TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, August 11,2010
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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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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signs stating “20 MPH dur
ing School hours 7 a.m. to
5 p.m.” will be enforced. In
Oregon, the minimum fine
for ignoring the warnings is
approximately $400.
Buses will be out
tra n sp o rtin g students to
and from school as well.
Remember, you must stop
for all buses w hen they
have the red/amber flashing
lights on.
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+.
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