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Hood River News, Saturday, February 28, 2015
O bituaries
First Book grants announced
Paid notices
Melvin Lucas
Melvin G. “Mel” Lucas
passed away Monday, Feb. 16,
2015, after a long battle with
cancer in The Dalles, Ore.,
with his family by his side.
Mel was born in Alexandria,
Minn., the fourth of eight
boys, to Paul Harold Wesley
and Mable
(Irwin) Lucas
on June 7,
1933.
When Mel
was 6 his
family moved
to
Hood
River, Ore.,
Melvin Lucas where Mel at-
tended local
schools. He
met Darline James in 1952,
and they were united in mar-
riage and moved to Cascade
Locks, Ore. Together they
were blessed with five chil-
dren: Melody, Terry, Cal,
Scott and Robyn. In 1962 the
family moved to Auburn,
Wash., where Mel worked for
Miles Sand and Gravel. In
1971 they moved to Canby,
Ore., where they lived until
Darline passed away after a
long fight with cancer.
In 1976 Mel met and mar-
ried Patricia “Pat” Crews.
Pat brought with her three
children: Carolyn, Darrell
and Lyle. They moved to
Hood River and combined
their families. Mel was em-
ployed in the roofing busi-
ness. In 1985 Mel and Pat
moved to Arizona where he
and Pat managed senior and
assisted living facilities. In
1991 they returned to Ore-
gon, moving to The Dalles,
where they opened Flagstone
Assisted Living. In 1998 Mel
retired from Flagstone.
Mel and Pat enjoyed 39
years together, sharing good
times with their eight chil-
dren, 12 grandchildren and
21 great-grandchildren. Also,
the couple were foster par-
ents to many children who
were in crisis situations.
Through the years the cou-
ple enjoyed traveling. In ad-
dition to numerous road
trips they loved cruising and
took several trips to Alaska
plus Hawaii and through the
Panama Canal where they
visited several countries in
Central America.
Mel served four years with
the National Guard. He was
also an active member of
several organizations includ-
ing the Mid-Columbia Veter-
ans Memorial Committee,
helping with the building
and completion of the monu-
ments at Sorosis Park. He
was also involved with the
Mid-Columbia Community
Meals program, serving on
the board several years in ad-
dition to being president of
the service group.
Mel touched the lives of
many people with his gener-
ous spirit, soft heart and
helping hands. He was also
well known for “Mel’s Fa-
mous Fudge.” Numerous of-
fices, professional people
plus his large contingency of
close friends were always
pleased when he dropped by
with a plate of the “best
fudge in the Gorge.”
Mel was preceded in death
by his parents and six broth-
ers. He is survived by his
wife, Pat Lucas, of The
Dalles; brother Bob Lucas, of
Springfield, Ore.; his chil-
dren: Melody (John) Snyder,
of Lake Tapps, Wash., Terry
Lucas, of Salem, Ore., Cal
(Angie) Lucas, of Milwau-
kee, Ore., Scott Lucas, of
Salem, Ore., Robyn Jones, of
Caldwell, Idaho, Carolyn
(John) Layson and Darrell
Clemmer, of The Dalles,
Ore., and Lyle Crews, of
Hood River, Ore. In addition
Mel is survived by 12 grand-
children, 21 great-grandchil-
dren and many nieces and
nephews plus numerous
friends.
A celebration of life will
be held Saturday, March 7,
10:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church, 2819 W. 10th, in
The Dalles, with interment
to follow at Mountain View
Cemetery in Hood River.
Memorials may be made to
Home at Last, 200 River
Road, The Dalles, OR 97058.
“We take comfort in knowing
Mel is face-to-face with his
Lord and this is not ‘good-
bye,’ only ‘see you later.’”
Mary Prine
Mary Josephine Prine, 79,
passed away Feb. 23, 2015,
surrounded by family at her
home in Hood River, Ore.
