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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2 ■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Third St. ■ Baker City Farmers Market: 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Downtown at the Court Avenue Plaza. ■ Baker City Tree Board: 5:30 p.m., Conference Room at City Hall, 1655 First St. FRIDAY, OCT. 4 ■ Baker City Golf Board: 8 a.m., conference room upstairs at City Hall, 1655 First St. TUESDAY, OCT. 8 ■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16 ■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Third St. ■ Baker City Farmers Market: 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Downtown at the Court Avenue Plaza. TUESDAY, OCT. 17 ■ Baker School Board: 6 p.m., Council chambers at City Hall, 1655 First St.; date moved from usual third Thursday of the month. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald September 30, 1969 The City of Baker watershed will be closed to hunting and trespassers will be prosecuted. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald September 30, 1994 Firefi ghters contained the 2,420-acre Reed fi re north of Prairie City Thursday evening and had the 2,075-acre Fox Point fi re south of Wallowa 60 percent contained this morn- ing. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald September 30, 2009 A combustible combination of kiln-like humidities and gale-force winds shoved a once-smoldering wildfi re through a six-mile-long swath of the northern Wallowa Mountains on Monday. The rapid, and unexpected, advance of the Big Sheep Ridge fi re prompted Forest Service offi cials, who had mainly been watching rather than fi ghting the blaze since lightning sparked it in the Eagle Cap Wilderness on Aug. 29, to call in more than 150 fi refi ghters and three helicopters. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald September 28, 2018 A husband and wife from Washington state died Wednesday morning in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 when their pickup truck collided with a semi-truck and trailer north of Baker City. Eugene Rowley, 65, the driver of a 1993 GMC pickup truck pulling a U-Haul trailer and his passenger, Ellen Row- ley, 63, both died at the scene, Oregon State Police spokes- man Timothy R. Fox stated in a press release. Rowley reportedly was traveling west when he passed a 2013 Freightliner truck driven by Alexandr Ciubuc, 58, of Tumwater, Washington. The accident happened about 10:10 a.m., on a straight stretch of freeway near milepost 301. The vehicles collided, went through the median and came to rest adjacent to the eastbound lanes, Fox stated. The pickup truck and U-Haul trailer were crushed under the jackknifed Freightliner truck. Both eastbound and westbound fast lanes were closed O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Sept. 28 14 — 18 — 22 — 23 — 29 — 40 Next jackpot: $2.8 million POWERBALL, Sept. 28 15 — 23 — 34 — 51 — 55 PB 4 Next jackpot: $60 million MEGA MILLIONS, Sept. 27 12 — 20 — 31 — 43 — 45 Mega 20 Next jackpot: $45 million WIN FOR LIFE, Sept. 28 7 — 9 — 26 — 72 PICK 4, Sept. 29 • 1 p.m.: 1 — 2 — 8 — 3 • 4 p.m.: 8 — 6 — 9 — 1 • 7 p.m.: 8 — 3 — 7 — 1 • 10 p.m.: 1 — 3 — 4 — 7 LUCKY LINES, Sept. 29 1-7-10-14-20-24-28-29 Next jackpot: $27,000 S ENIOR M ENUS ■ TUESDAY: Pork tips over fettuccine, baby carrots, bread, cottage cheese with fruit, cinnamon rolls ■ WEDNESDAY: Boneless chicken breast with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli-blend vegetables, roll, green salad, brownie 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. University workers’ strike averted By Claire Withycombe Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A looming strike by thousands of work- ers at Oregon’s seven public universities has been avoided after the workers settled with management early Saturday morning. The two-year contract was settled during talks at the Oregon Institute of Technol- ogy campus in Wilsonville. Workers and the universi- ties had reached an impasse after months of negotiations over cost of living increases, yearly pay bumps, benefi ts and the cost of meals for food service workers. The workers, represented by Service Employees International Union Lo- cal 503, were preparing to strike unless an agreement was reached by 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, the fi rst day of classes for many of the universities. The union reported that the fi nal agreement they reached includes: The largest cost of living adjustment in over a decade, No leaps in health care costs A 48-hour leave bank that employees can use in inclem- ent weather. University workers had lamented that they were get- ting short shrift compared to other workers on the state’s payroll — especially after lawmakers voted to boost the amount of money going to public universities by $100 million over the next two years. The median classifi ed Dick Mason / The (La Grande) Observer A looming strike by