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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Obituaries Joe William Taylor Katherine Ann Martin He married Janet Mc- Joe Taylor, a true old- time cowboy and longtime Gowan in 1979 and they resident of Heppner, OR, had a child together, Crysti passed away June 22, 2022, Taylor. In 1990 he got a job in Portland, OR, at the age with the Morrow County of 89. A celebration of life Road Dept where he spent will be held at the Hep- 20 years working, until he retired. After retire- pner Elks Lodge ment he spent his time on Thursday, July relaxing, traveling, 21 at 1 p.m. with a camping, hunting, gold potluck to follow. Joe was born mining and anything to D e c e m b e r 1 7 , Joe William do with rodeoing. He 1932, in Filer, ID Taylor won his last belt buckle to Hedwig Kaeser for bareback champion and Joe H. Taylor. in Nevada at the age Joe spent his growing-up of 76. years in Bruneau, ID with He was always an ac- his parents and sister, Bar- tive participant when it bara. He always had high came to helping out at the interests in guns, rodeos, round-up every year and anything to do with cow- never missed walking in the boys or the wild west. In Westward Ho Parade. Until fact, when he was a teen- about five years ago he was ager he and a friend were known for walking 7-10 playing quick draw and Joe miles every day, rain or got shot in the arm. shine, in his cowboy boots During and after high and cowboy hat. school he worked as a farm- Joe is preceded in death hand until he enlisted in by his wife, Janet; mother the Army in 1953, where and father and sister, Bar- he spent two years. While bara. Survivors include his serving he was in Boise, daughter, Crysti Taylor and ID, then stationed at Han- granddaughters, Elissa and ford. After being discharged Ariona, as well as other from the Army, he spent family and friends. 30+ years as a ranch hand Those wishing to make in Heppner area. In his memorial contributions in free time, his biggest in- Joe’s memory may do so terest was riding bareback to the Oregon Trail Pro and saddle bronc in rodeos Rodeo or Morrow County across the United States and Fairgrounds. had much success. Katherine Ann Mar- of Ione, OR; grandchildren, tin, 76, of Lexington, OR, Jessica, Ashley and Derik, passed away July 3, 2022, Samantha and Emilee, and at Providence St. Patrick’s Eva; great grandchildren, Hospital in Missoula, MT Carter and Braxton; broth- surrounded by her family. ers, Keith Rea (Judy) of She was born September Ione, OR, Dallas Rea of Hermiston, OR and 19, 1945, in Ione, OR Frank Rea of Mc- to Clell and Norma Minnville, OR (Swanson) Rea. She was pro- She grew up and ceeded in death by attended school in her husband, Jim Ione. She married Martin; parents, James (Jim) Leroy Clell and Norma Rea Martin of Lexing- Katherine ton April 2, 1965, in Ann Martin and brothers, Gerald Rea, Richard Rea Lewiston, ID. They moved around the country and John Rea. A funeral service was living in various cities, wherever Jim’s job with the held at Ione Community FAA took them. They even- Church on July 9, 2022, tually landed in Auburn, followed by graveside buri- WA and raised their family al at Highview Cemetery, there. Katherine retired Ione, OR. Arrangements from Bowen Scarff Ford as were handled by Sweeney a very successful car sales Mortuary Heppner. Memorial contribu- woman in 2006. She then split her time in retirement tions can be made to Ione years between her ranch Education Foundation, PO house in Lexington and her Box 61, Ione, OR 97843 home in Chandler, AZ. She or to the Ione Community loved the warm Arizona Church, 395 E Main St, weather as much as she Ione, OR 97843. Sweeney Mortuary of loved her family, friends Heppner is in care of ar- and golfing. She is survived by her rangements, you may sign children, Jackie Martin of the online condolence book Pasco, WA, Sherra Rea at www.sweeneymortuary. Lavoie (Terry) of Missoula, com. MT and Brent Martin (Jill) Can drive to benefit Morrow County Odd Fellow building Republicans to meet The Holly Rebekah Lodge will be holding an ongoing bottle and can drive to raise money to help rejuvenate the historic Odd Fellow building in Lexing- ton. Cans and bottles may be dropped off in Lexing- ton at the home of Edith Papineau, 541-989-8115, or in Heppner at the home of LaRae Kindle, 541-310- 9499. The Morrow County Republicans will meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 26 at the Christ Alone Church in Ione. PCPs and anyone interested in the county Republican Party are en- couraged to