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Steven Lanxon
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Steven Ray Lanxon, 51, of Dallas, died on Aug. 8. He was born on May 19, 1961 in Portland to James and Dorothy Lanxon. He graduated from high shool and attended Mt. Hood Community College and Eastern Oregon University. He served his country during Desert Storm and was honorably discharged.
He married Diane Omnes and had one daughter, Danielle. Lanzon was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed the times they traveled to Alaska and the years they spent living in eastern Oregon. He loved hunting, fishing and camping. He treasured the memories of hunting with his grandpa.
He is survived by his wife, Diane Lanxon and his daughter, Danielle Lanxon, both of Dallas. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Lanxon and his uncle Bob Burger.
At his request, the family will hold a private service. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.dallastribute.com
Carol Berry
Formerly of La Grande
Carol Ruth Berry, formerly of La Grande, died Sunday, Aug. 12, at a care facility in Anchorage, Alaska from an extended illness.
Berry was born Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1930 to William Sherman Shinsel and Vernal Ruth (Pate) Shinsel in Calpet, Wyo.
She attended grade school in Seattle until her family moved to La Grande in 1945. She graduated from La Grande High School in 1949.
After high school, Berry graduated from Portland Nursing School with a nursing degree in 1952.
On March 26, 1953 Carol married Robert Merton Berry at the Logan Latter-day Saint temple.
She worked as a nurse at Madigan Military Hospital at Fort Lewis during the Korean War while Bob Berry was in the military.
Berry lived in Washington, Utah, La Grande, and in 1958 moved to Alaska where they built a home near Delta Junction and raised their family.
Berry loved their time in Alaska. She loved the beautiful mountains and wildlife.
Berry was a hard worker and very talented. She was always at Bob's side – clearing land, planting or harvesting crops, hunting and fishing and even helping build homes for their family. She was a skilled hunter.
Berry loved her roles as wife, mother, and homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, and making wedding cakes for family and friends.
Berry was active in many church callings. She served a mission with her husband for the LDS church in Cape Verde Islands, Africa for 18 months.
Berry was preceded in death by her parents, and her infant daughter, Crystal Kay, infant twin brothers Max and Rex, and older brother, S. Ray Shinsel.
Carol is survived by her husband of 59 years, Robert (Bob) Merton Berry, sons Robert Sherman of Atwater, Calif., Loren of Anderson, Alaska, a daughter Bonita Yeoman and husband Allan of Rexburg, Idaho, sons Clinton of Anderson, Alaska, Curtis and wife Niki of Moose Pass, Alaska, Vernal and wife Twila of Nikiski, Alaska and Goldyn Scott and wife Erika of Salcha, Alaska, as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Sisters, Joyce Ford (Charles) of Florida, Glenda Stallings of Nevada, Kay Newman (Dave) of California and Brother Vic Shinsel (Maxine) of La Grande.
A funeral for family and friends will be held in Soldotna, Alaska, Thursday Aug. 16 at 4:30 p.m.
There will be a graveside service and interment at the Island City Cemetery, Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 10 a.m. Online condolences to the family may be made at www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com. Loveland Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Julia Gilbert
formerly of La Grande
Julia (DeFries) Gilbert died peacefully at her home in Rainier, Wash., with her family present on June 23.
Gilbert was born in La Grande on April 15, 1935. She grew up in La Grande and graduated from La Grande High School. She married her husband Jay Gilbert on Dec. 16, 1955.
She is survived by her husband Jay Gilbert of 54 years; four daughters, Kimberly Gilbert, Cindy Boll, Sandra Gilbert and Leila Gilbert; brother Charles DeFries; sisters Helen Kenneda, Nadine Wood, Lois Henderson, Patricia Sansburn, of Eugene, Donna Weber, of Eugene, Mrytle Halley, of Kansas City, Mo., Reba Moore, of Athena, Frieda Beach, of Hermiston, Roxa Isitl, of Bullhead City, Ariz., Joyce Walker, of Yakima, Wash., Morchette Crook, of Rainier, Wash., Barbara Ackerman of Hermiston. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Teresa and John DeFries, brothers John Defries and Delbert Defries and sisters Wanda Allison and Julia.
