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TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 9,2009 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 H om e-O w ned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March f, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fa* (541) 676-9211. E-mail editor u rapidserve net or das id a rapidserve net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only, 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. David Sykes...............................................................................................Publisher Autumn M organ............................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad a $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad ts 50« per word Cost for Card ol Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m. 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On Ihe HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Jfrom tlje 1956 ardjibeS of tl)e Reppner $a*ette-Cuneó A Salty Story Salt can be a dangerous weapon, according to news item received this week from the GT’s Monument correspondent. A Monument man suffered a broken toe one day last week when he dropped a block o f salt on his foot. Not long afterwards salt caused a second casualty when a woman dropped a block on her foot while load ing some in a car. When in Monument it might be wise to steer clear o f all salt. Season flue clinic schedule announced The Morrow Coun ty Health Department will be holding their seasonal flu clinic at the following locations: -Monday, Sept. 14 - Stokes Landing Commu nity Center in Irrigon from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. -Wednesday, Sept. 16 - St. Pats Senior Center in Heppner from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For Sale: Seed Wheat Stephens and limited supply of Tubbs $7.25 /bushel cleaned no treat $8.50/bushel treat ed with Dividend Cruiser available Ralph Morter, lone 422-7429 -Wednesday, Sept. 16 - lone Fire Hall in lone from 4-7 p.m. -Tuesday, Sept. 22 - Boardman Senior Center in Boardman from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. -Monday, Sept. 28 - Morrow County Health Department in Boardman from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1-7 p.m. -Thursday, Oct. 1 - Morrow County Health D ep artm en t in H eppner from 8:30 a.m. until noon and 1-7 p.m. Senior Center Menu United M ethodist Church m em bers will be serving lunch on Wednes day, Septem ber 16. The m enu will include Swiss steak, baked potatoes, peas and carrots, fruit juice, hot rolls, and lemon bars. Obituaries Thomas David March H ospital and a certifica tion in Social Development T h o m a s D a v id from the School o f Social March, 74, died peacefully Work at the University o f September 1, 2009, at the Washington. With his edu home o f his beloved son cation and innate ability to and daughter in philosophize, coun law M ichael and seling seemed to be T isha M arch o f a perfect fit. Tom was Benton City, WA. employed as a group At the time o f his counselor for several death, he was sur years at various state ro u n d ed by h is group homes in and Thomas throughout, Tacoma loving family. Tom w as David March and Bothell before changing careers to born on May 13, 1935 in Bath, New York work for the Boeing Com and spent most o f his child pany as a NC Mechanic spe hood years in rural upstate cializing in computerized New York. He has said his machine tools. According most treasured childhood his closest friends Charley memories were those at the and Dave, they said, “Tom Harlem Valley Psychiatric was known as the spiritual State Hospital in the town leader and philosopher of of Dover where his father our group.” Tom retired in was employed. Tom said he 1990 with over 20 years of spent countless hours scout service. In fo llo w in g his ing through the wilderness with his trusty rifle. He love of nature and the out enjoyed going to the movie doors, he retired to a hos theatre, watching the people pitable sm all rural com work at the blacksmith shop munity located in the foot and stables and would often hills of the beautiful Blue go to the train station as Mountains called Heppner. they unloaded the supplies The Blake Ranch is where to w atch the passengers he joyfully spent the re come and go. An adventur m ainder o f his life doing ous and bright boy, he said