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SATURDAY WANT TO HELP KEEP TRAILS OPEN? MEETING SET NEXT WEEKEND: PAGE 1B In SPORTS, 5A Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com February 15, 2020 IN THIS EDITION: Local • Health & Fitness • Outdoors • TV $1.50 Baker tops Vale QUICK HITS Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Carrie Folkman of Baker City. Sports, 5A EUGENE — Coming from behind to win is nothing new for Oregon. The 17th-ranked Ducks had already rallied from double-fi gure defi cits to win four games this sea- son. They did it a fi fth time Thursday night to overtake No. 16 Colorado 68-60 and move into a tie for the Pac- 12 lead at 8-4. Both teams are also 19-6 overall. Vending Machine At Brooklyn Primary School Dispenses Books Story Snacking Robert Livingston Corn Sailor’s final honor Sports, 5A CORVALLIS — Oregon State has something to build on following a 70-51 rout of Utah on Thursday night. Kylor Kelley scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Oregon State (15-9, 5-7 Pac-12) to its most lopsided confer- ence win of the season. BRIEFING ■ The remains of Robert Livingston Corn, a 1935 Baker High School graduate, were officially identified by DNA analysis last year Merkley plans town hall Feb. 20 in Baker City U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has scheduled a town hall in Baker City on Thursday, Feb. 20. The event will start at 4:30 p.m. at the Community Connec- tion Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com WEATHER Today S. John Collins / Baker City Herald Third-grade student Liam Dougherty takes a look at the books offered at the vending machine inside the front door at Brooklyn Primary School. 40 / 30 Snow showers Sunday 43 / 26 Snow showers Monday 40 / 19 The remains of a sailor from Baker City who was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, have been identifi ed through DNA analysis and will be reinterred May 1 at the National Memo- rial Cemetery of the Pacifi c in Honolulu. Robert Livingston Corn, a 1935 Baker High School graduate, was on the battle- ship USS Oklahoma on the day of the infamous attack that thrust the U.S. into World War II. The Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, was struck by several torpedoes. The ship rapidly cap- sized, and 429 crewmen, including Corn, were killed, according to the Defense Department. Mostly cloudy Full forecast on the back of the B section. The space below is for a postage label for issues that are mailed. See Sailor/Page 3A S. John Collins / Baker City Herald Wolf committee members frustrated with state program Teala Morris just discovered what free book she'll get with her token. By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com R eading skills are being dispensed at Brooklyn Primary School one book at a time. And some of those books are coming to students from a recently unveiled vending machine in the school’s front hallway. The machine is specially designed to deliver books from its bottom hatch when num- bers and letters are punched matching those connected to the desired book choice. “It’s been a huge hit,” said principal Phil Anderson. Just as if it were a bag of chips, a candy bar or a can of soda, the chosen book falls within reach of the reader’s hands after the system is set in motion by a special gold coin bearing the inscription “I Love Books” that students insert in a slot in the vending machine. TODAY Issue 129, 14 pages By Samantha O’Conner soconner@bakercityherald.com erty, 9, a third-grader in teacher Lindsey Rogers’ class, earned a coin by reading with expres- sion. “I kept on trying,” Liam said. “If I didn’t get the expression right, I’d go back and try again.” Finally, after reading to his teacher and following her sug- gested strategies, Liam met his goal and had built a new reading skill. A member of the Baker County com- mittee that reviews ranchers’ requests for compensation for livestock killed by wolves told county commissioners Thursday that he believes the system is broken. Martin Arritola, one of seven members of the Wolf Depredation Compensation Committee, said he believes the system, administered through the Oregon Depart- ment of Agriculture, is failing. Some other committee members agreed with Arritola, who told commissioners “the process of the wolf compensation committee has always frustrated me since the begin- ning.” Since 2012 the state has distrib- uted $155,000 to Baker County ranchers through the program. See Books/Page 6A See Wolves/Page 2A S. John Collins / Baker City Herald Students earn free book tickets, which put gold-colored tokens in hand to operate the vending machine. No other coins can be used to activate the system, a warn- ing near the coin slot advises students. And the golden coin that delivers the books can only be obtained by students who meet certain requirements, Anderson said. One way is for students to demonstrate to their teachers that they have mastered spe- cifi c reading skills, he said. For example, Liam Dough- Calendar ....................2A Classified ............. 3B-6B Comics ....................... 7B Community News ....3A Crossword ........5B & 6B Dear Abby ................. 8B Horoscope ........5B & 6B Jayson Jacoby ..........4A News of Record ........2A Obituaries ..................2A Opinion ......................4A Outdoors ..........1B & 3B Senior Menus ...........2A Sports ........................5A Weather ..................... 8B TUESDAY — PREVIEW SECTION FOR DISTRICT 7-1 BASKETBALL TOURNEY