Mary
was
born Feb. 13,
1936, in Pal-
isade, Colo.,
to William
and Helen
(Beal) Setch-
f i e l d .
Mary Prine Throughout
her life Mary
resided in
Grandview, Wash., Bingen,
Wash., and Hood River, Ore.
Mary married Newt Prine.
Her profession was caring
for children, and she was a
nursery supervisor at As-
bury Child Care Center.
Mary loved her family and
spent many years traveling
and camping. She also en-
joyed knitting, cooking, fish-
ing and reading. Mary be-
longed to Hood River Elks
and Royal Neighbors of
America.
Mary was preceded in
death by her husband, Newt
Prine; sons Jerry Prine and
Johnny Glen Prine; and par-
ents William and Helen
Setchfield.
Mary is survived by her
daughter, Helen Marie Davis,
and her husband Terry Lee
Davis; Jerry’s wife, Kathy;
grandchildren Steven Prine
and his wife, Emily, Michael
and his wife, Amanda Prine,
Devin Lee Davis and Zachary
Alan Davis; and great-grand-
children Sophia Prine, Ava
Prine, Wyatt Prine and Gun-
nar Prine.
A memorial service will be
held for Mary at 3 p.m. Satur-
day, Feb. 28, at Anderson’s
Tribute Center.
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.
Curtis Fehrs
Curtis Fehrs, 60, passed
away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015,
at PeaceHealth Southwest
Ray Hickey Hospice House
in Vancouver, Wash. Curtis
was born Sept. 3, 1954, in The
Dalles, Ore.,
to Edward
and
Faye
(Merrill)
Fehrs.
After grad-
uating from
T he Dalles
Curtis Fehrs High School,
Curtis mar-
ried Laura
(Lucas) in Libby, Mont., on
June 22, 1974. Throughout
his life Curtis also resided in
Cascade Locks, Ore., Steven-
son, Wash., and Vancouver,
Wash.
Curtis’ profession was car-
pentry and some of his other
interests included antiques,
fishing, hunting and mush-
room picking. He was a bap-
tized member of Living Hope
Church in Vancouver, Wash.
Curtis was preceded in
death by his parents, Edward
and Faye Fehrs.
He is survived by his wife,
Laura Fehrs; his daughters
Kay BloomQuist and Kim-
berlee Fehrs; his sister,
Laura Rush; and his brother,
Daniel Fehrs. He is also sur-
vived by five grandchildren.
A graveside funeral ser-
vice is scheduled for noon
Saturday, Feb. 28, at Cascade
Locks Cemetery, 86 WaNaPa
St., Cascade Locks, Ore.
T he f amily asks that
memorial donations be made
to the Ray Hickey Hospice
House, 2112 E. Mill Plain
Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98661.
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.
Death
Notice
Charlotte Larsen
Charlotte Mae Larsen, 82,
passed away Wednesday, Feb.
25, 2015, at Mill Creek Assist-
ed Living in The Dalles, Ore.
Charlotte was born Aug. 30,
1932.
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.
Seedy Saturday scheduled at
Rockford Grange March 14
Seedy Saturday is coming up. This
is Rockford Community Grange’s sec-
ond annual Seed Exchange and Give-
away, an opportunity to obtain (free)
seeds from the Rockford Grange Seed
Bank and other seed collections from
local growers. We welcome any extra
seeds you have to share (but not nec-
essary), and we are especially inter-
ested in expanding our collection of
native Mexican seed that may be ac-
climatized to our region.
Katrina Jerome from Grow Organic
will demonstrate seed starting for
new growers and give tips on improv-
ing germination, and the Master Gar-
deners will be running a plant clinic
to help diagnose plant problems and
share information about soil testing.
All are welcome any time between 4-7
p.m., and are invited to stay for the
Folklore Society’s dance afterwards.
The Rockford Grange is located at
4250 Barrett Drive (next to Westside
Fire Department). For more info
please call 541-806-2344.
