2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
April 8, 1971
No progress was reported today in the four day old
strike against Safeway stores by retail clerk’s local 1612.
Albertson’s store in Baker locked out their employees
Tuesday night.
The retail clerks are striking for increased wages, which
will equal wages paid retail clerks in the Tri-Cities area
where the union local is located.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 8, 1996
Easter Sunday had more in common with July 4 than
the fact both are holidays.
The high temperature of 80 degrees at the Baker City
Municipal Airport was almost better-suited for frying eggs
on sidewalks than for hiding them behind trees.
Eighty degrees is more than 20 degrees warmer than
the average high temperature for early April. The ther-
mometer hasn’t reached that mark so early in the month
since at least 1965, the fi rst year for which detailed records
are available.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 8, 2011
The Oregon Trail Interpretive Center probably will close
temporarily if Congress fails to negotiate a budget agree-
ment to avert a shutdown of the federal government at
midnight tonight. Federal employees are also preparing to
start an unpaid leave from their jobs.
The Interpretive Center, which is operated by the federal
Bureau of Land Management, was closed for three weeks
when the federal government shut down during a similar
budget impasse in late 1995.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 9, 2020
Baker County’s public health offi cer said Tuesday that
residents should expect the county will eventually have
confi rmed cases of coronavirus.
Eric Lamb, a Baker City physician, said in a press re-
lease that “in the coming weeks we will undoubtedly see
COVID-19 in our county.”
As of Wednesday, Baker County was one of seven of Or-
egon’s 36 counties with no confi rmed cases, according to
the offi cial tally from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).
That status obviously hasn’t had any effect on the social
distancing, business closures and other precautions taken
to slow the spread of the virus — the situation in Baker
County is basically the same as in counties that do have
confi rmed cases.
Those include all the counties that border Baker County
— Grant (1 confi rmed case as of Wednesday), Union (3
cases), Malheur (2 cases) and Wallowa (2 cases).
None of those counties has reported any deaths from
coronavirus. All deaths in Oregon attributed to the virus
have happened in counties west of the Cascades.
Nancy Staten, administrator for the Baker County
Health Department, knows that the “0” next to Baker
County in the OHA chart showing confi rmed cases doesn’t
mean the virus hasn’t infected any county residents. Many
people who are infected have no symptoms, but they’re
still able to spread the virus to others.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ FRIDAY: Roasted turkey, stuffi ng with gravy, mixed
vegetables, roll, macaroni salad, tapioca
■ MONDAY (April 12): Hot beef sandwich, mashed
potatoes with gravy, Capri vegetables, fruit cup, brownie
■ TUESDAY (April 13): Meatloaf, mashed potatoes with
gravy, roll, mixed vegetables, Jell-O with fruit, apple crisp
■ WEDNESDAY (April 14): Chicken cordon bleu, baked
potatoes, rolls, green beans, broccoli-bacon salad, lemon
bars
■ THURSDAY (April 15): Pork roast with gravy, red
potatoes, rolls, capri vegetables, pea-and-onion salad, ice
cream
Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $4.50 donation (60 and older),
$6.75 for those under 60. Meals must be picked up; no
dining on site.
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WEATHER
at just 48 — a one-day drop of 27 degrees.
The roller coaster continued over the
Continued from Page 1A
next few days as the chilly north wind,
In a run of nine days the temperature
which follows a cold front hereabouts as
at the Baker City Airport spanned a range reliably as a well-trained hunting dog goes
of 60 degrees — from 75 to 15.
to heel, was replaced by southerly breezes
The former temperature, reached on
that wafted in balmy air. The temperature
March 28, tied the record for that date set peaked again at 75 degrees on April 2
in 1966.
(three degrees shy of the daily record of 78,
That night a cold front marched
set in 1992).
through Baker County, and the next day
The temperature reached 65 on Sunday,
the temperature at the airport topped out April 4, but that evening another cold
front shoved its way across the county, and
on Monday the high was just 49.
Tuesday morning, under clear skies, the
temperature at the airport plunged to 15
degrees, breaking the previous record for
April 6 of 16 degrees, set in 1997.
The tumultuous temperature fl uctua-
tions are likely to continue, according to
the National Weather Service.
Cold fronts were forecast to arrive late
Wednesday or early Thursday, and again
on Saturday.
O BITUARIES
Rudy Doucette
Haines, 1923-2021
Rudy E. Doucette, 98,
of Haines, and formerly of
Salem, died peacefully on
March 29, 2021, at his home,
surrounded by family.
Poetically befi tting the end
of a life well-lived, he left this
earthly world
on his 98th
birthday to join
his loving wife
Joanne, who
died on April 21,
Rudy
2020.
