TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 3, 2001
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Rowling (Harry Potter author)
accusations unfounded
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By Doris Brosnan
Paul Hisler Sr.
Heppner
To the Editor:
In the Dec. 20 Gazette, Jason
ust referenced the London
'imes in a scathing attack on
J.K. Rowling, author of the
phenomenally popular Harry
Potter series. In his letter, he said
Rowling worshipped Satan, made
fun of Christ, taught real spells
and was responsible for some
huge increase in the "church of
Satan." His accusations were
evidently believed by other
Christians concerned about what
children are reading.
I found much of his letter hard
to believe, so I did some
research. Mr. Just did not get his
information from the London
Times, nor from any other
Court discusses lack of bids for Freightliner
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reputable source. The origin of
his vicious attack was from a rag
called The Onion, "a weekly
satirical magazine" published in
Wisconsin. The entire article,
which Mr. Just quoted from in all
seriousness in this paper, was
meant as an ugly joke.
Unfortunately, it was taken
seriously by some people, such
as Mr. Just, who then spread the
lies.
If I were J.K. Rowling (who
seems like a very nice person),
I'd sue The Onion until it went
out of business. And if I were
Mr. Just, I'd apologize - and learn
to do research.
(s) Lea Mathieu
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Engagement
Bocol - Huff
Paul Hisler Sr., 92, of Heppner,
died Friday, December 29, 2000
at the Abundant Care Facility in
Echo.
Funeral Mass was held
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at
St. Patrick Catholic Church in
Heppner. Concluding service and
burial followed at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
A lifelong Morrow County
resident, he was bom April 15,
1908, to Paul and Minnie
McCullough Hisler on the family
ranch on Little Butter Creek near
Heppner. He was raised at
Heppner and attended schools at
Heppner,
graduating
from
Heppner High School.
On November 14, 1928, he
mamed Kathleen Monahan at
Heppner. The couple lived at the
Hisler Ranch on Little Butter
Creek from 1929 until 1995
when they moved into Heppner.
Mr. Hisler was a stockman
with a special interest also in
horses and birds.
He was a member and past
chairman of the Morrow County
Fair Board for 15 years; a charter
member and past director of the
Pendleton Production Credit
Association;
was
Morrow
County Cattleman of the Year in
1975; and was grand marshal of
the Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo parade in 1985.
He was a member of St. Patrick
Catholic Church, the Morrow
County Historical Society and a
life member of BPOE 358 in
Heppner.
Survivors include his wife of
72 years, Kathleen Hisler of
Heppner;
daughters,
Joan
Sumner of The Dalles and
Francine Bristow of Portland;
son, Paul Jr. of Heppner; eight
grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by a sister, Marguerite
Chapin in 1999, and a grandson,
Shad Hisler in 1997.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Pioneer Memonal Home
Health Services, P.O. Box 9,
Heppner, Oregon 97836 or to a
charity of choice.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner
was in charge of arrangements.
Charles Cleatus
Thomason
Jacqueline Bocol and William Huff
Jacqueline Bocol and William Huff of Bend announce their
engagement to be married.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Don and Joann Bocol of
Walla Walla, Washington, and is a. flight attendant for Alaska
Airlines.
The groom-to-be is the son of Noia May and the late William
Huff of Lone Rock, and is a pilot for Bax Global.
A summer wedding in planned at St. Francis Catholic Church
in Bend.
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Charles Cleatus Thomason, 70,
of Imgon, died Wednesday,
December 27, 2000, at the home
of his son, Dustin, and daughter-
in-law, in Imgon.
A gathering for friends and
family was held Friday,
December 29, 2000, at the
Irrigon Senior Center.
He was bom November 13,
1930, at Gooding, Idaho, to
Harmon and LaNora Points
Thomason. He grew up in Idaho
and moved to Oregon in 1962.
He was a longtime Morrow
County resident, living in
Heppner for many years, then in
Boardman, and for the past year
at Irrigon.
He had worked at many
sawmills and on area farms
including the Jerald Ray farm,
Far West Farms and Eastern
Oregon Farm Company.
He loved being retired so he
could fish and visit with family
members. He also used to drive
the Senior Center bus.
On October 1999, he was
diagnosed with brain cancer and
given six months to live. He was
69 years old but said he would
live to see 70 and he did. His
motto was, "I'll do it my way"
and, according to the family, he
always did.
Survivors include his children,
Wyoma, Kenny, Scott, Alvin,
Calvin and Dusty; brothers,
Marvin, Larry and Jasper; sister,
Nadine; 18 grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by two
children, a grandchild, and a
sister.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston
was in charge of arrangements.
CSEPP Emergency Director
Casey Beard reported to the
Morrow County Court, at their
Dec. 27 meeting, that there were
no bids for a Freightliner to be
used for the mobile command
post.
Commissioner
John
Wenholz and Bear agreed that to
get bids, the amount would have
to be increased. Beard said he
would discuss with county
counsel whether the option exits
of buying a vehicle when no bids
are received.
Beard displayed a draft
memorandum of agreement
between the county and the fire
departments, fire districts and the
Morrow County Emergency
Medical Services for funding
support to participate in the
CSEPP program. He also
described
some
problems
procuring telephone service for
the Nextel system. Commercial
telephone companies have no
plans to extend the service to this
area. Beard reported, because it
is not commercially viable.
