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A6 Hood River News, Saturday, February 14, 2015 O bituaries Paid notices Diane Betz Winterholler Diane Betz Winterholler, 8 2 , o f B e ave r t o n , O re. , passed away peacefully Fri- day, Jan. 16, 2015, at her home surrounded by those she loved. Diane Marie Taneyhill was bor n July 9, 1932, in San Pedro (Los Ange- les), Calif., to Irvin Taney- hill and G l a d y s Diane (Clewett) Winterholler Taneyhill. D i a n e graduated from Inglewood High School (Inglewood, Calif.) in June of 1951. On Dec. 1, 1951, Diane married Donald Betz and was blessed with two children, Daniel and Lori. Diane was a devoted wife and mother who loved spending time with family and friends, camping, water skiing and enjoying the outdoors. In 1969 Don and Diane move to Hood River, Ore., where they continued to raise their two children. D i a n e l at e r m ove d t o Portland where she met and married Carl “Bob” Winter- holler on Nov. 11, 1989. They made their home together in Beaverton. They enjoyed a life of traveling the coast of Cali- fornia, Arizona, and out- door activities on the beach- es of Oregon and Washing- ton along with several trips to Mexico. While in Beaverton Diane had fun working estate sales, making candy for a local business and volun- teer work at St. Vincent Hospital. There seemed to be almost nothing that she wouldn’t try. Diane is re- membered by all who knew h e r f o r h e r k i n d n e s s, thoughtfulness, great smile and wonderful laugh. She will be greatly missed. Diane is survived by her husband, Bob; her children Dan (Kary) Betz, of Hood River, and Lori (Marcia) Betz, of Estacada; Bob’s children, Mar ti Winter- holler, of Greece, Mitchell Winterholler, of Portland, and Morgan Winterholler, of Oregon City. She is also s u r v ive d by h e r t h r e e g randchildren: Rachell ( C h a d ) L i n d l e y, A n g e l a ( Kev i n ) H o l c o m b, a n d Jonny (Mandy) Betz; and great-grandchildren: Alexa and Paige Lindley, Madison Fisher, Ryan Gray, Aksel Betz, and Rubi Holcomb. Diane is also survived by h e r t w i n s i s t e r, D o n n a Magee, and brother, John Taneyhill, and their chil- dren, all of California. Remembrances may be made to the Palliative Care Program at Providence St. Vincent Foundation, 9205 S.W. Barnes Road, Portland, OR 97225 or online at provi- d e n c e f o u n d a - tions.org/psvmc. Memorial services will be held on Friday, March 6, 1 p.m. at the Willamette Na- tional Cemetery. Jo Ellen Cox Jo Ellen (Smith) Cox, 77, of Sun City, Ariz., went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at her home in Sun City. Jo Ellen was born Aug. 27, 1937, in Susanville, C a l i f. , to F l o yd a n d M a r g i e Smith. She graduated from Lassen High School (Susanville, in Jo Ellen Cox C a l i f. ) June of 1955. On Oct. 17, 1 9 5 7 , Jo E l l e n m a r r i e d Robert Cox and was blessed with two children, Margie and Dean. Jo Ellen was a de- voted wife and mother who loved spending time with family and friends. From 1957-1974, Jo Ellen lived in many dif ferent places in the U.S., such as Virginia, Washington and C a l i fo r n i a , t o d i f f e re n t places overseas such as Tai- wan and Okinawa, while Robert served in the Navy. When Robert retired from the Navy in 1974, He and Jo Ellen settled in Hood River, Ore., with their children and other family. In 1994 she and Robert moved to Ari- zona, making their home in Sun City. Jo Ellen enjoyed reading, sewing, knitting and cro- cheting. She will be remem- bered as a very loving and caring wife and mother. Jo Ellen is survived by her husband, Robert; son Dean, and daughter-in-law, Debbie. She is also survived by her five grandchildren and nine great-grandchil- dren in Oregon and Ari- zona. Memorial services will be held at Grace Bible Church on Monday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. Condolences may be left for the family at advan- tagefunerals.com. Death Notice Stephen Olds Stephen Dale Olds, 60, passed away Feb.11, 2015, at his home in Hood River, Ore. Stephen was born Aug. 12, 1954. