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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020 UPGRADES Continued from Page 1A B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR MONDAY, JAN. 6 ■ Haines Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Haines Library. TUESDAY, JAN. 7 ■ Local Community Advisory Council (LCAC): 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., at the Community Connection meeting room, 2810 Cedar St.; lunch will be provided. ■ Baker City Council: Special meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8 ■ Baker City Council: Work session, 5:30 p.m. City Hall, 1655 First St. ■ Lower Powder River Irrigation District Board: 6 p.m. at Barley Brown’s, 2190 Main St. THURSDAY, JAN. 9 ■ Baker School Board: Work session, 5 p.m., District Offi ce, 2090 Fourth St. ■ Baker City Public Works Advisory Committee: 7 p.m., Council Chambers, 1655 First St. FRIDAY, JAN. 10 ■ Live Music by Keith Taylor: Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Crossroads, 2020 Auburn Ave.; no charge. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald January 6, 1970 The expansion of Commercial Welding’s facilities in Baker was announced Wednesday afternoon by Jack Frost, co-owner. This expansion was made possible when Frost signed a perpetual contract with Union Pacifi c Rail- road for a parcel of land between the corporation’s plant and main offi ce at 2805 Washington Ave. and the railroad tracks. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald January 6, 1995 Northeastern Oregon snowpacks that were near record levels in November and early December now are barely above average. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald January 6, 2010 Tom Fisk is used to dealing with ice that glazes Baker City streets. Ice that falls from the sky is a peskier sort of problem. Fortunately, freezing rain is an infrequent visitor here. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald January 7, 2019 The pickup trucks and trailers rolled across Baker City Saturday morning, stopping at every home where a fra- grant green package waited outside. At each stop Boy Scouts and adult volunteers spilled out into the chilly air and grabbed the Christmas tree, some with a few stray strands of tinsel fl uttering from the branches. The Boy Scouts annual fundraiser is a mixture of plan- ning and a few hours of hectic activity, said Ed Hibbard, a former local Scoutmaster who’s the Eastern Oregon District commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America. The Eastern Oregon District includes Baker, Union, Grant and Wallowa counties. Hibbard, who’s been involved in this annual Christmas tree collection fundraiser for about a dozen years, said Baker City is divided into six zones, with each group of Scouts and adults assigned to one zone. The event is unusual in that each unit keeps the money it collects from residents’ donations, Hibbard said. O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Jan. 4 11 — 14 — 15 — 26 — 33 — 43 Next jackpot: $8.3 million POWERBALL, Jan. 4 1 — 11 — 21 — 25 — 54 PB 7 Next jackpot: $258 million MEGA MILLIONS, Jan. 3 37 — 41 — 42 — 53 — 63 Mega 16 Next jackpot: $69 million WIN FOR LIFE, Jan. 4 18 — 32 — 50 — 55 PICK 4, Jan. 5 • 1 p.m.: 6 — 8 — 5 — 5 • 4 p.m.: 4 — 7 — 7 — 7 • 7 p.m.: 1 — 8 — 3 — 8 • 10 p.m.: 2 — 8 — 1 — 9 LUCKY LINES, Jan. 5 3-6-11-14-18-24-26-31 Next jackpot: $50,000 The locker room clocks eliminate the need for a tournament offi cial to notify teams about the amount of time left. The new scoreboards are slated to arrive around late January, Gonzales said. The other major change coming to the BHS gym involves the bleachers. Taylor said offi cials from the Oregon School Activities Association have talked with 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 © 2020 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 during the tournaments. The top row of bleachers will be removed, and the bleachers moved back. That will allow players and coaches to sit on chairs rather than on the fi rst row of bleachers as is the case now. By moving the coaches and players onto chairs, there will be room for spectators to walk behind the teams rather than in front. Under the current confi gura- tion, fans have to walk on the court itself when passing in front of the teams. Because the top row of bleachers will be removed, spectators will no longer be able to access the main section of bleachers from the upper level, where a second, smaller set of bleachers stands, Gonzales said. Fans sitting in the main section will have to reach their seats from the main fl oor. Gonzales said the school district and Baker County Tournaments will share the cost of the bleacher changes. He didn’t have an estimated cost