2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
JAIL ROSTER
CATHOLIC CHRISTMAS AND
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES
Thursday, December 24 for Christmas Eve there
will be Mass at 4:30 p.m. in the St. Francis de Sales
Cathedral in Baker City, and at 4:30 p.m. at St.
Therese in Halfway. There will also be a midnight
mass at the Cathedral in Baker City. On Christmas
Day, Friday, December 25, Mass will be at the
Cathedral in Baker City at 10:30 a.m. There will also
be Mass on Christmas Day at St. Anthony in North
Powder at 11:30 a.m.
SANTA AT ANTHONY LAKES
Thursday, December 24. Take a run and get your
photo taken with the man himself before he travels
around the world! Santa will be skiing 10 a.m. to
noon.
12TH ANNUAL CATTLEMEN’S
WORKSHOP
Saturday, January 9, at the Blue Mountain Confer-
ence Center, 404 12th Street in La Grande. Contact
Kim DelCurto at 541-562-5129 for more information.
CHAMBER AWARDS BANQUET
Saturday, January 16, 2016, 5:00 p.m. at the Sun-
ridge Inn in Baker City. The Annual Chamber Awards
Banquet is an opportunity for the Community to say
thank you to all of the volunteers in our community
and to name the outstanding people the gave of them-
selves in 2015.
SWCD ANNUAL DINNER MEETING
Friday, January 22. The Baker Valley, Eagle Valley,
Keating and Burnt River Soil and Water Conservation
Districts will be holding their Annual Dinner Meeting
on January 22, 2016 at the Sunridge Inn. There will
be a “no-host” social hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. and
dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. We will proudly
recognize local landowners and partners and show-
case their outstanding contributions to the natural
resource conservation effort in Baker County. The
cost for the dinner is $15, payable at the SWCD of-
fice prior to the event. Please join us for a wonderful
evening. Must RSVP by January 15th, 2016 to the
District’s office at: 523-7121, ext. 100 or ext. 109.
BROOKLYN BOOK FAIR
AND TACO FEED
Thursday, February 4, 4:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Baker
County Event Center. Raffle tickets are on sale for
a variety of prizes that will be awarded in draw-
ings during the evening. Tickets are available from
students or at the school. For more information, or
tickets, call the school at 54-523-2450.
BURNT RIVER POKER RUN
Saturday, February 6. Run approx. 50 Miles- Unity
to Austin Jct. and back. $1,200 pot total plus great
raffle prizes. Fuel and food available in Unity and
Austin. For information or to get raffle tickets, con-
tact: Dan (541) 446-3655 snowridingfool@yahoo.
com, Casey (541) 473-2073, Joe (541) 523-5223, or
Jeff (208) 739-0733.E-mail:evansn@ortelco.net. Pro-
ceeds will help support food banks in Baker, Grant,
and Malheur Counties.
SUMPTER BLUE MOUNTAIN
POKER RUN
Saturday, February 13, 7 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. $3,000
in Prizes. Snowmobiles, cars or walker all welcome
Ticket Sales are Friday at the schoolhouse from 6-8
p.m. - $10, and from 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Tickets must be turned in by no later than 3:30 p.m.
Payout and prizes at 6 p.m. Call Neil for more info:
541-894-2217.
HALFWAY PANHANDLE SNOWMOBILE
POKER RUN
Sunday, February 14, Sign up at 9 a.m. at the
Lions Club in Halfway to buy your poker hands. The
poker run is 40 miles round trip. Leave your hands
at the last station or turn your hands in at the lions
hall. Raffle items will be awarded and winner will be
announced at 6 p.m. Total of $4,000 in payouts!! For
more information call the Blooms at (541)-742-7277.
HATFIELD, Amy
DOYLE, James
VANDERPOOL, Joshua
HARSHMAN, Matthew
PRICE, Mark
SYPHERD, Crystol
KNIGHT, Monell
TREANOR, Kevin
ROMINE, David
STEWART, Devante
BOLANOS, Ann
ROMINE, Jonathon
HANSON, Coty
HENDRIKSEN, Carmon
KEEFE, Timothy
WINTERS, Lucinda
WEISS, Jamie
LANDRETH, Sean
MADER, Casey
PURKEY, Danielle
WITTER, Robert
BORK, Julia
FISCHER, Jacob
POST, Todd
BURNINGHAM, Tyson
HODEL, Cody
MCBRIDE, Steven
CULLEY, Andrew
MYERS, Anthony
PREVO, Mary
TUGMAN, Michael
Hatfield, Amy. 12/15. Driving while
suspended.
