TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 25,2013
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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David Sykes................................................................................................ Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo..............................................................................................Editor
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Vote yes on BMCC
bond
As a member o f the Friends o f Blue Mountain
Community College Bond Election Comm ittee, I
encourage the voters of Umatilla and Morrow counties
to vote yes on BMCC’s bond renewal. Measure 30-96,
on the Nov. 5 ballot.
This $28.1 million capital improvement bond will
replace the current bond, which expires in June 2014,
at the same tax rate—only $0.31 per $1,000 assessed
property value—that voters have been paying for 14
years. BMCC plays a key role in our region’s economy,
workforce development, and quality of life.
With no rate increase, the new 15-year bond will
serve students, taxpayers, and the region well. BMCC
will construct facilities in Boardman, Hermiston and
Pendleton for three exciting, new workforce-training
programs requested by area employers. BMCC also
will invest in capital improvements to existing college
buildings that will both improve instruction and generate
cost savings and operational efficiencies.
For more information, please visit our committee’s
website, http://yesbluemountainccbond.com; our Facebook
page, https://www.facebook.com/BMCCFriends; and the
college website, https://www.bluecc.edu.
agriculture as the solution
Please join me in voting yes on Measure 30-96.
to hunger experienced in
(s) Susan E. Plass, Pendleton
much of the world.
T h e r e a s o n FR B
focuses on agriculture is
that, it says, much of the
w orld’s poor are farmers
or have access to land.
Having enough to eat for
the whole year is dependent
on growing enough to last
To the Editor
all year. Hunger is often a
Blue Mountain Community College is asking voters
seasonal issue, as farmers in Umatilla and Morrow Counties to approve a bond
run out of last year’s food measure that will replace the current 15 year bond that
before the current year’s expires next year. Since the new bond is essentially a
harvest. If provided with renewal of the current bond, the tax rate will not change.
training and basic inputs like
With the additional resources provided by this bond.
seeds or small tools, FRB Blue Mountain Community College can do so much more
says farmers can increase to provide needed workforce education and training. If
their harvest and therefore approved, the bond will allow the college to provide
their food security. FRB facilities that will enhance the ability to provide education
works to solve the problem and training for additional job development in Umatilla,
of hunger system ically and and Morrow counties.
with the help of the hungry.
The college will construct three new buildings to
house new workforce training programs that local and
regional employers have requested.
-An Applied Animal Science Education Center in
Pendleton
drive and KP to Virginia
-A Center for Sustainable Precision Irrigated
Grant.
Agriculture in Hermiston
On F light B, Sarah
-An Industrial Processes Workforce Center in
Rucker took low gross, long Boardman that will allow for more advanced education
drive and KP, while Judy in science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.
Harris and Betty Bums tied
The bond will also pay for needed repairs and
for low net.
improvements to the Bob Clapp Theatre, the college
F lig h t C saw Bev swimming pool and other college facilities. It will allow
S tea g all w ith the low for updated technology and computer infrastructure,
gross, while Pat Dougherty and enhance instructional delivery systems at all BMCC
w alked away with long campuses.
drive and KP.
Please join us in voting yes for the Blue Mountain
Sept. 24 was the last Community College Bond (Ballot #30-96) on Nov. 5,
ladies play day for 2013 2013.
and featured a scramble
(s) Ed and Terri Taber
with lunch after; scores to
be announced.
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lone church to host
hunger program
speaker
Angela Boss, Associate
D ire c to r o f P ro g ra m
Developm ent for Foods
Resource Bank (FRB) will
be visiting lone Community
Church on Sunday, Oct. 6,
for worship and a potluck
following. Worship is at
11 a.m. with the potluck
around 12:15 p.m. All are
welcome.
FRB raises resources
to support the capability
and desire of small farmers
in developing countries to
grovtf lasting solutions to
hunger. They have 50-60
programs at any given time,
and the programs focus on
developing small-holder
agriculture, often in the
most remote and poorest
regions of the world. The
organization says it sees
Support job
training through
BMCC bond
Over the Tee Cup
Ten W illow C reek
C o u n try C lu b la d ie s
braved the rainy weather
on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Virginia Grant walked
away with low gross of the
field at 37. Low net of the
field was a three-way tie
among Pat Edmundson,
Lorrene Montgomery and
Pat Dougherty with a score
of 31. Pat Dougherty and
Pat Edmundson also tied
for least putts with 14 each.
For Flight A, low gross
went to Corol Mitchell, low
net to Donna Bliss, and long
Willow Creek men
BIKEWAY SUCCESS
to see if he needed to help hold cross-country
course, bikeway committee transport the riders to Ukiah
m e m b e rs a n d lo c a l on Saturday and pick them
tournament
volunteers Dr. Betsy and up on Sunday.
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE
John Anderson and Dale
Bates (along with riders
Craig and Deb Gutierrez
and Jay G ibbs) helped
to make the w eekend a
success. The com mittee
was led by Sheryll Bates.
Phil Carlson contributed the
use of his bike trailer, while
Ed Baker was standing by
“We'd love to have you
join us next year on the third
w eekend in Septem ber,
September 20-21, 2014,”
Bates said.
C a ll th e H e p p n e r
chamber to be added to the
roster and begin receiving
information on next year’s
event.
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F o r E lks m e m b e rs & o u t o f tow n gu ests
Twenty-three golfers played in the Men’s Cross
Country Tournament at Willow Creek Country Club on
Sunday, Sept. 22. The winners were as follows:
Gross: 1. Greg Grant, 2. Dallas Harsin, 3. Charlie
Ferguson.
Net: 1. Jim Martin, 2. John McCabe, 3. Dave Pranger.
Special Events: Bill Morris, Ron Bowman, Dallas
Harsin, Greg Grant.
