2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017
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— Community Calendar —
POWDER RIVER SPORTSMEN
FRIENDS OF THE NRA BANQUET
May 13th at 4:00 p.m. at the Baker Event
Center. Great food and fun for the whole family!
Statewide, these banquets provide over $350,000
of grant money each year to Oregon Ranges and
Shooting-related Programs.
Call David Spaugh 541-519-8298 for more
information.
CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S BRUNCH
Baker City Christian Women and Stonecroft
Ministries are hosting a brunch on May 13th at
10 AM at 1250 Hughes Lane (in the Life Cen-
ter across the parking lot from the Nazarene
Church). Program Remember When? will feature
speaker Deidre Richards and the talents of Anita
Nelson. Cost is $10. Childcare available by
request. RSVP by calling 519-4708 or e-mail
jerrijohn2@gmail.com.
EAGLE VALLEY SWCD MEETING
The Eagle Valley Soil and Water Conservation
District will be having their monthly meeting
on May 15th, 2017 at 12 noon in Halfway, OR.
Please call the office for more details. 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.
OPERA NIGHT DOWNTOWN
Tuesday, May 16. Talented Soprano Jordan
Bowman returns Tuesday nights to the Geiser
Grand Hotel. She’s belting out classical opera
arias and Broadway tunes as she strolls around
the tables under the stained glass ceiling in the
Palm Court. There is no charge, just reserve your
dining table 523-1889. She’ll be entertaining 6-8
p.m. most Tuesday nights through August 8. You
can leave a donation if you wish, but you are
under no obligation to reach for your wallet.
ELECTION DAY
Tuesday, May 16. Turn in those ballots!
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, raffle items
and auction items. Come help support open ac-
cess to multiple use of public lands.
HUNTINGTON’S ANNUAL CATFISH
DERBY AND COOKOFF
May 20-21. Memorial weekend is full of
entertainment for the whole family. Enter in the
Catfish tournament and see if you have what it
takes to catch the biggest catfish for the day or
the entire event.The fun starting on Friday with
the sign up for the catfish tournament then on
Saturday starts the fun. Come and join The Hook-
ers and Cookers Catfish Cook off. Take a walk
through the flea market. Want to sit for a while
and meet fun and interesting people, try your luck
with bingo, or help judge the cook off, sit and lis-
ten to the music. Want to kick up your heels, the
get in on the street dance and grab a partner and
dance till you drop. Lots of prizes to win in many
events like the Duck Derby, Bingo, The Catfish
cook off, Catfish tournament. Getting hungry?
After the cook off you can try out the food from
the contestants of the cook off, or go to the VFW
and enjoy their steak feed. Call 541-216-3465 for
more information.
KEATING SCHOOL PLAY
The Keating Elementary students cordially
invite the community to the Keating Elementary
School on Thursday, May 25th for the produc-
tion of “Cindy Ellen, A Wild Western Cinderella
Story.” There will be a pulled pork barbecue
dinner at 5 p.m., with Keating students perform-
ing music during the dinner. A dessert auction
will follow the dinner, which is the main source
of fundraising for Keating Elementary. The des-
serts are amazing and well worth bidding on and
taking home to enjoy. After a delicious meal,
Keating students will be entertaining you with
a western style Cinderella play, complete with
dancing and singing. Plan on a night of fun and
entertainment.
KIDS FREE FISHING DERBY
Saturday, June 3, 9 a.m. to noon at the Highway
203 Pond. Ages 13 and younger. Fishing instruc-
tion, free prizes, free rods to borrow. Call Shan-
non at 541.523.1385 with questions.
ANNUAL QUILT SHOW
The dates for the Baker City Quilt Show are
July 14th and 15th. It will again be held at 2020
Church St. with an admission of $3. Two of the
vendors this year are members of the Baker City
Quilt Club. Returning is Rocky Morris with the
Outlaw Creations group. New to this year’s show
will be Karen Hutchinson’s booth. The raffle
quilt this year is being made to fit a queen sized
bed, with piecing and an applique border.
JAIL ROSTER
Menacing.
Cox, Chad Michael. 5.5. Contempt
of Court.
Hohman, Ashley. 5.5. Probation
Violation.
Moffett-Cobian, Shenese Danielle.
5.5. Violation of a restraining order.
Peterson, Linda Diane. 5.5. Crimi-
nal Trespass I.
Smith, Rebecca Lynn. 5.4. Con-
tempt of Court.
Cutshall, Colvin William. 5.3. Fail-
ure to Pay Fines.
