FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 5, 1994
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Jeanne Dobbs
Heppner
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
U S P S 240-420
Morrow t ounty's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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April Hilton-Sykes .......................................................................................News Editor
Monique D e v in ....................................................................................................... Binders
Penni k eersem ak er................................................................................................ Printer
Jean Ann Turner............................................................................................ Distribution
David and April Hilton-Sykes, Publisher
Justice Court
Report
The Morrow County Justice
Court office at the courthouse an
nex building in Heppner reports
handling the following business
during the past week:
Kirk A.
Looslie,
19.
Lexington-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 43 mph in a 25 mph zone,
$101 fine:
Jose Gutierrez, 18. Hermiston-
No Operator’s License, $155
fine;
W illiam Jay D evin. 32,
Maupin-Failure to Transfer Title,
$34 fine; Exceeding the Max
imum Speed Limit, 65 mph in a
55 mph zone. $41 fine;
Robert Evan Keen, 36,
Prescott. WA.-Driving While
Suspended, $397 fine; Open Con
tainer in a Vehicle. $86 fine.
Marriage Licenses
The Clerk’s office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports issu
ing the following marriage
licenses during the past week:
December 29: Patrick Thomas
Shire, 34, McMinnville; and
Theresa Ann McElligott. 35,
McMinnville.
Correction
A story published in the Dec.
29 Gazette-Times concerning
funding for county fairs was in
correct. according to Darlene
Scroggins, Morrow County Fair
secretary.
Scroggins says that Morrow
County Fair will receive around
$70 thousand from the state lot
tery system biennially, not an
nually as reported earlier. Scrog
gins says that the payment will be
approximately $34 thousand a
year.
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Mary F. Nikander
Memorial services were held
for Jeanne Dobbs December 28,
at All Saints Episcopal Church in
Heppner. Rev. Kenneth Chrysler
officiated. She passed away
December 21 in Kihei, Mauii,
Hawaii.
Jeanne was bom in Heppner on
May 12, 1915, daughter of Claud
and Etta Huston. She attended the
Liberty School in the Eightmile
area, Heppner and lone high
schools and Pacific Beauty
School in Portland. After work
ing there as a beautician in Mar
cia’s Salon and Beauty School,
she returned to Heppner in 1946
where she owned and operated
Jeanne’s Beauty Shop on Main
Street for 27 years.
She was a member of All Saints
Episcopal Church, Sans Souci
Rebekah Lodge and a charter
member of Soroptimist Interna
tional of Heppner.
She retired in 1972 due to ill
health and moved to Pendleton in
and later to Kihei Hawaii, where
she lived for 17 years. She return
ed annually to the mainland for
short visits with family and
friends.
Survivors include a daughter,
Shirlee Sweigart in M esa.
Arizona; son Bob Dobbs of
Fullerton, CA.; a sister Jane
Rawlins, Heppner, two grand
children, three great grand
children and a special friend, Nik
Fukushima in Kihei.
Memorial contributions for
those who wish may be made to
the Heppner Senior Center or a
charity of the donor’s choice.
Funeral services for Mary F.
Nikander were held Monday,
January 3, 1994 at the First
Christian Church in Heppner.
Concluding service and burial
was at the Heppner Masonic
Cemetery.
Mrs. Nikander, 85, died
Thursday, Dec. 30, 1993 at
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
in Heppner.
She was born Sept. 6, 1908, in
Oregon City, to Martin and Win-
nifred Stafford Case. At the age
of two weeks, she moved with
her family to Heppner where she
later attended school.
She was married to Gus E.
Nikander, Nov. 23, 1927, in
Heppner. They lived in Heppner
until 1946, when they moved to
Scottsburg, Vancouver, B.C. and
Corvallis before returning to
Heppner in 1966.
Mrs. Nikander was a member
of the First Christian Church. She
was a talented artist and china
painter and she taught through
Blue Mountain Community Col
lege in Heppner and surrounding
towns.
She is survived by her sons
Leroy Nikander of Gresham and
Ed Nikander of Scottsdale, AZ.,
five grandchildren and one great
grandchild. Her husband preced
ed her in death in 1977.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the First Christian
Church, PO Box 158, Heppner,
97836 for those who wish.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
was in charge of arrangements.
Walter Jepsen
Betty G. Schmeder
The funeral for Walter Jepsen
was held today at the Lexington
Baptist Church. Concluding ser
vice and burial followed the Lex
ington Cemetery.
Mr. Jepsen. 102. of lone, died
Saturday, Jan. 1, 1994 at Pioneer
Memorial Nursing Home in
Heppner.
He was born Oct. 22, 1891,
near Copenhagen. Denmark, to
Laurs and Else Jeppesen. A
Danish immigrant, he arrived at
Ellis Island, N. Y.. on March 24,
1911. He worked several jobs in
Minnesota and Wisconsin before
coming west in 1912. He bought
his first farm along the Sandy
River, near Bull Run in Oregon.
He joined the U.S. Navy in 1917.
serving during World War I.
