A2 — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2021
Noxious weed of the week
BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27
Baker County Local Public Safety Coordinating
Council: 7 a.m. at New Directions Northwest, 3425 13th St.
Also available on Zoom. To get a website link, meeting ID
and password, call Ashley McClay at 541-523-6415 or email
to amcclay@bakercounty.org.
TUESDAY, NOV. 9
Baker County Economic Development Council:
3 p.m. at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St.
TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
October 25, 1971
Recent advances in the disposal of unmerchantable
timber was the subject of the fall session of the Wallowa-
Whitman National Forest Advisory Council meeting
Friday.
By JEFFREY PETTINGILL
Baker County Weed Control
Supervisor
The enemy
Common Teasel (Dipsacus
fullonum L.), better known as
Fuller’s teasel, is a biennial
plant that grows up to 6 feet
tall. This invader is classifi ed
as a B Listed Noxious Weed in
Baker County.
It is a tap-rooted plant
which produces stout
branched stems. This stem is
striate-angled with several
rows of downward turned
prickles. The plant produces
purple fl owers in dense cone-
shaped seed heads. Each
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 26, 2011
Baker City Councilors on Tuesday opted to proceed with
a public works project that would remove cryptosporidi-
um from the water supply.
Some councilors weren’t thrilled about moving forward
with the ultraviolet light treatment that would remove the
contaminant.
It’s expensive, for one thing — an estimated $2.5 mil-
lion.
And so far, every test of the city’s water has shown it
to be free of cryptosporidium, a parasite that can sicken
people who drink infected water.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 27, 2020
It’s harvest time on Jason Dexter’s farm and his bumper
crop seems destined to spill blood.
From anyone who happens to get in their way.
“You might want to duck and cover your head,” Dexter
suggests to a visitor.
The advice sounds reasonable given that Dexter offers
it amid a maelstrom of whirring wings and slashing talons
and thrusting beaks, all moving much too quickly for hu-
man refl exes to mount a credible defense that depends on
dodging.
Talons is a bit of an exaggeration.
Dexter and his wife, Jeanie, aren’t raising hawks or
some other carnivorous raptor on their property beside
the Powder River about 13 miles southwest of Baker City.
But the ring-necked pheasants, which are about the size
of a chicken though rather more agile, are quite capable of
infl icting the sorts of injuries associated with avian attacks.
“I’ve been scratched, pecked, and one fl ew right into my
chest and knocked the wind out of me,” Dexter, 48, said on
the sunny but cool afternoon of Oct. 22. “The only thing
that annoys me is that they like to fl y at your head.”
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monly silvered or gilded for
winter bouquets.
Once established the plants
become quite thick and leave
behind a woody growth and is
not foragable by animals.
The defense
As with many other
plants, do not transport
this plant for the sake of its
The attack
beauty. Also with most bienni-
This plant is widespread
als digging up small patches
throughout North America
can be effective.
after it was introduced from
Once established, the use
Europe as an ornamental. As
of Telar XP (1 ounce per acre),
it likes moist areas such as
Escort XP (1 ounce per acre),
ponds, irrigation canals, and
disturbed sites, it spreads very or Opensight (3.3 ounces per
acre) are most effective. Bear
rapidly. In the fall the stems
in mind that none of these
and fruiting heads are com-
Rich Olds/Contributed Photo
Teasel fl owers.
products can be used over the
top of water. The only biologi-
cal available is native grass-
hoppers, but they will only
strip the plant of its leaves,
but by the time this occurs the
plant has already produced
next year’s seeds. Mechanical
control is effective if one fi nds
just a plant or two.
OBITUARIES
Nancy Gover
Richland, 1943-2021
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 25, 1996
ONTARIO — Ontario maintained its share of fi rst place
in the Greater Oregon League volleyball standings Thurs-
day with a 15-9, 15-3 victory over Baker on the Ontario
fl oor.
fl ower is covered by spine-
like bractlets.
The plant desires moist
areas and can become a
monoculture. The seeds are
not spread by wind, but are
a desirable food source for
birds, which aids the spread
of the plant.
Nancy Carol Gover, 78, a
longtime Richland resident,
died Oct. 15,
2021, at her
residence at
Sunnyside
Prestige in
Sunnyside,
Washington.
A memo-
Nancy Gover
rial service
for Nancy will
take place on Sunday, Oct. 31
at 1 p.m. at the old Method-
ist church (currently Eagle
Valley Community church)
in Richland. Refreshments
will be served in the church
after the memorial, followed
by graveside services at the
cemetery.
Nancy was born on March
28, 1943, in Baker City to Wil-
liam and Mary Anna Gover.
Nancy graduated from Eagle
Valley High School in 1961.
She attended Eastern Oregon
State College and gradu-
ated in 1965 with a degree in
Education.
Nancy’s fi rst teaching job
was in Milton-Freewater.
She then taught in Arlington
and returned to Richland,
and taught in the Pine Eagle
School District until her
retirement.
Nancy was a longtime
member of the Richland
Methodist Church. After
retiring from teaching, she
served on several Baker
County boards. She was
elected mayor of Richland
and served two terms.
Nancy enjoyed travel with
close friends and family. Her
travels included Mexico which
was her favorite, Hawaii,
Branson and many others.
Taking each of her nieces and
nephews on a trip for their
ninth birthday was a highlight
for her. Nancy also loved mu-
sic, cake making and crafts.
