2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2016
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
JAIL ROSTER
HELLS CANYON MOTORCYCLE RALLY
July 7-11 in Baker City. See HellsCanyonRally.
com for more information. Enjoy a number of
scenic courses, vendors, poker runs and more—and
of course, thousands of beautiful motorcycles on
display.
MINERS JUBILEE
July 15-17. Vendors in the park. Bronc and Bull
riding. Blacksmith demonstrations. Sidewalk sales.
Fun run. Street dance. Parade. Gold mining competi-
tions and more! Visit www.minersjubilee.com for
more information.
QUILT SHOW
July 15-16. For anyone wanting to enter a quilt in
the show this year, the date to get your entry form(s)
sent in to register your quilt/quilts is drawing near.
Please be registered by July 1st, by fi lling out and
returning an entry form for each quilt you want to
enter. Entry forms are available at “Treasure Every
Stitch” or you may call 541-523-3038 or 541-518-
3038 with questions. “Quilting in the Valley” Quilt
Show will be July 15th and 16th, during Miner’s
Jubilee, at 2020 Church, Baker City YMCA Gym, 9
a.m. - 5 p.m.
CLASS REUNION
Baker High School Class of 1986 is planning a 30
year reunion on Saturday, July 16 of Miners Jubilee.
If you know a classmate who has not been contacted,
please share this information with them. The Face-
book page with more information is: www.facebook.
com/events/130618350689421/ You can also contact
Teresa (Allen) Wiley at 541-304-9018 or Shiela
(McMillen) Dolby at 541-403-2726.
CHALK IT UP TO ART
Saturday, July 23. Baker Art Guild is once again
sponsoring Chalk It Up To Art, a fun, family friendly
event that recognizes the artistic talent in our com-
munity. Local artists or interested participants will
donate their time and talent to create chalk drawings
on the sidewalks of downtown Baker City. The event
takes place Saturday, July 23th, with participants be-
ginning at 9:00 a.m. and continuing throughout the
day. Residents and visitors are invited to view the
work, both in progress and fi nished, while shopping,
dining, or strolling along Main Street. Any and all
creative and interested people (any age) are invited
to participate! Businesses are invited to sponsor side-
walk squares for chalk drawings at $5 a square to
help support Baker Art Guild events. To sign up for
Chalk It Up To Art or for more information, please
call: 541.519.0698 Or sign up at Short Term Gallery,
1829 Main Street, Baker City, 541.519.2515.
MEDICARE CLASS
Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Baker
County Public Library will host a free class about
Medicare. The two-hour course is provided by
expert advisors from the state offi ce of Senior
Health Insurance Benefi ts Assistance, also known
as SHIBA. Topics covered will include: - What is
Medicare? - Do I need both A&B? - Other insurance
options - Prescription drug coverage - Secondary
insurance - Financial assistance - Fraud protection -
Marketplace plans. In previous years, sessions have
fi lled up quickly. To reserve seats, call 800-722-4134
or email shiba.oregon@oregon.gov.
SUMPTER VALLEY RAILROAD
STARLIGHT EXPRESS
Saturday, August 13, 2016. As darkness falls,
passengers are treated to a twilight trip up valley
for a complimentary cake and coffee dessert at the
Sumpter station. The return trip under the light of
the stars features the added bonus of the apex of the
Perseid Meteor showers, one of the most spectacular
events on the annual cosmic calendar. The train will
arrive back at the McEwen depot shortly after 9:00
PM.Visit www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org.
