2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
JAIL ROSTER
MAYDAY, INC. OPEN HOUSE
Friday, December 4, 5-8 p.m. Make sure to
bring your camera because Santa will be here!
Cookies and cider served. We will be asking for a
small donations for the pictures that will go toward
helping the survivors/victims of abuse.
4-H CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December
5. 70 Vendors bring their homemade crafts, baked
goods, jewelry, Christmas items, gift ideas, etc. for
sale. Noon to 5:30 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. on Saturday. Free admission and open to the
public.
RICHLAND CONCERT
Friday, December 4, 4 p.m. Baker County
libraries host Appalachian Dulcimer events with
musicians Heidi Muller and Bob Webb in Rich-
land. Libraries of Eastern Oregon proudly presents
The Appalachian Dulcimer with musicians Heidi
Muller and Bob Webb at the Richland Library.
Learn to Play the Dulcimer session at 4 p.m. with
a 7:00 p.m. concert. All of the events are free and
open to the public. Learn to Play the Dulcimer The
three-string mountain dulcimer is one of the easi-
est and most fun instruments to learn and requires
no previous musical experience.
TWILIGHT PARADE AND CHRISTMAS
TREE LIGHTING
Saturday, December 5, starting at 5 p.m. Tree
lighting will occur after the parade.
COMMUNITY / PARENT INPUT NIGHT
Monday, December 7 at the South Baker
School Library at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday,
December 9 at the Baker High School Commons.
Parents and Community members are invited to
participate in Baker School District 5J Commu-
nity/Parent Input Nights. Each district leader has
organized a meeting to elicit input on two basic
questions: 1) what areas/programs do you see
having success and 2) what areas/programs would
you like to see with additional focus. This is the
beginning steps in developing priorities for the dis-
trict which will be reflected in the district budget.
Please join us at the time and place listed for each
building. If you have further questions regarding
this event please contact your building principal or
Mark Witty at 541-524-2262.
BURNT RIVER SCHOOL
WINTER PROGRAM
Friday, December 11 at 5 p.m. The Missoula
Children’s theater will direct the production in
Unity at the Burnt River School.
ROMINE, Jonathon
ANDERS, Tyler
GUZMAN, Miguel
HANSON, Coty
HENDRIKSEN, Carmon
THOMAS, Joshua
KEEFE, Timothy
KIDD, Kevin
WINTERS, Lucinda
WEISS, Jamie
LANDRETH, Sean
MADER, Casey
PURKEY, Danielle
WITTER, Robert
BORK, Julia
FISCHER, Jacob
BAIRD, Richard
POST, Todd
BURNINGHAM, Tyson
GUILLIAMS, Timothy
HODEL, Cody
ECKSTEIN, Joseph
MCBRIDE, Steven
CULLEY, Andrew
TREANOR, Kevin
PREVO, Mary
DOUGHERTY, Dustine
TUGMAN, Michael
SYPHERD, Crystol
SHELTON, Adam
SICKLER, Bobby
SCHLAHT, Nathan
ELKSHOULDER, Ida
DOWNING, Devin
GRAMMON, Jacob
POLICE LOG
Hendrickson, Carmon Deon. 11/30.
Probation Violation.
Anders,Tyler Joseph. 11/30. Baker
County Parole and Probation detainer
for Post Prison Violation.
Hendrickson, Carmon Deon. 11/30.
A cite warrant for Forgery II and Theft
III.
Romine, Jonathon Russell. 12/1.
Unlawful Possession of Methamphet-
amine.
FUNERAL NOTICES
Mae Wagner. A Brief Committal
Service will be held on December
18, 2015 (Mae’s Birthday) ~ 11:00
a.m. at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in
Richland, Oregon. Immediately fol-
lowing the interment (approximately
11:30 a.m.) friends are invited to join
the family for a potluck reception and
an opportunity to share memories
- to be held at the Richland Christian
Church in the basement (fellowship
area). Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
On line condolences may be shared
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com.
Arthur “Art” Maness, 89, a
resident of Baker City died Monday
in Ontario, OR. Graveside services
for Mr. Maness will be held Saturday,
December 5, 2015 at 11:00 am in
Eagle Valley Cemetery, Richland,
OR. Viewing will be held Friday,
December 4, 2015 from 4 p.m.
until 7 p.m. at Coles Tribute Center.
Donations maybe made to charity of
ones choice or the LDS Missionary
fund, this maybe done through Coles
Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. baker
city, OR 97814. Light a candle in
memory of Art at www.colestribute-
center.com.
— Obituaries —
Art G. Maness
Baker City, 1926 - 2015
Art G. Maness, 89, long
time Baker City resident,
died November 30, 2015
in Ontario, Oregon. A
dedication of the grave
and military salute will be
held at the Eagle Valley
Cemetery in Richland,
Oregon at 11:00 a.m. Sat-
urday December 5, 2015.
All friends and family are
invited to luncheon and a
time to share our memo-
ries. This will be at 1:00
P.M. at the Church of the
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints meeting house on
Hughes Lane, Baker City.
Arthur George Maness
was born April 29, 1926 at
Meeker, Oklahoma the old-
est child of Claude Timo-
thy Maness and Grace Jane
Pruitt.
He was raised on the
family farm until the age
of 18 when he joined the
Navy in April 1944. He
served as a motor machin-
ist until his discharge on
July 11, 1946.
He returned to Okla-
homa. He had been offered
a job in California. His
father then decided to sell
the farm and move to Cali-
fornia also. They made it
as far as Boise, Idaho area
where several relatives
resided.
