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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 16, 2002 _______________________________________ Heppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S Obituaries Letters to the Editor The Official Newspaper o f the Cits o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Tim es w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone num ber on a ll letters for use by the C-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The C-T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under ‘ Card of Thanks 'a t a cost o f $ 7.) U.S.P S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekl> and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1870 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 147 W Willow Street t elephone (5 4 1 )6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 . Fax (541 >676-9211. 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Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch For Public/Legal 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 HEPP\ER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Submit a N ew 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! Impacts of labeling items To the Editor: As an Oregon citizen, I'm concerned about Measure 27 on the fall ballot. M easure 27 w ould require Oregon farmers, grocers and restaurants to put special labels on products that aren't 100 percent “organic." Labels saying “Genetically Engineered" would be req u ired on all food and beverage products made or sold in Oregon that are produced with any modem biotech process or ingredient - even if those products d o n ’t ac tu a lly co n tain any g e n e tic a lly e n g in eered ingredients. Biotechnology is now widely used to improve the yield and quality of many food products and to red u ce the need for pesticid es. In fact, about 70 percent o f the food products sold in the U.S. are produced with a crop, ingredient or process that involves biotechnology. M easure 27 seem s to ignore our national policy and scientific consensus. The use of biotechnology in food production is supported by respected health o rg a n iz a tio n s such as the American Medical Association, National Academy o f Sciences and World Health Organization. M easure 27 w ould mandate special labels that could be viewed as warning labels on products known to be safe. In fact. Measure 27 would require labels that could make people think there are things in their food that aren't actually there. Measure 27 would force the O regon D ep artm en t o f Agriculture to conduct thousands o f inspections to try to enforce this labeling scheme - at a cost to O regon tax p a y e rs o f over $118 million in the next 10 years. This could make Oregon’s state budget deficit even worse and take away vitally needed funds from ed u catio n and o th er important public services. Furthermore, the millions in increased costs forced upon O regon farm ers and food p ro d u cers to com ply w ith M easure 2 7 ’s red tape and bureaucracy could be passed on to consumers through higher food prices - costing an average family o f four an estimated $550 more per year. I urge you to take a close look at Measure 27. After you do, I hope you'll join me in rejecting this costly labeling law by voting "no" on 27. (s) John V. Byrne, Ph.D. Former president, Oregon State University Salem Men’s breakfast to be held There will be a m en’s b re a k fa st at C h ristian Life Center, Oct. 20, at 8 a.m. All men are invited to come and share in a devotional, fellow ship and b rea k fa st. The b rea k fa st is sponsored by the First Christian Church, the N azarene Church and Christian Life Center. CMHD QPTHIHC S u n flo w e r Ju n ctio n and M a i l s txj B e f s t j A p L a l l o 245 NW Main Street, Suite 300, lone 10% OH O il GIFT rT-tim UNO 4WJU» CAM WtOWKTt OHO 2E% OH OF good story behind Idelw ilde Butte? It may have been a good idea to identify the forest roads by num bers on a map so that visitors can easily follow them, but we will be remiss if we lose the “real” names of the roads and the stories behind them. P erhaps the m useum would be the proper organization to collect and store the old names and the old stories. How about an oral history project to record the stories and voices of those who traveled the mountains on foot, on horseback, on wagons and in early vintage autos before WWII? Now if I could just find the Base Line Trail. Who removed the sign from Elk Camp? (s) Lance Tibbies Columbus, Ohio To the Editor: It does not surprise me that the V anSchoiack fam ily cherishes Maggie's Drawers, as well as every rimrock, draw and spring on their allotment. Every Forest Service allotment should be lucky enough to have people like the VanSchoiacks to care for it. As tim e pushes on, should we be thinking o f ways to preserve the old names before they fade away? Not only are the old names an important part of our heritage, but just as interesting are the stories that go with the old names. Should we be collecting the old nam es as well as the stories about their origin? There are many names and stories that we should not allow to pass from our collective memory. Is there a lone elections To the Editor: The residents o f lone must soon decide whether or not to re-elect Betty Gray, the current Mayor o f lone to another term. They must also vote on three co u n cil p o sitio n s p rese n tly occupied by Dennis Stefani, Mark B runo and D ick G raham . I strongly believe each should be re elected. They each have years of experience. They are fam iliar with the process o f acquiring grant monies and other forms of assistance. They know what lone needs and how to fill those needs. Their list o f past achievements is long but following are some of the m ore sig n ific a n t accomplishments: 1. Obtained 1.2 million dollars grant money for lone water system im p ro v em en ts. 2. Obtained grants o f $6000 and $4000 for swimming pool and C reativ e C are P resch o o l. 3. D esigned and paved a bike/ pedestrian safety path from the Emert Addition to lone turnoff. 