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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FR IDAY , FEBRUARY 27 , 2015 Local — News of Record — — Community Calendar — Ch i l i and po ta to feed F r id ay , F eb ru a ry 27 , 4 :30 p .m . to 7 p .m . H a in e s Commun i ty PTCO , a l l you c an e a t . Adu l t s $5 , Ch i l - d r en $3 .50 . A N igh t a t O ld Aubu rn S a tu rd ay , F eb ru a ry 28 . Th e F r i end s o f th e Mu s eum 6 th annu a l C a s ino N igh t fund r a i s e r t i ck e s t s a r e av a i l - ab l e fo r s a l e a t th e mu s eum . A t on ly $28 , t i ck e t s to th i s fun ev en t m ak e g r e a t g i f t s ! Y ou c an a l so g e t mu - s eum m emb e r sh ip g i f t c e r t i f i c a t e s fo r th e 2015 s e a son W i ld land f i re f igh te r t ra in i S a tu rd ay , F eb ru a ry 28 . E a s t e rn O r egon T r a in ing G roup h a s s ch edu l ed a W i ld l and F i r e R e f r e sh e r C l a s s , RT -130 b eg inn ing a t 8 a .m . Th i s i s a r equ i r ed c l a s s fo r mo s t f i r e f igh t e r s and con t r a c to r s who a r e p l ann in on wo rk ing fo r any f ed e r a l o r s t a t e ag en c i e s in th e up com ing f i r e s e a son . Th i s c l a s s h a s l im i t ed s e a t ing and i s av a i l ab l e on a f i r s t com e , f i r s t s e rv ed b a s i s Th i s i s th e on ly c l a s s s ch edu l ed fo r 2015 in th i s a r e a . Th e f e e fo r th e c l a s s i s $100 . R eg i s t r a t ion and p aym en t o f f e e c an b e don e a t www .o r egon f i r e t r a in ing . com . I f you n e ed mo r e in fo rm a t ion p l e a s e con t a c t e i th e r L au r e l Good r i ch , 541 -403 -0907 , l au r e lgood r i ch@m sn . com o r J e f f Sh e rm an , 541 -519 -6213 , sh e rm an r en t a l@ gm a i l . com . 1A S ta te Boys and G i r ls Qua r te r F ina ls Baske tba l l W edn e sd ay , M a r ch 4 th rough S a tu rd ay , M a r ch 7 a t B ak e r H igh S choo l . Ha rves t Chu rch ’s 8 th Annua l bene f i t d inne r and auc t ion Thu r sd ay , M a r ch 5 , 6 p .m . T i ck e t s av a i l ab l e a t H a r - v e s t Chu r ch 3720 B i r ch S t . o r c a l l 541 -523 -4233 . P ro - c e ed s fund ou r s cho l a r sh ip p rog r am g iv ing ch i ld r en th e oppo r tun i ty to r e c e iv e a qu a l i ty Ch r i s t i an edu c a - t ion . En joy s low - cook ed ro a s t , hom em ad e ro l l , ro a s t ed v egg i e s , t r ip l e cho co l a t e c ak e and mo r e . E lde rca re Conve rsa t ion Thu r sd ay , M a r ch 12 , 1 -3 p .m . a t Commun i ty Con - n e c t ion . E s t a t e P l ann ing : Th e E s s en t i a l s i s th e top i c in h e lp ing to bu i ld an E ld e r c a r e T oo lk i t . Ha l fway c rab feed S a tu rd ay , M a r ch 14 a t th e H a l fw ay L ion ’ s C lub . NEOEDD Boa rd mee t ing Thu r sd ay , M a r ch 17 , 2015 , a t 1 :30 p .m . a t th e M e i s - n e r Room , Un ion Coun ty Cou r thou s e Ann ex , 1007 4 th S t . , in L a G r and e . A l l NEOEDD bo a rd m e e t ing s a r e op en to th e pub l i c . Th e No r th e a s t O r egon E conom i c D ev e lopm en t D i s t r i c t ’ s m i s s ion i s to p rov id e r e sou r c e s and f a c i l i t a t e qu a l i ty d e c i s ion -m ak ing fo r th e b en - e f i t o f en t r ep r en eu r s , bu s in e s s e s and commun i t i e s in B ak e r , Un ion , and W a l low a coun t i e s . Repub l ican annua l banque t S a tu rd ay , M a r ch 21 . B ak e r Coun ty R epub