10 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017
Local
Library hosts comic
workshop
BY SAMANTHA
O’CONNER
Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com
December 29, the Baker
County Public Library
hosted a How to Create
Your Own Comic Work-
shop, working mainly with
stick fi gures.
Artist, author and il-
lustrator Nancy Coffelt
presented to those attend-
ing how to work on their
own comic stories in the
one hour workshop.
Coffelt discussed with
those attending how a four
panel comic works and the
process in making a four
panel comic. The panels
she discussed were labeled
set up, action, reaction, and
pay off.
After demonstrating a
few possibilities of what
could be drawn in the four
panels, Coffelt had those
attending draw their own
four panel comics.
She provided drawing
materials for the attendants
as well as different sized
cups for them to trace
around to make circles for
stick fi gure heads and other
aspects of their drawings.
Coffelt is a self-taught
artist who has had a love of
drawing all her life, begin-
ning drawing at a very
young age. Her artworks
are in 2D and 3D and she
works mainly with oil
pastel.
She is the author of sev-
eral children’s novels, such
as “Uh-Oh, Baby!” and
“Catch That Baby!”
Her fi rst book was
released in 1992, titled
“Good Night, Sigmund.”
Coffelt has been doing
workshops through Librar-
ies of Eastern Oregon and
has also conducted Art
and Writing Residencies
in schools over the past 25
years.
She has worked through
academies such as Art-
speak at Crossroads Carn-
egie Art Center, Art Center
East in La Grande, Right
Brain Initiative, Communi-
ty Writers, and other such
programs.
She stays mainly in the
Eastern Oregon Region.
Samantha O’Conner / The Baker County Press
Nancy Coffelt, an artist and illustrator, shows how to make comic stories.
“We moved from
Portland four years ago,”
explained Coffelt. “And
I’ve been in the process of
trying to cut a lot of my
Portland ties.
“I do work in that area
sometimes, but I adore this
part of the state and I like
to focus here. I like the
rural communities.”
of Transportation retiring
after 32 years.
Marion was passionate
about rodeo and spent the
past 50 years volunteering
for the Hells Canyon Jr.
Rodeo.
He especially enjoyed
pulling the rough
stock shoots at both the
Hells Canyon Jr. Rodeo
and Panhandle Rodeo.
August 28, 2013 when
he was the Grand Marshal
for the 92nd annual Baker
County Fair-Halfway and
Panhandle Rodeo, he was
quoted as saying, “ I’ve
always been interested in
rodeo, I tried my hand at
riding rough stock-that
was a fi asco. I’ve prob-
ably been on 100 bucking
horses and been bucked off
99. But I still get a thrill
when I get down around
the chutes.”
He enjoyed hunting, fi sh-
ing, and wood working but
his most favorite hobby
of all was good ol’ conver-
sation and good ol’ BS.
Marion provided ser-
vice to his community by
participating on the Fair
Board, City Council,
Watershed, Halfway Lions
Club, the Halfway Sports-
man Club and helped to
start the Union County Jr.
Rodeo.
Marion loved his family
and friends most of all and
he had nicknames for ev-
erybody, even the animals.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; sisters Mar-
lene, Betty, Melba and
Rose; grandson Terry
Sitkoff Jr.; nephew Travis
Crow.
Marion is survived by his
wife Colleen of 60 years;
children Terry and wife
Noel Sitkoff of Halfway
Oregon, Rick and wife
Renee’ Crow of Prosser,
Washington, Michelle and
husband Norman Letch-
worth of Halfway Oregon;
brothers Dick, Dave and
John Crow; sisters Louise
and Husband Wayne Tyler,
Elaine and husband
Daryl Wolfe and Lorraine
Gunter; 11 Grandchildren,
two foster Grandkids, 14
great grandchildren plus
one in the oven.
For those who would
like to make a donation
in memory of Marion, the
family suggests either the
Lion’s Club or the Hells
Canyon Jr. Rodeo through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home and Cremation Ser-
vices PO Box 543 Half-
way, Oregon 97834.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
— Obituaries —
Teri L. Oliver
Baker City, 1946-2016
On December 30, 2016
we lost our mother Teri L.
