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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 14,2005 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 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 of March 3 , 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211 E- mail: editorCSrapidserve net or david<s>heppner net Web site: www.heppner net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. PO. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $25 in Morrow County; $19 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $31 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k es.................................................................................................... Publisher Betty MacTavish................................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost (or a display ad is $4 90 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50« per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Public/legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates tor 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). For Obituanes: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. 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United Farm Workers Union threaten boycott To the Editor: For months now, the United Farm Workers Union has attacked one of this re g io n ’s o u tstan d in g a g ric u ltu ra l o p e ra tio n s; Threemile Canyon Farms in Boardman. The UFW has th reaten ed to bo y co tt products that use potatoes or milk from Threemile Canyon Farms, has picketed a bank which loans money to the Farm, and raised questions about how the Farm treats its workers. I am appalled at the union’s threatening tactics. Eastern Oregon takes great pride in b u sin esses like Threemile Canyon Farms. It em ploys h undreds of w orkers with very good wages and benefits, offering language and skill training. It adds about $250 million to our rural econom ies. Threemile Canyon is a leader in how it treats its employees and should not be slandered by the union’s outrageous propaganda. The UFW’s tactics hurt working families that depend on strong agricultural businesses for jobs, wages and property taxes. Threemile Canyon Farms offered to be a “test c a s e ” to help G o v ern o r Kulongoski resolve conflicts between farm management and labor. The United Farm Workers balked at the idea and they helped kill a bill in the legislature to treat farm w orkers like all oth er em ployees under Oregon law. Basically, UFW doesn’t want w orkers to vote on (w ith a secret b allo t) w hether they want union representation. The union doesn’t adhere to the basic beliefs of d em ocracy w here in d ividuals can vote, in secret, w ith o u t having someone looking over their shoulder. T h a t’s all Threemile Canyon Farms is ask in g . Seem s like a reasonable request to me. (s) Greg Smith Salem Oregon Republican Party and Republican Legislators Working Together To the Editor: In the sp irit o f b ringing O regon Republicans closer together on the issues and for the common good, the Oregon Republican Party (ORP) has been taken up on its offer to the O regon S e n a to ria l Caucus to share some of the ORP’s space in its Salem office. ORP C hairm an Vance Day and Republicans across the state see this mutually beneficial sharing of space as a tremendous step forward in enhancing tw o d ire c tio n a l co m m u n icatio n o f the thoughts and issues of the G rassroots o f State Party and the Republican Senators. We Print Business Cords Heppner Gazette In today’s political world of high cost cam paigns and co m p lic ate d le g islatio n tem pered or som etim es d o m in ated by ju d ic ia l activism, the efficiency of thought, communication and financing brought about by this co o p erativ e P arty / Caucus effort is a bright and shining beacon for the future of the GOP in Oregon. As E xecutive d ire c to r Amy Langdon has said, the close proximity of the two bodies w orking to g e th e r has c re ate d a trem en d o u s synetgy. All R ep u b lican s should commend Chairman Day, Senate Minority Leader Ted F errio li and ORP Executive D irector Amy (C asterline) Langdon for their efforts and leadership in this collaboration. (s)Tim Smith Harney County, Oregon \ _Obituaries Corabelle L. Norene Corabelle ‘Cork’ L. Norene, 75, of Heppner died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. At her request no service