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SaTuRday, NOVEmBER 20, 2021
TODAY
On Nov. 20, 1945, 22 former
Nazi officials went on trial
before an international war
crimes tribunal in Nurem-
berg, Germany. (Almost a year
later, the International Mili-
tary Tribune sentenced 12 of
the defendants to death; seven
received prison sentences
ranging from 10 years to life;
three were acquitted.)
In 1789, New Jersey became
the first state to ratify the Bill
of Rights.
In 1947, Britain’s future
queen, Princess Elizabeth, mar-
ried Prince Philip, Duke of Edin-
burgh, at Westminster Abbey.
In 1952, President-elect
Dwight D. Eisenhower
announced his selection of
John Foster Dulles to be his sec-
retary of state.
In 1962, President John F.
Kennedy held a news confer-
ence in which he announced
the end of the naval quarantine
of Cuba imposed during the
missile crisis, and the signing
of an executive order prohib-
iting discrimination in federal
housing facilities.
In 1967, the U.S. Census
Bureau’s Population Clock at
the Commerce Department
ticked past 200 million.
In 1976, the boxing drama
“Rocky,” starring Sylvester Stal-
lone, premiered in New York.
In 1984, pop star Michael
Jackson was inducted into the
Hollywood Walk of Fame with
the unveiling of his star in front
of a horde of screaming fans.
In 1985, the first version of
Microsoft’s Windows operating
system, Windows 1.0, was offi-
cially released.
In 2000, lawyers for Al Gore
and George W. Bush battled
before the Florida Supreme
Court over whether the presi-
dential election recount should
be allowed to continue.
In 2003, Michael Jackson
was booked on suspicion of
child molestation in Santa Bar-
bara, California. (Jackson was
later acquitted at trial.) Record
producer Phil Spector was
charged with murder in the
shooting death of an actor,
Lana Clarkson, at his home in
Alhambra, California. (Spector’s
first trial ended with a hung
jury in 2007; he was convicted
of second-degree murder in
2009 and sentenced to 19 years
to life in prison. He died in Jan-
uary 2021.)
In 2012, former boxing cham-
pion Hector “Macho” Camacho
was shot while sitting in a car
in his hometown of Bayamon,
Puerto Rico. (Camacho died
four days later after doctors
removed him from life support.)
In 2015, Jonathan Pollard, a
former U.S. Navy intelligence
analyst, was released from
prison after 30 years behind
bars for spying for Israel. (After
five years of parole, Pollard
moved to Israel in December
2020.)
Today’s Birthdays: Actor
Estelle Parsons is 94. Come-
dian Dick Smothers is 83. Pres-
ident Joe Biden is 79. Singer
Norman Greenbaum is 79. Actor
Veronica Hamel is 78. Broad-
cast journalist Judy Wood-
ruff is 75. Singer Joe Walsh is
74. Actor Richard Masur is 73.
Opera singer Barbara Hendricks
is 73. Former national secu-
rity adviser John Bolton is 73.
Actor Bo Derek is 65. Former
NFL player Mark Gastineau is 65.
Reggae musician Jimmy Brown
(UB40) is 64. Actor Sean Young
is 62. Pianist Jim Brickman is 60.
Actor Ming-Na is 58. Actor Ned
Vaughn is 57. Rapper Mike D
(The Beastie Boys) is 56. Rapper
Sen Dog (Cypress Hill) is 56.
Actor Callie Thorne is 52. Actor
Sabrina Lloyd is 51. Actor Joel
McHale is 50. Actor Marisa Ryan
is 47. Country singer Dierks
Bentley is 46. Actor Joshua
Gomez is 46. Actor Laura Harris
is 45. Olympic gold medal gym-
nast Dominique Dawes is 45.
Country singer Josh Turner is
44. Actor Nadine Velazquez is
43. Actor Jacob Pitts is 42. Actor
Andrea Riseborough is 40. Actor
Jeremy Jordan is 37. Actor Dan
Byrd is 36. Actor Ashley Fink is
35. Rock musician Jared Fol-
lowill (Kings of Leon) is 35.
NEWS BRIEFS
One new death, 10
new COVID-19 cases
in Union County
Ben Lonergan/EO Media Group, File
Cook Memorial Library in La Grande announced the reception of a new grant from Oregon Rural Action on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, which
will create a stock of food preservation items available for rentals. The eight preservation items will be available for three-week rental
starting on Nov. 22.
