2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020
COUNTY
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
TUESDAY, APRIL 28
■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall; details of how the
public will access the meeting will be announced later.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
April 24, 1970
The new debarker at Ellingson’s Plywood Mill was being
installed this week in preparation for reopening of produc-
tion Monday. The new machine, manufactured in Western
Oregon, is designed to strip logs faster.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 24, 1995
A new regional magazine celebrating Oregon east of the
Cascades was unveiled at the Governor’s Conference on
Tourism near Salem earlier this month.
Oregon OutPost, based in Canyon City, is a mainstream-
style full-color magazine published monthly.
“I told them they may end
up having a volunteer fair,
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like Halfway,” Bennett said.
Because people are
“We could cover the utilities
traveling much less, gas tax
and maybe that’s about it.”
revenues inevitably will drop,
Lodging taxes, which
Bennett said.
guests at motels, bed-and-
Commission Chairman Bill breakfasts and RV parks pay,
Harvey said it’s also pos-
have also plummeted. The
sible that state offi cials could county uses both local lodging
siphon some of the gas tax
taxes and its share of the
revenue from purposes other statewide tax for economic
than road and street mainte- development, tourism promo-
nance.
tion and other purposes.
“We can suffer a dual blow
The Fair isn’t the only
to that,” Harvey said.
event that could be threat-
The Oregon Lottery, which ened both by budget cuts
supplies revenue to several
and by lingering restrictions
county departments, has
designed to reduce the spread
seen cuts of about $20 million of the virus.
per week from video lottery,
Bennett said that in a
which has all but ended
conference call Wednesday
with the closure of bars since morning, the governor was
March 17.
“less than assuring to the
About one-third of the
Pendleton Round-Up that it
Baker County Fair Board’s
would function” in September.
annual revenue — $55,000
“There’s other events
— comes from video lottery
throughout the summer
revenue.
that we’re seriously looking
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 24, 2019
If there’s anything mosquitoes need more than blood
it’s water, and Baker County is pretty soggy this spring.
This has Matt Hutchinson worried.
Hutchinson is starting his seventh season as the area’s
chief mosquito killer, and he’s bracing for an active stretch.
“I’m preparing for a busy season — busier than last
year,” Hutchinson said Tuesday afternoon.
The 2018 season started relatively fast but it ended
slow, mainly due to the severe drought that dried some of
the water sources where mosquitoes lay their eggs, said
Hutchinson, who manages the 200,000-acre Baker Valley
Vector Control District.
He’s responsible for dealing with mosquitoes in the
property tax-funded district, which includes much of Baker
Valley (including Baker City) as well as Bowen and Keating
valleys.
But 2019 much more resembles 2017, when the melted
remnants of a heavy snowpack gave mosquitoes an abun-
dance of breeding areas.
“2017 was a busy year start to fi nish,” Hutchinson said.
“This looks more like that.”
Hutchinson said he and a co-worker have been checking
some notorious breeding sites for the past week or so,
looking for larvae.
They apply products, sometimes from the ground and
occasionally from the air, that kill larvae before they hatch
into adults that can fl y and, in the case of female mos-
quitoes, bite people and other mammals to procure the
“blood meal” the insects need to nourish their eggs.
O REGON L OTTERY
MEGABUCKS, April 20
9 — 13 — 24 — 33 — 37 — 44
Next jackpot: $3.4 million
POWERBALL, April 18
4 — 44 — 46 — 56 — 63 PB 29
Next jackpot: $29 million
MEGA MILLIONS, April 21
13 — 15 — 24 — 67 — 70
Mega
17
Next jackpot: $174 million
WIN FOR LIFE, April 20
35 — 54 — 66 — 68
PICK 4, April 21
• 1 p.m.: 8 — 8 — 9 — 0
• 4 p.m.: 1 — 6 — 9 — 1
• 7 p.m.: 4 — 7 — 3 — 9
• 10 p.m.: 9 — 5 — 4 — 5
LUCKY LINES, April 21
1-7-10-13-20-22-26-32
Next jackpot: $35,000
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ FRIDAY (April 24): Cheeseburgers with trimmings, potato
wedges, corn, fruit cup, tapioca
■ MONDAY (April 27): Chicken ala king over a biscuit, peas,
fruit, brownies
■ TUESDAY (April 28): Meat lasagna, caulifl ower, garlic
breadsticks, green salad, ice cream
■ WEDNESDAY (April 29): Salisbury steak, potatoes and
gravy, green beans, roll, fruit ambrosia, birthday cake
■ THURSDAY (April 30): Baked ham, au gratin potatoes,
mixed vegetables, roll, gelatin with fruit, cinnamon roll
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. Due to the coronavirus crisis, meals must be
picked up; there is no dining on site.
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in an interview Wednesday
afternoon.
Harvey said he would like
to see the county cancel the
ban on camping and other
overnight uses along the
Snake River on May 1. The
ban has been in effect since
April 4.
