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Guest Editorial
Matlack supports
President Trump’s
border wall
I support President
Trump’s address to the
American people regarding
the need for the immediate
funding and construction of
a border wall and I urge res-
idents to contact their mem-
bers of Congress from the
state of Oregon to support
funding and construction
of the wall.
We have a growing
humanitarian and security
crisis at our southern bor-
der, as president Trump out-
lined in his address Tuesday
night:
-Americans are hurt
by uncontrolled, illegal
migration.
-It strains public re-
sources and drives down
jobs and wages.
-It is a pipeline for vast
quantities of illegal drugs
- including meth, heroin,
cocaine and fentanyl.
-Each week, 300 of
our citizens are killed by
heroin alone - 90 percent
of which floods across from
our southern border and is
produced by Mexico.
-More Americans will
die from drugs this year
than were killed in the en-
tire Vietnam War.
-In the last two years,
ICE officers made 266,000
arrests of aliens with crim-
inal records - including
those charged or convicted
of 100,000 assaults, 30,000
sex crimes and 4,000 vio-
lent killings.
-Thousands of Amer-
icans have been brutally
killed by those who ille-
gally entered our country
and thousands more lives
will be lost if we don’t act
right now.
We have been kicking
the illegal immigration can
down the road for decades
now. I was a state police
detective in 1986 when
Congress said if President
Reagan would grant am-
nesty to the unheard of
number of 3 million illegal
aliens, then Congress would
provide the funds necessary
to build a wall along the
southern border. He agreed
and three million illegal
aliens received amnesty,
but Congress didn’t fund
the wall and the border
was not secured. Now we
are talking about at least
12 million illegal aliens in
our country and the border
is still not secure. Presi-
dent Trump has presented
Congress with a detailed
proposal to secure the bor-
der and stop the criminal
gangs, drug smugglers and
human traffickers. The pro-
posal was developed by law
enforcement professionals
and border agents at the
Department of Homeland
Security. The proposal
from Homeland Security
includes cutting-edge tech-
nology for detecting drugs,
weapons and other illegal
contraband.
A border wall will
quickly pay for itself. The
cost of illegal drugs exceeds
$500 billion dollars a year
- far more than the $5.7 bil-
lion that is requested from
Congress.
To every citizen: Please
contact your Congressional
representatives and tell
them to, finally, after all
of these decades, secure
our border and stop the
devastation to our local
communities with drugs
and criminality.
Kenneth Matlack, Morrow
County Sheriff
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Obituaries
Iris J. Campbell
Longtime Lexington
resident, Iris Jean Camp-
bell, 87, passed away at her
home in Pendleton
on Jan. 8 follow-
ing a brief illness.
A graveside ser-
vice will be held
on Friday, Jan. 18
at 1 p.m. at the
Lexington Cem-
Iris J.
etery.
Campbell
She was born
May 8, 1931 in
Enterprise, OR, the sec-
ond of three children, to
Charles and Eula (Crossler)
Bloodsworth. The family
lived in several locations in
Wallowa County during her
childhood, but mostly on
the Bloodsworth farm north
of Enterprise. Following
World War II, the family
moved briefly to Touchet,
WA, then to Lexington,
where they purchased the
Bauman farm on Willow
Creek. She and her brother
Jim represented half of the
1948 graduating class of
Lexington High School.
She soon met the love
of her life, Roger Campbell,
and they were married June
14, 1949. They moved onto
the family farm on Social
Ridge in 1950 and operated
there for the next 40 years.
They had many adventures
during their lives togeth-
er; wood-cutting, fishing,
hunting, rock-hounding
and adventuring in south-
east Oregon. They enjoyed
each other’s company to
the fullest.
Iris was the quintessen-
tial farm wife. She kept the
house and yard, raised her
three children, cooked fab-
ulous meals, drove wheat
truck, kept the business
records and tended the
family cattle, just to
name a few. She was a
beloved wife, mother,
grandma, and great
grandma. Few things
in her life brought her
more joy and love than
her grandchildren and
great grandchildren,
with whom she was
able to share the generosity
for which she was famous.
Iris was preceded in
death by her parents Charles
and Eula Bloodsworth, her
husband Roger, brother
Jim Bloodsworth and son-
in-law LeRoy Nash. Her
brother Bill Bloodsworth
passed away on Jan. 9, one
day after her passing.
She is survived by her
daughters, Nancy Nash of
Pendleton, OR and Debbie
Russell of San Antonio, TX;
son, David (Valery) of Riv-
erton, WY; grandchildren,
Angie Nash of Pendleton,
OR, Wesley Nash of La
Grande, OR, Vanessa Rus-
sell-Evans (Grant), Drew
Russell and Erika Russell,
all of San Antonio, TX and
Ryan Campbell of Pinedale,
WY; four great-grandchil-
dren and several nieces and
nephews.
Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to So.
Morrow Co. Scholarship
Trust, PO Box 102, Ione,
OR 97843. The online con-
dolence book is available
at www.sweeneymortuary.
com.
The annual meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be held
Thursday, Jan. 17 at noon
in the senior center dining
room. Persons attending
are asked to enter from the
outside door on the Willow
Street side of the building.
Lunch will be served be-
ginning at 11:45 a.m. and
RSVPs are required.
