Keesey often brings herown reusable bags, shesaid, but Thursday shewasonebag short, so shehad toput the chicken she boughtin a plastic bag. She didn’tseem too pleasedwith hav-ing to do that, but said itwas a necessity becauseshe didn’t want the rawfowl near her other gro-ceries.Christ Fox of Milton-

Freewater was on theopposite side. He said hewould be against the ban.Fox said the shoppingbagscome in handy around thehome, especially as linersfor small garbage cans,something others not will-ing to give their names alsonoted.He also wasn’t keen on

the idea of bringing hisown reuseable bags.“I think that would be a

hassle,” he said.Making stores only pro-

vide paper bags, he said,would lead to increasedlogging, and that couldmean more environmentalproblems. Andwhile thereare concerns about plastic

bags affecting the environ-ment, Fox said the fix forthat is simple: people justneed to properly take careof their garbage.Jami Benson of Pendle-

ton was loading up her carafter shopping at the Wal-mart inPendleton. She saidshe didn’t have a take oneway or another on a platicbagbanbecause shewouldstill have to shop.And she said she would

only bring her own shop-ping bags if stores gavethose away for free.“I’d have to have a lot of

them, like 12,”Benson said.“I have a large family.”Some local lawmakers

don’t see thebanas suchasgood idea.Republican Rep. Greg

Smith of Heppner saidwhile it’s appropriate toeliminate theuse of plasticbags in grocery stores, he

wasn’t convinced chargingfor paperbagswas thebestsolution.“I think there are other

ways to go about it withouttaxing,” Smith said.State Sen. David Nelson,

R, Pendleton, said, whilethe ban might be well in-tentioned, lawmakersshouldbe focusingonmoreimportant issuesbecauseofa yet another giant statebudget gap.“We’ve got toworryabout

funding for schools, healthcare and prisons,” Nelsonsaid.Further, he said, a ban

wouldbeanother signOre-

gon isn’t open for business.“What message are we

sending businesses?” Nel-son asked. “We’re going toregulate you to death,” heanswered.Salvador Aguayo is the

store director of FiestaFoods in Hermiston. Thesupermarket offers paperand plastic bags, he said. Ifthe Legislature bannedplastic, he said the 5-centcharge for paper would bea necessity to offset costs.He also said plenty of Fi-estaFoods customersbringtheir own cloth bags, andmany reuse theplasticbagson subsequent shopping

trips.Ultimately, Aguayo said,

if lawmakers pass a ban,customers simply willadapt.

‘True Grit’remake stripsglam, grandeurfrom Old West

Stories of theOldWest induce nostal-gic, feel-goodmemories of good

versus evil,the sheriffagainst theoutlaw, thecowboywith thewhite hatbattling thecowboywith theblack hat.But in theCoenbrothers’masterful remake of “TrueGrit,” the storywasmoreabout a daughter’s blood-lust and vengeance againsther father’smurderer thanabout upholding any law.Adhering more closely

to Charles Portis’ originalnovel than its 1969 prede-

cessor of the same name(which starred JohnWayne), “True Grit” re-turned the Old West to itsproper, bloody place inhistory. It was a differenttime, where a fight over apocket knife could end indeath, one by a gun, theother by the hangman’snoose. But this is wherethe story begins, with theentrance of Mattie Ross(Hailee Steinfeld, in abeautifully acted debutperformance), a bright,brash, silver-tongued,Scripture-spewing, pigtail-wearing 14-year-old,tending to the business ofher murdered father. Af-ter skillfully negotiatingher way through severaltown businessmen, Mattiestarts her search for aU.S. marshall who cantrack down Tom Chaney(Josh Brolin), the manwho took her father’s life.

Enter Rooster Cogburn(Jeff Bridges), a one-eyedmarshall known more forkilling his targets thanbringing them in. His ex-ploits are legendary, andMattie, with an excitedgleam in her eyes, hireshim, despite his slothful-ness, affinity for liquorand general moral-lackingcharacter, to deal withChaney.After the initial wran-

gling, Mattie and Roostersurge head-first into Indi-an territory (in whichthere were surprisinglyfew Indians) to begin theirmanhunt. Tagging along isTexas Ranger LeBeouf(for some reason pro-nounced LeBeef), played

by Matt Damon, who alsowants Chaney, dead oralive, for murderouscrimes committed else-where. LeBeouf (and hisridiculously thick mus-tache) is a proud, boastfulcreature, eagerly showingoff his ranger badge andwearing unnecessarilyloud spurs. His antics areclown-like, and in thecreepy, this-isn’t-funnykind of way.The story, while heavily

focused on Rooster, opensand closes withvoiceovers from adultMattie, realigning the sto-ry’s center and bringing itback to her (a device usedin the novel). After all,this was her story. The

original Mattie (played by21-year-old Kim Darby)was softer, more lady-like.The Coen brothers, how-ever, brought back theMattie Portis created, onefull of moxy and a will ashard as steel, but whobounces between a childwearing her father’sclothes to a stoic, humor-less warrior. Showingherself to be more thancapable on their journey,Mattie proves herself toboth men, earning a re-spect she could not careless about.In a split from the origi-

nal, the Coen brotherslaced the remake with hu-morous one-liners andquotes directly from thebook. Rooster’s quips,while obvious, are never-theless funny. And hisdrunken rants made forsome excellent entertain-ment. The score, whileevoking a western aura,provided energy and ap-propriately altered oraugmented the currentmood the actors werecharacterizing. “TrueGrit” was able to portray

the yawning gap betweenyouthful enthusiasm andidealism (embodied inMattie) and the cruel real-ities of life (whichamounts to a crotchety oldman with one eye). Whilethe goal was to rain downretribution on Chaney forhis heinous act, there wasno good or bad here; itjust was.It’s rare when a 14-year-

old has the conviction andstrength of will to changethe minds of adults, butdon’t be surprised whenyou realize that you’d fol-low Mattie anywhere.Even after a serial killer.Five out of five stars.

Friday, December 24, 2010 East Oregonian Page 5ARECORDS

TUESDAYTUESDAYScary momentA woman called Pendleton

police at 3:15 p.m. to report aman pulled a gun on her at thePendleton Market, 2101 S.E.Court Ave. She named and de-scribed the suspect and hisvehicle and said it was a“Glock-type handgun.”

WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAYLet’s hope Christmas wasn’t

spoiledA resident in the 800 block

of Perkins Avenue called policeat 6:35 a.m. to report some-one had broken into her homeand stolen several items.Getting son on the right

pathAn Irrigon father called 9-1-1

at 7:56 p.m. to report his 19-year-old son has assaulted andthreatened to kill him. MorrowCounty sheriff’s deputies re-sponded and talked to the sonat the father’s request.Deputies also gave the teen aticket for minor in possession.What will they do with this?A resident in the 100 block

of Southwest Butte Drive, Her-

miston, reported the theft of aweed eater and lawn mower.

BUSTEDBUSTEDMorrow County Sheriff’s Of-

fice on Tuesday arrestedHoward Joel Larson, 67, no ad-dress provided, for vehicletheft. He is in the UmatillaCounty Jail in lieu of $20,000bail.Milton-Freewater police

Wednesday arrested ArthurTryler Baldwin, 23, no addressprovided, for harassment andfelony fourth-degree assault.Hermiston police Thursday

arrested Corrinna Ann Taylor,43, no address provided, forfelony fouth-degree assault.She is in the Umatilla CountyJail in lieu of $6,000 bail.Hermiston police also re-

cently arrested the following:Juan Carlos Silvestre, no ageprovided, of 105 Main St., No.22, Boardman, for driving un-der the influence of intoxicants(DUII), open container and fail-ure to carry or present adriver’s license; Dusty JerodCooper, 28, 78605 LloydRoad, Hermiston, for DUII.

DDEEAATTHHSSGHANGRAW — Lenora

E. Ghangraw, 86, of Pendle-ton died Thursday, Dec. 23,2010, at St. Anthony Hospi-tal in Pendleton.Arrangements are pendingwith Burns Mortuary ofPendleton.

SADDLER — Marie Sad-dler, 81, ofMilton-Freewater died Fri-day, Dec. 24, 2010, at herhome. Arrangements arepending at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home inMilton-Freewater.

PENDLETON — MasonCruz Reynolds, 7 months, ofPendleton died Tuesday,Dec. 21, 2010, at St. Antho-ny Hospital in Pendleton.Memorial servic-es will be heldTuesday, Dec. 28at 1 p.m. at theSeventh-day Ad-ventist Church inPendleton; theservice is open toanyone whowould like to saygoodbye with thefamily.Mason was

born April 24, 2010, inPendleton to LucasReynolds and Sierra Culli-nan. He already had a bigpersonality, was full of pos-itive energy and wasalways smiling; his nick-names were Mace, Bubuand Brother. He was curi-

ous and excited to experi-ence new adventures.Survivors include his

mother, Sierra Cullinan;father Lucas Reynolds; sis-

ter KitsonReynolds; grand-mother AlisaCars; and manyaunts, uncles,grandparents,cousins andfriends.Memorial con-

tributions may bemade to the Ma-son ReynoldsMemorial Fund

at Wells Fargo Bank (pro-vide account No.8124462931 when making adonation).Pendleton Pioneer

Chapel, Folsom-Bishop isin charge of arrangements.Send condolences towww.pioneerchapel.com.

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Reynolds

LONEROCK — JeanneM. Johnson, 77, of Lonerockdied Wednesday, Dec. 22,2010, at her home. A me-morial service will be heldWednesday, Dec. 29 at 11a.m. at the Hepp-ner ChristianChurch. A grave-side service willbe held Thursday,Dec. 30 at 11 a.m.at the LonerockCemetery.Mrs. Johnson

was born Feb. 18,1933, during theDepression inMullen, Neb., toWilliam and He-len Folk Mills. Sheattended grade school inNorth Platte, Neb., untilthe age of 10. In 1943 sheand her family moved toVancouver, Wash., whereher father was employed atthe Kaiser shipyards duringthe final years of WorldWar II.After the war her family

bought property in Gre-sham to be near theirfavorite preacher. She fin-ished her basic educationthere, graduating from Gre-sham High School in 1951.She then journeyed to Ot-tumwa, Iowa, for the first offour years of Bible educa-

tion. The remaining threeyears were spent at a Bibletraining center in southeastPortland. After Bibleschool she attended Port-land State University for

four years, major-ing in secondaryeducation. After leaving

PSU, she workedat a Portlandcredit bureau un-til 1974. She thenbought a tele-phone answeringservice, whichshe owned andoperated for thenext eleven years.

In 1979 she married DonJohnson and the couple set-tled down in Lonerock in1985. Following his deathshe continued to live in thesmall town for the remain-der of her life.Mrs. Johnson is survived

by her children, AndrewBeebe, Aaron Beebe, andAletta Capes; and sistersPat Hill and Betty Kinsky.Memorial contributions

may be made to the Hepp-ner Christian Church, P.O.Box 158, Heppner, OR97836.Sweeney Mortuary of

Heppner is in charge ofarrangements.

Jeanne M. JohnsonFeb. 18, 1933-Dec. 22, 2010

Johnson

HERMISTON — WilliamD. “Bill” Morrison, 52, ofPendleton died Monday,Dec. 20, 2010, in a Hermis-ton hospital. Memorialfuneral serviceswill be conductedTuesday, Dec. 28at 11 a.m. in thePendleton FreeM e t h o d i s tChurch. Mr. Morrison

was born Aug. 12,1958, in Decatur,Ill., to Darold andElizabeth Morri-son. As a child hemoved to Iowa and later toOzark, Ark., where he at-tended high school andcollege. He married TraciSanders in 1986 in IowaCity, Iowa. He later began working

for the Walmart Corpora-tion. The family lived inArkansas, Florida and Cal-ifornia before they came toPendleton in 1997. He wascurrently an operationsmanager for the WalmartDistribution Center in Her-miston, where he had

worked for more than 22years. He also volunteeredwith many youth sports andactivities, primarily thePendleton Youth Soccer As-

sociation.Mr. Morrison is

survived by hiswife Traci, daugh-ter Nikki and sonsJonathon, Davidand Daniel, all ofPendleton; par-ents DaroldMorrison ofOzark, Ark., andElizabeth Potterof Harrisonville,

Mo.; and sisters ChristineSmith of Harrisonville, Mo.,and Diane Halter of IowaCity, Iowa. Contributions in his

memory may be made to acharity of one’s choice incare of the Burns Mortuaryof Pendleton, P.O. Box 489,Pendleton, OR 97801. Burns Mortuary of

Pendleton is in charge ofarrangements. Sign the on-line guestbook or sendcondolences at www.burns-mortuary.com.

William D. ‘Bill’ MorrisonAug. 12, 1958-Dec. 20, 2010

Morrison

MILTON-FREEWATER— Irene Marie Frank, 78, ofMilton-Freewater diedThursday, Dec. 16, 2010, ather home surrounded byher family. At herrequest, no publicservices will beheld. Mrs. Frank was

born in Jan. 29,1932, in Weston,Wis., to Williamand Viola Lemon.She went toschool in Weston,where she wasbaton twirler forher high school band.She met and married Roy

F. Lewis Sr. in Weston, andthey had five children. Theywere Oregon pioneers, notthe first ones, but thosewho came to live here in the’50s to help build our state.She married Jack Frank in1980, and she and Jackfounded a trucking compa-ny.Always family-oriented,

the Franks bought a motorhome and traveled as muchas they could to keep in

touch with their families.Mrs. Frank is survived by

her husband, Jack Frank ofMilton-Freewater; childrenDiana Corey of Post Falls,

Idaho, Bill Lewisof Walla Walla,Judy Heybergerof Beaverton andRobynne Nortonof Milton-Freewa-ter; sistersBarbara Lind-gren and NancyCowden; 13grandchildren;numerous great-grandchildren;

and nieces, nephews andother relatives and friends. She was preceded in

death by her parents; sonRoy F. Lewis Jr.; son-in-lawLen Corey; brothers Ken-neth and Gerald Lemon;and sisters Betty Lemonand Kathleen Schultz.Memorial contributions

may be made to the St.Labre Indian School incare of the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902S. Main, Milton-Freewater,OR 97862.

Irene Marie FrankJan. 29, 1932-Dec. 16, 2010

Frank

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