2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
October 23, 1970
Food stamps will replace the Abundant Food program
Nov. 2, announced Judge Lloyd Rea, county commission
chairman.
The new program requires participants to buy a portion
of the food stamps they receive. With the stamps, which
are used as money in grocery stores, they can buy more
food than the same amount of cash would provide.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 23, 1995
Bill Witt wants to maintain Oregon’s decades-old Repub-
lican representation in the U.S. Senate, but he believes the
current occupant of one of the state’s two seats, Sen. Mark
O. Hatfi eld, has been there too long.
Witt, who lives in Washington County and owns a busi-
ness machine company, is running for Hatfi eld’s position
and visited Baker County Friday during his campaign for
the May 21, 1996, primary.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 22, 2010
About 50 people turned out Thursday morning to meet
gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley, who visited Baker
City as part of his week-long, 20-county tour in the waning
days of the campaign.
Dudley, who is running against former two-term gover-
nor and Democrat John Kitzhaber, wants to be Oregon’s
fi rst Republican governor in almost three decades.
Dudley supporters greeted the candidate in the lobby of
the Basche-Sage Building.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 23, 2019
The Baker School Board agreed Monday to submit a
letter supporting a community movement to establish a
quiet zone that would, in most cases, prohibit Union Pa-
cifi c freight trains from sounding their horns as they travel
through town.
The Board agreed unanimously (director Andrew Bryan
was absent) to direct Superintendent Mark Witty and
his staff to work with director Julie Huntington to draft a
letter asking the City Council to fi le a “Notice of Intent to
establish a Quiet Zone.” The letter will be presented to the
Council in advance of its Nov. 12 meeting.
The request for support came from Baker City residents
Peter Fargo and Dennis Dougherty. Dougherty was ac-
companied to the meeting by his sixth-grade son, Landon
Dougherty, who attends South Baker Intermediate School.
The District’s interest in the quiet zone is heightened
because of the school’s proximity to the tracks, which run
along the south side of the school and are just a short
distance from the southern edge of the playground.
In expressing her support for submitting a letter to the
Council, Huntington noted the noise and the shaking cre-
ated by multiple trains that travel past the school daily.
“It’s loud. It’s really loud,” Huntington said. “But, for me,
I want to make sure we don’t compromise safety here to
have quiet.”
Witty said he would suggest a letter stating the District
“believes this should be considered; we think it is an issue
that has value.”
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LUCKY LINES, Oct. 20
Students in the Baker High
School Chapter of Future
Business Leaders of America
have begun selling holiday
wreaths as one of their annual
fundraising projects.
Wreaths must be ordered
by Monday, Oct. 26, and will be
‘Larry’ Wright
Prairie City, formerly of Baker City, 1935-2020
Charles “Larry” Wright, 85, of Prairie
City, died Oct. 14, 2020, at his home with
his family by his side.
His graveside memorial
service will take place Sat-
urday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. at
the Prairie City Cemetery.
Larry was born on July
26, 1935, at Burns to
Larry
Charles and Lena (Evans)
Wright
Wright. Larry attended
Baker High and graduated
in 1954. He married Carla Edwards on
Aug. 3, 1974, at Bates. Larry was a mill
superintendent for 46 years working for
Hines Lumber, John Day Lumber and
Grant Western until he retired in 2000.
Larry loved fast cars, sports, and
mowing his lawn. He was on the plan-
ning commission, attended the Prairie
Baptist Church for many years and en-
joyed being a member of a car club. One
of Larry’s greatest accomplishments was
raising his family.
Survivors include his loving wife,
Carla Wright of Prairie City; his sons,
Rusty Wright and his wife, Jill, of
Prairie City, Jason Wright and his wife,
Aimee, of John Day; his daughters, Julie
Combs and her husband, Rick, of Bates,
and Brenda Lovell and her husband,
Doug, of Prairie City; his sister, Marlene
Pettit of La Pine; 11 grandchildren and
25 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Charles and Lena Wright; his
brother, Dale Wright; and his sister,
Sherrie Lahmann.
