2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
November 19-20. The “Local is the New
Black” Christmas Bazaar is an annual event
that takes place the weekend before Thanksgiv-
ing. Over 70 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.
VFW YOUTH SHOOT
November 19 at the VFW in Baker City.
Open to kids ages 10-15. Cost is $10 each.
Grand prize is a savage .17 HMR. Doors open
at 7 a.m. and the books will close at 11 a.m.
Please have your child registered early at the
VFW, 2005 Valley. Bring your own .22 open
sight or borrow one of ours. Call Karen at
541.403.2214 with questions.
POWDER RIVER SPORTSMAN
ANNUAL TURKEY SHOOT
Sunday, November 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
-Annual Turkey Shoot. Bring $20, buy 7
tickets. Each event costs one ticket, there are 6
shooters per event, multiple relays, each event
winner wins $10. Events: 50 Yard Chicken
Silhouettes: 5 birds, any pistol, any position.
Lucky 22 - shoot a .22 once at a paper target
at 10 yards, the target has a numbered grid on
the back, if your bullet hits the Lucky Number,
you win! 200 yard Turkey Heads: any centerfire
rifle, prone, no rests, slings allowed, 3 shots.
Running Deer: a deer target suspended on a
cable, it runs north-south for about 50 yards, 2
shots with centerfire rifle while the deer is in
motion, from 80 yards for iron sights or 200
yards for scope.
GUN SHOW
Friday, November 25 - Sunday, November
27. Guns & Sportsman Show 26th Annual
Event at the old armory, 2600 East Street. 8
Foot Tables $45 - Security provided. All State,
Federal & Local Laws observed $.50 off if you
bring a firearm to trade or are a NRA member.
All proceeds fund the Youth Trail Ride. Friday:
12 PM - 8 PM; Saturday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sun-
day: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Contact Information: Dave
McCoy 541-379-4748. Admission fee: $5.00.
Children under 12 free.
SOROPTIMIST CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
Wednesday, November 30 at the Sunridge in
Baker City. Connect with friends, sample prod-
ucts, experience personal service, and shop for
those unique gifts at the Soroptimist of Baker
County’s Nutcracker Night, Christmas Bazaar,
November 30th, 4 – 8 p.m. at the Sunridge Inn.
Soroptimist are holding this special event to
recognize and support women from our com-
munities with businesses in their home. There
is no admission fee so the fun is free. Draw-
ings for great prizes, hors d’oeuvres, and hot
apple cider will be provided. Be sure to invite
your friends and neighbors to join the fun.
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 community Christmas Tree. For addi-
tional 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 impor-
tant buildings. The emphasis of the tour is on
the fancy parlor where historically families al-
ways 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.
JAIL ROSTER
NICHOLS, Robert
COLE, Michael
BRESHEARS, Brent
BURKE, Markus
PERSICKE, Zachary
KIDD, Kevin
FLORES, Robert
REEDY, James
DOYLE, James
SHELINE, Valerie
WOLFE, Alan
ODEA, Robert
KEELING, Judy
WAGONER, Christopher
DIAL, Joseph
PURKEY, Danielle
ELKSHOULDER, Ida
BACON, Michael
GRAMMON, Jacob
STEELE, Zachary
SYPHERD, Crystol
HAYS, David
WONG, David
BAXTER, Benjamin
BROWN, Geoffrey
MCNAIR, Frank
CULBERTSON, Brandon
FURTNEY, Jeffery
WHITTING-GOOD, Travis
GUZMAN, Miguel
BOLANOS, Ann
LANNING, James
STEELE, Alan
MULDER, Antoine
POLICE LOG
Bassman,Shebb Robert. 11.16.
Contempt of Court.
Key, Rebecca Louise. 11.15.
Oregon Parole Board and Malheur
County warrants.
Thornton, Mark Lee. 11.14. Con-
tempt of Court.
Williams, Tiffany Rena. 11.14.
Burglary I and Theft II.
Larkin, Larry. 11.10. Violation of a
Restraining Order.
Holden, Richard. 11.10. Umatilla
County for Failure to Appear.
Williams, Mary Elizabeth. 11.9.
Assault.
Slaney, Timothy Kelly. 11.9. DUII.
DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES
John Clare Evans, 71, of Baker
City passed away at his residence
under the care of Heart ‘n Home
Hospice on September 6, 2016. A
celebration of life will be held at the
Baker Valley Church of Christ in
Baker City, Oregon on November 12,
2016 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Mike
Cross officiating the service. Ar-
rangements have been entrusted to
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel.
To light a candle for John, please
visit: www.grayswestco.com.