Also, Dave Gunderson was elected to the Men’s Club
Board, replacing Tom Shear, who was thanked for his two
years of service on the board.
Morrow County Health Department
Changing Clinic's to Wednesday
The M orrow county
Health D epartm ent
will now hold clinics
on W ednesday
8:30 am -1 2 noon
1:00 pm- 4:30 pm
MORROW COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTM ENT
PO. BOX 799
120 S. MAIN
HEPPNER, OREGON 97836
541-676-5421
Obituaries
Jerald E. Rea
Je ra ld E. R ea, 77,
passed away September
19, 2013 at Ashley Manor
in H e r m i s t o n ,
OR with his wife
Leann at his side.
D isp o sitio n was
by cremation with
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner in charge
o f arrangem ents. Jerald
A C elebration o f
Life will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday, October 26, at the
Port of Morrow Riverfront
Center in Boardman.
He was born July 1,
1936, in lone, the son of
Clell and Norma Swanson
Rea. He was raised and
attended school in lone,
where he graduated from
lone High School in 1955.
On M ay 31, 1959 he
married Leann Padberg in
lone. The couple enjoyed
54 years of marriage.
After graduation Jerald
worked for the Caterpillar
and John Deere dealership
in Heppner. In 1964 he
became a partner in the
John Deere dealership in
Condon. In 1969 Jerald
and Leann homesteaded
the area west of the current
Finley Buttes Land Fill,
raising their four children.
Jerald went to work for
the Port o f M orrow in
1984, working as the Farm
Utility Supervisor until his
retirement in 2001. During
those years he and Leann
also worked a small farm
outside of Boardman.
Jerald was a lifetime
member o f the Heppner
BPOE Lodge #358 and
enjoyed elk hunting and
watching local
ro d e o s . He and
Leann enjoyed
many trips locally
and t h r o u g h o u t
No r t h A me r i c a ,
with stan d in g
E. Rea tick et orders for
Ellensburg, Joseph,
Pendleton and Sister rodeos.
They also attended rodeos
in Calgary and Cheyenne,
and even enjoyed a trip
to Las Vegas to watch the
National Finals Rodeo.
He is survived by: his
wife, Leann Padberg Rea
of Heppner; daughter, Darla
Wishart and husband Jim
o f Boardman; sons, Rick
Rea and Terrell Rea, both
of Boardman, and Robert
“ R o b b ” Rea and wife
Crissy o f Island City; 10
grandchildren; two great
grandchildren; brothers,
Richard Rea and wife Fern
of Oregon City, Keith Rea
and w ife Judy o f lone,
Dallas Rea of Hermiston,
Francis “Frank” Rea and
wife Vikki of Walla Walla,
WA; and sister, Katherine
Rea Martin of Lexington.
He was preceded in
death by parents Clell and
Norma Rea, and younger
brother John Rea.
Memorial contributions
may be made in his honor
to the lone Educat i on
Foundation, PO Box 61,
lone, OR 97843 or the
charity of choice.
Charles J. Swede
Ramos
C harles J. “ Sw ede” Echo Booster Club; Echo
Ramos, 80, o f Echo, OR Q uarterback C lub; Our
died on Friday, Sept. 20, Lady o f Angels Catholic
2013 at Good Shepherd Church; Veterans of Foreign
M e d i c a l C e n t e r in Wars Post #3207 of Prosser,
Hermiston, OR. Recitation WA; Ameri can Legion
o f the Rosary and
Post#l of Portland,
funeral Mass will
OR; Stanfield
Moose Lodge
be held on Saturday,
#920; H erm iston
Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. at
Eagles Lodge aerie
Our Lady of Angels
#2909; Pendleton
Catholic Church in
Elks Lodge #288;
Hermiston. Burial
and a life member
w i t h M i l i t a r y Char l es
o f the U niversity
Ho n o r s wi l l “ S w e d
o f Oregon Alumni
follow at the Echo Ramos
Association.
Cemetery. Family
and friends are invited to
He was preceded in
a reception luncheon at death by his wife Fritzi in
the residence of Blake and 2011 .
Chris Bettencourt at 33788
He is s ur vi ved by
Rieth Rd., Echo.
his son, Joe o f Echo;
He was bom in Echo on granddaughters, Kelsi and
March 28,1933. He attended Carli of Kennewick, WA;
Echo schools, graduating in brothers, John “Cowboy”
1951. He graduated from Ramos o f Echo and Sam
the University' o f Oregon “Coke” Ramos of Hereford,
in 1955 with a Bachelor of OR; sisters, Joanne “Sis”
Science degree in business H arris o f Echo, Jeanne
adm inistration and was “Buggs” West of Coos Bay,
vice-president o f Sigma OR; and numerous nieces,
Nu fraternity. He served nephews and cousins.
in the U.S. Navy on board
For those who wish,
the destroyer USS Hamner memo’rial contributions
DD718.
may be made to the Echo
Swede married Darlyne Quarterback Club, PO Box
“Fritzi” Wattenburger in 462, Echo, OR. 97826, or
Pendleton, OR on Feb. 19, for the restoration o f St.
1956.
Peter’s Catholic Church in
Swede was employed Echo.
by P e n d l e t o n G r a i n
S i g n
t h e
Growers, Inc. as a branch c o n d o l e n c e b o o k at
manager in Prosser, WA bumsmortuaryhermiston.
until his retirem ent on com. Funeral arrangements
December 31, 1975.
are in c ar e o f Bur ns
He was a member of Mortuary of Hermiston.
Death Notice
Doreen Parret— Doreen Parret, 76, o f Heppner
died Sunday, September 22,2013 at Kennewick General
Hospital, in Kennewick, WA. She was bom January
24, 1937 in Wheeler, MT. Arrangements are pending at
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner.