2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
District basketball tournament
Thursday, February 19 through Saturday the 21st
at the high school. Look for team photos and brackets
on pages 7-9 of this issue, with full coverage in the
following issue!
Superintendent meet and greet
Friday, February 20 at the BHS Library. Meet the
candidates/finalist for the 5J Superintendent position.
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Call Norma Nemec at 541-524-2261
with questions.
Eagle Valley SWCD meeting
Monday, February 23rd at 12 noon at the Grange
Hall in Richland, OR. The public is welcome, and
meals will be available for those who RSVP for the
meeting. Please contact Tara at (541) 523-7121 x 100
for a copy of the meeting agenda.
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.
Chili and potato feed
Friday, February 27, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Haines
Community PTCO, all you can eat. Adults $5, Chil-
dren $3.50.
JAIL ROSTER
BAILEY, Brent
SMITH, Gena
IJAMS, Margurite
MAJOR, Earl
BELL, Kimberly
PREVO, Loren
SULT, Jeff
BURRIS, Frederick
DEHERRERA, Kyle
SMITH, Glen
BONEBRAKE, Gordon
PADILLA-ALBRADO, Jose
BRINEY, Chuck
MCEWEN, Kristopher
WHITMORE, Richard
GRIFFIN, Alexander
KEYES, Bryan
DARNELL, Jason
GAZARIAN, David
MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael
HARDING, Jestin
PETERSON, Linda
BUCHANAN, Bryson
GENTRY, Arthur
OTNES, Buddy
EPLER, Brenda
SKINNER, Nicole
COOK, Kristopher
CAMPBELL, Casey
ELKSHOULDER, Ida
MUNSELL, Emily
CULLEY, Andrew
HELLMAN, Kenny
COMBS, Brian
HAMM, Todd
A Night at Old Auburn
Saturday, February 28. The Friends of the Museum
6th annual Casino Night Fund raiser are now available
for sale at the museum. At only $28, tickets to this fun
event make great holiday gifts! You can also get mu-
seum membership gift certificates for the 2015 season
Wildland firefighter traini
Saturday, February 28. Eastern Oregon Training
Group has scheduled a Wildland Fire Refresher Class,
RT-130 beginning at 8 a.m. This is a required class
for most firefighters and contractors who are plannin
on working for any federal or state agencies in the
upcoming fire season. This class has limited seating
and is available on a first come, first served basis This
is the only class scheduled for 2015 in this area. The
fee for the class is $100. Registration and payment
of fee can be done at www.oregonfiretraining.com .
If you need more information please contact either
Laurel Goodrich, 541-403-0907, laurelgoodrich@msn.
com or Jeff Sherman, 541-519-6213, shermanrental@
gmail.com.
1A State Boys and Girls Quarter Fi-
nals Basketball
Wednesday, March 4 through Saturday, March 7 at
Baker High School.
Halfway crab feed
Saturday, March 14 at the Halfway Lions Club.
NEOEDD Board meeting
Thursday, March 17, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. at the Meis-
ner Room, Union County Courthouse Annex, 1007 4th
St., in La Grande. All NEOEDD board meetings are
open to the public. The Northeast Oregon Economic
Development District’s mission is to provide resources
and facilitate quality decision-making for the ben-
efit of entrepreneurs, businesses and communities in
Baker, Union, and Wallowa counties.
Republican annual banquet
Saturday, March 21. Baker County Republicans will
host their annual banquet at the Elks Lodge in Baker
City with special guest Congressman Greg Walden.
Attendees also include Rep. Greg Barreto, Rep. Cliff
Bentz and Sen. Ted Ferrioli. Tickets are $35 each
for a prime rib dinner. Silent auction. Call Suzan at
541.519.5035 for information.
LEWIS, Neil
PAULSEN, Nathan
PARKAY, Samantha
SCHISLER, Chet
BROMLIE, Scott
BOWMAN, Chad
SCOTT, Chancy
MACK, Dale
FREEMAN, David
POLICE LOG
Prevo, Loren Dean Alexander. 2/12.
Probation Violation.
Carter, Riky Lee. 2/12. Contempt
of Court.
Sult, Jeff Jameil. 2/12. Post-Prison
violation.
Bell, Kimberly Kathleen. Contempt
of Court x 2 and Theft I and on a
Baker County Detainer for Probation
Violation.
