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Legislators trying to make it
easier to maintain old cemeteries
Oregon Capital Insider
The problem of aban-
doned cemeteries has attract-
ed the notice of Rep. David
Gomberg, D-Otis, who’s pro-
posed a bill to stem their slide
into neglect and disrepair.
Gomberg recently testified
before the House Agriculture
Committee that people are
increasingly opting to be cre-
mated, negatively affecting
the business model of small
cemeteries.
As these operations go out
of business and stop paying
property taxes, they’re fore-
closed upon by county gov-
ernments that lack funds to
maintain the cemeteries, he
said.
In Oregon’s Lincoln
County, from where Gomberg
hails, there are nine aban-
doned cemeteries, he said.
Under House Bill 2516,
the Oregon Parks and Recre-
ation Department would issue
permits to entities — such as
the Boy Scouts or Veterans of
Foreign Wars — to “restore,
maintain and preserve” aban-
doned cemeteries.
The goal of HB 2516 is
to prevent Oregon heritage
Oregon Capital Insider
Under House Bill 2516, the Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department would issue permits to entities — such as
the Boy Scouts or Veterans of Foreign Wars — to “restore,
maintain and preserve” abandoned cemeteries.
from being overgrown with
blackberry bushes, Gomberg
said.
Rep. Caddy McKeown,
said an abandoned ceme-
tery in her district was long
treated with scorn and fear
— aside from occasional un-
authorized Halloween parties
— until a local high school
student rehabilitated the site.
“It’s revered now.” McK-
eown said.
Rep. Brian Clem, D-Sa-
lem, attested to the apparent
trend away from cemetery
burials.
Clem said his family shot
the ashes of his deceased
grandfather out of shotguns
over the man’s favorite hunt-
ing grounds in Eastern Ore-
gon.
“That is not a fake story,”
he said.
Not everybody has react-
ed positively to the legisla-
tion, however.
The Oregon Trial Lawyers
Association submitted testi-
mony opposing a provision
of the bill that absolves per-
mit holders from liability for
injuries sustained by visitors
to abandoned cemeteries.
“This
one-size-fits-all
justice runs directly counter
to the constitutional right to
a trial by jury,” according to
the association.
March 1, 2017
Wallowa County Chieftain
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF WAooOWA
In the Matter of
The Estate of HERBERT M. OVESTRUD, Deceased.
Case No. 16PB08092
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed
and has qualified as the personal representative of said estate. All
persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to
present the same, with proper vouchers, within four months after the
date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal
representative, c/o ROLAND W. JOHNSON, ROLAND W. JOHNSON,
LLC, P.O. Box E, 200 West Main Street, Enterprise, Oregon 97828, or
they may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings of this
estate may obtain additional information from the records of the court,
the personal representative or the attorney for the personal represen-
tative.
Dated and first published: February 22, 2016.
Lorna M. Hill,
Personal Representative
Roland W. Johnson, OSB #77237
Roland W. Johnson, LLC
Attorney for Personal Representative
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBoIC NOTICE
Troy School District #54 is seeking applicants to fill a position on the
school board. Applicant must be a legally registered voter and a
resident within the Troy School District for a minimum of one year.
Anyone interested in this position is encouraged to contact the Wallowa
Education Service District office for more information at 107 SW First
Street Enterprise; phone 541-426-7600.
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF WAooOWA
In the Matter of the Estate of Dei Kruse, Deceased.
Case No. 17PB01097
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been
appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against
the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the
personal representative, B. Rupert Koblegarde, 1130 SW Morrison
Street, Suite 415, Portland, Oregon 97205-2215, within four months
after the date of first publication of this notice, or such claims may be
barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may
obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the
personal representative, or the lawyer for the personal representative,
who is the same person as the personal representative, B. Rupert
Koblegarde, 1130 SW Morrison Street, Suite 415, Portland, Oregon
97205-2215.
Dated and first published on February 22, 2017.
B. Rupert Koblegarde, Personal Representative
B. Rupert Koblegarde, OSB #700795
Attorney for Personal Representative
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBoIC HEARING
The City of Enterprise Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing
on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 7:00p.m. Carl Kiss has applied for a
Variance Permit at 02S44E01, Tax Lot 203 located on Sagewood St.
Applicant wishes to change his front yard fence height from 4.5 to 6.
Application is available to review at Enterprise City Hall. Meeting will
be held at the Enterprise City Hall, 108 N.E. 1st Street, Enterprise, OR
97828
Jim Sackett, Chairman
Enterprise Planning Commission
LEGAL NOTICE
Photo by E.J. Harris/EO Media Group
Joseph’s Steven Beckman has his arm raised in victory after defeating Bonanza’s Oak Tenold in the class 2A/1A 106-pound
state championship match Saturday at Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
MEDALS
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Although he’s the top-
ranked wrestler in his weight
class, Farwell isn’t one to sit
on his laurels.
“I’m hoping to get back
there next year, but at the
same time, being number one
this year influences where
kids go next year. I may grow
10 pounds, and it’ll be a com-
pletely different experience,”
he said.
Lund, a sophomore, came
away from the tournament
bearing a bronze medal for his
efforts. He went to state as a
freshman and walked away
with a fourth place. Lund
competed with many of the
kids he wrestled last year.
