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2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 Local — Community Calendar — 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. MINERS’ JUBILEE MUSIC SCHEDULE AT THE GEISER POLLMAN PARK Friday, July 14 noon Terry LaMont Friday, July 14 3 p.m. Lonnie Shurtliff and Caro- lyn Mildenberger - Leather and Lace Saturday, July 15 after parade Drum and Bugle Saturday, July 15 2 p.m. DIVERSITY Saturday, July 15 4 p.m. Just For Fun Band Sunday July 15 1 p.m. Blue Yesterdays Saturday, July 15 6 p.m. Frank Carlson at Court Street Park Street dance. Sorbenots donated the funds to pay for all mus- cians who are playing in the park over Jubilee. OTEC has covered the cost of the Street Dance downtown, and Superior Towing has provided the stage for the dance. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE The Friends of the Baker County Library will hold its summer book sale from Friday, July 14 through July 23, at the library, 2400 Resort Street. The sale runs for two weekends, plus the week in between. Hours are Fri. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 12 a.m. to 4 p.m., and for regular library hours during the week. There will be a bag sale on Saturday, July 23, where customers can fill a paper grocery bag for $5.00. Friends of the Library will provide the bags. 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. FRIENDS OF THE FAIR APPRECIATION DINNER AND PIE AUCTION Tuesday, July 25 at the Baker County Conference and Event Center, 2600 East Street in Baker City. 6 p.m. Social Hour, 7 p.m. Dinner, 8 p.m. Pie Auction. Proceeds go toward improvement of the fairgrounds. Bring a pie or cake to donate! Enjoy BBQ by Dan Warnock and the Titanic. ECLIPSE CHRISTIAN CONCERT August 19, doors open at 6 p.m. Two pop rock Christian bands coming from Boise for one night to 1250 Hughes Lane. $10.00/person and no presales. Doors open until full. — News of Record — JAIL ROSTER CLAYBORN, Douglas NOBLE, Jon PETERSON, Linda BARNES, Dean TOLMAN, Douglas CUTSHALL III, Colvin STRITMATER, Blaine KING, Gary MEAD, Daniel SLANEY, Timothy EPLER, Brenda ANDERTON, Bobby DRIVER, Michael CARPENTER, Anna HAMM, Todd ANDERS, Tyler COLE, Derek ECKSTEIN, Joseph CLARK, Dexter CULLEY, Andrew NOBLE, Cecil BAKER, Joshua TUGMAN, Michael BROWN, Geoffrey STEELE, Alan POLICE LOG Allen, Vera Celine. 7.11. 2nd De- gree Theft. Peterson, Linda Diane. 7.11. Multiple Baker County Justice Court warrants. Rasmussen, Diana. 7.10. Unau- thorized use of a Motor Vehicle. Pressley, Crystal Dawn. 7.10. DUII. Arthur, Tyler James. 7.10. UEMV. Dunleavy, Chance Joseph. 7.9 Criminal Mischief and Disorderly Conduct. Farhad, Fnu. 7.9. DUII. Snyder, Michael Leroy. 7.8. DUII. Clark, Michael Sean. 7.7. Circuit Court, Cite Only Warrant for Criminal Mischief III. Stritmater, Blaine Allen. 7.7. Clack- amas County Circuit Court warrant for Possession of Methamphetamine. Condrey, Glenn Mclain. 7.7. Disor- derly Conduct. Delong, Ethan Joseph. 7.7. DUII Drugs. Hartford, Christopher Lee. 7.6. As- sault IV Domestic. DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES Dale Denson, 82, of Halfway, died on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his home in Portland, Oregon. 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 — Frank J. “Skip” Stiglich Baker City, 1942-2017 Frank J. “Skip” Sti- glich, 74, of Baker City, died May 24, 2017, in Skip Boise. Stiglich No service is planned at this time. At a later date, Skip will be interred in the Veterans Section at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Skip was born on Dec. 20, 1942, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Frank and Dora Stiglich. Growing up he worked for many years with his father in the fam- ily business, The Wiscon- sin Bottling Works. After graduating from St. John’s University in Minnesota, Skip begin his distinguished career in military intelligence in the U.S. Army. He retired in 1986 with the rank of major. While serving two tours in Vietnam, he was awarded three Bronze Stars, the Combat Infantry Badge and numerous other awards. After his military retire- ment, Skip continued to work for the Army in civil service, retiring in 2000. After his first tour in Vietnam, Skip was sta- tioned in Germany where he met Mary Crooks, who was visiting her sister and brother-in-law, also sta- tioned there. After leaving Germany, Skip returned to Vietnam for his second tour, coming home midway through the year to get married to Mary in 1971. Skip and Mary enjoyed a return assignment to Germany, followed by Massachusetts, Maryland, and his final assignment to Alaska in 1981. Skip was an avid out- doorsman. He loved fish- ing the rivers of Alaska, duck hunting and big game hunting. He and a special group of friends hunted to- gether in Alaska, Canada, Washington and even in Argentina. After moving to Baker City in 2000, Skip became an active member of the Lions Club. He was always the first to volunteer, and especially enjoyed cooking in the park during Miners Jubilee. He could always be counted on to help out at the District and State basketball tournaments. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Baker City; daughter, Sara Kirkpatrick, married to Jon, of Chino Hills, California; son, Jared Stiglich, married to Billie, of Eagle River, Alaska; and sister, Doreen McKenna, married to Geno, of An- tigo, Wisconsin; Skip’s life was greatly enriched by three very special grand- sons, Caleb and Mason of Eagle River and Carson of Chino Hills. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to the Baker City Lions Club to purchase a memorial bench,which will be placed in the Veterans Park along the Leo Adler Parkway (Baker City Lions Club, P.O. Box 528, Baker City, OR 97814. Oren “Jerry” Sterling Prairie City, 1929-2017 Oren “Jerry” Sterling Moore was born on September 28, 1929 just outside Prineville, Oregon to Ernest “Pat” Jerry and Alma Sterling Moore from Baker County. He has one brother and two sisters. Jerry married Patty Francis on July 27, 1979. He has two daughters, two sons, five stepdaughters and three stepsons. Jerry also has numerous grand- children and great grand- children. Jerry retired from the Air Force after 22 1/2 years as a Master Sergeant and computer technician. He served in England, Canada, Korea and the Philippines. Jerry coached bowling in Labrador, Alaska and holds a 189 average. He loved to bowl, golf and fish. Jerry was also a member of the Moose and Elks Lodge. Jerry died on July 1, 2017 at the Blue Mountain Nurs- ing Home in Prairie City, Oregon. A private inter- ment with full Air Force Military Honors was held at Canyon City Cemetery. He will be missed and loved by all. For those who would like to make a memorial donation in memory of Jerry, the family suggests the charity of your choice through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Crema- tion Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. Condolences may be shared at www.tamispine- valleyfuneralhome.com. Beverly Jean Sampson-Haas Baker City, 1953-2017 Beverly Jean Sampson- Haas, former resident of Baker City passed away June 9, 2017 in Puyallup, WA in the arms of her twin sister and with family at her side. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 ~ 11:00 at the Harvest Church in Baker City with a reception following at the home of Rodney and Car- men Wickham. Bev was born in Baker City, OR, Aug, 7, 1953 to Francis and Kathryn Sampson, the first born of twin daughters. The family lived in Wallowa, OR 11 years where the family spent many wonderful trips camp- ing at the high moun- tain lakes. Her love of camping and fishing continued Bev through the Sampson-Haas years. The family then moved to Huntington and finally Baker City where Bev graduated from Baker High School in 1971. Bev attended medical assisting school in Spokane WA, then worked in hospi- tals in Spokane, Edmonds and Seattle Washington as an EKG Technician. She later worked for Shepard ambulance and finally the last 21 years at UW Physicians in Seattle as a patient’s accounts analyst. In Aug. of 1988 while working at Shepard ambu- lance, Bev & twin sister Shirley flew to Orlando to pick up an ambulance for the company and drove it back to Seattle. They took three weeks to drive back to Seattle with many stops in Florida, New Orleans, San Antonio, Dallas, Tuc- son, Phoenix, the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. That trip began a lifelong enjoyment of traveling. The family also did a lot of traveling and camping together over the years. Bev made many lifelong friends through her travels. Bev loved spending time with her family both in Washington and Oregon. Together, Bev and Shirley traveled several times to England, France, Scotland, Wales and Italy. And many cities in the United States. They were always plan- ning their next trip. During the last 16 years, Bev and Shirley lived to- gether which made travel- ing much easier. They were more than siblings, they were best friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, Kath- ryn and father, Francis. Bev is survived by her twin sister Shirley Samp- son, aunt, Mrs. Hildreth Jacobs, cousins, Curtis (Annie) & Perry (Corina) Jacobs, and their families of Baker City. Cousins Rose This, Tom Cope, Laura (Delbert) Perkins, Roger Leslie, Marilyn Fitzgerald, & Raymond (Nancy) Smith & their families, all of Washington State. And of course her beloved cat Simon. Donations in memory of Bev, the family sug- gests the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremas- tion Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com. Ruth Holmes, 90, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Blue Mountain Care Center Ruth in Prairie Holmes City, OR. A Memorial Service was held Friday, July 7 at the John Day Golf Club in John Day, OR. Ruth’s ashes will be interred at a later date at the Cemetery in Burns Oregon. Ruth was born De- cember 13, 1926, in Mt. Vernon,OR at the Fletcher Ranch to George and Mae Belle Hammons (Fletcher). She grew up and attended school in Mt. Vernon through the 10th grade. Ruth quit school to go to work and help with fam- ily finances. The family moved to Burns in 1939. In 1942 Ruth and sister Diddy traveled by bus to Los Angeles to find jobs. They worked at a restau- rant for three months and returned home to Burns due to an illness in the family. On May 7, 1945 Ruth married Merrill V. Ander- son in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Ruth worked as a cook at various cafes in Burns: Palace, Elkhorn, Arrow- head. She also cooked at the Wounded Buffalo in Mt. Vernon. In the early ‘70s Ruth and sister Babs ran the Town Tavern in Stevenson, WA. In 1977 she opened the Wagon Wheel Café in Mt. Vernon. Around the mid to late 1990s Ruth and sisters Babs and Diddy ran the Wagon Wheel Tavern in Mt. Vernon. She is survived by her daughter Phyllis Propeck (Dan) of Mt. Vernon and Sol Van Anderson of Hines, OR.; seven grand- children and 15 great grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by daughters Sheri Lemrick (Jack) and Mari- lyn Francis (Jerry); parents George Hammons (1934) and Mae Bell Hammons (1982); brothers Joe David Hammons (1935), Harlan Hammons (1949), Rich- ard Hammons (2005) and George (Perk) Hammons (2014); sisters Roberta (Babs) Hammons (2008), Della (Diddy) Steele (2011), Norma Fry (2014), Violet Yarber (2015); and grandson Andy Lemrick (1980). For those who would like to make a donation in memory of Ruth the family suggests Home Health/ Hospice through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services PO Box 543 Halfway, Oregon 97834. Condolences may be shared at www.tamispi- nevalleyfuneralhome.com. Ruth Holmes Baker City, 1926-2017 SEE OBITUARIES PAGE 9
