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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020 B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR 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. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 ■ Baker County Commission: 9 a.m. to noon; for details about how to access the meeting, go to bakercounty.org THURSDAY, MAY 21 ■ Baker School Board: 6 p.m. via Zoom video session; more information is available by calling the District Offi ce, 541-524-2260. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald May 9, 1970 Charlie Chandler and Denzil Robbins walked off with the top two awards given out by the Baker High School Future Farmers of America chapter and its Parent and Son banquet in the high school Friday evening. Chandler was named the chapter’s star chapter farmer and Robbins was named the star chapter’s greenhand. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald May 8, 1995 Shouting slogans such as “What do we want? Justice; When do we want it? Now,” state employees from Baker City picketed the offi ces where they normally work this morning on the fi rst day of a statewide strike. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald May 7, 2010 Baker County residents again came away disappointed after a three-hour session in which Idaho Power Co. offi cials laid out plans for construction of a 500-kilovolt transmission line from Boardman to Hemingway, Idaho. Idaho Power announced last month that its preferred route will travel about a mile east of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald May 8, 2019 Tourism is on a decade-long growth trend in Baker County, and Timothy Bishop is working to maintain that momentum. So is Linea Gagliano. Bishop, who is Baker County’s contract tourism market- ing director, and Gagliano, director of global communica- tions for Travel Oregon, met Tuesday morning on the fi fth fl oor of the Baker Tower to sift through the latest reports showing how much visitors contribute to the economies of Baker County, Eastern Oregon and the state. They gathered in the offi ce of Greg Smith, Baker County’s contract economic developer, along with Jamie Porter, industry communications content editor for Travel Oregon, and Alana Garner Carollo, who was in just her second day as executive director of the Eastern Oregon Visitors Association. Smith participated by phone. The reports from Dean Runyan Associates show that since a drop during the Great Recession, travel spending has increased every year since. O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, May 4 1 — 9 — 13 — 30 — 33 — 41 Next jackpot: $1 million POWERBALL, May 2 13 — 16 — 33 — 58 — 68 PB 24 Next jackpot: $59 million MEGA MILLIONS, May 5 7 — 13 — 17 — 21 — 45 Mega 14 Next jackpot: $231 million WIN FOR LIFE, May 4 12 — 23 — 56 — 72 PICK 4, May 5 • 1 p.m.: 2 — 6 — 8 — 8 • 4 p.m.: 3 — 2 — 1 — 4 • 7 p.m.: 9 — 5 — 1 — 8 • 10 p.m.: 9 — 5 — 5 — 7 LUCKY LINES, May 5 4-8-12-14-18-24-28-29 Next jackpot: $49,000 S ENIOR M ENUS ■ FRIDAY: Baked cod, cup of clam chowder, roll, coleslaw, lemon bar ■ MONDAY (MAY 11): Baked ham, sweet potatoes, peas, biscuit, carrot-raisin salad, apple crisp ■ TUESDAY (MAY 12): Chicken Kiev with hollandaise, broccoli-blend vegetables, roll, gelatin with fruit, tapioca ■ WEDNESDAY (MAY 13): Cabbage rolls, parslied red potatoes, carrots, bread, pea-and-onion salad, cinnamon rolls ■ THURSDAY (MAY 14): Pork tips over fettuccine, green beans, bread, coleslaw, bread pudding 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. C ONTACT THE H ERALD 1668 Resort St. Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: 541-523-3673 Copyright © 2020 Fax: 541-833-6414 Regional publisher Christopher Rush crush@eomediagroup.com Publisher Karrine Brogoitti kbrogoitti@lagrandeobserver. com Jayson Jacoby, editor jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Advertising email ads@bakercityherald.com Classifi ed email classified@bakercityherald.com Circulation email circ@bakercityherald.com ISSN-8756-6419 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), Baker City, OR 97814. Subscription rates per month are: Baker City (97814), $10.80; all others, $12.50. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Baker City Herald, P.O. Box 807, Baker City, OR 97814. Periodicals Postage Paid at Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Submitted photo Jessica Anderson, PE teacher at South Baker Intermediate and Haines Elementary schools, demonstrates the ob- stacle course she built in her front yard as part of the video lessons she is using while schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. PE teachers improvise as virus forces online classes By Corey Kirk ckirk@bakercityherald.com Last fall you’d often see PE teacher Jessica Anderson at either Haines Elementary or South Baker Intermediate school surrounded by her stu- dents, a cup of coffee in hand as she prepared to put the kids through their paces. Half a year later, An- derson’s class preparation includes a computer, a video camera and editing software. “This is something the entire country of PE teach- ers were doing,” Anderson said this week. “I like to give personal videos because I feel like the kids need to still see me, they still need consis- tency.” Anderson, in common with educators around Baker City and elsewhere, were faced with changes in their daily routines due to coronavirus