2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
FOREST ACCESS FOR ALL BANQUET
AND AUCTION
Saturday, May 21, 2016 5:00 p.m. at the Best
Western Sunridge Inn in Baker City. Come join us
for an evening fi lled with friends that are engaged
in maintaining historical access to public lands.
Dinner choices are prime rib or halibut. Tickets are
$25 and are limited, so call Wanda (541-523-4209)
and get your ticket today!
CAT ADOPTION FUNDRAISER
Saturday, May 21, A spaghetti dinner fundraiser
May 21 at Baker City will benefi t New Hope for
Eastern Oregon Animals’ cat adoption program.
The event will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at
the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. The menu
includes spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert and
a no-host bar. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for
children 5-12 and free for kids younger than 5.
SUMPTER FLEA MARKET
Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30. 150
Booths and vendors - Food, antiques and collect-
ibles. Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers - Satur-
day, two shows, afternoon and evening. Bingo,
Friday and Saturday. Ride the Sumpter Valley
Railroad! Visit the Dredge! Watch for event signs.
3D SHOOT FOR A CURE
Saturday, May 28, 8:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Wash-
ington Gulch Archery Range in Baker City. Call
541-519-2483 for information.
MEMORIAL DAY AT THE
BAKER HERITAGE MUSEUM
Monday, May 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Honor-
ing Those Who Have Served” Past and Present
Servicemen and their families free admission to
museum.
HUNTINGTON CATFISH DERBY
May 28-30. Enter in the Catfi sh tournament and
see if you have what it takes to catch the biggest
catfi sh for the day or the entire event.The fun
starting on Friday with the sign up for the catfi sh
tournament then on Saturday starts the fun. Come
and join The Hookers and Cookers Catfi sh Cook
off. Take a walk through the fl ea market. Want to
sit for a while and meet fun and interesting people,
try your luck with bingo, or help judge the cook
off, sit and listen to the music. Want to kick up
your heels, the get in on the street dance and grab
a partner and dance till you drop. Lots of prizes to
win in many events like the Duck Derby, Bingo,
The Catfi sh cook off, Catfi sh tournament. Getting
hungry? After the cook off you can try out the food
from the contestants of the cook off, or go to the
VFW and enjoy their steak feed.
BHS HONORS NIGHT
The Baker High School Honors and Awards
Night will be Wednesday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at the
BHS auditorium.
BHS GRADUATION
Baker High School graduation will be held Sun-
day, June 5, 2 p.m. at the stadium.
EAGLE VALLEY DAYS
Eagle Valley Days will be Saturday, June 18.
The event will kick off with a parade at 10 a.m. in
downtown Richland. Then on to opening ceremo-
nies at the grange park and kids games. There will
be art in the park and there are still vendor spaces
available at $5 per space. Crafty people, antiques,
collectables, shabby chic and other sellable items
can be part of this event by calling 893-6292 to
reserve a space. There will be a pie auction at 1:30
with great prizes. Bring pies to the grange kitchen
by noon. The kitchen will open in the park at 11
a.m. with burgers, hot dogs, nachos and shortcake.
Music and entertainment will begin at 2 p.m. Call
893-6292 or 893-6026 for more information.
JAIL ROSTER
MOORE, Gregnisha
SCHELL, Colten
SCHLAHT, Nathan
BRESHEARS, Brent
SMITH, Glen
SUITTER, Desiree
SCHULTE, Michael
WINSTON, Brandy
MCNAIR, Frank
WHITTING-GOOD, Travis
BROWN, Geoffery
WALKER, Jacob
BAXTER, Benjamin
MULDER, Antoine
BURNINGHAM, Tyson
LATTYMER, Melissa
CLARK, Dexter
DEHERRERA, Kyle
GRAY, Robert
SCOTT, Austin
WITTER, Robert
HODEL, Cody
MYERS, Anthony
POLICE LOG
Myers, Anthony Allan. 5/11. Union
County Circuit Court Warrant for
Theft II and Negotiating a Bad Check.
