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WEDNESDAY NATIONALS TOP ASTROS, FORCE DECISIVE GAME 7 IN WORLD SERIES: 6A Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com October 30, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: QUICK HITS Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Marcy Haines of Baker City. BRIEFING Local • Business & AgLife • Go! magazine $1.50 Who replaces Walden? ■ With his decision not to seek re-election in 2020, some fear loss of Oregon’s only GOP-held seat By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Winter clothing drive Saturday The Baker City Rotary Club and Sorbenots are planning a winter clothing drive Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sorbenots, 1270 Campbell St. Anyone who donates a gently worn coat or boots will receive a free drink up to 24 ounces. The items will be donated to Marla’s Mall at the North Baker School, 2725 Seventh St. Suzan Ellis Jones is happy for her friend, Greg Walden, who an- nounced Monday he won’t seek a 12th term in Congress representing Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District. But Jones is worried about the 2nd District, which covers all of Or- egon east of the Cascades and parts of Jackson and Josephine counties in the state’s southwest corner. Jones, who is chair of the Baker County Re- publican Party and has worked on Walden’s campaigns since he was elected to Con- Walden gress in 1998, believes Walden’s retirement could open the way for a Democratic candidate to win the House seat for the fi rst time in almost 40 years. The last Democrat to represent the 2nd District was Al Ullman of Baker City, who served 12 terms before losing his bid for a 13th term in 1980. “If we get the wrong nominee out of the May primary we could lose the seat to the Dems,” Jones said on Tuesday. “I’m very concerned.” Walden is the only Republican among Oregon’s congressional delegation. Both the state’s U.S. senators, Ron ON PAGE 3A: State Sen. Cliff Bentz says he will seek the GOP nomination for Walden’s seat; other possible candidates include Knute Buehler Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and the representative for each of the four districts west of the Cascades, are Democrats. Community Connection of Baker County will host the Northeast Oregon Net- work on Nov. 12 for a free event at which offi cials will help answer questions about health insurance coverage options. The event will run from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. WEATHER Today 39 / 13 Mostly sunny Thursday 46 / 13 Mostly sunny 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. Lisa Britton/For the Baker City Herald Ma’lena Wirth, right, is the ESL family liaison for Baker School District. She has organized assemblies about His- panic Heritage Month during October, including one about foods that are traditional for Dia de los Muertos. Alma Rodriguez and her daughter Nathely delivered special bread (pan de muerto) during one of the assemblies. Colorful Celebration By Lisa Britton For the Baker City Herald Luiz Rosales, his face shaded by the brim of a sombrero, gave a shy smile and shook his head. But soon the chant of “dance!” fi lled the gym at South Baker Intermediate School and Rosales relented to the request from his classmates. Stomping across the fl oor, his spurs accenting each step, Rosales dem- onstrated a traditional dance from Mexico — and soon, in a riot of colorful dresses, he was joined by Maripaz Gonzalez, Lupita Macias, Glendi Luna, Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez, and Iriana Rosales. This is how South Baker celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. The sixth-grade classes have See Walden/Page 3A Charter schools buying building Preparing For Day of the Dead Event Friday Learn about health insurance options Nov. 12 at Baker City Senior Center Correction: A story on Page 5A of Friday’s Baker City Herald about the Baker Charter Schools being honored as No. 1 among the top 100 large nonprofi t organizations to work for in Oregon contained an error. The Oregon Business Journal presented the award. 64-page special section included with today’s issue studied Hispanic culture and tradi- tions in October for several years. This year, thanks to grants and a partner- ship with Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, the school district’s ESL family liaison Ma’lena Wirth could expand assemblies and end the study with a community celebration. See Celebrate/Page 5A Baker Charter Schools, which encom- passes Baker Web Acad- emy and Baker Early College, is pursuing the acquisition of the former Ellingson Lumber Co. offi ce building. The sale of the build- ing at 3000 Broadway St. is expected to close by Nov. 15, said Daniel Huld, Baker Charter Schools superintendent. He declined to announce the sale price until the fi nal inspection and other details are com- pleted. The property, which includes an 8,664-square-foot offi ce building constructed in 1990, is valued at $329,240, according to Baker County Asses- sor’s Offi ce records. Huld said Monday that Baker Charter Schools expects to take possession of the building in February. See Buying/Page 3A Judge denies Nilsson’s request By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com Lisa Britton/For the Baker City Herald Luiz Rosales demonstrates a traditional dance during an assembly for Hispanic Heritage Month at South Baker Intermediate School. Also presenting about traditional dresses were, from left: Iriana Rosales, Mariana Rosales (playing the music for the song), Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez, Maripaz Gonzalez, Glendi Luna, and Lupita Macias. TODAY Issue 74, 80 pages Business ...........1B & 3B Calendar ....................2A Classified ............. 4B-8B Comics ....................... 9B Community News ....3A Crossword ........6B & 7B Dear Abby ............... 10B Horoscope ........6B & 7B Letters ........................4A Lottery Results ..........2A News of Record ........2A Obituaries ..................2A Judge Greg Baxter on Monday denied a former Baker City Council member’s request that the judge reconsider a third-degree criminal mischief conviction against him. Adam Nilsson, 48, told the judge that he was misled into accepting a plea agreement for which he was sentenced on Nov. 20, 2018. “It was so diffi cult for me to lie to the court by pleading guilty,” he told Baxter. See Denied/Page 5A Opinion ......................4A Sports .............. 5A & 6A Weather ................... 10B INSIDE, PAGE 2A — FOUR LOCAL STUDENTS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS