TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 10, 2002
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
H ep p n er
Letten to the Editor
Editor's note. Letters to the Editor m ust be signed. The Gazette-Tim es w ill not publish
unsigned letters Please include your address and phone numtrer on all letters h r use by
the G -T office The G - T reserves the right to edit. The G -T is not responsible h r accuracy of
G A Z E T T E -T I M E S
U S P S. 240-420
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Published weekl> and entered as periodica) matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon
under the A ct ol' March 3, 187V. Penodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147
W W illow Street Ielephone(541)676 -922 8 F a x (5 4 1>676-9211 E -m ail gUuheppner net
or gtMhrapidserve.net. W eb site w w w heppner net Postmaster send address changes to
the Heppner lia/ette-l imes, P.O . Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions S24 in
Morrow County. $18 senior rate (in M orrow County only, 62 years or older), $30 else­
where
D avid Sykes ............................................................................................................................ Publisher
Sarah Colter .
........................................................................................................................ Editor
News deadline is Monday at 5 p.m.
For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column
inch Cost for classified ad ts 50* per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for
a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch
For PubtoLegai Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Oates for publication
must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three
weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required)
On the HEPPSER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net
• Start or Change a Subscription
• Place a Classified Ad • Submit a New s Story
• View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes
• Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations
• Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more!
principal resigns
volleyball coach, replacing Fred
Long; Carolyn Prouty, computer
trainer at ACH, replacing Colleen
Cunningham.
-Accepted a donation o f
$450 to RHS from PG&E Gas
Transmission.
continued from page 1
-Approved a resolution
authorizing the county treasurer
to invest funds.
-Heard the following
announcements: administrative
retreat, set for August 7-8 at the
Port o f Morrow; next board
meeting, August 12 at ACH, 7:30
p.m.
Engagement
Bowman - Wilkins
Chet Wilkins and Natalie Bowman
Natalie Elizabeth Bowman of
Bend and Chet Roger Wilkins of
Arlington have announced their
engagement.
The bride-elect is the daugh­
ter of Joe and Robin Bow man of
Bend and the granddaughter of
Jiggs and Rita Bowman of
Heppner. She is a 1996 graduate
of Bend High School and a 2001
graduate of Western Oregon Uni­
versity at Monmouth with a bach­
elor’s degree in education. She
is currently working for North
Central Education Service Dis­
trict at Condon and is substitute
teaching.
The future groom is the son
of Brian and Sherrie Wilkins of
Arlington and is a 1995 graduate
of Arlington High School. He is
ranching on the family’s Rock
Creek ranch and also works for
Waste Management.
The wedding will be held Sep­
tember 7, 2002, at the Nativity
Lutheran Church in Bend. A re­
ception will follow at the Widgi
Creek Golf Club in Bend.
Chinen-Holtz
statements m ade in letters (A n y letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds
under "C a rd o f Th anks' at a cost o f $7.)
Economic details are unclear
To the Editor:
1 read with interest the article
in the Sunday Oregonian on the
proposed Boardman race track.
Several points were raised that
would appear to be serious
enough to give pause to any
prudent person. 1 do not believe
that there has been a large sports
complex built in the United States
without large amounts of public
money in recent years. Further,
they all are in very populous areas
and seem to be exempt from
property taxes.
1 have seen no response to
this article in this past week. I wait
with interest for the Port
Commission and the County Court
to explain how this makes
economic sense and why the
principals are worthy of trust they
have been given. I am skeptical
of rumors that large amounts of
foreign money is behind this. If
this is a money laundering
scheme, it would appear to be a
poor bet.
(s) C.R. McElligott
lone
Court’s action is an insult
To the Editor:
This letter is in response
to last week’s action of the Ninth
Circuit declaring that the Pledge
of Allegiance is unconstitutional.
1 feel that this action w'as an insult
to every veteran who ever served
our country. I have requested our
local American Legion posts, as
well as our VFW posts, to contact
our
state
organizations
immediately and protest this
action. I hope every loyal citizen
will write or call our Senators
Wyden and Smith and Rep.
Walden as well as our own
legislators in Salem and demand
action. While we do have a right
to disagree on taxes, national
defense policies, farm programs,
drinking, gambling or even religion
but we also owe a loyalty to our
country. The words, “under God”,
are simply an affirmation that
most of us believe that we owe
our existence to a higher power.
It is not a belief that is forced upon
anyone. All that has been
requested is that these dissenters
keep a respectful silence while
the majority of us restate our core
beliefs.
An interesting sidelight
on this decision is that it rested
upon the decisions o f Judge
Stephen Reinhardt and Judge
Alfred Goodwin.
Judge
Reinhardt, a Jimmy Carter
appointee, was one of the three
judges who stopped logging and
grazing on Arizona forests in
1997; the decision that built up the
fuel loads leading to this year’s
disastrous fire. Reading the
opinion by Judge Goodwin, a
liberal Oregonian appointed by
Richard Nixon, reinforces the
opinion that legal logic is
sometimes incomprehensible to
the laymen mind.
