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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 What’s New At The Library • 2400 Resort St. FICTION • “Last Day,” Luanne Rice • “Hollow Kingdom,” Kira Jane Buxton • “Yours Truly, Thom- as,” Rachel Fordham • “Cadillac Jack,” Larry McMurtry • “The Shameless,” Ace Atkins NONFICTION • “Roadside Geology of Idaho,” David D. Alt • “West Like Light- ning,” Jim DeFelice • “Enduring Courage,” John F. Ross • “Root Cellaring,” Mike Bubel • “Cold Antler Farm,” Jenna Woginrich DVDS • “Black & Blue” (Ac- tion) • “Harriet” (Drama) • “Jexi” (Comedy) • “My Little Pony: The Movie” (Family) • “Parasite” (Drama, Foreign) BAKER CITY HERALD — 3A LOCAL & STATE Nevada man accused of assaulting Baker woman By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com Baker City Police have arrested a man accused of assaulting a woman by pinning her arm in a car window and dragging her down the street and then resisting when offi cers attempted to arrest him a short time later. Terrell Grant Callao- George, 25, of McDer- mitt, Nevada, was stopped at 9:18 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 7 just south of Baker City. He is being held at the Baker County Jail in lieu of $65,000 bail on charges of second-degree assault, a Class B felony; resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor; and fi rst-degree theft, a Class C felony. According to court records, the assault took place about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of Fourth Street. The document states that Callao-George closed the driver’s side window of the Buick LeSabre he was driving on the right arm of his aunt, Wendy Owens, 48, of Baker City. Owens told Baker City Police offi cer Mark Powell that she had reached through the open window of the car and attempted to turn the car off when her nephew closed the window and pinned her arm inside. He then drove away, dragging Owens for about 30 feet, Powell stated in the court docu- ment. Owens sustained a sprain to her right elbow and was taken by ambulance to Saint Al- phonsus Medical Center, police said. Callao-George left the area before police arrived. Sgt. Wayne Chastain stopped him at 9:18 a.m. on Highway 7 just south of Baker City, according to the court record. Chastain stated that the suspect resisted the attempt of Chastain and Jef Van Arsdall, Baker County undersheriff, to take him into custody. After Callao-George broke free of his grasp, Chastain wrote that he deployed his taser on him “with a three-point deployment with full effect.” The offi cers were then able to take the suspect into custody without further incident. The fi rst-degree theft charge accuses Callao- George of taking mul- tiple items of property valued at more than $1,000. No other details about that crime were available in time for this report. Upon conviction, second-degree assault carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 70 months in prison. L OCAL B RIEFING Diaper drive extended through February The Rachel Pregnancy Center has extended its Diaper Drive at the request of several participating churches. The drive, which began on Sanctity of Life Sunday (Jan. 19) will con- tinue through February, said Vera Grove, Rachel Center director. The Center’s days of operation have changed in February to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed for lunch each day). The offi ce, at 2192 Court Ave., is closed Mondays and Fridays. More information is available by calling the Center at 541-523-5357. Brooklyn Primary students helping Joseph School Brooklyn Primary School is having a coin drive fundraiser for Joseph Charter School, which sustained damage in a fi re in January. Begin- ning Feb. 10 and running through the end of the month, each student is encouraged to bring a quarter (or any coin) to add to the collection jar located in the hallway. Donation account set up for Baker City man A donation account has been set up at Umpqua Bank for Benjamin Humphries of Baker City, who was recently diagnosed with a very ag- gressive form of leukemia and is undergoing treatment in Boise. A GoFundMe account will also be established for Humphries, 27. He likely will have to undergo a bone marrow transplant in Portland, a rela- tive said. Fireline Safety Refresher class March 21 Eastern Oregon Training Group will have an RT-130 Annual Fireline Safety Refresher class on March 21. The class will start at 8 a.m. at the Baker School District offi ce, 2090 Fourth St. in Baker City. A practice fi re shelter deployment will take place. This is a required class for all federal and state contractors that will be on the fi re line. A certifi ed National Wildfi re Suppression Association (NWSA) instructor will teach the class. Cost is $100 for NWSA members and $130 for nonmembers. Registration can be done at oregonfi retraining.com. Pre-registration is requested. More information is available by calling Laurel Goodrich at 541-403-0907 or Jeff Sherman at 541-519-6213. Baker students excel at FBLA regional skills conference LA GRANDE — Baker students got the chance to show what they’ve learned over the year during the Fu- ture Business Leaders of America Regional Skills Conference Thurs- day at Eastern Oregon University. They were among members of fi ve middle school chapters and 15 high school chapters from 15 towns in Eastern Oregon that make up the Blue Mountain Region, Toni Zikmund, FBLA adviser, stated in an email to the Herald. The Blue Mountain Region is the state’s largest geographically and has the largest membership in the state, she said. Students were able to compete in two events. There are 57 pos- sible high school events — 19 of which are speaking events — and 15 middle level events — seven of which are speaking events — at the regional level. Events can be a multiple-choice test only, a prepared or impromptu speech, an interview, an impromptu role-play scenario, a combination of test and impromptu role-play scenario, or a project presentation, Zikmund said. Some events are individual and some can be a team of one to three people. The top 10 award winners in each event qualify for the state confer- ence, which is scheduled April 2-4 in Portland. This is the fi rst year that project events have been conducted at the regional level, Zikmund said. Allow- ing them at regionals this year gives students a chance to receive more feedback before state and a chance to compete better at the national level with a more refi ned project and presentation. “I am super proud of how many students came in after school to work on these projects and get feedback from me,” she stated in the email. “It paid off, too! Many of them placed fi rst in their events and received unusually high scores from the judges. I can’t wait to see what they can do at the state level.” Zikmund expressed appreciation to the region’s “awesome team of advisers.” “They understand the importance of getting kids to this event and they help run the event,” she said. Baker Middle School: Career Exploration 6. Emanual Rodriquez-Sanchez Creative Money Making Team — 1. Eva Anderson, Victoria Dix, Evangaline Torres 2. Ataya Devore, Tessa Feeley, Mary- Anne Joles Creed Speaking 3. Hailey Long Critical Thinking Team — 5. Cheyanne McQuisten, Ryann Paulsen, Evan Rexroad Elevator Speech 2. Becca Frazier 4. Cyllus Sperl 7. Ataya Devore 8. Mary-Anne Joles Ethical Leadership 2. Becca Frazier 3. Emanual Rodriguez-Sanchez 5. Montana Williams Intro to Computer Science & Coding 4. Addy Macy 7. Kodiak Mahan 9. Chris Hendrickson Spread the Word Team — 1. Victoria Dix, Ryann Paulsen, Evangaline Torres 2. Cheyann McQuisten, Evan Rexroad, Montana Williams 3. Eva Anderson, Tessa Feeley, Addy Macy The Intern Interview 2. Hailey Long 4. Cyllus Sperl Baker High School: Advertising 1. Sarah Plummer 9. Campbell Vanderwiele Broadcast Journalism Team — 1. Jadyn Berry, Caitlin Lien 2. Rebecca Daniels, Laura Illingsworth, Keegan Masterson Business Communication 1. Taya Riley 9. Filippa Krarup Business Law 1. Taya Riley 7. Isabella Nemec Client Service 3. Lacy Gyllenberg 4. Makayla Mills Computer Problem Solving 3. Dakota Rilee E-Business Team — 3. Abigail Benson, Abriel Niehaus Emerging Business Issues Team — 3. Dylan Estabrooks, Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez Sanchez Entrepreneurship Team — 1. Hunter Long, Phoebe Wise Graphic Design Team — 2. Hayden Paulsen, Payton Shirtcliff, Hailey Zikmund 3. Savannah Brown, Laura Illingsworth 4. Renee Blincoe, Kyle Logsdon 5. Taylor Dalton, Jozie Ramos, Camp- bell Vanderwiele Health Care Administration 1. Jazmine Labonte 2. Katherine Villalobos 4. Jacob Jackson 8. Guadalupe Macias 10. Abriel Niehaus Impromptu Speaking 3. Zoe Carlson-Morrow Insurance & Risk Management 1. Cadence Penning 2. Jacob Jackson 3. Guadalupe Macias Introduction to Business 10. Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez Sanchez Introduction to Financial Math 1. Cadence Penning 6. Jose Arenas Castillo Introduction to Public Speaking 3. Savannah Brown 4. Caitlin Lien 5. Abigail Benson 7. Penelope Simmons Job Interview 4. Lacy Gyllenberg 6. Averi Elms Journalism 7. Taylor Nudd 10. McKenzie Hall Marketing Team — 1. Jadyn Berry Networking Concepts 1. Dakota Rilee Organizational Leadership 3. Renee Blincoe 10. Dylan Estabrooks Personal Finance 1. Hunter Long 2. Kyle Logsdon 4. Payton Shirtcliff 6. Averi Elms Political Science 1. Keegan Masterson 2. Zoe Carlson-Morrow 8. Katherine Villalobos Public Service Announcement Team 2. Rebecca Daniels Public Speaking 1. Makayla Mills 2. Kerrie Kast Securities & Investments 3. Jose Arenas Castillo 4. Hailey Zikmund Social Media Campaign Team — 1. Sarah