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center (Funerals • Receptions • Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit andersonstrib- utecenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family. Poetry Out Loud happens Feb. 19 Hood River Valley High School announces a school contest for Po- etry Out Loud: Nation- al Recitation Contest. The competition, pre- sented in partnership with the Oregon Arts Commission, the Na- tional Endowment for the Arts, and the Poet- ry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poet- ry through memoriza- tion, performance, and competition. In the 2014-2015 school year, Poetry Out Loud celebrates its 10th anniversary, reaching nearly 2.5 million stu- Joe Guenther Financial Advisor 1631 Woods Ct Suite 102 Hood River, OR 97031 541-386-0826 www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC dents at more than 7 , 3 0 0 s ch o o l n at i o n - wide. On Feb.19, at the Co- lumbia Center for the Arts, more than twenty classroom winners from HRVHS will par- ticipate in the Poetry Out Loud school con- test. Community mem- bers serve as judges. The winner will move on to the regional com- petition, with the possi- bility of reaching the state and national level competition, where $50,000 in awards and school stipends will be distributed. The competition will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end around 3 p.m. Maurer house fire ruled accidental, precise cause remains unknown By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA News editor The cause of the Jan. 30 fire that destroyed a West- cliff Drive home has been ruled accidental. Fire marshal Jim Tram- mell of Westside Fire De- partment said the fire first started in the garage, but the precise cause of the blaze will never be known. “Officially, the investiga- tors involved have nar- rowed the cause to be acci- dental in nature, with sev- eral potential ignition sources that cannot be ex- cluded. At this point, no fur- ther action or reports will be authorized,” Trammel said in a statement Friday morning. He said five investigators spent four days looking through rubble as deep as five feet. They included local investigators, assis- tant state fire marshal Ted Megert, and an electrical engineer. S u z a n n e a n d M i ch a e l Maurer and their grand- daughter, Gracie, escaped the fire, along with a ten- ant, Jean Hunting, after it broke out at 5:38 a.m. Police were on scene a 5:41 a.m. and fire fighters arrived at 5:47, according to Tram- mell. “We must realize that this fire incident had the poten- tial for a very bad outcome. We are thankful that all four residents escaped with- out injury, except for Mr. M a u r e r, wh o s u s t a i n e d some painful bur ns that were not too serious or life threatening,” T rammell said. “The actions taken by this family, especially their granddaughter Gracie, who was awoken by the sound of a smoke detector, cumulat- ed in a safe and speedy es- M AXAM Continued from Page A1 which prevents Cole and his for mer general manager, Julie Graves, from manufac- turing or distributing their products until they come into compliance with federal law, as first reported by the Hood River Biz Buzz. According to Cole’s attor- ney John Markham, the in- junction has resulted in the closure of Cole’s business lo- cated at 1020D Wasco Street. “He’s obviously very sad that he had to shut down and can no longer supply his cus- tomers with his products,” Markham said, speaking on behalf of his client after the News made multiple at- tempts to contact Cole via both the local and toll-free phone numbers for Maxam Nutraceutics. The injunction is one of several actions the federal gover nment has taken against Cole over the past five years. According to News archives, in 2010 the Food and Drug Administra- tion issued a warning letter to Cole and his company Maxam Nutraceutics, threat- ening legal action unless he corrected “unsubstantiated claims” involving his prod- ucts’ health benefits, which offered treatments for every- Monday, Feb. 16 Room F107 No school, Presidents’ Day; no activities scheduled Friday, Feb. 20 Tuesday, Feb. 17 JV Girls Basketball vs Pendleton HS, 5:15 p.m. @HRVHS Girls Basketball vs Pendle- ton HS, 7 p.m. @HRVHS Wednesday, Feb. 18 Compass Testing, 4 @HRVHS p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 Queen Size Mattress Sets Starting at $ 249 981 Tucker Road • Hood River (541) 386-3915 thing from autism to Alzheimer’s and other afflic- tions. In 2011, federal agents raided Cole’s home on the Heights as well as his busi- ness’ offices on Wasco Street and the Big Gym on West Cascade Avenue, which Cole owned at the time and is now known as the Power Station gym and the site of Cross Fit Hood River. Agents confiscat- ed documents, computers and over a half a million dol- lars in cash and gold from Cole. In 2013, Cole pled not guilty to a federal case brought against him that al- leged he had filed false tax returns. That same year, a jury ruled against Cole in an- other case, allowing the fed- eral government to keep the assets it seized in the 2011 Hood River raids. The most recent case stat- ed that Maxam’s supple- ments were unapproved by the FDA and were consid- ered “misbranded