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FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 9 Local & Entertainment Bebe’s word search — Obituaries — CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Mary Margaret Corning Baker City, 1929-2017 Fixing up old cabins and houses was something she enjoyed to do and she spent a lot of time with her special friend Bill Smith. Together they enjoyed traveling, camping, and spending time with one another. They will be bur- ied together in the Eagle Valley Cemetery. Mary leaves behind her daughter Elaine Loftis of Pendleton, Oregon; son Marty Corning of Rich- land, Oregon; grandchil- dren Dan and Jeff Morris of Baker City, Oregon, Lori Hamilton of Dayton, Oregon, Chanel Corning of Tri Cities, Washington, Jess Corning of Richland, Oregon; Alicia Corning of Nampa, Idaho, Jake Brown of Wells, Nevada; great grandchildren Drew, Morgan, Jake and Justin Morris of Baker City, Oregon, Marissa Halsey of Sheridan, Oregon, Austin Corning of Nampa, Idaho, Garrette and Taylor Brown of Wells, Nevada. She is also survived by her special daughter in-law Toni Corning, her special sister in-law Lillian Dens- ley and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Aaron and Edna; brothers Damon and Glen Densley; step-father Claus Nave; sons Rodney and Les Corning; grandson Jacob Corning; son in-law Les Loftis; and Margaret’s very special friend Bill Smith. Should friends and family desire, memorial contributions may be made in honor of Margaret to the American Diabetes Foun- dation through Gray’s West & Co. at 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle for Mar- garet or to leave a condo- lence for the family, please visit: www.grayswestco. com. Solar eclipse meeting CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 The Forest Service and BLM reported that they are expecting the “Rainbow Family” to come to forest land but as they don’t publicize their destination they are not positive at this point exactly where that will be. But as the Rainbow Family reportedly has over 2,000 members this will most likely be a large gathering. BLM also said it is work- ing on getting a Federal Register Notice for the possible closing of danger- ous roads for the Eclipse Weekend, at which point Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe said, “ I am very opposed to closing off any public lands.” The forest service and BLM are also concerned about fi re safety and plan to coordinate with private landowners with prop- erty adjacent to public lands on signage for their property lines to try and minimize people inadver- tently encroaching on their property. Meetings will be held every month until the Eclipse with the next one scheduled on April 26 from 1-3 p.m. at the Baker City Hall Council Chambers. All interested parties are encouraged to attend. The Littles’ crossword puzzle Community orchestra to hold spring concert The Baker Community Orchestra will hold its Spring Concert, Friday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the South Baker Intermediate School Gym, 1285 Third St., Baker City. There is no admission charge and all are welcome. The orchestra, under the direction of Kelly Brick- man, will perform a mix of classic, modern, folk, and movie themes. The program includes pieces by orchestra favorites Beethoven, Bartok and Tchaikovsky, along with pieces by modern compos- ers Jay Bocook and Earl Fox that have a country The fl air. We go to the movies with arrangements of Ber- nstein’s “West Side Story” and that all time favorite by Henry Mancini, “The Pink Panther!” We visit the Middle East with “Ara- bian Dances” by Roland Barrett, and Finland with an arrangement of “Fin- landia” by Jean Sibelius. And there is more! The Baker Community Orchestra is made up of volunteer community members. The primary mission of the Orchestra is to provide community members an opportunity to make and enjoy instrumen- tal music. The orchestra is open to any community member who can play a band or orchestra instru- ment, read music and play, or learn to play, at a high school level. There is no audition requirement, just come and play! If you have never played an instru- ment, would like to learn or re-learn, call us and we will be glad to help with that as well. The Orches- tra has some instruments for loan to get a person started. Come see what we do, and if it is something you would like to do, chat with a member. For more information contact Brian Watt at (541) 523-4662. Baker County Press Subscribe Today! Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Email address: Phone: E-Only $29.95/yr. Print (Delivery) $39.95/yr. Print (Mail) $49.95/yr. Inside Baker City City Limits Only Outside Baker City City Limits Only 1. Make check payable to: Black Lyon Publishing, LLC 2. 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