come and join the discussions. Plans will be made at the meeting for the August 18, 2022 “Get the Scoop” event. This fundraising event will be an opportunity for ticket holders to meet and talk with the Oregon Republican midterm can- didates in Heppner during Morrow County Fair week. The Republican Party is open to individuals who are interested in conserva- tive ideals and values. The Republican Party platform can be found at https:// oregon.gop/. For more in- formation on the Morrow County Republicans, con- tact mocoreps@gmail.com. Bank of Eastern Oregon collects school supplies Bank of Eastern Or- egon is collecting school supplies for local elemen- tary students at its Oregon branches. These supplies will be distributed to local schools in August. “If you would like to help, please drop your school supply donations at any branch of Bank of East- ern Oregon,” says Becky Kindle, Chief Operating Officer. Each branch will fea- ture a drawing for several backpacks filled with sup- plies for a local student. Community members with a grade school student are encouraged to stop in and fill out a ticket You do not have to be a Bank of Eastern Oregon customer to donate supplies or enter the drawing and no purchase is necessary. BEO branches in Oregon are lo- cated in Arlington, Athena, Boardman, Burns, Condon, Enterprise, Fossil, Heppner, Hermiston, Ione, Irrigon, John Day, La Grande, Moro and Prairie City. RECALL to fire any county employ- ee except for the county administrator who reports directly to the board. Firing and mentoring employees is a function of depart- ment heads, supervisors, the county administrator and the human resources director, together with out- side counsel when required. Contrary to the recall peti- tion, I do not have any HR complaints filed against me in my tenure as a commis- sioner. Any such allegations are false. “I have worked hard to listen to all citizens. A healthy and robust politi- cal environment is not one where everyone thinks the same. It takes great listen- ing and an attempt to bring different opinions together and to act with integrity and in the best interest of all citizens. I have served in a way that prioritized accountability, financial stewardship and respect for fellow officials and staff. I have many successes and accomplishments to list. I will be moving on to other public service at the end of the year. Fact is, it is divi- sive and a waste taxpayer money and time to file a recall based on misstated al- legations around confiden- tial matters. I worked very hard for our communities and hope that my years of service will stand for itself against these accusations that I have very little ability to defend because they are confidential,” Lindsay said. -Continued from PAGE ONE confusion in the manner in which the board’s meeting was conducted. Of public record Mr. Green was of- fered an executive session meeting under Oregon Law but at his option he request- ed the meeting be open and public which the board honored, in accordance with Oregon law. Commis- sioners were advised to not answer any questions, as disclosed by the chair at the meeting. I am not the chair of the Board of Commis- sioners and thereby I did not set the agenda and I did not run the meeting. I did not refuse to allow public comment. The current chair was given and followed procedure from counsels in these areas. “All of the written com- ments that day were placed in the public packet. The procedure laid out by legal counsels were made in ac- cordance with Oregon law and also contrary to the petition I acted “to mini- mize financial burden to the county.” By following ad- vice from a team of lawyers I did the exact opposite of the assertions made against me in the recall petition. In fact, by not following legal advice, and acting contrary to protocol it may place past and current employees at risk and further victimize them by fueling inaccura- cies. “As a commissioner I do not have the authority Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace, Glen Diehl, has released the following Justice Court report: -Jesus J. Castellanos Magallon, 62, Pasco WA, was convicted of violation of basic rule, fine $115. -Mikel S. Jaca, 19, Pendleton, OR, was con- victed of violation of basic rule, fine $165. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo is just around the corner. The annual special Fair insert will be in the August 10th issue ot the Heppner Gazette-Times. The deadline to submit a story or advertise in the special insert is August 2nd. 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