Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 7, 2002 - THREE
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By Meriyn Robinson
It’s summertime and the living is busy, smoky and sometimes hot.
And here it is almost time for school to begin. Sadly, some of Oregon’s
landscape is being ravished with raging fires, leaving a blackened
moonscape that often takes years for re-growth. What a waste of
resources, not to mention the private property loss. While lightning
strikes can’t be controlled, lack of proper management of forests has
helped contribute to a disastrous fuel load.
Thankfully, our local fires haven’t been monumental. So for most
it’s “business as usual” on this very-dry side of Oregon, except when
I get on my soapbox about tearing down a historic school building, but
there’s no use beating on a dead horse that’s already down and out.
Perhaps its best to reserve comments to personal issues like when
my “ye olde” food freezer produced its last breath o f cold air last
week. Hopefully my new freezer will last as long as my Sears
refrigerator that was purchased a zillion years ago when Kit and Shirley
had the Sears mail-order store on Main Street. With that type o f quality
assurance from a local merchant, I thought that perhaps Kit could
transfer the 10-year warranty on this new freezer to me personally—
just to ensure continuance of self-starting features especially when
my stiff joints need a shot of WD 40 in the mornings.
I’m rapidly coming to the conclusion that Eskimos used to have
the right idea about aging. When old women lost teeth and could no
longer chew seal or whale blubber from hides, they put these women
on islands of ice and let them float off into the Arctic hereafter.
However, being bom into this hectic world in this era now has
new possibilities— scientists can now do a complete analysis of genes
to determine what flaws or diseases a person may be predisposed to
contract. One scientist optimistically thinks that with this kind of
roadm ap, people might live twice as long. If th at’s true, the
pharmaceutical companies and the denture labs will undoubtedly reap
the rewards as more senior citizens hobble around, if they are lucky.
The other side of the coin is more health care workers will be needed
to take care of these aging bodies that no longer can live independently.
While muttering about the state of affairs, I also am offended by
the language and the add-ons that are included on CenturyTel telephone
statements including taxes and a maintenance fee for privilege of
having a phone. Then they have the nerve to list a portion o f the bill as
“essential charges.” If the rest of the bill is “nonessential” then why
should we have to pay that too?
Too, don’t get me started on the privilege of paying for “green
pow er” electricity-generated by wind turbines. W hile it’s an
environmentally friendly way to produce power, it’s not the average
consumer’s fault that we have to help Bonneville Power Administration
pay for salmon restoration and the cost of mothballed nuclear power
plants. Let those windy, tree hugging folks who object to hydroelectric
dams in the river pay for wind generation, perhaps that includes those
profiteering CEO’s o f large corporations that have ripped off the
investors.
Faith in our country way of life is restored however in appreciation
o f volunteer efforts o f Morrow County citizens during the upcoming
fair and rodeo who make this a memorable and important occasion.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes
C hamber Executive Director
Remember the old merry go-rounds that are now being removed
from all the parks? If you were pushing, you’d go faster and faster
and faster until your body got way ahead of your legs and down you
would go, short legs or not! That’s kind of how life seems to be going
for a number of people lately. There’s not much time for giving folks a
pat on the back before the next event rolls around and they have to
jump back up and charge around again. Small town living at its dizziest.
So, all you “chargers” out there; please don’t disappear like the
merry go-rounds o f old, because it’s fair and rodeo time (less than a
week away when you read this). All are encouraged to prepare fair
items, set up a booth, enter the parade, participate or attend the events,
and contribute in individual areas of expertise. The Heppner Chamber
is hoping that for some that area will be helping with the parade on
Saturday. There is a manpower shortage and volunteers to help register,
judge, line up, greet, etc. would be most appreciated. Please call the
Chamber office or Cliff Green immediately, if you can help in any
way; a parade without staff could be most interesting! The “cannon”
goes off and it’s a race to the finish!
Don’t have a schedule of events? Stop by a brochure rack and
pick one up. There’s an event to suit everyone at the 80th Celebration
of the Rodeo, and Morrow County 4-Hers are hard at it. This year’s
theme is “Discover The Centennial Spirit” and the court is a bundle of
energy promoting the event and the area. Join in and support Morrow
County’s youth, rodeo activity, and all the events put together for 2002.
Visitors are such an important part of enhancing rural areas. A
group o f interested persons will be meeting this week to re-activate
the Morrow County Tourism Committee and work on marketing
Morrow County to visitors and businesses. Share your ideas. Jump on
the new entertainment “equipment” and accept change.
Thought for the week: “Most of us can read the writing on the
wall, we just assume it’s addressed to someone else.”
American Red Cross to hold blood drive
The American Red Cross,
Umatilla County Chapter will hold
a com m unity blood drive on
Monday, Aug. 12. Local area
residents may donate blood from
1-6 p.m . at the Pendleton
R ecreation C enter, 500 SW
Dorion in Pendleton.