Cook Memorial receives grant to
rent out food preservation items
By DAVIS CARBAUGH
The Observer
LA GRANDE — A
recent grant is paving the
way to help add more food
security in the area.
Cook Memorial
Library announced on
Thursday, Nov. 18, that
it received a grant from
Oregon Rural Action in
the amount of $1,620 to
create a food preserva-
tion library. The project
will create a stock of food
preservation items that
can be checked out from
the library, including
pressure canners, fermen-
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021
Megabucks
13-15-16-28-35-43
Jackpot: $5.9 million
Lucky Lines
4-6-11-14-18-24-25-32
Estimated jackpot: $19,000
Powerball
3-16-48-52-60
Powerball: 1
Power Play: 3
Jackpot: $205 million
Win for Life
1-16-56-74
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 2-6-7-4
4 p.m.: 9-7-9-7
7 p.m.: 3-8-5-5
10 p.m.: 6-1-1-2
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021
Lucky Lines
1-6-10-13-17-21-28-30
Jackpot: $20,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 4-7-8-8
4 p.m.: 2-4-2-7
7 p.m.: 1-5-7-7
10 p.m.: 4-1-6-9
hosted by Oregon Rural
Action.”
The eight total food
preservation items will
be added to the library’s
“library of things,” which
is a collection of items
other than books that
can be rented out. In the
summer months, this
included yard games and
outdoor equipment.
“It was great of Meghan
to bring this forward and
Oregon Rural Action for
granting us this money,”
said Carrie Bushman, the
interim director at Cook
Memorial Library.
According to Bushman,
the library will have the
food preservation items
ready for check-out by
Monday, Nov. 22.
The items will be rented
out on a three-week basis
throughout the year, with
no renewals. The library
also used the grant funding
to add eight books that
inform patrons how to use
the equipment and pre-
serve food. Any library
card holders are eligible to
rent out the preservation
equipment.
For more information
on library programs, the
staff can be contacted at
541-962-1339.
Joe Town resigns from Wallowa City Council
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
WALLOWA — Long-
time Councilman Joe Town
submitted his letter of res-
ignation to the Wallowa
City Council at its meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 16, citing
health reasons.
His letter stated that he
wished to step down as
council president effective
immediately and as a coun-
cilman Dec. 31.
“I talked with Joe
this afternoon,” Mayor
Gary Hulse said. “He
would like to step down
as president of the city
council. He is planning on
resigning at a later date to
give us time to get signa-
tures. He resigned as pres-
ident of the council effec-
tive today. We will have
to elect a new president of
about morale and
the council.”
maybe picking
With Town and
up our town and
Councilor Karen Josi
making it look a
absent, only Hulse
little happy and to do
and Councilors
a Christmas lighting
Scott McCrae and
Town
contest,” she said.
Oran McCrae were
“But you guys have
present to vote. Scott
to decide if the city
McCrae was elected
wants to do it, if we
the new council
want to have cash
president.
prizes and if the city
In another matter
does it, would you
as the Christmas
Hulse
exclude anybody
season approaches,
the council decided the city affiliated with the city —
that was brought up to me
should hold a Christmas
by two different people,
lighting contest with cash
today. We know what hap-
prizes in residential and
pens around the Fourth of
business categories.
City Administrator Car- July that people think that
olyn Harshfield said she
stuff is rigged so it might
has heard talk around town be better if anybody affili-
ated with the city couldn’t
suggesting such a contest
be in the contest.”
would be a positive influ-
ence on Wallowa.
She said she had looked
“There was a discus-
over the economic devel-
sion among several people
opment budget and the city
can spare $900 for prize
money. She suggested
three residential prizes,
at $300 for first, $200 for
second and $100 for third.
She also suggested two
prizes for businesses at
$200 for first and $100 for
second.
Hulse said he agreed
council members and
city employees should be
excluded from winning
prizes, but he’d like to have
someone else take over
sponsorship of the con-
test in future years so city
employees don’t have to be
excluded.
Scott McCrae wasn’t so
sure that would work.
“Whoever runs it is
going to be accused of
favoritism,” he said.
The council approved
the $900 expenditure with
city employees excluded.
Baker City feedlot hopes to expand operation
Permit now allows up to 3,499 cattle;
company hopes to boost that to 15,000
By LYNNE TERRY
LOTTERY
tation crocks, food dehy-
drators, water bath can-
ners and books on food
preservation.
Community member
Meghan Moore came up
with the idea for the food
preservation library project
in La Grande.
