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“Run down” can be changed
To the Editor:
This is in defense o f
my previous letters to the
Editor. The portion o f the
article in the East Oregonian I
was referring to is where some
officials describe City Hall as
“a few run down rooms.” In
W ebster’s New Collegiate
Dictionary the definition of run-
dow n is: “ d ila p id a te d .”
W eb ste r’s d e fin itio n o f
dilapidate is: “To bring (a
building) into a condition of
decay or partial ruin by neglect
or misuse.” This section of the
article did not use words like
antiquated, not modem, not up
to code, outdated, or fire trap,
to describe the condition of the
City Hall; instead the words
used were “run down.” If this
building is a “potential fire
trap,” as suggested by one
Heppnerite, this fact should be
brought to the attention o f the
state fire marshal, so the
building can be condemned
and razed.
The picture the words
“run down” brings to my
mind’s eye is: ceilings falling
down, broken and missing
floor tile, broken light fixtures,
peeling paint, doors hanging by
one
h in g e,
dam aged
woodwork, etc. That is what
1 would describe as run down,
and a shame for people to see.
These things can be corrected.
One building that I feel
could be described as run
down is the building in the City
Corporation Yard.
One more thing. I
would love to live in a five
million dollar mansion, but I
have to live within my means.
I b eliev e all lev els o f
g o v ern m en t sh o u ld be
required to do the same. After
all it’s our money.
(s) Gene Sonstegard
Heppner
development issues of concern
to the county.
WCVEDG meets at
8 a.m. the first and third
Wednesdays of each month at
the Forest Service building in
Heppner. The public is invited Correction about Patterson Drug
to attend. Anyone wishing to Store
becom e a m em ber o f To the Editor:
WCVEDG should contact
John Patterson had
I well remember the
either Marsha Kemp or David Patterson Drug Store, which been deceased for at least ten
Sykes. Yearly dues are $25. stood next to what was then years by the time Ben was
the First National Bank of running the store in my early
DA’s Report
Oregon, when I was a little childhood. But John’s widow,
Joseph Lorin Lachapelle was convicted of Possession
kid. Ben and Addie Patterson Rebecca Ann Patterson (Aunt
of a Controlled Substance 2, a Class-C felony. His driver’s
Beck), was still living in her
license was suspended for six months and he was sentenced had the store, and my favorite
sales clerk there was named antique-filled house on Gale
to 18 months supervised probation, 80 hours o f community
Peg, and she was a cousin of Street, next door to the former
service and payment of $916 in fines and fees.
Jim Prock. Patterson Drug bed-and-breakfast. Aunt Beck
Curtis Ray Perkins pled no contest to Recklessly
was very hard-of-hearing and
Endangering, a Class-A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to was a Rexall pharmacy at the
time, and my experiences used an “ear-trumpet” for a
365 suspended days in jail, 40 hours of community service,
there were from 1938 to 1943, hearing aid. She later moved
24 months bench probation, no contact with victim,
to the Eastern Star Home in
completion of Anger Management and a misdemeanor alcohol when Benjamin R. (Ben)
Forest Grove, and Ben and
package to be provided by Morrow County Behavioral Health Patterson owned the store. He
Addie moved into her house.
and Tim VanCleave and payment of $591 in fines and fees. and his wife Addie lived in an
apartment in a sort of closed- I still have several pieces of
Donald Lee White was convicted of Sexual Abuse 2,
off
mezzanine up a steep flight their bedroom furniture from
a Class-C felony. He was sentenced to three years supervised
of
stairs.
They gave me my first that period.
probation, 90 days in jail, no contact with ferhale/male under
After Ben died, his
the age o f 18 without prior court approval, 80 hours o f sled as a Christmas gift.
w
idow
A ddie frequently
There are several
community service and payment of $916 in fines and fees.
stayed at my house and took
Albert James Gandy was convicted of Possession of facts about John Patterson and
his son Ben th a t need care o f me when my parents
a Controlled Substance 2, a Class-C felony. His driver’s
had to be out of town on trips.
license was suspended for six months and he was sentenced correction. John didn’t marry
B e n ’s
m other
to 18 months supervised probation, 30 days in jail, 80 hours Addie Bean, his son Ben did.
Rebecca at one time was the
of community service and payment of $914 in fines and fees. His son Ben was a member of
oldest resident in the Eastern
Heppner
High
School’s
first
Jody Lea Hendricks was convicted of Possession of
Star Home, and died when she
a Controlled Substance 2, a Class-C felony. Her driver’s graduating class. I’ve seen the
was
well past one hundred.
license was suspended for six months and she was sentenced picture, and I’ll bet it is in the
That
old
Eastern Star/Masonic
to 18 months supervised probation, 30 days in jail, 80 hours Morrow County Museum.