Doucette
Delayed due
to COVID-19,
Catholic services for Rudy
and Joanne are scheduled
for May 20 at 1:15 p.m. at St.
Edward Catholic Church in
Keizer.
Rudy was born on March
29, 1923, the youngest of
four children born to French
Canadian immigrant parents
Lucien and Rose Marie
(Scott) Doucette on their
homestead near Malta, Mon-
tana. A rugged countryside of
weather extremes, ranch life
in remote eastern Montana
made for a challenging exis-
tence in the 1930s and ’40s.
The tragic drowning death
of his beloved older teenage
brother, Rolland, and the
declining health of his father
prompted the sale of their
Malta ranch, and a family
move to the warmer, drier
climate of Phoenix, Arizona,
when Rudy was a young
adult.
His horsemanship ability
and roping skills served Rudy
well in his next career as a
professional rodeo cowboy.
He was a consistent winner,
traveling coast to coast as
well as north of the border,
following the rodeo circuit
competing in bulldogging and
calf roping on his legendary
blue roan. He won numerous
awards, buckles, saddles and
trophies from the Calgary
Stampede to Red Bluff,
California, to Phoenix. It was
at the St. Paul, Oregon, rodeo
that he met local beauty,
rodeo princess, and the love of
his life, Joanne Coleman. The
two were married on Aug. 16,
1952, and began their life’s
adventure together traveling
the rodeo circuit in a horse
van pulling the travel trailer
that was their fi rst home.
When son Dan and daugh-
ter Mary Ann were school
age, the Doucette family
settled in the San Fernando
Valley of Southern California
where daughter Lori was
born. It was there that good
friend and fellow cowboy Phil
Rawlins, a movie production
manager, introduced Rudy to
the “picture business” begin-
ning his 30-year career in the
motion picture industry. Join-
ing the Screen Actors Guild,
he did stunt work, drove
stage coaches — portraying
on fi lm the cowboy he truly
was — in feature fi lms and
TV series. It’s not unusual to
still see Rudy in the back-
ground of western reruns
such as “How the West Was
Won,” “Gunsmoke,” “Raw-
hide,” “Bonanza,” “F-Troop”
and “Little House on the Prai-
rie.” Despite his unassuming
nature and inclination to
remain out of the limelight,
performing at a rodeo in
Madison Square Garden or in
front of a Hollywood camera
never fazed him; it was just
what he did. Probably his
most nervous moments ever
were while delivering a mov-
ing acceptance speech as he
received the honor of being
inducted into the St. Paul
Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2006.
In retirement Rudy and
Joanne were able to ful-
fi ll their lifelong dream of
returning to their rural roots
in the Northwest when they
found the 8-acre mini-ranch
near Salem that was their
ideal home for over 30 years.
They tended orchards, fed
beef cattle, raised pasture
and hay, and continued to
work as hard as ever until
health issues prompted their
diffi cult decision to move to
the Haines area to be closer
to family in October of 2019.
Throughout their lifetime,
they were always available
to their growing family of
children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren to whom
they were very devoted, and
who adored them in return.
Rudy is survived by his
son, Dan Doucette of Baker
City; his daughters, Mary Ann
(Jim) Ingram of Haines, and
Lori Wilmes (Eric) of Canby;
eight grandchildren; 15 great-
grandchildren; and many
special nieces and nephews.
Rudy was preceded in
death by his dear wife,
Joanne; his parents, Lucien
and Rose Marie Doucette; his
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
James Millwood: 77, of Baker
City, died on April 6, 2021, at his
home. To leave an online con-
dolence for James’ family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
Robert ‘Bob’ J. Hendriksen: A
memorial service will take place
Friday, April 9, at 2 p.m. in Mount
Hope Cemetery for Bob and his
wife, Nita, who died April 28, 2017.
The Rev. Suresh Kumar Telagani
of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
in Baker City will offi ciate. Contri-
butions in Bob’s memory may be
made to Cancer Research through
Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place
St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light
a candle in memory of Bob and
Nita, go to www.colestribute
center.com.
Arlene Mae Schoorl: There
will be a public celebration of Ar-
lene’s life, with a potluck, on Sat-
urday, April 24, from 10:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. at the Unity Community
Hall. To offer online condolences,
go to www.grayswestco.com.
county warrant): Kevin Rickey
Tomlin, 43, Baker City, 12:54 a.m.
Monday, April 5 at Campbell and
Birch streets; jailed.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
PAROLE VIOLATION (Oregon
State Parole Board warrant): Lyle
Lester Ray, 52, Baker City, 1:23
p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at the sher-
iff’s offi ce; jailed.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (two
Baker County Circuit Court war-
rants): Isaac Jeremiah Kolb, 21,
Huntington, 6:27 p.m. Monday,
April 5 at Huntington; jailed.
