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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Births Deaths Finnley Marie Palmer—Spencer and Krystal Palmer of Rexburg, ID are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Finnley Marie Palmer. Finn- ley was born Feb. 20, 2015. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Larry and Tina Palm- er of Heppner and Chuck and K’Lynne Wagner of Phoenix, OR. Great-grandpar- ents are Jerry and Janet Kloeppel of Finnley Marie Palmer Vernal, UT; Shirley Palmer of Heppner; and Kent and Karen Hugh of Cedar City, UT. Sam Hornbeck—Heppner resident Sam Hornbeck, 76, passed away March 20, 2015. He was born March 4, 1939. A full obituary will follow at a later time. 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 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@rapidserve.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 97836. Subscriptions: $30 in Morrow County; $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $36 elsewhere; $30 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ 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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 right to edit letters. 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 of $10. PROCTOR RETIRES -Continued from PAGE ONE catch up on some projects Beautification Commit- tee, she isn’t retiring from public life altogether. She plans to stay active in the community, volunteering her time where needed. “I love volunteering. This community has done a lot for my family,” she says. “There’s always something to volunteer for.” As for the decision to retire now, “Sixty was a magic number, I guess,” she says, but adds that she also retired to spend more time with her three grandchil- dren. That includes taking care of two of her grandkids for daughter Julie, who also works at Bank of EO. With a little more free time, she says she hopes to and maybe learn to play the piano. “Maybe I’ll write that novel I’ve had in my head for years,” says Proctor. She also says she has been fortunate to do a lot of travelling, but would like to do more. “When Mike retires, I’m gonna drag him around to finish seeing every state in the Union. “I’ll tell him we’ll go fishing in every state in the Union,” she jokes. “That will make him happy.” For now, though, she’s says she’s content where she is. “I’m very blessed, very lucky to live in South Mor- row County.” Valby plans Palm Sunday, Easter services All are welcome to attend services at Valby Lutheran Church on Palm Sunday and Easter, March 29 and April 5. Palm Sunday—March 29—Pastor Wes Sackmann will lead the service, which begins at 10 a.m. Coffee hour and fellowship time will follow. The old wooden cross will be veiled in black and displayed at the front door of the church. April 5, Easter Sunday, Rev. Lea Mathieu will lead the 10 a.m. Easter service. An Easter breakfast will fol- low. The old wooden cross again will be displayed at the front of the church but will be unveiled and decorated with fresh flowers to declare, “He has risen!” Those who wish to may bring flowers and place them on the cross. HUMC this week Palm branches and a sanna in the Highest,” “I processional lead the jour- Will Enter His Gates,” “Tell ney into the Palm Sunday Me the Stories of Jesus,” service at Heppner Unit- “King of Kings, Lord of ed Methodist Church this Lords” and the “Battle week. Hymn of the Republic.” Rick Drake will lead A fellowship time will this week’s service with be held in the community his message, “Keeping the room following the service. Passion of Palm Sunday.” Service begins at 10:30 The choir will sing a.m. All are welcome. The “Take Me to the Cross.” Heppner United Methodist Liturgist Ellen Rollis will Church is located at 175 read from the books of West Church St. For more Mark, Isaiah and Philip- information call 541-676- pians. 9224 or e-mail heppnero- Hymns will include regonmethodists@gmail. classmates from the 60s are “Hosanna, Hosanna, Ho- com. invited to attend the meet- ing to help plan the event. A game of shotgun golf and pizza feed at the Willow Creek Country Club, as well as a dinner and dance Twenty men participated in the Sunday men’s club at the Heppner Elks Lodge kick-off breakfast and play. Breakfast was served by the with Heppner/local home- Willow Creek Country Club board. grown entertainment, will Results were as follows: be the centerpieces of the 1 st Low Gross-Matt Scrivner, 64; 2 nd Low Gross-Erin reunion. Mason, 66; and 3 rd Low Gross-Derek Gunderson, 67. Questions, contact Ken 1 st Low Net- Dave Pranger, 54; and 2 nd Low Net-Kelly Evans, 541-922-3949, or Fox and Tom Shear, 56. Stuart Dick, 541-377-5451. Special Events: KP 4/13, Mike Doherty; KP 2 nd shot Heppner class of ’65 celebrates the ‘60s The class of 1965 is extending an invitation to all Heppner classes of the 1960s to their 50 th class reunion July 24-25 in Hep- pner. Also on the calendar is a second planning meeting for the “Celebrate the ‘60s” reunion on Tuesday, March 31, at 6 p.m. at The Barn restaurant in Lexington. Each class has a represen- tative to help notify their classmates. Any Heppner WCCC men’s club results 8/17, Matt Scrivner; Least Putts, Charlie Ferguson, 28. Next men’s play will be March 29. Ron Bowman, Duane Disque and Dave Gunderson will be hosting the The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the 8 a.m. tee-off time. following report of marriage licenses: March 19, 2015: -Euell Dwayne Hickam Jr., 67, of Boise, ID and Sylvia Lee Anderson, 65, of Chino, CA. Marriage Licenses Community lunch menu HOP RIGHT IN AND LET US FILL YOUR EASTER BASKET! WE WILL CREATE A CUSTOM EASTER BASKET FOR ANY PRICE RANGE Pre-Order Your Easter lilies today! 