2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
NORM
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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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MEGA MILLIONS, Dec. 31
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Mega 11
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WIN FOR LIFE, Jan. 1
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PICK 4, Jan. 2
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Next jackpot: $47,000
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ MONDAY: Beef tips over fettuccine, broccoli-blend
vegetables, bread, fruit cup, lemon bars
■ TUESDAY: Breaded chicken strips, potatoes and gravy,
corn, bread, carrot-raisin salad, cookies
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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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.
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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.