FR IDAY , FEBRUARY 27 , 2015 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 5 Local C i ty P lann ing Comm iss ion ho lds hear ing for bands tand , Leo Ad ler Parkway ex tens ion pro jec t By G ina K . Swa r tz G ina@TheBa ke rCoun t yP re s s . com Th e B ak e r C i ty P l ann ing Comm i s s ion m e t W edn e s- d ay F eb ru a ry 18 , 2015 ho ld ing a pub l i c h e a r ing to con s id e r i s su an c e o f two s ep a r a t e cond i t ion a l u s e p e rm i t s . Th e f i r s t r equ e s t ed p e rm i t , CU -15 -004 in r e f - e r en c e to th e B and s t and in G e i s e r Po l lm an P a rk . Th e s e cond , CU -15 -005 , i s b e ing r equ e s t ed f rom B ak e r C i ty fo r th e d ev e lop - m en t o f a t r a i lh e ad in c lud - ing l and s c ap ing , p a rk ing , b i cy c l e p a rk ing and a t r a i l - h e ad k io sk a s p a r t o f a L eo Ad l e r M emo r i a l P a rkw ay Exp an s ion P ro j e c t . Th e P l ann ing Comm i s - s ion f i r s t h e a rd abou t th e b and s t and . D av id Hun s ak e r w i sh e s to con s t ru c t a 1 ,200 - foo t b and s t and in G e i s e r Po l l - m an p a rk to b e u s ed a s p e r fo rm an c e sp a c e . K e l ly How s l ey -G lov e r w i th th e B ak e r Coun ty P l ann ing D ep a r tm en t g av e a b r i e f r epo r t to th e Com - m i s s ion s t a t ing th a t th e b and s t and p ro j e c t w a s no t p a r t o f an adop t ed p a rk s p l an and i s a cu lm in a t ion o f fund r a i s ing and coo rd i - n a t ion w i th B ak e r C i ty . “A s su ch th e C i ty o f B ak e r C i ty D ev e lopm en t cod e r equ i r e s p a rk s and op en sp a c e u s e , no t p a r t o f an adop t ed p l an , und e r go a cond i t ion a l u s e app l i c a t ion and r ev i ew , ” D av id Hun - s ak e r s a id to th e Comm i s - s ion on b eh a l f o f th e B ak e r C i ty B and s t and Comm i t - t e e th rough th e S IBC , th e So rop tom i s t ’ s In t e rn a t ion a l o f B ak e r Coun ty , s e ek ing app rov a l o f th e cond i t ion a l u s e p e rm i t fo r con s t ru c t ion o f th e b and s t and . “W e ’v e b e en wo rk ing on th i s p ro j - e c t fo r s ev e r a l y e a r s and f rom i t s in c ep t ion th e C i ty Coun c i l h a s b e en invo lv ed and suppo r t iv e th e en t i r e w ay . “Th e b and s t and w i l l b e a p av i l ion th a t c an a c com - mod a t e a v a r i e ty o f u s e s no t on ly mu s i c bu t p l ay s , o r w edd ing s o r r eun ion s , ” Hun s ak e r s a id , a l so s t a t ing th a t th e mon ey fo r th e p ro j e c t h a s b e en p rov id ed th rough fund r a i s e r s and f rom th e Fo rd F am i ly Found a t ion and no pub l i c mon ey w a s b e ing u s ed . Th e r e h a s b e en a b ro ad suppo r t w i th in th e commu - n i ty o f th i s p ro j e c t a c co rd - ing to Hun s ak e r . Qu e s t ion s w e r e r a i s ed r eg a rd ing l igh t ing and m a in t en an c e . Th e C i ty cu r r en t ly m an ag e s th e p a rk f a c i l i ty . On c e th e b and s t and i s comp l e t ed , op e r a t ion w i l l b e g iv en to th e C i ty in co rpo r a t ing wh a t ev e r ru l e s