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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 18,2006 T he O fficial N ew spaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U .S.P S. 240-420 Morrow County's H om e-O wned 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: editor@rapidserve.neto rdavid@heppnei.net. Website: 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 rale (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $ 3 1 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s..................................................................................................... Publisher Katie F oster....................................................................................................... Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is M onday at 5 p.m. C ost for a display ad is $4.90 per colum n inch. C ost for classified ad is 50« per word. C ost for C ard of T hanks is $10 up to 100 words. C ost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per colum n inch For Public/legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is M onday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi cation m ust be specified. Affidavits m ust be required at the time of subm ission. Affidavits require three w eeks to p ro ce ss after last date of publication (a sooner return date m ust be specified if required) For Obituaries: O bituanes are published in the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to meet new s guidelines. 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Asbestos Bailout Bill to appear before Congress To the Editor: O nce a g ain , the Asbestos Bailout Bill, S-852, the so-called “Fair Act,” is scheduled to appear before Congress the third week in January. The bill benefits “special interest groups,” not asbestos victims. Please call your U.S. Senators and ask them to vote “N O ” on S -852. It blocks all pending and future claims and settlements. It sets up a complex maze of adm inistrative and court challenges that will cost and jam our already overloaded court system and in addition cost our already over-taxed tax p ay ers. The asb esto s manufactures will be the only winners in this scenario. (s) Stella Queen Echo MC Cultural Coalition accepting funding proposals The Morrow County Cultural Coalition is now accepting funding proposal re q u e sts from M orrow County organizations that would like to further the d ev elopm ent o f literary, h isto ric a l p re se rv a tio n , visual and performing arts, h u m a n itie s and c u ltu ra l a ctiv ities. O rganizations need not have IRS tax- exempt status to apply for funding. Project proposals must meet criteria noted on the application. Funding awarded will vary in amount, according to needs of the proposed project. To receive a Funding P roposal R equest Form , contact Lisa M ittelsdorf, President, Morrow County Cultural Coalition, PO. Box 200, Boardman, OR 97818. Com pleted request forms m ust be retu rn ed to the Coalition by Feb. 9, 2006. Proposed projects must be completed by June 1,2006. Funding for Morrow County proposals originates from c o n trib u tio n s and donations to the O regon C ultural Trust. To learn m ore about su p p o rtin g c u ltu re in O reg o n , or individual and business tax credits for donations to the T ru st, v isit www.culturaltrust.org. M urray's D rug is currently a M edicare Part "D " Provider for the follow ing plans: Asuris Northwest Health Member Health (Community Care Rx) SilverScript O D S Advantage Fox Rx Care Premiere Care AdvantraRX Sterling Plus RX Mutual of Omaha (Part D) For detailed information on these plans, see www.medicare.gov [iiwviay'fi I)tug, Inc. 217 North Main, Heppner 676-9158 • www.heppner.net/murrays Prw tdiay iras fed. fecal pharmacy services siace 7959. Please call with questions or concerns. We will provide additional information as we receive if. * Obituaries C. E. “Ted” Ferguson C .E . “T ed ” Ferguson, 78, of Gold Beach and formerly of Heppner, d i e d T uesday, Jan . 