Shirley Louise Durfee
formerly of Elgin
Shirley Louise Durfee, formerly of Elgin, died on July 23, in Pendleton. She was 80 years old. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 11 a.m. at Elgin Christian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cove Christian Camp in care of the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.
Durfee was born on April 24, 1932, the daughter of John "Jack" and Ruby Brooks Pesheck in Dickinson, N.D. She was the youngest of three brothers and four sisters. She lived with her family on the cattle ranch they owned in the badlands of south western North Dakota. In 1937, she moved with her family to a vegetable farm two miles north of Albany, where her family raised carrots, corn, sugar beets for seed, red beets, cucumbers and mint. She worked on her farm, as well as neighboring farms, hoeing in the mint fields and picking strawberries. The hard work increased when her three brothers left the farm to join the army during World War II.
She went to a two-room school in her elementary years and to Albany High School where she graduated in June, 1950. She met Dale Durfee, who was in the Army Air Corps and stationed in Tacoma, Wash. They married on July 1, 1950.
The couple lived in Albany where all five of their sons were born. In 1967 they moved to Athena. In 1969, they moved their family to Elgin where Dale worked as a millwright until his retirement in 1992.
Shirley worked at Bob's Market in Elgin as a grocery clerk. She later graduated from La Grande Business College and worked as a receptionist and secretary at the First State Bank of Elgin. Her husband died in 1999. Durfee was a member and past president of the Pythian Sisters and a longtime member of the Elgin Christian Church. She enjoyed yard sales, camping, gardening, walking, crocheting and loved to laugh with her family and friends.
Survivors include her children, Stan (Cindy) Durfee, Tigard, Delbert (Kayla) Durfee, of Athena, Doug (Patti) Durfee, Ed (Sharee Henderson) Durfee, of Elgin; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers Bob (Phyllis) Pesheck, of Lake Tahoe, Calif., Don (Mary) Pesheck, of Lebanon; sisters Marion (Stan) True, of Albany, Beverly Santo, of Camp Verde, Ariz., and brother-in-law Herb Schlappi of Seaside.
Her parents, infant son Steven, sister Jean Schlappi, brother Darrell Pesheck, sister-in-law Mary Pesheck and brother-in-law Talbot Sanot all preceded her in death.
Barbara J. Hansen
Island City
Barbara J. Hansen, 78, of Island City, died at Grande Ronde Hospital on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. A full obituary will be published at a later date. Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.

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You're gonna have to leave her and let her cry. She needs to learn to fall asleep on her own, this will only benefit her in the future. My Ped always told me to put the baby down drowsy but awake so they learn to put themselves to sleep without any "crutches" such as nursing,rocking,etc. They can cry 1 hour for a nap then just wait for the next nap if no success AND at bedtime even longer 3 hrs or longer but I'm sure that won't happen at 8 months she'll catch on quick I bet 2-3 days of consistency and you;ll be in the clear. good luckposted 03/13/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
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Morton Schindel: From Page to Screen
Published in TC Today - Volume 25, No. 2
Nestled in Weston Woods, in Westport, Connecticut, Morton Schindel's log cabin office is filled with items that would make children's book enthusiasts swoon. "Corduroy," from Don Freeman's famous picture book of the same name, smiles from his perch atop a gramophone. Characters from Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are peer from corners and into Schindel's picture book world.
A graduate of the Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania in 1939, Schindel originally set out to follow in his father's footsteps in business by selling cloth to women. When he got Tuberculosis, his life and the lives of many others were changed forever.
"This chap had put himself in the hands of a psychiatrist who thought that TB was in part psychogenetic," Schindel said, referring to himself, "My doctor said I shouldn't work, but I'm a workaholic."
After resting at Saranac Lake, the lesions on his lungs healed and he was ready to get back to a normal life. Schindel's doctor said the best way to keep well was to have a career in art.
"I didn't draw-not even a straight line-and I hadn't written anything," Schindel recalled. "But film interested me because it was also my father's hobby."
He decided that it would be fun to create a film with a friend. He wrote a script and tried to get the Department of Health to help him fund a film about "Rehabilitation with TB." However when World War II hit, it became increasingly harder to get film.
So, Schindel and his friend decided to give a film criticism course for the people rehabilitating at Saranac Lake. He borrowed old films from the Museum of Modern Art, made many contacts for the future, and acquired a camera all through a budget provided for rehabilitation through the government. This experience spurred his interest in educational films and he then got a job in New York making them.
