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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2016 Local — News of Record — — Community Calendar — JAIL ROSTER HELLS CANYON MOTORCYCLE RALLY July 7-11 in Baker City. See HellsCanyonRally. com for more information. Enjoy a number of scenic courses, vendors, poker runs and more—and of course, thousands of beautiful motorcycles on display. MINERS JUBILEE July 15-17. Vendors in the park. Bronc and Bull riding. Blacksmith demonstrations. Sidewalk sales. Fun run. Street dance. Parade. Gold mining competi- tions and more! Visit www.minersjubilee.com for more information. QUILT SHOW July 15-16. For anyone wanting to enter a quilt in the show this year, the date to get your entry form(s) sent in to register your quilt/quilts is drawing near. Please be registered by July 1st, by fi lling out and returning an entry form for each quilt you want to enter. Entry forms are available at “Treasure Every Stitch” or you may call 541-523-3038 or 541-518- 3038 with questions. “Quilting in the Valley” Quilt Show will be July 15th and 16th, during Miner’s Jubilee, at 2020 Church, Baker City YMCA Gym, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CLASS REUNION Baker High School Class of 1986 is planning a 30 year reunion on Saturday, July 16 of Miners Jubilee. If you know a classmate who has not been contacted, please share this information with them. The Face- book page with more information is: www.facebook. com/events/130618350689421/ You can also contact Teresa (Allen) Wiley at 541-304-9018 or Shiela (McMillen) Dolby at 541-403-2726. CHALK IT UP TO ART Saturday, July 23. Baker Art Guild is once again sponsoring Chalk It Up To Art, a fun, family friendly event that recognizes the artistic talent in our com- munity. Local artists or interested participants will donate their time and talent to create chalk drawings on the sidewalks of downtown Baker City. The event takes place Saturday, July 23th, with participants be- ginning at 9:00 a.m. and continuing throughout the day. Residents and visitors are invited to view the work, both in progress and fi nished, while shopping, dining, or strolling along Main Street. Any and all creative and interested people (any age) are invited to participate! Businesses are invited to sponsor side- walk squares for chalk drawings at $5 a square to help support Baker Art Guild events. To sign up for Chalk It Up To Art or for more information, please call: 541.519.0698 Or sign up at Short Term Gallery, 1829 Main Street, Baker City, 541.519.2515. MEDICARE CLASS Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Baker County Public Library will host a free class about Medicare. The two-hour course is provided by expert advisors from the state offi ce of Senior Health Insurance Benefi ts Assistance, also known as SHIBA. Topics covered will include: - What is Medicare? - Do I need both A&B? - Other insurance options - Prescription drug coverage - Secondary insurance - Financial assistance - Fraud protection - Marketplace plans. In previous years, sessions have fi lled up quickly. To reserve seats, call 800-722-4134 or email shiba.oregon@oregon.gov. SUMPTER VALLEY RAILROAD STARLIGHT EXPRESS Saturday, August 13, 2016. As darkness falls, passengers are treated to a twilight trip up valley for a complimentary cake and coffee dessert at the Sumpter station. The return trip under the light of the stars features the added bonus of the apex of the Perseid Meteor showers, one of the most spectacular events on the annual cosmic calendar. The train will arrive back at the McEwen depot shortly after 9:00 PM.Visit www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org. FRERICHS, Emily HARRIMAN JR, Robert HIGHLEY, Joseph ROBERTS, Thomas HOSKINS, York ROMINE, Jonathon WHITTING-GOOD, Travis MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael RAYMOND, Joel TEMPLE, Danny DETTMAN, Anthony OWENS, Cheris CLARK, Dexter FISCHER, Jacob BAGGERLY, David BREYETTE, Shana NICHOLS, Robert MOORE, Darrell GUZMAN, Miguel BOLANOS, Ann GAGNON, Roderick ROGERS, William BRADLEY, Scott LANNING, James ROBERTS, Karl WOODEND, Joshua BLITCH, James GUTHRIE JR, John SPRAGUE, Travis MEDINA CARRILLO, Luis STEELE, Alan EFIRD, Debra SCOTT, Chancy WILKERSON, Harold STRITMATER, Blaine HENSEN, James SYPHERD, Crystol FAIRALL, Cody BROWN, Geoffery WALKER, Jacob MULDER, Antoine SCOTT, Austin WITTER, Robert\ Roberts, Thomas Dean. 7.3. As- sault IV and Disorderly Conduct II. Frerichs, Emily. 7.3. Assault IV. Kolb, Kody Louis. 7.4. Baker County Justice Court for Contempt of Court, Failure to Pay Fines. DEATH / FUNERAL NOTICES POLICE LOG Dambach, Rory Lynn. 6.29. Baker County Circuit Court Warrant. Myers-Gabiola, Michael Steve. 6.30. Probation Violation. Temple, Danny Charles. 6.30. Vio- lation of Restraining Order. Loop, George Allan. 6.30. Harass- ment and Violation of Release Agree- ment. Raymond, Joel Kaleb. 6.30. Out of State Warrant. Romine, Jonathon Russell. 7.1. Contempt of Court. Good, Travis Anthony. 7.1. Two Baker County warrants for probation violation. Original charge is Rape III and Fail to Report as a Sex Offender. Harriman, Robert Kurtis. 7.2. DUII. Highley, Joseph Forrest. 7.3. Disor- derly Conduct and Criminal Mischief. Billy McCauley - Placement and interment of the urn will be held on Friday July 15, 2016 ~ 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Later that day, Friday, July 15 at 1 p.m. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck BBQ to be held at the home of Alan McCauley. On line condolences may be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com Jack Clark, 70, of Baker City, died at his home on Saturday, July 2. A Celebration of Jack’s life will be held at his home on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 4 p.m. This is a potluck event and Jack’s wife Janice will be cooking up all of Jack’s favorite dishes. Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. On line condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome. com. — Obituaries — Wayne “Bill” Bird Halfway, 1930-2016 Wayne William (Bill) Bird, was born on August 20, 1930, to Helen E. Mathews and Alfred R. Bird in Bur- Bill bank Califor- Bird nia. Bill was raised and schooled in North Hollywood, Cali- fornia. In 1946, Bill’s parents bought the grocery store in Applegate, Oregon. Bill purchased the store from his folks in 1950. It was during this time that Bill married Dorothy Wright. They had three children together, Mickie, Wayne, and Jay. They later divorced. In 1960 Bill sold the store in Applegate and moved to Encinitas, Cali- fornia. With this new venture, Bill and his brother, Bob, started Bird Construction Company. One of their fi rst jobs was to dismantle the huge pier at Del Mar Bay, California. They saved most of the pier to put back into the board- walk. One of their employees was a demolitions expert. They blew up the pilings that were underwater, and only blew out eight win- dows at the Del Mar Hotel. In 1961, Bill read in the paper that the Fisher Drug and Liquor store on Main Street in Halfway, Oregon was for sale. He bought the store, and moved his family to Half- way in February, 1961. Bill loved Halfway. Bill was very active in the community. He was a coach for the Babe Ruth baseball team, worked on the grade school with George Moody and was a charter member of the Northwest Rodeo Produc- ers. He built a platform for the core driller, Martin McKim, by himself on the Snake River for the Hells Canyon Dam base. Bill had many jobs in his life, but he loved farming, fi shing and hunting the best. Bill was told by Mr. Buchanan to put his name in for a Governor land drawing, and Bill’s name was drawn. The land was in Washington. He was now a farmer in a sand box. He sold the store and moved to Pasco, Wash- ington, where he worked the farm with Fred Moody helping him. When Bob Bird moved Bird Construction to San Francisco, Bill went there to lend him a hand working on the Hyatt Hotel. It was there in the Bay Area in 1973 when he meet Agnes Rocket, a friend of Bob’s. In 1974, Bill decided that he was going to be with Agnes, so he packed her things up along with her three youngest, Liz, Matt, and Shannon, and moved back to Halfway, Oregon. Bill and Agnes took over the farming in Pasco, Washington. In addition to the farm, they had a three- year contract to cut and bale two 350-foot circles of alfalfa in Richland, Washington. After that the farm was sold and back to Halfway they came, where they raised certifi ed seed potatoes on the Thomas farm and watered with wheel lines (the fi rst ever in Halfway). Agnes prayed to St. Agnes to keep nice weather until the spuds were dug and in the shed, (in November), and it worked. It turned cold and snowed right after that. Bill Moody told Agnes to not pray any more. “We need the snow for the next spring,” he said. In their later years they went to Alaska and spent summers fi shing and hunt- ing. They had so much fun and continued to do this for four years. Bill and Agnes always came back to Halfway to hunt and fi sh, as that’s where their hearts were. They bought the old Crow house on Church Street in Halfway, remodeled it, and Bill lived out his life, in the place he loved and wanted to be. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Al and Helen Bird; his broth- er, Bob Bird; and sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Gene Mathews . Bill is survived by his wife, Agnes; nine children; 23 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Bill died on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at his home in Halfway. A Graveside Service was held at Pine Haven Cemetery in Half- way, Oregon on Friday, July 1. Those who wish to make a memorial donation in memory of Bill may do so to OHSU Parkinson’s Center or the Pine Haven Cemetery Beautication Fund through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, PO Box 543 Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfu- neralhome.com. Robert “Bob” Edward Knox Haines, 1934-2016 Robert “Bob” Edward Knox, 82, of Haines, Or- egon passed away at St. Alphonsus Bob Medical Knox Center in Baker City on June27, 2016. Funeral services will be held at the Harvest Church at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday July 2, 2016. Pastor Brad Phillips will offi ciate. Vault interment will follow the services at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday July 1 from 3pm-7;00pm at Coles Trib- ute Center. Friends of the family are invited to attend a potluck celebration of life for Bob at the Harvest Church directly following the interment. Please bring a dish to share. Bob was born on Feb- ruary 23, 1934 in Caldwell, Idaho to Robert Edward and Mary LaVerne (How- ard) Knox. He attended high school at Baker High in Baker City, Oregon. Af- ter high school, Bob spent two years in the Army on Active Duty. After his ser- vice to the country he went into construction working for Lakeside Industries for 30 plus years before retir- ing in 1996. SEE OBITUARIES PAGE 9 Tony's Tree Service Free evaluations for: • Proper Trimming • Safety • Removal •Disease Control • Insect Control • Tree Replacement • Stump Grinding Licensed | Insured | 48 years experience. Tony's Tree Service. Accepting payment plans and credit cards. 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