2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Local
— News of Record —
JAIL ROSTER
— Community Calendar —
NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION
BANQUET
Saturday, February 6. Come join in the fun at the
Annual National Wild Turkey Banquet and Auction,
Saturday February 6, 2016 at the Baker Elks Lodge.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Auction at 7
p.m. For more information contact Bob Reedy at 541-
403-1352.
ANDERSON, Cory
HAMM, Todd
SMITH, Glen
HARRIS, Jason
WONG, David
MORRIS, Adrienna
STEELE, Tiffany
DARNELL, Jason
ROPER JR, John
KASINGER, Brandi
BARGER, Thomas
BARNETT, Desiree
CARPENTER, Anna
MARR, Tammy
GAGNON, Roderick
SYPHERD, Crystol
GRAY, Robert
HARDING, Jestin
PREVO, Loren
KINDER, Jeremy
ANDERS, Tyler
EDISON, Larry
MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael
BURKE, Markus
SCOTT, Austin
YATTAW, Anthony
HARSHMAN, Matthew
ROMINE, David
ROMINE, Jonathon
HANSON, Coty
KEEFE, Timothy
WINTERS, Lucinda
WEISS, Jamie
MADER, Casey
WITTER, Robert
LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE
Tuesday, February 9. Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario)
and Sen. Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day) will hold a “Leg-
islative Hot-topic” (video conference) call once during
the 35 day 2016 Legislative Session, which will con-
vene February 1st. Hosted by the Baker County Cham-
ber of Commerce, the video appearance will provide
Baker County residents with the opportunity to discuss
with the Representative and Senator legislative events
and other issues of statewide and local interest. The
meeting will be held at the Baker County OSU Exten-
sion Office’s media room (2600 East St., Baker City)
on Tuesday, February 9th at 7:00 a.m. (PST).
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.
CHURCH VALENTINE’S DINNER
Saturday, February 13, 6:30 p.m. at the National
Guard armory in Baker City. No Charge. RSVP to
Cassy at 519-5667, Kandi at 406-9806 or John at
519-4814. Proceeds go to feed 250 people in need. Or-
ganized by the Baker Valley Church of Christ at 2533
Church Street in Baker City.
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 infor-
mation call the Blooms at (541)-742-7277.
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE
FUNDRAISER
Wednesday, February 17, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Quail
Ridge Golf Course, join Republican gubernatorial can-
didate Bud Pierce for a fundraising event. The event
is hosted by local resident, Chuck Hofmann, MD. $75
contribution suggested. Email jodi@budpierce.com to
RSVP.
1-A DISTRICT BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
Thursday, February 18 through Saturday, February
20. The 1A-District boys and Girls Basketball Tourna-
ments at Baker High School.
HODEL, Cody
MCBRIDE, Steven
MYERS, Anthony
SHELTON, Adam
SCHLAHT, Nathan
ELKSHOULDER, Ida
POLICE LOG
Heaton, Jeffery Willis. 1/28. Tel-
ephonic Harassment.
Payne, Sara. 1/28. Nonpayment of
Fine.
Cavaness, Tannesa Joy. 1/28.
Probation violation for original charge
of DUII.
Morris, Adrienna Dione. 1/28. Baker
County Juvenile cite warrant for
Conditional Release Violation and a
Baker County Justice Court warrant
for Contempt of Court.
Curtis, Rhonda Lee, 1/28. Criminal
Mischief II and Harassment.
Wong, David Andrew. 1/29. Baker
County Circuit Court Warrants for
Probation Violation and Contempt of
Court.
Wisdom, Katie Larae. 1/31. DUII.
Harris, Jason Richard. 1/31. Out of
County Warrant.
Vanderpool, Joshua Gerald. 1/31.
Contempt of Court.
Radle, Travis Steven. 1/31. Circuit
Court Warrant.
Hamm,Todd Jeffrey. 2/2. Driving
while suspended.
Johnson, Brock Michael. 2/2. Fail
to abide by the conditions of DUII
Diversion.
Anderson, Cory John. 2/3. Disor-
derly Conduct II.
FUNERAL NOTICES
Kim Berry, 72, of Baker City
passed away in her home Jan. 30,
2016. Arrangements are
being made through Aspen Burial
and Cremation.