Gregg, John Thomas. 2/13. Viola-
tion of release agreement. Original
charges are DUII, refused BAC, no
operators license.
Lopez, Cassandra LeeAnn. 2/13.
Forgery I.
Major, Earl Duane. 2/13. Escape
Community Custody. Original charge
is theft of motor vehicle.
Smith, Gena Marie. 2/14. Violation
of Release Agreement.
Prevo, Maxwell Chad Ray. 2/15.
Contempt of Court.
Bailey, Brent Allan. 2/17. Theft II.
FUNERALS PENDING
Bonnie Ilene Entermille, 83,
longtime Baker City resident, died
on Monday, February 16, 2015 at
the home of her daughter in Baker
City. A viewing will be held at 1:00 at
the Seventh-Day Adventist Church,
Pocahontas Road in Baker City on
Saturday, February 21, 2015. A
Traditional Funeral Service will be
held on Saturday, February 21, 2015
at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at
Mt. Hope Cemetery. For those who
would like to make a memorial dona-
tion in memory of Bonnie may do so
to Best Friends or to the Seventh-day
Adventist Church (one day church)
Online condolencs may be shared
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com.
Betty Jean Lovett, 82, of Halfway,
Oregon died on February 14, 2015 at
Settler’s Park Assisted Living Facility
in Baker City, Oregon. Betty will be
interred at a later date with her hus-
band Karl in Halfway at the Pine Ha-
ven Cemetery. For those who would
like to make a memorial donation in
memory of Betty may do so to help
with a cemetery marker cost for Betty
through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services PO Box
543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. On line
condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
— Obituaries —
James Dean Trost
Soda Springs, Idaho,
1950-2015
James Dean Trost, 64,
of Soda
Springs,
Idaho passed
away on
Wednesday,
February 4,
2015 at the
Portneuf
Jim
Medical
Trost
Center in
Pocatello, Idaho. Jim was
born on July 4, 1950 in
Concordia, Kansas the son
of Merton Ezra and Dorthy
Ellen Holton Trost. His
family moved to Green-
leaf, Idaho in 1952. He
attended grade school in
Greenleaf and graduated
from Vallivue High School
at Caldwell in 1968. Jim
moved to Park City, Utah
and worked in masonry
and later to Soda Springs.
He enjoyed camping, fis -
ing, and collected model
cars and Native American
knick-knacks.
He is survived by his
daughter, Selena and her
husband Chysler Weeks,
and grandson, Kegan Jon
Mickelson, all of Grace,
Idaho. He is also survived
by his sisters, Ilona (Dick)
Ode of Nampa, Idaho, Deb
(Don) Jenson of Bend,
Oregon, a brother Rick
(Patty) Trost of Unity,
Oregon and numerous
nephews and nieces. He
was preceded in death by
his parents and his brother
Norman.
Graveside services were
held on Friday, February
13, 2015 at noon at the
Fairview Cemetery in Soda
Springs.
Barbara “Bobbi”
Williams
Baker City, 1919-2015
For God so loved the
world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in
Him should not perish but
have everlasting life.
—John 3:16
Our beautiful, age-
less mother
closed her
eyes on earth
and opened
them in
Heaven. On
February 13,
2015, Barba-
Bobbi
ra (“Bobbi”) Williams
Williams, 95,
passed away peacefully at
Bee Hive Home in Baker
City, with her family at her
side.
Her loving husband of
62 years, Charlie, preceded
her in 2003.
She is survived by her
five children: triplets,
Terry (Lori) of West Linn,
Larry (Sue) of Newberg
and Marylee (Dick) of San
Jose, CA and her twins,
Ron (Elodie) of Mon-
mouth, and Don (Valerie)
of Baker City. She also
leaves behind her much-
loved 10 grandchildren and
18 great grandchildren.
She was truly the matriarch
and cornerstone of our
family.
Barbara Williams (née
Nunn) was born in Kent,
OR, the 9th of 11 children
and, as a teenager, moved
to California where she
met and married Vallejo
HS’s football and track
star, Charlie Williams.
Her long and happy life
included the birth of trip-
lets in 1943 (the first ever
born in Vallejo!) and the
birth of twins, five years
later. They bought a farm
in the Napa Valley, CA,
and raised their children in
a wholesome country en-
vironment and taught them
to love the Lord with all
their hearts. After Char-
lie’s death, Bobbi sold the
farm and moved to Oregon
to be near her boys and
their families.
