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I a a ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008 -VALLEY www.democratherald.com Ruth Louise Beight Dawson Sept. 14, 1914 March 12, 2008 Ruth Dawson, 93, of Albany died Wednesday at Lydia's House. She was born in East Palestine, Ohio, the daughter of John and Olive (Duff) Beight. She attended North Albany Grade School, Central Junior High and Albany High School. She received her teaching certificate from Oregon Normal School in 1934 and her Ruth Bachelor of Dawson Arts in 1961 from Oregon College of Education.

Ruth worked for one year in the Government Works Project pre-school nursery in Albany and Klamath Falls. She was offered a teaching contract at Fairmount School in North Albany and taught all eight grades in the one-room school. She taught in several other rural schools and spent her last 19 years of teaching at Grand Prairie School, retiring in 1973. Ruth married Paul Dawson on Dec. 27, 1938, in Woodland, Wash.

They spent many of their retirement winters in Southern California and Arizona. Paul preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 1998. She was a member of the Whitespires United Presbyterian Church, South Albany Community Church, Alpha Delta Kappa Teacher's Honorary Sorority and Gideon's International Auxiliary. She volunteered with the SMART program helping children read.

She had many hobbies, including sewing, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, gardening and painting with water colors and oils, and traveling abroad. Ruth is survived by daughter Julia Dawson Keizur and husband Jim of Springfield; son John Dawson and wife Cheryl of Hillsboro; grandchildren John Keizur and wife Kim of Pullman, Michael Keizur of West Linn, Holly Driggers and husband David of Austin, Texas, and Jennifer Forsyth and husband Jay of Guam; and eight great-grandchildren: Elizabeth Driggers, Ian Driggers, Sophia Forsyth, Callen Keizur, Cameron Keizur, Christopher Keizur, Erin Keizur and Garrett Keizur. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brothers Don and Paul, and sisters Kathryn, Esther and Doris. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at South Albany Community Church.

Interment will be at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to South Albany Community Church or Gideon's International in care of Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington St. S.W., Albany, OR 97321. Jay R. Nedry Jr.

Nov. 16, 1916 March 11, 2008 Jay R. Nedry 91, of Salem died Tuesday of natural causes. He was born in Enterprise to Jay R. and Fern (Parker) Nedry.

He married Nina H. Nedry on July 3, 1936, in Kelso, Wash. They were married 70 years, living in Warrenton, Albany and Salem, and spending winters in Arizona following retirement. He retired from Western Kraft. He was a member of the Elks.

He enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing and golf. Survivors include sons Jay R. Nedry III of Corvallis and Ronald E. Nedry of Temple, Texas; 10 grandchildren; and 18 greatgrandchildren. Wife Nina preceded him in death in August 2006.

A service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Restlawn Funeral Home in Salem. Memorial contributions can be made to Alzheimer's research. Service notice Betty Bureau, 85, died Feb. 19.

The family of her son, Thomas Humphrys of Albany, will hold a memorial service at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Refreshments and her memoirs will follow the service. OBITUARIES Louise B. Cook April 26, 1916 March 12, 2008 Louise B.

Cook, 91, of Harrisburg died Wednesday in Eugene. She was born in Hillsdale, to William and Leona (Sickels) Barnes. She lived in Linn County most of her life. She married Merle W. Louise Cook on June Cook 8, 1940, in Halsey.

She was a primary school teacher in Lane County at Vida, Leaburg and Coburg, and at Norton School in Lancaster. She is survived by sons William Walter Cook of Sammamish, and Robert Merle Cook of Harrisburg; daughter Darlene Ellis of Madras; brothers Lyn Barnes of Halsey and D. Barnes of Watsonville, nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Merle on March 23, 1993. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Alford Cemetery, with a celebration of life potluck afterward at Charity Grange, on Bond Butte Road in Harrisburg. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner's Hospital or Oregon State Athletic Fund in care of Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home, 480 W. Seventh Junction City, OR 97448. John Minter Starr.

