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Must have left some of cards at
luncheon meeting
To the Editor:
As I read the article
“ C om m issio n ers R eject
Residential Mental Health
Treatment Facility” in last
w eek’s Eastern Oregon, I
was confused, disappointed
and angry
1 am confused
because the article stated
that John Wenholz didn’t
think the facility would serve
enough o f the county with
only eight beds So does he
think our county would be
better served with no beds or
more beds?
I ’m d isap p o in ted
with Ray Grace’s “no vote,”
because I strongly agree with
him when he stated, “There
definitely is a need ”
Earlier this month
Ray Grace had given me a
list o f his questions and
concerns about the new
facility. I shared that list with
Kimberly Lindsay and she
explained the answers to
each and everyone one o f
those concerns. I was
confident
that
her
explanations would satisfy
the commissioners
I’m angry because
there are no “valid reasons”
that W enholz and G race
voted no. I think that they
either had a card up their
sleeves, which means they
weren’t playing fair, or they
just weren’t playing with a
full deck They must have
left some o f their cards at
th e ir luncheon m eeting
where only the two o f them
were playing.
(s) Mary Ann Elguezabal
Heppner
More comments to previous
concerns
M ost o f all
To the Editor:
In my previous letter
to the editor, I d id n ’t
m ention why she was
a tte n d in g city council
meetings, it was because of
the ho lly h o ck s, w hich
bloomed out in late summer.
the people
around here told me how
pretty and wanted seeds for
starter in their own yards
Oh, oh, oh, I know
w hat is next, sh e ’ll be
watching the forest service
cross walk
(s) Tom Gonty
Heppner
Chili feed and concert to be held
A chili feed will be
held March 18 at 5 p m , at
the
M orrow
C ounty
Fairgrounds The meal will
include chili, cornbread and
a drink Prices are $3 for a
large bowl and $2 for a small
bowl.
Following the feed,
the Blue Mountain Old Time
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Fiddlers will perform at 6
p.m Prices for the concert
are $5 for adults; $4 for
sen io r citizen s; $3 for
children ages 6-12; and $ 15
per family.
The Morrow County
Fair and Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo Court are sponsoring
both events.
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office (MCSO) re
ports handling the following
business:
Feb. 22: M CSO
arrested Deborah Wells, 41,
on a Heppner Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay
F in e /D riv in g
w hile
Suspended.
Feb. 23: Boardman
PD arrested Tyler Davis, 32,
on charges o f Forgery, Theft
II, Theft III, Harassment and
ID Theft Davis was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail
-MCSO received a
report from Hermiston PD
that Robert Gollady, 43, was
arrested on a M orrow
C ounty C ircu it C ourt
warrant for Parole Violation/
A ssault IV. G ollady was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that his shop was burglarized
over the weekend and three
power tools and other small
items were taken
-M C SO arrested
Michelle Ann Stephens, 31,
on a Salem PD warrant for
F ailure
to
A ppear
arraig n m en t and on a
Hermiston PD warrant for
Failure to Appear/Driving
while Suspended. Stephens
was cited and released to
appear
-M C SO arrested
Luis Albeno Nunez, 19, on
a AJmatilla County warrant
for Failure to A ppear/
Attempt to Elude-Vehicle,
D U II and R ecklessly
E n d an g erin g
A nother.
N unez w as lodged at
Umatilla County Jail
-MCSO received a
rep o rt that Pedro Javier
B ustam onte, 22, was
arrested by Umatilla PD on
a M orrow County Circuit
Court warrant for Failure to
Appear/Attempt to Elude
Police B ustam onte was
cited and released to appear
-M C SO
cited
Vincente Resendiz Salas, 30,
for Illegal U-Turn and No
Operators License.
Feb. 24: Boardman
PD a rre ste d M. O felia
Flores, 31, on a M orrow
C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/Hit and Run- Property.
F lores w as cited and
released
-Boardman PD cited
Joel Ernesto Rodriguez, 19,
fo r
D riving
w hile
Suspended-violation. The
vehicle was impounded
-M C SO arrested
Antonio Chavez Herrera, 24,
on a Circuit Court warrant
for F ailure to A ppear/
Misdemeanor treatment o f a
felony. Herrera was cited and
released
-M C SO
cited
Gonzalo Casillas Silva, 69,
for Failure to Use Safety
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-M C SO cited C.
