2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015
Local
— Community Calendar —
EAGLE VALLEY GRANGE FUNDRAISER
Saturday, April 25, all contents of the gymnasium
at the former Richland Elementary School will be
auctioned off. Viewing begins at 10 a.m. and the
auction will begin at 11 a.m. There will be a vari-
ety of additional items not gym related also avail-
able. Contact Ken Booth at 541-893-3050 or Ralph
Graven at 541-893-6571 to make donations.
EATING FOR HEALTH SERIES
Tuesday, April 28, 10:30-11:30 for the morn-
ing class and 6-7 p.m. for the evening class at
St. Luke’s EOMA on 17th Street in Baker City.
Presented by Elizabeth Smithson, Advanced Nutri-
tarian Studies student at the Nutritional Education
Institute. Learn the tremendous, life-saving benefits
of “Greens” and which greens can be successfully
planted in your home garden right here in Eastern
Oregon. Seminar is free. Call 541-523-9622 for
sign-ups.
COMMISSIONERS / USFS SESSION
The Baker County Board of Commissioners will
meet for a Work Session on Wednesday, April 29,
2015 at 9 a.m. to discuss travel management and
other issues with the Forest Service. The meet-
ing will be held in the Commission Chambers of
the Courthouse at 1995 Third Street, Baker City,
Oregon.
OSU GARDEN SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, May 2, Tools to Grow By. Starting at 8
a.m., ending at 4 p.m. Registration before April 22
is $50, after that date is $60. Call 541-523-6418 for
information.
LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE
Wednesday, May 6th at 7:00 a.m. Rep. Cliff
Bentz and Sen. Ted Ferrioli will hold a “Legislative
Hotline” (video conference) call once per month at
the OSU Extension Office in Baker Cit .
POWDER BASIN WATERSHED COUNCIL
Wednesday, May 6th is the monthly meeting and
a guest speaker on Wednesday, May 6th from 6:00
– 7:30 p.m. at the 5J School District Building on
4th and Broadway in Baker City. Jon Unger, the
Water Supply Development Coordinator for the Or-
egon Water Resources Department, will be giving a
presentation on Senate Bill 839. For more informa-
tion, contact the Council Office at (541) 523-7288
TIP A COP!
Thursday, May 7th. Officers from the Baker City
Police Department will wait tables for tips at Barley
Brown’s, 5-8 p.m. Proceeds go to fund local Special
Olympics. Come Support our Local athletes
Any questions email isodo@q.com, Stephanie
Tweit, treasurer/ fundraiser.
FRIENDS OF NRA BANQUET
Saturday, May 9, 4:00 p.m. at the Baker Events
Center. Have a great time while supporting the
2nd Amendment and promoting shooting sports in
Oregon. We provide fantastic food, family atmo-
sphere, and more than 50 raffles and auctions where
you can win terrific prizes while supporting a great
cause! Learn more at www.prfnra.org. Buy tick-
ets at Grumpy’s Auto, Tom van Diepen’s Farmers
Insurance, or Powder River Precision. Proceeds go
to local scholarships.
FOREST ACCESS FOR ALL BANQUET
Saturday, May 16, 5 p.m. at the Sunridge Inn.
Tickets are $25 each for either a tri-tip or chicken
cordon bleu meal. Call Ramona Creighton at 541.
523.1160 for tickets.
FRIENDS OF HAINES
FIREWORKS FUNDRAISER
Saturday, May 16, at the Frontier Saloon in
Haines, 5 p.m. Call Alita at 541.403.2142 or Garla
at 541.403.0969. See the ad with full information
on the back page.
— News of Record —
JAIL ROSTER
FOWLER, Erin
GILDA, Jeremy
NIEHAUS, Paul
SIMONIS, Dyllan
LARKIN JR, Robert
MAILMAN, Anthony
CANADA, Rick
OSTERKAMP, Laura
HAMILTON, Theresa
CASSIDY, Marvin
CULLEY, Andrew
EDISON, Marsan
KOLACZ, James
PREVO, Loren
WINSTON, Melisa
STEVENS, Cynthia
SCHULTE, Michael
SYPHERD, Crystol
CROGHAN, Clint
GRIGGS, Corey
SCHLAHT, Nathan
HUNTER, Jeffery
MYERS, Andrew
NEWMAN, Richard
BURNINGHAM, Tyson
GROVE, James
PREVO, Mary
PADILLA-ALBRADO, Jose
MCEWEN, Kristopher
GRIFFIN, Alexander
KEYES, Bryan
MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael
MUNSELL, Emily
HELLMAN, Kenny
COMBS, Brian
PAULSEN, Nathan
BOWMAN, Chad
FREEMAN, David
POLICE LOG
Lott, Aaron Curtis. 4.16. Theft II.
Mailman, Anthony. 4.16. Out of
County Detainer.
