SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Obituaries
Arlen Jones
Arlen Jones, 58, of
Irrigon, formerly o f Wallowa
C ounty, died o f cancer
Sunday, Oct 10,2004 at the
Veterans N ursing Skilled
Care Unit (NSCU) Hospice
Center in Vancouver, WA
T here w ill be a
private family service held
later
Jones was bom Aug
10, 1946, at La Grande, to
Claude and Mildred Jones
When he was 10 years old,
the family moved to Drain,
w here he attended grade
school. When he was 13
years old, he cam e to
Wallowa County to live with
his sister, Ellen and brother-
in-law, Bill Crow, at Lostine
He a tten d ed high
school at L ostine and
Enterprise and in his senior
year, he left school to join the
Marines From 1966 to 1973
he belonged to the Marines,
Morrow County School District
shares position on lone charter
school plans
By Mark Burrows, MCSD Superintendent
1 read with interest the headline, “M orrow
County School District Opposes lone School District
Charter School M ove.” I was disappointed to find
nothing in the article that explains Morrow County
School District’s position Despite the headline, except
for one second-hand quote alleged to a MCSD board
member, the article is essentially about actions taken by
the lone School District. I thought Gazette Times readers
might be interested in Morrow County School District’s
point of view
As the superintendent o f Morrow County School
District, I am interested in educating children, not
pursuing a feud lone’s separation is a fact They are a
sovereign school district and our neighbor My desire is
that the 1SD acts as a responsible public agency and a
good neighbor embracing the spirit and letter o f the law
If the lone School district believes that certain MCSD
resident students should attend school in lone, the
Morrow County School District is certainly willing to
negotiate in a neighborly manner. The lone School
District has not asked for a public discussion, instead
they have engaged in questionable, un-neighborly
practices:
1 Arranging for buses to cross district lines and
transport M orrow County School District resident
students to lone without the knowledge or permission
of MCSD officials.
2. A ccepting ath letic p a rtic ip a tio n from
unreleased M orrow County School District resident
students in violation of Oregon State Athletic Association
regulations.
3. Refusing to acknowledge that on June 26,
2003 at a school district boundary board hearing held at
the Umatilla-Morrow ESD, the lone Self-Determination
Committee represented by Joe McElligott, Anne Morter
and Jerry Rietmann agreed to the boundaries o f their
new school district. The argument advanced by some
lone residents that Lexington/Pine City kids traditionally
attended lone refuses to recognize that lone requested
and received new legal status and new legal boundaries
I would liken their argument to a man requesting a
divorce from his wife. Then, after the decree was final
and the assets divided, showing up at his formal domicile
and telling his former spouse, “You know traditionally I
have certain rights and privileges in this house ”
ORS 338 allows for the development o f charter
schools for the purpose of creating new and innovative
educational programs Other charter schools in the state
have defined themselves by curriculum in the fine arts,
science and technology; or have pursued flexible,
alternative ways to educate certain populations o f
students that have traditionally not done well in public
schools The lone charter is not about innovative
education. The charter speaks to community involvement
and research-based curriculum, the hallmarks o f any
effective public school
If the lone School District wishes to engage in
innovative educational practices, more power to them
But this is simply not the case The lone charter is yet
another exam ple o f questionable, un-neighborly
practices Although ISD agreed to boundaries, they want
to receive state basic support dollars for students that
are residents o f MCSD The lone School District charter
plan is simply a means to an end The end as stated in
the Sept 22, 2004 and Oct 20, 2004 Gazette Times,
and the only reason reported for becoming a charter
school is receiving state basic support from Morrow
County School District resident students The Morrow
County School District is not against charter schools.
The M orrow County School District is not against
innovation in lone We have submitted a resolution to
the Oregon School Board Association dealing with
charter school inter-district transfers because we are
against the subversion o f charter school legislation for
the purpose o f expanding district boundaries.