will be held and disposition is by cremation. She w as born November 1, 1930 at Walla W alla, W ashington, the daughter of Clyde and Ruth E ich in g e r N u ttin g . She a tten d ed school at Toppenish, Pilot Rock and then H eppner where she graduated in 1948. She was on the Condon Rodeo Court in 1946 and the Heppner Rodeo Court in 1947. On June 10, 1950 she married James Norene at M itch ell, O regon. The couple lived at Pullm an, W ashington w hile he attended graduate school in V eterinary M edicine at Washington State University. The co u p le o p erated a Veterinary Clinic in Heppner, where she worked for 43 years. She en jo y ed painting, working in her yard and garden, and most of all being with her family. S urvivors include her husband Dr. Jam es N orene of H eppner; daughter Tracey Bunch and her husband M ike o f Heppner; and granddaughter Audra Huntington and her husband Sam of Portland. M e m o r i a l great grandchildren. Marie won several Blue Ribbons for her homemade bread at the Umatilla County Fair. Marie’s family is so grateful for the staff at Rose Arbor fo r th e ir care and co m p assio n given th eir mother. She is survived by her sons: K enneth W. M cN air & w ife B onnie, Echo, OR, Robert Henry & wife Nancy, Hermiston, OR; daughters: Kathryn Lorance & husband Jim, Saugus, CA, June Jones & husband Paul, H eppner, O R; b ro th ers: K enneth B arzee, W eaverville, CA, Marvin Barzee, Myrtle Point, OR; 9 g ra n d c h ild re n ; 21 great grandchildren; and 12 great great grandchildren. Marie was preceded in death by her husbands: Leland R. McNair, Bruce Henry, and Wilson Beshears; son: B ruce E. H enry, grandson: Ricky P. Jones. Funeral service will be held on T hursday, December 15, 2005 at 10:00 A.M. First Christian Church, Hermiston, Oregon. Burial will follow at the H erm iston Cemetery, Hermiston, Oregon. Those who wish may m ake c o n trib u tio n s in Marie’s memory to the First Christian Church. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon is in care of arrangements. Rocket Club meets this Thursday School board deals with concerns continued from page one Learner program and was recen tly honored by the O regon School B oards Association for achieving test sco res in the 9 0 ,h percentile at A.C. Houghton Elementary in lrrigon and Sam Boardman Elementary in Boardman, despite having a large number of students w ho are still E nglish language learners. In other business, the board received an outline of new athletic districts from the Oregon School Activities A sso c ia tio n . In the redistricting, which has six classifications, rather than the previous four, Riverside High School in Boardman, w ith 301 stu d en ts, was p laced in the 3A classification for District 5, along with Vale High School, with 310, Nyssa with 307, Burns with 306, Umatilla with 296 and Grant Union w ith 271. The 3A classification has 37 schools and five d is tric ts w ith student populations ranging from 236 to 400 students each. The new lrrig o n H igh S ch o o l, w ith 230 students, was placed in the District 5 2A classification, along with Heppner with 142 stu d en ts, W eston- McEwen with 216, Union with 157, Enterprise with 154, Stanfield with 146, Elgin with 131 and Pilot Rock w ith 130. The 2A classification has 41 schools and five d is tric ts w ith student populations ranging from 116 to 235. lrrigon High School Principal Ron Anthony told the board that lrrigon will rem ain in the 2A classification for four years, although it will probably have 236 students in only tw o years. He said that lrrigon will move into the 3A classification along with Riverside at the end of the four-year period. In other business, the board: -heard a report from a ssistan t su p erin ten d en t W ade S m ith, T h eresa P ro cto r-R ee c e, E nglish Language Learner teacher at Windy River Elementary, Dave Fowler, Heppner High School technology teacher, and Jo el C h av ez, w ho traveled to Dallas, Texas, to visit and glean knowledge about model schools there, and to H ou sto n for workshops on SlOP, which is a s ta ff d ev elo p m en t program being implemented in the M orrow C ounty School District. -heard a report from Matt Combe on the district’s alternative school, which currently has 77 students with 50 o f those students from Morrow County. He said that the school could handle all 77 students at one time. The school has two classrooms, a PLATO lab and could expand to