2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
August 21, 1970
Phillips Lake and Union Creek Campground is the fast-
est growing recreational development in Baker County.
Plans to highlight the recreation area with Phillips Lake
Resort were ushered into action this month when the
forest service released an operators prospectus for the
development.
The proposed commercial public service development
site is located in a timbered setting on the north shore of
Phillips Lake approximately one mile west of Mason Dam.
The estimated cost of the new facility is $260,000.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 21, 1995
Plentiful water means green crops and north winds cool
the skin on summer afternoons, but the combination is,
unfortunately, also a recipe for large batches of mosqui-
toes in Baker City.
Relief is coming.
Workers this week plan to kill mosquitoes from the
ground inside the city and from the air outside, said Roy
Hanan of Eagle Cap Aviation in La Grande.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 20, 2010
Gun-toting members of foreign drug cartels are endan-
gering Americans and polluting forests and wilderness
areas with chemical-intensive marijuana-growing opera-
tions, local police offi cials told Sen. Ron Wyden during a
meeting Wednesday in Baker City.
County sheriffs, police chiefs and other law enforcement
offi cials from across Eastern Oregon told Wyden, Oregon’s
senior senator, that they’re worried about the growing
threat posed by pot farms in the region’s remote forests
and rangelands.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 21, 2019
The harvest is on at Ward Farms in Baker City, and every
nostril in the place is scrubbed clean.
You can’t see the fi elds.
But you don’t need to see the fi elds to name the crop.
Your nose will tell you.
And anyway your eyes might be watering, making it hard
to focus.
The powerful scent of peppermint has an almost physical
presence inside a nondescript metal building beside Chico
Road at the north end of town.
Four hulking stainless steel vessels, each with a capacity of
500 gallons, line the west wall, looking rather like small-scale
missile silos.
Jutting from the belly of each container is a pipe that is-
sues a steady stream of clear, pungent liquid.
The vessels are condensers, and each is paired with a
smaller metal cylinder.
The smaller receptacles are separators, and each is topped
with a chimney-like circle about a foot and a half high.
These cylinders hold a bubbling liquid that emits an
aroma so intense it seems unlikely that even the nastiest
headcold could defy its ability to erode congestion.
“That’s 99 percent pure oil,” says Mark Ward, whose family
has been growing peppermint in Baker Valley, and distilling
oil from its leaves, since 1994.
O REGON L OTTERY
MEGABUCKS, Aug. 17
3 — 9 — 20 — 21 — 43 — 48
Next jackpot: $5.5 million
POWERBALL, Aug. 15
5 — 12 — 34 — 45 — 56 PB 3
Next jackpot: $22 million
MEGA MILLIONS, Aug. 18
4 — 18 — 26 — 27 — 58
Mega
23
Next jackpot: $49 million
WIN FOR LIFE, Aug. 17
10 — 54 — 55 — 58
PICK 4, Aug. 18
• 1 p.m.: 3 — 2 — 1 — 0
• 4 p.m.: 4 — 5 — 7 — 5
• 7 p.m.: 8 — 7 — 5 — 1
• 10 p.m.: 6 — 5 — 7 — 6
LUCKY LINES, Aug. 18
1-5-9-15-17-23-26-31
Next jackpot: $43,000
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ FRIDAY: Barbecued pork ribs, au gratin potatoes, green
beans, roll, coleslaw, lemon bars
■ MONDAY (Aug. 24): Orange-glazed chicken tenders, fried
rice, Asian vegetables, bread, Asian salad, cookies
■ TUESDAY (Aug. 25): Spaghetti with meat sauce,
caulifl ower, garlic breadsticks, green salad, cheesecake
■ WEDNESDAY (Aug. 26): Pork roast, potatoes and gravy,
green beans, roll, gelatin with fruit, birthday cake
■ THURSDAY (Aug. 27): Baked cod, rice pilaf, mixed
vegetables, coleslaw, ice cream
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, under
60. Meals must be picked up; there is no dining on site.
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O BITUARIES
‘Tena’ Willis
Baker City, 1934-2020
Catholic Church in Lakeview.
Funeral Mass was this morn-
ing. A Commit-
tal by Father
Suresh Telagani
at the graveside
will take place
at Eagle Valley
Joe
Cemetery in
Grant
Richland on
Saturday, Aug.
22, at noon. Please bring your
own chair, mask and remem-
ber social distancing.
