2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017
Local
— News of Record —
— Community Calendar —
KEATING SWCD MEETING
The Keating Soil and Water Conservation District
will be having their monthly meeting on March
28th, 2017 at 12 noon at the USDA Service Center;
3990 Midway Drive in Baker City, OR. The public
is welcome, and meals will be available for those
who RSVP for the meeting. Please contact Tara
at (541) 523-7121 x 100 for a copy of the meeting
agenda.
AAUW EVENT
AAUW Women’s Celebration Event, April 6,
2017, 6-8 p.m. 2810 Cedar Street, Baker City, OR
97814 at Community Connections. Call Wanda
Raffety 541-523-2551 for information.
LINEMAN FILM TO SHOW AT LIBRARY
In honor of National Lineman Appreciation Day,
a newly released fi lm on DVD starring John Travol-
ta as an electrical lineman will be shown at Baker
County Public Library on Friday, April 7 2017 at
6:00 p.m. Linemen are the brave men and women
who protect public safety by constructing and main-
taining electric power transmission and distribution
facilities. Utility line work is in the top 10 of the
most dangerous jobs in America. With successive
wildfi res and extreme winter weather of recent
seasons, our local linemen have had extraordinary
situations to deal with. Help show your gratitude
for the risky work they do to keep our power sup-
plied by attending this event. Admission is free and
complimentary refreshments will be provided.
Note, this fi lm has been Rated R by the MPAA.
SPRING BAZAAR
The seniors at Community Connection will have
their 22nd Annual Spring Bazaar on Saturday,
April 8th, 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Community Con-
nection, 2810 Cedar Street, Baker City. Vendor
tables are now available to rent, for displaying their
handcraft, gift, food, and collectible items. Accord-
ing to Mary Jo Carpenter, chairman of the Bazaar,
there will be a luncheon served from noon to 1:00
p.m., for a minimal charge. The proceeds from the
bazaar will go to the senior nutrition program, and
is a part of the regular fundraising activities of the
Baker Seniors, who raise an average of $8,000 per
year to support senior programs. For more informa-
tion or to rent a table, contact Community Connec-
tion at 523-6591.
EASTER EGG HUNT
April 15 in the Geiser Pollman Park. Annual
Easter 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 a.m. to indicate 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.
JAIL ROSTER
DOUGHERTY, Dustine
GILBERT, Joseph
KOONTZ, Kyle
BRESHEARS, Brent
SMITH, Brendon
MUNOZ, Roland
NOBLE, Cecil
BLOOD, Daniel
MINNER, James
REEDY, James
SIMONIS, Dyllan
STEELE, Tiffany
PATTON, Jamie
WHITNEY, Steven
ROMINE, Jonathon
MCNAIR, Frank
DARNELL, Jason
MCMURDO, David
NEUMILLER, Michael
HANEY JR, Larry
ADAMS, Alexander
HILBUN-TEXLEY, Andrew
DODGE, Derrick
ROBINSON, Justin
ANDERS, Tyler
KEPNER, Joshua
PERSICKE, Zachary
FOERSTERLING, Wade
BAKER, Joshua
CHARBONNEAU, Crystal
LOPEZ, Yesenia
TUGMAN, Michael
HARTMANN, Chanae
BRADLEY, Scott
EDISON, Marsan
LATTYMER, Melissa
MILES, Dock
SPEELMAN, Beth
URLACHER, John
O’DONNELL, Michael
BAXTER, Benjamin
BROWN, Geoffrey
LANNING, James
STEELE, Alan
POLICE LOG
Griffi n, Chantelle J. 3.11. Baker
County Justice Court cite and release
warrant for Fail to Pay Fines.
Smith, Brendon Michael. 3.11.
Parole and Probation.
May, Andrew Joseph. 3.11. Circuit
Court Arrest.
Breshears, Brent Alexander. 3.11.
Probation Violation.
Nicholson, Bruce Alan. 3.11. DUII.
Wicklander, Gordon L. 3.11. DUII.
Noble, Cecil Ray. 3.10. Two counts
of Sex Abuse I and two counts of
Harassment.
Edison, Cynthia Marie. 3.10. Pos-
session of Controlled Substance.
Munoz, Roland Adam. 3.10. Warrant
Arrest.
Blood, Daniel Jason. 3.9. Baker
County Parole and Probation De-
tainer.
Minner, James Orion. 3.9. Burglary.