include one m ore classro o m if needed. -learned that the new shop building at lrrigon High School is around 50 percent completed. -learned of concerns about negotiations with the city of lrrigon with regard to the proposed sewer system and the utility easement. The board agreed to let Burrows negotiate with the city. -approved policies concerning: a tobacco free environm ent, field trips, a lte rn a tiv e e d u catio n programs and evaluation of alternative ed programs. -discussed policy on reporting of suspected child abuse. -d isc u sse d policy concerning field trips. -approved the first read in g on d isc ip lin e - suspension-expulsion. -ap p ro v ed having board members assigned to attend CEC meetings on a p erm an en t ra th e r than revolving basis. -h eard c o n ce rn s about the lrrigon PA system and ag reed to let administration work out the details. -held an executive sessio n co n ce rn in g personnel. -heard the following announcements: Heppner, B oardm an and lrrig o n C om m u n ity E d u catio n C om m ittee m eetings for D ecem b er have been cancelled; winter break is from D ecem b er 19 to January 2; the next board meeting is Monday, January 9, at Heppner Elementary School at 7 p.m. contributions may be made The meeting will be to Pioneer Home Health, PO at lone High School, Dec. 15 Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. at 7 p.m. in Dale Holland’s Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner, in charge of science room. Election of officers arrangements. w ill take place at this W. Marie T h u rsd a y ’s m eeting. All those running for an office Beshears will need to prepare a short W. Marie Beshears, speech about why they 95, died would like to become an D ec. 10, officer. 2005 in Adam Collin, Zach her home Orem, and Brad Kenison will at R ose be giving us brief reports of Arbor the launch activities this last A ss is te d weekend. Living in Spencer Smith will Hermiston. be giving a Team America W. Marie contest team status report, B eshears also. There will be a short was born organizational meeting for on August the TARC team after the 7, 1910 in W. Marie regular meeting. Issaquah, Beshears Everyone needs to W ashington to p aren ts, bring their X -13 rockets and lone Lighting Contest begins Elfred and Jennie Lenover a notebook. Pat Struthers Barzee. Marie was raised Colum bia Basin Electric sponsors this y e a r’s will bring extra kits and parts and atten d ed school in lighting contest in lone. All of the winners will receive a so that the damaged rockets Myrtle Point, Oregon. S h e $25.00 electrical gift certificate. The categories will include can be repaired. married Leland McNair in Best Use of Lighting, Most Original Set, Mini and Bright Participants will be July 9, 1926 in Myrtle Point, Lights, Spirit of Christmas, Best Decorated and Judge’s deciding on their club name. Oregon. He died July 13, Favorite. All entries will be judged on Dec. 21. 1937. She went to Beauty Pheasants For more information you may contact Gayle at lone City College in Eugene, Oregon Hall 422-7414. and later operated a beauty Forever shop in the 1940’s in Myrtle organizational P o in t, O regon. M arie f S liH E P P N E R ELKS 358 married Bruce Henry August meeting set \jffJ 676-9181 "Where friends Meet" 142 N orth Main T he first 2, 1941 in M yrtle Point, Oregon. They later moved to organizational m eeting is - Saturday. Decem ber t7 tb - John Day, O regon and scheduled for Thursday, Ontario, Oregon where they Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. at the ow ned and o p erated Pettyjohn office conference ranches. They moved room . G abe M cM asters, Party starts at 0 p.m. to the Herm iston area in Pheasants Forever Regional S T E A K D IN N E R 1950. T hey ow ned and Biologist, will be on hand to give a presentation, answer operated the Phillips Service o n ly ) Station and Store at Buck’s questions and help organize a l s o a t O p .m . Comer. They later managed a Chapter here in Heppner. O regon T rail Ranch on Buttercreek until 1967 when Bruce died. She m arried W ilson Beshears Nov. 9, 1968 in Springfield, Oregon. They C?$s ^Jour ''(ohri.slmas J 'jrfjl (<p£eafyuarteis moved back to Hermiston in 1970 where she has lived The Harvest Wheat Pin has arrived at Loftus Jewelers! | since. Wilson preceded her Order your Wheat Pin for the one you love. in death in 1985. 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