FRERICHS, Emily
HARRIMAN JR, Robert
HIGHLEY, Joseph
ROBERTS, Thomas
HOSKINS, York
ROMINE, Jonathon
WHITTING-GOOD, Travis
MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael
RAYMOND, Joel
TEMPLE, Danny
DETTMAN, Anthony
OWENS, Cheris
CLARK, Dexter
FISCHER, Jacob
BAGGERLY, David
BREYETTE, Shana
NICHOLS, Robert
MOORE, Darrell
GUZMAN, Miguel
BOLANOS, Ann
GAGNON, Roderick
ROGERS, William
BRADLEY, Scott
LANNING, James
ROBERTS, Karl
WOODEND, Joshua
BLITCH, James
GUTHRIE JR, John
SPRAGUE, Travis
MEDINA CARRILLO, Luis
STEELE, Alan
EFIRD, Debra
SCOTT, Chancy
WILKERSON, Harold
STRITMATER, Blaine
HENSEN, James
SYPHERD, Crystol
FAIRALL, Cody
BROWN, Geoffery
WALKER, Jacob
MULDER, Antoine
SCOTT, Austin
WITTER, Robert\
Roberts, Thomas Dean. 7.3. As-
sault IV and Disorderly Conduct II.
Frerichs, Emily. 7.3. Assault IV.
Kolb, Kody Louis. 7.4. Baker
County Justice Court for Contempt of
Court, Failure to Pay Fines.
DEATH / FUNERAL NOTICES
POLICE LOG
Dambach, Rory Lynn. 6.29. Baker
County Circuit Court Warrant.
Myers-Gabiola, Michael Steve.
6.30. Probation Violation.
Temple, Danny Charles. 6.30. Vio-
lation of Restraining Order.
Loop, George Allan. 6.30. Harass-
ment and Violation of Release Agree-
ment.
Raymond, Joel Kaleb. 6.30. Out of
State Warrant.
Romine, Jonathon Russell. 7.1.
Contempt of Court.
Good, Travis Anthony. 7.1. Two
Baker County warrants for probation
violation. Original charge is Rape III
and Fail to Report as a Sex Offender.
Harriman, Robert Kurtis. 7.2. DUII.
Highley, Joseph Forrest. 7.3. Disor-
derly Conduct and Criminal Mischief.
Billy McCauley - Placement and
interment of the urn will be held on
Friday July 15, 2016 ~ 11:00 a.m. at
Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City.
Later that day, Friday, July 15 at 1
p.m. Friends are invited to join the
family for a potluck BBQ to be held at
the home of Alan McCauley. On line
condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Jack Clark, 70, of Baker City,
died at his home on Saturday, July
2. A Celebration of Jack’s life will be
held at his home on Saturday, July
23, 2016 at 4 p.m. This is a potluck
event and Jack’s wife Janice will
be cooking up all of Jack’s favorite
dishes. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
On line condolences may be shared
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com.
— Obituaries —
Wayne “Bill” Bird
Halfway, 1930-2016
Wayne William (Bill)
Bird, was
born on
August 20,
1930, to
Helen E.
Mathews
and Alfred R.
Bird in Bur-
Bill
bank Califor-
Bird
nia. Bill was
raised and
schooled in
North Hollywood, Cali-
fornia.
In 1946, Bill’s parents
bought the grocery store
in Applegate, Oregon. Bill
purchased the store from
his folks in 1950. It was
during this time that
Bill married Dorothy
Wright. They had three
children together, Mickie,
Wayne, and Jay. They later
divorced.
In 1960 Bill sold the
store in Applegate and
moved to Encinitas, Cali-
fornia.
With this new venture,
Bill and his brother, Bob,
started Bird Construction
Company. One of their fi rst
jobs was to dismantle the
huge pier at Del Mar
Bay, California. They
saved most of the pier to
put back into the board-
walk.
One of their employees
was a demolitions expert.
They blew up the pilings
that were underwater, and
only blew out eight win-
dows at the Del Mar Hotel.
In 1961, Bill read in the
paper that the Fisher Drug
and Liquor store on
Main Street in Halfway,
Oregon was for sale. He
bought the store, and
moved his family to Half-
way in February, 1961. Bill
loved Halfway.
