2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020
TOWER
Continued from Page 1A
B aker C ounty C alendar
FRIDAY, JAN. 24
■ ■ 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.
TUESDAY, JAN. 28
■ ■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St.
MONDAY, FEB. 3
■ ■ Haines Fire Protection District Board: 6 p.m. at the
Haines Library.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5
■ ■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m.,
Courthouse, 1995 Third St.
FRIDAY, FEB. 7
■ ■ 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, FEB. 10
■ ■ 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.
t urning B aCk the P ageS
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
January 23, 1970
Ellingson Timber Co.’s Plywood Division’s shutdown has
laid of approximately 160 men as of today, according to
Burl Brown, plywood plant manager.
These 160 men are approximately one half of the work
force Ellingson Timber Co. has employed in its plants in
the county.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 23, 1995
BATES — The Austin House, one of Grant County’s
premiere fine dining restaurants, celebrated its grand
reopening earlier this month with plans to remain open
year round.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 22, 2010
HALFWAY — Forest owners from across Northeastern
Oregon and Southwestern Idaho converged in Halfway
last week to see a prototype biochar plant that could lead
to dozens of jobs in Baker and Union counties processing
forest and agricultural wastes into soil amendments and
bio-oil.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 23, 2019
The only permanent casualties of the Jan. 13 fire at the
Inland Cafe might be the orange booths.
Depending on your feelings about that particular shade
for restaurant decor, this might not qualify as a loss, said
Kristi Hensley, who owns the Inland.
Hensley can joke about those smoke-ruined booths
because the news she received Monday was the best kind
— better, in fact, than she had expected.
Not only will contractors be able to rebuild the popular
cafe at 2715 10th St., but Hensley’s insurance company will
pay her employees’ average salaries while crews are put-
ting up new walls and laying new flooring.
“It’s a huge relief,” Hensley said Tuesday morning. “The
employees were just ecstatic.”
Contractors are scheduled to start work at the Inland
today. Although she doesn’t have a specific timeline, Hens-
ley said she’s optimistic that the cafe will reopen before
June 1.
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breadstick, green salad, cheesecake
■ ■ FRIDAY: Orange-glazed chicken tenders, fried rice, Asian
vegetables, bread, Asian 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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The first application was for
a 100-foot tower at Campbell
and 11th streets. The Plan-
ning Commission denied that
request.
The city’s zoning rules allow
a tower of up to 50 feet in the
industrial zone.
Verizon contends it needs a
tower at least 70 feet high on
the property just north of Leo
Adler Field.
Connors noted the Planning
Commission denied the appli-
cation based on three factors:
it didn’t comply due to the
location, visibility and aesthet-
ics of the tower. Connors said
Verizon appealed saying it
really needs the additional 20
feet and the company erred in
how it interpreted and applied
the code. Verizon also believed
the planners’ decision violated
the Telecommunication Act,
saying local governments can
set certain criteria and Verizon
thought it had complied with
that criteria.
“We recognize this is not
a really popular application
because it has impacts, the
visual impacts that people
see,” said Connors.
Speaking in favor of the
tower, Jim Grove, who manag-
es the storage unit near where
the tower would be located,
noted the Council approved
a similar height tower for a
fertilizer plant for Simplot.
“What we’re talking about
in my opinion is 20 feet of an
industrial area,” Grove said.
“It’s got historic value as an
industrial area,” Grove said.
Others attending spoke
against the tower, disagreeing
with the proposed location and
the need for it.
Don Herman told councilors
the industrial zone had been
re-zoned in 1993 and is sur-
rounded by residential zones.
“It’s really incorrect to say
it’s in an industrial zone, it’s
not,” said Herman.
Mike Meyer said that Veri-
zon’s contention that it lacks
resources and money to site
its tower in a less-intrusive
and less-populated location “is
hard for me to believe”.
Written testimonies were
sent in as well, urging coun-
cilors to uphold the Planning
Commission’s decision. They
addressed concerns on the
tower’s appearance, the prox-
imity to their homes and the
effects on property values.
