2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2016
Local
— Community Calendar —
BAKER COUNTY FAIR
August 10-13 featuring 4-H and FFA livestock
and Auction. Open Class and 4-H home arts
and horticulture exhibits. Free music entertain-
ment each evening, reptitle exhibit, commercial
exhibits and concessions. At the Baker County
Fairgrounds.
VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT TO
SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Saturday, August 13, 9 a.m. Hannah Tanaka of
Pine Eagle Charter School in Halfway Oregon
will be hosting a six-man volleyball tournament
for her Senior Project at the Pine Eagle Gym. $10
per person donation is appreciated. All proceeds
to benefit the Special Olympics. No registration
required. Don’t have enough for a team? That’s
okay! We can put one together the day of the
tournament !!! Please come play with us as either
a participant or a spectator for a day of guaranteed
entertainment. For further information, contact
Hannah Tanaka at 541-540-3759.
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 office of Senior
Health Insurance Benefits Assistance, also known
as SHIBA. Topics covered will include: - What is
Medicare? - Do I need both A&B? - Other insur-
ance options - Prescription drug coverage - Sec-
ondary insurance - Financial assistance - Fraud
protection - Marketplace plans. In previous years,
sessions have filled 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 p.m.Visit www.sumptervalley-
railroad.org.
HAINES STAMPEDE DEMOLITION
DERBY
Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Baker County
Fairgrounds, 5:30 p.m. More information to come.
SOAPBOX DERBY
Saturday, August 20, 2016. Ages 8-adult. Join
this brand new event! For more information, call
523-5855.
KEATING VALLEY SWCD MEETING
The Keating Soil and Water Conservation
District will be having their monthly meeting on
August 23rd at 12 noon at the USDA Service Cen-
ter; 3990 Midway Drive in Baker City, OR. The
public is welcome, and meals will be available for
those who RSVP for the meeting.
DURKEE STEAK FEED
Saturday, August 27. 4:30-8:00 p.m. at the Quail
Ridge Golf Course, 2801 Indiana Avenue, Baker
City. Tickets for the steak dinner are $20 and $5
for the hotdog dinner.
EAGLE VALLEY GRANGE STEAK FEED
Saturday, September 3, 4-8 p.m. at the Eagle
Valley Grange Community Park in Richland. Call
Sherry Cannon at 541-893-6509 or Golda Preslar
at 541-893-3312. More information to come. Cost
is $18 per person.
— News of Record —
JAIL ROSTER
NICHOLS, Robert
SYPHERD, Crystol
BELL, Kimberly
CRUM, Chumaree
BROADIE, Roark
FURTNEY, Jeffery
ROBERTS, Kyle
BAILEY, Adam
MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael
WATKINS, Racheal
HANSON, Coty
GRYDER, David
HERMAN, Adam
POUND, John
SIMONIS, Dyllan
HELLER, Paul
LUTZ, Brandon
HODEL, Cody
GRAY, Robert
ARTHUR, Tyler
NICHOLS, Robert
FERNS, Andrew
TROYER, Jason
ROMINE, Jonathon
WHITTING-GOOD, Travis
TEMPLE, Danny
GUZMAN, Miguel
BOLANOS, Ann
GAGNON, Roderick
BRADLEY, Scott
LANNING, James
GUTHRIE JR, John
STEELE, Alan
WILKERSON, Harold
STRITMATER, Blaine
FAIRALL, Cody
WALKER, Jacob
MULDER, Antoine
POLICE LOG
Gwin, Lucas Buddy Lee. 8.10. Fail
to Pay Fines.
Adams, Morgan Amanda. 8.8. Fail
to Appear.
Sypherd, Crystol Morgan. 8.7.
Criminal Trespass II. Detainer for
post prison violation. Original charge
is burglary II and trespass I.
Fairall, Cody Ray. 8.5. Out of
County Warrant.
Crum, Chumaree Dawn . 8.5. Out
of county warrant for Animal Abuse
in the First Degree and Contempt of
Court.
Vowell, Bonnie Louise. 8.4. Cite
and Release Warrant.
Broadie, Roark Bryan . 8.4. Cite
and Release for Contempt of Court.
Roberts, Kyle Eugene. 8.3. Assault
IV Domestic.
Bailey, Adam Patrick. 8.2. Parole
and Probation Detainer.
Myers-Gabiola, Michael Steve. 8.2.
Theft II, UUMV.
DEATH NOTICES
Lula Johnson, 87, a former Baker
City resident passed away August 7,
2016 at Wildflower Lodge in La-
Grande. A visitation and graveside
service will take place on Monday,
August 15th with the visitation start-
ing at 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel
and her Graveside Service will
follow at 11:00 a.m. Mount Hope
Cemetery in Baker City. Pastor Jona-
than Privett of the First Church of the
Nazarene in Baker City will officiate.
To light a candle for Lula or send
condolences to the family visit:
www.grayswest.com.
