2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
MONDAY, DEC. 9
■ Baker County Library Board: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Riverside
meeting room at the library, 2400 Resort St.
■ Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board:
7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10
■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11
■ Lower Powder River Irrigation District Board: 6 p.m.
at Barley Brown’s, 2190 Main St.
FRIDAY, DEC. 13
■ Live Music by Keith Taylor: Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn
Ave.; no charge; continues most Fridays.
■ Community Choir Christmas Concert: 7 p.m., featuring
South Baker Intermediate Children’s Choir, at the Baker
Heritage Museum, 2480 Grove St.
SATURDAY, DEC. 14
■ CASA Classic Christmas Homes Tour: 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.; tickets on sale at Crossroads and Betty’s Books; more
information is available from CASA of Eastern Oregon at
info@eocasa.org or 541-403-0405.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
December 9, 1969
A request from Cablevision for a new franchise with
the City of Baker was denied by the Baker City Council
Monday night.
Cablevision had sent a letter to city manager Vernon
Jacobson stating that because of economic necessity a
rate increase is necessary.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
December 9, 1994
The Baker Progress Board wants to build a foot/bicycle/
rollerblade path along Powder River through Baker City
and name it for Leo Adler, the town’s longtime benefactor
who died Nov. 2, 1993.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
December 9, 2009
Winter made its bone-chilling debut early this week
with an arctic blast that sent temperatures below zero,
but so far it’s not the winter wonderland skiers and other
recreationists are hoping for.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
December 10, 2018
The Baker City Police Department had its third-annual
Drug Prevention K9 fundraiser Saturday but the depart-
ment’s money-raising campaign didn’t start, or end, there.
This year the police department is also selling miniature
stuffed versions of Capa, the department’s drug-detecting
canine offi cer, to raise money for the program.
The stuffed animals went on sale on Dec. 3 for $20
each. They come with a collar with a dog-tag in the shape
of a dog bone and a vest with the BCPD logo on it and the
name “BCPD K9.”
The department bought 50 stuffed animals and as of
Friday 20 had been sold.
During Saturday’s fundraiser the department sold at
least four more.
Sgt. Wayne Chastain, Capa’s handler, said the stuffed
animals have been selling like hotcakes.
He got the idea from the Oregon City Police Depart-
ment, which sold stuffed animals to raise money to cover
veterinary expenses for retired canine offi cers.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ TUESDAY: Cabbage rolls, parslied red potatoes, peas,
bread, Jell-O with fruit, cheesecake
■ WEDNESDAY: Spaghetti with meat sauce, caulifl ower,
garlic bread, green salad, pudding
Cat, owner reunited after 2 months
volunteer Doreen Akhtar
to meet Holt. Akhtar
took Korra to her home,
where the cat spent the
night in the bathroom.
The next morning,
Akhtar brought the cat
to the PAWS shelter to
see if the animal had a
microchip implanted.
“Part of the protocol
is to check for a micro-
chip,” said PAWS shelter
manager Michelle Glynn.
“She was microchipped,
which was awesome.
Thankfully, the owner
had also updated the
information on the chip.”
The microchip com-
pany where Korra was
registered, petlink.net,
sent a text and an email
to Martinez that his cat
had been located.
“I was just re-
ally shocked, but also so
happy,” Martinez said.
Korra spent the night
at PAWS, and then
Akhtar drove the cat to
the Petco store in Clacka-
mas to meet Martinez,
who wondered how his
cat would react to seeing
him after being away two
By Kathy Aney
East Oregonian
PENDLETON —
Antonio Martinez had
only a glimmer of hope
he would ever see his cat
again.
Two months ago, he
stopped at the Dead-
man Pass rest area 18
miles east of Pendleton
to stretch his legs. He
and his father had driven
from Texas and were on
their way to Beaverton
where Antonio was mov-
ing. Korra, his 4-year-old
tabby cat, had meowed
unhappily the entire trip.
When Martinez got out,
his cat saw her chance,
slipping unseen through
the open door. Martinez
didn’t notice she was
gone until he got back
into the car.
“It was too quiet,” he
said.
He and his father
searched the rest area for
a long while but fi nally
Submitted photo
had to continue on. Mar-
tinez posted details about Antonio Martinez, of Beaverton, stopped at the Deadman
Pass rest area to stretch his legs and Korra, his 4-year-old
Korra’s escape on the
Eastern Oregon Pet Lov- tabby, slipped out. Two months later, they were reunited.
ers Facebook page and
contacted PAWS, a Pendleton animal
One night about a week ago, a motor- months.
shelter, to leave information about his
ist headed to his home in Aberdeen,
“I was worried she might not rec-
cat. He moved in to his new Beaverton Washington, stopped at the rest area
ognize me,” he said, “but as soon as
home. The hope of getting Korra back
and spotted Korra. Using an old ham
she sniffed my hand, she immediately
dimmed as time passed.
sandwich, Robert Holt lured the feline started purring.”
“I started to lose a bit of hope, espe-
into his car with his wife and four
Korra settled in to Martinez’s new
cially with the colder months coming
children.
home in Beaverton, where she is recov-
up,” Martinez said.
“Once inside the car, the cat was
ering.
He didn’t dare ponder Korra’s
purring and happy,” Holt said.
“She actually lost a lot of weight.
chances against coyotes, birds of prey
As he resumed driving west on Inter- She was skin and bones,” Martinez
and other predators. As the weeks wore state 84, his wife called an animal res- said. “She is gaining it back slowly and
on, Martinez missed his feisty cat.
cue person in Aberdeen who connected seems pretty hungry.”
