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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016 Local — News of Record — — Community Calendar — BROOKLYN BOOK FAIR AND TACO FEED Thursday, February 4, 4:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Baker County Event Center. Raffle tickets are on sale for a variety of prizes that will be awarded in drawings dur- ing the evening. Tickets are available from students or at the school. For more information, or tickets, call the school at 54-523-2450. FBLA REGIONAL SKILLS COMPETITION Thursday, February 4. The annual Regional Skills Competition for the Future Business Leaders of Amer- ica will be held Thursday, Feb. 4 at Eastern Oregon University. More than 400 students from 14 regional high schools have registered to compete. The event culminates with a public awards assembly at 12:30 p.m. in McKenzie Theatre in Loso Hall. Participants will be tested in 40 different business-related fields. The top 10 finishers from each event compete at the state FBLA conference April 7-9 in Portland. From there, the top contestants advance to the national con- ference June 29-July 2 in Atlanta, Ga. FBLA chapters from Baker, Elgin, John Day, Helix, Heppner, Imbler, La Grande, Milton-Freewater, Nyssa, Ontario, Pendle- ton, Stanfield, Union and Vale are participating. NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION BANQUET Saturday, February 6. Come join in the fun at the Annual National Wild Turkey Banquet and Auction, Saturday February 6, 2016 at the Baker Elks Lodge. Doors open at 5 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Auction at 7 p.m. For more information contact Bob Reedy at 541- 403-1352. LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE Tuesday, February 9. Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) and Sen. Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day) will hold a “Leg- islative Hot-topic” (video conference) call once during the 35 day 2016 Legislative Session, which will con- vene February 1st. Hosted by the Baker County Cham- ber of Commerce, the video appearance will provide Baker County residents with the opportunity to discuss with the Representative and Senator legislative events and other issues of statewide and local interest. The meeting will be held at the Baker County OSU Exten- sion Office’s media room (2600 East St., Baker City) on Tuesday, February 9th at 7:00 a.m. (PST). SUMPTER BLUE MOUNTAIN POKER RUN Saturday, February 13, 7 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. $3,000 in Prizes. Snowmobiles, cars or walker all welcome. Ticket Sales are Friday at the schoolhouse from 6-8 p.m. - $10, and from 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets must be turned in by no later than 3:30 p.m. Payout and prizes at 6 p.m. Call Neil for more info: 541-894-2217. CHURCH VALENTINE’S DINNER Saturday, February 13, 6:30 p.m. at the National Guard armory in Baker City. No Charge. RSVP to Cassy at 519-5667, Kandi at 406-9806 or John at 519-4814. Proceeds go to feed 250 people in need. Or- ganized by the Baker Valley Church of Christ at 2533 Church Street in Baker City. HALFWAY PANHANDLE SNOWMOBILE POKER RUN Sunday, February 14, Sign up at 9 a.m. at the Lions Club in Halfway to buy your poker hands. The poker run is 40 miles round trip. Leave your hands at the last station or turn your hands in at the lions hall. Raffle items will be awarded and winner will be announced at 6 p.m. Total of $4,000 in payouts!! For more infor- mation call the Blooms at (541)-742-7277. GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE FUNDRAISER Wednesday, February 17, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Quail Ridge Golf Course, join Republican gubernatorial can- didate Bud Pierce for a fundraising event. The event is hosted by local resident, Chuck Hofmann, MD. $75 contribution suggested. Email jodi@budpierce.com to RSVP. JAIL ROSTER BALTZELL, Branden BURKHART, Michael KASINGER, Brandi WOODEND, Joshua PERSICKE, Lonnie BARGER, Thomas BARNETT, Desiree CARPENTER, Anna MARR, Tammy TALLEY, Anthony WATKINS, Aleasha HENSLEY, Justin GAGNON, Roderick SYPHERD, Crystol GRAY, Robert HARDING, Jestin HENDRIKSEN, Carmon PREVO, Loren KINDER, Jeremy ANDERS, Tyler EDISON, Larry MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael BURKE, Markus SCOTT, Austin ONCHER-FONTAINE, Jay YATTAW, Anthony HARSHMAN, Matthew TREANOR, Kevin ROMINE, David BOLANOS, Ann ROMINE, Jonathon HANSON, Coty KEEFE, Timothy WINTERS, Lucinda WEISS, Jamie MADER, Casey WITTER, Robert HODEL, Cody MCBRIDE, Steven MYERS, Anthony SHELTON, Adam SCHLAHT, Nathan ELKSHOULDER, Ida Kasinger, Brandi Marie. 1/25. Con- tempt of Court. Hinton, Lyle David. 