2 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2017
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— Community Calendar —
FAMILY FUN DAY
November 24, 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. at the Oregon
Trail Interpretive Center. A post-Thanksgiving
activity day with crafts and programs for family
and friends of all ages. Visit http://trailtenders.
org/home for more information or call 541-523-
1843.
FESTIVAL OF TREES
November 30, 2017 - December 2, 2017.
Festive three day holiday celebration including
photos with Santa, children’s holiday crafts and
gala Christmas tree auction. Special Christmas
tree preview on Thursday, Gala Tree Auction on
Friday and Family Day activities on Saturday.
This annual fundraising event for Saint Alphon-
sus Medical center is a perfect addition to a
festive weekend in Baker City that includes the
annual Twilight Christmas Parade and commu-
nity tree lighting. For more information including
complete schedule and ticket information call
541-523-6461.
SILVER SCREEN CHRISTMAS PARADE
December 2, 5 - 5:45 p.m. Whether you think
it’s a wonderful life or you want to stop Christ-
mas from coming, this is the parade for you!
Bring your favorite holiday movie to life. Call
the Baker County Chamber of Commerce and
Visitor’s Bureau for more information.
541-523-5855.
EOU HOLIDAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
December 2-3. More than 200 local musicians
will perform in the 26th annual Holiday Music
Festival at Eastern Oregon University the first
weekend of December. Traditional holiday music
from around the world takes center stage at this
celebration of the season. Sponsored by The
Observer and Koza Family Dental, the spirited
concert features the Grande Ronde Symphony
Orchestra, The Community Symphonic Band,
EOU Chamber Choir, Grande Ronde Community
Chorus, EOU’s 45th Parallel Ensemble, EOU Af-
rican Drumming Group and the EOU Fiddle En-
semble. Both shows — 7:30 p.m., Dec. 2 and 3
p.m., Dec. 3 — will be held in McKenzie Theatre
and often sell out. Tickets are available now at
Red Cross Drug, the EOU Bookstore and online
at eou.edu/music. General admission costs $8 for
adults, $6 for students and seniors, and $10 for
all online purchases. All proceeds from the event
benefit music funds held in the EOU Foundation.
Arts Center East, an EOU community partner,
will provide refreshments during intermission to
support its art programs for all ages. McKenzie
Theatre is located in Loso Hall on EOU’s campus
in La Grande. For more information contact Peter
Wordelman at 541-962-3352 or pwordelm@eou.
edu.
CLAY ORNAMENT CLASS
December 4, 5-9 p.m. Come do a quick orna-
ment making easy personalized gifts or tags
for gifts. Personalize and create ornaments,
wall pieces or any other flat things you feel like
creating. $40.00 members, $60 non-members,
clay and firing fee at Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center. Age: 13+ encouraged to bring a parent -
Welcome to adults. Min. # students: two. Class
Limited to seven students Supplies: Bring ideas
and cookie cutters. Call (541) 523-5369 for more
information.
NEOEDD ROUNDTABLE
December 6. Rural Oregon’s nonprofit orga-
nizations are exploring how diversity, equity,
and inclusion (DEI) can build understanding,
strengthen mission impact, and ensure public
benefit. Session will be held in the library’s Cook
Meeting Room, 2006 4th St. in La Grande, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including lunch, and will be
led by Andrea Cano. Call 541-426-3598 for more
information. Registration is $25 per person.
FREE DAY AT THE
INTERPRETIVE CENTER
December 7 is Free Fee Day at the National
Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. 9
a.m. till 4 p.m. 22267 Highway 86, Baker City,
Oregon, Exit 302 from Interstate 84.
BURNT RIVER WINTER PROGRAM
December 8th, 5 p.m., The Burnt River Winter
Program will be held at the school with The Mis-
soula Children’s Theatre directing the produc-
tion.
BAKER CITY PARLOR TOUR
December 9, 2017. A holiday tour through
historic Baker City homes. Call Mary Collard at
541-403-0405 for more information.
THIRD THURSDAY DOWNTOWN
December 21, 5-8 p.m. Monthly celebration in
historic downtown Baker City with merchant’s
throughout downtown offering extended hours,
entertainment, and special offers on the Third
Thursday of every month. For more information
including participating businesses visit www.
facebook.com/ThirdThursdayBakerCity.
JAIL ROSTER
Citation in lieu of custody for Theft III.
Williams, Tiffany Rena. 11.20.
Baker County Circuit Court warrant
for Probation Violation.
Davis, Morgan Louise. 11.20. Ani-
mal Abuse I.
Prince, Christopher Allen. 11.20.
Parole and Probation Detainer.