LATTYMER, Melissa
DUFFY, Jeremy
NIEHAUS, Paul
PLUMB JR, Leonard
HATFIELD, Amy
COX, Chad
POUND, John
ANDERS, Tyler
STEELE, Zachary
DESHAZO, Randolph
GALLEGOS, Anthony
COLE, Derek
SCOTT, Logan
ECKSTEIN, Joseph
CLARK, Dexter
LOGSDON, James
NICHOLS, Robert
NIXON, Angela
CULLEY, Andrew
NOBLE, Cecil
BLOOD, Daniel
STEELE, Tiffany
WHITNEY, Steven
ROBINSON, Justin
BAKER, Joshua
TUGMAN, Michael
SPEELMAN, Beth
BROWN, Geoffrey
STEELE, Alan
DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES
POLICE LOG
Lattymer, Melissa Jean. 5.9. Con-
tempt of Court.
Niehaus, Paul Lloyd. 5.8. Ada
County Warrant for Failure to Appear.
Wunschel, Shantel Kuulei. 5.6.
DUII.
Hatfield, Amy Marie. 5.6. Distur-
bance.
Plumb, Jr., Leonard Nile Plumb.
5.6. Assault 4, Harassment, and
Grace Clara Hall, 87, of Baker
City, Oregon passed away at her
residence in Settlers Park Assisted
Living on May 9, 2017. A visitation
will be held on Monday, May 15,
2017 at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Her funeral service will be held on
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 10:00
a.m. at The Church of The Nazarene
located at 1250 Hughes Lane, Baker
City, Oregon. Interment at Mt. Hope
Cemetery will follow the service and
a reception will be held for those
wishing to attend at the Church of
the Nazarene. To light a candle in
memory of Grace or to leave a con-
dolence for the family, please visit:
www.grayswestco.com.
Daniel Joseph Mack, 79, of Elk,
Washington passed away at the
Providence Holy Family Hospital in
Spokane, Washington on Friday, May
5, 2017. A visitation will be held for
Daniel at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel on Thursday, May 11, 2017
from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. A Mass
of Christian Burial will be held on
Friday, May 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
with interment following the service
at Mt. Hope Cemetery. A reception
will be held at the St. Francis Parish
Hall at the conclusion of the service
for those who would like to attend.
Should friends and family desire,
memorial contributions may be made
to the Knights of Columbus through
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel
at 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City,
Oregon 97814. To light a candle in
memory of Dan or to leave a con-
dolence for the family, please visit:
www.grayswestco.com.
William “Bill” Boles, longtime resi-
dent of Baker City, died at his home
surrounded by his family at the age of
87, Friday, May 5, 2017. A Celebra-
tion of his life will be held Saturday,
May 20, 201, 2 p.m. at the Church of
the Nazarene in Baker City, Or-
egon. Friends are invited to join the
family for a dessert reception at the
church. (Please bring your favorite
sweet dessert to honor a sweet man)
Arrangements are under the direc-
tion of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. Online
condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Robert “Bob” Taylor, 84, died
at his home in Sumpter, Oregon on
May 6, 2017 with his wife Fern at his
side. A Celebration of Bob’s Life will
be held in about two weeks, date and
time to be announced. Arrangements
are under the direction of Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Cremation
Services. On line condolences may
be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com.
— Obituaries —
Beth Thomas
Formerly of Halfway,
1934-2017
Beth
Thomas,
83, former
Halfway,
Oregon resi-
dent died at
Brookdale
Beth
Assisted
Thomas
Living
Facility in
Stayton, Oregon on Friday,
April 21, 2017 with her
family at her side. There
will be a private family
gathering in Halfway later
this summer.
Bethel Viola was born in
Coos Bay, Oregon and was
a fifth generation Orego-
nian. She graduated from
Marshfield high school in
1952. Beth worked at the
Bay City Hospital for five
years. She was married to
Ray Davidson from 1955
to 1971, they had one son,
Joe. Beth worked at vari-
ous banks for 15 years. Her
favorite was the time at
Western Bank.
In 1978 she married
Dean Thomas, a retired
banker with four children.
They purchased a mom
and pop grocery store
in Ventura, California
which they operated for
five years. They moved to
Halfway, Oregon where
they purchased 80 acres of
timber and built a beautiful
log home. They enjoyed
retirement together from
1985 until Dean’s death
in 2008. She relocated to
Turner and then Stayton
Oregon to be near her son
and grand children after
Dean’s passing.
Beth and Dean were
involved in VFW and were
members of the Pine Val-
ley Grange. Beth enjoyed
dancing, gardening, yard
work and her eight grand-
children. She attended
Richland Christian Church.
Beth loved the color red
and Spring. Her favorite
poem “Oh why should the
spirit of man be proud.”
She was preceded in
death by her husband
Dean, parents Norris &
Jamie de Lore; brother Ed
de Lore.
Beth is survived by her
children, Joe Davidson and
his wife Kim of Mill City,
Oregon, Tracy Thomas of
Fresno, California, Matt
Thomas of Gresham,
Oregon, Tyler Thomas
of Portland, Oregon, and
Daniel Thomas and his
wife Margo of Vancou-
ver, Washington and her
grandchildren Danny,
Hillary, Aleshia, Dillon,
Zack, Harli, Brody, and
Rian; great grandchildren,
Hunter, Elijah, Emma;
sister Donna Miller White
and her husband Noel of
Roseburg, Oregon, sister
in law Leslie, sister in law
Kathleen Tharp-Matthes,
cousin Merle; daughter in
law Sandra Davidson.