and r egu l a - t ion s cu r r en t ly in p l a c e fo r o th e r p a rk s t ru c tu r e s su ch a s th e g a z ebo and th e L ion ’ s sh e l t e r . Comm i s s ion e r Rob E l - l ing son a sk ed , “So th en a t comp l e t ion , w i l l th e C i ty th en b e r e spon s ib l e fo r m a in t en an c e ? ” Hun s ak e r r e spond ed s ay ing , “Y e s , bu t I w i l l t e l l you , i f ind e ed w e do h av e som e fund ing l e f t ov e r a t th e end w e w i l l exp lo r e w i th th e c i ty how to don a t e th a t mon ey und e r a d ed i - c a t ed fund to l a s t a s long a s i t c an to a s s i s t th e C i ty w i th th a t . ” N ed R a t t e rm an a sk ed abou t l igh t ing . “W ou ld th e l igh t ing comp ly w i th d a rk sky s t and a rd s o r p ro j e c t ou tw a rd s a c ro s s th e p a rk ? ” G ina K . Swa r t z / Th e Ba k e r Coun t y P r e s s L -R : P lann ing D i rec to r Ho l ly Ke rns , Ken Rockwe l l , Ned Ra t te rman , A lan B la i r - Cha i r , Rob E l l ingson , B randy B ruce and f rom the P lann ing depa r tmen t Ke l ly Hows ley -G love r. Hun s ak e r exp l a in ed , “Amb i en t l igh t ing w i l l b e bu i l t in to th e s t ru c tu r e and w i l l no t p ro j e c t ou tw a rd . Un l e s s sp e c i a l ty l igh t ing i s u s ed du r ing a p e r fo rm an c e , bu t th e p e r fo rm e r s wou ld h av e to b r ing th a t th em - s e lv e s and s e t i t up . Pow e r w i l l b e av a i l ab l e . ” M i ch e l l e Ow en , Pub l i c W o rk s D i r e c to r fo r B ak e r C i ty , spok e to th e p l an - n ing comm i s s ion s t a t ing , “Th e P a rk s D ep a r tm en t i s a po r t ion o f th e Pub l i c W o rk s D ep a r tm en t . Wh en th e b and s t and i s tu rn ed ov e r to th e P a rk s D ep a r t - m en t , Pub l i c W o rk s , i t w i l l b e m an ag ed th e s am e a s th e o th e r s . W e won ’ t a l low comp l e t ion o f two mu s i c a l ev en t s on e to o c cu r , on e a t th e b and s t and on e a t th e g a z ebo , th a t i s p a r t o f th e r e s e rv a t ion p ro c e s s . Th e r e w i l l b e a r e a son ab l e f e e add ed to th a t . I a l so w an t ed to add th e C i ty do e s con - t ro l th e pow e r so w e w i l l b e ab l e to tu rn tho s e l igh t s o f f . So wh en i t i s no t in u s e fo r a p rodu c t ion th e r e wou ldn ’ t b e pow e r to th e f a c i l i ty , th ey wou ld n e ed to ch e ck in w i th th e c i ty in o rd e r to g e t th a t pow e r tu rn ed on . ” Comm i s s ion Ch a i r A l an B l a i r exp r e s s ed con c e rn th a t w i thou t l igh t ing p e r - h ap s v and a l i sm m igh t b e en cou r ag ed . Ow en add r e s s ed th a t con c e rn by adv i s ing th e s t ru c tu r e wou ld b e v e ry v i s ib l e in i t s lo c a t ion and th a t th e r e i s o th e r l igh t ing in th e p a rk th a t wou ld l end i t s e l f to th e s t ru c tu r e , bu t i t c an b e fu r th e r r e s e a r ch ed and add ed i f n e ed ed . B e fo r e th e Comm i s - s ion vo t ed C i ty M an ag e r M ik e K e e comm en t ed th a t h e w a s “ am a z ed th a t no pub l i c fund ing w a s b e ing u s ed . ” A mo t