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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 24,2000 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed The Curette-Times will not publish unsigned letters Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G-T office The C -T reserves the right to edit. The C -T is not responsible for accuracy of statements m ade in letters. H«ppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 240-420 Have fun, recycle M orrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as penodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3,1 *79 Penodical pottage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-922S. Fax (541)676-9211 E-tneil gt@heppner net or gt@rapidserve net. Web site: www heppner net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O Box J37, Heppner, Oregon 97136. Subscnptions: S22 in Morrow County, $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $29 else where David Sykes .......................................................................................................... Publisher April Hilton-Sykes .............................................................................................. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.Het • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Submit a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council A Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! II, they made their home at Hermiston. In 1948, they moved to Elk River, Idaho, where they operated a diary for several Billy "Bill" Abb Ward years. They later switched to a Billy Abb Ward, 68. of Letha, beef and hay operation, which Idaho, died May 18 at his home. they ran until retirement in 1969. Friends and family will gather After retirement they moved to in his honor at the Let'er Buck Flannigan Creek out of Potlatch, Room in Pendleton on Friday, Idaho, where Mrs. Brosten May 26, from 5-7 p.m. continued to ride and train her Mr. Ward was bom October horses. 22, 1931, in Kiowa, Oklahoma, She thoroughly enjoyed to Lacy and Ruby Scroggins- riding and working with horses. Ward. He attended school in She worked with the 4-H youth Kiowa and graduated from program in Oregon, organized a Kiowa High School. After 4-H horse group at Elk River graduation he moved to and, after moving to Potlatch, Pnneville and began working for continued to work with a small Hudspeth Logging. In 1961 he group of intrested riders. She moved to Athena where he enjoyed horseback riding into her worked for Johns, Smith, and 80s. Mrs. Brosten was an avid . Beamer feedlot. Later he became reader and loved archeology, a self-employed cattle buyer for geology, and ancient history and several years. He then worked for science. She was the queen of Riley Freeman in both Oregon the Heppner Rodeo in 1925. and California before settling in Survivors include her Letha in 1988. In Letha he ran a daughter, Lois Rasmussen and ranch for Dr. Rodney and Marcia two granddaughters; a sister, Herr, and also had a small herd Dorris Graves o f Heppner, of cattle of his own. brothers, Charles Wilcox of Mr. Ward was a Gold Card Medford, Claud Wilcox of member of the Professional Portland. She was preceded in Rodéo Cowboys Association. He death by her husband, Edwin, was a calf roper, team roper and and a brother, Lester Wilcox. later had a passion for single Memorial contributions steer roping. He was runner-up may be made to Hospice of the for the steer roping title at the Palouse, 700 South Main, Pendleton Round-Up in 1979, Moscow, ID 83843, or the Ann and the Columbia River Circuit Beckner Foundation, c/o Betty Steer Roping Champion in 1980. Nagle, 1625 Deep Creek Road, He was a lifetime cowboy both in Potlatch, ID 83855. and out of arena. Kramer Funeral Home of After retiring from rodeo Palouse, Wash., is in charge of competition, fishing became his arrangements. sport of choice. The highlights of his fishing travels were journeys to Kodiak Island, Alaska, and the creeks of Western Montana. On Thursday, June 1, Oregon There was no stream, pond, lake, or river that was safe when he State University will offer a Twilight Tour of the state variety knew there were fish. Survivors include two sons and trial at Starvation Farms on the daughters-in-law, Frank and Bombing Range Road one mile Caroline Ward of LaGrande, and north of Grieb Lane at 6 p.m. Scott McDonald, CBARC Jim and Susie Ward of Heppner; granddaughters Lindsey and agronomist will be on hand at the Ashley Ward of Heppner, and plots to answer questions about Lacy and Whitney Ward of the variety program, and wheat LaGrande; and brother Lacy Don varieties. For more