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Newspaper Page Text2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017 Local — Community Calendar — POWDER RIVER MUSIC REVIEW June 11, 4-6 p.m. Named Oregon’s Best Music Festival in 2015 by the Oregon Festivals and Events Association, the Powder River Music Review concert series is weekly outdoor concert series in Baker City’s Geiser Pollman Park on the banks of the Powder River featuring local and regional musicians on Sunday afternoons 4- 6 p.m. June through August 2017 Schedule TBA. WILD HORSE DAY On Wednesday, June 14th, the Bureau of Land Management is holding a Wild Horse educa- tional event at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Bureau of Land Management invites fami- lies, youth and visitors to learn how public lands connect them to America’s natural and cultural heritage Visitors can learn about wild horses on western lands, see a trainer doing a demonstration on getting the “ﬁ rst touch” in on a wild horse, and meet an adopted wild horse. BLM Wild Horse and Burro specialists will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about the herds, adoption program, and history of the program. Two wild horses will be on site and available for adoption. The ﬁ lm “Unbranded” will be shown in the Leo Adler Theater at 10:30 and 12:30. There will be educational and fun materials for both adults and kids. Guest trainer is Lesley Neuman. She has been working with wild horses since 1999 and has been involved with the Mustang Heritage foun- dation since 2006. She is known as a gifted train- er with a rare ability to understand, communicate with, and gentle wild and unhandled horses. She also has an uncommon gift for communicating with her human audience, while in the process of guiding a wild horse from panicked captivity to comfort and conﬁ dence in humans. Norm the mustang is an adopted wild horse who assists Debbie and Calvin Henshaw with the program “Horse Sense.” This ongoing program explains how a horse’s habits, senses, and reactions have helped them survive against predators throughout time. The documentary ﬁ lm “Unbranded” will be showing and runs one hour 46 minutes, The ﬁ lm follows the story of 4 young Texans who adopted 16 wild mustangs, trained them, and undertook an epic journey on horseback border to border from Mexico to Canada. HELLS CANYON JUNIOR RODEO June 17. An exciting Saturday full of ro- deo action for youth competitors and city kids who want to grow up to be cowboys, and their families. Hells Canyon Junior Rodeo is a Cayuse Junior Rodeo Association circuit rodeo member. Community events include Rodeo action both days, Parade, Dance, and Awards Ceremony. Mutton Busting & Dummy Roping for Mini- Mites (ages 0-4) to Ranch Style Bronc Riding & Bulls for the Senior contestants (Ages 15-18.) Lots of fun and rodeo action for the whole fam- ily at the Halfway Fairgrounds! For more infor- mation including complete schedule of events, and entry information visit Hells Canyon Junior Rodeo online or call 1-541-742-4222. BAKER CITY CYCLING CLASSIC June 23-25. Visit www.bakercitycycling.org for more information or call 541-325-1689. 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 raffl e quilt this year is being made to ﬁ t a queen sized bed, with piecing and an applique border. — News of Record — JAIL ROSTER Conduct. Chetwood, Jarold Wyatt Dean. 6.1. Disorderly Conduct I. Steele, Tiffany Ann. 6.1. Baker County Parole and Probation De- tainer for Post Prison Violation. Clark, Michael Sean. 6.1. Assault. Herring, Jonathan Kaleb. 6.1. Burglary 11, Criminal Conspiracy and Criminal Mischief II. Almond, Richard Aaron. 6.1. Baker County Justice Court Warrant for Contempt of Court. MCCLURG, James DOYLE, James POUND, John VANDERPOOL, Joshua ANDERTON, Bobby RADLE, Brandon DRIVER, Michael BEAUFORD, Kevin CARPENTER, Anna BLITCH, James HATFIELD, Amy BOLANOS, Ann HAMM, Todd WATSON, Nickolas HARKNESS, Robert FEREBEE, Michael COX, Chad ANDERS, Tyler COLE, Derek ECKSTEIN, Joseph CLARK, Dexter CULLEY, Andrew NOBLE, Cecil BLOOD, Daniel BAKER, Joshua TUGMAN, Michael BROWN, Geoffrey STEELE, Alan DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES POLICE LOG Hardwick, Mark Raymond. 6.6. Two Cite and Release Warrants from Baker County Circuit Court for Proba- tion Violation. McClurg, James Edward. 6.2. Assault IV Domestic, Strangulation and Interfering with Making a Police Report. Funderburk, Devon Lee. 6.2. Disor- derly Conduct II and Assault 4. Robinson, Justin. 