To light a candle in memory of Larry
or to offer online condolences to his fam-
ily, go to www.driskillmemorialchapel.
com
Arleta Turner
Formerly of Baker City, 1936-2020
Arleta June Turner, 84, of Albany, and
formerly of Baker City, died on Sept. 8,
2020, at Albany.
Arleta June (Wirth)
Turner was born on June
2, 1936, at Burns Lake,
British Columbia, Canada,
to Joe and Inez Wirth. The
Wirth family — Joe, Inez,
Arleta
Harold, Lewis and Arleta
Turner
— moved from Burns Lake
to Medical Springs in 1936.
In 1938, her little brother, Albert, was
born. Arleta was raised on the fam-
ily ranch and went to Blue Mountain
Grade School, where she was terrorized
by her future husband, Roger Turner.
DEATHS
Gay Laverty: 91, of Baker
City, died Oct. 20, 2020, at
Settler’s Park Assisted Living
Community in Baker City. No
funeral is planned at this time.
She is survived by her daughter,
Maura Laverty of Baker City, and
her son, Kevin Laverty of Apollo
Beach, Florida. To light a candle
in honor of Gay, or to offer an
online condolence for her family,
go to www.grayswestco.com
Robert M. “Bob” Harrison:
56, formerly of Baker City, died
Oct. 1, 2020, at Phoenix, Arizona.
While attending Baker High School,
Arleta and Roger began dating and be-
came engaged. Post high school, Arleta
graduated from Baker Business College
and attended classes at Treasure Valley
and Chemeketa community colleges.
Roger and Arleta were married on
June 13, 1953, at Baker. They pur-
chased Roger’s grandfather’s ranch at
Medical Springs, where they raised
their three children, Lanna, Kellie and
Bret. After leaving the ranch in 1973,
they moved to Baker. While in Baker,
Arleta worked at a local clothing store,
Dee Clark’s, until Roger accepted a job
in Nyssa. After moving to Nyssa, Arleta
worked at the Vale Livestock Auction for
many years.
Once Roger became too ill to work,
she stayed home to care for him. During
this time Arleta became involved in local
Nyssa city politics. She worked to help
create local economic development and
to bring living wage jobs to the area.
She served on various Malheur County
boards, on the Nyssa City Council and
as the mayor of Nyssa during the 1980s.
In 1996, Arleta decided to move to the
Willamette Valley to pursue a change in
career. She worked as a real estate agent
for John L. Scott Realty in Lebanon,
where she also resided, until health is-
sues (strokes) required her to be placed
in an assisted living facility in Albany.
Arleta’s children provided her with
grandchildren. Lanna married Dick
Johnson and from this marriage, Arleta
got her fi rst grandchild, Zeb. Lanna’s
second marriage to Gary Dawson gave
her two additional grandchildren, Tara
and JV.
Kellie married Rock Harrold and
from this marriage Arleta became
grandmother to Zack and Kassidy.
Bret married Shelia Shuster and
from this marriage Arleta became
grandmother to Amelia and Hailee.
Arleta’s grandson JV gave her
two great-grandchildren, Rylen and
Makenna.
Zack and Rachel gave her two more
great-grandchildren, Jaymin and River.
At a young age, Arleta developed a
passion for camping and hunting big
game. Her father had taught her how
to shoot rifl es and she carried on doing
so into adulthood. Arleta specifi cally
loved the Eagle Cap mountains, where
she and Roger ranged cattle and took
many horseback trips into the wilder-
ness with their friends and family.
Arleta had excellent penmanship
and writing ability — often document-
ing the family history and sending out
A graveside service will be
scheduled later (date and time to
be announced). Arrangements
are under the direction of Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home &
Cremation Services. Online con-
dolences may be made at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome
.com
James “Jim” Church: 81,
of Richland, died Oct. 20, 2020, at
St. Alphonsus Regional Medical
Center in Boise with his family at
his side. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Val-
ley Funeral Home & Cremation
for
State
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Baker City, 1937-2020
Bonita “Bonnie” McGilvray, 83, of
Baker City, died Oct. 16, 2020, at Saint
Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker
City.
