FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 30,1997
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Obituaries
Velma (Fell) Cole
Funeral services for Velma
(Fell) Cole, 88, Portland, were
held April 30, 1997, at the Tigard
Christian Church, Tigard. Private
Mausoleum entombment will be
held at the Riverview Abbey
Mausoleum in Portland.
Mrs. Cole was bom in
Washtuckna, WA, on August 22,
1908, and died at a Portland
foster care home on April 27,
1997.
Mrs. Cole came to Heppner
when she was two years old. She
was raised and educated in
Heppner, where she graduated
from high school. She lived in
Heppner 20 years before moving
to the Portland area where she
lived most of her life. She lived
in Vemonia and Seaside for a
very short time.
Upon moving to Portland in
1942, she went to work in the
Oregon shipyards and also
worked for the Charles F. Berg
exclusive ladies' clothing store
She was a homemaker and had
retired from Standard Plaza and
American Business Maintenance.
While in Heppner, she was a
member of the Christian Church
and was a member of the Tigard
Christian Church.
She was an excellent seamstress
and loved to dance.
Mrs. Cole is survived by
daughters, Jo Anne Wolf, King
City, Darlene Emster, Barbara
Fazzolan and Dona Kathems, all
Portland; son, Robert Cole,
Portland; sister, Ellak Blake,
Portland; brothers, Glen Fell,
Portland, and Donald Fell, Hebo;
21 grandchildren, 33 great
grandchildren and four great,
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to the
Tigard
Christian
Church
Memorial Fund, 13405 S.W. Hall
Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223.
Mother's Day
raffle to be held
Soroptimist International of
Heppner is raffling a Mother's
Day basket full of "lots of good
stuff' for one lucky winner.
The basket is displayed at the
Heppner TV office.
Tickets are available for $1
each or six for $5 from any
Soroptimist or from Marianne at
VanMarter and Kahl's Insurance
in Heppner.
Janel Lacey is chairman for
the raffle.
Proceeds will go towards
funding of the indoor therapy
pool, under construction at the
swimming pool site.
Speaker planned
at Life Center
Duane Parrish
A few years ago, Duane Parrish
found himself stripped of the
ability to read, write, or speak,
following a major brain operation.
The Rev Parrish will be in
Heppner at the Christian Life
Center, 535 W. Morgan, on
Sunday, May 4, at 10:30 a. m. and
6 p.m. to tell how, "with God, you
are "Destined to Overcome."
Pastor Tim Van Cleave of the
Christian Center invites everyone
to "hear Duane tell his story of
human despair and of divine
power, of healing and the power
of a grateful spirit."
"The positive faith and spiritual
insight with which Duane speaks,
will inspire courage to face life
and deal realistically with doubts,
fear, conflicts, and obstacles. His
inspired story has helped many to
believe that, with God, they are
"Destined to Overcome," said a
news release.
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KING FOR A JOB?
Then you can't m iss the 1997
Devastated bv resignation
To the Editor:
On April 11, 1997, Dr. Will
iam Bitsas resigned from practice
with Pioneer Memorial Hospital
and Clinic due to conflicts be
tween both parties. That was a day
that, I feel, shocked his patients
and friends as well as may have
devastated some others. I for one
was one o f the devastated pa
tients.
You see, I have a very complex
medical case with some life-
threatening conditions. Some of
these life-threatening conditions
Dr. Bitsas discovered for the first
time and was treating and now I
don’t have him anymore.
Through the course of my life,
I have been seen by literally hun
dreds of physic ians-some good,
some not so good, and some I
have questioned how they came
to practice medicine. Dr. Bitsas
is one of the very best I have ev
ery been seen and treated by. He
definitely ranks in the top 10. He
is, in my opinion, very thorough
and competent, with a wonderful
bedside manner. He has taken the
time to find out about and explain
to me different conditions that
affect me and what course o f
treatment he has planned for me.
I, myself, cannot afford to lose
this quality of medical care. Can
work things out with Dr. Bitsas.
It's time for the townspeople to
let people who made the decision
not to renegotiate a fair contract
with Dr. Bitsas know what in this
matter is wanted by the majority
of the town, and what is felt about
their decision to force Dr. Bitsas
to leave. They need to hear from
everyone. Below are their names
and phone numbers: Jim Hankins,
Boardman, (541) 481-2540;
Robert McKinley, Boardman,
481-7480; Norma Stahl, Irrigon,
922-3392;
Cara
Osmin,
Heppner,
676-5816; Meg
M urray,
422-7251;
administrator, Kevin Erich, clinic
employees, 676-5504.
Everyone who wants Dr. Bitsas
back needs to call these people,
and write letters to the editor.
Together as a town we can make
a difference, but all voices must
be heard.
There are also petitions all
around town. Please be sure to
sign them. If anyone wants to
personally let Dr. Bitsas know he
has their support or find out his
side, his number is 676-5896.
(s) Laurie Reichardt
Heppner
To the Editor:
This is a letter to the editor, and
also to the citizens of Heppner. I
believe everyone that lives here,
and uses the medical facilities in
town should have a say in which
doctor they go see when ill.
Having a family doctor you t rust,
respect and like is a very
important right. The board is
elected, I thought, to make
decisions that are in the best
interest of the town. Since the
town citizens elect the members
of the board, it should also be
their job to listen to what's
important to the people who elect
them, especially in a matter as
important
as
choosing
a
physician.
As by now, everyone knows Dr.
