2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017
Local
— Community Calendar —
HAINES ELEMENTARY CHILI FEED
The Haines Elementary Chili Feed and raffl e is
Friday, February 3, 2017, from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
This fundraiser is our largest of the school year, and
money raised is used to improve school technology
and other Parent Teacher Community Organiza-
tion programs for the students. Items are donated
by local businesses and community partners. If you
would like to make a donation, please contact Bri
Peppers at 541-519-0716 or email the Haines PTCO
at hainesptco@gmail.com. Tickets are presold by
Haines students and are also available at the door.
Raffl e tickets are $2 each, three tickets for $5.00,
seven tickets for $10.00 and 15 tickets for $20.00.
You do not have to be present to win! Dinner tickets
are $5.00 for adults (11 and up), $3.50 for children
ages 4-10; and free to children under 3. The all-you-
can-eat meal includes: homemade chili, cornbread,
baked potato, salad and lemonade. For questions or
to purchase tickets, please call Haines Elementary
School at 541-524-2400.
PROFESSIONAL WELDING COURSE
February 6 at Baker Technical Institute. $2,500 for
a 12-week course. Call 541.519.2671 or visit www.
bakerti.org for more information.
WAGONS HO! BEGINS
February 16 at the Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center. The popular hand-on exhibit returns! Test
your pioneering 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 fi nd out what
wildlife you might have seen along the way. An in-
teractive 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
Highway 86, Baker City, Oregon, Exit 302 from
Interstate 84.
VALENTINE’S FUNDRAISER
February 18, 6 p.m. Venetian Masquerade Ball to
raise funds for Veterans and their Families in Mal-
heur and surrounding communities and those who
are in need along the I-84 corridor including Baker
County. The proceeds will go to mental health
counseling, family counseling, gas vouchers and
parenting education for Veterans and their families
who do not have insurance or who chose not to go
to the VA. We also have a food pantry to supplement
nutritional needs. Location: National Guard Armory
in Ontario Oregon. See our webpage at www.tfpser-
vices.org.
OLD AUBURN CASINO NIGHT AT
THE HERITAGE MUSEUM
February 25, 2017, 6-10 p.m. “A Night at Old
Auburn” Casino Style Fundraiser to benefi t Baker
Heritage Museum. 2480 Grove Street, Baker City,
OR 97814, corner of Grove & Campbell Street in
Baker City. Call 541-523-9308 for more informa-
tion.
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.
Snow Removal !
40 hp 4x4 tractor
with 5-foot
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Shovel and
ladder also.
541.403.4843
Call for price,
depending how
big & how diffi cult
the job is.
Tony's Tree
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Free evaluations for:
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Tony's Tree Service.
Accepting payment plans and credit cards.
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Owners Tony & Lisa Constantine LCB 6271 • CCB 63504
— News of Record —
JAIL ROSTER
HENDRIKSEN, Carmon
KANALZ, Jacob
LATTYMER, Melissa
ENTERMILLE, Forrest
MADER, Casey
MAY, Michael
BALTZELL, Branden
STEPHENS, Quinten
WENTZ, Oliver
FOLLETT, Kenneth
MARCKESANO, Paul
LARA, Tyler
CALDER, Douglas
LEECH, Teressa
WILLIAMS, Tiffany
IHRIG, Melissa
PERSICKE, Zachary
COUNTS, Michael
HELLER, Paul
HANSON, Coty
TAYLOR, Jason
CUTSHALL, David
MILES, Dock
WHITE, Alden
SPEELMAN, Beth
URLACHER, John
O’DONNELL, Michael
WINSTON, Brandy
WATSON, Nickolas
GAGNON, Roderick
STEELE, Zachary
BAXTER, Benjamin
BROWN, Geoffrey
MCNAIR, Frank
CULBERTSON, Brandon
FURTNEY, Jeffery
GUZMAN, Miguel
LANNING, James
STEELE, Alan
POLICE LOG
Smithhart, Rhiannan E. 1.23. Com-
puter Crime.
Moffi tt-Cobian, Shenese. 1.23. As-
sault IV in the Presence of Minors.
Kanalz, Jacob Paul. 1.23. Fail to
Appear from Clackamas County.
Funderburk,Devon Lee. 1.23. Two
Baker County Justice Court Warrants
for Failure to Perform the Duties of a
Driver.
