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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 9, 2003 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County o f Morrow Letters to the Editor H ep p n e r Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters (or use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G -T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks " at a cost of $ 7.) GAZETTE-TIM ES U S P S. 240-420 Morrow C ounty's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Ore-gon Office at 147 W. Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228 t ax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: gtiu heppner net or gt a rapidserve.net Web sue www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. PO Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $24 in Morrow County; $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 elsewhere. David Sykes.......................................................................................... Publisher Katie Wall .....„ .............. . Editor News and A d vertising 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 lor classified ad is 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 Public/Legal Notices public, legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates 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 HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Submit a News Story • View Real Hstate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Willow Creek lake continued from page one w e b s ite at \\x\w.n\vp.usace.army.mil/pm/ e/reports/u illowcreekea.pdf. O re g o n G o v e r n o r John K itzhaber d eclared a drought temporary in Eastern O regon in Septem ber 2001 that is still in effect. Subsequent to the declaration, the Bureau o f R e c la m a tio n re c e iv e d requests from irrigators for the rele ase o f w ater sto red at W illo w G re e k R e se rv o ir. W ithout the w ater releases, farm ers in the W illow Creek area expect severe econom ic losses. A previous drought tem porary declared in 1992 led to temporary contracts for irrig atio n w ater that year. Irrigation w ater has not been contracted from Willow Creek R eservoir storage since that tim e. Should irrig atio n be proposed as a long-term use, a supplem ental inform ation report w ould be prepared by the Corps to address impacts. Marriage Flood reaches beyond city and state To the Editor: Im agine my surprise this m orning w hen my local p a p e r, The A s h la n d Independent, had a lengthy story w ritten by A P writer, Joseph B. Fraizeir, about the 100-year anniversary o f the Heppner flood. Although very few, if any, people here know anything about Heppner, it holds a warm spot in my heart. In 1949, my husband Tilman (Tim) Juett and I took jo b s tea c h in g in the local school system . Tim taught e ig h th g r a d e a n d w a s elem entary principal, and 1 ta u g h t v o c a tio n a l h o m e econom ics in the high school. M r. T e tz w a s th e sc h o o l superintendent and Leonard Pate the high school principal at the time. We loved H eppner’s friendly people. O ur oldest child, Judy, w as bom in the local h o sp ita l in 1952. In 1961, w hen she was 9, we took her from Ohio to Oregon so that she could visit her birthplace. Mrs. Ralph Scott had an open hom e for us and many ex-students and friends came. We visited H eppner again in the late 1980’s shortly before my husband's death. On that trip, Paul and Claudine W arren had us for lunch and th en to o k us on a “ s ig h t seeing” trip, which w as more o f a rem em brance trip. Mrs. A. A nderson also had us for lunch. The Christian Church w as our church hom e w hile there. Several H eppnerites are still on my C h ristm as mailing list, but the number gets smaller each year. Heppner people who have visited with us are Dick and Phyllis Knight, w ho saw us in O hio and Jim and Irma V anoner w ho visited us in Ashland. Both couples were a ffilia te d w ith the school system. The article excited me and I j ust had to write. (s) Lucille Juett Ashland, KY Engagement Haguewood-Hisler Watten b u rger-Powney K e v e n a n d L in d a Haguewood, o f lone, wish to announce the engagem ent o f their daughter, Stephanie Ann H aguew ood, to Shaun Paul Hisler, son o f Paul and Susan Hisler o f Heppner. The bride-elect is a 1997 graduate o f lone High School. She graduated from Eastern Oregon University in 2001 w ith a p s y c h o lo g y degree. She is em ployed by C A P E C O in H erm iston as a youth counselor for At Risk Youth. The groom -elect is a 1996 graduate o f H eppner High School. He graduated from N o rth w e st L inem an C ollege in M eridan, ID in 1999. He is e m p lo y e d by SeaW est W ind Pow er as a s u p e r v is o r /te c h n ic ia n in Condon. Both are also actively involved on the Hisler ranch. The couple w ill be m arried on Sept. 20,2003, at 2 p .m ., at S t. P a t r i c k ’s Catholic Church in Heppner. A reception will follow at the Heppner Elks Lodge. T he L ehm an H ot Ja m e s M . P o w n ey Springs bunkhouse w as the and Louise M. W attenburger site for the wedding and family were m arried June 7,2003 at weekend celebration. Lehm an Hot Springs in the Jam es w orks for the Blue M ountains o f Oregon. M o rro w C o u n ty G ra in Growers as Superintendent o f H ogue W arner E levator in Irrigon. Louise has best been A j unior golf program know n for being Louise the w ill b e g in in lo n e on Mail Lady. She is now fulfilling W ednesday, Ju ly 16. T he her lifelong dream o f being a program is open to boys and stay at home wife and mother The r e g u la r p.m. The meeting will be held girls ages six to 15. For more to J a m e s ’ 1 1 -y e a r-o ld com m ission m eeting for the at the Port o f Morrow building inform ation contact C raig at daughter WhitLee. P o rt o f M orrow has been in Boardman. The co u p le resides 422-7455. rescheduled to July 16, at 1:30 east o f Hermiston. Junior Golf Program to begin Beverly Verl Launer, 73, formerly o f LaGrande and H e p p n e r, p a s s e d a w a y peacefully at hom e in Reno, N V on T h u rsd ay , Ju n e 5, 2003. A native ofCalifomia, bom July 22,1929 to Thomas and Verl LaMont in LaHabra, CA. She m oved to O regon in 1965 and lived in Oregon until 1986. L auner w orked as a dispatcher for the M orrow C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice and th e L aG ran d e P o lic e Department. She is su rvived by daughters, Sue Birrell, Reno, N V, Donna Gage, Hermiston; sons, Thomas Launer, Lincoln, N E , J a m e s L a u n e r, J r., Central, AZ, M ark E. Launer II, R eno, NV; tw o s te p c h ild re n , D eb ra H all, Glenn Heights, TX and Russell Launer, O rinda, CA ; sisters, M arcia Carlson and Barbara R o iz e n o f C a lifo rn ia ; 14 grandchildren and six great g r a n d c h ild r e n . S h e w a s p rec e d e d in d e a th by h er parents and husband, Jam es Glenn Launer, Sr, in 1991. A Celebration o f Life w ill be h e ld at V e te ra n ’s C em etery in Fem ly, NV on July 22, 2003, w hich w ould have been her 74th birthday. W alton’s Funeral Chapel is in charge o f arrangements. Mark James Leach Shaun Hisler and Stephanie Haguewood Louise und Jam es Powney Beverly Verl Launer Port of Morrow meeting date changed Area Hometowns And Communities M ark Jam es Leach, 5 6 , o f P e n d le to n , d ie d Saturday, Ju ly 5, 2003, at A m b e r ’s L o v in g C a re in Pendleton. A memorial service for L each w as h eld Ju ly 9 at R o b e rt L. “ B o b ” W h ite baseball field with graveside service follow ing at O lney Cemetery. Leach was bom July 26,1946, to James and Peggy Leach. He attended public sc h o o ls in P e n d leto n an d g rad u ated from P endleton High School in 1966. With L each’s love o f s p o rts a n d b e in g a ro u n d people, he w as a natural for working in the sports field. He was employed by Kenny/Tom M elton A thletic Store from 1961 th r o u g h 1979. A fterw ards he w orked for Dean’s Athletic Store until his retirement in 1999. In 1977, P endleton High School aw arded Leach the title “ Pendleton’s Num ber 1 Sports Fan.” Leach spent m any years volunteering his time and support working with area sports teams. He enjoyed b e in g in v o lv e d w ith th e Pendleton Schools A thletic events and had a keen ability to tra c k e a c h s t u d e n t ’s individual accom plishm ents. He was a volunteer with The Pendleton Round-Up for over 20 yeas. In 1980, the M ain Street Cow boys honored him w ith the “Tenderfoot o f the Year” aw ard. He becam e a DOC K F P s M e m o r i a l contributions may be m ade to the M ark Leach M em orial M VP Baseball Award through B u m 's M ortuary, P.O. Box 489, Pendleton, O R 97801. Death Notice George Elvon Tucker George Elvon Tucker, 75, ofT h e Dalles, formerly o f lone and H eppner, died on M onday, July 7,2003. A graveside service will be held on M onday, July 14,2003 at 11 a.m. at the lone Cemetery. A com plete obituary will be in the July 16 issue o f the H eppner Gazette. Births C am eron H enry San d ers C rum - a s o n , Cam eron Henry Sanders, was bom June 19, 2003, at G ood Shepherd M edical C enter in H erm iston, to R osanne and Steven Crum , o f lone. Ryan Gene Page- a son, Ryan G ene, w as bom Ju n e 2 1, 2 0 0 3 , at G o o d Shepherd M edical C enter in H erm iston to C indy R anette W hitbeck and Tony R alph Page o f Irrigon. Edwin Julian Sanchez- a son, Edwin Julian, w as bom June 22, 2003, at G o o d S h e p h e rd M e d ic a l Center in Hermiston to Lorena Rodriguez and Hermenegildo Sanchez o f Boardman. Sydney Lee Wilson- a daughter, Sydney Lee, was bom July 1, 2003, to Steve a n d M in d y W ils o n o f L ex in g to n . S y d n ey w as 6 pounds 7 ounces. She jo in s s ib lin g , K e lly W ilso n , 6. Grandparents are Delbert and Nola Binschus o f Heppner and Carm en Wilson o f Lexington and Danny Wilson o f Heppner. \ Bull Calves \ Pleated Shmt | For Sale j When you invest with us, we reinvest the money right here in our area. ■ Day old Holstein, ■ I Jersey & Jersey X I ■ Have had colostrum J ■ & are very healthy. ■ Community reinvestment is one o f a bank’s primary purposes. We’ll match our record with anyone’s. It’s a matter o f hometown community spirit and hometown community pride. Bank of Eastern Oregon c h a r t e r m e m b e r o f th e Pendleton Linebacker’s Club in 1983. In 1990, the Babe R uth B aseball A ssociation aw arded him a plaque for his 24 years o f support and hard work. He was recipient o f the “ Buckaroo Booster” award in 1999. T hat sam e year, the Jaycees honored Leach for 26 years o f service to the State 2A B asketball Tournam ent. His special moment in life came when he was playing in his 20th class reunion Alumni Football G am e in 1986 and he scored a 33-yard touchdow n to lead the Evens to victory over the O dds. Score was 20-3. L e a c h ’s f a v o r ite p a s tim e s in c lu d e d s c r a p b o o k in g h is s p o r ts articles, attending professional sp o rtin g e v e n ts, g o in g to rodeos and visiting with family and m any friends. He amazed people with his memory, never forgetting a face or name and he had total recall o f all sports statistics. It was said every “village” needs a Mark Leach, and that Pendleton w as so lucky, as he was loved by all. Survivors include his s is te rs , S h a ry n F in le y o f H eppner and Susan C able o f Pendleton; a niece and three nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jam es and Peggy Leach. Member Foe a HOMETOWN COMMI NITV SPIRIT -:- HOMETOWN < O M M t NITY PRIDE Wc Reinvest In Our Community l $ 3195 m Gardner's : Call Joel at I ( 541 ) 561-5623 a m C U STO M BANNERS Men's Wear Heppner Gazette-Times (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 1 8 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 193 N. M nin Street • Heppner
