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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1989)
V « » • Z . • 4 ; > • • » « y - ; j - * - • i ß ^ e! . ' - - «> -. / t : - , . ^ 0 Heppner G a zette-l imes. Heppner, O rrgo n W nfnrsdav Rand) Dallon Osborn Obituaries Elmer S. Ladd The funeral for Elmer S Ladd was Saturday at the United Church o f Chrut in lone Concluding service and vault interment followed at High V iew Cemetery near lone Mr Ladd. 6$. o f lone, died o f cancer Wednesday, July 12. 1989, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner He was bom Oct 10. 1923 at Stockton. C a lif to Elmer and Qllic Davis Ladd He grew up in the Stockton area and attended school there Mr Ladd joined the service dur ing W orld W ar II. serving with the I S Manne Corps After returning from the Marines, he earned on the family farming operations in San Joaquin and Fresno counties On Feb 14. 1900. he married Lorraine Mackado on the ladd Ranch in Stockton They moved to Oregon in 1970 and began farming on a ranch near lone Mr l.add was a life member o f the Ruth l>ocus Chapter o f Eastern Star, the Marine Memorial Club in San Francisco, the Condon Elks Lodge and was a member o f the Morning Star Masonic Lodge, the Stockton Scottish Rite Bodies and the Hen All Shrine in California and also served many years on the Morrow County Fair Committee Survivors include his w ife, at the hom e; son. Richard o f lone; daughter Sylvia o f lone, step daughter, Christine Sullivan o f Suisun, C alif, sister, Wilma Ladd Martin o f Condon. Memorial contributions may be made to the lone Public Library , P O Box 125. lone. OR 97843 or the Eastern Star Cancer Research Fund, c/o Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen. P.O Box 413, lone. O R 97843. Sweeney Mortuary , Heppner was in charge o f arrangements Chief Rathbun’s Tips Common suspicious activities 1-when a person or vehicle stays in the same location for a long or unusual period o f time. 2-a person behaves stran gely o r whose movements are unusual. 3-a vehicle (car. truck, van. etc) frequently driv ing around your block or within specific areas. 4 persons carrying, concealing or attempting to conceal something suspicious. A graveside service was held Tuesday afternoon June 27, at the Bums Cemetery for Randy Dallon Osborn, 24. o f Hermiston He was killed early Sunday morning June 25 in a one car accident near Seneca Osborn was bom Mas 6, 1965 in Burns He was the son o f Gary Osborn, who preceded him in death July 23, 1966, an Mattie Jewel (O w en) Cason o f Carlin. N o He left Bums when he wav in se cond grade to live in Heppner. but returned to attend Crane Union High School and Bums Union High School He had worked the past couple o f years for Land s Photography in Hermiston His hobby was also photography H onorary bearers fo r the graveside service were Harold Gibson. Lucky Carr, Danny Barr ington, B ill O w n e. H arold W oodruff. Wayne Lewis. Scott Schocn and Bruce Dunn Osborn is survived by his mother Jewell Cason o f Carlin. N ev.; grandparents Cher Osborn o f rural Bums and Ed and Inis Owen o f Mt Hom e. Idaho , brother Wayne Lewis o f Milton Freewater, and sister Renee Schoen of Milton Freewater Randy Osborn Hospital Notes Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner reports admitting and discharging the following patients during the past week Juanita Carmichael, Heppner- admittcd July 8. discharged July 17. Ed Dick, Heppner admitted July 9. discharged July 14. Judie I jughlin. Heppner admitted July I I . discharged July 14; Helen Salter. lone admitted July 14. discharged July 15 Rukv Roberts was discharged on July B In Stock Now - 1989 Chevrolet % ton 4x4 8600 G V W , 4- speed manual transmission Scottsdale trim , air conditioning 2-to choose from 1 neru 1909 Olds Delta Royal. 4-dr. loaded 1 rieuj 1989 Olds Cutlass Ciera. 4-dr, loaued 1 net» 1989 Chevrolet Corsica. 4-dr, Hatchback 1 Used 1989 Chevrolet Corsica, loaded, only 5,000 m ile s On Being Alone EASTERN OREGON OUTDOORS - All fu ll-s ize pickups $500 cash back!! See Bill or Billy for details. Wright Chev., Inc. Chevrolet and OkJsmobile Herb W right - Bill 763-4175 Maclnnes - Billy Maclnnes Foaall Associated with the Northwest Chevrolet Dealers Association Coast to Coast YOUR SOURCE THE GOOD Bar-B-Ques & Supplies Lawn & Garden Supplies Hunting & Fishing Supplies Bikes & Accessories Wading Pools, Wagons, Trikes Camping Supplies FAMILY FUN Coast to Coast We Can Help You! 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Tawny, was horn July 8. 1989 to Dec and Kelley Fills o f Roardman at Gixxl Shepherd Hospital in H er miston The hahy weighed 6 lbs 9 ozs * ;• f Brendan 1 harlcs M iF llig o lt-a son Brendan, was born July 4, 1989 to Thomas and Laura McFlligott ol Heppner at Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston The baby weighed 7 lbs 9 oks . Grandparents arc Dick and I ou M cFlligott. lone and Robert and Marie Ackerman. Snoqualmic. Wa Great grandparents arc Hank and Betty Ackerman. Dusty. W A The baby joins four brothers Ethan, 12, Bryan. 