2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
Local
— Community Calendar —
COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS FAIR
Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with
a Thrive Life presentation from 3 to 5 p.m. Where:
National Guard Armory on Campbell Street. Theme:
Make an Emergency Plan and Build a Kit. Why:
Because it is FREE, you can learn how to be more
prepared for disasters Questions? Please call: Baker
County Emergency Management 541.523.9669.
SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER
TRAINING COURSE
May 30, 2015, 1-3 p.m. at the National Guard
Armory during the Community Preparedness Fair
above.
KEATING SCHOOL PLAY
Saturday, May 30, 2015 beginning at 5:00 p.m. A
mouth watering dinner of pulled pork prepared by
David Blair will be served with all the trimmings.
Robin Hood will be performed by the Keating Hams
outdoors. The annual dessert auction is not to be
missed as auctioneer Meb Daily demonstrates his
talents. This is a family event and fun for all. Admis-
sion free, donations accepted as this is the year’s
only fund raiser.
BUILDING YOUR BUDGET CLASS
Wednesday, June 3, 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the Baker
County Senior Center/Community Connection. This
class is a foundational class that is good for all age
levels and critical to money management and achiev-
ing financial goals.
DANCE CLASSES
Thursday, June 4, 2015, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
VFW. Join the Powder River Dance Club the first,
third and fourth Thursdays of each month as we learn
new dances like the Cha Cha, East Coast Swing, 10
step,Waltz and more .
ELKHORN MUZZLE LOADERS
RENDEZVOUS
Thursday, June 4 through June 7 between Baker
City and Durkee off Hwy. 30. Traditional muzzle
loaders only. No inline firearms. Open iron sights.
No scopes. Novelty shooting and specialty events.
Individuals, couples and families welcome. Call 541-
523-2706 or 541-519-2048 for information.
SUMPTER TRAIN ROBBERIES
Saturday, June 6 and Sunday the 7th, 10 a.m.
Bring the whole family for a trip back to the Wild
West! The Gold Rush Bandits are a historic shooting
group that employs period firearms and costumes for
their horseback mounted robberies.
OREGON SNIPER CHALLENGE
Friday, June 12 through June 14. 50 expert snipers
square off in this international competition. Ven-
dors and displays open to the public on Friday only.
Hosted by the Powder River Sportsman’s Club.
PUB TALK
Wednesday June 10, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. at Lefty’s Tap House in Baker City. Small Ideas,
Big Impact is the theme. Contact gene.stackle@msn.
com for more information.
POCO-WING LIVESTOCK JUDGING
Monday, June 15, the annual livestock field judg-
ing day for the Poco-Wing 4-H club. 6 p.m. at the
Thomas Ranch on Pocahontas Road.
HAGGEN COMMUNITY MEETING
5-6 p.m, Tuesday, June 30 at the Baker County
Conference and Event Center to discuss the transi-
tion from Albertsons and future local nonprofit
donations.
MASQUERADE BALL
Saturday, October 31, 7:30 - 11:30 p.m. at the
Geiser Grand. Costumes and ambiance. Carriage
rides, celebrity book signings, photography, music,
and more! Buy tickets at www.thebakercountypress.
com or at the front desk of the Geiser Grand.
— News of Record —
JAIL ROSTER
BONNEVILLE, Wendy
DIAL, Joseph
SYPHERD, Crystol
TURNER, Darren
SHAUGHNESSY, John
GRAY, Robert
CAVYELL, Eric
SMITH, Glen
DAWES, James
SULT, Jeff
WEST, Allen
SANDERS, Jon
STEVENS, Melissa
ROBINSON, Damon
CULLEY, Scott
WACHACHA, Noah
FAUGHENDER, Garret
BLOOD, Daniel
CARROLL, Richard
JOHNSON, Beth
ROMINE, David
COLE, Michael
COUNTS, Michael
ODEA, Robert
PETERSON, Linda
ENTERMILLE, Forres
MCMURDO, David
DARNELL, Jason
GILDA, Jeremy
SIMONIS, Dyllan
CANADA, Rick
HAMILTON, Theresa
CASSIDY, Marvin
CULLEY, Andrew
PREVO, Loren
GRIGGS, Corey
MYERS, Andrew
GROVE, James
PREVO, Mary
PADILLA-ALBRADO, Jose
KEYES, Bryan
MUNSELL, Emily
BOWMAN, Chad
FREEMAN, David
POLICE LOG
Winchester II, George Edward.
5/22. Strangulation, Harassment,
PCS Methamphetamine and Intro-
ducing Contraband to a correctional
facility.
Moore, Michael Lynn. 5/22. Proba-
tion Violation.
Treutle, Debra Jean. 5/22. DUII.
Cavaness, Taeserae Elaine. 5/23.
Justice Court Warrant.
Shaughnessy, John Joseph. 5/23.
Out of County Warrant.
Barnett, Desiree Marie . 5/23.
Baker County Circuit Court Warrant.
Turner, Darren Lee. 5/23. Aggra-
vated Harassment, Criminal Trespass
2 and Theft 3.
Dial, Joseph William. 5/24. Parole
Violation.
Bonneville, Wendy Rose. 5/24.
Criminal Tresspass II.
FUNERAL NOTICES
John Paul Atkinson, 89, of
Baker City died February 2, 2015
in LaGrande, Oregon. A memorial
graveside service, with military hon-
ors, will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday
May 30th at Mt. Hope Cemetery in
Baker City. Pastor Jesse Whitford of
the Baker City Christian Church will
be officiating. The reception at Com-
munity Connections of Baker County
has been cancelled. Gray’s West &
Company Pioneer Chapel is assisting
the family with arrangements.
