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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 7, 1996
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Earl Crismon
Heppner
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To the Editor:
There's been a large concern
over our lack of jail space when
needed. It was brought to our
attention recently when we had
no space available for those
recently arrested in the "drug
bust." Also, approximately 3-4
weeks ago, a very drunk driver
had to be released due to no
space available.
I have personally seen (when
1 was a reseve officer) a multi
tude of people released on their
own recognizance after being
arrested for such things as driv
ing while suspended viola
tions, driving while intoxicated,
DWI resulting in property
damage and assaults.
Recently, a man was arrested
for "Failure to Appear" over a
traffic infraction. He has a
residence in Heppner, and
family at that residence. This
was a first time offense and on
ly a traffic infraction; still, he
was lodged in Pendleton for
the night. Not only did this
waste taxpayers' money to
lodge him, and time and gas for
two county officers to drive him
to and from Pendleton, but
most importantly, it took up a
bed that may have been need
ed for a more serious offender.
When he arrived in Pendle
ton, he was informed that they
didn't want him there. The on
ly reason he was there was
because it had been strongly
pushed by someone over here
in Heppner.
Another man was informed
(by way of scanner-no written
letter) that he had a warrant out
for his arrest for "Failure to Ap
pear" on two "dog at large"
tickets. He had not been ar
rested because they were
waiting for an available bed so
they could lodge him. Since he
was told about this warrant, he
i made arrangements with the
judge and took care of his
ticket.
Point being, why would we
want to lodge either of these
men for such small crimes and
waste one of our four available
beds at the Umatilla County Jail
and the money it takes to do
this? Isn't it more feasible all
the way around to arrest these
people and release them with
the knowledge that if their
tickets aren't taken care of
within, say, a 72-hour period,
they will be going to jail?
Maybe the person will be rear
rested, but more likely they'd
be taking care of their ticket.
Most people don't want to go
to jail, especially if it could be
easily avoided. Granted, they
should have taken care of it in
the first place, but think of the
money it would save. Besides,
it wouldn't take up jail space
for the more serious offender.
I'm angry over all of this for
the basic principle. If we use
our beds for misdemeanor
crimes, and then someone is ar
rested for a felony, there's a
possibility that the felony will
have to be released due to "lack
of jail space." Before they do
this, beds are sought out in
other county jails, but there's
always the possibility that they
will be filled also.
I just felt that this needed to
be brought to the public's at
tention. And yes, I do feel that
if you do the crime, you take
the punishment, but I feel that
in cases like these, a different
alternative would have been in
order, and a much cheaper and
possibly safer (to our communi
ty if a more serious offender
had to be released due to "lack
of beds") way to handle these
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(s) Shanna Paullus
Is it time yet?
To the Editor:
Let us not overlook that
Oregon has a very healthy in
flux of vacationers and conven
tion attendees who spend their
money in our state and return
home, where they take a sales
tax as a fact of life.
Why don't we tap into this
potential income? Why don't
we write an amendment to our
State Constitution that would
guarantee sales tax monies go
to schools and that the percen
tage could not be changed
without a vote of the people.
Every town in Oregon deserves
equal educational opportunity;
I cannot see this occurring
without a sales tax.
Sincerely,
(s) Jeffrey Cohen
Portland
Justice Court
Report
T*he Justice Court office at
the courthouse annex building
in Heppner reports handling
the following business during
the past week:
Tony Williams, 36, Heppner-
Failure to Appear on a Citation,
$334 fine, 180 days in jail, $100
and jail sentence suspended
with one year probation with
no further violation of law, no
further driving until right to
drive is reinstated, two counts
Driving While License Sus
pended, Driving Uninsured,
$741 fine;
Ronald Duane Fossum, 50,
McLeod,
M ontana-Truck
Speeding, 68 mph in a 55 mph
zone, $67 fine.
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man, died of cancer at his home
Tuesday, July 30, 19%.
He was bom Dec. 9,1930, at
Portland, to Harry and Nelly
Donovan. He graduated from
Arlington High School and
enlisted in the U.S. Army, 82nd
Airborne.
On June 13,1954, he married
Shirley A. West. The couple
moved to The Dalles where Mr.