Joe Guenther
Financial Advisor
1631 Woods Ct
Suite 102
Hood River, OR
97031
541-386-0826
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On January 29, the Hood
River First Book Advisory
Board awarded the following
grants to these literacy pro-
grams: Oregon Child Devel-
opment Coalition (Migrant
Head Start), $1656 for 826
books for 212 children; Mid-
Columbia Children’s Council
(Head Start), $977 for 488
books to 127 children; Hood
River Middle School, $336 for
168 books to 28 youth; and
Hood River Valley High
School, $156 for 78 books to 13
teen parents and their chil-
dren.
Each student will get an
average of 5 new books to
keep for their personal use.
The funds totaling $3,125
were from the Hood River
Lions Foundation Trust,
United Way of the Columbia
Gorge, and individual dona-
tions from the local commu-
nity.
First Book/Hood River is a
local community ef for t
whose mission is to promote
literacy by giving books to
low income children (birth to
18 years) who have few books
of their own. Often the chil-
dren/youth are involved in
selecting the books that they
would enjoy reading.
First Book/Hood River is
part of the national effort at
www.firstbook.org. Last Sep-
tember the national First
Book program made some
changes to their literacy ef-
fort.
The organization is now
called “Team First Book.”
Most of the national staff
will work on awarding book
g rants and fundraising
rather than working on de-
veloping new Advisory
Boards.
Advisory Boards will now
send funds to the national of-
fice when grants are award-
ed. Team First Book/Hood
River will continue to oper-
ate under the assistance and
approval of the national ef-
fort which is a 501(c )3 non-
profit organization.
Instead of awarding book
grants once a year as the Ad-
visory Board has done since
they started in 2000, the
Board will be awarding book
grants about four times a
Submitted photo
BOOKS stack up at Klahre House, thanks to Hood River First Book
donation.
year. The next g roup of
grants will be awarded in
September 2015. To help with
this local literacy effort, call
Nancy Johanson Paul at 541-
490-5330. Help is need in writ-
ing grants, fundraising, and
making presentations to
local service groups and
businesses.
Donations can be sent to
Team First Book/Hood River
PO Box 221 Hood River, Ore-
gon 97031.
“Roman Moretti, teacher
at the Klahre House Alterna-
tive School wrote the follow-
ing story after the school re-
ceived a First Book grant in
December 2014:
“At the Next Door Klahre
House Alternative School,
our students live in foster
homes where they have min-
imal possessions, including
books.
“Our small library, which
consists of only six bookcas-
es, allows students to borrow
books; however, it is limited
in its selection. Receiving
grants from First Book has
allowed our students the op-
portunity to choose their
own books to keep forever.
“Recently, the students
were allocated $22 each to
purchase books through
First Book. Some students
were able to buy more than a
do z en books with that
amount.
“One student in particular
has greatly benefited from
this grant. He has spent most
of his life living in various
foster homes and has been in
treatment programs since
the age of 11. Now at 16, he
has a great passion for read-
ing and writing.
“Currently, he is spending
most of his free time devel-
oping and writing a full-
length science fiction novel,
often approaching his Lan-
guage Arts teacher before
class for feedback and sug-
gestions for improvement.
“This student has very few
possessions of his own, but
thanks to our recent book
grant, he has now added over
a dozen new books to his per-
sonal library which will not
only allow him to strengthen
his reading and comprehen-
sion skills, but also provide
additional inspiration and
guidance for his own writ-
ing.”
identity theft, theft II and
forgery II and lodged at NOR-
COR.
Feb. 14 — 12th Street, 1900
block — Counterfeit bill re-
ported.
■ Motor vehicle crashes,
offenses and impounds:
Feb. 9 — 12th Street, 1700
block — Hit and run report-
ed.
Feb. 21 — Hood River —
Three car non-injury m
motor vehicle crash report-
ed.
Feb. 22 — Hood River —
Milwaukie, Ore., resident ar-
rested on the charge of mis-
demeanor driving while sus-
pended and lodged at NOR-
COR.
