Originally ran in the Dec. 2, 1971 edition of the Illinois Valley News
Mr. and Mrs. John Rossiter and Billy spent Thanksgiving with their son Wesley and his wife Joyce and their two granddaughters in Arcata, Cal. They also visited John’s sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted McCall, and the Rossiter’s daughter-in-law Mrs. Dorothy Rossiter and the grandchildren. On the way home they stopped in Crescent City for a visit with Pearl’s mother, Jessie White.
Marvin and Tracy Cross went on a 10-day elk hunting trip in the Vernonia area with Don Wallace of Cave Junction and his brother Carl and Mr. and Mrs. Bill James, all of Bend, and Bill Bosanko of Kerby. None of them were fortunate enough to bring home an elk, but they enjoyed the vacation. While Bill Bosanko was hunting, wife Elza visited her daughter Mrs. C.N. Knopski in Buxtin.
Marvin and Tracy Cross report the birth of a grandson, Michael Dwain, November 23 at the Base Hospital Fort Benning Georgia. Michael is the son of Chaplain Henry Haga and his wife Lylabell. The young man weighed in at 8 lbs., 9 oz. He has two brothers, Mark and Jeffery, and a sister Jennifer. Lylabell, the Cross’s daughter, grew up in Cave Junction and attended Valley schools. She lived here again with her three children, the year her husband was on duty in Vietnam.
Art and Vi Drews had Thanksgiving guests, Art’s son Dr. R.A Drews, a professor of astrology at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, came for the holiday. Also driving down from Portland for a Thanksgiving visit was Art’s daughter Eros Feehely and his grandson Michael.
Fred and Pat Krauss of Selma had dinner guests on Thanksgiving Day. Fred’s parents Lew and Helen Krauss, his brother John and wife Sharon and little son Mathew, and their neighbor Jack Rae. This was a first Thanksgiving for Fred and Pat’s adopted son Cory Lynn, who was 8 months old Nov. 26. Cory’s sister and brother are Sandy and Kurt.
Ward and Ione Wilson entertained their grandson Phillip C. Wilson and his wife Audrey, and their great grandson Douglas James over the Thanksgiving holiday. They returned to their home in San Jose by the coast route so they could see the redwoods, which they had never seen.
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson journeyed to Gold Beach to spend Thanksgiving with his parents, the Marvin Johnsons. They were accompanied by Marie Weaver. Also there for the dinner were George’s two brothers, Robert Johnson and his family who live at Gold Beach, and Clarence Johnsons of Camas Valley. The George Johnsons spent Friday with her folks, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hackema of Pistol River, and her brother Earl Hackema and his family.