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FOI'R - Heppner Gaiette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 22, 1989 The Official Newspaper of ihe City of Heppner and (he County of Morrow Obituaries Ed* in G . Brandenburg The Heppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S Morrow County’» Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper U S P S 2 4 0 -4 2 0 h i M M m l n i r i H t d i m d i i «m l r n lr r r d n m o n d ^ U x m a l I r r al Ih * h a i n f l V i al llrp p fM T . O r « | M Iba A ct o f M a r r b .1, 117». S enm d rlaaa p u M a^r paid al H r p p n r r . < M k c a l 147 H m M IO »» M r . * IrW p b .« » . VM» S d d n u n a n m u n k a lta m lo Iba Mappnar ( à t a i l r - T I m n . P O K » i 337, Happ- n a f, O rrg u n » T U '* S a iM rrtp llo m : S I2 la M o r r o » . W baaW r. I . i l l u n i and ( .r a n t under ( m in ila « ; $23 rU r» b a ra J o jc a Hugh«-, ............................................................... O t i l r a M a lu s a r . 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David and April Sykes, Publishers Letters to the Editor T h a n k s for support To the Editor On behalf of the office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program* and the Oregon Prevention Resource Center for the State of Oregon, may I thank you for the Heppner Gazette Time's support of the "Preparing For the Drug (Free) Years" program which offered workshops in prevention techniques in your community and throughout the state this fall As a result of your support, as evidenced through the articles you have published about "Preparing For the Drug (Free) Years," over 7,OCX) Oregonians have taken ads an tage of this program and have learn cd how to assist their children from becoming involved in substance abuse Thank you again for being part of the essential teamwork which made "Preparing For »he Drug (Free! Years" such a success Sincerely, (s) Jeffrey N Kuvhner Assistant Director St. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board t $ | (B rp * l.ast Wednesday 120 guests joined St Patrick's Senior Center for the Thanksgiving dinner Karen Holland came by to play and sing and lead group singing The door pri/c was won by Mildred Connor and the meal prize by Bob Murray Mary Eleanor and Dean Gilman and Kathy Clark from the Episcopal Church assisted with serving This Saturday around I p m Santa Claus will come to the sitting room and wants to sec all the children in town. Next wttkihe quitters will meet on Monday at I p m to make quilted decorations for a tree for the sitting room Monday evening a holiday decorating party will he in the dining room The birthday dinner will he at noon on Wednesday with baked chicken, later tots, mixes) vegetables, jellied applesauce, biscuits, cheese sticks, cake and ice cream on the menu fhe Christian Church ladies will help to serve The regular birthday prize of a grocery gift certificate will he drawn The activity committee meets in the office at I p m The center is sorry to hear that Joyce Breeding, assistant cook, has resigned to take a lull time cooking position. The good work she has done at the center is ap predated and she is wished well on her new job This pust week some much needed new shelving was built into the storage nxmi by the centers favorite carpenter, John Wood Remember senior and handicapped in Heppner have a taxi scrsice called the Dollartdc on Tuesdays and Thursdays The center is looking lor more volunteer drivers for other days Call the office, 676-9030, or 676-9435. and leave a message if there is no answer Edwin G Brandenburg, 80. of Heppner. died Thursday. Nov 16. 1989 ai St Anthony Hospital in Pendleton A commital service was held at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery on Monday Mr Brandenburg was horn July 31. 1909. at Klamath Falls to Floyd and Helen (jay Brandenburg He at tended school at Salem and later at tended Willamette University On March I, 1933. he married Ruth Hughes at Klamath Falls Hsey lived at Redding, Calif where he operated a lumber mill for about 15 years They moved to Heppner m 1961 and he operated the Heppner Stud Mill, retiring in 1975 Survivors include his wife, at the home and a son John, of Heppner Memorial contributions may be made to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Fund I' < > IV>x 9, Hepp ner. OR 978.36 Sweeney Mortuary . Heppner, was in charge of arrangements Blaine Kay Jcmmctt Blame Ray Jcmmctt. 62. Lex ington, died Thursday. Nov 16. 