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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FR IDAY , APR IL 3 , 2015 Local — News of Record — — Community Calendar — Bu rn t R ive r FFA banque t Thu r sd ay , Ap r i l 2 , 5 p .m . a t th e s choo l c a f e t e r i a . Doo r p r i z e s , f r e e d inn e r , l iv e and s i l en t au c t ion s . EOMA mee t ing F r id ay , Ap r i l 3 a t th e B ak e r C i ty H a l l . Th e bu i ld - ing i s lo c a t ed a t 1 s t and Aubu rn S t r e e t s in B ak e r C i ty . Th e Bo a rd m e e t ing s t a r t s a t 6 p .m . , and th e g en e r a l m e e t ing s t a r t s a t 6 :30 p .m . Commun i ty Eas te r Egg Hun t S a tu rd ay , Ap r i l 4 a t th e G e i s e r -Po l lm an P a rk in B ak e r C i ty , 9 :45 a .m . Ag e s 3 -1 1 . FAFA mee t ing S a tu rd ay , Ap r i l 4 a t th e Sun r idg e Inn a t 3 p .m . , th e mon th ly m e e t ing o f Fo r e s t A c c e s s fo r A l l . Pav i l ion g roundb reak ing Th e B ak e r C i ty B and s t and Comm i t t e e and So rop - t im i s t In t e rn a t ion a l o f B ak e r Coun ty announ c e th e up com ing g roundb r e ak ing fo r Powd e r R iv e r P av i l - ion in G e i s e r -Po l lm an P a rk . Th e pub l i c i s inv i t ed to jo in th em to k i ck o f f th i s long - aw a i t ed con s t ru c t ion o f th e f a c i l i ty on Mond ay , Ap r i l 6 , a t noon in th e h e a r t o f th e p a rk . SWCD mee t ing rega rd ing CCAAs Th e m e e t ing w i l l b e h e ld on Thu r sd ay , Ap r i l 9 th f rom app rox im a t e ly 6 p .m . - 8 p .m . a t th e OTEC m e e t ing room in B ak e r C i ty . L andown e r s in B ak e r Coun ty who a r e in t e r e s t ed in l e a rn ing mo r e abou t th e vo lun t a ry CCAA p rog r am a r e inv i t ed to a t t end a pub l i c m e e t ing , ho s t ed by th e B ak e r Coun ty So i l and W a t e r Con s e rv a t ion D i s t r i c t s . Bu i ld ing an e lde rca re too lk i t Thu r sd ay , Ap r i l 9 th , 1 -3 p .m . a t B ak e r Coun ty Commun i ty Conn e c t ion . T op i c w i l l b e , “5 Common M i s con c ep t ion s Abou t Fun e r a l P l ann ing and End o f L i f e D e c i s ion s . ” MayDay bow l ing fund ra ise r S a tu rd ay , Ap r i l 1 1 . Th e co s t i s $15 p e r p e r son fo r th r e e g am e s . 3 :30 p .m . a t E lkho rn L an e s . T o jo in th e fun , c a l l M ayD ay a t 541 -523 -9472 o r s top by th e o ffi c e a t 1834 M a in S t . in B ak e r C i ty . Ju s t g e t up to s ix f am i ly m emb e r s , f r i end s o r co -wo rk e r s tog e th e r to r e s e rv e a l an e . Bow l e r s o f a l l ag e s and ab i l i ty l ev e l s a r e w e l com e . MHSA m in ing t ra in ing M in e S a f e ty and H e a l th Adm in i s t r a t ion (MSHA ) t r a in ing fo r n ew m in e r s who h av e p r e - r eg i s t e r ed , w i l l b e h e ld a t th e Ex t en s ion O ffi c e lo c a t ed a t 2600 E a s t S t r e e t on Ap r i l 15 -17 . Th e c l a s s b eg in s a t 8 a .m . e a ch d ay . Th e MSHA Annu a l R e f r e sh e r , fo r m in e r s who h av e a l r e ady t ak en th e n ew m in e r t r a in - ing c l a s s , w i l l b e h e ld on S a tu rd ay , Ap r i l 18 , a l so a t th e Ex t en s ion O ffi c e bu i ld ing . Th e co s t o f th e s e c l a s s e s i s $20 p e r p e r son p e r d ay . C