2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020
Officials seek to help local businesses
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m.; in
order to comply with the governor’s social distancing order,
the Baker County Commission meetings will be streamed
live. A link to view the meeting will be available on the
county’s website, www.bakercounty.org.
The Baker County Eco-
nomic Development director,
Baker City manager, Baker
County Chamber of Com-
merce, and the Oregon Small
Business Development Cen-
ter have teamed up to assist
businesses impacted by the
coronavirus pandemic.
The group is working to co-
ordinate aid and information
coming from the federal and
state governments, as well as
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
REALTORS
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
April 14, 1970
The Baker City Council at its Monday night meeting ap-
proved a supplemental agreement with the State Highway
Department which confi rms the city’s plan to have Camp-
bell Street from Main Street east become 64 feet wide.
Continued from Page 1A
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 14, 1995
The Easter Bunny will visit Geiser Pollman Park after all.
The children’s Easter Egg Hunt has been an annual
event sponsored by the Baker Jaycees the Saturday before
Easter for 10 to 15 years. This year, however, the Jaycees
couldn’t fi nd enough manpower to help the fuzzy little crit-
ter do his job.
But that doesn’t mean the kids won’t get to have their
fun.
The Baker City Herald and businesses in Baker City,
Ontario and La Grande have donated manpower, eggs,
candy, supplies and prizes.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 14, 2010
Baker’s baseball record remains without a blemish, but
the Bulldogs didn’t exactly play perfectly in sweeping a
doubleheader from Weiser, Idaho, Tuesday at the Sports
Complex.
They did come awfully close, though.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 15, 2019
One of Oregon’s bigger wolf packs spends most of its
time in Baker County.
The Pine Creek pack, which roams mainly in the north-
eastern corner of the county from Pine Valley to Hells
Canyon, included 12 wolves at the end of 2018, accord-
ing to an annual report released last week by the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).
That made it the biggest of Oregon’s 16 confi rmed
packs, according to the report.
However, the agency’s current estimate for the Pine
Creek pack is eight wolves.
Brian Ratliff, district wildlife biologist at ODFW’s Baker
City offi ce, said recently that based on aerial surveys it ap-
pears that three of the Pine Creek wolves have dispersed
from the pack since last year.
The defectors include a 2-year-old female wolf, desig-
nated OR-57, that in February joined a young adult male
wolf, OR-68, which had not previously been part of the
Pine Creek pack.
Then, on March 12, rancher Lawrence Aguilar shot and
killed one of four wolves that were chasing his cow dog
near the front door of Aguilar’s home in Pine Valley about
9 miles from Halfway.
O REGON L OTTERY
MEGABUCKS, April 11
4 — 5 — 14 — 19 — 45 — 46
Next jackpot: $2.6 million
POWERBALL, April 11
22 — 29 — 30 — 42 — 47 PB 17
Next jackpot: $22 million
MEGA MILLIONS, April 10
2 — 11 — 21 — 57 — 60
Mega 13
Next jackpot: $145 million
WIN FOR LIFE, April 11
4 — 6 — 35 — 75
PICK 4, April 12
• 1 p.m.: 6 — 1 — 8 — 7
• 4 p.m.: 5 — 7 — 7 — 9
• 7 p.m.: 2 — 9 — 9 — 5
• 10 p.m.: 8 — 7 — 0 — 8
LUCKY LINES, April 12
2-5-11-14-19-23-25-32
Next jackpot: $26,000
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ WEDNESDAY: Breaded chicken strips, potatoes and gravy,
Brussels sprouts, roll, fruit ambrosia, cake
■ THURSDAY: Pork roast, parslied red potatoes, broccoli-
blend vegetables, roll, carrot-raisin salad, bread pudding
■ FRIDAY: Spaghetti with beef sauce, caulifl ower, garlic
breadsticks, green salad, cookies
■ MONDAY (April 20): Barbecue meatballs, rice pilaf, carrots,
bread, coleslaw, apple crisp
■ TUESDAY (April 21): Rueben casserole, peas, bread, fruit
ambrosia, ice cream
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. Due to
the coronavirus crisis, meals must be picked up; there is no
dining on site.
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Serving Baker County since 1870
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Information and resources
will continually be updated
at www.bakercountycovid19.
com/business-information/.
Information is available in
English and Spanish. Busi-
ness owners are encouraged
to learn about programs they
might be eligible for and to
apply early.
Jeff Nelson, with the Small
Business Development Cen-
One challenge for the home market is
that people considering a purchase and
a move are concerned about the limited
medical and other resources locally dur-
ing these uncertain times.