Donovan operated Donovan's
Texaco and worked for Union
Pacific Railroad. In 1965, they
moved to Boardman where
they formed a partnership with
Mrs. D onovan's brother,
Dewey West, and sister-in-law,
Jeanne. They built and operat
ed C&D Drive-in, purchased
the Union 76 station, and pur
chased various other properties
for future development. Most
recently, Mr. Donovan owned
and operated Boardman
Wrecker Service.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing
and golf and playing "skins"
with his golfing buddies at
Wilson's Willow Run Golf
Course in Boardman.
Survivors include his wife,
Shirley, at the home; sons,
Jerry of Columbia City and Jack
of Boardman; daughter, Carol
Ann in Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.; brothers, Dennis and
Steve, both of Portland; sisters,
Roma Kusah of Vancouver,
Wash., Reine Wilds of The
Dalles, Connie Killham of
Salem, and Loretta Pachmayer
of Portland; and 10 grand
children.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Riverside High
School Golf Program, c/o Mike
Wetherell, Route 1, Box 27,
Boardman, Ore. 97818, or to
Vange John Memorial Hospice,
P.O. Box 306, Hermiston, Ore.
97838.
Bums Mortuary of Hermis
ton was in charge of arrange
ments.
The funeral for Earl H. Cris
mon was Monday, July 22, at
Bishop Funeral Chapel in Pen
dleton.
Mr. Crismon, 77, died Fri
day, July 19, 19% at St. An
thony Hospital.
He was bom May 5, 1919 in
Granite City, 111., the son of
Herman and Sara Canoy Cris
mon. As a child he moved to
Heppner where he grew up
and went to school.
Mr. Crismon served in the
Army overseas for 3V j years
during World War II. He mar
ried Edna Gosney on March 4,
1946 in Vancouver, Wash. They
lived in various areas around
Oregon during their marriage.
Mr. Crismon worked for
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
in the Willamette Valley for
several years. He later worked
for Aloha Trailer Manufacturers
Co. in Aloha before moving to
Pendleton in 1972. There he
worked as a revenue agent for
the State of Oregon until his
retirement in 1980.
Mr. Crismon was a member
of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, Pendleton Elks Lodge
No. 288, National Rifle Associa
tion, Masonic Lodge and
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He enjoyed the outdoors and
traveling.
He is survived by his wife
Edna at home, sons, James M.
Crismon of Gresham and
Ronald E. Crismon of Portland,
daughter Florence M. Atkinson
of Portland and mother Sara
Adkins of Heppner. He had
four grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Private family committal was
at the Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland.
Contributions can be made
directly to Visions Northwest,
621 S.W. Alder No. 500, Port Janet J. Skoubo
Janet Julia Skoubo, 72, of
land, Ore., 97205 or to the
Corvallis,
died Wednesday, Ju
Kidney Oregon Association,
ly
31,1996,
at Good Samaritan
P.O. Box 222, Portland, Ore.,
Hospital
in
Corvallis.
97207, or through Bishop
The
funeral
was Monday,
Funeral Chapel.
Aug. 5, in the chapel of Mc
George D. Sinclair
Henry Funeral Home, in Cor
The funeral for George vallis. Private burial will be later
Douglas Sinclair was Thursday, at the Boardman cemetery.
Aug. 1 in the chapel at Burns
Mrs. Skoubo was bom June
Mortuary of Hermiston.
19, 1924, at Enterprise, to
Mr. Sinclair, 82, of Irrigon, Glenn and Nellie Bain Luhrs.
died Monday, July 29, 1996 at She grew up in La Grande and
Good Samaritan Center in Her attended school there.
miston.
On Oct. 14,1946, she married
He was bom Feb. 22,1914 at Ed Skoubo at Vancouver,
Palouse, Wash., to Joseph and Wash. The couple lived at
Laura Fessenden Sinclair. He Pendleton for two years then
started school at Lewiston, Id., moved to Boardman where
then moved to Perry, Ore., they lived until 1%2 when they
with his family, then to La moved to Corvallis.
Grande.
Mrs. Skoubo worked at Uma
On May 7, 1938 he married tilla Ordinance Depot as a prac
Estella May Kube. They lived in tical nurse during World War II
La Grande until World War II and later helped maintain the
when they moved to Seattle family farm at Boardman. After
where they both went to work moving to Corvallis, she was
at Boeing. Mr. Sinclair later employed as a cook by the Cor
worked for Elliott Bay Plywood vallis School District, primari
Company in Seattle. His wife ly at Lincoln Elementary
died in 1972 and Mr. Sinclair School, until her retirement.
moved to Irrigon.
