TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 18,2006
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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.
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for the follow ing plans:
Asuris Northwest Health
Member Health (Community Care Rx)
SilverScript
O D S Advantage
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AdvantraRX
Sterling Plus RX
Mutual of Omaha (Part D)
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see www.medicare.gov
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217 North Main, Heppner
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Prw tdiay iras fed. fecal pharmacy services siace 7959.
Please call with questions or concerns.
We will provide additional information
as we receive if.
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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.
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