I'm passionate about all students receiving the
best possible education It is my job to see to it that
education be delivered in the most economical, effective
manner Currently, the lone School District has enrolled
over 20 M orrow C ounty School D istrict resident
students They receive no state basic support for these
students Morrow County School District receives no
support for these students The result is that well over
$100,000 remains in Salem and does not support our
children or flow into the Morrow County economy The
logical solution is that the school districts do not employ
“back door” tactics, but sit down and talk about reaching
a mutually satisfying agreement There is precedent for
inter-district agreements across the state I am aware
that an attempt to reach such an agreement failed last
year Rep Greg Smith has agreed to facilitate another
meeting soon I am hopeful that we can do better this
year
earn in g many m edals
including two Purple Hearts.
He served in Vietnam for
two hitches and then in Japan
and stateside until he left the
service
In California, he met
and married Ruth Larson
They were divorced in 1987
He then moved to Irrigon to
work at Oregon Potato until
he became disabled. When
he became ill with cancer he
returned to Wallowa to again
live w ith his siste r and
brother-in-law, Ellen and Bill
Crow
He loved to go to the
Snake River to catfish and he
loved spending time in the
great outdoors.
Survivors include
nine siste rs and th ree
b ro th ers, Ellen Crow ,
W allow a, Edythe Kube,
Pendleton, Sharon Blaylock,
Vale, Janet Kauwe, Albany,
Charlotte Linquest, Sweet
Home, Susan Bouse, Albany,
Jackie LaMar, Roseburg,
K athy Rand, R oseburg,
Linda B arnett, O akland,
Robert Nash, Curtin, Jerry
N ash, S pringfield and
Claude Jones, Albany; also
many nieces and nephews
and an aunt He was
preceded in death by his
parents and by his ex-wife
Ray Davis
Francis Ray Davis,
85, o f Spray, died Thursday,
Oct 21, 2004, at Pioneer
M em orial H o sp ital in
Prineville.
At his request there
will be no funeral service
D isp o sitio n
w as
by
cremation. A celebration of
life gathering for Davis will
be held in December
Davis was born Feb
15, 1919, at Redmond, to
Jess and Rene R obbins
D avis The fam ily later
moved to. ,W inlocks OR
f
where he grew up.r .n
On April 15, 1939,
he married Marjorie Sams of
Winlock
He served with the
Army during World War II.
D avis had been
employed as a lumber piler,
a truck driver and a timber
faller, retiring at age 73.
When he was 75, he got a
well d riller’s license and
worked drilling wells until he
was 85.
Davis was an avid
hunter who liked camping
and being in the outdoors
His family was said
to be most important in his
life and it was said he had a
heart as big as himself, that
he touched everyone and
never met a stranger
The couple had been
married for 65 years and
lived at Winlock until June
when they moved into Spray
Survivors include his
wife, M arjorie o f Spray;
children, Jean G urrero o f
Portland, Wayne Davis and
his wife, Judy o f Heppner,
Shaw n D avis and w ife,
Linda, o f Spray, Elizabeth
Davis o f Spray and Tyson
Davis w ith the military,
special d au g h ter, D iane
P eterso n o f Spray; and
numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren He was
preceded in death by his
parents and sons, Gaylord
Davis and Harold Davis
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Heppner Masonic Cemetery
in Heppner
She was born on
Feb 17, 1930 in Scottsbluff,
NE to parents, Barney and
Minnie Wilson Oldfield Her
family moved to Heppner
when she was a little girl He
mother died as the result of
an accident and her
grandmother, Cora Wilson
then raised her She was
raised and attended schools
in Heppner. She lived in
Heppner for most o f her life.
She
m oved to
Hermiston several years ago
and had lived at the Good
Samaritan Center in assisted
living and later the nursing
home
W adholm w as a
form er m em ber o f the
Heppner Assembly o f God
Church She enjoyed walks
to tow n w hile living in
H eppner, w atching soap
operas, getting flowers and
going out to eat.
She is survived by
her son, Richard Wadholm of
Em erado, ND; daughter,
C arolyn B ookm an o f
Portland, half-brother, Bob
O ldfield in Indiana; 10
grandchildren and 13 great
g ran d ch ild ren She was
preceded in death by her
parents
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the Heppner Assembly o f
G od C hurch directly or
through Burns Mortuary o f
Hermiston, P O Box 289,
Hermiston, OR 97838
Earl James
Frazure, Jr.
Earl James Frazure,
Jr., 73, o f Irrigon, died
Saturday, Oct 16, 2004, at
his home in Irrigon.
