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Newspaper Page Text2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 Local — Community Calendar — BAKER CITY CYCLING CLASSIC June 23-25. Visit www.bakercitycycling.org for more information or call 541-325-1689. ANNUAL QUILT SHOW July 14 and 15, at the Baker City YMCA, 2020 Church, Fri 9-5 and Sat 9-3. Admission $3 Anyone entering a quilt is encouraged to return the entry forms as soon as possible. For more info, call 541-523-3038 or 541-523-3752. The show will feature 4 vendors this year, including: Jo’s Fabrics, Granny G, Outlaw Creations, and Karen Hutchinson. A bed turning will be fea- tured 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, along with a rafﬂ e quilt using the pattern Vintage Stitches. POWDER RIVER MUSIC REVIEW Sundays 4-6 p.m. in the park, the following will perform: June 25, Saltlick #39 with Marilyn Hayes; July 2, Juni Fisher; July 9, Brady Goss. More performances will be listed closer to the event date. SUMPTER FLEA MARKET June 30, 2017 - July 3, 2017. Annual ﬂ ea market in Sumpter, Oregon every Memorial Day, fourth of July, and Labor Day weekends. More than 150 Booths and vendors - Food, antiques and collectibles make this one of the largest ﬂ ea markets in the state of Oregon. In addition to the ﬂ ea market, visitors can ride the Sumpter Valley Railroad, visit the Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge, and explore the region’s vast gold rush history at the Sumpter Municipal Museum, and Cracker Creek Mining museum. Large parking area for RV’s, but no overnight in parking lot. For more information including vendor registration and availability contact the City of Sumpter or call (541)894-2314. HAINES STAMPEDE AND RODEO July 3, 2017 - July 4, 2017. Haines Stampede is a full event rodeo. July 3rd starts out with slack at 9 a.m., then the rodeo that evening is dedicated as Shriner’s Night July 4th is a full ro- deo with free music following in the arena. Visit www.hainesstampede.com for information. KIDDIES PARADE July 3. Lineup for judging at Court Street Park off Main Street is at 9:30. Parade begins 10 a.m. walk to Geiser Pollman Park for Elks games and treats Community donation may be made to: Baker City Events/Kids Parade, and mailed to P.O.Box 1126, Baker City OR 97814. HELLS CANYON MOTORCYCLE RALLY July 6, 2017 - July 10, 2017. Thursday is the ofﬁ cial arrival day. Plan your ride so that you arrive in the early afternoon. Check in on Main Street and get the road washed off your bike. Fri- day is for riding and discovery. With 10 ofﬁ cial courses to ride the variety is outstanding. Call Kurt at 541-519-2049 for information. MINERS’ JUBILEE CELEBRATION July 14, 2017 - July 16, 2017. Miners’ Jubilee makes the heritage and history of Baker County come to life with a parade, vendors in the park, a huge food court, sidewalk sales, mining demon- strations and kids activities. Bronc Riding Friday night and Bull Riding Saturday night, along with a carnival create a full weekend of events that draws family and class reunions to Baker City every year. Go to www.minersjubilee.com for vendor information. CAR SMASH AND BASH July 14, 2017 - July 15, 2017. Corner of Campbell and Grove Streets across from City Park. We’ve got a car we’re going to destruct like no other! We’ll have sledgehammers, bats, hammers and even paint ﬁ lled water balloons for you to throw at the car! Bring the kids and come help us destroy the car! — News of Record — JAIL ROSTER Theft II. Winston, Melissa. 6.14. Contempt of Court. Dodge, Derrick Lamont. 6.12. Baker County Parole and Probation Detainer. Talley,Daniel Clifford. 6.8. Violation of Release Agreement. Tolman, Douglas Ephraim. 6.7. Criminal Mischief II. Koontz, Kyle Craig. 6.7. Umatilla County felony warrant for Probation Violation. Hardwick, Mark Raymond. 6.6. Two Cite and Release Warrants from Baker County Circuit Court for Proba- tion Violation. KISSINGER, James PROWELL, Jace ADAMS, Bradley EPLER, Brenda MITCHELL, Pamela WINSTON, Melissa DODGE, Derrick MCCLURG, James DOYLE, James ANDERTON, Bobby DRIVER, Michael CARPENTER, Anna HATFIELD, Amy HAMM, Todd 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 Frerichs, Emily Noelle. 