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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR TUESDAY, AUG. 27 ■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 28 ■ Baker City Farmers Market: 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Downtown at the Court Avenue Plaza. FRIDAY, AUG. 30 ■ Live Music by Keith Taylor: Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.; no charge; continues most Fridays. MONDAY, SEPT. 2 ■ Labor Day TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 ■ Haines Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m., at the Haines Library. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4 ■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Third St. FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 ■ First Friday Art Shows: Baker City art galleries are open late to showcase the month’s new artwork; opening times vary between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Peterson’s Gallery and others. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 26, 1969 The Rough Ridge Fire is contained, but not controlled, the Forest Service said this morning. The Forest Service has moved its fi re crew camps from Unity closer to the fi re. It has reestablished its Whiskey Creek camp it was chased out of Sunday and has another base camp set up at the Ironside Corral. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald August 25, 1994 Students in the Pine-Eagle School District will ease into the new school year when classes begin Friday. The district is implementing a 4 1/2-day week in 1994-95 and will kick off the new year with a half day. The remain- der of the day will be used as in-service training for staff, according to Superintendent Steve Peterson.. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald August 26, 2009 A proposed Baker County ordiannce that would impose restrictions on outdoor lighting in rural areas drew criti- cism from ranchers attending the Baker County Livestock Association’s August meeting last week. Deryl Leggett, who works at the Old West Federal Credit Union in Baker City, alerted members of the Livestock As- sociation to what he called a “rural lights out ordinance” currently before the Baker County Planning Commission. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald August 27, 2019 A $2.6 million, grant-funded project to help Brooklyn Primary and Baker High School better withstand earth- quakes is almost fi nished. Although the work was mainly structural and not read- ily visible, crews from Griffi n Construction also installed new windows at Brooklyn’s cafeteria. The spaces were previously fi lled with glass blocks painted to match the building. Workers also replaced 49 skylights in Brooklyn’s class- rooms and hallways. Most of the money from the state grant was used to install new, stronger roofs at both Brooklyn and BHS. O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Aug. 24 11 — 15 — 28 — 30 — 33 — 45 Next jackpot: $3.6 million POWERBALL, Aug. 24 5 — 12 — 20 — 21 — 47 PB 1 Next jackpot: $60 million MEGA MILLIONS, Aug. 23 11 — 15 — 37 — 54 — 68 Mega 21 Next jackpot: $103 million WIN FOR LIFE, Aug. 24 4 — 7 — 13 — 17 PICK 4, Aug. 25 • 1 p.m.: 3 — 8 — 4 — 6 • 4 p.m.: 1 — 0 — 9 — 3 • 7 p.m.: 2 — 0 — 9 — 0 • 10 p.m.: 0 — 3 — 3 — 4 Governor’s Task Force on the Outdoors meets Tuesday in Baker Oregon’s newly formed Governor’s Task Force on the Outdoors will meet for its third session of the year Tuesday in Baker City. The public meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sunridge Inn and Confer- ence Center, 1 Sunridge Lane. On the agenda: • Reviewing participation strategies • Recommendations re- COUNCIL southwest corner of the city above Reservoir Road. The city Continued from Page 1A uses that well for aquifer stor- Also on the City Council’s age and recovery, a process by agenda Tuesday: which water from the water- shed is pumped into the well Engineering services for during the winter and spring new drinking water well to replenish the aquifer. City offi cials recommend The new well at the golf councilors approve a task course, which will be an order for $252,022 for the fi nal estimated 700 feet deep, could design of the well by Mur- be used for the same purpose, raysmith Inc., a fi rm that has according to a report from multiple offi ces in the West, Murraysmith. including Portland and Boise. Drug dog vehicle The task order includes work during the current fi scal The Police Department year and the next fi scal year, is proposing to lease a 2020 which starts July 1, 2020. Chevrolet Tahoe SUV, with The city’s 2016 Water Facili- a package of equipment ties Master Plan includes a designed to accommodate the recommendation that the city city’s drug-detecting