A funeral will not be
held at this time Disposition
was by cremation
F razure was, born
Aug 5, 1931, at Walla Walla
to Earl James and Sadie
Maude Collins Frazure, Sr
He worked for the
Walla Walla County Road
Department as an equipment
operator for a number o f
y ears before m oving to
Irrigon where he worked for
Sim plot P o ta to as an
equipment operator
He was a member o f
the Rocky M ountain Elk
A sso ciatio n and also a
member of the National Rifle
Association
Survivors include his
children, Mark Frazure and
Kelly R obinson, both o f
A nchorage, AK, nine
grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren; a brother,
Robert Frazure o f Milton-
Freew ater, sisters, Hazel
Lytle and Carol Royce, both
o f Walla Walla, Joan Carlile
o f the Tri-Cities and Diane
McMillen o f Tampa, FL He
was preceded in death by a
daughter, his parents and a
sister.
Burns Mortuary o f
Hermiston is in charge o f
arrangements
Child safety
course to be held
An eight-hour Child
Passenger Safety Installer
training course will be held
on Friday, Nov. 5 from 8:30
a m. to 4 :3 0 p m. in
Boardman The class will be
held at the Riverfront Center
(Port o f Morrow), 2 Marine
Marie G
Drive, Boardman.
Registration for the
Wadholm
class is required There will
be no fee and the class is a
Marie G Wadholm,
DPSST certified course To
74, o f Hermiston, died Oct
reg ister, c o n tact Sheree
13, 2004 at the G ood
Smith w ith the M orrow
Shepherd Medical Center in
C o u n ty Public H ealth
Hermiston.
Department at 676-5421.
A graveside service
was held on Wednesday, Oct
20, 2004 at II a m at the
Shamrockettes winners announced
Cindy Doherty o f Heppner was the winner o f the
Shamrockettes dance group raffle o f $100 o f groceries
She won a $50 gift certificate from Central Red Apple
Market and $50 in groceries
Cheyanne Rogers was the winner of the Oktoberfest
raffle o f a “peacock q u ilt,” also sponsored by the
Shamrockettes.
Garbage still being dumped at
Neighborhood Center
Stained clothing and other garbage left over weekend.
Despite numerous attempts to curb the problem,
garbage is still being left at the Heppner Neighborhood
Center. This time four large garbage bags were left at the
far entrance over the week
“Only nine pieces out o f four big bags were
recovered,” said Neighborhood Center coordinator Janice
Skaggs, who took the time to try to go through the bags.
Most o f the clothing was severely covered with
paint stains, or was ripped and shredded and not even usable
as rags.
“Just because people don’t have a lot o f money
doesn’t mean they want to wear junk,” added Skaggs.
“Please only donate good, usable items.”
The Neighborhood Center works to help low-
income families receive food and clothing when needed
The food and clothing comes to the Center through
donations. When garbage is left it takes time, and money,
away from the Center and those in need
Ponies win against Panthers
(L-R): Stephanie Rill, Stephanie Cutsforth, Shcrilyn Peck,
Melissa West and Kathryn Strousc.
By Kim Cutsfurth
P onies
played
Athena-Weston Panthers on
Friday, Oct 22
The C’-team played
well and won their match
with the best scores in two
out o f three games, scoring:
24-26, 25-15 and 15-4.
The B -team won
their match in two games,
scoring: 27-25 and 25-19.
The A-team finished
their league season winning
their match in two games,
scoring: 25-16 and 25-18.
Ione JV defeats Echo
By Marie Key
lo n e
JV
girls
defeated Echo in two games
at Echo on Tuesday, Oct 19
The scores were 25-14 and
25-16.
B r i t t n e e
DesBouillons led the team
with nine points, three aces
and 10 passes Kylee Svetich
and Emily Rietmann had
eight points each Svetich
also had one ace and 11
passes Rietmann had three
aces, two dumps, eight set
assists and seven passes.
Others assisting the
win were Kaylee Palmateer
and Kayla LaRue with four
points each Palmateer also
had two aces, one kill, seven
passes and five set assists.
LaRue had three aces and
eight passes. Teonna
Vandever contributed two
points and seven passes and
Julianna VandenBrink had
two passes
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