2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) training
Training for new miners who have pre-registered,
will be held at the Extension Office located at 2600
East Street on March 11-13 (Wednesday through
Friday.) The class begins at 8:00 a.m. each day.
The MSHA Annual Refresher, for miners who have
already taken the new miner training class, will be
held on Saturday, March 14, 2015, also at the Exten-
sion Office building. The cost of these classes is $20
per person per day. Call Jan Alexander at 541-446-
3413 to register.
Eldercare Conversation
Thursday, March 12, 1-3 p.m. at Community Con-
nection. Estate Planning: The Essentials is the topic
in helping to build an Eldercare Toolkit.
Halfway crab feed
Saturday, March 14 at the Halfway Lion’s Club.
Winter triathlon
Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m. at Anthony Lakes Ski
Resort.
Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby
Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m. at the Nazarene
Church Gym in Baker City.
Powder River Practical Shooters
pistol match
Sunday, March 15, at the Virtue Flats range. Sign
up is at 8 a.m. with the competition at 9 a.m. New
shooters are free, juniors (17 and under) $10 and
everyone else $15. The match will last about three
hours and involve six stages with steel and paper
targets. 9mm or larger required. Call Ray at 541-
403-1951 for more information.
NEOEDD Board meeting
Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. at the
Meisner Room, Union County Courthouse Annex,
1007 4th St., in La Grande. All NEOEDD board
meetings are open to the public.
Oath Keepers meeting
Tuesday, March 17, 6 p.m. at City Hall. General
membership meeting. Public invited.
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.
Baker City Rollers 4x4 Club
Saturday, March 21, first annual spring opener
4x4 run. The club is hoping to start at Marble Creek
Road near Baker City and end in Sumpter. Right
now the route is snow locked but they are hoping to
be able to get through by the date above. Please post
your interest on the group’s Facebook site: “Baker
City Rollers 4x4 Club.”
Spring Bazaar at Community
Connection
Spring Bazaar at Community Connection, 2810
Cedar Street, on March 28, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Spaces
are available for $15 each, which includes an 8-foot
table or just the space if table not wanted. Please call
(541) 523-6591 for more information.
Golf Course Sphaghetti Feed
Saturday, March 28 at Quail Ridge. The social
hour begins at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7. $15. Call
Jen Godwin at 541-519-2060 or Cheryl Eddy at
541-523-5225.
JAIL ROSTER
SCOTT II, Arthur
TALBOTT, Tyrel
DIAL, Danny
SANTINI, Amanda
CARROLL, Tom
PALMER, Dustin
GROVE, James
ROCHAT, Scott
PREVO, Mary
WHITE, Alden
CARROLL, Richard
BULLINGTON, Lynette
PARTLOW, Tyle
BELL, Kimberly
PADILLA-ALBRADO, Jose
MCEWEN, Kristopher
GRIFFIN, Alexander
KEYES, Bryan
GAZARIAN, David
MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael
HARDING, Jestin
PETERSON, Linda
BUCHANAN, Bryson
OTNES, Buddy
CAMPBELL, Casey
Wesley R. Dickison
Baker City, 1930-2015
Wesley R.
Dickison, 84,
of Baker City
died March
1st, 2015 at
St. Alphonsus
Medical Cen-
Wesley
ter in Baker
Dickison
City. A grave-
side service
was held at 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday, March 4th at
Mount Hope Cemetery in
Baker City, Oregon.
Wesley was born April
19, 1930 in Baker City, Or-
egon to Marcus and Olive
(McConnell) Dickison.
He spent his childhood in
Sumpter Valley attending
schools in McEwen and
Sumpter. Wesley was left
without a father at the age
of nine when his father
died as a result of a log-
ging accident.
He worked many jobs
during his youth including
working and staying with
Albert and Myrtle Queen
and haying for Brooks
Hawley and others. In
1947 Wesley started
working as a Wenchman
on the Sumpter Valley
Gold Dredge when he was
called into the military.
He spent 4 years in the Air
Force during the Korean
Conflict and was hono -
ably discharged as a Staff
Sergeant. He enjoyed the
Air Force very much while
stationed at Nellis Air
Force Base working most
of those years on the flight
line with F86’s, T33’s and
F80’s.
On February 23, 1963
Wesley married Kathryn
Bauder in Baker City. They
recently celebrated their
52nd wedding anniversary.
