Deaths

Elsie Irene Hoffman: 70, of Baker City, died May 18, 2017, at her home. Arrangements are being made through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To light a candle in memory of Elsie, go to www.grayswestco.com

Funerals pending

Baby Liam: Memorial and balloon release for Baby Liam, 2½-month-old son of Jamie Brown and Aubrey Fryman, 11 a.m., Saturday, May 20, at Blue Mountain Baptist Church, 2998 Eighth St., Baker City. There will be a light reception afterward at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St., in Baker City.

William “Bill” Boles: Celebration of life, Saturday, May 20, at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Friends are invited to join the family for a dessert reception at the church (please bring your favorite sweet recipe to honor a sweet man). Online condolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com

Joseph Bernard Ruda: Memorial service, 11 a.m., Thursday, May 25, at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets, with Father Robert Greiner officiating. Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel is in charge of arrangements. To light a candle for Bernard or to offer condolences for his family, go to www.grayswestco.com

Marion “Mac” Crow: A celebration of his life will be Saturday, May 27, at 4 p.m. at the Halfway Lions Hall. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Halfway Lion’s Club or the Hells Canyon Jr. Rodeo through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.

Bob Taylor: Celebration of Bob’s life, Saturday, June 3, at 1 p.m. at Bob and Fern’s home in Sumpter. The family suggests memorial contributions to Best Friends of Baker, an animal rescue and adoption organization, through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be made at www.tamispine valleyfuneralhome.com

Bill Gaddis: Placement of ashes, Saturday, June 3, at 4 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery, Catholic Circle, Lot 41. A brief informal remembrance will take place and all are welcome. More information is available by calling Anne Gaddis Marcus at 203-438-7692 or by email at anne.marcus@cotiviti.com

Edward Dayen: A celebration of Ed’s life will take place Friday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at the Clear Creek Snow Park north of Halfway, with a potluck reception afterward at the park. Online condolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.

POLICE LOG

Baker City Police

Arrests, citations

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: John Howard Kummero, 73, of Port Clinton, Ohio, 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, at Campbell Street and the freeway on-ramp; jailed.

DRIVING WHILE OPERATOR’S LICENSE SUSPENDED: James Donald Doyle, 62, of 3320 Kirkway Drive, 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, at Baker City; jailed and later released on bail.

CRIMINAL TRESPASSING II: Linda Diane Peterson, 49, address unknown, 3:34 a.m. Thursday, in the 3000 block of Pocahontas Road; jailed.

Baker County Sheriff’s Office

Arrests, citations

BAKER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT WARRANT: Erica Dawn Hylton, 37, 1490 Resort St. Apt. A6, 5:38 p.m. Thursday at the sheriff’s office.

PROBATION VIOLATION: Kyle Koontz, 34, 2265 Wabash Ave., 7:52 a.m. Thursday on Highway 30 near Pole Line Road; jailed.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT, HARASSMENT (two counts), and MISUSE OF 911: Darin Harold Klug, 32, of Ontario, 2:11 a.m. Tuesday, at Spring Rec Campground; jailed and later released on bail.

OREGON STATE PAROLE BOARD WARRANT: Robert Duane Harkness, 50, of Huntington, 3:13 p.m. Tuesday, at Huntington; jailed.

PROBATION VIOLATION (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Nickolas Richard Watson, 30, of 3320 K St., 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, at Huntington; jailed.

Baker County Sheriff’s Office

Arrests, citations

DISORDERLY CONDUCT II: Adam L. Saldana, 33, of Payette, Idaho, 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, on Interstate 84 near Baker City; jailed; police said Saldana was waving what travelers thought was a gun on the freeway and causing vehicles to change lanes to avoid hitting him. Police took him into custody without incident and determined that he did not have a gun, but was actually waving a large stick.

Oregon State Police

Accident reports

On Interstate 84, about 15 miles north of Baker City, 8:35 a.m. May 13; police said a 1988 Honda Accord driven by Jeremy John Streeter, 27, of Silverton, Idaho, was traveling east when it crashed into the rear of a truck and semitrailer driven by Rosalino Pino, 47, of Rio Rico, Arizona. Police said Streeter’s car then crossed the median, crossed the westbound lanes and went through the westbound ditch. The car took out a wire fence and came to rest right side up in a field. Streeter and his passenger, Janet Lee Hampton, 39, of Osburn, Idaho, were transported to St. Alphonsus Medical Center with injuries, police said. Pino was not injured. Streeter was cited on charges of careless driving and driving uninsured. He and Osburn both were cited on charges of no seat belts.