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Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Published weekly and entered as periodical m atter at the Post Office at H eppner,
Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at H eppner,
Oregon. Office at 147 W est Willow Street Telephone (541)676-9228. Postmaster
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News E ditor
Stephanie Jensen .......................................................................................... Typesetting
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Penni Keersem aker
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David Sykes, Publisher
Letter home from Bosnia
(Editor's note: Thq following letter from Bosnia was w ritten by
Morrow County District Attorney Earl R. Woods, who is serving
in Bosnia with his National Guard unit.)
I had the good fortune the other day to be selected by my
Commander to go to a NATO logistics (for you old soldiers that used
to be supply) conference, which took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The
thing that I found fascinating about the conference was the fact that 21
nations were represented at the conference including 15 member
nations and six non-members, including a contingent from the
(former) Soviet Union.
At the end of the first day, as I sat in the British officer's mess, I was
approached by a Russian It. colonel who, using sign language, asked
me if he could buy me a beer. I tried to tell him in sign language that
American soldiers can't drink alcohol under our rules. We struggled
with this for awhile and finally I discovered that while he spoke no
English, he did speak German reasonably well (although with a heavy
Russian accent). I used to speak German passably but haven't used it
in years and, as a result, we had a conversation that was somewhat
labored, although we were able to communicate. He told me that I was
the first American military officer he had ever spoken to in depth and
wanted to convey his feelings and attitudes about his country's new
relationship with the United States to another soldier in the hopes we
might share a common view.
He told me that Russians like and trust Americans more than they
like or trust their European neighbors. He said his government had
done a rotten job of managing the Soviet Bloc countries such as East
Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, etc., during the
period of the Cold War and, as a result, these people hate the Russians.
He went on to explain that the Soviets subjected these people to forced
labor and now they're concerned that if these countries are allowed to
join NATO that they would then constitute an alliance that would hate
Russia. He was also concerned about Germany's rising influence in
NATO. He also told me that Russia had been so dominated by their
government that when the government crumbled there was a vacuum
created so vast that it could only be filled by chaos.
I asked him after he described to me the chaos in his country,
whether the people o f the Soviet Union hadn't, in effect, made their
own bed? I told him that the people of the Soviet nation didn't have to
treat the eastern European countries badly any more than they had to
support their government which eventually collapsed under its own
weight. I told him that we have a saying in this country that "You reap
your own rewards." With that he just looked at me for awhile like I had
holes in my head and finally I began to understand. We don't think
alike. In his country the government tells the people what to do and
they accept it, never thinking they have a choice. In our country we
tell the government what to do and we participate in making the
choices. The more time I spend in these former soviet controlled
countries the more I hope we never change.
Regards, Ltc. Earl R. Woods, Jr.
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Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 25.1997
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
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You deserve a real nurse
To the Editor:
I am writing in regards to HB
3697, the Oregon Hospital
Association's super board and
anti-RN bill. This bill would
allow anyone, regardless of
training or education, to put
"RN" after their name so long as
they register with the state. It
also creates a super board to
regulate these people without
providing for an educated,
trained, tested registered nurse
sitting on this board.
This bill was introduced for
one purpose only: "for profit"
hospitals want to cut costs and
increase revenue by eliminating
real nurses (RNs) from the
rosters. This is threat not only to
educated nurses such as myself
but an even bigger threat to the
public. Untrained and uneducated
persons in the health-care setting
threaten the very lives o f those
we are trying to heal. In areas of
the country where this has been
allowed, hospital stays have
doubled because complications
have doubled due to poor patient
care, not to mention the doubled
cost to the patient.
If an
insurance company only pays for
a five-day stay and you have to
stay 10 days, guess who pays for
the additional five days.
Hospitals in the business of
making money care nothing for
the public, their patients or the
cost of care. If the patient
doesn't pay for their additional
days stay, they will simply send
them to collections.
It's all
business and greed. Would you
like to be hurried into a busy
emergency room with a heart
orientation to giving bed baths.
Health care is about people. It is
my and my colleagues' duty to
protect those people. The laws
and regulations we have in place
right now protect the public from
these
money
hungry
businessmen.
If we are to truly keep costs
down, patients must receive the
best care possible. That means
receiving care from educated,
trained real nurses. We want to
protect you from the greed of
hospital stockholders who don't
care about you. Please speak out
and let your state legislator know
you want quality, professional
care. You deserve a real nurse.
(s) Lori E. Straley
Registered Nurse
Certified Surgical Technologist
Troedson, Swedish immigrants.
