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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 6, 1996 Obituaries Alan H. Howk Alan H. Howk, 70, of Lake Grove, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 19% after coping with cancer for nearly three years. At his request, no ser vices were held. Mr. Howk was born to Jo seph W. and Clara Linn Howk on August 6, 1926 in lone, where they lived until 1935. He graduated from Condon High School. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in chemistry and Master's Degree in educa tion from Oregon State Univer sity (then Oregon State Col lege). He was affiliated with Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. His college years were interrupted by mili tary service in the Army. He was employed for 33 years by Oregon Portland Ce ment Company (Ash Grove Cement) as chemist and later as plant manager until his retire ment in 1985. For the last nine years, he was a volunteer, then a teaching assistant in the Tar geted Learning Center of Clackamas Community College until early January of this year. Helen, his w’ife of 29 years, preceded him in death in 1985. He is survived by his mother, Clara Howk; his sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Bill Moller of Gresham; nieces, Elisabeth Moller of Gresham and Anne McCallister and hus band, Michael of Gladstone; uncle and aunt, Carl and Myr- na Linn of Windsor, California; aunt, Edna Linn of Vernonia; and several cousins. Because of Mr. Howk's life long love of reading, the fami ly requests that those who wish might make a contribution to either a local school, county, college or university library in his name. LeRoy A. Gardner LeRoy A. Gardner, 74, of H eppner, died Saturday, March 2, 1996 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. The funeral was held Tues day, March 5, 1996 at the Uni ted Methodist Church in Hepp ner. Concluding service and burial followed at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Mr. Gardner was born May 17, 1921, at Boyd, Oregon to Clarence and Hazel Butler Gardner. He grew up and at tended school in the Dufur area, graduating from Dufur High School in 1939. On September 28, 1941, he married Marj Payne at Dufur. He was with the 147th Infan try Division in the Quarter master Corps during World War II. He served in the South Pacific, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He worked at Northwest Li quified Gas Company at The Dalles after his discharge, mov ing to Heppner in 1952, where he was associated with the Heppner Nor-gas. In 1963, he and his wife purchased Gard ner's Men's Wear in Heppner. He retired in 1983. Mr. Gardner was a member of the Heppner Elks and past Exalted Ruler and a past presi dent of the Chamber of Com merce; past president and board member of the Port of Morrow for 12 years and serv ed on the Heppner City Coun cil for 10 years. He was a member of Willow Creek Country Club and the Colum bia Blues Golf Club. Mr. Gard ner was a member of the Hepp ner United Methodist Church. He enjoyed working with Cub Scouts and sports in the schools. He liked hunting and fishing and building things, in cluding the home he lived in on Hinton Creek. Survivors include his wife, Marj, at the home; son, Roe of Hermiston; sister, Betty Galla- her and Peggy Gerking, both of The Dalles and Wilma Bolton of Dufur; brothers, Carl of Canby and Lewis of Troutdale. A brother, Bill, and a sister, Vel ma, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pioneer Memo rial Foundation, P.O. Box 515, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp ner was in charge of arrange ments. Sheriff» Report Pomona and The Morrow County Sheriff's other granges office in Heppner reports dis patching the following business during the past week; Feb. 27: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Spray ambulance and Air Life for an adult female with an ill ness at a Spray residence; Morrow County deputy responded to an Irrigon residence for an animal com plaint. Scott James Acock, 36, of Irrigon, was arrested for Maintaining a Dog as a Public Nuisance. Acock was released with a court date; Morrow County deputy responded to an Irrigon resi dence for a domestic assault complaint; Morrow County deputy assisted the Irrigon Fire Dept, with a structure fire on Wash ington Street. Feb. 28; Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Arlington ambulance to the land fill on Cedar Springs Road for an adult male with an in jury. The patient was trans ported to Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Spray am bulance to a residence on Willow' Street for an adult male with an illness. No transport was made; Morrow County deputy began an investigation of a stolen vehicle in the Boardman area; Morrow County deputy responded to the Boardman area for a complaint of an un authorized use of a motor vehicle; Morrow County deputy re sponded to Irrigon for a possi ble theft of a motorcycle. The theft is under investigation. Feb. 29: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Boardman ambulance to a residence on Kunze Road for an adult male with an illness. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston; Morrow County deputy began an investigation of a missing juvenile from the Boardman area. March 2: Morrow County deputy received a report of found property (a bike) in the Irrigon area; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Condon ambulance to Monahan's for a female with an illness. The pa tient was transported to the Gilliam County Medical Center; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Arlington ambulance to the Village Inn for a female with an illness. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. March 3: Morrow County deputy responded to an animal problem in the Boardman area; Morrow County deputy responded to an audible alarm at a residence on 8th Street in Irrigon; Morrow County deputy took a report of a stolen ATV from the Irrigon area; Morrow County deputy assisted a motorist on the 730 off ramp. The deputy trans ported students and called a for a tow truck; Morrow County deputy responded to a report of a suspicious male in the Irrigon area. March 4: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Boardman ambulance to a residence on Marshall Loop for an infant with an illness. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston; Morrow County deputy assisted an Irrigon resident with a civil matter. Market Report Compliment» of the Morrow County Qmn G ro w n Tuesday, March 5 Soft White *5.54 March *5.54 April *5.54/5.48 May *4.86 new crop-Aug. Barley *150 March-April *130 new crop-Aug. A wearing' o'the white? meet By Delpha Jones Pomona Grange met on Sat urday, March 2, at the Lex ington Grange Hall, with Dot Halvorsen presiding in the ab- sense of the master and over- seerer. Reports from the subordinate granges were given. Spray Grange is remodeling and enlarging the kitchen of their hall. Lexington is planning on fixing the roof and will be hav ing some money-making pro jects to help with the project. Willows Grange is busy with dinners and their regular meetings. Greenfield has taken in some new members and are having card parties and various money-making projects for the benefit of their hall. Ned Clark reported on the Interstate Commerce Commis sion and the transportation of farmers' produce and items needed by the farmer. There has been a change in this com mission of late and people should keep abreast of this. Wilma Martin gave a report on the subordinate that she has been receiving and all clubs are working diligently for the in terest of the grange. Members should keep in mind the vari ous contests that are available with prizes on the state and na tional levels. Kenneth Smouse reported on a seminar he recently attended with one of the main topics be ing goat grass. Instead of just appearing in the various parts of the U.S., goat grass has ac tually been here since the 1800s. It was first noticed local ly near Pullman, WA. The seeds will lay dormant in the ground for five years and still sprout if conditions are right. They are experimenting on dif ferent kinds of grain that may help control the plant and are studying the planting time to see if this has any control of its growth. Members voted to give $25 to the state to help finance the rural mail service in the U.S., which the grange had a good part in. The doll made and given for this project, made by Bobbi Jo Medlock, will be given to the St. Patrick Center in Heppner. Lexington Grange announc ed that they will give the first four degrees of the grange at the hall Sunday, March 24, with neighboring granges assisting. The meeting will start at 1 p.m., when the first two degrees will be given. A pot- luck dinner will follow, after which the next two degrees will be given. Anyone who has been obligated in the order should take these at this time as it is one of the rules of the grange that members receive the degree work. The committee reporting on the meeting dates for 1996 reported the following: Spray in April, Greenfield in July, Lexington, October and Wil lows, January. The program included readings from "Chicken Soup for the Soul". One was, "If I had my life to live over," and the other, "D on't be afraid to fail." Roll call of granges was Willows, 2, Greenfield, 2, Spray, 0 and Lexington, 12. HCC to meet The Heppner Coordinating Council (HCC) will meet on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 a.m. in the Heppner Ranger District office conference room. Agenda topics include: Heppner Foundation, HCC By- laws/membership statement, HCC brochure and HCC meetings schedule and agen das for spring quarter. The public is encouraged to attend meetings of HCC. Ad ditional agenda topics are wel come and can be included in the discussion items by contac ting one of the council officers: Stan Hoobing, chairman; Dan Brosnan and Delanne Fergus on, vice-chairmen; or John Ed- mundson, secretary. It was beginning to look a lot like Christm as as local residents awoke to snow Tuesday morning. However, the Heppner St. Patrick’s Day celebration is just around the corner. Agencies to Ranger district plans underburn The Heppner Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest has 30,500 acres under an ap proved prescription awaiting appropriate weather and fuel conditions to underburn. Underbuming is planned at East End and Dixon/Wheeler areas. The East End underburn, at 26,000 acres, lies between lower Potamus Creek and Bear Creek. The Dixon/Wheeler underbum, at 4,500 acres, lies in upper Dixon and Wheeler Creek basins west of Highway 207 and north of Forest Service Road 25. The purpose of the bums will be to reduce the natural ac cumulation of fuels such as needle cast, tree twigs and limbs, said a Heppner Ranger District news release. These smaller diameter fuels are the ones that cause wildfires to spur more rapidly when they occur. The burns are planned for implementation during the February through April part of this spring. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has selected sites within these areas and plans to be present to monitor air quality in and around the bums to ensure that state air quality standards are not exceeded by these projects. The Pacific Northwest Re search station at Seattle has fuel consumption plots established with the East End underburn area and will also be on-site during this underbuming pro ject. The data gathered will bet ter enable the district to predict the amount of emissions these types of underburns produce and how underburns may af fect local communities and forest users. Local heavy concentrations of snoke can be expected within and immediately adjacent to these underburns, but should dissipate quickly, said the re lease. Concerns or questions about the prescribed burning program should be directed to the Heppner Ranger District at 117 South Main Street in Hepp ner, or call 676-9187. Still time to enter St. Pat's Parade There's still time to get entered in the St. Patrick's Day Parade set for Saturday, March 16, around 1 p.m. on Main Street in Heppner. Parade entries are starting to come in and the parade is tak ing shape, said parade chair man Bob Kahl. Parade cate gories include Irish floats, characters, groups, musical groups, cars, bikes, golf carts. "If it's "Irish ", there's a place in the parade," said Kahl. This year, more ribbons and cash awards will be given to the top entries in each category. For those Irish lads and lassies, age 12 and under, the Kids and Pets division of the parade will again be looking to give out a "little o'the green" to those who come as the best Irish-dressed kid and pet, have the best behaved Irish pet, the most talented Irish pet or the best looking Irish pet. "S o kids, catch up that Irish cat or dog, goat or goldfish or whatever pet you have and come be part of the fu n," added Kahl. For entry forms, or for more information about the parade, call Kahl at 676-9113 days or 676-5422 evenings, or stop in at Van Marier and Kahl Insur ance. Child care basics program offered Umatilla-Morrow County Child Care Resource and Refer ral (CCRR) will be providing Child Care Basics II, Social and Emotional Training, in Hepp ner on Monday, April 1, from 6-10 p.m. at the Pettyjohn building. Free child care will be provid ed for the children of those at tending the training. Those in terested in receiving child care should notify CCRR at least three days in advance of the training. The training is free of charge and is appropriate for anyone providing child care in their home or at a center, said Tawnia Breshears, UMCCCRR consultant. It will also meet the continuing education require ment for licensed center em ployees. Pre-registration is required. I provide disaster assistance The USDA, Farm Service Agency and other agencies are staffed to provide assistance to agriculture producers who have suffered losses due to the recent natural disasters. Pro ducers wishing to apply should contact their local USDA ser vice center office. Applicable programs are: -Emergency Conservation Program-if approved, provides emergency funds for cost-shar ing with farmers and ranchers on the cost of restoring to pro ductive use farmland seriously damaged by disaster. Emergen cy practices may include debris removal, providing water for livestock, fence restoration, grading and shaping of farm land, restoring structures and possible pasture reestablish ment. -Emergency loans provide for physical losses to pay for re placement of buildings, equip ment, livestock and supplies lost, to the extent that in surance proceeds will not cover the loss. Emergency loans for production losses cover a short fall in income, due to reduc tions in production as a result of the disaster. Loan funds can be used to pay creditors, buy feed and pay operating and family living expenses. Applicants must have at least 30 percent loss in one crop or livestock enterprise and must have bought crop insurance. The loan amount is 80 percent of loss amount. Loan terms are 4 1/4 percent interest, up to 20 years. -Also, regular loan and loan guarantee programs to assist disaster programs and an Emergency Livestock Feed Pro gram could provide assistance. For information packets, con tact the USDA service center in your county, or call (503) 692-6830. Those interested should contact Kathy Cutsforth, 676-9150, or CCRR, 1-800-559-5878, and ask for Tawnia or Susan. When You Need LETTERHEAD & ENVELOPES C a ll U s T o d a y • Free price quotes • Fast service • Free pickup & delivery Heppner Gazette 676-9228 ♦
