Obituaries
Joseph D. “Joe” Balfe
Joseph D. “Joe Balfe, 64, of An
chorage, died Monday, January 27,
1997, at his Anchorage home after
a brief illness. A Mass of Christian
burial was held on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 4, 1997.
Mr. Balfe was bom July 15,1932
in Beaverton. He was a graduate of
Willamette University and Willa
mette University School of Law. He
served with the Air Force during
the Korean War.
Mr. Balfe’s law enforcement
career began in 1956, when he
joined the Oregon State Police. He
served with that department for
eight years. The last two years
were spent attending Willamette
Law School by day and working
as a state police officer at night.
After passing the Oregon Bar in
1964, he became assistant pros
ecuting attorney in Heppner. This
was a part-time position he held in
addition to his private practice.
He moved to Juneau in 1969 and
worked in the Juneau District
Attorney’s office as Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. The following year,
he was appointed district attorney
for the First Judicial District.
While stationed in Juneau, Mr.
Balfe was frequently called upon
by the Attorney General’s Office
to assist district attorneys in other
parts of the state. He was involved
in special grand jury meetings,
handled special cases and substi
tuted during manpower shortages
in Fairbanks and Anchorage.
In 1972, Mr. Balfe was ap
pointed District Attorney for the
Third Judicial District in Anchor
age, a position he held until 1979.
He left the District Attorney’s of
fice in 1979 to assume a new posi
tion as a liaison between the state
departments of Law and Public
Safety, a position he held until 1982,
when he retired.
From 1991-93, he served as Di
rector of the Fraternal Order of
Alaska State Troopers (FOAST).
He was a member of the Oregon
State Bar Association, the Alaska
Bar Association, and the Loyal Or
der of Moose.
GROWER MEETING
Career ed class letters
cont. from pg 2
helps students
Swaggarts
anniversary
L O C A T IO N : Willows Grange, lone
D A T E : February 7, 1 9 9 7
T I M E : 8 :0 0 a.m . until noon
A G EN D A
8:00-8:45 M arv Aguiar, Tri-River
Chemical New Products, Label
Changes
8:45-9:30 Geoff Roper, Monsanto
Round Up Formulations, Mon 37500
9:30-9:45 Break
9:45-10:15 Paul Pargeter, Bayer New
Products
10:15-10:45 Pete Vanorek, CIBA Tilt
Plus, Strawbreaker Foot Rot
10:45-11:15 Brian Bush, Sandoz
Perennial Weed Control
11:15-noon Don Wysocki, ARS
Mustard Seed Production
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED
T h re e C re d it H o u rs W ill Be A w a rd e d
SPONSORED MY TH E MORROW C O U N TY DRAIN GROW ER«
FOOT
PAIN?
Dr. Donald Carlson,
parents moved to California, she
remamed in Oregon and soon
transferred to Oregon State'
College where she graduated in
1929 with a degree in business At
By Deana Hendricks
OSC she was a member o f the
This year a new teacher has
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She
joined the Heppner High School
remained as an employee of
staff, Glenn Zollner Among his
Oregon State College to teach
typing,
bookkeeping
and list of classes to teach is the career
education class, a class specifically
shorthand Several students from
designed to help young students in
Heppner were in her classes, even
finding a direction in life, and
at that time. She then accepted a
work
towards it
When asked
job at Heppner High School and
about
how
he
deems
the
class, Mr
began teaching typing, shorthand
Zollner said, "This is probably the
and bookkeeping there in 1931.
most important class at Heppner
She enjoyed several Thespian
performances at the Star Theater High. Members ofthe community
with Jim Thomson, Jr., another bring real life experience and skills
to the classroom and serve an
aspiring actor.
She traded at Thomson Brothers intregral part of career education
Grocery and she and Jim class ."
So with that in mind this nine
Thomson, Jr., began dating. They
Frances Ethelyn Pierson were married on December 24, weeks, Mr Zollner started the
Frances Ethelyn Pierson, 84, a 1933, at the family home on South class off with an assignment of
writing a formal letter to people in
10-year resident of Olympia, Wash Court Street in Heppner.
and out o f the community who
During
the
65
years
of
living
in
ington, died Wednesday, January
work
in the field that each of the
Heppner,
she
participated
in
many
29, 1997 of natural causes at Puget
students
is interested in, invite
organizations
in
the
community,
Sound Health Care Center in Olym
Bookworms,
Bridge
Club, them into the class, and ask them
pia. In keeping with her wishes, no
Soroptimist International, PTA, all kinds o f questions about their
service was held.