April 15, 1923 March 12, 2008 John Minter Starr, 84, of Monroe died peacefully on Wednesday. He was a lifelong resident of Monroe. He was born there to Clyde Everett Starr and Julia Allen Minter Starr. He attended local schools and graduated from Monroe Union High School in 1941. John married Barbara Post at the Bellfountain Community Church on Jan.

31, 1943. For many years he was a dairy farmer and he later worked as an insurance agent, retiring in 2000. He loved to grow daffodils, had various collections, and loved his church and family. John is survived by his wife of 65 years, Barbara, of Monroe; sons Jim and wife Jan of Junction City, Wilbur and wife Luanne of Albany, and Bill and wife Christa of Monroe; daughters Janette Blanton and Carolyn Kauffman, both of Albany; 12 31 great-grandchildren; and many foster children. He was preceded in death by brother Clyde Starr sister Mary Caryl Goin and great-granddaughter Miaele Starr.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bellfountain Community Church. Burial will follow at Alpine Cemetery, Memorial contributions may be made to the Bellfountain Community Church or the Benton County Child Evangelism Fellowship in care of McHenry Funeral Home, 206 N.W. Fifth Corvallis, OR 97330. Online condolences can be left at www.mchenry funeralhome.com.

GAPS hires contractor for new school building The Albany School Board this week below the initial budget. voted unanimously to accept a bid of Fitz-Patrick told board members his $18,078,000 from Woodburn contractor company is pricing an increase in the size Triplett Wellman to build a new school of the school's main gym to be incorpoeast of Interstate 5. rated in the project. The current budget Board members also voted Tuesday to for this work is $260,000, to be funded out accept a bid of $986,717 from Greenbury of project savings. Construction of Corvallis to build an addi- The larger gym will benefit both the tion at Periwinkle School.

This is about school and the Boys Girls Club of over the construction budget, bany, which contributed $1 million to the said Ed Fitz-Patrick of Heery school and had requested use of gym which is managing the project, so staff space there. members will work with the company to Both the school and the Periwinkle adconsider "value engineering options" that. dition are among projects being paid for would lower the price. through proceeds from a $55 million The bid for the new school, to be built bond measure approved by voters last Noon 12 acres north of Knox Butte Road, in- vember. Onsite construction is expected cludes a covered play area, bleachers for to start April 7 and the new school is to the gymnasium and construction of a open in fall 2009.

temporary access road. It is $605,400 Democrat-Herald Nonprofits: Deadline for grants is Monday CORVALLIS Legend Homes is accepting applications for its fifth annual community grant program for Linn and Benton County nonprofit organizations. This year, in addition to the traditional grant program, Legend Home's executive staff will offer a micro business-training program to support nonprofit sustainability. The new program involves Legend Homes funding marketing support, paid advertising and micro business counseling and promotion. The program will be launched May 10, from 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. At the fair, nonprofits can sell products in special displays in the finished homes and garages of Legend Homes at North Pointe in Albany. The event is free and includes free parking. Activities for children and families are planned and food items will be on sale by a variety of nonprofits. The program also encourages the community to support and learn about the work of their local nonprofits and charitable organizations fostering involvement and donations.

Nonprofits must apply for this support; the application is available at www.legendhomes.com. Organizations sponsored will receive professional marketing and grant-writing assistance as well lessons in display and product marketing, which they can put into practice at the fair. All Linn and Benton county nonprofits are eligible to apply for either or both programs. Organizations that serve children and family health are especially encouraged to apply. Applications are available online at www.

LegendHomes.com and must arrive by 5 p.m. Monday at Legend Homes Corvallis Communities, 515 S.W. Western Corvallis, OR 97333. Funding and awards will be announced March 28. Democrat-Herald We've got what you News Sports Weather Business Classified Newspapers Democrat Gazette LEBANON EXPRESS Casey's PICK OF THE WEEK '04 Chevy Cavalier Manual, 4 FWD, 2.2L.