l i c an s w i l l ho s t th e i r annu a l b anqu e t a t th e E lk s Lodg e in B ak e r C i ty w i th sp e c i a l gu e s t Cong r e s sm an G r eg W a ld en . A t t end e e s a l so in c lud e R ep . G r eg B a r r e to , R ep . C l i f f B en t z and S en . T ed F e r r io l i . T i ck e t s a r e $35 e a ch fo r a p r im e r ib d inn e r . S i l en t au c t ion . C a l l Su z an a t 541 .519 .5035 fo r in fo rm a t ion . Bake r C i ty Ro l le rs 4x4 C lub S a tu rd ay , M a r ch 21 , f i r s t annu a l sp r ing op en e r 4x4 run . Th e c lub i s hop ing to s t a r t a t M a rb l e C r e ek Ro ad n e a r B ak e r C i ty and end in Sump t e r . R igh t now th e rou t e i s snow lo ck ed bu t th ey a r e hop ing to b e ab l e to g e t th rough by th e d a t e abov e . P l e a s e po s t you r in t e r - e s t on th e g roup ’ s F a c ebook s i t e : “B ak e r C i ty Ro l l e r s 4x4 C lub . ” JA IL ROSTER WH ITMORE , R icha rd POGUE , S tephan ie SE IMY , T i f fany CARROLL , R icha rd HANSON , Co ty BULL INGTON , L yne t te CASS IDY , Ma rv in HARR IS , Jaquon PARTLOW , T y le IJAMS , Ma rgu r i te BELL , K imbe r ly PREVO , Lo ren SULT , Je f f DEHERRERA , Ky le SM ITH , G len BONEBRAKE , Go rdon PAD ILLA -ALBRADO , Jose MCEWEN , K r is tophe r GR IFF IN , A lexande r KEYES , B ryan DARNELL , Jason GAZAR IAN , Dav id MYERS -GAB IOLA , M ichae l B e t t y J ean Lo v e t t B ak e r C i ty , 1932 -2015 B e t ty J e an Lov e t t , 82 , long t im e H a l fw ay r e s id en t , d i ed and w a s r eun i t ed w i th th e lov e o f h e r l i f e , Be t ty K a r l on V a l- Love t t en t in e ’ s D ay , F eb ru a ry 14 , 2015 a t S e t t l e r ’ s P a rk in B ak e r C i ty a f t e r a sho r t v a l i an t f igh t w i th p an c r e a t i c c an c e r . A l though th e r e w i l l no t b e a fo rm a l s e rv i c e , sh e w i l l b e in t e r r ed a t a l a t e r d a t e w i th h e r hu sb and K a r l a t P in e H av en C em e t e ry in H a l fw ay , O r egon . B e t ty w a s bo rn on M ay 23 , 1932 in M a t toon , I l - l ino i s to B e r t and R e a th a (Hy l and ) R i t ch ey . B e t ty g r ew up in A r i zon a , a t - t end ed s choo l and g r adu - a t ed f rom F l ag s t a f f H igh S choo l on M ay 24 , 1951 . In s choo l sh e en joy ed and s tud i ed hom e e conom i c s , s c i en c e and a r t s . A f t e r s choo l , sh e c l a im ed to o f “ t r av e l ed ev e rywh e r e . ” And sh e d id , f rom A r i zon a to W a sh ing ton to Id aho , T ex a s , N ev ad a , K an s a s and on and on . Sh e m e t and m a r r i ed whom sh e r e f e r r ed to a s “ th e t ru e lov e o f h e r l i f e ” K a r l Lov e t t in M ex i co fo l low ed sho r t ly a f t e r th ey w ed ag a in in 1971 in W e i s e r , Id aho . B e t ty and K a r l h ad qu i t e a lov e fo r e a ch o th e r . H e w ro t e h e r hund r ed s o f lov e l e t t e r s o f wh i ch sh e k ep t e a ch and ev e ry on e . Du r ing h e r l i f e sh e wo rk ed a s a w a i t r e s s /ho s t - e s s and a s a cook . Sh e a l so sup e rv i s ed an an im a l sh e l - t e r in B end and a l so on e in Mon t an a . B e t ty en joy ed wo rk ing w i th h e r hu sb and K a r l and a t HARD ING , Jes t in PETERSON , L inda BUCHANAN , B ryson GENTRY , A r thu r OTNES , Buddy COOK , K r is tophe r CAMPBELL , Casey ELKSHOULDER , Ida MUNSELL , Em i ly CULLEY , And rew HELLMAN , Kenny COMBS , B r ian HAMM , T odd LEW IS , Ne i l PAULSEN , Na than PARKAY , Saman tha SCH ISLER , Che t BROML IE , Sco t t BOWMAN , Chad SCOTT , Chancy MACK , Da le FREEMAN , Dav id POL ICE LOG Pa r t low , T y le r S tephen M ichae l . 