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A celebration of life for Carol Coombs will be
held at noon on Saturday, April 23, at Depot Park,
425 S. Main St., Prairie City.
James (Jimmy) Stephen Cole
August 9, 1952 ~ April 8, 2022
Jimmy was born to
James Lawrence and
Kathryn Lena Cole
on August 9, 1952 in
Emmett, Idaho. Jim-
my passed away and
received his wings on
April 8, 2022 at St.
Charles Hospital in
Bend, age 69.
You just can’t cover
“Jimmy Cole” in a few
sentences! The family
has decided that Jim-
my’s life needs to be
told, no matter how
many words are used.
Anyone who knew
Jimmy will quickly recognize the part
of Jimmy’s life they were involved in.
Jimmy was a resident of Grant County
for most of his life. He was a cowboy
in every sense of the word: “Tough as
a pine knot” and “soft as butter” all at
the same time. In cowboy terms – “He
always saddled his own horse!”
Jimmy was a “hell of a hand” in
his day, he knew how to gather a pas-
ture clean on the first pass and how to
keep ’em mothered up when he got to
the next one. He also excelled at team
roping, traveling and roping at numer-
ous ropings throughout the Northwest.
He really enjoyed those years and could
recall and relive them at any point in his
life. Many of your names were included
in these stories.
Jimmy’s favorite horse was Ole Baldy.
He was an all-round horse with lots of
speed and could run just as fast through
the rocks and hillsides as he could in the
arena. Some of Jimmy’s fondest memo-
ries were cowboying off him and gath-
ering cattle on him alongside his father,
Jim Cole. In fact, he roped the first buck
deer he ever tagged off of Old Baldy. You
would think remembering a horse that
has been dead for close to fifty years at
your time of passing would be a little
odd, but not for Jimmy Cole! He planned
on cowboying for an eternity and want-
ed us to know he will be well mounted!
Jimmy was a true believer in God.
He lived in the “Valley of the Shadow
of death” for most of his life as he was
diagnosed with a crippling arthritis as a
teenager. It would ravage his body and
cripple him for the rest of his life. So,
Jimmy set up camp in this valley and
lived there for many years. His family
and friends were his “Rod and Staff.”
Despite his physical challenges, Jimmy
was a fighter; he always knew God was
in his corner. He never questioned God
on why he had such a heavy load of pain
and suffering in his life. He just took it
with a smile and a joke. Jimmy figured
that it was “his job and he was going to
do the very best he could and give it his
best shot.” God knows he did an excep-
tional job of it and he’s finally collecting
his pay check now!
Jimmy was never married or a biolog-
ical father; he didn’t have time or room
for that. He was too busy being a son, a
brother, a father figure, a brother-in-law,
an uncle, and a cousin. He claimed every
nephew and niece as his own, and last,
but far from least, he was a friend and
coach to countless many! He was most
happy with that. He always said he didn’t
need to get married and have a family.
He already had all he needed!
Jimmy always loved to tell stories; he
had an unbelievable memory…with an
emphasis on the unbelievable part. A lot
of his stories had a message embedded
in them, those messages changed many
lives of friends and family.
Jimmy really enjoyed card and board
games; he was very competitive to say
the least. He was a cribbage master. In
fact, when they started renaming roads
and lanes in Grant County a few years
ago, the driveway/lane leading to his
house was named “Cribbage Lane.”
In Jimmy’s younger days he was a
very good athlete who excelled in bas-
ketball. That carried over into him being
a very avid basketball fan and supporter/
personal coach to numerous players on
the local basketball teams and his niece,
Anji Weissenfluh’s, players at Eastern
Oregon
University
(EOU). He went years
without missing local
high school games
and was able to see
and follow several EOU
Women’s basketball
games at Eastern. He
always looked forward
to the district play-offs
where you would find
him at almost every
game played. He truly
understood the game
and it was a passion of
his for most of his life.
Jimmy
enjoyed
hunting and was very
successful at it. Being crippled up did
not slow him down. He was always ready
to fire and could shoot accurately from
the most contorted positions imagin-
able, left or right-handed. He cherished
his hunts with friends and family and
relished in the fact that he could take his
own meat and share it with friends and
family. If we get to telling hunting sto-
ries on Jimmy this obituary will become
a book!
Jimmy was very proud of the fact
that he could take care of himself and
was self-sufficient with the help of
friends, family, and neighbors. Jimmy
wanted everyone to know how much he
appreciated all the help everyone gave
him over the years, from the first coun-
ty-wide fund raisers back in the 1970’s
to current times. He appreciated all his
friends, family, neighbors, the commu-
nity of Monument, and Grant County as
a whole. Some of his last words were
“Tell everyone thank you.” He truly ap-
preciated all of you.