Bill was very active in
the community. He was a
coach for the Babe Ruth
baseball team, worked
on the grade school with
George Moody and was
a charter member of the
Northwest Rodeo Produc-
ers. He built a platform
for the core driller, Martin
McKim, by himself on the
Snake River for the Hells
Canyon Dam base.
Bill had many jobs in his
life, but he loved farming,
fi shing and hunting the
best.
Bill was told by Mr.
Buchanan to put his name
in for a Governor land
drawing, and Bill’s name
was drawn. The land was
in Washington. He was
now a farmer in a sand
box. He sold the store and
moved to Pasco, Wash-
ington, where he worked
the farm with Fred Moody
helping him.
When Bob Bird moved
Bird Construction to San
Francisco, Bill went there
to lend him a hand working
on the Hyatt Hotel. It was
there in the Bay Area in
1973 when he meet Agnes
Rocket, a friend of Bob’s.
In 1974, Bill decided that
he was going to be with
Agnes, so he packed her
things up along with her
three youngest, Liz, Matt,
and Shannon, and moved
back to Halfway,
Oregon.
Bill and Agnes took
over the farming in Pasco,
Washington. In addition to
the farm, they had a three-
year contract to cut and
bale two 350-foot circles
of alfalfa in Richland,
Washington. After that the
farm was sold and back to
Halfway they came, where
they raised certifi ed seed
potatoes on the Thomas
farm and watered with
wheel lines (the fi rst ever
in Halfway). Agnes prayed
to St. Agnes to keep nice
weather until the spuds
were dug and in the shed,
(in November), and it
worked. It turned cold and
snowed right after that.
Bill Moody told Agnes to
not pray any more. “We
need the snow for the next
spring,” he said.
In their later years they
went to Alaska and spent
summers fi shing and hunt-
ing. They had so much fun
and continued to do this
for four years. Bill and
Agnes always came back
to Halfway to hunt and
fi sh, as that’s where their
hearts were. They bought
the old Crow house on
Church Street in Halfway,
remodeled it, and Bill lived
out his life, in the place he
loved and wanted to be.
Bill was preceded in
death by his parents, Al
and Helen Bird; his broth-
er, Bob Bird; and sister and
brother-in-law, Shirley and
Gene Mathews .
Bill is survived by his
wife, Agnes; nine children;
23 grandchildren, and 11
great-grandchildren.
Bill died on Saturday,
June 25, 2016 at his home
in Halfway. A Graveside
Service was held at Pine
Haven Cemetery in Half-
way, Oregon on Friday,
July 1. Those who wish to
make a memorial donation
in memory of Bill may do
so to OHSU Parkinson’s
Center or the Pine Haven
Cemetery Beautication
Fund through Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, PO
Box 543 Halfway, OR
97834. Online condolences
may be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com.
Robert “Bob” Edward
Knox
Haines, 1934-2016
Robert
“Bob”
Edward
Knox, 82, of
Haines, Or-
egon passed
away at St.
Alphonsus
Bob
Medical
Knox
Center in
Baker City
on June27, 2016.
Funeral services will be
held at the Harvest Church
at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday
July 2, 2016. Pastor Brad
Phillips will offi ciate.
Vault interment will follow
the services at Mt. Hope
Cemetery. Visitation will
be held Friday July 1 from
3pm-7;00pm at Coles Trib-
ute Center. Friends of the
family are invited to attend
a potluck celebration of
life for Bob at the Harvest
Church directly following
the interment. Please bring
a dish to share.
Bob was born on Feb-
ruary 23, 1934 in Caldwell,
Idaho to Robert Edward
and Mary LaVerne (How-
ard) Knox. He attended
high school at Baker High
in Baker City, Oregon. Af-
ter high school, Bob spent
two years in the Army on
Active Duty. After his ser-
vice to the country he went
into construction working
for Lakeside Industries for
30 plus years before retir-
ing in 1996.
SEE OBITUARIES PAGE 9
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