what he loved, going for sometimes he would sneak long hikes in the w ilder away on the train by him ness with his faithful com self and said no one ever panion, Cidney (a German knew. Tom truly loved the Sheppard dog), at his side outdoors and winters with and spent afternoons each very heavy snowfall. Other day socializing w ith his activities he enjoyed during many friends in town over the winters were ice skating a cup of coffee. Tom w ill be r e and playing in the snow with his sister, Peggy and membered mostly for his her future husband, Jim. quick wit, sense o f humor, He fondly recalled Peggy his captivating charm and and Jim spending time with intelligence. Whether you him when his parents were just met him or knew him away. He said “they were for years and w hether or really good to me and often not you agreed or disagreed took me with them on their with his political, religious and gender ideologies, his dates!” A f te r th e W ar, stories w ere alw ays en when his father returned tertaining and the lives he home, he moved to Florida, touched were many. To his loving chil New York, Washington DC and Virginia before enlist dren he w ill forever be ing in the Army in 1952. remembered in their hearts Tom initially was trained as as a respected, affectionate, a parachutist and joined the forgiving and supportive 82nd Airborne, stationed father whom will be greatly in Fort Benning, GA. He missed. Tom is su rvived then transferred to Infantry because he said he had by: his sister Peggy and determined he did not like her husband Jim A nder jumping from airplanes in son o f Houston, TX; three the middle o f the night at children, son, Michael T. all. During his time in the March and his wife Tisha m ilitary, he received the M artin-M arch o f Benton National Defense Service City, WA, daughter, Susan M edal o f H onor for his E. M arch-H icks and her tours o f duty in Japan and husband, Robert R. Hicks Korea and received an hon Jr., o f Branch, LA and son, Charles D. March and his orable discharge in 1955. For a b rie f tim e, wife Lisa Hughes-M arch Tom m oved to Pittsburg o f West Richland, WA; nine (Allegany), PA before relo grandchildren, Kristin S. cating across country with March, Michael J. March, his parents to Lakewood, Daniel T. March, Zachery WA in the Heart o f the Pa C. March, Garrett A. March, cific Northwest. Eager to Jacob R. Hicks, Griffy C. start a career, Tom received M arch, Gavin M. M arch a certification in Psychiatric and G abrielle L. M arch; Nursing from Western State and one great-grandchild, Cassidy K. Crigler-March. He was preceeded in death by his m other, Violet Evelyn March and his father, Dr. Thomas A. March o f Lakewood, WA. At Tom ’s request there will not be a funeral or a memorial service and his ashes will be placed at an undisclosed location as his final wish. A memorial m arker in his honor will be placed at the Tahoma National Cemetery located at 18600 Southeast 240th Street, Kent, WA. In Lieu o f flowers, donations can be made the name o f “Tommy March” to the American Cancer So ciety P.O. Box 22718, Okla homa City, OK 73123-1718 or by visiting the American C ancer Society online at https ://www. cancer, org. Please visit Thom as D. M arch’s biography and G uestbook available online at http://hillcrestme- morialcenter.com. NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner Beef donation made at senior center According to pre liminary data received by NOAA’s National Weather Service in Pendleton, tem peratures at Heppner aver aged slightly warmer than normal during the month o f August. The average tem perature was 70.8 degrees w h ich w as 1.7 d e g re e s above normal. High tem peratures averaged 85.9 d eg rees, w hich w as 0.7 degrees above normal. The highest was 105 degrees on the 2nd. Low tempera tu res averaged 55.8 de grees, which was 2.7 de grees above normal. The lowest was 44 degrees, on the 16th. On nine days, the tem perature exceeded 90 degrees. It was at least 100 degrees on three days. P re cip ita tio n to taled 0.65 inches during A ugust, w hich was 0.11 inches above normal. Mea surable precip itatio n -at least .01 inch-was received on 4 days with the heaviest, 0.52 inches reported on the 7th. Precipitation this year has reached 7.61 inch es, which is 1.71 inches be low normal. Since October, the water year precipitation at Heppner has been 11.23 inches, which