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i December 31, 2010 OREGON Statesman Journal 5C Rescued horses find new home with nonprofit group Eden Farm in Ashland has 29 at its sanctuary BY PAUL FATTIG The Associated Press MEDFORD For Awesome, Steel and Tess, the long hours of standing in the biting cold wind of Central Oregon with virtually no food are over. The three horses were rescued Dec. 12 from unsheltered pens in Christmas Valley and taken to Eden Farm in Ashland, the home of the nonprofit Equamore Foundation. "Christmas Valley is wideopen country they were out in the elements with very little to eat," said Linda Davis, Eden Farm owner and executive director of Equamore, which provides a lifelong sanctuary for illtreated equines. The recent additions bring to 29 the number of rescued horses at the sanctuary.

A horse found abandoned in the Sams Valley area was brought to the 22-acre site Dec. 21. Davis hopes there still is holiday spirit left that would prompt local residents to offer assistance to the sanctuary. "The best way for people to help is to donate money for the hay straw, special feed, the vet bills," Davis said, noting that each Christmas Valley horse has special needs because of its treatment. HELP OUR TROOPS CALL HOME.

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Obituaries must be submitted by 1 p.m. You can reach us by phone at 503-399-6791, email at or by going to our website, www.Stat www.StatesmanJournal.com/Obituaries. Nelda Miller 10, 1924 December 24, 2010 SALEM Nelda was born Albany, Oregon. She graduated from Ilwaco High School in Washington. She worked at Penneys in Albany decorating windows and modeling.

She married Joe Miller 1951. They had one son and moved the family to Keizer. and Joe took in foster children over the years. Nelda returned work at the Statesman-Journal after her son, Ron was raised. She retired from the Statesman-Journal in 1990.

She enjoyed her home and working in her yard. Nelda is survived by son, Ron Miller; special foster Eva Lawson and Diane Humphreys, both of daughters, Stayton, Oregon. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM on Monday, January 3, 2011 at City View Funeral Home. Services will be officiated by Rev. Harry Lawson.

Private interment will be in Mtn. View Garden Mausoleum. Arrangements are by City View Funeral Home. Merle C. Plank 185 Memorials Markers August 10, 1918 December 5, 2010 SALEM Memorial Service to be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2010 at 1:00 PM.

Scottish Rite Temple, 4090 Commercial Street SE. Reception Following. Lola "Fran" Lane Aug. 12, 1923 Dec. 27, 2010 DALLAS Memorial Service is Friday, Dec.

31 at 1:00 PM at Grace Baptist Church in Dallas. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is handling the arrangements. November 6, 17, 2010 Elizabeth Warn LYONS A Rosary will be recited at 10:30 a.m. followed a Memorial Service at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011 at St.

John Catholic Church, Yamhill. July 7, 1932 December 16, 2010 Richard N. Summers SALEM A Celebration of Life will be held this summer in his memory. Funeral Arrangements Home. are by City View OBITUARY POLICY Obituaries are published seven days a week in the Statesman Journal.

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For additional information, please call (503)399-6791 or (800)556-3975 ext. 6791. However, she said that the owner of the horse asked for assistance when he no longer could adequately care for the animals. "He had called his farrier and said he only had two bales of hay left," she said, later adding, "This guy liked his horses but he could no longer feed them. He was begging for food to feed them." Christmas Valley is in Oregon's high desert about 100 miles north of Lakeview.

The farrier contacted the Equamore Foundation, which worked to rescue the horses along with the Strawberry Mountain Mustangs and the Oregon Hay Bank, two other Madly CROWN MEMORIAL CENTERS CREMATION BURIAL A Now Salem 412 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 581-6265 Low Cost Cremation Burial Funerals Memorials Simple Direct Cremation $495 Simple Direct Burial $826 Traditional Funeral $1475 Discount priced Caskets, Urns and other Memorial items. 228235 cremation Privately facility. owned Locally owned and operated by Oregon families. www.ANewTradition.com Lois May 8, 1932 Hotel focus of supernatural show taping live broadcast in search of ghosts BY SHANNON DININNY The Associated Press BAKER CITY The ghosts at Oregon's Geiser Grand Hotel are going live. A Japanese television show highlighting the supernatural will broadcast live on New Year's Eve from the restored 1889 hotel in the historic Old West town of Baker City.

That's live for Japan, that is: The broadcast began Wednesday evening and concludes at 6 a.m. today. So will the ghosts that visitors have gossiped about for years, such as the Lady in Blue, make an appearance? "I wish so," Takayoshi Nakayama, director of the television show "Unbeliev- television show Yvonne Johnson December 19, 2010 Andrew Fellows Kay 1960 2010 SALEM Born in Bainville, Montana and raised in Kansas City, Kansas by a great aunt. In 1946, she came to Oregon and graduated from Salem High School in 1950. St.

Lois married Eldon Weitman and resided in the Turner area for 19 years. They later divorced. She moved back to Salem in 1969, and worked for Marriot for 27 years before retiring. She then went to work for Bateman in 1997. In 1982, she married Bob Johnson who preceded her in death in 2008.

They were both members of the Keizer Eagles. Lois enjoyed jigsaw puzzles and dolls. Survived by sons, Larry (Carol) Weitman, San Diego, Duane Weitman, Lincoln City, Thomas Weitman, Turner; in sister, Jean Koenig, Ohio; seven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Ilwaco, Proceded in death by husbands, Eldon and Bob; JC two brothers, Daryle and Sterling Martin; parents; daughter, Karen Beeding and grandson, Donnie Beck. At her request no services will be held.

