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W S w t e IF w U .S . P ostage P A ID B u tte F a lls, O R 9 7 5 2 2 P e rm it # 2 U .S . P O S T A L P A T R O N W E W LE nm FOR iA M ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA B U T T E F A L L S S C H O O L D IS T R IC T A M a rch 1 , 2 0 0 0 N e a l E lh s N o n -P ro fit O rga niza tio n B FSD #91 BFEDC B u tte F a lls, O R 9 7 5 2 2 -9 7 5 2 4 V o l. 6 Issu e 3 BU TTE FA LLS, O REGO N 97522 - 97524 M a rc h C itiz e n o f th e M o n th J, O u r C itiz e n o f th e M o n th f o r M a r c h h a p p e n s to b e s o m e o n e th a t y o u d o n o t se e o u t in th e fro n t m u c h a n y m o re b u t m o re b e h in d th e s c e n e s d o in g th in g s th a t d o e s n ’ t g iv e y o u m u c h re c o g n itio n , ju s t p e a c e o f m in d a n d a s e n s e o f w e ll b e in g . It h a p p e n s to b e N e a l E llis, y e s th e g u y th a t m a n a g e s th e B u tte F a lls S e rv ic e S ta tio n . N e a l w a s b o m a n d ra is e d h e re in B u tte F a lls. H e w e n t to sc h o o l h e re fo r tw e lv e y e a rs a n d w h e n h e g ra d u a te d fro m h ig h s c h o o l h e m a rrie d h is h ig h -s ch o o l s w e e th e a rt S h e rry F in c h u m a n d th e y s o o n s ta rte d th e ir fa m ily . T h e y h a v e th re e c h ild re n - V e ro n ic a B u rg , A n g e la E llis , a n d J a s o n E llis . T h e y a re th e p ro u d g ra n d p a re n ts o f th re e . H is m a in p ro fe s sio n th ro u g h th e y e a rs w a s w o rk in g in th e w o o d s , m a in ly tim b e r fa llin g . H e te lls th e s to ry a b o u t h o w I fire d h im o n e d a y w h ile h e w a s o n th e jo b w o rk in g fo r u s (o f c o u rs e it is n o t tru e , I th in k h e ju s t fig u re d u n e m p lo y m e n t w o u ld b rin g in m o re ). W e ll, h e d id lo v e w o rk in g in th e o u td o o rs . B u t, it d o e s g e t to th e p o in t w h e re it is a v e ry h a rd jo b a n d y o u a re n o t a b le to ju m p o v e r th o s e lim b s q u ite a s a g ile a s y o u u s e to . So, it becomes time to start th in k in g o f s o m e th in g e ls e to d o fo r a liv in g . He and Sherry bought a b ra c o m p a n y (th a t is b ra ’ s fo r c a rs) a n d d a s h c o v e rs . T h e y a re k n o w n a s A c c e s s o ry C o n n e c tio n s a n d h a v e q u ite a g re a t b u s in e ss g o in g . I f y o u n e e d a n e w b ra th is is th e p la c e to c a ll. A ls o , n o w a d a y s y o u w ill fin d N e a l m a n a g in g th e B u tte F a lls S e rv ic e S ta tio n . H e d o e s w h a te v e r n e e d s to b e d o n e ; fro m h e lp in g w ith b o o k in g re p a irs in th e s h o p , fix in g a fla t, c h e ck in g o v e r y o u r p ro p a n e ta n k o r fillin g y o u r g a s ta n k , a n d c o u n tin g th e m o n e y . O n a g o o d d a y y o u c a n e v e n g e t a jo k e o u t o f h im . H e a n d S h e rry a re a ls o in c h a rg e o f th e L a u n d ro m a t. D u rin g th o s e y e a rs a n d w h ile th e ir k id s w e re in s c h o o l h e re , N e a l w a s in v o lv e d w ith m a n y a c tiv itie s . S o m e o f th e m w e re : s e rv in g o n th e to w n b u d g e t c o m m itte e, s e rv in g o n th e to w n c o u n c il, w a s m a y o r o f B u tte F a lls , h e lp e d to b u ild th e firs t little le a g u e fie ld in B u tte F a lls w h ich is n o w k n o w n a s M a c F ie ld , c o a c h e d little le a g u e , p la y e d fa st p itc h s o ftb all fo r m a n y y e a rs a n d w a s in d u c te d in to th e O re g o n S o ftb a ll H a ll o f F a m e, c o a c h e d h ig h sc h o o l fo o tb a ll, c o a c h e d h ig h s c h o o l g irls b a s k e tb a ll fo r m a n y y e a rs a n d le d th e m to th e s ta te p la y o ffs a n d s ta te c h a m p io n s h ip g a m e s. 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