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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 20,2013 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow C ounty's Hom e-Owned Weekly Newspaper 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 editor a rapidserve net or dav id u rapidserve net Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. 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For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to melude 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 GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author s address and phone number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the nght to edit letters The G T is not responsible tor 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. Dye achieves Eagle Scout On Feb. 2, 2013, Zach ary Dye was honored with his Eagle Scout rank. The Eagle rank is a signifi cant accomplishment for any Scout and can only be achieved through commit ment and hard work. Zachary is a senior at Almira Coulee Hartline High School in Coulee City, WA. He is the son of Kristine Fishburn-Dye and Dave Dye. He is the grandson of Earl and Peggy Fishbum of Heppner. ~ Larry Dean Hill Larry Dean Hill, 66, of Portland, died from com plications of kidney disease on February 5, 2013. A cel ebration of his life will be held on Saturday, February 23, at 2 p.m. at Springbox Gallery, 2234 NW 24th, Portland, OR. Larry was bom August 6, 1946, in Pendleton, OR, to the late Wilbem “Archie” and Gladys (Casebeer) Hill. He lived his early life in Heppner, before moving to Cedar Mill, OR and gradu ating from Sunset High School in 1964. Larry served in the U.S. Navy in Naval Intelligence, stationed in Adak, AK and Japan. Later, he worked in Washington, D.C., for RCA World C om m unications and the Central Intelligence Agency. He then returned to Portland and joined Frank lin Printing, from which he retired in 2009, due to illness. H e w as p a s s i o n ate about Oregon, loved road trips and was at his best driving through the Blue Mountains o f Mor row County or exploring the coast. He was fiercely loyal to his family and friends, and loved socializ ing, dining out and relaxing during the cocktail hour. Larry is survived by: his partner of 40 years, Lowell Stuck; two sisters, June Evans o f Aloha, OR and Joan Jarvis of Beaverton, OR; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by: his parents and a brother, Edwin L. Hill. Remembrances can be made to the Heppner Elks Lodge #358, H eppner, OR. Nordic ski club has ‘bushwhacking’ good time Zachary Dye, grandson of Earl and Peggy Fishburn of Heppner, recently obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. -Con tributed photo IONE STUDENT FIREFIGHTER says Syverson. adding that the Firefighter 1 training mostly involved structure fires. “Our department is mostly wildland firefight ing. I’ve really fallen in love with wildland firefight ing, how the weather can affect it, from being a small yard fire to one that covers thousands of acres.” “I’m gonna pursue the dream,” he says. “I’m go ing to prove to everybody that somebody with a dis ability can still become a firefighter.” -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE gan. “ He works through it.” Nor does Syverson in tend to use the disability as an excuse going fbrward. He says he intends to attend Central Oregon Community College and study wildland firefighting after gradu ation. He says wildland firefighting is his choice not only because it is what he knows best, but also because he’s fascinated by the dynamics of it. “That is what I have really grown an interest in,” Community lunch menu United Methodist Church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at St. Patrick's Senior Center. The meal will include fish and chips, coleslaw, apple salad and spice cake. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested dona tion is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. S t - P at ? weekend IS ON THE WAliil Get your t-shirts, sweatshirts, long sleeve shirts, party^ decorations and more! This weekend, the local Nordic ski club had a small group out to enjoy the sun and blue skies. They say it was warm enough that they lunched in the sunshine, no warming fire necessary. Due to icy conditions, though, they altered their route and ended up exploring East Ditch Creek. The main stem of Ditch Creek has a few small areas of open watpr, so they had to change course a few times. The group climbed up to the 5322 road and then returned to the vehicles along the 53 road. The route around the open water and the climb up to the 5322, they said, occasionally required some bushwhacking, but everyone pulled through. -Contributedphoto Chamber lunch meeting T his w e e k ’s lunch meeting o f the Heppner Cham ber o f Comm erce will be held on Thursday, Feb. 21, in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. The meeting will be hosted by Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group (WCVEDG) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in con junction with their annual meeting. Carla McLane will be the guest speaker and she will be sharing about ac commodating temporary workforce on upcoming Morrow County opportu nities and the new Morrow County Citizens Economic Development Task Force, which is working to take advantage of