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Drexel “Rex” Lewis Calhoun,
89, of Baker City died Monday,
Dec'. 28, 2015 at Beehive Homes
Residential Care Facility in Baker
City. No services are currently
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Dec. 1925-Dec. 2015
Rex was bom on Dec. 29,1925 in Pennsboro, West Vir-
gitria to Otto Clarence Calhoun and Fannie Francis (Dodd)
Calhoun. He received his education in Ohio and later
served his country from 1944-1946 in the United States
Navy. During his time in the Navy, Rex worked as a
machinist 3rd class on the USS Tennessee BB43 in the
South Pacific.
Sept. 27, 1952 he married Reva Joy McClure in
Vancouver, Wash, and together they enjoyed 63 years of
Rex was a hard worker and loved working. After mov­
ing to Baker City in 1963, he worked with his two broth­
ers, Jesse Calhoun and Silvan Calhoun operating the
Baker Mill and Grain located in Haines, Ore. He contin­
ued to work at the mill until 1975. In 1976 Rex and Reva
£ opened the Ace Nursery which they operated for 29 years.
£ Rex is survived by his wife Reva Calhoun of Baker City,
his brother Silvan Calhoun of Baker City, and his sister
in-law Jackie Calhoun of Baker City. He is also survived
by numerous nieces and nephews as well as many friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his son, Jo
Calhoun, eight sisters, four brothers, and nine of his
sibling's spouses.
Memorial contributions may be made in Rex's honor to
the Parkinson's Foundation or to a charity of choice
through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
Ave. Baker City, OR 97814.
t To light a candle in memory of Rex, please visit:
www.grayswestco.com
LeRoy Albert
Pearson
Aug. 1934-Dec. 2015
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LeRoy Albert Pearson of Sun­
set, Utah and formerly of North
Powder, passed away Dec. 24,
■ 2015 from a lingering illness. He
■ was bom Aug. 24, 1934 in Baker, Ore. to Emery Frank
, and Delores Emeline Dickinson West Pearson. He spent
his first years in North Powder and Baker. He lived a few
years with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pearson
in Hereford, Ore.
i. He graduated from North Powder High School. When
he was fifteen, he went with his mother to Bozeman,
. Montana and worked as a busboy and set the pins at the
bowling alley.
LeRoy is the descendant of two early pioneer families
in Union County; those of his grandparents, Henry and
Manerva Anderson Pearson and John Samuel and Susan
Dealy Davis, who homesteaded in North Powder in 1872.
„„„He*enlisted in the U.S. Navy and spent four years-dn
Japari and California.
In 1955 he came to Burley to be with his mother. There
he met his wife, Rheta Elquist. They were married March
• 1, 1957 in Heyburn, Idaho where LeRoy worked for the
BLM. They were blessed with three wonderful children:
Cherylyn, LeeAnn and Monte Pearson.
In 1966 they moved to Sunset, Utah so LeRoy could
finish his career with the U.S. Government at Hill Air
Force Base. He retired with 36 years of service in 1991“.
They spent many years in Arizona and summers at the
Sourdough Wilderness Ranch. He loved to go camping
and drive his side-by-side. He loved his animals and was
an avid rock hunter.
He is preceded in death by his mother and father, and
'■ mother and father in-law, Ron and Marie Elquist, sister
- and brother-in-law, Betty and Ron Knopp.
> • He is survived by his wife of 58 years, children, Chery­
lyn (Larry) Campbell, LeeAnn (Greg) Riddle and Monte
(Cathy) Pearson all of Utah; two grandchildren, Royce
Pearson and Steven Peart; a brother, Patrick (Jean)
Pearson of Cascade Locks, Oregon; and a sister, Janice
Springer of La Grande, Oregon; aunt, Phyllis Fettig of
h North Powder, Oregon.
He was cremated under the direction of Leavitt's
' Mortuary. A Memorial Service will be held in the spring.
• Burial will follow at Clinton City Cemetery in Clinton,
Utah. A special thank you to Inspiration Hospice for their
• kindness and care.
Death I Service Notices
Paul Thomason, 91, a former Wingville - Baker City res­
ident, died on Jan. 13,2016, surrounded by family and
friends at his home in Scotts Valley, Cal. Interment will
be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City. A Graveside
Service will be held this spring, date and time to be an­
nounced. Arrangements are under the direction of
Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Hbme & Cremation Serv­
ices. Online condolences may be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Sharolet Harter, 81, of Baker City, died on Sunday, Jan.