Fifty or sixty years ago
the ACLU did a service to our
community by opposing bigotry
but if you follow their movement
for the last twenty or thirty years,
they now oppose all religious
expression. I contribute to a
Protestant organization in Arizona
whose principal mission is
defending Christian groups from
ACLU oppression. In fact, the
Alliance Defense Fund has done
more in a few years to insure
religious freedom than the ACLU
has done in its whole existence.
One can’t help but wonder if that
rogues gallery o f corporate
thieves in last week’s edition of
the Oregonian had ever had any
religious training or were even
aware
of
the
Ten
Commandments. Now we have
to pray that our school boards and
legislators have enough backbone
to reject this decision.
(s) Don McElligott
lone
Marriage licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s
office at the courthouse in
Heppner reports issuing the fol­
lowing marriage license(s):
Kelley Sue Klinger
Kelley Sue Klinger was
bom on June 26,2002 at 1:06 p.m.
at St. A nthony’s Hospital in
Pendleton. Her parents are
Kenneth and Joni Klinger of lone.
Kelley weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. and
was 20 inches long.
Her grandparents are
Diane Ellis of Wenatchee, WA,
Darroll Chowning of Salem and
Gary George o f Beaverton.
Great-grandparents are Helen
Crawford o f lone, Bill and
Annetta Padberg of Lexington
and Rita Turner of Nevada. She
joins a brother. Christopher, 3.
9ieeC<Pain?
D r. Donald J . Carlson, Foot Specialist
will be a t the P ioneer Memorial Clinic
on J u ly 17th fo r the diagnosis
o f this and other fo ot problems.
Call 6 7 6 -5 5 0 4 - Heppner
or 567-8750 - Hermiston
Watck
M oney
C lip s
Edna R. Peck
Edna R. Peck, 84, of
Heppner died July 3, 2002, at
Legacy Emanuel Hospital in
Portland. Her funeral was held
July 9 at Hope Lutheran Church
in Heppner and she was buried
at tlie Heppner M asonic
Cemetery.
Mrs. Peck was bom to
Henry and Della Northup Crump
of Heppner on January 15, 1918.
She grew up in Heppner and
attended school there. She
married Harold “Shorty” Peck on
June 20, 1934 at Kelso, WA.
The couple lived in
Yakima, Astoria and Seattle.
They returned to Morrow County
in 1943 and lived in the Heppner
area until they purchased a ranch
on Upper Rhea Creek. Mrs.
Peck was a member o f the
Lexington Grange, the First
Christian Church, where she was
a member of the choir, and the
Morrow County H istorical
Society.
She was a 4-H leader and
served as a superintendent at the
Morrow County Fair. Mrs. Peck
was well known for her
needlework, breads and pies. She
loved to garden and enjoyed
flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Peck
played a big part in forming the
Morrow County Farm Museum in
Heppner, as well as collecting
exhibits.
She is survived by her
daughters: Patricia Hardy of
Salem, Shirley Palmer and Marge
Church of Heppner; sister: Elsie
Langis of Walla Walla; brother:
Herbert Crump of Cottage Grove;
12 grandchildren and 24 great­
grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Harold
“Shorty” Peck, and son, Harold
Peck, Jr.; sister, Annie Minnick;
and brothers, Everett Crump and
Bud Crump.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Farm
Foundation (benefiting the
Morrow County Museum), P.O.
Box 515, Heppner, OR 97836 or
to Pioneer Memorial Nursing
Home, P.O. Box 9, Heppner.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner was in charge of the
arrangements.
Fern H. Evans
Fern H. Evans, 76, of
Heppner died July 3, 2002 at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner. Recitation o f the
Rosary was July 5, 2002 at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Heppner and a Memorial Rosary
was held at St. John Catholic
Church in Condon on July 5.
Funeral Mass was July 6 at St.
Patrick's Church with the
graveside service at St. Joseph
Cemetery in Condon.
Mrs. Evans was born
April 17, 1926, to Richard and
Marjorie Niven Greiner on their
ranch at Mayville. She attended
the one room Quinn-Greiner
Schoolhouse near the ranch until
fifth grade. Her parents then
purchased a house in Condon
where she and her brothers
stayed while attending school at
Condon. She graduated from
Condon High School in 1944.
She married Vernon E.
Evans at Moscow, Idaho and they
made their home in Condon,
Hermiston, Echo, Idaho and then
Heppner in the mid- 1950’s. Mrs.
Evans’ happiest times were when
she was riding horseback. She
loved the outdoors, animals, and
hunting and fishing with her
children, grandchildren, and great­
grandchildren.
The most
important part of her life was her
family.
Mr. Evans had been sick
for quite a while and she had
continued to care for him until
February 2002 when her health
began to decline.
Marriage Licenses
Tina Chinen and Greggory Holt/
Tina Chinen and M.
Greggory Holtz, both of Pendleton,
announce their engagement. The
bride-elect is the daughter of
Teruo Chinen of Spokane and
Kathleen Chinen. also of Spokane.
