2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
JAIL ROSTER
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.
LIBRARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING
Monday, January 11, 2016 at 6 p.m. at the Baker
County Public Library. Major agenda topics for this
meeting include: 014-2015 District audit report,
Revision of Governance Policy (Board Bylaws)
The complete agenda of this meeting will be posted
online at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at www.
bakerlib.org/about.
TAX TIPS CLASS
Thursday, January 14, Baker County Economic
Development will host “Top 10 Business Tax Tips
for 2016.” The class will be led by Garchar & Colton
CPA, Sarah Hutchinson, and is scheduled 7-8 a.m.
at the Baker County Chamber, Pre-registration is
requested for the free class at 541-523-5460.
REYNAGA, Mary
BURKE, Markus
IJAMS, Margurite
PETERSON, Linda
BENADUM, Derek
SCOTT, Austin
ONCHER-FONTAINE, Jay
FURTNEY, Jeffery
MYERS, Rodger
BRINEY, Justin
YATTAW, Anthony
GRISEL, Krystal
DOYLE, James
VANDERPOOL, Joshua
HARSHMAN, Matthew
TREANOR, Kevin
ROMINE, David
BOLANOS, Ann
ROMINE, Jonathon
HANSON, Coty
KEEFE, Timothy
WINTERS, Lucinda
WEISS, Jamie
LANDRETH, Sean
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.
Burke, Markus Gregory. 1/5.
Baker County Parole and Probation
Detainer.
Peterson, Linda Diane. 1/5. Crimi-
nal Mischief.
Hendriksen, Carmon Deon. 1/5.
Failure to Appear.
Reynaga, Mary Elizabeth. 1/6.
Contempt of Court.
FUNERAL NOTICES
POLICE LOG
Briney, Chuck Wayne. 12/30. Pos-
session of a Controlled Substance:
Opium.
Briney, Theresa Anne. 12/30. Pos-
session of a Controlled Substance:
Meth.
Benadum, Derek Allen. 1/4. Disor-
derly Conduct II and Harassment.
Benadum, Derek Allen. 1/4. Clacka-
mas County Warrant for Failure to
Appear and a Union County warrant
for Release Violation.
Andy H. Johnson, 78, Baker City,
OR died Friday, Jan.1, 2016 at his
home. A gravside memorial service
will be held in May at Mt. Hope Cem-
etery. Services under the direction
of Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place
St. Baker city, OR 97814. Donations
maybe made to Heart “N” Home Hos-
pice or Baker FFA. To light a candle
in memory of Andy, please visit www.
colestributecenter.com.
— Obituaries —
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.
MADER, Casey
WITTER, Robert
FISCHER, Jacob
HODEL, Cody
MCBRIDE, Steven
CULLEY, Andrew
MYERS, Anthony
SHELTON, Adam
SCHLAHT, Nathan
ELKSHOULDER, Ida
GRAMMON, Jacob
Charles “Wayne”
Logue
Baker City, 1945 - 2015
Charles Wayne Logue,
70, of Baker City passed
away at his residence Dec.
21, 2015. A private service
will be held at a later date
in Battle Ground, Wash-
ington.
Charles was born on Octo-
ber 29, 1945 in Clearwater,
Florida to John Q. and
Louise E. (Hearn) Logue.
He graduated from Battle-
ground High School in
1963 and went on to serve
his country in the United
States Air Force.
He enjoyed fishing,
hunting, rock hounding,
camping, and had a love
for being in the mountains.
Charles also liked to tell
stories and was a lifetime
member of the NRA.
Charles was survived by
his daughter Lynette Davis
of Woodland, WA, his son
John Logue of Mesa, WA,
and his brother Rodney
Logue of Ridgefield, WA.
He is also survived by
three grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
his daughter Rebecca M.
Logue.
Arrangements are being
made through Gray’s West
& Co Pioneer Chapel lo-
cated at 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR.
To light a candle in
memory of Charles, please
visit: www.grayswestco.
com.
Marlea Mae Otto
Baker City, 1934 - 2015
Marlea Mae Otto, 81, of
Baker City passed away
at St. Alphonsus Medical
Center in Baker City Dec.
22, 2015.
Marlea was born on Feb-
ruary 11, 1934 in Shawano,
Wisconsin as Marlea Mae
Schwenkner. She gradu-
ated from Shawano high
school and married Alfred
Gene Otto in Clintonville,
Wisconsin before his pass-
ing in 2006.
She was a housewife
and had many accomplish-
ments; her proudest of all
accomplishments was rais-
ing her three sons. Marlea
enjoyed making afghans,
knitting doilies, sewing,
and she loved to watch
sports.
Marlea is survived by her
sons Stephen Otto of Baker
City and Robert Otto of
Boise, Idaho, her grand-
sons William Otto of Boi-
se, Idaho and Jeremy Otto
of Osh Kosh, Wisconsin,
her great-granddaughters
Makaylah Otto of Salem,
Oregon and Claire Otto of
Boise, Idaho and her great-
grandson Ryan Bonson of
Boise, Idaho.
She was preceded in
death by her husband and
her son Alfred Otto.
Arrange-
ments are
being made
through
Gray’s West
& Co. Pio-
neer Chapel,
Marlea
1500 Dewey
Otto
Ave., Baker
City, OR 97814.
To light a candle in
honor of Marlea, please
visit: www.grayswestco.
com.
