2A — BAKER CITY HERALD WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2019 B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR 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. ■ Baker City Farmers Market: 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Downtown at the Court Avenue Plaza. 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. MONDAY, SEPT. 9 ■ Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 29, 1969 Baker College will hold two work days within the next two weeks to try to complete the work needed to make it ready for the opening day of school and dedication. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald August 29, 1994 A late-season lightning storm that crossed Northeastern Oregon early Sunday morning sparked 82 fi res on the Wallowa-Whitman and Malheur national forests. Seven had burned at least 1,000 acres as of this morn- ing and state and federal agencies were scrambling to fi nd fi refi ghters. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald August 28, 2009 Rick Forrester takes his job seriously, even if it doesn’t come with a paycheck. As the trainer and mentor for the Baker City Police Department’s Citizen on Patrol program, Forrester sets an example he hopes his volunteer recruits will follow. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald August 29, 2018 Grocery Outlet will unveil its Baker City store with a grand opening on Oct. 11, just less than a year after local offi cials announced the project. The 19,000-square-foot building stands on the south side of Campbell Street, just east of the Interstate 84 inter- change. The address is 295 Campbell St. An offi cial for Grocery Outlet, which is based in Em- eryville, California, said this spring that the Baker City store likely would open in December or early in 2019, but construction has gone faster than expected. Eugene Salazar worked as the construction superinten- dent on the project. In his 47 years of working in construc- tion, this is his fi rst time working on a project in Baker City. “I should have retired a long time ago but it’s kind of tough,” Salazar said on Monday. He works for ELS Construction, a commercial general contractor based in Houston. Salazar said ELS Construction will fi nish its work by Sept. 16, after which Grocery Outlet will take over and start preparing the store for opening. S. John Collins / Baker City Herald Kent Nelson found his usual seat hasn't changed. He shares a table with a group that gathers rou- tinely for coffee. INLAND Continued from Page 1A Food deliveries are slated for late this week, and Hens- ley said it will take several days for the staff to prepare for a return to business as usual. Among those attending the open house was John Chan- dler, an Inland regular who has also done handyman jobs at the cafe in the past. “I think they did a really nice job,” Chandler said as he took in the decor, which includes all new walls, fl oors, ceiling and booths. “I missed this place.” So did other longtime cus- tomers including Suzen Fors and Vickie Kirkwood. Kirkwood said she has dined at the Inland since she was a child. Her parents, Doug and Shurley Benton, worked down the street from the Inland as “a mobile gas dis- tributor and then he worked on cars, fi xed them up” when he returned from World War II. “It was the closest diner where you could go and get a cup of coffee,” Kirkwood said. “I have good memories of com- ing here.” Before the fi re, Kirkwood would go to the cafe with friends and fellow church members. “It’s really been missed while they’ve been closed,” Kirkwood said. Fors, who moved to Baker S. John Collins / Baker City Herald Customers participating in the Inland Cafe open house could tour the totally remod- eled business. At far left, longtime patrons Larry and Darlene Adkinson chat with Pam Dodson, employee. S. John Collins / Baker City Herald First in the door and fi rst for morning coffee Tuesday are Suzen Fors, left, and Vickie Kirkwood. Both are regular customers and look forward to the cafe returning as soon as possible to business as usual. from Vancouver 43 years ago with her husband Jack, is also an Inland regular excited to see it getting back in business. “I really like it, I think it’s nice,” Fors said. Another Inland fan, Kent Nelson, also attended the open house. “I love it,” Nelson said about the new interior. Andria Weber, who has worked at the Inland on weekends for fi ve years, is one of the returning staff mem- bers who showed up Tuesday Officials expect fire to grow By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Forest Service offi cials expect the Granite Gulch fi re, burning in the Minam River Canyon in the Eagle Cap Wilderness northeast of Baker City, to spread more rap- idly today and Thursday due to higher temperatures, lower humidities and gustier winds. 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The freezer problems were resolved Aug. 22, according to a post on the Inland’s Face- book page. “It’s all going now. We’re getting closer. It’s only down to 25 degrees and needs to be about minus 10,” Hensley said. O BITUARY Loren Barnett Baker City The family of Loren Clayton Barnett, 80, of Baker City, announces with great sadness that he died on Aug. 25, 2019. Loren will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Norma, and children, Tim (Jeanette), Bill (Bobi), April (Mike) and daughter-in-law Daw- Loren na. Loren will also be fondly remembered by Barnett his 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, by his sister, Lorita Debus, and his brother, Leroy Barnett. Loren was preceded in death by his youngest son, Troy Barnett; and his great-granddaughter, Izzabelle. To light a candle in memory of Loren, or to leave a condo- lence for the family, go to www.grayswestco.com N EWS OF R ECORD POLICE LOG Baker City Police PROBATION VIOLATION (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Jerad Paul Patton, 33, of 1751 Church St., 2:42 p.m. Monday, at his home; jailed and later released. FAILURE TO APPEAR (Marion County warrant): Andrew Jay Culley, 30, of Baker City, 3:32 p.m. Monday, on Resort Street near Auburn Avenue, jailed. PUBLIC INDECENCY: Toni Lynn Sinisgalli, 56, of 1037 Broadway St.; and Edward L. Henning, 57, of La Grande; both were cited and released at 5:30 p.m. Monday, in the 2800 block of Cedar Street. The two were reportedly having sex on the Community Connec- tion property, police said. Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU- ENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Jeff Cameron Calkins, 43, of 885 S.W. Lund Lane, 5:11 p.m. Monday, on Highway 7 about 5 miles south of Baker City; jailed and later released on bail. DRIVING WHILE OPERATOR’S LICENSE SUSPENDED: Cory Den- nis Deshirlia, 42, of Huntington, 7:07 p.m. Tuesday, at Huntington; jailed and later released on bail. FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT- DOMESTIC, HARASSMENT AND PROBATION VIOLATION (Baker County Parole and Probation detainer): George Patrick Wesley, 44, of 2323 Third St., 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, at Broadway and First streets; jailed. Oregon State Police RECKLESS DRIVING and FAILURE TO PERFORM THE DU- TIES OF A DRIVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT: David Edward Wightman, 57, of South Salt Lake City, Utah, 1:07 p.m. Thursday, on Interstate 84 near Huntington; cited and released; police said the citations were issued after investigation of a crash. Police said a Dodge Ram truck and trailer, driven by Trent R. May, 57, of Wellington, Kentucky, was traveling east in the right lane and a GMC van driven by Wightman, was eastbound in the left lane in a GMC van. Police said Wight- man’s van crossed into May’s lane, striking the side of the trailer May was pulling. Wightman was stopped by OSP and admitted knowing that he struck the trailer, but continued on to get to an ap- pointment. Police said Wightman submitted to fi eld sobriety testing and did not show impairment. Accident report On Highway 7, about 10 miles southwest of Baker City, at 12:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Police said Javier Rivas, 38, of La Grande was traveling south with a hay truck and two trailers when the load on the front trailer shifted, causing it to fl ip over onto the passenger side, and bringing the rear trailer and tractor over also. There were no injuries and no citations were issued. Police said the northbound lane of the high- way was closed for about seven hours to allow for cleanup.