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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 31,2011 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 weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical maner at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3,1179 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at lit W. Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 922* Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editorajrapidserve.net or david(^rapidserve. net. Web site: www heppner.net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97136. Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. David Sykes............................................................................................... Publisher Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. 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 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 P ublic/legal Notices pubkc/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 UST 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. Wedding Linsey Ropp and Brandon Kellogg exchange vows Bend and A lyssa Hanson of Pendleton. Claire Lind say of Lexington was the flower girl. N ate O liv e r o f Pendleton was best man. Groomsmen were Robin Mathews and Chris Walker, both o f Pendleton. Paul Lindsay and John Lindsay o f Lexington and Liam Luddington o f Pendleton were ring bearers. F low ers for the ceremony and reception were provided by Blooms and Sweets o f Bend and music for the ceremony and reception was provided by Joe and LeAnn Lindsay of Lexington. A reception was held at the Community Center in Ukiah following the ceremony. FUND RAISER Continued from Page ONE night at the Heppner Boost er Club Auction. Tickets may be pur chased at Murray’s Drug, at H eppner home football games or by contacting Rhonda Winters, 541-676- 9294, Amber Fritz, 541 - 676-5379, or Shelli Britt, 541-676-5478. People must be 21 to purchase tickets or to win. HEPPNER ELKS 358 6 7 6 -9 1 8 1 The Heppner Gazette Tunes 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 with 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 of Thanks” at a cost o f $10. Helen Christina Martin H elen C h ristin a m em ber o f the G range, Martin, formerly a longtime Rebekah Lodge, Oregon resident of Moro, died at Wheat Growers’ League, her home in the Flagstone and M oro P resbyterian Retirement Center in The Church in the 1930’s. She Dalles on Thursday, August loved books and was a 11, 2011. She was just a member o f the Moro Li few days short of her 98th brary Board, holding all the birthday. offices and working there H elen was born for over 60 years until it August 22, 1913, at the closed. In her early 90’s, To the Editor: channeled through crony hom e o f h er m atern al she volunteered to listen to On Jan u ary 20, capitalism to enrich those grandparents in Ella, near children read at Dry Hollow 201, I wrote this paper who play ball with state and lone, Oregon. She was the Elementary School. She concerning the wind power federal governments. daughter of Henry Vincent was an active volunteer noise dispute in Morrow Som eone please and Clara Josephine (Tro- with the A m erican Red County. My first sentence let me know when the “re edson) Smouse. She was Cross, American Cancer asked, “ Q u estio n , ju s t newable resource” of wind the middle and only girl of Society, and the Sherman what is the responsibility generation approaches one three children. Her mother County Historical Society. of elected representatives percent o f our national died in a flu epidemic in She enjoyed driving her to the taxpayers whom they needs and just what that 1919 and her father later whole life and drove the are elected to represent”? miniscule 1 percent addi married Clara’s sister, An Sherm an County senior The last sentence queried, tion to the power grid has nie Christine. They had a citizens’ bus as a senior “ W hatever happened to cost per megawatt. Looks daughter, Shirley, in 1928. citizen herself. ‘Government of the People, like the only “renewable The Smouse fam Among her many by the People, and for the resource” truly considered ily arrived in the U.S. from gifts and talents, Helen was People?” is the taxpayer’s wallet. G erm any in 1738; H el an avid and outstanding Obviously, accord My earlier letter en’s great granddaughter, seamstress. She was highly ing to your August 25,2011, also stated, “... it’s a good Merete, is the 8th genera accomplished in many types article “Court won’t enforce thing Morrow County resi tion here. Henry arrived o f handiw ork—knitting, urban noise rules” the court dents have a State Land Use in Morrow County about crocheting, quilting, em has answered both of those Board of Appeals (LUBA.)” 1902 with his mother and broidery, and needlepoint. questions. Essentially the .Now the taxpaying citizens two sisters. In 1920, he She loved sewing for her court told its constituents to o f Morrow County must purchased a ranch near grandchildren and knit “Shut up and go away!” again dig into their own lone, where Helen grew up ting baby hats, booties and Full disclosure, I pockets to seek justice from and which is still owned by blankets for new babies in was a member of the Mor their elected representa the family. Helen’s mater Sherman County. She was row County Court in 2005 tives, while the taxpayer- nal grandfather, Johannes well known not only for when the permit for this subsidized corporation’s Troedson, came from Swe her handiwork, but also for project was issued, but lawyers collect their re den, through Ellis Island, her cooking, gardening and never in my wildest dreams tainer, and smile. What a in 1874. He and his wife nurturing o f her family. could I have considered travesty o f representative Christine homesteaded in Helen loved travel this project would be liter government. Morrow County in 1889. ing with family and friends. ally “stuffed in the people’s Helen attended two A few of her favorite des Elections will come ears!” I voted for this proj up again next year. (No, different one-room