THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021
RENOVATION
a lot in the property but they were
going to use the upper portion, the
newer portion of the church,” Hol-
man said.
According to records from the
Baker County Assessor’s offi ce,
the property was sold in July 2019
for $85,000, in January 2020 for
$124,500, and most recently, to Hol-
man, for $133,000.
Holman said the property actu-
ally comprises two different build-
ings — the original structure built
in 1929, and the second built in the
1950s to around 1960.
The second building was primar-
ily for classrooms and the second
fl oor would be used as living quar-
Samantha O’Conner/Baker City Herald ters.
Gordon Holman purchased the former Foursquare Church at Third
Holman has made several discov-
Street and Court Avenue.
eries in the church, including burnt
wood from a fi re that may have
man said.
from the building.
happened in the 1930s. He found
Holman said the church had been newspapers, dated June 19, 1936,
Payne then volunteered to help
under different ownership over the within a concrete wall built to sup-
with renovations.
years, including a husband and wife port the chapel area.
Building history
who were going to turn it into a bed
He plans to use everything that
“Originally it was an Assembly of and breakfast.
was originally within the church
God created church in 1929,” Hol-
“They were not going to change
with the exception of doors and
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Holman is working to build ADA-
compliant ramps around the church,
allowing handicapped individuals to
get into the building as well as into
the downstairs activities area.
“There needs to be an ADA-com-
pliant ramp on the Third Street side
and there needs to be the ramp that
goes down to the foundation wall
where I’m going to do a concrete cut
where I will remove the concrete,
insert a door, and then they will
have access to any of the activities
following the church services or if
there was some other function,” Hol-
man said.
He hopes to have the renovations
complete by Sept. 1 of this year.
Holman said he hired Buddy
Payne to help with the renovation.
“He’s very skillful,” Holman said
of Payne.
The pair met initially when
Payne responded to Holman’s post
on Craigslist, expressing interest in
some wood Holman had removed
BHS senior awards recipients
Al Fortham Memorial Scholarship
Renee Blincoe
Baker County 4-H Association
Scholarship
Mason Van Arsdall, Kylie Siddoway
Baker City Elks MVS awards
Gabriel Gambleton, Mason Van Ars-
dall, Kylie Siddoway, Hailey Zikmund
Baker Education Association
Scholarship
Renee Blincoe, Hailey Zikmund
Chapter AX of PEO — Mildred
Rogers Scholarship
Sydney Keller
Chapter CJ of PEO
Hollie Mays, Rebekah Davis, Kylie
Siddoway
The Charis Initiative Foundation
Jake Cuzick, Gabriel Gambleton,
Sydney Keller
Tiffany Niehaus, Ryan He
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative
Jacob Eskew, Makayla Mills, Maken-
Harold Alfred Wyatt Scholarship
zie Hall, Sydney Keller
Catherine Adams, Jacquelyn Ortiz,
Katrina Fast, Tiffany Niehaus, Angelina Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative
Tennent, Natalia Turner
Rural Scholarship
Mason Van Arsdall
HH Gibson Memorial Scholarship
Jocelynn Hellberg
Ilah M. and James H. Baker
Scholarship
Rebekah Davis, Natalia Turner, Syd-
ney Keller, Kylie Siddoway, McKenzie
Hall, Jake Cuzick
JB Thomas Memorial Scholarship
(FFA)
Kylie Siddoway
J. Mayce Collard Memorial
Scholarship
Renee Blincoe, Caleb Hawkins
Jodie Marie Averett Scholarship
Hollie Mays, Kylie Siddoway
Clear Alliance Scholarship
Jacob Eskew
JW Stuchell Scholarship
Jake Cuzick, Tiffany Niehaus
Col. Harry L. Dale Scholarship —
University of Oregon
Jacquelyn Ortiz
Kelly-Ebell Scholarship
Kylie Siddoway, Jocelynn Hellberg,
Angelina Tennent, Maggie Mackenzie
Elks Most Valuable Student
National Semi-fi nalist
Mason Van Arsdall
Knights of Columbus Scholarship
Sydney Keller
National Rifl e Association
Mason Van Arsdall, Kylie Siddoway
EOU — Oregon Teacher Pathway
Renee Blincoe, Glendi Luna, Makayla
Next Gen Personal Finance
Mills, Hailey Zikmund