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S.E., Albany, Info: 928-7925. SATURDAY Free Clothing Giveaway 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Albany Vineyard, 2110 Santiam Highway S.E. Gleaner's Pancake Breakfast 8 to 11 a.m., 170 E. Grant Lebanon.

Cost: $4, adults; $12, children under 10; $15, families of five or more. Hats on for Education Lasagna Dinner and Dessert 6 p.m., Lebanon Senior Center, 65 Academy Way. Sponsored by Altrusa International of Lebanon. Cost: $15. Benefits scholarship fund.

OMTA Romantic Festival p.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 4515 West Hills Road, Corvallis. Oregon Music Teachers Association. St. Patrick's Day Story and Craft 10:30 a.m., Albany Public Library, 1390 Waverly Drive S.E. Info: 917-7583.

Storytime 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Main Library, 1390 Waverly Drive S.E., Albany. VFW Dinner 5 p.m., VFW Linn Post 584, 1469 Timber St. S.E., Albany. Info: 928-7925. TODAY Puppetry Workshop --3 to 05 Concert band plans 'Russian Rhapsody' The Willamette Valley version of "Song of the Concert Band's "Russian Volga Boatmen," made faRhapsody" will begin at 3 mous in the 1940s by the p.m.

Sunday at the Rus- Glenn Miller Orchestra. sell Tripp Performance The arrangement is by Center at Linn-Benton Mike Smukal. Community College in Al- Other pieces will inbany. clude "March, Opus 99," Trumpetist Steve Iver- by Serge Prokofieff; "Italson of Lebanon will be the ian Polka" and "Vocalise," featured soloist in the both by Sergei Russian Fantasy," noff; "Procession of the by J. Levy.

Nobles" by Rimsky-KorTrombonist Don Recek sakov; and three composiof Albany will play two tions by Dmitri movements from "Con- Shostakovich: "Festive certo for Trombone and "the FortinBand," by Nicholas Rim- bras March from Hamsky Korsakov. let" and "Galop" from the Singer Paul Prichard, a musical comedy, baritone from Albany, will "Moscow, Cheremushky." sing "None But the Lonely The concert is sponHeart" by Tchaikovsky sored by Russel and Duffy and "Song of the Flea" by Tripp. Moussorgsky. Tickets are $8 and are Also included, for band available at Gracewinds alone, are the ballet music Music in Corvallis, from "Prince Igor Stainthorp's Music in (Polovetzian Dances)" by Lebanon, Mid-Valley Alexander Borodin; "The Gems and Jewelry in AlRussian Sailors' Dance" bany, the LBCC box office by Reinhold Gliere; two' at Takena Hall and at the more compositions by door. Moussorgsky: "Great Gate For more information, of Kiev" from "Pictures at go to www.willamette an Exhibition" and "Coro- valleyconcertband.org or nation Scene" from Boris contact Director Richard Gudonov.

Sorenson at (503) 838- On a lighter note, the 3474. band will offer a swing Democrat-Herald. Public meetings TODAY Central Linn School District board 6 p.m., 331 E. Blakely Brownsville. Organizations TODAY Cascade Foothill Squares 8 p.m., dance, Stayton Community Center, 400 W.

Virginia St. Creative Anachronists 7 p.m. For location, call Duwayne Strauser, 928-7239. Lacomb Grange 6:30 p.m., potluck dinner; 7:30 p.m., meeting. Grange Hall.

Mid-Valley Singles 6 p.m., Appletree, Lebanon. SATURDAY Lebanon Square Circlers 7:30 p.m., Lebanon I00F Hall, 24 E. Ash St. Cost: $4 donation. Info: Joyce or Jim Voll, 451-3480.

Santiam Spokes Bicycle Ride 9 a.m., rides change each week. Info: www.santiamspokes.org or 967-3295. Sweet Home Genealogical Society Workshop 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1223 Kalmia Sweet Home. Valley Hams Informal Radio Net-Saturdays -9 p.m., on 146.535(simplex).

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