Survivors include her
brother, Bill Gover and his
wife, Marti, of Benton City,
Washington; her brother-
in-law, Dean Woods of
Baker City; seven nieces and
nephews and two generations
of great-nieces and great-
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Bill and
Ranny Gover; and her sisters,
Beth Windham and Julia Ann
Woods.
In lieu of fl owers, contribu-
tions in memory of Nancy can
be made to the Hilary Bonn
Benevolence Fund through
NEWS OF
RECORD
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
HARASSMENT (Baker
County Justice Court warrant):
Jeremy Michael Bender, 31,
Baker City, 11:59 a.m. Sunday,
Oct. 24 in the 2900 block of Elm
Street; cited and released.
CONTEMPT OF COURT
(Baker County Justice Court war-
rant): Melissa Jean Lattymer, 36,
Baker City, 3:48 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 23 at 11th and B streets;
cited and released.
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.
Roscoe Curry
Halfway, 1932-2021
Roscoe Samuel Curry, be-
loved husband, father, grand-
father, and great-grandfather,
89, died on
Oct. 7, 2021,
at the Sunset
Estates Care
Facility for
Memory Loss
in Ontario. He
was attended
to by his wife Roscoe Curry
and children
in his last moments.
A memorial service in
honor of Roscoe will take place
Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. at
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints-Halfway
Branch. Military honors will
follow at the Pine Haven
Cemetery. Friends are invited
to join the family following the
interment at the church.
Roscoe was born on March
19, 1932, in Halfway to Vernon
and Della Curry. Their small
family was soon joined by
brother, John, and sister, Ver-
nona. As a young man, Roscoe
was a fan of the outdoors
and spent much of his free
time exploring the Wallowa
Mountains. After graduating
from Pine Eagle High School,
he apprenticed in a land-sur-
veying program, an occupation
which he would fondly recall
in his later years. He mar-
ried Lauralee Blank and they
became the parents of Gayle,
Joy, Kimmy and Jayme. They
later divorced.
Roscoe enlisted in the
U.S. Army and trained as
a paratrooper during the
Korean War. Though the war
ended before he could deploy
overseas, he carried a spirit
of patriotism throughout his
life. Upon leaving the Army,
Roscoe followed a job to
Alaska where he worked as a
surveyor for the Alaska State
Department of Transporta-
tion.
Later, he met and married
Edna “Sue” Dancer and to-
gether they welcomed Roscoe
“Rocky” Jr. and John. This
marriage would later end in
divorce.
In 1980, Roscoe met Shar-
lene Kay Radford through the
Ruralite electric cooperative
magazine, and they were
sealed in the Seattle LDS
Temple. When they married,
he became the stepfather to
Rachael, Sarah, John-David,
and Christian. After set-
tling in Idaho, Roscoe and
Sharlene added Rebecca,
Elizabeth and Anson to their
brood. While in Idaho, Roscoe
worked at a Simplot process-
ing facility, and then for a
timber processing facility
when the family moved to
northern Idaho.
After retirement Roscoe
and Sharlene relocated to his
childhood hometown of Half-
way. Retirement was short-
lived, as he would soon take
a position with the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints as a building mainte-
nance technician to keep busy.
Following his ‘fi nal’ retire-
ment he became known as
the “little old man who rode
his bike around town” and
would laughingly compete
with children for the candy
thrown during town parades.
Roscoe was a gentle soul
who saw the best in every-
one. His children adored his
nature: his “dad jokes” never
ceased to draw both laughter
and groans from his children.
Roscoe never met a person
whom he didn’t see as a
friend. He loved to serve oth-
ers. When learning of neigh-
bors’ hardships, he would
be the fi rst to arrive at their
doors with his tools ready to
fi x whatever was wrong.
A few years following his
Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Roscoe
moved into a facility where
he spent his fi nal years in
the care of Sunset Estate’s
fantastic staff.
Roscoe is survived by his
wife Sharlene; his brother,
John (Billie) Curry; his step-
sister Louise (Dave) Clark;
his children Gayle (Merlin)
Voss, Joy (Monte) Spurgeon,
Kimmy (Mike) Wickline,
Jayme (Stephen) Clark,
Roscoe Curry Jr., John Curry,
Rachael (Nathan) Andeberg,
Sarah (Chris) Bingle, John-
David (Melinda) Chaffee,
Christian (Max) Morrison,
Rebecca (Josh) Porter,
Elizabeth (Clinton) Dale, and
Anson (Minie) Curry. Roscoe
is also survived by many
grandchildren, great-grand-
children, nieces and nephews
who will forever honor his
name. We love you Dad!
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Vernon and
Della; his sister, Vernona
(Jerry Ray); and his infant
daughter, Deseret.
For those who would like
to make a memorial dona-
tion in Roscoe’s memory, the
family suggests the Wounded
Warrior Foundation, Gary
Sinise Foundation or The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, Halfway,
Oregon Branch, through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services,
P.O Box 543, Halfway, OR
97834. Online condolences
can be made at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Beth Johnson Morrissey
The family of
extends heartfelt gratitude for the outpouring of love and support
from so many friends, neighbors and church family in the recent
loss of our wife, mother and grandmother. Special thanks to the
employees at Ashley Manor, Heart & Home Hospice, Inland Cafe
and St. Luke’s EOMA for their faithful, compassionate service
throughout her lengthy illness, and Gray’s West & Co for their
kind assistance to the family these past weeks.
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