17,2016 at Settler's Park Assisted Living. A celebration
of Sharolet's life will be held this summer. Arrange­
ments are under the direction of Tami's Pine Valley Fu­
neral Home & Cremation Services. Online
condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalley-
funeralhome.com
Dona Stanbro, 85, of Union, died Jan. 16 2016 at Jodi
George’s Adult Foster Home in Union. Arrangements
are under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
Light a candle in remembrance of Dona at
www.grayswestco.com.
Amber L. Brown, 38, of Baker City died at her residence
Jan. 17,2016. Arrangements are under the direction of
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR 97814. Light a candle in Remembrance
of Amber at www.grayswestco.com.
Nina Labrum Stevens, 91, longtime Baker City resident,
died at her home on Monday, Jan. 18,2016. Arrange­
ments are under the direction of Tami's Pine Valley Fu­
neral Home & Cremation Servicees. Online
condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalley-
funeralhome.com
■ Courier
I
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21,2016
Guest Opinion
Letter
Ammon Bundy
Please Go Home
Baker City Bottle Recycling
Dilemma
To the Editor:
I have been a bottle recycler for the past ten years!
It has always been a "chosen responsible chore" to recycle
my bottle purchases to aid in recycling purposes. There have
been times over those 10 years that I, along with many oth­
ers, have become frustrated with the condition of the bottle
recycle machines and areas offered to the local recycling
citizens by file TWO local grocery stores.
Now with only one local grocery store with the only bottle
recycle center available, this frustration is absolutely a mess!
The actual designated recycle area size is state regulated, as
to the merchant building size and the selling of deposit paid
designated bottles such as water, soda, beer, etc. But, and
here is the kicker, only if the merchant should choose to
bother with providing a recycle area. The health mainte­
nance of the area, the mechanical workings of the machines,
the staff to assist the recycling citizens when the machines
are filled to capacity, is strictly left to the store managers.
I recently contacted the OLCC agency as to what hap­
pened with the recycle machines located at the empty
Haggen store front. I was informed those machines were
owned by the Haggen corporation, and how and where they
went was that corporation's business and the state agency
has no say in the matter of dealing with the lack of recycling
opportunities for the 10,000 Baker City citizens.
I would like to suggest to the current grocery corporation
that the policy makers who now most definitely have a
"local monopoly," to please address the lack of an adequate
recycle center for deposit paid bottles.
And to the Baker City Council and Business Development
planners, please include this needed business recruitment
into any "new and incoming business developments" in the
questionable future!
So, in the interim, I will be looking for any non-profit
group, church, or school team, which would desire my re­
cycle deposit bottles to aid in their fundraising endeavors. I
realize they must also be recycling at the aforementioned
centers, but perhaps it would limit the number of frustrated
citizens jamming up the area unsuccessfully.
Waiting for any solutions to be offered up, before this frus­
trating situation becomes a "just dump 'em" dilemma that
possibly could make for a much larger city problem! How
about business owners who sell deposit charged bottles, and
offer no measurable aid in the solution of the recycle bottles
concerns?
Cheryl Gushman
Baker City
Baker City Farmers
Market Membership
Meeting Scheduled
Anyone interested in learning more about and par­
ticipating in the Baker City Farmers Market as more
than just a customer is encouraged to attend their
Jan. 27 meeting. It will take place from 5:30-7 p.m.
at 3030 Grandview Drive in Baker City. They will be
re-capping 2015, looking forward to the 2016 sea­
son, nominating and voting in new board members,
and discussing any other business that the mem­
bership has.
Anyone with questions, please email Amy Young
at bakercityfarmersmarketOR@gmail.com or call
541-523-5203.
Scott Places at Swim
Meet with 999 Athletes
Riana Scott age 13 attended the 2016 Washing­
ton Open swim meet on Jan. 14-17 in Federal Way,
Washington. This meet required qualifying times to
enter and was highly competitive. There were 999
athletes representing 76 teams from the Western
states and British Columbia. Scott achieved per­
sonal best times most of her events and the follow-
ing are her results:
Women's
Women's
Women's
Women's
Women's
Women's
Women's
200 IM
50 free
200 free
100 Breast
100 Back
100 free
200 Breast
2:17.25
26.48
2:02.23
1:12.17
1:06.43
56.87
2:34.14
70th
116th
88th
73rd
166th
118th
43rd
by Mary Kerns, Harney County
I would have spoken up earlier, but we really did not think
this nonsense would go on for so long. My husband and I
are ranchers here in Harney County. I am third generation
Harney County stockgrower. This is a good place to ranch
and live our lives. My family has worked with the Bureau
of Land Management since its inception. We were part of
the Malheur Refuge's program utilizing cattle in their man­
agement for many years. These bureaucracies are not perfect
but the staff we work with in our operation are competent,
helpful, caring people.