“The long and short
of the food preservation
library is, I really wanted
to help local people pre-
serve local food without
spending hundreds of dol-
lars on equipment,” Moore
said in a press release.
“The idea of the grant
came from attending a
food insecurity conference
Oregon Capital Chronicle
BAKER CITY — A
Baker City feedlot that
currently manages fewer
than 3,000 head of cattle
is seeking permission
from the state to expand to
15,000.
The expansion would
require approval of a new
Confined Animal Feeding
Operation permit through
the Oregon Department of
Agriculture. CAFO per-
mits specify the number
of animals a company can
have in one location and
requires a plan for man-
aging manure.
Baker City Cattle
Feeders currently operates
under a CAFO permit that
allows up to 3,499 cattle.
The next step is a Large
Tier II permit, allowing
3,500 cows and more.
The Agriculture
Department notified the
public earlier this year
about the proposed change.
A spokesperson said the
department has no posi-
tion on the request. The
public can comment on the
request by emailing Janet.
Short@ODA.Oregon.gov,
calling 503-986-4792 or
faxing 503-986-4730.
Such permits can be
controversial, especially
if neighbors are worried
about manure running into
waterways.
A plan for a large
chicken operation for 3.5
million animals a year to
be sold to Foster Farms
has sparked criticism, with
dozens of people com-
menting on the proposal. It
would be located near the
Santiam River near Scio.
The Baker City pro-
posal has yet to draw much
attention from advocates
for small farms.
John Hepton, who oper-
ates the feedlot, told the
SALEM — The Oregon
Health Authority released
its updated daily report on
Thursday, Nov. 18, which
showed one new COVID-19
death in Union County.
An 86-year-old man
from Union County who
tested positive on Nov. 15
died at Grande Ronde Hos-
pital on Nov. 16. The man
reportedly had underlying
conditions.
The update showed 10
new cases in Union County,
which brings the county’s
total since the start of the
pandemic to 3,337. With the
one new death, the county’s
death toll stands at 53 since
the start of COVID-19.
In Wallowa County,
one newly reported case
increased the county’s total
case count to 736 since the
start of the pandemic.
Across Oregon, 1,160
new confirmed and pre-
sumptive COVID-19 cases
were reported to bring the
state’s total to 382,990. The
13 new deaths increased the
state’s death toll to 4,886.
OHA’s weekly break-
through report revealed
that 74.5% of the 5,924
reported COVID-19 cases
from Nov. 7 to Nov. 13 were
among unvaccinated indi-
viduals. There were 1,508
breakthrough cases. Union
County has seen a total of
241 breakthrough cases;
Wallowa County has 105.
Throughout the state,
419 patients are currently
hospitalized with COVID-
19. The report showed that
there are 65 open adult ICU
beds out of 689 in the state.
Out of 4,123 adult non-ICU
beds in Oregon, 252 are
currently open.
Oregon’s current sev-
en-day running average
of vaccine doses per day
stands at 17,986.
No print paper
on Thanksgiving
holiday
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observance of the Thanks-
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Observer will not publish a
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Nov. 25.
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Health care task
force seeks public
testimony
Baker City Herald, File
Feedlots and ranches in Oregon need special waste permits
through the Oregon Agriculture Department. Baker City Cattle
Feeders is seeking a permit to increase its operation to allow 15,000
head.
Capital Chronicle in an
email that all of the manure
from the cattle will be sold
to local farmers.
“We have more demand
for the organic nutrients in
our manure than we could
ever produce with the
expansion,” Hepton wrote.
He said the feedlot
receives recently weaned
calves and feeds them
through the fall, winter
and into the spring to
“develop replacement
heifers for local farmers
and ranchers.”
There are currently 70
ranches, dairy farms, feed-
lots and other operations in
Oregon with CAFO Tier I
permits. They allow up to
nearly 125,000 chickens,
nearly 40,000 sheep and
up to about 30,000 pigs
depending on the weight.
Another 35 companies
have Tier II permits.
LA GRANDE — The
public is invited to give
personal testimony to the
state’s Joint Task Force
on Universal Health Care,
created by Senate Bill
770 in 2019, according to
a press release from the
Union County chapter
of Health Care for All
Oregon. The task force is
charged with creating an
equitable, affordable and
comprehensive system
of delivering health care
to all Oregonians. A task
force public meeting will
be held online Tuesday,
Nov. 23, from 1-4 p.m. Go
to www.hcao.org/sb770-1
and click on “Follow the
Task Force” to get infor-
mation about the meeting
and how to participate.
— The Observer