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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 Local — News of Record — — Community Calendar — 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. RANGE ALLOTMENT OWNERS MEETING February 25, 2017, 6:30 -8:30 p.m. at the Library. What is the RANGE Allotment Owners Associa- tion? The Range Allotment Owners - National Graz- ing lands Education Association (RAO), is a na- tional level association of livestock producers who are Allotment Owners in the 17 contiguous Western States. The RAO was formed for the purpose of educating, informing, and assisting Allotment Own- ers in protecting their property rights and promoting the interests of livestock organizations, businesses, and communities dependent on the Western live- stock industry. Call 519.5035 for info. GENEALOGY PROGRAM February 25, 2017, Family History and You genealogy program at the LDS Church, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Family History Center, 2625 Hughes Lane, Baker City. All classes given by local experienced genealogists. • Four (4) class periods with twelve (12) classes to choose from and the Family History Center will be open for individual help! • 9:00 a.m. - Gather in the Cultural Hall for class schedules, instructions and keynote address by Bishop Tom Isaacson VETERANS BENEFIT EVENT February 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Anthony Lakes Ski Resort. Free lunch provided, gear and lessons available to veterans. An opportunity to meet and get information on resources all over NE Oregon. Call Rick Gloria at 523.8223 to register or for info. BABE RUTH MEETING Baker Babe Ruth Baseball is holding a parent information meeting on Monday, February 27th, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the Baker City Hall council chambers, 1655 1st Street. Adults interest in board activities, teams, scheduling, etc., please join us. On line registration coming in March. Please call Rochelle at 619-726-9921 or email us at bakerba- beruth@gmail.com, if you have questions. You can get more information on our facebook page. 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. HALFWAY CRAB FEED March 11. 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Halfway Lions Club 235 Lion Street , Halfway, OR 97834. Tickets are $45 each. EASTER EGG HUNT April 15 in the Geiser Pollman Park. Annual Eas- ter Egg Hunt for children age 3 through age 11. Line up at 9:45 Saturday at Geiser-Pollman Park by age group. The police siren will sound promptly at 10 am to indicated beginning of hunt scramble. Filled plastic eggs, toys and candy will be in roped off areas divided by age category. Call 541-519-5653 for information. 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 JAIL ROSTER BLITCH, James DODGE, Derrick PATTON, Jamie LITTLE, Taylor ROBINSON, Justin RISLEY, Joshua DIAL, Joseph ANDERS, Tyler BROWN, Larry KEPNER, Joshua PERSICKE, Zachary PIERCE, Caleb FOERSTERLING, Wade BAKER, Joshua CHARBONNEAU, Crystal HAMMON, Carol LOPEZ, Yesenia TUGMAN, Michael HARTMANN, Chanae KOOS, Henry BRADLEY, Scott EDISON, Marsan FEREBEE, Michael LATTYMER, Melissa ENTERMILLE, Forrest MADER, Casey MAY, Mitchell FOLLETT, Kenneth COUNTS, Michael HELLER, Paul TAYLOR, Jason CUTSHALL, David MILES, Dock SPEELMAN, Beth URLACHER, John O’DONNELL, Michael WATSON, Nickolas GAGNON, Roderick BAXTER, Benjamin BROWN, Geoffrey CULBERTSON, Brandon LANNING, James STEELE, Alan POLICE LOG Blitch, James Roberts. 2.21. Baker County Parole and Probation Detainer. Dodge, Derrick Lamont. 2.21. As- sault 4, Criminal Mischief and UUMV. Dougharity, Catherine Marie. 2.21. Baker County Justice Court Warrant for Theft 3. Little, Taylor Scott. 2.20. Baker County Justice Court for Contempt of Court. Leblanc,Jesse Pierre. 2.19. Baker County Circuit Court Cite and Re- lease Warrant and two Out of County Warrants. Zerbel, Jason Thomas. 2.19. Baker County Justice Court Cite and Re- lease Warrant for Theft II. Robinson, Justin Marshall. 2.18. Baker County Parole and Probation Detainer, Escape II, Resisting Arrest and Assault IV. Scott, Logan Tod. 2.17. DUII. Dial, Joseph William. 2.16. Lake County Probation Violation. Moffett-Cobian, Shenese Danielle. 2.15. Violation of Restraining Order. DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES Robert Lee Armstrong Jr., 96, a long time Baker City resident passed away Thursday February 16, 2017 at Settler’s Park Assisted Living Com- munity in Baker City. A visitation will be held at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel on Friday February 24, 2017 from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Saturday February 25, 2017 at 12:00 noon at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church located at 2177 First St. in Baker City, Oregon with Reverend Aletha Bonebrake offi ciating. Interment with military honors will take place at Mt. Hope Cemetery following the funeral service. Friends may join the family for a reception at the VFW in Baker City after the interment. To light a candle for Robert or leave a con- dolence for the family, please visit: www.grayswestco.com. Gwendolyn J. Ellison, 94, of Baker City passed away Thursday, Febru- ary 16, 2017 at St. Alphonsus Medi- cal Center in Baker City. Arrange- ments have been entrusted to Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To light a candle in memory of Gwen or to leave condolences for her family, please visit www.grayswestco.com. — Obituaries — Dawn Sieckman Baker City, 1970-2017 Dawn Sieckman, 46 years old Dawn of Baker Sieckman City, died February 18, 2017 holding her mother’s hand, surrounded by her family. Dawn was raised her whole life in Baker city. She received her educa- tion in Baker and graduat- ed in 1990 from the Baker High School. In 2005 she married David Bonner. Dawn loved being around people, she loved to talk and especially to laugh. Dawn is survived by her husband David Bonner; parents Don and Rose Sieckman and sister Mi- chele Bootsma. Those who would like to make a donation in memory of Dawn may do so to help defray funeral expenses through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home and Cremation Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97814. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com. Firemen raise over $2K for Special Olympics CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Recently however, Durfee suffered an injury. “Our Skier Mandi Durfee, was fi tted for an ACL brace for a tear and will not be competing in the State Games so that she will be ready for Worlds in Austria,” Tweit explained. Adding to the excite- ment, ESPN will be cover- ing the Special Olympic World Winter Games marking the networks fi rst-ever complete, live coverage. In addition to the $2,090 that was raised by Firemen Serving It Up Hot, Barley Brown’s donated an ad- ditional $600 and although he was not able to par- ticipate, Baker City Fire Chief Tom Wills made a personal donation as well. Wills was on hand for the beginning of the event and said, “This is such a good thing.” The Baker County Special Olympics chapter also holds the Tip A Cop fundraiser usually in the Spring. Serve It Up Hot is normally held in the fall; however, with leadership changes occurring in the department with the depar- ture of Chief Mark John and the hiring of Chief Tom Wills, postponing the event was necessary. The Baker City Police Department and the Baker City Fire Department have a friendly rivalry to see who can raise the most money during their respected event. “We appreciate them so much!” said Tweit. Donations are still need- ed for ongoing support of the Special Olympics, which provide year-round opportunities for com- munity members with dis- abilities such as aquatics and track and fi eld. Donations can be ac- cepted online however, mailing a donation to Spe- cial Olympics Chapter 511 P.O. Box 508 Baker City, OR 97814 is the best way to ensure your dollars are allocated locally. Please contact Stephanie Tweit at 541.519.4055 with any questions. Watch for information about the Tip A Cop fun- draiser. 5J gets check for ‘Promise of Oregon’ scholarship CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 According to his pre- sentation, the objectives for the FMP are to develop an assessment of the exist- ing building conditions and perform a review of instructional support spaces relative to industry standards. The process for the FMP includes four days on site with staff, visual inspection of all facilities, evaluated and identifi ed facilities and conditions, and prepared building condition evaluation form and high level estimates for renovation/repair for replacement. Witty also explained the Long Range Facilities Planning. According to Witty, the LRFP activities include one to two meetings per month and goals set for each meeting, review of the November 2016 FMP, review and oversight LRFP grant requirements, various meetings with staff, students, communi- ty, and local government, Baker School District building tours, site visits at other school districts, and work must be completed in one year. “The Long Range Facil- ity Planning Committee is not a decision making body,” explained Witty. “The board is the decision making body but we’re really wanting to engage this group at a very intense level so they can really come back with the best decision possible. That’s the hope and desire. And there will be other opportunities for commu- nity engagement as we go through this process.” Assistant Superinten- dent Betty Palmer dis- cussed the next generation of science classes and that the science teams continue to meet and hold discus- sions on how the classes will translate into class- rooms. She also discussed how health and PE standards will be changed as well. Palmer also discussed writing assessments for students in grades one through 10, and in the middle of the year, they as- sess kindergarten through second grade. In spring, grades three through 10 will also have another assessment. For the fi rst time this year, grades seven through 10 will write their samples on key-boards and will submit their rough draft and fi nal draft. Palmer discussed that 20 staff members will have Mental Health First Aid that is put on to help people who are not coun- selors have better ideas to take fi rst steps to help students. The board approved the directors and bylaws for the Baker Valley Founda- tion. The board members are; Kim Mosier the at-large representative, Stephani Rassmussen the at-large representative, Melissa Irvine the school board representative, Angela Willison the K-6 teacher representative, Megan Alameda the 7-12 teacher representative, and Mark Witty the superin- tendent or designee. The board members discussed buying property on Hughes Lane by the Baker Sports Complex for educational purposes. They are also selling the Ostwald site program property they have been working on for around 40 years. They will also be pur- chasing the Odd Fellows property.
