TWO ■ Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 11,2004
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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
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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.
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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.
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