drugs be- cause the products failed to bear adequate directions for use for the purposes for which the drugs were intend- ed” according to a news re- lease from the U.S. Depart- ment of Justice. The court also found that the dietary supplements were “adulter- ated” because they had not been “produced in compli- ance with federal good man- ufacturing practice regula- Photos by Josh Beckner, Westside FD MAURER HOME in the aftermath. The fire started in the garage, destroying two vehicles, before flames filled the rest of the house via a garage door and an open side door, allowing hot vapors and flames to enter the home through a soffit below the eaves. pieces of electrical equip- ment, cars, paints, solvents, gasoline cans, lights, exten- sion cords, appliances and other numerous com- bustible of flammable items. “The Maurer family did or did not do anything that any other person would have, given the life threat- e n i n g a n d d ev a s t a t i n g emerg ency they f aced,” Trammell said. tions,” and noted that “defen- dants did not have specifica- tions for the ingredients in their products and did not conduct appropriate tests on incoming shipments of com- ponents used in the manufac- ture of their products to de- ter mine the identity, strength, purity and compo- sition of each component.” Markham says his client continued to stand by his products, despite continued scrutiny from the FDA, and is bolstered by positive cus- tomer testimonials regard- ing the efficacy of Cole’s sup- plements. “In the 15 years he’s been selling these products, de- spite the FDA looking high and low, there has not been one illness, injury or bad re- action,” Markham noted. Cole also challenged the federal government’s tactics used in their investigations. A website called “Maxam vs. FDA” makes references to the “tyranny” of the FDA and linked to a legal defense fund for Cole, as well as pro- viding updates regarding the court cases. A message on the website that appears to have been signed by Cole states that over $600,000 had been spent on legal fees over the last five years and that the injunction was “the final straw.” “They have us in a check- mate situation where we can’t possibly survive or ever A total of 25 firefighters responded, aboard three en- gines and two tenders, ac- cording to Trammell. They were from Westside and Hood River fire de par t- ments, and the Odell station of Wy’east Fire District. ■ Donations for the Maurer family can be made at US Bank, and at Wells Fargo, where employees recently es- tablished a fund. comply,” the message states, adding that “we are being forced to close Maxam in contemplation of bankrupt- cy.” Markham was not able to confirm the veracity of the message or whether Cole was considering bankruptcy. He said Cole was working to comply with the terms of the injunction in an attempt to get his business up and run- ning again. “He is determined to find a lawful way to sell these prod- ucts,” Markham said. Shop Local The Gorge Gas Appliances Electrical Repair Get your RV road ready! RV Doc — Bruce Henderson Mobile Service & Repair State Fire Marshal Certification #001242-08 Service & Repair. I come to you! 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Due to darkness, smoke was not yet visible to passersby.” He said, ’“We must under- stand the type of construc- tion of modern buildings compared to those of ‘lega- cy construction’ from about the early 1980s, which used dimensional lumber and strong support members; new construction uses l i g h t we i g h t materials which ignite easier and fail more quickly. The fuel load- ing of today’s homes, the contents and the heat re- lease rate of items in the homes is more flammable than those years ago, the amount of plastics and poly foam (solid gasoline) cre- ates a life threatening fire environment many minutes faster than older furnish- ings. “In the garage where the fire originated looks like any other garage on the block, including my own, comprising numerous JV Girls Basketball vs Her- miston HS, 5:15 p,m, @HRVHS Girls Basketball vs Hermis- ton HS, 7 p.m. @HRVHS Saturday, Feb. 21 Middle School Wrestling Championships, 10 .m.-8 p.m. @ HRVHS FFA Farmers Breakfast, 7 11 a.m. @ Cafeteria Baseball Steak Feed and Silent Auction, 5 p.m. @ Springhouse Cellar Your Mortgage Lender Call Bernie today 541-490-0167 Bernie Dittenhofer Licensed Mortgage Banker NMLS #2550 NMLS #114231 ML 832-21 A division of Mann Mortgage, LLC 509 Cascade Ave., Suite F, Hood River Apply at berniedittenhofer.westcorpmortgage.com HUD & REO HOMES 7552 Clear Creek, Parkdale 3B/2B, $218,000 HUD ! 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