Eastern Star, of which she was profession So far a police officer,
Mrs. Pierson was bom July 8, past worthy matron, and was a a phy sical therapist, a member of
1912, in Moro. She married Theo Blue Bird and Camp Fire leader
the bank's staff and even famous
dore R. “Ted” Pierson on Septem She was involved in school novelist, Anne Rice, have been
ber 12,1930inGoldendale, Wash activities of her three children and invited
ington. They lived m Moro, Hepp was involved in the family
ner, Condon and White Salmon, business. She enjoyed reading,
playing bridge, tole painting and
Washington.
Although Mrs. Pierson held a needlework She was a member of
variety o f positions during her All Saints Episcopal Church
In 1964, she returned to
Merle and Luella Swaggart,
working years, her most frequent
Heppner High School as a Ritter, will celebrate their 65th
occupation was as a bookkeeper.
substitute teacher She went back wedding anniversary on Saturday,
She enjoyed handiwork and sew
to school at Portland State and Feb 8. at the Pendleton Elks
ing, word games, reading, garden obtained her library science degree
Lodge.
ing and bridge.
in 1964. She then became the HHS
Merle Swaggart and Luella
Mrs. Pierson is survived by iiDranan, retiring in 1974.
Baird were married on February' 1,
three daughters; Pat Rauch of
Mrs. Thomson is survived by her 1932, in John Day They have
Heppner, Rose Nelson of Condon, husband, Jim, Heppner; daughters, lived in Grant and Morrow
and Maijone Yung of Olympia; a Meredith Walters, Shell Beach, counties all their lives.
sister, Alice McKee of Eugene; nine CA, and Bernice Thomson,
She was postmaster for 27 years
grandchildren and 20 great-grand Tigard, son, Bruce, Aloha; a sister, at Ritter, retiring at age 72. He has
children. She was preceded in death Mabel Fuller, Vancouver, WA; six been a cattle rancher in the area for
Russ,
Duane, more than 60 years.
by her husband in 1977 and by a grandchildren,
Ammon
and
Aaron
Walters,
The couple are involved in
granddaughter.
Bleitz Funeral Home in Seattle Stacey and Jeff Thomson; and Eastern Star, the Elks Club, and
th re e
great-grandchildren, their many grandchildren and
was in charge of arrangements.
Zachary, Breanna and Nathan great-grandchi ldrcn
Walters. She was preceded in
They had four children, Althea
Madge B. Thomson
death by two sisters, Erma and Gibbs, Stanfield, Mary' Lou
Madge B Coppock Thomson,
Veda, and a brother, Harry'.
Blackwell,
Anahim,
British
87, Heppner, died at Heppner on
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
Canada,
Cecil
Friday, Jan. 31, 1997. Funeral
was in charge of arrangements. Columbia,
Swaggart,
Ritter,
and
Betty
services were held Tuesday, Feb
Contributions, for those who wish
4, 1997, at All Saints Episcopal
may be made to Pioneer Memorial Kennedy, now deceased, 10
Church in Heppner Concluding
Home Health, P.O. Box 9, grandchildren and 14 great
services and interment were at the
Heppner; or to the Oregon Trail grandchildren
Heppner Masonic Cemetery'.
Library District, P.O. Box 325,
Mrs. Thomson was bom March
Heppner
9,1909, in Superior, Nebraska, to
Edwin Garfield Coppock and
4 -H N E W S
Aldora Samms Coppock. She was
the fourth of five children in the
North Lex Sheep
family.
By Nicole Wilson, reporter
At an early age, Mrs. Thomson
The North Lex Sheep Club had
and her family moved to Buffalo,
their second 4-H meeting of the
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Montana, where her father had
year Club members played games
Coppock
Mercantile
Mrs
to learn the different kinds of
Thomson related many anecdotes
breeds of sheep. The next meeting
about her life in Buffalo-traveling
will be Sunday, Feb. 9, at the
over clothesline wires in a washtub
Computer Paper
during the deep snows of Montana Extension Office. Members will
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winters; going to school with talk about the different kinds of
several grades in one room; getting sheep.
her first job at the age of 16 as the
Kool Kitchen Kids
telephone operator for the town of
By
Kylee
Disque, reporter
Buffalo.
