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.
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