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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020 B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR NORM Continued from Page 1A FRIDAY, JAN. 3 ■ First Friday Art Shows: Baker City art galleries are open late to showcase the month’s new artwork; opening times vary between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Peterson’s Gallery and others. MONDAY, JAN. 6 ■ Haines Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Haines Library. TUESDAY, JAN. 7 ■ Local Community Advisory Council (LCAC): 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., at the Community Connection meeting room, 2810 Cedar St.; lunch will be provided. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8 ■ Baker School Board: Work session, 5 p.m., Council Chambers in Baker City Hall, 1655 First St. ■ Lower Powder River Irrigation District Board: 6 p.m. at Barley Brown’s, 2190 Main St. FRIDAY, JAN. 10 ■ 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. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald January 3, 1970 A new Stinker gasoline station opened in Baker last Saturday at the Baker Motel on Highway 30. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald January 3, 1995 An Idaho man was listed in critical condition this morn- ing in a Boise hospital with injuries sustained in a freak accident on Interstate 84 near Huntington on New Year’s Day. Daniel James Stewart, 18, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, re- ceived multiple head injuries when the 1988 Ford Bronco II he was driving was struck by a wheel and tire that fl ew off a fi fth-wheel trailer traveling the opposite direction. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald January 4, 2010 Four Baker players scored in double fi gures Saturday as the Bulldogs handed Burns a 73-66 loss in a non-league boys basketball game at Baker. Derek Blankenship led Baker with 23 points. Dekker Smith added 16, Jesse Brown 11 and Ty Everson 11. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald January 4, 2019 For the fi rst time in more than 16 years, Baker City’s historic Churchill School is being used by people other than the owners. What has changed? New owners and months worth of repairs. About seven months have passed since Brian and Cor- rine Vegter bought Churchill, and the school on Broadway Street between 16th and 17th streets has been used to host a number of community events dating back to early August. The Baker School District closed Churchill in 2002 and sold the building in 2006 to Jim and Pamela Van Duyn. The Van Duyns sold the property in May 2018 to the Vegters for $205,000. Brian Vegter said it will likely take hundreds of thou- sands of dollars, and at least fi ve years of renovations, to make all areas of the 93-year-old building usable. 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C ONTACT THE H ERALD 1668 Resort St. Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: 541-523-3673 Copyright © 2020 Fax: 541-833-6414 Regional publisher Christopher Rush crush@eomediagroup.com Publisher Karrine Brogoitti kbrogoitti@lagrandeobserver. com Jayson Jacoby, editor jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Advertising email ads@bakercityherald.com Classifi ed email classified@bakercityherald.com Circulation email circ@bakercityherald.com ISSN-8756-6419 Serving Baker County since 1870 Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays except Christmas Day by the Baker Publishing Co., a part of EO Media Group, at 1668 Resort St. (P.O. Box 807), Baker City, OR 97814. Subscription rates per month are: $10.80; by mail $12.50. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Baker City Herald, P.O. Box 807, Baker City, OR 97814. Periodicals Postage Paid at Baker City, Oregon 97814 Today, the Henshaws have their own presentation at the Interpretive Center — Meet and Greet with a Horse Called Norm. The program is designed to educate visitors about the BLM’s wild horse adoption program. The Henshaws and Norm also participate in the Wild Horse and Burro Day event that Calvin started at the Interpretive Center. The couple have also dressed in authentic cavalry costumes for the pet parade at the Center. Larisa Bogardus, public affairs offi cer for the BLM’s Vale District, recently wrote a story for the BLM Daily publication about Debbie and Norm being recognized for their more than 250 hours of volunteer service at the Interpretive Center. Debbie was interested in learning more about Norm’s lineage, so she sent in some of his hair for DNA testing. She learned that his origin is typical of horses used by U.S. cavalry in the Murder- ers Creek area. She suspects Norm’s descendants are cavalry horses released or lost in the remote area west of John Day and south of the John Day River. Norm’s heritage, in order of predominance, includes Morgan horse, Criollo and Missouri fox trotter. Debbie suspected the lat- ter because Norm is so light on his feet. Debbie said she will con- tinue to work with Norm in hopes of having him ready to participate in parades. “I really want to get Norm ready for parades,” she