Bob Chastain
Emmett, ID, 1933 - 2015
Robert Allen Chastain,
82, of Emmett, Idaho, died
on Decem-
ber 28, 2015
at Meadow
View As-
sisted Liv-
ing Center
in Emmett,
Bob
Idaho. A
Chastain
Funeral
Service was held on Mon-
day, January 4, 2016 at the
Pine Valley Presbyterian
Church. Interment at Pine
Haven Cemetery in Half-
way, Oregon
Bob was born on May
23, 1933 in Pine, Baker
County, Oregon to Homer
P. Chastain and Geneva
May (McCarver) Chastain.
Bob attended schools in
Halfway through eighth
grade. He wored on his
parents’ farm, milking
cows, haying, driving
tractor and anything else
that needed to be done.
He raised his own herd of
sheep and purebred cows.
In 1980, Geneva (Jean)
sold the farm and moved
into town to a little house
across from Halfway
Elementary School. This
opened up a new world
of adventure for Bob. He
became a familiar face at
school sporting events, the
coffee shop and the various
businesses in town.
Eventually, he was invit-
ed to become a Lions Club
member and served them
loyally until he moved to
Emmett in 2010. He was
also invited to become an
assistant “coach” to Little
League teams for many
years, a position he truly
enjoyed. He served as “bell
ringer” at the Presbyterian
Church for many years and
volunteered at the Hells
Canyon Journal, labeling
the papers for mailing. He
rarely missed an evening
of Bingo at the VFW Hall.
In short, Bob was Half-
way’s biggest supporter.
If there was an event
scheduled, it was on his
schedule as well. He loved
the people of Halfway and
considered everyone his
friend.
In 2010, as Bob’s medi-
cal needs increased, he
moved to Meadow View
Assisted Living Center
in Emmett, Idaho. He ac-
cepted the move with his
always-positive attitude.
It wasn’t long before Bob
found a new world of ac-
tivities and friends among
the staff and residents.
Bob, we will miss you so
much.
Bob was preceded in
death by his parents,
Homer and Geneva, and
his step-sisters, Dorothy
Huff and Lila Walter.
He is survived by his
niece, Janice Douglas of
Alberta, Canada; nephews,
David Huff of Emmett,
Idaho, Mike Walter and
Larry Walter of Halfway,
Oregon and numerous
great-nephews and great-
nieces.
Those who would like to
make a donation in memo-
ry of Bob may do so to the
Halfway Little League or
the charity of one’s choice
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
On line condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Elvina Bailey Hughes
Baker City, 1927 - 2016
Elvina was born on No-
vember 3, 1927 to Rosetta
L. and Cloyd R. Bailey in
Mullen, Idaho. When she
was two
years old,
the family
moved to
Salmon,
Idaho. She
lived there
Elvina
for 12 years
Hughes
and then
moved to Wilder, Idaho
where she met her hus-
band Eldon Hughes. They
were married in 1947 and
moved to Baker City, Or-
egon where they lived for
most of their lives.
Elvina had many occupa-
tions in her life. When she
was young she worked in
farm fields and sheds pick-
ing and sorting strawber-
ries, potatoes and onions.
She often told us how her
father got her up at the
crack of dawn to work in
the fields. During her mar-
ried years, she worked as a
waitress and also for many
years at “Crown Cleaners,”
However, the job she loved
most of all was working
at the 10th Street Market
not only as an owner, but
also as an employee. She
worked there for over 20
years. It was there that she
met her best friend Mary
Coulter and many people,
who no doubt missed her
when she retired.
Elvina was a member of
the “Community of Christ”
church, where she served
as a Deacon, a calling truly
suited for her as she has
always been a caregiver.
She cared deeply about
people and their comfort.
After retirement, El-
vina took care of all of her
grandchildren and great
grand children from time
to time as well as several
people who were sick, or
dying. Elvina loved her
family and friends and
church family and she was
happiest when surrounded
by those people.
Elvina always said, “The
greatest gift I ever received
in life was my children and
grandchildren and great
grandchildren,” and she
was a great gift to them.
She was always willing to
help wherever needed for
as long as needed.
Elvina loved to read and
do word search puzzles.
She loved music and
would often be found sing-
ing while working around
the house.
She was preceded in
death by her parents Cloyd
and Rosetta Bailey, her son
Thomas Steven Hughes
who died in Viet Nam, her
husband Eldon Hughes,
and her siblings Ivan Bai-
ley, Irvin Bailey, Richard
Bailey, Pearl Christensen,
and Virginia Carter.
Elivina is survived by her
children, Shirley McLin,
Theresa Copeland and
Tracy Hughes, all of Baker
City, her sister Sandra
Cartwright of Grants Pass,
Oregon and her brother E.
Joe Bailey of Baker City.
She is also survived by 13
grandchildren, 11 great
grandchildren and one
great, great grandchild,
numerous nieces and
nephews and their children
and grandchildren.
Memorial contributions
may be made to your
favorite charity through
Tami’s Funeral Home &
Cremation Services PO
Box 543 Halfway, Oregon.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Janice Arlene Rehder
Ritter, 1932 - 2015
Janice Arlene Rehder, 83,
of Ritter, Oregon passed
away December 12, 2015
at Ashley Manor in Baker
City, Oregon.
Janice was born in
Ritter, Oregon on July 6,
1932 to Leland and Lena
Mae (Burnette) Cameron.
She attended Three Mile
School and transferred
to St. Joseph Academy
in Pendleton, Oregon to
conclude her high school
education.
Janice met her future
husband while her father
was a crew supervisor
on the Malheur National
Forest and invited a young
gentleman that he super-
vised to join them for
dinner. There she was in-
troduced to Robert Rehder
of Mt. Vernon and they
were married on January
28, 1950.
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