“I feel pretty good about
my performance. I beat the
kid (Marcus Furtado of Adri-
an) who beat me out at Dis-
trict and for third place at state
EAGLES
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The quarter of truth
The fourth quarter started a
see-saw battle with the Eagles
battling hard to take a 32-31
lead a minute into the quarter.
Back and forth buckets saw
the Eagles with their last lead
at 37-36 with five minutes re-
maining. Starter Aaron Borg-
erding, fouled out a minute
previously, putting a dent in
the Eagles machine.
Although the Eagles
played hard, visible exhaus-
tion set in along with an in-
ability to find the bucket. Foul
trouble ensued as well with
most of the Hawks having a
last year,” he said.
Coach Troy
Farwell
couldn’t be happier with his
team’s performance.
“I predicted we’d place in
the top ten this year, and we
finished seventh.”
The coach said he is help-
ing out the Enterprise Junior
High wrestlers for the next
week, then he plans to start
looking at wrestling camps
for his team to attend. Farwell
also plans to gain three to four
more wrestlers, win district
and place in the top four at
state next year.
“The team is young, and
we’re only losing one senior.
We all get to go back over
next year let’s hope,” Farwell
said.
Joseph Charter School
took two of its wrestlers who
returned with gold and fourth
place medals.
Steven Beckman, an Ea-
gles sophomore, wrestled at
106 lbs. and brought back the
gold from his first trip to state.
He said he didn’t think he
wrestled as well as he could
have. The seeding and his first
trip to state weighed on him.
“It felt like it put more
pressure on me,” he said.
Beckman also hadn’t previ-
ously wrestled any of his op-
ponents, which he said was
intimidating.
Beckman isn’t worried
he’ll slack off now that he
holds the title.
“I’ve got to keep that title
for next year, and to do that
I’ll have to wrestle well,” he
said.
JCS junior Rylie Warnock
wrestled at 170 lbs. and said
he enjoyed his first trip to
state. He didn’t feel intimidat-
ed. “I got out on the mat and
all my coaches were there and
my parents were there. It was
the same people I’m used to
seeing.”
Warnock, seeded third,
walked away with a fourth
place ribbon. “I’d like to have
walked away with a third or
higher, but I had fun,” he said.
Coach Tim Kiesecker said
the tournament was fun with
an amazing display of talent.
“Both my kids wrestled
really well, and they both had
a lot of fun, even outside the
tournament. They’re both a
pleasure to be around,” he
said.
Kiesecker also thinks he’ll
go back to state next year.
“With a sophomore and a
junior, I’m looking forward to
going back, but you just never
know,” he said.
As it happened, the Out-
laws placed seventh and the
Eagles placed ninth in a field
of nearly three dozen teams.
One more thing: Every wres-
tler on both teams indulged
themselves with either candy
or a hearty meal after their
final matches. Three months
of dieting can do that to a
person
deadly eye at the foul line as
the helpless Eagles watched
the Hawks pull inexorably
ahead, leading 49-40 with
1:01 remaining.
After a timeout and sub-
stitution the Eagles suddenly
caught fire, scoring 10 points
in a heroic effort during that
final minute. However, foul
trouble again reared its head
and vital free throw conver-
sions by the Hawks put an end
to the Eagles playoff hopes.
“We’ve never thought we
were out of just about any
game we played. We knew if
we played like we know we
can play, we can win any game
against any team. The team
that made their shots ended up
winning, and we made errors
at crucial moments that cost
us the game,” he said.
Homan also addressed the
last minute spurt in which the
Eagles scored 10 points.
“It was intense. We de-
cided to run a (full-court press,
man-to-man defense) and pres-
sure the ball all the time. Our
goal was ‘Defense, steal it, get
points,’ so we put all our energy
into getting those points,” Ho-
man said.
Coach Olan Fulfer said a
failure to execute the game plan
at crucial times resulted in the
loss. “We started out strong,
crashing the boards, attacking
and hitting the hoop, and when
we went away from that our
whole game plan fell apart.”
Fulfer credited his team for
staying in the game when the
future didn’t look rosy.
“They battled, battled and
battled and got within three,
but a couple of rebounds
didn’t go our way at he end.
We almost made a pretty awe-
some comeback,” he said.
Cayden DeLury led the
team scoring with 19 in the
bucket while Jake Chrisman
poured 12 into the slot. Cae-
van Murray slid in seven
points while Aaron Borgerd-
ing’s six points rounded out
the top scoring.
Aftermath
Sophomore player Ty-
ler Homan, who shares the
Chieftain’s player of the game
honors with senior Cayden
DeLury, said the team never
gave up no matter how bleak
the situation.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF WAooOWA
In the Matter of The Estate of oAWRENCE R. MORSE, Deceased.
Case No. 17PB00543
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed
and has qualified as the personal representative of said estate. All
persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to
present the same, with proper vouchers, within four months after the
date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal
representative, c/o ROLAND W. JOHNSON, ROLAND W. JOHNSON,
LLC, P.O. Box E, 200 West Main Street, Enterprise, Oregon 97828, or
they may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings of this
estate may obtain additional information from the records of the court,
the personal representative or the attorney for the personal represen-
tative.
Dated and first published: February 22, 2017.
G. Elaine Morse,
Personal Representative
Roland W. Johnson, OSB #772370
Roland W. Johnson, LLC
Attorney for Personal Representative
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