He attended the local school
through eighth grade when he
started farming. During the De
Darrell T. Vinson
pression in the 1930s, he pur
Darrell T. Vinson, 78, of Hepp chased his own ranch in the lone
ner, died Sunday, June 22, 1997, area and devoted the next 40 years
at his home.
to farming.
At his request, no services will
On March 24,1948, he married-
be held.
Margaret Brewster McGreer, who
Mr. Vinson was bom Septem along with 12 year old daughter,
ber 13, 1918, at Monument to Shirlee, joined Mr. Troedson on
Elza and Emma Ferguson Vinson. his ranch.
He was raised on the family farm
The Troedsons retired in 1971
on the North Fork John Day and sold the ranch to Eric and
River. He attended the Kimberly Mamie Anderson.
school and the Pumpkin Center
In addition to farming, Mr.
School in Grant County. When he Troedson enjoyed the stock mar
was 12, he moved to Buttercreek, ket, most sports, especially base
w here he attended Lena, ball, football and boxing, and the
Sunnyside and Pine City schools Pendleton Round-Up, which he
in Morrow County.
had attended over 60 times. He
On July 27, 1958, he married also liked to travel and had made
Henrietta Sue Heath, at Eugene.
many trips to Sweden to visit rela
He worked in Morrow County tives and, in 1960, participated in
most of his life and worked 17 of a People to People farming tour
those years as custodian for the of Eastern Europe.
Morrow County School District.
He was a member of the Wheat
He was a member of the Mor League, the Episcopal Church of
row County Historical Society the Redeemer and had been a
and served on the St. Patrick member o f the Heppner Elks
Mealsite Committee.
Lodge for 67 years.
Survivors include his wife,
Survivors include his wife,
Sue; stepchildren, Melvin Gil Margaret, and daughter, Shirlee,
both of Pendleton. He was pre
ch rist o f A lam agordo, New
M exico, Anna Schw arzin o f ceded in death by brothers, Carl
and Francis, and sister, Linea.
Heppner, Joe Heath of Florence,
Kansas; and Fran Barnett of lone;
Memorial contributions may
13 grandchildren, 26 great-grand be made to the Episcopal Church
children and one great-great of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Sec
grandchild. He was preceded in ond St., Pendleton, OR 97801; the
death by sisters, Emma, Elba, Education Foundation of Pendle
Floss and Iva, and brothers Lee, ton, P.O. Box 812, Pendleton, OR
L.D., Buster, Ben and Delbert.
97801, or to a charity of choice,
Memorial contributions may directly or through Bishop Fu
be made to St. Patrick's Senior neral Chapel, P.O. Box 325, Pen
Center Trust Fund, P.O. Box 266, dleton, OR 97801.
Heppner, OR 97836.
Jared D. Vandecar
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
Jared David Vandecar, 16, of
is in charge of arrangements.
Irrigon, died Tuesday, June 17,
Mildred I. Morgan
1997, at The Dalles hospital of
Mildred I. Morgan, 79, of lone, injuries sustained in a fall from a
died Saturday, June 21, 1997 at bluff on the Phillipi Ranch near
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Arlington.
Heppner.
The funeral was held Saturday,
The funeral was Wednesday, June 21, 1997 at Boardman, with
June 25, 1997, with concluding burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery in
service and burial at High View Baker City.
Cemetery in lone.
Jared was bom December 1,
Mrs. Morgan was bom Febru 1980, at H erm iston, to Lois
ary 2,1918, at lone, to Ernest and Elaine and R obert Louis
Lena Baker Lundell. She grew up Vandecar III. The family moved
at lone and attended school there, to Irrigon when he was two and
graduating in 1936.
he grew up in the area and at
On September 3, 1941, she tended schools at Irrigon and
married Lloyd W. Morgan, at Boardman. A natural athlete, he
Stevenson, W ashington. The had played football, basketball
couple lived and farmed in the and baseball all through his
lone area all their married life.
school years and baseball every
Mrs. Morgan was a member of summer.
Eastern Star and the Rebekah
He was a member of the Riv
Lodge for 61 years.
erside Future Farmers of America
She enjoyed her family and and loved hunting, motorcycle
especially enjoyed watching her riding and camping.
grandchildren play sports.
Survivors include his parents
Survivors include a son, Virgil Robert and Lois Vandecar and
o f lone; daughters, Judy brother, Robbie, of Irrigon; sis
Davidson of Portland, Geraldine ter, Nicole Case of Spokane; and
Paavola of Scappoose and Bonni grandparents, David Trump of
Ball o f lone; a sister, Helen Milton-Freewater, and Leroy and
Pettyjohn of lone; a brother, Ri Pat Zeller of Colfax, Washington.
chard Lundell of Pendleton; 10 He was preceded in death by
grandchildren and seven great grandparents, Robert and Lorena
grandchildren. She was preceded V andecar, and grandm other,
in death by her husband, a son, Pauline Trump.
two sisters and two brothers.