He was briefly married
to Erline Jennings, they
had a daughter Patricia.
He was later married to
Ada Elaine Frost and they
resided in Boise and Baker
where he was employed by
Eddy’s Bread. They had
six children. They divorced
in 1964. At this time he
moved to Bates, Oregon
where he ran the power
plant for Edward Hines
Lumber Company. In 1966
he met and married his
wife Louise. They had two
children.
Art has worked in
many fields during his life
time, including farming,
mechanics, meat cutting,
running a meat market and
small grocery store, truck
driving, milk man, janito-
rial and custodial work and
maintenance for 5-J school
district.
Art loved the outdoors.
Many hours were spent
hunting, fishing, riding
his Gold Wing, camping,
riding trail bikes, cutting
wood and just spending
time in the mountains with
friends and family. We will
all miss him.
Art was preceded in death
by his parents, a sister
Claudine Brazelton, and
infant daughter Laura
Elaine, his daughter Patri-
cia Motley and a step son
Delbert Lynn Getty.
Art is survived by
brothers Carl (Diane),
Gene (Elaine), Roscoe
(Vickie). His children
Arthur Timothy, Michael
Lee, Donald Ray, David
Allen, Claud Timothy,
Kurt Alan, Mary Jane and
step children Kevin Wayne
Getty (Kathy), and Theresa
Marie James (Bennie), his
wife of 49 years Louise.
Many grandchildren, great
grandchildren and great
great grandchilden.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions in
the memory of Art may
direct them to the LDS
Missionary Fund or a char-
ity of ones choice.
This maybe done through
the Coles Tribute Center,
1950 Place St. Baker City,
OR 97814.
To light a candle in
memory of Art, please visit
www.colestributecenter.
com.
SUMPTER: CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TRAIN
Saturday, December 12, 4:15 p.m. Hot choco-
late, Santa and shopping. Departs from McEwen
station to arrive in Sumpter in time for the commu-
nity Christmas tree lighting and parade.
HISTORIC HOMES PARLOR TOUR
Saturday, December 12, noon - 5 p.m. Included
in this year’s tour are several homes, and other
historically significant or architecturally important
buildings. The emphasis of the tour is on the fancy
parlor where historically families always displayed
their most extravagant holiday decorations to
impress the neighbors walking by. Self-guided.
For more information, call Jeff Nelson at 541-403-
2003.
SOROPTIMISTS VEGAS GLITZ
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Wednesday, December 16, beginning at 5 p.m.
at the Baker City Elks Lodge, 1896 2nd Street, in
Baker City. Tickets are $25 and need to be “pre-
purchased,” please. No sales at the door. Contact
any Soroptimist or Gregg Hinrichsen State Farm
Office. No-host cocktails begin at 5 p.m., dinner
at 6 p.m., and the Live Auction at 7:30 p.m. Glam
dress encouraged!
Bennetts receive award
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In giving the award,
ODFW Director Curt
Melcher said he recognizes
the Bennetts for being
model stewards on their
working cattle ranch in
Unity, Melcher spotlighted
their ranch’s role in the
conservation and recovery
of Greater Sage-grouse.
“At Mark’s encourage-
ment, about five years ago
ODFW flew helicopter
lek searches of their ranch
and found a previously
unknown Sage-grouse lek
that is now the second larg-
est lek in Baker County,”
said Melcher. “The Ben-
netts also recently signed
a Candidate Conservation
Agreement related to sage-
grouse and are continuing
their efforts to enhance
habitat for the birds.”
“I don’t think there’s
such as thing as a rancher
who is a bad steward of the
land,” said Bennett. “It’s
not in the blood, and it’s
not economically pos-
sible.”
Chip Dale, ODFW
watershed manager for
southeast Oregon, praised
Mark’s participation on the
sage-grouse rule advisory
committees, “Mark was a
strong advocate not only
for Baker County, but also
for ensuring the persistence
of sage-grouse,” he said.
Through Bennett’s work
as a neighbor, County
Commissioner, and role as
private landowner/county
representative on Oregon’s
Sage-Con group, he has
Submitted Photo.
Mark and Patti Bennett on their Unity-area ranch.
pushed for a reasonable ap-
proach to protecting sage-
grouse habitat while also
protecting the economic
viability of eastern Oregon
and our working lands.
Bennett has spent nu-
merous hours working with
the Governor’s Office,
ODFW, BLM, USFWS
and others on the Sage-
Con group to find common
ground between ranchers
and sage-grouse issues.
Through his efforts, this
group was able to keep
sage-grouse from being
listed under the Endan-
gered Species Act.
The Bennetts have also
partnered with ODFW,
Burnt River SWCD,
OWEB and other natural
resource agencies on nu-
merous habitat and range
improvement projects.
According to ODFW,
their successful wildlife
habitat enhancement proj-
ects have included aspen
restoration, juniper control,
invasive weed spraying, ri-
parian protection and other
range improvements.
Their ranch has become
a showcase of how wildlife
habitat improvements can
also be used to improve
range conditions for live-
stock.
Bennett said he and Patti
also focused on providing
safe fish passage on their
property all the way from
Camp Creek to the Burnt
River.
The award’s namesake,
Riley Freeman, defended
an individual’s property
rights,and advocated for
partnerships between wild-
life managers, landowners,
and wildlife consumers.
In his memory, ODFW
and OCA established an
annual award to recognize
an OCA member that best
exemplifies Riley Free-
man’s passion for the
cattle industry, good land
stewardship and avocation
for partnerships.