The Kool Kitchen Kids met at
When her father's asthma forced
him to sell his business for health Tami Rietmann's house on January
reasons, the family then moved to 8 Club members made kabobs
Salem, Oregon. She worked long with oranges, apples, cherries and
bananas. The meeting was called
hours at the cannery there and to order by Jode Coil.
then enrolled at Willamette
All members got new 4-H books
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
University where she continued and folders. In the new book,
Foundation recently awarded
her lifelong pursuit of education
members talked about goals that
Her parents moved to Hawthorne, they would like to reach Another Sandra Dooney, Irrigon, $200 for
costs associated with taking her
California, where one of his jobs meeting will be held in February'.
paramedic exam.
included working on the set of
Dooney
has
successfully
"The Wizard of Oz". Although her
completed paramedic course
work and was hired by the
Morrow County Health District
as a full-time paramedic for north
Morrow County, contingent upon
completing
her
paramedic
certification
He was an avid golfer, and en
joyed his cabin and snowmachmg.
He also enjoyed getting together
with friends and singing many of
the old songs he grew up with.
Mr. Balfe is survived by his wife,
Janet Palmer-Balfe, of Anchorage;
his sons, Scott Balfe of Anchor
age, John Balfe of Portland; and
two grandchildren, Kenny Scott
Balfe of Anchorage and Crystal
Balfe of Casper, Wyoming; his
brother, Pat; and sisters, Hilda
Weimer and Jean Walker, all of
Portland.
In lieu of flowers, the family
asks that donations be made to
FOAST, P.O. Box 100280, Anchor
age, Alaska 99510. Evergreen Me
morial Chapels, Anchorage, was in
charge of arrangements.
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podiatric foot and ankle specialist,
will be at the Pioneer Memorial Clinic
February 12 for the diagnosis and
treatm ent of all foot problems.
Call Now 676-5504 or Herm iston Clinic 567-8750
Pioneer Memorial Hospital Clinic
will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17
for P resid en ts' Day
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S U P L IE S
FfiX Paper
Gazette-Times
676-9228
To the Editor:
My name is Genia Grant. I’m a
sixth grader at Heppner Middle
School. I’m writing to your be
cause food and drinks are not al
lowed on yht bus. I think that we
should be able to have food and
drinks on the bus. We are respon
sible enough to pick up our mess
and we can teach the little kids to
clean up their mess. Some kids are
on the bus for a very long time with
no food or drinks. I think we
should get food and drinks on the
bus because we can be responsible
enough to clean up our bus.
Sincerely,
(s) Genia Grant
To the Editor:
My name is Justin Botefuhr and
I’m writing to you because there
are a lot of kids and parents that
like to go swimming and there isn’t
a swimming pool in Heppner. But
the people in Heppner understand
that the people that are building it
need a lot of money. So please build
one fast.
Sincerely,
(s) Justin Botefuhr
To the Editor:
My name is Tiffany Piper. I’m a
fifth grader from Heppner Middle
School. I think that it is great that
the R & W is giving certificates for
reading out to girls and boys. The
R & W has done this for years and
it really encourages us to read.
Sincerely,
(s) Tiffany Piper
To the Editor:
1 think that it is really nice that
we have Colt basketball. It gives
us something to do on the week
ends. I also think that it is really
nice of the coaches and Dave
Gunderson to take their spare time
to help us with our basketball. Dave
Gunderson m anages the Colts
when his kids are now in high
school. Also some of the coaches
don’t have kids in it either. It is re
ally nice of all of the coaches. I
think I talk for all of the kids in
Colts when I say we appreciate it.
Sincerely,
(s) Ashley Ward
To the Editor:
I am a fifth grader of the Hepp
ner Middle School. We are having
a reading program. It is very fun
and exciting. But sometimes, we
have a hard time finding books at
the city library. They don’t have as
many books to choose from as the
school library. That is why I am
suggesting they get a larger sec
tion of books for fifth and sixth
graders to read. Why? Well, some
books are too easy; some are too
hard, but the ones that are in our
age level are not as exciting or in
teresting.
Sincerely,
(s) Stacy Delveaux
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According to Dooney, costs to
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additional donations, which are
tax deductible, to help with
Dooney's expenses. Additional
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P.O Box 515, Heppner, OR
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donations
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