Oliver at age 70 to cancer.
She died peacefully at
home with her longtime
companion Pat Crampton
and good friend Linda
Langton by her side.
Teri was a long-time
resident of Baker City hav-
ing moved there in 1970
with her husband at the
time, William Oliver. She
worked for many years at
the Eltrym Theatre and she
retired from Lumberman’s
after 10 years.
She was a wonderful
mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother and
a friend to many, often
putting everyone before
herself.
Teri is survived by her
children Donna Ander-
son, Alan Oliver, Amanda
Oliver and she loved their
spouses very much; Albert
Anderson, Cynthia Oliver
and Blake Hines. Teri has
seven grandchildren; Au-
tumn Miller, Dakota Mill-
er, Kaitlin Oliver, Mason
Stanford, Shawn Hines,
Chloe Hines, and Shelby
Oliver. She also has one
great-granddaughter Ame-
lia Burnaine. Teri was just
beginning to get to know
her grandsons signifi cant
other, Mikaila Forrey and
her son Chipper.
It is with a heavy heart
that we say goodbye to our
mother. Bye for now...
Should friends and
family desire, memorial
contributions may be made
in honor of Teri to St.
Judes Childrens Hospital
through Coles Tribute
Center at 1950 Place St.,
Baker City, OR 97814. To
light a candle for Teri or to
leave a condolence for the
family, please visit: www.
colestributecenter.com.
Wilma May Bishop
Baker City, 1936-2016
Wilma
May Bishop,
80, of Baker
City, Oregon
passed away
early in the
evening of
December
Wilma
19, 2016 at
Bishop
St. Alphon-
sus Medical Center in
Baker City. Services will
be held at a later date, ten-
tatively the end of April.
Arrangements have been
entrusted to Gray’s West &
Co. Pioneer Chapel.
April 28, 1936 was the
blessed day Wilma May
Francis was brought into
this world to Roy R. and
Verna E. Francis. She was
born and raised in Baker,
Oregon and graduated
from Baker High in 1954.
Wilma is preceded in
death by her parents; Roy
and Verna Francis.
She leaves behind her
husband William “Bill”
Bishop of Baker City,
Oregon; brother Dell
Francis of Baker City,
Oregon; daughter Lawanna
L. Wickam of La Grande,
Oregon; daughter Lalonni
L. Haggerty and husband
Kelly of La Grande,
Oregon; daughter Lalessa
L. Wyatt and husband Jim
of Acworth, Georgia and
daughter Laletta L. Benner
and husband Archie of
Pocatello, Idaho.
She is also survived
by 22 grandchildren and
their spouses, 13 great-
grandchildren, many step-
children and their families,
two nieces and their fami-
lies and numerous people
throughout the years she
considered “family.”
A full obituary will be
published at a later date.
Should friends and fam-
ily desire, contributions
may be made in honor of
Wilma to the Parkinson’s
Foundation through Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Cha-
pel at 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR 97814.
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To light a candle for Wilma
or leave a condolence for
the family, please visit:
www.grayswestco.com.
Marion “Mac” Crow
Halfway, 1934-2016
Marion
“Mac” Crow
died at his
home in
Pine Valley,
December
22, 2016. Per
his request,
Mac
Crow
a celebration
of life will be
held during the Crow fam-
ily reunion in May.
Marion Albert was born
May 19, 1934 to parents
Albert and Beulah Crow.
He went to grade school
in Pine Town for eight
years and then attended
Pine Valley Union High,
graduating in 1952.
Marion met Colleen Blair
at the Stockmen’s Bar and
Cafe in Halfway, Oregon.
They were married January
24,1959 and honeymooned
in Baker, Or at a sheep
camp. They lived in Union
and La Grande for a time,
but eventually made their
home in Halfway in 1979.
He worked on both the
Brownlee and Oxbow
Dams. Marion then went to
work for
the Oregon Department
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