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Hood River News, Saturday, July 18, 2015
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Henry Keller
Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea
Cadillac leads the parade of antique cars heading to Mosier tunnels July 11 from Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile
Museum, as part of the museum’s annual Traffic Jam. The antique car tour through the tunnels is a once-a-year event. Below
right, Ruth Blackburn of Hood River rests next to her velocipede, which is powered by a Maytag motor. At upper left below,
WAAAM volunteer Don Briggs stands with his 1927 Chrysler Imperial Cabriolet, which he spent 10 years restoring. The car
had burned in a garage in the 1950s and he acquired it in 1977; it’s now part of the museum’s owned-and-loaned collec-
tion. A newer restoration is the Roadmaster Junior (bottom left), by the guys at Resurrected Rust garage, the winner of the
2014 Rat Rod Magazine build-off. Tony DelCarpine tells visitors about the multi-faceted machine.
Henry Leroy Keller, of
Cascade Locks, Ore., passed
away on the evening of Sun-
day, July, 12, 2015. He was pre-
ceded by his loving wife of 36
years, Geraldine “Geri” Lee
Keller, in 1997; and his broth-
ers Lanie and Donald.
He is survived by his five
daughters: Susie, Kathy,
Karry, Carol and Linda; 11
grandchildren, and 13 great-
grandchildren.
Henry lived a full life, born
in Nebraska in 1940 to Lanie
and Thelma Keller, though he
spent most of his early years
in southern California with
his wife, Geri, as they built
their family. Henry owned his
own businesses his entire life,
operating wherever they
lived, including Keller’s Tow-
ing and Keller’s Landscape.
They also owned Geri’s Hair
Salon operated by his wife in
Long Beach, Calif., for many
years. Together they spent a
lot of time traveling between
southern California and Cas-
cade Locks to visit their best
friends Don and Joyce Hen-
skin. Henry eventually moved
to Cascade Locks in 2001 after
Geri passed away, again start-
ing up his landscaping busi-
nesses, accumulating many
loyal customers that he al-
ways considered friends. He
is remembered by all his fam-
ily and friends as a hardwork-
ing, loving and caring person.
Henry will be finally re-
united with his loving wife
and interred at Forest Lawn
Cemetery on July 21 at 12:30
p.m., 4471 Lincoln Ave., Cy-
press, CA 90630, Section:
Mor ning Star; Lot: 1742;
Space: 01.
A celebration of life will be
held at Cascade Locks Bible
Fellowship, 524 N.W. Forest
Lane, Cascade Locks, on Aug.
1 at 3 p.m.
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 andersonstributecen-
ter.com to leave a note of con-
dolence for family.
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Victor Sanders
Victor Sanders, 65, passed
away Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in
Cascade Locks, Ore. Victor
was born April 28, 1950.
A service will be held at 1
p.m. Sunday, July 19, at Cas-
cade Inn, 300 S.E. WaNaPa
St., Cascade Locks.
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 anderson-
stributecenter.com to leave
a note of condolence for
family.
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Gorge Owned takes on Leaders for Tomorrow
The Leaders for Tomorrow program
is now a program of the regional non-
profit Gorge Owned (GO!).
This year marks the program’s 20th
year of empowering high school stu-
dents in Hood River County to connect
with the community in which they
live. Beginning on July 1, LFT became
a program of Gorge Owned. The move
enables the program to continue to
grow and serve other communities in
the region and allows Gorge Owned to
better engage youth in their mission
of “helping people invest in a strong
local economy, healthy environment
and vibrant community.”
Originally a program of the Hood
River County Chamber of Commerce,
Leaders for Tomorrow has engaged
nearly 400 young emerging leaders in
experiences that teach them about
their community, local economy and
potential careers. The new partner-
ship will continue to connect LFT stu-
dents with local businesses as well as
offer more opportunities to learn from
local entrepreneurs and community
leaders.
Kristin Reese, LFT program manag-
er, is excited about the possibilities.
Nursing program gains
eight-year accreditation
The Columbia Gorge Com-
munity College Nursing Pro-
gram received the maximum
eight-year reaccreditation ap-
proval by the Oregon State
Board of Nursing on June 22.
The OSBN approval was the
culmination of a year-long
process to prepare and submit a
self-study as well host a 2-1/2
day site visit for OSBN repre-
sentative Joy Ingwerson, policy
analyst, nursing education and
assessment. Ingwerson’s report
to the OSBN board found no de-
ficiencies in CGCC’s nursing
program. Her findings noted,
“The high level of community
and college support for the pro-
gram was evident throughout
the survey activities. Multiple
graduates of the program were
found in local clinical facilities
holding a wide variety of posi-
tions. The program was started
based on a foundation of com-
munity support which is still
seen today.”
The site visit report devel-
oped by Ingwerson for the
OSBN included several com-
mendations for the CGCC di-
rector of nursing and health
occupations, Doris Jepson, and
the nursing faculty for the
work they have done. The
OSBN report praised CGCC
for providing “strong pre-nurs-
ing advising support and other
learning support services.”
The CGCC Board of Educa-
tion at its July 14 meeting
passed a resolution recogniz-
ing the CGCC nursing pro-
gram faculty and staff for
their accomplishment in re-
ceiving an 8-year program ap-
proval from the OSBN.
Matt Rankin
“Making the connection among eco-
nomic development, community vital-
ity and sustainability is a powerful
tool for the community and business
leaders of the future,” she said. “Lead-
ers for Tomorrow is all about offering
meaningful experiences that empower
students, give them a sense of owner-
ship in their community and create a
vision for the future.”
Both Gorge Owned and Leaders for
Tomorrow rely on support from local
businesses and individuals. For more
information and to get involved, visit
gorgeowned.org.
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