thousands of workers at Oregon’s seven public universities, including Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, has been avoided after the workers settled with management early Saturday morning. university worker makes $36,000 per year, according to SEIU Local 503. Classifi ed staff work in jobs ranging from food service to informa- tion technology. The union had railed against what it said were sky-high salaries for top administrators, bloated management and modest pay raises compared to other state workers. The universi- ties had countered that they had made fair offers. “Workers stuck together to demand a contract that respects the critical role they play in supporting our stu- dents and keeping our cam- puses running,” said Melissa Unger, executive director of SEIU Local 503, in a state- ment Saturday. “Together, we fought back take-aways proposed by management on wages, health care, steps and personal days, and won higher wages for all workers. This hard-fought victory is a testament to the strength and solidarity of Oregon’s front- line university workers.” There will be a vote among workers in the next few weeks to ratify the contract, according to the union. But until then, they will show up for their jobs as usual. “As we welcome students back in the new academic year, we are pleased that we have a tentative agreement in place with our SEIU-rep- Lane closures on Cabbage Hill Drivers on Cabbage Hill along Interstate 84 near Pendleton should expect lane closures in both the west- bound and eastbound lanes over the next few weeks, the Oregon Department of Trans- portation announced. Shoulder paving started today in the westbound lanes, and will shift to the eastbound lanes in a week or two. Westbound traffi c will be restricted to one lane from the SEPT 27-OCT 3 ELTRYM HISTORIC THEATER top of the hill near milepost 225 to the bottom of the hill around milepost 218. As pav- ing progresses up the hill, the work zone will be shortened. Similar lane restrictions will occur along the eastbound lanes after westbound shoul- der resurfacing is completed. Motorists are advised to slow down and be prepared for single lane travel in this area. Depending on weather conditions, this work is ex- pected to be completed around mid-October. The paving will seal the area where power cables were installed earlier this summer under the freeway shoulders. Those wires will help provide electricity to a dozen digital message boards, freeway lighting and other enhancements that are part of a $15 million project on the steep grade into the Blue Mountains. Along with the digital signs and lighting, the project includes new highway cameras, road sensors, curve warning signs, a new freeway ramp gate and other features designed to improve safety. The two-year project that started earlier this year will mostly shut down after Octo- ber, then resume next spring. 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BAKERLIB.ORG 2400 Resort Street, Baker City (541) 523-6419 resented classifi ed workers, who play an important role in the education of more than 120,000 Oregon public uni- versity students,” the univer- sity presidents said in a joint statement Saturday. “Our university classifi ed employ- ees are respected colleagues who are vital to the operation of our universities and the diverse student services each campus provides.” Oregon’s public universities are Western Oregon Univer- sity, the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Eastern Oregon University, Southern Oregon University, Portland State University and the Oregon Institute of Technology. N EWS OF R ECORD DEATHS Mary Basche: 95, of Baker City, died Sept. 28, 2019, at Meadowbrook Place. Coles Tribute Center is in charge of arrange- ments. To light a candle in memory of Mary go to www.colestributecenter. com. FUNERAL PENDING Elaine Collard: Friday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Donations may be made to the LDS Wel- fare Fund, through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle in memory of Elaine, go to www.coles tributecenter.com POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Justice Court): Thomas Joseph Marr, 51, of 2204 15th St., 5:56 p.m. Saturday, on the east Broadway Street; jailed. STATE PAROLE BOARD WARRANT: Chad La Vern Profi tt, 46, transient, 5:02 p.m. Friday, on Campbell Street; jailed. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF IN- TOXICANTS: Sierra Marie Koehler, 22, of 1769 Estes St., 11:23 p.m. Friday, at 10th and H streets; jailed and later released on bail. BLM plans job fair at Vale VALE — The Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District will have a job fair on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon MDT at the District offi ce, 100 Oregon St. in Vale. Participants can learn about a variety of BLM jobs, including fi refi ght- ing, natural resources and administration, that are available in Baker City, Vale and other locations in the region.