Nichols, Robert Edward. 11.20.
Parole and Probation Detainer.
Madison, Samuel Lewis. 11.19.
DUII and Attempt to Elude Police.
Peterson, Linda Diane. 11.17.
Violation of Release Agreement.
Grammon, Jacob Kyle. 11.17. Bak-
er County Circuit Court warrant for
Assault III, Assault IV, DUII, Reckless
Driving and Recklessly Endangering
Another Person.
Gray, Edward James. 11.17. Baker
County Circuit Court Warrant for Vio-
lation of Release Agreement.
NICHOLS, Robert
PRINCE, Christopher
WILLIAMS, Tiffany
RICH, Michael
HOHMAN, Ashley
THORNTON, Mark
GRAY, Edward
STRITMATER, Blaine
ANDERS, Tyler
HANNA, John
LINSCOTT, Jarrod
HAMMON, Carol
LUSTER, Cand
GAGNON, Roderick
GRAMMON, Jacob
PERSICKE, Zachary
KOOS, Henry
QUIROZ, Rebecka
BURRILL, Elizabeth
ROBINSON, Justin
CULBERTSON, Brandon
NICHOLS, Robert
RACHAU JR., William
GRAY, Robert
GREGG, John
KASINGER, Brandi
HENSEN, James
BLITCH, James
NICHOLS, Earnest
NIXON, Angela
WHITTING-GOOD, Travis
BOLANOS, Ann
LATTYMER, Melissa
ARTHUR, Tyler
SIMMS II, George
HENDRIKSEN, Carmon
REED, Nicholas
WILKERSON, Harold
BROOKS, Matthew
CLARK, Dexter
BAKER, Joshua
STEELE, Alan
DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES
POLICE LOG
Mulder, Antoine Johannes. 11.20.
James “Mike” Baker, 72, passed
away on November 15, 2017 in
Ontario, Oregon. A Celebration of
Life service will be held at 3:00 PM
on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at
the First Presbyterian Church at 1995
Fourth Street in Baker City, Oregon
with Pastor Katy Nicole officiating the
service. Memorial contributions may
be made to a charity of ones choice
in honor of Mike through Gray’s West
& Co. Pioneer Chapel 1500 Dewey
Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light
a candle for Mike or to leave a con-
dolence for the family, please visit:
www.grayswestco.com.
Patricia Ann Flores, 84, of Baker
City, Oregon passed away on No-
vember 16, 2017 at Meadowbrook
Place Assisted Living. Arrangements
have been entrusted to Gray’s West
& Co. Pioneer Chapel. To light a
candle for Patricia, please visit: www.
grayswestco.com.
Jack Marshall, 55, of Hermiston,
Oregon, died Monday, November 20,
2017 at his residence. A Celebration
of his life to be announced. Online
condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
James Dorman Sharp, 86, a Baker
City resident, and U.S. Navy Veteran,
died Tuesday, November 14th, 2017
at Settler’s Park Assisted Living Com-
munity in Baker City. Arrangements
are pending under the guidance of
Gray’s West & Company Pioneer
Chapel.
Timothy LaVerne Taylor, 82, of
Baker City, Oregon passed away
at his residence on November 20,
2017. A visitation will be held on
Friday, November 24, 2017 from 2:00
PM to 5:00 PM at Gray’s West & Co.
Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR. A second visitation
will be held on Saturday, November
25, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in
Baker City, Oregon. A funeral service
will be held on Saturday, November
25, 2017 at 12:00 noon at the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
in Baker City, Oregon with Bishop
Tim Taylor conducting. Following the
funeral service a procession will lead
family and friends to Mt. Hope Cem-
etery in Baker City, Oregon for the
interment. Following the interment a
reception will be held at the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Multipurpose Room. Memorial contri-
butions may be made to Gray’s West
& Co. 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City,
OR 97814 to assist the family with
the final arrangement expenses. To
light a candle for Timothy or to leave
a condolence for the family, please
visit: www.grayswestco.com.
— Obituaries —
James Michael “Mike”
Baker
Baker City, 1945-2017
James Michael “Mike”
Baker, 72, of Baker City,
OR passed away Novem-
ber 15, 2017 in Ontario,
OR.
A memorial service was
held at First Presbyterian
Church in Baker City on
November 19, 2017 at
3 p.m. with Pastor Katy
Nicole of First Presbyte-
rian officiating. Internment
followed at Mount Hope
Cemetery on November
20, 2017. Gray’s West &
Co. handled the funeral
arrangements.
Mike was born in Baker
City to Ilah and James
Baker on October 9, 1945.
He graduated from Baker
City High School in 1964.