Hodge, Evan Jacob. 4.17. DUII,
Recklessly Endangering Another.
Potter, Alexandra Joyce. 4.18. Fail-
ure to Perform the Duties of a Driver.
Larkin Jr, Robert Dude. 4.19. As-
sault 4 Domestic.
Meng, Tanner Jacob. 4.19. Endan-
gering the Welfare of a Minor and
PCS less than an ounce.
Melton Jr, Gerald Wayne. 4.20 As-
sault 4 Domestic.
Simonis, Dyllan Jacoby. 4.20. Pro-
bation Violation.
Fowler, Erin Lee. 4.21. Unlawful
Manufacture of Marijuana.
Gilda, Jeremy Allen. 4.21. Felon
in Possession of a Firearm, Criminal
Trespass I and Telephonic Harass-
ment.
Chaney, John Oscar. 4.21. Harass-
ment.
FUNERAL NOTICES
Felix “Val” Valenzuela, 84, a
resident of Baker City, OR died Tues-
day, April 21, 2015 at St. Alphonsus
Medical Center, Baker City. Services
under the direction of Coles Tribute
Center.
Charlotte Ward, 76, of Baker City,
formerly of Halfway and Richland,
died on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at
Settler’s Park. Arrangements are un-
der the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Stan Brooks, 86, longtime Rich-
land resident, died on Monday, April
20, 2015 at Meadowbrook Place
in Baker City with his family at his
side. At his request, there will not be
a service. Those who would like to
make a memorial donation in memory
of Stan may do so to the Eagle Valley
EMT Training Fund through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543 Halfway,
Oregon 97834.
Patricia Cartmell, 60, of Baker
City, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2015
at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in
Boise, Idaho. Arrangements are un-
der the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
— Obituaries —
LeRoy Walter Grover
Baker City, 1928-2015
LeRoy Walter Grover,
86, of Baker City, died on
April 10, 2015. A memo-
rial service will be held at
St. Francis de Sales Cathe-
dral at a later date.
LeRoy was
born October
16, 1928 in
Englewood,
New Jersey
to Samuel
LeRoy and
Caroline
LeRoy
Louise
Grover
(Roesler)
Grover. He attended
Sewanhaka High School
where he obtained his
GED and then studied
electrical engineering at
Ohio University for a year
and a half.
LeRoy spent two years
serving in the U.S. Army
and left the service as a
PFC (T).
He married Sandra Lou
Stevens in Babylon, New
York on May 14, 1955.
LeRoy and Sandra had
seven children—four sons
and three daughters.
LeRoy was self em-
ployed working as a
software engineer and
retired after 32 years. He
enjoyed photography, sail-
ing, camping and fishing.
He was a member of St.
Francis de Sales Catholic
Church, Knights of Co-
lumbus, Data Processing
Management Association,
and Who’s Who in Data
Processing.
LeRoy is survived by
his wife, Sandra of Baker
City, sons: David Grover
and Jim Grover both from
Baker City, OR, Bob Gro-
ver of White City, OR, and
Joe Grover of Ben Lo-
mond, CA; daughters:
Mary Lou Maher, of
Antioch, CA, Caroline
Naito of Half Moon Bay,
CA and Michele O’Hara
of San Jose, CA; ten
grandchildren and three
great grandchildren. He is
preceded in death by his
parents Samuel and Caro-
line Grover.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Heart ‘N
Home Hospice through
Coles Tribute Center, 1950
Place Street, Baker City,
OR. 97814.
Jean Bennett
Medical Sprngs, 1922-2015
LeRoy Walte Jean
(Gaddy) Bennett, 92, of
Medical Springs, died
April 16, 2015 while being
cared for by her family in
Nampa, Idaho. A visitation
was held Monday, April
20th from 2:00 until 4:00
p.m. at Gray’s West &
Company Pioneer Chapel.
Her funeral
service was
held the
following
day, Tuesday,
April 21st
at 1:00 p.m.
at the First
Jean
Church of
the Nazarene Bennett
with Pastor
Lennie Spooner Offic -
ating. A private family
interment followed at the
Pioneer Cemetery at the
Park near Medical Springs.
Jean was born June 24,
1922 in Colorado Springs,
CO. She was the oldest of
four siblings, Marie Weeks,
Dorothy Soulsby, Dale
Johnson and Lester Gaddy,
all who have passed on.
Jean and Robert Bennett
were married on December
21, 1942 and would have
been married 73 years next
December. Soon after their
marriage, Robert joined the
Marine Corps and served
as a radio operator with the
1st Marine Air Wing in the
South Pacific during World
War II.
Jean and Robert made
their home in Eugene,
OR until 1983 when they
acquired the Pondosa store
near Medical Springs.
They have five children,
Barbara Ekstrand of Med-
ford, OR. Patricia Taylor
of Elgin, OR. Larry Ben-
nett of Eagle Point, OR.
