Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 3, 2019 -- FIVE
Obituaries
~ Letters to the Editor ~
Jimmy A. “Jim”
Bier
Jimmy A. “Jim” Bier to hunt and fish and had a
passed away peacefully particular affinity for wild-
surrounded by family on flower identification. “Jim
was a man of honesty
June 23, 2019 at his
and integrity, traits
home.
he emphasized to his
Jim was the
children throughout
third son born to
their upbringing.”
John and Anna Bier
Above all, the educa-
in Milton Freewa-
tion of young people
ter, OR, on De-
was his profession
cember 9, 1934.
He graduated from J i m m y A . and his passion.
Upon retirement
Mac Hi in 1953. Af- “Jim” Bier
Jim and Pauline
ter high school, Jim
attended Eastern Oregon moved to Hermiston where
State College (now Eastern they remained until Jim’s
Oregon University) in La passing.
His parents, John and
Grande where he earned a
Anna, and his eldest broth-
teaching degree.
Jim’s first teaching po- er Dean preceded Jim in
sition was in Halfway, OR death. He is survived by
in 1957 where he met his his wife, Pauline, brother,
wife of nearly 60 years, Bud, Milton Freewater,
Pauline. They were married OR; children, Linda, An-
in 1959. Jim and Pauline’s tioch, CA, John, Damascus,
journey next took them OR, and Robert, Lakeview,
to Hermiston where Jim OR. Jim and Pauline have
taught science, coached eight grandchildren, two
football and eventually be- great-grandchildren and
came an assistant principal. several nieces and nephews.
A private family grave-
In 1969 Jim, Pauline and
their three children moved side service will be held for
to Heppner, where Jim Jim at the Hermiston Cem-
served as the principal of etery, Hermiston. In lieu of
Heppner High School for flowers, Jim has asked that
20 years. During his tenure donations be made to the
at Heppner he was known EOU Foundation. Those
as a strict but fair man who who wish may share mem-
held everyone to the same ories of Jim with his family
at burnsmortuaryhermiston.
standard.
As a father Jim instilled com. Burns Mortuary of
the love of the outdoors Hermiston is in care of
into his children. He loved arrangements.
A View from the Green
Over the Tee Cup
longest putt
Flight B low gross went
to Shirley Martin and low
net to Karen Haguewood.
Judy Harris managed the
longest drive.
Nancy Arnson took
low gross on flight C and
low net was Lorrene Mont-
gomery. Least putts went to
Kathy Martin, Sue Edson
and Kim Carlson. Beverly
Steagall got the long drive
and Nancy Arnson got the
longest putt.
Pat Dougherty got a
chip-in on hole seven.
Twenty-two Willow
Creek Country Club la-
dies enjoyed good weather
during the playday on June
25.
Low gross of the field
went to Virginia Grant.
Low net went to Judy Har-
ris, Betty Burns, Cindy
Burright, Tiffany Clement
and Sharon Harrison. Least
putts of the field winner was
Beverly Steagall.
Flight A low gross was
Eva Kilkenny, low net was
Karen Thompson and least
putts went to Pat Edmund-
son. Virginia Grant got the
Men’s golf group
plays June 30
Seventeen golfers
played in the Sunday Men’s
Play at Willow Creek Coun-
try Club on Sunday, June
30.
Charlie Ferguson got
KP on number four and KP
second shot on hole num-
ber six. Barry Munkers got
least putts.
First place net went to
Gene Orwick with 55. Tim
Wright got second with 58
and third was a tie between
Ron Bowman and Steve
Marlatt with 59. Greg Grant
took first in gross with 64.
Barry Munkers was second
with 65 and Charlie Fergu-
son took third with 66.
The next men’s play
will be a two-man best ball
on Sunday, July 7 hosted by
Josh Coiner, John McCabe
and Slater Mitchell.
Heppner and Ione
offices
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Council members would have liked
a simple reminder
To the editor:
I am writing this letter
in response to the East
Oregonian news story on
the Lexington budget and
closure of the town.
The Marcias (Mayor
Marcia Kemp and coun-
cilmember Marcia Sticka),
in true drama queen form,
have blown everything out
of proportion. They have an
agenda of complete power.
They are new to this and
have a wrong idea of how
city government works. The
mayor believes she has total
control and power. Wrong,
she is there to conduct the
meetings and be a tie break-
er in votes, period.
In the past, the town
recorder has called with
reminder notices for spe-
cial meetings, especially
important ones such as this.
There is no such courtesy
now with Ms. Kemp leading
her. I have a busy life and
simply forgot what night
it was and a simple phone
call would have brought me
running to sign the budget.