Jadyn Berry
The Ford Family Foundation
Oregon Fairs Association
Makayla Mills, Mason Van Arsdall
Kylie Siddoway
Geiser-Pollman Scholarship
Oregon State 4-H Scholarship
Catherine Adams, Renee Blincoe,
Blaze Broncheau, Gabriel Gambleton,
Kylie Siddoway
Outstanding Senior Boy
Mason Van Arsdall
Outstanding Senior Girl
Renee Blincoe
Northwest Women in Education
Administration
Renee Blincoe
Prudential Spirit of Community
Awards
Makenzie Hall
Rode Brothers Scholarship
Hayden Paulsen, Renee Blincoe,
Jacquelyn Ortiz
Rosemary Poole Rouse — Oregon
State University
Jacob Eskew
Sanford and Mary Adler
Scholarship
Renee Blincoe, Mason Van Arsdall
Spc. Mabry James Anders Memorial
Scholarship Award
Jacob Eskew, Gabriel Gambleton,
Natalia Turner, Mason Van Arsdall
Salutatorian
Renee Blincoe
Valedictorians
Gabriel Gambleton, Sydney Keller,
Salena Bott
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Raleigh Rust: 46, of Baker
City, died June 1, 2021, in Baker
City. Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Fu-
neral Home. Online condolences
can be made at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com.
Marilyn Y. Davis Suarez: 76,
of Joseph, died June 1, 2021, at
her home. A full obituary will be
published later. Loveland Funeral
Chapel & Crematory will be
handling the arrangements.
Mark Albert Ford: 62, of
Baker City, died May 30, 2021,
at his residence. Arrangements
are under the direction of Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Chapel.
To leave an online condolence
for Mark’s family, go to www.
grayswestco.com.
Michael Duane Small: 74,
of Spokane, Washington, died
May 27, 2021. Visitation will be
Thursday, June 3 from noon to
4 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pio-
neer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. A
graveside service with military
honors will take place Friday,
June 4 at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope
Cemetery. Pastor Brad Phillips
of Harvest Church will offi ciate.
Memorial contributions can be
made to the Wounded Warrior
BEST OF HAWAII
FOUR-ISLAND
TOUR
Project by sending a check made
out to the Wounded Warrior
Project to Gray’s West & Co.,1500
Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR
97814. To leave an online condo-
lence for the Michael’s family, go
to www.grayswestco.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
Helen Marie Bogart:
Celebration of her life will take
place Saturday, June 5 at 2 p.m.
at Clyde Holliday State Park
near Mount Vernon. Memorial
contributions can be made to the
John Day Senior Center through
Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241
S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR
97845. To offer online condo-
lences to her family, go to www.
driskillmemorialchapel.com.
Robert Lee Butler: Grave-
side memorial service Tuesday,
June 7 at 11 a.m. at Moon Creek
Cemetery in Mount Vernon.
Memorial contributions can be
made to the Wounded Warriors
Project or to the American Heart
Association through Gray’s West
& Company Pioneer Chapel,
1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR
97814. To leave on-line condo-
lences for Bob’s family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
James Roger Kennedy:
$
2,599
2,349
Short, informal celebration of life
picnic Friday, June 11 at noon at
Geiser-Pollman Park. It will be a
no-host bring-your-own-picnic
event due to COVID-19 issues.
If you would like to join, please
pack a lunch and bring a picnic
basket or camp chair. To leave an
online condolence for his family,
go to www.grayswestco.com.
Cristi Crum: Celebration of
life, Saturday, June 12 at 1 p.m.
at Union Creek Campground on
Phillips Reservoir. Casey Crum
will host a picnic for family
and friends at the group picnic
area near the boat ramp. Pulled
pork, beans and some drinks
will be provided. Feel free to
bring a dish, and a couple of
camp chairs. This is an informal
event to help remember a great
woman. To RSVP, call Casey
Crum at 541-519-7258.
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT
(domestic): Chris David Good-
nature, 45, Baker City, 5:44 p.m.