B rent P arad iso , 33, for
Driving while Suspended-
violation
Feb. 26: M CSO
received a re p o rt from
Pendleton PD that Scott Ray
Bass, 21, was arrested on an
Irrigon Ju stice C ourt
warrant for Failure to Pay
F in e/M IP -A lco h o l
by
C onsum ption B ass was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail
-Boardman PD cited
Fernando Ramirez Estrada,
19, for Violation o f the Basic
Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph
zone
-Boardman PD cited
James Benjamin Murray, 31,
fo r
D riving
w hile
Suspended/M isdem eanor
The vehicle was impounded
-MCSO received a
report from Hermiston PD
that Bobbie L Wade, 21,
was arrested on an Irrigon
Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Pay Fine/Driving
while Suspended
-Boardman PD cited
F ran cisco Jav ier N unez
Lezama, 20, for Driving
while Suspended/Violation
The vehicle was impounded
-M C SO
cited
Landon J Wagler, 22, for
F ailure to O bey T raffic
Control Device
-Boardman PD cited
Megan Carol Taylor, 22, for
Driving while Suspended-
violation, No Insurance and
Open Container; Juan Luis
Ayala Garduno, 23, for Open
Container and Erik Ramirez,
23, for Open Container. The
vehicle was impounded.
-Boardman PD cited
Ronie Renee Burden, 25, for
Violation o f the Basic Rule,
53 mph in a 30 mph zone
Feb. 28: M CSO
received a report from a
caller in Heppner that the
caller’s in-laws had not come
to Saturday dinner as was
planned and co u ld n ’t be
reached at home The couple
along with a neighbor were
found by M orrow County
Search and Rescue
-MCSO received a
report from Pendleton PD
that Sherill Mark Garrett,
48, was arrested on an
Irrig o n Ju stice C o u rt
w arran t for Failure to
Appear/Disorderly Conduct
Correction
Last week’s letter to
the editor from Tom Gonty
w as published w ith tw o
errors. The letter should
have stated, “Your county’s
finest would drive through
and look and at the next
meeting they would report
no problem ” Also it should
have said, “ My dear old
mother had a bad heart and
if she would have witnessed
the carnage on city property
it would have done her in.”
The Gazette regrets
the errors
Day
embezzlement
case continued
The pre-trial hearing
for the embezzlement case
ag ain st
Sandra
Day,
originally schedule for Feb
17, w as co n tin u ed said
M orrow C ounty D istrict
Attorney David Allen Day’s
attorney, Ann Spicer, asked
for the continuance due to
the fact th at Day is
u n d e rg o in g
m edical
treatment, added Allen.
Obituaries
Donald W.
Stanley, Sr.
Donald W Stanley,
Sr., 70, o f Irrigon, died
Monday, Feb 21,2005 at his
home
A living memorial to
Stanley was held at his home
in Irrigon on Feb 25 for
frien d s
and
family.
D isp o sitio n
w as
by
cremation.
He was born Oct.
18, 1935, to W G and Mary
C aulkins
S tanley
at
Knoxville, IA, w here he
grew up The family lived at
Knoxville and in Colorado.
As a young man he
rounded up wild horses until
he was struck down with
polio and was told he would
never walk again, but he
proved them w rong He
went on to break broncs and
worked on ranches.
During his life he
owned his own dairy farms
and cattle ranches, he was
ranch manager for absentee
owners, shop foreman for a
farm fertilizer company,
mechanical engineer for hay
press m achines, w orked
security for a few years and
for the last few years drove
truck for Wamock Trucking
He w as a self-
educated man who had a
great sense o f humor, loved
telling stories, enjoyed the
o u td o o rs and “ Old West
Life.”
On Jan 5, 1992, he
married Helen Davis Mabe
at Prosser, Wash They were
together for 26 years.