They spent their working
years living in the beauti-
ful San Francisco Bay area
and Sonoma County Wine
country. He worked as a
bus driver for Greyhound
Lines and Golden Gate
Highway Transportation
for 30 years and retired
in 1988. He never tired of
seeing the Golden Gate
Bridge on his daily travels
to San Francisco.
Wes and Kathryn had
two sons, Scott and Randy,
who were the light of his
life. He enjoyed helping
with Little League, camp-
ing, vacationing every year
in Baker County, the San
Francisco 49’ers and the
San Francisco Giants!
In 1995 they returned to
Baker City. They enjoyed
traveling extensively
visiting their children and
adored grandchildren.
Wesley is survived by his
wife, Kathryn, sons Scott
and his wife Christine with
granddaughters Madi-
son and Paley of Austin,
Texas and Randy and his
wife Tara with grandsons
Cameron and Kristopher of
ELKSHOULDER, Ida
MUNSELL, Emily
CULLEY, Andrew
HELLMAN, Kenny
COMBS, Brian
HAMM, Todd
LEWIS, Neil
PARKAY, Samantha
SCHISLER, Chet
BROMLIE, Scott
BOWMAN, Chad
FREEMAN, David
POLICE LOG
Santini, Amanda Michele. 3/5. Out
of County Detainer.
Morris, Taylor Michael. 3/6. Criminal
Mischief II and Reckless Driving.
Taylor, Valerie Jean. 3/7. Unlawful
Possession of Methamphetamines,
Unlawful Delivery of Methamphet-
amine and Tampering with Evidence.
Rios, Raul. 3/7. Criminal Trespass
II.
Cleland, Ashley Denice. 3/8.
Unlawful Possession of Methamphet-
amines, Unlawful Delivery of Meth-
amphetamines and Tampering with
Physical Evidence.
Talbott, Tyrel Platt. 3/10. Contempt
of Court.
FUNERAL NOTICES
Ruth “Norma” Weber, 90, a
former long time Baker City resident,
died March 8, 2015 at her daughter’s
residence in Fairview, Oregon. A
visitation will be held Friday, March
13th from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. at
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. A
graveside service will take place on
Saturday, March 14th at 1:00 p.m. at
Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City with
Pastor Brad Phillips of the Harvest
Church officiatin
Martha Rose Simonson, 72 of
Granite died March 10, 2015 at her
residence. No services are planned
at this time. Gray’s West & Company
Pioneer Chapel is handling arrange-
ments.
— Obituaries —
Austin Texas. His brother
Paul and wife Nancy of
Tennessee, sisters-in-law
Delores (Rod) of
Baker City, Oregon, Jo
(Andy) of Baker City, Or-
egon and Aletha (Jim) of
California, a special niece
Donna (Hudspeth) Case
(Leo) of Baker City,
Oregon, sister and brother-
in-law Mary Jane and Lee
Hackwith of Baker City,
Oregon, brother and sister
in law, Keith and Patsy
Bauder of Pilot Rock,
Oregon and many, many
much loved nieces and
nephews.
Wesley was preceded in
death by his parents, broth-
ers Andrew and wife Betty
Dickison, Wilson and wife
Nadine, Jim Dickison and
Rod Dickison, sister
Carrie (Dickison) and Er-
nest Hudspeth and mother
and father in law, Ed and
Agnes Bauder.
The family would like to
offer a special thank you to
the nurses and other care-
givers at Heart and Home
Hospice and St. Alphonsus
Medical Center as well as
Spiritual Care Provider,
Gail Wood.
Contributions in memory
of Wesley may be made
to the American Cancer
Society or a charity of your
choice through Gray’s
West & Company Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Av-
enue Baker City, Oregon.
Jason Anthony Stratos
La Grande, 1980-2015
Jason
Anthony
Stratos, 34,
died Febru-
ary 19, 2015
in Louisville,
Kentucky.
Jason
A public
Stratos
memo-
rial service/
potluck was
planned for Sunday, March
8, 2015 from 12:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. at the River-
side Park Pavilion in La
Grande, Oregon.
Jason Anthony Stratos
was born June 11, 1980
in Roseburg, Oregon to
Sidney Ulysses Stratos Sr.
and Cheryl Ann Stratos.
He graduated from Union
High School and attended
College of the Siskiyous
studying criminal justice.
Jason also began training
to be an Emergency Medi-
cal Technician.
Jason worked a variety of
construction jobs including
fencing and roofing. Jason
also enjoyed working with
special needs children and
helping others. His hobbies
included playing videos
and cribbage.