There will be a tour of
the Gilliam-Bisbee building
beginning at 12:40 p.m.
David Allstott with Allstott
Construction will be there
to show how it looks now
and what it will look like
upon completion. No hard
hats will be required.
Tickets for the annual
Town and Country Com-
munity Awards to be held
on Feb. 7 will be available
to purchase at the meeting
for $25 per person.
The meeting location is
accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an
interpreter for the hearing
impaired or for other ac-
commodations for persons
with disabilities should be
made at least 48 hours be-
fore the meeting to Sheryll
Bates at 541-676-5536.
Chamber annual
meeting to be held
Community lunch menu
Christian Life/Firelight volunteers will serve lunch
on Wednesday, January 23 at St. Patrick’s Senior Cen-
ter. Lunch will be beef stroganoff, egg noodles, green
beans, carrot salad, garlic bread and cream cheese tarts
for dessert.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
All Saints to host
movie night
Hopeful Saints Min-
istry will be hosting its
monthly movie night on
Friday, Jan. 18 at the All
Saints Parish Hall begin-
ning at 7 p.m. This month’s
free movie, rated PG, is both
entertaining and provoc-
ative. It tells the hidden
story of several Americans
who helped launch the first
manned spacecraft in the
early 1960’s, but had to
overcome significant gen-
der and racial prejudice to
do so.
Pizza and beverages
will be available. More
information is available by
calling the church office at
541-676-9970.
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Charles A. “Bill”
Bloodsworth
Charles A. “Bill”
Bloodsworth was born Aug.
7, 1932 in Wallowa, OR to
parents Charles and Eula
(Crossler) Bloodsworth. He
died on Jan. 9 at his home
in Hermiston at the age of
86. Bill was raised and at-
tended schools in Wallowa
and later Lexington until his
senior year. He graduated
from Heppner High School
in 1950 where he played
basketball.
Bill started his lifelong
career of farming right out
of high school with a brief
interruption when he served
in the United States Army
in Korea. After his honor-
able discharge he moved
to Hermiston to continue
farming as well as raising
cattle for many years. Bill
married Jeanie Williams
on Aug. 17, 1958 in Herm-
iston. They had a son Billy,
who like his father, had a
passion for farming and
ranching and they worked
together for many years.
Bill enjoyed working and
hunting. He was a member
of the Heppner Elks Lodge
# 358.
He is survived by his
wife, Jeanie Bloodsworth,
Hermiston as well as nu-
merous nieces and neph-
ews.
Bill was preceded in
death by his parents; son,
Billy Bloodsworth; brother,
Jim Bloodsworth and sister,
Iris Campbell.
He is also survived by
Jose Salas, Bill’s right hand
man and Virginia Blade, his
caregiver.
A funeral service was
held on Jan. 15 at Burns
Mortuary Chapel, Hermis-
ton, with burial at Lexing-
ton Cemetery.
Those who wish may
make contributions in Bill’s
memory to Vange John Me-
morial Hospice Education
Fund c/o Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston, P.O. Box 289,
Hermiston, OR 97838.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in care of
arrangements. The online
condolence book for Bill’s
family is available at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com.
Beverly Jane
Norton
Beverly Norton, 92, of ID, Ralph Norton and wife
Heppner, died Thursday, Tami of Enterprise, OR
Jan. 10 at Pioneer Memorial and daughter-in-law Pam
Hospital in Heppner due Norton of Heppner; 14
to complications from a grandchildren; 29 great
stroke. She was born
grandchildren; two
Jan. 10, 1927 in Oak-
great-great grand-
land, CA to Vivian
children as well as
and Henry Wallace.
numerous nieces
On Sept. 19,
and nephews.
1953 Beverly married
She was pre-
Ralph Norton in Oak-
ceded in death by
land, CA. Beverly had Beverly Jane her husband Ralph
two sons, Tom and Norton
Norton, a son and
Richard with her first
daughter-in-law
husband and then Bev and Tom and Sue Norton,
Ralph had two more sons, parents Vivian and Hen-
George and Ralph.
ry Wallace, her brother
Beverly was a home- Robert Wallace and her
maker for most of her life, great-granddaughter Emily
but she did work as a tele- Koltonski.
phone operator for several
A funeral service will
years. Beverly and her be held Monday, Jan. 21 at
husband owned and oper- 11 a.m. at Community Bible
ated a dairy in California Church of Lexington with
for a few years until they burial following at the Lex-
moved back to Idaho and ington Cemetery. Friends
then later moved to Hep- and family are invited to
pner. She always shared attend. A small meal will
that she learned to bake and be served following the
can from her mother-in-law services.
while at the dairy.
Memorial contributions
She loved cooking, can be made to Willow
knitting, crocheting, sing- Creek Terrace Assisted Liv-
ing, camping and playing ing, 400 Frank Gilliam Dr.,
cards and other games. She Heppner, OR 97836 or Pio-
always loved spending time neer Memorial Hospice PO
with her family and friends. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836
Survivors include her in Bev’s name.
three sons; Richard Norton
The online condolence
and wife Rita of Missoula, book is available at www.
MT, George Norton and sweeneymortuary.com.
wife Trudy of Kamiah,
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