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TWO ■ Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 11,2004 The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Heppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U S PS. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act ot March 3, 1879. Pei iodicai postage paid at Heppner. Ore gon Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (541) 676- 9211. H r nail gt@heppner.net or gt@rapulserve net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, 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 ykes.................................................................................................. Publisher Katie W all....................................................................................................... Editor N*wa and Advertising Deadline it Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is M onday at 5 p.m. C ost lor a display ad is $4.75 per colum n inch. C ost lor classified ad is 5 0 t per word. C ost lor Card ol Thanks is $7 up to 100 w ords C ost lor a classified display ad is $5.35 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices pubtic/legal notices deadline is M onday at 5 p.m. D ates tor publi cation m ust be specified Affidavits m ust be required at the time ol subm ission Affidavits require three w eeks to process alter last date ol 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 la ssified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew R eal 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 and phone num ber on all letters for use by the G-T office. The C-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks" at a cost of $7.) Mayoral position should be filled by qualified candidate To the Editor: In the near future, it w ill be tim e to vote for someone to fill the office of Mayor of Heppner. I will not place my name on the ballot for m ayor, as has been suggested by some, because I do not feel qualified to fill the position, but there is someone that I believe is well qualified. As a member of the city c o u n cil, he has dem onstrated a sense of fiscal responsibility. From articles I’ve read, it appears he was in stru m en tal in red u cin g the c o st of upgrading the city water system by an estim ated ■ $3,000,000 and his was the only vote cast in opposition of spending $325,000 to purchase a building in need of costly repairs. This seems to show a genuine concern for the taxpayers, property owners and all residents of this fair city. That person is Tom W olff. Now, if som eone could convince him to place his name on the ballot for mayor it would be a big plus. Isn’t it great to live in a country where everyone is guaranteed the freedom of speech, the freedom to express an opinion whether it is pro or con? Both the U.S. Constitution and the O regon C o n stitu tio n g u aran tee us all this freedom, with absolutely no requirement to be a member of any group, or participate in any project whatsoever. I believe that government at every level must be held accountable for its actions- that g ov ern m en t is not in fa llib le , and does sometimes make decisions that are not in the best interests of the people and should be challenged by the people. God bless America and all its freedoms. (s) Gene Sonstegard Heppner Update on Deanna Peck To the editor: For those that want to encourage and support and touch Deanna Peck she can receive visitors between 8 a.m . and 7:30 p.m. at Marquis Care Center, Mt. Tabor, 6040 SE Belmont in Portland. It will take months for her injuries to heal and only God knows whether she will recover from her brain trauma. I b eliev e she is encouraged by every prayer and hears every card and note written to her that will be read by the nursing staff at Mt Tabor. Prayer works miracles, and cards touch the heart with love. Never give up hope. (s) Stuart Dick Pendleton New times for Kids’ Quest Crusade The K id s’ Q uest Crusade will be held Aug. 11-13 from 6-8 p.m. at C hristian Life C enter in Heppner. The Crusade is for I China Creek Golf Special j Kindergarten through sixth grade aged children. There ! S e n o n (+55) 2 tor t Green Feet ! - 2/18-holet w/cerl $35 2/18-hdet for $1« • w ill be gam es, prizes, ; 2/9-bolet w/cerl $24 2/9-holet tor J12 * dramas and many “fun and . Prevent thit coupon Prêtent OH! coupon . . Monday to Frtdey Monday to Friday • crazy” characters. * Pleat« call ahead for tee All youth are invited times and information * Coupon expires 8/31/04 to atten d . For m ore • 1700 Railroad Ave in fo rm atio n co n tact • Arlington OR. Christian Life Center at 676- afllnglonof.com 5581. ; 541454-2000 C h lriA C f T v k Obituaries Arnold James Braat Arnold James Braat, 88, o f B oardm an, died Monday, Aug. 2 at Good S am aritan C en ter in Hermiston. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m. at the H opew ell C om m unity Church, 21600 S.E. Church R oad, D ayton, OR. G raveside in u rn m en t o f cremains will follow at the H opew ell C em etery in Hopewell. Braat was bom April 17, 1916 at D ayton to Maarten and Leah L. (Rusk) Braat. He lived in Dayton/ Unionvale until 1959 when he moved to Eastern Oregon and enjoyed developing raw acreage into farmland. On Feb. 3, 1952, he married Mary Lou at the U nionvale C om m unity Church. B raat n ev er o fficia lly re tire d from farming or telling jokes and tall tales. He was known by ev ery o n e as the “ Storyteller.” He alw ays enjoyed watching crops and animals grow and had an amazing ability to predict the w eather through his acute observation of nature. He was a life member of the Farm Bureau Association and served as the p re sid en t o f the Umatilla-M orrow chapter for 10 years. He was the judge for the tractor pulling c o n test at the U m atilla County Fair for many years. He spoke to the Oregon State Legislature several tim es as a re p re se n ta tiv e for the farmer’s side of the issues, but only after he told the L e g isla tu re a jo k e . He enjoyed studying law and used his knowledge in court. He is the au th o r o f the sh o rtest legal b rie f subm itted to the Oregon Supreme Court (and won the case). Braat wrote a joke book, “ B its o f B ra a t’s Baloney” and his jokes were also published in Farm and R anch, N o stalg ic and Reader Digest magazines and w ere read internationally. He also won first place in the Pendleton Rendezvous Liar’s contest. One German fan compared B ra a t’s tall tales to the fam ous Baron von Munchhausen. He enjoyed music and performed in the USO clubs during World War II. It’s believed that he owned the first semi-truck in the W illam ette Valley. He enjoyed attending the annual U m atilla E lectric Co-O p meetings. Braat always took the tim e to help o th er people. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Mary Lou Braat, of Boardman; son, Loren B raat o f Fairbanks, AK; daughters, Dr. Lynel Braat of Portland, G elene B rizen d in e o f E n terp rise and C onnie Braat; granddaughter, Brady Brizendine of Eagle, ID; and g re a t-g ra n d so n , Sam uel Peterson of Eagle, ID. He was preceded in death by five sisters, Doris Braat, Pauline Fow ler, A gnes Jensen, Delphine Finnicum and Shirley Lee. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the U n io n v ale Community Church, 18725 S.E. Wallace Road, Dayton, OR 97114 or the Boardman Senior Center at 209 N.W. 1*' Street, Boardman, OR 97818. Bums Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. John Louis Smith John Louis Smith, 72, of Walla Walla, died on July 23,2004 at Walla Walla General Hospital. A private family gathering was held July 25 at Walla Walla. Smi t h was born July 25, 1931 in H eppner to John Smith William Clark and M yrtle W ilkerson Smith. He attended Heppner schools. He served in the United States Army from March 7, 1949 to Nov. 20, 1953. He was married to Irene H eintz and later divorced. He moved to Walla Walla in 1971. He worked for M artin R oofing and retired with the company. He married Roberta L. Belo on May 20, 1989, then d iv o rced and then remarried Nov. 23, 1997 in Walla Walla. Survivors include his wife, Roberta, at the home; four daughters and sons-in-law, Genie and Fred Emerson of Walla Walla; Tina Dickerson; Kathy and Tim Patten of Kennewick, WA; Tresa and Mike Dennis of Coolie City, N.C.; one son. B erry L. Sm ith o f K ennew ick, WA; one stepson, Bill Belo of Walla Walla; three sisters, Adine Stone of Heppner, Maxine Jenkins of Benson City, WA and Hazel E aster o f Mt. Airy, N .C .; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one son and a sister. Fred Pointer Fred Pointer, 90, of Hemet, CA, died July 28, 2004. A memorial service was held Aug. 1 at the Colonial Country Club in Hemet, CA. P o in ter was born Nov. 24, 1914 at Lexington to C h arles and M aude Pointer. He operated Pointer Seafood in C orvallis for over 30 years before retiring to Hemet in the early 1970s. He was a lifetime member of the Corvallis Elks. S urvivors include his w ife, M ary P o in ter; children, Larry Pointer of Longview, WA, Joe Pointer o f San F ran cisco , CA ; Carole Koenig of Seattle, WA; Ann H ankins o f Elephant Butte, N.M. and Jim Pointer o f Lebanon; sister, H arriet B atty o f Heppner; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, George and Donald. EXCHANGE STUDENT HOST FAMILIES NEEDED - AYUSA - Contact Jeannie Collins ( 541 ) 676-8037 or visit our website at www.ayusa.com : vl / Betty O. Beebe Betty O. Beebe, 71, of L ex in g to n , died Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004, at her home. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m., at the First C h ristian C hurch in Heppner. She was bom May 18, 1933, at Trading Post, KS, to Buel A lonzo and Anna Lee Wisdom Turpen. She grew up and attended school at Trading Post and lived in the Midwest until moving to W ashington in 1944. She moved to Oregon in the early 1970s. On Oct. 9,1988, she marred G erald Beebe at Bingen, WA. The couple lived at The D alles and Boardman before moving to Lexington. B eebe en jo y ed cooking and was noted for her great apple pies. She was a Christian woman and attended church regularly. Survivors include her husband, Gerald Beebe of Lexington; son, Charles A rnold in W isconsin; daughter, Letha Dyer of The Dalles; sisters. Fern Tyron of Independence, MS, Dorothy Kendrick of Warrensburg, MS and Letha Cumiford of P resco tt, KS; b ro th ers, L onnie T urpen of Pleasanton, KS, C lifford Turpen of Tucson, AZ and John Turpen of Pasco; and num erous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brothers, Joe Turpen and Roy Turpen and unnamed triplet brothers. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to a charity of choice. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Robert William Campbell R obert W illiam Campbell, 83, of Lexington, died Saturday, July 24,2004, at P io n eer M em orial Hospital in Heppner. A g rav esid e memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Lexington Cemetery. He was born May 13,1921, at Heppner, to Roy and M ay S everance Campbell. He attended rural Social Ridge School for three years then Lexington School, graduating in 1939 from high school. Outstanding in athletics and academics, he received the c itiz e n sh ip aw ard. He attended Pacific University for one sem ester before returning home to assume o p eratio n o f the fam ily ranch. A severe case o f rheumatic fever prevented his participation in World War II. H is n ieces and nephew s d e lig h te d in visiting Uncle Bob’s room where a large chalkboard hung on the wall and he tau g h t each one m ath, algebra and trigonometry. In 1980, he and his younger brother, Roger, w ere nam ed Soil Conservation Members of the Year in Morrow County. After his retirement, he took c lasses at Blue M ountain C om m unity C o lleg e in co m p u ter scien ce, b u sin ess, b o o k k eep in g and oth er subjects. He and his companion. Audrey Stanley, tra v e led ex ten siv ely throughout Central Oregon. H is great acco m p lish m en t in retirement was genealogy, with massive amounts of paper rem ain in g to be studied. Survivors include brothers, the Rev. Donald Campbell and wife, Evelyn and Roger Cam pbell and wife, Iris, both of Lexington; nieces and nephew s, Dr. Greg and Laura (Campbell) Mlynarczyk of Santa Rose, CA, Bill and Patti Campbell of Sandy, Nancy Nash of Pendleton, Debbie Russell of McAllen, TX and David Campbell of Riverton, WY; 11 great nieces and nephews and a great-great-niece and a great-great-nephew; and his longtim e com panion, Audrey Stanley, and her caregiver daughter, Janette Gowan. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to P io n eer M em orial H ospice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Marriage Licenses Aug. 3; V irgil Duane Seeley, 79, Irrigon and A rland LaV erne W illiam s, 66, Irrig o n ; Daniel Robert VanSchoiack, 44, Heppner and Rita Teresa A m adoro, 45, Lake Oswego. Aug. 4: Jason Scott Patterson, 31, Heppner and Amy Lee G rove, 26, Heppner. Aug. 6: Troy John Johnson, 24, Irrigon and Shannon Darlene Verley, 26, Irrigon; Benjam in David Reynolds, 26, Tigard and Desiree Renea Hendricks, 26, R ich lan d , WA; and Bradley Hues Beaty, 21, Irrig o n and C rista Lee Brickey, 19, Irrigon. Justice Court Simon Winters, 57, Lexington, DUII Diversion. Catherine M. Robey, 18, Heppner, VBR 65/45, fine $108. DA’s Report Juan Jose G arcia Gomez was convicted of P o ssessio n o f a Forged In stru m e n t-1, a C lass-C felony. G om ez was sen ten ced to 18 m onths supervised probation, 30 days in ja il, 80 hours of com m unity service and payment of $914 in fines and fees. C haunesy Lynn Allen admitted to violation of probation allegations for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Allen’s probation was revoked and he was sentenced to six months in ja il and 12 m onths probation. Sherill Mark Garrett , was convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, a C lass-C felony. He was sentenced to three years supervised probation and payment of $166 in fees. Births Yazeli Diony Lomas Ayala- a daughter, Yazeli Diony, was born Aug. 3, 2004 at G ood Shepherd Medical Center in H erm iston to N orm a Lomas Ayala and Roberto Lom as H ernandez o f Boardman. Faith Eva McMillan- a daughter, Faith Eva, was bom Aug. 5, 2004, at North Collier H ospital in N aples, FL. P arents M arion and M eredith M cM illan o f Lehigh Acres, FL, will be finalizing the adoption of Faith within the year. Faith joins sister, D om N ’quie and b ro th ers, Joey and Bryan at hom e. Grandparents are Myrtle McMillan of Lexington and Loretta Menendian of Fort Walton Beach, FL. I