Bobby Garrett, 75, of Baker City
died at his home surrounded by his
family on Saturday, November 12,
2016. A Memorial Service will be held
in the Spring of 2017 date and time to
be announced. Arrangements are un-
der the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
On line condolences may be shared
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com.
— Obituaries —
Howard C. Brooks
Baker City, 1928-2016
Howard C.
Brooks, be-
loved family
man and ge-
ologist, died
November
6, 2016, at
his home in
Howard
Baker City,
Brooks
Oregon, with
wife Colleen
by his side.
Howard was born De-
cember 3, 1928, in Twin
Falls, Idaho, to his mother,
Gladys Fretwell Brooks
and his father, Claude
Cecil Brooks.
Howard was employed
by the Oregon Department
of Geology and Mineral
Industries from 1956 to
1991, working from the
field office in Baker City,
Oregon, and continued
in contract work with the
department for another ten
years. Howard’s accom-
plishments in the field of
geology in eastern Oregon
and western Idaho, which
include authoring and
co-authoring twenty maps,
authoring and co-authoring
numerous articles and
books, including Plate
Tectonics and the Geo-
logic History of the Blue
Mountains and Gold and
Silver in Oregon, will
remain valuable to the
continual interpretation of
the geology of this region.
Howard’s latest book, A
Pictorial History of Gold
Mining in the Blue Moun-
tains of Eastern Oregon,
was published in 2007.
The book is now in its
third printing, and How-
ard’s purpose in writing
the book was to let people
know, in lay terms, about
gold mining in this area.
Howard was devoted to
his family, his community,
as a member of various
community boards and
councils and as a volun-
teer, having received a
number of awards for his
service, and his career.
One highlight of his career
was an expedition to the
Mariana Islands on a U.S.
geological survey ship.
The ship’s mission was to
gather rock samples from
the ocean floor.
Howard loved rocks and
hiking in the hills, swales,
and mountains, eager to
help interpret what he saw
in a vein or an outcropping
of rock. He also enjoyed
golf, hunting, and his fa-
vorite pastime, fishing.
He was preceded in
death by a brother, Wil-
liam, and by his parents.
Howard is survived
by his wife of 64 years,
Colleen Brooks; three
sons, James Brooks, and
his wife, Dot Wilbur-
Brooks, Daniel Brooks,
and Michael Brooks, all of
North Carolina; a daughter,
Cynthia Sharratt, and her
husband Daniel Sharratt
of Union, Oregon; five
granddaughters, Elizabeth
Brooks and Christine
Brooks, of North Carolina,
Emily Sharratt and Chris
Nantz of La Grande, Or-
egon, Katy Schlegel and
husband Scott Schlegel of
Albany, Oregon, Ash-
ley Toutain and husband
Christopher Toutain, of Or-
ange, California; and three
great-grandchildren.
Should friends and family
desire, memorial contri-
butions may be made in
Howards honor to the
Baker Heritage Museum in
care of Gray’s West & Co.,
1500 Dewey Ave., Baker
City, OR 97814.
To light a candle or
share a memory of How-
ard, please visit: www.
grayswestco.com.
Etta Bernice McAlister
Baker City, 1929-2016
Etta Bernice McAlister
(known as Bernice), age
87, passed away early
Thursday, November 10,
2016 at St. Alphonsus
Medical Center in Nampa,
Idaho. Her funeral service
washeld at 2:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, November 15,
2016 at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in Baker City. Inter-
ment will follow at the
North Powder Cemetery
in North Powder, Oregon.
Friends are invited to join
the family for a reception
in the church multipurpose
room after the committal
service.
On January 24, 1929 at
St. Alphonsus in Nampa,
Idaho, Andrew and Erma
(Simpson) Patterson
welcomed Etta Bernice
Patterson into the world.
Bernice attended high
school in North Powder,
Oregon and graduated in
1947. She was a home-
maker, mother, the best
grandmother and great-
grandmother. Bernice
also worked for the Baker
School District for 12
years before retiring in
1974.
Bernice married Frank
Alison McAlister in Alba-
ny, Oregon on August 23,
1974. They were married
for 36 years before Franks
passing on May 21, 2011.
Painting, sewing, cross-
stitch, completing cross-
word puzzles, gardening,
spending time with grand-
children and crafting were
hobbies Bernice enjoyed
and she was a proud mem-
ber of the LDS Church.
Bernice leaves behind
her children and their
spouses; Jeannie, Bob,
Paulette, Deb, Doug,
Conan, Jana and Mike, her
grandchildren; Lee, Joc-
elyn, Amy, Ashley, Jacob,
Cameron, Aly, Brendan
and Kai, and her great
grandchildren; Ty, Case,
Ryder, Oliver, Ezra.