He went on to work at the
family grocery store, Bas-
che Sage Hardware, and
later, the family antique
shop. He bowled in several
leagues and was an active
member of the First Pres-
byterian Church.
A happy, social person
who loved to interact with
and tease his friends, he
was a regular patron of the
Oregon Trail Restaurant
and other local establish-
ments.
He had an enormous love
of sports, especially the
Portland Trail Blazers and
the Seattle Seahawks. He
was an adventurous inter-
national and local traveler,
and adored his family.
Mike is preceded in
death by his parents, James
H. and Ilah M. Baker.
Mike is survived by his
sister Judith A. Baker of
Baker City; niece Christine
B. Haswell, her husband
Stephen Zuk, and grand-
nephews Benjamin and
Daniel Zuk of Lafayette
CA; and niece Elizabeth
S. Haswell, her husband
Greg Jensen, and grand-
niece Maia C. Jensen of St.
Louis, MO.
Memorial contributions
may be made to a charity
of one’s choice in honor of
Mike.
The family wishes to
extend their gratitude to
the Henderson Hospice
and Palliative Care Center
for their support in his final
days.
To light a candle in
memory of Mike or to
leave a condolence for the
family, please visit: www.
grayswestco.com.
Cougar spotted near Pine
Creek, Hunt Mountain
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The last time any
cougars were removed
from that vicinity due
to complaints was in the
Goodrich Lane/Road area,
in early November 2015,
Ratliff said.
A large number of sheep
in a pen had been killed,
and Oregon Wildlife
Services subsequently
found tracks, and removed
two cougars, a male and a
female.
Ratliff explained that
every time something is
reported, whether it’s a
damage or human safety
issue, or a sighting, that
information is entered into
a record, which includes
the complainant’s name,
phone number, address,
what type of damage, etc.
This process is the same
for elk, for example, as it
is for cougars.
“We’ll say, you saw a
cougar on the road, and
this is the date you saw it,
and the place you saw it.
Sometimes, it’s irrelevant,
but, sometimes...” those
sightings start to add
up, “...and we can look
back on paper—actually,
computer screen—and say,
‘There’s something going
on here.’ That’s why we
keep track of everything,”
he said.
Sometimes, he said,
he hears about sightings
weeks after they’ve hap-
pened, or, as in the recent
case, he receives second-
hand information, and,
“We talk to those people,
and try to decide whether
or not it’s going to be a
damage or safety issue, or
just a sighting, or all three.
Safety would be multiple
sightings, during daylight
hours, around structures.
This last sighting case—
it would go to human
safety.”
He said there’s no need
for panic or great concern,
but he believes it’s good
for people to be aware of
the sightings.
He hasn’t heard anything
more about the Pine Creek
area sightings (as of this
writing), since the deer
carcass had been removed,
but again, he doesn’t fre-
quent social media sites.
He said, “A lot of times,
the person who calls is
relaying something they
heard, because they were
on Facebook or something,
and they saw a picture of
a cat somebody posted.
That’s actually how this
occurred... Somebody saw
it, and said, ‘Did you know
about this?’ and we said,
‘No, we had no idea.’
“I would be more con-
cerned with somebody
saying, ‘Hey, I saw it last
night,’ or, ‘Hey, I saw it
kill a deer by the bus stop.’
That’s what I’d prefer to
know about. I’ll try to
chase some of that stuff
down,” he said.
There are thousands of
cougars throughout the
state, they’re not a pro-
tected species.
Ratliff said, “We’d prefer
to just nip a potential prob-
lem in the bud, if it’s still
coming back, if it’s getting
too close to houses. That’s
something that’s easier to
try and take care of now,
to try to solve a problem.”
Make it and take it
Crossroads Carnegie
Art Center is proud to an-
nounce the continuation of
the annual program “Make
It and Take It” again being
held in conjunction with
St. Alphonsus Festival
of Trees on Family Day
Saturday December 2, at
the Baker Event Center at
2600 East St. Baker City,
OR.
Make It and Take It
Kids Craft Day, allows
children from around age
3 and above to make their
own handmade Christmas
Ornaments or Christmas
decorations to take home
and enjoy. Andrea Stone,
designed all of this year’s
projects and there will be
eight stations manned by
Community Volunteers in-
cluding Baker High School
Art Students. The cost is
$5 for 5 projects—Schol-
arships are available.
Families should bring a
extra T-shirt to pull over
students’ nice dress clothes
just in case they get messy.
This project is funded
by the DE and Jane Clark
Foundation.
Adult Volunteers are
still needed, if interested
call Crossroads at 541-523-
5369.