for the work. O BITUARIES Hazel Gee-Allegre Darlene, of Bend; her sister, Eleanor Winchester of Salem; and several nieces Hazel Riggs Gee-Allegre, 86, of Gresh- and nephews. am, a former North Powder resident, died Joan was preceded in death by her Dec. 31, 2019. parents; her husband, Alan; her sister, Her funeral will take place at 2 p.m. Lyndelle McCoy; her son, Dean; and a Jan. 9, with viewing from noon to 2 p.m., niece, Kelly Eaton. at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, For those who would like to make a 11801 S.E. Mount Scott Blvd., in Port- donation in memory of Joan, the fam- land. There will be a reception at 3:30 ily suggests Best Friends of Baker City p.m. at the Eagles Lodge in Gresham. through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Hazel was born in North Powder on Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box Aug. 10, 1933. 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condo- She enjoyed her career at Mount Hood lences can be made at www.tamispine Community College for 23 years, retiring valleyfuneralhome.com in 1990. She spent much of her early Ronald Hinkle retirement traveling in the motor home Richland, 1949-2019 with Marvin. Then snowbirding with Ronald Hinkle, 70, of Richland, died on Bob. Jan. 2, 2020, at Milton-Freewater Health Painting and crocheting were some & Rehab Center. of her favorite hobbies, but don’t forget Ronald was born on Sept. 12, 1949, to dancing and just having fun with her Ledonna and Robert R. Hinkle. Ron grew friends. up in Portland and helped on the family Survivors include her son, Mark farm until he left home Pellissier (Linda); brothers, Fred Riggs at 27 and moved to Los and Coy Riggs; grandchildren, Elisha Pellissier and Oren Pellissier; stepdaugh- Angeles. His family searched for ter, Theresa Shirkey and her children; Ron for three years until he several great-grandchildren; and her was found in a monastery close friend and companion, Jim Conn, Ronald and all of his family, who adopted Hazel with severe head injuries Hinkle of unknown cause that as one of their own, as well. reduced him mentally to Joan Fujii 5 years old. Ron was brought home to Baker City, 1933-2019 Portland and was cared for by his older Marlene Joan Fujii, 86, died from brother, Bob Hinkle. complications of lymphoma of the lungs Upon the passing of his father, Bob on Dec. 19, 2019, at Meadowbrook Place Hinkle moved Ron and his twin brother, in Baker City. Don, and brother, Dick, along with his Joan was born on April 24, 1933, at mother, LeDonna, to Richland, in 2002. Oroville, California, to Robert Claude Ron enjoyed the Powder River and McCoy and Eunice Vera Weaver McCoy. beautiful fl owers along with his big She was the oldest of three screen TV until he suffered a stroke in girls with one older brother, 2009. At that time he was no longer able Dan. She attended grade to be cared for at home and was moved school at Grants Pass and to the Milton-Freewater Health and graduated high school in Rehab Center. He was given 2 months to Monmouth. live, but Ron proved them all wrong by Joan Fujii outliving his mother and twin brother, In 1951, Joan married Louis Townsend. She had Don, before quietly passing away. four sons, Raymond, Doug, Dean and Ron is survived by his older brother, Paul. She enjoyed teaching the boys and Robert J Hinkle and his wife, Leanne, watching them learn new things. Joan and brother, Dick Hinkle, all of Richland. lived in Oregon, Hawaii, Virginia, and For those who would like to make a Germany for 11 years with her second memorial donation in honor of Ron, the husband, Alan Fujii. Some of her favorite family suggests Creating Memories (an times were the years she spent in Ger- organization that gives children with many. After her husband retired from the special needs an opportunity to camp, Army, they made their home in Corvallis. fi sh, hunt, and more) through Tami’s Pine During her life Joan worked a variety Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Ser- of jobs, which included working at a dry vices, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. cleaners while in high school, at a fl orist Online condolences can be made at www. shop in Germany, and at Albertsons in tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com Corvallis. She enjoyed long walks by Jim Harrison the river, her small garden, and lots of reading. Joan’s cats were so much a part Richland, 1937-2019 Jim Harrison, 82, of Richland, died of her family, and she went above and Dec. 27, 2019, at Boise. Jim spent the last beyond for them. Joan is survived by her sons, Raymond days of his life just where he wanted to Townsend of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, be, with his beloved wife, Dorothy, shar- ing