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TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppnar, Oroflon Wednesday, July 28, 2000 The Official Newspaper of the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow Obituaries Millie O. Evans H eppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U.S P S 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w n ed W eek ly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3,1 8 7 9 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone (541)676-9228. Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail gt@heppner net or gt@rapidserve net Web site: www heppner net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P O Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: S22 in Morrow County, $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $29 else- where David Sykes April Hilton-Sykes Publisher Editor On the H EPPN ER W EBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! • Local B u sin esses What’s new with Red Crôss By Glorene Wright Request for assistance was made on July 22 by chiefs of the Boardman and Heppner Fire Depts. A brush fire was out of con trol, heading east, closing off ac cess to 1-84 via Highway 74 north of Cecil and several homes were in jeopardy. Eight fire units were on line and were in need of food and water. Red Cross volunteers re sponded by bringing sandwiches and water to the Krebs Ranch at Cecil where the staging area was located. Because of the danger, Red Cross volunteers were told to be prepared to move at a moment’s notice. The wives of the lone Fire Dept, firefighters provided food and drinks also, and the Krebs family made their walk-in cooler and phone available for all volun teers to use. While on the scene, word was received that an additional five fire units and three government agen- cies’were called in to fight the brush fire. The Governor declared a state of emergency and a Red Cross shelter needed to be opened in Boardman, which was out of the path of the fire. Volunteers went to Boardman, leaving one volun teer and food behind. A shelter was opened at Sam Boardman Elementary School in Boardman to tend to the needs of the firefighters who had been on the line since 12:30 p.m. and any possible evacuees.' Approximately 80 firefighters received Red Cross services through the night at the shelter. No homes were lost. The fire was reported com pletely out at 9:07 a.m. on July 23 by the Boardman Fire Dept. The Red Cross shelter served breakfast to approximately 100 firefighters and closed the shelter at 11:30 a.m. Most of the volun teers stayed awake all night at the shelter to care for .the needs of the firefighters. The American Red Cross op erates on donations only. Anyone who would like to donate or be come a volunteer should contact the Umatilla Chapter at 1-800- 675-1215 or send donations to American Red Cross, Umatilla Chapter (Morrow County), 146 S. Main Street, Pendleton, OR. 97801. Local student earns degree Stephanie Johnson, daughter of Duane and Kathy Jones o f Heppner and a 1996 graduate of Heppner High School will gradu ate from the Inland Massage In stitute at Spokane, WA. on Tues day, Aug. 8. Johnson attended one year at Southern Oregon State College at Ashland, two years at Blue Moun- tain Com m unity College in Pendleton and one year at the In land Massage Institute. Johnson will receive a degree in regular sports massage. She plans to take her Washington state boards after graduation to become a licensed massage practitioner. Johnson is currently employed at Sound Health Physiotherapy in Spokane. St. Patrick's Senior Center _____ Bulletin Board .The usual activities continue at the St. Patrick's Senior Center: exercise group Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.; Pinochle Tuesdays and Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m.; dinner Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (88 meals served with 16 take-outs last week), blood pressure taken by Home Health; a light lunch at noon on Thursday and a movie at 2 p.m. We also take calls for Dollaride van transportation Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Now some new activities are being added. These are a part of achieving the objectives o f senior centers as stated in the Older Americans Act that seniors should be able to"participate in or contribute to meaningful activity with the widest range o f civic, cultural, education, training, and recreational opportunities." These include: 1. Potluck dinner and recreation the second Sunday each month. 2. Baked food sales. The first is this Friday, July 28 from 9 to 3. 