Tuesday, June 1 at 15th and
Estes streets; jailed.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING: Pearl Naomi
Adair, 40, Baker City; Keith
Edward Gassin, 46, Baker City;
Sharon Lee Beck, 35, Baker City,
10:35 a.m. Tuesday, June 1 at In-
diana Avenue and Resort Street;
cited and released.
POLICE LOG
Oregon State Police
Arrests, citations
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU-
ENCE OF INTOXICANTS, RECK-
LESS DRIVING: John Andrew
Middleton, 54, Nampa, Idaho,
7:03 p.m. Friday, May 28 on
Interstate 84, Milepost 318 west-
bound; cited and released.
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
VIOLATION OF RELEASE
AGREEMENT (Baker County
Justice Court warrant): Joshua
Adam Carpenter, 35, Baker City,
8:18 p.m. Tuesday, June 1 in the
2500 block of 10th Street; cited
and released.
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windows that need to be replaced.
He has 57 new lighting fi xtures that
will be installed after painting.
Holman said he will be working
with a family member in engineer-
ing in Seattle to get direction.
“We’re going to do it right and it’s
going to be much better than it has
been for 92 years,” Holman said.
The renovations will include
pouring a new foundation to sup-
port the building.
Among the changes and additions
he’s planning for the basement are
adding three restrooms for men and
three for women, all ADA-compli-
ant, and increasing the space for
planning events such as weddings.
The kitchen area will be updated
with new appliances, stainless steel
racks, and a preparation area that
had once been a classroom.
“We’re going through the en-
tire church. Everything is being
renewed,” Holman said.
So far, he has removed three
furnaces, three water heaters, and
a wood-burning furnace from 1929
out of the basement.
MISSING
Baker City Police, re-
trieved Rust’s body.
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“It is not yet known how
An irrigation district
long the body had been in
offi cial discovered the body the water, but it appeared
while checking a dam near to have been there for
Hughes Lane Tuesday
some time,” according to
morning, and reported
a press release from the
the situation to Sgt. Eric
Sheriff’s Offi ce.
Colton of the Sheriff’s
Rust, who suffered from
Offi ce. Police arrived about mental illness, had last
8:43 a.m. and, with help
been seen May 13, ac-
from the Baker County
cording to a fl ier from the
Road Department and
Baker City Police.
BIKES
fi rst-serve basis.
“If you have a bike, bring
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it,” said Chelsea Judy,
The event includes guid- marketing director for
ed bike rides for all abilities Anthony Lakes Mountain
(sessions start at 11 a.m.
Resort, which operates The
and 12:30 p.m.), basic bike Trailhead.
maintenance clinics, a bike
She said the guided
obstacle course for kids,
tours will offer an option for
and free hot dogs.
beginners, and also a ride
The Baker City Police
for those who want a little
Department will be on site more adventure. For more
to help with bike registra- information, call 541-523-
tion. Bikes will be available 1668 or email info@thetrail-
for use on a fi rst-come,
headbakercity.com.
WOLVES
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The biologist skinned the carcass and found pre-
mortem tooth scrapes on the rear of both back legs,
the groin and behind the front right elbow. Underlying
muscle trauma extended at least 1 1/2 inches deep, ac-
cording to the ODFW report:
“The location, size, number, and direction of tooth
scrapes and severe underlying muscle tissue trauma
are consistent with wolf attack injuries on calves. The
depredation is attributed to the Keating Pack.”
Wolves from that pack killed a pair of two-month-old
calves in the same area in late April.
ODFW offi cials investigated another incident on May
22, when a rancher found the carcass of a two-week-old,
100-pound calf in a private, eight-acre irrigated grass
pasture.
According to the ODFW report, the carcass was most-
ly consumed and there was no chase or struggle scene
found, and no “postmorten bite marks, hemorrhage, or
muscle tissue trauma found on the calf.” The investiga-
tor was not able to determine what killed the calf.
The Keating pack consists of eight wolves, according
to the annual wolf report ODFW released in April. The
pack had at least two pups in the spring of 2020 that
survived through the end of the year.
Brian Ratliff, district wildlife biologist at ODFW’s
Baker City offi ce, said ODFW trapped three wolves
from the pack in January of this year and fi tted them
with tracking collars. However, he said that only one of
those collars is still functioning.
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