Oregon State Police
PAROLE VIOLATION: Frank
Nathan McNair, 42, Baker City,
12:55 p.m. Saturday, April 3 on Elk
Creek Lane; jailed.
FAILURE TO APPEAR: Cody J.
Steenhard, 41, Richland, 2:22 p.m.
Saturday, April 3 on Elk Creek
Lane; cited and released.
sisters, Germaine Lindstrand
and Joan Messerly; and his
brother, Rolland Doucette.
Rudy’s family wishes to ex-
press their thanks to LuAnn
Cook, NP, Dr. Lamb and his
associates at St. Luke’s, the
Saint Alphonsus Hospital
community, and Heart ‘N
Home Hospice, who always
treated him as the special
individual he was, compas-
sionately attending to his
health care needs with dignity
and respect.
Special appreciation goes
out to Nicole, Kyler and the
entire staff at Memory Lane
Homes who embraced Rudy
and lovingly cared for him
(and his family) as if all were
part of their own. We will be
forever grateful, his family
said.
Contributions in Rudy’s
memory can be made to the
charity of one’s choice through
Coles Tribute Center, 1950
Place St., Baker City, OR
97814.
To leave an online condo-
lence for Rudy, go to www.
colestributecenter.com.
Lewis Gray
Baker City, 1945-2021
Lewis Arthur Gray, 75, of
Baker City, died on April 3,
2021, at his home, surrounded
by his loving family.
His memorial service will
take place on June 26 from 3
p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lincoln Park
in Forest Grove.
Lewis was
born on May 5,
1945, at Hills-
boro to John-
nie “Howard”
Lewis
Gray and Mary
Gray
Elnora White.
He served his
country with the United States
Army, ranked as an E-5 for 36
months; Lewis did two tours in
Vietnam.
On June 30, 1969, Lewis
married Eva Davidson in
Vancouver, Washington. Lewis
and Eva were business owners,
operating the Log Cabin Inn in
Gales Creek, Oregon, for more
than 20 years. He was very
happily married to the love of
his life for 51 years.
Lewis liked to fi sh and hunt,
and he liked to collect Jadeite
Fire King and other antiques.
He is survived by his loving
wife, Eva Gray; his children,
Chris (Kevin) Kommer of
Baker City, Shawna (Morris)
Buchanan of Milwaukie, and
Lewis (Kaycie) Gray of Gales
Creek; his brothers, Rollie Gray
of LaPine and Larry Tyler of
Lincoln City; his sisters, Debra
Sangster of Forest Grove and
Robin Higgins of Forest Grove;
eight grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Lewis was preceded in death
by his parents, Howard Gray
and Mary Austin; his brother,
Steven Gray; his sister, Janell
Singleton; and a granddaugh-
ter, Destiny Rose.
Memorial contributions can
be made to Heart ’N Home
Hospice through Gray’s West
& Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500
Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR
97814.
To leave an online condo-
lence for the Lewis’ family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
‘Colleen’ Quinton
Baker City, 1939-2021
Lillian “Colleen” Quinton,
81, of Baker City, died on April
5, 2021, at Saint Alphonsus
Medical Center-Baker City.
A celebration of her life will
take place at a later date.
Colleen was born on Sept.12,
1939, to LeRoy
“Boots” and
Verda Holmes
Buxton. She re-
ceived her educa-
tion in Richland,
Colleen
graduating from
Quinton
Eagle Valley
High in 1957.
Colleen worked at various jobs
throughout her lifetime, retir-
ing from Nevada State Prison
at Lovelock, Nevada. She loved
being in the mountains and
camping with family and good
friends, Terry and Lorri Speel-
man.
Colleen was preceded in
death by her parents, LeRoy
and Verda Buxton; her siblings,
Baby Buxton, Verda Darlene
Fuller, Cherral LaVonne Spur-
geon, Richard LeRoy “Dickie”
Buxton, William Frank “Billie”
Buxton, Danny Ray Buxton
and Robert Dean “Bobby” Bux-
ton; and her daughter, Deborah
Kay Temple.
Colleen is survived by her
three sons, David Glerup of
Burns, Don Glerup of North
Powder, and Dennis Glerup of
Baker City; her youngest sister
and brother-in-law, Rhonda
and Joe Stubbs of Baker City;
and very good friends, Terry
and Lorri Speelman of Baker
City, and Sharon Williams of
Redmond. She is also survived
by nine grandchildren and 20
great-grandchildren, and nu-
merous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can
be made to the Wounded War-
rior Foundation or the charity
of one’s choice through Gray’s
West & Company Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR 97814.
To offer online condolences
to Colleen’s family, go to www.
grayswestco.com.
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