said. “We tried it once for the Christmas parade a few years ago. Walked him into town, had him all decked out in lights and everything. But it was just too much stimula- tion for him.” To prepare him for such situations Debbie is intro- ducing Norm to “all kinds of Photo by Larisa Bogardus Norm and owner Debbie Henshaw have dressed in late 19th century cavalry style, adding a living history element to their programs at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Cen- ter and inspiring questions about equine history in the Northwest. strange situations.” Norm is gentle with Deb- bie and with young visitors at the Interpretive Center. She takes treats for little kids to give Norm, and he waits until he fi nds his treat with his lips before taking the morsel, whereas some horses might inadvertently bite a child’s thumb. “He’s extremely gentle that way,” Debbie said. Norm wasn’t always so open with his affection. Phone and Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers The Oregon Public Utility Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $18.48-$19.48 per month and business services are $26.00-$30.00 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request. CenturyLink participates in a government benefit program (Lifeline) to make residential telephone or broadband service more affordable to eligible low- income individuals and families. Eligible customers are those that meet eligibility standards as defined by the FCC and state commissions. 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If you live in a CenturyLink service area, please call 1-855-954-6546 or visit centurylink.com/lifeline with questions or to request an application for the Lifeline program. Debbie said when she and her husband adopted Norm, they could pretend to touch him and he would twitch. He also didn’t like having his face touched. But when Debbie found out he liked peppermints, she would say “Norm, may I have a kiss” and touch her chin. If he made the slightest movement toward her, she would give him a mint and made him move closer and closer until she could pet his face. “I tell people at the Inter- pretive Center if they want a kiss, just do that — Norm, may I have a kiss please and he’ll give a kiss,” Debbie said. According to a Facebook story Debbie wrote, Norm lived for two years at the BLM’s wild horse corrals near Burns. “He was extremely terri- fi ed when he came out of the corrals,” she said. “He could clear a six-foot fence from a standstill. He still can, but he chooses not to.” A friend of Debbie’s, Lise Yervasi, had taken Norm out of the corrals to enter him into the Extreme Mustang Makeover of 2014, an adop- tion event put on by the Mustang Heritage Founda- tion. Yervasi asked Debbie and Calvin to help in his train- ing and gentling before the competition. Debbie said Norm was initially adopted by a woman in Nampa, Idaho. “Two months later, her situation changed and she needed to rehome him, so we went over and picked him up and brought him home,” Debbie said. She continues working with Norm to help him feel secure with her, so he knows if he is with her, he is per- fectly safe. Debbie said she usually tries to take Norm to the In- terpretive Center two times a month and sometimes for a special event, such as the Wild Horse Day in June. Norm meets a lot of people and excited kids at the Center. “They’re pretty amazed when I tell them that they just touched a wild horse,” Debbie said. Due to safety issues, the children cannot ride Norm, but they can pet and give him treats. “Norm loves children, but does not like children on his back because they squeal and make funny noises. But he has always really reached out to the children,” Debbie said. N EWS OF R ECORD DEATHS Ronald Hinkle: 70, of Richland, died Jan. 2, 2020, at Milton-Freewater Health & Rehab Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Ser- vices. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispinevalley funeralhome.com FUNERAL PENDING James Harrison: Traditional funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Richland Christian Church. Pastor Shawn Thatcher will offi ciate. Friends are invited to join the family for a potluck reception after the ser- vice at the Eagle Valley Grange (corner of Moody and Main streets in Richland). Arrange- ments are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral home.com Wayne Wilson: Memorial service will take place Saturday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Pine Bap- tist Church in Halfway. Arrange- ments are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral home.com POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations VIOLATION OF RESTRAIN- ING ORDER: Jerad Paul Patton, 34, of 1751 Church St., 9:27 p.m. Wednesday, at his home; jailed and later released. PROBATION VIOLATION (de- tainer): Garrett Eli Lovell, 23, of Baker City, 11:29 a.m. Thursday, at 12th and B Streets; jailed. Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce Arrests, citations FOURTH-DEGREE DOMESTIC ASSAULT: Kenzie Sherman, 19, of 3520 Kirkway Drive, 6:43 p.m. Wednesday, at her home; jailed and later released.