No such courtesy with Ms.
Kemp in charge.
Incidentally, our fire
chief asked her to call us he simply didn’t catch the
and she refused. Coun- information. Again a simple
cilmember Bobbi Gordon phone call would have fixed
had informed the council this problem, but for grand-
she would be on vacation standing purposes it didn’t
at that time which Ms. fit the mayor’s agenda. I
Kemp has repeatedly failed am very sorry I missed the
to mention to anyone (for meeting but some courtesy
grandstanding purposes).
and communication would
Curtis Thompson was have prevented this whole
voted in just that night and mess that they have brought
with so much informa- upon us.
tion overload and so much
It seems that along with
havoc during the meeting, other problems, the town
To the people of Lexington:
As of July 1, 2019 our town is shut down. There will
be no more services and our two town employees will
not have jobs.
Three council members did not show up at this im-
portant meeting on June 27 to approve our town’s budget
for 2019-20. All three failed to perform and uphold their
duties as council members by not even coming to meeting.
They all approved the June 27 date at our June council
meeting. We have no budget!
Mayor Marcia Kemp has been working overtime
with. the State of Oregon and with Representative Greg
Smith to resolve this mess and get our town back on track.
She follows the rules set by the League of Oregon Cities,
which every town and city in Oregon must follow, unlike
the ones that caused this huge problem.
We are having an emergency budget meeting on
Monday July 8 at 7 p.m. We need you at this meeting,
our town needs you. Please pray for us too.
Thank you,
Marcia Jones Sticka
Driver of stolen
vehicle attempts to
elude
On June 26 at 9:48
a.m., Deputy Aaron Haak
advised Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office dispatch
that he was making a traffic
stop on Highway 730 in
Irrigon. The agitated driver
(later identified as Mat-
thew James Way, 28, from
Hermiston) failed to yield
and fled the area at speeds
reaching 70 mph. Deputy
Oscar Madrigal and Deputy
Taylor Wasserman assisted
in the pursuit. The Morrow
County Communication
Center advised the pursu-
ing deputies that the car,
a 2009 white Ford Focus,
was reported stolen out of
Hermiston.
At one point during the
pursuit, the suspect turned
down a dead-end street.
Deputy Haak stopped his
patrol truck in the middle
of the road to encourage
the driver to stop. The sus-
pect had turned around
and sped toward Deputy
Haak in an intentional head-
on collision course, but at
the last moment swerved
around. During the pursuit
the suspect almost hit a city
of Irrigon vehicle and put
others in the area in dan-
ger. The pursuit lasted four
minutes and ended at W.
Eighth and Columbia with
Deputies Haak and Madri-
gal ordering the driver and
passenger out of the vehicle
at gunpoint.
The passenger of the
vehicle Maria Elena Mon-
tez, 51, of Irrigon was de-
tained on scene, then re-
leased with no charges. The
driver of the stolen vehicle,
Mathew James Way, 28, of
Hermiston, was arrested
and charged with Felo-
ny Elude, Unauthorized
Use of a Motor Vehicle,
Reckless Endangering (XS)
and Reckless Driving. He
was lodged in the Umatilla
County Jail with bail set at
$50,000.
clerk has chosen sides and
failed to do her job correct-
ly, which includes calling
with reminders and I’m
sure it is at Ms. Kemp’s
direction. On Friday, June
28 they sent the town main-
tenance man to inform us
of a meeting scheduled
for Tuesday, July 2. Later,
without informing three of
the councilmembers, they
rescheduled for Monday,
July 8. I found that out
from fellow citizens who
brought me a copy of the
slanderous letter sent out
by Marcia Sticka to some,
but not all, of the Lexington
residents. Incidentally, my
fellow councilors and I did
not receive the letter (see
insert), but I’m sure that
was an oversight.
To finish, Lexington
needs a mayor who cares
about our town, not grand-
standing and drama queen
antics to make people she
doesn’t agree with look
bad while also harming our
town.
Sincerely,
Bill Beard, Lexington
Councilmember
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Community lunch menu
St. Patrick’s Parish volunteers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, July 10 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch
will be chicken stir-fry, long grain white rice, glazed
carrots, blueberries and vanilla ice cream for dessert.
Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Suggested
donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
July 9, 2019
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AT 5PM
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July 4th & 5th in Observance of
Independence Day
Nursery Sale
20% off All Perennials, Trees & Shrubs
We will be CLOSED July 4th
Have a safe and happy Independence Day!
Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed
242 W Linden Way, Heppner 676-9422
Published July 3, 2019 Affidavit