Jimmy was preceded in death by his
father, James Lawrence Cole; his moth-
er, Kathryn Lena Cole; three sisters; Mary
Louise Boyer, Sandra Lou Weissenfluh,
and Kathryn Etta Maley; five nieces and
nephews; Laurie Lynn Boyer, Brandi Lou
Weissenfluh, Andrew Paul Boyer, Rocky
Maley, and Tyler Boyer.
He is survived by his younger brother
John Lawrence Cole and his wife Debo-
rah and their three children: Sarah (Cole)
Newton and husband David and their
four children; Kayla (Cole) Hand and
her husband James and their daughter;
Cody Cole and his dog, Bowzer-Hagen
(AKA Slogger).
An older sister, Sherry Diane Cole and
her partner Jude Lehner, Sherry’s four
daughters: Kim (Weissenfluh) Beck and
her husband Gary and son; Christine
Weissenfluh and her partner, Jackie and
their three children; Angela Weissenfluh
and her partner, Missy and their two
children; and Andrea Weissenfluh and
her two daughters.
Brother-in-law – Richard Boyer and
three children: Richard (Richie) Boyer
and his wife Charity and five children.
Deb (Boyer) Twiet and her husband
Butch and two daughters; Wes Boyer
and wife Missy and two sons.
Brother-in-law – Jerry Maley and his
daughter: Tammy Maley and her two
sons; daughter-in -law – Deanna Maley
and her three children.
Deceased sister, Sandy Weissenfluh’s
daughters; Paula (Weissenfluh) Craig
and husband Brandon; Sally Weissen-
fluh and partner Tricia and five children.
Jimmy is also survived by numerous
great nieces and nephews that he was
more than just a “Great Uncle” to, he
loved them and they loved him.
Everyone is invited to attend the ser-
vices for Jimmy on April 23rd, starting
at noon a Celebration of Life Service
will be held at the Monument Gymna-
sium. Graveside services will follow at
the Monument Cemetery. A community
potluck at the Monument Senior Center
will follow the services.
Memorial Contributions may be made
payable to the Monument School Dis-
trict – in care of “Jimmy Cole Memorial
Athletic Fund”.
Monument School District
P. O. Box 127
Monument, OR 97864
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Painted Sky looking for
public input with survey
By JUSTIN DAVIS
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — The
Painted Sky Center for the Arts
in Canyon City is conducing a
survey to fi nd out what the com-
munity wants and needs the cen-
ter to provide.
The survey will fi rst be on
Facebook but will later transi-
tion to a printed anonymous sur-
vey. The creator of the survey,
Skirma Janavice, says the sur-
vey’s purpose is to see how the
center can improve.
“The results are for me to
see what classes they enjoy or
lack, if the time of the classes
is OK for them — I just really
want to know what our com-
munity wants and how we can
improve,” Janavice said. “We
won’t be using the results for
anything else.”
The results of the survey will
lead to adjustments and new
off erings by the center if the
community wants them, accord-
ing to Janavice. “If we see the
people would like more music
classes, of course we’ll look for
more music teachers to fi ll that
need.”
Prior requests for new classes
have already resulted in changes
at the art center. “We started pot-
tery classes a couple of months
ago, and they are going very
well,” Janavice said. “The peo-
ple that asked for pottery classes
got it, and we’re happy with
that.”
Painted Sky, located at 118 S.
Washington St., has plans for an
active summer. “We are going to
to be doing quite a few events
during the summertime, so if
people want to come and learn
more about us, we’re going to
have brochures ready,” Janavice
said. She aded that the art center
is going to have a printed version
of the survey available at those
events, stressing that the survey
will be totally anonymous.
Janavice encourages people
to follow the Painted Sky Cen-
ter for the Arts on Facebook
because that is where the major-
ity of information about classes
and events can be found.
The center also has a cata-
log that comes out every four
months. The art center’s sum-
mer catalog will be out on June
1 and can be found at the Earthly
Home Natural Market, 401 W.
Main St. in John Day.
LOCAL BRIEFING
OTEC warns members
to beware of scam calls
Construction resumes
on Highway 395
BAKER CITY — The Oregon Trail Elec-
tric Cooperative is warning its member-owners
about an increase in scam calls.
The electric co-op says it has received
numerous reports from members in Grant
County saying they have received calls from a
person claiming to be an OTEC representative
and threatening the cut off electricity unless
payment is made immediately.
OTEC offi cials say this is a scam. They say
the co-op will never demand immediate pay-
ment over the phone.
