2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
2015 Chamber Awards Banquet
Saturday, January 17. No-host social hour 5-6:30
p.m. Program starts at 6:30 p.m. Dinner starts at 7:00
p.m. “Back to the Future” is the theme. Sponsorships
are still available. Contact the Chamber.
Walden visit
Congressman Greg Walden will be in Baker City
attending the Rotary Club’s luncheon on Monday,
January 19th, noon, at the Sunridge. The public is
invited. Lunch is $11 and may be paid at the door.
Lunch purchase not required to attend. For more
information about membership in Baker City Rotary,
contact club president Peggy Hudson at 541-523-
9127.
Oath Keepers Meeting
Tuesday, January 20, 6:00 p.m. at Baker City Hall
in the Council Chambers. Meetings are the third
Tuesday of every month.
SWCD annual dinner meeting
Friday, January 23, 2015. Baker County Soil
and Water Conservation Districts will holding their
Annual Dinner Meeting at the Sunridge Inn. There
will be a “no-host” social hour beginning at 5:30
p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. $15 per
person. Call 523-7121, ext 100 or ext 109.
NRA pistol shooting course
Friday, January 23 through Saturday, January
24. The Powder River Sportsmen’s Club will host
an NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course. The fee for
the 10-hour class is $60 and includes course mate
Oregon training requirements for Concealed Carry
Permit applicants. For more details, contact instruc-
tor Maurice Valerio at 541-853-2355.
Mining and natural resources
conference
Tuesday, January 27, noon till 4 p.m. with a
reception from 4-5 p.m. at the Baker County Events
Center.
FFA’s BBQ fundraiser
Friday, February 6, 2015, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the
U-shaped driveway by the southern entrance of
Baker High School. Tickets, available for purchase
prior to or at the fundraiser, are $12 each, and the
meal will include tri-tip, baked potato, garlic bread,
green beans and a brownie.
Pesticide applicator pre-exam
training
Tuesday, February 10 at the Baker County OSU
Extension Office, 9:45 a.m. -3 p.m. Call Janice at
541.523.6418 to RSVP or for more information. The
class is free.
Forest tax workshop
Tuesday, February 24 at the Baker County
OSU Extension Office, 6:30 p.m.. -9 p.m. Call
541.523.6418 to register. Legal options to woodland
owners for reducing their overall tax burden.
A Night at Old Auburn
Saturday, February 28. The Friends of the Mu-
seum 6th annual Casino Night Fund raiser are now
available for sale at the museum. At only $28, tick-
ets to this fun event make great holiday gifts! You
can also get museum membership gift certificates for
the 2015 season.
Thank
you
friends, neighbors, and
family for your prayers,
cards and words of
condolence at the
passing of our mother,
Leona I. Speelman.
Thank you to the
Richland Christian
Church, those that
helped serve, and the many people who brought
food for the reception following Mom’s funeral.
The meal was excellent. The visiting and
remembering with friends and family was
enjoyed by all. Thank you Dr. Jon Schott for
taking care of Mom all these years. Thank you
Tami at Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home,
Pastor Gordon Bond, and Dona Schmitt for
the beautiful service. Thank you to the folks
at Meadowbrook Place for providing Mom a
peaceful and understanding home during her
last days. And a special thank you to the folks at
Heart ‘n Home Hospice for the help and all the
loving care given Mom the past several months.
We deeply appreciate all of you for all that was
done to ease the passing of our mother.
Sincerely,
Larry, Terry, Janice and the rest of
the Speelman family.
JAIL ROSTER
GOODMAN, Diana
EPLER, Brenda
SCHOMBURG, Janet
STREET, Kenneth
FISCHER, Jacob
GUNN, Ryan
SIMONIS, Dyllan
SKINNER, Nicole
HANSON, Coty
PADILLA-ALBRADO, Jose
GREGG, John
KEEFE, Timothy
BRASWELL, Edward
SCOTT II, Arthur
COOK, Kristopher
DEMARIS, Cody
CAMPBELL, Casey
ELKSHOULDER, Ida
MASZK, Caleb
MUNSELL, Emily
WHITMORE, Richard
CULLEY, Andrew
HELLMAN, Kenny
FINE, Tamara
SYPHERD, Crystol
ENTERMILLE, Forrest
DESHIRLIA, Cory
DUNLEAVY, Chance
MCBRIDE, Steven
Leland “Link” Millman
Richland, 1928-2015
Leland
Millman, 86,
died on Janu-
ary 5, 2015
at his home
in Richland,
Oregon.
Leland
Link
Avery was
Millman
born on Janu-
ary 30, 1928
in Cove, Oregon to Leon-
ard and Florence Millman.
