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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 12,2011 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Mary Ruth Troyer Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C ounty’s H om e-O w ned Weekly N ew spaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3,1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: edilor uirapidserve.net or david(iirapidserve 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 Morgan ............................................................................................Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost lor a display ad is $5 per column Inch Cost lor classified ad is 50$ 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 m eet 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 UST 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 G T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under ‘ Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. Arbuckle Nordic Club holds first outing of season. Mary Ruth Troyer, 73, o f La G rande, died January 4, 2011 at St. Luke’s Hospi tal in Boise, ID. A viewing was held on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, from 4-6 p.m. at D aniels-K nopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration C enter, 1502 7th Street, La Grande. The funeral was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 12,2011, at Daniels-Knopp. Private interment was at the Hillcrest East Cemetery. M ary R uth was bom on March 16, 1937, the daughter of Cornett and Florence (French) Green in Heppner. She was raised in Heppner and graduated from Heppner High School. She attended Eastern Or egon University for two years. She was married to Monte Carnes from 1957 to 1978. On O ctober 6, 1984 she married Glenn Troyer in Joseph. When her children were in school she worked for Fitzgerald Flowers as well as being a homemaker. M ary R u th a t tended the First Christian Church. She was a member of the Delta Epsilon So rority and the La Grande Country Club, where she served a term as president of the Women’s Club. She was involved in establish ing the Quilt Questers and belonged to a bridge club. She was quite the craftsw om an and enjoyed many dif ferent types of craft ing including toll painting, crocheting and quilting and was an accom plished seamstress. She en joyed antiquing, go ing to garage sales and flea markets, gardening and mushroom hunting. Survivors include: her husband, Glenn Troyer of La Grande; children and their spouses, Michael and Shelly Carnes o f Boise, Marci and Robin Bartlett o f La Grande, Cathy and Clyde Shaffer o f Sitka, AK, Terri and Craig Smith o f H erm isto n , G lenda and Mick Tisher of Sitka, AK and Nathan Troyer of Boise; 14 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brothers and their spouses, Marian and Marlys Green of Pendleton, Jim Green of Canby and Steve and Boni Green o f Pendleton; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents. Those who wish may make contributions in her memory to the Spe cial Olympics in care of Daniels-Knopp. Meeting for community spring play to be held A community spring play meeting will be held on Friday, January 14, at 6 p.m. at Sweet Produfctions Ice Cream Parlour. The play will be a Pirate Musical Dinner Theatre. Anyone interested in helping with the production is invited to attend. Actors of all ages, backstage helpers, cooks, costuming assistants, scenery construction helpers, and fundraising drive helpers are needed. The fundraiser will be a rummage sale in February. Donations of items to sell are being accepted. Anyone who cannot make the meeting can con tact Jodi Chapa at 541-676-8022 or visit Sweet Produc tions. Steve Brownfield led the Arbuclde Nordic Club to North Jones Prairie ju st off the Shaw Creek Road (USFS 5326). Access was easy on this well plowed road. The club had quite a few new skiers and it was the first ski of the season for many so the group practiced technique out on the western flat for awhile before crossing the road and heading east. The group consisted of 12 skiers and five ski dogs. Tem peratures were in the low 20s with a clear, blue sky and lots of sun. It began to cloud up after lunch with a light snow falling and the wind picked up a bit. T here were a few snowmobile tracks and the group mostly followed these as it would have been hard going for the group breaking trail in these conditions. -Contributed Photos lone sixth graders to host pulled pork sandwich dinner The lo n e six th family of four, or $4 for a grade class will be holding