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NORTHWEST East Oregonian A2 Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Historic Elkhorn Mountain cabin open for rental Anthony Lake Guard Station usually serves as Nordic ski center By JAYSON JACOBY Baker City Herald BAKER CITY — The COVID-19 pandemic has made it possible for some people to spend a couple of nights this winter in a snow- bound log cabin high in the Elkhorn Mountains. But if you wait long you might miss your chance. Reservations for the historic Anthony Lake Guard Station, built in the 1930s by a Civilian Conservation Corps crew on the north shore of Anthony Lake, became avail- able Jan. 1 on the website for Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort. Within a couple of days, the two-story cabin had been reserved for almost every weekend through the ski season, which ends in early April. The guard station opens for renting on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The guard station rents for $350 per night, with a two-night minimum. “People are always look- ing for a place to stay up here,” said Chelsea Judy, marketing director for the ski area about 35 miles northwest Chelsea Judy/Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort The historic Anthony Lake Guard Station is open for overnight rentals this winter. of Baker City. The resort doesn’t have overnight lodging except for a pair of yurts. And reservations for those structures are quickly snapped up, Judy said. As of Jan. 7, one of the yurts had been reserved for all but two days — Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 — and the other was claimed on every day but the fi nal day of the season, April 4. The guard station, by contrast, normally is open for overnight stays only during the spring, summer and fall. During the ski season, though, the structure usually serves as the Nordic center for Anthony Lakes, with cross-country ski and snow- shoe rentals, trail passes to groomed routes, lesson regis- trations, coffee and a warm fi replace to sit beside. But not during the pandemic. The issue, Judy said, is size. Forecast for Pendleton Area TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY The guard station, though it can accommodate eight people for overnight stays, has the typical tidy dimensions of a log cabin. That, combined with its single entrance, makes the cabin unsuitable as a Nordic center while the ski area follows social distancing guidelines, she said. But resort staff members had a brainstorming session during which they decided to ask the U.S. Forest Service, which owns the guard station, Mostly cloudy; winds subsiding Becoming cloudy Rain and drizzle in the p.m. Rather cloudy PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 55° 45° 53° 30° 44° 31° 42° 33° 40° 34° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 52° 48° 55° 29° 45° 31° 44° 33° 40° 32° OREGON FORECAST ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Seattle Olympia 53/45 42/41 47/42 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 55/46 Lewiston 56/44 52/48 Astoria 54/45 Pullman Yakima 46/42 55/42 48/47 Portland Hermiston 58/46 The Dalles 52/48 Salem Corvallis 57/45 Yesterday Normals Records La Grande 41/40 PRECIPITATION John Day Eugene Bend 58/46 57/41 45/41 Ontario 38/37 Caldwell Burns 38° 30° 41° 28° 61° (2014) -10° (1937) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Albany 58/45 0.00" 0.31" 0.45" 0.31" 0.01" 0.45" WINDS (in mph) 39/37 42/38 0.00" 0.37" 0.62" 0.37" 0.19" 0.62" through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Pendleton 41/41 57/45 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date HERMISTON Enterprise 55/45 50/45 47° 30° 41° 27° 63° (1953) -11° (1963) PRECIPITATION Moses Lake 55/43 Aberdeen 44/40 39/37 Tacoma Yesterday Normals Records Spokane Wenatchee 55/44 Today Medford 53/49 Wed. SSW 4-8 S 10-20 Boardman Pendleton WSW 10-20 W 12-25 SUN AND MOON Klamath Falls 44/41 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today New 7:34 a.m. 4:34 p.m. 7:27 a.m. 4:02 p.m. First Full ON TA R IO — U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, the only Republican in Oregon’s Congressional delegation, said on Saturday, Jan. 9, that he doesn’t think Presi- dent Donald Trump should resign or be impeached. He said he expects the president to be held accountable “in the proper way.” Bentz, just fi nishing his fi rst week in Congress repre- senting the 2nd Congres- sional District, said in an interview on Jan. 9 with the Malheur Enterprise that impeaching Trump wouldn’t be a “productive exercise.