She is preceded in death
by her husband Frank
McAlister and her infant
daughter Jayme.
Should friends and
family desire, memorial
contributions may be made
to the LDS Relief Society
through Gray’s West & Co.
Pioneer Chapel at 1500
Dewey Ave. Baker City,
OR 97814.
To light a candle for Ber-
nice or leave a condolence
for the family, please visit:
www.grayswestco.com.
Darlene Sheehy
Baker City, 1930-2016
Darlene
was born
February
14, 1930 in
Weiser, Idaho
to Lawrence
and Harriet
(Douglas)
Darlene
Bunch. She
Sheehy
died at St.
Alphonsus hospital on
November 6, 2016.
Darlene was raised in
Lime, Oregon and gradu-
ated from Huntington High
School in 1947 at 17 years
old. She and Dick were
married in Baker City on
November 14, 1948. They
honeymooned in Reno,
where Dick got food poi-
soning on the second day.
He was almost kicked out
of the family when Darlene
spotted two bucks and was
about to shoot when Dick
took Darlene’s gun out of
her hands and shot them
himself. She decided to
keep him around anyway.
Darlene worked at Ryder
Brothers, Baker Flower
Shop, Basche-Sage, First
National Bank, and Baker
County. She loved huck-
leberry picking, the East
Eagle Cabin, hunting,
fishing, high school sports,
cooking, big holiday din-
ners, and sorority sister
get-togethers. According
to Darlene, nothing was
better than having all the
family and the “Creek”
people over for dinner at
the cabin with sour dough
biscuits.
Her high school friends
were Jean Smith and Dona
Storie from Huntington.
Dona married Dick’s
brother Bob and Jean
married Darlene’s brother
Duane. Throughout her
life Darlene lived in three
places in Baker City;
Broadway, 9th St., and
College St.
Darlene is survived by
her husband Richard
(Dick) James Sheehy;
daughter Jacquelyn Sue
Sheehy Brandt and son in-
law Charles Arnold Brandt
of Port Angeles, Washing-
ton; grandson Wade Law-
rence Brandt of Seattle,
Washington; granddaugh-
ter Ruth Suzanne Brandt
of Port Angeles, Washing-
ton; granddaughter Kali
Marie Brandt of Corvallis
, Oregon; son Richard
(Dick) James Sheehy
Jr. and daughter in-law
Terri Hawkins Sheehy of
Beaverton, Oregon; grand-
daughters Meagan Christa
Sheehy of Los Angeles,
California and Brooke Erin
Sheehy of Beaverton, Or-
egon; brothers Ray Bunch
and his wife Frances of Sa-
lem, Oregon, Doug Bunch
and his wife Fran of Prairie
City, Oregon and Michael
Bunch and his wife Laura
of Lakewood, Colorado;
sisters in-law, Jean Bunch
of Durkee, Oregon and
Mildred Bunch of Baker
City, Oregon; cousins Lou
Bunch and his wife Geor-
gie of Tigard, Oregon. She
is also survived by numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death
by her brothers Tom Bunch
and Duane Bunch.
We will be holding a cel-
ebration of Darlene’s life
at 1:00 p.m. on November
19, 2016.
Should friends and
family desire, donations
in Darlene’s name can be
made in lieu of flowers
to Bulldog Sports Group
(please specify sport), the
OSU Foundation Thomas
R Bunch Range Manage-
ment Scholarship, or to
the charity of your choice
through Coles Tribute Cen-
ter 1950 Place St., Baker
City, OR 97814.
To light a candle or share
a memory of Darlene,
please visit: www.coles-
tributecenter.com.
Hilda Salma Shold
Yantis Lee
Stayton, 1922-2016
Hilda
Salma Shold
Yantis Lee,
born Decem-
ber 17, 1922,
on the family
homestead
near Rich-
Hilda
land, OR,
Lee
died on
November 9, 2016 in
Stayton, OR. She was the
youngest child of Ben and
Sarah Weber Shold. She
graduated high school in
Richland, graduated from
Eastern Oregon College of
Education, La Grande in
1942, and received a mas-
ter’s in Education at OCE,
Monmouth in 1972.
Hilda taught the elemen-
tary grades in Muddy
Creek, Milton-Freewater
and at Stayton Elementary
from 1962 until her retire-
ment in 1987. She taught
pine-needle basketry
through Chemeketa Com-
munity College and later
the Salem Senior Center,
retiring after 35 years at
age 90.
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