Bitsas is no longer working as a
doctor in Heppner or anywhere
else. While he was, he gave his
patients quality care, that no one
has denied. Dr. Bitsas is still here
and would like to work things out
with the board and the other
caregivers at the clinic. The
problem is the other caregivers at
the clinic and the administrator
and the board aren't willing to
Time to give something back
effort and perhaps have this new
facility ready for fair.
Parents, if you're looking for a
way to teach your child
citizenship, this would help. All
of those who have benefited from
the livestock sale could give a
little something back. A Fair
Booster account has been set up at
the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Drop by and make a contribution,
any amount; or mail it in to the
Multipurpose Building Fund,
Bank of Eastern Oregon, P.O.
Box 39, Heppner, OR 97836.
If a county fair is part of the
lifestyle we enjoy, we must all
support these efforts.
Every
citizen can take pride in such
accomplishments when we all
pitch in. And 100 percent of the
contribution goes directly to the
project.
There
are
no
governmental
or
hidden
inefficiencies in overhead.
(s) A1 R. Brazell
To the Editor:
Fellow Morrow County
Citizens: Like many of you, I
recently received a letter from the
Morrow County Fair Board
asking for a donation toward the
construction of a multipurpose
building. This building would
replace the old livestock areas that
are greatly in need of much
repair, plus add more potential
usage of the fairgrounds. The fair
board, all volunteers, have put
much time and effort into the
planning for this much needed
update and addition. But, now
they need the help of all the
county citizens to bring this
about.
The county budget
committee has provided about
half the funding. It would be
great if we could get behind this
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Regional Chambers of Commerce &
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For more information call BMCC at:
541 / 278-5933
Sincerely,
(s) Vem Burke
Heppner
Renegotiate with Dr. Bitsas
Blue Mountain Community College
Regional Jobs Fair!
Wednesday, May 7, 4 to 7 p.m .,
The Jobs Fair is offered to the public free of charge.
Employers from throughout the region will be recruiting for
a number of exciting job positions, which may include:
you, the other patients o f Dr.
Bitsas, afford to lose this either?
Can our community afford to lose
a very valuable doctor and citi
zen as he is?
The article on the front page of
the newspaper two weeks ago
addressed some of the issues sur
rounding his resignation and I feel
sure there are others. Dr. Bitsas
stated that he was willing to try
and work those out so that he
could remain here to live and
practice medicine. I hope that can
be accomplished. If you are one
of the people that would like to
see that happen, I would like to
ask that you not only sign the pe
titions that are circulating around,
but let your request be known by
calling and talking to Kevin
Erich, the hospital administrator,
or Cara Osmin or Meg Murray,
our representatives on the hospi
tal board of directors, so that they
will know how you feel about
keeping him here.
I appreciate your time and help
in trying to see that this happens.
Also, would you be so kind as to
do that before the next meeting
of the hospital board of directors.
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M orrow C ounty Fair and O regon Trail Pro R odeo Court (L -R ) Princess
K ara M iller, Q u e e n D aw n Boor, Princess M aci Childers
By K ara M iller
Teresa Bunn, chaperone, re
cently arranged a Sunday morn
ing photo session for the 1997
M orrow County Fair-Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo court. Queen
Dawn Boor dressed in her regal
white, while Princesses Maci
Childers and Kara Miller donned
their official split riding skirts of
electric blue suede, trimmed with
white and black fringe and match
ing vests. The suits were designed
and created by Sandy Shook of
Hermiston and provided by the
Morrow County Fair Board. Kara
and Maci’s black hats, boots and
belts completed their official
wardrobe, while Dawn wore the
traditional white.
After a lunch break, the three
were joined by Katie Bacon,
daugher of BUI and Marcy Bacon
of lone, and Bobbie and Tracy
Rankin, daughters of Tim and
Kathy Rankin of Heppner. They
will be three of the pennant bear
ers who will travel to parades and
other appearances with the court
this summer.
The first official appearance of
the court was this year’s Town
and Country Day, Jan. 15. For
their coronation and introduction,
they wore their official blue and
white fringed split riding skirts
and vests, with chemise blouses.
The princesses’ tiaras were a gift
from court chaperone, Teresa, and
her husband, Matt Bunn. Queen
Dawn’s silver belt buckle was
sponsored by the Bank of East
ern Oregon; Princess Maci’s, In
land Empire Bank; and Princess
K ara’s, Wells Fargo Banking
Company. Their silver and gold
hair barrettes were a gift from
Marilyn Childers and the official
OTPR logo silver earrings and
brooches, from Marilyn Schiller.
The second court appearance
was at the St. Patrick’s Day Cel
ebration KUMA Coffee Hour, at
the Heppner Elks Lodge. Later
that day, they rode in a bright red
Dodge pickup furnished by
Camer Auto of Pendleton for their
appearance in the parade. In the
afternoon. Queen Dawn and her
princesses helped in the food
booth, sponsored by the rodeo
committee, at the arena during the
motorcross barrel racing contests,
and Sunday during the team rop
ing.
The court is filling out a full
summer of scheduled activities,
including appearances in numer
ous parades and shows. They will
be at Arlington on May 3. and
helping with the barbecue for the
dog trails at the Schiller Ranch,
also the first weekend in May.
They still have a few open dates
on weekends in June. If you
would like these Morrow County
ambassadors to attend an activity
or a meeting of your organization,
contact Teresa Bunn at 676-5111,
or LaRae Kindle, secretary of the
Morrow County Fair Board, 676-
9474.
Morrow County Arts Council & Morrow County Museum
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Performing at: St. Patrick’s Senior Center, Heppner, OR
Friday, May 9th at 7:00 p.m.
This performance is free to the public
Thu event is funded by the Morrow County Unified Recreation Distnct
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