"The educational films in those days were 'industrial films' with belching smoke stacks and the owner explaining what he made and how he made it." Schindel realized at this point that formal training in education could help him further his career.
Schindel came to Teachers College to do just that. He enrolled in the Curriculum department because there was not a media studies program. There were six students studying media as Schindel was-some of who were sent by the French government and some from the City of New York to start an educational films division.
About five years after he graduated from TC in 1949, Schindel started Weston Woods, where he created movies that brought children's books to life via animation. With nearly 300 movies in all and 450 sound film strips, his films are used in more than 50,000 schools and libraries nationwide, have been translated into 20 languages, and shown in many other countries. Some examples of his films are Where the Wild Things Are, Chrysanthemum and Doctor de Soto.
Part of Schindel's success stems from pure passion for children and literature. Another reason-that also makes him less commercial-is creating films that stick to the original author and illustrator's vision.
His first big break came when the producers of a new series called "Captain Kangaroo" were looking for films to run on the show. For the next 15 years, "Captain Kangaroo" featured Weston Woods films such as Millions of Cats and Make Way for Ducklings. "In England, on 'Flicks,' the Weston Woods films were the central part of the show, rather than a supplemental portion, for five years," said Schindel.
When he spoke of working with Robert McClosky, the author of Make Way for Ducklings, Schindel commented, "Robert McCloskey has made only a few books in his lifetime, and every one is still in print. He just works on things until there is no way to make them better. I decided I was going to do the same thing with the film. I owed it to the book and the people who created it. And if no one wanted to invest money, I would finance them all myself."
In 1974, Schindel hired Paul Gagne as director of production and they have been collecting awards ever since. An Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short (Doctor de Soto, 1984), the 1996 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video from the American Library Association for Owen and two Golden Eagle Awards from the Council on International Non-Theatrical Events for Chrysanthemum and Officer Buckle and Gloria are showcased near Schindel's dining room.
Schindel, 81, has been the recipient of many awards during his career. Most recently he was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) at the Newberry Caldecott Banquet at the ALA Annual Conference 2000. He was shocked when they presented him with a framed poem that delineated all his contributions to children's literature.
In his impromptu speech, he noted "that none of this success would have been possible without the kids, librarians, teachers, musicians, publishers, authors and illustrators in this very room and all over the country-a little piece of this award belongs to each of us."
"Most of the awards that we've received-and we've received a lot-are because we are the middle ground between books and book technology and education and education technology," commented Schindel.
Schindel continues to consult with Weston Woods although Scholastic bought the company in 1995. Rumor has it that there may be a television series in the works, which was one of his original ideas for the company.
Schindel fondly remembers many events that have taken place near his storybook log cabin including seminars, meetings and Teachers College class field trips. Once when Schindel was asked during one of these events, "What does Weston Woods do?" A librarian stood up and said, "Don't you know that Weston Woods has done for children's books what the Colonel has done for chicken?" This question-answer was met by roaring laughter from everyone, including Schindel who later used it in one of his films.
Past a wild turkey ambling into the bushes and other wildlife on his 22 acres, the road in front of Schindel's home leads to an interactive museum and production studios where many of his famous films were born. The history of animation is explained from its early stages of manually spun viewers right up through computer graphics. There are examples of how human models are used to make cartoon characters and how a new cell is created for each movement of a character. Whereas in most museums the pieces are only to look at, kids are expected to touch the items on display.
Next door to this building is the one of the studios where most of the filming took place. Audio and visual machines dating back to what looks like an ancient ViewMaster chronicle the evolution of educational technology.
Schindel has several different kinds of movie cameras, film projectors, film strip machines, and a video disc machine. A few of the machines were prototypes and never actually sold in stores.
Some rooms in this building are dedicated to archiving materials such as the backgrounds for animated films and the actual camera that is used to take the photographs of each cell for animation. The animation camera is so large that it cannot be moved. Schindel pointed out how the shots taken of each cell by the camera are now timed by computer, but were formerly done manually.