sandwich only. The meal a pulled-pork sandwich will include pulled-pork dinner on Saturday, January sandwich, beans, cookie/ 15, during the high school brownie and drink. Hot- b ask etb a ll gam es. The dogs, candy, popcorn and proceeds will go towards drinks will also be available outdoor school at Tupper. at the regular concessions. The cost for the meal is The sixth graders will also Flu shots are still available at the Morrow County $6 per person, $20 for a be holding a cake raffle. Health Department. The Boardman office is open on Monday and Tuesday from 8:30-12:30 and 1-4:30. The Town and Country Community Heppner office is open on Thursday from 8:30-12 and Awards to be presented January 13 1-4:30. “Heppner- A little grilled prawn with apricot For more information call 541-676-5421. Town w here big hearts honey glaze, honey toasted It’s not too late for flu shots Ecumenical Youth Group collecting cans of soup for outreach project The Ecumenical Youth Group of Hope Lutheran/ All Saints Episcopal is collecting cans of soup through February 6 for their Souper Bowl of Caring outreach project. The soup will be donated to the Neighborhood Center. Household Hazardous Waste Event M orrow County will be hosting another Household Hazardous Waste event FREE of charge to County residents S a tu rd a y A pril 2 3 , 2 0 1 1 1 1 :0 0 a m - 3 :0 0 pm Lexington Road Dept. 3 6 5 W. Hwy 74 , Lexington, O R A c c e p te d d u r in g th e e v e n t: Used oil (containers less thon 25 gallons) O il filters, Spent Antifreeze, Automotive batteries, Alkaline & rechargeable batteries, Propane Tanks (smaller than 25 gal.) O il based paint, Point thinners and solvents, Roof and asphalt patch, Adhesives, glues and contact cement, Caulks sealers and join* compounds, Lawn and garden chemicals and fertilizers, Pool chemicals, Household cleaners (including bleach, ammonia, furniture polish, toilet bowl cleaners, carpet shampoos) Sludge (soil contami nated with oil smaller than 25 gal. containers) Mercury thermometers, Florescent lamps, All types of aerosol cans, Used cooking oil, Road flares, PCB ballasts, Organic peroxides (hardening agents) Ite m s n o t a c c e p te d : Empty containers, ammunition, explosives, biological waste, radioactive woste. Morrow County Public Works mcpublicwork@co.morrow.or.us PO. Box 428 Lexington, OR. 97 8 3 9 5 4 1 -9 8 9 -9 5 0 0 I abound ... in every direc tion” will be the theme for Heppner Chamber’s Town and Country Community Awards - sponsored by Cen- turyL ink, on Thursday, January 13, at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. The evening pro gram will begin at 6 p.m. with a no-host social hour (served by Bucknum’s) and 7 p.m. will start the dinner and program activities. The tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at Heppner Chamber; Bank of Eastern Oregon; M urray’s Drugs and Community Bank. Cornerstone Gal lery, Chef Alvin Liu will be serving up a meal consisting of: stuffed pork chop with pancetta apple reduction, walnut pear salad, seasoned basmati rice, dinner rolls and dessert. There will be a for mal introduction of the fair and rodeo ambassadors; a w inner will be drawn for jew elry donated by Peterson’s Jewelers and a Phillips 9” Portable Wide screen DVD Player donated by Murray Drugs. Sandy Matthews and Dale Bates are working on “Your Com munity on a Big Screen” to enjoy, along with the announcements of the win ners for the annual awards - Youth Recognition, Busi ness o f Year, Woman o f the Year, Man of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and C itizen-E ducator o f the Year. tS A U Y A N N E 'S SHOPPE [TS ONE B IG STORE N O W ! NEW INVENTORY WEEKLY , Furniture • Antiques • Curios • New & ^intage Giftware * Clothing * Silk Flowers SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! 5 ^ $mmrmmt DAY - SATURDAY 369 N. MAIN yipO A M -5:30P.M HEPPNER OREGON NEXT TO SHELL STATION 141-676-5139 LOTOgS ELECTRIC AND RAUL ARE STILL THERE ALSO! I Living with wolves and no right of protection G uest E d ito rial By K arla Kay E dw ards, R ural Policy A nalyst at C ascade Policy Institute Imagine one day you were told that by law you no longer can lock your home. As you leave your house, two suspicious people are sitting on your front porch. So you get your kitchen broom and shoo them away. But they are still in front of your house on the sidewalk (le gally not on your property). You call the police. They file a report and promise to monitor the situation. You eventually have to leave your home to run errands. When you come back, your computer that you use to run your busi