FRIDAY, DEC 13, 2013 • THE BULLETIN
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BITUARIES FEATURED OBITUARY
DEATH NOTICES Phillip Bruce Sinclair, of Salem, formerly of La Pine, OR Sept. 25, 1929 - Dec. 8, 2013
Arrangements: Baird Memorial Chapel, La Pine, www.bairdmortuaries.com Services: A service at Willamette National Cemetery was held and a Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, December 13, 2013, at Hoodview Church of God
in Woodburn, Oregon. Robert 'Bob' Burton Baker, of Sisters
Oct. 12, 1938 - Dec. 7, 2013 Arrangements: Baird Funeral Home, Bend, 541-382-0903 www.bairdmortuaries.com Services: A Remembrance will be held at Rimrock Ranch, 18400 Wilt Road in Sisters, on January 18, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. Contributionsmay be made to:
To spread Bob's generosity and spirit in the widest circle please make any remembrances to the charity of your choice.
Rick Charles Kaseweter May14, 1951 - Dec. 6, 2013 Rick Charles Kaseweter, of La Pine, died unexpect-
edly in his sleep.
Rick was born in Seaside, Oregon and spent his early childhood in Can non Beach. He later m oved t o La Pine. R ick w a s a v eteran of t he Vietnam War, where he earned several honorable medals. He s erved in t h e U . S . A r m y for five y ears as a h e avy equipment repairman and stock control supervisor. W orking a s a mast e r plumber for 37 years, Rick started his career at Tokst ad P u m p & Pl u mb i n g Supply, which he later in h erited a s h i s o w n b u s i ness. In 2002, Rick closed t he business and w ent t o w ork fo r S u m mi t P l u m b i ng, w h er e h e w a s c u r rently employed. He en j o y e d h un t i n g , fishing, fly tying, camping, woodworking an d s p e n di ng tim e w i t h h i s f a m i l y and friends. Rick was happily married
to his wife, Peggy (Tokstad)
f or 37'/z years. He i s s u r vived b y h is w if e ; two daughters, Amber D aggett a nd Tiffany H u g hes; t w o sons-in-law, Fred D a g gett a nd K a sey H u g h es; t w o granddaughters, Emilee and Autumn Daggett; his father, Bill Kaseweter; special father-in-law, B i l l To k s t ad; and sister, Nancy Chappell. He was preceded in death b y h is moth e r , B et t y Kaseweter. A Celebration of Life will b e held i n t h e s p r i ng. I n lieu of f l o w ers, donations c an be made at an y U . S . B ank br anch t o t h e R i c k Kaseweter Memorial Fund. Baird M e m o r ia l C h a p el i n La P in e i s h o n ored t o have served the Kaseweter family.
Commercia lcrabseasonopens Monday after aslight delay
Joe Bihariput early R&B ontorecord By William Yardley
version of "3 O'Clock Blues."
"Most of the artists came t h e B i h a ri into the studio with their own
New York Times News Service
S oon after
brothers started l easing jukeboxes in black neighborhoods of Los Angeles in the early 1940s, they realized they had a problem. While their business had a solid distribution network of
material, things they wrote or picked up," Joe Bihari recalled in an interview includ-
ed in Arnold Shaw's book "Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and
Blues" (1978). "The only thing we mighthave done — they
stores, bars and restaurants,
they could not find enough might not have constructrecords to play i n t h eir ed the tune properly — we'd machines. change certain lyrics. On In 1945, they came up with some songs, they had them in a solution. Jules, Saul and their head but couldn't quite Joe Bihari created Modern
the coast did not measure
up duringpreseason testing, ery managers from Oregon, according to a press release Washington and California from the Oregon Department met Dec. 5 and mutually of Fish and Wildlife. decided to open commerHugh Link, executive di- cial crabbing from the Orrector of the Oregon Dunge- egon-California border to ness Crab Commission, said Klipsan Beach, Wash., on there were three areas of con-
turing space and distribution
changed things." The changes, his brother es, the brothers built Modern Jules suggested, were usualRecords (to which the name ly minimal. "I don't think you have to was shortened in 1948) into a force among labels that re- be a genius to record blues," corded black music. Along he was quoted as saying in with Chess, Specialty and "Honkers and Shouters." "All other relatively small labels, you have to do is stick a miModern recorded, pressed crophone out there and let and distributed some of the them play." most influential blues and Turner and King mainrhythm and blues records of tained good relationships the '40s, '50s and '60s. All three brothers helped Modern find new artists. But Joe, who was the last surviv-
with the Biharis, particular-
lyJoe,butthey were among many black artists who have questioned whether they ing sibling when he died Nov. were properly compensated 28 at 88, made the search for their early work by the his specialty, scouring juke Biharis and others. The Bijoints and radio stations haris sometimes used pseudacrossthe country,especial- onyms to give themselves ly the South, to find prom- writing credit on songs. "Some of the songs I ising new acts. In its early years, Modern, which also wrote, they added a name bought master recordings when I copyrighted it," King from other small labels, re- said of the Biharis in a 1999 leased some of the first wide- interview for the magazine ly distributed recordings of Blues Access. "Like 'King blues legends including El- and Ling' or 'King and Jomore James, John Lee Hook- sea.' There was no such er, Etta James and Johnny thing as Ling or Josea. No "Guitar" Watson. such thing. That way, the Most notably, the compa- company could claim half of ny helped make B.B. King a your song." star. The youngest of eight Joe Bihari first recorded siblings, Joseph Bihari was King in Memphis in 1951.
born May 30,1925, in Mem-
Modern had recently severed phis and moved several ties with Sam Phillips, whose times as a boy. His father, Sun Records studio in Mem- Edward, a Jewish immigrant phis they had sometimes from Hungary who worked used, so Bihari created a in sales and later ran a grain makeshift studio at the local
and seed business in XIrlsa,
black YMCA. The session
Okla., died in 1930. Bihari died in Los Ange-
included one of the Biharis' best talent scouts on piano,
les, Michael Bihari said. In
a young musiciannamed Ike Turner. The first record
released from that session became King's first hit, his
to have a date for them to start," He said. "It's good
news, and we'll now have Oregon Dungeness crab for Christmas."
There is one big step remaining in the process. According to Link, fishermen
and processors were to meet earlier this week for negotia-
tions to set an opening price. Those negotiations will be overseen by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Concernvoicedat oil train hearing The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — A proposal to ship North Dak ota crude oil by t r ain t o V ancouver, W a sh., d r e w more opponents than sup-
Sisters Continued from B1
up to 360,000 barrels of crude oil a day. Oil arriving by train would be stored temporarily and then shipped to refineries on the West Coast.
The public can submit comments to the evaluation
council through Dec. 18.
$1 million in state and feder- dents and adults facing a varial grants for the five centers, should reduce the amount of
ety ofbehavioral issues.
Servicesoperates five school- erate the center, Deschutes
ioral health issues would keep
County Health Services Direc-
Sisters residents from hav-
ty: the Sisters clinic, one in La tor Scott Johnson said. Con-
ing to commute to Bend for
based cli nics across the counPine,one in Redmond and two inBend.
During a Wednesday work session, Moore and other health services officials told
commissioners about a recently formed partnership with St. Charles Health System, which
would add medical staff to the Sisters clinic. That would mean fewer staff hours and
less money spentby the county to run the facility. The partnership 'will help with the continuity of care in schools," St. Charles family ment, coupled with more than
The St. Charles agree-
complex care, increasing the about $805,000, whichindudes chances that families needing $155,000 for site preparation. help get it. "We have youth walking in The county hopes to start building the dinic next month, (to the dinics) with suicidal ideweather permitting, and wrap ation, depression, issues with up in June. Some of the early bullying. We have some real foundation work on the site is family issues," Moore said. alreadyunderway. Sisters School District offiBlueprints show a l ayout cials say they welcome an exwiththree examination rooms, panded health dinic. A broadtwobehavioralhealthoffices, a er mental health care network lab area, conference room and "has always been an area of nursepractitioner's office. need here in Sisters," SuperSisters and other Deschutes intendent Jim Golden said. County communities are grap- "We're thrilled to be in this pling with rising cases of men- partnership with St. Charles." tal illness, health officials say. — Reporter: 541-617-7820, struction cost is estimated at
The Sisters dinic serves stu-
egluckiich@bendbulletirLcom
Phpllis Beverlp Brow n
P.O. Box 6020 Bend, OR 97708
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the paper's co-publishers, but he left a lasting impression after 30 years of deadline driving, blue-pencil editing and more or less fulltime living in the newspa-
speaking truth to power, de- native papers in the country bunking corporate journal- and one of the oldest contin- per's office. Staff members ism, promoting rock 'n' roll, uously published ones. — most of them young and and publishing drug advice Rensenbrink, who d i ed working on a newspaper for
DEATHS ELSEWHERE Deaths of notefrom around theworld:
Ichiro "George" Azumano, 95: A Japanese-American who was discharged from the Army and confined in an internment
camp during World War II and spent the rest ofhis life working to improveU.S.-Japanese relations. Died Mondayin Portland.
Shane Del Rosario, 30: Was a professional mixed martial art-
that no m a instream news-
Nov. 6 i n
paper would — made it like
81, received offers over the years from chains looking to
him with varying degrees of affection and apprehen-
buy The Aquarian, with its circulation of 45,000. He said
sion as "Oz the Great and
ist since 2006, also competing in kickboxing and muay thai competitions. He won his first 11pro MMA bouts before mov-
Terrible."
ing last year to the UFC. Died
G r a nt s Pass at the first time — referred to
Monday in Newport Beach, Calif. Oregon, he had arranged to Jos Vanslfphout, 62: Born in transfer ownership to an em- values an d a b lu e - collar Belgium, he became interested ployee cooperative. The co- work ethic. He was, by most in golf psychology after reading northern New Jersey store- op has been publishing the accounts, a tough boss. Tim Gallwey's book, "The Infronts and warehouses in paper — in print and online In 2012, about 1,800 issues ner Game of Golf." Professional its 44 y ears, has o utlived editions — ever since. of The Aquarian Weekly golferErnie Els was a former most of its underground coRensenbrink did not keep were archived at the Rock patient. Died Dec. 6 in Sun City, hort. After The Village Voice in touch after leaving, said and Roll Hall of Fame and South Africa. and The San Francisco Bay Diane Casazza, now one of Museum in Cleveland. — From wire reports retired in 1999 and moved to
Cos. for the terminal at the Port of Vancouver to handle
Adding more space for counseling and other behav-
Michele, Lita and Nicole, and
Mail:Obituaries
no each time. By the time he
cil is reviewing the proposal by Tesoro Corp. and Savage
two grandchildren.
Email: obits@bendbulletin.com
Aquarian claimed to be one of the last independent alter-
couver at the end of October.
The Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Coun-
county funds needed to op-
Deschutes County Health
doctor Rob Ross said.
Uary policy, contact 541-617-7825.
Fax: 541-322-7254
derailments, spills or fires, as well as global climate change from using the oil. Opponents also dominated a public hearing in Van-
porters to a Wednesday night Supporters say the terminal public hearing in Spokane, is needed because there's which could see four more oil no major oil pipeline on the trains a day if the project is route. The companies behind approved. the project say it will meet Most of the 75 people at the regulations. They hope to behearing said they were wor- gin construction by the end of ried about the risk of train next year.
addition to his son, his survivors include three daughters,
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by c orporate n ewspaper chains in recent years, The
What came to distinguish Rensenbrink's journal was staying power. The Aquarian Weekly, headquartered in v a r ious
the coast as early as today. Link says the news is a great relief for fishermen. "I think they're all glad
WASHINGTON NEWS
Obituary policy
New York Times News Service
mark counterculture year.
lights of crab boats off most of
r ehearsed with t hem a n d
network that they used to serviceand deliverjukebox-
Guardian were taken over
papers in that high-water-
Dec. 16.
days before the season opens, so ocean watchers will see the
Music Records. Using the same manufac- in recording sessions. We
By Paul Vitello
a thousand other alternative
ria, the release stated. Fish-
Commercial crabbers are allowed to set their gear three
get it together, and there was help. We worked with artists
A 'working hippie,' Rensenbrink, helps publish analternative weekly When James Rensenbrink started an alternative newspaper in 1969, its mission-
Bandon Western World cern, including Astoria and BANDON — Fresh Dunge- Newport, but that recent testness crab will be back on the ing showed "nice, full crab for menu for holiday feasts af- all of the Oregon coast." ter fis hery managers deterThe testing measures the mined the fishery is ready to percentage of meat in the open Monday on the Oregon crab, by weight, and is used to Coast. ensure a high-quality product The commercial Dunge- for consumers. Delaying the ness crab season on the Or- season allowed the crab to fill egon Coast is scheduled to with meat. open Dec. 1 each year but Coastwide, crab quality was delayed this year be- testing showed all areas now cause crab on some parts of meet minimum test c r ite-
R ensenbrink called hi m-
self a "working hippie," shaped by c ounterculture
Phyllis "Bev" Brown, age 86, died on December 9, 2013, in Astoria, Oregon. Bev was born Ma y 2 , 1 927 in Redmond, Oregon, to Norman and Marion Croghan. She graduated from Redmond High School in 1945 and attended Secretarial School in Portland while working at the Paramount Theater. O n September 6 , 1 9 47 , B e v married Jack Brown, her childhood sweetheart and best friend. Bev raised five children while jack served with the Army during the Korean War, attended college and began his teaching career. She started her career with US Bank in 1966, as a teller, and retired as Branch Manager of the Warrenton Branch. Bev and Jack moved to Eagle Crest in 2000. They golfed whenever they could, enjoying their retirement together. Bev's interests were many. She enjoyed golf, travel, and tole painting. Her children and grandchildren were recipients of the many quilts she enjoyed making. Bev was a founding member of the School House Quilt Guild in Astoria and was also a member of the Ridge Rippers of Eagle Crest. Her travels took her to many parts of the US, Canada and abroad along with cruises to Alaska, the Caribbean and Panama Canal. Bev is survived by two sons and three daughters — Barry Brown (Lana) of McMinnville, OR; Craig Brovm (Lorraine) of Warrenton, OR; Linda Pinkstaff (Kcith) of Astoria, OR; Cheryl Miehe (David) and Marcia Gleason (Dennis) of Warrenton, OR; 12 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; granddaughter, Julie; brother, Clement " Speed" Croghan; and sisters, Norma Miller and Dorothy Hyatt. A Graveside service will be at Redmond Memorial Cemetery in Redmond, OR, on Wednesday, December 18 at 2:00PM. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Astoria Elks Lodge on Saturday, January 18 from 1:00PM until 4:00PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Julie Brown Memorial, in care of the Ocean Beach Education Foundation, PO Box 1377, Long Beach, WA, 98631; The American Diabetes Association; The Alzheimer's Association; The MS Foundation or a charity of your choice. An online guestbook may be signed at www.oceanviewastoria.com.