2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Fire damages Baker City home
the general alarm at 5:24
a.m., said Baker City Lt. Ben
An unoccupied house in
Decker.
south Baker City was dam-
“When we arrived there
aged when a fi re burning
was smoke throughout the
in the wall behind a wood
house,” Decker said. “The
stove traveled into the ceiling house was supposed to be
sending smoke throughout
vacant.”
the house early Saturday
The house at 1304 Third St.
morning.
is owned by Susan Stewart of
The Baker City Fire
La Grande and is valued at
Department and volunteers
$51,180, according to Baker
with Baker Rural Fire Protec- County Assessor’s Offi ce
tion District responded to
records.
By Chris Collins
ccollins@bakercityherald.com
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
MONDAY, NOV. 18
■ Baker County Library District Board: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
Riverside meeting room at the library, 2400 Resort St.;
regular meeting rescheduled from second Monday.
TUESDAY, NOV. 19
■ Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Board of Directors:
9 a.m., at the OTEC Headquarters, 4005 23rd St. in Baker
City.
■ Elkhorn Community Preparedness: 5:30 p.m. supper;
6:30 p.m. meeting; at the Sunridge Inn Restaurant, 1
Sunridge Lane.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20
■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m.,
Courthouse, 1995 Third St.
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
■ Baker Rural Fire Protection District Board: 5:30 p.m.
at the Pocahontas Fire Station.
■ Baker School Board: 5:30 p.m., Council chambers at City
Hall, 1655 First St.
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
■ Baker Community Orchestra: 7 p.m., Baker High School
Auditorium, 2500 E St.; free admission; everyone welcome.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
November 18, 1969
The 1969-70 drama season opens at Baker High School
on Thursday and Friday evenings with the production of
the three-act comedy, “My Three Angels,” By Sam and
Bella Spewack.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
November 18, 1994
ENTERPRISE — Several briefs have been fi led with
the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in
the continuing dispute between environmentalists and
ranchers over grazing of cattle in the Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
November 18, 2009
The two fi nalists for the Baker City manager’s job hail
from opposite sides of the country.
The Baker City Council on Monday chose Tim W.
Johnson of Portland, a consultant and former assistant
to the city manager of San Diego, and Clarence Hulse, a
managing consultant for Belize Real Estate Development
Group in Florida.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
November 19, 2018
While Baker City residents were voting on Nov. 6, John
Clark was starting his new job as the city’s fi re chief.
Clark, 57, is a newcomer to the West, having lived most
of his life in the Midwest, primarily Ohio and Michigan.
He grew up in Jackson, Ohio, a town of about 6,400.
Clark said he applied for the Baker City job after achiev-
ing all his goals as fi re chief for Delta Township, Michigan,
population 33,000.
He resigned from the Michigan job in July.
The Delta Township department was much larger than
Baker City’s, with three stations and 47 full-time employ-
ees.
Baker City’s Fire Department has one station and 21
employees.
Clark said that although he had offers from other de-
partments, he was won over by Baker City’s residents and
the area’s natural beauty.
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“It was a unique situa-
tion,” Decker said. “We were
confused as to why there was
a fi re there.”
Decker said nine Baker
fi refi ghters worked until 7
a.m. to extinguish the blaze,
which caused damage esti-
mated at $4,000 to $5,000.
Baker City brought two
ambulances, a ladder truck
and a primary engine to the
scene. Baker Rural responded
with three to four fi refi ghters.
BTI training employees for Arlington landfill
Baker Technical Institute,
based in Baker City, is team-
ing up with Waste Manage-
ment Pacifi c Northwest to
provide heavy equipment
operator training at its Co-
lumbia Ridge Landfi ll near
Arlington.
BTI will provide training
to approximately 47 opera-
tors currently working at the
Columbia Ridge site during
December and January. BTI
will utilize its mobile opera-
tor training platform that
combines the latest technol-
ogy of virtual reality through
simulation, with time in the
seat running equipment,
such as dozers, wheel load-
ers and excavators.
