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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Sheriff Ash running for re-election B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR FRIDAY, NOV. 8 ■ Live Music by Keith Taylor: Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.; no charge; continues most Fridays. MONDAY, NOV. 11 ■ National Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Free-Fee Days: Free admission in honor of Veterans Day; hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Nov. 30. ■ Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station. TUESDAY, NOV. 12 ■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 ■ Lower Powder River Irrigation District Board: 6 p.m. at Barley Brown’s, 2190 Main St. MONDAY, NOV. 18 ■ Baker County Library District Board: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., library’s Riverside meeting room, 2400 Resort St.; regular meeting rescheduled from second Monday of the month. TUESDAY, NOV. 19 ■ Elkhorn Community Preparedness: 5:30 p.m. supper; 6:30 p.m. meeting; at the Sunridge Inn. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald November 8, 1969 HUNTINGTON — The Locomotives went undefeated again this year in their regular scheduled season by turn- ing in a stout 76-20 win over the Burnt River Bulls. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald November 8, 1994 The last of the hunters who were reported missing dur- ing the weekend returned home safely Monday afternoon, according to the Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce. Three Ontario men who were reported missing Sunday returned home safely at 12:35 p.m., according to Under- sheriff Ken Dunleavy. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald November 9, 2009 Baker City residents are being asked to go to their pantries this week to gather food to be given to neighbors who might be having trouble making ends meet as the holidays approach. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald November 9, 2018 Ty Gassin has served his country and continues to do so, but he doesn’t think he’s done enough for his fellow veterans. Gassin hopes to start rectifying that soon. He is planning the inaugural Run For Veterans event for Saturday, Nov. 10 — the day before Veterans Day — in Baker City. Gassin, 24, grew up in Baker City and graduated from Baker High School in 2013. He enlisted in the U.S. Army before he earned his diploma, and he served in the Army for 3 1/2 years, including a nine-month deployment to Kuwait in 2015. He started a business, All American Metal Art, in Ontario in May of this year, and not long after joined the Army Reserves. Gassin said he decided to sponsor an event that would focus attention on military veterans. “I felt like I had to give more, and I wanted to do some- thing I was very passionate about,” Gassin said. “I feel like I have a very strong connection with everyone in the services.” O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Nov. 6 3 — 5 — 17 — 25 — 30 — 47 Next jackpot: $5.8 million POWERBALL, Nov. 6 15 — 28 — 46 — 62 — 64 PB 17 Next jackpot: $50 million WIN FOR LIFE, Nov. 6 10 — 36 — 40 — 59 PICK 4, Nov. 7 • 1 p.m.: 8 — 7 — 4 — 8 • 4 p.m.: 6 — 6 — 8 — 2 • 7 p.m.: 7 — 2 — 6 — 1 • 10 p.m.: 9 — 6 — 5 — 9 LUCKY LINES, Nov. 7 3-5-10-13-17-23-27-32 Next jackpot: $13,000 S ENIOR M ENUS ■ MONDAY: Barbecued ribs, au gratin potatoes, green beans, roll, broccoli-bacon salad, cheesecake ■ TUESDAY: Liver and onions, potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, beet-and-onion salad, roll, cottage cheese with fruit Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $4.50 donation (60 and older), $6.75 for those under 60. C ONTACT THE H ERALD 1668 Resort St. Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: 541-523-3673 Copyright © 2019 Fax: 541-833-6414 Regional publisher Christopher Rush crush@eomediagroup.com Publisher Karrine Brogoitti kbrogoitti@lagrandeobserver. com Jayson Jacoby, editor jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Advertising email ads@bakercityherald.com Classifi ed email classified@bakercityherald.com Circulation email circ@bakercityherald.com ISSN-8756-6419 Serving Baker County since 1870 Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays except Christmas Day by the Baker Publishing Co., a part of EO Media Group, at 1668 Resort St. (P.O. Box 807), Baker City, OR 97814. Subscription rates per month are: $10.80; by mail $12.50. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Baker City Herald, P.O. Box 807, Baker City, OR 97814. Periodicals Postage Paid at Baker City, Oregon 97814 Baker County Sheriff Travis Ash will run for another four- year term in the 2020 election. Ash, who was appointed sheriff in March 2015 to replace Mitch Southwick, who retired, was elected to his fi rst four-year term in November 2016. No one else has fi led as a candidate for sheriff, according to the Baker County Clerk’s Offi ce. Ash has worked in law enforcement for 24 years, and has been with the Sheriff’s Of- fi ce since 2005. He started his full-time law en- forcement career in 1998 when he was hired, at Ash age 22, by the Prineville Police Department. Ash graduated from Pine- Eagle High School at Halfway in 1993. In a press release Thursday, Ash wrote: “In 2020, I will be seeking re-election as Baker County Sheriff. I’m committed to working to keep our commu- nity a great place to live, work, visit, and raise families. I am proud of the dedicated team of Sheriff’s Offi ce employees and volunteers who help us pro- vide so many vital services to our community, be it through Search and Rescue, 911 and Dispatch, Jail Operation, Pa- trol, or Parole and Probation. “Since 2015, I have had the privilege of serving as your Sheriff and appreciate the overwhelming support I’ve received from folks throughout the county. It would be an honor to continue in this role for a second term. “There have been many changes over the course of my 24-year law enforcement career, but my goals for the Sheriff’s Offi ce continue to be that we protect public safety and security while building and maintaining community relationships and trust, and that we do so with empathy, integrity, effi ciency, and trans- parency.” O BITUARIES Jodell Hensen She was preceded in death by her parents, Delwin and LaVonna Lyons; Jodell Hensen, 60, of Baker City, died and her sister, Teena Lyons. Oct. 25, 2019. Memorial contributions may be made There will be a potluck celebration to the Jodell Hensen Memorial Fund of her life from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Nov. 10, at the Baker City Eagles Lodge, Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, 2935 H St. OR 97814, or through Old West Federal Jodell was born on June 4, 1959, at Credit Union. Family members extend Nampa, Idaho, to Delwin their gratitude to those who have made and LaVonna (Hathaway) contributions to help with Jodell’s fi nal Lyons. She attended Amer- expenses. ican Falls High School and To light a candle in memory of Jodell, graduated in 1978. or to leave a condolence for the family, She married George go to www.grayswestco.com Jodell Todd Hensen on April 23, Hensen Marjorie Scheloske 1983, at Elko, Nevada. Formerly of Baker City, 1931-2019 Together they had three Marjorie Clare Steffens Scheloske, children. 88, formerly of Baker City, died Oct. 22, She considered herself a domestic engineer, and while raising her children, 2019, at Pocatello, Idaho, with her fam- she always welcomed their friends into ily at her side. A memorial gathering will take place her home. Because of her good nature at Weiser, Idaho, next summer. and loving personality, the kids and Marjorie was born on May 22, 1931, their friends would always hang out at at Healy, Kansas, to Hugo Joseph and her house and thus she acquired the Leta Marine Herriott Steffens. As a nickname “Mama Bear.” young child her family moved West The kids and their friends were her during the Great Depression, fi nally set- cubs and over the years she accumu- lated dozens of cubs who still called her tling at Weiser, where Marjorie attended school and graduated in 1949. After Mama Bear. graduation she worked at Weiser Idaho Jodell had a way of touching the hearts of everyone she met. She always First Nation Bank. She started dating Albert Scheloske in the winter of that spoke what was on her mind, without year and they married on Nov. 19, 1950, any fi lters, so you always knew where at Weiser. you stood with her. They lived in Idaho and Washington There was nothing fake about her and she pulled no punches no matter who it before settling in Baker. They had two daughters, Terry and Debra. Marge might hurt. She was a crafty lady who loved woodworking, crocheting, needle- loved working in her fl ower gardens. point, gardening, and taking care of her Roses were her favorite fl owers and house plants. Most of all, she loved play- she had many varieties over the years ing silly games with her grandsons. She wherever she lived. They always grew a was a member of the McEwen Church. large garden and Marge and her family She was an amazing woman, mother, spent memorable days canning and and wife and will be truly missed by all freezing fruits and vegetables. She loved nature and would spend who knew her, family members said. time daily watching birds and squir- Survivors include her husband of 36 rels. The family spent many happy days years, Todd Hensen of Baker City; her camping at the Oregon Coast and in children, Zachariah Hensen, James Hensen, and Shelby Hurst, all of Baker McCall, Idaho, every summer. Marge City; her brother, Russell Lyons of Rud- loved the mountains and forests and yard, Montana; and three grandchildren. looked forward to huckleberrying every Baker City, 1959-2019 fall. Marge enjoyed being a wife and mother. She was an excellent cook and there are many people who could at- test to that fact. She was a wonderful mother who loved her immediate and extended family and they loved her back. She was a room mother at the grade school for her daughters many times. She spent hours sewing clothes for her daughters from the time they were toddlers through high school. She made many, many lifelong friends wher- ever she lived. She had a wonderful talent of looking for the good in everyone she met and al- ways found it. Her life was an example for all who met, knew and loved her. Her family and friends were the thank- ful recipients of her talent for crocheting afghans, baby blankets and doilies. She had a strong Christian faith her whole life, was very active in the churches she attended, and lived what she believed. She spent hours helping with Vacation Bible School and other church activities. After