TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 24,2000
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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
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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
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