Burial in Aumsville in Cemetery by Bob, Karen and Donnie. nonprofits that help horses in need. Three of the six horses were adopted on the spot by volunteers. Davis brought the other three to Eden Farm, where they still are being evaluated. Fifteen goats on the Christmas Valley property, including a 350- pound billy goat, will be brought to the sanctuary after the weather improves.

Davis hopes to have all the goats adopted out and already has found a home for the big billy. But her focus is on the newly acquired horses. Awesome, a 24-year-old stallion, had foundered, she said, noting he could barely stand when he arrived. "One of his feet is in bad shape," she said, and he will need professional care to correct the problem. Steel is an 8-year-old thoroughbred with arthritis.in one knee.

"She is not lame now but it can be a progressive thing," Davis said. Tess is a 34-year-old mare whose teeth can no longer grind hay. "She wasn't fed what she needed her teeth are ground down to the gum line," she said. "She is going to need special feed." Horses rescued by the foundation remain Equamore wards for the rest of their lives, either at the farm or in appropriate placements after rehabilitation. Statesman Journal file Baker City's historic Geiser Grand Hotel survived plans for destruction in 1993.

The hotel, built in 1889, was closed in the 1960s after falling into severe decline. able," said through a translator. "Other than news and sports, this type of live broadcasting is extremely rare in Japan." The broadcast is the first time the show is taping live at the Geiser Grand Hotel, but it is Nakayama's third visit. Twelve years ago, he was convinced he took a spirit home from the hotel in his suitcase after his toddler son spent days chatting with it. The last taped broadcast, in October, drew 25 million viewers on television and more than 400 million hits on Yahoo, Nakayama said, much of it likely from viewers in Korea and China.

"Unbelievable" is one of the highest-rated television shows in Japan, with more than 15 million viewers each episode. The hotel's owners are open about what is happening at the hotel, he said, and keep it open in an elegant manner. Articles and television shows have contemplated supernatural activity at the hotel, which was shuttered for 30 years and scheduled for demolition in 1993 before a community effort to save it. The hotel reopened in 1998. Most of the activity center on the Lady in Blue, known as Grandma Annabelle the mother of a previous owner who smells of rose water and floats into room 302.

Others have recounted party noise emanating from an empty dining room, the clinking of glasses, chatter of conversation and laughter and soft play of music. Baker City served as a commercial and cultural hub for surrounding gold mining towns in the late 1800s and prime stop on the Oregon Trail, with two opera houses, churches and banks. Today, the city is one of the most intact historic districts in the American West. Most guests in the hotel's 30 rooms couldn't care less about ghosts, said Barbara Sidway, one of the owners. Rather, they're interested in the restaurant menu, which includes locally grown, organic ingredients, and the city's historic district.

But some guests have had a special connection with the hotel, she said. "It's a very special place that is utterly real. In this case, we have this really big, international television network that has made this magical connection to the hotel and is coming back," she said. "We're very excited." December 10, December Crypt For Sale $3,500 Call 503-967-6080 Barbara Faith (Brenneman) Dec. Burkey April 27, 1930 ALBANY Viewing: 5-8pm Dec 31, AAsum-Dufour F.

Albany. Memorial: 2pm Jan 1 at Albany Mennonite Church. Private Burial: at Fairview Mennonite Cemetery. Randy 12, 1952 B. December Johnson 2010 August DALLAS Visitation: 12PM-5PM Sat, Jan.

1, 2PM-7PM Sun, Jan. 2, Dallas Mortuary Tribute Cener. Funeral Service: 11AM Mon, Jan. 3, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Bruce 21, 1933 Andrew December 25, Edwards 2010 September SALEM No services will be held.

Arrangements by Crown Memorial Center Salem. later Nelda to ATLANTA, Ga. Andrew Kay moved quietly to Heaven on December 21st, from his brick house on the edge of a forest, where he had a beautiful garden in Atlanta, Georgia. He was fifty years old. Born in Salem to the fifth generation of a pioneer Salem family, Andy attended Baker, McKinley, Leslie and South Salem High and before he went to college never had to walk over eight blocks to school.

A world class horseman, Andy won virtually every local and state competition in his specialty; hunterjumping, with his most prestigious victory being the US championships in Palm Springs, California where he qualified for the trials of the US Olympic teams. Having owned horses himself, Andy retained his passion for them, and for riding them, his life long. Andrew's interests in the field of hotel management were furthered by his higher education at the University of Oregon, Washington State and Johnson and Wales in Massachusetts. He had been in hotel management positions since finishing his education; first with the Red Lion Chain, followed by ten years with Hilton World Headquarters in Los Angeles and since 2003, with IHG International Hotels who build, manage and control hundreds of properties globally. His positions there, in business implementations, training programs and revenue management systems necessitated travel to almost all parts of the world for the past several years.

The innovative and lasting work that he performed in this capacity was exceptional and in some cases have been adopted as industry standards. His passion, dedication and excellence have been gratefully acknowledged by the IHG organization. His love for his family was absolutely limitless. He was a wonderful friend, son and brother, who will have his place in our hearts forever. Andrew loved life with a joy and enthusiasm for everything he did.

Andy is survived by his parents, Tom and Shirley Kay; his sister, Susan Kay Huston; brothers, Tom Kay Jr. and Terry Kay; nieces, Hattie and Abigail Huston, Lucille and Natalie Kay, Jennifer Kay and Molly Sybrandt and his nephews, Robert Huston, Thomas Huston, Sam Huston and Josh Kay. There will be a memorial service in Atlanta, Georgia and a private family service in Salem. Arrangements by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.

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