Joe was born on Jan. 23,
1947, at Baker and grew
up on his family’s ranch
along the Powder River. The
valedictorian of Eagle Valley
High School near Richland,
he was always quick to point
out it was from a class of nine
students. He then graduated
summa cum laude with a
degree in philosophy from
Mount Angel Seminary. In
the years that followed, Joe
fi lled many shoes — aspiring
monk, conscientious objector,
hippie, houseboat inhabitant,
and pianist. He maintained a
lifelong commitment to peace
and service to others and had
a varied career in the fi eld of
social services. He was moti-
vated by his deep compassion,
sympathy, and curiosity about
the world and the people who
live in it.
While living in Portland,
Joe met his beloved wife of 41
years, Jeanette. Together, they
shared many years in the city
and Grants Pass before moving
on a whim to the high desert of
Lakeview, where they reared
their brood of five feral, sturdy
children who, to this day, still
clean up quite nicely. Their
intelligence, sense of humor,
accomplishments, and love
brought him immeasurable joy
and pride over the years.
Joe’s friends and family will
cherish memories of his quick
wit and his love of roses, ani-
mals, his Irish roots, music and
poetry. He was kind, thoughtful,
generous, and understand-
ing; his great love of life was
reflected in the range and depth
of his knowledge and opinions.
He was always willing to lend
a sympathetic ear and offered
excellent advice about every-
thing from culinary adventures
to major life decisions. Joe never
lost the capacity to be moved,
amused, and interested in
life — and the people around
him never lost the capacity to
be delighted and surprised by
him. Joe’s Catholic faith was
a guiding light throughout his
entire life, and he was active in
his parish and the Knights of
Columbus.
He is survived by his wife,
Jeanette; his children, Liz
(Jeff Siler) and family, Nicho-
las (Brandi) and family, Joey
(Nancy) and family, Anna
(Cory Callaghan), and Mary;
his brother, Bob Grant, and his
sister, Mary Elizabeth Pirone,
and their families; and count-
less nieces, nephews, cousins,
years, he stayed busy doing
property management. Jack
then retired in 2004.
Jack loved to travel. Not
surprisingly he lived many
places in many states including
Oregon, California, Nevada and
Arizona.
Jack met Viki in early 1979
when they both worked at
Safeway. They were married on
Jan. 12, 1983.
He was a member of the
Elks Club from 1972-2006.
Jack loved the outdoors
and hunting with his friends,
Ron Lay and Tork Ballard,
and many others. He enjoyed
watching old western and war
movies and was a dedicated
Raiders and Cowboys football
fan. Jack was a mischievous
prankster and jokester who
Jack Miller
could tell jokes all day long. His
Baker City, 1931-2020
grandkids giggled when he
Jack Miller, 88, of Baker City, would teach them to spell, but
died Aug. 12, 2020, at his home, with a twist, which meant that
surrounded by his family.
he was teaching them to spell
A memorial service with
wrong. Jack’s specialty was
military honors will take place bringing laughter to everyone.
on Saturday,
Jack is survived by his
Sept. 12, at 11
wife of 37 years, Viki Miller
a.m. at Eagle
of Baker City; his sons, Ricky
Valley Cemetery (Kay) Miller of Fulton, South
in Richland. A re- Dakota, Jeffrey (Kim) Miller of
ception will take Round Rock, Texas; his bonus
Jack
place at Jack’s
daughter, Michelle (Dan) Dix of
Miller
home in Baker
Baker City; 18 grandchildren;
City following the 17 great-grandchildren; and
service.
his loyal furry companion,
Jack was born on Oct. 2,
Cheyenne.
1931, and raised at Mitchell,
Jack was preceded in death
Oregon. He graduated from
by his parents, Glen and Ethel
Mitchell High School in 1949.
Miller; his bonus sons, Kevin
Soon after high school, Jack and Larry Grady; and his
joined the United States Air
brother, Glen Miller Jr.
Force and proudly served his
The family suggests memo-
country from 1950 to 1954. He rial contributions to Heart ’N
was a true patriot and a proud Home Hospice, Best Friends of
American.
Baker, Community Connec-
Jack began working as a
tion, or the Shop with a Hero
truck driver for various com-
Program through Tami’s Pine
panies beginning in 1954. One Valley Funeral Home & Cre-
of those trucking jobs included mation Services, P.O. Box 543,
driving for Safeway from 1963 Halfway, OR 97834. Online
through 1979. From 1979
condolences can be made at
to 1984 Jack was the owner/
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral
operator of the Longbranch
home.com
Restaurant in Richland. Fol-
lowing that venture he drove a
News of Record on Page 3A
log truck for Frank Felco from
1984 to 1987. For the next 17
and friends.
