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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016 Local — News of Record — — Community Calendar — HISTORIC HOMES TOUR Saturday, December 10, 1-5 p.m. Included in this year’s tour are several homes, and other historically signifi cant or architecturally impor- tant buildings. The emphasis of the tour is on the fancy parlor where historically families always displayed their most extravagant holiday decora- tions 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. HELLS CANYON STEELHEAD DERBY Saturday, December 10, 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., hosted by the Elkhorn Archers of Baker City. Fishing area is from below the Hells Canyon Dam and the fi shing area is unlimited. Contact Informa- tion: 541-403-1352 Fees/Admission: Boat fi shing entry fee is $100 per boat with a max of 4 fi sher- man. Bank fi shing class entry fee is $15 per person. Valid fi shing licenses and tags from either Oregon or Idaho, depending on where you will be fi shing is required. SUMPTER CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Saturday, December 10 and Sunday Decem- ber 11, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Sumpter Municipal Museum. Contact Information: Nancy Myers @ 541-894-2264 or njmyers@oregontrail.net. Vendors: $15/table for the event Shoppers: Free! Hand crafts, holiday items, baked goods. HUNTINGTON CHRISTMAS PARADE Saturday, December 10, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Small town Christmas charm at it’s best during this an- nual lighted Christmas Parade down Main Street in Huntington followed by community tree light- ing and Christmas carols at the Lions Park. Call 541-869-2529 for more information. SUMPTER CHRISTMAS PARADE AND CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING Saturday, December 10, approximately 5 p.m. following the arrival of the narrow-gauge railroad’s Christmas Lights Train. Color Guard, Lighted Floats & Fire Trucks make up Sumpter’s lighted Twilight Parade. The parade will pass through downtown Sumpter and wind back to the parking area of the Depot Inn where this year’s Grand Marshals will light the community’s Christmas tree for the holiday season. For more information, contact John Young at 541-894- 2377. EAGLE VALLEY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT MEETING The Eagle Valley Soil and Water Conservation District will be having their monthly meeting on December 19th at 12 noon in Halfway, OR. Please call the offi ce for more details. The public is welcome, and meals will be available for those who RSVP for the meeting. Please contact Tara at (541) 523-7121 x 100 for a copy of the meeting agenda. The meeting location is accessible to per- sons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommoda- tions for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting. BAKER VALLEY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT MEETING The Baker Valley Soil and Water Conservation District will be having their monthly meeting on December 15th at 12 p.m. at the USDA Service Center at 3990 Midway Drive in Baker City. The public is welcome, and meals will be available for those who RSVP for the meeting. Please contact Tara at (541) 523-7121 x 100 for a copy of the meeting agenda. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabili- ties should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting. JAIL ROSTER BECK, Nicky BRINEY, Justin DUFFY, Jeremy THE BOY, Lacey CALDER, Douglas COUNTS, Michael MYERS-GABIOLA, Michael URLACHER, John BRITTON, Cheryl GROVE, James WINSTON, Brandy O’DONNELL, Michael CARPENTER, Anna WATSON, Nickolas WHITE, Alden BRASWELL, Edward GAGNON, Roderick SICKLER, Bobby BRESHEARS, Brent FLORES, Robert DOYLE, James WOLFE, Alan ODEA, Robert WAGONER, Christopher DIAL, Joseph ELKSHOULDER, Ida STEELE, Zachary SYPHERD, Crystol WONG, David BAXTER, Benjamin BROWN, Geoffrey MCNAIR, Frank CULBERTSON, Brandon FURTNEY, Jeffery GUZMAN, Miguel LANNING, James STEELE, Alan MULDER, Antoine Detainer for Post-Prison violation. Britton, Cheryl Marie. 12.1. Con- tempt of Court. Cornett, Jeremy Russell. 12.1. Bur- glary II, Reckless Burning, Criminal Mischief, PCS Meth. Urlacher, John Scott. 12.1. Baker County Parole and Probation De- tainer. Pogue, Stephanie Marie. 12.1. Union County Warrant. Winston, Brandi Lee-ann. 11.30 Parole and Probation Detainer for Probation Violation. POLICE LOG DEATH / FUNERAL NOTICES Duffy, Jeremy David . 12.6. Circuit Court Warrant. Briney, Justin. 12.6. Criminal Tres- pass. Baltzell, Sydne Preston Lee. 12.5. Probation Violation. Counts JR, Michael Daryll. 12.3. Baker County Parole and Probation Detainer. Myers-Gabiola, Michael. 