is 2.30 inches below normal. T he o u tlo o k for Septem ber from NOAA’s C lim ate Prediction C en ter calls for near normal tem peratures and near to below normal precipitation. Normal highs for Heppner during September are 76.0 degrees and normal lows are 46.2 degrees. The 30 year normal precipitation is 0.69 inches. The National Weather Service is an office o f the National Oceanic and Atm ospheric A dm inistra tion, an agency o f the U.S. Commerce Department. f Betty J. Green Betty J. Green, 85, o f Heppner died Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at Pio neer Memo rial Hospital in Heppner. She w as b o rn F e b ru ary 23, 1924 at L os A n g e Betty J. Green les, CA the daughter of H arold and L eona R ice Hough. The family moved from California to Oregon where she attended school in the W illamette Valley. After graduating from Bar ton High School near Mo- lalla she attended a business college in Portland. O n J a n u a ry 20, 1947 she m arried Robert Green at Noti, Oregon near Eugene. The couple then moved to Central Oregon eventually settling in Spray in 1975. Mr. G reen died in 1995 and she m oved to Heppner in July o f that year. S u rv iv o rs in clude: her brothers, Glen Hough and Jack Hough, both o f E ugene; a son, Buster Green of Redmond; grandchildren, Sandi Day o f Heppner, Nick Kroske o f Bend, Mickey Kroske of Corpus Cristi, Texas and J. P. Green o f Boise, ID; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Her daughter Jean Kroske preceded her in death in 1973. A graveside service for Mrs. Green will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Septem ber 8, at Redmond Memori al Cemetery in Redmond. M em orial contri butions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Great West Division Inc., PO Box 3366, Portland, Oregon 97208-3366. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements. George H. Jefferies George H. Jeffer ies, 90, o f H eppner died T hursday, S eptem ber 3, 2009 at Providence St. Vin cen t M edical C en ter in Portland. George H. Jefferies, the fifth o f eight children was born at North Loop, NE on November 17, 1918 to E dw ard and Rebecca S m ith J e f fe r ie s . He farmed with h is fam ily until the mid 1930’s when th e fa m ily George H. m o v e d to Jefferies F ru itla n d , ID and eventually to Gresh am. Mr. Jefferies joined the U nited S tates N avy and entered active duty in November of 1939. He was aboard the USS Avocet at Pearl Harbor when the Navy was attacked on December 7, 1941. He later served aboard the USS Traw until his honorable discharge in December o f 1945. F o l l o w i n g h is discharge from the Navy, Mr. Jefferies returned to Gresham where he married and raised four children. He worked as a Union Glazier in Portland and in Kona, HI until his retirement in 1983. A fte r his r e tir e m e n t, G e o rg e liv e d in Shasta, CA, and moved to Heppner in 1990. He made his home at St. Patrick’s Se nior Center before moving to Willow Creek Terrace Assisted living. Mr. Jefferies liked to sing, dance and walk. He was especially good at making friends. He is survived by: sons, Jerry Jefferies and his wife Peggy, and Peter Jefferies; daughters, Jeanne Tongret and her husband Leon, and D’Anne (Suzy) Jefferies; and grandchil dren, C hristiania, Sarah, M e lissa , M ic h e lle , and Brian. A m em orial se r vice for Mr. Jefferies will be held at 10 a.m., Satur day, September 12,2009 at Hope Lutheran Church in Heppner. M e m o ria l C o n trib u tio n s m ay be m ade to Willow Creek Assisted Living, 400 Frank Gilliam D rive, H eppner, O regon 97836. Sw eeney M ortu ary, o f Heppner is in charge o f arrangements. Pictured is PGE representative Becky Gardner (left) present ing Judy Buschke of the Heppner Senior Center with beef that was donated. PGE provided money for Dean Mason to bid at the Morrow County Fair auction. The beef was then divided between the senior centers in Heppner, Boardman and Irrigon. Mike’s Mobile Slaughter donated the wrapping for the beef. -Photo by Autumn Morgan Miller named recipient of Lexington Voting Precinct Award The South Morrow County Scholarship Trust announces that Josie J. M iller is the recipient o f the 2009 Lexington Voting Precinct Award in the amount o f $500. Josie is the daughter of Reid and Sheila Miller o f Lexington. She attends Blue Mountain Community College, majoring in agricultural education.
