2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
FALL MARKETPLACE
Come to the Fall Marketplace, hosted by Baker
City Christian Church, and discover handcrafted
gifts and goods, and great food, by local artisans
and businesses. The Marketplace will be open Sat-
urday, October 22nd, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We are now accepting vendors. Contact Courtney
Burton at 541-554-2737 to reserve your space
Directions: Baker City Christian Church, 675 Hwy
7 Baker City, OR 97814.
EAGLE VALLEY FALL FESTIVAL
Sunday, October 30. The last Sunday in Oc-
tober the 7th Annual Eagle Valley Grange Fall
Festival will take place. Activities will kick off at
4 p.m. and at 5 p.m. the potluck will start. There
will be kids’ games, cake walks, Trunk-or-Treat,
costume contest, and all manner of fun, including,
a raffle,Tractor Parade. For anyone interested in
showing off a vintage piece of farming equipment
or something new for that matter, this is your op-
portunity to share your favorite farm machine with
the community. Costumes are strongly encour-
aged, and those of you that are attending are asked
to remember that this is a family friendly festival.
festival organizers ask that there be no gruesome
or other inappropriate costumes. Prizes will be
awarded in numerous categories, including adults.
The popular Trunk-or-Treat will be back this year,
with participants invited to dress up their vehicles,
and the trick-or-treats will come to you. For more
information contact, Mary Jane Ward, 541-893-
6346, Deanna Pennock 541-893-3377 or Marty
Pennock 541-540-1413.
HUNTINGTON CULTURAL FESTIVAL
AND HIGHLAND GAMES
Saturday, November 5, Heritage & Cultural
celebration with living history, cultural demonstra-
tions, craft & food vendors, & Celtic games. Call
(541) 523-1589 for more information.
ST. FRANCIS TURKEY DINNER
Sunday, November 6, 2 p.m. or 4 p.m. Adults
$10. Children $5. Dinner includes roast turkey,
dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans,
fruit salad, homemade pumpkin pie with whipped
cream. Tickets available from Del Tholen at 523-
3430 or the parish office at 523-4521. St. Francis,
2235 First Street in Baker City.
LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEW
OF AG WATER PLAN
The Powder/Brownlee Local Advisory Committee
will be meeting November 16, 2016 from 2 p.m.-4
p.m. to review the progress of implementation of
the Agriculture Water Quality Management plan
for the Sub-Basin. The meeting will be held at the
SWCD office at 3990 Midway Drive, Baker City
OR 97814. The public is encouraged to attend.
Limited seating is available Must RSVP to Whitney
Collins at 523-7121, extension 109.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
November 19-20. The “Local is the New Black”
Christmas Bazaar is an annual event that takes
place the weekend before Thanksgiving. Over 50
handmade, direct sales, and food vendors fill the
fairground buildings with items to help fill your
Christmas lists! Baker County Fairgrounds and
Event Center, 9 a.m.
TWILIGHT CHRISTMAS PARADE AND
TREE LIGHTING
Saturday, December 3, 5 p.m. Lighted holiday
parade through the streets of historic downtown
Baker City followed by the lighting of the com-
munity Christmas Tree. For additional information
– please contact Jeff Nelson at 523-5556.
HISTORIC HOMES TOUR
Saturday, December 10, 1-5 p.m. Included in this
year’s tour are several homes, and other historically
significant or architecturally important buildings.
The emphasis of the tour is on the fancy parlor
where historically families always displayed their
most extravagant holiday decorations to impress
the neighbors walking by. This is a self-guided
tour. The tour starts at the Baker Heritage Museum
which will open at 10 a.m. for those wishing to
view the exhibits.
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JAIL ROSTER
Justice Court Warrant.
Minner, James Orion. 10.18. Bur-
glary 1 and Theft II.
Ingraham, Alvah Eugene. 10.17.
DUII.
Lutz, Brandon Michael. 10.16.
Burglary I, Theft II and Theft III.
Kissinger, James Thomas. 10.14.
Out of County Warrant.
Roberts, Kyle Eugene. 10.14.
Baker County Circuit Court Warrant.
Dial, Danny Ray. 10.13. Out of
County Warrant.
Dial, Joseph William. 10.13.
Contempt of Court and an Oregon
State Parole Board warrant for Parole
Violation.
Hartmann, Chanae Renese.