dog. drill a new well to help meet The three-year lease is peak demand and to give the $20,969 per year, and the city city a backup source in case its could buy the vehicle after main water supply — streams three years for $1. The sup- and springs in the 10,000-acre plier is Emergency Responder watershed in the Elkhorn Services Inc. of Nampa, Idaho. Mountains — is affected by a The vehicle would replace the Police Department’s fi re or other event. current canine SUV, a 2009 The well will be drilled at Chevrolet Tahoe that has the city-owned Quail Ridge Golf Course south of Indiana about 104,000 miles. The city has spent $8,000 to Avenue. The city has a current well $9,000 to maintain and repair near its water reservoir at the that vehicle over the past two John Kirby Jr. Former Baker City resident, 1944-2019 John B. Kirby Jr., 75, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 21, 2019, at San Jose, California, surrounded by his family. There will be a service Saturday, Aug. 31 at 10 a.m. at Mount Hope Cem- etery. Friends are invited to join the family afterward at 990 John Hillcrest Circle Kirby Jr. for refl ections and refresh- ments. John was born on Feb. 28, 1944, at Baker City to John B. and Marcella Davis Kirby. 3-6-9-16-18-22-28-29 Next jackpot: $47,000 ■ TUESDAY: Salisbury steak, potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, roll, cottage cheese with fruit, sherbet ■ WEDNESDAY: Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, roll, beet-and-onion salad, birthday cake GET $ 150 INSTANT REBATE ON A SET OF 4 Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $4.50 donation (60 and older), $6.75 for those under 60. He attended St. Francis Academy and Baker High School, graduating from Vale High School with the class of 1962. He loved growing up in Eastern Oregon and riding horses. In high school, he rode race horses for a brief period, until his mother was summoned to the hospital after a bad fall. He once rode a horse from Medical Springs to visit the neighbors (Spencer Fam- ily) in Keating. One of the Spencer girls later became his wife. He married Mary Janine Spencer on June 11, 1966, and they shared 53 years together. He fi nished his college education at Eastern Oregon University in 1966 and later earned his master’s degree from Oregon State Univer- sity. John was drafted by the Army in April 1967. He was sent to Fort Eustis, Virginia, where he spent the remain- der of his service commit- ment. Upon discharge, he and Jan traveled to Quere- AUGUST 23-29 E LTRYM H ISTORIC T HEATER C ONTACT THE H ERALD 1668 Resort St. Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: 541-523-3673 Copyright © 2019 Fax: 541-833-6414 Regional publisher Christopher Rush crush@eomediagroup.com Publisher Karrine Brogoitti kbrogoitti@lagrandeobserver. com Jayson Jacoby, editor jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Advertising email ads@bakercityherald.com Classifi ed email classified@bakercityherald.com Circulation email circ@bakercityherald.com ISSN-8756-6419 Serving Baker County since 1870 Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays except Christmas Day by the Baker Publishing Co., a part of EO Media Group, at 1668 Resort St. (P.O. Box 807), Baker City, OR 97814. Subscription rates per month are: $10.80; by mail $12.50. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Baker City Herald, P.O. Box 807, Baker City, OR 97814. Periodicals Postage Paid at Baker City, Oregon 97814 Commission. The task force had its fi rst meeting in May at Silver Falls State Park. The governor tapped the Offi ce of Outdoor Recreation, established in 2017 within the Oregon Parks and Recre- ation Department, to guide the task force. The task force is com- posed of private and public sector representatives and is chaired by Commissioner Jon Blasher of the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission. The task force will deliver its fi nal report in April 2020 including: • Recommendations for legislation • Investment of existing public and private resources • Future funding • High-level management strategies. years, according to a report to city councilors. The city has about $70,000 in its narcotic canine fund, all of which is from donations and fundraisers, and offi cials are planning a community fundraiser for the program in December. A fundraiser in 2018 brought in almost $40,000. In a report to councilors, City Manager Fred Warner Jr. wrote: “The Council may want to work on language that spells out a process for the granting of events that may have noise that is offensive to some individuals.” Noise ordinance Councilors will discuss re- cent concerns by two residents regarding noise from concerts during Miners Jubilee in July and the Eastern Oregon Trib- ute Fest