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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016 Local — News of Record — — Community Calendar — CASINO NIGHT AT THE BAKER HERITAGE MUSEUM Saturday, February 27, Please join the Friends of the Baker Heritage Museum for our annual Casino Night Fundraiser - Night at Old Auburn on February 27th 6-10 p.m. Tickets are available at the Museum, Chamber of Commerce, Betty’s Books and other locations in Baker City. You can also purchase them on our website bakerheritagemuseum.com. Hurry - ticket prices go up after February 21st. LEAP INTO ACTION POTLUCK AND GAME NIGHT Saturday, February 27, 5 p.m. Sumpter Valley Community Volunteers (SVCV) is a non-profi t dedicated to improving the quality of life in Sumpter Valley. Our Leap into Action Potluck and Game Night will have a very short presentation on our ambitious goals, then food and fun. SVCV will provide ham, table service, coffee, and water. Bring a salad, dessert, or side dish to share. Bring your fa- vorite non-alcoholic beverage for yourself and your favorite game for others to join in. The ping pong table will be set up after dinner. Directions: Sumpter Schoolhouse Community Center, one block up Mill Street past Stage Stop Gas Station. STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Wednesday, March 2 through March 5, State 1A Basketball Tournament. Top 8 Boys and top 8 Girls basketball teams in the State of Oregon. These are the small schools. EASTERN OREGON MINING ASSOCIATION MEETING JAIL ROSTER POLICE LOG FINLEY, Jeffrey STEWART, Troy BENADUM, Derek DELURY, Noah TUGMAN, Michael SPRAGUE, Travis GRIGGS, Corey CLARK, Dexter BRUCE, Justin PFAFF, Buddy SCHULTE, Michael URLACHER, John WINSTON, Brandy DAWSON, Tara DEHERRERA, Kyle KOCHSMEIER, Shawnia DARNELL, Jason ROPER JR, John BARGER, Thomas BARNETT, Desiree CARPENTER, Anna GAGNON, Roderick SYPHERD, Crystol GRAY, Robert HARDING, Jestin PREVO, Loren ANDERS, Tyler MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael SCOTT, Austin YATTAW, Anthony HARSHMAN, Matthew ROMINE, David HANSON, Coty KEEFE, Timothy WEISS, Jamie WITTER, Robert HODEL, Cody MYERS, Anthony SCHLAHT, Nathan ELKSHOULDER, Ida Doud, Matthew Wayne. 2/19. War- rant for Criminal Mischief II. Benadum, Derek Allen. 2/19. Clack- amas County Circuit Court Warrant. Delury, Noah Levon. 2/19. Wallowa County warrant for probation viola- tion. Simonis, Floyd Rea . 2/20. Posses- sion of Controlled Substance. Melchoir, Shyla Dawn. 2/20. Animal Neglect II. Dougherty, Anthony Curtis. 2/20. Criminal Trespass I. Glerup, Nicholas Wade. 2/20. Criminal Mischief I. Keller, Anita Dawn. 2/21. DUII. Albert Lawrence “Butch” Garrett was welcomed back home into the light on February 2, 2016. He was 68 years old. Butch is survived by his wife Morgan Caulfi eld. On line condolences may be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com. LaMar Gardiner, 70 a resident of Baker City, OR died Sunday at his home. Mr. Gardiner will be taken to Ogden, UT for graveside services. Services under the direction of Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814. Christine Lillard, 69, a resident of Baker City, OR died Tuesday at Meadowbrook Place, Baker City, OR. Services under the direction of Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. Baker city, OR 97814 To light a candle in Saturday, March 5, 5 p.m. Dinner, Raffl es, Games, Live and Silent Auctions. Held at the Baker City Elks Lodge. MAIN STREET ROUND TABLE Tuesday, March 8. Every business owner, man- ager and employee are invited to attend Business Round Table. We pick a topic each month to talk about in advance and spend a little time catching up with what’s happening in our fellow Baker County Businesses. We meet the second Wednesday of each month from 8-9 at the Little Bagel Shop. BAKER CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m. in the Baker City Coun- cil Chambers. BAKER CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, March 16, 7-9 p.m. in the Baker City Council Chambers. ANNUAL REPUBLICAN BANQUET Saturday, March 19 at the Sunridge Inn. Special guest speak is Congressman Greg Walden. State Rep. Cliff Bentz has confi rmed with other candidates pending. $35 per ticket, prime rib dinner included. Call Baker County Republican Chair Suzan Ellis Jones at 541.519.5035 for more information. NRAC The next Baker County Natural Resources Advi- sory Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at 3 p.m. The agenda includes sec- tional edits, presented by the Forestry subcommittee. POWDER RIVER FRIENDS OF NRA The annual banquet and fundraiser is May 7th, 4 p.m. at the Baker Events Center. We support youth programs and shooting sports in Baker County! Learn more at www.prfnra.org. Glenna Joann Bond, 86 of Vale, Oregon died at her home on Mon- day, February 22, 2016. A Tradi- tional Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 4, at 1:00 at the Vale Christian Church. Interment will follow at the Valley View Cemetery in Vale. Friends are invited to join to join the family for a reception im- mediately following the interment at the Vale Christian Church. On line condolences may be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com Richard Hansen, 72, of Baker City, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in Baker City, Oregon. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. On line condolences may be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com — Obituaries — COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SESSION ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK BANQUET Roy Munsell, 85, formerly of Rich- land and LaGrande, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Springcreek Assisted Living in Ontario, Oregon. A Traditional Funeral Service will be held on Friday, February 26, 2016 1:00 p.m. MST at Sunrise Christian Church 968 SW 30th Street Ontario, Oregon. For those who wish to make a memorial donation in memory of Roy, may do so to the OHSU Al- zheimer’s through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. On line condolences may be shared at www.tamispineval- leyfuneralhome.com FUNERAL NOTICES Friday, March 1, 6 p.m. in the Baker City Council Chambers. Wednesday, March 2, 9 a.m. at the Baker County Courthouse. memory of Christine, please visit; www.colestributecenter.com. Ethel Louise Morris Baker City, 1951-2016 Ethel Louise Morris, 64, of Baker City passed away at her residence on February 16, 2016 in Baker City, Oregon. Ethel Arrange- Morris ments are pending through Gray’s West & Co. Ethel was born on June 12, 1951 to Leonard and Anna (Taylor) Stokes in Macon, Missouri. On March 10, 1968, Ethel married Phillip Morris in Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked as a Comp- troller and eventually became the Vice President of Winpac Lane Corpora- tion for 11 years; in 2007 she retired. Her career was one of her greatest accom- plishments. Ethel enjoyed garden- ing, fi shing, sewing, and reading when she had time and was a member of the Missouri Grange Quilting Club. Ethel is survived by her son Christopher Morris of Riverside, California, her daughter Cheryl Thompson of Hesperia, California, her sister in-law Ann Arends and brother in-law Robert Arends of Baker City, Oregon. She is also survived by six grandchildren. Her husband, Phillip Morris, preceded her in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart and Home Hospice of Baker City through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Baker City, OR. 97814 To light a candle in honor of Ethel, please visit: www.grayswest.com. Robert “Bob” Smith Baker City, 1928-2016 Robert “Bob” Smith, 87, of Baker City, died on February 18, 2016 at Bob Settler’s Park Smith Assisted Liv- ing Facility in Baker City. A Graveside Service was held on Thursday, Febru- ary 25, 2016 ~ 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City with Military Honors. Robert LeRoy was born on January 22, 1928 in La Grande, Oregon to Glenn and Veda (Wicks) Smith. Bob attended high school in La Grande Oregon. Just before graduation he joined the Navy. He continued to pursue his high school diploma while being at sea. When Bob’s high school class in La Grande gradu- ated, the Navy fl ew him home so he could gradu- ate with his class. Un- beknownst to his fellow classmates, he had his navy uniform under his gradua- tion robe. After he had his diploma in hand, it was back onto the ship. After an honor- able discharge, he went on to college to pursue a teaching credential using Extensions fi led at no additional charge! BRUCE NICHOLS, CPA STAN MITCHELL, CPA 2550 Broadway, Baker City 541-523-6471 • brucenichols@integra.net Tax Services: • • • • Electronic Filing Individuals Corporations Sub “S” Corporations • Partnerships • Trusts, Estates, Fiduciary • Exempt Organizations • Payroll Services his GI bill and attended Eastern Oregon University. On August 24, 1961, Bob married Alice Aldeen Poe in Reno, Nevada. They enjoyed a wonder- ful and busy life with four children. Bob taught 10 years in Enterprise, Oregon starting in 1951, teaching 7th grade math and science. He then took a teaching position at Baker in 1961 and taught mostly the 6th grades for 20 years. He retired after thirty years of teaching to take over the family business with Alice at Poe Motor Company after the death of Alice’s parents. Bob and Alice eventu- ally were able to retire and they enjoyed it. He and Alice would take a trip to Canada every year. He loved to fi sh, had a great sense of humor and loved to take pictures with his Polaroid camera. “Smile” and you’d get a magical snapshot that ap- peared before your eyes. He was a prankster and enjoyed each and every minute of it. If Bob was awake, then the whole house was awake. These last many years, Bob enjoyed daily visits to McDonalds or trips over to Wal-Mart. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife Alice in 2009. Bob is survived by his children Karen Sammis and her husband Jim, of Ottawa, Kansas, Russ Smith of Elgin, Oregon, Terri Hutton and her hus- band Mike of Baker City, and David Smith and his wife Sue of North Powder; 12 grandchildren and many great great grandchildren; longtime friend Jewel Boucher. For those who would like to make a memorial dona- tion in memory of Bob, may do so to the Ronald McDonald House in Boise, Idaho. through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com. Micheline Caprio Call us today for an appointment! Sumpter, 1924-2016 Micheline Caprio, 92, of Sumpter, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at St, Alphonsus Micheline Hospital in Caprio Baker City. A memorial service will be held this Spring (time and date to be announced). Micheline was born and raised in France. After fi nishing school she studied to become a nurse/ midwife and worked for a hospital in Paris deliver- ing babies and helping in surgery. She moved to the U.S.A. in 1959 and lived in Wal- nut Creek, California until she moved to Sumpter, Oregon in 2012. Micheline studied at the San Francisco State University and received a Bachelor Of Science/Clini- cal Science Degree, and then went on to study at the Diablo Valley College and received an Associate In Arts Degree. She was a beautiful artist and loved to draw & paint. She loved animals and gardening. “There wasn’t a fl ower she couldn’t grow or an animal she wouldn’t Feed!” Micheline is survived by her daughter Jackie Braga of Dunedin, Florida; four grandchildren, Shir- ley Bender of Sumpter, Oregon. David Williams of Brentwood, California. Tracey Robins of Mont- gomery, Texas. Dyani Gib- son of Edmond, Oklahoma; six Great Grandchildren; seven great great grand- children. She was preceded in death by her parents, Michel Cardonner & Victorine Frances and her husband Russell Caprio. Those who would like to make a memorial donation in memory of Micheline, may do so to Best Friends of Baker Inc., through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Ser- vices PO Box 543 Half- way, Oregon 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com.