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Wednesday, July 9, 2003
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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.
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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.
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