Marian Brady, 89, a long time Bak-
er City resident died May 24, 2015 in
Provo, Utah. A funeral service will be
held in Provo, UT June 3, 2015 and
local services will be held Friday June
5, 2015 at 11:00 AM in The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on
Hugh’s Ln. A visitation will be held at
10:00 AM at the church, interment will
follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Local
arrangements are under the direction
of Coles Tribute Center.
— Obituaries —
Alvin Elmer Blank
Formerly of New Bridge,
1932-2015
Alvin Elmer Blank, Age
82, passed away May 21,
2015 in Pasco, Washing-
ton.
A visitation was held
Thursday, May 28th from
4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at
Gray’s West & Company
Pioneer Chapel. His funer-
al service will be at 1:00
p.m. Friday, May 29th at
the Richland Christian
Church with Pastor Gor-
don Bond officiating with a
reception potluck follow-
ing at the Eagle Valley
Grange.
Alvin was born July 2,
1932 in New Bridge, Or-
egon to Elmer Blank and
Fannie (Coston) Blank. Al-
vin grew up on a ranch in
Powder River, in Eastern
Oregon. At an early age,
Alvin had a strong work
ethic that followed him
throughout his life. He
married Marjorie Graves
in June of 1953 and they
had four children. Marjorie
passed way in 1991. He
later married Bonnie
Mills. Bonnie passed away
in 2006.
Alvin served his country
as a corpsman on numer-
ous naval ships, also at the
Philadelphia Naval Hos-
pital and in the trenches
of the Nevada “A” bomb
testing site in 1953. Alvin
worked in the construc-
tion of dams and high-
ways in the Northwest.
He worked for Walt Slipp
Tires and Don McClure’s
Les Schwab, both in Pasco,
Washington. He returned
to working construction for
Gilbert Western Co. where
he retired in 1990.
Alvin enjoyed being in
the outdoors in the Blue
Mountains and Eastern
Oregon with his family. He
enjoyed reading Western
Books and good conversa-
tion.
Alvin is survived by his
sister Shirley Barron (Mil-
ton), his cousins Maxon
Henery (Mary Jean) and
Joan Seevers, his children
Bruce (Tammy), Bev
O’Connell (Dale), Blaine
(Kay) and Brian, his ten
grandchildren and twelve
great-grandchildren. Alvin
was preceded in death by
his parents and spouses.
Damian
Fregoso
Baker City,
1964-2015
Damian
Fregoso, 50,
a resident of
Baker City,
Damian
Oregon died
Fregoso
Thursday,
May 21,
2015 at his home. Recita-
tion of the Rosary as held
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
at noon at St. Francis de
Sales Cathedral, with Mass
of Christian burial fol-
lowing at 1:00 p.m. at the
church. Fr. Robert Greiner
will celebrate the Mass.
Interment will follow at
Mt. Hope Cemetery. Visi-
tation was held Tuesday,
May 26, 2015 from 2:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Coles
Tribute Center.
Damian was born in
Mexico, September 27,
1964 to Roberto Fregoso
and Carolina Santana. Da-
mian married Jenny, Sep-
tember 27, 1989 in Seattle,
Washington. He worked
for 10 years as a waiter at
El Erradero Restaurant.
He was a very friendly
person and could put a
smile on anyone’s face.
He was always crack-
ing jokes. His hobbies
were soccer and working.
He was a member of St.
Francis de Sales Catholic
Church. He will be greatly
missed by his family and
friends.
Memorial contributions
in Damian’s memory may
be directed to his wife
Jenny. This may be done
through Coles Tribute
Center, 1950 Place Street,
Baker City, OR 97814.
Catfish cookoff follows derby
BY EILEEN DRIVER
Eileen@TheBakerCountyPress.com
The 8th Annual Catfish
Cookoff sponsored by the
Huntington Chamber of
Commerce was held Sat-
urday, May 23rd as part of
the Catfish Derby in Lion’s
Park in Huntington.
Whether one entered the
cookoff or just came down
to taste all the entries, the
cookoff was great fun.
Watching the camarade-
rie among the contestants
as well as the scramble to
finish on time and put out
good food that people will
enjoy was almost as much
fun as eating all the entries.
If a person wants to
learn the many different
ways there are to prepare
a fish, they should plan to
be there next year and be
amazed.
Contestants are judged
on taste, appearance, and
originality for catfish, as
well as Hushpuppy entries.
This year’s judges were
Craig Feero, Tyalinn Har-
rison and Christian
Matthews.
All the catfish was sup-
plied by the Chamber of
Commerce so all contes-
tants had to bring was their
cooking vessel of choice
and the rest of the ingre-
dients for their favorite
recipe.
The Prizes were: 1st
Eileen Driver/ The Baker County Press
First-place catfish cooks Claudia and Steve Stacy hold their prize plaque.
Place $100, 2nd Place $75,
3rd Place $50—plus a
plaque for each place.
There is also a People’s
Choice Award, which was
a BBQ Utensil Set and a
First Place Hushpuppy
Award of $25.
For a price of $7 for
adults and $4 for kids the
public gets a plate with
coleslaw and french fries
on it along with either lem-
onade or ice tea to drink.
Then they go from table
to table to get a sample of
each contestant’s entries.
Each entry had a differ-
ent colored toothpick stuck
in it with which individual
had cast a vote for his or
her favorite dish. Nobody
went away hungry—that
was for sure.
This year the contestants
served about twice as
many people as last year
and had a ball doing it.
This year’s top two
winners were only sepa-
rated by two points so the
competition was fierce and
ended up as follows.
First Place in Catfish by
the Judges and People’s
Choice: Steve and Claudia
Stacy. Second Place in
Catfish and First Place in
Hushpuppies, Allan and
Eileen Driver, Third Place
in Catfish Barrett Belmu-
dez.
Congratulations to the
winners.