TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021
NEWS OF RECORD
DEATHS
Rodd Bunch: 64, a long-
time Durkee resident, died Nov.
6, 2021, at Saint Alphonsus Med-
ical Center in Boise. Arrange-
ments are under the direction of
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Donald Raupp: 84, of
Richland, died Nov. 8, 2021,
at Wildfl ower Assisted Living
Facility in La Grande. Arrange-
ments are under the direction of
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
Dean Franklin Spence:
Memorial service with military
honors, Friday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m.
at the Harvest Church, 3720
Birch St. in Baker City. Follow-
ing the service, a reception will
take place at the Harvest Church
Fellowship Hall. Memorial
contributions in Dean’s memory
can be made to the Compassion
International or to the Idaho
Youth Ranch through Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Chapel,
1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR
97814. To leave an online condo-
lence for Dean’s family, or to fi nd
a livestream link for the service,
go to www.grayswestco.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
BAKER COUNTY WAR-
RANTS: Loren Dean Prevo, 29,
Baker City, 2:45 a.m. Monday,
Nov. 8 in the 1600 block of Eldon
Street; cited and released.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant):
Stavin William Smith, 29, Baker
City, 2:45 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8 in
the 1600 block of Eldon Street;
cited and released.
SECOND-DEGREE BUR-
GLARY, SECOND-DEGREE
THEFT: Brendon Michael Smith,
27, Baker City, 1:03 a.m. Monday,
Nov. 8 at Clark and Campbell
Streets; cited and released.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMI-
NAL TRESPASSING: Juan Pablo
Burgos, 60, Baker City, 6:13 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 7 in the 1200 block
of Campbell Street; cited and
released.
CRIMINAL TRESPASSING,
HARASSMENT: Valerie Jean
Brinton, 53, Baker City, 2:33 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 7 in the 1200
block of Fifth Street; cited and
released.
OUT-OF-COUNTY WAR-
RANT: Michael Brendon Smith,
27, Baker City, 11:24 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6 at Main Street
and Auburn Avenue; cited and
released.
PROBATION VIOLATION
(Baker County Circuit Court war-
rant): Jacob Daniel Walker, 30,
Baker City, 4:23 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 6 in the 1200 block of Fifth
Street; jailed.
HARASSMENT: Austen
James Titus, 29, Baker City,
6:44 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 in the
700 block of Campbell Street;
cited and released.
OUT-OF-COUNTY WAR-
RANTS: Jessica Dianne Stricker,
43, Baker City, 6:12 a.m. Friday,
Nov. 5 in the 1500 block of
Campbell Street; cited and
released.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
UNAUTHORIZED USE
OF A MOTOR VEHICLE: Kody
Allen McManus, 25, Richland,
2:28 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 in Rich-
land; jailed.
‘PROBATION VIOLATION
(Baker County Circuit Court
warrant): Darion Alyssa Marie
Grove, 27, Baker City, 9:05 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 5 at the Sheriff’s
Offi ce; jailed.
OBITUARIES
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Pam devoted her life to
her family as a stay-at-home
mom. She spent several years
involved in local 4-H clubs with
her children, teaching ceramics
and entering many things in
the county fair. When her chil-
dren were grown, she worked
for several businesses in Baker
City until her retirement.
She was a proud member
of the Red Hat Society and
the Baker City Eagles Lodge,
considering members of those
organizations as her extended
family. She enjoyed meeting
up with friends to socialize and
play cards.
Pam is survived by her
daughter, Shannon Brown,
and her husband, Steve Brown
of Sandy; her sons, Scott Tritt
and his wife, Lorrie Tritt, of
Baker City, and Steve Tritt and
his wife, Heather Tritt, of Leba-
non; her grandchildren, Tristen
Tritt, Matthew Brown, Tommy
Tritt and Miranda Tritt; her
sister, Janice Plumbtree, and
her husband, Larry, of Baker
City; her brother, Robert (Bud)
Fawcett and his wife, Carla, of
Apple Valley, California; her
nephews, Wayne Plumbtree of
Albany, and Justin Plumbtree
of Baker City; and her nieces,
Elizabeth Miller of Baker City,
and Alison Everson of Rich-
fi eld, Washington.