SHELTON, Adam
SCHLAHT, Nathan
ELKSHOULDER, Ida
GRAMMON, Jacob
FUNERAL NOTICES
POLICE LOG
Wiechman, Stacy Lynn. 12/10.
Telephonic Harassment.
Edison, Jason Lee. 12/10. Baker
County Circuit Court Warrants for
Contempt of Court.
Ray, Ryan. 12/10. Criminal Mischief
III.
Street, Kenneth Roy. 12/10. Con-
tempt of Court.
Allen, Vera Celine. 12/10. Criminal
Trespass I and Harassment.
Price, Mark Allen. 12/11. Theft I.
Miner, Rodney Dale. 12/11. Felon in
Possession of a Weapon.
Zikmund, Andrew Greg. 12/12.
DUII.
Harshman, Matthew James. 12/13.
Burglary I and Assault IV.
Stevens, Kimberly Dawn. 12/13.
Baker County Circuit Court Warrant.
Peterson, Linda Diane . 12/14.
Criminal Mischief III.
Vanderpool, Joshua Gerald. 12/14.
Parole and Probation Detainer.
Doyle, James. 12/14. DUII and
Reckless Driving.
James D. VanCleave, 88, of Baker
City died December 10, 2015 in
Meridian,Idaho. A graveside service
will be held 1:00 PM, Wednesday,
December 16th at Mt. Hope Cem-
etery in Baker City. Pastor Jesse
Whitford of the Baker City Christian
Church will officiate. Memorial contri-
butions may be made to the charity of
one’s choice through Gray’s West &
Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500
Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
Janice Rehder, 83, of Baker City,
died on Saturday, December 12,
2015 at Meadowbrook Place with
her family at her side, in Baker City.
There will not be a formal service,
but the family will gather at a later
date for a celebration of her life.
Arrangements are under the direc-
tion of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. Online
condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
— Obituaries —
Rosemary C. Attaway
Baker City, 1924 - 2015
Rosemary C. Attaway,
91, of Baker City, Oregon
passed away November
28, 2015 at St. Alphonsus
Medical Center in Baker
City. A memorial service
will be held at 1:00 p.m. on
Monday, December 21st at
Gray’s West & Company
Pioneer Chapel located at
1500 Dewey Avenue in
Baker City, Oregon. Pastor
Lennie Spooner of First
Church of the Nazarene
will be officiating.
Rosemary was born in
Covington, Tennessee on
September 21, 1924 to
Arthur and Mabel (Darby)
Cravens. She attended
high school in Covington,
Tennessee and soon after
graduating, Rosemary went
to work for Henry Ford in
Detroit, Michigan as his
executive secretary.
On August 17, 1945,
Rosemary married Lt.
Col. James A. Attaway in
Detroit, Michigan. She was
a proud wife and mother
of four children; Cathy,
Susan, John, and Danny.
Rosemary, James and their
children moved many
different places through-
out the United States and
Japan as James served
his country for 25 years;
Rosemary always took
great care making sure
each home they moved to
was warm and cozy.
In her spare time, Rose-
mary enjoyed playing a
round of golf, bowling,
sewing, and traveling. She
was a member of the Baker
Ladies Golf Club as well
as the Nazarene Church.
Rosemary is survived
by her husband James
Attaway of Baker City,
daughter Cathy Blankin-
ship also of Baker City,
son John Attaway of
Boise, ID, daughter Susan
Cassidy of Baker City, six
grandchildren and sixteen
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her son Danny
Attaway.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Rachel
Pregnancy Center through
Gray’s West & Com-
pany Pioneer Chapel, 1500
Dewey Ave. Baker City,
OR 97814.
To light a candle in
memory of Rosemary,
please visit www.gray-
swestco.com.