Harvey said he believes
county offi cials have done
everything “precaution wise
and it is time to allow people
to get out and recreate.”
He said he also hopes to
open the county’s Hewitt and
Holcomb parks, on Brownlee
Reservoir near Richland,
on May 15, to coincide with
Idaho Power Company’s
opening of its parks.
Social distancing will con-
tinue, Harvey said.
“We are going to be in-
volved in a lot more clean-
ing to do out there for the
restroom facilities but I think
we can do this safely,” Harvey
said.
O BITUARIES
Don Davis Jr.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 23, 2010
Barley Brown’s Brew Pub in Baker City has bolstered its
reputation as the little brewery that could by winning a gold
medal in the 2010 World Beer Cup.
Over the past several years, Barley Brown’s has gained a
national reputation for bringing home more gold and silver
medals than any other brew pub in its class at the Great
American Beer Festival.
at to see whether or not we
would continue the planning
process,” Harvey said. “All of
the connections that we have
to make months in advance.
Some of these events could
not be happening because
we’re not even sure that we
can open things up or not.
“And then we don’t have
the comfort level from the
citizens yet to say ‘we’re com-
fortable with bringing more
people into our community’
although we desperately need
motels used up, we need res-
taurants opened up, we need
regular businesses opened
up,” Harvey said.
With so much uncertainty
about state budgets, Bennett
said commissioners will ask
county department heads to
prepare for potential reduc-
tions.
To expect state revenues
to stay fl at, and to budget ac-
cordingly, would be “extreme-
ly reckless,” Bennett said
Baker City, 1963-2020
Don Kenneth Davis Jr., 56,
of Baker City, died on April
13, 2020, at his residence.
No services are planned at
this time.
Don was born on Oct. 10,
1963, at Washington, D.C., to
Don Kenneth Davis Sr. and
Eva Godwin. He worked as
a carpenter for 20 years and
worked for several contrac-
tors in Baker City, including
Jeff Petry and Dave Bowers.
Don enjoyed the outdoors,
fi shing and camping. He
loved his occupation. He was
an excellent carpenter and
painter and took pride in his
work.
He is survived by his
children, Katherine Davis,
April Davis, Don Kenneth
Davis III and Daniel Davis,
all of Maryland, and Megan
(Kurtis) Anderson of Baker
City; he is also survived by
fi ve grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his father and stepmother,
Don and Helen; his mother
and stepfather, Eva and Ray;
his infant son, Jonathan
Davis; and his beloved grand-
parents, John and Truey
Davis.
Memorial contributions in
memory of Don can be made
to Heart ’N Home Hospice
through Gray’s West &
Company, 1500 Dewey Ave.,
Baker City, OR 97814.
To light a candle in
memory of Don, or to leave a
condolence for his family, go
to www.grayswestco.com.
Darryl-McKenzy
Sheppard
Baker City, 1968-2020
Darryl-McKenzy Sheppard
Smith, 51, of Baker City, died
April 9, 2020, at his home.
Darryl was
born on June 17,
1968, at Ontario.
He graduated
from high
school at Mount
Darryl-
Vernon and at-
tended college at McKenzy
the Eastern Or- Sheppard
egon University
in La Grande. After college
he moved to Portland and
became a property manager
until he became disabled.
After leaving Portland, he
moved to Hermiston, then
to Mount Vernon and Baker
City. Darryl loved to garden,
camp and fi sh. He enjoyed
spending time with his family
and friends.
Darryl is survived by his
moms, Marilyn Smith and
Elaine Johnson; his stepdad,
Dale Johnson; his brother,
Gene Sheppard; his sisters,
Wendi Leeper, Pam Wood-
N EWS OF
R ECORD
DEATHS
Daniel A. Labonte: 76, a
longtime Baker City resident,
died on April 18, 2020, at Merid-
ian, Idaho. No services are
planned at this time. A full obitu-
ary will be published later.
worth and Ann Morino;
several aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews and cousins and his
beloved four-legged compan-
ion, Nia.
Darryl was preceded in
death by his father, Carl
Sheppard; and his nephew,
Steven Jay Maine.
All those who knew Darryl
loved him dearly and will al-
ways treasure their time that
they spent together. Darryl
will forever be missed. May
he rest in peace.
For those who would like to
make a donation in memory
of Darryl, the family suggests
Best Friends (animal care
and rescue) through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home &
Cremation Services, P.O. Box
543, Halfway, OR 97834. On-
line condolences can be made
at www.tamispinevalley
funeralhome.com.
Deal Spriet
Baker City, 1924-2020
Deal Iven Spriet (known as
Cowboy), 95, died on April 18,
2020, at Settler’s Park, with
his family surrounding him
with love.
A private
family graveside
service will be
held, and a pub-
lic celebration
of life will be
Deal
scheduled later.
