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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 28, 2004 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H ep pn er G A Z E T T E -T I M E S U S P S. 240-420 Morrow C o u n ty 's Home-Owned W eekly N e w s p a p e r Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Ore gon Office at 147 W Willow Street, Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676- 9211. E-mail: gt(d heppner net or gt«r rapidserve net Web site: www heppner net. Postm aster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Tim es, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $24 in Morrow County; $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 elsewhere David S y k e s ....................................................................................................... Publisher Katie W all............. ................................ I ditor News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 pm Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch Cost for 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 publi cation 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 • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address a n d p h o n e num ber on all letters for use b y the G-T office. The G -T reserves the right to edit. The G -T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements m ade in letters. (A ny letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "C ard of Thanks "a t a cost of $ 7.) Heppner Chamber endorses Measure 30 To The Editor: The H eppner C ham ber o f C om m erce endorses Measure 30. The co n seq u en ces for our community, our children, our seniors, and healthcare if it does not pass will be significant compared to the small amount o f the increased tax. “Let’s send Salem a message” is heard, but the resulting no vote may well be less education for our children with larger classes and fewer teachers. Some o f our senior citizens will no longer have n ecessary medications or appropriate housing. The Oregon Health Plan will be cut. We will lose significant matching federal dollars, which will result in a significant increase in medical insurance for individuals and businesses. This will not help the economy or the well being o f H eppner and rural communities across the state. There is no question that state government can do better, and needs to do better, but the answer is not a one time simple yea or nay on a ballot. We need to fix our funding problems now and get involved. As citizens, we need to tell Salem that we want continuity without threats to our safety, children, seniors, and healthcare. Send a message that we care about our kids, that we care about our seniors, that we care about the health o f every o n e. Show the country that Oregonians care. Vote yes on Measure 30, and then become more involved by electing those who represent, first and foremost, the basic needs o f the citizen s o f Heppner and all of Oregon, (s) Victor Vander Does, President Heppner Chamber of Commerce ODA lifts hold order placed on Boardman-area dairy The Oregon Department of Agriculture has lifted its “Hold Order” on a dairy near Boardman, restoring the movement of animals on and off the dairy. ODA’s action follows completion of USDA’s tracing activities at the Oregon dairy of all animals potentially associated with a Canadian herd of cattle imported to the U.S. that contained the BSE-positive cow found in Washington State in December. Meanwhile, USDA continues its multi-state, multi-dairy investigation. Oregonians and the American public can be assured that milk and dairy products are safe. Scientific studies show BSE is not contained in milk or dairy products. International trading standards allow the movement of milk from countries where BSE is known to occur. The World Health Organization, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, the US Food and Drug Administration and other major health organizations have affirmed and reaffirmed that milk and milk products do not contain or transmit BSE. The State of Oregon will continue, as needed, to assist the U.S. Department of Agriculture in its ongoing investigation o f the BSE incident, and continues to emphasize that milk and dairy products remain safe for consumers. Question regarding the investigation should be directed to USDA at (202) 720-4623. BSE updates on the investigation are provided by USDA online at www.aphis.usda.gov. JUMP-inUT “^Sayree. YOUR WEIGHT LOSS WITHOUT 6MNG UP CARBS. Free registration for m eetings. Pay only th e w eekly fee 1 800 651 6000 W eightW atchers.com Obituaries Elwayne E. Bergstrom E lw ayne E. Bergstrom, 69, a lifelong Heppner resident, died Fri day, Jan. 23, 2004, at his Heppner home. Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 30,2004 at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge, with concluding ser vice and burial to follow at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. He was bom Aug. 29, 1934, at Heppner, to Carl and Mildred Hanna Bergstrom. He attended Heppner schools, graduating from Heppner High School in 1952. He then at tended Oregon Technical In stitute in Klamath Falls. He had a 35-year ca reer with Kinzua Mills. He was a member of the Heppner Elks Lodge and the Hermiston Eagles Lodge, where he and his wife enjoyed dancing. He was baptized and joined the Stanfield Seventh- day Adventist Church, where he was a deacon and assisted with the Primary Youth Group. On Sept. 15, 2001, he married Carol Cross at Hermiston. Bergstrom was a can cer survivor of over 20 years, which gave him a second chance at life. It was said he had an electrifying smile and always greeted everyone with a wave, a smile and often a story. Surv ivors include his wife, Carol Bergstrom o f Hermiston; daughter, Christine Bruce and her husband Glenn of Gresham, C indi Stinson and her husband D ave o f Woodinville, WA, and Kelli Meacham and her husband Kelly o f Boise; son, Wayne Bergstrom and his wife Connie o f Portland; brother, Robert Bergstrom o f Heppner; 11 grandchildren; three stepchil dren; and 11 step-grandchil dren. Memorial contribu tions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Oregon Division, 0330 SW Curry, Portland, OR 97201. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge o f ar rangements. James H. Keith, Sr. James H. Keith, Sr., 99, a retired longtime Umatilla Army Depot worker, died Thursday, Jan. 22,2004, in his sleep at Rainier. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004 at 2 p.m . at the Irrigon Cemetery. Keith was bom Dec. 5, 1904, at Bach, OK. He came to Irrigon in 1946 and worked at the Umatilla Army Depot, retiring in 1974. He then moved to Long Beach, WA. S urvivors include sons, James Keith, Jr., o f Irrigon, Howard Keith of Port Tobacco, MD; and daughters, Norma Warlick of Beaverton and Vinita Tayler of Lewiston, ID. A memorial service tor Church was held on Jan. 24 at the First Christian Church in Heppner. She was bom July 29, 1942, at Walla Walla, to H arold and Edna Crum b Peck. She grew up and attended schools at Heppner, graduating from Heppner High School then Blue Mountain C om m u n ity C o lleg e in Pendleton. She had liv ed in Oregon, Idaho and Montana and had been employed as a bookkeeper for many years. On May 25, 1975, she married John C. Church at Walla Walla. The couple moved from Troy, MT, to Heppner in 1997. She was employed as a clerk at Central Red A pple M arket in Heppner, retiring in 2002, due to ill health. C hurch had many in te re sts and h o b b ies, including square dancing, music, playing the piano, snowmobiling, crafts, traveling, sew in g , p a in tin g and needlework. She also loved animals, especially horses. Survivors include her husband, John C. Church o f Heppner; stepson, Kevin Church and his wife, Diane, of B onners Ferry, ID; stepdaughters, Bev Drury of Umatilla, and Lyla Worley and husband, Brian, of Philomath; sisters, Patricia Hardy o f Salem and Shirley Palmer of H eppner; five stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a baby brother, Harold Peck Jr. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Hospice, or Home Health, both at P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of H eppner is in charge o f arrangements. HHS Class of 2006 to hold baked goods raffles The Heppner High School Class o f 2006 will be conducting a baked goods raffle at each of the remaining hom e b ask etb all gam es beginning Saturday, Jan. 31. The students will also be selling individual slices of cheesecake as a fundraiser. Proceeds will go towards a number of class projects. For in fo rm atio n , please call Heather Yocom or Janice Huddleston at 676-9138. HHS to hold service auction T h ere w ill be a Heppner High School senior class service auction this Saturday, Jan. 31, during the H eppner/Stanfield varsity basketball games at the high school. Boys will be sold during the g irls ’ v arsity halftime, about 4:30 p.m. Girls will be sold during the boys’ v a rsity h alftim e at ap p ro x im a te ly 6 p.m . Babysitters, fence-builders, Marjorie K. cattle-workers, painters, etc., will be available for purchase. Church All proceeds will go Marjorie K. Church, toward an after graduation 61, a retired Heppner Central alcohol-free and drug-free Red Apple Market clerk, died activity. Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004, at her home. MMng amnm loud Mm Pm you canmara p I hm urr* X nmutw prar hi ragtanenn ndwHgkll CALL 1-800-651-6000 FOR TIMES. FREE REGISTRATION UNTIL MARCH 13, 2004 HERMISTON Hermteton Senior Center 435 W Orchard PENDLETON United Methodiet Church 352 S.E 2nd HEPPNER Heppner Methodiet hurch 175 W. Church St ^W eightW atchers ft I vnuiai 03013 rtteQf* meeting k io rjh o m r M l r m * ru* ndurtMf m tf«f to* Vort fnewngi v OrtM* 0* 16» AtIGH* AATHCBS H EPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "Where Friends Meet” 142 North Main T h u rsd a y , F e b ru a ry 5 th LAD IES NIGHT. Leann W right and Rhonda Helfrecht will be serving a C hin ese D inner start ing at 6 p.m. with Sweet and Sour Spareribs, Gar lic Chicken, Pork Fried Rice, Barbecue Pork and Crab Puffs. Lodge to follow the dinner at 8 p.m. Edna J. Harshman Karl Heg K arl H eg, 66, o f Irrigon, died Monday, Jan. 26, Edna J. Harshman, 2004, at his home. Arrange 90, o f College Place, WA, ments are pending at Bums passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, Mortuary ofHermiston. 