These people are friends of ours and a part of this com­
munity. If you were an actual rancher you might know that
agriculture's biggest adversaries are environmental groups
that spread misinformation about our industry and tie the
government agencies we work with up in litigation. Our in­
dustry is working hard to inform the public of our progres­
sive animal treatment and grazing practices.
You sir, are simply part of the problem now.
I cannot express how disturbed we are that you have in­
sinuated yourself into our country with the expressed pur­
pose of supporting the Hammond family and 'helping' us
with our constitutional rights.
AND....you THREATENED our friends arid family mem­
bers.
LEAVE NOW.
Editor's Note: Mary, a cattle rancher and artist, lived in
Baker County for several years with her husband, Wes, and
family. Wes is the son of Mac and the late Joyce Kerns. Mary
and Wes sold their ranch here and relocated to Harney
County.
My Action Plan for
Our Rural Oregon
By Dr. Bud Pierce, Republican Candidate for Governor
Addressing the crisis in rural Oregon starts with electing a
governor who actually acknowledges rural Oregon is in cri­
sis. This governor should not be part of the one-party rule
that has presided over rural Oregon’s demise these last 30
years. The majestic and fruitful lands beyond Oregon’s 1-5
corridor can no longer be seen solely as giant vacation lands
and parks for recreating urban Oregonians. That’s not good
for the proud residents of rural Oregon. That’s not good for
our mountains, forests and high desert lands. And that’s not
good for our urban and suburban communities - that pay for
our “forgotten” rural Oregon in the form of higher social
welfare costs and lower tax revenues for schools and state
services in these impoverished communities.
Here’s my plan for rural Oregon:
One, acknowledge that rural Oregon is in crisis and act like
it.
Two, launch a six-year action plan to revive rural Oregon.
Three, keep this initiative and similar (related) initiatives
to reduce class sizes, to put more money into the pockets of
working Oregonians and to end traffic congestion at the cen­
ter of Oregon’s public policy agenda. Every day. All year.
OK, what would the specifics look like? A governor-led
effort to:
Encourage Portland-centric businesses, such as Intel, to
spread out across the state, opening up job opportunities in
rural Oregon. The governor must ensure that the statò
spreads the wealth by creating more opportunities across
Oregon, with the help of state and local incentives and tar­
geted transportation infrastructure projects.
Eliminate state regulations that make it more difficult for
Oregon manufacturers to compete in the marketplace. For
example, Oregon requires shipping of modular homes in
much smaller loads than other states, greatly increasing
transportation and ultimately home costs for Oregon manu­
facturers and buyers. Our state government needs to stop
putting our manufacturers - and their workers - at a com­
petitive disadvantage.
Make the Port of Coos into a vibrant, deep-water port so
our goods can be shipped out from southern Oregon instead
of California, Washington and Canada.
Bring the weight of file governor’s office to bear on fixing
the labor problems at the Port of Portland so our farmers and
agribusinesses once again have regular shipping schedules.
Increase timber harvest levels on our state lands under Ore­
gon’s Forest Practices Act. Ensure our state forests can meet
their legal production goals as set by the Oregon Forestry
Board. This would create new jobs and preserve existing
ones in our rural communities. It would also generate mil­
lions more in revenue for our counties and the state treasury.
Push through projects that bring jobs to rural communi­
ties.
Push Washington, D.C. to increase harvest on our federal
lands in an environmentally responsible and timely manner.
Establish a system of functioning small rural airports
across Oregon.
I’ll be a balanced voice for rural Oregon and bring the cit­
izens together. I’ll do all I can to incentivize the movement
of people and resources to citizens who want to live in Ore­
gon’s rural areas. The fact is that if we make rural Oregon
successful, we make urban Oregon - and all Oregon - suc­
cessful.
Bud Pierce is a Republican candidate for Oregon governor and
a respected oncologist and senior partner of Hematology/Oncol-
ogy of Salem. www.budpierce.com.
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