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TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 11,2010 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 P ub lished w e e kly by S y k e s P u b lish in g , L L C and entered as periodical matter at the Post O ffice at Heppner, O re g o n under the A c t o f M a r c h 3 ,1 ¿7 9 . Period ical postage paid at Heppner, O re gon. O ffice at 188 W W illo w Street. Telephone (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 - 9228 Pa x (5 4 1 ) 676 -9 2 1 1. E -m ail: editorM irapidserve.net or d a vid @ ra pidse rve . net. W eb site: w w w heppner net Postm aster send address ch anges to the H eppner G azette-T im es, P.O. B o x 337, H e pp ne r, O r e g o n 9 7 8 3 6 . S u b scrip tio n s: $ 2 7 in M o r r o w C o u n ty ; $21 senior rate (in M o r r o w C o u n ty o nly; 6 2 ye ars o r older); $33 elsewhere; $ 2 7 student subscriptions. D a v id S y k e s .................................................................................... Pub lishe r A u tu m n M o r g a n .................................................................................. Editor All Nows and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m Tor Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 5 0 * per word Cost for Card of 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. Dates for pub lication 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 Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor M U S T be signed by the author The Heppner G T will not publish unsigned letters All letters M U S T include the author's address and phone number for use by the G T office The G T reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under 'C a rd of T hanks' at a cost of $10. Local FFA chapter receives donation Karen and Dick Temple (left) present a donation check for approximately $500 to the Heppner FFA members Brett Harrison, Zech Hint/, and Devin Robinson and advisor Beth Dickenson. The check is a rebate check from Pfizer Animal Health. Veterinarians can sign up through Pfizer to earn a percentage from supplies purchased by customers. The rebate check is then given to the FFA chapter of the veterinarian's choice. The Heppner FFA chapter received a check last year as well and used a portion of it to build pens in the FFA barn and corrals. - Photo by David Sykes Bowles, Frusetta announce engagement Obituaries William Calvin Ulrich W illia m C a lv in Ulrich, known by all his family and friends as “Bill” passed away on A u g u st 1, 2010. He was bom in H ep p n e r, Morrow County, Oregon on M a rc h 8, 1927 to parents Carl and Mary Ulrich, also long time residents o f Heppner. He was preceded in d eath by his p arents C arl and M ary U lric h ; his Sisters, Pauline Wills, Lee Cary, O ’Delia “Dee” Sather; and Brother, Alex “Dutch” Ulrich. He is sur vived by numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. “Bill” Ulrich joined the Navy at the age of 17 years old and honorably served this Nation during World War II aboard the USS B iloxi C L -80 D e s tro y e r and w as h o n o r ably discharged August 17, 1946. During his service he received the Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign M edal-1*, the Am erican Area Cam paign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. O f interest to many o f his friends, family and area residents may be the following letter he wrote to his parents while aboard the USS Biloxi: Visit to Nagasaki and Riding Out Typhoon Add Zest to Life o f Heppner Sailor; Atomic Bomb Does Complete Job, He Says The following let ter is self-explanatory. Dat- ed Sept. 19 at Nagasaki. D e a r M om a n d Pop: Well, I ’m getting a little closer to Japan, as you can see by that name. You remember when they d ro p p e d th o s e a to m ic bombs? Tht’s where I am today. I saw the place where they hit. There just wasn’t a thing left. Every window in the city was broken. There sure is an awful odor here. I guess it is from the dead Japs. That bomb killed 40 percent o f the civilians, guess they haven’t gotten around to clean it up. We just got through taking on a load of prisoners o f war. We are taking them back to O kinaw a. They sure have been through a lot. Have been listening to some o f them tell stories o f how the Japs treated them. Will tell you all about it when I get home. We got some British, Scotch, Aus tralians, D utch, C hinese and Filipinos. I guess they didn’t have any Americans in the batch. Some o f them have been prisoners o f the Japs for four years. Did you hear about the big typhoon we had off Okinawa? I was in it, and was it rough! We were anchored in Buckner Bay O kinaw a, when A dm iral Daye ordered all ships to get out o f there and get under way. We ran smack into the typhoon. We did 42 percent rolls for a day and a half. Thought sure this thing was going to capsize. We had to eat sitting on the deck - and then one had a hell o f a time eating. Do you re m e m ber, Mom, when you came across you told me about those waves being as big as houses. Well, Mom, you haven’t got anything on me now. T hose w aves were about 80 feet high. I guess that is all the excitement and adven ture I have had up to lately. Hope you are all fine. As for me, I am OK. Love, Billy (Ulrich) To those who may not have known “Bill” per sonally by name, he may be rem em bered by many as the elderly gentleman on the bicycle with the box on the back who rode his bike through the streets o f Hep pner and the surrounding areas for many years. He will be missed. A veteran’s memo rial will be held at a later date. T h e f a m ily o f “B ill” Ulrich appreciates each and everyone who has assisted “Bill” through the years and especially those who answered his cry for help at the time o f his fall, the em ergency sta ff and nurses at Pioneer M emo rial Hospital and the staff at the nursing facility in Boise, ID. Sweeney’s Mortu ary is in charge o f the ar rangements. Klamath Falls to parents, Lowell E. Sr. and Helen Becker Martin. Don joined the United States Navy af ter graduating high school and served three tours in Vietnam until his honorable discharge after nine years o f service. Don was united in marriage to Sherian Winch on O cto b er 21, 1968 in S h elto n , WA. He was a lab tec h n icia n and then earned his associate degree in nursing from BM CC. Don worked as a staff RN for the Department o f Cor rections at EOCI and later TRCI until retiring in 2002. He was a m em ber o f the C atholic Church and the Elks Lodge. Don was an avid outdoors man, enjoy ing hunting, fishing, camp ing, scuba diving, and was a talented musician. He is survived by: his wife, Sherian A. Martin o f H eppner; sons, Terry L. Martin and Michael R. Martin, both o f Hermiston, and Donald R. M artin Jr. of Heppner; daughter, Car men R. Houchins of Glade S p rin g s, VA; 12 g ra n d children; and four great grandchildren. Don was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister. Donald Ray Martin three brothers, At his request there Sr. will be no service. T hose w ho w ish Donald Ray Martin may m ake contributions Sr., o f Hep in D on’s m em ory to the p n e r d ie d Ronald M cDonald House on A u g u st at 2620 N. C om m ercial, 1, 2010, in Portland, OR 97227. H e rm is to n P le a s e sig n th e at the age of condolence book at www. 69. burnsm ortuaryherm iston. H e com. w a s b o r n Donald Ray on January Martin Sr. Bums Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of 21, 1941 in arrangements. Boardman Rural Fire Protection District gives school zone driving reminder September is clos- ing in and that means chil- dren will be back to school soon. F or the p ast few m onths, our routes have taken us through school zones w ithout w orrying about children or low er ing our driving speed. The Boardman Rural Fire Pro tection District would like to rem ind everyone that come Septem ber 7, those flashing yellow lights or 2010 Morrow County Chronicles available for purchase Ida Bowles and Tod Frusetta Ida Bowles and Tod Frusetta, both o f Heppner, announce their upcoming marriage. Ida works for CapeCo in Pendleton but does Home Care in Heppner. Tod is a saddle maker and runs his own business in Heppner, Tod’s Saddle Shop. The wedding is set for September 11, 2010 at 1 p.m. at Heppner City Park. A potluck will follow at 280 Church Street in Heppner. ECIALS! Butterscotch Latte $3.00 Lemon Spritzer $ 2.25 Wedding Tables I 3 a n i e l l e M c D o w e l l <& B r ia n The 2010 Morrow County Chronicles is now available for purchase. This 27th issue o f the yearly col lection o f historical articles is now offered for $5 at the Boardman Pharmacy, Mur ray’s Drugstore, Heppner City Hall, the Community Bank, and the Heppner and lone branches of the Bank o f Eastern Oregon. Next week, the Chronicles will also be on sale at the Board- man and Irrigon branches o f the B ank o f E astern Oregon. E ach y ear, p e o ple, places, and events are chronicled in the Morrow County Historical Society’s publication. Original nar ratives are contributed by residents who have lived the history or have been interviewed for the publi cation. Sometimes, articles are reprinted from other sources, to be added to this county-specific record. And each year, an attem pt is made to include informa tion from throughout the county. This y e a r’s issue features military veterans, som e rural schools, and two long-time residents o f the county. Proctor named to PSU dean’s list Roy Proctor was recently named to the Portland State University’s dean’s list for the spring semester o f the College o f Liberal Arts and Sciences. To be eligible for the dean’s list students must have a 3.75 or better GPA for the current term. Proctor is the son o f Mike and Kay Proctor of Heppner. He is a graduate o f Heppner High School. 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Best practices for school zones are: follow all posted speed signs, be aware o f your surroundings at all times and eliminate distractions, find alternate routes if possible, and stop at all crossw alks m arked and unmarked, as pedestri ans have the right o f way. Music in the Parks to be held August 16 The Music in the Parks series will continue on Monday, August 16, at Irrigon M arina Park at 7 p.m. Musical guests will be the Sidewalk Stompers. The Sidewalk Stom pers is a traditional jazz band formed in 1997 in the Tri C ities area o f W ash in g to n . T he na me Sidewalk Stompers iden tifies the band as a small acoustic street band able to play anywhere without piano and drums and small enough to move from spot to spot, similar to New Or leans street bands. The band is lead by Karl Walterskirchen. Karl m oved to the Tri C ities from San Francisco in 1993 to work at Hanford as a me chanical engineer. Original ly from Missoula, MT, he started playing banjo with traditional jazz bands in the San Francisco area in the mid 60’s. He played on and off at the famous Red Garter in San Francisco and played banjo with numerous San Francisco style and New O rleans style traditional jazz bands in the San Fran cisco area. After moving to the Tri Cities Karl played with the local Three Rivers Jazz Band before starting the S idew alk Stom pers. This year’s ensemble at Ir rigon will include trumpet, clarinet, banjo (or guitar), and jazz piano Music in the Parks is funded by the Morrow County Unified Recreation District and PGE. The event is sponsored by North Mor row Com m unity Founda tion and Irrigon Watermel on Festival and is presented each year by MP5+. "putt Senotee “D ettttetny Please come visit us in Hermiston! 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