2004 at R eg en cy Justice Court at the Park Brandon Joseph Allen in College Blodgett, 22, Portland, DUII Place. At (BAC .20), $1800 fine plus her request court appointed attorney fees there will and 365 days in jail, of which be no $500 and 355 days were funeral. A su sp en d ed , 24 m onths family probation, com pletion o f gathering alcohol education program w ill take and 40 hours o f community place on Edna J. Harshman service. Hail Ridge D avid W ayne at a later date. Eldridge, 37, Lexington, She was bom March Driving while Suspended and 2,1913, eight and a half miles No Insurance, $662 fine. northwest of Hardman on the Kenneth M. Stookey, family homestead. She was the 40, H eppner, No M otor daughter of Frank Martin and Vehicle License, $73 fine. Anna Marie Erickson Lovgren Clinton Roy Gissel, and was from a family o f 13 20, Beavercreek, VBR 76/55, children, with three still $180 fine. surviving. She went to school B rian D ew ayne at Eight Mile and helped with Sim m ons, 36, Spray, her younger brothers and Improper Display o f Plates sisters. and F ailu re to C arry She married Loyd F. Registration, $ 169 fine. Harshman in Heppner on M arch 3, 1931. M rs. Harshman cooked for harvest DA’s Report John Joseph Homer crews and at the sheep camps, adm itted to vio latio n o f worked at the movie house probation allegations for and took in sewing. Upon the family moving to Dayton, WA Assault in the Fourth Degree- in 1958, she worked at Green Felony. Homer was sentenced Giant Cannery and was a to six months in jail and 12 dietitian and cook at the months probation. Arnold Dean Tipton Dayton Hospital. In the 1970s, pled guilty to Possession o f a she and her husband moved to a farm on the Umapine C o n tro lled Substance, a Highway in Oregon where Class-C felony. Tipton was they raised sheep and calves. sen ten ced to 18 m onths In about 1990, she and her formal probation, 80 hours of husband moved into Milton- community service, completion Freewater. Mr. Harshman o f a drug package and preceded her in death on July payment of $914 in fines and fees. 20, 1992. Holly H. Mack pled Harshman lived in guilty to Possession o f a M ilto n -F re ew a ter until November 2002 when she C o n tro lled Substance, a broke her left hip, followed Class-C felony. Mack was four months later when she sen ten ced to 18 m onths broke her other hip. She formal probation, 80 hours finished out her life at Regency community service, completion at the Park where she very o f a drug p ack ag e and much enjoyed the activities payment o f $914 in fines and and caregivers around her. She fees. Jody Lea Hendricks was a member of the Degree adm itted to v io latio n o f ofHonor. probation allegations for She is survived by two daughters, Anna Marie Abel of Possession o f a Controlled Milton-Freewater and Wilma Substance. Hendricks was “Billie” Coppock ofLexington; sentenced to six months in jail tw o sons, Loyd “ B u d ” and 24 months probation. Harshman ofWalla Walla, WA and Frank H arshm an o f Marriage Dayton, WA; two sisters; one b ro th er; num erous Licenses g ra n d c h ild re n , g re a t Jan. 13: Jerem y grandchildren, great-great g ra n d c h ild re n , fo ster S teven C im m iy o tti, 26, g ran d ch ild ren and step- Lexington and Tylynn Marie grandchildren; and nieces and Laird, 19, Lexington. Jan. 22: Clifford F. nephews. Harshman lived long Thomas, 78, Hermiston and enough to have two o f her M ona M. K ing, 77, children’s pictures o f five Hermiston. Jan. 26: Thom as generations. Joseph Jensen, 39, Irrigon and M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to DeAnne Marie Robles, 28, the charity o f the donor’s Irrigon. choice through the Munselle- Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Reload Ridge Main, Milton-Freewater, OR Riders to hold 97862. M u n selle-R h o d es meeting Funeral Home o f Milton- The Reload Ridge Freewater was in charge of Riders invites all ATV and arrangements. motorcycle riders to join them at their next m eeting on Vera Rietmann Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Heppner Elks at 7:30 p.m. Vera L. Rietmann, 60, upstairs in the meeting room. of lone, died Jan. 26 at Good The club’s first event Shepherd Medical Center in will be a poker run held at the Hermiston. Arrangements are Morrow County OHV Park pending at Sweeney Mortuary on May 15, with a 100-mile in Heppner. cross-country OMRA event to follow on May 16. All interested persons are invited to attend the meet Jolynn Love ing and events. Jolynn Love, 27, a lifelong resident ofHermiston, W e P r in t died Sunday, Jan. 25 at Ore gon Health and Sciences Uni E n v e lo p e s versity Hospital. She was the Heppner Gazette- stepdaughter of Heppner UPS Tim es carrier Jim Barton. Arrange ments are pending at Bums 676-922 Mortuary ofHermiston.
