TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 21, 2004
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Don’t be threatened, vote NO on
higher taxes
To the Editor:
Do
O re g o n ’s
economic problems stem only
from a lack o f revenue for
Salem to spend? Or don’t we
suffer from runaway spending
by the State and onerous
regulations and land use laws
hampering new and existing
businesses?
From recent articles
and letters in the paper, it
sounds like there is simply not
enough money for Salem. Up
for a vote is a new tax
earmarked largely for schools
and public safety. These should
be priorities for the State
budget, not afterthoughts or
blackmail.
Continue to work
To the Editor:
I sincerely appreciate
the City o f Heppner and
M orrow C ounty Road
Department for their response
following the letter written Dec.
31,2003. Whether it was due
to the letter or to availability
of men and equipment it was
and is much appreciated.
The safe travel of our
school youth, bus drivers and
residents over this road is often
If this tax measure
were packaged with solid
sp ending caps to curb
overspending in the good
years, or land use reform, or a
m uch
m ore
friendly
environment for businesses
both large and small, it would
be worthwhile. But no, it’s just
more money for the Salem
bureaucracy to dole out.
Voting for this tax w ill
send Salem the message that
any time the State wants higher
taxes they just need to threaten
Richard Timothy
education and public safety to Duane Carba Sisk
“Tim” Carr
get the public to vote for them.
Longtime Cascade
1 urge you to vote no on higher
R ichard T im othy
Natural Gas employee Duane
taxes.
“Tim” Carr, 63, died Thursday,
Carba Sisk, 51, of Pendleton,
(s) Joel Peterson
Jan. 8, 2004 at G ood
died Friday, Jan. 16,2004, at
lone
Shepherd Medical Center in
his home.
Hermiston.
A graveside funeral
on safe travel
A private memorial
service was held on Jan. 20 at
service was held on Jan. 14.
in jeopardy- the traffic flow Skyview M emorial Park,
pattern to this area needs to H ighw ay 395 south o f Disposition was by cremation.
Carr was bom Feb.
be evaluated, not only during Pendleton. A potluck luncheon
19, 1940 at Yakima, WA to
weather events, but also on a
long-term basis. Spruce Lane
is the main two-way artery for
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ISEA to hold fundraiser
ISEA (lone Supports
Educational Assemblies) will
hold its yearly fundraiser by
making and delivering tasty
foot-long sub sandw iches on
Super Bowl Sunday, which this
year is set for Feb. 1.
All profits from this
event are spent on educational
assemblies held throughout the
year at lone School. For the
past tw o y e ars, three
assemblies per year have been
presented and enjoyed by the
entire lone student body.
O rder form s for
sandwiches, detailing the tasty
Area farmer and 1974
Oregon Farmer of the Year,
L eland E dw ard “ L ee”
Hastings, 67, of Stanfield, died
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at
Kennew ick General Hospital.
The funeral for
Hastings was held at 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, Jan. 21 in the
chapel at Bums Mortuary of
Hermiston w ith burial to follow
at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Hastings was born
Aug. 17,1936, at Walla Walla,
to Glenn and Erma Millett
Hastings. He grew up at Walla
Walla and graduated from
Walla Walla High School in
1954. After graduation he
moved to Stanfield where he
began farming. He farmed in
the Stanfield area all the rest
o f his life. In 1974, he was
named Oregon Farmer of the
Year.
H astings en jo y ed
fishing and camping with his
family.
Survivors include his
wife of 47 years, Helen, and
daughter, Debbie Hall, both of
S tan field ; son, M ichael
H astings o f Irrigon; four
grandchildren; his mother,
Erma Hastings o f Stanfield;
sisters, D arlene Cook o f
H erm iston and G lenda
Sparkman of Renton, Wash.
He was preceded in death by
his father and by a sister.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
a charity of choice.
Burns Mortuary o f
Hermiston is in charge of
arrangements.
for family and friends was held
at the Veterans o f Foreign
W ars Hall in Pendleton
follow ing the graveside service.
Sisk was bom May 3,
1952, at Pendleton, to Carba
and Alba Huckabee Sisk. He
grew up and lived in the area
all o f his life. He graduated
from
Blue M ountain
Community College and was
employed as a welder by
Cascade Natural Gas where
he worked for 27 years, the
last 10 as a serviceman.
He and his w ife,
Donna, were married July 15,
1991.
Sisk loved cooking
and canning many o f the
vegetables he enjoyed growing
in his garden. He entered his
canned goods in local fairs and
always won first place. He
enjoyed anything to do with
the o u td o o rs: cam ping,
hunting, and for some time
even tried his luck at skeet
shooting. He had also raised
pigs.
He was a member of
the Pendleton Elks Lodge and
the Rocky M ountain Elk
Foundation.
Survivors include his
w ife, D onna Sisk, o f
Pendleton; son, Justin Sisk of
Heppner; daughter, Nicole
Sisk o f Heppner; brother, Ed
Sisk of Pendleton; twin sister,
Deloris Rueber of Hermiston
and sister, Carol Newton o f
Vancouver, WA.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the Pendleton Elks Lodge or
R ocky M ountain Elk
Foundation through Bums
Mortuary o f Pendleton, P.O.
Box 489, Pendleton, OR
97801.
choices, are available around
lone. Completed order forms
need to be deposited at the
school office no later than Jan.
29.
For more information,
contact D uane or Linda
Neiffer at 422-7325 or Anne
Morter at 422-7429.
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Raymond and Verla Snowden
Carr. C arr was a 1958
graduate of Stanfield High.
Carr was active in the
Stanfield Moose Lodge, was
a charter member of the Hilo
Elks Club of Hawaii and was
a private pilot and scuba diver.