earlier this month. The city’s existing ordinance reads that “No person shall make, assist in making or per- mit any loud, disturbing or un- necessary noise which either annoys, disturbs, inures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, safety or peace of oth- ers for a period of fi ve minutes or more in any fi fteen minute period except as exempted for construction activities.” The ordinance also cites noise created by a “musical instrument,” but t allows the city manager to approve a “concert or similar event.” Possible charter changes Councilors will discuss asking voters in May 2020 to make changes to the city charter. In particular, Warner cites the charter requirement that voters approve the sale of any city-owned items worth more than $10,000. Warner notes that vehicles and heavy equipment often are worth more than that, and requir- ing voters to approve the sale of, for instance, a backhoe, is cumbersome. Surplus vehicles Councilors will consider a proposal to sell two city vehicles — a 2002 Ford Crown Victoria, and a 1997 Ford F-350 ambulance. Neither vehicle has an estimated value of more than $10,000, so voter approval would not be required. O BITUARIES LUCKY LINES, Aug. 25 S ENIOR M ENUS garding economic impacts • A group discussion of draft recommendations • Time for public com- ments. Gov. Kate Brown estab- lished the task force earlier this year, with the directive to explore long-term strate- gies for elevating outdoor recreation in the state. Task force members were appointed by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation 1809 1st St, Baker City • www.eltrym.com LT275/65R-18/10 123Q BACK COUNTRY GOOD BOYS R MT FRI & SAT: (4:20) 7:20, 9:30 SUN-THURS: (4:20) 7:20 Cannot be combined with other offers. Limited time. Terms & conditions apply. Englehart; his nephew, Brian Englehart; and many cousins and second cousins. John was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, Marcella and Julia. In lieu of fl owers, the family suggests memorial contribu- tions to the Hand-to-Heart Scholarship Fund, Crossroads Carnegie Arts Center, Baker City OR 97814. The scholar- ship allows those students who need help fi nancially to attend art, dance, or elective classes of their desire and choosing. ‘Bob’ Stoaks Former Baker City resident, 1926-2019 Robert E. “Bob” Stoaks, 93, of Ontario, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 17, 2019. There will be a memorial potluck at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Park Commu- nity Church, 193 Holly Road, in Ontario. Bob was born on May 5, 1926, at Monterey Park, California, to Robert and Betsy Stoaks. He was a U.S. veteran. He married Diane Witter and they moved to Baker City in the 1960s to work on a ranch at Keating. They had two children, Sharon and Robert; seven grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. News of Record on Page 3A 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED WE GLADLY MAKE APPOINTMENTS PG13 FRI & SAT: (4:10) 7:10, 9:25 SUN-THURS: (4:10) 7:10 LEW BROS. THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 2 PG 210 Bridge Street 541-523-3679 AFTER HOURS: 541-518-7100 taro, Mexico, to teach in a bilingual high school. Their fi rst daughter, Shannon Raquel, was born and they lived in Mexico for two years. The family returned to Oregon and John pursued his career as an independent sales representative selling reference, library books and Checkpoint Security Systems for more than 30 years in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Their second daughter, Celeste, was born in Portland at this time. During one summer break, John enrolled in an art class and his interest in drawing and painting was rekindled from childhood. He spent his retirement years perfecting his skills in watercolors, char- coal and oil painting. He won a number of prizes for his art and his works have been sold throughout Oregon, Washing- ton and Idaho. In later years he enjoyed visiting Barnes and Noble and drinking lattés with his family and especially his grandchil- dren. Family and art were the pillars of his life. John is survived by his wife, Jan; his daughters, Raquel and Celeste; his son-in-law, Marc; his granddaughter, Bridget; his grandson, Ben; his sister, Shannon Sullivan; his nieces, Marcy Haines and Dawn FRI & SAT: (4:00) 7:00, 9:20 SUN-THURS: (4:00) 7:00 ( )Bargain Matinee Show Times: 541-523-2522 G^Ú[]2-,)%-*+%-,+1 Our special THANK YOU to the Baker City Herald and to so many of our family and friends for making us “celebrities” for our 70th wedding anniversary. The pictures and stories of our 70 years, along with the attendance at our party, all the cards and phone calls, certainly made our anniversary truly special and one to remember. - Wayne & Dru Carpenter
