2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2019
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
THURSDAY, NOV. 28
■ Thanksgiving Day.
FRIDAY, NOV. 29
■ National Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Family Fun
Day: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center 5 miles east of Baker
City just off Highway 86; the event includes pioneer games,
tall tales from the trail and a selfi e station; for $3 per
person, make three seasonal crafts to take home; hours are
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Nov. 30.
SUNDAY, DEC. 1
■ National Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Free
Admission during December: Beginning Dec. 2, the
center will shift to its winter schedule of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday.
MONDAY, DEC. 2
■ Haines Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the
Haines Library.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4
■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m.,
Courthouse, 1995 Third St.
FRIDAY, DEC. 6
■ Ragtime piano: 4:30 p.m., Crossroads, 2020 Auburn Ave.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
November 28, 1969
Saturday is the big day for the B-8 Huntington Locomo-
tives and the B-11 Pine-Eagle Spartans.
Huntington is at Prospect and Pine-Eagle hosts McKen-
zie at 12:30 p.m. Both football teams, each in its own class
is playing for the state championship.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
November 28, 1994
A California man’s plans to build a three-screen, 330-
seat movie theater in the building that houses Harold’s
Used Cars have apparently gone the way of the silent fi lm.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
November 27, 2009
The Oregon Department of Transportation accepted a
low bid of $4.6 million from CSI Construction of Portland
and broke ground last week on a new maintenance sta-
tion near the north Baker City freeway interchange.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
November 28, 2018
Bill Lee stands in his backyard and surveys the handi-
work of a man whose goal for 33 years was to make Baker
City children smile.
Lee himself grins often, despite the face-freezing wind
blowing on this overcast late November afternoon, as he
looks at the dozens of colorful Christmas decorations that
Sam Bass created and that have delighted thousands of
kids, and no small number of adults.
But Lee admits that there is also palpable pressure in
following a legend.
Lee emphasizes that he’s not replacing Bass, who died
Aug. 28, 2017, at age 75.
Lee said he hopes only to honor and to sustain the
beloved holiday tradition that Bass and his wife, Nora,
started at their home on 19th Street more than three
decades ago.
This was no minor task.
It required, among much else, that Lee make fi ve trips
with his pickup truck and utility trailer loaded with the
wooden decorations that Sam and Nora made over the
years.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ THURSDAY: Closed in observance of the Thanksgiving
holiday.
■ FRIDAY: Closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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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The team of Spencer Smith, upper right, Hayden Owen, and Nico Helmreich are working with mentor Lea Gettle,
lower right, as they develop a gun strap system that focuses on safety and comfort.
SOLUTIONS
Continued from Page 1A
Here is a look at the product ideas
that are in the works:
Fire suppression
Hunter Long has spent quite a bit
of time with chemistry teacher Robert
Barrington to fi gure out his product, a
fi re-suppression foam that activates at
120 degrees Celsius.
“Which is the temperature of fi re,”
Long said.
In his research, Long interviewed
Baker City Fire Chief John Clark.
“He said half the fi res he sees on the
interstate are on semis,” Long said.
His initial target market will be semi-
trucks.
“It’s a market that needs the product
rather than wants it,” he said.
The product will contain both baking
soda and propionic acid that are sepa-
rated by a barrier that melts at extreme
heat. The two substances mix to create
a foam that fi lls the engine cavity and
smothers the fi re.
He still has to do some math to deter-
mine the proper proportions.
Gun Sling
The team of Hayden Owen, Spen-
cer Smith and Nico Helmreich have
devised a harness system that combats
the annoyance of a rifl e slipping off one
shoulder while hunting.
Existing systems, they said, consist
of one strap which means one hand is
always occupied by steadying the gun.
“It distributes the weight evenly as
well as frees up hands,” Owen said. “It’s
quick, convenient and comfortable.”
Their design includes a quick-release
buckle.
“Softer than normal plastic so the
click is quieter,” Smith said.
To determine their market the team
turned to state departments of fi sh and
wildlife. They found that 13.7 million
people bought hunting licenses, and of
those, 11.6 million hunt big game.
