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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 2,2005 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S PS 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly New spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Or egon under the .Act of March 3. 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Ore-gon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 E- mail gttfheppner net or gltfrapidsenc net Website www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Tunes. PO Box 337, Heppner. ( hegon 97836 Subscriptions S24 in Morrow County. $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older). $30 elsewhere David Sykes ........................................................................................... Publisher Katie Foster ................................................................................................... Editor News and Advertising Deadline Is Monday at S p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m 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 C ost 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 Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View 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 and phone num ber on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-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.) Support changes to Social Security that will benefit you To the Editor The time has come to change the social security governm ent IOU “pay as you go” system into your own personal savings and investment program C u rre n tly social security pays no interest on the money deducted as FICA on your payroll checks. If you die early (or befo re you re tire ) the governm ent keeps the money. Your beneficiaries receive nothing Politicians borrow that money for their special projects and pork barrel spending They write an IOU to be met sometime in the future We think there is a better way: All new w o rk ers enterin g the w o rk fo rce w ould have th e ir FICA deductions deposited in their own 401 K or Roth IRA or a similar pension fund. Everyone now in the system could be given the choice to opt out or stay. E veryone w ho ch o o ses to stay in the government program would be g u aran teed their retirement checks This is how Chile designed their program over 20 years ago T hey calculated it would take 25 years to move most people out o f the governm ent system B ecause of com pound interest most retirees opted out and the transition took less than 10 years Another huge benefit in addition to your owning your hard earned money (your property), you would eliminate the growing deficit in social security (remember it is currently only IOU’s) and that money would be in the private sector providing much needed capital for small businesses to grow and provide jobs. At the very least, ask for the same retirem en t program y o u r federal workers and Congressman have designed for themselves. Check the following w ebsites for m ore i n f o r m a t i o n : www. full em ploym ent. org and www pensionreform.org (s) Jerry and D eanna Dyksterhuis Monroe, OR BMCC to offer art class in lone B lue M ountain Community College will offer a mid-winter class, E x p lo rin g A rt, in lone starting Feb. 7. This class will offer stu d e n ts a chance in a “ h a n d s-o n ” settin g to sam ple several different areas o f art including clay modeling, acrylic painting and sculpture Mark Bruno of lone is the instructor. The class is set to run for six Monday night sessions from 6-8 p.m at lone High School, Room 1. The cost is $30, which will go towards supplies Interested students are urged to contact Anne M orter, BMCC Coordinator, at 422-7040 as soon as possible P re registration is required Bank of We're Celebrating a Very Special Occasion! *•* In February , Bank of Eastern Oregon celebrates 60 years of being MAround the Corner, Not Around the State.” Join us in our anniversary celebration by stopping by during branch hours and register to win one of three great prizes! Hfppnvr* krUnfton’ Iow ’ t oBdoa'Irri M itt D«y*Pr»*n» CM?