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Obituaries
Rhyllis Bond
Rhyllis Bond, 93, of
Heppner, died Wednesday,
May 7, 2003, at Pioneer
Memorial Nursing Home in
Heppner.
A memorial service
w ill be held at U nited
Methodist Church in Heppner,
on Saturday, June 7,2003, at
11 a.m. Disposition was by
cremation. Inurnment will be
later in Colorado.
Bond was bom April
27,1910, at Galesburg, IL, to
A lbert and Ora C o llin s
Alexander. When she was five
years old, her mother died and
she w as raised by her
grandmother in Chicago.
On Dec. 22, 1927,
she married Harold Bond at
Rocky Ford, CO.
She was an active
member o f the Methodist
Church, Rebekah Lodge, and
the garden club while living in
the Austin, Delta, and Cory
areas of Colorado.
Survivors include
daughters, Joanne Burleson of
Heppner, and Betty Felker of
S acram ento,
CA;
grandchildren, Scott, Warren,
Bill, Sandy and Cindi; and 10
great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Harold Bond; a son,
Bud
Bond;
and
a
granddaughter, Lillajo.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Pioneer Memorial Nursing
Home, P.O. Box 9, Heppner,
OR 97836.
Sweeny Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
"Shepherd Medical Center in
.Hermiston.
R ecitatio n o f the
Rosary was on June 2. A
m em orial m ass w ill be
Wednesday, June 4, at 6 p.m.,
at Our Lady o f Guadalupe
Catholic Church in Boardman.
Disposition was by cremation.
Pacheco was born
July 20, 1950, at Abasolo,
Guanajuato, Mexico, to Jesus
M orales and G uadalupe
Mendoza.
On Feb. 22, 1964,
she married Salvador Pacheco
at Penjamo, Mexico.
Pacheco and her
family lived in the Hermiston/
Irrigon area for 10 years
before moving to Boardman in
1984. She had been employed
by O regon Potato at
B oardm an from 1975
untill997.
She was a member of
the Catholic Church. She also
enjoyed gardening, growing
roses, yard work and loved
spending tim e w ith her
grandchildren.
Survivors include her
husband of 39 years, Salvador
Pacheco, of Boardman; sons,
Carlos Alberto Pacheco of
Boardman, Hector Pacheco
o f Hermiston, and David
Pacheco o f Denison, TX;
daughter, Aracely Pacheco of
Denison, TX; her mother,
G uadalupe M endoza in
M exico; b ro th ers, Juan
Morales, Jesus Morales, Jose
Morales and Celeso Morales,
all o f Mexico; sisters, Maria
de Jesus and Audelia Morales,
both in Mexico, and five
g ra n d c h ild re n . She was
preceded in death by her
father, Jesus Morales; son,
Armando, and stillborn twins.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
William M. Wilson the Pacheco family through any
William M. Wilson, branch of Banner Bank.
Bums Mortuary o f
72, of Heppner, died Saturday,
Hermiston
is in charge o f
March 8,2003, at his home.
arrangements.
A memorial service for
Wilson was held Sunday, June H. Gerald
1, in Heppner.
Wilson was bom April Swaggart
23,1930, at Amarillo, TX, to
Walter and Bressie Connely
H. Gerald Swaggart,
Wilson.
92, o f P en d leto n , died
He served with the Friday, May 23, 2003, at
Army during the Korean War. Cedar Crest Care Center in
And then worked as a sheet Tualatin.
metal worker.
A funeral was held
Wilson was a member May 30, at Bishop Funeral
o f the Veterans o f Foreign Chapel in Pendleton, with
Wars and the Elks Lodge.
v au lt interm en t at the
Survivors include, son, Heppner Cemetery.
Scott Wilson ofTenakee, AK;
Sw aggart, great-
daughters, Beckie Stoner of grandson of Eastern Oregon
T ucson, AZ, and C asey p ioneers N elson and
Mathieson ofAnchorage, AK. Louisiana Harper Swaggart,
M e m o r i a l
was bom Aug. 5, 1910, at
contributions may be made to Pendleton, to Frank and Anna
the H eppner Elks 358 Shove Swaggart.
Foundation, P.O. Box 494,
When he reached
Heppner, OR 97836.
high school age, his
Sweeney Mortuary of grandparents, Lincoln and
H eppner is in charge o f M ary Sw aggart, had
arrangements.
purchased property in the
P ortland area and he
Anita Pacheco
completed high school at
Anita Pacheco, 52, of Benson Tech in Portland.