Spriet
Deal was born
on May 24, 1924,
at Baker City to Ivo and Alida
Spriet. He was the youngest
of fi ve children; his siblings
were Julia, Frank, Marcel
and Willie.
In the early 1900s, Deal’s
dad, Ivo, immigrated to
America leaving his loving
fi ancé, Alida, in Belgium. Af-
ter he earned enough money
to pay for the trip, he sent for
her. Alida made her way to
America via Canada by ship,
alone. She arrived in Oregon
on July 13, 1909. Ivo and
Alida were then married on
Aug. 14, 1909.
In 1930, tragedy struck.
Deal’s father died in a
sawmill accident, leaving
Alida alone to raise the fi ve
children: four boys and one
girl. Deal was 6 years old.
During these very diffi cult
times, Deal remained close to
his mother, oftentimes shar-
ing tears together.
Deal will always be remem-
bered as having hardwork-
ing ethics. He enjoyed the
challenge of building almost
anything. Hand him a welder
and some hand tools and he’d
turn the simplest of items
into farm machinery in his
later years.
At the ripe old age of 17,
a beautiful red-haired girl
caught his eye, Arlene Anna
Schaer. Soon they were mar-
ried, on Sept. 15, 1941.
Deal and Arlene lived
a short while with Deal’s
Belgium mom, Alida, on the
Spriet Ranch. Deal did odd
jobs for farmers in the area in
addition to driving back and
forth to Pondosa working at
the lumber mill there. The
young couple then decided
to move to San Bernardino,
California, to help his older
brother, Frank, build Army
barracks in the desert. Deal
felt this was a way to work
in the war efforts, as he was
unable to join the military
because of a heart murmur
and the loss of a fi nger on his
right hand. He later worked
in the Natatorium in Baker
City painting military ve-
hicles. By this time, they had
their fi rst child, a boy, Larry.
They lived in California
less than a year before miss-
ing Baker City. Returning
home, they moved to a house
on Marble Creek owned by
Arlene’s parents, Bill and
Anna Schaer. Harley, son
number two, was born during
this time. The couple then
bought a house in town, liv-
ing there for a period of time
before Anita was born. In
1948, Deal and Arlene had
an opportunity to purchase
the Spriet Ranch on Goodrich
Creek Lane.
Deal was 24 now, and the
father of two more children,
Evelyn and Allan having
joined the family. He then
took on the task of building
their new house which was
completed in 1955. Then their
last child, Patti, was born.
In addition to farming,
Deal worked at Burnt River
Lumber Co. By the age of
48, he left the company and
farmed full time with the
help of his children.
When Deal’s oldest son
Larry returned home in 1966,
after serving two years in the
Army, they obtained more
ground and started farm-
ing together. This continued
for many years until Deal
decided not to retire but slow
down a bit from the work
on the farm. He still helped
during calving time, or when
it was time to vaccinate the
calves, inviting as many
grandkids as he could to help.
He would be out there sitting
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on top of the fence bossing
everyone to make sure they
did everything right. Noth-
ing was more important to
him than having his family
around.
Deal loved the family farm
nestled at the foot of “his”
mountains. He cherished go-
ing on rides anytime anyone
would take him; looking at
the beautiful countryside
with a story to tell about how
it used to be.
Being a hardworking
man and taking chances,
Deal suffered broken bones
along with other injuries
that slowed him down but
didn’t stop him from enjoying
happy times with his family.
His family was the light of
his life. Enduring a horrible
time in 2012, when his dear
wife, Arlene, suffered a stroke
and after almost a year later,
lost her battle. He missed her
terribly but was comforted
knowing his family was close
by.
This strong, hardworking
man will be missed by all
who knew him and always
be remembered as a man
with a huge heart, highest of
integrity and full of love for
his family.
He is survived by his sons,
Larry (Janet) Spriet and
Allan Spriet; his daughters,
Anita Goodyear (John), Ev-
elyn Ulrey (Chuck) and Patti
Beeks (Terry); several grand-
children, great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchil-
dren; his brothers-in-law,
Kenneth Schaer (Beverly)
and John Schaer; numerous
nieces and nephews; and a
special friend, Hugh Whit-
bread.
Deal was preceded in death
by his parents, Alida and Ivo;
his brothers and one sister;
his wife, Arlene; son, Harley;
and grandsons, Mike and
Harley.
The family would like
to thank Heart ’N Home
Hospice for the love and care
they gave their dad, espe-
cially Paige and Seth. They’d
also like to thank the Settler’s
Park caregivers for the sweet
attention they so kindly gave.
Memorial contributions in
memory of Deal can be made
to Shriner’s Hospital for Chil-
dren through Coles Tribute
Center, 1950 Place St., Baker
City, OR 97814.
To light a candle in
memory of Deal, or to leave
an online condolence for his
family, go to www.colestribute
center.com.
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