Happenings on the
Hilltop…
(Weippe news)
By Nancy Tschida
weippe_news@yahoo.com
Janet O’Crowley has had a series of
visitors lately. Friends Donna and Steve came from southern
Helen Kettle and Gretchen
Small, Janet’s daughters, and cousin, Chris Tyler visited after the trio enjoyed
a horse-packing trip from Council into the wilderness. Although it rained the
entire trip, everyone had a great time. They certainly enjoyed the warmth of
Janet’s home and hospitality after that trip.
Helen traveled from Homedale, Gretchen
from
Once they returned to
civilization, Gretchen and Janet spent time discussing Janet’s upcoming move to
live with Gretchen in
Helen returned after helping
the others head home. She helped Janet, Rhonda Snyder, and Lorraine Elam plan
and celebrate a surprise retirement party for me. This was a gala event. It
truly was a surprise to see all the friends who came to help celebrate. We all
had a wonderful time. I want to thank everyone for creating such a special
evening.
Summer pasture
Anton and Tyler Larson of
“Larson Century Ranch” released their cattle on their state lease at Lacey
Meadows. Because spring had more rain than normal, releasing cattle was delayed
several weeks. Generally cattle being pastured on state leased land are released
Memorial Day weekend. The ranch on
Senior Meal Site Lunch Menu
Thursday, June 17–Baked
Chicken, Potatoes, Gravy, Vegetables, Salad, Fruit, and Milk.
Monday, June 21 – Lasagna,
Vegetables, Salad, Pears, Cake, and Milk.
Monday I enjoyed my first meal
at the Weippe Meal Site – the food was delicious! Everyone is welcomed.
The “Summer Reading” program
is offered for everyone birth through teen. Registration is currently open.
Adults who bring children for registration will automatically be entered in a
drawing. Prizes for adults are a fishing pole and wild life prints. The drawing
for these will be held at the end of the reading program.
The program’s first event will
be Monday, June 21 at
Crafts are another event
sponsored by the library. Youths may participate from
The library offers another special program, “
All attending must commit to
participate in all six classes. To complete the fishing pole, all classes are
necessary.
Rendezvous
The Pacific Primitive
Rendezvous will be held in Weippe this year from June 18-25. Saturday, June 19,
community members will be able to tour the Rendezvous area. Admission tickets
are $5 each and specify either morning or afternoon time frame. Tickets are
being sold at the library and Mary Ann's store.
Traditional rendezvous are
ones in which all weapons, camping equipment, clothing, etc are to be pre 1860.
Participants dress and use equipment of the fur trader era. The camp, traders,
and participants reflect the historical period exactly. This picture of our
western history is what visitors will be able to observe on Saturday.
At the end of winter, trappers
took their furs to large gatherings called rendezvous. Here they competed with
each other to see who was best at using the tools of their trade.
Rendezvous include competitions with working weapons and a variety of targets.
Guns, knives, hawks, and bows are some of the weapons used in competition. The
pistols and rifles used are loaded carefully using a patch, black powder, and a
lead round ball. Loading these guns reminds me of the TV programs with women
tearing their petticoats for patches as the men load
rifles taller than they are to do battle.
Retirement Party
Some lovely Weippe Ladies
coordinated a wonderful surprise retirement party for me with 21 guests present.
Rhonda Snyder, Lorraine Elam, and Janet Ocrowley created one of the greatest
parties ever. Rhonda's ranch was the setting of the party which included a fire
pit blazing all evening and an indoor area featuring hats and clowns.
A variety of events filled the
gap between dinner and cake cutting. Everyone wore hats and a hat contest was
held.