There is also an office containing prototypes and information about the Media Mobiles that originated from Weston Woods and are now all over the country. The Media Mobile, which visited Teachers College on Founders Day last fall, the brainchild of Schindel, is a vehicle containing a unique multimedia environment. Media Mobiles are customized to meet the special needs of schools, libraries, community organizations and industries. The Connecticut Audubon Society, the Museum of New Mexico, the South Norwalk Public Library in Connecticut and the New York City School District have used the Media Mobile to provide scientific, literary and cultural experiences on wheels to children and parents.
"I've been lucky and I've always loved what I do ... I've spent a lifetime working with wonderful authors and illustrators and publishers, superbly talented directors, musicians, and camerapeople," said Schindel. "And when the films were finished I got to work with parents, teachers, and librarians to see that they got to all the kids who keep right on seeing them. How can you have it any better?"
With a twinkle in his eye and a laugh, he said, "I never set out to do innovative things, and somehow everything I've done has blazed a new trail." And, he is still busy blazing trails at Weston Woods and beyond to keep the surprises coming.previous page


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I am back from spring break and ready to tell you about it. So hold on and get ready.I went to whistler for spring break so I am going to tell you about it.
I went up there for 4 days and 3 night's we where skiing for 3 days and i went of the biggest jump i had ever went off in the medium terrain park on the first day. we went off huge box's and jumps it was really fun because we went to the terrain park about 5 times a day.
We went on some okay tree runs except the second one because we had to take off are ski's and jump off a clif with rocks coming out of the side of it. Then we went down another tree run which was more fun but harder. I love tree runs a lot.
Also the lunch was fabulous I had a powerade and a huge piece of pizza. My dad and his freind had salads and who knows what else. My 2 other freinds had pasta and fries. And my other freind had a piece of pizza like me.
We where back on the trails early for another fun day of skiing we started off at the terrain park because no on ewent there yet and it was just groomed. we went there a couple more times. then when my freind went off a box and fell but I was after him and got so much speed I went over him.
Then we went back over to the middle lodge on blackcomb mountain. I had a cheeseburger with bacon and cheese. Also I had a fruit cup and a choclate milk. My dad and his freinds had the same thing as last time i think that would be really weird. But thats just my opinion. My freinds had the exact same thing to. Gross...
Finally the car ride home was really long but really fun because we went through vancouver and I saw a ferrari on the way back. We stopped at White Spot. We had a great time over spring break. I had and ice cream with lunch it was delicous.
So that was my spring break writing and there will be more to come before school ends. Not the spring break writing. Different stuff but you will have to wait for me to write those. I know the suspense must be crazy... to bad.
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Yo-Yo Loaches and Angelfish...Bad Idea?????
So today I went to Petco to get some dog food. As usual I have to stop by the fish section. They had some Yoyo Loaches that they just got in today. I have never seen any before and they look so cool. I thought about getting them but wasn't really sure about water parameters. I checked the profile on them when I got home. My parameters are 10dgh and a ph of 7.4 with a temp of 78° . So that should work but then I saw this in the profile "Long-finned upper fish should be avoided to prevent fin nipping; suitable upper fish are barbs, rasbora, danios, characins." :shock: Are Yoyo loaches fin nippers and there for a bad idea with Angelfish?
P.s. I didn't get them but would love to have them just don't want to cause any trouble with my Angels.
Most loaches are risky with angelfish but due more to their activity; this species does carry a nipping warning though. Re the activity, they have a high social structure among the group, and chasing is a natural part of that. This species, which may actually be a species complex of perhaps different "species," is particularly active. It will uproot many plants (it digs tirelessly in the substrate, and is as good as cichlids in rearranging the tank), and is an avid snail eater [mention this because with Malaysian livebearing snails the loach will really dig].
For a very similar-looking loach, but one that is less trouble, consider Botia kubotai. Still active, but mine are not too bad. Not sure I would mix them with angelfish though.
I had angelfish in my tank for quite awhile, and was constantly replacing them until I gave up... I also have yoyo loaches in my tank. I never saw them nip at the angelfish at all.... but I also have lost every angelfish that ever went in that tank. Could be a correlation there... but I don't know for sure.
Another thing to consider would be the size of your tank. Without looking at the profile, I believe Yo-Yo Loaches get to be 5-6 inches long and do better in groups of 5 or more. I think you would need something larger than a 55 gallon tank to support a group of them with a group of Angels. They are very cool fish though, I hope to own some one day when I have the space. I have read they are excellent for controlling snail infestations.
