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BEAVERS, DUCKS BOTH GET PAC-12 WINS: PAGE 6A MONDAY In SPORTS, 8A Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com October 7, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: QUICK HITS Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Kevin Bell of Baker City. Local • Home & Living • Sports Monday $1.50 Missing man’s body found ■ Andrew Dean Dennis, 60, died after apparently falling on steep terrain, according to his niece By Jayson Jacoby BRIEFING Flu shot fundraiser for local schools, other partners Bi-Mart is once again supporting local organiza- tions while also promoting fl u shots. Anyone who gets a fl u shot at Bi-Mart in Baker City can choose a community partner to receive $1. Partners are: Brooklyn Primary, South Baker Intermediate, Baker Middle School, Baker High School, Keating Elemen- tary, Haines Elementary, Community Connection of Baker County, Powder Val- ley Schools, New Bridge Grange, Pine-Eagle Clinic, and Prairie City School. jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Searchers found the body of Andrew Dean Dennis of Haines late Sunday morning in a nearly sheer rock chute in the Wallowa Mountains, eight days after the 60-year-old Haines man failed to return from a planned one-day deer- hunting trip. It appears that Den- nis died from a fall in the steep terrain near East Eagle Creek, his niece, Candy Sturm, Dennis said Sunday. Sturm said her uncle’s body was found near where searchers trapped Dennis’ dog, Bar- ney, on Saturday evening. The site is near where Curtis Creek crosses the East Eagle trail, about 2 miles from the trailhead where Dennis parked his vehicle on Sept. 28. Dennis’ body was initially spot- ted by a drone, according to a post Sturm made on her Facebook page. Searchers found Dennis about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a press release from the Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce. “His death appears to be a tragic accident,” according to the press release. “No foul play is suspected.” See Dennis/Page 2A Baker man shot this morning Haines Building Houses Four Businesses ■ Police have a suspect in the shooting of Juan Martinez at the Green Acres Apartments Maker’s Clubs at Baker Library set for Oct. 9, 23 Two Maker’s Clubs, free events for third- through eighth-graders, are planned this month at the Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. Both will be from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. No registration is required. The Oct. 9 club will focus on making a duct tape message board. On Oct. 23, participants will make paper circuit jack o’lanterns. WEATHER Today 68 / 41 Mostly sunny By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com Kathy Orr / Baker City Herald Veterinarian Josh Anderson bought a building in Haines for his business, but he also divided it into space for three other businesses. Happening in Haines Anderson, 44, said he had been working with cattle and horses out of HAINES — Veterinarian Josh his truck for about 15 years. Anderson has turned a Haines build- “I started this practice of being a ing into a multi-business development solo mobile large animal veterinarian where customers can attend to their ten years ago, 2010, and did it out of health and to their hair. my house for a long time,” Anderson Anderson had been renting space at said. 916A Front St., for about three years As his practice grew, he needed a when he decided to buy the structure. bigger offi ce and began renting the His tenants are Thornton Direct Front Street building. Primary Care, Dr. Willard Bertrand “It’s a good location and a good chiropractic offi ce, and Heels and spot,” Anderson said. “I like the build- Spurs Salon. ing and the town.” By Samantha O’Conner soconner@bakercityherald.com Tuesday 54 / 31 Mostly cloudy with rain showers Full forecast on the back of the B section. The space below will be blank on issues delivered or sold from boxes. The space is for a postage label for issues that are mailed. La Grande tops Baker He travels around Baker and Union counties in his truck stocked with everything he needs to care for farm and ranch animals — heaters, drugs and medications. “You kind of have everything you need to work out of just right here,” Anderson said. He grew up in Hazleton, Idaho, and attended the University of Idaho where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree. See Haines/Page 3A A Baker City man was fl own by Life Flight to a Boise hospital with injuries sustained in a shooting incident early this morning in south Baker City. Juan Martinez was shot at least once by a person wielding a handgun about 1:30 a.m. at Apartment 107 of the Green Acres Apartment complex at 1560 Indiana Ave. Baker City Police Chief Ray Duman said today that the Major Crime Team has been activated and the inves- tigation is continuing. “We have a suspect identifi ed who we are wanting to speak to,” he said. No information about Martinez’s condition was available in time for this story. Baker student test scores improve ■ District students beat the Oregon average for language tests, but fell short on mathematics tests ELA, compared to a 54.9% state average. In math, however, 35.3% School leaders and community of Baker students met benchmarks, partners took a run at improving compared to a 39.4% state average. test scores over time last week “The District is continuing to when they traveled to early learn- invest in new strategies to improve ing centers throughout the state student achievement in mathemat- in the hope of establishing such a ics,” Witty said. “This year we hired center for Baker students. a math tutor to work with Baker Superintendent Mark Witty High School students needing ad- noted that the District’s 2018-19 ditional support.” test scores, released recently by the Witty noted that Baker Web state Department of Education, Academy and Baker Early College showed improvement in both Eng- showed improved participation lish/language arts and math. rates for 2018-19. The District’s “Growth across all grades came state report card will refl ect lower in at 2.9% for ELA (English/lan- achievement ratings based on guage arts) and 1.2% for math,” areas where participation drops Witty stated in the release. below state benchmarks, however. And compared with state results, Participation rates for other 56.2% met state benchmarks in Baker schools remain at or above By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com TODAY Issue 64, 16 pages Calendar ....................2A Classified ............. 3B-6B Comics ....................... 7B Community News ....3A Crossword ........5B & 6B Dear Abby ................. 8B the state benchmark across other grade levels, Witty said. In a recent review of the Smarter Balanced student test scores, Assistant Superintendent Betty Palmer said work to provide consistent training for the commu- nity’s youngest children will help improve not only test scores, but also graduation rates. While students continue to show improvement, a break-down of test score results shows that students who qualify for free and reduced- price lunches consistently score about 13 percentage points lower than their counterparts across the board, Palmer said. “And two-thirds of the popula- tion, especially at the elemen- tary level, fall into that category,” Home ................1B & 2B Horoscope ........5B & 6B Letters ........................4A Palmer said. “Across the bar that’s what you see,” Palmer said of the drop for children in the lower socioeconomic category. By the 11th grade the gap is be- ginning to narrow, to about an 11% difference between the low-income and those living at the middle income levels and higher. In addition to the math tutor added this year, Palmer points to the Friday Academy classes aimed at keeping students in school for at least half a day Fridays to extend their four-day week schedule. The instruction is aimed at engaging students with hands-on activities when possible. Lottery Results ..........2A News of Record ........3A Obituaries ..................2A See Tests/Page 3A Opinion ......................4A Sports .................. 5A-8A Weather ..................... 8B WEDNESDAY — GO! MAGAZINE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE