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Mary Rita Cronin Thomas

She has 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren who filled her life with joy. She is also survived by her sister Dorothy Shelton of Tigard, Oregon and Jean Cronin of Helena; brothers in-law, John Freyman of Seattle, Washington and Bill McDonald of Missoula, Montana; and numerous nieces, nephews and family friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Diocese of Helena, Office of Seminarians, P.O. Box 1729, Helena, Montana, 59624. Mary was deeply grateful for the loving care she received from so many friends and in a special way from the priests and people of the Diocese of Helena. And this is the Promise that He Made us: Eternal Life (1 John 2:25) Express condolences at www.mtstandard.com. http://mtstandard.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-rita-cronin-thomas/article_e34e4bc2-a432-5692-94e3-3c4573fdc970.html

Man killed in Christmas crash near Veneta was motorcycle minister; fundraiser ...

SUV at 7:09 p.m. at Fleck Road and Central Road, according to Oregon State Police. On Monday morning, a small memorial had started to grow near the intersection, with flowers, a miniature decorated Christmas tree, a Dallas Cowboys hat, a wreath and other items. Morley’s wife, Shawna Morley, 29, was seriously injured in the crash and taken to PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. Oregon State Police Lt. Bill Fugate said Shawna Morley was in critical condition at the time she was admitted into the hospital but he did not know her condition Monday morning. However, Crossfire pastor Aaron Taylor said Morley’s condition is still “touch and go.” The couple were on their way home from visiting Shawna Morley’s father when the crash occurred, Taylor said. Serving as the liaison for the family, Taylor posts regular updates on Shawna Morley’s condition online. Late Sunday night, he wrote that she has a brain bleed, is no longer sedated, and is not responding or breathing on her own. Monday afternoon, however, the neurosurgeon told Taylor that an MRI showed less damage than originally thought, which was great news, Taylor said. “Our biggest concern obviously is Shawna. She’s in pretty serious condition, and at this point until we know when she’ll recover, we have no memorial plans” for Kevin Morley, Taylor said Monday afternoon. “We loved him a lot and we really care about h... http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33897460-75/man-killed-in-christmas-crash-near-veneta-was-motorcycle-minister-fundraiser-set-up-for-injured-teen.html.csp

Floral Smells Stop Stinging Bees

Ramesh Sagili, a bee researcher at Oregon State University in Corvallis, said he is not surprised that attractive floral scents can affect stinging behavior. He said it makes sense that bees would weigh the costs and benefits of stinging before they act, and that the floral scents could confuse them by presenting conflicting information that leads them to think stinging is not the right response. Nouvian said that beekeepers could possibly use floral scents like Lol to protect themselves when working on their hives, as an alternative to the smoke often used today. "The floral odors work because the bees like them, while the smoke works because they don't like it, so it could be less stressful for them," she said. Sagili thinks it could be useful to have something that reliably protects beekeepers from stings, especially where highly aggressive and sometime dangerous Africanized bees are spreading in the southern United States. The trick, he said, will be to find a way to make sure the dose is right, and that the scent doesn't dissipate too quickly. And while my own bees are nowhere near as uppity as the Africanized varieties, I would happily invest in something that reduces the number of stings I get in a summer. One or two I can deal with, but ten or twenty all at once is more than I bargained for. Brian Owens is a freelance science journalist in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. He tweets at @BL_Owens.