Lori Brock of Nampa, ID
and Robert Todd Bennett
of Boise, ID. Together they
have 20 grandchildren, 25
great grandchildren and
seven great-great grand-
children.
Jean was a great inspi-
ration to all who entered
the store at Pondosa, both
emotionally and spiritu-
ally. She helped Robert
stop smoking in the 1970s
and claimed that was the
reason he was able and
healthy all the years they
were together. Since then,
she wouldn’t let up on
anyone until they also quit.
She loved to visit with
strangers or neighbors
who came in the store and
would invite anyone inter-
ested to join the local bible
study group.
Jean and Robert were
members of the First
Church of the Nazarene
in Baker City since the
1980s. Jean was loved and
admired by anyone who
met her and was always
thinking of others more
than herself. She is well
loved and will be missed
by all who knew her.
Memorial Contributions
may be made to the Pio-
neer Cemetery at the Park
through Gray’s West &
Company Pioneer Chapel,
1500 Dewey Ave. Baker
City, OR. 97814
Roland Scott Bannister
Baker City,
1941-2015
Roland
“Scott” Ban-
nister, 73, of
Baker City
died April
16, 2015 at
Ashley
Scott
Manor Care Bannister
Center in
Baker City. A visitation
was Thursday, April 23rd
from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m.
at Gray’s West & Company
Pioneer Chapel.
His funeral will be held
Friday, April 24 at 10:00
a.m. at the First Lutheran
Church in Baker City. A
reception will follow in the
church fellowship hall, and
his interment, with military
honors, will take place at
4:00 p.m. at the Athena
Cemetery in Athena, OR.
Roland “Scott” Ban-
nister was born in Walla
Walla, WA on November
11, 1941 to Lee Robert
Bannister and Lenore
(Graham) Bannister. Scott
was the youngest
in the family with two
loving older sisters. He at-
tended elementary school
in Weston, OR graduating
from Weston High in 1959.
He briefly attende
Eastern Oregon University
and then transferred to
the University of Oregon
receiving a Bachelor’s de-
gree in 1963. Upon gradu-
ation he enlisted in the
Marine Corps and served
more than five years, a -
taining the rank of Captain.
After returning from
military service he at-
tended the University of
Oregon receiving a Mas-
ter’s Degree in Industrial
Labor Relations. He began
work at the Union Pacific
Railroad as a management
trainee after graduation
and spent twenty eight
years at the railroad in a
variety of Human Re-
source positions, including
the recruiting and hiring
of management and union
personnel, directing the
compensation and benefits
administration for manage-
ment personnel.
He was also respon-
sible for developing and
managed the first Fitness
Facility for the railroad.
The concept of physical
fitness was right down his
alley and soon there were
such facilities across the
railroad.
He was an avid runner,
skier, hiker and climber
spending many enjoyable
hours in the mountains
of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Wyoming and
Colorado.
He was pretty sure he
had climbed all the trails
in the Wallowas He also
was an avid runner (run-
ning two marathons) and
bicyclist and participated
in more than one Cycle Or-
egon and Bike Ride Across
Nebraska (BRAN).
Scott met his wife
Sharon while working at
Union Pacific and they
married in 1994. She
brought two children to
the marriage. Scott was a
loving grandfather to his
two granddaughters and es-
pecially enjoyed teaching
one the words to “Minnie
the Mermaid.” They loved
their Grandpa Scott in
return. When they retired,
they moved to Baker City
building a home on Pine
Creek Lane where he spent
many hours enjoying the
view of the Wallowa and
Elkhorn mountain ranges
from his deck. He was an
active member of the First
Lutheran Church and the
Republican Party where
he served in a number of
leadership positions for
both organizations.
Scott always had a
smile and had a wonderful
sense of humor. While at
work, he was known for
his wicked pranks. He was
always the first to volu -
teer if a job needed to be
done, and it had to be done
right—nothing sloppy was
going to get past him.
Scott is survived by his
wife Sharon, stepdaughter
Cindy Teller of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, stepson
Brian (Brenda) Teller,
Louisville, Nebraska and
granddaughters Hailey and
Paige Teller. He is also sur-
vived by sisters Kathleen
(Charles) McCullough,
Weston, OR and Yvonne
(Russell) Graham, Salem,
Oregon, two nephews
Tyler Graham (Bend, OR),
and Derek Graham
(Seattle, WA), five nieces
Telara McCullough (Mil-
ton-Freewater, OR), Kim
Fischer (Wenatchee, WA),
Sallye McCullough (Walla
Walla, WA), Molly Gra-
ham (Bellevue, WA) and
Lee Glendenning (Belling-
ham, WA).
Memorials are suggested
to the Alzheimer’s Asso-
ciation, Heart n Home
Hospice, Crossroads
Carnegie Art Gallery or
First Lutheran Church, all
of which may be sent to
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR 97814.
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