Plummer, Phoebe Wise Sports & Entertainment Management 3. Jazmine Labonte, Nickolas Mitchell, Jacquelyn Ortiz Big rigs bring rural voices to Salem By Sam Stites, Claire Withycombe and Jake Thomas Oregon Capital Bureau Just before 5 a.m. Thursday, U.S. Highway 26 in Washing- ton County was nearly pitch black and lifeless except west of North Plains, where a string of lights broke the still emptiness. A growing convoy of big rigs — log trucks, dump trucks and others — parked outside of a weigh station. Their drivers congregated in groups between the trucks. The drivers, mostly men, for the most part were dressed alike: work boots, jeans, baseball caps and camo or blaze orange refl ective jackets. The mood was light as the truckers talked shop and swapped information about who was working for which company. They were readying to make a run south to Salem, to speak up with truck horns and their own voices about issues they saw threatening their liveli- hoods. The prime source of their unhappiness was the revival of a legislative proposal to limit greenhouse gases in Oregon. Suddenly the truckers snapped from relaxed to atten- tive. Fliers laying out the rules for the convoy were distributed. They gathered around Jeff Leavy, a trucker from Colum- bia County and an organizer of Timber Unity. “I cannot tell you how proud I am to see you stand up,” Leavy shouted. “I don’t want to lose my job. I don’t want to lose my industry.” “Let’s do it!” he concluded. Truckers climbed into their cabs and fi red up their engines. With a blast of air horns, the convoy slid into early morning rush-hour traffi c and headed toward Salem. Others were coming from the south and the east, converging at gathering locations to park and then politic. The Oregon State Fair- grounds and Polk County Fair- grounds became big rig depots. Thousands of protestors bused to the Capitol for a rally. Other trucks kept going, heading for the heart of Salem. In contrast, inside the Capi- tol, environment group Oregon Wild held a forest conservation event featuring The LORAX, the titular character of a Dr. Seuss book. According to Todd Stoffel, a founding member of Timber Unity, 1,125 trucks joined the convoy. Traffi c in downtown Salem ground to halt as big rigs lapped the Capitol. Their horns were so loud that a committee chair conducting a hearing inside asked people testifying to speak up. ‘The easy highway’ A reporter from the Oregon Capital Bureau rode along with one driver on the run to Salem from North Plains. • 5:28 a.m. The CB radios in the truckers’ cabs crackle chatter. “I have a hammer.” “There’s some car that’s kinda messing with us.” “Everybody wear your seat FEB 7-13 ELTRYM HISTORIC THEATER 1809 1st Street, Baker City www.eltrym.com BIRDS OF PREY R FRI: (4:10) 7:10 SAT & SUN: (1:10) (4:10) 7:10 MON-THURS: 7:10 BAD BOYS FOR LIFE R FRI: (4:00) 7:00 SAT & SUN: (1:00) (4:00) 7:00 MON-THURS: 7:00 PLEASE GO TO ELTRYM.COM FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING & SHOWTIMES ( )Bargain Matinee Show Times: 541-523-2522 Offi ce: 541-523-5439 belt.” One trucker played the song “Convoy.” As the convoy approaches Portland’s suburban edges, the trucks blow their horns for people waving on an overpass. • 6:05 a.m. After crossing the Fremont Bridge in Port- land, the convoy hits Portland’s early morning traffi c as it heads on to Interstate 5 going south. “Can’t wait to get back to the easy highway,” one trucker said over the CB radio. • 6:34 a.m. After making a loop through the highways in Portland, the convoy picked up more trucks as it made its way toward Salem on Interstate 5. One trucker took to the CB radio to warn of an “Evel Knievel” — trucker talk for a police offi cer on a motorcycle. See Unity/Page 5A “Youʼll love the work we do. I guarantee it.” - JR 225 H Street • East of I-84 • 541-523-3200 • grumpysrepair.com Exciting News! Dr. Derek Blankenship is joining Baker Vision Clinic Baker Vision Clinic would like to welcome Dr. Derek Blankenship. Dr. Blankenship will start seeing patients March 3, 2020. Derek was born and raised in Baker City. Following high school, he attended George Fox University where he graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He then attended Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry where he graduated with a Doctorate of Optometry in 2018. Upon graduation from Optometry school Dr. Blankenship has been practicing in Pendleton, Oregon. Baker Vision Clinic is very excited to welcome him back home! Dr. Blankenship is warm and engaging. He easily connects with people through his open honest desire to help others. He enjoys the outdoors and cannot wait to show his wife and son all that is special to him about Baker. Dr. Derek Blankenship is accepting patients now. Please contact Baker Vision Clinic today at 541-523-5858 to make an appointment.