6.20. Failure to Abide by Deferred Prosecution. Kissinger, James Thomas. 6.19. Theft by Deception, Out of County Warrant for Contempt of Court. Prowell, Jace Taylor. 6.18. Criminal Trespass II. Burley, Melanie Jean. 6.18. Harass- ment. Dougharity, Catherine Marie. 6.17. Contempt of Court, original charge is Theft III. Mann, Lisa Marie. 6.17. DUII and Reckless Endangering. Olson, Eric Phillip. 6.15. Probation Violation. Anderson, Gillian Lauren. 6.15. 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 a.m. with Pas- tor Gordon Bond of the Richland Christian Church ofﬁ ciating. A dinner will follow the service at the Richland Christian Church. Memorial contri- butions may be made to the Eagle Valley Ambulance 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 ciat- ing. Should friends and family desire, memorial 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. Jack Young, 58, formerly of Halfway, died at his home in Haines on Saturday, June 10, 2017. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online con- dolences may be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com. Beverly Jean Sampson Haas, 63, formerly of Baker City, died at Puyallup, Washington on June 9, 2017. A Memorial Service~ Celebra- tion of Bev’s Life will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 ~ 11:00 a.m. at the Baker Christian Church - Hwy 7 - Baker City, Oregon. Friends are invited to join the family for a recep- tion immediately following the service at the church.Arrangements are un- der the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome. com. Joseph “Joe” Omann, 92, long- time Halfway resident, died on Sat- urday, June 17, 2017 at La Grande Post Acute Rehab Center. Services will be held at a later date. (date and time to be announced) Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfu- neralhome.com. Nellie Edwards - A Celebration of Nellie’s Life will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 4 p.m. at the Commu- nity Connection Senior Center - 2810 Cedar Street in Baker City, Oregon. On line condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome. com. — Obituaries — Steven Russell Boles Baker City, 1950-2017 Steven Russell Boles passed away sud- denly, May 22, 2017 in Baker City Steve at the age of Boles 66. He was born December 7, 1950 in Baker City, to William and Verla Boles. He attended South Baker Elementary, graduating from Baker Senior High in 1969. He attended both Eastern Oregon State College and Boise State. Steve com- pleted his basic training in Fort Ord, CA and then served in the Oregon State National Guard. He was active business man, involved in several companies throughout his career. Although his main focused on his 30 years in insurance and underwriting business. Steve is survived by his mother Verla Boles; sister Lynette Allen and husband Billy; son Luke Boles; grandson Taygen Boles. He is preceded in death by hi father Bill Boles; grand- parents Slim and Jewel Boles; grandparents Hugh and Laura Cathey; cousin Darrell Castoe. Steve truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures. Talking with family and friends, spend- ing time with his son Luke and grandson Taygen. Steve had an ability to reach people in both a deep and positive way. Eastern Oregon and the time spent with family and friends was his foundation of and memories. From the Elkhorn Mountains to the Eagle Caps in particular. He loved hunting and ﬁ sh- ing the Minam and North Fork at the Clearwater, Malheur, Troy, John Day waters and streams. He also enjoyed gold panning, hunting meteorites and rock hounding. Steve had both a rogue and rare, solid sense of humor. His humor would surface itself as an unstop- pable, immovable force. For Steve, it was the ticket to his happiness and success. His smiles were contagious had a linger- ing effect on all who were present. He believed one could do more through instinct than education. He knew of nothing more exciting than living long term in a short term body. And this was no small feat for someone suf- fering from A.L.S. - Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He