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Friday, August 4, 2017 • Volume 4, Issue 31
Community holds a night out
BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER
Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com
On Tuesday August, 2, nearly 800 people attended the
annual Community Night Out at the Geiser-Pollman Park
in Baker City.
Lynette Perry of Baker City Events, a nonprofi t organi-
zation of volunteers, Phoebe Wachtel from the Baker City
Police Department, and Jeff Nelson from the Lion’s Club,
coordinated and organized the event.
At the event were free hamburgers, pop, chips, and
fruit with a music performance by Frank Carlson, whom
Perry explained has donated his time and talent for this
event for about 15 years.
People were also able to participate in a free raffl e entry
to win prizes and give donations.
“We really need donations,” explained Perry, the
Events Coordinator/ Treasurer for Baker City Events.
“Baker City Events relies on donations and the local com-
munity support to keep doing these events.”
Safeway and Albertsons donated the soda, water, and
ice. The Oregon Trail Restaurant ordered and donated the
chips, burgers, buns, and grapes. The Lion’s Club cooked
and served 762 hamburgers for the event.
In Baker County, the event started as National Night
Out in 1999, a national event to introduce community
members to the law enforcement offi cers in their areas,
such as Oregon State Police and various Sheriff’s Offi ces.
Organizers especially wanted children to meet the police
departments so they could recognize them and know they
are there to help.
The name was changed to Community Night Out for
Baker City’s smaller community.
Vendors from different industries and agencies were
introduced to the event to inform the community of their
services and products available, which might help.
Among the vendors at the event were Secretary
Marilyn Spicer and Exalted Ruler Mike Ware of the Elks
Lodge with the drug trailer they will be taking to school
orientation to educate students. At their booth, they had
coloring books, information for parents, an information
packet, and bumper stickers.
Jane Claire Chandler, the Mental Health Promotion
and Prevention Coordinator from New Directions North-
west Inc., provided information for those attending. She
gave information on bullying prevention, suicide preven-
tion, and other services they offer.
Tammy Cornelius also had a booth for MayDay Inc.,
a non-profi t agency that works with both prevention and
victim services. They help victims of domestic violence,
sexual assault and elder abuse. At the booth, they offered
information, water bottles, pens, and nail fi les.
Cornelius explained that they are always looking for
volunteers for their crisis line. They also always look for
donations.
The local Community Night Out happens the fi rst Tues-
day in August of each year.
Kailyn McQuisten / The Baker County Press
Sheriff Travis Ash, Will Benson of Parole and Probation, Shannon Regan of the Baker City Police Depart-
ment, Jeff Spencer, Jef Van Artsdall, and Jason Bybee of Baker City Fire.
Samantha O’Conner / The Baker County Press
From the Elks Lodge: Secretary Marilyn Spicer and
Exalted Ruler Mike Ware.
Endangered
juvenile located
On July 27th, 2017 at
approximately 6:43 p.m.
the Baker City Police
Department (BCPD) was
dispatched to a missing
and endangered juvenile
female after receiving
information from Canyon
County, ID with a possible
location.
BCPD offi cers checked
the area and located the
involved vehicle, 1991
Honda Accord, on Dewey
Stree near Auburn St. in
Baker City.
BCPD offi cers attempt-
ed to conduct a traffi c stop
on the involved vehicle on
Elm St. near Indiana and
the juvenile male driver,
Jeremy Porter (3/5/00),
failed to yield to the emer-
gency lights and siren.
After pursuing the vehi-
cle for approximately fi ve
miles, the driver crashed
the vehicle, while traveling
westbound on I-84 near
exit 302.
The crash rendered
the vehicle inoperable.
The driver ran from the
disabled vehicle and was
taken into custody.
Three juvenile female
passengers were detained
at the scene.
The investigation
revealed that two of the
juvenile females were 15
years of age and currently
reside in Baker City.
The third female is 16
years of age and was con-
fi rmed as the listed missing
and endangered female
from Idaho.
After the investigation
was complete Jeremy Por-
ter was taken into custody
for the listed charges and
lodged at a Juvenile Deten-
tion Facility.
Friday
Sunny and hot. Highs in the lower 90s.
Friday Night: Mostly clear and seasonable.
Lows in the mid 50s.
Saturday
Sunny and hot. Highs in the lower 90s.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear and seasonable.
Lows in the mid 50s.
Sunday
Sunny and hot. Highs in the lower 90s.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear and seasonable.
Lows in the mid 50s.
The two Baker City
juvenile females were
released to their parents
and the third female who
was listed as missing and
endangered was turned
over to DHS.
The investigation is
ongoing with a potential
for further charges.
Charges:
• Possession of a Con-
trolled Substance (Meth-
amphetamine)
• Reckless Endangering
x 3
• Misdemeanor Elude
(On Foot)
• Felony Elude (In a
Vehicle)
• Criminal Mischief I
• Reckless Driving
• DUII- Controlled Sub-
stance
• Endanger Welfare
Minor x 3
Shrine Parade
route to change
The parade route for the
2017 Shrine Parade has
been modifi ed, due to the
tragic incident at this
year’s Miners Jubilee Pa-
rade in which a seven-year-
old boy was killed when he
fell from a parade fl oat.
Baker City Police Chief
Wyn Lohner announced
that the Shrine Parade will
not travel down Broadway
Avenue, nor will it travel
down 2nd Street.
The parade participants
will stage in the same area
as always, but will turn
180 degrees and start at 4th
and Valley.
The parade will travel
east on Valley Avenue to
Main Street, where it will
turn north and continue to
Madison Avenue where
the parade participants will
disperse.
In addition to barricades
The Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center forecast:
Our forecast made possible by
this generous sponsor:
Offi cial weather provider for
The Baker County Press.
Kailyn McQuisten / The Baker County Press
Police Chief and emcee for the evening, Wyn
Lohner.
Photo submitted by the BCPD.
A Google Earth depiction of the start of the parade
route and patrol units.
being placed around the
parade staging area and
Main Street as normal,
barricades will also block
3rd Street and 1st Street at
the Valley Avenue intersec-
tions.
BCPD will provide two
Patrol (Reserve)
Units for traffi c control on
2nd Street, at the Valley
Avenue intersection.
The parade begins at 11
a.m. on Saturday.
Those with questions can
contact City Manager Fred
Warner, Jr. at Baker City’s
City Hall.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Economic Development updates
Op-Ed: OFF’s Kevin Starrett
Free pheasant hunts
Ladies golf and bridge scores
Weed MOU inked
Shrine Game greetings
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