Ronald Ray Fisher, 59, of Pend-
leton died August 4th, 2016 in an
automobile accident in Baker City. A
celebration of his life will be held in
the near future in Pendleton. Ar-
rangements are through Gray’s West
& Company Pioneer Chapel. For
updated service information and to
leave a condolence for his family, visit
www.grayswest.com
Gary Hester, 85, longtime resident
of Baker City, Oregon, died Saturday,
August 6, 2016 at St. Alphonsus
Hospital in Baker City Oregon. Per
his request there will be no funeral
service. 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 —
Janet Marie
Schomburg
Baker City, 1943-2016
Janet
Marie
Schom-
burg,
age 71, a
life long
Baker City
resident
Janet
passed
Schomburg
away on
August 7th
at her home.
Janet was born August
17th, 1943 to Jack and
Palma Rouse. She attended
St. Francis Academy and
Baker public schools. Janet
grew up on a cattle ranch
with 3 brothers and a sister.
She married Fred Schom-
burg of Baker City on
October 13, 1963. Together
they raised three children,
Kelle, Pat and Kasie. Janet
was employed by the
Baker School district for
many years.
Janet had many friends
and was loved by all. Her
family will always remem-
ber gatherings at her home.
Janet’s passion in life was
getting together with fam-
ily and she took great pride
in always making everyone
feel welcome.
Janet is survived by her
spouse Fred. Her brothers
John and Dave and her
sister MaryAnn. Her chil-
dren Kelle Landavazo of
Gresham, Oregon, Patrick
Schomburg and Kasie and
Chris Perkins of Boise,
Idaho. Her grand-children
Marcus and Garrett Lan-
davazo, Krista Creasia
and Allison Schomburg.
Her great-grand children
Bria Landavazo and Stella
Creasia whom brought
great joy to her life in her
later years. She was pre-
deceased by her brother
Patrick and her son-in-law
Mark Landavazo.
An internment service
will take place at Mt. Hope
Cemetery in Baker City on
Friday August 12th at 3:00
pm. Coles Tribute Center
will be handling funeral
arrangements. A reception
will follow at the Schom-
burg residence.
Janet’s life could be
summed up with these
three words - Friends,
Family and Love.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions
in memory of Janet, may
direct them to the Ameri-
can Heart Association ,
this maybe done through
the Coles Tribute Center,
1950 Place St. Baker City,
OR 97814. To light a
candle for Janet or leave a
condolence for her family,
visit: www.colestributecen-
ter.com
Professor Algernon brings
magic to town
BY SAMANTHA
O’CONNER
Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Scot Violette is bring-
ing magic to Baker City
August 19-21 as Professor
Algernon with a new show
filled with new tricks. His
show will be in the upstairs
theater in Basche Sage
Mall.
Violette was first inter-
ested in magic at the age of
nine and has been perform-
ing for various audiences
for 44 years. He grew up in
the Fresno area in Califor-
nia.
He attended Eastern
Oregon State College and
graduated with a Bach-
elor’s Degree in Theater.
He then toured Europe for
three years playing Hamlet
at every U.S military base.
After his tour, he worked
as a magician’s assistant
for André Kole, who also
taught David Copperfield.
Violette joined the military
soon after for four years.
During his time in Iraq, he
performed magic tricks for
the kids he met.
After his time in the
military, his magic shows
were called “The Magic of
Scot Violette” in 2001 and
he belonged to a group
called The Fellowship
of Christian Magicians,
performing in churches for
about five years.
He used to take miracles
from the Bible and recre-
ate them using magic,
such as turning water into
wine. He began doing
shows in the Bay Area,
which includes San Fran-
Samantha O’Conner / The Baker County Press
Scot Violette is Professor Algernon.
cisco and other cities in the
area.
“I was looking for venues,
trying to recreate my show
to a secular, non-religious
show,” explained Violette.
“But I wanted it to be dif-
ferent from your average
magician in a tux and tails,
pulling rabbits out of their
hats.”
A hairdresser told him
that her daughter was into
Steampunk. Steampunk is
Victorian science fiction,
where things run on clock-
works and steam.
Books in this genre
include Jules Verne’s
“Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea”
and H.G Wells’ “The Time
Machine.” Movies in this
genre include “Wild, Wild,
West” and “The Golden
Compass.”
When he researched
Steampunk, he found he
had been a Steampunk fan
all his life, but didn’t know
what it was called. He
began planning his show
around Steampunk and
changed his stage name to
a professor character.
He decided to be a time
traveler to give him flex-
ibility in his show, allow-
ing him to venture into
other time periods outside
the standard 1800s for
Steampunk. His wife, Han-
nah Violette, came up with
the name, taking the name
from the book “Flowers for
Algernon.”
“Algernon is a brilliant
rat that is getting stupid,”
explained Violette. “So
Hannah said that’s me.
That’s where the name
came from.”
He began converting his
tricks to fit the Steampunk
genre and started inventing
new tricks. He has five or
six tricks he invented and
only he does.
His first new show
was in 2011, at a Steam-
punk convention called
Clockworks Alchemy in
San Jose, California. In
2012 he began touring
Steampunk and different
conventions in California,
Oregon, Utah, Ohio, Idaho
and Washington. He also
moved to Baker City in
2012 and has continued
to perform as Professor
Algernon.
Today, along with touring
conventions, Violette is in
an Artist in Residence pro-
gram at Charter Schools,
teaching theater and magic
for a week. He had his first
class in Halfway in 2015
and he plans to continue
teaching.