2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015
Local
— Community Calendar —
EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME
Saturday, August 1. Parade at 11 a.m. Kickoff at
5 p.m. at BHS.
GRIDIRON TAILGATE GRILLOFF
Saturday, August 1, noon - 6:00 p.m. Join the
Baker County Cattlewomen and the Baker County
Livestock Association as they host the Gridiron
Tailgate and Grill-Off prior to the East-West
Shrine Game. It will held on the northwest side of
the football stadium and will be a family friend,
non-alcoholic event for the community and visi-
tors. Folks can come and meet the Shrine Steer,
too. Look for updates on the group’s facebook:
“Oregon East-West Shrine Football Tailgate &
Grill-Off.” To participate or if you have questions,
please call 541-519-1224.
EXCHANGE STUDENT
MEET AND GREET
Monday, August 3, 10:30 a.m. at BHS. Get to
know a little about China from a group of ex-
change students visiting from that country.
BABE RUTH REGIONAL
TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, August 4 through August 10. Nation-
ally Televised 13-15 year old Tournament held at
the BHS Sports Complex.
COMMUNITY NIGHT OUT
Tuesday, August 4, 5:30 p.m. in the Geiser-Poll-
man Park. This annual event provides an opportu-
nity for families to join together for an evening of
fun, food and entertainment at the Geiser-Pollman
Park. Free hambuger, pop, chips and fruit. Live
music by Frank Carlson, vendor booths - some
free - some with items for sale - free raffle entry to
win prizes. Stop by The Baker County Press table
for a free copy of the paper to read in line, or take
out a subscription!
HUNTINGTON’S PIONEER DAYS
Friday, August 7 through Sunday the 9th in
Lion’s Park in Huntington. Three days of Free
Live Music and Entertainment, Flea Market, Kids
Water Park and food in the Cook Shack. Spon-
sored by the Huntington Chamber of Commerce.
BAKER COUNTY FAIR
August 5-9. See the ad on the back page of this
issue!
CONCERT SERIES FEATURE
Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9..
Powder River Music Review is pleased to present
Nashville’s rising star, Briana Renea. She will be
here with her 4 piece band to preform at the Baker
County Fair on Saturday, August 8 from 11:30 to
1 p.m. and Sunday at Geiser Pollman Park Powder
River Music Review from 2 to 4 p.m. As with all
Powder River Music Review concerts the audi-
ence donations will go toward the support of a
local organization. This week the concert proceeds
will go to the Baker City Lions Club.
POWDER BASIN WATER
RESOURCES FORUM
Wednesday, August 12 at 6 p.m. at the Sunridge
Inn. Explanation about what the reservations of
water are; how the water may be used, and poten-
tial economic opportunities as well as cultural and
environmental benefits.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR
BURNT RIVER 30J
Wednesday, August 19, classes begin at 7:55
a.m. Students may register anytime after August 3.
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
GENTRY, Curtis
NELSON, Caleb
CHALMERS, Victoria
DEJONG, Kristin
BOLANOS, Ann
THACKER, Melissa
ANDERS, Tyler
CARROLL, Richard
SPRAGUE, Travis
GAGNON, Roderick
FERGUSON, Alicia
RICHARDSON, Sherrie
LOTT, Aaron
TURNER, Darren
GILDA, Jeremy
SCHULTE, Michael
PALMER, Dustin
HENSEN, James
CORNETT, Jeremy
BRODAHL, Robert
SYPHERD, Crystol
BLOOD, Daniel
WEISENBURGH, Michael
KAROLSKI, Bryan
KILBORN, Lacey
CHAMBERS JR, David
BORK, Julia
STEELE, Tiffany
CAVYELL, Eric
SMITH, Glen
ROBINSON, Damon
CULLEY, Scott
ROMINE, David
ODEA, Robert
CULLEY, Andrew
PREVO, Loren
GRIGGS, Corey
MYERS, Andrew
PADILLA-ALBRADO, Jose
KEYES, Bryan
MUNSELL, Emily
FREEMAN, David
POLICE LOG
Bolanos, Ann Marie. 7/23. Baker
County Circuit Court Warrant for Con-
tempt of Court and for Possession of
Methamphetamine.
Bonneville, Wendy Rose. 7/23.
Circuit Court Warrant arrest.
Bolanos, Ann Marie. 7/24. Warrant
Arrest.
Jones, Travis Scott. 7/24. Failure to
Register as a Sex Offender.
Scott, Austin Edward. 7/24. Assault
II.
