2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
TUESDAY, JAN. 28
■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St.
FRIDAY, JAN. 31
■ 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.
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 24, 1970
HUNTINGTON — The Locomotives of Huntington High
School further cleared their path to the district play-off by
dumping the Harper Hornets 68-56 here Friday night in a
Southern “B” League encounter.
The Locomotives are now 2-1 in league play and 9-3 for
the season.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 24, 1995
The Baker-Malheur Regional Alliance Board has al-
located $29,500 for four new Round IV Regional Strategies
projects and added $36,000 to fi ve old ones.
Oregon gave the two-county region about $112,000
more than expected.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 25, 2010
The Baker City Council’s nearly eight-month search for a
city manager will continue.
The Council’s choice for the job, Tim Johnson of Port-
land, has declined the city’s offer.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 25, 2019
A Baker County committee had to postpone a decision
on whether to give money to ranchers who had cattle
killed by wolves last year.
The Baker County Wolf Depredation Compensation
Committee did recommend during its Wednesday meet-
ing that the state distribute $23,500 to four Panhandle
ranchers to help them hire range riders — employees who
follow cattle herds to help protect them from wolves.
Although Baker County has just $12,000 available to
distribute for range riders, the state sometimes has un-
used money from other counties.
The Baker County committee recommended the state
award $14,000 to Chad DelCurto, who had the most con-
fi rmed cattle losses to wolves during a string of attacks in
April 2018. Wolves from the Pine Creek pack killed three of
DelCurto’s calves and injured four others.
DelCurto did not apply for compensation for the cattle,
however.
Judy and Gordon Schroeder
50 TH A NNIVERSARY
The Schroeders
Gordon and Judy Schro-
eder of Baker City celebrated
their 50th wedding anniver-
sary today.
Due to winter weather, the
couple postponed their party
until June 13 at 3:30 p.m. at
St. Francis Cathedral.
The Schroeders
TRAINS
based on FRA safety stan-
dards, by modifying as few as
two of the fi ve crossings, the
city will not consider apply-
ing for the designation unless
each of the fi ve crossings has
safety upgrades.
Train conductors can still
sound warning whistles in
Quiet Zones if there is a
vehicle or pedestrian on the
tracks or in other emergen-
cies, per the conductor’s
discretion.
An average of about 24
trains per day roll through
Baker City. Federal rules
require trains to sound their
whistle within a quarter mile
of crossings.
Owen said she, along with
Mayor Loran Joseph and
City Manager Fred Warner
Jr., planned to drive to La
Grande today to see the
changes that city made to
qualify for a Quiet Zone,
which took effect there Dec.
27.
La Grande spent about
$200,000 to improve fi ve
railroad crossings.
Owen said Baker City has
not allocated any money for
crossing work required to
qualify for a Quiet Zone.
In addition to the fi ve
street crossings in Baker
City, there is a pedestrian
crossing of the railroad at
Carter Street.
Owen said the city would
propose to close that crossing
rather than make safety im-
provements, which she said
could cost more than any of
the street crossings.
The City Council has
discussed the possibility of
applying for a Quiet Zone a
few times over the past 20
years or so.
But the current citizens
group promoting the idea,
Neighbors for a Safer, Qui-
eter and Healthier Baker
City, has been especially
active. The group made a
proposal to the City Council
in November and presented
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There will be a station with
information on each crossing
at next week’s open house,
Owen said.
The purpose of the Jan.
30 open house is to gather
ideas from the public that the
city can incorporate into the
notice of intent to apply for a
Quiet Zone, she said.
To qualify for a Quiet Zone,
cities must make changes to
railroad crossings that are
more robust than the existing
lights and crossing arms and
are more effective at prevent-
ing vehicles from getting to
the tracks when a train is
approaching or passing.
These could include bar-
riers that extend for at least
100 feet on either side of the
crossing, or four-quadrant
gates.
Owen said that although
Baker City could poten-
tially qualify for a Quiet Zone,
C ONGRATULATIONS
to the December & January
Baker High School Kiwanis
Student of the Month
O REGON L OTTERY
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POWERBALL, Jan. 22
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WIN FOR LIFE, Jan. 22
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LUCKY LINES, Jan. 23
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Next jackpot: $23,000
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ MONDAY: Pork roast, parslied red potatoes, bread, fruit
ambrosia, lemon bars
■ TUESDAY: Hot turkey sandwich, potatoes and gravy,
broccoli-blend vegetables, onion salad, bread pudding
Grady Lay
Kaitlyn Waters
Kaylee Dalke
Laura Illingsworth
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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Member FDIC
a petition signed by more
than 230 residents who sup-
port a Quiet Zone.
The group contends that
whistles interrupt residents’
sleep and interfere with
students’ learning at South
Baker Intermediate School,
which is near the tracks.
Although critics of the
Quiet Zone proposal have
argued in social media posts
that the city shouldn’t com-
promise public safety just
to silence train whistles, an
October 2017 report from the
Government Accountability
Offi ce — the auditor of fed-
eral programs — concludes
that analyses in 2011 and
2013 by the (FRA) “showed
that there was generally
no statistically signifi cant
difference in the number
of accidents that occurred
before and after quiet zones
were established.”
The FRA studied 359 quiet
zones in 2011, and 203 more
in 2013.
N EWS OF R ECORD
FUNERAL PENDING
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
offi ciate. Interment will be at
Mount Hope Cemetery following
the service. Friends are invited
to return to the church after the
interment for a reception in the
parish hall. Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to the Catho-
lic 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
Rupert Dykstra: There
will be a celebration of his life
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at
Harvest Christian Church, 3720
Birch St., in Baker City. Arrange-
ments are under the direction of
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
and Cremation Services. Online
condolences may be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral
home.com
Gary Lair: A celebration of
Gary’s life and a potluck lun-
cheon (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. Arrange-
ments are under the direction of
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
and Cremation Services. Online
condolences may be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral
home.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
SECOND-DEGREE DISORDER-
LY CONDUCT: James Dewayne
Reedy, 53 of Baker City, 10:49
p.m. Thursday, in the 2300 block
of East Street; jailed.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
SECOND-DEGREE DISOR-
DERLY CONDUCT: Jesse James
Sessions-Blanchard, 22, of
Richland, 8:20 p.m. Thursday, on
Valley Street in Richland; jailed.