An inurnment will take place in the
near future at Deschutes Memorial
Cemetery.
Bonnie was born on March 28, 1937,
at Longview, Washington, to Clyde
Aaron Downs and Edith Winafred
(Bain) Downs. She attended high school
at Madras Union High School. After
graduating high school in 1955, she en-
rolled in business school at Marylhurst
College. Bonnie married Leo F. Fiala
in 1958 in Portland. She married her
second husband, Richard A. McGilvray,
in 1975 in Bend.
Bonnie worked as the accounting
clerk for the Deschutes County De-
partment of Public Works for 23 years,
retiring in 1996.
She is survived by Michael B. Fiala,
Michelle A. Fiala, and Jessica M. Fiala.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her
husband, Richard A. McGilvray.
Memorial contributions in honor
of Bonnie can be made to a charity of
one’s choice through Gray’s West &
Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR 97814.
To light a candle for Bonnie or to
leave a condolence for her family, go to
www.grayswestco.com
Services. Online condolences
may be made at www.tamis
pinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Barbara Perez: 75, formerly
of Halfway, died Oct. 20, 2020, at
a Meridian, Idaho, care center.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-
vices. Online condolences may
be made at www.tamispine
valleyfuneralhome.com
Eugene McEwen: 76, of
Haines, died Oct. 20, 2020, at
home surrounded by his family.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-
vices. Online condolences may
be made at www.tamispine
valleyfuneralhome.com
POLICE LOG
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
THIRD-DEGREE THEFT (Baker
Justice Court warrant) and UN-
AUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR
VEHICLE: Alan William Wolfe, 33,
of Baker City, 9:31 p.m. Tues-
day, at Huntington; cited and
released.
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letters. Gardening was a lifelong hobby
of hers. Her lawn was always impec-
cable. You could fi nd the many turtle
fi gurines she had been gifted by her
grandchildren throughout her home
and lawn. Arleta was loved and will be
missed.
Arleta is survived by her son-in-law,
Gary; her daughter, Kellie, and son-in-
law, Rock; her son, Bret, and daughter-
in-law, Shelia; her grandchildren, Tara,
JV, Zack and Rachel, Kassidy, Amelia
and Seth Johnson and Hailee; and
her great-grandchildren, Rylen and
Makenna and Jaymin and River.
Arleta was preceded in death by
her parents, Joe and Inez; her brother
and sister-in-law, Harold and Helen,
and her brother, Lewis; her husband,
Roger; her daughter, Lanna; and her
grandson, Zeb.
A poem written by Arleta in 1996:
“Need we wander in the world, Need we
count each day, If we fail to venture, We
will ever cease to stay, Life is quiet, Life
is good, Forever in adventure, always
understood.”
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Proceeds from the sales of
the “fl oral quality wreaths” will
help send FBLA members to
various competitions through-
out the year, Zikmund said.
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■ FRIDAY: Chili cheeseburgers on a bun, potato wedges,
peas, fruit ambrosia, cookies
■ MONDAY (Oct. 26): Baked ham, sweet potatoes, mixed
vegetables, biscuits, cottage cheese with fruit, lemon bars
■ TUESDAY (Oct. 27): Swedish meatballs over fettuccine,
broccoli-blend vegetables, bread, green salad, apple crisp
■ WEDNESDAY (Oct. 28): Chicken-fried beef steak,
potatoes and gravy, green beans, roll, pea-and-onion salad,
birthday cake
■ THURSDAY (Oct. 29): Breaded pork loin, parslied red
potatoes, mixed vegetables, bread, carrot-raisin salad, ice
cream
Lunches 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.
through the email or our Face-
book page,” Zikmund stated in
an email.
“The wreaths will last for
months if left outdoors and
come with a hand-tied bow,”
she said.
The wreath brochure also
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