1/25. Criminal Trespass I. Woodend, Joshua Cameron. 1/26. Harassment. Burkhart, Michael James. 1/26. Probation Violation. Baltzell, Branden James Marc. 1/26. Contempt of Court. Boyd, Catherine Jean, 1/16. Theft III. POLICE LOG Barger, Thomas James. 1/22. Un- lawful Possession of Meth. Barnett, Desiree Marie. 1/22. Unlawful Possession of Meth and Unlawful Possession of Firearms. Wesley, George Patrick. 1/25. Felon in Possession of Firearm. Carter, Riky Lee. 1/25. Contempt of Court. FUNERAL NOTICES Jessie Irene Schuh, 86, of Baker City passed away in her home Jan. 22, 2016. Arrangements are pending through Gray’s West & Co. You may go to www.grayswest.com to light a candle in memory of Jessie. Bernell Howland, 67, of Baker City passed away in her home Jan. 23, 2016. Arrangements are pending through Gray’s West & Co. You may go to www.grayswest.com to light a candle in memory of Bernell. Donald David Ross, 72, of Unity passed away in his home Jan. 24, 2016. Arrangements are pending through Gray’s West & Co. You may go to www.grayswest.com to light a candle in memory of David. Jack Schoeningh, 88, of Baker City passed away in his home Jan. 24, 2016. Arrangements are pending through Gray’s West & Co. You may go to www.grayswest.com to light a candle in memory of Jack. Robert “Bob” Trump, 74, former baker county resident, probation and parole officer for Umatilla and Baker Counties, Deputy Sheriff in Union, Oregon, died at his home in Elgin, Oregon on Saturday, January 23, 2016. A Celebration of Bob’s life with Military Honors will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Elgin Stampede Hall in Elgin, Oregon. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception to be held immediately following the service at the Elgin Stampede Hall. For those who would like to make a memo- rial donation in memory of Bob, the family suggests the Elgin Stampede through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com. Eugene De Shaw, 95, of Baker City passed away at his residence Jan. 26, 2016. Arrangements are pending through Coles Tribute Cen- ter. You may go to www.colestrib- utecenter.com to light a candle in memory of Eugene. Lavesta Swinyer, 78, of Baker City passed away at Meadowbrook Place in Baker City Jan. 25, 2016. Arrangements are pending through Coles Tribute Center. You may go to www.colestributecenter.com to light a candle in memory of Lavesta. Bernell Marie Howland, 67, of Baker City passed away at her home Jan. 22, 2016. Her funeral will be at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 at 1:00 PM with Bishop Tim Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery and friends are invited to join the family at a reception at the church after the interment. Memorial contributions may be made to the LDS Missionary Fund through Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. You may visit the website at www. gwestco to light a candle in memory of Bernell. Robert Allen Casteel, 78, of Baker City passed away in his home Jan. 26, 2016. Arrangements are pending through Coles Tribute Center. You may go to www.colestributecenter. com to light a candle in memory of Robert. Paul Thomason. A Graveside service will be held on, Thursday, April 28, 2016, 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City, Oregon. For those who would like to make a me- morial donation in memory of Paul, the family suggests any Veteran’s program or charity of your choice through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. — Obituaries — Sharolet Harter Baker City, 1934-2016 Sharolet Harter, 81, died on January 17, 2016 at Set- tler’s Park Assisted Living Sharolet Facility in Harter Baker City, Oregon. A Family gather- ing and picnic will take place during the summer to Celebrate Shar’s life. Sharolet Mae was born on March 12, 1934 to Cecil and Cordie (Gorden) Harter in Chouteau, Oklahoma. Just about 3 weeks after her birth, the family moved to Stockton, California where Shar (as she liked to be called) was raised and educated. Shar and her first hus- band Kenneth Eugene “Gene” Harrison had seven children; Connie, Andy, Mike, Rick, Dave, Kimberly and Mark. The family made their home in Amador County. After 25 years of marriage, the two divorced. Shar later mar- ried Gerald Harter, they met in Stanwood, Washington and lived in Marysville, Washington. Gerald died in 1995. She then moved to Baker City, just off of 17th Street to be closer to her family. In 2009, she moved into Set- tlers Park Assisted Living Facility. During her life she worked in the restaurant field. She loved to sew, make quilts, embroider, crochet, knit and do crafts. She was an avid reader of non-fiction crime books, loved the animal planet channel on TV and could do 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle in a day or two. She also loved to get out to fish or travel to the coast to go crabbing. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Gerald. Shar is survived by her children; Connie and hus- band Allen Currie, Andy Harrison, Rick Harrison, Dave and Christine Har- rison all of Baker City, Oregon; Mike Harrison of North Carolina; Kimberly Harrison of Umatilla, Oregon, Mark and Regina of Vancouver, Washing- ton; 12 Grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. For those who would like to make a memorial donation in memory of Shar, the family suggests the local Veteran’s Memo- rial Club in Baker City, through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Crema- tion Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. On line condolences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com. William “Bill” Nill Baker City, 1934-2016 William “Bill” Nill, 81, former Halfway resident, died on January 11, 2016 in Bill Powers, Or- Nill egon. There will not be a service. William “Bill” Her- man Nill III was born on October 29, 1934 in North Hollywood, California to William and June (Schultz) Nill Jr. Bill attended schools in San Fernando Valley, Redding and gradu- ating from high school at Shasta Union High School in 1953. Bill was married in 1953 in Round Mountain, California and they had four children. During Bill’s life he worked heavy construction and was for quite some time an Oregon Contractor. He also worked in Law Enforcement in Yreka, California. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, bike riding and backpacking; “he was always looking forward to seeing what was over the next mountain.” He loved aviation, he was a pilot and owned his own plane. Memorable times in Bills life included taking a 6 point bull elk with his own home made archery equipment; obtaining his private pilot license and building a cabin on the Kenai in Alaska. One of his favorite thoughts was “What goes around, comes around.” Bill will be most remembered for being the most sincere, genuine, car- ing man you’d ever meet. He will be missed. He was preceded in death by his parents and his longtime four legged lab “Babe.” Babe died just a few days prior to Bills death. Bill is survived by his children Debbie of Turlock, California and Cindy of Houston, Texas; sons Bryan and Kurtis of Soldotna, Alaska; Brother Roger Nill;6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. For those who would like to make a memo- rial donation in memory of Bill, may do so to the charity of their choice through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Crema- tion Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. On line condolences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com. LeVesta Mae Swinyer Baker City, 1937-2016 LaVesta Mae Swinyer, 78, of Baker City died January 25, 2016 while at Meadowbrook Place. A public pot luck memorial service is scheduled for January 30, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at the old Fireside, 2000 Well Street, in Baker City. LaVesta was born Febru- ary 28, 1937 in Pocatello, Idaho to Walter T. Horton and Sara E. Churchill. She was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho where she and her parents lived on a farm in Parma until 1978 and that was where she raised her two children. She moved to Baker City in 1980 and married Charles Swinyer in 1984. In 1989, LaVesta went to cetified nursing assistant training and began provid- ing in home care until she retired. Her caring and nur- turing personality was seen and adored by everyone she encountered. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. LaVesta enjoyed quilting, dancing, card games, board games, camping, fishing, gardening, sewing and car- ing for her cats. She was a member of the Eagles Club and the Harvest Assembly of God. LaVesta is survived by her husband, Charles of Baker City. daughter Wendy L. Wall, son Monty Wall, daughter-in-law Wendy M. Wall, sister Madge Bern, brother-in- law’s, Robert Bern and Patrick Crampton, grand- daughters Cassandra Reed- er and Autumn Hanley, all of Baker City, Or. She also has a grandson, Alex Wall of Albany, Or. and a grand daughter, Crystal Pepper of Hermiston, Or. and eight great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father Walter Hor- ton and mother Sara Churchill, a sister Ellen Crampton and a great grandchild, Tiana Colins. Memorial contributions may be made in LaVesta’s name to the Shriners Hospital for Children through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place Street, Baker City, OR. 97814. To light a candle in memory of LaVesta please visit www.colestributecen- ter.com.