3. Pinsky Poetry Project where people bring their favorite poems and tell why they chose them. First to meet August 7 at 7 p.m. 4. A watermelon and ice cream cone concession at the Morrow County Fair, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 5. "Along came a Spider", a networking workshop presented by OSU Extension, August 28 at 1 p.m. 6. A local flea market in mid-October, dates to be announced soon. Everyone is welcome to participate in and/or contribute to any o f these projects. Call 676-9030. Millie O. Evans, 96, of Heppner, died Saturday, July 22, 2000, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Heppner. Memorial service was held Tuesday, July 25,2000 at die Hope Lutheran Church in Heppner. A private committal service fol lowed at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Mrs. Evans was bom July 23, 1903, at lone, to Ben and Adeline Bartell Buschke. She was raised at lone and attended school in lone, then Heppner, where she graduated from high school. On June 13,1925, she married Earl M. Evans at Heppner. The couple fanned on Willow Creek near Heppner all their manied life. Mrs. Evans enjoyed flowers, gardening and fishing. She was a m em ber o f the Lutheran Church, the Grange, the Amencan Legion Auxiliary and the garden club. Survivors include her son, Donald Evans o f Heppner; three grandchildren; five great-grand children and one great-great- grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl, in 1965, and by 12 brothers and sis ters. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Nurs ing Home, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR. 97836. Sweeney M ortuary of Heppner was in charge o f ar rangements. Randy Morris Graveside service was held Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at the Condon Cemetery. Mrs. Pnndle was bom August 3,1909, at Condon, to Arthur and Nita Davis Madden. She attended school at Lonerock and Condon. After leaving Condon, she moved to St. Johns, where she worked as a cashier in a movie theater. During World War II, she worked at the Portland Woolen Mills at St. Johns, as a weaver. In December 1945, she moved to Fossil along with her two daugh ters. She worked at Clemens Res taurant in Fossil for a short time and, later, along with her mother, purchased the original Shamrock Pastime in the Fossil Legion Hall. On September 15, 1947, she married Milo Prindle, Jr., at Goldendale, Washington. They lived at Fossil, Kinzua and Heppner. Upon retirement, they moved to Salem, then to Beaverton. While in Heppner, she was an active member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include daughters, Joline Guinn o f Portland and Sharon Bell of Wilsonville; five grandchildren and 12 great-grand children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milo, and a granddaughter, Shellie Guinn Santella, both in 1997. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice. Sweeney Mortuary of Condon was in charge of arrangements. Story Feller to entertain at Heppner Library Randall Duane “Randy” Mor ris, 44, o f Echo, formerly o f Story Feller Tom McCormack Pendleton, died Friday, July 21, will be at the Heppner Library 2000, as the result of a motorcycle for a summer reading wrap-up accident near Rieth. celebration on August 11. He Memorial services were held will perform at 11 a.m. in the city Tuesday, July 25,2000 at the Vert park next to the Library. Auditorium in Pendleton. Dispo Everyone is welcome to attend sition was by cremation with and there is no admission. inurnment to be held later at the McCormack tells an assortment Heppner Masonic Cemetery. of fairy tales and original Mr. Morris was bom April 3, futuristic stories to thrill the kids 1956, at Heppner, to Edgar James with "intergalactic tactics." and Mildred Pearl Wilson Morris. Any summer readers who have He grew up at Heppner and met their reading goal and have graduated from Heppner High not yet selected a free book may School then attended Blue Moun do so after the show. tain Com m unity C ollege in The show is sponsored by the Pendleton. Oregon Library Association, with He served with the U.S. Ma grants from the Craig Berkman rine Corps in Korea. family, Wells Fargo Foundation, Mr. Morris had been a resident and OPB. of Echo the past three years and lived at Pendleton for 10 years Justice Court prior to that. He was a captain at the Two Report Rivers Correctional Institute in Umatilla. The Justice Court office at the He was a m em ber o f the courthouse annex building in Stanfield Moose Lodge. He en Heppner reports handling the fol joyed hunting, fishing and camp lowing business: ing. Justin Joseph Trader, 24, Survivors include his wife, Pendleton-Violation of the Basic Sheryll, of Echo; sons, Justin of Rule, 76 mph in a 55 mph zone, Echo, Kip with the U.S. Army in $132 fine; Germany and Kasey, with the Donald J. G endversa, 50, U.S. Army at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma; Vancouver, B.C.-Violation of the daughter, Kassi M orris o f Basic Rule, 77 mph in a 55 mph Lewiston, Idaho; brothers, Jim of zone, $132 fine; Milwaukie, Kip of Warm Springs Terry Lynn C alvert, 50, and Bob of Boardman; sisters, Athena-Violation of the Basic Edna Struthers of Hermiston, Flo Rule, 74 mph in a 55 mph zone, rence Nolan of Hermiston, Edie $111 fine; Morris of Portland and Doris David John Weiss, 35, Wixom, Brosnan of Heppner. He was pre MT.