MaeElla Ruth Decair
Shaw Wagner
Richland, 1941 - 2015
MaeElla
Ruth Decair
Shaw Wag-
ner passed
away on
November
19, 2015 at
Mae
her home in
Wagner
Richland,
Oregon at the age of 74.
She was preceded in death
by her best friend and soul
mate, Patrick Fitzgerald.
Mae leaves behind
her sister, Ilene Lamb of
Tomah, WI, her children
all who reside in Oregon;
Janey Verschoor of LaPine,
Russell Shaw of Mer-
rill, Lee Shaw of Merrill,
Charles Shaw of Richland
and LaRae Rhinehart of
Shady Cove.
Mae loved to fish and
hunt in her early life and
then later in years spent
many hours crocheting
and knitting for several
charities.
A committal will be held
at the Eagle Cemetery
in Richland, Oregon on
Friday, December 18 at
11:00 a.m.
Do not let your hearts
be troubled. Trust in God.
Trust also in me. In my
fathers house are many
rooms; if it were not so , I
would have told you. I go
now to prepare a place for
you.
For those who would like
to make a memorial dona-
tion in memory of Mae, the
family suggests the Eagle
Valley EMT Training Fund
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
FBI still seeking fugitives
from 10-year-old case
On December 7, 2005,
FBI agents and members
of the Joint Terrorism Task
Forces (JTTFs) in Oregon,
Washington, Arizona,
Virginia, and New York
initiated the takedown of
the most prolific domestic
terrorism cell of the time:
The Family. The case-
-Operation Backfire--was
considered a "major case"
by the FBI, meaning the
investigators were able
to draw on additional
resources from across the
country as they identified,
charged, and arrested those
responsible. Although the
FBI's Portland Division
managed the case, agents
from Seattle, Denver, and
Sacramento all played
significant roles.
In all, FBI agents tied
The Family, as the mem-
bers called themselves, to
more than 40 criminal acts
ranging from vandalism to
arson between 1995 and
2001. The total estimated
costs of those criminal acts
hit $48 million. The cell's
1998 arson attack on a ski
resort in Vail, Colorado,
was its most notorious
crime: estimated damage
for this one event was $26
million.
In all, a federal grand
jury in Oregon indicted
a total of 17 people, 15
of whom pled guilty. The
various JTTFs involved
picked up most of those
charged in that sweep that
started in December 2005.
A few remaining fugitives,
including Justin Solondz
and Rebecca Rubin, were
either captured or turned
themselves in.
Two others remain fugi-
tives: Josephine Sunshine
Overaker and Joseph
Dibee.
For Josephine Overaker,
the FBI Laboratory created
an age-progressed image
of what she might look like
now. There are no known
sightings of her since she
disappeared in 2003, so
the FBI is relying on this
tool to help in the search.
Overaker has a distinct
tattoo on her back. It is an
image of a bird, running
from her right upper arm
across her upper back. She
has another unknown tat-
too on her upper left arm,
and scars on her ankles,
right calf, and right thigh.
She is fluent in Spanish
and, based upon her previ-
ous experiences, may look
for a job as a firefighter,
midwife, sheep tender, or
masseuse. Years ago she
was a drug user, so there is
the possibility that she still
Photo courtesy of FBI-Oregon.
Josephine Overaker,
tattoo.
has substance abuse issues.
She was living a vegan
lifestyle and may still be.
There is the possibility
that Overaker spent time in
Spain. There were "direct
actions" in 2006 in Spain
dedicated to the memory of
William Rodgers. Investi-
gators believe Rodgers was
a leader within The Family,
but he died before the case
made it to trial. Beyond
that, Overaker is fluent
in Spanish, and she may
have found kindred spirits
amongst anti-government
forces in Spain or in other
parts of Europe.
As for Joseph Dibee, the
FBI believes he may has
been in Syria for some
time. Given the politi-
cal and military situation
Photo courtesy of FBI-Oregon.
Josephine Overaker,
age progressed.
Photo courtesy of FBI-Oregon.
Joseph Dibee.
there, it is difficult to know
his status.
More pictures, including
the FBI Wanted flyers, can
be found at https://www.
fbi.gov/portland/news-and-
outreach/stories/operation-
backfire-searching-for-
two-final-fugitives.