They are a favourite of mine for sure, if not THE favourite in my tank right now. I could sit and watch them for hours. Oh wait... I HAVE!
And they are excellent for controlling snails. I know snails are good, but I just hate them. If I see an outbreak of snails (every so often my java moss becomes literally polka dotted with tiny snails), when I look the next day, they are all gone.
Thanks everyone for the information. I think I will stay away from them (maybe loaches altogether) and look at some of the Corys. I really want a bottom feeder that won't harass the Angels. Also my tank is only 2 months old thinking I need to let it run a little bit longer before I try some corys or loaches or any bottom feeder for that matter. Thanks again.
Reading more into that. I have hundreds of Malaysian trumpet snails in my tank. Not sure I won't a loach digging into it constantly for them. LoL I work at getting them and getting the numbers up to aerate my soil/sand substrate to much just see them all get eaten.
So yeah a bad idea! LoL Thanks for all the help!
I have angels and yoyos in my 55 gal and they get along fine. The 5 yoyos are quite active, but they pretty much just chase and wrestle with each other ( although I did have to get used to their laying on their sides when they relax.. lol kinda heart stopping if you don't know they do this) and leave the angels alone. I would have to say that you can make general statements about fish species and their behavior, but as I'm sure everyone knows, individual personalities can change any general statement.
BTW they have totally taken care off the huge MTS issue I had. The loaches to leave the Assassin snails alone though, which sort of surprised me, but I guess they don't taste good.
My 2 cents.
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is it true???
i have heard that allowing your baby to stand too early can cause the babies legs to grow abnormal, such as "bolegged" does anyone have or know a child that is bolegged because of standing too early?
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Hahahaha, my grandmother used to say the same thing. Also did you know that if you eat a watermelon seed it will grow in your stomach? It's a myth. The most that will happen is they'll get stronger so the baby can walk sooner. Both my babies were walking by nine months, and they're very strong little kids now. When someone tells you that, you don't need to worry. Just laugh it off. =)posted 04/05/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
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Artist and teacher Gulledge's debut graphic novel features young Paige Turner, who, like Gulledge, is a Virginian transplanted to New York. Unexpectedly stripped of her comfortable social network and dropped into an unfamiliar context, Paige finds herself reconstructing her disrupted life; New York provides her with a rich source of novel experiences, new friends, and even her first romance as Paige explores who it is that she wants to become. Paige's story is a familiar, perhaps universal, tale of self-discovery and transformation. Although New York is quite different from the region where Paige grew up, Gulledge eschews an antiurban approach, preferring to see in New York that quintessentially American city, a grand, intricate setting fit for a coming-of-age story. Gulledge's b&w illustrations are simple but well-suited to their subject matter; the work as a whole is a good-natured, optimistic portrait of a young woman evolving toward adulthood. Ages 12-up. (May)[Page ]. Copyright 2010 PWxyz LLC
Gr 7 Up--When 16-year-old Paige is transplanted from Virginia to Brooklyn, her sketchbook is her only friend. She commits to draw a few pages each week, "No more excuses." This is her vehicle for self-exploration as she finds her place in a new environment. Her sketchbook spans a period of eight months and is divided into a set of nine "rules," and includes images of herself and her quest to answer the question, "Who am I?" The journal chronicles her developing friendships, a budding romance, her relationship with her mother, and her increasing ability to take risks and to explore new means of expressing herself. The book's trim size allows for ample visual expression and development of concepts. Realistic black-and-white drawings and excellent use of panel size, placement, and pacing add to the book's appeal. Gulledge is a master of both words and images. She brilliantly portrays poignant emotions: twisting ink falling from Paige's head as she searches for ideas, carrying her heart through an expanse of banana peels, her sneakers in a crowd of Ugg boots, a mouth stitched shut, and her silhouette from the rooftop with the Big Dipper appearing to fall from her hand--all make her loneliness palpable. Gulledge's turns of phrase are equally intriguing. Terms such as "agents of whimsy," "clickage," and "fluent in Paige" give equal weight to both imaginative text and image. The illustration for "I am a redhead island" is spot-on. This self-deprecating, humorous, and heartfelt story will resonate with readers.--Barbara M. Moon, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY[Page 121]. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.