Connors said he could
not speak for Verizon about
how the company will move
forward. One option would be
to appeal the decision to the
Land Use Board of Appeals.
o bituaRies
Pamela Sundean
Baker City, 1957-2019
Following a massive heart attack and
a massive hemorrhagic stroke two weeks
later, Pamela Sundean, 62, of Baker City,
died of natural causes on Dec. 20, 2019, at
Intermountain Medical Center in Murray,
Utah.
A memorial service will take place
Sunday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Baker
City Seventh-day Adventist Church, at the
northeast corner of Pocahontas Road and
17th Street. All are welcome.
Pam was born into the family of Donald
and Gladys Dunlap, and her brother Peter,
in October 1957, at Concord,
California.
After Pam’s parents
divorced when she was 8
years old, she decided never
to marry, but focus on a
career instead.
Pamela
Over the next few years,
Sundean
the remaining family and
their dog, Lucky, moved several times,
including moves to Florida, Pennsylvania,
Hawaii and Colorado.
Pam graduated from Mile High Acad-
emy in Denver in 1976, then left home to
attend Pacific Union College in Angwin,
California, from 1976-1980.
It was there that she met Marvin
Sundean, who won her trust and then her
heart. They were married in July of 1980,
in a redwood grove at Felton, California.
They enjoyed more than 39 years together.
Marvin’s teaching career eventually
brought them to Baker City in 1988.
Together, they bought and owned Tumble-
weed Toys & Tales from 1989 to 2007.
During this time, Pam took a job at St.
Elizabeth Hospital, where she worked for
the next 20 years, retiring in 2011.
Pam then went back to college at East-
ern Oregon University to complete her
BA degree, graduating in 2013. She later
worked as a para-professional for Baker
School District 5J from July 2018 to De-
cember 2019, including Summer Academy
and at Keating Elementary.
Pam enjoyed walking, hiking, backpack-
ing, camping, swimming and bike riding.
She also loved art, crafts and decorating,
and enjoyed teaching others how to make
things and express their creativity.
Pam loved God very much, and was ac-
tively involved in her church. Pam worked
with children and youth, women’s min-
istry, social committees, and as a prison
ministry volunteer with her husband at
Powder River Correctional Facility for 14
years.
She also assisted Marvin with Vacation
Bible School, the Primary Division at the
SDA Idaho Conference Campmeeting and
helped with creation seminars.
Pam was Marvin’s favorite and most
reliable “roadie” whenever he was involved
with music performances or running
sound for community events.
Pam is survived by her husband,
Marvin Sundean; and her brother, Peter
Dunlap.
Pam was preceded in death by her
parents.
Pam and Marvin worked on so many
activities and projects together, they were
a nearly inseparable team. She will be
greatly missed beyond words. Marvin
now awaits the resurrection, when, by the
grace of God, they may be reunited once
again for eternity.
Rupert Dykstra
Baker City, 1957-2019
Rupert Paul Dykstra, 62, of Baker City,
died Jan. 17, 2020, at his son’s home, sur-
rounded by family.
A celebration of his life will take place
Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. at the
Harvest Christian Church, 3720 Birch
St. Friends are invited to
join the family for reception
immediately following the
service at the church.
Rupert was born on Sept.
21, 1957, at Truckee, Califor-
nia, to Alfred and Dorothy
Rupert
Dykstra. He was raised in
Dykstra
Vancouver, Washington,
and earned his GED when he joined the
Local 296 working for the union as a pipe
welder.
In addition to being a welder Rupert
also had a career as a professional flat
track racer in 1972.
On Feb. 19, 1982, he married Vernette
Miller whom he met through some mu-
tual friends.
Rupert lived many places during his
life including Portland and Prineville
in Oregon, Boise, Arco and Pocatello in
Idaho, and Moses Lake, Washington.
Rupert thoroughly enjoyed the
outdoors, including hunting, fishing,
camping and logging. He was an avid
coyote marksmen and gained notoriety
once when he asked someone to “hold
my baby” while he, with his bare hands,
caught and hog-tied a coyote who dared
trespass into the yard of a house that was
having a yard sale next to a post office.
The coyote was later released and vowed
never to go yard-saleing again.
