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.