Gregory “Greg” Marks Dixon, 63,
of Halfway died at his home on Fri-
day, January 29, 2016. A Celebration
of Greg’s Life and Potluck will be held
on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 4
p.m. at the Pine Valley Grange Hall.
Bring your favorite dish and memory
of Greg to share. For those who
wish to make a memorial donation
in memory of Greg may do so to the
Pine Valley Grange through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543 Halfway,
Oregon 97834. On line condolences
may be shared at www.tamispineval-
leyfuneralhome.com.
Wilbur King, 89, of Baker City,
passed away February 2, 2016 at
Ashley Manor Care Center. Ar-
rangements are being made through
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel.
To light a candle in memory of Wilbur,
please visit: www.grayswest.com.
— Obituaries —
LaVesta Mae Swinyer
Baker City, 1937-2016
LaVesta Mae Swinyer,
78, of Baker City died
January 25, 2016 while at
Meadowbrook Place. A
public pot luck memorial
service is scheduled for
January 30, 2016 at 2:00
P.M. at the old Fireside,
2000 Well Street, in
Baker City.
LaVesta was born Febru-
ary 28, 1937 to Walter
T. Horton and Sara E.
Churchill. She was born in
Pocatello, Idaho and she
and her parents lived on a
farm in Parma until 1978,
where she also raised her
two children. She moved
to Baker City in 1980 and
married Charles Swinyer
in 1984.
In 1989, LaVesta went to
cetified nursing assistant
training and began provid-
ing in home care until
she retired. Her caring
and nurturing personality
was seen and adored by
everyone she encountered.
She will be greatly missed
by all who knew and loved
her. LaVesta enjoyed quilt-
ing, dancing, card games,
board games, camping,
fishing, gardening, sewing
and caring for her cats.
She was a member of the
Eagles Club and the Har-
vest Assembly of God.
LaVesta is survived by
her husband, Charles
of Baker City. daughter
Wendy L. Wall, son Monty
Wall, daughter-in-law
Wendy M. Wall, sister
Madge Bern, brother-in-
law’s, Robert Bern and
Patrick Crampton, grand-
daughters Cassandra Reed-
er and Autumn Hanley, all
of Baker City, Or. She also
has a grandson, Alex Wall
of Albany, Or. and a grand
daughter, Crystal Pepper of
Hermiston, Or. and eight
great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in
death by her father Walter
Horton and mother Sara
Churchill, a sister Ellen
Crampton and a great
grandchild, Tiana Colins.
Memorial contributions
may be made in LaVesta’s
name to the Shriners Hos-
pital for Children through
Coles Tribute Center, 1950
Place Street, Baker City,
OR. 97814.
To light a candle in
memory of LaVesta please
visit www.colestributecen-
ter.com.
Amber Lenore Brown
Baker City, 1977-2016
Amber Lenore Brown,
38, of Baker City passed
away in
her home
January 17,
2016. A me-
morial ser-
vice will be
held at 3:00
PM on May
Amber
26, 2016 at
Brown
1525 13th
St., Baker City, OR.
Amber was born in
Portland, OR on May 26,
1977, where she lived and
went to school. In 1993,
she was in a bad car acci-
dent that left her disabled.
Amber moved to Eastern
Oregon in 1998 and in
both Durkee and Baker
City until 2002 when she
moved to Alaska. She
lived in Nikiski and Kenai.
She remained in Alaska
for 12 years in 2014 she
moved back to Baker City
with her parents.
Her two favorite things
to do were to sing and to
go shopping. She loved to
spend money. Spending
time outside by going for
car rides was something
she enjoyed very much.
Amber also loved to be
around her friends and
she left behind two life-
long friends, Jessica and
Shanda.
Both her family and
friends loved Amber and
she will be greatly missed.
She is survived by her
mother Patricia Brown
of Baker City, her stepfa-
ther Raymond Ivanoff of
Baker City, her sister Tricia
Brown of Baker City, and
her brother Joe Lassley of
Portland. Amber is also
survived by her Aunt Jan
and Uncle Doug Aducci,
her grandparents Joe and
Dorothy Lawrence of
Portland, as well as many
cousins, nine nieces and
three nephews.