After returning from the service
in 1920, he came to Morrow
County and bought a farm near
Rhea Creek.
On Jan. 1, 1924, he married
Matilda Berns, at Oregon City.
She died in 1972.
He was a member of the Lex
ington Baptist Church and an
honorary member of the lone
Am erican Legion, recently
receiving a 75 year medal.
Survivors include sons Boh of
Heppner, John of lone and Frank
of Milton-Freewater: daughters
Elsie Baca of Fallston, Md., Bet
ty Mault of Coos Bay, Mary
Holtz of Federal Way, WA.,
Virginia Wood of Chicago, 111.,
Anna Larson of Portland and
Evelyn Elder of Eugene; 14
grandchildren
and
16
great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Lexington Baptist
Church. PO Box 561, Lexington,
97839.
Sweeney Mortuary. Heppner,
was in charge of arrangements.
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Betty Catherine Schmeder, 73,
Irrigon, died Friday, Dec. 31,
1993 at her home.
Funeral services were held this
morning in the chapel at Burns
Mortuary, Hermiston. Burial
follow ed at D esert Lawn
Memorial Cemetery in Irrigon.
Mrs. Schmeder was born Aug.
10, 1920 at Lower Hutt, New
Zealand, to Hugh and Kate
Rosina Millar.
She came to the United States
as a war bride in 1944 and she
and her husband, William,
became residents of Irrigon 44
years ago.
Mrs. Schmeder was involved
in numerous school and com
munity volunteer projects through
the years, sharing sewing and
knitting skills through 4-H clubs.
Home Extension and the Umatilla
Hospital Auxiliary.
She was a member of the
Episcopal Church.
Survivors include her husband,
William at the home; sons, Robin
of St. Helens, Glenn of Pendleton
and David of Spokane, WA.;
daughters, Ann Stevens of Valle
jo, CA. and Pamela Deardorff of
Monmouth; brothers Ross Millar
in New Zealand and Murray
Millar in London, England; and
six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Alzheimer's Disease
Center of Oregon, PO Box
10051. Portland. 97210.
Burns Mortuary, Hermiston,
was in charge of arrangements.
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What you will learn at this Seminar:
I told you last week that I would
take a stab at explaining the budget
and county tax process. This ex
planation begins with an historical
note.
On November 5, 1912, the
citizens of the state of Oregon were
asked to amend the state constitu
tion to provide for a uniform rule of taxation and to establish the
authority of counties and cities, etc., to tax. The proposed amend
ment failed to pass in Morrow County by a vote ol 431 to 338.
However, it did pass state-wide, and the effect of the amendment
was to create a tax base for Oregon’s 36 counties in an amount equal
to the counties’ last levy.
Since that time, Morrow County has not passed a new tax base.
The county still operates from that 1912 tax base plus a six percent
per year increase that was authorized in 1919 by state-wide vote.
The measure is called the “ six percent limitation . It means that
Morrow County can increase its existing tax base by six percent
per year without voter approval.
Morrow County’s tax base for 1993-94 was $784.892. This is
the 1912 base together with the six percent increase since 1919.
However, the county-approved and adopted budget for 1991-94 was
$10,832,745, excluding the medical hind. Other taxing authorities,
principally state and federal, contributed $7,022,842 to county
revenue and county taxpayers contributed $3,240,535. The total ot
those contributions funded the county’s budget tor 1993-94
One interesting feature of the state and federal contribution is the
fact that virtually all of that money is directed, i.e.. child support
enforcement, road fund, emergency management and other programs
mandated by state and federal authorities. This is why some depart
ments within the county are harder hit by levy failures than others.
As an example, the sheriff s department receives very little outside
funding, and therefore is very dependent upon voter-approved levies.
This is why the sheriff said last year that he would have to lay oft
all of his deputies if the last levy failed, while another department
wouldn’t have had to lay off anyone. This situation doesn t help
the morale of those folks who “ go on the block" each year.
However, this may be the reality of being publicly employed in the
1990s, and maybe this is as it should be. However, somehow it would
be nice if the system allowed for a little more equity and a little
more opportunity for the people of the county to choose.
I’ll get back to this topic later in this series if there seems to be
sufficient interest. I think1 this area of mandated services deserves
some scrutiny.
Changing gears, the city of Heppner has notified the county that
the city will initiate annexation proceedings to bring the sewage
disposal site within city boundaries.
Proceedings involving the siting of the proposed Coyote Springs
Co-Gen facility are on track and ground breaking is tentatively set
for March 1994.
Boardman. Irrigon and Umatilla will be jointly hiring a building
inspector to do basic building construction inspection within the three
cities. Morrow County has entered into a new contract with the
Oregon State Building Codes Division for building inspections. The
county is happy with the contract in that it will result in additional
revenues to the county over the old contract. The codes division
will now be inspecting electrical and plumbing installation during
the construction of the co-gen facility, which should produce addi
tional income.
A sad note from the computer department: Ed Struthers turned
50. I promised I wouldn't tell.
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