Anyone who receives a call of this type is
advised to hang up immediately and call OTEC
at 541-523-3616 to report the incident.
HERMISTON — Work has resumed on
a road improvement project on Highway 395
between Hermiston and Interstate 84, the Ore-
gon Department of Transportation announced.
The project includes new pavement on 6.5
miles of Highway 395, upgraded curb ramps in
south Hermiston and downtown Stanfi eld, and
lane reconfi guration in Stanfi eld to encourage
slower speeds and improve safety for bicyclists
and pedestrians.
The contractor is expected to complete the
project by early May. Until then, crews will
work between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Fri-
day. Motorists can expect lane closures for pav-
ing and striping, should watch for workers and
should be prepared to slow or stop in work
zones.
Lawmakers to hold
virtual town hall
SALEM — Three Eastern Oregon lawmak-
ers will hold a joint virtual town hall to update
constituents on issues, answer questions and
take comments.
Sen. Lynne Findley, R-Vale, and Reps. Mark
Owens, R-Crane, and Daniel Bonham, R-The
Dalles, will host the event over Zoom and Face-
book Live.
The virtual town hall will take place from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27.
To participate in the Zoom meeting, register
online at https://tinyurl.com/yckzxac5.
Questions can be submitted in advance at
registration, using the Q&A feature during the
event or asked live during the virtual town hall.
Hunter ed classes slated
to begin on May 2
JOHN DAY — The Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife will off er a hunter education
class in John Day next month.
There will be six classroom sessions from
6 to 8:30 p.m. on May 2, 4, 5, 9, 11 and 12 in
Keerins Hall at the Grant County Fairgrounds,
411 NW Bridge St., followed by a fi eld day on
May 14 beginning at 9 a.m.
Register online at https://odfw.huntfi shore-
gon.com/login.
For more information, call Deanna Maley at
541-575-1167.
— Blue Mountain Eagle
Bradley Steven Baughman
July 25, 1953 ~ March 30, 2022
Bradley Steven Baughman passed away March 30, 2022 at his
home in Dallasport, Washington with family by his side. Bradley
was born July 25, 1953 in
Roseberg, Oregon to par-
ents Glenn Spencer and
Doree Ellis Baughman. He
spent his early years in Win-
ston, Oregon and Glide High
School in Glide, Oregon. He
attended Umpqua Commu-
nity College where he got
his GED. He enlisted in the
Police Academy. He served
many years in law enforce-
ment in Douglas, Sherman
and Grant counties in Ore-
gon.
He married Susan R.
Holley on June 30th, 1973
in Lookingglass, Oregon.
He was a Life Member of
The Masonic Grand Lodge
and The Oakland Lodge #16
in Oakland, Oregon as well
as Pudget Sound Knappers.
Bradley is survived by
his wife Susan Baughman, son Glenn Baughman (partner Jessica
Reynolds), daughter Tamica Baughman, mother Doree Baugh-
man, siblings Christine (Gordon) Cottrell, Dana (Anne) Baugh-
man, Jennifer (Stephen) Seefeld, Lewis (Kerri) Baughman and
his step siblings, Mark Harrington, Arianne Harrington (Richard
Lipphardtt), Eric (April) Harrington, Lynette (Mike) Butler, Kirk
(Rosa) Harrington, in-laws, Leo (Patsy) Holley, Steven Holley,
Shelley & Russell Harter along with many cousins, nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his father Glenn Baugh-
man, step-mother Audrey Harrington Baughman, and step-sister
Janis Harrington Nelson.
A Memorial service will be held 2:00 P.M., Friday, April 29,
2022 at Winston Community Center (440 SE Grape Ave, Winston,
Oregon). A live stream will be available with details to come at
Anderson’s Tribute Center Memorial page for Brad.
Drug take-
back set for
Prairie City
Blue Mountain Eagle
PRAIRIE CITY — The
Grant County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
will host a drug take-back
event in Prairie City this week.
Unused or expired pre-
scription medications can be
dropped off at City Hall, 133
S. Bridge St., between 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. on Friday, April 22.
For more information on
how to safely dispose of pre-
scription medications, call
844-482-5322 or visit med-
takebackoregon.org.
CORRECTION
Defamation suit: A story in
our April 13 edition over-
stated the scope of a legal
decision in the defamation
lawsuit fi led by former
Grant County Sheriff Glenn
Palmer against Haley Olson.
The judge dismissed three
counterclaims fi led by Olson
against Palmer. Olson is
appealing that ruling. The
defamation suit itself is
ongoing. The Eagle regrets
the error.
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