Street, Robert Glen. 7/24. Harass-
ment and Strangulation.
Profitt, Alicia Dawn. 7/25. DUII.
Chalmers, Victoria Madeline. 7/25.
Out of State Warrant.
Ackerman, David Ray. 7/25. DUII
and Fail to Perform Duties of a Driver.
Andvik, Stephen Kenneth. 7/26.
DUII.
Williams, Mathew Eli. 7/27. Con-
tempt of Court.
Nelson, Caleb Robert. 7/27. Union
County Warrant for Parole Violation.
LeBlanc, Jesse Pierre. 7/28. Theft
III.
FUNERAL NOTICES
John “Jack” Brooks, 74, of Rich-
land died on Sunday, July 27, 2015
at his home in Richland, Oregon.
Arrangements are under the direc-
tion of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. On line
condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
— Obituaries —
Delores Irene Kissire
Baker City, 1928-2015
Delores
Irene Kis-
sire, 86, of
Baker City
died July
20, 2015 at
Settler’s
Delores
Park As-
Kissire
sisted Liv-
ing Community.
A memorial service is
scheduled for 10:00 a.m.,
Saturday, August 1st, 2015
at Mt. Hope Cemetery
with Mr. Larry Albert of-
ficiating.
Delores was born Octo-
ber 27, 1928 in Garibaldi,
Oregon to John R. Dern
and Irene M. Rapp Dern.
She attended Baker High
School, graduating in
1946. She married Henry
F. Kissire “known as
Friday” in Weiser, Idaho in
1947. Henry passed away
on January 28, 1988.
Delores lived most of
her life in Baker City and
enjoyed being a housewife.
Delores loved to read
books, watch Jeopardy
every night around 7:00
p.m., and going for rides
and wearing bright colored
muumuus. She also loved
feeding the squirrels, often
feeding them crackers with
peanut butter. Her favorite
flower was Ladyslippers
and she loved animals and
enjoyed being outdoors,
however she did have a
phobia of snakes. She liked
honest people like the old
miners that her grandfather
knew and worked with.
Her great Uncle was
George Armstrong who
found the Armstrong Nug-
get which is located in the
US National Bank display
case. Her dad worked at
the Keating Mother Load
Mine and some of her
fondest memories were
staying out there... except
for the snakes!
Her mother was a house-
wife and her father was a
barber by trade. Delores
and Friday met in
Baker where Friday
worked mainly in the
lumber industry as a mill-
wright and operator. He
also worked at many other
occupations to support his
family.
Delores is survived by
two sons, Kerry Kissire
and wife Kathy of Baker
City, Kyle Shawn Kissire
and wife Ronda of Baker
City, a daughter, Flores
Phelps of Tumwater, WA,
and a sister Arlene Fulton
of Baker City. Grandchil-
dren, Tracy Kissire, Travis
Kissire, Jeff Phelps and
LaDena Phelps and
nieces, Annette Hagey
and husband Darl, Susie
Cherry and husband Dave
and Joyce Mallory and
husband Bruce.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, John and
Irene Dern, and her hus-
band, Henry F “Friday”
Kissire.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Ameri-
can Cancer Society or
Heart-N-Home Hospice
through Gray’s West &
Company Pioneer Chapel,
1500 Dewey Ave., Baker
City, OR. 97814.
Norma Smith
Baker City, 1919-2015
Norma Smith, 95, of
Baker City, died July 21,
2015. Her funeral service
was held Tuesday, July
28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at
Cole’s Tribute Center,
1950 Place Street, Baker
City, OR with Pastor Len-
nie Spooner of the First
Church of the Nazarene
officiating. Friends were
invited to join the family
for a reception following
the service. Interment fol-
lowed at 4:00 p.m. at Mt.
Hope Cemetery.
Norma was born at
Sparta, Oregon on August
28, 1919, to Clyde Cassius
Macy and Elizabeth Jane
Butterfield.
She was one of six sib-
lings. And no, Norma did
not have a middle name.
She always said she hot
short changed because
there were too many kids!
Norma was raised in
Baker City and attended
school here. When she
was quite young she met
and fell in love with Mark
Bernerd Smith and they
were married in January
of 1935. They celebrated
64 anniversaries. They had
two children, a son, Mark
Jr. and a daughter Michael.
After raising both of her
children, Norma began
working for Montgom-
ery Ward in their credit
department where she was
employed for a number of
years. She left Wards to
begin her own business,
Merle Norman Cosmet-
ics. She was successful in
this venture and was very
proud of it. She really en-
joyed her many and varied
customers over the years.