“We are rural and we have less re-
sources,” Baker City Realty Inc. Realtor
Cindy O’Leary-Marlow said. “They have
ter through Blue Mountain
Community College, will pro-
vide help for business owners
working through the Small
Business Administration
(SBA) applications. More in-
formation is available by call-
ing Nelson at 541-403-2003.
Resources are also available
through BizCenter.org
Baker County is provid-
ing help with any of the aid
programs as well through the
to weigh whether or not moving to the
country is a good deal.”
Some agents are working from home
when they’re not showing properties,
spending a minimal amount of time in
their offi ces.
“Some of us work in the offi ce part-
time and some of us work from home,”
Lein said.
The pandemic has also affected the
procedure for showing properties.
Baker County Business and
Recovery Task Force at 541-
523-0015.
“We know that the current
economic environment is
constantly changing and our
goal is to help Baker County
business navigate the fast-
changing fi nancial programs
that are available to them.”
said Bryan Tweit, Baker
County Economic Develop-
ment director.
“I have my clients wear masks and
gloves, and they are not allowed to touch
anything,” O’Leary-Marlow said. “The
owners are not allowed to be on the
residence during the showing.”
Though COVID-19 is on the back of
everyone’s mind, and the economy is
struggling, Realtors here in town see the
benefi t of living in Baker City.
“The positive side is that we are rural,”
O’Leary-Marlow said.
O BITUARIES
Fay Ross
Formerly of Unity, 1925-2020
Fay Lloyd Ross, 94, for-
merly of Unity, died March
30, 2020.
Our father, husband,
grandfather, and brother
went back to the green, green
grass of home, his family
said.
Fay Lloyd Ross was born
on April 21, 1925, at Pasa-
dena, California, to Howard
B. Ross and Rae Caroline
Ross. It wasn’t long before
he was joined by his little
sister, Jean C. Ross. Times
were tough for this family as
the Great Depression was
just around the corner, and
the effects were just begin-
ning to be felt. Like many
others, Fay’s family struggled
to get by. When the kids were
young, the Rosses moved to
San Miguel, California, in
hopes of better opportuni-
ties. Fay’s father worked as
a ranch hand and almond
picker, and eventually owned
a small dairy. As Fay grew,
he raised hogs and worked
in the local farm store to help
make ends meet for the fam-
ily. This was an early example
of the determination Fay had
to make a better life for his
family and himself.
Fay was 26 years old when
he received his Selective
Service draft orders to serve
in the Korean War. He was an
Army serviceman, and rose
to the rank of sergeant of the
motor pool during the two
years he was in Korea. Fay
saved most of his paycheck
during this time and sent
it back to his family in San
Miguel.
Prior to the war, and for
over 30 years thereafter, Fay
dry farmed barley and raised
cattle on the Alexander ranch
at San Ardo, California. He
married Barbara Clemans in
1953 and during their mar-
riage they had three children,
Steven, Richard and Patricia.
Fay and Barbara’s children
grew up learning the value of
N EWS OF
R ECORD
DEATHS
Darryl-McKenzy Smith: 51,
of Baker City, died April 9, 2020,
at his home. Arrangements are
under the direction of Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services. Online condo-
lences can be made at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com
Norvin “Skip” Coles Jr:
70, of Baker City, died April 13,
2020, with his family by his side.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation
Services. Online condolences
can be made at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
THIRD-DEGREE THEFT: Shane
Austin Aldrich, 24, of Westmin-
ster, Colorado, 11:49 p.m. Friday,
in the 500 block of Campbell
Street; cited and released.
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT
DOMESTIC and STRANGULA-
TION: Justin Kyle Welch, 36, of
Baker City, 11:49 p.m. Friday,
in the 2500 block of Ninth St.;
jailed.
hard work and worked in ev-
ery aspect of the ranch. After
17 years of marriage, Fay and
Barbara divorced.
Besides his desire to make
a better life, Fay’s other true
passion was big game hunt-
ing. Every summer after har-
vest, he and his
dad would make
the month-long
journey to Idaho
to hunt bighorn
sheep, elk, deer
Fay Ross and bear with
Fay’s old friend
and packer, Fay Kissenger.
These were the best of times
and the cool mountains of
Idaho he would never forget.
Fay always dreamed that
he would some day own his
own ranch, and he worked
hard to make that dream
come true. In 1973 his wish
came true when he pur-
chased the Vaughan ranch
at Unity. The Unity ranch is
a hay and cattle operation
where Fay made his home in
the early ’80s.
