A2 — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021
TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
August 12, 1971
LA GRANDE — Senator Robert Packwood, R-Ore., told
Steelheaders here last night he believes he “can beat the
dams in the Middle SNake River but he is more concerned
now with private development, which is steadily increasing
along the riverbanks.”
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 12, 1996
The Sloans Ridge fi re continued to burn out of control
today in the North Fork John Day Wilderness about 22 miles
northwest of Baker City.
The fi re grew from an estimated 4,200 acres Sunday
morning to about 9,000 acres this morning. About 500 acres
are outside the wilderness.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 12, 2011
This tent is the quietest place at the Baker County Fair.
You can still hear the faint bleating of sheep and squeals
of pigs, but the exhibits in this place silently stare.
And hardly move.
“I like quiet things. Nothing in my house makes a sound,”
said Mary Esther Hart of Hart’s Reptile World International
Reptile Rescue, based in Canby.
She travels around with her educational - and living
- exhibits to spread awareness about reptile rescue and
adoption.
Most of the rescued reptiles were illegally kept, and oth-
ers come from drug raids. Recently, also the economy has
made it necessary for people to downsize and give up their
reptilian pets.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 13, 2020
Although Oregon offi cials have loosened the require-
ments for some rural schools to have students return to
classrooms, Baker School District students still will begin
the year on Sept. 8 with all classes online.
The Oregon Department of Education and Oregon Health
Authority announced revised standards Tuesday related to
COVID-19 cases.
Baker Schools Superintendent Mark Witty led the cause
of seven Eastern Oregon districts, along with county and
state representatives and other school and health offi cials,
asking for changes to the original metrics that Gov. Kate
Brown announced July 28.
Witty said Tuesday afternoon that he was pleased that
state offi cials listened to the information presented to them
and eased the requirements for school districts in counties
with populations of 30,000 or less or with a population
density of fewer than six residents per square mile.
Baker County meets both standards.
“It does move away from the one-size-fi ts-all,” Witty said.
“They’ve given us more fl exibility and more authority has
been given to the local public health offi cials.”
Under the original metrics the governor announced July
28, schools couldn’t have in-person classes unless their
county had a COVID-19 weekly case rate of less than 10
new cases per 100,000 population for three straight weeks,
and a weekly positive test rate of 5% or below, also for
three straight weeks.
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SENIOR MENUS
FRIDAY: Chicken ala king, rice, mixed vegetables, rolls,
macaroni salad, peach crisp
MONDAY (Aug. 16): Orange glazed chicken, rice, peas,
rolls, ambrosia, cookies
TUESDAY (Aug. 17): Ground beef with grilled onions and
gravy, mashed potatoes, rolls, sauerkraut, apple crisp
WEDNESDAY (Aug. 18): Roasted turkey, stuffi ng with
gravy, carrots, rolls, green salad, ice cream
THURSDAY (Aug. 19): Roast beef sandwich with Swiss
vegetable beef soup, coleslaw, cinnamon rolls
Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $5 donation (60 and older), $7.50
for those under 60.
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Copyright © 2021
Public Works plans chip sealing
Baker City Herald
BAKER CITY — Begin-
ning Monday, Aug. 16, the
Baker City Public Works
Department will be chip
sealing a number of city
streets.
According to a press
release, the work will last
up to four days.
The chip seal process
extends the life of a street
by restoring vital asphalt
pavement components that
are lost through the aging
and oxidation process. By
sealing the street, moisture
is unable to penetrate be-
low the asphalt surface.
A minimum of 48-hours
notice will be provided
to residents affected by
the street improvement
projects. According to the
press release, expect traffi c
delays and possible rerout-
ing of traffi c during this
project.
For further information,
contact Baker City Public
Works at 541-524-2047 or
541-524-2046.
OBITUARIES
in re-run showing
to this day.
Stanley devel-
Stanley Norris
oped many friend-
Grove was born Aug.
ships through the
14, 1938, and died
years. Anyone
June 26, 2021. He was
that knew him
the oldest of seven
Stanley
loved him and his
children.
Grove
stories and there
As a young child,
were a lot of them!
his family and friends
He was known to be very
gave him the nickname of
Boone, as in “Daniel Boone.” generous, almost to a fault.
He also had a lot of help
He was known to be ex-
from some very good friends
tremely accurate with a
single rubber beanie fl ipper, developing the campground.