*Bttrm*Ftt *Woro Bank of Eastern Oregon 1945-2005 r m u Dorothey Darlene Mae Bisbee D orothey Darlene M ae B isbee, 80, died Saturday, Jan 22, 2005, at her home in Boardman A celebration o f life gathering will be held at noon on Friday, Feb 4, at the Boardman Senior Center, 305 S.E O lson Road D isp o sitio n w as by cremation. She was born Jan 12, 1925, at Foacher, OK, to Jim and Jessie A nderson Boyd. She had been a longtime resident o f Hood River where she and her husband were orchardists before coming to Boardman in 1993. It was said she was kind and generous and had a delightful sense o f humor and cheerful nature B isbee w as a m em ber o f G reen field G range 579 and the Boardman Senior Citizen’s since 1998. S urvivors include her children, Judy Evans o f W oodstock, GA, Smokey Berquist o f Mesa, AZ, Doris Aleksich and Bill Berquist, both o f B oise, Linda Albrecht o f Boardman and John B erq u ist o f G rays H arbor, WA; 12 grandchildren and 14 great g ra n d c h ild re n ; sisters, Myrtle Hazelton o f Nampa, ID and Loretta Gugin o f P endleton; and b ro th er, R aym ond S n o d g rass o f H ood River. She was preceded in death by her husband, L eR oy A llen Bisbee Burns M ortuary o f Hermiston is in charge o f arrangements. locals When he found a town he liked, he’d stay a while, learn the history o f the area and ex p lo re the countryside by following roads just to see where they went He was legendary for taking people on a “short rid e ” to show them something o f interest, which would take hours, or even days, on a few occasions He loved the o u td o o rs and enjoyed camping, fishing, and hiking He gave g en ero u sly to charities that protected the en viro n m en t and encouraged learning and ed u catio n for the underprivileged He loved to read non-fiction and history books He loved people and kids, e sp ecially his grandchildren He was a simple man with simple tastes, always content with what he had, giving to o th e rs if they needed it, whether it was a possession or money. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends, especially the twinkle in his eye and smile on his face, as he was getting ready to tell a joke or a funny story. S urvivors include children, Wayne Hanson and wife Jeannie o f Sacramento, CA, Dale Hanson and wife Carol of Rockfall, CT, Bruce Hanson o f New Haven, CT and C hristy K err and husband Mike o f Loveland, CO; siste rs, R osalyn M cFarland o f California, Jea n e tte V anSlyke o f Washington; brothers, Don, Warren and Ken o f Oregon; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren In lieu o f flowers, please, plant a tree in his m em ory th ro u g h www.americanforests.org. L ook fo r the on-line m em orial at www.mem.com Kermit E. Hanson Justice Court Kermit E. Hanson, report 85, died Jan 26, 2005 in Berthoud A p riv a te fam ily m em orial serv ice is scheduled He w as born in Aitkin, MN, on Nov. 19, 1919. He worked as __ __ a machinist a n d welder in P o rtla n d during W W I I and was a dairym an and diesel Kermit Hanson mechanic, retiring in 1974 from San Diego County. Since re tirin g in 1974, H anson enjoyed traveling by train or car th ro u g h o u t the U .S., Canada, and Mexico. His greatest pleasure was eating breakfast out every day, teasin g th e w aitresses, d rin k in g co ffee and swapping stories with the The Justice C ourt for H eppner and Irrigon received $ 2 8 ,9 5 1 .6 6 in receipts for the month o f D ecem ber 2004. T hose funds were distributed with the state receiving $8580.50, co u n ty receiv in g $20,036,16, and restitution o f $335 being paid In D ecem ber, the court had 141 cases filed Those cases consisted o f 111 traffic citations, two game citations, 18 misdemeanors, four civil claims and FEDS and six DUIIs. The court also handled 14 pre-trials, four orders to show cause, issued 50 warrants, ordered 25 suspensions, had five DUII Diversions filed, had 10 warrants returned from the sheriff’s office and sent 77 accounts to collections. The court also held seven minor hearings (traffic). R ecent cita tio n s given include: Kory Daniel Paullus, 18, H eppner, M inor in Possession-A lcohol, fine $159 A ll Naiiit’s E piscopal Church SH R O V E T U E SD A Y PANCAK E S U P P E R Tuesday, February S , 2 0 0 5 From 5 - 7 :3 0 p.m. E very o n e i* in vited ! Menus Pancakes, Ham, Frnit, Coffee, Tea, Jniee and Milk. . / / / I t n t C an E a t! Adults: $ 4 .0 0 Students: $ 3 .0 0 Family: £ 1 4 .0 0 All Saints* E piscopal C hurch 4 0 0 N. Gale Street, Heppner É WCVEDG annual meeting Health District continued 'from page one continued from page one rather than an adaptable one, could cost in the neighborhood o f $350,000 to $400,000 -learned that monies for a new' ambulance will be placed in next year’s budget The ambulance, which is estim ated at around $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 will go to H eppner, since H eppner cu rren tly has the o ld est ambulance in the district. Irrigon received the last new ambulance and Boardman has the second o ld