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Hood River News, Wednesday, July 15, 2015
O bituary
Paid notice
Max Linder
Max R. Linder passed away
at his home in Odell, Ore., on
July 8, 2015, surrounded by his
family. Max was born in Iona,
Kansas on Nov. 13, 1929, to
Har ry Linder and May
(Loomis) Lin-
der. He was
the oldest of
three chil-
dren. He was
preceded in
death by his
sister Leota
Paasch and is
survived by
his
sister
Anita Prince-
house.
The Lin-
ders moved
from Kansas
to the Hood
River Valley Max Linder
in 1938 during
the hard times of the Dust
Bowl and Great Depression.
Harry worked in the orchards,
in the Civilian Conservation
Corps, and then as a logger for
the rest of his working years.
As a boy, Max enjoyed the
woods, riding motorcycles,
and fishing.
Max attended school in
Odell, but the call of the world
around him was strong, and
he left Odell High without
graduating. As a young man
Max worked in many of the
fields that mostly strongly de-
fine our sense of place in Ore-
gon and the Hood River Val-
ley: he worked in the packing
houses in the Valley; in the
sawmill in Bates, Ore.; and on
the tugboats at the Celilo
Canal. Max liked to tell the
story of working on the tugs
with his lifelong friend Mick
Borton and watching a barge
miss the canal and go over
Celilo Falls. No one died but
the barge was stuck for weeks.
In 1949, Max joined the
Army, where he completed his
GED and then was trained as
a medic. Max was stationed in
the Panama Canal Zone. After
serving four years, he re-
turned to the states, spending
time back in Hood River and
working the hayfields in Ker-
rville, Texas. In 1953, Max re-
enlisted in the Army and was
stationed in many places
across the United States and
the world: Germany, North
Carolina, Texas, Alaska, and
Utah. Max served in the Viet-
nam War from 1967 to 1968 and
as a medic attended to many
wounded soldiers coming in
from the field. Max retired
from the Army in 1974 and
was a proud American and
Army veteran all of his life.
In 1966, Max married Bar-
bara (Pickelsimer) Borton and
raised Gary, Kenny, and Bruce
Borton as his sons. His son
Michael Linder joined the
family in 1966. For the next
eight years, the Linders were
an Army family, following
Max to the many places he
was stationed. When Max re-
tired from the Army, the fami-
ly settled back in the Hood
River Valley at their home in
Odell. Max then worked as a
school bus driver until realiz-
ing that logs would talk back
less than school kids. He was a
log truck driver for the Green
Brothers in Parkdale until re-
tiring for good in 1993.
In retirement, Max contin-
ued to pursue his passion for
traveling with Bobbie, for rid-
ing motorcycles and ATVs, for
dancing, for fishing, for hunt-
ing, and then for spending
time with his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren as
they came along. Max was a
tinkerer and enjoyed spend-
ing time at home making
things and maintaining his
park-like yard. Max was an ac-
tive member and devoted vol-
unteer for the Eagles Club in
Hood River.
Max was preceded in death
by his parents, Harry and
May; his sister Leota; and his
son Bruce. He is survived by
his wife Bobbie; his sons Gary,
Kenny, and Micky; 11 grand-
children and 15 great-grand-
children.
Memorial contributions in
Max’s memory may be sent to
the Odell Fire Department
and made to either the Ty Tay-
lor Scholarship Fund or the
fire department.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center (Funerals • Re-
ceptions • Cremations), 1401
Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR
97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit
andersonstributecenter.com
to leave a note of condolence
for family.
Death Notices
Robert Munk
Henry Keller
Robert Munk, 64, passed
away Saturday, July 11, 2015,
in Hood River, Ore. Robert
was born June 30, 1951.
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.
Henry Keller, 75, passed
away Sunday, July 12, 2015, in
Cascade Locks, Ore. Henry
was born May 29, 1940.
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.
BROWN LAWN TIME:
Outdoor water saving tips
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
CONSERVING WATER in our home and personal use is important in this
drought summer so that agricultural users, including this orchard near Park-
dale, have enough supply to support development of crops critical to the
local economy.
With water withdrawals steadily increasing,
many parts of the Hood River watershed are ex-
periencing extremely low stream flows. This
can impair fish habitat and degrade water qual-
ity, according to Jordan Kim, assistant manag-
er of Hood River Soil and Water Conservation
District.