A highlight of Rupert’s life was the
many times he spent on the Columbia
River camping and fishing. His life phi-
losophy was “go where you are celebrated,
not where you are just tolerated.” Rupert
never met a stranger, and was very
social. He loved all of his children and
their spouses as well as his grandchil-
dren with all of his heart. Rupert will be
remembered for being a loving father and
husband.
Rupert is survived by his wife of 37
years, Vernette Dykstra; his sons, Dwaine
Dykstra of Newport, Washington, David
Dykstra of Nampa, Idaho, Vern Dykstra
and his wife, Savannah, of Baker City,
and Leone Dykstra and his wife, Tasia, of
Delco, Idaho; his daughters, Brandy and
her husband, Todd Beatty of Baker City,
, and Sara Droneburg of Priest, Idaho; 15
grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren;
and his two loyal dogs, Jim Dandy and
Gandalf.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Alfred and Dorothy Dykstra; his
grandson, Conner Dykstra; and his sister,
Darlene Dykstra.
For those who would like to make a
donation in memory of Rupert, the fam-
ily suggests Hunt of a Lifetime through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cre-
mation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway,
OR 97834. Online condolences can be
made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com
N ews of R ecoRd
FUNERAL PENDING
Walt Forsea: A graveside
service with military honors will
take place on Friday, Jan. 24, at 1
p.m. at the Eagle Valley Cemetery
in Richland. Friends are invited
to join the family for a reception
at the Eagle Valley Grange after
the interment. There will be a
celebration of Walt’s life on his
birthday, June 28, at the Eagle
Valley Grange Park. More details
will be announced later. The fam-
ily suggests memorial contribu-
tions to the Eagle Valley Grange,
Eagle Valley Ambulance or the
charity of one’s choice through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services, P.O. Box
543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences may be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral
home.com
Betty Rouse: Visitations will
be Friday, Jan. 24, from 2 p.m.
to 6 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co.
Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave.
Recitation of the rosary will be
Saturday, Jan. 25, at 9:30 a.m. at
St. Francis de Sales Cathedral.
Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated at 10 a.m. Father
Suresh Kumar Telagani will offici-
ate. Interment will be at Mount
Hope Cemetery following the
service. Friends are invited to re-
turn to the church after the inter-
ment for a reception in the parish
hall. Memorial contributions may
be made to the Catholic Church
General Fund through Gray’s
West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR 97814. To light a
candle in Betty’s memory, go to
www.grayswestco.com
Gary Lair: A celebration of
Gary’s life and a potluck luncheon
(meat to be provided) will take
place Saturday, Jan. 25, at 2
p.m. at the Baker City Christian
Church, 675 Highway 7. The family
suggests memorial contributions
to either Heart ’N Home Hospice
(Opal Foundation), Rachel Center,
or MSTI in Fruitland, Idaho, (Can-
cer Institute) through Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Cremation
Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway,
OR 97834. Online condolences
may be made at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com
Alan King: His memorial
service will take place at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Baker City
Church of the Nazarene, 1250
Hughes Lane. Arrangements
are under the direction of Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home and
Cremation Services. Online con-
dolences may be made at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneral
home.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Payette
County, Idaho): Veronica Lynn Va-
rela, 21, of 1625 Madison St., 5:22
p.m. Monday, in the 500 block of
Campbell Street; jailed.
DRIVING WHILE OPERATOR’S
LICENSE SUSPENDED: Valerie
Jean Brinton, 52, of Baker City,
12:52 p.m. Tuesday, on Old High-
way 30; cited and released.
FAILURE TO APPEAR, two
counts (Union County warrants):
Mariam Everson Collard, 20, of
Baker City, 3:58 p.m. Tuesday,
in the 2400 block of East Street;
jailed.
VIOLATION OF RELEASE
AGREEMENT: Crystal Lee
Charbonneau, 33, of 3000 Third
St., 8:44 p.m. Tuesday at Valley
Avenue and Resort Street; jailed.
Crime reports
FIRST-DEGREE AGGRAVATED
THEFT: Underground Specialties,
a firm from The Dalles, reported
at 11:03 a.m. Monday that
sometime over the weekend the
company’s John Deere 27D mini
excavator and the trailer is was
on were taken from the Sunridge
Inn parking lot where they had
been parked over the past week;
the value is estimated at about
$25,000, police said.