this economic development opportunity. Lunch is free, but at tendees were required to RS VP. Alvin Liu of Corner stone Gallery will cater. Chamber lunch attend ees are asked to RSVP no later than noon the Wednes day before to accommodate enough meals. Kinzua lunch group The monthly Kinzua Lunch Group met at RJ’s in Fossil on Feb. 15. Those attending were Dick Schmidt, Jack Palmer, John McCulloch, OL and Jean Ann Adams, John and Midge Geer, Bob and Lavonne Slinkard, Cistie Shaffer, Montell McDonald, Windy Liptak, Pat Hyatt and Marilyn Garcia. The next lunch will be at Service Creek on March 15. H EPPN ER E L K S 358 [COME ¿CHECK-OUT‘T H E* 676-9181 NEW 2013 SHIRT DESIGNS "W here Friends M eet" 142 North Main Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times 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 new spaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT 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 o f $10. Proposed display an enhancement, not a detraction Councilors and Citizens, The proposed display of Native Americans gathering local foods harvested in the Heppner area, and a support ing narrative, will not compete with our St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Instead, it will provide an educational tool to inform visitors of the richness and diversity of our history. The Heppner Chamber of Commerce has worked hard dur ing the past two years to draw bicyclists to our scenic landscape. This activity (cycling) appeals particularly to families as well as to the educated/cultured elite. These people actively seek museums and other historical exhib its to learn about the areas they are visiting. They talk with their friends and acquaintances, and their word-of-mouth advertising is the best that we could ask for. Our St. Pat rick's celebration lasts for four days; that leaves 361 days for people to visit Heppner for other reasons. The current layout of Heritage Park lends itself to this type of display. It would be congruent. At the north end of the park is the Ag museum. Pro ceeding south, we encounter a wagon, typical of those used on the Oregon Trail. Next, we encounter a device used to haul logs to a local lumber mill. At the southern end, we encounter Memorial Park with its display about the 1903 flood, and the war dead of World War I and World War II from Morrow County. A Native American display fits nicely with the flow of existing displays. Finally, there is the issue of history itself. The strong Irish influx into our area was largely the result of the Irish Potato Famine, which drove the Irish to migrate elsewhere. The influx of Irish and their chapter in the his tory o f our area lasted for a few decades before they were assimilated with the local inhabitants. Their descendents are among us, and we rightly celebrate their contribution to our area. Recently in Oregon, in a cave (Paisley cave?), evi dence was found of people living in Oregon 14,000 years ago. Do we ignore the centuries of time that the Native Americans occupied this area? For centuries the Native Americans realized that sustainability is a key element to what the land can yield for both plants and animals. We have just discovered this in the 2151 Century. The proposed display of Native Americans gathering food would serve to enhance our community in the eyes of those who visit here. We should learn from and work with them for our county’s good. For Your Consideration, Dave DeMayo, Heppner ‘Remember and honor’ first people To the editor, Regarding the article, “City again discussing Heritage Park Indian sculpture.” My answer to that: Long before the Irish came, the local Indian tribes used the area mountains and meadows for digging camas roots and gathering other foods. Then our government, in their great wisdom, rounded up the Indians and put them on the small patch of land called the reservation, which freed up the land for the Irish immigrants to buy, and raise their families and flocks of sheep on. Yes, the Irish did make Heppner a thriving community, where I enjoy living. However, we do “remember and honor” the Irish daily with the big green Shamrock in the middle of Main Street, plus the extended weekend of St. Patrick’s Day with a great time, the banners up and down Main Street for a month or so, the Irish flag on the IOOF building for three months, and the name of St. Patrick on the Catho lic church and the Heppner senior center. Enough Irish already. (I have no Irish in my DNA.) So, I would be delighted to see the Indian-themed sculpture installed in the Heritage Plaza to “remember and honor” the first inhabitants of our area. Thank you to Dave DeMayo for his work on this. (Yes, I do have a smidgen of Indian in my DNA.) We definitely do not need a deer sculpture, as they are numerous in the hills around town, and in all the yards and streets and driveways of town. We see the real thing every day and night. . And, last but not least, in the same article, I see the Wildhorse Foundation is making a donation to the city hall for handicap-accessible doors. The Indian foundation has made numerous donations to various groups and organiza tions in the county, including the one to the senior center for the dining room tables, which are used by many. Don’t those donation dollars deserve some recognition? 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