TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 31,2011
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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
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H eppner home football
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541-676-5478.
People must be 21
to purchase tickets or to
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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
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