“She has a bit of an attitude,” Marti- them with Cat Utopia in Pendleton.
Glynn hopes this happy ending will
nez said, “but she’s friendly and can be Finally, they reached Cat Utopia Presi- convince other cat owners to consider
sweet and really affectionate.”
dent Cindy Spiess, who arranged for
microchipping their animals.
O BITUARIES
Stacia Ward
on to have “the words” to celebrate any oc-
casion or a one-liner that was sure to give
Stacia Ann ‘‘Staci’’ Ward, 57, died Dec. 2, everyone a good laugh.
2019, at Madison, Wisconsin, from compli-
In the past 10 years, Staci was able to
cations of pneumonia.
travel extensively and had many adven-
Her graveside service will be an-
tures along the way. One of her biggest
nounced during the summer of 2020.
adventures was a road trip around the
Staci was born on Sept. 8, 1962, at
United States and a move to the Midwest
Baker City to Gaylord and
with Lolly and their Yorkie, Chloe. Staci
Gertude “Ann” (Morrow)
enjoyed life to the fullest and was up for
Ward. Staci’s early years
almost anything.
were spent helping her dad,
Staci is survived by her unoffi cially
“Doc Ward,” in his medical
adopted family: Lolly Amans of Winneba-
practice. She also enjoyed
go Illinois, Angie McVay of Baker City,
Staci
spending time with her
Chris Cutsforth (Sherisce) of Birchwood,
Ward
mom in their backyard
Wisconsin, Zack McVay (Lacey) of LaP-
along the Powder River
ine, Chelsea Zweber (Aaron) of Astoria,
watching and identifying birds. While
and Debra Hamilton of Winnebago; and
growing up, Staci enjoyed playing bingo,
countless friends she made along the way.
bowling and line dancing.
Staci had a knack for making friends
She attended Baker High School and
wherever she went.
worked at Step Forward Activities. In
Staci was preceded in death by her
2003, Staci moved into the Grandview
parents, Gaylord and Ann Ward; and
Care Home in Baker City, owned and
her grandparents, Cyrus W. Morrow and
operated by Lolly Amans. Prior to the
Mabelle (Moore) Morrow, and Charles A.
passing of Staci’s mother, Ann, it was
Ward and Jessie E. Ward.
promised that Staci would always have a
‘Louene’ Landry
home. When Lolly retired and the foster
Formerly of La Grande, 1934-2019
home closed in 2009, Staci did, indeed,
Lorna “Louene” Landry, 85, of Hermis-
have a home with Lolly and her family.
ton and formerly of La Grande, died Dec.
Shortly after, Lolly became Staci’s legal
guardian and was unoffi cially adopted by 4, 2019.
A private family burial will take place
the family.
at the Hermiston Cemetery. Arrange-
Staci loved the colors red, white, and
blue, lighthouses, word search books, card ments are under the direction of the
games, camping, fi shing, and any reason Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.
Known as Louene, she was born March
for a party. She could always be counted
Formerly of Baker City, 1962-2019
N EWS OF R ECORD
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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7, 1934, at Baker City to
Louis and Georgia (Fergu-
son) Haynes. Louene gradu-
ated from La Grande High
School in 1952 and pursued
her love of nursing, graduat-
Louene
ing as a registered nurse in
Landry
1957.
After graduating, Louene
met and married Richard “Dick” Landry, a
pilot in the U.S. Air Force. They spent time
overseas in Guam and Panama before
moving to La Grande in the early 1970s.
Dick and Louene moved to Hermiston
when Dick was offered a job with Pendle-
ton Grain Growers. Louene went to work
for Good Shepherd Hospital, where she
worked until she retired in 2003. She had
a love for horses and the outdoors.
Surviving relatives include her niece
and nephews and their spouses, Lauri
and Dwayne Huxoll of Hermiston, Louis
Haynes and Mila Pallares of Vernal,
Utah, and Mike and Laura Mallory of La
Grande; and numerous great-nieces and
great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Dick Landry; her parents, Louis
and Georgia Haynes; her brother and
sister-in-law, Joe and Verna Haynes; and
her niece, Terry Mallory Decker.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Vange John Memorial Hospice, 645 W.
Orchard Ave., Suite 300, Hermiston, OR
97838. Share memories of Louene with
her family at www.burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com
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Jerry Duncan: 80, of Halfway,
died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, at his
home with his family at his side.
A family gathering will take place
later. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Val-
ley Funeral Home & Cremation
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POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker
Justice Court warrant): Justin
Michael Shelton, 29, of Baker City,
9:44 p.m. Sunday, in the 2200
block of Mitchell Street; cited and
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ASSAULT IV DOMESTIC,
HARASSMENT and RECKLESSLY
ENDANGERING ANOTHER: Josie
May Huston, 43,of Halfway, 5:34
p.m. Friday, in the 100 block of
Valley Avenue; jailed.
Oregon State Police
RECKLESS DRIVING: Jeri Leigh
St.Clair, 66, of Troutville,Virginia,
1:50 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, on
Interstate 84, about 5 miles north
of Baker City; transported to
the Baker County Jail; cited and
released. Police said St.Clair was
cited after investigation of several
driving complaints detailing haz-
ardous driving, including driving
on the wrong side of the road.
Dogs in the vehicle were taken to
the Baker City Animal Clinic for
safe keeping; the Hyundai Elantra
St.Clair was driving was towed
from the scene.