He lived and attended
school in Cove. Leland
was nicknamed “Link”
years ago and it fondly fol-
lowed him throughout his
life. Link married Lottie,
whom had five children
previously and then they
had three more children
together, one girl and two
boys. They later divorced.
On November 4, 1994
Link married Viola in La
Grande, Oregon. They
made their home in La
Grande. Following Link’s
retirement they spent two
years in Elgin, Oregon and
then moved to Richland,
Oregon.
Link worked for Union
Pacific Railroad for 38
years as a rail man, painter
and carpenter. He enjoyed
fishing, picking huckl -
berries and gardening.
Link had a great sense of
humor and enjoyed making
people laugh. Folks would
ask “Link, how are you
feeling.” His answer “with
his fingers.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; sisters
Clarine and Patricia; broth-
ers Richard and Donald.
Link is survived by his
wife Viola, daughter Avin
Bauer of Hermiston, Or-
egon; Sons Bruce Millman
of Alaska and Steve Mill-
man of Pendleton; brothers
Darrell and Dennis; sisters
Leah, Ione, Loretta and
Sharon; two grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
For those who would
like to make a memorial
donation in memory of
Link, the family sug-
gests the Salvation Army
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Joyce Short
Baker City, 1930-2014
Joyce Irene Short, 83,
died on December 28,
2014. There will not be a
service.
Joyce was born on July
22, 1930 to Ernest and Nell
Smith in Kent, Oregon.
Joyce married Lyle Dodson
and they had four children
WHITLOW, Jonathon
PETERSON, Linda
KITCH, Roberto
COMBS, Brian
HAMM, Todd
TREANOR, Kevin
BRINEY, Justin
NICHOLS, Robert
LEWIS, Neil
PAULSEN, Nathan
RICCI, Devin
PARKAY, Samantha
MCLEAN, Jeremy
SCHISLER, Chet
BROMLIE, Scott
TAYLOR, Gene
BOWMAN, Chad
SCOTT, Chancy
MACK, Dale
FREEMAN, David
POLICE LOG
Simonis, Dyllan Jacoby. 1/9
Probation Violation and Contempt of
Court.
Fischer, Jacob Perry. 1/9. Violation
of Release.
Shropshire, Heather M.. 1/9. Theft
II.
Sullivan, James Patrick. 1/9. Failure
to Appear.
Holler, Holli Jean. 1/10. Assault IV
Domestic.
Fischer,Jacob Perry. 1/11. Criminal
Trespass II.
Follett, Chad Aaron. 1/11. Theft II.
Scott II, Arthur Charles. 1/13. War-
rant Arrest.
McNair, Randi Laine. 1/13. Failure
to Pay Fines.
Street, Kenneth Roy . 1/13. Baker
County Justice Court Warrant for
Contempt of Court, Failure to Pay
Fines.
Goodman, Diana Lynn. 1/14. Baker
County Justice Court Warrant for
Contempt of Court, Failure to Pay
Fines
FUNERALS PENDING
Julian DeLaTorre, 57, of Baker
City died at his home, on Sunday,
January 11, 2015. A private family/
friends gathering will be held at a
later date. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
— Obituaries —
Michael,
Lola, Lyle.Jr
and young-
est daughter
Maxine.
Soon after
Joyce and
Lyle separat-
Joyce
ed she found
Short
herself in
Alaska. Her favorite place
to live was Ketchikan,
Alaska where she met and
married Wallace Short.
They spent most of their
free time cooking, hunting
and fishing
They added Wally’s four
children to their family
Brynn, Teri, Mark and
Gretchen. Joyce and Wally
loved to fish and If you
asked them the best place
to catch a fish, they’d reply
“the back of the boat.”
They left Alaska to live
out of George, Washington
to help care for Joyce’s
parents and their great-
niece Emma Sasser. Wally
passed away in 2009.
Illness took Joyce to live
in Baker City in 2012
where she was care for at
the home of her daughter
Lola Taylor and spending
special time with her
great granddaughter Ve-
ronica Taylor.
Joyce loved to go yard
saleing with her best friend
Gert. She loved gardening.
She grew the best canta-
loupe, watermelon and
tomatoes in the country.
Joyce is survived by
her brother Bill Smith and
Family, Children Lola
Taylor, Maxine Milton,
Brynn and Paul Graham,
Teri Wisdom, Mark Short,
Gretchen Young and
families; numerous nieces,
nephews cousins, grand-
children and great grand-
children.
Joyce was preceded in
death by her parents Nell
and Ernest Smith; infant
brother, sister and brother-
in-law Virginia & Jack
Cox; sons Michael and
Lyle Dodson; brother-in-la
w Bob Short.