Bobbi’s faith was an
important part of her life
and she loved serving the
Savior. In 1953, she began
a Bible class in her home
which grew over the years
into a large church, now
serving the Napa Valley.
For years she led childrens
Bible clubs, costumed
myriads of Christmas
pageants, emceed womens
retreats and sang in the
church choir. Her many
talents included cook-
ing, playing the autoharp,
decorating elaborate cakes,
creating beautiful machine
embroidery, dancing the
country two-step and
beating everyone in UNO
and SCRABBLE! In her
later years, she espe-
cially enjoyed playing her
harmonica, often accom-
panied by her son, Don on
the guitar, at BeeHive, and
jam sessions sponsored by
Marilyn’s Music.
Bobbi will be buried
next to her only love,
Charlie, at a graveside cer-
emony in Napa’s Tulocay
Cemetery. We will miss
her greatly, but will see her
again and love her always.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Tonya Holland
Baker City, 1980-2015
Tonya Hol-
land, 34, died
on February
2, 2015 at St.
Alphonsus
Regional
Medical
Center in
Tonya
Boise, Idaho. Holland
A private
family graveside service
will be held at a later date
at the Union Cemetery in
Union, Oregon.
Tonya Marie Carpen-
ter Holland was born on
October 28, 1980 in Baker
City, Oregon to Charles
and Charlene (McCorkle)
Carpenter. She was raised
in Baker City, Oregon;
Fountain Hills, Arizona.
She attended Four Peak el-
ementary school and Baker
High School.
Tonya married Phillip
Wayne Holland, they had
two children; a son Phillip
Edward Holland Jr. and
daughter Kandice Victoria
Lynn Holland. Long after
the divorce, Tonya was
married Robert Mars, for
a short time. During her
life she worked at Burger
King in Baker City; Safari
Inn, Taco Bell and West Co
Marginizing all in Boise,
Idaho.
Tonya enjoyed writ-
ing in her journals, arts,
crafts and spending time
outdoors. Tonya’s favorite
poem was one of which
she wrote and entitled
“Secret to Happiness”:
Happiness is the ability to
do the following; forget
- apologize- admit errors
- avoid mistakes - keep
your temper - shoulder
the blame - make the best
of things - maintain high
standards - think first, act
accordingly - put the need
of others before your own
- Forgive - Try using as
many of these into your
day as possible and you’ll
soon be rewarded with
happiness.
She was preceded
in death by her mother
Charlene Rose; grandfather
Carpenter who blessed,
baptized and confirmed
her to the LDS Church;
grandmother Verna Marie;
and two aunts Dora and
Tammy.
Tonya is survived by
her children Phillip and
Kandice; father Charles
Carpenter of Baker City,
Oregon; sisters Crystal
Carpenter of Baker City
and Charlie Carpenter
of Haines; grandmother
Naomi Carpenter Steven-
son.
She had a heart bigger
than she was and would
help anyone in need. She
was a free spirit, and a true
soul.
Those who would like to
make a memorial dona-
tion in memory of Tonya
may do so to defray burial
expenses through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services PO
Box 543 Halfway, Oregon
97834. Online condolences
may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Veterans highway bill passes House
Legislation seeking
to dedicate several of
Oregon’s border to border
highways in honor of
veterans groups passed the
Oregon House of Repre-
sentatives on a unanimous
vote this week.
Sponsored by Repre-
sentative John Huffman
(R-The Dalles), HB 2036
seeks to designate High-
way 395 as the World
War I Veterans Memorial
Highway, Interstate 5 as
the Korean War Veterans
Memorial Highway and
the Purple Heart Trail, and
US Highway 101 as the
Persian Gulf, Afghanistan
and Iraq Veterans Memo-
rial Highway.
“Thousands of Orego-
nians have bravely served
our nation in foreign
wars,” said Rep. Huffman.
“I’m thankful for their im-
mense sacrifices.
In 2009, Huffman co-
sponsored a bill designat-
ing Highway 97 to World
War II veterans. In 2013,
he sponsored legislation
dedicating Interstate 84
as the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Highway, and in
2014, he supported a bill
recognizing the thirty-five
mile stretch of Highway
26 as the Warm Springs
Veteran Memorial High-
way. The bill moves to the
Senate and is expected to
be signed into law.