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
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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.