BAXTER
“I believe that I am unique-
ly qualifi ed to return to Baker
Continued from Page 1A
County and serve in this
Baxter will serve the
important position,” Baxter
remainder of Shirtcliff’s term, stated in a press release.
which continues through the
He has seven years of ex-
end of 2020.
perience as a deputy district
Baxter will run for a four-
attorney in Union and Wal-
year term in the May 2020
lowa counties, including the
election.
past two as the chief deputy
Baxter grew up in Baker
in Union County.
City, where his father served
“I have been encouraged by
as district attorney before
law enforcement offi cers, law-
being elected as Circuit Court yers, public offi cials and citi-
judge.
zens to run for this position,”
The younger Baxter, who
Baxter stated in the press
currently serves as Union
release. “I have spoken with
County’s chief deputy district the district attorney about
attorney, announced in
his offi ce and I am gathering
October that he would fi le
input from as many sources
for the Baker County district as possible so that I can
attorney position.
continue the good work being
done by law enforcement.”
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They narrowed their target audience
to 2,000 hunters in Oregon and Idaho.
They’ve named their idea HSN Straps
(the initials of their fi rst names). Their
next plan is to work with Baker Techni-
cal Institute’s 3-D printing program to
build a prototype.
“They’ve done their research,” said
Lea Gettle, the team’s mentor.
Tea Infuser
Eric Bunarith and Taya Riley decided
to explore the world of tea infusers — a
bottle insert made for loose-leaf tea.
Their irritation is that infusers are
specifi c to one type of bottle. They are
creating a universal design that can fi t a
variety of bottles.
Eco-friendly hygiene items
Gracie Farber and Payton Jones are
working on packaging ideas that are
more friendly to the environment. Their
ideas include refi lls on liquids such as
shampoo, conditioner and face wash at a
discounted price.
Baxter recalled that his
seventh birthday was the
day his father was sworn
in as Baker County district
attorney.
“I grew up around the law
and gained an appreciation
for it,” Baxter stated in the
press release. “I understand
the importance of the fair
application of the law for all
people. I strive to handle my
criminal cases with common
sense and dignity.”
Baxter served a two-year
mission for The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in Brazil from 2004
to 2006. He graduated from
Brigham Young University
in 2008. He attended and
graduated from Florida
Coastal School of Law in
2012.
Greg Baxter and his wife,
Kacey, have four children,
ages 11, 7, 5, and 2. He is an
active member of the Rotary
Club, coaches his children
in sports, and serves in his
church.
Baxter is a board member
for Shelter from the Storm,
a domestic violence shelter
in La Grande, and he is a
member of Union County’s
Treatment Court, Multi-Dis-
ciplinary Child Abuse Team,
Sexual Assault Response
Team, and Domestic Violence
Team. He also volunteers for
the Union County Victim’s
Impact Panel, and has vol-
unteered as a judge of high
school mock trial competi-
tions.
N EWS OF R ECORD
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
CRIMINAL TRESPASSING II:
Aaron La Varr Daniels, 41, of
St. Jude Novena
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1860 Plum St., Monday, at the
Baker County Jail where he is
being held on other charges.
Daniels is accused of trespassing
at the Eldorado Inn at 695 Camp-
bell St., on Oct. 30, according to
court documents.
STRANGULATION (Domestic):
Tia Ralynn Gibbs, 40, of 1660
Church St., 11:24 a.m. Monday,
at her home; jailed.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
PERJURY and FALSE SWEAR-
ING (Baker County Circuit Court
warrants): John Taylor Rohner,
29, of 43049 Wingville Road, 9:41
a.m. Monday, at the Sheriff’s
Offi ce; jailed and later released
on bail. According to court
documents, Rohner is charged
with the crimes based on his
“declaration of eligibility” on
Feb. 20, 2018, in Baker County
that he had not participated in
a diversion program for driving
under the infl uence in the 15
years prior to sentencing. Court
records show he had participat-
ed in a DUII diversion program
in March 2014 in Umatilla
County, according to the District
Attorney’s Offi ce.
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE (Union County
warrant): Brandy Dawn Arthur,
27, of 3311 Place St., 2:18 p.m.
Monday, at the Baker County Jail
where she was being held for
Union County authorities.
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