Simonis, Dyllan Jacoby. 3.9. Post
prison violation.
Collins, Joshua Cain. 3.9. Assault
IV Domestic.
Pogue, K-leigh Rhuhamma. 3.9.
Contempt of Court.
— Obituaries —
Julie Elizabeth
Hardesty
Richland,
1976-2017
Julie
Elizabeth
Hardesty
was born
October
Julie
18, 1976 at
Hardesty
Banso Bap-
tist Hospital
located in the grasslands
of Cameroon, West Africa
where her parents were
missionaries.
She fl ew up to Heaven
March 11, 2017 from her
home in Richland, Oregon
due to a massive heart
attack.
Julie graduated early
from Sandy High School
in 1994 and married her
sweetheart Larry Hardesty
Jr. on February 12, 1994.
She loved the Disney
movie Beauty and the
Beast and used it as a
theme for her wedding.
They were married 19
years when suddenly
their world changed.
They welcomed Gracie
Anne Elizabeth into their
lives on May 23, 2014, a
miracle baby for sure! Julie
loved her husband Lars so
very much and Gracie was
her greatest blessing. She
loved everything about
caring for Gracie and she
dressed her like a princess.
As a toddler, Julie
roamed the village of
Buea, Cameroon with
her nanny, playing with
the village children and
speaking Pidgin English.
Her love of cats began in
Africa. If there ever was a
cat whisperer, it would be
Julie. She loved them with
a passion.
Julie toured Europe and
Canada with her parents as
a child, and lived in several
places including Chicago,
Illinois as well as Boring
and Gresham, Oregon.
Julie worked for First
American Title for several
years before becoming a
full time wife and mother.
Over the years Julie
enjoyed camping on Mt.
Hood, making jewelry, and
she was the best cook. She
also loved spending hours
on her porch admiring her
view into the Idaho moun-
tains thinking about the
glory of the God in whom
she deeply trusted.
She will be greatly
missed by all who knew
her. She loved her brothers
and sisters with a deep and
abiding love.
Her pet name for her
mama was Moosie. It
became a much loved
vanity license plate on her
mother’s car.
She will also be greatly
missed by her beloved hus-
band Larry Hardesty Jr, her
beautiful daughter Gracie,
her father Larry Scheffl er
(wife Diana), her mother
Bonnie Bunyard (hus-
band Gene), her brothers
Joel Scheffl er and Joshua
Bunyard, her sister Jaimee
Scheffl er, her step-sisters
Cassandra Carico and
Jennifer Griggs (husband
Robert), her father-in-law
Larry Hardesty Sr., sister-
in-laws Wendy Hardesty,
Tracie Flynn (husband
Bill), and Cherie Nunes
(partner Mike), as well as
many wonderful aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews
and cousins. She will be
dearly missed by her best
friend, Amy Neal. Julie is
preceded in death by her
grandmother Elsie Schef-
fl er, her grandfather Ervin
Scheffl er, her grandmother
Esther Phillips, her grand-
father Charles Phillips, and
her beloved mother-in-law
Wanda Hardesty.
Services will be held
on Saturday March 18,
2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the
Eagle Valley Grange Hall
(the ol’ Richland Elemen-
tary School) located at the
corner of Moody Road and
Main Street in Richland,
Oregon. Interment will be
at Eagle Valley Cemetery.
Friends are invited to join
the family for a potluck
reception to be held im-
mediately following the
interment at the Eagle Val-
ley Grange Hall.
Those who would like to
make a memorial donation
in memory of Julie may
do so to help defray the
funeral expenses through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home PO Box 543 Half-
way, Oregon 97834. On
line condolences may be
shared at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com.
SHRINERS KIDS RODEO
April 15 at 2600 East St, Baker City, OR 97814
Baker County Fairgrounds Show Barn. 10:15 -
11:00 a.m. And we’re off to the rodeo! Lots of fun
at the Baker County Shriner’s Kids Rodeo this
afternoon, Stick horse races, Roping, mutton bustin’
and a great time hanging out with lots of aspiring
cowboys and cowgirls. For more information call
541-523-3506 or email Shasta1952@msn.com.
FREE DAY AT THE OREGON TRAIL
INTERPRETIVE CENTER
April 19, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 22267 Highway
86, Baker City, Oregon, Exit 302 from Interstate 84.
541-523-1843 for more information or go online to
http://trailtenders.org/home.