1989 at Good Shepherd Communi ty Hospital in Hcrmiston Die funeral was Monday at the Hcrmiston Church of Jesus Christ of fattierT>ay Saints Burial was at the Hcrmiston Cemetery Mr Jcmmctt was horn at Idaho Fall*, Idaho, on July 6, 1927. to Fred and Anna Jcmmctt He grew up in the eastern Idaho area and in 1942 moved with his family to the Boise VaRnj He served with (he U S Navy in 1945-1946 then returned to the Boise Valley where he married Nita Greenwood on Nov 19.1949 The couple was later scaled at the Idaho Falls EDS Temple Mr Jcmmctt farmed and did automotive machinist work in the Boise area until 1980 when the fami ly moved to |>exington He con tinued to farm and do custom combining He was a loving and dedicated husband and father He was loved and respected by everyone who knew him He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints He was alvi a member of the Willow ( reck Branch Presidency for several sears Survivors include his wife, at the home. sons. Rulon of Hcrmiston. Fred of Molalla and Joe of larx- ington daughters Kathy Fisher of West Richland. Wash . Voy Ann Banner of Umatilla and Valenc Kan som in Panama, brothers, Grant of Caldwell. Idaho. Boyd of Salt l.akc City and Dale of Parma, Idaho, sisters Norma Buchanan at Iona. Idaho and Shirley Lott of An choray^ Alaska and 20 gratuli hildrcn Burns Mortuary, Hcrmiston was in charge of arrangements John Joseph Hrodka . irmene .tftJenu. * Jenn .^ i« r ie 4fe . Htre.eye Jnm/e <y' «»I» VnmyA . li Je* .f/.ty/.n M m ' ■/ fernen . /ÀiyAm F*teey nn / / « / J ' e. t 99X9 a / i ( ( J H a / tie « Ml Y 4 * m «*« ( e /y ,* c es m m ^xm ^x+ Sheriffs Report The Sheriff» Office at the cour thouse in Heppner reports drspai ching the following business during the past week Nov 13: Morrow County Sheriff s office responded to a residence in Irrigon regarding an animal problem. Morrow County deputy respond cd to investigate a theft report of jewelcry valued at SI .984 Shawn* J Scott, Irrigon. was the victim. Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Boardman ambulance to Lamb Weston Inc . in Boardman One female with an unknown injury was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston Nov 15 Morrow County Sheriffs office arrested Rnxie Norcen Feitshans, 25. for Failure to Appear- Forgery I Nov 16 Morrow County Sherifft office is investigating a possible forgery charge in lone Nov 17: Morrow County SherifTs office resonded to the Ir- ngon area for * report of a missing juvenile Juvenile was later located. Morrow County ShenfTs office arrested Randy Kar Smith. 24. Heppner for Failure to AppearT raffle Nov 18 Morrow County Sheriff s office arrested Costancia Rodriguez Becerra. 42. Irrigon. for Assault IV-Domestic Subject was transported to Benton County Jail, Morrow County Sheriff s office responded to the imgon area for a complaint of harassment; Morrow County Sheriff s office responded to the Imgon area for a report of theft of a mail box. Morrow County deputy respond cd to Hwy 74 for a report of a loose calf in the road; Morrow Counts deputy respond cd to Imgon for a report of a 16 year old that was missing Investigations are pending Nov 19 Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Hepp ncr Fire department to a grass fire on Rixk St During the week of Nov 13-20, Morrow County deputies assisted three disabled motorists In the Service Nasy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron (¿eorge son of Kit am) Shirley (ieorge. Heppner. recently participated in Exercise Valiant Mark 89 10 at Suhii Bay . Republic of the Philippines, while serving aboard the dock landing ship USS Anchorage, homeported in Long Beach. Calif Valiant Mark is a "readiness ex erase consisting of U S Navy and Marine Corps forces working to enhanc e the operational readiness of participating units in amphibious operations," said a Dept of the Navy news release A 1985 graduate ol Heppner High School, George joined the Navy in May 1988 Spec. Donald E. Doherty has completed a U S Army primary leadership course Students received training in supervisory skills, leadership prin ciplcs and small unit training techm ques essential to a first line super visor in a technical or administrative environment He is an infantry nun with the 9th Field Artillery Regiment, West Germany. Doherty is the son of Charles and Beverly IXohcrty of lone He is a 1985 graduate of lone High Dan Daltoso Retired , There must he hundreds of measures of a man s worth Dozens of ways to measure the value of a career Mans ways to put a value on a life's work Not many ways are more significant than the love and affeciion held by family, co-workers, and those one touches in the course of the years one toils at his chosen profession And it was that love, respect and at feet ion for the man that poured out last Sunday when family, teachers (txxh past and present), former students and friends celebrated the retirement of Dan Daltoso from his long-time posi non as principal at Riverside High School It was much as he had requested, no formal banquet, not a roast, no huge table of gifts Well, almost There was a hit of food prime rib for roost of us. at a white table cloth restaurant hut there wasn't one big long tabic like a banquet And with BMCC President Ron Daniels posing a "toast" and former |unior high teacher Jim Ackley providing the entertainment via an audio tape Big Bad Dan.'