Addie Bean Patterson was Home is now a McMenamin’s
of community service and payment of $916 in fines and fees.
establishment in Forest Grove.
Hendricks was also convicted of Harassment, a Class- about a second cousin o f my
I look forw ard to
mother,
and
she
and
Ben
were
B misdemeanor. She was sentenced to 180 suspended days
reading
future installments of
the ones who introduced Mom
in jail, one year bench probation, 20 hours o f community
Morrow County history as
service, completion o f an Anger Management program and (H elen A m es) to H arold
more murals are completed,
Cohn,
my
Dad.
Addie
died
at
payment of $526 in fines and fees.
(s) Sally Cohn
Joseph Cart Corliss was convicted of Fraud-Credit Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Portland
Card/$750, a Class-A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to either late 1951 or early 1952,
180 suspended days in jail, 24 months bench probation and while I was away at school.
M orrow C ounty
Judge Terry Tallman will be the
featured speaker at the Willow
C reek V alley E conom ic
Development Group meeting
Wednesday, March 3.
Tallman will speak
about the recently installed
wireless Internet access in
Boardman and its coming
activation in Heppner. He will
also speak on other economic
payment of $ 1138.31 in restitution, fines and fees.
St Patrick’s Senior Center news
Mayra P. Ruelas was convicted o f Harassment, a
written resolutions regarding
A t the F eb ru ary
Class-B misdemeanor. She was sentenced to 180 suspended
the re c en tly esta b lish e d
days in jail, one year bench probation, 20 hours of community meeting of the Senior C itizens en d o w m en t fund. The
Board o f Directors, the rules
service and payment o f $524 in fines and fees.
Managing Committee o f the
for use of the dining room were
endowment
fund is charged
HLL still accepting registrations
refined. Specific instructions
with the following purpose:
H ep p n er
L ittle parents to fill out a volunteer about lights, garbage, cleaning
This committee shall promote
League is still accepting form every year even if you and room arrangement are
the health and welfare o f the
registrations for Baseball, only plan to work in the snack spelled out in an agreement,
Senior C itizens o f South
which each user is asked to
Softball, T-ball and Wiffle ball. shack.
Morrow County and maintain
Boys ages 4-12 and girls ages
If you have any sign. A base non-refundable the non-profit status o f the
4-15 can sign up until Friday, q u e stio n s or w ant a deposit o f $20 for any use of
H eppner Senior C itizens
March 12; there will be no registration packet, contact the facility was approved.
Center. The Committee shall
names taken beyond this date. Robyn Skaggs at 676-8225 A d d itio n al ch arg es are
co n fo rm to the 1RS
Also Little League, or Renee Yocom at 676-9821 established according to use of
regulations, w hich allow
dining room in connection or
Inc. requires all coaches and or 676-9474.
contributions given to the fund
combination with kitchen,
by the Committee
Heppner Fire Advisory Committee to foyer, office and lounge. The to established
be tax deductible.
contract agreement will spell
The full content o f
hold meeting
out the specific needs and
these governing resolutions is
The annual Heppner
Among the items to be conditions for each user.
in the possession o f each
The Senior Center
Fire A dvisory Com m ittee discussed will be the renewal
member and on file at the
m eeting is scheduled for of the contract for Rural Fire facilities have been use for C en ter o ffice for public
public meetings, memorial
Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m., Protection.
perusal.
services, receptions, and many
at the Heppner City Hall.
kinds o f celebrations. The
refined rules are intended to
O rder
insure that continuation o f
M a g n e tic
these traditional uses can be
carried on with needs o f all
D oor Signs
parties considered. “The
HERE
Center fulfills its mission for
being by its public use,” is a
Heppner
comment frequently made by
Gazette-Times
Pete Swarzin, president, as
676-9228
From the Town o f Lexington
members review the activities.
The Board approved
ROGER
EHRM ANTRAET
H urry a n d
w e ll
a n d g e t h om e soon!
V
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Mary Agnes
Doherty
Mary Agnes Doherty,
83, of Pendleton, died Friday,
Feb. 20,2004 at her home.
A funeral was held
Feb. 24 at St. Mary’s Catholic
Church in Pendleton with
burial at Olney Cemetery.
D oherty was born
Jan. 22, 1921, to James and
Kate Daly.
She lived in the Lena
area as a child and attended
school at Pleasant Point and
Pine City. She moved with her
family to Butter Creek in 1936
and attended and graduated
from Heppner High School in
1940.
After high school she
attended nursing school in
Pendleton for one year before
marrying William J. Doherty on
May 1, 1941. Together they
lived and farmed at Sand
Hollow near Lexington.
She enjoyed cooking
for harvest crews and raising
her children, W illiam J.,
JoAnne Marie and Bernard
Phillip.
She lived at Sand
Hollow until the death of her
husband in 1978, then moved
to Pendleton and became
active inAltrusa.
She en jo y ed her
family, the Blue Mountains and
traveling.
She was a member of
St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
Altrusa, Catholic Daughters
and the L exington A ltar
Society.
Survivors include her
son, William J. Doherty and his
wife Joan of Lexington; sisters,
Patricia Boyd and Kathlene
Stuvland, both of Pendleton;
brother, Charlie Daly of Butter
Creek; five grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren.
Burns Mortuary o f
Pendleton is in charge o f
arrangements.
Blanche O. Jones
Blanche O. Jones,
90, of Heppner, died Tuesday,
Feb. 17,2004, at her home.
A p riv ate fam ily
graveside service will be held
at the H eppner M asonic
Cemetery.
The youngest of seven
children, Jones was bom Aug.
6,1913, at Hardman, to John
and Nellie Merrill Howell. She
was a lifelong resident o f the
area, attending schools in
Hardman and Heppner.
H er
fa v o rite
childhood recollection was
when the Indians would come
to H ardm an, set up their
teepees and trade with her
father and other residents of
the area.
In 1930, she married
Clarence “Cody” Wise. The
couple was parents o f a
d au g h ter, D arlen e W ise
Arrington. Mr. Wise died in
1970 and Darlene died in
1997.
During her lifetime,
Jones had many occupations,
including employment at a
Heppner Bakery owned by
the Wise brothers, waitressing,
sales clerk and secretary. Her
least favorite occupation was
as a chicken plucker in a
Swift's factory in the 1940s.
She en jo y ed the
o u td o o rs, cam p in g , and
hunting with family and friends.
Around 1976, while
w o rk in g at the M orrow
C ounty C o u rth o u se, she
became reacquainted with a
ch ild h o o d frien d w ho
happened to be M orrow
County Judge Paul W. Jones.
The couple was married in
1977. During their years
together they enjoyed camping
in their RV and traveling the
country, visiting family and
friends. They also spent many
hours working together on
several projects for the senior
citizens o f Morrow County.
Mr. Jones died in 2000.
Survivors include
g ra n d d a u g h ters, K athy
Hedman, Dale Arrington and
Bonnie McElmon; six great
grandchildren, two great-
great-grandchildren, three
stepchildren, Gary Jones o f
Heppner, Sandra Blake o f
Kent, Wash., and Ray Jones
o f Hermiston; seven step-
grandchildren, and nine step-
great-grandchildren.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Pioneer M em orial Home
Health, P.O. Box 9, Heppner,
OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Richard Joseph
Kempas
R ichard
Jo sep h
“ D ic k ” K em pas, 61, o f
Lexington, died Tuesday, Feb.
3,2004, at his home.
A memorial service
was held Feb. 21 at First
Christian Church.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the First Christian Church
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box
158, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f ,
arrangements.
Pool Calcutta
*
benefit to be held
for Ron Schwartz
A Pool C alcu tta
benefit for Ron Schwarz will
be held Saturday, Feb. 28 at
GD’s Restaurant in Heppner.
An auction, beginning at 4
p.m., will be held before the
Calcutta. Those interested in
playing in the Calcutta can
sign-up at GD’s Restaurant.
S ch w arz
w as
diagnosed with non-Hodgkins
lymphoma in March o f2002.
Aftqp chem o d u rin g the
summer o f 2002, an August
scan showed he was tumor
free. Later that year the tumors
had returned and he was told
he would have to undergo a
stem cell transplant.
In October 2003 the
transplant took place, but he
suffered from “graft versus
host” disease in which the
grafted cells didn’t mesh with %
his cells. This was very serious,
but things began to turn around
and at the last bone marrow
biopsy 95 percent o f the cells
where from the graft.
Schwarz is feeling a lot
better every day, but cannot
be out among crowds yet as
his immune system is still not
up to par. He also has to go to
Portland once a week. The
next year and a half is still risky
and if no problems come about
in three years, they doctors will
determine the transplant a
success. His family believes
with his positive attitude and
sense of humor it will be.
A1 Heppner
passes away
W ord has been
received that A1 Heppner, a
d esc e n d en t o f H ep p n er
founder H enry H eppner,
recently passed away.
H eppner,
a
co m p etitiv e race w alker
training for the Olympic team,
visited Heppner in 1999 after
meeting Jenny Krein in Chula
Vista, CA when she interned
for the Olympic Training
Center. He had never been to
Heppner before even though
he w as the g re a t-g re a t-
grandnephew o f the city’s
founder. While here in
Heppner he was able to learn
about his family’s history and
learned that his father, Max,
had visited Heppner 30 years
prior.
A full obituary for
Heppner will be in next week’s
edition of the Gazette.