Gwin, Lucas. 1.22. Cite and
release warrant from Baker County
Circuit Court.
Lattymer, Melissa Jean. 1.22.
Baker County Parole and Probation
Detainer.
Mays, Michael. 1.21. Disorderly
Conduct II.
Entermille, Forrest Lee. 1.21. Pa-
role and Probation Violation.
Colton, Jamie Marie. 1.18. Baker
County Parole and Probation detainer
for Probation Violation.
DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES
Dale Young - A Celebration of
Dale’s Life and Memorial Service will
be held on Saturday April 8, 2017
~ 2:00 at Baker City Church of the
Nazarene. For those who would like
to make a donation in memory of
Dale, the family suggests the North-
east Oregon Compassion Center
through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon
97834. Online condolences maybe
shared at www.tamispinevalleyfuner-
alhome.com.
— Obituaries —
Ardella Willis Freeman
Briggs
Baker City, 1922-2017
Ardella
Willis Free-
man Briggs,
94, died
January 20,
2017 at her
daughter’s
Ardella
home in
Briggs
Baker City.
A Visita-
tion will be held at Flamm
Funeral Home 61 N 1st
E in Rexburg, Idaho on
Saturday, January 28,
2017 from 10 a.m. to
noon (MST). Follow-
ing the visitation we will
process to the Sugar City
Cemetery for a Graveside
Service starting at 1 p.m.
Friends are invited to join
the family for a reception
which will be held at the
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints 4th &
15th Wards - 166 S 1st E in
Rexburg, Idaho.
Ardella was born in Sa-
lem, Idaho on November
11, 1922 to parents Jessie
and George Willis. She
was raised in Salem and
Rexburg, Idaho, graduating
from Sugar-Salem High
School.
Ardella met Bud Free-
man through friends and it
was love at fi rst sight. Bud
wanted to marry right
away, however, Ardella’s
father told her she had to
wait until she was 18 be-
fore he would give permis-
sion. The day after her
18th birthday, November
12, 1940, they were mar-
ried in the Madison County
Courthouse. Together they
were blessed with three
daughters.
After Bud’s death in
1987, she married Don
Briggs. They were married
for 10 years before his
passing.
Ardella’s working career
began as a teenager work-
ing at Bill’s Café. After
she was married, she was
employed for 28 years with
Joy Rexall Drug, Thrift-
way Drug for 3 years and
retired from Porters Book
Store. Throughout this
time she volunteered at the
local courthouse during the
elections.
Ardella enjoyed serving
the VFW Post and was a
lifetime member of the
Auxiliary #3012 and where
she and Bud would spend
countless hours collect-
ing fl ag dues from the
local businesses. She also
adored going to the cabin,
fi shing, boating, and visit-
ing with her family.
Ardella lived in numerous
locations throughout her
life including Salem,
Sugar City, Burton, and
Thornton Idaho, Baker
City, Oregon as well as
California during WWII.
Ardella was an accom-
plished bowler, winning
numerous trophies in her
life.
She was also well known
for her homemade pop-
corn balls at the Madison
County Fair. A treasured
catch phrase she liked to
say was, “Lov ya a bushel
and a peck!”
Memorable dates in
Ardella’s life include the
births of her grandchildren
and attending her grand-
son’s graduation from col-
lege. She cherished watch-
ing her great grandchildren
play sports and all of her
grandchildren grow up.
She was preceded in death
by both of her parents;
husbands Bud Freeman
and Don Briggs; daughters
Jane Diane Ard and Merle
Freeman; great grandchil-
dren Tiffany and Christo-
pher Bates; brothers Evian,
Irvin, Tracy Willis; sisters
Eliza, Eloise and Barbara
Willis; numerous nieces
and nephews.
Ardella is survived by
her daughter Sheila and
Husband Mike Merrill of
Baker City, Oregon; son-
in-law Tom Ard of Boise,
Idaho; 9 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren and 4
great-great grandchildren.
For those who would
like to make a donation
in memory of Ardella, the
family suggests Heart and
Home Hospice 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.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com.
Thomas Lee
Christensen
Haines, 1933-2017
Thomas
Lee Chris-
tensen, 83,
of Haines
passed away
January 15,
2017 at his
Thomas
residence.
A celebra- Christensen
tion of his
life will be planned for a
later date and published,
when the weather is more
accommodating.
