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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020 P.E.O. Sisterhood offers scholarships B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR FRIDAY, JAN. 31 ■ 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, FEB. 3 ■ Haines Fire Protection District Board: 6 p.m. at the Haines Library. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5 ■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Third St. FRIDAY, FEB. 7 ■ First Friday Art Shows: Baker City art galleries are open late to showcase the month’s new artwork; opening times vary between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Peterson’s Gallery and others. MONDAY, FEB. 10 ■ Baker County Library Board: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Riverside meeting room at the library, 2400 Resort St. ■ Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station. TUESDAY FEB. 11 ■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald January 31, 1970 WASHINGTON (UPI) — The nation’s railroads an- nounced they will completely shut down train service coast to coast beginning Saturday night in response to a union strike against the Union Pacifi c. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald January 31, 1995 Nine earthquakes, the largest measuring 1.3 on the Rich- ter scale and thus far too small for people to feel, were re- corded between Fish Lake and Wallowa Lake on Monday. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald February 1, 2010 During a town hall meeting Sunday in Baker City, Rep. Greg Walden got an earful from area residents and busi- ness owners concerned about soaring defi cit spending and red tape at the state and federal levels stifl ing the nation’s economy. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald January 30, 2019 The Baker County Commissioners will offi cially de- cide during their Feb. 6 meeting whether to fi le a legal complaint arguing that a disputed road in eastern Baker County is a county road that can’t be blocked by a locked gate. But based on the commissioners’ meeting Tuesday they are ready to proceed with legal action regarding the road near Lookout Mountain. The dispute over a section of the road, which runs through private property between Lookout Mountain Road and Connor Creek near Brownlee Reservoir, dates back more than a year. The road is blocked by a locked gate that was installed more than a year ago by the property owner, Todd Long- good. Commissioners met in an executive session Tuesday af- ternoon, which was closed to the public as allowed under Oregon’s Public Meetings Law. The law does not, however, allow public offi cials to make decisions during an executive session. O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Jan. 29 12 — 15 — 17 — 19 — 23 — 27 Next jackpot: $2.8 million POWERBALL, Jan. 29 9 — 12 — 15 — 31 — 60 PB 2 Next jackpot: $40 million WIN FOR LIFE, Jan. 29 8 — 10 — 18 — 66 3-8-9-16-18-21-27-32 Next jackpot: $30,000 ■ MONDAY: Pulled pork on a bun, baked beans, corn, cottage cheese with fruit, cheesecake ■ TUESDAY: Meatloaf with potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, roll, fruit cup, ice cream 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 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 P.O. Box 446, Baker City, OR 97814, to arrive no later than 8 a.m. on March 2. All women students from these schools who plan to enroll in an accredited college or university are eligible. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, goals, activities, fi nancial need and personal character. The Pat Fessell Chapter AX P.E.O. Scholarship is awarded to a woman who graduated from a high school in Baker County and has fi nished at least two years of study at an accredited college Mildred Greenwood farming and country living. Mildred remembered decorating a shoebox for Mildred A. Greenwood, 97, of Unity, a box supper and fi lling it with fried and recently of John Day, died Jan. 27, chicken and other goodies, and cake or 2020, at the Valley View Assisted Living pie. That evening the boxes would be Facility in John Day. auctioned off at the Box Social and Carl There will be a grave- would try to buy Mildred’s box so he side service on June could eat supper with her! 10, 2020, at the Unity Mildred also enjoyed playing in her Cemetery; the time of the family’s band every Saturday night service will be announced for country dances. Mildred played the later. There will be a guitar, her dad played the fi ddle, her Mildred reception at the Unity brothers played fi ddle and bass fi ddle, Greenwood and even her husband liked to play the City Park following the graveside service. guitar and fi ddle. They were a little Mildred Addie Packard country band, called the Packard Cow- was born on March 9, 1922, at Bartles- boy Band, that brought great musical ville, Oklahoma, to Sara Evie McGuire entertainment to the community on the and Silas B. Packard. She was the oldest weekends. of seven children. She grew up in little Mildred had many hobbies over the towns in the Bartlesville area and went years including sewing, quilting, knit- to school there until she was in ninth ting, crocheting, baking, and she loved grade. One weekend, when Mildred was reading and crocheting dishcloths for 15 years old, she went to her cousin’s people. community church, and there she met She is survived by her children, Jay her future husband. Off and on they Greenwood (Eddie June), Carlene would see each other at country dances, Greenwood Herburger (Richard), Kay box suppers, and weekend events. A few Greenwood Silva (Lee) and Joe Green- years later, Carl Greenwood asked for wood (Lea); one sister; two brothers; and her hand in marriage when she was 18 numerous nieces and nephews. She is years old. Their wedding was on June also survived by 10 grandchildren, 18 10, 1940. great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great Carl and Mildred lived on his family’s grandchildren. farm in the Oglesby area on Hogshooter She was preceded in death by her hus- Creek. After working alongside his dad band, Carl Greenwood, and her parents, on the farm for a year, milking cows, Sara and Silas Packard. farming, and selling the milk and cream, To light a candle in memory of Mil- his parents retired and moved to town dred, or to leave a condolence for her leaving the ranch to the young couple. family, go to www.grayswestco.com Mildred worked alongside her husband, Albert Durgan doing the farm chores, drawing water Baker