ion to i s su e th e sp e c i a l p e rm i t w a s p a s s ed un an imou s ly by th e com - m i s s ion . Ow en ag a in add r e s s ed th e Comm i s s ion , th i s t im e in r e f e r en c e to th e cond i - t ion a l u s e p e rm i t th e C i ty w a s r equ e s t ing fo r th e L eo Ad l e r M emo r i a l P a rkw ay Ex t en s ion P ro j e c t . A g r an t h a s a l r e ady b e en ob t a in ed to comp l e t e th e p ro j e c t , wh i ch w i l l in c lud e l and s c ap ing , a p a rk ing lo t to in c lud e 13 sp a c e s— two o f wh i ch w i l l b e ADA—b i cy c l e p a rk ing and a t r a i lh e ad k io sk . Th e a r e a in th e v i c in i ty o f 945 R e so r t S t r e e t i s a popu l a r spo t fo r tho s e tub ing th e r iv e r to a c c e s s th e w a t e r . A c co rd ing to Ow en num e rou s comp l a in t s f rom r e s id en t s in th e a r e a h av e b e en m ad e a s to t r a f f i c and p a rk ing , thu s th e r e a son fo r th e d ev e lopm en t a s an e f fo r t to h e lp e a s e u s e o f th e a r e a . Ag a in th e i s su e o f l igh t - ing to d e t e r v and a l i sm w a s b rough t up and add r e s s ed w i th a s su r an c e s th a t th e r e wou ld b e p l en ty o f l igh t ing in th e a r e a . A c co rd ing to Ow en th e A r t s Comm i s s ion w i l l a l so b e u t i l i z ed in th e d e s ign o f th e p ro j e c t w i th th ing s su ch a s g a rb ag e c an s and a p i cn i c t ab l e . L andown e r R ay I l l ing swo r th spok e to th e comm i s s ion in oppo s i - t ion o f th e en t i r e p ro j e c t . “Th i s i s no t n e c e s s a ry ; i t ’ s ju s t a b ad d e a l . ” H i s con c e rn i s th a t th e r e wou ld b e no l i f egu a rd on du ty in th e a r e a and po l i c e p a t ro l wou ld no t b e g r e a t enough to d e t e r c r im e . Th e con s en su s o f th e comm i s s ion , wh i l e s t a t ing th ey w e r e app r e c i a t iv e o f I l l ing swo r th ’ s comm en t s and f e e l ing s , w a s th a t s in c e th e a r e a w a s a l r e ady a u t i l i z ed spo t th a t u s e wou ld con t inu e r eg a rd l e s s . Th e comm i s s ion vo t ed un an i - mou s ly to app rov e th e r equ e s t b e fo r e th em fo r th e i s su an c e o f th e cond i t ion a l u s e p e rm i t and p ro c e ed w i th th e imp rov em en t s to th e a r e a . ch i ld r en , D av id En t e rm i l l e and w i f e E l a in e o f P end - l e ton , O r . , Don i t a Cu lb - e r t son and spou s e J am e s o f B ak e r C i ty , O r . , and D enn i s En t e rm i l l e a l so o f B ak e r C i ty . G r and ch i ld r en in c lud e : John En t e rm i l l e o f B e av e r ton , O r . , Fo r r e s t En t e rm i l l e , T r av i s Cu lb- e r t son , T r i s t in Cu lb e r t son and B r andon Cu lb e r t son a l l o f B ak e r C i ty , L a r i s a Moo r e and spou s e A . J . o f B end , O r . , and Ro ch e l l e and spou s e M ik e Shou s e o f G r e sh am , O r . G r e a t g r and - ch i ld r en in c lud e : K a e l a , Z a ch and C ad en c e And e r - son o f Edmond s , W a . , G av in E r r end o f B ak e r and K ah l e s s Shou s e o f G r e sh - am , O r . Sh e i s su rv iv ed by on e s i s t e r , M a r g e W a l t e r , o f P a s co , W a . , and num e rou s n i e c e s and n eph ew s . H e r b e lov ed B e s t F r i end s r e s cu e dog , S a s sy , con t in - u e s to l iv e w i th J im and Don i t a ' s B e s t F r i end s dog F a r l ey . S a s sy w i l l ch a s e b a l l s t i l l sh e d rop s in m emo ry o f Bonn i e . Tho s e who wou ld l ik e to m ak e a m emo r i a l don a t ion in m emo ry o f Bonn i e m ay do so to e i th e r B e s t F r i end s o r th e S ev en th -d ay Adv en - t i s t Chu r ch (d ay chu r ch ) p rog r am th rough T am i ' s P in e V a l l ey Fun e r a l Hom e & C r em a t ion S e rv i c e s , PO Box 543 H a l fw ay , O r egon 97834 . Th e f am i ly w i l l h av e a g a th e r ing a t a l a t e r d a t e . M r s . G ibb s w a s bo rn Jun e 26 , 1931 in B ak e r C i ty , OR . a d augh t e r o f Thom a s And r ew & E l i z ab e th Wh i t e (H a s t i e ) M cMu rdo . Sh e r e c e iv ed h e r edu c a t ion in B ak e r C i ty , O r e . Sh e m a r r i ed Cu r t i s G ibb s on O c tob e r 27 , 1969 in Emm e t t , Id a . W i th h e r hu sb and th ey own ed and op e r a t ed G ibb s W ood P rodu c t s in B ak e r C i ty , sp e c i a l i z ing in m ak ing su r - v ey s t ak e s and o th e r wood p rodu c t s . Th ey wo rk ed to - g e th e r fo r 49 y e a r s b e fo r e th e bu s in e s s c lo s ed . M r s . G ibb s lov ed to g a r - d en , do y a rd wo rk and c an . Sh e w a s th e l a s t on e o f h e r f am i ly th a t w a s l iv ing . Sh e i s su rv iv ed by h e r son ; M ik e Mo r row , H a in e s , OR ; d augh t e r , E l i z ab e th N e i l l , son & d augh t e r - in - l aw , J am e s & T on i a R y an ; d augh t e r & son - in - l aw , L au r a & D av id Fu z i , a l l o f B ak e r C i ty , OR . S ev e r a l g r and ch i ld r en and g r e a t g r and ch i ld r en a long w i th num e rou s n i e c e s and n eph - ew s su rv iv e . Sh e w a s p r e c ed ed in d e a th by h e r p a r en t s , on e s i s t e r , th r e e b ro th e r s and h e r hu sb and and a g r and - son . Tho s e w i sh ing to m ak e m emo r i a l con t r ibu t ion s in h e r m emo ry m ay d i r e c t th em to H e a r t ‘N ’ Hom e Ho sp i c e , th i s m ayb e don e th rough th e Co l e s T r ibu t e C en t e r , 1950 P l a c e S t . B ak e r C i ty , OR 97814 — Obituaries — Con t inu ed f rom Pag e 2 Bonn i e En t e rm i l l e Bonn i e comp l e t ed th e 8 th g r ad e in th e P end l e ton , O r e . Adv en- t i s t Chu r ch Bonn ie S choo l . En te rm i l le How ev e r sh e g r adu a t ed h e r e in th e B ak e r chu r ch s choo l a s sh e w a s th e on ly 8 th g r ad e r in h e r mu l t i - l ev e l s choo l . B e s s i e D i ck , ( t e a ch e r h e r e ) w an t ed h e r to h av e " a n i c e c e r emony w i th o th e r s tud en t s . " Sh e a t t end ed G em S t a t e Adv en t i s t bo a rd ing a c ad - emy in C a ldw e l l , Id aho fo r s ev e r a l y e a r s ,bu t d id no t g r adu a t e du e to l a ck o f fund ing . Bonn i e l a t e r a t - t end ed and g r adu a t ed f rom B ak e r Bu s in e s s Co