“Being able to train right
at the customer’s site is key.
This allows us to focus on
POPULATION
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.
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using technology to build the
exact skills, right in their
work environment, that will
increase effi ciency and build
safety practices in the most
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said lead instructor Dave
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as of July 1, 2019, at 10,305.
The Census Bureau, meanwhile, puts
Continued from Page 1A
the population as of July 1, 2018 (the
The difference in methods has histori- 2019 estimate hasn’t been released) at
cally resulted in signifi cant gaps between 9,757.
the annual estimates from Portland State
There were similar differences between
and the Census Bureau.
the two estimates prior to the most recent
And generally the university’s re-
U.S. Census, conducted in 2010.
searchers have pegged Baker City’s
In 2008, for instance, Portland State
population as higher than the Census
estimated Baker City’s population at
Bureau.
10,205. The Census Bureau’s estimate for
Such is the case now.
2007 was 9,408.
PSU estimates Baker City’s population
Neither estimate turned out to be par-
ticularly close. The 2010 Census counted
9,828 residents in Baker City.
In the late 1990s Portland State also
predicted Baker City’s population as
surpassing the 10,000 mark, reaching
10,105 on July 1, 1999.
But the Census the next year came up
with 9,860 residents.
Baker City has never reached the
10,000 mark in a national census.
The city has come close, however — the
1960 Census counted 9,986 people in
what was then called Baker.
SUMPTER
May 14, and the McKinneys since June
14.
The City Council met with each of
the three employees separately Friday
afternoon, during public hearings, to
allow them to respond to complaints
about their job performance.
Continued from Page 1A
Lucas, in an email to the Herald,
wrote that Councilor Linda Wise voted
against each of the three motions.
Lucas and the three other councilors
— Jennifer Lake, Charlie Briscoe and
Mick Allen — voted in favor of the mo-
tions to terminate the three employees.
Lucas wrote that he “voted reluc-
tantly aye on Jeff McKinney. Just aye
on the other 2.”
Woolf had been on paid leave since
O BITUARY
Wilma Shankle
Baker City, 1945-2019
Wilma Lee Shankle, 73, a
longtime Baker City resident,
died Nov. 6, 2019, at her
home, surrounded by her
family.
A celebration of her life will
take place Saturday, Nov. 23,
at 1 p.m. at the
Elkhorn Eagles
Club, 2935 H St.
in Baker City.
Wilma was
born on Nov. 11,
Wilma
1945, at Baker
Shankle
City to Homer
and Mary
Pierce. She attended elemen-
tary schools in North Powder
and Halfway, then to Baker
High School in Baker City.
Wilma continued her educa-
tion and graduated with an
associate degree in business
in 1976.
Wilma married Jerry Dean
Shankle in 1965 and together
they had four children: Kari,
Richard, Randall and Rodney.
After her divorce from Jerry,
she met Chuck Rohner. They
had a wonderful 35 years
together.
During her working career,
she did bookkeeping for more
than 20 years. She also was
well-known for her role as
custodian at Haines Elemen-
tary and as a Baker School
District bus driver from 1992
to 2007. She loved the kiddos
on her bus route and they
quickly became like family.
Recently, many have reached
out to the family to let them
know how important Wilma
is to them still.
Wilma was an excellent
cook. She was always willing
to lend a hand, taking care of
others. She loved a game of
shuffl eboard at the Eagles,
playing cards, and playing
marbles/Aggravation with
family and friends. She
especially loved teaching
grandchildren and great-
grandchildren how to be
master Aggravation players.
She loved her professional
bull riders! And most espe-
cially she loved being able to
watch her kids and grandkids
play sports. Wilma had been a
member and volunteer at the
Eagles since 1983, meaning
36 years. She will be remem-
bered most as being a loving
mother, grandmother, great-
grandmother and a caring
friend to many.
She was preceded in death
by her mother, Mary (1981)
and her father, Homer (1986);
her son, Rodney Shankle
(1996) and stepson, Doug
Davis (2012); her grandson,
Gavin Davis (2015); her son,
Richard Shankle (2016);
and her life partner, Chuck
Rohner (2017).
