2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2016
Local
— Community Calendar —
NEW YEARS DAY
January 1, 2017. Happy New Year!
FREE DAY AT THE
INTERPRETIVE CENTER
January 15, 2017, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 22267 High-
way 86, Baker City, Oregon, Exit 302 from Interstate
84.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL
AWARDS BANQUET
January 21, 2017, 5-9 p.m. The Annual Awards
Banquet is the premier event of the year for the Bak-
er County Chamber of Commerce and its members.
Every year highlights a new theme with enjoyable
ways attendees can interact, network and relax. The
evening will consist of an entertaining fund rais-
ing activity, a delectable dinner and an outstanding
awards ceremony. We have shaken things up a bit
this year and have no doubt you’ll be pleased with
the results. Please join us as we celebrate the accom-
plishments of our business and community leaders
and pay tribute to the outstanding citizens who have
made a difference in Baker County. Awards: Woman
of the Year, Man of the Year, Legacy Woman of the
Year, Legacy Man of the Year, Service Organization
of the Year, Excellence in Agriculture, Business of
the Year.
WAGONS HO! BEGINS
February 16 at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.
The popular hand-on exhibit returns! Test your pio-
neering skills by packing a full-scale replica wagon
and see what you look like in a pioneer’s clothes.
Spin the Wagon Wheel of Fortune and test your luck
as you travel along the Oregon Trail. Compose some
pioneer Poetry or find out what wildlife you might
have seen along the way. An interactive experience
for visitors of all ages. Exhibit last though June 14.
FREE DAY AT THE
INTERPRETIVE CENTER
February 18, 2017, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 22267 High-
way 86, Baker City, Oregon, Exit 302 from Interstate
84.
OLD AUBURN CASINO NIGHT AT
THE HERITAGE MUSEUM
February 25, 2017, 6-10 p.m. “A Night at Old
Auburn” Casino Style Fundraiser to benefit Baker
Heritage Museum. 2480 Grove Street, Baker City,
OR 97814, corner of Grove & Campbell Street in
Baker City. Call 541-523-9308 for more information.
OSAA STATE BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
March 1-4. State 1A Basketball Tournament. Top 8
Boys and top 8 Girls basketball teams in the State of
Oregon. These are the small schools.
— News of Record —
JAIL ROSTER
COONEY, Holly
PALMER SR., Joseph
PATTON, Jamie
CHARBONNEAU, Crystal
TAYLOR, Jason
CUTSHALL, David
KRAFT, Dale
STREET, Kenneth
MILES, Dock
STEELE, Tiffany
WHITE, Alden
SPEELMAN, Beth
EDISON, Marsan
URLACHER, John
GROVE, James
O’DONNELL, Michael
WINSTON, Brandy
CARPENTER, Anna
WATSON, Nickolas
GAGNON, Roderick
BRESHEARS, Brent
WAGONER, Christopher
STEELE, Zachary
WONG, David
BAXTER, Benjamin
BROWN, Geoffrey
MCNAIR, Frank
CULBERTSON, Brandon
FURTNEY, Jeffery
GUZMAN, Miguel
LANNING, James
STEELE, Alan
MULDER, Antoine
POLICE LOG
Palmer SR. Joseph William. 12.27.
Out of County Warrant.
Taylor, Jason Charles. 12.26.
Assault IV, Strangulation, Felon in
Possession of a Weapon and Unau-
thorized Use of Motor Vehicle.
Charbonneau, Crystal Lee. 12.26.
Warrant Arrest.
Cutshall, David Samual. 12.25.
Violation of Release Agreement.
Kraft, Dale Wade. 12.23. Grant
County Warrant.
Miles, Dock Deomus. 12.21. Bur-
glary II.
Marion Crow, 82, longtime Halfway
resident, died at his home on Thurs-
day, December 22, 2016. A Celebra-
tion of his life will be held this next
year at the annual “Crow” reunion.
Arrangements are under the direc-
tion of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. On line
condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Billie J. Patton, 71, of Baker City
died Sunday, December 25th, 2016
at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in
Baker City. To offer condolences to
her family or light a candle in her
memory, please visit www.grayswest-
co.com.
George McLaughlin, 93, of Baker
City, Oregon passed away at his
residence on December 23, 2016.
Arrangements have been entrusted
to Coles Tribute Center. To light a
candle for George or leave a con-
dolence for the family, please visit:
www.colestributecenter.com.
DEATH / FUNERAL NOTICES
Community Bank raises $24K
The annual Charity
Drive was conducted in
Community Bank’s full-
service branch locations
during November, through
December 20th. The
program is an effort to col-
lect donations in branches
to benefit charities in that
same area.
The bank matches
donations at $0.50 on each
dollar, with a max match
amount of $500 per branch
location. This season a
grand total of $24,440
in donations and bank
matches were dispersed
to charities in Northeast
Oregon and Southeast
Washington.
Following are the
amounts the charity orga-
nizations received before
Christmas as a result of the
Charity Drive. Amounts
are rounded to the nearest
dollar and include funds
raised in the branch and
the Community Bank
match:
Community Connection
Food Bank (Enterprise &
Joseph branches): $7,828;
Milton-Freewater City
Light and Power En-
ergy Assistance Program
through the Salvation
Army (Milton-Freewater
branch): $3,518; Wallowa
Food Bank (Wallowa
branch): $3,271; Neigh-
borhood Center Food Bank
(Heppner branch): $1,646;
Baker City Food Banks
(Baker City branch):
$1,536 (divided between
St. Francis De Sales,
Church of the Nazarene,
and Baker City Christian
Church food banks) ;
CASA of Umatilla Mor-
row (Hermiston branch):
$1,520; Elgin Food Bank
(Elgin branch): $1,346;
Children’s Museum of
Eastern Oregon (Pend-
leton branch): $1,203;
Helping Hands Rescue
(Clarkston branch event):
$1,060; Union County
Friday Backpack Program
(La Grande downtown &
Valley branches): $856;
Project Playground, Fort
Walla Walla Park (Col-
lege Place & Walla Walla
branches): $656.
Submitted Photo.
Church of the Nazarene: Cliff Coles, Director of the
Compassion Center and Donna Brouer, Office Man-
ager, with Carly Annable, teller in Baker City.
Over the past seven years
the Community Bank
Charity Drive has provided
over $143,000 to charities
in the region. Community
Bank would like to thank
all the people and clubs
that donated to the fund
raising efforts. “These
charitable organizations
do such wonderful things
for our communities, it is a
pleasure to round up some
extra assistance for them
during the holiday season,”
says Tom Moran, Commu-
nity Bank President/CEO.
“We’re continually blown
away with the generos-
ity of our customers and
communities, it’s truly
amazing. Thank you to
everyone who contributed
this year.”