She was preceded in death
by her mother and father.
Memorial contributions
can be made to the Baker City
Eagles Lodge Scholarship
Fund through Tami’s Pine Val-
ley Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services, P.O. Box 543,
Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
‘Connie’ Colvin
Formerly of Baker City, 1947-2021
Constance Helen “Con-
nie” Colvin, 88, entered
eternal peace
Thursday,
Oct. 28, 2021,
in Pensacola,
Florida, with
family at her
side.
Her funer-
‘Connie’
al Mass and
Colvin
burial will
take place at a later date at
Arlington National Cemetery.
She was born on May 3,
1933, to the late Michael and
BAKER CITY HERALD — A3
LOCAL
• North Powder, $75,000
Koellermeier said an ODOT
employee notifi ed Greenhorn
Continued from A1
councilors about the grant
With almost $86,000 now in program earlier this year.
The council put together the
its coffers, Greenhorn can make
application and, “lo and behold,
real progress, McLouth said.
the state thought it was war-
“We have a lot of mud
holes in our road system,” said ranted,” Koellermeier said.
McLouth, who lives in Molalla,
a city in Clackamas County
A ‘special city’
southeast of Portland.
McLouth describes Green-
Koellermeier said the city’s horn as a “special city,” and
main goal is to spread gravel on his appellation is not without
the streets, replace old culverts foundation.
and install new ones to reduce
Greenhorn is by a fair
erosion. The dozen streets are
margin the farthest above sea
already marked with signs that level of any incorporated city in
wouldn’t look out of place in a
Oregon, at 6,300 feet.
medium-sized city.
The area was settled in the
Koellermeier said he and
1860s and, as with many other
other city offi cials have been
places in Baker County, the lure
talking with the Baker County was gold.
Road Department about an
Greenhorn was founded on
intergovernmental agreement in the divide between the North
which Greenhorn would hire the Fork of the Burnt River and the
county, using the state grant, to North Fork of the John Day Riv-
do the street work.
er. The divide also serves in this
The $85,900 was allocated
area as the boundary between
to Greenhorn from the state’s
Baker and Grant counties.
Small City Allotment program,
Most of the city, which covers
part of the Keep Oregon Moving 53 acres, lies within Baker
transportation bill the Legisla- County, and it is, for administra-
ture approved in 2017.
tive and legal purposes, within
Oregon offi cials announced the county.
the latest round of 53 small city
That distinction occasionally
grants, totaling $5.1 million, in affects the operations of Green-
late October.
horn, McLouth said — most
The state received 92 ap-
recently in 2020.
plications totaling a little over $9
Greenhorn’s city charter
million, said Kris Strickler, direc- establishes a fi ve-member city
tor of the Oregon Department of council, three of whom serve
Transportation (ODOT).
four-year terms, and two serving
Other recipients in North-
two-year terms.
eastern Oregon:
Occasionally, McLouth said,
• Halfway, $100,000
the terms of all fi ve councilors
• Richland, $100,000
expire at the same time. When
• Sumpter, $100,000
that happens, he said, the Baker
• Elgin, $100,000
County Board of Commissioners
GREENHORN
Pauline (nee Popinchalk)
Novak in McKeesport,
Pennsylvania. She graduated
from Rostraver High School
in 1950 and subsequently
received her diploma from St.
Francis School of Nursing in
Pittsburgh prior to joining the
United States Navy Nurse
Corps.
While in the Navy, she met
her fi rst husband, Air Force
pilot, Capt. Charles E. Kling-
meyer Jr. They married in
1957 and welcomed daughter
Mary Patricia in 1959. Charles
died suddenly in 1961 due to
medical complications while
the family was stationed in
Tokyo, Japan.
Upon return to the United
States, Connie worked and re-
ceived her bachelor of science
degree in Nursing at George-
town University in 1967.
The following year she was
introduced to Marine Corps
fi ghter pilot, Lt. Col. H. Clifford
Colvin. Widowed with two chil-
dren, Kathryn and Michael,
Cliff proposed to Connie and
they embarked on a long and
happy marriage of 46 years,
welcoming sons Timothy and
Andrew.