City, 1930-2020 out of a well, washing laundry on a Albert H. Durgan, 89, of Baker City, washboard and raising children. Carlene was born on May 29, 1941; Jay was born died Jan. 25, 2020, at his residence at Meadowbrook Place. on Jan. 18, 1943; and Kay was born on A celebration of his April 27, 1945. life will take place in the In 1947, Carl and Mildred decided spring. to sell the farm, and they sold every- Al was born on June 29, thing they had, packed up the kids and suitcases, and rode a train and moved to 1930, at Baker City to Fred and Lora (Craven) Dur- Unity. After a year, Carl was homesick Al Durgan gan. He graduated from and they moved back to Oklahoma. Baker High School in 1948, Their youngest son, Joe, was born on Jan. 31, 1949. Their family moved back attended Eastern Oregon State Col- lege for two years and graduated with to Oregon in 1957, and this time they a bachelor’s degree from the University stayed. Carl worked on a ranch in the of Oregon in Eugene in 1957. Al served Unity area for the next 40 years, and in the U.S. Army for two years and was eventually passed away from Alzheim- a member of the 7th Infantry Division er’s in 2002. serving in Korea during the Korean War. Mildred and Carl enjoyed almost 60 He married Iris Willingham in Baker years together, working side by side, Unity, 1922-2020 or university. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic achievement, goals, activities, fi nancial need and personal character. Pat was a 68-year member of P.E.O. Applications are avail- able online at https://bhs. baker5j.org. Click on the “for students” section, then scroll to the bottom of the list. Ap- plications must be mailed to Dorothy Mason, at the above address, by April 1. More information about the scholarships is available by calling Mason at 541-523- 7642. City in 1953 and they were married for 27 years until her death in 1980. In 1982, he married Patricia (Hahn) Neill in Ontario. She also preceded him in death, passing away in 2009. Al worked for Pioneer Bank for 34 years. He started as a teller and book- keeper, was branch manager at Ontario for 18 years, and retired as bank presi- dent in 1992. He loved singing, golf, bowling and fi shing. He was a Friday night regular at the Crossroads Carnegie Arts Center to listen to Keith Taylor play the piano. He always had a big hug for his sweet- ies in every store and restaurant in Baker. He loved to go to La Grande with his nephew, Mike, for Kentucky Fried Chicken. He made sure the folks at Lew Brothers/Les Schwab were supplied with jerky from Suzie’s Meat Market. Al was a longtime member of the First Lutheran Church. He was a mem- ber of the Elks Club for 65 years, Ro- tary Club, Oregon League of Financial Institutions, Salvation Army, Malheur County Library and numerous other civic organizations in Baker City and Ontario. He was instrumental in the promotion and rebuilding of the Powder River Pavilion and one of the fi rst sup- porters of the Baker Sports Complex. Survivors include his children, Donn (Cindi) Durgan of Spokane, Washing- ton, Dan (Patty) Durgan of Moon Town- ship, Pennsylvania, and Lori (Phillip) Bernstein of Boise; his stepchildren, Julie (Brad) Stoutenburg of Boise, and Chris Neill of Nampa, Idaho. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Lora Durgan; his brothers, Mel and Lavonne; and his sister, Minnie. Al’s family will be forever grateful to the following for taking care of and loving their dad over the years: loving nephew, Mike Durgan; Mary Jo Bor- den; Wayne and Drucilla Carpenter; the entire staff at Meadowbrook Place Assisted Living; and Heart ‘N’ Home Hospice. Contributions in memory of Al can be made to Heart ‘N’ Home Hospice or the First Lutheran Church through Gray’s West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle in memory of Al, or to leave a condolence for his family, go to www.grayswestco.com N EWS OF R ECORD DEATHS LUCKY LINES, Jan. 30 ship was established in 2000 by Mildred’s daughter, Edna Harrell, and her grandchil- dren. Mildred as a longtime member of Chapter AX. Scholarship applica- tions are available online at https://bhs.baker5j.org or in the guidance offi ces at Baker, Pine Eagle, Burnt River, Huntington and Powder Valley high schools. Baker High School applicants must return their application to the BHS offi ce by 8 a.m. on March 2. Students from the other high schools should mail ap- plications to Dorothy Mason, O BITUARIES PICK 4, Jan. 30 • 1 p.m.: 0 — 3 — 6 — 6 • 4 p.m.: 3 — 4 — 3 — 3 • 7 p.m.: 3 — 6 — 2 — 8 • 10 p.m.: 7 — 3 — 4 — 6 S ENIOR M ENUS 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 Chapter AX of the P.E.O. Sisterhood will award two academic scholarships this spring to two graduating se- nior girls from a high school in Baker County or in North Powder, as well as a third scholarship to a woman who has completed at least two years at an accredited college or university. • The Gertrude Fortner- Rose Haskell Scholarship was named for two charter members of Chapter AX who strongly believed in higher education for women. • The Mildred F. Rogers Chapter AX P.E.O. Scholar- Betty Erlene (Mata) Saeri: 86, of Baker City, died Jan. 29, 2020. Arrangements are under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Memorial contributions can be made to Best Friends of Baker City, P.O. Box 183, Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle for Betty or to leave a condolence for her fam- ily, go to www.grayswestco.com Leonard J. Redmond: 89 of Boise, a former Baker City resident, died Jan. 23, 2020, at his home. His memorial service will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m., at Bowman Funeral Home, 10254 W. Carlton Bay, in Garden City, Idaho. FUNERAL PENDING Alan King: Memorial service Saturday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. There will be a reception imme- diately afterward at the church. Those who would like to make a memorial donation in memory of Alan may do so to Missions- McEwen Church through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral home.com POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations SECOND-DEGREE THEFT: Julie Lynn Richards, 69, of 41546 Washington Gulch Road, about 2:10 p.m. Jan. 7; cited and released; Richards is accused of taking more than $151 worth of products from the Baker Food Co-op, 2008 Broadway, between Dec. 30 and Jan. 4, according to police records; Richards was booked and released at the Baker County Jail on Jan. 21 after appearing in Baker County Circuit Court on the charge.