information of Emmett, Idaho. His best call Morrow County Extension friend, partner, and companion, service, 676-9642. Julie Aubuchon o f Letha, also survives him. His parents preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund at PRCA Headquarters, 101 ProRodeo Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919. Obituaries Twilight tours planned To the Editor: Have fun—recycle.Save green bows off of your Christmas packages; they will come in handy, when good old St. Pat's Day rolls around March 17. Save your coffee grounds in a double layer of bread wrappers; when full, sprinkle in your flower boxes or flower garden. (Angleworms like them too.) Easter baskets make good bird houses. Use wire to make the handle strong, then add a couple more wires to form a frame for the cover. Cut a circular piece of material large enough to make the cover. Gather about one-third edge of circle of material to make a door opening for the new family. Gather and sew the rest to the basket. Poke a small limb in the basket for a "door" step. People who comb and brush their pets could have a good supply of wooly, soft hair, fuzz to put out for birds to line their nests with. A small weight will keep it from blowing away. Lint from your clothes dryer serves the same purpose. When your hand soap becomes too thin for use, save in a double bread wrapper. When you have saved enough to half-fill a medium sized cooking kettle, cover with water and heat until dissolved. Pour in to custard cups or any kind of mold. Allow to set and dry for a few days before unmolding. If you set your miniature water fall and lake on a low level your pets will enjoy it as a drinking fountain and the refills keep the water fresh. The two little green frogs that swim in mine earn their own living by catching flies, gnats or any other insects that get in by mistake. (s) Lois Winchester Heppner Too few teachers result in problems To the Editor: It is hard for me to believe that if all Morrow County residents were fully aware of the small school scheduling difficulties due to too few teachers that anyone would wish to inflict a similar situation on their own children. And this will happen if we split a too-small funding pie into yet smaller pieces. I am told that 75 percent of Heppner's students did not get the classes they needed or wanted this year due to already- in-place staff reductions. An example of the difficulty is a student who had to take a required Spanish course her freshman and junior year instead of in sequence. A year's lapse in between does not promote retention but does promote a waste of time. Another student had to take a physics class when a chemistry class was being taught by the same teacher at the same time. This is hard on both teacher and student. Examples of scheduling difficulties in small schools are everywhere, but the school board is currently proposing the possibility of inflicting this situation on all communities in Morrow County. lone's situation in the past has been different. Their student body has been so small that they could give one- on-one instruction to some of their students, but if their numbers grow, they will have increased difficulty. As 10 Heppner High students transferred to lone this year, lone may begin experiencing this same difficulty. I t ’ s G ood Splitting the course offerings between two schools in North Morrow will lessen both schools. How many people want this? We rely on our school board to make good decisions, but when they follow poor instructions from their superintendent, they fail everyone. We are now paying the price for the ridiculous decision to have only four days schooling in a week. I contest the statement that it saves $300,000. Teachers are still paid the same; the lights are still on and athletic buses still run. The only thing accomplished is a further reduction in what we offer our students, but provides a benefit for the teachers. Figures can show what you want them to. Our budget figures this year were based on an average salary of $50,000 for teachers. I am told that this was the average salary of very tenured teachers in Heppner and not on a county-wide average. I cannot put faith in getting a straight answer from this and past administrations. If the people of Morrow County want good public schools, we must make the right decisions for ourselves. (s) Meg Murray lone Track results in next paper PO helps raise cancer funds The Heppner Post Office has joined a nationwide campaign to raise funds for breast cancer research by encouraging the use of a special fund-raising stamp on cards and letters, with a goal of selling out the stamp. The Breast Cancer Research "semipostal" stamp is the first in U.S. history to have its net proceeds above the cost of postage earmarked for research organizations. If the entire print run of 280 million stamps is sold out, up to an estimated $20 million will be raised for breast cancer research. To date about $11 million has been raised. "The self-adhesive Breast Cancer Research stamp is now available," said Heppner Postmaster Debbie Rutherford. "The Postal Service has a proud tradition of issuing stamps to help raise awareness of social issues. This stamp continues our active role in the fight against breast cancer, one of the deadliest diseases among women. We encourage everyone to purchase and use the stamp before it goes off sale July 29. Send a message from the heart!" The 40-cent, self-adhesive Breast Cancer Research stamp is valid for postage at the 33-cent First-Class letter rate, with up to seven cents per stamp sold going to research. Seventy percent of net proceeds above the cost of postage is given to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Thirty percent goes to the Medical Research Program of the Department of Defense (DoD). The NIH and DoD, which both conduct breast cancer research, were identified as recipients of the funds by legislation. To see an image of the Breast Cancer Research stamp, or to order stamps, visit the Postal Service's Web site at www.stampsonline.com. The stamps are also available toll-free at 1-800-STAMP-24. "Veggie Tales" is the theme for this year's Vacation Bible School to be held on June 5-9 at Heppner First Christian Church, from 6-8:15 p.m. Kids three years old to sixth grade will have the chance to meet "Bob" the tomato and "Larry" the cucumber, as they sing "Veggie Tunes," play games, create arts and crafts, and participate in Bible lessons. Kids will learn, "That whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." Each day that children participate in VBS, they will have the opportunity to earn "Veggie Bucks." At the end of each day, children will exchange their "Veggie Bucks" for a selection of prizes. The more bucks earned, the better the prize. Ways to earn "Veggie Bucks" include bringing a Bible, bringing a friend, good behavior, and for just showing up. VBS is free, with no obligations. For more information contact C.J. at 676- 9209. DID you KNOW? I t takes as tittle as $25 to start a M u tu a l Fund. Anda Kay Zastrow Financial Advisor B EO Financial Services a department of Bar* of Eastern Oregon Phone: 6 7 6 -9 1 2 7 • Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value Insurance products are offered through BE O Financial Services, a department of Bank of Eastern Oregon and issued by licensed Insurance Companies. Securities products are offered by Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., registered Broker- Dealer, member NASD/SIPC. Royal Alli ance Associates, Inc. is not an affiliate of the Bank, its divisions or subsidiaries. % M emorial ‘Day Color How Regularly $18.00 SALE $ 1 4 . 9 9 plus, 4” pansies n m 50c each GREEN F E E D & S E E D Heppner it v • 676-9422 J Happy Birthday! V Local results and photos of the 2A state track meet will appear in next week's Gazette-Times. T o L i ve Vacation Bible School to be held June 5-9 Love, Your Fam ily I n O regon Eva Brosten Former Morrow and Umatilla County resident, Mary "Eva" Wilcox Brosten, 92, of Potlatch, Idaho, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at her home. A memorial gathering will be held at Eagles Lodge in Hermiston from noon to 3 p.m. The Eagles will serve salad and sandwiches. Mrs. Brosten was bom July 23, 1907, at Lexington, to Robert and Ethel Eskelson Wilcox. She attended schools at Lexington and Klamath Falls, and completed three years at Oregon State University in Corvallis. An avid horsewoman, she served as royalty for the Pendleton Round-up and Heppner Rodeo. In 1942, she joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and received an honorable dischargee on July 13,1943. She returned to Oregon where she worked as a bookkeeper and trained horses. On May 16, 1944, she married Edwin I. Brosten at Walla Walla. After World War 4 Reason # 59: Reason # 60: In Chicago, it’s illegal to eat in a place that’s on fire. In Heppner, there’s no law that says you can’t get fired up about a hot new checking account. G O O D P L AC E TO LIVE. •a r GOO D PLACE TO BANK j, j » j, b si renerai TU’? be honored. Member FD IC • Equal Housing Lender In Heppner at 111 N. Main Street, 541-676-5407. NE W PREMI ER CHECKING OFFERS A SI ZZLI NG PACKAGE OF BENEFI TS - FROM EXTRA I NSURANCE COVERAGE TO TRAVEL DISCOUNTS. D O N ’ T GET LEFT OUT IN THE COLD. OPEN YOURS TODAY.