had a strong belief of real world ethics not being the same as legal ethics. He said,” All cases are won in the ﬁ rst three minutes.” Steve was a gifted speaker, motivator and salesman. He also loved to read, especially American history, autobi- ographies, and non-ﬁ ction. He could cultivate and tell the best stories from both his own experiences and knowledge. There are many who will always love him for who he was and how he touched their lives Memorial contributions can be made to the ALS Foundation or to an Alco- holics Anonymous Chapter of one’s choice through Tami’s Funeral Home & Cremation Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. The family asks you to please share your stories and memories of Steve at www.tamispinevalleyfu- neralhome.com. There will be no funeral service at Steve’s request. There are many who will always love him for who was and how he touched their lives. His memory is a blessing to those who knew him. Gilbert Lopez Baker City, 1947-2017 Gilbert Lopez, 69, of Baker City, Oregon passed away at his residence on June 6, 2017. A memorial service was held for Gilbert at 2627 Church St., Baker City, Or- egon at 2:00 p.m. on June 18, 2017. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Octavino Lopez and Esmeralda (Garcia) Lopez welcomed Gilbert into the world on June 24, 1947 in Barstow, California. He at- tended and graduated from Barstow High School and worked as a dishwasher until he retired in 1981. He married Jewel Seiber on September 3, 1987 in Las Vegas. Gilbert’s hobbies included ﬁ shing, completing puzzles and ﬁ ll-it-in puzzle books, frequenting yard sales, watching games shows and following sports. Gilbert is survived by his wife Jewel Lopez and sons Mike Rogers and George Morris all of Baker City, Oregon. To light a candle in memory of Gilbert or to leave condolences for his family, please visit: www. grayswestco.com. Douglas Crawford Baker City, 1945-2017 Douglas Lewis Craw- ford, 72, entered his eternal life June 7, 2017 in Baker City, Oregon. A memo- rial service was held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 13 at Coles Tribute Center followed by a graveside service at Rock Creek Cemetery near Haines, Oregon. Doug was born March 31, 1945 in Nampa, Idaho to Lester and Margaret (Fillmore) Crawford. He graduated from Nampa High School and entered the U.S. Navy where he served four years aboard a fast combat supply ship during the Vietnam War. Doug married Carolyn DeBock on November 29, 1968. In 1969, Doug went to work for Idaho Power Company in the hydro- power plants as a control room operator. During his career, he worked at power plants on the Snake River from Twin Falls, Idaho to the three Hells Canyon power plants. He retired from the Idaho Power Company in 2006 and he and Carolyn settled in the Baker valley on land close to the Elkhorn Moun- tains. He enjoyed the view of the beautiful mountains and watched for elk on the nearby hillside. Doug enjoyed hunting elk with his friends and relatives and while living on the Snake River, he was an avid water skier. After moving to Baker Valley, he enjoyed hiking, snowshoe- ing and going to coffee with his friends. One of his highlights was a multi- day backpack trip he made with Howard Britton and friends across the Eagle Cap Wilderness. Doug always enjoyed a good joke and liked to tell an entertaining story about an event, often laughing about himself. His good humor and generosity will be missed and remembered by his family and friends. He is survived by his wife Carolyn; children David and Karen; son-in-law Bill Hank; grandchildren, Shane Crawford, Tabor Hank and Charlotte Hank; and his sister Darlene (Franklin) Bramon. Donations in his memory may be made to the Baker City Playground Improve- ment Fund (in 2014 Doug helped build the new play structure in Geiser-Pollman Park) or to the charity of ones choice. This may be done through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place Street. Baker City,OR 97814. To light a candle for Doug or leave a condo- lence for the family, please visit: www.colestributecen- ter.com. SEE OBITUARIES PAGE 10 Subscribe today! See page 11 for how...