Donors must be 17 or older,
weigh at least 105 pounds and be
in good health. All blood types are
needed. A spokesperson noted
that out of every 100 people, 38
are O-pos; 32 are A-pos; 10 are
B-pos; three are AB-pos; eight
are O-neg; seven are A-neg; two
are B-neg and one is AB-neg.
To schedule a donation
appointment, call (800) 787-9691.
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Stefanie Skultety & Brian Spivey
Wedding: Saturday, August 10tl
Erin Melton & Colin Anderson
JjP Wedding: Saturday, September 7t
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Men’s and women’s
playdays results
The Willow Creek Country
C lub (W C CC ) ladies held a
playday on July 30. Results are
as follows:
Low gross o f the field-Corol
Mitchell.
Low net o f the field-Carol
Norris.
Least putts of the field-Lois
Hunt.
Flight A: low gross-Luvilla
Sonstegard; low net-B etty
Christman; least putts-Lynnea
Sargent.
F light B: low gross-L oa
H enderson; low net-L orrene
Montgomery; least putts-Joan
Bridgefarmer.
Flight C: low gross-Barbara
Gilbert; low net-Jackie Allstott;
least putts-D orris Graves and
Joyce Dinkins.
Chip in: Carol Norris, # 1.
Birdie: Eva Kilkenny, # 1.
An Eddi Skow 18-hole
handicap tournament will be held
Tuesday, Aug. 20. Players may
sign up at the WCCC clubhouse.
On Aug. 1, the WCCC men
played during the afternoon.
Results are as follows:
Low gross - scratch score:
first Stub Lewis, 68; second Gary
Hunt, 69; third Gene Orwick, 73.
Low net - with handicap: first
Dave Mitchell, 56; second a tie
between Ed Gunderson and Bob
Whittle, 57; third Dave Campbell.
There were 15 golfers that
played. The WCCC men play
every Thursday at 1 p.m.
M ission aries to
A sia P acific to
speak at Christian
Life Center
P en in su lar
A sia
Representatives, Ed and Laura
Barajas will be at the Christian
Life Center, 535 W. Morgan, on
Sunday, August 11, at 10:30 a.m.
In November 2001, Ed and
Laura w ere approved as
Missionary Candidates under
the S pecialized Service
Category. They have accepted
the Lord’s calling to a “restricted
access” nation in Asia Pacific
and will be the first missionaries
living in this country since 1966.
They will be serving in a non-
traditional fashion.
They will be working closely
with government officials on
various projects. The first of
these projects will be to update
medical equipment in hospitals
located in the capital city. Other
projects include establishing an
English Language Learning
Center to help promote literacy.
They will also be working with
the indigenous church leaders in
the B ible schools and
coordinating the Full Life Study
Bible translations.
The Lord began to lead Ed
and Laura into ministry in 1998.
Prior to their ministry calling, Ed-
earned a Bachelor o f Science
degree
in
E ngineering
Technology from California
Polytechnic State University in
1989. Laura has com pleted
several college courses including
courses in Early Childhood
Education.
Since 1989 Ed and Laura
have lived in the P acific
Northwest. Ed has worked for
several m ajor m echanical
contractors in Portland as a
construction project manager.
L aura has w orked for a
dermatologist in Salem. They
have two children; Jessica, 9 and
Joshua, 6.
In February 2001, Ed left his
c o n stru ctio n m anagem ent
position to pursue his ministerial
credentials and the couples'
m issionary calling. Ed will
receive his credentials with the
A ssem blies o f God Oregon
District this summer.
Their heart is to minister to
people and share the love of
Christ with unbelievers. They
are looking forward to “living out
their faith” in this “restricted
access” nation.
Koffler named to
bank committee
The O regon Bankers
Association elected 2002-2003
officers at its annual meeting
recently at the Westin Salishan
Resort in G leneden Beach,
Oregon.
Among those elected
was George Koffler, president and
CEO of Bank of Eastern Oregon
headquartered in Heppner.
Koffler was named the Chair-
Elect of the Board of Directors
and sits on the Executive
Committee. This is Koffler’s
third year on the E xecutive
Committee and sixth year on the
Board of Directors.
Koffler has been at the
Bank of Eastern Oregon for 23
years and has served as the
president for
the past nine
years. He is
a graduate of
Echo High
School, Blue
Mount a i n
C om m unity
College and
Western
O r e g o n
U n iv e rsity .
A f t e r
teaching
school for George Kofller
five years, he joined the bank in
1979.
In addition to his duties at
the bank, K offler serves as
president of the Willow Creek
Valley Economic Development
Group, is on the Board o f
D irectors o f G reater Eastern
Oregon Development Corporation
and serves on the Libraries of
Eastern Oregon Committee and
the American Bankers
Association Community Bankers
Council.
Established in 1905, the
OBA/ICBO is a trade association
of state and nationally chartered
commercial banks, extra national
banks, savings institutions and
trust companies that are chartered
to do business in Oregon.
Marriages
Selthon-Wood
Lisa Marie Selthon and Gavin Lynn Wood of Beaverton were
married on June 29, 2002 at The Old Church in Portland.
Selthon is the daughter of Norm and Joy Selthon of Coos Bay
and is currently working toward a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical
Psychology in a pre-doctoral internship in the United States Air Force.
She graduated from Marshfield High School in 1992; Oregon State
University in 1996 and is currently a graduate student at Pacific
University.
Wood, the son of Karen and Joe Wood o f Tigard and the
grandson of Norma and Raymond French of Heppner, is the manager
at Shurgard Storage Centers. He graduated from Beaverton High
School in 1993 and from Oregon State University in 1997 with a
Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration and Businesses.
Reverend Christine Riley, Unitarian Universalist minister,
performed the ceremony. The couple will make their home later this
summer in Dayton, OH.
Obituaries
Olive J. Nash
O live J. N ash, 90, of
Heppner died July 29, 2002 at
Evergreen Rehabilitation and
Retirement Center in Milton-
Freewater. Private services will
be held at a later date.
Mrs. Nash was bom at
Ottawa, Kansas on June 3, 1912.
She married Ray W. Nash on June
16,1939 at Goldendale, WA. Mr.
Nash died in 1957.
Mrs. Nash is survived by
her daughters, Roberta Alexander
of Pendleton and Dian Britt of
Pilot Rock; sons, Harry Nash of
H eppner, and Jake Nash of
Pendleton; sisters Nadine Pence
o f M cM innville and Maxine
Huddle of Redmond, and several
gran d ch ild ren and g rea t
grandchildren.
M ilt o n - F r e e w a t e r ’s
Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
David Alan Orr
David Alan Orr, 40, died
June 24,2002, at Las Vegas, NV.
A private family service was
planned.
Mr. Orr was bom on
Jan. 11, 1962, at Dallas, Ore. to
R. Gordon O rr and Shirley
Erickson Orr. He grew up in
the Unity. Baker, Kinzua and
H eppner areas w here he
enjoyed hunting, fishing, ana
camping.
In 1980, he graduated
from Heppner High School. He
w as
em ployed
in
the
construction industry in and near
Las Vegas.
Mr. Orr is survived by
his son. Cole Alan Orr of Las
Vegas, Nev.; father, Gordon Orr
of Prairie City; three brothers,
M ike and Greg O rr o f
W innemucca, Nev.; and Jeff
Orr o f Heppner; sister Pam
Alley of John Day; five nephews
and 2 nieces. He was preceded
in death by his grandmother. M.
Margaret Orr; mother Shirley
Orr; and brother Patrick Orr.
The Morrow County Transfer Station
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will be C LO SE D
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Saturday, Aug* 17th
& will be OPEN Sunday, Aug. 18th
Have fun at the Fair and Rodeo!
Ropp-Lindsay
Ashley Ropp and Daniel Lindsay of Lexington were married
on May 4, 2002, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner. The
couple honeymooned at Maui, Hawaii.
Ropp is the daughter of Vilas and Debbie Ropp o f Lexington.
She graduated from Heppner High School and attended Mt. Hood
and Blue Mountain Community Colleges. She is employed at the
Lindsay Ranch Feed Lot and Morrow County Grain Growers Food
Mart.
Lindsay is the son of Larry and Corrine Lindsay of Lexington.
He is a graduate of Heppner High School and of Blue Mountain
Community College. Lindsay is employed as a mechanic and hay
man at the Lindsay Ranch Feedlot.
Father Gerry Condon and Father Raymond Beard performed
the ceremony. Linsey Ropp, sister o f the bride, was the maid of honor
and the groom’s brother, Joe Lindsay was the best man. Others in the
wedding party included bridesmaids: Macy Rhea. Amy Papineau,
Kristen Marshall and Josie Quillan; groomsmen: Barney Lindsay, Bill
Mayclin, Ryan Munkers and Lawrence Pedro; Kaelyn Lindsay, flower
girl and Ty Pihl, ring bearer.
The couple makes their home in Lexington.
Electric Co-Op Announces
Notice of Nominations
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative hereby notifies all
members that nominations are open for the following three
director’s positions;
For three year terms;
ZONE NO. 3: That territory served, or to be served, by
the Cooperative lying East of the Morrow-Gilliam County
line and North of the Baseline.
ZONE NO. 4: That territory served, or to be served, by
the Cooperative lying East of the Morrow-Gilliam County
line, South of the Baseline, and North of the Township line
between Township 2 South and 3 South.
ZONE NO. 8: That territory served, or to be served, by
the Cooperative lying within the incorporated city limits of
Heppner, Oregon. (Heppner Zone).
The members of the nominating committee are:
Zone No. 3;
Marnie Anderson, lone, Oregon 541-422-7204
Zone No. 4:
Charlie Daly. Heppner, Oregon 541-376-8333
Zone No. 8:
Cliff Green, Heppner. Oregon 541-676-5097
The nominating committee will accept nominations up
to and including the last day of August, 2002.
Nominees must be members of Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative. Inc. and they must reside in. and receive
electrical service in, the Zone in which they w ill be running.