She is a 1995 graduate of Heppner
High School and a 2000 graduate
of Eastern Oregon University.
She is employed at the Eastern
Oregon Psychiatric Center and is
pursuing a degree in nursing at
Obituaries
Blue Mountain Community
College.
Holtz, the son of Elmer
and Sandy Holtz of Pendleton, is
a 1995 graduate of lone High
School and a 1997 graduate of
Blue Mountain Community
College. He is employed at
Pendleton Auto Body Shop.
The couple will be
married on Saturday, July 27,
2002, at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church in Heppner.
Petenon's
Happncr
Jewelers,
676-9200
July I: Gerardo Villegas. 20,
Hermiston and Jennifer Yvonne
Bash. 20, Hermiston.
July 5: Christopher Michael
Elliott, 21, Boardman and Shantel
Kay Evans, 20, Boardman;
Eduardo Salgado Ortiz, 23,
Umatilla and Mary Jean Huxel,
43, Umatilla.
July 8: Rino Ricardo-Rivera, 20,
Irrigon and Leticia Ramos-
Riestra, 24, Hermiston; Daniel
Santillan, 21, Parkdale and Juana
Macias, 19, Irrigon.
She is survived by her
husband, Vem Evans of Heppner;
son, Kenneth J. Evans of Irrigon;
daughter, Christine K. Steinman
of Rieth; grandchildren: Gib,
Swayne and Shanna Evans and
Mikka Irusta; and six great­
grandchildren; brothers: Dick
Greiner and Tom Greiner, both of
Condon and Glenn Greiner of
Hermiston. A brother, Fred
Greiner, preceded her in death.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Patrick’s Altar
Society at Heppner or the*
Morrow or Gilliam County 4-H
organizations directly or through
Sweeney Mortuary, P.O. Box 97,
Heppner, OR 97836.
William H. Nichols
William H. Nichols, 78, of
Lexington died July 3, 2002 at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital. The
funeral was July 8 at the
Lexington Baptist Church and the
concluding service and burial was
held at the Lexington Cemetery.
Mr. Nichols was born
May 6, 1924, to Archie and
Beulah Tucker N ichols o f
Lexington where he was also
raised, went to school and
graduated in 1942.
He served in the U.S.
Army in World War II with the
282nd Battalion as a radio operator
specialist and was honorably
discharged in 1946.
Mr. N ichols m arried
Margaret M. Tubbs on March 25,
1946, at Boise, Idaho. He enjoyed
bareback riding at local rodeos
and breaking horses. He was
employed by the Dee Cox and
Ken Smouse ranches in addition
to running the Lexington gas
station. He went to work later
for the Morrow County Road
Department as a grader operator
and by the time he had retired in
1988, he was the road crew boss.
Mr. N ichols was a
lifetime member of the Heppner
Elks, Hermiston Eagles, and lone
American Legion.
He
volunteered with the lone Fire
Department, was a member of
the lone TV board and was a
volunteer with Morrow County
Search and Rescue for many
years.
He was an avid hunter
and gun collector and loved to
fish.
Mr. Nichols is survived by
daughters Linda Dunaway of
Heppner, and Mary Picknell of
Helix; stepchildren, Barbara
Jarvis o f Kennewick, WA,
Gordon Nichols of Jacksonville,
Fla., and Ann Taylor of Medford;
23 grandchildren and 16 great­
grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by his wife Margaret,
daughters Patti Lee and Shirley,
and stepson, Frank McFadden.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Willow Creek
Valley Assisted Living Facility,
P.O. Box 244, Heppner, OR
97836; or to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital, P.O. Box 9, Heppner.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner was in charge of the <
arrangements.
Lester M. Corwin
Lester M. Corwin, 81, of
Heppner died on Thursday, July
4,2002 at St. Anthony Hospital in
Pendleton. At his request, there
will be no funeral service.
Disposition will be by cremation
and his ashes will be spread over
the North Fork of the John Day
River.
Mr. Corwin was bom to
Oscar and Cora Alice Corley
Corwin on December 7, 1920 at
Pendleton. He was a World War
II veteran. He married Myrtle
Frances Hatley and they had a
daughter, Jean. They were
divorced and he married Mary
Ellen Williams Johns. They had
two sons, Leonard and Eugene.
After Mary’s death in 1968, he
married Velma Ramsey. Mr.
Corwin loved to fish and hunt.
He is survived by his
sons; Tim Corwin of Pilot Rock,
Leonard Corwin of Long Creek
and Louis Corwin in Oregon;
daughter. Jean Wilson, of Denver,
CO; sisters Naomi BiggerstafTof
Pendleton, and Helen Housden of
Klamath Falls; brothers Waltor
Corwin of Pendleton and Kenneth
Corwin in California; his good
friend Ronnie Hyder of
Monument; seven grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren and many
nieces and nephews.
Burns M ortuary of
Pendleton was in charge of the
arrangements.