Burnett. parenting and ongoing assistance. In exchange for caring for a youngster, foster parents are reimbursed at $464 per month per child, receive state licensing free of cpst, and valuable training in: parenting skills, Birth is announced Mr.

and Mrs. Dave Sharp, Jr. are announcing the birth of their son, Vance Michael, who weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces when he arrived Dec. 30 in San Diego. The baby's mother is the former Catherine 'Reynolds.

Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James E. Reynolds, and Mrs. Dorothy Stalker is maternal great-grandmother.

1 yOU WCRE SUPPOSED TO BE ASLEEP I sent over at least a dozen books for him to read. One i a i a is i -replaceable, having been personally inscribed by the author. It's been nearly two years since Bill died, and his widow has made no attempt to return our books. Although we see her quite often socially as well as at church, we have never mentioned the books to her. We know she's aware that she has them because a year she said.

'I'm really ashamed of myself for not having returned those books let Hill read How does one resolve such an awkward problem? NAMELESS, PLEASE DEAR NAMELESS: DEAR ABBY: Last week my husband's half-brother, from whom he had not heard in 33 years, appeared at our door with his wife. They had driven from California, arriving at our place in Ohio just as we were finishing our dinner. We were hurrying to get to a meeting so we didn't offer 'to feed ihemr It was very awkward. My husband asked them where they were staying, and they said, I in sure they were planning to stay with us, but I was expecting my parents from iuiL town "in a few days, and we have only one guest room, so I didn't offer. However, I did invite them to come back the following evening for 'inner.

Now my husband says blood is thicker than, water David Carl drove down from fttanteca after Christmas to spend a few days with the Ed Pecyna family, former Via Dona neighbors. Do you wish you had more friends9 Get Abby's booklet. "How to Be Popular: You're Never Too Young -or Too Send with a long, self-addressed, stamped (28 -ents envelope to Abby, Popularity, 132 Lasky Drive, Beverlv Hills, Calif. 90212. DEAR ABBY: A very good friend of ours died after a long illness.

While his friend I'll call him Bil-l was ill, my husband and JnVV nirtniri I Janet and Melford OUT IN A NEW 1 mTERS FILTERS 4 FILTERS SMOOTH TURKISH DOMESTIC BLEND That great Camel Filters taste, now in a new pack..