Jason was preceded in
death by his father, Sidney
Ulysses Stratos Sr.; his
brother Sidney Ulysses
Stratos Jr. and his maternal
and paternal grandparents.
Survivors include his
mother, Cheryl Stratos
of Union, OR, son, Liam
Anthony Stratos of Louis-
ville KY, daughters: Alexis
Drew Stratos of Kyle, TX,
Lily Ann (Stratos) Harvey
of Portland, OR, Charlie
Marie Stratos and Fern
Ira May Stratos of Yreka,
CA along with Charlie
and Fern’s mother Heather
Stratos; sisters, Caroline
(Katie) Stratos of La
Grande, OR and Jona Stra-
tos of Marysville, CA, her
son Shilo and his children,
her mother, Sher Stratos
and much more adopted
and related family.
Arrangements are being
handled through Gray’s
West & Company Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Av-
enue, Baker City, Oregon
97814.
Llewellyn Robins
Baker City, 1930-2015
Llewellyn
(Lew) Rob-
bins was
reunited
with the love
of his life,
Darlene, on
Llewellyn
February 20, Robins
2015 at the
age of 84.
Lew was born October
25, 1930 in Philip, South
Dakota to Leicester and
Inga Robbins.
October 1939, at the age
of 6, Lew and his family
moved to Nyssa, Oregon.
He attended Arcadia Grade
School and graduated from
Nyssa High School in
1949.
As a high school project,
Lew showed his love for
agricultural science by
growing watermelons for
seed.
He also custom baled
hay with his brother Nor-
velle and Jack Winchell,
which was hand tied with
wire and hauled to the
coast.
He met his future
wife while attending the
Methodist Church Camp
at Wallowa Lake. He mar-
ried Darlene Robbins on
August 26, 1951 in Nyssa,
Oregon.
They had many things
in common including the
same last name, though
not related. They moved
to Corvallis where he
attended Oregon State
University.
He graduated with a
Bachelor’s of Science in
Vocational Agriculture.
While attending col-
lege he belonged to the
ROTC program as it was a
requirement at the time of
the Korean War.
In 1954, they moved to
Heppner, Oregon where
Lew accepted his first
teaching position.
In 1961, they moved
to Baker City, Oregon
where he taught Vocational
Agriculture until he retired
in June of 1985. He was
an advisor for the Future
Farmers of America in-
volving students in various
competitions.
After retirement, he
worked at Montgomery
Wards until the franchise
closed. Darlene and Lew
opened Robbins Arrow
where he worked as the
service technician.
They continued in the
retail business until 1994
when they both officially
retired.
In 1998, they went to the
Ukraine as lay missionar-
ies with a group from the
Church of the Nazarene to
help restore an educational
unit.
They loved to travel and
took many trips to various
parts of the United States.
Several cruises were
enjoyed during their retire-
ment, one of which was a
50th year anniversary gift
to the Panama Canal in
2001.
They visited other is-
lands along the way. A trip
to Guam was enjoyed with
family, which included
snorkeling and deep sea
fishing for marlin.
Other interests in-
cluded wrangling sheep
and “mean” cows on the
farm, playing pinochle and
cribbage with friends and
family, camping, horse-
shoes, fishing, hunting,
carving canes and attend-
ing various activities of his
grandchildren.
He was an active mem-
ber of the United Method-
ist Church in Baker City,
Oregon.
Survivors include sons
and daughter-in-laws
Denzil and Kathy Robbins
from Baker City, Oregon
and Perry and Connie Rob-
bins from Burns, Oregon;
daughters and son-in-laws
Ree Ella and Carsten von
Borstel from Grass Valley,
Oregon and De Ette and
Vernon Stofleth from East
Wenatchee, Washington;
grandchildren Kristopher
and Maranda, Brandon and
Jennifer, and Lauren and
Kassie Robbins; Brittany
& Dean Dark, Miranda
and Andy Aschoff, Landon
and Savannah Hannaford
and Bradley Robbins;
Bernadette and Pete Go-
odrich, Seth and Deidra
von Borstel, Noah and
Turquoise von Borstel;
Kelsey and Katie Stofleth;
brothers and sisters-in-law
Merildean and Winona
Robbins, Norvelle and
Betty Robbins and
brother-in-law and sister-
in- laws Brock and Ruth
Robbins and Ione Wells;
numerous great-grand-
children, nieces, nephews,
cousins and close friends.
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