2 — 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
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