Norma participated in a
number of local activities
during her life. She was
involved in Scouting and
was a Girl Scout leader, a
member of the Beta Sigma
Phi sorority and an active
member of the Baker Golf
Club. Playing golf was
one of her favorite past
times. Norma enjoyed
traveling and was always
game for an adventure.
Maybe this came from her
family bloodline which
was traced back to the
Mayflower. Along with
numerous vacations to the
Oregon Coast, she also
traveled with Mark and her
granddaughter, Robin, to
the United
Kingdom. Robin fondly
remembers this trip and
learning new things togeth-
er ... even the misadven-
ture of them losing track of
her Granddad during one
of the tour stops!
She also traveled to
Grand Cayman with family
where they all enjoyed the
beautiful beach and differ-
ent cuisine. She took an
Alaskan cruise with
Michael and Bob, and put
up with Bob teasing her
about making use of the
“poop” deck. She was fear-
less on the steep train ride
on the White Pass and
Yukon and the huge gon-
dola ride at Juno. Norma
and Mark also enjoyed
many family picnic out-
ings over the years in the
surrounding wilderness of
Baker County, making lots
of wonderful memories.
Norma and Mark would
host their grandchildren
for sleep overs often. They
remember Norma always
reading before bedtime,
golf on the television
and in the summer, fresh
strawberries picked from
Norma’s own little patch
for breakfast. Robin loved
the Barbie outfits that her
grandma made for her and
especially a poncho she
made Robin that had bright
red fringe and number of
buttons. It was so cool!!
Norma was artistic.
She could sew, paint and
design. She made decora-
tive figurines, outdoor
Christmas decorations,
and was most proud of her
homemade crèche. Norma
was an avid reader and
gardener, spending many
hours tending
toher roses, petunias and
other flora.
Norma enjoyed shar-
ing her family history.
She told stories about her
ancestors that traveled
the Oregon Trail, of her
parents humble begin-
nings, her father’s work in
the Eagle Mountains and
her mother’s years as a
waitress at Baker’s Royal
Cafe. She would share a
story about the visit of
a young U.S. Senator to
Baker City who was on the
campaign trail, John F.
Kennedy and of shaking
his hand. She also had a
chance meeting with a
handsome young actor,
Clint Eastwood, when he
was here filming “Paint
Your Wagon.” They ran
into each other’s grocery
carts one day at the local
grocery store. Norma was
most proud of her brothers,
Johnny, Billy and
Bobby and their service to
the U.S. during World War
II and her sister, Pauline
who signed up too and
served on the mainland.
She would tell of their
assignments, their injuries
and their return home to
many a listeners.
Norma’s greatest joy in
her life was her five grand-
children. She always had
a letter, a card, a newspa-
per article or a picture to
share with you and loved
being in the middle of the
many large birthday and
holiday celebrations in
which they were involved.
All the family say she will
be missed very much and
loved always.
Norma is survived by her
brother, Bobby Macy of
Butte, MT, her daughter
Michael Black and hus-
band Bob of Baker City,
her grandchildren, Mark
Smith and wife Marlayna
of Silt, CO, David Smith
and wife Sue of Gresham,
OR, Robin Dennis and
husband Loren of North
Bend, WA, Shannon Black
and wife Whitney and
Chris Black and wife Mary
of Baker City. Norma has
14 great grandchildren,
several great-great grand-
children and many nieces
and nephews.
Norma is preceded in
death by her parents, her
siblings Johnny, Billy,
Gladys and Pauline, her
husband Mark and son
Mark, Jr.
Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to the
Wounded Warriors Foun-
dation or Best Friends of
Baker City through Gray’s
West & Company, 1500
Dewey Ave. Baker City,
OR 97814.
Cliff Welter
Baker City, 1921-2015
Cliffton
“Cliff” L.
Welter, 94,
died July
24, 2015 at
the Mead-
owbrook
Cliff
Assisted
Welter
Living in
Baker City, Oregon. As per
request there will be no
service.
Cliff was born to parents
Michael and Katherine
Welter in Baker, Oregon
on June 27, 1921. He was
raised and received his ed-
ucation in Baker attaining
his diploma from Baker
High School in 1939.
After high school, Cliff
joined the Army and
served from 1940 to 1942.
During that time he mar-
ried Beatrice May Ste-
phens in August of 1941.
They had three boys Mike,
Dale and Roger.
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