8. Daniel. It)and Robert. 2 at home Joseph W illiam Focht-a son Joseph was Kirn July 4. 1989 to Paul and Yvette Fixht o f Irngon at ( <o*xl .*»- / •• NIKI I ii/ Anthony Daniel M i Kenney-a son Anthony, was born July 6. 1989 to Terri S McKcnney of Irngon at Gixxl Shepherd Hospital in Her miston The baby weighed 8 lbs 4 or* lor 1989 I'm learning what being alone is all about. I've heard o f loneliness for years but just hearing about it is not the same as when it comes home to roost W e'd been nurried 22 years just two weeks ago Harold is now 18. through high school and hound for college this fall by Mark Hagi-ll Laurel will be a sophomore, a JV cheerleader and has just discovered So you wanna he a professional tour boys. narnent fisherman’ Yeah, like those 1 remember many o f the good times hass pros we see on TV those hovs those early college days when we have it made Like when we watch Rav M counted our pennies to buy a loaf o f By Ed Glenn ScoCt, President of Bass Anglers Sport bread or a package o f hot dogs, the '55 sman Societv ( B A S S ) , hand one o f f i w / * L V j ■* t i /• i- o Chevy wc had with the floor shift she them a check to the tune- o f 6 « or 7 0 * f had io m d i u w M i learning to use. thousand dollars at the end o f a tour the law school days like the time wc were snowed in and sewed quilt tops nament just for doing what manv o f us \ until we used up every scrap o f thread in the house Jo for recreation 1 1 1 ,1 ' ** We went fishing for steclhcad one time early on I'd been before enough “ There is no one I know or have limes to verify the 200 h ours per fish average, she hardly knew which hoard o f that goes into tournament end o f the pole to hold She stayed in the car and read while I played and fishing that's successful at it that does it |ust for the money or lust for landed a nice one hut when 1 finally talked her in to trying it. she caught the glamour or just for the prestige,“ said B A S S pro Kcnaud Pelletier her first on the second cast as he cast his huzzhait toward some shoreline cover " Y o u just can't make I guess I never told her how much I appreciated her sympathy when it that way. you won't last long I tclt hurt about something, her laughter when I made a bad joke, nor her W e were fishing a slough o f the Columbia Kiser near Pelletier's home mere presence when I felt ulonc town o f Longview. Washington I was on assignment for a national bass She's really one o f those "Super M o m 's” with always enough time to fishing publication and was counting on Pelletier to provide important run one o f the kids to a hall game or play practice, to help w uh homework research information as well as some mitstjnding photo opportunities He and lo meet out discipline when it was needed And still time to keep house delivered, in true tournament tashion and cook and sew and garden She made time to go to court with me once Cast after repeated side arm cast was made into the thick shoreline tangle, m a while, to help bottle wine and lend a hand at the Box Company Late under overhanging limbs, around fallen trees, into isolated clearings in ly she's lound time to pull weeds, harvest and pack herbs, at the Herb weedbeds Ami each cast. Pelletier’ s blac k surface gurglcr plopped softly Farm And prune grapevines, why she's the best grapevine prunor down levs than an inch fn»m its intended target When I wasn't taking photos anywhere about o f Pelletier or the three pound largcmouth Kiss that was consistently smack And for the last 15 years or so she's had time to pursue a career Her ing his hait. I was flinging a black buzzhait as well N o w . I consider myscll real love is history And she so loves history that teaching it toothers gives a pretty fair bass fisherman. having competed in a tournament circuit special satisfaction Especially when she can teach it in a way that it is myself, ami take pride in my ability to lire well aimed casts into likely relevant to some o f the problems our young people face today and will looking bass cover But this day it was not to he hue throughout their lifetime “ W'hm>ps, I'm hung u p ," I said, embarrassed that the near wccdless I guess you can sec why 1 feel lonely now that she's gone bait had become entangled in a prolusion of dead limbs poking from water's I should have known it was coming. There were plenty ol signs I look surface back now and can see that she's been planning to leave for several months Pelletier mashed the foot control o f the electric trolling at the how ofj And I suppose to some extent. I encourage her to go When tw o people his elegant Ranger boat and maneuvered us into a position that allowed live together as long as we have, I guess they become a little less sensitive me to free my wayward lure to the others needs and wants. " Y o u have to have a real lose for the sport itself." Pelletier continued Take the lawn for example W e've lived out here on the hill east of town ¡"O therwise you couldn't dedicate yourself to the sacrifices you have to| for nine years now and she's wanted a