■ Outstanding war-
rants, parole, probation or
terms violations:
Feb. 9 — Eugene Street,
2100 block — Hood River res-
ident arrested on a probation
violation and lodged at NOR-
COR.
Feb. 9 — Hood River — The
Dalles resident arrested on
two outstanding warrants
out of Hood River Municipal
Court and Klickitat County,
and lodged at NORCOR.
Feb. 9 — Eugene Street —
Possible violation of a court
ordered no-contact order re-
ported.
Feb. 12 — Cascade Avenue
— Officers met with male
about additional informa-
tion he has supplied regard-
ing a restraining order viola-
tion and other events.
■ Theft, burglary or rob-
bery:
Feb. 9 — Prospect Avenue,
400 block — Two unlocked
vehicles were unlawfully en-
tered and items were taken.
Feb. 12 — A Street, 1500
block — Stolen bicycle re-
ported.
Feb. 12 — Prospect Avenue,
400 block — Residential bur-
glary reported. Suspect stole
a pistol, camera, gaming
units and other items.
Feb. 14 — Wasco Avenue,
2700 block — Cascade Locks
resident cited and released
for theft III.
Feb. 18 — Sterling Place,
2000 block — Female cited for
theft III after taking items be-
longing to a local center. She
was also trespassed from the
property.
Feb. 18 — Sterling Place,
2000 block — Theft III cita-
tions issued to a male and fe-
male for taking items from a
donation area of a local cen-
ter.
Feb. 20 — Sterling Place,
2000 block — Female cited for
theft III after taking items
from a donation area of a
local center.
Feb. 20 — Sterling Place,
200 block — Female cited for
theft III after taking items
from a donation area of a
local center.
■ Sex offenses:
None reported
■ Other:
Feb. 10 — Hood River —
Found duffle bag turned in at
the Hood River City Police
Department.
Feb. 11 — Cascade Avenue,
2400 block — Unattended
death reported.
Feb. 12 — Hull Street, 1000
block — Hood River male
cited for violating municipal
code 9.36.020 for discharging
a Co2 BB gun within city lim-
its.
Feb. 20 — State Street, 300
block — Lost black nylon
briefcase reported.
Feb. 20 — Hood River —
Hood River juvenile female
cited for minor in possession
of alcohol.
POLICE LOG
Feb. 9 to 22
All calls were responded to
within the City of Hood
River.
■ Assaults, harassment,
menacing and domestic vi-
olence:
Feb. 10 — May Street —
Male reported possible abuse
of his son.
Feb. 22 — E. Marina Drive,
1100 block — Officer dis-
patched to motel for possible
domestic situation.
■ Controlled substance
violations (non-DUII):
Feb. 12 — Hood River —
Male cited for possession of
less than one ounce of mari-
juana during a traffic stop.
Feb. 13 — Montello Av-
enue, 1200 block — Male sub-
ject in need of medical assis-
tance and possible illegal
drug activity reported.
Feb. 20 — Hood River —
Hood River juvenile female
cited for possession of less
than one ounce of marijua-
na.
■ Disorderly conduct,
mischief, criminal tres-
pass and vandalism:
February 11 — Cascade
Avenue, 2100 block — Salem
male cited for disorderly con-
duct after reports that he
parked in a parking lot with
his pants off.
Feb. 13 — Belmont Avenue
— Male cited and released
for criminal mischief I and
disorderly conduct II.
■ Driving under the in-
fluence of intoxicants:
Feb. 22 — Katie’s Lane, 800
block — Hood River male ar-
rested for obstruction, resist-
ing arrest and driving under
the influence of intoxicants,
and lodged at NORCOR.
Feb. 22 — Hood River —
Hood River resident arrested
for driving under the influ-
ence of alcohol and lodged at
NORCOR.
■ Identity theft or
bank/credit card fraud:
Feb. 10 — 12th Street, 1700
block — Juvenile female ar-
rested on the charges of
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