12.2. Baker County Parole and Probation Glen L. Honsvick, age 60, of Medi- cal Springs passed away late Tues- day evening, December 6, 2016. Ar- rangements are being made through Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel. To light a candle for Glen and offer condolences to his family please visit www.grayswest.com. — Obituaries — Peggy Morrill Howe Baker City, 1945-2016 Peggy Morrill Howe, 70, died at St. Aphonsus Medical Center, in the early morn- Peggy Howe ing hours of November 22, 2016. A remembrance/me- morial service will be scheduled and announced at a later date. Peggy was born, the eldest of three children, in Santa Barbara, California to her father, Ed Morrill and her mother Kathryn Ward Morrill on December 29, 1945. A graduate of Santa Bar- bara High School, Peggy spent her young adult life as a beautician/hairdresser and spent some time in the San Francisco Bay Area with her friends and acquaintances involved in the theater arts. Peggy met her husband, Frank Lee (Dick) Howe in Santa Barbara in 1970 and they subsequently moved to Sumpter, Oregon in 1978. They married on November 17, 1983 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. During their time together they shared many memory making journeys to Mex- ico, Hawaii and travels to National Parks, California and other points of interest in the US. During Peggy’s resi- dence in Sumpter, she opened a Day Care/Pre- school, which she ran for several years. Peggy and Frank moved to Unity, Oregon when Frank got the position of Watermaster. Peggy continued with her day care business during that time. They returned to Sumpter then later moved to Baker City, in 2002, where she continued working in Day Care and Pre School for children with her good friend April Whitebread. Peggy is remembered for having a big and lov- ing heart and showing her love, affection and caring for her Day Care and Preschool children, family, and friends; especially to her long-time friends April Whitebread and family and Maggie Reilly and fam- ily. The family expressed special thanks to April and Maggie and their families for the love and support they have given to Peggy over the years. Peggy was always available to lend a helping hand and support to her friends and fam- ily members, and many youngsters have been blessed to have been taught and guided by Peggy. She was known for her ready smile, the sparkle in her eyes with a little sarcasm sprinkled in, and her love for entertaining. She was preceded in death by her father, Ed Morrill, her mother, Kath- ryn Ward Morrill and her niece Tammy Blewett. Survivors include her husband Frank, the love of her life; her sister, Donna Blewett and nephew Rusty Blewett of Chico, California: her brother Ed Morrill and his wife Te- resa, their children Jason, Nicole and Katie and three grandchildren of Alaska; step-children Sherry Jurd of Sumpter, Or; Richard Howe of Haines, Or; and Larry Howe of Baker City, Or. She leaves behind many beloved in-laws, nieces and nephews and step-grandchildren. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital through Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel at 1500 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, Or. 97814. To light a candle in mem- ory of Peggy, please visit: www.grayswestco.com. OTEC honors Buehler with award • GENERAL MANGER WERNER BUEHLER SET TO RETIRE IN EARLY 2017 Earlier last week, the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association (ORECA) held its 74th annual meeting at the Grand Hotel in Salem, focusing on issues such as crime and politics in rural Oregon, emerging cooperative technology, the future of energy sup- ply and governance and provided a preview of the 2017 Oregon Legislature. The meeting featured a large panel of speakers including Elliot Mainzer, Administrator and CEO at Bonneville Power Ad- ministration who spoke on working to make BPA more competitive in the open market and the upcoming I-5 corridor im- provement decision slated for early 2017. Henry Lorenzen, Chair- man of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council discussed life on the power council and cooperative leaders were treated to special luncheon speaker, former competi- tive swimmer and nine- time Olympic champion, Mark Spitz, who shared his experiences in compe- tition, success and winning seven gold medals during the 1972 Summer Olym- pics in Munich. Attendees also heard a panel discuss the future of the electrical utility Tony's Tree Service Free evaluations for: • Proper Trimming • Safety • Removal •Disease Control • Insect Control • Tree Replacement • Stump Grinding Licensed | Insured | 48 years experience. Tony's Tree Service. Accepting payment plans and credit cards. Nearly fi ve decades of experience. 600 Elm Street, Baker City. 541.523.3708 Owners Tony & Lisa Constantine LCB 6271 • CCB 63504 Photo courtesy of OTEC Werner and Nancy Buehler. industry that included Beth Looney, the CEO of Pacifi c Northwest Generating Cooperative in Portland, Jeff Bisson- nette, Executive Director of Oregon Solar Industries Organization and Brendan McCarthy, Government Affairs Analyst at Portland General Electric. The day culminated with Oregon Trail Elec- tric Cooperative’s Ex- ecutive Vice President and General Manager Werner Buehler receiving ORECA’s highest honor: the Distinguished Service Award. “This is an honor we bestow on the elite of the elite and Werner is indeed one of the groundbreak- ers of our industry,” said ORECA Executive Direc- tor Ted Case. He added, “Werner is just a tremendous person with a great heart and with over four decades in the business I have called on his expertise many times over the years. He’s got so much knowledge in his head and I know I’ve just got to extract every little bit that I can before he retires.” Speaking to a standing ovation, Buehler thanked his wife, Nancy, the OTEC Board of Directors and his colleagues for the honor and refl ected on his career saying, “Forty-six years is a long time and nobody who makes this journey does it by themselves. I feel so honored and appre- ciative of all of those who have taught me, supported me and brought me to this point.” “This is a tough one for me,” said Case. “I will miss him starting on day one. It is defi nitely the end of an era.” Buehler is set to retire in early 2017.