There are too many to name,
BB gun, or his 22 rifl e. He
but you know who you are
was rarely seen without a
and he never stopped talking
fi shing pole or a hunting
about how he couldn’t have
rifl e.
done it without you.
He married Vivian “Do-
I owe a special thanks
lores” Spencer at the age of
to Nic and Joanne, as well
16. They had fi ve children;
as Wayne and Mary, for
Chucky, Jimmy, Richie,
their dedication to helping
Cindy and Tony. They later
Stanley and trying to keep
divorced.
him organized, which was no
Stanley was a hard
small task.
worker his whole life, from
Stanley developed demen-
doing odd jobs to working at
tia in his early 70s so the
the local lumber mill.
decision was made to sell the
Stanley became a truck
campground to Stephanie
driver for George Reed,
hauling lime rock off Marble Holcomb. It is still a success-
ful operation to this day.
Creek Pass, which was
Stanley then moved back
known to be quite a treach-
erous road. He was also a log to Baker City and lived with
Jim and Mary Jo. He also
truck driver which is what
lived with youngest son Tony
he really enjoyed.
and his wife, Dawn, for a
He then bought his fi rst
while in Montana. Stanley
lock truck. After owning
loved to drive and until his
several log trucks over the
last fi ve years or so saw the
years, the logging business
slowed down. He decided to speed limit sign as a “sug-
sell out and move to Alaska gestion.”
Anyone that rode with
to work on the pipeline in
1974. He was an original ice him knew that. They also
knew he was an excellent
road trucker!
driver, never having an ac-
He was amused by the
cident his whole driving ca-
television show after he
retired and often remarked reer except when his brakes
went out on Marble Creek
how fake it was.
Pass Road and if not for a
After the pipeline was
lone fi r tree, would have died
completed, he continued
going over a 200 foot cliff.
to drive freight and tanker
There was never a dull
trucks in Alaska. He also
worked in a large gold mine moment when he was
around!
operation in Livengood,
Stanley was preceded in
Alaska, operating excava-
death by his mother, Alice
tors, drag lines and cats.
Spence; his father, Stan-
He then bought a piece
ley “Jack” Grove; stepdad,
of property on the Klutina
Elwood Spence; brothers,
River near Copper Center,
Alaska, and developed it into Gerald Grove and Jimmy
Spence; and son, Tony Grove.
a successful campground
Also his grandparents and
and fi shing camp. He soon
bought a small jet boat and several aunts and uncles.
Survivors include his
began guiding fi sh trips on
brother, Lyle (Ruthie) Grove;
the Klutina.
sisters, Norma Barnett,
He was an expert river
Diane “Pat” Davis, Marianne
guide and was a feature on
(Donna Snodgrass) Spence.
Discovery Channel, River
Monsters. The episode is still His sons, Charles “Chuck”
Stanley Norris Grove
1938-2021
NEWS OF RECORD
FUNERALS PENDING
Rob Lance Parrish: 72, of
Baker City, passed away at his
residence surrounded by his fam-
ily and friends on Aug. 6, 2021. At
his request, he will be cremated
and then scattered at Bristol Mo-
tor Speedway. To leave an online
condolence for the family of Rob,
please visit: www.grayswestco.
com.
Robert Kent Nelson: 77,
formerly of Baker City, and
currently of Lake Havasu City,
Arizona, passed away on June
4, 2021, at the Polidori House in
Lake Havasu City, Arizona. On
Saturday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. a
memorial service will be held
at the Baker City Church of the
Nazarene, and a reception will
follow the church service at the
Baker City Church of the Nazarene
Family Life Center. Memorial
contributions may be made to the
Burnt River Community Church or
the Northeast Oregon Compas-
sion Center through Gray’s West
& Co. Pioneer Chapel at 1500
Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
To leave an online condolence
for the family of Kent, please visit
www.grayswestco.com.
Virginia Kostol: 94, a
resident of Baker City, died Dec.
13, 2020, in Baker City. Interment
will be held Saturday, Aug. 14,
2021, and a Celebration of Life
Service will be held Saturday,
Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church in Baker City.
Donations may be made to either
Salvation Army or Baker County
Historical Society; this may be
done through the Coles Tribute
Center, 1950 Place St., Baker City,
OR 97814. If one wishes to light a
candle in Virginia’s name, please
visit www.colestributecenter.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
OFFENSIVE LITTERING:
Sean Dean Taylor, 31, Baker City,
3:10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at
the block of 1st Street; cited and
arrested.
