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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.
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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-
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dents at more than
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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cape and survival for all,”
Trammell said.
He said Maurer used a
fire extinguisher in the
garage to try to keep it from
spreading into the house,
but had to quickly abandon
the attempt.
Jean Hunting’s husband,
Butch, said she lost photos,
a sewing machine and her
laptop computer, along with
all the clothing she had
there. She was able to grab
her phone and purse before
fleeing, he said.
Trammell said the esti-
mated damages including
the home, contents, and
cars, is $750,000.
Trammell said the fire
“was building in intensity,
and happened at an hour
when there are few awake
to report the fire and the
house sits in a small draw
somewhat out of sight from
the road or freeway. 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
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