News of Record for April 2, 2024
Published 6:06 am Monday, April 1, 2024
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DEATHS
Robert Lee Foree: 93, of Baker City, died March 25, 2024. Arrangements are under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To leave an online condolence, go to www.grayswestco.com.
Charles Cree: 83, of Baker City, died March 13, 2024. Arrangements are under the direction of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To leave an online condolence for his family, go to www.grayswestco.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
Ruth Boyd: Memorial service will be Saturday, April 13 at 11 a.m. at the North Powder Community United Methodist Church, 360 E St. in North Powder. A reception will follow at the North Powder Elementary School cafeteria. Memorial contributions can be made to the Oregon P.E.O. Chapter CJ Scholarship Foundation, the Shriners Hospital for Children, the North Powder Community Church, Crossroads Carnegie Art Center or the charity of your choice through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To leave an online condolence for Ruth’s family, go to www.grayswestco.com.
David Simpson: Graveside celebration of David’s life, with military honors, will be Saturday, April 20 at 11 a.m. at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception immediately following, at the New Bridge Grange. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Eagle Valley Rural Fire Protection District or Eagle Valley EMT’s through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences can be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Will Kenworthy: Friends are invited to join the family for a celebration of his life on Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. at the North Powder Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family immediately following at the North Powder Grange. For those who would like to make a donation in honor of Will, the family suggests either Shriner’s Hospitals for Children or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences can be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Amber Pack: A celebration of her life and reception will be Saturday, April 20 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 2005 Valley Ave. in Baker City. Online condolences can be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Harland Hiram Bryant: Celebration of his life with military honors will be April 26 at 11:30 a.m. at the Baker City Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. To leave an online condolence for Harland’s family, go to www.grayswestco.com.
Glenda Cole: Memorial service May 26 at 2 p.m. at the Baker City Christian Church, 675 Highway 7, with Pastor Jesse Whitford officiating. To leave an online condolence for Glenda’s family, go to www.grayswestco.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT: Hugh Bradley Harris, 43, Baker City, 8:10 a.m. March 31 at Sixth and Place streets; jailed.
FIRST-DEGREE AGGRAVATED THEFT (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Joshua Milton Thomas, 34, Baker City, 5:07 p.m. March 30 in the 1700 block of Campbell Street; jailed.
SECOND-DEGREE DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Jessica Dianne Stricker, 46, Baker City, 7 p.m. March 29 in the 2300 block of Eighth Street; cited and released.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Samuel Curtis Tatlock, 25, Baker City, 12:45 a.m. March 29 at Seventh Street and Auburn Avenue; cited and released.
THIRD-DEGREE THEFT: Neal Sloan Lewis, 41, Baker City, 6:41 p.m. March 28 in the 2400 block of Fifth Street; cited and released.
PROBATION VIOLATION (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Kimberly Ann Kirby, 26, Baker City, 3:23 p.m. March 28 at the police department; cited and released.
WARRANT: Robert Michael Goodwin, 36, Baker City, 6:24 p.m. March 27 in the 2200 block of Fourth Street; cited and released.
TELEPHONIC HARASSMENT (Baker County Justice Court warrant): Baily Leanne Sessions, 30, Baker City, 2:25 p.m. March 27 in the 3100 block of 11th Street; cited and released.
IDENTITY THEFT: Samuel Vidalon Huanansca, 23, Bellevue, Idaho, 11:41 a.m. March 27 in the 3300 block of 10th Street.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): John Marsik Guthrie Jr., 32, Baker City, 9:23 a.m. March 27 in the 1600 block of Eighth Street; jailed.
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT (domestic violence), FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM: Laif Robert Samuel Edison, 26, Baker City, 1:24 a.m. March 26 in the 2300 block of Seventh Street; jailed.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Randall Scott Dockweiler, 61, Baker City, 6:04 p.m. March 30 on Griffin Gulch Lane; jailed.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Justice Court warrants): Adam Garrett Jennings, 33, Baker City, 3:34 p.m. March 26 at the sheriff’s office; cited and released.
UNION COUNTY WARRANTS: Elizabeth Ann Cantrell, 22, Halfway, 10:44 a.m. March 25 in Halfway; jailed.
Oregon State Police
Arrests, citations
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Austin Lee Earl Bain, 28, Portland, 6:42 p.m. March 30 on Highway 86, Milepost 3; cited and released.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS, CUTTING AND TRANSPORTING OF SPECIAL FOREST PRODUCTS (firewood), POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE (less than 2 grams): Robert C. Sears, 70, Haines, 2:58 p.m. March 30 on Highway 245, Milepost 31; cited and released.
DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED, FAILURE TO INSTALL IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE: Brooke Leann Jackson, 28, Pendleton, 7:51 a.m. March 28 on Interstate 84, Milepost 297 eastbound; jailed and later released.
DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED: Raquel Kaiulani Leala Hoe-Pedro, 36, Eugene, 12:59 p.m. March 25 on Interstate 84, Milepost 312 eastbound; cited and taken to Baker City to await the arrival of a licensed driver.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS, PAROLE VIOLATION: Phillip Dean Morse, 44, Baker City, 8:17 a.m. March 24 at Highway 30 and Chico Lane; jailed.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Brett K. Gelskey, 64, Baker City, 6:02 p.m. March 21 on Highway 203, Milepost 37 northbound; cited and released after police responded to a report of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that had rolled. Troopers observed signs of impairment in the driver, who was taken to Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City for minor injuries.
Accident reports
March 29, 9:39 a.m. on Interstate 84, Milepost 334 westbound; noninjury accident.
March 27, 3:10 p.m. at Ash and Baker streets; noninjury accident.