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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2017 Local — Community Calendar — HELLS CANYON MOTORCYCLE RALLY July 6, 2017 - July 10, 2017. Thursday is the of- ficial 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. Friday is for riding and discovery. With 10 official courses to ride the variety is outstanding. Call Kurt at 541-519-2049 for information. ENGINEER IT! July 6-7. Four Baker County libraries will host a program called “Engineer It! Exploring An- cient Technologies” provided by the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History. This one-hour experience is targeted for a family au- dience with elementary age children and is presented by a museum educator. The program includes a book reading (Dipnetting with Dad by Willie Sellars) and a short presentation (15 minutes) followed by activ- ity tables offering touchable artifacts and hands-on, engineering challenge activities. Haines Branch Library, Thursday, July 6, 2017, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Baker City Branch Library, Thursday, July 6, 2017, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Richland Branch Library, Friday, July 7, 2017, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Huntington Library, Friday, July 7, 2017, 3:00-4:00 p.m. CLEAR CREEK MUSIC FESTIVAL July 7-10 in Halfway. Faculty and students gather from across the country to study and make music in the mountains for two weeks each summer. This is the festival’s seventh season. — News of Record — FORREST, Justin MARTIN-KAMPE, Jakobe SMITH, Christian TOLMAN, Douglas CUTSHALL III, Colvin PURKEY, Danielle STRITMATER, Blaine KING, Gary MEAD, Daniel SLANEY, Timothy BROWN, Wendell EPLER, Brenda ANDERTON, Bobby DRIVER, Michael CARPENTER, Anna HAMM, Todd ANDERS, Tyler COLE, Derek ECKSTEIN, Joseph CLARK, Dexter CULLEY, Andrew NOBLE, Cecil BLOOD, Daniel BAKER, Joshua TUGMAN, Michael BROWN, Geoffrey STEELE, Alan BRADY GOSS CONCERT July 9. Hear him live at Powder River Pavilion, 4 to 6 p.m. Geiser-Pollman Park in Baker City. Suggested attendance donation to help fund future events is $5 per person. Get one raffle ticket for each $5 donation. July 9 raffle baskets compliments of: Sorbenots Coffee and Baker City Events Board - Christmas in July. Another event presented by nonprofit all volunteer group Baker City Events. BURNT RIVER SWCD MEETING The Burnt River Soil and Water Conservation District will be having their monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. on July 11th, 2017 at the USDA Service Center 3990 Midway Drive in Baker City. 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 for a copy of the meeting agenda. PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION MEETING The Baker City Public Arts Commission will be holding their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 204 at City Hall, 1655 1st Street, Baker City. BAKER VALLEY SWCD MEETING The Baker Valley Soil and Water Conservation District will be having their monthly meeting on July 13th at 12pm at the USDA Service Center at 3990 Midway Drive in Baker City. 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 for a copy of the meeting agenda. 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 demonstra- tions and kids activities. Bronc Riding Friday night and Bull Riding Saturday night, along with a carni- val create a full weekend of events that draws family and class reunions to Baker City every year. 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 featured 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, along with a raffle quilt using the pattern Vintage Stitches. EAGLE VALLEY SWCD MEETING The Eagle Valley Soil and Water Conservation District will be having their monthly meeting on July 17th 2017 at 12 noon in Halfway, OR. Please call the office for more details. The public is wel- come, and meals will be available for those who RSVP for the meeting. Please contact Tara at (541) 523-7121 x 100 for a copy of the meeting agenda. KEATING SWCD MEETING The Keating Soil and Water Conservation District will be having their monthly meeting on July 18th, 2017 at 12 noon at the USDA Service Center; 3990 Midway Drive in Baker City, OR. 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 for a copy of the meeting agenda. DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES POLICE LOG Forrest, Justin Brent. 7.3. Union County Detainer. Edison Jr, James Leroy. 7.2. Men- acing. Martin, Jakobe Gerald. 7.2. Out of Ilene Loucile Storm, 73, passed away at home in Beaverton, Oregon on June 26, 2017. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 12:00 noon at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City, Oregon with Pastor Jesse Whitford of the Baker City Christian Church officiating the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle for Ilene or to leave a con- dolence for the family, please visit: www.grayswestco.com. Walter Wayne Howland, 82, lifetime resident of Baker City, passed away in La Grande on June 24, 2017. His funeral will be held at the Church of Latter-day Saints in Baker City Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the church immedi- ately following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the LDS Missionary Fund through Gray’s West & Company, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle for Walter or to leave a con- dolence for the family, please visit: www.grayswestco.com. Mable Lee Conley. Graveside service: Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 10:00 AM in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution in her memory may direct them to Ronald McDonald House or United Methodist Church, this maybe done through the Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814. If ones wishes to light a candle in Mable’s memory, please visit colestributecenter@eoni.com. — Obituaries — SEN. JEFF MERKLEY TOWN HALL Saturday, July 8th, 4:30 p.m. at the Baker County Fair Ground Event Center in Baker City, 2600 E Street. State Warrant. Smith, Christian Ray. 7.1. Felony Warrant from Union County. Tolman, Douglas Ephraim. 7.1. Criminal Trespass. Baltzell, Branden James Mar. 7.1. Out of County Warrant. Wright, Daniel Elijah. 7.1. Theft by Receiving. Edison Jr, James. 7.1. Theft by Receiving. Lundquist, Caleb John. 6.29. Unau- thorized Use of Motor Vehicle. Barker, Max Hollbert. 6.28. Unlaw- ful Possession of Ecstacy. Adams, Alexander Allen. 6.28. Theft II. Stritmater, Blaine Allen. 