2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
■ Baker County Commission: 9 am. to noon; for details
about how to access the meeting, go to bakercounty.org
TUESDAY, MAY 12
■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., Zoom video meeting; more
information is available by contacting klafavor@cityhall.
com or 541-524-2033.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
May 1, 1970
HALFWAY — One school district in the county, Pine-Eagle
School District No. 61, is asking for a smaller operating bud-
get but it still needs to be approved by the registered voters in
the district on Monday.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 1, 1995
Baker Sanitary Service now accepts mixed plastic bottles
and mixed paper at its recycling center at 12th and Campbell
streets.
Mixed plastic bottles include any with necks smaller than
the base. Bottles may be clear or colored, but should be
larger than 6 ounces and smaller than 5 gallons.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 30, 2010
Dick Hentze fi gures the hardest part of taking a long hike
through Northeastern Oregon ought to be the hiking.
Sleeping out beneath the stars is nice, sure.
But gazing up at the Milky Way isn’t such a stellar experi-
ence when a rock gouges your left kidney every time you
fi dget.
Hentze, who lives near Baker City, thinks the European
approach to distance hiking is rather more civilized.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 29, 2019
The second-to-last day of April probably will be the
coldest of the month in Baker City.
Which, besides prompting people to fi gure out which
seat their ice scraper had been hiding beneath, reverses
the normal progression of temperatures for the fi rst full
month of spring.
The temperature plunged to 19 degrees at 5:20 a.m.
at the Baker City Airport. That’s 1 degree colder than the
previous record low for April 29, set in 2014.
Until a cold front barrelled through Baker County on
Saturday — winds gusted to 55 mph at the airport — April
had been relatively balmy, especially nighttime tempera-
tures.
Through the fi rst 28 days the average low at the airport
was 35.7 degrees. That would have made this April the
warmest, by that measure, on record, eclipsing the previ-
ous record of 35.2 degrees in April 1965.
But today’s chilly beginning preserved 1965’s suprem-
acy.
This April’s average low has dropped to 35.1, and it’s
all but certain to dip even farther, as the National Weather
Service is forecasting a low of 28 degrees on the month’s
fi nal day.
O REGON L OTTERY
MEGABUCKS, April 27
16 — 19 — 39 — 41 — 42 — 45
Next jackpot: $3.7 million
POWERBALL, April 25
1 — 3 — 21 — 47 — 57 PB 18
Next jackpot: $43 million
MEGA MILLIONS, April 28
13 — 19 — 53 — 54 — 63
Mega 17
Next jackpot: $200 million
WIN FOR LIFE, April 27
23 — 35 — 61 — 72
PICK 4, April 28
• 1 p.m.: 3 — 9 — 0 — 9
• 4 p.m.: 1 — 8 —7 — 2
• 7 p.m.: 3 — 5 — 3 — 4
• 10 p.m.: 9 — 7 — 5 — 6
LUCKY LINES, April 28
3-8-10-15-19-24-26-31
Next jackpot: $42,000
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ MONDAY (May 4): Chicken cordon bleu with hollandaise,
baked potato, mixed vegetables, biscuit, cottage cheese
with fruit, brownie
■ TUESDAY (May 5): Swedish meatballs over rice, broccoli-
blend vegetables, bread, fruit cup, cookies
■ WEDNESDAY (May 6): Chicken-fried chicken, potatoes
and gravy, corn, bread, green salad, cake
■ THURSDAY (May 7): Pork roast, parslied red potatoes,
carrots, roll, pea-and-onion salad, ice cream
■ FRIDAY (May 8): Baked cod, cup of clam chowder, roll,
coleslaw, lemon bar
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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Serving Baker County since 1870
Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays except Christmas Day by the
Baker Publishing Co., a part of EO Media
Group, at 1668 Resort St. (P.O. Box 807),
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Submitted photo
The Ellis family of 1425 Second St. in Baker City was named best of show in the yard art competition.
Winners named in yard art contest
The Ellis family of Baker
City, 1425 Second St., was
named best of show in the
yard art competition — with
the theme “Kindness” —
sponsored by Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center, CASA
of Eastern Oregon and the
Baker City Rotary Club.
There were 12 entries.
The Ellis family received
a $50 gift certifi cate from
Crossroads, $50 in gift certifi -
cates to local businesses from
CASA (donated by the Sue
Richard family), and $50 in
gift certifi cates to local busi-
nesses from the Baker City
Rotary Club.
The fi rst-place winners
in each age division will
receive a $10 gift certifi cate
to Crossroads, and a $10 gift
certifi cate to local businesses
from both CASA and the
Baker City Rotary Club.