2 /19 . Ou t o f Coun ty De ta ine r and In te r fe r ing . Cass idy , Ma rv in Lee . 2 /19 . Bake r Coun ty De ta ine r . Ed ison , Ma rsan Kay . 2 /20 . Bake r Coun ty Pa ro le and P roba t ion De - ta ine r . Schombu rg , F red r ick Pa t r ick . 2 /21 . Wa r ran t A r res t . Ha t f ie ld , Amy Ma r ie . 2 /21 . Wa r ran t A r res t . Ga l legos , An thony M ichae l V incen - te . 2 /21 . Assau l t IV in the p resence o f m ino rs . Isham , Lev i James . 2 /12 . Wa r ran t A r res t . Gagnon , Rode r ick . 2 /23 . The f t I I . T a lbo t t , T y re l P la t t . 2 /24 . DU I I . Den ton , T i f fany Jean . 2 /24 . Posses - s ion o f Me th . Wh i tmo re , R icha rd Le roy . 2 /24 . Pa ro le and P roba t ion De ta ine r . — Obituaries — on e po in t , th ey wo rk ed tog e th e r in a ho sp i t a l l ab . K a r l w a s d i agno s ed w i th d i ab e t e s , i t w a s th en th a t B e t ty b e c am e “nu r s e B e t ty . ” Sh e m e t i cu lou s ly mon i to r ed h i s in su l in by k e ep ing w e l l k ep t jou rn a l s o f h i s l ev e l s , h i s in t ak e and t im e s th a t e a ch t a sk o r a id w a s r end e r ed . E a ch y e a r , B e t ty en t e r ed h e r a r t s and c r a f t s in th e L abo r D ay F a i r Exh ib i t ion boo th . Sh e lov ed e a ch and ev e ry r ibbon sh e r e c e iv ed . Sh e en joy ed sp end ing t im e w i th th e p r e - s choo l and a l l th e “ l i t t l e k id s . ” Th e ch i ld r en a s w e l l a s m any in th e commun i ty lov ing ly r e - f e r r ed to h e r a s “G r andm a B e t ty . ” Ev e ry y e a r , B e t ty h ad a Ch r i s tm a s l i s t o f g i f t s to sh a r e w i th so m any , e a ch g i f t w r app ed , e a ch g i f t g iv en w i th lov e . Th e r e w a s on e p a r t i cu l a r y e a r th a t sh e w a s d e em ed th e “Ch r i s tm a s e l f . ” B e t ty a l so en joy ed go ing to B ingo a t th e VFW H a l l in H a l f - w ay and th e N ew B r idg e G r ang e . B e t ty ’ s h a i r , th e long b r a id s . B e t ty a t 82 , b a r e ly h ad a g r ay h a i r on h e r h e ad . I t took ju s t abou t s ev en y e a r s to g row h e r h a i r down to h e r h ip s . Th en sh e wou ld cu t th e b r a id s o f f , and s t a r t ov e r . B e t ty w a s a f ix tu r e o f H a l fw ay , O r egon . Sh e wou ld b e s e en d a i ly w i th h e r shopp ing b a sk e t on h e r s t ro l l to town . B e t ty a l - w ay s h ad su ch a cu t e sm i l e and g enu in e ly c a r ed abou t tho s e a round h e r . A f avo r i t e po em o f B e t ty ’ s - En t i t l ed “Lov e and F r i end sh ip ” Y ou ’ r e th e on e I mo s t adm i r e , w i th g r e a t in t en t ion s and lov ing d e s i r e s . P a s s ion and t ru s t and know ing th a t you c a r e , b r ing s a l i f e t im e o f H app in e s s fo r u s to sh a r e . . . B e ing so g en t l e , und e r s t and ing , and k ind , b r ing s com fo r t , f a i th , and a Joy th a t sh in e s .T e a r s and l augh t e r a r e f e e l ing s th a t ’ s r a r e , bu t a t ru e h e a r t sh a l l N ev e r d e sp a i r . . . Lov e i s un iqu e in i t s v e ry own w ay , t ak ing r i sk s , and ch a l - l eng e s -D ay by d ay . “Bu t wh en a h e a r t i s m ad e o f go ld , th e r e i s so mu ch to sh