10.11. Attempted assault and elude.
MINNER, James
DIAL, Joseph
DIAL, Danny
SIMONIS, Dyllan
PAXTON, Stephanie
RUSSELL, David
HARTMANN, Chanae
PURKEY, Danielle
BACON, Michael
GRAMMON, Jacob
LACKEY, Carl
SMITH, Brendon
SYPHERD, Crystol
HAYS, David
WONG, David
GROVE, James
MADER, Casey
BAXTER, Benjamin
SIMMS II, George
BROWN, Geoffrey
MCNAIR, Frank
CULBERTSON, Brandon
FURTNEY, Jeffery
MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael
WHITTING-GOOD, Travis
GUZMAN, Miguel
BOLANOS, Ann
LANNING, James
STEELE, Alan
WILKERSON, Harold
MULDER, Antoine
POLICE LOG
Diaz, Oliver Rene. 10.19. Circuit
Court Warrant.
Hubbard JR, Randy Dean. 10.19.
FUNERAL AND DEATH NOTICES
Ione Hartsock, 93, formerly of
Iowa, died peacefully, surrounded by
her family at Settler’s Park Assisted
Living in Baker City on Sunday, Octo-
ber 16, 2016.
Lyle Cloudt, 62,, of Baker City,
died on Monday, October 18, 2016
at BeeHive Assisted Living in Baker
City, Per his request there will not
be a service. Arrangements are
being handled by Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
On line condolences may be shared
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com
Shirley Sorrels - A memorial
service will be held at the Methodist
Church in Haines, Oregon on Octo-
ber 22, 2016 at 1:00pm. A celebra-
tion will follow at Shirley’s home
at Radium. For those who would
like to make memorial donation in
memory of Shirley, the family sug-
gests that donations be directed to
the Haines Methodist Church through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
and Cremation Services PO BOX
543, Halfway Oregon 97834. Online
condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Danny Hammond - A Graveside
Service will be held on Wednesday,
October 19, 2016 ~ 2 p.m. at Eagle
Valley Cemetery in Richland, Oregon.
Friends are invited to join the family
for a reception to be held immedi-
ately following at the Eagle Valley
Grange. For those who wish to make
a memorial donation in memory of
Danny, the family suggests either the
Eagle Valley Grange or the Eagle
Valley Ambulance thorugh Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543 Halfway,
Oregon 97834. On line condolences
may be shared at www.tamispineval-
leyfuneralhome.com.
Nona McCormick, 91, of Baker
City, died on October 18, 2016 at
BeeHive Assisted Living in Baker
City. Per her request there will not be
a 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 —
Danny Cundiff
Hammond
Richland, 1936-2016
Danny
Cundiff
Hammond
passed away
early Sunday
morning,
October 9,
2016 in his
Danny
home with
Hammond
his family
beside him
in Boswell, Oklahoma.
A Traditional Graveside
Service was held on
Wednesday, October 19,
2016 ~ 2:00 p.m. at the
Eagle Valley Cemetery in
Richland, Oregon. Friends
were invited to join the
family for a potluck recep-
tion to be held immediately
following the service at the
Eagle Valley Grange.
Danny Cundiff Ham-
mond was born in Salem,
Oregon on August 12,
1936 to Alice Agnes Cun-
diff Hammond and Daniel
Oliver Hammond. Danny
was the oldest of three
brothers; Steven and Peter.
During World War II
Danny and his mother
traveled the United States
by train, living in Bos-
ton, West Virginia and
New York City as his
father served in the Army
Aviation Corp. as a Bomb
Navigator.
Danny attended the New
York World Fair, where
the first television was
on display he was one of
the children in the first
broadcast .
At the end of the war
Danny and his mother re-
turned to Richland Oregon,
were he attended school
and his family raised
sheep.
Danny met Doris Jean
Heater in 1950 when she
and her family moved to
Richland, Oregon. On
August 28, 1955, they
were married in Richland,
Oregon in her grandmoth-
ers flower garden.
Following their wedding,
they moved to Hollywood,
California. Where, for the
next three years Danny
worked in a Dye Studio
as a dye technician. He
delivered clothing to the
movie studios‘ where he
met numerous movie stars
and also got to watch the
production of many Hol-
lywood films.
In 1958 Danny and Doris
returned to Richland, Or-
egon and took back up to
the life of ranching. They
raised their two sons Rod
and Ross teaching them the
value of good work ethics.
Danny was a member of
the NW Rodeo Producers
and long time Pine Valley
Fair Association Member,
You would see him at the
fair where his sons would
be showing their stock.
He continued to work the
cattle ranch with his wife
and sons and then in 2007
he moved his family to
Boswell, Oklahoma were
he continued with the life
of building a ranch, that
was so familiar.
Danny was preceded in
death by his wife Doris,
mother Alice Cundiff Sass,
father Daniel Hammond,
and baby brother Steven.
Danny is survived by
son, Rodney Walter Ham-
mond and daughter-in-
law Christine; son Ross
Andrew Hammond and
daughter-in-law Lynette,
all of Boswell, Oklahoma.
