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
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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
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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.