nice lawn and flower beds and such make, like the long hours o f driving, being away from your family, ami ever since I could never sec much profit to be made from a lawn, only the money that it costs you to participate in any major professional lour.'' j a lot o f hard work keeping it growing, green and mowed So I'v e been W hat it costs money ’ And here we thought hundreds ol sponsors were slow in doing any lawn work She'd like it lo he much more and I surely : hanging these guys' door down to help pay their way In truth, sponsors wish now I'd have found the time arc interested only in winners ami contenders, it's up to the angler to achieve- Ihe pujicr work She's neat and orderly, well organized I'm much more this recognition first, out o f his own pocket inclined to look for the big picture and miss the details For seats I had " I t can he quite a financial strain," Pelletier said "T h ere arc a lot of! a secretary to file and organize the jxipcrwork so I'v e developed the bad young guys out there who arc great fishermen and aspire to fish proles habit o f just letting the mail and bills and stuff pile up She has her papci sionally. but don't really have the funds to do so It they don't have some work all carefully filed, indexed, and organized so she knows |usi where success fairly early on to get some sponsorship, it gets really tough, everything is She's often disappointed that I don't do the same I'm go financially ing to try harder to do that "U h . Rcnaud?" But the fact remains, she's gone and I'm awful lonely "O h . you're hung up again ’ No problem Harold and I went to the movie last night But it wasn't a lot ol tun "A n yw ay. I don't want to overplay the sacrifices.” Pelletier said, swing Ihe seat next to me was empty There was no hand there to hold during mg the boat around, "because I think they are outweighed by the rewards the tender scenes, no familiar laugh at the funny parts, no one lo whisper and satisfaction sou get from tournament fishing if you arc dedicated enough ti^i why-p I wanted to comment That's what loneliness is I gupfe < ito d o H t." • That great big California King<wiMcr bed was aw fully big last night and Pelletier's rewards have been many I Nig recognized as » top competitor ™awfullW*H^'ty I didn’ t sleep well I wondcretflf it vvAfrM N* belter if Cd in tournaments throughout ihe Northwest, his 1981 win ol the B A S S roll out a sleeping bag on the floor When I got up this morning there was Federation Western Regional championship ai Lake Powell earned him no one bustling about in the kitchen laurel is away to camp. Harold was an entry in the tamed BASS Masters Classic In 1988, alter competing sleeping late and the house was so empty and lonely. I went lo town lor fiercely in the B A S SM A S TI RS national professional circuit, including coffee in the hope o f escaping this feeling a big third place finish at the Missouri Invitational last tall. Pelletier has Her birthday is on Wednesday And I have no way to get a gilt to her again qualified for the Classic, to he held in August on the James River I haven't been too gixxl about the cards and gilts on birihduys and an in Virginia < >ut o f the hundreds ol pros in rh.it circuit. Pelletier finished niversaries over the years and I know that has been a disappointment to 29th in the race tor Angler ol the Year her She remembers someone's birthday on nearly every day ol the year While Pelletier agrees that it is more difficult tor anglers from the Nor I don't mind telling you that my Fruncic is gone and I'm lonesome for thwest to get started in tournament bass fishing on the national level, he her I want her back more than anything in ihe world says that once established. Northwest fishermen often make good She left on Sunday to go to summer salami And she'll lx- K r k on Friday competitors Welcome home. Dear, and Happy Birthday "T h e quality o f the hass fishermen from the Northwest is equal lo lhai id anyone in the country Since most lakes here are not just teeming with bass like so many o f the good southern fisheries, Northwest fishermen are used to the fact that they have to work harder and more deliberately ¡hank you for making my 50th Birthday so wonderful for each bite and it nukes them better fishermen and memorable. A special thank you to hale. Dona. (tene, fYllctier repeatedly returned to the tact that lame and fortune isn't the primary goal for the majority ol the tournament pros regardless of where Henry, Margaret. Frank. Gregg, Kathy, Curtis, Melissa. they 're from, that their true wealth is found in doing what they lose most Mike, Stanley, Sandra, Joe. Jostc, Boh, Skip, Barbara. "T h e guys that arc successful at making careers at it are the ones who Shirley, l Joy'd, Dorothy, Bev, Cal, Peggy, I a ' o , Ihe do it because they want to be good at bass fishing," he said ' Ihe guys Bowman's and thank you to everyone who helped me that want to make a career out o f it because they foresee huge financial rewards rarely make it All new cars with as low as 2.9 APR or re b a te lu lv " » - 0 .