Brother Peter Sass, and
wife Pam of Willamina,
Oregon; extended family
Leroy Dean and wife; Levi
Chamberlin and wife; and
the children and grandchil-
dren of daughter-in-law
Christine.
For those who would
like to make a memorial
donation in the memory of
Danny, the family suggests
the Eagle Valley Grange or
the Eagle Valley Ambu-
lance Service through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & CS - PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
On line condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Michael Ham
Haines, 1954-2016
Michael
“Mike” Ham
of Baker City
and Haines,
Oregon died
on Thursday
October 6,
2016 at Set-
Mike
tler’s Park
Ham
Assisted Liv-
ing Facility in Baker City.
A private family gathering
to honor Mike’s life will be
held at a later date.
Mike was born to Ver-
dice (Van Leuven) and
Beryl Ham on January 2,
1954 in Baker, Oregon. He
was raised and educated in
Baker City, Oregon. Mike
was six child of seven
children.
During his life Mike
worked as a logger, miner
and a construction worker.
He was truly a jack of all
trades and could do a little
bit of just about everything
he was asked.
Mike enjoyed hunting,
fishing, and mushroom-
ing. He thoroughly loved
spending time in the
outdoors and was truly
the happiest when he was
spending time in the
woods.
He is preceded in death
by both his parents and
grandparents.
Mike is survived by his
daughter Angela Ham
Gale and husband Robert,
grandson Branson Gale;
companion Tawni Smith;
brother Keith Ham and
wife Carleen, sisters Ida
Personeni, Sharon Pollock
and husband Bob, Pam
Barker, Iris Craigmile,
Ginger Tittle and her hus-
band Rick, brother-in-law
Ron Carpenter, numerous
nieces and nephews.
For those who would
like to make a memorial
donation in memory of
Mike, the family suggests
that donations be directed
to “Creating Memories” (a
charity that gives children
in our area with disabili-
ties, a chance to fish, hunt,
camp, etc.) through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home
and Cremation Services
PO Box 543, Halfway
Oregon 97834. Online
condolences may be shared
at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com
Donald C Moss
Pendleton, 1925-2016
Donald C Moss, 91, of
Pendleton, OR, passed
away at his home, with
family around him on
October 8, 2016.
Arrangements have been
entrusted to Gray’s West
& Co Pioneer Chapel in
Baker City, OR.
Don was born March
27, 1925 in Tamarack, ID,
to James C and Marie E.
Moss.
He enlisted in the Army
on January 27, 1944 and
served in the Service and
Supply Unit aboard the
Tugboat, TE-MI-WA-DE,
assigned to the Company
355th Harborcraft, which
he shared many stories
about later in life.
He also traveled to Eng-
land, France and Belgium
before returning to civilian
life on June 27, 1946.
Don returned to Burns
and worked at the Hines
Lumber Company in
Hines, OR.
He married Norma Fal-
lon in November 1951
sharing in the lives of three
children, Donna, Dwaine
and Tammera.
Don moved to Tygh
Valley in 1966 and began
working at the Mt. Fir
Lumber Company.
He married Juanita Deel
on August 25, 1972 in The
Dalles, OR. They began
their married life with a
visit to Crater Lake for
their honeymoon. This
was the beginning of
countless hunting, fish-
ing, and camping trips, as
well as evening trips to
Pine Hollow Reservoir to
boat and swim and Sunday
drives with picnics they
both enjoyed.
Don always had a big
garden, berry bushes and
fruit trees,
Don became part of
Juanita’s five children,
Jerold, Howard, Saundra,
Michael and Marilyn’s
lives, even though most
were out on their own by
this time.
He was very nurturing,
quiet and mild mannered
yet always willing to
provide any support he
could. A very gentle spirit
and soul.
He worked at Mt. Fir
Lumber Company until his
retirement and stayed in
Tygh Valley until he and
Juanita moved to Baker
City, OR in 1999.
Don leaves behind
brothers Jack and Bob,
step-children, Howard,
Saundra, Michael, Marilyn
and Tammera, as well as
several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death
were his parents, Juanita,
Donna, Dwaine and
Jerold; grandchild Jason;
five brothers Ralph, Bill,
Ron, Frank and Clark;
five sisters Anna, Dorothy,
Beunita, Katherine and
Mary Helen.
Memorial contributions
in honor of Don may be
made to St. Anthony’s
Hospice and Palliative
Care Pendleton Oregon
through Gray’s West & Co.
at 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker
City, OR 97814.
To light a candle in mem-
ory of Don, please visit:
www.grayswestco.com.
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