Memorial contributions may
Memorial contributions may be made to the Columbia Storm
be made to the Lloyd Morgan Legion baseball team, P.O. Box
Athletic Fund, c/o bank of East 1032, Boardman, OR 97818.
ern Oregon, lone Branch, lone.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral
Home,
Kennewick, Washington,
OR 97843, or a charity o f choice.
was
in
charge
of arrangements.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
was in charge of arrangements.
Verner E. Troedson
Vemer E. Troedson, o f Pendle
ton, who celebrated his 90th birth
day on June 12, 1997, died less
than a week later, on Wednesday,
June 18,1997, at his home in Pen
dleton.
Memorial services were held
Monday, June 23, 1997, at Pen
dleton.
Mr. Troedson was bom at the
family ranch at Ella, near lone,
in 1907, to Thilda and Johan
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attack and be evaluated and
given intravenous medications by
someone with two weeks
7th-8th grade
photos
now available
Photos from the Heppner
eighth
grade dinner-dance are available.
Anyone who had pictures taken
may pick them up at Heppner
High School Thursday and
Friday.
John Doherty of Lexington is
among students who were named
to the spring semester dean's list
at Carroll College, announced
academic
dean
Dr.
Jim
Trudnowski.
To be named to Carroll's
Dean's List, students must
maintain a grade point average of
at least 3 5 and be enrolled for a
minimum of 12 credit hours.
Carroll is a four-year, Catholic,
residential, liberal arts college
located in the heart of the Rocky
Mountains in Helena, Mont.
Bachelor of arts degrees are
offered in more than 30 academic
areas.
University o f Portland
The University of Portland
School of
Nursing has
announced that Melissa Wallace,
Lexington, has qualified for the
dean's list during the spring
semester.
Oregon State University
Oregon State University con
ferred 3,301 degrees to 3,212 stu
dents during its 1997 commence
ment program held earlier this
month.
Local students include: Hepp
ner-John Kenny, Daniel Michael
and Peter Pearson, bachelor of
science (BS) in business admin
istration, and Alecia Tamasky,
BS in merchandising manage
ment; Ione-Nancy Swarat and
Marvin House, master of science
in mathematics education, and
Amy Daulton, BS in history.
Washington State University
The following local students
were named to the President’s
honor roll during the spring se
mester.
To be eligible, a student must
earn at least a 3.75 grade point
average (GPA), or maintain at
least a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
Crystal Minster, of lone, quali
fied for the honor roll.
Raymond George "Ray"
Blahm
Funeral services for Raymond
George "Ray" Blahm, 88,
Hermiston, formerly of Heppner,
were held June 5, 1997, at Bums
Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston.
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Starting Thursday,
June 26th, 1-7 p.m. _
Main Street, Heppner |
(next to Murray's Drugs)
Burial was at the Echo Cemetery
Mr. Blahm was bom March 1,
1909, at Heppner to Adam
George Margaret Mary Hartz
Blahm. He died Tuesday, June 3,
1997, at the Abundant Care
Group Home in Echo.
Mr. Blahm was a resident of
Hermiston since 1939, moving
there from Heppner. He was a
carpenter for 25 years and also
owned and operated a dairy and
farmed for several years.
On November 26, 1954, he
married V. Louise Tolar Broyles
at Pasco, Washington.
Mr. Blahm was a member of
the Carpenters Eastern Oregon
Union Local #306 in Hermiston.
He was a Veteran of World War,
serving in the U. S. Army. He
enjoyed watching wrestling on
television.
Mr. Blahm is survived by his
wife of 42 years, V. Louise
Blahm o f Hermiston; sons,
Charles Aiken of Umatilla,
Dennis Aiken of Riverside, CA,
Danny Aiken of Echo, and
Stephen Aiken of Edinburg,
Scotland; daughters, Margaret
Blahm and Melanie Burchette,
both of Hermiston; brothers,
David Blahm of Tacoma, WA,
Elmer Blahm of Portland and
Henry Blahm of Hermiston;
sister, Lena Bartley of Portland;
granddaughter, Jessica Blahm of
Hermiston;
six
step-
grandchildren; and two step-
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Adam and Margaret
Blahm; sisters, Clara Sprinkle,
Ann Eppereson, Nonna Peterson,
and Johanna Blahm; and brother,
Fred Blahm.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Abundant Care
Group Home or to the
Alzheimer's Association.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston,
Oregon
was in care of
arrangements.
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