Wilma is survived by her
daughter, Kari Thoresen of
Las Vegas, Nevada; her sons,
Randall Dean Shankle and
his wife, Melissa, of Baker
City; her stepsons, Skip Davis
and his wife, Chris, of Tucson,
Arizona, Boyd Davis and
his wife, Rebecca, of Irrigon,
Chad Davis and his wife,
Trish, of Hermiston, and
Tyler Davis of Hermiston; her
daughters-in-law, Alexandra
Markantonatos Davis of Port-
land, Kari Lansdon of Baker
City, Mary Shankle of Baker
City and Cheryl Guzman of
Baker City; her brothers, Bill
Pierce of Baker City, Larry
Pierce of John Day, and Tom
Pierce of Echo; her sisters,
LaVelle Raley of Baker City,
Joanne Salsby of Sun Valley,
Nevada, and Judy McKay
of Reno, Nevada; 28 grand-
children: Kara Bond, Brooke
Rogers, Lacey Banks, Chelsy
Groat, Jake Woolard, Jon
Woolard, Anthony Shankle,
Lisa Kennedy, Sarah
Shankle, Janelle Shankle,
Alan Shankle, Trevor
Shankle, Kayla Davis, Jessica
Norris, Patricia Reichert,
Andrew Davis, Jordan Davis,
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ TUESDAY: Baked ham, sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables,
roll, green salad, tapioca
■ WEDNESDAY: Meatloaf, potatoes and gravy, broccoli-
blend vegetables, bread, gelatin with fruit, cinnamon roll
A second report of fi re at
the Baker Sanitary landfi ll
site on Sutton Creek Road
came in about 10 minutes
after the Third Street fi re was
reported, Decker said.
Baker City sent two units
and all but one Baker Rural
volunteer responded to that
fi re. No water was used to
suppress the fi re, Decker said.
Baker Rural Chief Sean Lee
was the incident commander
at that fi re.
HELP NEEDED!
Best Friends of Baker & New Hope have gathered
the resources to trap, spay/neuter and vaccinate a
colony of feral cats IF we have somewhere to put them
afterward. If you have a barn on your property and are
willing to provide food & water for a few cats, they will
serve as loyal mousers! Please call 541-523-6863
Working cats need very basic care: shelter and access to
food & water in all seasons. They WILL continue to hunt
when fed! (Everyone needs fuel to get the job done!)
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For those who would like
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N EWS OF
R ECORD
DEATHS
Tiz (Smelcer) Landers: 80,
a longtime Halfway and Richland
resident, died Nov. 17, 2019, at her
home in Richland with her family
at her side. Arrangements are
under the direction of Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Cremation
Services. Online condolences can
be made at www.tamispinevalley
funeralhome.com
Shirley King: 87, of Baker City,
died Nov. 15, 2019, at her home.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Fu-
neral Home & Cremation Services.
Online condolences can be made
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com
NOV 15-21
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FUNERAL PENDING
Violett May Caviness: Her
graveside memorial service will
take place Friday, Nov. 22, at 1:30
p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Pastor Tim Fisher of Elkhorn
Baptist Church will offi ciate. After
the service, friends are invited to
join the family for a celebration
of her life at the Baker City Eagles
Lodge, 2935 H St. To light a candle
in memory of Violet, or to leave
a condolence for her family, go to
www.grayswestco.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
ASSAULT IV, DRIVING WHILE
OPERATOR’S LICENSE SUSPEND-
ED, RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT
and ATTEMPT TO ELUDE (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant): Lo-
gan Tod Scott, 23, of 2711 Tracy St.,
12:56 a.m. Sunday, in the area of
the Leo Adler Memorial Parkway
and H Street; cited and released.
VIOLATION OF CONDITIONAL
RELEASE AGREEMENT (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant):
James Montez Lansdon, 35, ad-
dress unknown, 8:23 p.m. Friday,
in the 1100 block of Campbell St.;
cited and released.