12 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015
Local
That sinking feeling …
Baker City crash
injures five-year-old
Deputy Craig Rilee / The Baker County Sheriff’s Department
Photo Courtesy of Linda Evans Wentworth.
On the afternoon of Sunday, June 7, a sinkhole was reported in the middle An-
thony Lakes Highway near Antone Creek. Deputy Rilee responded and located
approximately a 6 foot by 8 foot hole in the roadway, closing the downhill lane
of travel. Baker County Road Department responded and fi lled the hole until a
permanent fi x can be made. There is now gravel in the area of Antone Creek on
the roadway. The hole appeared to have been caused by water undermining a
culvert.
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According to Lieutenant Sean Belding, on June 8, 2015 at about 5 p.m., OSP
Troopers and emergency personnel responded to Hughes Lane and 10th Street
in Baker City for the report of a crash (in front of the OSP Baker City Offi ce).
Preliminary investigation indicates a 2015 Honda Accord driven by Rachelle
George, 31, of Baker City, was traveling north on 10th Street near Hughes
Lane. A 2003 Dodge Dakota pickup driven by a 16-year-old juvenile from North
Powder, was south on 10th when it turned into the path of George’s vehicle.
The juvenile’s vehicle rolled over and struck a passing 2013 Ford F150, oper-
ated by Lance Dixon, age 49, of North Powder.
Three occupants in
George’s vehicle were
transported to St. Al-
phonsus Medical Center
in Baker City. The fourth
occupant in George’s
vehicle, a fi ve-year-old,
who was in the back
seat of the car was fl own
by air ambulance to a
When Mary fi rst started
writing at age 36, she was shy
Boise area hospital for
about telling anyone. Finally,
serious injuries. The
she gained enough courage to
take a few chapters to her
passengers in the other
neighbor, a retired high
vehicles did not require
school English teacher. With
medical attention. OSP
her friend’s encouragement,
she went on to have four
was assisted on scene
magazine articles on ghost
by the Baker City Police
towns in Northeast Oregon
published, and is a multi-
Department, Baker
published fi ction author.
County Sheriff’s Offi ce ,
In Mary’s other life, she
teaches speech and language
and Baker City Fire.
Come see author Mary Vine
at Turn the Page Books on
1st Street in Baker City,
June 25, 2015, 6 PM!
to K-12 students and you can
usually fi nd her in Southwest
Idaho or NE Oregon.
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Sale through July 11, 2015.
3205 10th
Street
Baker City
541-523-4422
www.MaryVine.com
Th e dilapidated motel and gas station next to
the Snake River look like the set for a zombie
movie—and Hailey Burke has just inherited
the whole mess aft er fi nishing college. Now,
armed with a business degree, a crowbar, and
a few cans of paint, Hailey is setting out to
make a calm, practical living for herself. Until
a man she knew for one day, and lost oh-so-
many years ago, steps through the door.
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Located in Keating Valley.
From Baker City, take Hwy. 86
to mile marker 10.
Turn at Keating Cutoff. Keep
right at Keating school. 3
miles, follow signs.
“Live dangerously,” he joked.
She had no idea how serious
the danger would become.
FBI agent Jacob Hayden Robie is on a search
for a terrorist hideout somewhere between
Salisbury Junction and the Snake River in
northeastern Oregon. Th e old motel by the
freeway is his best bet for a distraction-free
central location, even if its owner is the one
who got away. Someone around her, though,
is the man or woman he’s hunting. To fl ush
out the enemy, he’ll have to hide his real
identity—and his feelings for Hailey—even if
it means she’ll never trust him again.
S nake R iver
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