a l l J an A l ex and e r a t 541 -446 -3413 to r eg i s t e r . Leg is la t ive ho t l ine W edn e sd ay , M ay 6 th a t 7 :00 a .m . R ep . C l i f f B en t z and S en . T ed F e r r io l i w i l l ho ld a “L eg i s l a t iv e Ho t - l in e ” (v id eo con f e r en c e ) c a l l on c e p e r mon th a t th e OSU Ex t en s ion O ffi c e in B ak e r C i ty . F r iends o f NRA banque t S a tu rd ay , M ay 9 , 4 :00 p .m . a t th e B ak e r Ev en t s C en t e r . H av e a g r e a t t im e wh i l e suppo r t ing th e 2nd Am endm en t and p romo t ing shoo t ing spo r t s in O r egon . W e p rov id e f an t a s t i c food , f am i ly a tmo - sph e r e , and mo r e th an 50 r a ffl e s and au c t ion s wh e r e you c an w in t e r r ifi c p r i z e s wh i l e suppo r t ing a g r e a t c au s e ! L e a rn mo r e a t www .p r fn r a .o r g . Buy t i ck e t s a t G rumpy ’ s Au to , T om v an D i ep en ’ s F a rm e r s In su r - an c e , o r Powd e r R iv e r P r e c i s ion . P ro c e ed s go to lo c a l s cho l a r sh ip s . Fo res t Access fo r A l l banque t S a tu rd ay , M ay 16 , 5 p .m . a t th e Sun r idg e Inn . T i ck e t s a r e $25 e a ch fo r e i th e r a t r i - t ip o r ch i ck en co rdon b l eu m e a l . C a l l R amon a C r e igh ton a t 541 . 523 .1 160 fo r t i ck e t s . Th e r e a r e on ly a h and fu l r em a in ing . JA IL ROSTER D IAL , Joseph DELVE , M ichae l JOHNSTON , Ma r lene AGARD , Ma t thew CULLEY , L isa ED ISON , Ma rsan GR IGGS , Co rey KAS INGER , B rand i WONG , Dav id RESSLER , S teven POWSEY , Dev in HARDW ICK , Ma rk SCHLAHT , Na than HUNTER , Je f fe ry MYERS , And rew PETERSON , L inda RANSOM , E rnes t NEWMAN , R icha rd BURN INGHAM , T yson MCNA IR , F rank ENTERM ILLE , Fo r res t GARZA , Ch r is toba l MOORE , Da r re l l PAGE , Jus t in GROVE , James PREVO , Ma ry WH ITE , A lden CARROLL , R icha rd BULL INGTON , L yne t te PARTLOW , T y le SM ITH , G len PAD ILLA -ALBRADO , Jose MCEWEN , K r is tophe r GR IFF IN , A lexande r KEYES , B ryan GAZAR IAN , Dav id MYERS -GAB IOLA , M ichae l HARD ING , Jes t in BUCHANAN , B ryson OTNES , Buddy MUNSELL , Em i ly HELLMAN , Kenny COMBS , B r ian LEW IS , Ne i l PAULSEN , Na than SCH ISLER , Che t BOWMAN , Chad FREEMAN , Dav id de r ly Conduc t , and PCS Ma r i juana . Ca rba ja l , Son ia . 3 .28 . Ou t o f Coun ty De ta ine r . Kas inge r , B rand i Ma r ie . 3 .27 . Wa r - ran t A r res t . De th lo f f , Ma r te l l Dam ian . 3 .27 . DU I I . Aga rd ,Ma t thew John . 3 .29 . Assau l t IV , C r im ina l T respass I . D ia l , Joseph W i l l iam . 3 .31 . Pa ro le V io la t ion . FUNERAL NOT ICES H . C l i f fo rd “C l i f f ” Co lv in 87 , a res iden t o f Bake r C i ty d ied Sunday Ma rch 29 , 2015 a t h is home . V ig i l se rv ices w i l l be he ld Tuesday , Ap r i l 7 , 2015 a t 7 :00 PM in S t . F ranc is de Sa les Ca thed ra l w i th Mass o f Ch r is t ian Bu r ia l be ing he ld Wednes - day , Ap r i l 8 , 2015 a t 1 1 :00 am in S t . F ranc is de Sa les Ca thed ra l . In te r - men t w i l l be a t A r l ing ton Na t iona l POL ICE LOG Ceme te ry , A r l ing ton , VA . a t a la te r da te . Se rv ices unde r the d i rec t ion o f Y oung , T anne r Sco t t . 