541-676-9426 2014 PRESCRIPTION PROFILES AVAILABLE FOR TAX PURPOSES WEDDING TABLES Travis Bellamy & Trent Miles & Hannah Lankford Josie Miller Wedding - April 11 Wedding - May 29 St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish members will serve lunch on Wednesday, April 1, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include an Easter spread of ham, scal- loped potatoes, green beans, carrot salad, hot rolls and cake. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Kinzua Lunch Group The first Kinzua lunch of the year was held at Service Creek on March 20. Those attending were Betty Breeding, Monument; OL and Jean Ann Adams, and Bonnie Campbell, Heppner; Gael Liptak, Condon; James Craig, Stanfield; Pat Hyatt, Rollene Allen, Bob and MaryLee Britt, and Marilyn Gar- cia, Fossil; and Frank and Melba Cecil, Spray. The next lunch will be April 17 at Service Creek at 11:30 a.m. D A W E T N Op/Ed Wolf attack a cow man’s nightmare Editor’s note: Reprinted from the Wallowa County Chieftain. Mack Birkmaier, a past president of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, is a lifetime rancher on Crow Creek and Joseph Creek in Wallowa County. Wolves attacked and stampeded 250 head of very pregnant cows (calving start date March 1) on the Birk- maier private land on Crow Creek pass Feb. 12, 2015. The cows were wintering on the open bunch grass range receiving one-half feed of alfalfa hay. This 1,700-acre piece of land is about 10 miles northeast of Joseph. These cows were to be moved to the Birkmaier home ranch at the mouth of Crow Creek the last of February (the ranch is about 20 miles north). With no warning from agency people, who normally warn producers of wolves in the area, the wolves attacked in the night. The herd split into three groups. One group of about 70 cows went east, running in total panic, obliterat- ing several barb wire fences. These cows ran about two miles to the Zumwalt road, then south and west about five miles down the OK Gulch road to the Wallowa Valley, then north to the Birkmaier ranch land, about three miles, then reversed and ran about three miles south where they were stopped. These cattle were wet from the condensa- tion of cold air on their overheated bodies. Their tongues were out gasping for air. Another bunch went north through several fences to the Krebs ranch, about four miles, then back and were go- ing in a large circle still running when they were stopped. A third bunch stayed in the pasture, but were in a high state of panic. The cattle could not be fed for two days. They ran away from hay and the pickup trying to feed them. None were killed, no broken legs or stifled joints; some cuts from barbed wire, not serious. We thought we were lucky. The rest of the story, we feared, would be told at calving time and maybe before. By the way, the attacking wolves, from the Umatilla Pack, were at Dug Bar on the Snake River the next day (32 air miles away and over a mile climbing and descending). Now about fladry and why it wasn’t used. Fladry was not an option under these conditions on a large area with cattle grazing out in the winter time. Fladry is an electric wire with strips of colored plastic attached. Wolf cheer- leaders, both local and everywhere, claim this cureall is the answer to end all wolf depredations. Our experience: It may have a place on small acreages; we find it hard to keep it electrified. Wet snow will take it to the ground, wind blows tumbleweeds and mustard plants into it and if you use existing fences to put it on, wind blows it into the wires of existing fence and shorts it out. To use it on larger acreages requires a separate fence and many electric fence controllers and it’s just impractical. In the early days of the wolf debate, fladry was offered as a tool by the agencies and enviro groups to suck stock producers in to thinking they could use this to protect their animals. If it was practical it probably wouldn’t be stacked up in the courthouse. Talking to other ranches in other states confirms our belief that most ranchers know it doesn’t work, and so does the wolf. As I write this on the 11th day of March, 50 cows have calved. Our worst fears are coming true: one aborted a few days after the attack; three backwards hind feet first; one upside down and backwards (the hind leg of this calf penetrated both the virginal and rectal walls); one more upside down and backwards; one tail first (breech); two with legs turned back; one with head turned back. Several vaginal prolapses probably caused by improperly posi- tioned calves. Is this indirect loss or what? My son Tom and his wife Kelly have had to deal with this horrible task night and day, 31 miles from vet clinics and assistance. What kind of people support turning the terrorist of the animal kingdom loose on these defenseless animals and inflicting this kind of pain and loss? When I think of my family out in the barn trying their best to save these poor animals — it takes hours with good luck to straighten and get them out — I get damn mad. Who do I blame? After devoting about 10 years of my life to fighting this invasion of wolves from neighboring states through the political system, attending numerous ODFW hearings and workshops all over the state and participating in the largest “no wolf” hearing in the state of Oregon at Enterprise, and losing it all when we were slam-dunked by the ODFW commission in Troutdale (who, by the way, didn’t have guts enough to attend the Enterprise hearing) yea, I’m bitter. We lost eight calves this summer, we were com- pensated for one. 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