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Obituaries
Rose Marie Buschke
Rose Mane Buschke, 82, of
Heppner, died Saturday, February
19, 2000 at Pioneer Memorial
Nursing Home.
Recitation of the Rosary was
held Monday, February 21,2000
at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
in Heppner. Funeral Mass was
held Tuesday, February 22, 2000
at the church with concluding ser
vice and burial at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
Mrs. Buschke was bom De
cember 26, 1917, at Elgin, to
Clarence and Rose Wehrli Hazen.
She grew up at Elgin, attended
school there, attended St. Joseph
Academy in Pendleton for a
couple of years, then returned to
Elgin where she graduated from
high school.
On June 1, 1936, she married
Herman J. Stroeber at Elgin. The
couple moved to Heppner in 1960.
Mr. Stroeber died in 1968.
On September 13, 1969, she
m arried Claude Buschke at
Ontario. Mr. Buschke died in
1990.
Mrs. Buschke was employed
by the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service for a
number of years.
She was active in community
siTVice, serving on the Ration
Board, with the Red Cross, helped
in developing Spout Springs ski
area near Tollgate, played the or
gan and sang at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church, and in 1997 was
given the Governor’s Award for
community service in recognition
for helping with the meal site, pre
paring taxes, involvement with the
Heppner swimming pool and with
Hanford Emergency Manage
ment.
Mrs. Buschke enjoyed hunting,
fishing, canning and gardening.
Survivors include son, Don
Stroeber and stepson Bob
Buschke, both of Heppner; a sis
ter, Agnes Hithnck of Gresham;
three grandchildren; five great
grandchildren; two step-grandchil
dren and four step-great-grand-
children. She was preceded in
death by stepson Jerry Buschke,
and two step-grandsons, Brian and
Marty.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box
515, Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner was in charge o f arrange
ments.
Elsa May Leathers
Elsa May Leathers, 95, of
Hermiston, formerly of Heppner,
died Friday, February 18,2000 at
the Good Samaritan Center in
Hermiston.
Funeral service was held Tues
day, February 22, 2000 at the
United M ethodist Church in
Heppner with concluding service
and burial follow ing at the
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
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She was bom September 23,
1904, at Hardman, to Edward and
Emily Pennington McDaniel.
She was raised near Hardman
and attended the Burton Valley
Schoolhouse near Hardman.
On June 14,1926, she married
Owen H. Leathers, Sr., at
Heppner.
She was em ployed at the
Kinzua Box Factory, owned the
store and gas station at Ruggs for
several years, worked as a cook
at Heppner Grade School and
worked summers at the Tupper
Guard Station cooking for the U.S.
Forest Service.
She enjoyed caring for her fam
ily and loved being outdoors.
She was a member of the
Rebekah Lodge.
Survivors include sister, Opal
Cook of Hermiston; three grand
children; six great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Owen Leathers, Sr.; son,
Owen “Junior” Leathers; sisters,
Jessie Lovgren and Dorothy
Bailey; and a brother, Carl
McDaniel.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Morrow County Mu
seum, P.O. Box 1153, Heppner,
Oregon 97836; or Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital Fund, P.O. Box 9,
Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner was in charge of arrange
ments.
Board decision detriment to children
To the Editor:
51,111,000. in administrative
In a democratic society, I costs compared to around 58
always thought that the objective million in teachers' salaries and
of volunteer board members is to benefits? As a knowledgeable
conduct business in the best board member Barney Lindsay
interests of the majority. targeted cuts in administrative
Obviously five Morrow County costs including the use of district
school board members do not vehicles.
adhere to this philosophy. The
It does cost more to operate
decisions at the last school board south end schools with greater
meeting are a detriment to our transportation costs and fewer
children's future and the welfare students in a sparsely populated
of the entire county. Their area, but that shouldn't be the
decisions totally ignored what determining factor in educating
was endorsed by over 200 people students. By citing the shortfall
in attendance as well as many of revenue, particularly for south
people who did not attend.