For many of us, the simplest place to con-
serve water is in our landscapes. The following
tips can help you increase your water efficiency
and eliminate water waste.
■ Do you have a water right? If so, make sure
you know what it is and stay within your right.
If you do not have a water right, check with
your domestic water supplier to find out if out-
door watering is allowed.
■ Irrigate early in the day between 4 and 9
a.m., when evaporation is lowest. The next best
time is after 8 p.m. Avoid watering on windy
days.
■ Water infrequently but deeply. This pro-
motes growth of deep root systems so plants
can withstand longer dry periods and stay
healthy.
■ Regularly check for leaky or broken sprin-
klers, hoses, and water lines and fix them
promptly.
■ Never apply water faster than it can be ab-
sorbed. Sloped areas are tricky to water effec-
tively. Contour around each plant to create a
water well, or use terracing.
■ For new landscapes, choose native,
drought-tolerant plants or eco-lawns for future
water savings and less maintenance.
■ Consider letting your lawn go dormant in
summer. It will green up again in the fall. (The
Hood River Watershed Group is offering “Dor-
mant Lawns for Farms and Fish” signs for
those who volunteer to let their lawns go dor-
mant this summer.)
■ Use drip irrigation or micro-sprinklers in-
stead of overhead or impact sprinklers. You’ll
save water and minimize plant diseases caused
by wetting the foliage of your plants.
■ Redirect sprinklers to avoid hitting the
pavement. Watering pavement is a true waste.
■ Remove weeds regularly and use a weed
barrier such as mulch material, bark, or land-
scape fabric. Weeds compete with desirable
plants for water.
■ Mulch your plants. Mulches help conserve
moisture while suppressing weeds.
■ Dig composted materials such as yard trim-
mings, manure, and leaves into your soil to in-
crease water retention and nutrients.
Please join the effort to keep our creeks,
rivers and streams healthy. Technical help, ad-
vice and cost assistance is available. For more
information, contact your Hood River Soil &
Water Conservation District at 541-386-4588 or
info@hoodriverswcd.org.
Salmon found dead and distressed in Deschutes
THE DALLES — Fish bi-
ologists with the Oregon De-
partment of Fish and
Wildlife found about 45 dead
and distressed salmon in the
Deschutes River and several
more in the Columbia River,
just upriver from the mouth
of the Deschutes.
Early pathology results
suggest the sockeye salmon
died from columnaris, a bac-
terial infection typically as-
sociated with high water
temperatures and/or low
levels of dissolved oxygen.
ODFW biologists said the
dead salmon found last
weekend in the Deschutes
River were likely fish from
the Columbia River bound
for other upriver locations,
which swam into the De-
schutes in search of cooler
water.
According to Rod French,
ODFW fish biologist, none of
the fish found were migrat-
ing to waters above the Pel-
ton-Round Butte Dam com-
plex near Madras, where ef-
forts are underway to rein-
troduce sockeye as well as
other salmon and steelhead.
These fish are fin-clipped
s m o l t s ( j u ve n i l e f i s h ) ,
French said, and can be dis-
tinguished from the other
Columbia upriver stocks.
French said more fish
c o u l d d i e t h i s ye a r i f
drought conditions contin-
ue.
“These low water levels
and high temperatures can
be lethal to some fish,” he
said. “If there is any good
news, it’s that the native De-
schutes redband trout and
steelhead are genetically
adapted to withstand peri-
ods of warmer water.”
Over the last week, water
temperatures in the Colum-
bia River have been hover-
ing around 73 degrees. Un-
l i ke t h e C o l u m b i a , D e -
schutes temperatures fluctu-
ate on a daily basis, where
they have been ranging from
68 to 74 degrees. Sockeye can
be more affected by warm
water than other cold water
fish like trout, steelhead and
chinook salmon.
Biologists will continue to
monitor water conditions on
the lower Deschutes and any
e f f e c t s o n n at ive f i s h .
French said ODFW is con-
sidering fishing restrictions
if conditions warrant them.
and benefits of this state,” he
said.
His other bill passed this
week requires a study of min-
eral resources in Malheur
County and other areas in
eastern Oregon.
House Bill 3089, co-spon-
sored by Rep. Brad Witt, also
directs the Department of Ge-
ology and Mineral Industries
to post the report online to
make the information widely
available, Bentz said.