Richardson, Lewis Chester. 5/11.
Assault IV.
McNair, Randi Laine. 5/11. Reck-
lessly Endangering and Assault IV.
Breshears, Brent Alexander. 5/12.
Baker County Parole and Probation
Detainer.
Feldmeier, Zachary Scott. 5/13.
Baker County Circuit Court Warrant
for Negotiating a Bad Check.
Pogue, Teahnna Daylon. 5/13.
Baker County Justice Court Warrant
for Contempt of Court Non Payment
of Fines.
Schell, Colten Robert. 5/13. Disor-
derly Conduct II, Criminal Mischief III
and Resisting Arrest.
Dougherty, Dustine Lynn. 5/13.
Baker County Parole and Probation
Detainer for Probation Violation.
Schell, Colten Robert. 5/13. Union
County Warrant for Failture to Ap-
pear.
Moore, Gregnisha Erica. 5/14.
Union County warrant for Fail to Ap-
pear.
Tugman, Samantha Leigh. 5/15.
Failure to Pay Fines.
— Obituaries —
John Howard Rayl
Baker City, 1935-2016
John How-
ard Rayl, 74,
passed away
at his home
in Stanfi eld,
Oregon on
May 4, 2016.
A Celebra-
John
tion of John’s
Rayl
Life was
held on Saturday, May 14,
2016 ~ 3:00 p.m. at the
Hermiston Seventh Day
Adventist Church. A pri-
vate family burial will be
held at a later date at Mt.
Hope Cemetery in College
Place, Washington.
John was born on July
12, 1935 in Baker City, Or-
egon to John Homer Rayl
and Grace Bobb Cole Rayl.
He grew up in Baker City
and attended school there
until his senior year. John
graduated from Gem State
Academy in Caldwell,
Idaho where he met the
love of his life, Betty Ann
Moore. They were mar-
ried in 1954, making their
home in Baker City where
they raised four girls.
He worked at Pondosa
on the railroad and was the
engineer on the last train
out when they closed the
mill. John was a building
contractor and built many
homes and businesses but
his fi rst love was farm-
ing. He always had a herd
of cattle that would come
when he called. John loved
buying a farm, fi xing it up
and selling it. He moved
from Pine Creek to Medi-
cal Springs to Hermiston
and back to Medical
Springs and then back to
Stanfi eld.
He was preceded in
death by his wife of 60
years, Betty, in 2014.
John is survived by his
daughters; Valerie Tachen-
ko of Baker City, Car-
mine Walker of Stanfi eld,
Oregon, Brenda Johnson
of Vancouver, Washington,
Jonell Jepson of Medford;
special friend and compan-
ion Reesa Leavitt of Herm-
iston; many grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
For those who would
like to make a memo-
rial donation in memory
of John may do so to the
Voice of Prophecy through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & CS, PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97384.
On line condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Cora Colleen
Woodworth
Baker City, 1929-2016
Cora Col-
leen Wood-
worth passed
away at the
age of 86 on
May 5, 2016.
She was a
blessing to
Cora
all who knew Woodworth
and loved
her. She
was born on October 10,
1929 in Saginaw, Michi-
gan to Martha and John
Klippert into a family that
would encompass 9 sib-
lings. Cora spent her early
childhood years in Lyman,
Nebraska and in 1944 the
family moved to a small
farm near Sunnyside,
Washington. Cora gradu-
ated from Sunnyside High
School in 1948. She loved
the drama club; she was in
several plays and worked
as an associate editor for
the high school newspaper.
Cora married Laurie
Woodworth in 1949. They
started their married life on
a dairy farm and eventually
moved to the Outlook, WA
area to grow row crops.
She was the ultimate farm
wife; she supported her
husband in all his en-
deavors. She could drive
tractor, help round up cows
and drive the feed truck.