Albert’s retirement they lived at Fruitland, Idaho, and at Ontario. They bought a motor home and spent many happy days camping locally and travel- ing across the United States seeing the sites and visiting friends and family. After Albert died in 2006, Marge stayed in Ontario until she moved to Pocatello in 2012 to live with her daughter, Debra. Marge was a member of Treasure Valley Baptist Church in Ontario. She was living at Quail Ridge, an assisted living center in Pocatello, where she peacefully passed away. Marjorie is survived by her daugh- ters, Terry (Douglas) Stoddard and Deb- ra (Daniel) Griffi th; fi ve grandchildren, Melissa Griffi th Moore, Emily Stoddard Hill, Brent Stoddard, Mark Stoddard and Brian Stoddard; 15 great-grand- children; her brother, Benny (Joyce) Steffens; her sister, Anna Siefarth; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Albert; and one grandson, Paul David Griffi th. N EWS OF R ECORD DEATHS Wilma Shankle: 73, a long- time Baker City resident, died Nov. 6, 2019, at her home, sur- rounded by her family. A private family gathering will take plate later. Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Val- ley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispine valleyfuneralhome.com Carmen Kay (Lewis) Wick- am: 67, of Baker City, died due to complications from ALS on Nov. 6, 2019, at her home, with her husband, Rod, by her side. A celebration of her life will take place Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. at the Baker City Christian Church, 675 Highway 7. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck immediately follow- ing the service at the church. Donations in her memory can be made to the OHSU Doern- becher Children’s Hospital or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through Tami’s Pine Val- ley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispine valleyfuneralhome.com FUNERALS PENDING Willard ‘Butch’ Hubert: There will be a celebration of his life, Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Baker City Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St. William “Bill” Thompson: A memorial service with military honors is scheduled at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 14, at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family afterward for a luncheon at the church. Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrange- ments. Online condolences may be made at www.tamispine valleyfuneralhome.com Liz Peyron: A celebration of Mobile Service Outstanding Computer Repair Any issue $40 fl at rate Call or Text 24/7 Dale Bogardus 541-297-5831 Have an OUTSTANDING Thanksgiving! www.outstandingcomputerrepair.com Refurbished Desktop & Laptops For Sale House calls (let me come to you!) Drop Offs & Remote Services are Available All credit cards accepted her life will take place Satur- day, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. at the Baker City Christian Church, 675 Highway 7. Friends are invited to join the family immediately fol- lowing for lunch, and a time to mingle and share stories. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral home.com Violett May Caviness: Her graveside memorial service will take place Friday, Nov. 22, at 1:30 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Tim Fisher of Elkhorn Baptist Church will of- fi ciate. After the service, friends are invited to join the family for a celebration of her life at the Baker City Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St. To light a candle in memory of Violet, or to leave a condo- lence for her family, go to www. grayswestco.com BIRTH McBRIDE: Monica Thomas and Steven McBride of La Grande, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at 9:11 p.m. at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande, a boy, Kashten Michael McBride, 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Grand- parents are James and Jodi Thomas of Baker City and Don and Debbie McBride of La Grande. POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations THEFT II: Rio Nicole Martinez, 23, of 1304½ Valley Ave., 11:29 a.m. Wednesday, in the 1200 block of Campbell St.; cited and released. ASSAULT IV DOMESTIC and HARASSMENT (Circuit Court warrant): Dion Everette Wilcher, 26, of 2750 Madison St., No. 1, 1:12 p.m. Wednesday, at his home; cited and released. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU- ENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Lena May Phillippi, 40, of Baker City, 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, at 1560 In- diana Ave., Apartment 206; cited and released. HELP NEEDED! We have gathered the resources to trap, spay/neuter and vaccinate a colony of feral cats IF we have somewhere to put them afterward. If you have a barn on your property and are willing to provide food & water for a few cats, they will serve as loyal mousers! Please call 541-523-6863 Working cats need very basic care: shelter and access to food & water in all seasons. They WILL continue to hunt when fed! (Everyone needs fuel to get the job done!) FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED Drop off food donations at Saturday Market Tuesday or Thursday 9-1 or Saturday 8-2 located at 2950 Church Street, Baker City Save a life and evict those mice! Call 541-523-6863 Best Friends of Baker & New Hope For Eastern Oregon Animals