their precious memories. Doug Townsend, and Paul and Debbie A funeral with military honors will Townsend of Baker City; three grand- take place Saturday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. children and fi ve great-grandchildren; at the Richland Christian Church. Pas- her brother, Dan Skeels, and his wife, Formerly of North Powder, 1933-2019 S ENIOR M ENUS ■ TUESDAY: Breaded chicken strips, potatoes and gravy, corn, bread, carrot-raisin salad, cookies ■ WEDNESDAY: Pot roast, parslied red potatoes baby carrots, roll, pea-and-onion salad, lemon bars tournament directors for the past three years about moving the bleachers back by one row, on each side of the gym, to create a wider buffer between the court and the bleachers. Gonzales said the current schedule calls for the bleach- ers to be moved back on the east side of the gym — where the teams sit — during the third week of January. The change on the west side probably won’t happen this year, he said. The fi rst row on that side is blocked off tor Shawn Thatcher will offi ciate. Interment will be at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception follow- Jim ing the service in the Eagle Harrison Valley Grange community room, at the corner of Moody Road and Main Street. Jim was born on Aug. 21, 1937, at Nashville, Tennessee. On Nov. 21, 1975, at Vancouver, Washington, he married Dorothy, the love of his life. Jim cher- ished, respected and loved her more than anyone or anything in his life. Jim’s second love was the city of Rich- land. He discovered the community in the early 1990s when curiosity about the Brownlee Reservoir drew him to the area. Jim always said that he found home when he saw Eagle Valley. In 1995 the Harrisons bought a house in Richland and in 2000 they retired and became full- time residents. It was at that time Jim started attend- ing the monthly meetings of the Rich- land City Council. It was a time when City Hall was a small building that did not exactly sit level to the land. It did not take long before Jim found himself invested in the community. By reputa- tion, he was known for asking questions at meetings that provoked a myriad of emotions from council members ranging from amusement to utter frustration. He found great satisfaction in projecting an opposite point of view. His objective was to encourage council members to forward thinking. When Jim began serving on the City Council his reputation was solidifi ed as the councilor who asked the most ques- tions. He always explained that he did so not because he was against projects or ideas, rather because he wanted to know and he also wanted the Council to know as much as possible before making a decision. Jim often said that asking questions and listening to answers is how one learns. He was pleased if he saw frustration. It told him that every- one was thinking, learning and fi nding answers. He believed fi rmly that if one did not ask questions, correct answers were not found and nothing was resolved to achieve the best possible solution. He made no secret of the fact that he was not questioning because he was against a project or idea at all. More often than not he was in favor. Jim served on the Council because he cared so deeply about Richland and the sustainability of the community. He appreciated, admired and cared for the people he worked with. His dedica- tion to the position of chair of the Water Department and Sewer Department was his passion. Those departments were what he considered to be the most vital to Richland’s future. His goal of seeing that the two systems were secure for the residents of Richland before he died was Jim’s self-proclaimed life legacy. N EWS OF R ECORD FUNERAL PENDING Wayne Wilson: Memorial service will take place Saturday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Pine Bap- tist Church in Halfway. Arrange- ments are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral home.com POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations VIOLATION OF CONDITIONAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (De- schutes County warrant): Rito Nito Gutierrez, 37, of 430 Spring Garden Ave., 8:28 p.m. Sunday, at his home; jailed. Baker County Sheriff PROBATION VIOLATION (Malheur County Circuit Court warrant): Lacey Dawn Kolb, 38, of Huntington, 12:45 a.m. today, at the jail where she is being held on other charges. FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker County warrant): Kathleen De- nise Moore, 61, of Baker City, 7:30 a.m. Friday, at the sheriff’s offi ce; jailed and later granted a conditional release. Elkhorn Denture Service Denture or Partial Questions? Come see us for a free consultation. FINANCING AVAILABLE. 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