In 1975, Fay married his
sweetheart, Patricia Nel
Harvey Wood (Pat). She is
the love of his life and they
remained married until his
death. Their entire lives to-
gether, through rain or shine,
these two worked cattle, fi xed
fence, irrigated, and of course
sprayed weeds, well into their
80s.
A great joy in Fay’s life was
his grandchildren. Memo-
ries of fi shing, camping, and
tractor driving with Grandpa
have been the source of count-
less stories ’round the dinner
table. He loved to spend time
talking about tractors and the
old days of hunting with his
grandsons, and anyone else
who would listen. For many
years, he and Pat went back
to Paso Robles to spend the
winter months. In later years,
they also loved to travel to
Arizona in the winter to visit,
spend the holidays, and take
a red rock hike or two, with
their granddaughters.
Fay is survived by his
wife, Patricia N. Ross; his
son, Steve Ross (Janice); his
daughter, Patricia Highley
(Jerry); his sister, Jean Foster;
his grandchildren, Jayme
Thoma (Alex), Anna Alisse
Caton (Joe), Richard Ross
enjoyed hang gliding in his
younger years and he would
take part in this activity as
often as he was able.
Ultimately, Frank and
Peggy made Baker City their
fi nal home, with yearly road
trips and vacations to many
state parks and beaches.
Frank was an avid bowler
and well into his late 80s
he could still be found in a
league at Baker Bowl. He
also enjoyed gardening,
reading, a good hot fi re and
relaxing in his hammock.
In 2016, Frank lost his
wife, Peggy, a loss from which
he never recovered. His
Frank Howe
family tried to fi ll that void
Baker City, 1928-2020
by spending extra time with
Frank Lee (Dick) Howe
him, having him over for bar-
died on the evening of April
becues, taking him out to his
4, 2020, at Saint Alphonsus
favorite restaurants, weekly
Hospital in Baker City, from
card games of pinochle and
complications resulting from cribbage, and taking turns
a fall just nine days short of
bringing him Sunday dinners.
his 92nd birthday.
His family fi nds comfort in
There are no services
knowing that he is now with
planned at this time.
his beloved wife again, which
Frank was the eldest of six brings a smile to his relatives’
children born at Akron, Ohio, faces.
to Robert Arthur Marshall
Frank was preceded in
Howe and Gladys Hensel
death by his parents, Mar-
Howe.
shall and Gladys; his wife,
Frank was raised in
Peggy; his daughter, Marsha;
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, where his brother, Norman Howe;
he met and married his fi rst and two grandsons, Eric
wife, Emily Louise Hopkins.
Howe and Ryan Hutchins
Together they had four chil-
Howe.
dren: Sherry, Richard, Larry
Frank is survived by his
and Marsha. When that mar- sisters, Carolyn Castagnola
riage ended, Frank moved
and Jesse Holguin of Santa
with his children to Cali-
Barbara, California, and Nan-
fornia, settling in the Santa
cy Howe Stephens of Spring-
Barbara area where other
fi eld, Oregon; his brother,
family members resided.
Warren Howe (Janet) of
In 1970, Frank met the
Duluth, Minnesota; his three
love of his life, Peggy Morril,
children, Sherry (Michael)
and together they made their Jurd of McEwen, Richard
home in a cabin that Frank
(Patty) Howe of Haines, and
built on property his dad
Larry Howe of Baker City;
had purchased just outside
four grandchildren and sever-
of Sumpter. His family has
al great-grandchildren; along
many memories of fun family with numerous nephews,
gatherings and barbecues on nieces and great-nephews
that property.
and great-nieces.
Frank held jobs as the
Memorial contributions
watermaster of Sumpter, then in memory of Frank can be
watermaster of Unity until
made to St. Jude Children’s
his retirement.
Hospital (a charity he and
Frank loved the outdoors,
Peggy supported regularly)
especially warm places and
through Gray’s West & Co.,
the ocean, which led to many 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City,
trips to Hawaii, California,
OR 97814.
Arizona and Mexico, where
To light a candle in
he and Peggy purchased a
memory of Frank, or to leave
home at which they spent
a condolence for his family, go
many winters. He also
to www.grayswestco.com
(Rachel), Shawn Ross, Carl
Ross, Stephen Ross; Wyatt
Wood (Amy), Wade Wood
(Breanna), Alicia Hernandez
(Jacob), Floyd Patterson, Cody
Patterson; and his stepchil-
dren, Duane Wood (Robin),
Douglas Wood and Dawn
Patterson (Lester).
He was preceded in death
by his parents, and his son
Richard Ross.
Fay embodied a principled
life. He was tough and honest,
and held the admiration of
later generations. Goodbye
Dad ... til we meet again, his
children said.
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