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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 Robbery reported at El Dorado Inn By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR Baker City Police are investigating a report of a robbery that took place shortly after midnight Friday at the El Dorado Inn. Police Chief Ray Duman said a man entered the offi ce of the motel at 695 Campbell St. at about 12:22 a.m. The man claimed he had a weapon, al- though none was seen, and demanded money. Duman said the man left the motel offi ce with an undisclosed amount of cash. There was just one person in the offi ce during the incident, which hap- pened quickly, Duman said. “We have some leads,” he said. “We did recover some evidence to send to the state crime lab that more than likely would validate who the suspect was.” TUESDAY, SEPT. 24 ■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25 ■ Baker City Farmers Market: 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Downtown at the Court Avenue Plaza. FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 ■ 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. SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 ■ National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: Free fee day in celebration of National Public Lands Day; volunteers are being sought to improve the site from 9 a.m. to noon. Sign-up starts at 8:45 a.m. Gloves, tools and trash bags will be provided. The fi rst 30 volunteers will receive a commemorative T-shirt. Refreshments will be served and participants will receive a coupon good for free access to a Department of Interior-managed fee site, such as the Interpretive Center of Crater Lake. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2 ■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Third St. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald September 23, 1969 HUNTINGTON — John E. Tietema, 43, of Havre, Mont., and a college professor for the past fi ve years at the Lewis and Clark College in Lewiston, Ida., is the new superinten- dent at Huntington School District. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald September 23, 1994 Starting Saturday the Haines landfi ll will be open only to residents of that city. The Haines City Council decided to close the landfi ll to people who live outside the city limits. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Sept. 13 issued Haines a notice that the city was in viola- tion of its landfi ll permit and had fi ve days to respond. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald September 23, 2009 The City Council might offer the new city manager it hopes to hire next month an employment contract that includes severance pay. Previous managers, including Steve Brocato, whom the Council fi red by a 4-3 vote on June 9, had neither a contract nor severance pay. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald September 24, 2018 Idaho Power Company has hired a contractor to shore up two sections of the Snake River Road in Baker County where Brownlee Reservoir has undercut the gravel road as it crosses nearly vertical slopes. The 41-mile road, which is maintained by the Baker County Road Department, runs between Huntington and Richland, following Brownlee Reservoir for much of that distance. County Roadmaster Jeff Smith said he asked Idaho Power to work on three sections of the road. He said offi cials from the company, which owns and operates Brownlee Dam, agreed that the reservoir was responsible for the road base erosion at two of the three sites. One is at Canyon Creek near Swede’s Landing, about 12 miles south of Richland, and the other is near Connor Creek, several miles farther south. O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Sept. 21 9 — 13 — 18 — 28 — 35 — 42 Next jackpot: $2.2 million POWERBALL, Sept. 21 1 — 9 — 22 — 36 — 68 PB 22 Next jackpot: $40 million MEGA MILLIONS, Sept. 20 23 — 24 — 42 — 48 — 53 Mega 22 Next jackpot: $227 million WIN FOR LIFE, Sept. 21 38 — 57 — 58 — 74 PICK 4, Sept. 22 • 1 p.m.: 3 — 5 — 5 — 4 • 4 p.m.: 5 — 5 — 1 — 2 • 7 p.m.: 4 — 8 — 1 — 6 • 10 p.m.: 8 — 3 — 6 — 4 LUCKY LINES, Sept. 22 4-7-12-15-18-24-27-29 Next jackpot: $20,000 S ENIOR M ENUS ■ TUESDAY: Chicken-fried chicken, potatoes and gravy, green beans, roll, fruit cup, ice cream ■ WEDNESDAY: Pot roast, parslied red potatoes, roll, pea- and-onion salad, birthday cake 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. 