6.2. Benton County Warrant for Failure to Appear. Cutshall III, Colvin William. 6.1. Assault IV Domestic and Disorderly Steven Russell Boles, 66, formerly of La Grande and Union, died May 22 in Baker City. An obituary will be published at a later date. Gwendolyn J. “Gwen” Partridge Ghrist Ellison entered into rest February 16, 2017 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City, Oregon at the age of 94 with her family by her side. A graveside memorial service will be held on June 23, 2017 at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland, Oregon at 11:00 AM with Pastor Gor- don Bond of the Richland Christian Church ofﬁ ciating. A dinner will follow the service at the Richland Christian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Eagle Valley Ambu- lance Fund through Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle in memory of Gwen, please visit: www. grayswestco.com. Richard “Rick” Gorden, 64, of Sumpter, Oregon passed away at his residence on December 30, 2016. A memorial service will be held on June 24, 2017 at the McEwen Bible Fel- lowship in Sumpter, Oregon at 11:00 AM with Pastor Dan Martin ofﬁ ciating. Should friends and family desire, me- morial contributions may be made to the Heart ‘n Home Hospice through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel at 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, Oregon 97814. To light a candle in memory of Rick, please visit: www. grayswestco.com. Arlene Dethloff 69, a resident of Rock Creek died June 2, 2017 at her home. Visitation will be held Saturday June 10, 2017 from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM in the Coles Tribute Center. Recitation of The Rosary will be said Friday, June 16, 2017 at 7:00 PM in St. Francis deSales Cathedral, Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday June 17, 2017 at 10:30AM in St. Francis, interment will follow at Rock Creek Cemetery. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution in Arlene’s memory may direct them to the Rachel Center, Relay for Life or St. Francis Kitchen Remodel Fund, this maybe done through the Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle in Arlene’s memory, please visit coles- tributecenter.com. Mable L. Conley, 91, a resident of Baker City died June 5, 2017 at Meadowbrook Place. Services are under the direction of Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814. If one would like to light a candle in memory of Mable, please visit colestributecenter.com. Wilbur Tracy Ashby, 92, formerly of New Bridge, Cornucopia, Baker City, died at his home in John Day, Oregon surrounded by his family on Tuesday evening, June 6, 2017. Arrangements re under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. On line condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfu- neralhome.com. — Obituaries — Geraldine M. Keck Baker City, 1942-2017 Geraldine M. Keck (Jeri), age 74, died peacefully surrounded by her Geri family, at Keck Pine Creek (Halfway) on April 10, 2017 at 2:30 p.m., after a three-year battle with cancer. Jeri chose to spend her last days in beautiful Hells Canyon next to Pine Creek, with her grand- daughter Chynna Keck and adopted family Amy and Rick Lord, Faith and little Chase, owners of the Hells Canyon Inn. She looked forward to chasing the dream of the Hells Canyon Inn, but her health kept her from doing so. Jeri was born in Carls- bad, New Mexico on December 6, 1942, to her military dad Adolph J. Roth and Mom Frances I. Roth. As many military brats do, she lived in many different places in the U.S. and was lucky enough to be stationed in Austria in the early 50s and visited much of Europe while there. Jeri lived her whole adult life in Tacoma, Washington and worked for Washing- ton State Department of Social and Health Services as a ﬁ nancial worker for the better part of 40 years, retiring Sept. 30th 2015. Besides her granddaughter Chynna Keck and the Lord Family, Jeri is survived by her sister Barbara Roth of Tacoma, granddaughter Krystle Robbins of Tacoma and grandson Kelsey Keck of Boise, Idaho. One of Jeri’s favorite va- cation spots on the Oregon coast was Bandon OR. Since the early 70s she spent many happy times there with her Mom and sister Barb. Later she and her sister took her Grand- children there many times. Her Mom’s last wish was to have her ashes scattered in Bandon and Jeri’s last wish was to do likewise. There will be a private family ceremony in Bandon later this year. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com. Edward Allen Dayen Baker City, 1937-2017 A Celebra- tion of Ed’s Life will be held on Friday, June 9, 2017 ~ 2:00 p.m. at Ed Clear Creek Dayen Snow Park in Halfway, Oregon. A potluck recep- tion will be held immedi- ately following the service, there at the park. Ed was a man who loved the Lord. He was a strong, quiet, gentle, kind and compassionate guy who loved his family and his animals. He was a rancher, artist, pianist and a guy who loved the out- doors. He was a member of Gideon’s International, a member of the National Republican Organization, the American Angus As- sociation and the National Rifl e Association. Born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, he moved with his family to Los An- geles at a young age. Ed loved to ﬁ sh and when he was quite young he would ride his bike 14 miles to the pier to spend the day ﬁ shing, sometimes with his best friend Jessie. He loved to go on weekend hunting and ﬁ shing trips with his two older brothers. Always a hard worker, he was able to buy his ﬁ rst car before he was old enough to drive. After high school, Ed went to college studying drafting and played football while there. In 1958 he married Ann Pederson and they had three children, Laurie, Ron and Leslie. He drove a Coca-Cola truck delivering in the Reno, Truckee and Lake Tahoe areas, includ- ing two Casinos owned by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and other celebrities. Ed then took a job with the Ruby Valley Fish and Game as a game warden and in a hatchery raising and planting ﬁ sh in a large area of Nevada. He later moved back to California where he worked in the train yards doing lots of different jobs, then went to work for PG & E (Paciﬁ c Gas & Electric) as a lineman. Ed worked many years for PG & E including being the engineer to locate and map the underground systems and move the overhead power and phone lines to underground for Nevada City in California. Ed was a single Dad in 1969 when he met and married Lorna Alexander and blended their families with Lorna’s two sons Grant and Craig. Even while working full time, Ed bought a small farm and raised registered pigs which he sold to the local 4-H kids, who won many championships. He then started a herd of Brangus cattle. When Ed started the cattle business, he knew little about cattle and “wasn’t sure which end to feed.” Recovering from a very serious back injury, Ed and Lorna moved to Richland, Oregon. Once there he found no market for the Brangus cattle, Bso he con- verted his herd over time to a purebred registered Black Angus herd. He sold bulls to local ranchers as well as going to bull sales in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Cali- fornia, winning Champion bull at one and high selling bull at another. Ed’s Eagle Drift Ranch was well known and well respected in the cattle industry. Always a per- fectionist, he studied the genetics and had developed one of the ﬁ nest herds in the area. After having been Ed’s barber for 16 years and 5 years after losing his wife Lorna, Ed and Kathie were married. They had 7 1/2 years together. Ed was such a gentleman, it took 3 years for him to teach Kathie to wait and allow him to open doors for her. Ed loved his family and extended family very much. Ed is survived by his wife Kathie, daughter Laurie, son Ron; step- children Grant and his wife Sherrii, Craig, Lee and his wife Boni Cloud, Joe and his wife Sarah Cloud and Corwin Merritt; grandkids Dusty, Sarah, Cameron, Chris, Kelsey and her husband Tom, Mallory, Anthony and his wife Hakari, Aaron and his wife Aubrey, Toni, Zoe, Sariah, Shantae, Marissa (his birthday buddy) Ethan, Noah and Traven; his lit- tlest farm helper and his great grandkids; Luke, Edward, Logan, Caden, Chloe, Reggie, Hannah, Alisa and Austin; also his dear nieces Katheryn, Lois and Barbara. He was preceded in death by his parents, two broth- ers, daughter Leslie, his wife Lorna and her Mother Helen (of whom he looked after, following Lorna’s death) Ed will always be in our hearts with many fond memories. Not goodbye, but farewell until we’re together again. For those who would like to make a memorial donation in memory of Ed may do so to Creating Memories (for disabled children) or The Gideon’s through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Crema- tion Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. On line condolences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com Subscribe today! See page 9 for how...