After Cliff’s retirement
from the Marine Corps in
1972, the family moved to
Baker City, where she became
deeply involved with the
local hospital (St. Elizabeth),
community service organiza-
tions (Rotary International,
PEO) and St. Francis de Sales
Cathedral parish. Connie lent
her beautiful voice to the choir
and led the singing at Mass for
many years.
Connie was also a com-
mitted nursing professional
and nurse educator. She
received her master’s degree in
Nursing from the University
of Portland and a Doctorate
in Education from Gonzaga
University. She enjoyed many
years educating nursing stu-
dents at Treasure Valley Com-
munity College and Oregon
Health and Science University
School of Nursing, La Grande
campus.
She passed her apprecia-
tion of education and learning
to her children. Connie was
immensely proud of her family
and leaves behind nothing but
beautiful memories.
Connie is survived by her
fi ve children and their spouses,
Michael Colvin (Carol), Kath-
ryn Robbins (Denzil), Mary
Patricia Colvin Park (Edwin),
Timothy Colvin (Denise) and
Andrew Colvin. She is also
survived by six grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
Connie was preceded in
death by her loving husband,
Cliff, in 2015.
The family requests that
people make donations in
support of St. Francis de Sales
Food Bank in Baker City or
the Archdiocese for the Mili-
tary Services, USA.
Special thanks to the lov-
ing staff at Memory Lane in
Pensacola.
William Jackson
William E. Jackson, 47, died
Nov. 3, 2021, beginning a fi nal
mission to explore strange new
worlds.
The family
will have a
private cel-
ebration. At a
later date, a
celebration of
William’s life
William
will be sched-
Jackson
uled where
members of
the community will be invited
to share stories, memories
and merriment.
William’s life of boldly
going where no man has
gone before started on Jan.
18, 1974, at Barksdale Air
Force Base in Bossier City,
Louisiana.
Those fortunate to know
William were aware of his
tender heart and warm hugs.
His work with Community
Connection and the Meals on
Wheels program allowed him
to touch the lives of many
souls in the community. His
service with Community Con-
nection gave him the oppor-
tunity to transport so many
who were unable to get their
medical, dental or grocery
needs otherwise handled.
Every trip was an adventure
in getting to know someone a
little bit better.
He graduated from Pine
Eagle High School in Halfway
in 1993 and went on to
complete an associate of arts
degree from the University of
Phoenix in Information Tech-
nology with a concentration
in Networking. His progress
followed him to California
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for a stint where he adminis-
tered state testing for a school
district and like his days of
Community Connection, navi-
gated beautiful places in an
RV touching the lives of even
more people.
Years earlier, he was the
Scout leader of one of the
most successful programs in
Pine Valley, giving a number
of young men some amazing
opportunities. On the family
ranch, he was a great partner
in operations. He was quite
talented in his abilities to
come up with many solu-
tions for issues. His business,
Lone Fir Dairy, blossomed
from fresh milk to various
butters, yogurts and fl avors
of ice cream. The list goes
on and on! His life touched
thousands as did his stories of
living on the farm.
He was passionate about
all he did and his interests
were as varied as he. His
signifi cant other, Chance
Anderson, hopes to publish
books of his photography
and works of art he would
create in his spare time.
William was a lover of foods
and cooking and no better
times were ever treasured
than conversing, laughing
and dancing in the kitchen.
When the weather was good,
he enjoyed hikes with dogs
and if time permitted, a quick
break of mining, fostered by
his time with Eastern Oregon
Mining and Prospecting.
William enjoyed connections
with people: He knew a little
bit about everything and
would be eager to dive in and
learn more. He had an innate
ability to be hopeful, optimis-
tic and resourceful in times of
darkness.
appoints three city councilors,
and that trio then picks two oth-
ers to join them.
To be eligible, councilors
must own property within the
city and live in Oregon, McLouth
said.
(Several properties in Green-
horn are owned by people who
live outside the state.)
Greenhorn is also notable for
the way in which its boundaries
were defi ned.
In 1912 President William
Howard Taft issued a patent
for the 53 acres to the city,
making it unique in Oregon in
that respect.