ness is gone. While you are confident that the folks you ran off your porch and who witnessed you leaving are the culprits, the police inform you that they found no fingerprints. Therefore, they aren’t sure if you simply misplaced your own computer. This is essentially the scenario livestock pro ducers face every day with wolves in Wallowa County and other parts of Oregon, except for ranchers it is even more emotional. It isn ’t ju st an inanim ate object that ranchers are unable to protect. They are beloved pets and livestock which ranchers have spent a great deal of their life raising and nurturing. Casey Anderson of OX Ranch lives on the Oregon-Idaho border. He shared with me a story of just one of the many calves that have been attacked and maimed by wolves on his ranch. The calf re ceived a significant injury to its leg, but after a month of daily doctoring he was able to save the calf. With a crack in his voice, he said that a year later the same calf was killed by a second wolf attack. Oregon currently has two state-recognized wolf packs and breeding pairs. But according to Russ Morgan, w olf co ordinator for the Oregon Department o f Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), 27 wolf sightings were reported in November alone. He would not be surprised if two additional breeding pairs were confirmed by the end of 2010. This is significant because ac cording to the manage ment plan, once there are four breeding pairs for three consecutive years, wolves may be considered for delisting statew ide as a protected species. Until wolves are delisted Oregon ranchers have es sentially no right to protect their livestock or other property from wolves. The réintroduction of wolves into Oregon will continue to take an emo tional and an economic toll on rural communities, specifically on livestock producers. During the re cent five-year management plan review, livestock pro ducers requested amend ments that would enhance their ability to protect their livestock. Unfortunately, many of their recommen dations were ignored by ODFW. There are signifi cant impacts to ranchers m anaging livestock in areas with wolves. The depredation loss o f the livestock is just one of several issues that must be considered: -Inability to pro tect livestock and pets from wolf depredation in a proactive and preventative manner. Currently, a pro ducer must prove a pattern of livestock loss before a permit can be issued to have the w olf removed through either lethal or non-lethal means. -Time and finan cial cost associated with injured or killed livestock. Thdugh a small depreda tion payment (which is not a market-based value) can be received upon proof of a wolf kill, there is no compensation for an in jured animal. -Inability to “con dition” the larger w olf populations that are ha rassing livestock to fear interactions between hu mans or livestock through use of lethal or near-lethal deterrents. Currently, a permit must be issued be fore a rancher is allowed to do anything other than yell or shoot in the air. -Changes in live stock behavior due to constant wolf harassment which affect weight gains, conception rates, pasture m anagement practices, general animal husbandry and handling practices. These impacts have not been recognized in any formal manner by man agement agencies. -Ranchers’ emo tional stress from the addi tional management strain and the financial risks to his business. These are also currently unrecog nized impacts. M ore than two hundred years ago, James Madison wrote, “The per sonal right to acquire prop erty, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.” Oregon ranchers should have been provided with a number o f tools with which to deal with the impacts o f reintro duced wolves. For ranch ers, no right is as basic as protecting their own livestock from predators. It is absurd that a rancher must witness a wolf “in the act” of attacking an animal on private land and then receive a permit to allow the taking of any action that would cause harm to the wolf. It is rare even to find a carcass from wolf predation, much less catch a wolf in the act. To allow ranchers to use lethal or near-lethal means on their own prop erty to protect their animals from wolves is essential to a strong wolf management plan, but that has seemed to fall on deaf ears at the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. In 2011 the Oregon legislature should propose new legislation to address wolf management in Oregon that protects the right of citizens to protect their families and property (including pets and live stock) from wolves.
