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Ronald Parsons
Ronald Lee Parsons died
at the age of 80 in Walla
Walla, Wash., on Feb. 5,
2015. His loving family
members were present.
He came into the world on
the family farm near State
Center, Iowa, in 1934.
He was the youngest son
of Leland and Elizabeth
Parsons and brother to
George and his sister Okal.
Ron relocated with his
parents to Joseph, Ore., in
1950. He met his “sweetie,”
Charlotte Reavis, at the
foot of Wallowa Lake that
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he’s tall and he’s mine!” They both graduated from Joseph
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Oregon University. Ron enjoyed playing sports and lettered in
basketball, football, track and also played American Legion
baseball.
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mountains of Wallowa County. He worked for the forest
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outdoorsman. Friendly poker games earned pocket money for
taking Charlotte to the movies. They were married in 1955
and raised a large family of seven kids: Andy, Lori, Joe, Nina,
Dawn, Mary and Jim. They were blessed additionally with 16
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
“Mr. Parsons” taught school from 1956 – 1993. He started
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then taught and coached at Central School and McLoughlin
High School in Milton-Freewater. He received his Masters
in Guidance Counseling from University of Toledo in 1968.
Toward the end of his career, he started an arts and crafts
class and took on the additional mantle of Vice Principal. He
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teaching income with painting houses, driving wheat and pea
combines, picking fruit, and working at Lamb Weston in order
to support his large family. He was the epitome of a strong
work ethic and passed that onto his children.
After Ron retired in 1993, he and Charlotte became
avid adventurers. They preferred to explore and stay off
the beaten path in most countries and as such were able to
connect with the locals and have rich cultural experiences.
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The family is planning a private memorial for Ron at
Wallowa Lake in June. Memorial donations can be made to the
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Joyce Terry
Joyce Terry, 84, of Lostine, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in
Enterprise. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13,
2015, at Lostine Presbyterian Church. A full obituary will be
published at a later date.
Norma Long
May 9, 1916 – Jan. 30, 2015
Norma Fern Jensen
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City, died Jan. 30, 2015,
at Settler’s Park Assisted
Living Center.
Her memorial service will
be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
14, at Coles Tribute Center,
1950 Place St.
Norma and her twin
brother, Norman, were born
on May 9, 1916, at home
in Pleasant Valley to Lars
Christian Jensen and Lulu
Pearl Hixon Jensen. She was
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graduate.
She married Harry Noel Crawford on Oct. 29, 1935.
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died in December of 1986. In December of 1997, Norma
married Ralph Long of La Grande. He died in November
of 2005. In January of 2007, Norma moved to Settler’s
Park where she lived until her death.
She worked as a waitress for many years. She and her
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a while and she also worked at the Royal Cafe and the
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She enjoyed gardening and raised beautiful flowers.
Roses were her favorite. She crocheted beautiful afghans
and did embroidery work on pillowcases and dish towels.
She was a member of Home Extension, the Garden
Club and the Merry Club for many years.
Norma was a member of Esther Chapter, No. 11, Order
of Eastern Star, for more than 40 years. She was a member
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was able.
She loved spending time with her family, especially
her five grandsons, camping and being outdoors was her
favorite.
She also loved to travel.
Survivors include her two sons, Gerald and Lorraine
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Pendleton; her five grandsons, Mike, Darryl, Randy,
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great-grandchildren; one brother, Lloyd Jensen; one sister,
Mildred Stinger; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by Harry and Ralph; her
parents; and six siblings.
Memorial contributions may be made to charity of
one’s choice through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St.,
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February 11, 2015
Wallowa County Chieftain
Deer reduction
request makes
no headway
ODFW suggests
citizens stop
feeding the deer
By S.F. Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
JOSEPH — The city
council has received a reply
from the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife to
the council’s January letter
requesting ODFW’s help in
reducing the number of deer
in town. That response from
ODFW: no dice.
The ODFW reply, signed
by ODFW employee Pat
Matthews, places partial
blame on Joseph citizens
who intentionally feed the
deer. He suggested the city
pass an ordinance forbidding
the feeding of deer, adding
that he realized such a mea-
sure’s limited efficacy.
Matthews’ letter also said
the ODFW tried trapping the
deer in the past several de-
cades only to have them re-
turn. He cited ODFW’s lim-
ited resources and personnel
in refusing to trap the deer
again now or in the future.
The letter ended with
Matthews offering to sit
down with the city council if
it had new ideas or solutions
to offer.
Mayor Dennis Sands said
that during a recent conver-
sation with Matthews, the
two discussed the city peti-
tioning the state to use lethal
methods of reducing the deer
population, but Matthews
threw cold water on the idea,
expressing doubt about its
chances of approval in Sa-
lem.
In lieu of the ODFW’s
lack of ideas on deer popula-
tion control, several citizens
offered thoughts of their
own. “Let’s gather them up
and
take
them over
to Salem,”
a
citizen
called out
during the
city coun-
cil’s Feb.
Sajonia
5 meeting.
Another cit-
izen added, “Along with the
wolves.”
When hearing that Jo-
seph Public Works employ-
ees removed “a lot” of dead
deer from private property,
councilor Teresa Sajonia
suggested private property
owners take responsibili-
ty of carcass disposal with
possible help from public
works.
Sands said he still
thought of it as the respon-
sibility of ODFW as Joseph
citizens could not shoot the
deer inside the city limits.
Sajonia reiterated her
point that carcass disposal
responsibility lay with the
landowner. Sands again dis-
agreed, citing his belief that
ODFW is ultimately respon-
sible.
The discussion ended
with an agreement for the
council to start work on an
ordinance forbidding the
feeding of deer within the
city limits.
During a subsequent
telephone interview, Mat-
thews said ODFW and oth-
er agencies pick up dead
deer carcasses from private
property, although the agen-
cy often gives the property
owner the option of carcass
disposal if the owner so
chooses.
Matthews added, “I’ve
also received calls from
people who don’t want us to
do anything about the deer,
because they like the deer.
We have people on both
sides of the issue.”
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Enterprise
Date
Feb. 4
Feb. 5
Feb. 6
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Feb. 10
Low
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41
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41
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High
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56
61
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Lostine
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Feb. 5
Feb. 6
Feb. 7
Feb. 8
Feb. 9
Feb. 10
Joseph
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Feb. 5
Feb. 6
Feb 7
Feb. 8
Feb. 9
Feb. 10
Low
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32
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61
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Date
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Feb. 5
Feb. 6
Feb. 7
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Feb. 9
Feb. 10
Imnaha
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Feb. 4
Feb. 5
Feb. 6
Feb. 7
Feb. 8
Feb. 9
Feb. 10
Low
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34
52
43
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40
43
Low
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35
49
43
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41
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High
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51
64
60
58
55
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Troy
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53
56
60
64
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Feb. 4
Feb. 5
Feb. 6
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Feb. 10
Low
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45
44
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44
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60
54
54
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Source: National Weather Service
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H: 48 L: 31
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Feb. 12
H: 51 L: 32
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Feb. 13
H: 50 L: 33
Mostly sunny
Feb. 14
H: 53 L: 31
Mostly sunny
Feb. 15
H: 47 L: 30
Mostly sunny
Feb. 16
H: 45 L: n/a
Mostly sunny
Feb. 17
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