Donations in memory of
Joyce can be made to the
American Cancer Society
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834
Online condolences may
be shared at tamispineval-
leyfuneralhome.com.
Jerry Wayne Ross
Baker City, 1941-2015
Jerry Wayne Ross, 73, of
Baker City died on January
5, 2015 at his residence.
The family will have a
celebration of life for Jerry
on April 5, 2015 at noon
at Barton Park, Carver,
Oregon.
Jerry was born Septem-
ber 14, 1941 in Telluride,
Colorado to Lee Green
Ross and Mildred Eliza-
beth Boyer Ross. Jerry
attended school at West
Linn High School and
Baker High School. Then
he joined the US Navy
where he served six years,
leaving the service with a
rank of BT3.
Jerry then worked for
Paco as a sump pump
salesman. On February 15,
1992, Jerry married Laura
Lee Davies in Gresham,
Oregon. Jerry and Laura
had eight children.
During his life, Jerry
enjoyed hunting, fishing,
shooting, going to garage
sales and riding his ATVs.
Jerry is survived by his
wife Laura L. Ross of Bak-
er City, daughters: Kandi
Ross of Washougal, WA,
Kristi Fear of Beaverton,
OR, Kelly Post or Ridge-
field, WA, Kim Tebon of
Texas, Kerry Ross of Bea-
verton, OR, Cindi Young
of Colton, OR and Melody
Eichel of Damascus, OR; a
son, Bruce Young of Vale,
OR, two brothers: Robert
Norton of Salem, OR, and
Harold Miller of Nampa,
ID; a sister, Connie Wil-
liams of Baker City, OR,
his nephew and BFF, Don
Koontz of Baker City, OR,
along with twenty three
grandchildren and twenty
two great grandchildren.
The family have request-
ed that donations be made
to the Shiners Children
Hospital through Gray’s
West & Company Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.
Baker City, OR. 97814.
Eva M. Crockett Colton
Hiatt
Keating, 1927-2015
A remark-
able woman
left the Earth
recently.
She was
a mother,
grandmother,
and great
Eva
grand
Hiatt
mother. She
was and will continue to be
an inspiration to those who
knew her. From pursuing
a college education while
raising five young children
to relentlessly hiking the
Eagle Cap Wilderness
area well into her eight-
ies, Grandma George
knew what she wanted for
herself and her family and
was willing to do what
it took to get there. Our
lives are better because of
her. Let us not mourn her
death, but instead celebrate
her life, because it was a
remarkable one.
Eva was born on October
5, 1927 to Zahnie and Dol-
lie Crockett in Gold Beach,
Ore.
She passed away peace-
fully at home with her
family present on Jan. 10,
2015 at the age of 87 after
a short but valiant battle
with cancer. She gradu-
ated co-valedictorian at
the age of 15 from Gold
Beach high school and
continued her education at
Eastern Oregon College of
Nursing. On May 20, 1946
she married Wilbur Hugh
Colton in Baker, Ore. They
made their home on the
Colton family ranch in the
upper Keating Valley. Five
children were born, Linda,
Cinda, Tom, Teri, and
Traci. Hugh passed away
in 1961. Eva then went
back to school and with a
bookkeeping degree went
to work for Mitchell and
Guyer accounting in Baker,
and while there passed her
CPA exams.
She met George O.
Hiatt while doing an audit
for the city of Baker and
they were wed on June 14,
1964. After George retired
as city manager and the
death of her father, they
moved to Pistol River, Ore.
to help her mother run the
Crockett family ranch.
She became partners in the
CPA firm of Scruggs, Hiatt
and Musser in Brookings,
Ore. While there, she was
on the board of directors of
numerous banks and civic
organizations. After retire-
ment from her firm, they
returned to Baker County
in 1994 and resided in the
lower Keating Valley for
the next twenty years.
Eva was active in Sorop-
timist Club, Daughters of
the American Revolution,
playing pinochle at Keat-
ing school, line dancing at
the Senior Center, travel-
ing, reading and living life
to the fullest!
Eva is survived by her
five children, Linda Colton
Taylor (Charles) Ontario,
Ore., Cinda Colton Kramer
(Kevin) Gladstone, Ore.,
Tom Colton (Julie)
Union, Ore., Teri Colton
(Larry), Portland, Or. and
Traci Colton, Albany,
Ore., 10 grandchildren and
14 great grand children,
sister Zahna Rainboth,
Gold Beach, Ore., sister in
-laws and husbands, June
Premovith ( George)
Wenatchee, Wash., Jean
Thompson ( Elmer) Mt.
Vernon, Ore., Joyce Turner
(Jim) Elgin, Ore., La Rue
Brooks (Stan) Richland,
Ore., Gail Stevenson
(Chuck) Kent, Wash.,
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