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 S. John Collins / Baker City Herald S. John Collins / Baker City Herald Nicky McGinnis, left, and Mary Lou Wirth attended the 13th-annual Great Salt Lick auction and contest Saturday. First place in the Best Forgery category, foreground, went to Shirlee Severs with a sculpture by H. Sapiens. SALT LICK • 3rd, “The Dam Proud” (by chief; Ben Wray of the Baker Benny Beaver), Baker County County Sheriff’s Offi ce; and Continued from Page 1A Andrew McClay of the Oregon Chamber of Commerce Each year contestants enter State Police. • 4th, “The Perils of Pau- a salt block that has been line,” Hope and Buck Buckner licked by either wild animals Best overall block Best Forgery or by domestic livestock. • 1st, “A Wing and A • 1st, “Whore Slicker,” The entries, which resemble Prayer,” Paulette Romtvedt/ fanciful sculptures, are judged Wirth Ranch. This block was Shirlee Severs won the people’s choice award. • 2nd, “Knot-Ak-Sho-Li,” and auctioned. • 2nd, “Lick it Again,” Don Stephan Crowley and Ethan This year’s judges were Ray Silva Matthew Duman, Baker City Police Block with Poem • 1st, “Exposure,” Keith Romtvedt • 2nd, “A Salt Lick, a Wasp and a Broken Foot,” Beverly Howe Poem without Block • 1st, “The Flasher Dan,” Nancy Coffelt • 2nd, “Proud Bull and Salt Lick,” Mike Meyer BEDS mas time with volunteers building a bed for a single Continued from Page 1A family. “It seemed like a really The program grew from good program,” Sweet said. “It there. makes you feel really good to The website states: “At SHP, see people benefi tting” from we fully believe that a bed is the beds built and donated. a basic need for the proper Sweet asked Safeway cor- physical, emotional, and porate offi cials about making mental support that a child a donation, and they approved needs. When it was brought to a donation of $3,750 to buy our attention that the need for the materials, and allowed beds went far beyond our own store employees to assemble neighborhoods, we stepped up the beds. and took initiative.” Submitted photo According to its website, People can apply for the Safeway employees built 10 bunk beds Saturday to Sleep in Heavenly Peace beds and volunteer at shp- donate to the Sleep in Heavenly Peace program. started in a garage at Christ- beds.org. WARNER Continued from Page 1A The potential benefi t to the public agency — Baker City, in this case — is that after Warner retired, the city would no longer have to contribute to his PERS account, which amounts to about $33,000 per year. Warner has worked as city manager since May 2016. His salary for the current fi s- cal year, which started July 1, is $101,959. Warner said Friday that although he would like to stay on as city manager after he retires from PERS, he “probably won’t work for more than a year or a year and a half” beyond his PERS retirement. Mayor Loran Joseph on Friday declined to comment on Warner’s proposal as he hadn’t spoken with Warner. The City Council will consider that proposal when it meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 1655 First St. Warner is proposing the city rehire him, as of Jan. 1, 2020, under a new contract. His proposal does not list any suggested contract terms, such as health insur- ance coverage and other benefi ts. O BITUARY were commonly 50 degrees below zero to 60 degrees below Marjorie Stiltz, of Baker City, zero. died July 7, 2019, having just Seeking a warmer climate celebrated her 96th birthday. and work during the Depres- Midge was born in Marsh- sion, the family of six moved fi eld, Wisconsin, where winters across the country in an old Marjorie Stiltz Baker City, 1923-2019 fl atbed pickup that her father converted into a homemade travel camper. They settled Marjorie at Bell Gardens, Stiltz California, where she attended Montevallo High School. She graduated with honors at age 15, having been moved ahead two grades as lessons were easy for her. She met and subsequently married Henry Stiltz of Muddy Creek. They met while Henry visited family at Bell Gardens. Married at 16, she had her fi rst daughter shortly thereafter with a second daughter follow- ing two years later. A son born later did not survive. Henry served in the Navy during World War II, so much of her early years of marriage were spent alone raising the children with the help of her parents. After the war the fam- ily settled in Baker City, where Henry became a state police offi cer. Midge took night classes and became a very profi cient bookkeeper, fi nally working for the Baker Medical Clinic for many years before she retired. She loved gardening, tole painting and sewing. In her later years she loved her exer- cise classes and the wonderful friends she made there. She will be greatly missed. Survivors include her daughters, Dee Anne Stiltz of Clatskanie, and Cathy Stiltz Ramsay and a grandson, Scott Ramsay, both of Bend; grand- daughters, Kathy, Debbie and Cherie; plus numerous great- grandchildren. N EWS OF R ECORD POLICE LOG Baker City Police FIRST-DEGREE BURGLARY, UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE: Brooke Elaine Kuhn, 29, 2101 Balm St., 5:28 p.m. Friday at Geiser-Pollman Park; jailed.