4. U sed County tippage fees to install new sidewalks on Main and Green streets. 5. Annexed Emert addition and adjacent properties into city limits. 6. Paved Main Street. 7. Im proved corner o f Main and H streets with new curbing and paving. 8. Started C ity S c h o larsh ip fund. 9. Expanded City Park, installed sp rin k lers, lan d scap in g , amphitheater, Oregon Trail Kiosk and paved access to the park. 10. O btained grants for updating transportation and comprehensive plans. 11. Used grant money for rem oving an old building and cleaning up property. 12. Made significant improvements in city management and equipment. 13. Cut down and removed many Near miss at golf co Friday, October 18 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. C tT Don’t lose the “real names uuoco mam! There will also be a drawing fop a Pamper Dag at S unflower Junction, wfiicli will include a manicure, pedicure, liair cut and stgle, tanning ses sion, drink of choice and small Walloon bouquet To the Editor: I w onder how m any people, driving beside the Willow Creek Golf Course have been hit, or had a near miss, by a misguided golfball? Last Friday m orning, between 9:30 and 10 a.m., it was our turn. If my husband hadn’t been watching a couple o f men tee off near the club house and “hollered” at me to put on the brake, we would have taken a large dangerous trees in lone. P lans for the fu tu re include paving second and third streets and the Emert Addition road. The City Council under the lea d e rsh ip o f the M ayor is evaluating a feasibility study to solve the problem of flooding from the R ietm ann C anyon. (E lla Road). A study for construction of a new City Hall on Main Street is also under consideration. Betty Gray, as Mayor, represents lone at the Oregon M ayor’s C onvention, Eastern Oregon M ayor’s Coalition and at Morrow County meetings. She has served on the Morrow County Needs and Issues Group for five years. She is also serving a six- year term as a board member for Baker-Morrow Partnership. She is an eight-year veteran as mayor o f lone and her experience and connections will be invaluable during the next four years. Jim Swanson is running for a position on the Council to replace Dennis Thompson. He w ill be an excellen t.C o u n cil Member. Betty has said, “Without the help of council members Bob Ball, (council president), Dennis Stefani, Dennis Thompson, Mark Bruno, Dick Allen, Tim Key and Dick Graham, none o f the major accomplishments could have been done. We work as a team to make lone a great place to live.” The prudent action is to keep these experienced capable and willing individuals working for lone. Exercise sound judgment and vote for B etty G ray for M ayor, Dennis Stefani, Mark Bruno, Dick Graham and Jim Swanson. (s) John and Linda Bristow, Don Bristow, Marvin Padberg, and Darrin Padberg ____ all o f lone direct hit in the center o f our windshield; it missed us by inches. The least it would have done is broke the windshield- I don’t like to think of the worst possible scenario. I hope it doesn’t take a severe injury or a hefty lawsuit to facilitate a change on that hole. I know none of your want anyone hurt. (s)Molly Day Heppner Because It’s Convenient If you asked a hundred people why they use their ATM card so often, they'd all say: “Because it’s convenient.” Member Immediate cash 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. 24/7 almost everywhere. Now, that's convenient. An ATM card. Bank of Eastern Oregon F D IC H O M ETO W N C O M M U N ITY SPIR IT HOMETOWN COMMUNITY PRIDE \ I M I Nedra “Rosie” Smith Nedra "Rosie” Smith, 75, o f Heppner, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at P i o n ee r Memorial Hospital. A memori al graveside serv ice w ill be held at the Heppner Nedra “Rosie” Masonic Smith Cemetery on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 11 a.m. Smith was bom Nov. 1, 1926, at B ountiful, U tah, to W illiam and Vera P a rrish Rosencrantz. She graduated from high school at Castleford, Idaho in 1944 then a tten d ed St. Alphonsus Hospital School o f Nursing at Boise, Idaho. On April 25, 1957, she m arried Kenneth R. Sm ith at Elko, Nev. For over 30 years, she worked as a registered nurse at Pioneer M emorial Hospital in Heppner. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth R. Smith o f Heppner; daughter, Jamie Wise of Traverse City, Mich.; sons, Mike Smith of La Grande, Marty Smith and Rick Smith, both of Heppner; 12 grandchildren; sisters, Mabel Sparks of Twin Falls, Idaho, and A m elia Adam s o f Post Falls, Idaho; and a brother, Sherman Rosencrantz of Herlong, Calif. Memorial contributions may be m ade to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 515, H eppner, OR 97836. Sw eeney M ortuary o f H eppner is in ch arg e o f arrangements. Janice M. Buecker Janice M. Buecker, 84, of Heppner, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at her home. A memorial gathering in honor o f Buecker will be held at the family residence, 6 7 6 2 3 L i t t l e Buttercreek, Heppner, at 2 p.m., on T hursday, O ct. 17. Burial services will be later at Haven Rest Cemetery in Gig Harbor, Wash. B u eck er w as born March 7, 1918, at Pueblo, Colo., to Rev. James A. and Ruth Wight McKee. She was raised at Walla Walla and attended schools there, graduating from Walla Walla High School in 1934. She attended Whitman College, where she was a m em ber o f D elta G am m a sorority, graduating in 1938. She spent five years at Pueblo, C olo., the first year training at Parkview Hospital and the rem aining four years as a medical technologist at Corwin Hospital. On Feb. 24, 1944, she married Eugene Joseph Buecker, at Oakland, Calif. The couple lived in Yakima and Tacoma in Washington state. Mr. Buecker died in 1981. B u eck er m oved to Heppner in 1995 and lived on her d a u g h te r’s ranch on L ittle Buttercreek. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Tacoma. She remained active in Delta Gamma sorority and maintained her membership in the Society o f Clinical Pathologists. She enjoyed activities in the Tacoma Chapter o f Camp Fire Girls. After moving to Heppner she took up gardening and was active in the Senior Center. She enjoyed country life and sunsets on Buttercreek. S u rv iv o rs include daughters, Genette Ruth McGraw o f Kirkland, Wash., and Joann Tingue of Heppner; grandchildren. Tucker Carlton, Trissa Nigetie, Alison Harle, and Lindsay Harle. A brother, James Wight McKee, also preceded her in death. Memorial contributions m ay be m ade to P ioneer Memorial Hospice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. Sw eeney M ortuary o f H eppner is in ch arg e o f arrangements. Clarence “Clancy” Williams C la re n c e “C la n c y ” Williams, 61, formerly of Heppner, died at home in Sandy on Oct. 11, 2002 . A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 18,2002 at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Sandy F uneral H om e. A co m m ittal service will follow at Willamette National Cemetery. Clarence Allen Williams was bom on Nov. 19, 1940 in Emma, Illinois to Marion and Ollie Williams. At the age o f 2, the fam ily m oved to Hood River where Williams was raised and received his schooling. A fter graduating from high school, he fu rth e re d his e d u c a tio n and attended college in Monmouth and worked part time for the U.S. Forest Service. On D ec. 8, 1965, W illiams was drafted into the A rm y. He w as h o n o rab ly discharged on December 7, 1967. After his discharge, he continued his employment with the Forest Service. On Dec. 15, 1968, he w as u n ited in m arria g e to Cameron Nichols in Hood River. They made their home in Hood River as Williams was employed for the F o re st S erv ice in Parkdale. Due to his career with the Forest Service, the family lived in v a rio u s a reas, se ttlin g in H eppner in 1997 w here they enjoyed retirement. W illiam s was an avid hunter all through the seasons and enjoyed watching sports. In his younger years, he played baseball and wrestled. Surviving is his wife, Cammy o f Sandy; his daughter, Chantelle Beason of Sandy; his sons, Scott Williams o f Langley, WA and Sam Williams o f Sandy; his brothers and sisters, Betty G u sta fso n o f B end, C lyde W illiams o f Hood River, Tom Williams of Elmira, John Williams o f Portland, Peggy B rittle o f Oregon City, Tony Williams of Grand Junction, Colorado and Donna Sanders of Milwaukie; and 12 grandchildren. Fiddle students join one-man show “ S h en an ig an s and Friends” is the new name o f the fid d le rs fo rm erly know n as “Blazin’ Bows.” Fiddle students from M orrow , G illiam and U m a tilla c o u n tie s w ill be performing the evening of Oct. 17, 7 pm at the Condon High School M ulti-Purpose Room. Their teacher is Peg W illis o f Pendleton. The students will play at 6:46 pm before the headliner performance. The student fiddlers are e x c ited to be the w arm -up perform ers for actor-m usician Dan S lo sb erg w ho w ill be presenting “Pierre Cruzatte: A Musical Journey Along the Lewis and Clark Trail.” In past years they have had workshops with Dan as well as performed with him at Baker City’s Interpretive Center. Dan features audience p a rtic ip a tio n d u rin g his performance. Slosberg offers a unique depiction of the expeditions' main boatman and fiddler in a show w hich has been c a lled “ A delightful program of music and monologue.” (Baker City Herald). In this living history program, Slosberg as Cruzatte captivates audiences o f all ages. The bicentennial of the L ew is & C lark E x p ed itio n officially begins January 2003. L B A rts, C oA rts and The American Legion Post #25 are proud to sponsor this musical event. Admission will be $2 per person and $5 for a family of 3 or m ore. R efresh m en ts w ill be serv ed fo llo w in g the performances. » Birth Announcements D estiny M arie Muftoz- R od rigu ez- a daughter. Destiny Marie Mufloz-Rodriguez, was bom Sept. 28, at Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston, to Melissa Isabel Rodriguez and Eduardo Mufloz Garcia, of Imgon