She brought afternoon tea
and homemade pie out to
the fi eld to Laurie nearly
every day. Together the
couple raised 3 children,
Laurel, Gale, and Kevin.
Cora was gracious and
extremely kind and had a
quiet hidden strength. She
always put people at ease
and made them feel very
important. She was known
for her gentleness and at
the same time was very
strong willed.
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Cora was a faithful,
active life-long Lutheran,
she was confi rmed in
1945. She was a member
of First Lutheran Church
of Baker City for 26 years,
previously attending Our
Saviour’s Lutheran of Sun-
nyside, Washington for 35
years.
Cora’s family was her
treasure and her delight.
She is survived by her
daughters Laurel Goodrich
(Bob) and Gale Faber (Jon)
and son Kevin Woodworth
(Ruth). Her beloved
grandchildren are Nathan
Goodrich (Molly), Daniel
Goodrich (Sara), Ben Go-
odrich (Adrianne), Rachel
Hardman (Rob), Jeremy
Schulz, Adam Wood-
worth (Nina), and Leslie
Woodworth. She was
called GG by her 10 great
grandchildren: Ian, Cora,
Ellie, Leah, Noah, Lucas,
Addison, Sven, Maiken
and Griffi n.
She is also survived by
her step-granddaughter Ra-
chel Faber Archer (Adam)
and great-granddaughters
Riley and Jules and her
former son-in law, Jack
Schulz.
She is survived by her
siblings Josephine Eirich,
Evelyn Eirich, Clayton
(Gerry) Klippert, Sally
Cobane, Stanley (Bobbi)
Klippert and Mike (Laura)
Klippert and many nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, John
and Martha, her sister
Shirley, her brother Oliver,
and an infant son, James.
Cora’s dear husband
Laurie passed away April
1, 2016.
Cora and Laurie were
married for 66 blessed
years; their lives were
intertwined. A memorial
service for Cora and Laurie
will be held on May 20,
2016, at 1:00 pm at First
Lutheran Church, 1734
Third St., Baker City, OR.
Memorial contribu-
tions can be made to First
Lutheran Church through
Gray’s West and Com-
pany Pioneer Chapel, 1500
Dewey Ave, Baker City,
OR, 97814. To light a
candle in memory of Cora,
please visit www.gray-
swestco.com.
John Steiger, Jr.
Baker City, 1942-2016
John F.
Steiger Jr.,
74, of Baker
City died
May 15,
2016 at St.
Alphonsus
Medical
John
Center in
Steiger, Jr.
Boise, Idaho.
A memorial service will be
held at 3:00 PM
on Saturday, May 21st at
the First Lutheran Church
in Baker City with Pastor
Ian Wolfe offi ciating. A
reception will follow in the
church fellowship hall.
First things fi rst: John
Steiger died on Sunday,
May 15th in Boise. It’s a
harsh and cruel truth for
all those he left behind, but
those of us who knew him
well know that we ought
to be watching out for one
heck of a punch line.
If someone out there was
going to make a joke out
of death, it would be John.
There was nothing he liked
more than spreading joy
and whimsy to the people
he met. Some of his stories
and jokes missed the mark
- full disclosure: as his
son, I always thought that
far too many of his stories
and jokes missed the mark
- but it is undeniable that
they came from a deep
well-spring of joy within
his soul that was always
trying to break out into the
world.
John was born to parents
John and Christine Steiger
in 1942 in Tucson,
Arizona. Around 1950, the
family, now expanded with
John’s sister Christine,
moved to Southern Califor-
nia. John attended Covina
High School, where he
graduated in 1960, before
going on to California
State Polytechnic
University in Pomona to
study Civil Engineering.
John had a lifelong passion
for education, but school
was not his strength. He
ften commented on the fact
that he did not learn to read
until he was in the fourth
grade, and calculus proved
his nemesis in college.
SEE OBITUARIES
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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.