• Ages 4-7 — Finley Ellis
• Ages 8-11 — Avery Ellis
• Ages 12-14 — Cierra Van
Dyke
• Adults — Elizabeth Ellis
Because of the level of
support from donors, all
participants in the contest
will receive gift certifi cates
from Crossroads, a puzzle or
• Cora and Gannon
Finney
• Jace, Evan and Cody
Carroll
• Riley and Ainsley
Schuette
• Aaron and Jeremy Perry
• Beth St. John
• Mike and Barbara
Meyer
• Sue Lien.
“We are so thankful to
CASA of Eastern Oregon
who shared this idea with
Crossroads and we ap-
preciate Baker City Rotary
Club’s fi nancial support and
judging of the contest,” said
Ginger Savage, Crossroads
executive director. “This
project has shared kindness
and joy to neighborhoods
around the community. We
hope all citizens continue to
clean, tidy and beautify their
yards in the days and weeks
ahead. We so thank all the
participants for their clever
Submitted photo
ideas, energy and artistic
The Ellis family’s decorations include chalk art and slo-
talents.”
gans such as “spread kindness like confetti.”
Photos from all entries
are on the Facebook pages
game of their choice donated the Rotary Club.
for Crossroads Carnegie Art
to CASA by Tawny’s Toys,
Other entries were from:
Center, CASA of Eastern
and a gift certifi cate from
• Sloan Defrees
Oregon and the Baker City
local businesses donated by
• Olivia and Ruby Collard Rotary Club.
FIREWOOD
must be carried while cutting and trans-
porting fi rewood, and the authorization
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form must be signed by the woodcutter.
In a press release, Wallowa-Whitman
• Pick up a permit at forest headquar-
Supervisor Tom Montoya said he under- ters, 1550 Dewey Ave., Suite A, between
stands that fi rewood is a primary heat
8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through
source for many residents, and that the Friday. Find the self-service table near
coronavirus pandemic has put many
the front entrance. After selecting a
people out of work.
packet, please write your name, city of
There are multiple options for people residence, and authorization number
wanting a free fi rewood authorization
on the sign-in sheet. Note: While using
permit:
or waiting for the self-service station,
• Email to SM.FS.wwnf-webmail@
people are asked to follow CDC health
usda.gov with the subject: “Firewood
guidelines by keeping more than 6 feet
Authorization.” Include your name and from others and wearing a face mask.
city of residence in your email, and
Consider bringing your own pen, hand
National Forest staff will reply with an sanitizer, and gloves. Wash your hands
authorization form and 2020 fi rewood
immediately before and after picking up
guide in PDF format. Note: Each wood- a packet.
cutter is responsible for printing the
• Pick up an authorization packet
authorization form and the associated
between May 1 and May 15 at one of
wood removal record. Both documents
the following businesses:
— Burnt River Market, 304 Main St.,
Unity, 541-446-3660
— D&B Supply, 3515 Pocahontas
Road, Baker City, 541-523-6442
— Gold Post, 150 N. Mill St., Sumpter,
541-894-2362
— Halfway Mercantile, 117 S. Main
St., Halfway, 541-742-6171
Federal and state law enforcement
might ask woodcutters to show their
authorization form and associated fi re-
wood removal record. The authorization
form must be signed by the woodcutter,
and the removal record must be fi lled
out. Both documents must be carried
by the woodcutter while cutting and
transporting fi rewood. Woodcutters
are also required to carry an ax, a
shovel, an 8-ounce capacity or larger fi re
extinguisher, and have their chainsaw
equipped with an approved spark ar-
rester when cutting wood.
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
King Polley: 70, of Baker
City, died on April 27, 2020, at his
home. Arrangements are under
the direction of Gray’s West &
Co. Pioneer Chapel. To light a
candle for King, or to leave a
condolence for his family, go to
www.graystwestco.com
Margaret Berry-Fortin: 95,
of Baker City, died April 28, 2020,
at Meadowbrook Place. Inter-
ment will take place later at the
Willamette National Cemetery
in Portland. Arrangements are
under the direction of Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home and
Cremation Services. Online con-
dolences may be made at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com
Richard Rudolph: 69, of Bak-
er City, died April 29, 2020, at his
home. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home and Cremation
Services. Online condolences
may be made at www.tamis
pinevalleyfuneralhome.com
FUNERAL PENDING
Charles M. Chinn: Private
interment will take place at
Mount Hope Cemetery. Contribu-
tions in memory of Charles can
be made to the First Lutheran
Memorial Fund or the Talking
Book and Braille Library through
Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey
Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To
light a candle in memory of
Charles, or to leave a condolence
for his family, go to www.gray-
swestco.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant):
Chuck Wayne Briney, 27, of Baker
City, 10:22 a.m. Monday, at the
police department; cited and
released.
CRIMINAL TRESPASSING: Al-
exander Harold Wise,18, of Baker
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City, 5:02 p.m. Tuesday, at D & B
Supply, 3515 Pocahontas Road;
cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
VIOLATION OF RELEASE
AGREEMENT: Kenzie Sherman,
19, of Haines, 9:48 a.m. Tuesday,
at Haines; jailed.
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