Those who would like to
make a memorial dona-
tion in memory of Beth
may do so directly to the
Pine Valley Grange or
Richland Christian Church
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services PO Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834.
Lucille R. Rosenau
Formerly of Halfway,
1922-2017
Lucille R.
Rosenau
(Weeks)
passed away
on April
25, 2017
outside of
Halfway,
Lucille
Oregon.
Rosenau
Lucille
was born in Pendleton,
Oregon on May 10, 1922,
the middle child of the
five children of Mabel and
Charles Weeks.
She and her husband,
Walter Rosenau were
ranchers, foster parents,
caregivers and White
Salmon, Washington FFA
leaders.
She is survived by her
nephew David Mader and
a wide circle of family and
friends.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Ernest Lloyd Shields
Baker City, 1940-2017
Ernest Loyd Shields
Jr. 77, a resident of Baker
City died Wednesday in
Ashley Manor. Memorial
services for Mr. Shields
was held Monday May
8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in
the Coles Tribute Center.
Pastor Jon Privett of The
Baker City Church of
The Nazarene officiated.
Inurnment and military
honors will be held in Wil-
lamette National Cemetery,
Portland, OR.
Mr. Shields was born
March 2, 1940 in Port-
land, OR, a son of Ernest
Loyd and Dorothy (Dick)
Shields Sr. He gradu-
ated from Shoreline High
School in Seattle, WA in
1958 and enlisted into the
US Marine Corps, serving
until 1964, he was a Lance
Corporal.
Mr. Shields worked in
the Ron Tonkin Chevrolet
Parts Dept., retiring in
2002. He married Betty
Neff in Baker City, OR
April 29, 2000.
Mr. Shields enjoyed
woodworking, bird watch-
ing and family time.
He is survived by his
wife Betty Neff Shields,
Baker City, OR;sister &
brother-in-law, Jean Ann
& Russell Bailey, Oregon
City, OR; brother & sister-
in-law, Donald & Chris
Singleterry, Linwood,
WA; niece & nephew-in-
law, Julie &John Stevens,
Appleton,WA; nephew,
Steven Shields, White
Salmon,WA; nephew,
Tim Sprauer, Salem, OR;
niece, Annie Pena, Salem,
OR. After his marriage to
Betty, he gained three adult
stepchildren and seven
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren, seven
great nieces and four great
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and a broth-
er, Robert L. Shields and a
sister Linda L. Sprauer.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions in
his memory, may direct
them to the Oregon SPCA
or Wounded Warriors Proj-
ect, this maybe done thru
the Coles Tribute Center,
1950 Place St. Baker City,
OR 97814.
Those wishing to light a
candle in his memory may
go to www.colestributecen-
ter.com.
Daniel Joseph Mack
Formerly of Baker City,
1937-2017
Daniel Joseph Mack, 79,
of Elk, Washington passed
away at the Providence
Holy Family Hospital in
Spokane, Washington on
Friday, May 5, 2017. A
visitation washeld for Dan-
iel at Gray’s
West & Co.
Pioneer
Chapel on
Thursday,
May 11,
2017 from
Daniel
4:00 p.m. -
Mack
8:00 p.m..
A Mass of
Christian Burial will be
held on Friday, May 12,
2017 at 2:00 p.m. with
interment following the
service at Mt. Hope Cem-
etery. A reception will be
held at the St. Francis Par-
ish Hall at the conclusion
of the service for those
who would like to attend.
Daniel was born on
December 22, 1937 in
Karlsruhe, North Dakota to
Anton Mack and Katherine
(Black) Mack.
He married Donna
Lee Watts on December
27, 1958 in Baker City,
Oregon and together they
had six children; Larry,
Chriss, Daniel Jr., Bruce,
Gina, and Dale. He was
also a proud grandfather to
sixteen grandchildren and
great-grandfather to ten.
Daniel and Donna were
married for 58 years before
his passing.
He was a gemologist,
master watchmaker and
jeweler before retiring
in 2002. Daniel owned
and operated Dan’s Fine
Jewelry in Baker City for
45 years. Basketball, hunt-
ing, fishing, playing cards
and spending time with his
family were some of the
things he enjoyed the most.
Daniel was proud to be
affiliated with the Catholic
Church, The Knights of
Columbus, and the Elks
Lodge.
Daniel leaves behind his
loving wife Donna Mack
of Elk, Washington; sons
Larry Mack and wife Josi,
Chriss Mack and wife
Carolyn, Daniel Mack
Jr. and wife Lena, Bruce
Mack and wife Tami, and
Dale Mack and fiancé;
Sheila Baker, one daughter
Gina Mack Villalobos and
husband Joe; sister Peggy
Mack and two brothers
Anton (Tony) Mack and
Lawrence Mack.
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