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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 Local — Community Calendar — THE GREAT SALT LICK DEDICATION Saturday, June 20, 4-6 p.m. in Court Plaza in Baker City. Refreshments will be provided. Live music! Public is encouraged to attend! BRUNO DUNES PERFORMS Sunday, June 21, Bruno Dunes performs Inter- national acoustic jazz, folk, swing at the Geiser- Pollman park, 2-4 p.m. 5J SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Tuesday, June 23, 6 p.m. at the District Office on 4th Street in Baker City. BAKER CITY, CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, June 23, 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. MARY VINE BOOK SIGNING Thursday, June 25, 6 p.m. at Turn the Page Books in Baker City. Celebrate the release of Vine’s newest, “Snake River Rendezvous,” set in the area. DANCE LESSONS Thursday, June 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. with the Powder River Dance Club. $3 per person at the Geiser-Pollman Park. BAKER CITY CYCLING CLASSIC Friday, June 26 to Sunday, June 28. Sumpter to Prairie City on Friday, time trials downtown on Saturday and on Sunday, the new Tour d’Horn Road Race will start from Baker High School headed North on Hwy. 30 to Route 203 where it will follow a rolling course through Medical Springs, Union and North Powder. From that point it will follow Anthony Lakes Highway. GARY GRACE MEMORIAL RIDE Saturday, June 27 starting at 9 a.m. and end- ing at 6 p.m. Meet at the Halfway Lion’s Club. For more information contact Briana Sutherlin at 541.410.8358. Deadline for registration is June 20, 2015. Register online at www.GaryGrace- MemorialRide.com. All proceeds go to the Gary Grace Memorial Scholarship Fund, which ben- efits local high school seniors. MOUNTED POSSE KIDS TRAIL RIDE Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 in Half- way. Annual Kids Trail Ride includes horseback riding,camping, numerous games, wilderness education, outdoor adventure, great food and a good time! The cost is only $2 per child, limited to the first 50 kids to sign up between the age 12- 15. Horse are provided. For more information call Jodie at 541-524-9358. HAGGEN COMMUNITY MEETING 5-6 p.m, Tuesday, June 30 at the Baker County Conference and Event Center to discuss the tran- sition from Albertsons and future local nonprofit donations. HELLS CANYON MOTORCYCLE RALLY Thursday, July 9 through Saturday, July 13. Registration is open at www.hellscanyonrally. com. Friday is the ride with various courses to choose from. Saturday is the BBQ and bike show. Vendors downtown on Main Street in Baker City. MASQUERADE BALL Saturday, October 31, 7:30 - 11:30 p.m. at the Geiser Grand. Costumes and ambiance. Car- riage rides, celebrity book signings, photography, music, and more! Buy tickets at www.thebaker- countypress.com or at the front desk of the Geiser Grand. — News of Record — JAIL ROSTER BLOOD, Daniel LITTLE, Taylor WEISENBURGH, Michael MYERS, Anthony WALKER, Jacob HANSON, Coty TAYLOR, Dale LATTYMER, Melissa REED, James SLANEY, Timothy KAROLSKI, Bryan KILBORN, Lacey LUTZ, Brandon CHAMBERS JR, David KELLOGG, Ryan ELLISON, Sheridan ENTERMILLE, Forrest CULLEY, Lisa BORK, Julia STEELE, Tiffany FLINT, Caleb ROPER JR, John TURNER, Darren CAVYELL, Eric SMITH, Glen DAWES, James SULT, Jeff SANDERS, Jon ROBINSON, Damon CULLEY, Scott CARROLL, Richard ROMINE, David Alma Tachenko Keating, 1928-2015 Alma Tachenko, 86, of Keat- ing Valley, formerly of Grassy Butte, died Tuesday, Alma June 9, Tachenko 2015 at Alma’s funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Friday, June 19, 2015 at the Grassy Butte Seventh-Day Adven- tist Church, with Pastor Rudy Harnisch officiating. Interment will follow at the Grassy Butte Seventh-Day Cemetery. Alma Vera Alexenko was born December 5, 1928 on the family farm north of Grassy Butte, the daughter of Procher “Prince” and Tannie “Tena” (Dobroval- sky) Alexenko. She was raised and educated in the Killdeer area, having attended rural school in Dunn County, COUNTS, Michael ODEA, Robert PETERSON, Linda DARNELL, Jason GILDA, Jeremy SIMONIS, Dyllan CULLEY, Andrew PREVO, Loren MYERS, Andrew GROVE, James PADILLA-ALBRADO, Jose KEYES, Bryan MUNSELL, Emily FREEMAN, David POLICE LOG Dougherty, Dustine Lynn. 6/11. Failure to Appear. Lattymer, Melissa Jean. 6/11. Crimi- nal Tresspass. Slaney, Timothy Kelly . 6/11. Baker County Parole and Probation detainer. Beck, Sharon Lee. 6/11. DUII, Con- trolled Substance. Reed, James Martin. 6/11. DUII. Blood, Daniel Jason. 6/16. Baker County Parole and Probation De- tainer. Little, Taylor Scott. 6/16. Warrant out of Grant County. FUNERAL NOTICES Arthur Marvin Gilliam, 73, of Baker City passed away on June 16, 2015 at his residence. Arrangements are being handled through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place Street, Baker City, 97814. Opal V. Creger, 83, a resident of Baker City, OR died Monday June 15, 2015 at her home. Graveside services for Opal will be held Sat- urday, June 20, 2015 at 9:00 AM at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Vault interment will follow the services. Donations maybe be made to St. Jude’s, this maybe done through the Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814. Edwin H. Ward, 73, of Yuma, Ariz., a former Baker City resident, died April 11, 2014 in Yuma. A graveside memorial service with will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Gary Trinklein, 81, died at his home on June 11, 2015. Gary re- quested that there not be any formal services or obituary. Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home. Online condo- lences may be shared for his family at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome. com. — Obituaries — in Killdeer, and at the Sheyenne River Academy in Harvey, N.D. Alma taught school at two rural school houses in Dunn County, one of which she had attended as a student. She took nursing studies at Hinsdale Sanitarium in Chicago, Ill., and was employed for a time at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dickinson. Alma was united in marriage to Joe Tachenko on October 4, 1951 in Hillsboro, Ore. They made their home near Grassy Butte, where they ranched and raised their family. Joe died on March 25, 1997. Alma remained living on the ranch until moving to Baker City, Oregon, in 2004, at the invitation of her son and daughter-in- law, Rodney and Valerie, where she lived until her death. Alma was a lifetime member of the Seventh- Day Adventist Church, most recently holding membership at the Grassy Butte Seventh-Day Adven- tist Church. She enjoyed gardening, working with her flowers, traveling, vis- iting with people, playing the piano, and ice cream. She was very supportive of missionary projects, spend- ing countless hours cutting out Bible Story felt sets and making other things for the children overseas. Alma is survived by her sons, Rodney (Valerie) Tachenko, Baker City, Ore., and Terry (Terri) Tachenko, Grassy Butte; four grandchildren, Ryan (Vanessa) Tachenko, Baker City, Mollie (Jeremy) Whitaker, Culver, Ore., Amanda Tachenko, Grassy Butte, and Joseph (fi- ancé Gabrielle Schreier) Tachenko, Grassy Butte; five great-grandchildren, Zeb Tachenko, Wyatt, Morgan, and McKen- zie Whitaker, and Cash Tachenko. She is also survived by three siblings, Ruth Eschenko, Rose Eschenko, and Raymond (Deanna) Alexenko; two brothers-in-law, Lonny (Estelle) Tachenko, and Mike (Marvella) Tachen- ko; one sister-in-law, Virginia Tachenko; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe; her parents; and ten sib- lings, Della Spence Haider, Lawrence Alexenko, Elaine Jablonsky, Steven Alexenko, Matt Alexenko, Katie Hurinenko Stubbs, Elsie Boyko, Stacia Merickle, Ann Boyko, and Agnes Moseanko. Memorials to the 3ABN. org or to Amazing Facts Ministries/Canada through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & CS - PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. Online condlences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com. Experts predict tougher than average fire season this year • LITTLE BASIN FIRE IN WWNF UP TO 630 ACRES BY BRIAN ADDISON Brian@TheBakerCountyPress.com Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) made the official declaration of fire season in northeastern Or- egon on forest and range- land protected by the ODF Northeast Oregon District, beginning June 16. Lands within the district include private, state, county, municipal, and tribal land in Baker Wallowa, Union, and Umatilla counties and a small portion of Grant, Malheur, and Morrow counties. Just as the fire season declaration was made, the Little Basin fire in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest was listed as active and as of June 17 has burned about 630 acres of mostly grass and brush at the time this article went to print. The Little Basin fire is within the Hells Canyon Recreation Area in the Imnaha River Canyon off of Dug Bar Road. As of the 17th, the fire was 10-percent contained and was burning on steep terrain making control a difficult task, reports the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center. Agency meteorologists expect weather condi- tion this fire season to be warmer and drier than normal and, combined with a low snow pack this year Steve Meyer, Unit Forester for La Grande, expects a busy year for firefighters. The Northwest Inter- agency Coordination Center Predictive Service concurs and expects above normal fire conditions from July through September. A five-year average shows 305 fires burning 93,674-acres during a typi- cal fire season within the Blue Mountain District. Last year was slightly above average with 364 wild fires. Most of those fires were ignited by light- ning. ODF reminds citizens that during fire season: Burn Permits for bun barrels and all open burn- ing except camp fires are required on all private for- est and range lands within the NE Oregon Forest Protection District of the ODF. Burn Permits may be acquired by contacting local ODF offices in Baker City, La Grande, Wallowa, or Pendleton. Logging and other indus- trial operations must meet requirements for fire pre- vention, such as fire tools, water supply, and watch- man service when those operations are occurring on lands protected by ODF. More information may be obtained by contacting the local Stewardship Forester at any ODF office. Recreationists are reminded that campfires need to be attended and fully extinguished before being left. The United States Forest Service currently rates the fire danger within the Wal- lowa Whitman National Forest at Moderate. The Moderate rating means that fires can start from most accidental causes, but the number of fire starts is usually pretty low. If a fire does start in an open, dry grassland, such as the Little Basin fire, it will burn and spread quickly on windy days. Most wood fires will spread slowly to moderately. Average fire intensity will be moderate except in heavy concentra- tions of fuel, which may burn hot. Fires are still not expected to become serious and are often easy to control, according to the USFS fire danger level rating system. Forest users should take note of fire danger signs placed by ODF and USFS. Once signs change from yellow to orange, prohi- bitions of certain regu- lated uses go into effect including a prohibition on smoking, open fires in designated campgrounds only, restricted use of chainsaws, regulated use of motor vehicles, and prohibitions placed on use of metal within the forests and rangelands. USFS utilizes a system of Public Use Restriction Phases between June 1 to October 31. Detailed in- formation on restricted use on pubic lands during the fire season may be found at website: www.fs.usda. gov/Internet/FSE_DOCU- MENTS/stelprdb5429097. pdf. Information on fire con- ditions and active fires may be obtained at website: www.wildfireoregondept- offorestry.blogspot.com. Other helpful internet sites include: http://in- ciweb.nwcg.gov; www. nwccweb.us; and, www. firewise.org/. Questions or concerns regarding fire season in Northeast Oregon may be directed to the United States Forest Service and the Oregon Department of Forestry offices.