Mrs. Skoubo enjoyed cook
He enjoyed fishing and hun ing, sewing, and reading. She
ting.
liked working outdoors in her
Survivors include a son, Ver yard and garden and enjoyed
non, of Pendleton; daughters, her children and grandchild
Georgia Gail of Bremerton, ren.
Wash., and Gloria Hoge of
Survivors include her hus
Kent, Wash.; a brother, Walt of band, Ed, of Corvallis; sons,
Irrigon; six grandchildren and James Getchell of Prosser, Jerry
three great-grandchildren.
Getchell of Hermiston, and
Memorial contributions may Dave Skoubo of Corvallis; a
be made to the Good Samaritan daughter, Janell Jensen of Ger-
Center in Hermiston, or to the vais, nine grandchildren and
Irrigon Senior Citizens Center five great-grandchildren. She
Trust Fund, P.O. Box 614, Ir was preceded in death by a
rigon, Ore. 97844.
son, Roger, and brothers, John
Burns Mortuary of Hermis Luhrs, Jim Luhrs, and Claude
ton was in charge of arrange Luhrs.
ments.
Memorial contributions may
be
made to the American Heart
Carroll Donovan
Association
through McHenry
Funeral services for Carroll
Funeral
Home,
206 N.W. 5th,
Jack Donovan were Friday,
Corvallis,
Ore.
97330
Aug. 2, in the chapel at Bums
Mortuary in Hermiston. Burial
Cecil Franklin Hicks
followed at Riverview Ceme
Graveside funeral services for
tery in Boardman.
Cecil Franklin Hicks were Mon-
Mr. Conovan, 65, of Board-
Come Share With Us
at
W illow Creek Baptist Church
Bible Study for all ages 2 p.m.
Worship Service 3 p.m.
Meeting in the
7th Day Adventist Church
560 North M inor
day, August 5 at the Riverview
Cemetery of Boardman.
Mr. Hicks, 82, of Boardman,
died Friday, Aug. 2, 19% at his
home.
He was bom Aug. 6, 1913, at
Bristol, Tenn., to Andrew and
Mary Hicks. He was raised by
George and Mary Fichter.
Hicks was a sheep herder
and secretary of the Sheep-
herder Assoc, of Gilliam Coun
ty. He had several hobbies such
as deer and elk hunting, fishing
and camping.
He was active in rodeo and
owned and operated grocery
stores in lone and Boardman
for many years. He was his
own butcher in his stores. Mr.
Hicks was active in communi
ty service, a volunteer fireman
and served on the City Council.
He married his wife, Evelyn
Robinson in Kinzua, in July of
1945. They later divorced and
Robinson died in 1996.
He was preceded in death by
his brother Bill Hicks. Survivors
include his son, G.L. Hicks of
Irrigon; daughter, Shirley of
Boardman; brother, Mattlon
Hicks of Lonerock; sister,
Pauline Freauff of Portland; six
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may
be made to any local fire de
partment.
Bums Mortuary of Hermis
ton was in charge of arrange
ments.
Ronald W. Broadfoot
Ronald Wayne Broadfoot, 50,
of Hermiston, died Friday,
Aug. 2, 1996, in the Black
Snake area outside of Walla
Walla as the result of a logging
accident.
The funeral was Tuesday
Aug. 6, in the chapel at Bums
Mortuary of Hermiston with
burial to follow at the Hermis
ton Cemetery.
Mr. Broadfoot was bom Aug.
2, 1946, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., to
Lindell L. and Vergie M. Bunch
Broadfoot. He was raised at
M ilton-Freew ater and St.
Maries, Idaho.
He joined the U.S. Navy in
1964, and served during the
Vietnam conflict until his dis
charge in 1967. He attended
Blue Mountain Community
College in Pendleton and later
worked for the Pendleton
Police Department.
In 1970, he returned to the St.
Maries area where he owned
and operated a cedar mill and
logging company.
On May 26,1973, he married
Mary Ann Yokum at Post Falls,
Idaho. They moved to Hermis
ton in 1977 where he owned
and operated his own log truck.
