EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 22,1998
Obituaries
Letters to the Editor
Gene Warren May
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Looking good, Heppner
To the Editor:
Heppner’s downtown looks so
spiffy these days, and using the
street and sidewalks is certainly
more pleasurable.
So far, each time I park my car
on Main Street, I still feel
relieved when the underside of
the front bumper does not scrape
on the sidewalk. And the surface
of the sidewalks makes for
smooth walkin'. Several visiting
friends and family have been
favorably impressed with the
new look of our sidewalks and
highway-Mam Street.
, The city workers have been
successfully striving to save the
trees and shrubs, to pull weeds,
and to add finishing touches in
the planting areas. I have seen
private citizens stoop to pull a
weed or two as they walked by,
and I have seen private citizens
working diligently to thoroughly
spruce up whole sections of
planting space.
As soon as the project is
completed by the bndge and the
bark dust has been added m all
the plant areas, Heppner is going
to rival Any Town, USA, for
looking good. Just another bonus
to living here.
(s) Doris Brosnan
Heppner
Harassment problem can be solved
To the Editor:
Neighbors- „
I am the newspaper earner who
was threatened and harassed by
certain persons a couple weeks
ago. No problem, the police took
care of it.
Upon heanng of my little inci
dent, many people began talking
to me and to each other, and dis
covered that each o f us has a
similar story.
Upon finding out how extensive
this problem has recently become,
each person seems at first to be
surprised. Then they become
afraid. And then they get angry
and they quit being victims. They
begin to have a pressing need to
remove the threat.
The good news is that we can
solve this problem.
The mayor and the city council
have authorized that a committee
of concerned citizens is formed
which will be under the guidance
of the district attorney, the city
attorney and the local police.
Please come and meet with us.
We are in great need of your help.
Watch the newspaper for details.
(s) Floyd White
Heppner
Stand behind your board
To the Editor:
The Waterpark controversy and
resignation of the manager and
both assistant managers must be
a difficult hour for the citizens of
H eppner and N orth Morrow
County and I applaud the actions
of the board and, after reading the
facts, wish they had acted sooner.
When I first -managed the
Heppner City Pool, I was the only
lifeguard and swimming instruc
tor (just like Ron Corey and Tom
Hughes before me). I remember
limiting swimmers at 225 at a time.
I recall teaching three two-week
sessions of swimming lessons with
enrollments neanng 100 per ses
sion.
I was mighty thankful for the
job after years of driving combine
and working 12 hours a day with
no breaks. The second year, the
city built a new pool and added a
second lifeguard.
It is not possible for a city
Heppner’s size to justify six life
guards plus a full-time manager
and assistant manager, plus half
assistant manager. I continued in
pool management with stints as
pool manager at Corvallis and Al
bany city parks and the country
clubs in both cities. Our lifeguards
always rotated and took their
“breaks” by attending at the front
desk.
Stand behind your board. Make
the cuts (you have twice the staff
you need) and check into an al
ternate source of heat. The kids
deserve a place to swim.
(s) Stuart Dick
Meacham
Destroy puncturevine
To the Editor:
As the self-appointed vigilante
against puncturevine, I am
requesting the assistance of
property owners in south Morrow
County. This nasty little weed is
in bloom now and must be
eliminated. It's easy to kill with
chemicals or it can be pulled or
cut and put in a bag to bum. If
it's allowed to go to seed, it is
spread very easily and painfully
(for bare feet and pets).
My request to all property
owners is to please take a walk
around your property, especially
where you park and eliminate
this pest now. If you aren't sure
what it looks like, take a walk
behind the mini mart or around
Hager Park.
A few minutes of work by
everyone will make a nicer
neighborhood and community for
all of us.
(s) Janet Greenup
Heppner
Quote unnecessary, out of context
To the Editor:
My letter is regarding a front
page article appearing in last
w eek 's
G a z e t te - T i m e s
concerning the Willow Creek
Water Park in which I was
quoted. The meeting the story
covered was controversial, as
well as confrontational.
I attended the meeting not
because I had a problem with the
pool hours, the board or pool
staff, but because of all the
financial problems I had been
heanng about. After several
remarks, some heated discussion,
and obvious differences of
opinion, I made my comment
about money being the real issue,
stating that if there weren't
financial problems plaguing the
water park, our kids would just
be swimming and enjoying the
pool, and we (those present)
wouldn't be engaging
in
controversy at a board meeting.