end schools, it seems like a
Suggestions that would allow determined effort to perpetuate
time to study cuts and consider the ugly north-south issue that
other
options
before has plagued the health care
implementation were rejected. district. That stance could be
The teachers whose jobs are on accelerated if we looked at
the line have undoubtedly comparative costs of law
already been researching other enforcement or the judicial
options. Has there been any system for both ends of the
consideration given to a wage county—a cost also bom by all
freeze to compensate for budget taxpayers. Sadly the action of the
increases?
school board puts a damper on
It is an interesting choice of passing a school bond levy in the
words to focus on how much near future. Hats off to those
revenue each school "generates". citizens and board members
I thought the purpose of Barney Lindsay and Keith Lewis
schooling
is
to
educate who stand firm on the basic
"generations" of students. Since principles of upholding the best
some schools "generate" less interests of our students and their
money than received how can the future.
board
justify
budgeting
(s) Merlyn Robinson
Heppner
Anna Ball
Anna Ball, 92, Hermiston, a
lifetime lone area resident, died
Sunday, February 20, 2000, at
Good Shepherd Community
Hospital in Hermiston.
A graveside memorial service
will be held at High View
Cemetery in lone on Thursday,
February 24, 2000, at 1 p.m.
She was bom March 22, 1907,
in Chicago, Illinois, to Peter and
Elsie Krestensen Petersen. She
grew up at lone and attended
school there. She was in the first
graduating class of the new lone
High School in 1925.
On August 29, 1925, she
married Lewis Ball at lone. The
couple remained in the lone area.
She was an active member of
Willows Grange, the Home
Economic
Auxiliary,
the
Rebekah Lodge and the Bingo
Club until poor health curtailed
her activities.
Survivors include sons, Don of
lone, Wayne of Portland, and
Ellis of Panama City, Florida; 15
grandchildren; numerous great
grandchildren and one great-
great-grandchild.
She
was
preceded in death by her
husband, Lewis; her parents;
three brothers; a sister; and two
daughters.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the lone United Church
of Christ Building Fund, P.O.
Box 365, lone, Oregon 97843.
i Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner
is in charge of arrangements.
Engagement
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COUNTRY ROSE
NEW FLOWER SHOP HOURS
Anyone interested in
forming a swim team is invited
to attend an organizational
meeting for volunteers on
Wednesday. March 1, at 7 p.m at
the Willow Creek Water Park in
Heppner
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Republicans donate to Cattlemen
To the Editor:
The Malheur County
Republican Central Committee
has recently donated 51,000 to
the
Oregon
Cattleman's
Association, to be directed
toward aiding Malheur County
cattlemen in the court battle to
retain their lawfully granted
public grazing rights. This action
by
the
Malheur County
Republican Central Committee is
a challenge to organizations and
groups throughout Oregon,
whether they are Republicans,
Democrats or Independents, to
take direct action to aid Oregon's
production agriculture.
I hope the publicity of the
Malheur County Republican
Central Committee's donation
will encourage other Republican,
Democrat, Independent or other
committees
and
organized
agricultural groups to join in
saving
Oregon
production
agriculture.
Governmental action in one
form or another has hamstrung
Oregon's production agriculture
to the point its survival is in
question.
Those people who have actually
investigated the court decision
interpreting the Endangered
Species Act to close off many
miles of the Owyhee River to
access by cattle cannot help but
see that the government has
overstepped its responsibility to
conserve and protect natural
resources. The government, in
fact, is attempting to create
natural resources at a level that
did not exist even when the
Endangered Species Act was
passed by Congress. By the court
saying there can be no impact by
livestock, it is impossible to have
multiple use on the government
lands.
Similar government action in
the form of the North American
Free Trade Agreement and other
policies that might have started
out as having a positive impact
on agriculture have, in fact,
damaged segments of Oregon's
production agriculture such as
fruit
production,
grain
production, and cattle production
to the point that the very future
of
Oregon's
production
agriculture is in doubt.
I encourage groups and
organizations
throughout
Oregon, whether they are
Republicans,
Democrats,
Independents, or others to unite
in
support
of
Oregon's
production agriculture. We must
protect the heritage and economy
of the great state of Oregon
through legislative revision of
these damaging policies and
through support of judicial
actions to overturn poor lower
court decisions.
