TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, February 20,2013
Obituaries
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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.
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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.
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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?
Anna Schwarzin, Heppner
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C heck out our daily lunch specials
THURSDAY (21st)- Cheesy Broccoli Soup
FRIDAY(ggnd)- Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
Saturday February 23, 2013
Ladies Tea: 1:30 pm
MONDAY (25th)- Macaroni & Cheese
TUESDAY (26th)- Chicken Salad on a C roissant
WEDNESDAY (2/thF Tamale Pot Pie
THURSDAY (28th)- Farmhouse Chicken Quiche
FRIDAY(29th)- Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
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