3 .28 . C r im ina l Co les T r ibu te Cen te r . T respass , C r im ina l M isch ie f , D iso r - — Obituaries — Rhonda L ynn e Ha ck P end l e ton , 1960 -2015 Rhond a L ynn e H a ck o f P end l e ton p e a c e fu l ly p a s s ed aw ay on M a r ch 26 , 2015 . A M emo - Rhonda r i a l S e rv i c e ~ Hack C e l eb r a t ion o f Rhond a ’ s L i f e w i l l b e h e ld on S a tu rd ay , Ap r i l 4 , 2015 ~ 1 1 :00 a .m . a t th e B ak e r C i ty Ch r i s t i an Chu r ch on Hwy 7 . F r i end s a r e inv i t ed to jo in th e f am i ly imm e - d i a t e ly fo l low ing fo r a po t lu ck r e c ep t ion a l so a t th e chu r ch . Sh e i s th e d augh t e r o f Donn a and L a r ry H a ck o f No r th Powd e r . Rhond a w a s bo rn on O c tob e r 5 , 1960 in B ak e r C i ty a t th e o ld S a in t E l i z ab e th Ho sp i t a l . Rhond a l ed a v e ry fu lfi l l - ing l i f e . Sh e vo lun t e e r ed a t th e P end l e ton Round Up and H appy C anyon , t r av e l ed , c ro ch e t ed m any b aby a fgh an s and g av e th em a s g i f t s , sh e h ad m any t a l en t s . Rhond a l iv ed h e r young l i f e in th e K e a t - ing V a l l ey and th en th ey mov ed to Un ion wh e r e sh e g r adu a t ed f rom Un ion H igh S choo l . Rhond a w en t to bu s in e s s Co l l eg e in L a G r and e and g r adu a t ed f rom th e r e . Sh e h a s wo rk ed th e l a s t s ev e r a l y e a r s fo r a t to rn ey s in P end l e ton a s a l eg a l a s s i s t an t . Rhond a i s su rv iv ed by h e r p a r en t s Donn a and L a r ry H a ck o f No r th Powd e r , B ro th e r s A l l en (B e t ty ) H a ck o f H a in e s , M ik e (B e th ) H a ck o f So ldo tn a , A l a sk a , and Ron (D eb i ) o f H e rm i s ton . Sh e h a s m any n i e c e s , n eph ew s , and f r i end s . Sh e i s p r e c ed ed in d e a th by h e r g r andmo th e r and g r and f a th e r D av i s , g r and - f a th e r H a ck , g r andmo th e r G a r l and , Aun t P a t and Un c l e P au l , b aby n i e c e T r a cy H a ck . Don a t ion s c an b e m ad e in Rhond a ’ s M emo ry to P end l e ton Round up H appy C anyon H a l l o f F am e o r M e ado - wood Sp r ing s Sp e e ch and H e a r ing C amp th rough T am i ’ s P in e V a l l ey Fun e r a l Hom e & 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 ay b e sh a r ed a t www . t am i sp i - n ev a l l ey fun e r a lhom e . com . Edna M iano B ak e r C i ty , 1924 -2015 Edn a G r a c e M i ano , 91 , o f B ak e r C i ty p a s s ed aw ay M a r ch 20 ,2015 a t M e ad - owb rook P l a c e . Sh e w a s bo rn F eb ru a ry 20 , 1924 in D e e r P a rk , W a sh ing ton to I r a John son and Add i e Fu l l e r John son . On D e c emb e r 9 , 1939 Edn a m a r r i ed A lv in C . M i ano in D e e r P a rk , W a sh ing ton . Du r ing th i s m a r r i ag e , th ey r a i s ed s ix ch i ld r en th rough t im e s wh en th ing s w e r e no t a lw ay s e a sy . A long w i th b e ing a hou s ew i f e , Edn a w a s a l so a s choo l cook . Sh e l ik ed to co l l e c t ow l s and o th e r fi gu r in e s . Edn a i s su rv iv ed by th r e e d augh t e r s , Gw en B rown and Sh e i l a F e ldm e i e r o f B ak e r C i ty , Ro s e G r ah am o f V an couv e r , W a sh ing ton and two son s , W i l l i am and R i ch a rd M i ano bo th o f R eno , N ev ad a . Sh e h a s e igh t g r and ch i ld r en and t en g r e a t -g r and ch i ld r en . Sh e w a s p r e c ed ed in d e a th by a d augh t e r , J e s s i - c a F r en ch and h e r hu sb and A lv in M i ano . M emo r i a l con t r ibu t ion s m ay b e m ad e to H e a r t & Hom e Ho sp i c e th rough G r ay ’ s W e s t & Com - p any P ion e e r Ch ap e l , 1500 D ew ey A v e . , B ak e r C i ty , OR . 