2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
MONDAY, JUNE 1
■ Baker City Budget Board: 6 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St.
Residents who want to speak during the meeting or submit
comments can email publiccomment@bakercity.com. A
second meeting, if needed, will be June 2 at 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4
■ Baker County Budget Committee: 8:15 a.m. at the
Courthouse, 1995 Third St. Second meeting, if needed, will
be June 5 at 8:15. Webex information for the meetings will
be posted at bakercounty.org
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
May 30, 1970
Keith R. Kirkwood, present Justice of the Peace, Baker
District No. 1, has submitted his resignation to Gov. Tom
McCall in a letter dated May 21, and released to the press
this morning.
The resignation was tendered because of Kirkwood’s
anticipated move into private business in Eugene in June.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 30, 1995
Lessons about bugs, plants, wildlife and more came to
life for Churchill School sixth-graders in a week of classes
at Phillips Park during the second annual Outdoor School
May 22-26.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 31, 2010
Bryan Bolin was hiking through the sage, checking
range fences, when he saw what looked like bones in a
creek bed.
“I kicked the fi rst one, thinking it was a cow bone, but it
clanged like ceramic, so I looked a little closer,” Bolin said.
“It looked like a very large foot bone.”
“Personally, I think it’s a mammal, possibly a prehistoric
mammoth, or possibly a dinosaur, because they were
around here,” Bolin said.
Since discovering the fossilized bones a couple of
weeks ago, Bolin said he has been quietly checking with
archaeological experts, as well as gemologists.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 31, 2019
The Baker School District plans to hire a full-time ath-
letic director who would work year-round.
The salary range, on a 260-day contract, is listed at
between $95,193 to $116,039.
The current athletic director is Tim Smith, a 20-year
teacher at Baker High School. Smith teaches science
classes for three periods of his day and the other three
are dedicated to his work as athletic director through an
extra-duty contract.
Smith is employed on a 174-day annual contract as are
other teachers.
The current athletic director’s extra-duty contract
includes stipends ranging from $4,956 to $6,019 in two
separate payments, one for fall sports and one for winter
sports. Smith is at the top of that extra-duty scale. He re-
ceives a full-time teaching salary in addition to his athletic
director stipends, Superintendent Mark Witty said.
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PICK 4, May 28
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LUCKY LINES, May 28
Oregon State Police Sr. Trooper
Nicholas Hagedorn wrote in his media
An Idaho woman sustained what
log report that Shaeffer’s blood-alcohol
police termed “life-threatening injuries” content was 0.19.
when she was ejected from her vehicle
That is more than twice Oregon’s
as it rolled several times on the east-
legal limit of 0.08.
bound shoulder of Highway 86 about
“The investigation is open and active
15 miles east of Baker City Thursday
and criminal charges for DUII are
night.
pending,” Hagedorn wrote.
Lisa Dawn Shaeffer, 55, of Nyssa,
He said the crash happened about
was listed in critical condition at Saint 9:45 p.m. when Shaeffer’s Toyota
Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise,
4Runner, which was traveling at an
Mark Snider, hospital spokesman, said apparent high rate of speed, failed to
Friday morning.
negotiate a curve. Shaeffer, who was
By Chris Collins
ccollins@bakercityherald.com
“You don’t have to know
what the plant is, but if it
looks out of place, take a
picture and text it to me.”
Continued from Page 1A
Each piece, if cut and left in
the dirt, can produce two new
plants, he says.
This proclivity for reproduc-
tion is one reason whitetop,
although known as hoary
cress, is among the “bad boys”
of Baker County’s noxious
weeds, Pettingill said.
Whitetop can also spread
by seeds, he said, but its
ability to reproduce by un-
derground stems known as
rhizomes, makes it diffi cult to
control by mechanical means.
Shovels, for instance.
“You pretty much have to
spray it,” Pettingill said.
Which is precisely what he
was doing on a warm, sunny
Wednesday afternoon in the
fi eld at the north end of the
Baker County Fairgrounds in
Baker City.
Pettingill, 56, replaced Ar-
nie Grammon, who retired in
April after 19 years running
the county’s weed depart-
ment.
Pettingill came to Baker
County from Bonneville
County in eastern Idaho
(Idaho Falls is the county
seat), where he worked for
the past 20 years as the weed
control supervisor.
The two jobs are basically
identical, he said, although
the weeds on the most-
wanted list are a bit different
between the counties.
Musk thistle, for instance,
is a bane of Bonneville
County but rarely seen in
Baker County (it’s on the lo-
cal “watch list”).
And whitetop isn’t a prob-
lem in eastern Idaho.
Cheatgrass is a scourge in
both places, Pettingill said.
Although Pettingill spends
much of his time in decid-
edly less urban settings than
the center of Baker City,
he sprayed whitetop at the
— Jeffrey Pettingill, Baker
County weed control
supervisor
Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald
Jeffrey Pettingill, Baker County’s new weed control
supervisor, explains how whitetop can spread by its
underground stems.
Fairgrounds Wednesday at
the request of his colleagues
at the county.