CONTEMPT OF COURT
(Baker County Justice Court war-
rant): Timothy Kelly Slanely, 32,
Baker City, 4:07 a.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 11, at Indiana and Resort
Street; cited.
Grove, James “Jim” (Mary
Jo) Grove, Richard “Rick”
Grove; daughter, Cynthia
“Cindy” (Roy) Baird; daugh-
ter-in-law, Dawn (Tony)
Grove. Also survived by
many grandchildren, great-
grandchildren, and great-
great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life for
Stanley Grove will be held
Friday, Aug 20, 2021, at
3 p.m. at the Baker City
Elks Lodge. Please join us.
They were married July 26,
1953.
At the time of her death,
they had been married for
just over 68 years. They had
two boys, Kent and Antho-
ny, whom she loved dearly.
After retiring from the
bank, she worked a year
and a half for her son,
Anthony, under the terms
she could leave when she
wanted.
When she left, she and
Joe traveled to Europe,
Alberta Carolyn (Franklin)
China, Central America for
Bailey
Work and Witness mis-
sionary work through
Baker City, 1931-2021
the Panama Canal and
Alberta
to various places in the
Carolyn (Frank-
U.S.
lin) Bailey, 90,
She also took time
of Baker City,
every Thursday to
Oregon, went
watch her grandkids
to be with her
Alberta
and to bake chocolate
Lord and Sav-
Bailey
ior at 8:20 a.m.
chip cookies with them.
Saturday, Aug 7,
Their favorite dinner
2021. Her passing was very with Grandma was her
peaceful, with her beloved
spaghetti. For many years,
husband by her side.
we had family dinner on
A visitation will be held Sunday after church.
on Thursday, Aug 12. 2021,
Christmas was always
from noon to 4 p.m. at
a very special time for her
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
with family. Every year she
Chapel. A funeral service
read the Christmas story as
will be held on Friday,
part of our celebration.
Aug. 13, 2021, beginning
Family meant every-
at 1 p.m. at the Baker City thing to Alberta, and she
Church of the Nazarene,
felt blessed to have her
with Pastor Ron Kratzer
children and grandchildren
and Pastor Troy Teeter of-
living where she could see
fi ciating the service.
them whenever she wanted.
Following the service, a
She rarely missed a sport’s
reception will be held at the event or any other event her
Baker City Church of the
children or grandchildren
Nazarene Fellowship Hall. participated in. Often her
She was born June 20,
voice of encouragement
1931, in Eloy, AZ, to Albert
could be heard above the
Edward and Ella Mae
roar of the crowd and the
(Stockard) Franklin. She
voice of the coach.
was the youngest of eight
She was especially
children.
blessed by her husband,
Her family moved to
Joe, who has provided her
Baker in early 1932 and
with the best care any-
left again in 1934, moving
one could give during the
to California so her father
past two years. No, really,
could fi nd work. She lived
for their entire lifetime
in a migrant labor camp for together.
a time.
She is survived by her
Later, after returning to husband, Joe, her sons,
Oregon, she lived in Bates, Kent (Monica) and Anthony
living mostly in a tent and (Katherine), her grand-
in logging camps. She re-
children, Aaron (Melissa),
turned to Baker in 1936 or Joe (Hannah), Lessa (Ad-
1937. She attended Baker
dam), Mallory (Dana),
Schools and graduated from Amanda (Ritter), and her
Baker High School in 1949. great-grandchildren, Ian,
Shortly thereafter, she
Ashleigh, Zim, Lucia, and
went to work for Pioneer
Emil. The only child she
Federal Savings and Loans didn’t get in her lifetime
as a teller. She eventually
was a redheaded grand-
became a corporate secre-
daughter.
tary and retired in 1982 as
She was preceded in
assistant to the president.
death by her parents and
The bank had assets of un- all her siblings.
der a $1,000,000 when she
Memorial contributions
started. They had grown to may be made to the Rachael
over a $100,000,000 by the Pregnancy Center through
time she retired.
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
She met the love of her
Chapel at 1500 Dewey Ave.,
life, Joe Bailey, at a party
Baker City, OR 97814.
and knew from the moment
To leave an online
she set eyes on him that
condolence for the family of
he was the one for her and Alberta, please visit: www.
that she would marry him. grayswestco.com.
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