Survivors include his
wife, Helen; sons, Bill o f
Prineville and Kelly o f La
Grande; daughters, Sandra
Valadez o f Stanfield, Connie
Martinez of Rupert, ID, and
Leanne
M artin ez
of
H ayburn, ID; b ro th ers,
Lewis Stanley o f Homedale,
ID, Glen Casewell o f Des
Moines, IA, Keith Stanley of
Bullhead City, AZ; sister,
D orothy K aradas o f Des
M oines,
IA;
nine
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews; stepchildren,
Chuck Mabe o f Vancouver,
WA, Ray Mabe o f Moro,
Bev Osborn o f Fossil, Pam
M onahan
of
B attle
M ountain, NV, and Nora
Garcia o f Moses Lake, WA;
nine step-grandchildren and
five
ste p -g re a t-
g ran d ch ild ren . He was
preceded in death by his
parents.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston was in care o f
arrangements.
Irvin Rauch
Irvin E. “Irv” Rauch,
82, o f Lexington, died Feb
22, 2005 at Kadlec Medical
Center in Richland, WA.
A funeral service
was held on Feb 25 at Hope
L u th eran
C hurch
in
Heppner Burial with military
honors followed at the Echo
Cemetery in Echo.
Rauch w as born
Nov. 1, 1922, in Pendleton,
to Julian and Irene Moehinke
Rauch. He was raised on the
ranch that his grandfather
hom esteaded in 1918 in
Lexington and has lived
there for his en tire life,
continually adding acreage,
leaving a great legacy to his
family. He attended Morrow
C ounty
sch o o ls
and
graduated from Lexington
High School He attended
Oregon State University for
one year before serving his
country in the Army Air
Corps during World War II.
He served overseas in the
P h ilip p in es as a s ta ff
sergeant Rauch returned
after his honorable discharge
in 1946 and attended Eastern
Oregon College for a time
before returning to the ranch
in Lexington
Rauch was united in
marriage to his wife, Mildred
“ Mi l l i e ”
Penney on
April 20,
1947 in
Pendleton
They lived
on
the
ranch,
dryland
wheat
farming
a n d
raising
I n i n E.
“I n ” Rauch
cattle
Rauch was on the
M orrow C ounty School
Board for 23 years. He was
instrumental in obtaining the
funding for the construction
o f Riverside High School in
Boardman He served eight
years as a Morrow County
C om m issioner.
As
a
commissioner he saw to the
co n stru ctio n
of
the
courthouse parking lot and
the funding and completion
o f the P atterso n Ferry
Interchange on Interstate 84
among other projects.
He also helped to
build the Hope Lutheran
Church in Heppner as well
as serving on the council for
over 20 years. He was a
m em ber o f the lo n e
American Legion Post 95 as
well as serving on several
committees and boards over
the years.
He was an admired
and respected businessman
in the community. He had a
great sense o f humor and
was beloved by all. He loved
to travel around the world
and all over to watch his
grandchildren and g re a t
grandchildren participate in
a c tiv itie s He enjoyed
farming, hunting, reading
history, computers, learning,
going to machinery auctions,
w riting short poem s,
tinkering and making art out
o f junk. He was a lifetime
student, not being afraid to
learn new things and expand
his horizons. He took college
courses up into his late 70s.
Rauch had planned
and arran g ed 42 R auch
family reunions, which he
really enjoyed He told his
children the m orning he
passed away that he “was
blessed to have such a
wonderful family.” He said,
“Well, I’ve traveled to see
more o f the world than most
people and have had about
every to y a man could
imagine, but my greatest
treasure is my family.”
Survivors include his
wife o f 57 years, Millie o f
Lexington; sons, Stanley
Rauch and wife, Jamie o f
M oses Lake, WA, C hris
Rauch and his wife, Kathy of
Lexington; daughter, Tana
Hill and husband Stephen o f
L ex in g to n ; sister, Jean
Pardue o f Hermiston; nine
grandchildren, Jeff, Jason,
Jennifer, Dani, Josh, Brady,
KayCee, Andre and Natalie;
and six great-grandchildren,
Justyn, Jerek, Colton, Faith,
Kaydee and Emilie He was
preceded in death by his
parents
Those who wish may
make c o n trib u tio n s in
R au c h ’s m em ory to the
Hope Lutheran Church in
Heppner or the American
Cancer Society, c/o Burns
Mortuary o f Hermiston, PO.
Box 289, Hermiston, OR
97838
Burns Mortuary o f
H erm iston is in care o f
arrangements