-Violation of the Basic Rule, ceded in death by his parents, 76 mph in a 55 mph zone, $132 Edgar and Mildred Morris. fine; Bums Mortuary of Hermiston M andy W hittington, 23, was in charge of arrangements. Heppner-Maintaining a Dog as a Zella A. Prindle Nuisance, $68 fine. Zella A. Prindle, 90, o f Beaverton, formerly of Heppner and Fossil, died Friday, July 21, 2000, at Riverwood Assisted Liv ing Facility at Tualatin. Karen's Korner Items of Health • Tobacco Prevention by Karen Masshoff $144.8 billion. How could they do that? Everyone knows smoking is bad for you; they don't deserve to win - certainly not that much money. These might very well be the responses of many people to the award handed down by the Miami jury against the tobacco industry. I admit I have mixed emotions regarding the size of this judgment. Given the industry's history of deception, it makes me very uneasy that Philip Morris not only owns Kraft Foods but now Nabisco, a significant investment in the food industry (I have a list -not comprehensive-of non-tobacco products and brands associated with tobacco companies). The other part of this discomfort has to do with my belief regarding the corruptive power of money. How will any portion of this amount that is finally realized affect those directly involved or even society as a whole? "For a period of 50 years these tobacco companies denied the dangers of their product," said Leighton A. Finegan, the jury's foreman. Mr. Finegan, 44, went into the trial believing that a person smoked cigarettes as a choice. He had this to say after the historic two years of presentation: "The point was not whether people had the choice to smoke or not to smoke, but that the companies knew they were selling a defective product and denied hat it was defective." This is the crux of anti-tobacco, why efforts need to continue to recover damages, why the industry needs to be regulated, and why we all need to become vigilant of this industry's activities. Michael Orey has written a book, "Assuming The Risk: The Mavericks, The Lawyers, And The Whistle-Blowers Who Beat Big Tobacco". This was published in late 1999, and can be ordered through the Heppner Library. The author has drawn an amazing picture of what is behind all the present tobacco litigation. The book is also about people, folks not terribly different than ourselves who live in small towns. Attorney General Hardy Myers and his Committee on Kids & Tobacco will be in Pendleton, Thursday, July 27 at the Heppner High School starting at 3 p.m. The committee will be listening to testimony regarding youth access to tobacco from a number of people including the tobacco prevention coordinators from this region. The public is invited to attend. If you wish to speak, please contact me at the Health Department, 676-5421. July 88th - Friday Fried Chicken Dinner - with mashed potatoes, gravy and all the trim mings. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Due to illness, we didn V have the dinner last week. Our apologies from the management. We have sandwiches daily during open hours. | H EPPNER ELKS 358 w 676-9181 "W here F rie n d s M e e t" 142 N o rth M a in MORROW COUNTY FAIR # 4 th a n n u a l c l a s s ic c a r and 2 nd ANNUAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW August 17, 2000 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. CA R S TO B E EN T E R E D B Y i: H P.M. JU D G IN G BE G IN S A T t:S t P.M .. Heppner, O tt|M Pre-Pud Entry P it before Asgust 1: $10.00 Late Entry fee after A e g u t 1: $15.00 CLASSES m u BE DETERM INED AFTER A U PRE-RAID ENTRIES HA VE BEEN RECEIVED TVtpAlw mAU b u r t i t tm m di dmm F R E E edminiom UUo the fa ir Dash p lace t Please register by A ugust 1, 2000 Dcacripooa of Vehicle PLEASE MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION TO: Denise Bctsinger P O Box 12*4 Boardman, OR 9711* O r cal: $41-4(1-3564 evenings $41-9*9-1253 Second Hunter Education Class Scheduled M ARY KAV ► u stom ized sKin care Mary Kay offers a line of skin care products designed to keep your complexion looking its best. Call me today for a free consultation and to customize a skin care program just for you Amy (Greenup) (tollman iNDf.PKNnCNT Bt.ALTY CONSULTANT (541)676-9407 A second Hunter’s Education Class has been scheduled for this summer in Heppner. The class will be held the evenings of August 21. 22, 28 and 29 from 6-9 p.m. each evening. A field exercise will be held on Sunday after noon. August 27. Each class period and field day partici pation Is mandatory to complete the course. Volunteer instructors Tom Wolff and Jim Marquardt will lead the course with guest instructors and a speaker from the Oregon State Police-Game Enforcement Division. All Oregon hunters under the age of 18 must have suc cessfully completed the Hunter Education cours? before hunting. The course is also recommended for non-hunt ers who may have casual contact with firearms, archery gear. etc. To register for the course, please call Tom Wolff at 6 7 6 -S1 14. A b o v e G round S w im m in g P ool CLEARANCE Inland Pool & 5pa Centre N ew Owners Ion & Mary Gill S U M M E R H O U R S: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm • Saturday 10am-4pm • SERVICE «CHEMICALS* • SPAS •POOLS« 567-3222 *“80996 N. Hwy. 395, Hermiston