est, Vander Does said -learned that x-ray technician Gaylin Fickel plans to resign from his position at PMH Vander Does said that the district has received two well-qualified applicants for the position -noted that MCHD received the business o f the year award at the Heppner Cham ber o f C om m erce’s annual Town and Country Banquet -learned that Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 414 patient visits in December, with eight o f those new patients and an additional 36 patients seen by a nurse; Irrigon Clinic has 176 patient visits, with 34 new patients and an additional 69 patients seen by a nurse (for $25,975 in m onthly rev en u e by providers for the Irrigon and Heppner clinics); Boardman H ealth C are C enter (Dr. Boss’ clinic) had 264 patients seen by a p h y sic ia n ’s assistant and 145 seen by Dr. Boss; Heppner Ambulance had 11 runs, B oardm an A m bulance had 19 and Irrigon Ambulance, seven; PMH had eight admissions to the hospital and nine discharges, 442 outpatients, 62 em ergency room encounters, 1395 lab tests, 132 x-ray procedures, 19 CT scans, 27 EKG tests, 30 re sp ira to ry th erap y procedures and 1021 Sh eriffs Report d o ses d istrib u ted drug for $58,850 in drug revenue; The Morrow County Home Health had 164 visits Sheriff's Office (MCSO) re and other procedures. ports handling the following Irrigon son business: ow n ers of existing businesses (gap financing) T ask #2 Provide assistance to local businesses a. P rovide information to businesses about funding options, i e , G EO D C , M orrow Development Corporation, Morrow Equity Fund d Support im provem ents to W illow Creek County Club Sykes also spelled out some of the accom plishm ents o f the group from 2004 including: -Developing a site to construct a 5,000 sq ft. m etal m an u factu rin g building on property leased from the Port o f Morrow. -Sending out 10,000 business recruitment mailers that gen erated over 40 responses from prospective businesses. -Working with a glue lam bu sin ess th a t has expressed interest in moving to the Heppner area. -H osted program with GEODC for business retention. -B egan atten d in g Port o f Morrow and County Court meetings on a monthly basis. -A ttended G orge R esearch bu sin ess conference -A cquired a grant w riter for industrial park spec, building. The board of directors elected for 2004 were: Nancy Snider, Marcia Kemp, Sharon Lewis, Jerry Breazeale, George Koffler and Howard Mullins. Membership in the econom ic developm ent group is $25 per year and is open to everyone. Those wishing to become members can co n tact any board member. J a n . 25: M CSO received a rep o rt from Hermiston PD that Vernon Lee Piel, Jr, 43, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court w arran t for Failure to A p p ear/D riv in g w hile Suspended. -M CSO arrested Roberto Lopez Barajas, 22, for DUII Jan. 26: M CSO received a re p o rt from Hermiston PD that Vernon Lee Piel, Jr., 43, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court w arran t for F ailure to A p p e ar/D riv in g w hile Suspended Jan. 27: M CSO received a re p o rt from H erm iston PD that Christopher Buffo, 19, was arrested on a M orrow C ounty C ircuit C o u rt w arran t for F ailure to A p p ear/P o ssessio n o f a Controlled Substance II. Jan. 31: M CSO received a report from Coos County Jail that Craig Lee Hibdon, 28, was arrested on a Morrow County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Failure to A p p ear/P o ssessio n o f a C ontrolled Substance II Hibdon was lodged at Coos County Jail -MCSO received a re p o rt from C lackam as County Jail that Lisa Luann Amme, 42, was arrested on a Morrow County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Failure to A p p ear/D riv in g w hile Suspended completes basic training PV2 Corey Griffin PV2 Corey.Griffin has completed 12 weeks o f basic train in g at F ort Jackson, S.C. Recruits begin their day w ith running and p erform ing calisthenics They also spend numerous hours in classroom and field assignments which include uniform regulations, physical training, combat survival, m arksm anship, which he received rifle sharpshooter, expert grenade, hand-to- hand combat and assorted weapons training He said he very much enjoyed the repel training Griffin was given the honor o f being squad leader U pon com pleting basin training, Griffin had a short Christmas visit home and is now stationed in Fort Huachuca, AZ, receiving advanced individual training in unmanned aircraft Griffin is the son o f Sam G riffin and L eora Svatonsky, both of Irrigon t