His h o b b ies included
computers, fishing, family and
friends.
Carr served in the
U.S. Air Force from 1958 to
1961.
Survivors include
sons, Ric Carr o f Umatilla,
Bryan C arr o f Y akim a;
daughters, Sandra Price and
Rose Ruff, both ofYakima and
Thea Carr of Umatilla; sister,
Diane Watkins of Redding,
CA; nine grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, Tyson
and Shawn Edderson. He was
preceded in death by his
parents, Raymond and Verla
Carr.
Burns Mortuary of
H erm iston is in care o f
arrangements.
Dixie Dawn Wiley
Dixie Dawn Wiley,
78, o f Hermiston, died Jan.
13, 2004 at her home, Rose
Arbor Assisted Living Facility
in Hermiston.
A graveside funeral
service was held Jan. 16 at
Haystack Cemetery in Spray.
Wiley was bom Dec.
31,1925 in Condon to Albert
A. and M ary A. H ines
W illiam s. She atten d ed
schools in Spray.
Wiley was united in
marriage to Albert K. “Al”
Wiley on Sept. 5, 1953 in
Kinzua. They lived in Portland,
and then Bend, before moving
to Echo where they had a
ranch. They moved to Pilot
Rock in the early 1980s
before moving to Hermiston in
the late 1980s where she has
lived since. Albert preceded
her in death in February of
1997.
Wiley was a member
o f the Baptist Church. She
also enjoyed reading, flowers,
her yard and loved her
grandchildren.
She is survived by her
son, R onny B risb o is,
Heppner; daughter, Randy Rae
Britt, Echo; sister, Wilda
F reem an, F ossil; four
grandchildren, Marty Britt,
Shawn Massey, Libby Lewis
and Nikki Jo Robertson and
12 great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her
husband, by her parents and
by her b ro th er, J. Lee
Williams.
Those who wish may
make contributions in Wiley’s
m em ory to Vange John
Memorial Hospice at 645 W.
Orchard Ave., Hermiston, OR
97838.
Burns Mortuary o f
H erm iston is in care o f
arrangements.
Milton R. Morgan
Milton R. Morgan,
90, o f lone, died Jan. 10,
2004, at Columbia Basin Care
Facility in The Dalles.
A funeral was held Jan.
15 at the lone United Church
of Christ. Concluding service
and b u rial follow ed at
Highview Cemetery in lone.
M organ was born
Dec. 15, 1913 at lone, to
M ilton and Dora B aker
Morgan. He grew up and
atten d ed lone sch o o ls,
graduating from lone High
School in 1931.
On Nov. 20, 1937,
he m arried M argaret
Crawford at Oregon City. The
couple farmed near lone until
their retirement in the 1980s.
Mrs. Morgan died in 2001.
Morgan was a 60-
year member of the Heppner
Elks Lodge and a past Exalted
Ruler. He was also a member
o f the McNary Yacht Club.
Morgan was a past
president of the Federal Lank
Bank of Pendleton and past
chairman of the Oregon State
Board o f A griculture and
Pacific N orthw est G rain
S tandards and Q uality
Committee. He also served as
a past p resid en t for the
O regon W heat G row ers
League, the Western Wheat
Association and the Morrow
County Wheat Growers. He
was also active in school
m atters serv in g as past
chairman for both the lone
School Board and Morrow
County Rural School Board.
Survivors include
daughter, Marilyn Peck of
Portland; son, Gary Morgan
of Milwaukie; grandchildren,
Natalie Peck, Brian Peck,
Todd M organ, Jam ey
Morgan, Troy Morgan and
Wendy Morgan; and great­
grandchildren, Spencer Peck
and G arrett Peck. A son,
Jackie Morgan, a brother,
Edison Morgan and sisters,
B ertha N elson and Ina
Bartlemay preceded him in
death.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the lone United Church of
Christ Memorial Fund, P.O.
Box 346, lone, OR 97843.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Helen M. Kruger
Helen M. Kruger, 88,
o f Lexington, died Jan. 12,
2004, at Good Samaritan
Center in Hermiston.
A graveside service
was held Jan. 16 at the Gibbs
Cemetery in Sherwood.
K ruger was born
Dec. 2, 1915 at Kent to Alex
and Zeta Andrews McLeod.
She attended country schools,
and then attended high school
at Grass Valley.
In 1934, she married
George Kruger. The couple
farmed and later managed
motels.
She
enjoyed
crocheting, sewing, leading
Brownie troops and she loved
kids.
Survivors include
sister, Lee W agenblast o f
Lexington and brother, Corliss
McLeod of Vancouver, WA.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, George in 1988,
by her parents, by brothers,
Alex McLeod and David .
McLeod and by sisters, Anne ’
Stevens, Marie Martin and
Patricia Corwin.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
a charity of choice.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Blue Mountain
Wildlife meeting
to be held
Blue
Mountain
Wildlife’s annual membership
meeting will be held at 2 p.m.,
on Jan. 31, at the First Christian
Church in Pendleton (across
from the Arts Center). The
program
will
include
introduction of new board
members, election of officers,
a review of 2003 rehabilitation
activities and educational
programs as well as a look at
2004 volunteer opportunities.
One of the center’s education
birds, an ambassador to the
world of raptors, will also be
present. Refreshments will be
served.
Blue
Mountain
Wildlife, a nonprofit, volunteer
organization serving eastern
Oregon
and
southeast
Washington, is dedicated to the
rehabilitation of orphaned,
injured or sick wildlife,
primarily birds of prey, and to
public
education.
For
information call Lynn Tompkins
at (541 >278-0215.