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