TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, March 25, 1998
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow'
Obituaries
Marion Carlson
Marion Carlson, 75, of Port
land, died of a heart attack Mon
day, March 16, 1998 at Portland.
Funeral services were held at First
U S P S 2 4 0 -4 2 0
Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Portland on Wednesday, March
Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
25,
1998. Memorial service will
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April Hilton-Sykes.............................•.......................................
News Editor
Mrs. Carlson was bom August
Stephanie Jensen
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Typesetting
11, 1922 in McCall, Idaho. She
Monique Devin.........................................
Advertising Layout & Graphics
married Clifford Carlson of lone
Bonnie B en n ett................ ............................................................. Distribution
Penni Keersemaker
.................. ....................................................... Printer
in 1946. Mr. Carlson died in 1984.
She mamed Alex Mann of Port
David Sykes, Publisher
land in 1996. Mr. Mann died in
_ 1997.
Mrs. Carlson returned to uni
versity classes and received a
bachelor of arts degree in 1977.
Editor's note: Letters to the editor must be signed The Gazette-Times will
She worked for the ESL program
not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number
at Mt. Hood Community College,
on all letters tor use by the G -T office. The G -T reserves the right to edit.
where she taught English as a sec
ond language to adults. She found
Let's not blow it again
working with immigrants very
To the Editor:
want to put in a full day, and then rewarding, and after retirement,
I hope everyone read Patricia be called out for several hours in continued to volunteer with the
Maben’s letter in the March 18 the middle of the night for an auto tutoring program at Portland
Community College.
Gazette.
accident or heart attack?
Survivors include daughters,
Let it be know that I really, re
I’ve been in the hospital here
ally hate having to get used to a as an emergency patient twice in Leslie Carlson of Tucson, Ari
new doctor.
the last few years. When my late zona and Jams Williams of Port
The Hospital Board and Health husband had a heart attack Jan. 4, land; son, Eric Carlson of Seattle,
District members do not seem to 1994, both Drs. Berretta and Marc Washington; and three grandchil
realize how many patients are Goodboy and seven or eight staff dren.
seen by the doctors here. The ones members were there from shortly
The family suggest a memo-
who have appointments are only after 6 p.m. to near IQ p.m. Be nal in her name to First Immanuel
part of the load, and probably the lieve me, if you ever have an Lutheran Church or to the Port
least difficult part because the emergency, you will be more that land Community College Foun
doctor has a history on most of glad to have our little hospital and dation Volunteer Literacy Tutor
them and they are scheduled. staff available.
ing Program.
What about all the walk-in pa
W e’ve blown it concerning
tients during regular hours? And keeping doctors enough times al R.A. "Dick" Artman
worse yet, what about all the ready. Let’s not do it again.
R.A. "Dick" Artman, 67, died
emergency patients at all hours of
(s) Lois M. Allyn March 18, 1998, at the Veteran’s
the day and night? Would you
Lexington Hospital in Portland.
Mr. Artman was bom June 30,
1930, at Garden City, Kansas, to
Seeding equipment demo scheduled Lott
and Helena (Turpin)
Century."
Artman.
He married his wife,
Area equipment dealers will
A direct seeding equipment
Peggy
Cantrel,
on March 15,
demonstration and field day will demonstrate various direct seed 1969, at Mendian, Idaho.
and
spoke
wheel
applicator
be held Wednesday, April 1,
He was a flight engineer in the
beginning at 10 a.m. at equipment. The day will also Navy. He retired from the Navy
Starvation Farms at the junction include viewing Extension test in 1967, having served as a Navy
of Bombing Range Road and the plots, information on the recruiter in Pendleton.
North Lex Elevator. The focus Environmental Quality Incentive
Mr. Artman was a member of
(EQIP),
Wildlife
of the day is "Farming in the 21st Program
the
Fleet Reserve Association
Habitat
Incentive
Program
and
the
National
Rifle
(WHIP), weed policy
in
For years, her mother
Conservation Reserve Program Association.
Survivors include his wife,
(CRP) acr.es, soil quality
told her to get lost.
Peggy,
Heppner; sisters Anna
information
and
infrared
monitoring.
Mary Miller, Sharon Springs,
N ow
Lunch will be provided by Farm Kansas, and Yvonne Solberg,
Credit Services and Morrow Roseburg; adopted brother,
she's
County Wheat Growers. Those Bruce A. Carver; three step
about to. planning to attend are asked to children, Mycal Osmin, Heppner,
RSVP with Morrow'SWCD at Bill Cantrel, Lake Oswego and
676-5452.
Liz Tate, Walla Walla, WA; four
The schedule for the day is as grandchildren and two great
follows:
grandchildren.
10-11
a.m.
shop
topics:
EQIP,
He was preceded in death by his
A ch*fs voce n court
CRP and A list weeds, infrared parents, a brother, Al, and a
sister, Betty.
mapping, soil tilth/quality;
She is one of thousands of abused and
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. air drill Ruby D. Becket
neglected children in foster care, waiting
presentations (subject to avail
for the courts to decide her future. Don't
Ruby D. Becket, 91, of Wilkes
ability): Coombs, JD, Concord,
let her get lost there. Don't let her spend
boro,
North Carolina, a former
Flexi Coil, Conserva Pak;
her childhood wondering if shell ever
Heppner
resident, died Tuesday,
12:15-1 pm. lunch provided by
find a safe, permanent home
March
3,1998,
at the Wilkes Se
Farm Credit Services;
nior
Village
at
Wilkesboro.
For information on volunteering as a
1-5 p.m. field topics: spoke
Graveside memorial service
Court Appointed Special Advocate,
wheel fertilizer demo, OSU wheat
will
be held Friday, March 27,
plots, air drill demo-Starvation
Contact the Morrow County
1998
at the Heppner Masonic
Farms, Concord, Conserva Pak.
juvenile Dept.
Cemetery.
JD, Flexi Coil, Coombs (subject
541-676-5642
comp»™«
Ruby D. Becket was born
Foundation
to availability).
January 6,1907, at Lexington, to
Coy and Grace Perkins Thorn
burg. She grew up in Morrow
County and attended local
schools.
On April 16,1935, she mamed
Harold L. Becket, at Walla Walla.
They operated a machine shop in
Heppner, where she was book
keeper. Mr. Becket died in 1985
and Mrs. Becket m oved to
Wilkesboro to be near her daugh
ter.
She was a lifetime member of
Eastern Star, past worthy matron
of Ruth Chapter, mother adviser
of Rainbow Girls and district
deputy for the Order of Rainbow
Girls. She was a member of the
Degree o f Honor for over 50
years, belonged to the Book
Heppner
G A Z E T T E - T IM E S
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worms Club and the Morrow
County Historical Society.
Mrs. Becket was interested in
genealogy, and was able to trace
her own family history; she en
joyed knitting and sewing and
was described as an excellent
cook. Mrs. Becket also enjoyed
growing and caring for both her
vegetable and flower gardens.
Survivors include her daugh
ter, Sharon Burkenbine, of North
W ilkesboro, North Carolina;
three grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Alzheimer’s As
sociation, Western North Caro
lina Chapter, P.O. Box 1066,
Asheville, NC 28802.
.
Sweeney Mortuary is in charge
of local arrangements.
Justice Court
Report
The Morrow County District
Attorney has reported handling
the following cases during the
last several weeks:
Norma Jean Walker, 33,
formerly of Boardman and now
living in Portland, was convicted
of Criminal Trespass I and
ordered to pay a $250 fine and
restitution o f $10.67 to the
victim.
Michelle Lee Melish, 18, Walla
Walla, WA, was convicted of
Burglary II, stemming from an
incident in Ruggs, where she
entered an unoccupied residence.
Melish was previously sentenced
to 19 months in the Oregon State
Penitentiary for another burglary
and given a concurrent sentence
of 18 months.