l l eg e . Sh e wo rk ed fo r Sm i th B ro th e r s T ru ck ing h e r e . Sh e d e t e rm in ed to g e t h e r GED b e fo r e h e r o ld e s t son D av id g r adu a t ed B ak e r H igh S choo l in 1973 . So , w i th h e r u su a l g r i t and d e t e rm in a t ion , Bonn i e w a s ab l e to m e e t h e r go a l and h ang h e r c e r t i f i c a t e on th e l iv ing room w a l l . Don w an t ed Bonn i e to r em a in in th e hom e a s a mo th e r d e sp i t e h e r d e s i r e to wo rk in th e lo c a l l ib r a ry . In s t e ad , sh e b e c am e a r egu l a r l ib r a ry p a t ron and ch e ck ed ou t do z en s o f book s ov e r th e y e a r s . Sh e ch ann e l ed h e r en e r g i e s in to vo lun t e e r wo rk . Bonn i e w a s a m emb e r o f th e S ev - en th -d ay Adv en t i s t Do r c a s So c i e ty (now known a s Commun i ty S e rv i c e s ) fo r y e a r s . Sh e h e lp ed do z en s o f p eop l e w i th n e ed s o f c lo th ing , b edd ing , and a f r i end ly e a r . Sh e in sp i r ed th r e e g en e r a t ion s to fo l low h e r foo t s t ep s o f p rov id ing food to lo c a l commun i ty in th e annu a l Th ank sg iv ing box p rog r am th rough th e chu r ch . W i thou t a d eg r e e sh e b e c am e an a c com - p l i sh ed " so c i a l wo rk e r " . Bonn i e w a s a f a i th fu l b lood dono r fo r th e R ed C ro s s g iv ing a t l e a s t 93 un i t s (n e a r ly 12 g a l lon s ) to th e c au s e . In 2010 h e r a c t iv e c an c e r d i agno s i s p roh ib i t ed h e r f rom fu r th e r don a t ion s . Sh e s ew ed c lo th e s fo r f am i ly and f r i end s , in c lud - ing lo t s o f un iqu e b aby ou t f i t s ; Sh e s t i t ch ed a l ab e l in th e b a ck : "B aby Lov e s by Bonn i e . " G r and ch i ld r en w e r e g i f t ed w i th hom e - m ad e qu i l t s t a i lo r ed to th e i r co lo r p r e f e r en c e s . Ov e r th e y e a r s sh e b ak ed hund r ed s o f cook i e s and m ad e m any pound s o f fudg e fo r r e l a t iv e s and nu - m e rou s f r i end s . Sh e cou ld ou t t a lk abou t anyon e du r - ing a phon e conv e r s a t ion . Hobb i e s in c lud ed b i rd w a t ch ing , and s tudy o f any and a l l n a tu r e . Sh e co l l e c t - ed in t e r e s t ing ro ck s , b i rd and ho rn e t n e s t s a s w e l l fo r g r and ch i ld r en to s e e and en joy . Y e a r s ago , a f am i ly f r i end , B e l ind a P i l ch e r , go t h e r s t a r t ed co l l e c t ing b e l l s . Bonn i e a c cumu l a t ed num e rou s b e l l s o f a l l s i z e s f rom a l l ov e r th e wo r ld a s g i f t s f rom f am i ly and f r i end s . Sh e k ep t up co r r e spond en c e and v i s i t s w i th num e rou s f r i end s , in c lud ing B e t ty R ay l , Lou i s e B amb e r ry W a t t s , and C a ro l C awd e ry a l l fo r ov e r 60 y e a r s . A l l w a s no t p e r f e c t how - ev e r . Don s ag e ly s t a t ed , " Y ou r mo th e r i s a wond e r - fu l wom an , bu t sh e ' s no hou s ek e ep e r . " Th e two on ly a r gu ed ov e r on e top i c : who s e tu rn to t ak e th e g a r - b ag e c an to th e s t r e e t e a ch Thu r sd ay n igh t ! Ju