a r e . L ik e joy , L augh t e r , and a f r i end sh ip th a t ’ s th e r e . . .So I g iv e you my h e a r t a s a tok en o f lov e , f rom on e f r i end to ano th e r , And th e h e av en ’ s abov e . So t ak e my h e a r t and ch e r i sh i t too , c au s e th e r e i s no u s w i thou t Y ou ! ” 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 , hu s - b and K a r l , b ro th e r B e r t J r . , Ch a r l e s , J am e s ; s i s t e r Ch a r lo t ; h e r mo s t r e c en t fou r l egg ed comp an ion s “ Rowdy & F l i ck a . ” B e t ty i s su rv iv ed by h e r s i s t e r s H e l en and hu sb and J a ck M cC r a in , Ed i th Cunn ingh am and P a t r i c a and hu sb and Bob K e e l ; b ro th e r Rob e r t and w i f e Emm a R i t ch ey ; num e r - ou s n i e c e s , n eph ew s and cou s in s . M emo r i a l con t r ibu t ion s tow a rd a c em e t e ry m a rk e r c an b e m ad e in M emo ry o f B e t ty to T am i ’ s P in e V a l l ey Fun e r a l Hom e and 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 . On l in e condo l en c e s m ayb e sh a r ed a t www . t am i sp in e - v a l l ey fun e r a lhom e . com . Bonn i e En t e rm i l l e B ak e r C i ty , 1931 -2015 Bonn i e I l en e En t e rm i l l e , 83 , d i ed Mond ay F eb ru a ry 16 , 2015 a t h e r d augh - t e r ’ s hom e in B ak e r C i ty , O r egon f rom m e t a s t a t i c b r e a s t c an c e r . A T r ad i - t ion a l Fun e r a l S e rv i c e w a s h e ld a t th e S ev en th -D ay Adv en t i s t Chu r ch in B ak e r C i ty on S a tu rd ay , F eb ru a ry 21 , 2015 . In t e rm en t a t M t . Hop e C em e t e ry in B ak e r C i ty , O r egon . Bonn i e w a s bo rn No - v emb e r 1 1 , 1931 a t h e r Aun t J an e Boy c e ’ s hom e on B a lm S t r e e t in B ak e r C i ty , O r egon . (Th e f am i ly l iv ed in th e 5 M i l e C r e ek a r e a o f R i ch l and , O r egon n e a r L i t t l e Lookou t Moun - t a in . ) H e r p a r en t s w e r e Lu r an a Ann (H a l l ) G r ay and John O sbo rn e G r ay and sh e w a s th e 5 th ch i ld o f th i s un ion . S ib l ing s in c lud ed John “R i l ey , ” A lmy r a M a r jo ry “M a r g e , ” F r ank lyn I s a i ah “F r ank ” and F r ed r i ck E a r l “F r ed . ” F r ank and F r ed , who own ed and op e r a t ed G r ay ’ s TV in B ak e r w e r e a f - f e c t ion a t e ly known in th e f am i ly c i r c l e a s “ th e boy tw in s ” fo r th e i r c lo s en e s s d e sp i t e f iv e y e a r s d i f e r - en c e in ag e . Bonn i e and M a r g e sh a r ed s im i l a r bond ing and a l though 1 1 y e a r s s ep a r a t - ed th em w e r e c a l l ed “ th e g i r l tw in s . ” Ju ly 1 , 1952 Bonn i e m a r - r i ed Don a ld “Don ” Jun io r En t e rm i l l e “ in th e hom e o f a m in i s t e r down in Sou th B ak e r on 4 th S t r e e t . ” “ Jun io r ” w a s a m ad e up m idd l e n am e . Don h ad non e a t b i r th . H i s mo th e r supp l i ed th i s n am e fo r N avy en l i s tm en t pu rpo s e s , mu ch to h i s d i sgu s t . Bon - n i e o f t en s t a t ed sh e wou ld “n ev e r m a r ry a m an who d idn ’ t lov e c a t s . ” Don f i t th e b i l l and a good th ing , fo r sh e h ad num e rou s c a t s and k i t t en s in h e r bu sy hom e . Don w a s p r ev iou s ly m a r r i ed and d ivo r c ed and Bonn i e joy fu l ly w e l com ed h i s fou r y e a r o ld d augh - t e r , A l i c i a J an e in to th e i r f am i ly . See OB ITUAR IES / Page 5