97814 . John Ch i ld s Bu rg e s s B ak e r C i ty , 1928 -2015 John Ch i ld s Bu r g e s s , 86 , p a s s ed aw ay p e a c e - fu l ly a t S a in t A lphon su s Ho sp i t a l in B ak e r C i ty on th e mo rn ing o f M a r ch 29 , 2015 a f t e r a long b a t t l e w i th c an c e r . E x t en s i on s f l ed a t n o a dd i t i on a l c h a r g e ! BRUCE N ICHOLS , CPA STAN M ITCHELL , CPA 2 5 5 0 B r oadwa y , Ba k e r C i t y 5 4 1 - 5 2 3 - 6 4 7 1 • b ru c en i ch o l s@ in t e g r a .n e t T ax Se rv ices : • E lec t ron ic F i l ing • Ind iv idua ls • Co rpo ra t ions • Sub “S” Co rpo ra t ions • Pa r tne rsh ips • T rus ts , Es ta tes , F iduc ia ry • Exemp t O rgan iza t ions • Pay ro l l Se rv ices Ca l l u s t oda y f o r an app o in tm en t ! John w a s bo rn D e c em - b e r 31 , 1928 in B end , O r - egon to R . C . “Bud ” and Do ro th e a Bu r g e s s . H i s John f a th e r w a s a Bu rgess fo r e s t r ang e r , and John sp en t h i s young y e a r s a t r ang e r s t a t ion s in L a P in e , C r e s c en t , and C a s c ad i a . H e and h i s o ld e r b ro th e r Bob sp en t th e i r ch i ldhood sw imm ing in th e S an t i am R iv e r , r id ing ho r s e s and c amp ing in th e wood s w i th th e i r d ad . John mov ed to B ak e r in 1941 a t ag e 13 wh en h i s f a th e r w a s t r an s f e r r ed to th e B ak e r R ang e r D i s t r i c t . John g r adu a t ed f rom B ak e r H igh S choo l in 1946 , and f rom th e O r egon S t a t e S choo l o f Ph a rm a cy in 1951 . H e th en r e tu rn ed to B ak e r to wo rk fo r H en ry L ev ing e r a t th e L ev ing e r R ex a l l D rug S to r e a s a ph a rm a c i s t . H e w a s to sp end th e r e s t o f h i s long l i f e in B ak e r , th e town h e lov ed . John ’ s mo th e r Do ro th e a w a s a t e a ch e r a t th e B ak e r Jun io r H igh S choo l . Sh e in t rodu c ed John to a f e l - low t e a ch e r , F r an c e s E l l en S chodd e , a r e c en t g r adu a t e o f th e Un iv e r s i ty o f Id aho . Th ey w e r e m a r r i ed in Ap r i l o f 1952 . John and h i s p a r tn e r J ay M cK e e bough t th e R ex a l l D rug s to r e f rom H en ry L ev ing e r in 1968 , and th e two w e r e in bu s in e s s tog e th e r un t i l John ’ s r e t i r e - m en t in 1983 . Du r ing h i s m any y e a r s a t L ev ing e r D rug h e m ad e th e a cqu a in - t an c e o f v i r tu a l ly ev e ryon e in B ak e r and w a s on a fi r s t -n am e b a s i s w i th mo s t o f h i s cu s tom e r s . John b e c am e v e ry a c t iv e in lo c a l bu s in e s s and s e rv i c e o r - g an i z a t ion s . H e w a s in th e Ch amb e r o f Comm e r c e , th e Commun i ty Ch e s t , and w a s th e l a s t ch a r t e r m em - b e r o f th e B ak e r Ro t a ry C lub - - a s w e l l a s a long t im e m emb e r o f th e B ak e r E lk s Lodg e . In l a t e r y e a r s h e h e lp ed e s t ab l i sh th e S a f ew ay Ph a rm a cy , wh e r e h e wo rk ed fo r m any y e a r s . H e o f t en vo lun t e e r ed a t th e B ak e r H e r i t ag e Mu - s eum . John w a s an E ld e r in th e P r e sby t e r i an Chu r ch and th e chu r ch ’ s long e s t su rv iv ing m emb e r . John h ad a l i f e long in t e r e s t in av i a t ion . H e l e a rn ed to fl y a t th e B ak e r a i rpo r t wh i l e s t i l l in h igh s choo l , and own ed s ev e r a l a i rp l an e s . A d evo t ed hu sb and and lov ing f a th e r to h i s 3 ch i l - d r en : J im , Amy , and Rob ; John g av e h i s f am i ly m any t r e a su r ed m emo r i e s o f fl igh t s to W a sh ing ton DC , D i sn ey l and , F lo r id a , and m any o th e r p l a c e s , w i th John and h i s son J im a t th e con t ro l s o f h i s p r iv a t e p l an e . Th e f am i ly a l so en - joy ed bo a t ing a t th e Sn ak e R iv e r , W a l low a L ak e , and sk i ing a t An thony L ak e s . John w a s p r e c ed ed in d e a th by h i s p a r en t s Bud and Do ro th e a Bu r g e s s , h i s b ro th e r Bob Bu r g e s s , h i s son Rob e r t M . Bu r g e s s CPA , and h i s b ro th e r - in - l aw D e an M ahon ey MD . H e i s su rv iv ed by F r an - c e s , h i s w i f e o f 63 y e a r s , h i s son J im , h i s d augh t e r Amy C l a rk e , h e r hu sb and N e l son C l a rk e and th e i r ch i ld r en P e t e r and Ann a C l a rk e , h i s d augh t e r in l aw T a r a W a r r en (w idow o f Rob e r t ) and th e i r th r e e ch i ld r en Co l e , E r in , and J a ck Bu r g e s s , a s w e l l a s h i s two s i s t e r s - in - l aw , D e l l a J e an Bu r g e s s , Co l - l e en M ahon ey , and h e r 4 ch i ld r en . A m emo r i a l s e rv i c e w i l l b e h e ld a t th e F i r s t P r e sby - t e r i an Chu r ch , 1995 4 th S t . , on S a tu rd ay , Ap r i l 4 , a t 2 p .m . In l i eu o f fl ow e r s , th e f am i ly r equ e s t s th a t m emo - r i a l con t r ibu t ion s b e m ad e to th e S a in t A lphon su s B i l - l i e Ru th Boo t sm a C l in i c , th e B ak e r Coun ty L ib r a ry D i s t r i c t , o r th e F r i end s o f th e B ak e r H e r i t ag e Mu - s eum , th rough G r ay ’ s W e s t & Co . , 1500 D ew ey A v e . , B ak e r C i ty , OR 97814 . L e la E . So r en s en B ak e r C i ty , 1936 -2015 A w e l l - lov ed long - t im e r e s id en t o f B ak e r C i ty p a s s ed p e a c e - fu l ly aw ay Le la on M a r ch rensen 2 , 2015 , a t So hom e w i th h e r f am i ly . L e l a w a s bo rn in L e ad , Sou th D ako t a on M ay 12 , 1936 , to E a r l and Th e lm a R e in e ck e . H e r mo th e r w a s a g r ad e s choo l t e a ch e r wh i l e h e r f a th e r wo rk ed a s a m e t a l - lu r g i s t fo r th e Hom e s t ak e M in ing Comp any . L e l a g r adu a t ed in 1954 f rom L e ad H igh wh e r e sh e w a s a c t iv e in m any h igh s choo l a c t iv i t i e s , spo r t s , and b e c am e a sw imm ing l i f egu a rd . Du r ing th e summ e r o f 1954 , wh i l e wo rk ing a s a tou r i s t gu id e fo r Hom e - s t ak e M in ing Comp any , sh e w a s no t i c ed by on e o f th e wo rk e r s a s b e ing th e mo s t ou t spok en and f r i end l i e s t o f a l l th e gu id e s . Th i s guy w a s ev en tu a l ly to b e com e h e r hu sb and , M e l . See OB ITUAR IES / Page 1 1