school tin atio n s w ere C annon ect naively, expecting laws I’m not running.) Maybe houses until she was in the Beach, San D iego, and to be followed, even though the taxpayers o f Morrow sixth grade when she went Hawaii. She enjoyed play my personally studied and County should strongly re to school in lone. She fin ing cards her whole life, considered opinion is that consider the phrase, “Shut ished her education at lone particularly pinochle and the wind power solution to up and go away.” High School, graduating as cribbage. She was a mem our nation’s energy prob (s) Ray Grace the salutatorian in a class of ber o f the Women’s Club lems is a multibillion dol PO Box 222 18 in 1931. Education was and Bridge Club in Moro, lar rip-off of public funds Heppner, OR, very important to Helen always hosting and playing 97836 her whole life; she was a at card parties. lifelong learner. She loved She a lso loved attending school and often sports and was herself a spoke of being part of de very good high school bas clamatory contests in high ketball player. Her favorite school. She was still able times in life were when her to quote poems and parts of children and grandchildren her speeches, and did word were in high school. She puzzles and games nearly supported all of their activi every day, even into her ties, attending all o f their last week of life. A family school programs and sports member noted that she had events. a very sharp mind and a Helen enjoyed her better memory than anyone final years living at Flag else in her family. She was stone. She loved the other very interested in family residents and caregivers and local history. and enjoyed participating Helen married Or- in many o f the social and low Leroy Martin on June volunteer activities. She 10, 1933, in Heppner, Or was a much loved grandma, egon. They moved to Or- mother, wife, sister, aunt, low’s grandparents’ ranch cousin, friend, and com near Moro, which had been munity member and still homesteaded in 1887. They the beautiful, sharp and continued to live and farm gracious woman she had there until moving to Flag always been. stone in April, 2000. They She is survived by Anna Conklin and Brandon Wedding were married for almost 68 her two sons, Robert, o f Anna Conklin and Eastern Oregon. years before Orlow passed Moro, and Dean, o f Esta- Brandon Wedding both Brandon is the son away on May 15, 2001. cada; grandchildren, Wendy Heppner, announce their o f George and Jennie Wed Helen believed in Freitag and her husband engagement to be married. ding, Irrigon. He graduated working hard and giving Bob, o f Seattle, Vicky Mar Anna is the daugh from Riverside High School back; she served her com tin of Portland, and Bob W. ter of Jerry and Laura Conk and attended Columbia Ba munity well into her 90’s. Martin and his wife Sherrie, lin, Astoria. She graduated sin Community College. He Her favorite volunteer ac of Moro; great granddaugh from Astoria High School is employed with Morrow tivity was 4-H; she was a ters, M erete M eador o f and attended Linfield Uni County Grain Growers. 4-H sewing leader for 20 Boise, Idaho, Talese Slay of versity and Clatsop Com The couple plans years and also helped her Beaverton, and Keely Slay m unity C ollege. She is an October 1, 2011, wed sons and grandchildren of Encino, California; and employed with the Bank of ding in Heppner. with 4-H beef and sewing. several nieces and nephews. She taught adult sewing She was preceded in death classes through Extension. by her husband, Orlow; She was an active volunteer granddaughter, Tammy; at the Sherman County Fair brothers, Kenneth and Paul for numerous years, work Smouse and sister, Shirley ing tirelessly in the pavilion Ferguson. Washington State University’s President’s Honor and as chairwoman of the Memorial services Roll for the 2011 spring semester includes Emily Kath home economics depart were Saturday, August 27, erine Rietmann of lone. ment. Helen and Orlow at the Moro Presbyterian The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students were grand m arshals in Church with Pastor Robert who stand above the rest with excellent academic perfor 1986 and Helen, like other Stone officiating. Burial mance. To be eligible for the honor roll, undergraduate past grand marshals in 2009, and graveside services fol students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded participated in the 100th an lowed at the Moro Cem hours in a single term at WSU and earn a grade point niversary of the fair. etery. average o f 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on S he b e c a m e a The fam ily sug 15 cumulative hours of graded work. gests contributions be made to the Kate M artin 4-H Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 385, Moro, Oregon 97039, online to Room to Read, a worldwide literacy and education program, or to a memorial of your choice. Always the freshest ingredients Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. A travesty of representative government Conklin-Wedding engagement announced Linsey and Brandon Kellogg Linsey Marie Ropp and Brandon Gene Kellogg o f Pendleton were mar ried July 2, 2011, at The Rocking Lazy A Ranch in Ukiah. Linsey is the daugh ter of Vilas and Deb Ropp of Lexington. Brandon is the son of Debra Kellogg and Ben Tate, both of Pend leton, and Woody Kellogg of Baker City. Pastor Rick Oliver performed the ceremony and the bride was given in marriage by her father and mother, Vilas and Deb Ropp. L insey w as a t tended by her matron of honor, Ashley Lindsay, of Lexington. Bridesm aids were Jessica VanWinkle of Obituaries Letters to the Editor "W here Friends M eet" 142 N o r th M a in ! LADIES NIGHTi Thursday, £ept. ist Dinner served at 6pm Lodge meeting to follow New yorK £teaKs, Cheesy potatoes, vegetable, roil and dessert. Members and Guests only A L L N E W S A N D A D V E R T IS E M E N T D E A D L IN E MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. WSU honor roll includes lone student Enjoy dinner al The Office Puh & Grill in downtown lone. 541-422-7454. Open everyday but Tuesday (