3, 2006, at his home. A graveside funeral service was held Jan. 14 at the Rogue Ri v e r Ted F erguson Cemetery in Hunter Creek. He was born Nov. 19, 1927, at Heppner, ^nd moved to Gold Beach in January 1950, w here he opened Ted and Bob’s Men’s Wear with his partner, Bob Crump. He bought out his p a rtn e r in 1973 and continued to operate the store, last located in Western Plaza, until December 1985, when he ceased operations after 36 years in business. After retiring from the clothing business, he bought G old Beach C ar Wash and ran the self-service business for several years. Ferguson was a life long sports fan and was a charter member of the Gold Beach Q uarterback Club, which was organized to start a football program at Gold Beach H igh School and promote other sports there. Although not a golfer, he was a charter member of the Cedar Bend golf course. He attended Oregon State U niversity for two y ears w here he w as a m em ber o f Sigm a Chi fraternity and was a life-long fan of the OSU Beavers. Ferguson served in the U.S. Army for two years during the Korean War and was discharged as corporal. He was appointed to the G old B each Port Com m ission in 1986 and was elected to subsequent terms serving until 2001. Ferguson was active in many community affairs and was a long-time member of the Gold Beach Chamber of Commerce. He was one of the original appointees to the C ity o f G old B each Promotion Committee and a member of the city’s Parks Board. He is survived by children, Jana Heindselman o f O k an ag an , WA, J e ff Ferguson o f Gold Beach, Stacey H ancock o f G old B each, Ju lie K ilgore o f W ashougal, WA, Joe Ferguson of Central Point and Jim Ferguson o f Washougal, WA; a brother, Dick Ferguson of Seattle, WA; siste r, N ancy Rounselfell of Boring; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and mother. Gene and Fay Ferguson. The family asks that those w ishing to make a donation in his m em ory make a check to the Gold Beach High School Athletic Fund. Edward Lee Elward E dw ard Lee Elward, 75, of Irrigon, died Jan. 10, 2006, at the V eteran’s A dm inistration M edical C enter in Walla Walla. At his request, there will be no service. A private family service will be held at a later date. Disposition was by cremation. He was bom July 18, 1930, in Boise, ID to Martin and Rebecca Gohl Elward. He was raised in Jerome, ID. He joined the U.S. Army and served in the K orean War, earning the P urple H eart. A fter the service, he moved to Ohio where he was an ironworker. He moved to Hood River and worked on the Columbia River dams, then moved to K a lisp e ll, MT and Wenatchee, WA, working on sev eral dam s. He then moved to Moses Lake, WA. His final m ove was to Irrigon. He married Beverly Martin on Oct. 30, 1971, in Kalispell, MT. He was member of the D isab led A m erican V eterans and the Ironworkers Local No. 14 of S pokane. He en jo y ed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; sons, Gary McDonald of Kalispell, MT, Tim E lw ard and A lan Elward, ooth of Chillicothe, OH; d au g h ters, C h ristie Ward of Dayton, OH, Kelli Brearey of Libby, MT and Carol Elward o f Irrigon; b ro th er, Ken E lw ard o f Irrigon; sister, Shirley Hoyt o f N ach es, WA; 15 g ra n d c h ild re n and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, D onald Elw ard and sister, Betty Butterfield. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to St. Jude C h ild re n ’s R esearch H o sp ital M emorial/Honor Program FH, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105-1905 or to the charity of choice. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Frank Anderson Longtim e M orrow C o u n ty re sid e n t Frank A n d erso n d ied Jan. 10, 2006, at Ashley Manor in Hermiston. A funeral service was held Jan. 16 at All Saints E p isco p al C h u rch in H eppner. A c o n clu d in g serv ice and in term en t follow ed at the H eppner Masonic Cemetery. Anderson was bom March 2, 1917, in Heppner, to Frank and H ilm a B ergstrom A nderson. He was raised in Heppner and the Anderson family farm at E ig h tm ile. He atten d ed Oregon State University in Corvallis. In August 1945, he married Kathleen Furlong. The couple raised three sons on their wheat ranch near Heppner. He e n jo y ed golf, fishing, traveling and driving his buggy. Anderson served on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, the Federal Reserve Board in San Francisco, the Salvation Army Board in Portland and the Port of Morrow Board. He was an OSU Jackman Foundation Fellow and an OSU School of Agriculture Diamond Pioneer. He was a member of the H ep p n er M asonic Lodge, Royal Arch Masons, U m a tilla Lodge of P e rfec tio n , A1 K ader T em ple, H ep p n er Elks Lodge, Alpha Zeta, Agri- Business Council of Oregon, O regon C a ttle m e n ’s A sso c ia tio n , N atio n al H erefo rd s A sso c ia tio n , O regon W heat G ro w ers L eag u e, W illow C reek C o u n try C lu b , H ep p n er Chamber of Commerce and the All Saints Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Anderson; sons, Eric Anderson of lone, Steve Anderson of Arlington and C harlie A nderson of H eppner; g ran d ch ild ren , Colin Anderson of Heppner, Claire Anderson of Heppner and John A n d erso n o f A rlin g to n ; g reat- granddaughter, Harley Ann Anderson of Heppner; and nieces, Trisha Huddleston of Canby and Shanny Miller of Heppner. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Louise Farley. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the d o n o r’s charity of choice. Sweeney Mortuary o f H eppner is charge o f arrangements. Milton M. Harris M ilton M. “ M ax” Harris, 89, of Heppner, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, at his home. A graveside service was held Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Heppner Masonic Cemetery. He was born Dec. 26, 1916, in Salem, ID, to M ilton and Bertha Jones H arris. He was raised in Salem and Sugar City, ID. He worked on several Boise area farms before moving to Oregon in 1942. He was a logger in The Dalles and Heppner areas. On Jan. 9, 1947, he married Mary E. Hays in Blackfoot, ID. The couple was lifelong residents of Heppner. Harris operated the Oregonian distribution for many years. Harris was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Heppner Elks Lodge. He enjoyed fishing. Survivors include sons, R o d g er H arris o f Inkom, ID and Robert Harris of Kennewick, WA; sisters, Mary Larkin o f LaCross, WA, and Betty Rawlins and Treva W illiam s, both o f Boise; seven grandchildren and tw o g re a t-g re a t g ra n d c h ild re n . He w as preceded in death by his wife, stepdaughter, Dona Orwick and three brothers. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the Pioneer M em orial Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 515, H eppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Lexington Council extends building deadline continued from page one Also at the meeting, Morrow County S h eriff’s Deputy John Bowles made a p re se n ta tio n on the N e ig h b o rh o o d W atch Program . He encouraged Lexington citizens to get together and to watch out for their neighbors. He also urged p eo p le to rep o rt c o m p la in ts. “ Y ou’d be surprised about how quickly it will turn around,” said Bowles. D oherty said that while the town has nuisance o rdinances, enforcem ent may be a problem since the town has no municipal court system to complete the lien process. In other business, the council discussed the town’s cable TV system, which is not paying for itself. The co u n cil w ill c o n tin u e deliberations as whether to raise rates, possibly go to a w ireless system or discontinue the service. In other business the council: -discussed removal of downed trees in the creek to p rev en t flo o d in g . Removal was supported as long as requirements of the Fish and Game Department, to not disturb the beavers, the W ater R eso u rces Department and the DEQ are adhered to. -ap p ro v ed liq u o r licenses for RJ’s Restaurant and L ounge and Hattenhauer’s convenience store (formerly MCGG C- Store). -discussed details of establishing a credit card account for the town. -h eard a maintenance report. -approved purchase of four tires. -discussed strengths and w eak n esses o f the town’s water system. -heard from council Chair Jean Brazell that the tow n has re c eiv e d a matching grant to upgrade six fire hydrants. The council will determine what action to take with the $14,000 in funds. DA’s Report A donay G eovan M u rillo -A re lla n o was convicted of Rape-3, a Class C felony. He was sentenced to three years supervised probation, 90 days in jail, 80 hours com m unity service and payment of $1916 in fines and fees. N oe M arcos Quezada was convicted of Possession of a Controlled S u b stan ce 2, a C lass C felony. Quezada’s driver’s license was suspended for six m onths. He w as also sen ten ced to 18 m onths supervised probation, 30 days in ja il, 80 hours o f co m m u n ity serv ice and payment of $1506 in fines and fees. Raymond Shelnutt was convicted o f Sexual A buse 3, a C lass A misdemeanor and Assault-4, a Class A misdemeanor. He was sen ten ced to 180 suspended days in jail, 24 months bench probation, 40 hours com m unity service and payment of $3662.61 in fines, fees and restitution. W E P R IN T B U S IN E S S CARDS Heppner Gazette-Tim es 676-9228 10% OFF COMBINE PARTS 10% OFF SHOP PARTS & LABOR (ihrough the end ol February!) M o rro w County Qrain G row ers Lexington 989-8221 * 1-800-452-7396 Far farm equipment, v M t our web «it» at www.mcgg.net »