Discussion focused on other
communication
systems,
including the Oregon State Police
microwave system, on repeaters
and timing problems.
Beard reported plans for
Incident Command System
trainings and indicated hopes of
some funding for training from
FEMA.
Morrow County Behavioral
Health Director Kelly Sager
informed the court of an Oregon
Together grant for prevention
programs. He also reported
problems of too little office space
in Wheeler County and his hopes
of a solution. He noted that space
at the Boardman Annex is less
than needed and explained some
options and his ideas for
increasing office space there. He
added that the telephone system
is antiquated and Judge Terry
Tallman suggested his discussing
that issue with Education
Services District.
Sager broached the subject of
timing problems with purchasing
office supplies and equipment
and the need to go through the
pre-authorization process with
the court. He and the court
discussed Sager’s desire to
perform contractual obligations
in a timely and efficient manner,
problems that can arise without
the checks-and-balances process
and uniformity of requirements
for all departments.
Sager and Morrow County
Juvenile Director Carolyn Holt
explained to the court that they
have been discussing ways to
utilize some funds from the
Juvenile Crime Prevention plan
for after-school prevention
efforts. The court heard details of
their plan to use the funds to
increase the hours of Alcohol and
Drug Counselor Jesus Rome, to
work with students from the
alternative school program and
young people coming out of the
residential
program.
Holt
informed the court that the
governor's budget plan includes
funding for two more years for
this grant that targets removal of
barriers to service for juveniles
and provision of specialized
services. The court approved
increasing the position of alcohol
and drug counselor from half- to
full-time, as long as the grant
funding is available.
Public Works Director Burke
O'Brien informed the court that
he is completing some suggested
changes in the land-use permit
forms, which he will present for
their approval when completed.
His hope is to clarify
requirements for the permittee,
require better design drawings
and specify time limits.
O'Brien informed the court that
the crew's time has been used
mostly for plowing and sanding
and that as much sand has been
used so far this season as was
used all of last year. O'Brien
- Approval of permits tor
Century Tel to upgrade lines on
Strawberry Lane, Alpine Lane
and Kilkenny Road;
- Approval of an approach
permit on Fourth Street West and
an approach permit onto
Eastregaard;
Approval
of County
Assessor's Greg Sweek's order of
back-up tapes.
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B y M erlyn R o b in so n
So how many folks have managed to keep their New Year or
new millennium resolutions are track? Most of us resolve to
improve our lifestyles, perhaps be more productive or merely
clean out closets. Then there are thoughts of, "Come spring. I'll get
around to that."
Presently I'm trying to find somewhere to store Christmas
decorations. Besides toilet tissue, some of the best things ever
produced are plastic storage tubs of all sizes. The mention of
changes in bathroom accessories brings to mind those "low boys"
like the throne in one bathroom at our daughter's house. Sure, these
newer models conserve water, but unless you're a midget, the seat
shouldn’t be inches from the floor. In my childhood days, our feet
usually dangled when seated in the "two-holer" out back.
Occasionally there was the luxury of a homemade stool to
accommodate shorter legs. Until indoor facilities came about, that
was called progress!
Rural lifestyles have been greatly improved during my lifetime.
However continued progress for rural communities was also
supposed to be on Governor Kitzhaber's agenda. Our governor
seems to forget that Oregon's economy is based on agriculture
because he is proposing budget cuts for the agriculture department
and major fair funding cuts. During his tenure, he has proposed
reductions in county fair general fund allocations in all four
biennium budgets. Each time the legislature has come to the
rescue.
The proposed reduction in fair funding might not have a major
impact on large fairs where off-season revenues generate up to 90
percent of those budgets. But for small fairs, particularly in Eastern
Oregon, the general fund dollars can be as much as 80 to 90
percent of a total county fair budget.
County fairs not only showcase a county's productivity and
community pride, but they involve hundreds of our youth through
4-H and FFA and open class. Led by many volunteers, 4-H'ers
learn responsibility, leadership and goat setting, whether it's in
home economics, the arts, animal science or other project areas.
Our governor doesn't seem to be aware of the importance of our
natural resource-dependent areas. According to Assistant
Agricultural Director Chuck Craig, more than $98,000 is the
proposed cut from the agricultural department's budget, which
would directly impact the department's marketing budget. With
commodity prices below par and agriculture striving to develop
new markets and value-added products, it's hardly the time to cut
funding of the agricultural department.
Now would be a good time to back up our Fasten)' Oregon
legislative representatives with a letter writing campaign to the
governor. Letters are effective and a stamp Is affordable. I hdpe
that every 4-H'er, parent and anyone who cares about his
community will hop on a letter writing bandwagon. It's time to
stand up for our rural communities and a great way of life.
Along with writing my letter to the governor, I intend to step up
my efforts to conserve water and electricity. No, I'm not
recommending a return to the lifestyle of those good old days
when the plumbing was out back. But a resolution to become a
more fastidious housekeeper does seem to be counterproductive.
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described the damages to the Bell
Canyon Bridge's head wall and
reported that repairs are in
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the status of the County Line
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