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said the House would move ahead to impeach Trump if he didn’t resign. A draft of Articles of Impeachment said Trump should be impeached for inciting an insurrection at the nation’s Capitol on Wednes- day, Jan. 6. Oregon’s U.S. sena- Last High 79° in Boca Raton, Fla. Low -36° in Antero Reservoir, Colo. Jan 12 Jan 20 Jan 28 Feb 4 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY tor s, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merk- ley, h ave both called for Trump’s removal Bentz from offi ce, as have U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Peter DeFazio, all Democrats. U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, also a Democrat, announced on Jan. 9 that he would support impeachment. A day earlier, he publicly apologized for comparing impeachment to a lynching during a Congres- sional call. That leaves Bentz alone in the delegation in support- ing the president’s contin- ued service in offi ce until the change of administrations on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Bentz said he didn’t support the call for a resig- nation because “he’s going to be gone.” He opposes impeach- ment. “I don’t think that’s the proper thing to do,” said Bentz, an attorney from Ontario. “The proper thing to do is to have him leave offi ce under the normal course.” Bentz said, however, that he expects Trump is “going to be held accountable in the proper way” for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. He said he has asked for research on what may be the options “under the law” to hold Trump accountable. Bentz was among 138 Republicans who voted on Thursday, Jan. 7, to object to Pennsylvania’s election results. The vote came just hours after the invasion of the Capitol was quelled. Bentz didn’t support the objection raised to Arizona’s results. Bentz represents a heav- ily Republican district that covers Eastern Oregon and large portions of Southern Oregon. He resigned his seat in the state Senate to run for Congress, winning a seat vacated by the retirement of Republican Greg Walden of Hood River. IN BRIEF NATIONAL EXTREMES Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) up to eight, goes for $250 per night. Another change this winter is the resort offering catered dinners, as well as growlers of beer, for guests at the yurts and the guard station, Judy said. Although the guard station won’t be the Nordic center this winter, cross-country skiers and snowshoers still have a place to go. Judy said a 24-foot travel trailer will serve as the Nordic center starting Saturday, Jan. 9. The trailer will be set up in the Elkhorn Crest Trail park- ing lot, about an eighth of a mile east of the guard station. The portable center will have the usual ski and snow- shoe rentals, pass sales and hot coffee, she said. One benefi t of the tempo- rary location is additional parking, Judy said. The Elkhorn Crest Trail parking lot, which normally is not plowed during winter, is much larger than the parking area near the guard station, she said. The latter area will be plowed as usual, but it will be open only to guard station and yurt guests. Judy said Anthony Lakes plans to continue its current operations, with the lodge closed except for restrooms. All visitors are required to wear face coverings. Rep. Bentz opposes impeachment but expects Trump to be held ‘accountable’ By LES ZAITZ Malheur Enterprise Not as cool with showers around whether it could be opened for overnight stays this winter. The agency agreed, Judy said. Preparing the guard station was simple since it was still set up for overnight stays and had not yet been changed to serve as the Nordic center, she said. The guard station is a bit more plush than the ski area’s yurts, having both running water and electricity, as well as a full kitchen. A new gas fi replace was installed recently in the log cabin, Judy said. Although the guard station is reserved for weekends, as of Thursday there were more than 35 nights available. That includes two Fridays — Feb. 12 and March 26 — as well as multiple Sunday nights on Jan. 24 and 31, Feb. 21 and March 7 and 14. Judy said she’s not surprised the guard station was reserved on so many nights despite the two-night minimum and the relatively high rate compared with most regional lodging. She noted that the charge is comparable to the yurts, considering the size and addi- tional amenities at the guard station. One of the yurts, which sleeps up to fi ve people, rents for $200 per night, and the larger yurt, with a capacity Walla Walla police, fi refi ghters save man from suicide at Whitman College WALLA WALLA, Wash. — A man who was threatening to hang himself from a balcony at Whitman College was stopped by Walla Walla fi refi ghters and police offi cers on Saturday, Jan. 9, according to a news release. According to the police department release, dispatchers were notifi ed around 11 a.m. on Jan. 9 of a man who was suicidal. Family members of the man told police he had left their home with the intention to kill himself. Police were then notifi ed of a man spotted on a balcony at the Whitman College with a rope around his neck. Offi cers and Walla Walla Fire Department personnel arrived and began speaking with the man while another offi cer and a fi refi ghter went into the building to get closer to him, the release noted. At one point, the man reportedly removed the rope from his neck to adjust it. The offi cer and the fi refi ghter in the building took advan- tage of the moment, grabbed the man off the ledge and tackled him to the fl oor. The man was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment, the release noted. Police spokesman Offi cer Gunner Fulmer said in the release that fi refi ghters and offi cers of the city have had a great working relation- ship and “this just shows how good we can work together for the public.” — Walla Walla Union-Bulletin CORRECTIONS: The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. 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