Pettingill said one of his
major goals is to work with
farmers and ranchers, help-
ing them combat noxious
weeds. That not only helps
reduce the spread of weeds
to adjacent land, both public
and private, but it makes
farms and ranches more
productive, he said.
The economic benefi ts can
accrue to Baker County’s key
industries — agriculture and
recreation, Pettingill said.
O BITUARY
Next jackpot: $12,000
■ MONDAY (June 1): Chicken broccoli Alfredo over
fettuccine, biscuit, fruit cup, lemon bars
■ TUESDAY (June 2): Meatloaf, potatoes and gravy, green
beans, roll, carrot-raisin salad, sherbet
■ WEDNESDAY (June 3): Cheese manicotti with beef
sauce, peas, bread, fruit ambrosia, cinnamon roll
■ THURSDAY (June 4): Chicken cordon bleu with
hollandaise, potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, roll,
pasta salad, apple crisp
■ FRIDAY (June 5): Ham and beans, Brussels sprouts,
cornbread, 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
Kaye Jenkins
Formerly of Baker City, 1949-2020
Kaye Jenkins, 70, of Union died May 25, 2020, at her
home in the Ramo Flat Apartments in Union.
Kaye will be buried with her sister, Barbara, and their
parents at the Summerville Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Daniels-
Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center in
La Grande.
She was born as Ethel “Kaye” Down to Eldon and Shir-
ley (Keener) Down at Joseph on Nov. 12, 1949.
Kaye moved with her family to La Grande, Baker, Mis-
soula, Montana, Boise and Texas before returning to Boise
and then to Union.
She graduated from high school in Missoula, Montana,
with the class of 1968. She worked as an administrator for
the Albertsons grocery store chain until her retirement.
Kaye enjoyed bowling and tole painting.
Survivors include her son, Greg Malone of Portland; and
a sister, Sharon Middleton of Union.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister,
Barbara Woods.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Blue
Mountain Humane Association, 3212 U.S. Highway 30, La
Grande, OR 97850. Online condolences can be made at
www.danielsknopp.com
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not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown
from the vehicle as it rolled along the
highway’s eastbound shoulder.
Shaeffer was traveling alone. She
and her vehicle landed near an irriga-
tion ditch along the eastbound shoul-
der, Hagedorn wrote.
Shaeffer was treated by Keating
medics and transported by Baker City
ambulance fi rst to the local hospital,
the 9-1-1 Dispatch Center report
stated.
Shaeffer later was transferred to the
Boise hospital.
WEEDS
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Driver critical after DUII crash
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING: Jamie Joseph
Weiss, 55, transient, 3:03 a.m. Fri-
day, in the 500 block of Campbell
Street; cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
HARASSMENT: Heather Marie
Harlow, 36, of Baker City, 5:07
p.m. Thursday, at the Sheriff’s
Offi ce; cited in lieu of custody
and released.
Weeds pose an obvious risk
to the former — weeds can
reduce crop yields and, by
supplanting native grasses
and other palatable livestock
forage, reduce the number
of cattle that can graze in a
particular pasture.
But invasive weeds can
also deter recreationists,
whether they’re sightsteeing
or trying to bag a deer or elk.
“Nobody wants to walk
through a patch of thistles
to see an animal,” Pettingill
said.
Although Pettingill and his
seasonal assistant work to
control noxious weeds around
the county, he understands
the impossibility of covering
a county that sprawls over
slightly more than 3,000
square miles — almost 2 mil-
lion acres.
That’s why he encour-
ages everyone to get in touch
with him if they see a patch
of noxious weed — or even
what they think might be a
noxious weed.
“You don’t have to know
what the plant is, but if it
looks out of place, take a
picture and text it to me,”
Pettingill said. “Be my eyes,
be my legs. I just want to get
the word out. If you’re wrong
(about a plant being a nox-
ious weed), no big deal.”
He also encourages
residents to call or email with
questions about the most ef-
fective ways to control weeds
on their property.
Pettingill’s cell number is
541-519-0024. His email is
jpettingill@bakercounty.org
More information about the
weed department is avail-
able at www.bakercounty.org/
Weeds/Weeds.html
Pettingill said he hopes to
increase the department’s
online presence by starting a
Facebook page.
He also plans to write oc-
casional stories for the Baker
City Herald, each featuring a
common local weed.
Pettingill started his new
job at a potentially precarious
period — just a few weeks
before county voters decided
whether to extend for anoth-
er four years the property tax
levy that provides about 30%
of the department’s revenue.
Although voters have in
the past supported the levy
by large margins, Pettingill
said economic damage result-
ing from the coronavirus pan-
demic made him leery about
whether residents would still
be willing to pay a bit more
in taxes.
But the new levy passed
with almost 69% of the
vote. The tax rate is about
5.9 cents per $1,000 of
assessed property value,
which equates to about $8.85
per year for the owner of a
$150,000 property.
The weed department’s
budget for the current fi scal
year, which ends June 30, is
$270,000, including $61,000
for the supervisor’s position.
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