I made the comment to try to
shift the blame for the park's
problems to its financial woes
and away
from personal
differences of opinion.
The
"crap" I was referring to was the
controversy.
The fact that my comment was
quoted in the newspaper was
unnecessary and did not
adequately convey my point or
all o f what I said. Although I
know o f other public meetings
where colorful comments have
been spoken, I don't recall them
being quoted in a news article.
I, along with everyone I know,
am very grateful for the pool and
all the work that was done for us
to have it. It's much too valuable
a community resource to risk
losing it. All of us need to put
our best foot forward, focus on
the positive and move ahead
toward a common goal; to keep
ou: beautiful water park up and
running now and for decades to
come.
(s)Patti Allstott
Heppner
Gene Warren May, 48, died on
July 16, 1998 at Good Shepherd
Community Hospital in Hermiston.
Graveside funeral service was
held Tuesday, July 21,1998 at the
Echo Cemetery in Echo.
Mr. May was bom on Novem
ber 1,1 949, in La Grande, to Floyd
and Pat May. He was raised in
Pendleton, Elgin and Dubois, Wyo
ming, where he giaduated from
high school. He then returned to
Pendleton where he worked at
Kerns Furniture Shop. He later
worked at Kinzua in Heppner.
Due to his health, he retired in
1993.
He mamed his wife Revetta on
June 2, 1976, in Pilot Rock. They
moved to Irrigon in 1988 and lived
there since. He enjoyed fishing,
painting, playing guitar, wood
working, sports, reading and loved
the mountains.
Mr. May is survived by his
wife, Revetta May, Irrigon; son,
Kevin May and his wife Renee,
Hermiston; daughters, Rebecca
“Becky” Hayes, Irrigon, and
Debra Mooney and her husband
Richard, Hermiston; his father,
Floyd May, Union; brothers,
Lewis, Walla Walla, Washington,
and Mike May, Pendleton; sisters,
Manlyn May, Idaho, Virginia May,
La Grande, Donna Palacios,
Houston, Texas, Barbara Mitchell,
La Grande; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
mother, Pat May.
Those who wish may make
contributions to the American Dia
betes Association, 380 SE Spo
kane St., Suite 110, Portland, OR
97202.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston
was in charge of arrangements.
Jack White
Jack White, 90, of Heppner,
died Friday, July 17, 1998, at his
home.
Memorial services will be held
at a later date.
Jack White was bom October
24,1907, at Asheville, North Caro
lina, to Simon and Sarah Cudd
White. He was raised and at
tended schools at Weaverville,
North Carolina.
On March 3, 1942, he married
Lois I. Stewart, at Stevenson,
Washington.
He was drafted into the U.S.
Army during World War II and
remained stateside. He earned
recognition for his marksmanship
abilities.
In 1973, he retired from logging
at DuBois, Wyoming and he and
his wife settled at Heppner.
In retirement, he enjoyed fish
ing and working in his yard.
Survivors include his wife, Lois,
of Heppner; son, Chuck,»and a
daughter, Fay Rank, both o f
Yakima, Washington; sisters,
Katie Holtzlander o f Detroit,
Michigan and Etta Coumey of
Asheville, North Carolina; eight
grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by a daughter, Janet
Kennedy.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner is in charge of arrangements.
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treated to a pool party and lun
cheon on July 13 at the Low’s 83
Ranch.
The party was hosted by Diana
Hack, Susan Talbot, Mary Ann
Low, Doris Doherty and Liz
McGuire.
The girls swam in the pool and
then enjoyed lunch with their
mothers and hosts. Some of the
girls swam after lunch.
Before leaving, the hosts gave
the girls beautiful hand-tooled
leather makeup cases. “This was
The Willow Creek Country
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on Sunday, July 26 at 4 p.m.
Each family will bring their own
meat. Those whose last names
begin with “A” through “K” are
asked to bring dessert, and “L”
through “Z”, salad.
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Watkins, Dave and Patti Allstott,
Greg and Enka Grant and Bob and
George Naims.
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is also the site of the original
family homestead, approximately
110 people ranging in age from
one month to 80-plus years came
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Descendants of Charles and
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