FOREST ACCESS FOR ALL BANQUET
May 20, Social Hour at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m.
at the Sunridge Inn, Baker City, Oregon. Tickets are
now available by calling Tork and Wanda Ballard
at 541 523 4209 or Bobbie Danser at 541.403.1770.
Tickets are $30 a piece choice of Prime Rib or
Halibut. Door prizes, raffl e items and auction items.
Come help support open access to multiple use of
public lands.
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City Council
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This year the Council is
attacking the challenge of
lowering tobacco use in
our County, which is as
Dudley said is, “Extremely
high.”
The Council expects a
grant of $40,000 this year
which will also be used
to expand the adolescent
wellness visits, including
some dental services.
Other uses for the grant
money will include train-
ing and workshops for
members of the Council
as they strive to continue
to understand the needs
of our community and
provide needed, expanded
access to relevant services.
Ratifi cation of Baker
City Police Association
Labor Contract
The current labor
contract with Baker City
Police expired on Decem-
ber 31, 2016.
After some negotiation
a new contract was agreed
upon.
City Manager Fred
Warner advised Council
that the agreement, “Was
ratifi ed earlier in the day
by the City Police. Now it
needs to be accepted and
ratifi ed by Council.”
Warner spoke of the key
points of the contract and
told Council, “No signifi -
cant changes were made.”
Highlights of the contract
included:
• The contract will be
in effect from January
1, 2017 through June 30,
2020.
This is a three and a
half year contract that will
upon its ending bring the
new contract timing in line
with the end of the City’s
fi scal year aligning with
the budget.
• Employees will con-
tinue with the same insur-
ance package.
• The City will continue
to fully fund employee
Health Savings Accounts.
• Retroactive to January
1, 2017 the wage scale will
increase 1%.
• Effective July 1
2017,2018 and 2019 the
wage scale will increase
1.5%.
• Salary step increases
are based on satisfac-
tory yearly performance
reviews.
• Employee call back and
Court appearance over-
time pay increased from
two to three hours.
Warner also indicated
that there were some
minor language changes in
the new contract as well.
He also stated that
public safety offi cers are
subject to binding arbitra-
tion and they do not have
the ability to strike.
McQuisten asked
Warner if HSA’s for City
Police and Fire were rela-
tively the same.
Warner acknowledged
they were.
Councilor Nilsson
moved the ratify and ap-
prove the contract with a
second heard by Councilor
Joseph.
Downing asked if there
was any discussion before
they voted.
With no discussion heard
Downing said, “Before
we vote, I would just like
to thank them for all the
long hours they work,
getting called in, covering
for each other so they can
attend family things. They
work hard and are good at
what they do.”
He then called for a vote,
which was unanimous.
City Manager/Director
Comments
Warner advised Coun-
cil that budget was in the
works for the 911 center.
He spoke of a shortfall
in the 911 budget and indi-
cated that there were some
creative ideas that were
being explored to make
that budget a number the
City could live with.
He also spoke of an
event being hosted by the
League of Oregon Cities
and encouraged Council-
ors interested in attending
get with him as soon as
possible so attendance de-
tails could be worked out.
Councilor Abell and
Downing both stated they
attended in previous years
and gained incredible
information urging fellow
Councilors to take advan-
tage of the event.
Council Comments
Downing spoke of the
recent Scott’s Stair Climb
he and a couple of Baker
City Firefi ghters attended
in Seattle over the last
weekend.
Scott’s Stair Climb is an
annual event that raises
money for Leukemia and
Lymphoma research.
The annual fundraiser
takes place in Seattle at the
Columbia Center where in
full turnout gear partici-
pants climb 69 fl oors—788
feet.
That’s is 1,356 steps.
“They let you ride the
elevator down,” said
Downing.
This year the event drew
participants from eight
countries, 27 States and
300 Fire Departments for a
total of 1,790 climbers.
The fastest time this
year was 10 minutes and
58 seconds.
Ages of participants
ranged from 18 to 72.
The 72-year-old par-
ticipant had a time of 23
minutes and one second,
far from the slowest time
indicated Downing in
amazement.
Former Baker City Fire
Chief Mark John was also
in attendance at the event
representing the Spokane
Fire Department.
2.2 million dollars were
raised in the event exceed-
ing the 1.5-million-dollar
goal.
Downing indicated that
donations would continue
to accepted through the
end of the month.
With nothing further, the
meeting was adjourned.