ly 1 , 2005 , a t th e ag e o f 73 , Bonn i e ob t a in ed h e r f i r s t d r iv e r ' s l i c en s e . F am i ly f r i end Mo l ly (T a ch enko ) Wh i t ak e r g av e h e r l e s son s . Sh e h app i ly d rov e h e r s e l f a round B ak e r Coun ty fo r th e n ex t s ev en y e a r s . Sh e k ep t h e r cu r r en t l i c en s e in h e r w a l l e t and spok e fond ly o f d r iv ing a f t e r tho s e f ew y e a r s . F am i ly f in a l ly ( t a c t fu l ly ) conv in c ed h e r to su r r en - d e r h e r d r iv ing p r iv i l eg e s O c tob e r 4 , 2013 . Th i s w a s d i f f i cu l t fo r h e r to do , bu t Bonn i e w a s fu l l o f com - mon s en s e and h ad no d e s i r e to in ju r e som eon e wh i l e sh e w a s a t th e wh e e l . H e r f am i ly mov ed a round to v a r iou s f a rm s a s sh e g r ew up . Sh e th e r e fo r e l iv ed in R i ch l and , H e rm i s - ton , P end l e ton and B ak e r . A sk ed why th ey mov ed abou t sh e r ep l i ed , " I gu e s s i t h ad to do w i th th e w a t e r supp ly fo r f a rm ing . " A l - though sh e w a s r a i s ed on hom eg rown food , Bonn i e w a s a v e ry p i cky e a t e r w i th l im i t ed v eg e t ab l e s on h e r f avo r i t e s l i s t . Sh e lov ed a l l f ru i t s and hom em ad e b r e ad , b rown b e an s and c ann ed h e r own j am s and f ru i t s in c lud ing g round ch e r r i e s . Hu ck l eb e r ry p i ck ing w a s a n ew adv en tu r e wh en Bonn i e m a r r i ed Don . Sh e w en t annu a l ly th e r e a f t e r fo r 61 y e a r s . Sh e wou ld p i ck un t i l i t w a s so d a rk sh e cou ldn ' t s e e h e r f ing e r s any long e . "T oo t i r ed " to go l a s t sum - m e r , f am i ly b rough t hom e b r an ch e s l ad en w i th b e r r i e s and sh e p i ck ed on e f in a l t im e . Sh e a l so lov ed t en t c amp ing and on ly g av e th a t up l a s t y e a r a s w e l l . Annu a l f am i ly v a c a t ion s u su a l ly l a s t ed two w e ek s and in c lud ed v i s i t s to ou t o f town r e l a t iv e s and f r i end s . Sh e lov ed h i s - to r i c a l m a rk e r s and wou ld b eg Don to s top a t e a ch on e . H e dubb ed th em h e r "hy s t e r i c a l m a rk e r s " and " a c c id en t ly " d rov e p a s t a f ew in th e in t e r e s t o f a r r iv - ing a t th e i r d e s t in a t ion in a t im e ly m ann e r . Bonn i e w a s a l i f e t im e m emb e r o f th e S ev en th D ay Adv en t i s t Chu r ch . H e r g r e a t e s t joy w a s f e l low - sh ipp ing w i th m emb e r s and s tudy ing h e r B ib l e . Sh e a l so lov ed s ing ing hymn s . Sh e w a s p r ed e c e a s ed by a l l s ib l ing s ex c ep t M a r g e W a l t e r . S t ep d augh t e r A l i c i a J an e En t e rm i l l e d i ed O c tob e r 19 , 1958 a t th e ag e o f 10 1 /2 a s a r e su l t o f an au to - mob i l e a c c id en t . Hu sb and Don d i ed M ay 6 , 1995 . Sh e i s su rv iv ed by h e r Th e lma G ibb s H a in e s , 1931 -2015 Th e lm a J . G ibb s 83 , a H a in e s r e s id en t and fo rm e r B ak e r C i ty r e s id en t d i ed Sund ay , F eb ru a ry 22 , 2015 a t h e r hom e in H a in e s , OR .