6.28. Baker County Parole and Probation Detainer. Christensen, Taren Leigh. 6.27. Cite and Release warrant from Baker County Circuit Court for Unlawful Delivery of a Schedule III Controlled Substance. JAIL ROSTER Ilene Loucile Storm Baker City, 1943-2017 Ilene Loucile Storm, 73, passed away at home in Beaverton, Oregon on June 26, 2017. A grave- side service will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 12:00 noon at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City, Oregon with Pastor Jesse Whitford of the Baker City Christian Church officiat- ing the service. Ilene was born in Baker City on August 29, 1943 to Marion (Louis) Duncan and Geneva (Blize) Dun- can. She graduated high school from Baker High in 1961. Ilene married Charles Storm in 1962. In 1970 the family moved to the San Francisco Bay area. Ilene loved to visit the beaches around Carmel and Monterey, the muse- ums, and the mountains around Sonora. In 1976 the family moved to the Portland area. She loved camping and fishing and was always the first one to the water and the last one to leave. She was always going with the family on the hunting trips because she loved to camp in the mountains. Ilene cherished trips to the beach because she could walk for hours and watch storms come in. She enjoyed the holidays; decorating the house, and cooking for her family. Ilene will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband Charles Storm of Beaverton, Oregon, her daughter Tracey Bun- tyn and son-in-law Roy Buntyn of Llano, Texas, her son Ron Storm and daughter-in-law Cindy of McMinnville, Oregon, her brother Jerry Duncan and his wife Sue of Halfway, Oregon, and her brother Tommy Duncan of Haines, Oregon. Ilene also leaves behind her grandchildren; Shasta Storm, Reilly Wilson, Donnie Buntyn, and Clint Buntyn as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Ilene was preceded in death by her daughter Lu- cinda Storm, her parents, her sister Joan Long, and her niece Mary Kay Wil- liamson. Should friends and family desire, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabe- tes Association through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle for Ilene or to leave a condo- lence for the family, please visit: www.grayswestco. com. Frederick Dewey Osborne Baker City, 1936-2017 “I am in love with this world... I have tilled its soil, I have gathered its harvest, I have waited Fred upon its sea- Osborne sons, and al- ways have I reaped what I have sown. I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt the sting of its frosts, the oppression of its heats, the drench of its rains, the fury of its winds, and always have beauty and joy waited upon my goings and com- ings.” —John Burroughs, The Summit of the Years Frederick “Fred” Dewey Osborne of Baker City died June 21, 2017, 11 months after losing his wife of 47 years, Waleska “Willie” Ruth Williams. Per Fred’s wishes, there will be an internment only on July 2 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City where he will be laid to rest with his wife. Fred was born in Pueblo, Colorado on December 20, 1936 to Cecil Freeman Osborne and Buena Dewey Osborne. Cecil was a well- known figure in Pueblo as a reporter/editor for the Pueblo Chieftain and Star Journal. Fred’s earliest memories were of World War II and of the black- outs, rationing sugar, gaso- line, tires, and many other things. Helping with events such as scrap metal drives; and going weekly with his dad, Cecil, to buy War Bonds to help America win the war. It was drilled into Fred’s head that America must win this war. Money was always scarce when he was growing up, but there was always money to buy what the family really needed and often what they wanted. Thrift was a way of life to the family, and every nickel mattered. In 1939, Fred’s only sibling was born, Carolyn Jean Osborne. Fred had a happy childhood with his younger sister playing in their North Grand Avenue home. He went to Somer- lid Grade School, Cen- tennial High School, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pueblo. He went to Colorado State University and graduated with a degree in Range Management. Fred had a love of the outdoors and much of his life shows this. While still in high school, Fred and a buddy went on a several day horseback trip up in the Silverton Mountains in southwestern Colorado. They had quite an adven- ture and sure were hungry when they got back home. Fred had one of the few four-wheel drive vehicles of the time and as time passed one of his passions was exploring four-wheel drive roads. Family vacations were often fishing trips for mountain trout, although occasional trips to visit relatives in places like Tucson and Salt Lake City were also interspersed. Fred and his dad enjoyed hunting trips together. They hunted both big game like deer, elk, and antelope, and birds such as duck, geese, grouse, and pheas- ant. Thus Fred had a well- rounded childhood. He spent a summer in Alaska counting fish for the government and did a tour in the U.S. Army National Guard in San Francisco, then considered his future. In 1961 he ended up tak- ing a job with the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon. Fred retired after more than 40 years of working for the BLM in Vale, Prineville and Baker City, Oregon. His sister married Fred’s best friend, Ray Fosdick, who shared Fred’s love of the outdoors and hunting and guns. A friend once observed that Fred and Ray could conduct a whole conversation without saying any nouns except numbers indicating guns, bullets, range statistics, and the like. The poem at the start of this obituary so memorial- izes Fred’s life that it is included in this obituary. It says more about what Fred’s life was than a thou- sand other words. Rest in peace, Fred. From your sister, Carol—I love you. Fred is survived by his sister Carol and her hus- band Ray of Dove Creek, Colorado, their children and grandchildren. Fred and Willie are survived by their children Nathan Osborne of Baker City and wife Teri, daughter Shanna Golden of North Powder and husband Ted, and son William Osborne of Grants, NM. They are also survived by six grand- children and three great grandchildren. Fred was preceded in death by his parents Cecil and Buena. Memorial contributions can be made to the Na- tional Rifle Association or the Elks Lodge #338 Baker City both of which he was a lifelong member through Gray’s West & Company, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle in mem- ory of Fred, please visit www.grayswestco.com.
