2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
FOOD CO-OP OPEN HOUSE
On May 6th the Baker Food Co-op is celebrating 40
years supplying wholesome natural foods and products
to the people of Baker County and northeastern Oregon.
On May 6 the members, staff and Board of Directors
are inviting the community to a 40th Anniversary Open
House and Tasting Fair between 4-6 p.m.
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.
GBVRFPD OPEN HOUSE
Greater Bowen Valley Rural Fire Protection District
would like to invite the community to attend our open
house May 7th 2016, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at our fi re
station on Hwy-7 at mile post 41, to help us kick off
wildfi re community preparedness month. For more
information call the fi re station 541-523-3688 or visit
our website.
JAIL ROSTER
MURRAY, Amanda
DECK, Janice
SCHULTE, Michael
VANDERPOOL, Joshua
WINSTON, Brandy
MORRIS, Adrienna
URLACHER, John
WATKINS, Aleasha
MCNAIR, Frank
WHITTING-GOOD, Travis
MOORE, Darrell
BROWN, Geoffery
HOHMAN, Ashley
GRAMMON, Jacob
WALKER, Jacob
BAXTER, Benjamin
MULDER, Antoine
BURNINGHAM, Tyson
HIGHLEY, Joseph
HUGHES, Tracy
MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael
CULLEY, Andrew
LATTYMER, Melissa
FREE FAMILY HISTORY AND YOU DAY
Saturday, May 7, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Where: LDS Family History Center 2625 Hughes Lane.
(Enter from the east side of the building) • All work-
shops given by local experienced genealogists. • Four
(4) class periods with twelve (12) classes to choose
from. • 9:00 a.m. - Congregate in the Cultural Hall for
class schedules, instructions and keynote address by
Bishop Tom Isaacson • 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. - Some
family history staff will be available in room 3 for a
beginners lab to help participants register for a Fami-
lySearch account. Registration is free and easy to do. •
A light lunch will be served in the Cultural Hall from
11:45 a. m. to 12:15 p. m. • Family history staff will be
available after lunch (until 2:30 p.m.) to answer ques-
tions and to help you discover your family ancestors
and their history.
FREE FEE DAY AT OREGON TRAIL
INTERPRETIVE CENTER
Monday, May 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A special thank you
to all our visitors! Free fee day at the National Historic
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center!
Directions: Exit 302 from Interstate 84, 5 miles east of
Baker City, Oregon.
CLARK, Dexter
DEHERRERA, Kyle
GRAY, Robert
HARDING, Jestin
SCOTT, Austin
ROMINE, David
WITTER, Robert
HODEL, Cody
MYERS, Anthony
DEATH / FUNERAL NOTICES
Marsha Sue Hollriegel, 71, of Baker
City, Oregon passed away on April
30, 2016 at St. Alphonsus Medical
Center in Baker City. Arrangements
are being made under the care of
Gray’s West & Company. To light a
candle in memory of Marsha, please
visit: www.grayswestco.com.
POLICE LOG
Schulte, Michael Ray. 4/29. Pro-
bation Violation.
Troyer, Jason Lee. 4/29. Baker
County Parole and Probation De-
tainer for Probation Violation.
Deck, Janice Marie. 4/30. Marion
County warrant.
Guilliams, Timothy Justin. 4/30.
Theft III.
Bailey, Barney Lee. 5/1. Posses-
sion of a Controlled Substance.
Murray, Amanda Marie. 5/3. Felon
in Possession of a Firearm.
Dan Liebman - A Celebration of
Dan’s life will be held on Thursday,
May 12, 2016 - 2:000 p.m. at the
Pine Valley Grange in Halfway, Or-
egon. Donations can be made to The
Nature Conservancy through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Hone & CS - PO
Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. On
line condolences may be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com.
— Obituaries —
Darlene Ballard
Baker City, 1922-2016
Darlene
Ballard, 93,
of Union
and Baker
City died on
Thursday,
April 21,
2016 at St.
Darlene
Alphonsus
Ballard
Hospital-
Baker. A Graveside
Service at Union Cemetery
will be held at a later date,
to be announced.
Darlene Ballard was
a beloved wife, mother,
sister, grandmother, great
grandmother, great great
grandmother and friend.
She was a skilled gar-
dener and enjoyed gather-
ing mushrooms, picking
huckleberries and camp-
ing. Many afternoons
you could fi nd Darlene
embroiled in a cutthroat
round of pinochle with a
daily beer. You couldn’t
begrudge her uncanny luck
of drawing 300 pinochle.
Born July 21, 1922 to
Alfred Gray and Edith
May Pratt, Darlene Hattie
Pratt made it through her
junior year attending high
school in Ericson, NE. She
then moved with the rest of
her family to Union, OR.
It was there that Darlene
met and married Meade
Ballard. At Meade’s pass-
ing they had been married
63 Years.
Darlene birthed and
raised fi ve children.
Much on her own dur-
ing WW11, she managed
Dixie and Connie, while
Meade, served in the Navy.
Deforest (Tork), Sue, and
Louann followed. Dar-
lene was a hard-working
woman. Busy raising her
children and taking care
of the home. She was an
avid gardener and fi lled
countless canning jars with
her garden crops. Darlene
was always busy—work-
ing hard, playing hard, and
taking care of her family.
She and Meade ran the
Cove Tavern for a couple
of years. Otherwise she
was pretty much old school
stay at home homemaker.
Darlene lived in Union,
OR for approximately 65
years, relocating to Baker
City only after her husband
passed away. Darlene
was preceded in death by
her husband Meade and
daughter, Louann.
For those who would
like to make a memo-
rial donation in memory
of Darlene, the family
suggests the Union High
School Bobcat Foundation
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home and Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
On line condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
TIP-A-COP
5-9 on Thursday, May 12th. All tips go to our local
chapter and the local police offi cers will be waiting
tables. We have a friendly competition between local
law enforcement and the local fi re department on our
fundraising events so please come support. The Fire de-
partment has the current title at 2890.00 raised last Fall
so we hope our offi cers can beat that number. If you are
unable to join us you can still donate to Special Olym-
pics Chapter 511 in the month of May to go towards the
Tip-A-Cop.
ELECTION DAY
Tuesday, May 17. Oregon’s primary election.
FOREST ACCESS FOR ALL BANQUET AND
AUCTION
Saturday, May 21, 2016 5:00 p.m. at the Best West-
ern Sunridge Inn in Baker City. Come join us for an
evening fi lled with friends that are engaged in maintain-
ing historical access to public lands. Dinner choices are
prime rib or hailbut. Tickets are $25 and are limited, so
call Wanda (541-523-4209) and get your ticket today!
SUMPTER FLEA MARKET
Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30. 150 Booths
and vendors - Food, antiques and collectibles. Blue
Mountain Old Time Fiddlers - Saturday, two shows, af-
ternoon and evening. Bingo, Friday and Saturday. Ride
the Sumpter Valley Railroad! Visit the Dredge! Watch
for event signs.
MEMORIAL DAY AT THE
BAKER HERITAGE MUSEUM
Monday, May 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Honoring Those
Who Have Served” Past and Present Servicemen and
their families free admission to museum.
County, Sunridge
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The session was called
to order, followed by the
optional Invocation, and
the Pledge of Allegiance,
both led by Harvey.
Shortly thereafter, noting a
couple of additions to the
agenda, it was adopted,
with a motion from Ben-
nett, and a second from
Kerns.
Citizen Participation
included comments from
Holly, and Miller. Holly
expressed concerns regard-
ing the lack of a central-
ized, electronic contract
database, citing the failure
of the County to meet the
deadline for the renewal
of the Train Depot lease,
as an example. She said
this is the “electronic age,”
and that the current “hodge
podge” system needs up-
dating. Bennett responded
that the goal is to organize,
and to possibly have a
draft program in place, by
July 1st, which is the start
of the fi scal year.
Miller commented that
she experienced some
issues with viewing the
current County Commis-
sion online agendas, and
minutes for past meetings,
and Martin said that she’ll
remedy the issues. Miller
also suggested a group
to the Board for consid-
eration in enlisting to aid
in researching different
issues, Political Research
Associates, “...a social jus-
tice think tank devoted to
supporting movements that
are building a more just
and inclusive democratic
society. We expose move-
ments, institutions, and
ideologies that undermine
human rights,” accord-
ing to the organization’s
website.
The minutes from the
Wednesday, April 20,
2016 regular session were
reviewed, and approved,
with a motion from Ben-
nett, and a second from
Kerns.
A discussion was held,
which included Wilson,
Cook, Dolby, and Drew
Martin, regarding A Mem-
orandum of Understanding
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Owners Tony & Lisa Constantine LCB 6271 • CCB 63504
(MOU), between Baker
County, and Sunridge
(Carshetown, LLC, aka the
Sunridge Inn Restaurant),
in order to resolve issues
involving charges Sunridge
has incurred, for failure to
pay penalties on delinquent
payments owed to the
County under the Transient
Lodging Tax Ordinance.
Per the MOU, Sunridge
acknowledges accumulated
penalties, due to failure
to pay transient lodging
taxes, in the amount of
$16,362.67, and Sunridge
will be current on all tran-
sient lodging taxes on or
before October 15, 2014.
Martin said that there
was disagreement from
Sunridge about what the
MOU states happens
after the penalty payments
were made, and Wilson
explained how the penalty
charges were incurred, as-
sessed from 2012 to 2013,
and, she wasn’t responsible
for that time period, but
she said that Sunridge has
fulfi lled its obligations
under the MOU. She said
that per County ordinance,
penalty charges of this type
can be forgiven. Ben-
nett asked Martin for his
interpretation, and he said
it’s simple: per the MOU,
after a probationary period
of one year of timely pay-
ments, there is no provi-
sion in the MOU that states
the County has an obliga-
tion to waive any penalty
charges.
After more discussion,
including comments
from Linstrom that the
County shouldn’t delay
a decision regarding the
penalty charges, including
forgiving the charges if
that was done in the past,
Bennett moved, and Kerns
seconded, to continue
the discussion at the next
Commission work ses-
sion, on Wednesday, May
11, 2016, 9 a.m., with a
decision expected to be
made at the next regular
session, Wednesday, May
18, 2016, 9 a.m. The
Board had expressed the
needed, written input from
the Transient Lodging Tax
Committee (TLTC), and
Dolby said that the TLTC
would look at the history
of penalty forgiveness, and
the Sunridge.
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FBLA
The Baker High School’s Future
Business Leaders of America is in need
of donations to help send this year’s best
and brightest to Nationals in Atlanta!
These students competed at Regionals
and State, placed, and now need to raise
over $1,800 each to attend the
conference and continue competing.
Donations to BHS-FBLA can be dropped
off at the high school and would be
sincerely appreciated.
—From the Baker County Press.