Jeremy Michael Bums, Walla
Walla, 20, was also convicted of
Burglary II and also given 18
months in the OSP.
Martin Fuentes-Campos, 19,
Boardman was sentenced Feb. 6
to 90 months in the OSP for
attempted murder, 90 months for
Assault I to run concurrently.
Fuentes-Campos was convicted
of shooting a 17-year old boy in
the stomach following an alleged
gang altercation in Imgon.
Jill Latimer, 19, formerly of
Irrigon and now of Hermiston,
was convicted of possession of a
c o n tr o lle d
s u b s ta n c e
(m etham phetam ine
and
marijuana) and was given 18
months
probation
and
a
suspended sentence on the
condition that she be evaluated
and
undergo
out-patient
treatment for drug abuse.
Penny Marshall, 19, Irrigon,
was convicted of the same
charges as Latimer and received
the same sentence.
Benny Dean, 21, Boardman,
was convicted of furnishing
alcohol to a minor and sentenced
to a $350 fine with assessments
and attorney’s fees.
B M C C lists
spring classes
Spring term for Blue Mountain
Community College will get
underway Monday, March 30, in
the south Morrow County area.
Classes will include a selection
of computer classes. Aerobics
with a Kick, Lifeguard Training,
Water Safety Instructor, Line
Dance, Country Couples Dance
and Handgun Proficiency.
The initial meetings of the
Water Safety Instructor class and
the Instructor Candidate Training
will both be held on Monday,
April 13, at the Heppner
Elementary School library at 6
p.m. This is a change from the
spring term bulletin.
For more information about
classes or registration, call Anne
Morter,
Morrow
County
coordinator, 422-7040.
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Lexington Grange hojds meeting
By Delphi Jo nes
Lexington Grange held their
regular meeting on M onday,
March 16, with Master Clarence
Buchanan in the chair. Absent
officers were: ex-com m ittee
member Lyle Peck, W illard
Horton and steward Wilbur Jack-
son. Pro-tern officer was Eldon
Gilbert as steward.
Dot Halvorsen was present to
obligate William Morris. Sarah
Clark from Union County was
elected a member.
Preceding the meeting, several
candidates running for county of
fices were introduced and gave a
short resume of their activities,
past and present. Patty Wehrli
lives on Bombing Range Road
with her husband and two chil
dren and is interested in Morrow
County activities. Dan Brosnan,
for commissioner, is from Hepp
ner. He has lived most of his life
in the Buttercreek area, was a
state police officer and game war
den, and was employed by the
Oregon state game commission.
Leann Rea, for county commis
sioner, has been a M orrow
County resident most of her life.
She and husband, Gerald, live on
Bombing Range Road. She has
worked on several committees in
eastern Oregon. Alice Tatone
from Boardman is running for
judge. She and her husband, Joe,
own Dodge City Inn. An interest
ing item was that her father,
Charles Wicklander, organized
the Lexington Grange and several
others throughout the state. John
Wenholz, county commissioner
from Imgon, spoke a few words
concerning the work o f the judge
and commissioners.
Another visitor for the evening
was Richard Hardwick, past mas
ter of the Garfield Grange.
There was some discussion on
renting the hall and a committee
of Clarence Buchanan, Delpha
Jones and Ned Clark was ap
pointed to set up rules and fees
concerning the community affairs
and other groups.
Letters to senators and repre
sentatives concerning the draw
downs of the Snake and Colum
bia rivers was discussed. Jean
Nelson had prepared copies for
members to use as guidelines in
preparing these letters.
The legislative com m ittee
chairman spoke a bit on the next
road closure and how it will af
fect cattle grazing, fishing and
hunting. Ned Clark was appointed
legislative chairman.
AS report was heard from the
G.W.A. chairman concerning the
activities and a report on a booth
for the 4th of July celebration in
lone. There was a discussion on
“See’s C andies” as a money
maker. This was turned to the
G.W.A. club.