* it didn't look too much like a roast , There really was not a hig table of gifts Dan sort of expected a nice fishing rod or something like thal You sec. in what little spare time he's had from being a full-time school principal. Dan likes most to fish legend has it that it’s on fishing trips that Dan is most effective in assisting new . young, inexperienced teachers to develop those tine tuned skill* that he's insisted his staff demonstrate In retirement. Dan expects to enlarge those occasional fishing trips to a full time avocation Bass, walleye, steclhead, he pursues them all And until Sunday, only from the bank, or rarely, aboard some friends boat What with one or more of his own children in college, and more to go. Dan has not been one to collect expensive toys When the reality of retirement began to sink in a sear or two ago. Dan started to make small, periodic contnbuitons to a "boat fund" in the hopes that someday he would be able to pursue his favorite quarry from his own boat He even picked out the scry make and model, motor and trailer that he would eventually own But the "boat fund" grew so slowly that to Dan Daltoso on Sunday morning, it looked like it would be many more years before he could use that special fishing rod his friends would surely get him from the deck of his own Lund 'Rebel', powered by a 50 horse Merc and trailcrcd on a new Calcons This is the same man who came to Riverside in 1961 to teach and coach ftxitball And teach and coach he did By 1966. Dan's Riverside High School fixxhall team would win the state championship Shortly after. Ron Daniels, then Riverside principal moved up to county superintendent and Dan stepped in as principal Dan wouldn't let go of his love for sports and served many years as the conference representative to the Oregon School Athletics Association This is the same man that throughout his career emphasi/ed discipline, often meting out punishment on the spot in the form of pushups He is a great believer in student involvement in not only athletics but in academics as well A great adviKate of recognition of achievement, Dan insisted on it for his students and for his teachers That's why. when Dan expected a fancy, customized fishing rix) last Sunday, he was disappointed With so many triends each with a contribution expressing a small part of their affection for the man. together totalling thousands of dollars, there was no table laden with gifts There was only Dan's dream boat in the parking lot. hitched to his pickup and the key in his hand With it went the best wishes of an entire generation of an entire community tor a man who measures up indeed 1 \ V & G Restaurant and Lounge will be CLOSED Nov. 23rd and 24th IJ** HAPPY THANKSGIVING John Joseph Hrodka. 81, of Boardman. died Saturday. Nov 18, 1989 at Gixxl Shepherd Communi ty Hospital in Hcrmiston A graveside funeral service was held at Kivcrvicw Cemetery in Boardman on Wednesday Mr Hrodka was born in Penn sy Ivania on Aug 28.1908 Hccartic to Boardman three sears ago from Wallula. Wash He served in the U S Army for four sears prior to the start of World War II Survivors include his wife. Pearl School at the home, stepson, Robert Sicard 4-H News of Boardman and stepdaughters Carolyn Skoubo of Boardman and MurtiriKuls t 0 Maxine Fitzgerald ot Los Angeles Its Dawn Boor. Reporter an Marter & Burns Mortuary, Hcrmiston was On Nos 19. the Martingals held \ in charge ot arrangements ahi a 4 H horse meeting at Ann Bedor 1 Jose Erses Sanchez tha’s house Those attending rode nsurance INI Jose- Frvcy Sanchez. 5r>. of Ir and played brix*m polo Everyone • •«« » 0 rigon. died Friday. Nos 17, 1989. had a cxxl time \ at Harborsiew Medical Center in Seattle $ Ibe funeral was held at the Irrigon Assembly ot (¿od Church on lues 0 1 das CHECK OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES huri.il at the Irrigon 0 I C em with etery WHERE YOUR DOLLAR MAKES MORE CENTS p Mr Sanchez was horn in Mexico on April 20. 19)3 and had been a Q u a r t B o ttle D rs Y e llo w resident of Irrigon the past I I sears P e p s i-S lic e -S q u irt J S C t d e p Onions 1 9 He was owner operator of a truck business 2 lite r He ami his wite hail been married P e p s i- S lic e • 1 . 1 4 Oranges 1 8 for 2h years W e s t e r n F a m i l y Baker Survivors include his wife. Vera at the home, mother Consuelo San P a p e r T o w e l lit 4 6 9 ^ ea Potatoes 1 8 chez ot San Jose Calif . sun Joe I W e s t e r n F a m i l y 2 Its B r o w n o r P o w d e r H ills S lu e d Jr of Irrigon. daughters Teresa of Portland Cecilia and Veronica both S u g a r $ l « O O . a Bacon • 1 . 5 of Irrigon brothers Alfredo and P a r k a s V e g O i l l i b c u i s e B e e t S h i » o l d e r ( l i «1 ( laudio. both nt Fagle Pass. Texas, and Amadoot San Jose, sisters f lea M a r g a r in e 7 5 « . , Roast • 1 . 7 /asalcta ot Kennewick. Connie Gar F r e s h S it s I s a g G ro u n d via of San Jose Janie I man of I as Vegas. Nes Blaiua Cortez of 8 9 « C a rro ts Beef * 1 . 5 Othello, Wash and Margie Iri/arrs Prices Good November 24th - 27nd of San Jose Xmas Trees will be here Dec 4th Burns Mortuarv Hcrmiston, was in charge of arrangements l MORROW COUNTY MUSEUM ( j s j ? 3 3 3 \ HANDCRAFTED Christmas Ornaments Available Now!! Hand Carved Wooden Tree Ornaments and Old-World Santas by local artist Renee Devin l Court Street M arket Í OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK - 7 A M. - 6 P M Court Street M arket N Heppner 111 Court 9643 « « « 9 « 9 « , 9 « ,