Although there had been
some opposition during one
committee hearing, the bill
was passed out of the Joint
Ways and Means Committee
without opposition, and was
approved unanimously first
in the House and then in the
Senate.
“I’m pretty happy,” Bentz
said.
With the House having al-
ready adjourned until 10 a.m.
Monday, Senate President
Peter Courtney said the Sen-
ate was also stopped and
would reconvene at 10 a.m.
Monday.
Budget bills are still being
worked through by the Joint
Ways and Means Committee.
Two bills sent out to the
floors during its evening ses-
sion Friday had to do with
funding career and technical
education and programs and
funding the Oregon Main
Street Revitalization Pro-
gram, but at only half of the
$5 million originally pro-
posed.
The budget bills are pend-
ing further action by the
House.
PET OF THE WEEK
Thumper is pure love and kindness S PEED
Thumper is 4 years old
and 70 pounds of pure love
and kindness. Despite liv-
ing in other shelters for
more than a year and then
getting adopted to a home
with another dog who did
NOT like Thumper and con-
s t a n t l y b e a t h i m u p,
Thumper still finds some-
thing to thump that pittie
tail about! That thing’s al-
ways a-waggin’! He has al-
ways been fantastic with
other dogs, until the play
gets too rough. Then he gets
scared and runs off. Go fig-
ure.
He doesn’t like getting
hurt, but he’s still a sweet
guy and has decided that
toys are fun, but confusing ...
just what is he really sup-
posed to do with those
things?! He tosses them for a
bit, maybe even chases one
down, but then what? CUD-
DLES! THAT’S what!
Besides being such a lovey
boy, Thumper is also very
smart and eager to please. He
knows lots of commands and
loves to show them off to
everyone he can. Boy, we love
this fella!
Thumper
Thumper loves to go on
walks, and run around fol-
lowing people, and thinks
car rides are awesome! But
he sure doesn’t like the cam-
era! But trust me, Thumper
is one to meet! He’ll wait pa-
tiently at an open door ready
to go when given permission,
and he takes treats like a real
gentle boy.
If you’re looking for a
happy, gentle, sweet dog,
then Thumper is your boy!
He’s not too keen on cats,
though … or maybe TOO
keen on them. Depends on
the perspective, I suppose!
“But I’ve already prearranged.”
If you have already made funeral prearrangements,
and have changes in your preferences, family dynamics,
or in the issuing firm, you’ll be happy to know that
these policies are transferrable. Call us and we’ll
be able to ease your mind.
Anderson’s
TRIBUTE
CENTER
Funerals • Receptions • Cremations
Thumper is house trained,
cur rent on shots, mi-
crochipped and neutered.
The adoption fee for
thumpity-thump-thump
Thumper is $175. The fee to
adopt is charged to recoup
standard veterinary ex-
penses. Since many of our
dogs are in foster, please
call ahead to meet Thumper
in Odell at the Hukari Ani-
mal Shelter, 3910 Heron
Drive, Hood River, or call
for more information at 541-
354-1083. Adoption hours
are Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m.,
and Saturdays, 9-11 a.m.
You can fill out an appli-
cation online at hoodriver-
adopt-adog.org, or down-
load and scan and email to
adoptadog@gorge.net, or
fax it in to 1-877-833-7166. We
o f f e r 2 4 Pe t Wa t c h m i -
crochips, which include
free registration into the
24PetWatch pet recovery
service.
For more infor mation
visit www.24petwatch.com
or call 1-866-597-2424.
Continued from Page A2
Junction to Burns.
Bentz said his original
speed limit bill was merged
into a bill introduced by Rep.
Greg Barreto, who is named
as the chief sponsor of House
Bill 3402.
Sen. Alan Bates said he re-
gretted that the speed limit
changes did not happen July
1. According to the bill the
changes will not happen until
March 1, 2016.
“Oregon currently has the
slowest highway and inter-
state speed limits in the west-
ern United States,” Bentz
said in statement.
“I hope that this bill, by al-
lowing people to travel more
quickly, will bring the east-
ern and western parts of Ore-
gon closer together. Trans-
portation, at its most basic, is
communication. Perhaps
being able to travel back and
forth faster will allow people
from remote parts of Oregon
to better access the features
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