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Page 3 The Obsidian June 1969
NOTE OF THANKS
Obsidians send special Thanks to The Original Pancake House, 584 Lawrence, for furnishing FREE the batter for our delicious pancakes at the May 11 breakfast. The Princesses, sponsors of the event, are very appreciative of this gesture.
PRINCESS NEWS
Princess Blue Waters(Florence Sims) Invites the Princesses to meet at her home, 1040 Willa St., for a Strawberry Waffle Dessert at 7:30 p.m., Monday,June 16. PLEASE CALL FLORENCE AT 688-4826 IF YOU ARE COMING, SO SHE WILL KNOW HOW MANY TO PLAN FOR. Also, bring sweaters for the patio. The May 19 meeting was at the home of Princess Pine Tree (Thelma Watson); after a delicious date-pudding dessert, Princess Rainbow-on-the-Fog(Margaret Markley) told many interesting things of her stay in Mexico. The Pancake Breakfast report revealed $84.72 profit; $20 of this will be sent to the Obsidian Board to help pay Lodge expenses(Electricity, etc.); in addition we purchased a box of 150 plastic garbage can liners to use at the Lodge. It was agreed that the Breakfast was a big success socially as well as financially. Special thanks go to Bob Medill(Princess Robinson Crusoe), chairman, and to all who helped serve, cook, clean up, etc. Thanks also to all the Obsidians and friends who attended. Other business: Decided to buy another electric griddle like the one used at the breakfast(it proved its worth);(our Betty Crocker coupons will pay for both);Thank you notes are to be sent to Mary-Douglass Stovall who gave Obsidians an electric frying pan, and to Nellie Harmon who gave two heavy platters. Princess Lightning (Nellie McWilliams) will buy an electric can opener and knife sharpener with Gold Bond Stamps. Thelma will send for more Betty Crocker serving dishes. Date of the All-Women's Party will be Monday, July 21, Princess Pipsissewa(Wilma Moore) Chairman--all Obsidian women invited.
Congratulations to Mark Sebring, 14 year old son of Gene and Virginia, who received Scouting's highest award, the Eagle Award, at a Court of Honor on May 23. He is a member of Troop 175.
Mary Bridgeman has named her new colt.... Scamper. Those who have seen this lively little fellow think the name appropriate.
CLIMB OF MT. HOOD BY REGULAR SOUTH RIDGE ROUTE--5/11/69.
13 climbers loaded into 2 cars(vans) and left Sheldon Meadows Community Ctr. at 1:30 p.m., Sat. May 10. Stopped at Alpine Hut in Portland--arrived Timberline Lodge 5:30 p.m. 7 other climbers joined us there and we established an overnight camp right on the parking lot---every foot of ground was still covered with 10+ feet of snow so we ate, slept and socialized right on the blacktop. Sunday morning I got the party up at 1:15 a.m. I logged our climb in at the Lodge, checked people's equipment, and everyone was finally ready to start the climb at 2:30 a.m. We climbed in a neat and orderly single-line party with 2 rear guards--Don Banton and Gary Ireland. We roped up into 5 teams of 4 on the hogsback and belayed each other across the crevasse(it was gaping wide and endlessly deep on both sides of the route--covered with a snow bridge at the point of the route; this bridge was very mushy on the descent--will probably last another week or two). Reached summit at 10 a.m.(7½ hrs.up). Weather was unusually spectacular with clear skies, warm air, and very little wind. It was so nice we spent 1½ hours on the summit just sunbathing. There was smog in the valleys but we could see Mt. Adams, St. Helens, Mt. Jefferson, the Three Sisters & Broken Top. We left the summit at 11:30 a.m., descended to the bottom of the hogsback and unroped. Margaret Seeley and Tom Schleich fell into very soft snow at the base of Crater Rock and both had to be pulled free--there were no injuries. I allowed the party to take their own time and straggle as they saw fit below Crater Rock, still using a rear guard(Don Banton) to clear the slope. Everyone from our party was off the mountain and checked in at base camp by 3 p.m. (3½ hours down) We leisurely broke camp and sleepily drove back to Eugene, arriving at Sheldon Meadows at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 11. I hope everyone had as much fun and felt as much satisfying freedom on this climb as I did. Dale Moon, Team Leader.
(Climbers were: Don Banton, Mitch Daletas, James Glaze, Greg Holt, Gary Ireland, Dick Moffitt, David Moffitt, Nancy Mudge, John Nosler, Mrs. John Nosler, Kelly Renwick, Thomas Schleich, Gerald Seeley, Margaret Seeley, Chris Sistrom, Pete Sistrom, Bill Snell,Dave Tull,Barbara Young and Dale Moon)
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