Tom was born March 19,
1933 in Baker City to Wil-
liam Oscar and Edna Fay
(Culbertson) Christensen.
He graduated from North
Powder High School and
went on to attend Oregon
State University. He
worked as a dairy farmer
and in the real estate fi eld
for A-1 realty. He also had
a landscaping business for
some time. In 1957, he
married Jessica Dunn in
Baker City. The couple
remained married for 10
years.
Some of Tom’s favorite
hobbies were planting
fl owers and reading. He
also really enjoyed playing
his trumpet and the bongo
drums.
Tom is survived by his
three children; Thomas
Lee Christensen Jr. of
Winchester, Idaho, Lisa
Massey of Tucson, Ari-
zona, and Janet Johnson of
Craigmont, Idaho. He is
also survived by 12 grand-
children and his 99 year
old aunt, Alta Rose Moore
of Union, Oregon.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and a
brother, Paul Christensen.
Memorial contributions
in Tom’s memory may be
made to the Haines Fire-
work Celebration through
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel. To light a candle
for Tom or to offer condo-
lences to his family, please
visit www.grayswest.com.
Marion Rosalie Gately
Baker City, 1933-2017
Marion Rosalie Gately,
83, of Baker City died Jan-
uary 10th, 2017 at Beehive
Homes in Baker City. No
services are planned at this
time. The burial of her urn
will be planned for a later
date in the North Powder
Cemetery.
Marion “Rose” Gately,
the second of four chil-
dren, was born March
20th, 1933 to David S. and
Marian (Yarber) Gately in
Eugene, Oregon. She mar-
ried Leslie Thomas “Tom”
Gately on February 14th,
1959 while he was serving
in the military. She trav-
eled with her husband to
several location throughout
his 20 year enlistment, and
while stationed in Stutt-
gart, Germany, they adopt-
ed their fi rst son, then had
their second son two years
later. Upon retirement,
Rose and Tom along with
their sons, settled down
in North Powder, Oregon
where they would live out
their remaining days. A
fi xture of the community,
Rose was known for work-
ing at the North Powder
Café until she retired.
Rose leaves behind her
sons, David and Daniel,
her youngest brother Da-
vid, six grandchildren and
12 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, her
husband Tom, her older
sister Babe and a brother
Robert.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the charity
of one’s choice through
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel. To light a candle
for Marion or to offer
condolences to her family,
please visit www.gray-
swest.com.
Roger Brian Morin
Baker City, 1950-2016
Roger Brian Morin
passed away at the age of
66 , on Sunday, December
11, 2016 in Baker City
Oregon. Roger was the son
of the late
Peirce and
Helen Fisher
Morin,
having been
born on No-
vember the
Roger
21st, 1950 in
Morin
Baker City,
were he was
raised. When he was six
years of age he moved to
Lakeview, Oregon where
he and his family resided
for ten years. Returning to
Baker City when his father
retired from the BLM .
He attended schools in
Lakeview, South Ogden,
Utah, and Baker City.
He was a member of The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints. Roger
proudly served in the U.S.
Navy from 1970-1974 on
the U.S.S. Midway, mak-
ing two tours to Vietnam.
In August of 1971, he be-
came the proud father, with
the birth of his daughter,
Tonya Sherise Morin, from
his fi rst marriage .
Roger was a gifted pia-
nist, had a great sense of
humor and also had a great
love and respect for nature
and all animals.
He continued his educa-
tion and became a skill-
ful, compassionate nurse,
working at St. Elizabeth
Hospital and while there
he met the love of his life
Robin M. Hull.
They were married on
July 15, 2001. Robin pre-
ceded him death on July
22, 2016.
He was forced into a
early retirement , due to
the physical manifesta-
tions of contact with Agent
Orange, while serving his
country in Vietnam.
Roger is survived by
his daughter Tonya, and
grandson Tyler of Kenai.
Alaska; brother Gerald
Morin of Whittier Califor-
nia; sisters Vivian Haag of
Pleasant View Utah and
Virginia Morin of Ontario,
Oregon, as well as several
nieces, nephews and nu-
merous cousins.
The Morin family would
like to thank his care-
giver James Taylor, and
the loving staff at The
Beehive House of Baker
City. Memorial services
will be held when Spring
arrives to Baker County.
For those who would
like to make a memorial
donation in memory of
Roger, the family sug-
gests to the funeral home
to defray funeral expenses
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
On line condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com
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