pandemic. While other teachers can transfer their classroom instruction to the screen, PE teachers faced a different challenge. “We just started brain- “I like to give personal videos because I feel like the kids need to still see me, they still need consistency.” — Jessica Anderson, PE teacher at South Baker Intermediate and Haines Elementary schools storming ideas of what that would look like,” said Matt Banta, PE teacher at Baker High School. Because the school closure instituted in March was origi- nally intended to be tempo- rary, before Oregon Gov. Kate Brown extended it through the rest of the academic year, teachers prepared for both possibilities. “Initially we were hoping to come back so we kind of came up with a contingency plan for both,” Banta said. He’s using the Google Classroom online platform to continue teaching even as schools are closed. “We are providing kids with suggested workouts to complete, ultimately they are being asked to complete a physical activity log for the week,” Banta said. Since he’s not able to monitor his students directly, Banta said he’s being reason- able with his expectations. “We are trying to be as fl exible as possible, on the (physical activity) log,” he said. “We are asking for a parent- guardian signature to verify they have done the activity.” Anderson, who works with elementary students, said ac- countability isn’t her biggest concern. Both she and Banta have to address the possibility that not all students will have ac- cess to the equipment they’re accustomed to having at school. So they improvise. “We worked to create a list of basic household items that can be used for weight train- ing,” Banta said. Knowing that not all of her students could have the necessary equipment, Ander- sen also looks into household items to encourage her stu- dents to keep moving. “I just did a little juggling unit, and knowing that my kids don’t have bean bags at home, I have them get a pair of socks and a rubber band and they practice their juggling with a pair of socks,” Anderson said. Anderson even taught her students to build their own running obstacle course, and then she demonstrated with her own. “I was in my front yard and I took cushions off of my out- side patio and I hurdled over that and ran around my pots,” Anderson said. “I told the kids to make their obstacle course inside or outside.” Anderson and Banta said remote teaching has remind- ed them how vital it is to have social interaction with their students. Anderson, who works with more than 500 students, misses her time with the kids. “I see kiddos at Haines and South Baker every other day, and I don’t anymore,” she said. “I worry about them and just having that interaction, I really miss that.” Man accused of throwing knives in park p.m. at the park. Hagedorn wrote in his media log report A Baker City man arrested on a that he responded to the alleged knife- charge of third-degree criminal mischief throwing incident because Baker City at Geiser-Pollman Park Friday is accused Police offi cers were busy with another of throwing knives at trees, light poles, call. birds and squirrels and could face ad- Hagedorn said Weiss placed the knives ditional charges. on the ground at Hagedorn’s request and Oregon State Police Sr. Trooper Nicho- admitted to throwing knives at a tree las Hagedorn cited and released Jamie and a utility pole in the park. The offi cer Joseph Weiss, 55, of Baker City at 5:04 seized the knives. By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com Face masks, fabric and elastic can be donated People interested in donat- ing elastic and tightly woven cotton fabric for making homemade face masks can bring them to the front lobby at the Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce, 3410 K St. Local crafters have been sewing masks and they need supplies, according to a press release from Baker County. Finished masks can be placed in a drop box at Com- munity Connection’s Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. Instructions for making masks is available at the Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention website, www.cdc. gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ downloads/DIY-cloth-face- covering-instructions.pdf He wrote in his report that upon fur- ther investigation, Weiss reportedly had thrown knives at and damaged multiple trees in the park. Hagedorn stated that he later learned that Weiss had been throwing the knives at birds and squir- rels as well, and at multiple utility poles along Madison Street. Hagedorn said the information would be referred to the District Attorney’s offi ce for consideration of additional charges. N EWS OF R ECORD colestributecenter.com DEATHS Audrey H. Brown: 85, of Baker City, died on May 3, 2020, at her home. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. MDT at the Kohlerlawn Cemetery in Nampa, Idaho. Pastor Troy Tee- ter of the Baker City Church of the Nazarene will offi ciate. Vault interment will take place after the service. To light a candle in Audrey’s memory, go to www. POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations DEPOSITING LIGHTED MATERIAL ON A HIGHWAY OR FOREST LAND (Baker County warrant): Gage Michael Nie- haus, 20, of Haines, 1:23 p.m. Monday, at the police depart- ment; cited and released. Still running unsupported Windows 7? We’ll help you avoid critical issues by installing Windows 10! 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