The efforts of the Malheur
County Republican Central
Committee are only the start I
encourage all Oregon citizens to
come together and protect this
very important segment of
Oregon's economy, history, and
heritage.
(s) Neil Venturacci
Ontario
EW U announces
dean's list
Eastern Washington University
in Cheney, WA has announced its
dean’s honor list for the fall quar
ter 1999. To be listed, a student
must carry at least 12 credits and
achieve a grade point average of
3.5 (4. scale) or above, which is
equivalent to an “A”.
Jill Barber of Heppner qualified
for the list.
IT’S T R U E !
I T ’S TRU E!
GINGER IS RETIRING!
D o n ’t m is s h e r party!
T u e sd a y , Feb. 29, 2-4 p.m .
C a k e a n d c o ffe e w i l l b e se rv e d ...
Swim team meeting set
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Anthony Tarnasky and Heather Hill
Ronald and Patricia Hill of The Dalles have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Heather Hill, to Anthony J. Tarnasky,
son of Edward and Sheridan Tarnasky of Heppner.
The bride-to-be graduated from The Dalles High School, then
studied music at Central Washington University. She lives in The
Dalles where she is employed at Columbia River Bank as an
operations administrative assistant.
The future groom graduated from Heppner High School and went on
to earn a bachelor's degree in finance from Oregon State University.
He lives in The Dalles, where he is employed at Columbia River Bank
as a commercial loan officer.
The couple plans a May 27 wedding in The Dalles at Old St. Peters
Landmark.
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To the Editor:
Vehicle maintenance (gas, tires,
On February 14, 2000, at the repairs and maintenance) 10,600.
board meeting of the Morrow Interfund
Transfers
(Co-
County School District, Mr Bill cumcular and Food Service
Kuhn made a remark about the 75,000.
district office budget in an Debt Service (to pay interest if
amount of over 52,000,000. Mr we have to borrow) 6,000.
Kuhn also stated that not a penny Operation of Plant, (utilities)
of that money went to educate 20 200
children. I would like to explain Contingency Funds 341,561.
just what the District Office Ending Fund Balance 300,000.
budget actually does support.
Salaries and Benefits 596,498.
The total budget, listed as Supplies and other costs of doing
District Office, for the 1999- business 39,866.
2000 school year is 53,280,220
Of the total budget salaries
and the following items make up and benefits equal 18 percent.
that total:
Contingency and Ending Fund
Talent and Gifted Programs for Balance equal 20 percent, and 35
the entire District 5 24,107.
percent goes directly to the
Special Education Programs for classroom. The balance, of 27
the entire District 735,864.
percent, is either for costs that
Early Intervention Programs are mandated by collective
5,500.
bargaining contracts or for legal
Alternative Education Programs obligations. In other words, the
for the entire District 237,263.
District Office budget supports
Tutoring and ESD Contracts for all the programs and services that
serve the entire School District.
specialists 138,211.
English as Second Language
In the 2000-2001 Fiscal
Programs for the entire District Budget, the Business Manager
321,243.
position will be eliminated. The
Improvement of Instruction and District will be receiving funds
from the ESD to defray half of
Staff Development 23,500.
the Assistant Superintendent's
Teen Parenting Programs 700.
Assessment and Testing fees salary. The ESD will also fund a
computer tech.
26,000.
Anyone interested in viewing
Audit, Legal, Election and
the
current budget document is
Insurance Fees for the District
welcome to come to the District
105,503.
Data line charges for the Office in Lexington. I also urge
you to attend the budget
computer network 45,000.
Textbook adoption for Social meetings for the 2000-2001
Budget.
Studies 120,604.
Unemployment
Insurance
I hope this information is
20 , 000 .
helpful to you.
Contractual Early Retirement
(s) Shirley Landauer,
87,000.
Business Manager
Morrow County School District
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For more information, call 676-
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According to Bobbette
Lovgren, pool manager, if there
is no sujmort, there will be no
swim teaan
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