Boardman, died Wednesday,
On June 17, 1930,
M ay 28, 2003, at G ood he married Violet Hinton and
the co u p le took up a
homestead on the North Fork
of the John Day River and also
helped run Swaggart’s father’s
racehorses.
During the early years
of their marriage, times were
hard and they tried to farm and
raise w heat at a time when the
Heppner Elevator closed.
Swaggart hauled the wheat to
Bruce K elley and o th er
farmers, including Howard
Cohen, for 50 cents a sack.
The Swaggarts moved
to Hood River in 1934, and
he worked on construction of
Bonneville Dam.
In 1937, they moved
to Ukiah, where they began
farming again, selling butterfat
for eight cents a pound and a
2-year-old steer for $54 to
Dillard French.
In 1941, the family
moved to Little Butter Creek
where they farmed until 1972
when they retired to their
home in Pendleton.
During Sw aggart’s
lifetime, he was involved with
the Cattleman’s Association,
Rural Electric Association,
Morrow County Fair Board
and Morrow County Grain
Growers. He was an active
member of the Elks Club, was
active in c o llectin g and
refurbishing wagons for the
P en d leto n
R ound-U p
Association and helped to
establish and maintain the
annual wagon train.
Swaggart took great
d elig h t in lo catin g and
discussing the Oregon Trail
arid he id en tified m any
sections o f the trail such as
gravesites, wagon ruts and
memorabilia.
His wife, Violet, died
in 1989, and a son, Paul, died
in 1967.
Survivors include
daughters, Lauraine, Christine
and Geraldine; grandchildren,
Dennis, Denise, Brett, Tana,
Creig, Dan and Scott; and 14
great-grandchildren. Two
sisters, Geraldine and Anita,
and two brothers, Merle and
Raymond, also preceded him
in death.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the Paul Swaggart Memorial
Fund at Blue M ountain
Community College, directly
or through Bishop Funeral
C hapel, P.O. Box 325,
Pendleton, OR 97801.
William “Bill”
Lowe
William “Bill” Lowe, 103, of
Heppner, died Monday, June
2,2003, at Pioneer Memorial
Nursing Home. Arrangements
are pending at Sweeney Mor
tuary in Heppner.
Graveside service will be
held this Thursday at 10a.m.at
the Heppner Masonic Cem
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To the Editor:
G od
and
Nostradamus, religion and
astrology, stars, mother earth
and aliens as ancestors.
Where did we come
from, why are we here, are we
the only ones? These are
thoughts that have become so
obscure and confused that no
one knows what to do with
them.
Thoughts that have
taken on such a mystical,
unknowable character that
anybody w ith a serious
“ a ttitu d e ” co u ld take
advantage of them. O f course,
attitude can be construed as
“ le a d e rsh ip ” or “ s e lf
confidence.”
Where did we come
from? That could be the
ultim ate o f unanswerable
questions, unless one has
“faith” or a vivid imagination.
Those seem to be the glues that
bind up the mind. Beyond that,
patience and death are the only
th in g s to answ er the
unanswerable.
In the mean time, we
live with various beliefs. Such
as, reincarnation as a rat or the
divineness of a cow, or being
99 percent sure and still
worrying and fretting over that
stubborn one percent that just
won’t come clear. (That was
a comment from a middle age
couple to John Edwards. The
Sci-Fi channel.)
Edwards’ answer? To
paraphrase or shorten it: Not
even the dearly departed can
give you that one percent. You
have to do that yourself.
Decide for yourself, but keep
an open mind.
Where are we here?
That is somewhat inclusive
with the last two paragraphs.
If one happens to believe in
Adam and Eve, we are here
to repent from the original sin.
That being the “knowledge of
good and e v il,” or
“ d iso b e d ie n c e ” and for
“pride.”
The Qur’an speaks of
“divine unity” as the ultimate
spiritual goal and is noted by
Restore TPEP
To the Editor:
During these difficult
financial times, it seems that
nothing is safe from budget
cuts- not schools, not seniors,
not even effective programs
that will save thousands of
lives and millions of dollars.
In 1996, O regon
voters decided that enough
was enough w ith the
devastating influence o f
tobacco on o ur state.
Thousands o f people were
dying from tobacco related
diseases, an entire (crowded)
classroom o f kids was
becoming addicted every day,
and it was all costing Oregon
billions o f dollars per year in
health care costs and lost
productivity. Voters mandated
a 30-cent increase in the
cigarette tax and dedicated 3-
cents per pack to fund the
Tobacco Prevention and
Education Program (TPEP).
Just 3-cents per pack.
Closer to home, in
Morrow County, 27 people
die annually from tobacco use,
and tobacco-related illness
costs the County $7 million
each year. Fourteen percent
o f eighth graders smoke, and
15 percent of adult males use
sm okeless tobacco. The
TPEP brought approximately
$26,000 per year to Morrow
C ounty
for
tobacco
prevention.
TPEP has been a
great investment for Oregon.
The comprehensive program
has lead to a 44 percent
reduction in eighth grade
smoking, 75,000 fewer adult
smokers, and 60,000 fewer*
people using sm okeless
tobacco. The most important
statistic o f all is that 25,000
fewer children are smoking in
Oregon. For each year that
we maintain the program,
Oregon will save 1,800 lives
and $540 million per year in
the future.
But legislators have
thought'otherwise. Earlier in
this Session, legislators went
against the voter mandate and
raided the fund dedicated to
TPEP. The entire program was
cut, in clu d in g school
programs, counter-advertising
and Morrow County’s only
resource to help tobacco users
quit, the Oregon Quit Line.
The program is scheduled to
retu rn as o f July 1, the
beginning o f the next budget
cy cle, but once again,
legislators are considering
going against the will o f the
voters.
Oregon was making
great progress against the
influence o f tobacco. Even in
tough budget times, it would
be shortsighted to allow this
costly killer to get the upper
hand again in Oregon. Only
with a fully funded TPEP will
we be able to resume our
successes. Please let your
legislators know what you
think-again.
(s) Karen Masshoff
Fossil
Last day of school
approaching
The last day of school
for Morrow County students
is Wednesday, June 11.
The Morrow County
School Board will be meeting
Monday, June 9, at Riverside
High School, Boardman, at
7:30 p.m.
Graduation for seniors
in lone is Friday, June 6, at 7
p.m ., and in H eppner,
Saturday, June 7, at 2 p.m.
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their “fallen angel” story that
includes Adam. Allah ordered
that Adam be honored. He
was not, by some. Thus, the
Islamic Iblis (Satan) was
demoted through the cardinal
sin o f pride. Is pride a sin, no
m atter w hat? P ride in
workmanship, proud to be the
commander in chief, proud of
a child’s accomplishments? Or
does it matter? Considering in
both Christian and Islamic
belief there’s no statute of
limitation on having all sins
fo rg iv e. Do w hatever.
“Believe” and you’re saved.
If one happens to be
devoutly inclined toward
knowledge, there’s a belief
that says knowledge, right
(correct) thinking and self-
denial are the path to growth
of the soul. Self-denial is still
believed by some, but not
others. A split that happened
ab o u t 100 y ears after
Buddhism was founded: 600
B.C. by some accounts, much
older by other accounts.
Which is more correct, no one
knows for sure. Also, a newer
faction (19,h C ent.) leans
toward monotheism rather
than “self growth” or a state
of “being’ through knowledge
in order to reach “nirvana” or
heaven.
Are we the only ones?
K now ledge,
learn in g ,
education and truth. All
o b scu red by w ords and
p h rases like c la ssifie d ,
restricted, confidential, secret,
top secret, most secret, official
d e n ial,
w ith h o ld in g ,'
c irc u m sta n tia l, hearsay,
u n su p p o rta b le
and
inadmissible.
All o f the above go
hand in had with the supposed
need to control mass hysteria
and mob reaction. That might
have been true prior to the
1960s. I seriously doubt it’s
true now. That is, if these alien
little munchkins exist at all.
One science fiction writers
says o f the existence of aliens,
“It’s stupid.”
The Sci-Fi channel
program, “Declassified” states
that a mummy found in an
Egyptian tomb was an alien.
Later, carbon dated at 10,500
B.C., considerable older than
the accepted dates o f 2686-
2160 B.C., as the time most
pyramids were built.
Ex-military people
who say everything near
Roswell really happened, and
it’s time to know. Astronauts
that have had encounters
during shuttle flight. Germany
and Russia release what they
say are films of crash sights and
autopsies. Films made from
one observatory showing an
unknown craft avoiding being
hit when fired on. (Not one of
the more friendly gestures from
us.)
Here’s a little “belieye
or not” for you. Among my
library books, is one called
“The Practical Pyramid”. One
w eekend I got tired o f
wondering about it and built a
scale model out of clear plastic.
After placing one side along a
magnetic north position, I put
about six o u n ces of
homogenized milk under it in
a small glass jar. In about 24
hours or so, at room
temperature, it turned to some
o f the best plain yogurt I’ve
ever tasted. Don’t believe it?
Try it yourself.
Lastly, ask yourself a
question. Is there more to us,
as humans, than the power-
hungry prideful would have us
believe?
You decide. I suspect to.
(s) Phillip Kight
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