Although Greenhorn is iso-
lated not only by its location but
also by those prodigious winter
snow depths, Koellermeier said
the city, if never exactly bustling,
can be somewhat lively, by ghost
town standards, during the
warmer months.
“It’s sort of a mecca for week-
end drive-thru tourists,” he said.
Greenhorn also has a public
outhouse, which is undoubtedly
an attraction.
No power lines extend to
Greenhorn; McLouth said
property owners use generators
to light their cabins.
An underground line brought
landline phone service to Green-
horn about 20 years ago, but
McLouth said most residents
use cellphones, despite the some-
what spotty signal coverage.
“Most of us have a favorite
spot outside our cabins to stand
where we know we can get ser-
vice,” he said with a laugh. “Or I
can just go upstairs in my cabin
and stand by the window.”
With money available to
work on streets, Greenhorn
Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald
Phone service arrived
in Greenhorn about 20
years ago, with equipment
housed in the building at
right. A public restroom is
at left.
should also be able to focus on
its otherwise pressing infra-
structure need, McLouth said
— its water system.
The city taps a pair of springs
in the mountains above town,
but sections of the water supply
lines are seven or eight decades
old, and leaks have been more
common, he said.
What’s in a name?
Greenhorn is the one-word
derivation of a natural feature
known, and aptly so, as the
green horn.
That’s a pinnacle, not far
west of town toward Vinegar
Hill, that’s made of serpentinite,
a distinctive, green-colored
metamorphic rock.
Greenhorn is applied not
only to the town, which had a
post offi ce from May 24, 1902,
until Dec. 15, 1919, but to the
subrange of the Blue Mountains
that extends more than a dozen
miles to the west, forming the
divide between the Middle Fork
of the John Day River to the
south, and the North Fork on
the north.
William was family fo-
cused, always reaching out to
siblings, nieces and nephews
in his unique way of making
everyone feel like they are im-
portant. The only thing bigger
than his smile was his heart.
He did his best to see the
talents in others fl ourish.
William is survived by his
life partner, Chance Ander-
son; his mother, Ila Rae Jack-
son; his siblings, Clinton Jack-
son, Cynthia Maclee, Craig
Jackson, Pamela Spendlove
and Andrew Jackson. He
shared many great memories,
traditions and explorations
with his many nephews and
nieces.
William was preceded in
death by his father, Clifford
Dwayne Jackson.
In lieu of fl owers, please
send the family pictures
or anecdotes. Donations to
Community Connection in
William’s honor would be
greatly appreciated and may
be done through Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Cre-
mation Services, P.O. Box 543,
Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints in Baker City. She will
be interred immediately after
at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Maure was born on May
25, 1945, in Sacramento, Cali-
fornia, to Fern Steward and
Maurice Wescott. She spent
her childhood in Surprise
Valley, California, with her
beloved grandparents, cousins,
and many relatives. Maure’s
lifelong love of family his-
tory can be traced back to her
early childhood and sitting at
her grandparents’ table and
listening to the old-timers tell
their stories. Her family moved
to Bonanza, Oregon, where
Maure graduated from high
school and where she met her
sweetheart, Larry.
Maure and Larry were
sealed in the Oakland, Califor-
nia, Latter-Day Saints Temple
and moved several times
before settling in Baker City.
After graduating from Eastern
Oregon University, she taught
school for almost 20 years.
Upon retirement, Larry and
Maure completed a service
mission for their church, which
had been her lifelong goal.
In the past few years, Maure
worked tirelessly making fam-
ily history.
Maure Albert
Maure is survived by her
husband, Larry, and their
Baker City, 1945-2021
children, Jennifer (Bernie)
Fern Maure Albert, 76,
Weldon, Lance (Becca) Albert,
of Baker City, died Nov. 7,
Maura-Lee Albert (Shane
2021, at her
Adams), Jesi (Brent) Earley,
home, sur-
LaRyn (Luke) Woydziak, and
rounded by
Luke (April) Albert; and 18
her husband,
grandchildren.
children and
She was preceded in death
grandchil-
dren.
by her beloved granddaughter,
Her fu-
Maure Albert Sloane Weldon.
neral service
To leave an online condo-
will take place Saturday, Nov. lence for Maure’s family, go to
13 at 10 a.m. at the Church
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