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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, August 8,2007 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 weekls and entered as periodical matter at the Post O ffice at Heppner. O regon under the A c t o f M arch 3. 187V Period ical postage paid at Heppner. O regon O ffic e at 188 W W illo w Street, telephone (541) 676-9228 ta x (541) 6 7 6 -9 2 11. I-m a il: editor s rapidserve net or das id a heppner net Web site w wss heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner G azette-Tim es, P.O. B o x 337, Heppner. 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Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette limes will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name o f the sender along w ith a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks” at a cost of $10. Does habitat matter? To the Editor: Integrated forest management strategies look at the health o f the forest w ithin the adaptive management context. Plans call for the development o f a variety of stand structures across the landscape. This will, in turn, benefit local and regional economies with the opportuni- ties for forest recreation (such as hunting, berry picking, wildlife viewing, hiking, etc.) as well as aid in fire protec tion and forest health. Plans also have strategies for prop erly functioning aquatic and riparian habitats, which will benefit the recreational and commercial fisheries. When environmental groups’ law suits put forest lands off limits to management, habitat can not be created or maintained. Is this what we want? (s) Charles .1. Hurliman, Tillamook County Com- missioner Clean up begins for Fair and Ro deo Local man to serve in Bahrain N avy S eam an Recruit Aaron H. Delveaux, a 2005 graduate of Heppner H igh S c h o o l, re c e n tly reported for duty at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Delveaux joined the Navy in November 2006. A dopt-A -H igh way project coordinator John Edmundson encourages all businesses and residences along the state highways through town to rem ove roadside litter along their part o f the highway to get ready for the Morrow Coun ty Fair and Rodeo. Chamber o f C om m erce volunteers Dr. Rebecca Cannon will do a final clean-up of will be closing her Heppner the highways through town office as o f September 1, on Thursday, August 9, from 2007. Appointments may be 5-6 p.m. scheduled at the Hermiston office at 541-567-0944. Dr. Cannon’s office to close in Heppner Marriages M o rro w C o u n ty Clerk Bobbie Childers has released the following re port o f m arriage licenses issued: -August 2: Terry Lee Maine, 40, Irrigon and Mi chelle Justin M aine, 36, Irrigon. -A ugust 6: Josiah B enjam in B o zin o ff, 34, Rathdrum, ID, and Amber Lee McClain, 28, Rathdrum. ID Historical Society to hold annual meeting The Morrow County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at Valby Lutheran Church on Sunday, Sept. 23. A potluck will be held at I p.m. with meat and potatoes prov ided. Par ticipants are asked to bring salads and desserts. Obituaries Henry George “Bob” Trass 1 lenry George “Bob” Trass o f Heppner, Oregon, formerly o f Clatskanie, Or egon, passed away at his residence July 31, 2007 at the age o f 73. Funeral service was held Monday, August 6, at Haakinson-Groulx Mortu ary Chapel, Clatskanie, with Pastor Tim Teele officiating. Committal service followed at Murray Hill Cemetery, Clatskanie. Mr. Trass was born April 1, 1934, in North Hal- don. New Jersey, to Harry George and Evelyn Louise (Gramp) Trass. He received his edu cation in New Jersey, gradu ating from Dwight Morrow High in 1952. He continued his education at the Univer sity o f Phoenix for two and a half years, studying animal husbandry. He m arried R ose mary Gae Lane on June 6, 1970, in Sand Point, Idaho. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was the owner/ operator o f Chinook Sales and Rental in C latskanie for over 20 years with his children helping run the business. He w orked in sales for farm equipment as a John Deere dealer for 40 years, retiring in 1998. He was a member o f the Cattleman Associa tion o f Oregon and was a licensed Pilot. He enjoyed raising Hereford cattle, fish ing, boating, traveling, mu sic and spending time with the grandchildren. He is surv ived by his w ife, Rosemary G. Trass of Heppner; four sons, Ran dall and his w ife K aren Trass of Clatskanie, David and his wife Tessa Trass of Redmond, Oregon, Jeffrey and his wife Shelly Trass o f R ainier, O regon, and Brad Mull o f Wilsonville, Oregon; a daughter, Tonya and her husband Gordy Nel son of Clatskanie; a brother, Gregory Trass and his wife Teresa o f O rad ell, New' Jersey; a sister, Luanne and her husband Peter McHale o f Daytona Beach, Florida; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorials are sug gested to M ake-A -W ish Foundation o f Oregon, 5319 SW Westgate Drive, Suite 113, Portland, Oregon 97221 or C la tsk a n ie V olunteer F irefighters A ssociation, P.O. Box 807, Clatskanie, Oregon 97016. H aakinson-G roulx Mortuary o f Clatskanie was in charge o f arrangements. Thomas W. Philbrick F o rm e r P e n d le ton resid en t Thom as W. Philbrick died July 31,2007, at Haven House in Fossil. He was 87. A c e le b ra tio n o f life service was held at 11 a.m. August 4 at the Isabel E dw ards Hall in Fossil. Philbrick was born Feb. 6, 1920, in Wheeler County, to Oliver A. and Josie Bare P h ilb rick . He graduated from Wheeler County High School in 1939, and worked at Kin/ua Corporation after graduation. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, serving in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. He was hon orably discharged in 1945. He m arried Viola Boyce o f C o n d o n in 1 9 4 3 , th e y l a t e r d i v o r c e d . He married Nona Semple of Fossil on March 21, 1966. Philbrick worked for the Gilliam County Road De partment from 1945-1966, and served as Road Master from 1961-1967. He retired from the Umatilla County Road Department in 1982 as a rock crusher operator. He was a member o f the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed fishing, hunt ing, and camping and was an avid baseball fan, player. 97830 . Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge o f arrangements. ff7/7/7LT.S' Of EO COììteSt tie the KHOt til Style Editor .v Note: The following story ran in July 24. 2007 edition o f the East Oregonian and was written hv Tern’ Murry. More than 100 peo ple watched as Nick Christ man o f lone and Cara Ken nedy o f Lexington prom ised their futures to each other. The couple, winners o f the E O ’s W edding o f Your Dreams contest, was married July 22 at the Port o f Morrow. The couple held a large reception for all the guests in the port’s commu nity center, and then enjoyed a reception for 75 guests at the River Lodge and Grill next door. Tiffany Piper, Kim Taber, and Sheena Christ man, along w ith flower girls Lynzie Coller and Kaitlyn Thompson wore soft green while the male attendants, Kelly Thompson, Koby Rea, Nathan Kennedy and ring- bearer Elisha Coller were traditionally attired in black and white. “Aren't the flowers beautiful,” Betty Christman remarked o f the w ildly col orful and fragrant arrange ments provided by Calico Country Florist o f Pendle ton. Cheryl Beck and crew set up a floral arch flanked by large arrangements for the w edding and jum ped back to work at the end of the ceremony, moving the flowers over to the recep tion. They also provided all the corsages, bouquets and boutonnieres for the wed ding party. L uke B asile and D aniel S tan field played guitar music and the Rev. Keith Price officiated at the ceremony. “ Put you p a rtn e r ahead o f you,” Price told the couple. “ When you’re doing that, you are laying dow n your life for your partner.” Betty Christman said the wedding party enjoyed the extra touches that win ning the wedding brought their way, mentioning the fun they had at The Main Stylin' Nook in Stanfield, w here they won aqua mas sages, pedicures and tan ning. The R iver Lodge closed its grill to customers to accommodate the wed ding reception. There was a chocolate fountain, along with a host o f treats from stuffed mushrooms to fresh fruit. The sunny day meant the view from the lodge of the C olum bia R iver was breathtaking. The couple will be able to remember their wed ding with a wedding album from Tim eless Photogra phy o f Pendleton. Karen Crowder has been on hand to docum ent the couple th ro u g h o u t, and p h o to graphed the couple in the Nick and C’ara Christman studio as well. The Christmans en joyed the music by Sight and Sound o f Kennewick, and cut the cake from Su per 1 Foods in Hermiston before stepping into a chauf- feured Humvee from Tom Denchel Country Ford for their honeymoon night at the Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla. They’ve also won an autumn wedding trip to the Ocean Lodge in Cannon Beach, donated by the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce. O ther sponsors o f the contest donating prizes w ere Loftus Jew elers o f Pendleton, Hodgen Distrib uting o f Pendleton, Patty Turner o f Mary Kay Cos- FAIR AND R C P SS SPECIALS! Women's Wrangler Blouses, Tops t f leans 20% OFF W ra n g le r's IBM W Z C o w b o y Cut J e a n s $19.95 25% OFF IO% OFF 4-H Feed and Supplies H r. H«-I m -«« u I ’a n n o n w ill h r r l o s i n i l h r r ■l«-ppn«-r » f l i r r a s o f S a tu rd a y . S r p t r m h r r I . 2 0 0 7 . A p p o in tn iriii* m a y h r « r h r d iilr d a t l i r r H rrm iw tw n o ff ir«- a t f.5 11 ) .» 0 7 - 0 0 11. Thank NEW SHIPMENT! Sedona West Straw Hats Mor row County drain Growers Green Feed & Seed i / o h fa r a l l a t piatir Muppart in ntpp r h i r a p r a r t i r a ttira a n ti alla trin p i nta ta tra u t fian. # h u r a anjap/at! it a n t! t r i l l n ti mm piati in thÌM a ttira . h a i laak f a r tr a r tl ta Maainp pian in ntpi llrrm iM /a n p r a r t ir a . 242 W Linden Way. Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office) i coach and youth mentor. He coached Little League and American Legion baseball teams in Condon. He is survived by: his wife; son Thomas Philbrick o f Salem; daughter Linda and husband Dale Christian son o f Beaver Creek; step children Nellie and husband Ray Moore o f The Dalles, and Robert Semple of Hol lywood, CA; sister Gertha Boyer and husband Walt of Condon; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a g reat-great g ran d child. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister Pearl; and a grandchild. Memorial contribu tions may be made to Haven House Retirement Center, P.O. Box 369, Fossil, OR Nick and Cara say ‘I do’ \ \ th e MCGG GREEN FEED STORE in H e p p n e r: M ontana Silver Thom as W. I’hilbrick Ilrb rrrn .1. t a o no». IM . 4 metics, Country Sunshine Hallmark, Sunshine Gour met Shoppe, Michael's Fine Jewelry, and Morgan Finan cial Services. C h r i s t m a n , who nominated her grandson and his girlfriend for the con test, said all the extras are wonderful and she couldn’t think o f a more deserving couple. “ It's a great occa sion, they're the ideal cou ple,” she said. “They are the wedding." SWCD to hold teleconference The board o f direc tors o f M orrow Soil and Water Conservation District will hold a special m eet ing by teleconference on Friday, August 10, at 10 a.m. to review and adopt an amended "Annual Work Plan and Scope o f Work for the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year”. A ccom m odations will be made for members o f the public wishing to participate in the teleconfer ence. The district office is located at 430 Linden Way in Heppner. I
