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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 11 FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015 Local & Entertainment Bebe’s word search — Obituaries — Ann Rose Reagan Continued from Page 2 In September 1934 she married Cody Reagan. Ann was known for her cooking, especially apple pies. She was compassion- ate of others, loved animals and entertained others with her great sense of humor and fun. She is survived by her children, Roberta Banta and husband Buzz, Selma Jhanda and husband Yusuf, Janice Langford and husband Frank, Michael Reagan and wife Lynn, Eileen McGuire, Kathleen Cannaday and husband Jerry, Judy Moore and husband Tom, brothers, Michael Fuzi and wife Corrine, Lee Haw and wife Tona, sister-in-law Ferriel DeLap, beloved sister and friend Mary Peterman and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Ann was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, Cody and her grand- son, David Banta. The family would like to express their many thanks to Heart and Home Hos- pice for the thoughtful and considerate care of their mother. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mus- cular Dystrophy Founda- tion through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place Street, Baker City, OR 97814. Dale Holcomb New Bridge, 1917-2015 Dale Holcomb, 97, died on February 25, 2015 at his home in New Bridge, Oregon - A viewing will be held on Sunday, March 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home 125 N Main Street in Half- way. A Traditional Funeral Service will be held on Monday, March 9, 2015 ~ 2:00 p.m. at the Richland Grange Hall (corner of Main Street and Moody Road) in Dale Richland, Holcomb Oregon. Interment will follow at Eagle Val- ley Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception immediately following the interment. Dale Davis Holcomb was the 1st Liberty Bond baby born during WWI on May 10, 1917 in Richland, Oregon. He went to school in Richland and graduated from Eagle Valley High School in 1935. Dale went on to college and majored in aeronautical engineer- ing. The Curtis Wright Company paid Dale’s tuition to college and he in turn taught pilots as well as applied his aeronautical engineering to the airplane designs. After his fi rst year at- tending college at Eastern, he came home on spring break. He met and later married Esther Hensley. They made their home in Richland, Oregon and it was there, that son Gary was born. Dale and Esther later had two more chil- dren, daughters Linda and Holly. All three children are eight years apart. During Dale’s life he worked as a fl ight engi- neer, second in command on airplanes. He was with the 29th bomb group in Pratt, Kansas during World War II and sent to the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacifi c as an engi- neer. After the war, if you had an airplane, you were an airline. Dale worked for many including Trans World Airlines, Eastern and Pan Am. With Dale’s career in the airlines, he traveled exten- sively at home and abroad, and the family settled in New York. Dale eventually retired from Eastern/Pan American Airlines. Esther died of breast cancer in 1981. Years later while at a dance class, Dale met Barbara. Dale said Barbara was the “only thing he ever hunted.” They had two weddings. The fi rst was Dale’s choice; in the judge’s offi ce. The second a Lutheran Service with friends and family in October of 2003 in New York; followed by a huge celebration. Not long after, in 2004, Dale put everything up for sale in New York and they moved to New Bridge, Oregon where they remodeled a home that he and his mother had purchased in 1950. That home was built in the 1800s. Dale was preceded in death by his father Linn Holcomb and his mother Crystal Holcomb Woods and fi rst wife Esther. Dale is survived by his wife Barbara; children Gary Holcomb of Nampa, Idaho; Linda Holcomb Scholz of Atlantis, FL and Holly Holcomb Cottone of West Islip, NY; Five grandchildren, Mark, Glenn, Jerrold, Krista and Melissa; and two great- grandchildren James Dale and Katelyn. For those who would like to make a memo- rial donation in memory of Dale, may do so to the Eagle Valley EMT’s 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. This week’s crossword puzzle Spring break at the Interpretive Center The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is hosting several workshops and activities for families during Spring Break this year, March 23 through the 26. Trail Tenders is spon- soring workshops on pioneer-inspired crafts The and activities. Learn to dip a beeswax candle, make simple toys, goose feather quill pens, bake hardtack, braid rag rugs, make lan- terns and leather journals. Costumed interpreters will guide each activity sharing facts and stories, and creat- ing items to take home. Each day includes a pio- neer luncheon, cooked in Dutch ovens using Oregon Trail-era recipes. Bring the whole family and make a day of it! Special family packages are available. Pre-registration is highly suggested. Call (541) 523- 1852. Baker County Press Subscribe Today! Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Email address: Phone: E-Only $29.95/yr. Print (Delivery) $39.95/yr. Inside Baker City City Limits Only Print (Mail) $49.95/yr. Outside Baker City City Limits Only 1. Make check payable to: Black Lyon Publishing, LLC 2. Mail the check with this completed form to: PO Box 567, Baker City, Ore. 97814 To pay by credit card, please visit www.Th eBakerCountyPress.com Across 1- Budget alternative; 6- First-stringers; 11- Radical ‘60s org.; 14- Medicine; 15- ___ Dame; 16- Actor Chaney; 17- More; 18- Ornamental coro- net; 19- Vane dir.; 20- Rod’s partner; 22- Point in the desired direction; 24- Business matters; 28- Detained; 30- Salty; 31- Cut at an angle; 32- Milan’s La ___; 33- Blushing; 37- Alway; 38- Brother of Moses; 39- Contend; 40- Steamer; 43- Mazda model; 45- Song of joy; 46- Over there; 47- More than two; 50- Black magic; 51- Between, old-style; 52- Israel’s Barak; 53- ___ Lingus; 54- Author Calvino; 57- Pong maker; 62- Capote, to friends; 63- Nabisco’s ___ Wafers; 64- Birth-related; 65- Road curve; 66- Chip maker; 67- Bring up the rear; Down 1- Corroded; 2- Bagel topper; 3- Hill dweller; 4- Russian space sta- tion; 5- Musical wind instru- ment; 6- Pays to play; 7- Labor; 8- Zeta follower; 9- Part of ETA; 10- Rubella; 11- Driving hazard; 12- Recipient; 13- Bergen dummy; 21- Before, once; 23- After-bath powder; 24- Donkeys; 25- Aspect; 26- Blaze; 27- Feel lousy; 28- Jazz genre; 29- Opposite of odd, especially when ap- plied to numbers; 31- Prehistoric chisel- like tool; 33- 1986 Indy 500 win- ner Bobby; 34- Elude; 35- Gunpowder ingre- dient; 36- Weeping; 38- On the main; 41- Acme; 42- Cocktail; 43- Corrosive; 44- Business mag; 46- “___ don’t say!”; 47- Ohio, e.g.; 48- Pitchers; 49- Infectious agent; 50- Sand bar; 52- Vogue rival; 55- Like some ears; 56- PC key; 58- Sailor; 59- Loss leader?; 60- Thor Heyerdahl craft; 61- Ailing;