Most recently, he owned and
operated Broadfoot Logging,
which he had started in 1984.
He enjoyed playing guitar,
fishing, archery, hunting, wat
ching basketball, and logging.
He was a member of the
Heppner BPOE Lodge and
Associated Oregon Loggers.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Ann of Hermiston, his
mother, Vergie Broadfoot of
Milton-Freewater; sons, Bryan,
Jason and Jerod, all of Hermis
ton, and Don and Jim, both of
Colfax, Wash.; sisters, Donna
Schroeder of Spokane, Linda
Walcker of College Place,
Judy Lamberton of Brewster,
Wash., and Joan Lavrovich of
Ashland; and one grand
daughter. His father, Lindell
Broadfoot, preceded him in
death.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Associated
Oregon Loggers through Bums
Mortuary, P.O. Box 289, Her
miston, Ore. 97838.
Tourney at W C C C
The Willow Creek Country
Club golfers wil have a Jack and
Jill mini-tournament on Friday,
Aug. 9 at 6 p.m.
The activity will involve a
nine-hole modified couples
type of play with the format
determined by the committee
in charge.
Prizes will be awarded for
low scores and special events.
The charge will be $4 per cou
ple for members and $10 per
couple for non-members.
Light snacks will be provid
ed by the committee in charge.
Hosts will be Duane and
Robinai Disque, Dave and Cor-
ol Mitchell, and Wayland and
Pat Hyatt.
Wheeler Co schools
reunion on Aug. 10
Alumni of Wheeler County
High School and Wheeler High
School are invited to attend a
potluck picnic during the
Wheeler County Fair at the
Glover Memorial Center Hall at
the Wheeler County Fair
grounds in Fossil on Saturday,
Aug. 10, around 5 p.m.
The fair opens Wednesday,
Aug. 7 and runs through Sun
day, Aug. 11. A parade will be
held Saturday, at 11 a.m.; the
rodeo at 1:30 p.m.; and a fair
dance at 10 p.m. A rodeo is also
scheduled for the previous day,
Friday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m.
For more information, call
Midge Geer, 763-2386, Mildred
Williamson, 763-2013, or Joyce
Clodfelter, 333-2558.
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IT IS BEST TO CUT CRASS OFTEN AND LEAVE CLIPPINGS
In case you’ve been wondering what to do with your grass clip
pings, just leave them on the lawn, advises Tom Cook, turf grass
specialist at Oregon State University.
Unless you’ve let the lawn grow excessively long, or the clipp
ings are in thick clumps, grass clippings are a good source of
nutrients. Leaving clippings helps save fertilizer costs and thereby
prevents ground and surface water contamination.
Grass clippings contain up to the equivalent per weight of 7
percent nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, explained Cook.
“Our research has shown that we can cut the fertilizer applica
tion rate almost in half when we return clippings with a mulching
type rotary mower,” said Cook. "And on lawns growing in clay
soils, I have produced acceptable quality turf for as long as 12
years without adding any fertilizer at all.”
If you plan to leave the clippings, mow the lawn often, advised
Cook.
“ Frequent mowing, about once a week during the growing
season, will have a greater impact on turf quality than any other
lawn care practice except irrigation in the summer,” he said. " I
consider mowing more important than fertilizer if clippings are
returned via a mulching mower. If clipping are removed, then the
only way to keep fertility up is to keep adding more fertilizer.”
Your grass should be cut often enough so that not more than
one-third of the grass blade is removed at any one time, advised
Cook.
Don’t leave piles of heavy, wet clippings on the lawn, he advis
ed. You need to rake them or the grass underneath may be
smothered.
Be sure the mower blade is sharp and cuts, not tears, your grass.
A sharp blade will also help chop the clippings into smaller pieces
as you mow over the lawn time after time.
A mulching mower works even better, because it is designed
to chop up clippings very fine and then deposits them down in
the turf canopy, said Cook.
Despite rumors to the contrary , clippings do not promote thatch
build up, said Cook
"Virtually all research conducted with turf has shown that grass
clippings do not increase thatch," he explained. “ In most cases,
thatch increases as mowing height increases ”
Clippings break down quickly, often in a matter of a few w eeks,
he said.