Joe especially adored his six
grandchildren, with whom he
loved to play piano and watch
“Jeopardy!”
Joe was preceded in death
by his mother, Mary; his father,
Kenneth; and his brothers,
James (Jim) and Michael
(Mike).
Memorial contributions can
be made to the Lake County
Library Endowment Fund,
the Lakeview Disaster Unit,
the Ann Duval Church Flower
Fund, or a charity of one’s choice
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation
Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway,
OR 97834. Online condolences
can be made at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com
Latena “Tena” Faye (Anglin)
Willis, 85, of Baker City, and
formerly of Terrebonne, died
Aug. 8, 2020, at her home sur-
rounded by family.
Tena was born
on Nov. 24, 1934,
at Mangum,
Oklahoma, to
Robert Lee and
Vera Anglin. She
‘Tena’
was the second of
Willis
four children.
Her family
moved to the Willamette Val-
ley in 1947, when she was 13
years old, settling in Harris-
burg. She graduated from Har-
risburg High School in 1952.
The summer Tena moved to
Harrisburg, she met Leon Wil-
lis at church, and they began
“holding hands under the
hymnal.” They dated for the
next seven years, until their
marriage on Jan. 10, 1954.
In 1955 their fi rst child,
Richard (Rick), was born; and
in 1959 their daughter, Carla,
completed their family.
Tena worked in several dif-
ferent medical offi ces, includ-
ing Sacred Heart Hospital in
Eugene. She also worked in
the offi ces of Georgia Pacifi c.
Later in life, she worked at
Walmart and Curves for
Women in Redmond. She
also attended Linn-Benton
Community College to pursue
medical interests.
One of her greatest accom-
plishments was to walk side
by side, traveling and teaching
with her husband as a pastor’s
wife and missionary. The two
of them traveled all over the
States and other places, includ-
ing the Philippines, Africa, and
the northern part of Canada to
Indian villages. This endeavor
of their lives lasted close to
40 years. Tena was reminisc-
ing the fact that most of their
wedding anniversaries found
them in church, speaking and
teaching to people.
Her hobbies included mak-
ing jewelry, reading, writing
and singing. She also loved
spending time at their “winter
home” in Arizona.
Tena loved any time she
could have all of her family to-
gether in one place. Her entire
life was devoted to God and
her family. We were blessed to
have her all these years, her
family said.
Tena is survived by her
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Rick (Vickie) of Baker City; her
daughter, Carla (Mark) Guyett
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She was preceded in death
by her father and mother; her
brother, Roy; and her great-
granddaughter, Violet.
Tena was a longtime mem-
ber of the Full Gospel Fellow
New Hope for Eastern Oregon
of Churches & Ministers. For
Animals is seeking volunteers to
assist with its Baker City feral cat
those who would like to make
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Program.
a donation in memory of Tena,
Working in partnership with the CIty
the family suggests donations
Police Department for a number of
to Full Gospel Fellowship
years, the TNR Program is a humane
through Gray’s West & Co.,
alternative to limiting the prolifera-
Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
tion of litters of feral kittens, as well
Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
as keeping overall populations in
To light a candle in memory
check. TNR does this by trapping kit-
of Tena or to leave a condo-
tens
and
adult
cats
in
a
specific
area
of
the
City,
spaying
or
neutering
them, and then returning them to
lence for her family, go to www.
occupy that same site, which reduces the likelihood of other cats moving in as the territory is occupied.
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SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
‘Joe’ Grant
Baker City, 1947-2020
On Aug. 14, 2020, Joseph
“Joe” Grant, 73, of Baker
City, peacefully slipped the
surly bonds of earth on his
own terms following a brief
hospitalization for injuries sus-
tained in a fall at home while
reaching for a Journey album.
Holy rosary was recited
Wednesday at St. Patrick
This has led to a desired decrease in complaints concerning feral and stray cat numbers for the CIty.
This year has been marked with an above average number of litters observed or reported thus far, mak-
ing it important to all within our means to “keep the lid on” populations. Volunteers make this program
work. Along with funding the veterinary aspect of spay and neuter surgery. Retirement of our seasoned
volunteers over the past 2 years has reduced our ability to carry out this
work effectively.
New Hope is seeking volunteers to assist with trapping, fostering litters
too small to undergo surgery, and feeding. No experience is necessary.
Compassion and patience are good traits in a volunteer. Those interested
in volunteering should call New Hope at 541-403-2710 or 541-403-0724.