Amber is preceded in
death by her little brother
Derrick Lassley.
To light a candle in honor
of Amber, please visit
www.grayswestco.com.
Jessie Irene Schuh
Baker City, 1929-2016
Jessie
Irene Schuh,
86, of Baker
City passed
away in her
home Janu-
ary 22,
2016. No
Jessie
services are
Schuh
planned at
this time at
the request of Jessie.
Jessie was born in Castle
Rock, Washington to Ben-
jamin Chester Tubbs and
Maude May (Mitchell)
Tubbs on July 3, 1929. She
had a lot of good neighbors
and friends and was loved
by everyone. Jessie cooked
at the Oliver Home and
St. Elizabeth Nursing
Home. She also partici-
pated in cooking for the
Sherriff’s Posse Rides with
Delmar Dixon. When she
was not hard at work, she
enjoyed visiting about the
past, camping, fishing, and
hunting with the family
and her grandchildren.
Jessie was a member of the
Church of the
Nazarene.
She is survived by her
daughter’s Janet Spre-
euw of Baker City, and
Gloria and her husband
Sam Caniglia of Marsing,
Idaho, Kathy Rehbein of
Baker City, and her son
Kenneth Schuh and his
wife Sally of Baker City.
Seven grandchildren, three
step-grandchildren, and
numerous nieces and neph-
ews also survive Jessie.
Jessie was preceded in
death by her father, her
mother, her husband Walt,
two brothers, one sister
and her son-in-law Pat
Rehbein.
Gray’s West & Co. Pio-
neer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
Ave., Baker City, OR
97814, is making arrange-
ments
To light a candle in honor
of Jessie, please visit www.
grayswestco.com.
Bernell Marie Howland
Baker City, 1949-2016
Bernell
Marie How-
land, 67, of
Baker City
passed away
in her home
January
22, 2016.
Bernie
A funeral
Howland
service was
held on Thursday January
28, 2016 at the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints in Baker City
at 1:00 p.m., with Bishop
Tim Taylor officiating.
Bernell was born January
6, 1949, to Bernard D. Mc
Kown and Edith Vivian
Stites in Albany, Cali-
fornia. She was a proud
homemaker and enjoyed
being a member of the
Cascade Athletic Club, The
Salvation Army, and the
LDS Church.
She is survived by her
husband Walter Howland
of Baker City, OR and her
daughter Tiffany Glenden-
ing of Morrilton, Arkansas.
You may make memorial
contributions in Bernell’s
memory to the LDS
Missionary Fund through
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.
Baker City, OR 97814.
To light a candle in honor
of Bernell, please visit
www.grayswestco.com.
Robert “Bob” Leon
Trump
Elgin, 1942-2016
Robert
“Bob” Leon
Trump, 74,
died from
COPD com-
plications
on January
23, 2016 at
Bob
his home
Trump
in Elgin,
Oregon just two days after
he celebrated his birthday.
A Celebration of Bob’s
life was held on Saturday,
January 30, 2016 at the
Elgin Stampede Hall.
Bob was born on January
21, 1942 in La Grande,
Oregon to Ray and Pearl
Trump.
He was the second of
four children and accord-
ing to his mother he was
“the prettiest baby I’ve
ever seen.”
He grew up in Elgin
where he enjoyed hunt-
ing, fishing and playing
football.
In 1960 he graduated
high school and joined the
Marine Corps, serving our
country for four years.
After his tour of duty,
he met the love of his life,
Mary Armon and they mar-
ried in 1965.
The couple had three
children and raised them in
a happy home, taking the
family on many enjoyable
vacations.
Bob worked in law
enforcement and worked
as a Union County Deputy
Sheriff and later a Proba-
tion/Parole officer in Baker
and Umatilla Counties un-
til his retirement in 1999.
He served his community
as a member of the Elgin
City Council and as the
County Sheriff’s Deputy
Coroner.
Bob loved life, had a
wonderful sense of humor
and never met a stranger.
His favorite thing to do
was spend time with his
family and his 13 grand-
children.
He was preceded in death
by his parents Ray and
Pearl Trump, Sister Tamara
Robinson. Bob is survived
by his wife Mary.
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