The new member was intro
duced and welcomed at this time.
There were 20 regular members
present and two visitors.
M C H D hires new hum an
reso u rce d irecto r
IP
Scot Jacobson
Jacobson and his wife, Clarene,
who is also a human resources
manager at K-Mart in Pendleton,
have four children, Christopher,
18, who is a senior at Pendleton
High School; Kim, 16, a junior at
PHS; Tim, 13, a seventh-grader
at Sunndge Middle School; and
Sarah, 11, a fifth grader at
McKay Elementary School.
Jacobson says that they are
"definitely not a sit-at-home
family." The kids have nubian
goats, chickens, cows and, of
course, dogs and cats. His says
that his younger son wants to
raise sheep for 4-H. The family is
also active in Grange. Scot has
been the state Gatekeeper and his
wife is a district deputy in charge
of the Grange's deaf activity. He
is also presently the secretary of
the Pendleton Lions Club and his
wife is also very active in the
Lions. The Jacobsons are
members of the Pendleton
Baptist Church. They also enjoy
bowling.
Jacobson says that they hope
to locate in the area.
On the job only since the
March 6, Jacobson already plans
to have the health district
participate in the Blue Mountain
Community College Job Fair in
May and in the Job Training
Partnership Act this summer.
JTPA is a summer youth work
program, which is federally
funded and provides youths with
on-the-job work experience.
"I see lots of positive
opportunities coming for the
district, including some really
exciting things for the north
end," said Jacobson, citing the
upcoming opening of the Irrigon
Clinic. He says he is also excited
about telecommunications in
medicine which can link doctors
in Heppner and Boardman with
specialists outside the area.
. Jacobson said that he has been
welcomed to the hospital very
warmly and has especially
enjoyed the nursing home
residents who have stopped by
his office to say hello.
When the Morrow County
Health District hired a new
human resources director, it got a
friendly face in the bargain.
New director, Scot Jacobson,
says he wants to emphasize the
district's motto, "Serving the
people of Morrow County", and
welcomes people to give him ar
call at his office at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, 676-2932.
Jacobson says that he plans to
work
on
getting
the
unemployment down in the
community and wants to be a
community resource. He has
already started
a Morrow
County Health District jobs line
which is a pre-recorded listing of
jobs available throughout the
district. Those interested may
call 676-2931 to access the line.
The line is also now linked to the
employment office.
Jacobson said that he hopes to
use local goods and services
whenever possible. "I like to
keep local dollars local," he said.
Jacobson was bom in Kodiak,
Alaska. His dad was in the
military so the family moved all
over, but he enjoyed spending
summers
visiting
his
grandparents who had a dairy
farm in Astoria. Eventually his
parents took over the farm and he Wranglers set April
graduated from Astoria High
School. He says he has fond 19 for first playday
memories of coming to the
Hermiston area as a child to visit
The Wranglers Riding Club has
cousins. "I love Eastern Oregon, set Sunday, April 19, as the first
he said. "I love our weather. I of four consecutive spring play
love our open spaces." He liked days.
the area so much that in 1987 he
"The fun begins at noon with a
moved to Pilot Rock and two potluck lunch followed by
years later moved to Pendleton.
gaming at 1 p.m.," said a club
Jacobson, 42, is a certified spokesperson.
"
There's
rehabilitation counselor, working something for every age with a
with
people
in
vocation stick horse race for non riders,
retraining through Worker's five and under; lunge line for
Comp. Prior to coming to five and under riders, and timed
MCHD, Jacobson was the branch events for all other age groups."
manager for Cooley/Associations
The final play day will be held
which provides counseling and on Mothers Day, May 10,
consulting services. Before that beginning with a barbecue lunch
he was employed with ECOAC. courtesy of the men and ending
Previously he had also worked with awards.
with a wood products company
For more information, call Janet
as a human resources manager.
Greenup, 676-5822, or Judy
Barber, 676-5037.