2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020
POLICE
Continued from Page 1A
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m.,
Courthouse, 1995 Third St.; Commission meetings will be
streamed live. Due to occupancy limitations, the public is
encouraged to attend the meetings using the link provided
on the County’s website,www.bakercounty.org
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
■ Baker School Board: 7 p.m., City Hall; Zoom video
meeting; for information, call 541-524-2260.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St.; some
councilors will attend in person while others will participate
via Zoom video conferencing; members of the public may
attend as social distancing limits allow.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
June 16, 1970
Dick Camp of Haines Commercial Equipment Company
announced at the regular meeting of the Baker County
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee meeting that
he has begun manufacturing Pak Raks which are baggage
carriers for snowmobiles.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 16, 1995
SUMPTER — The second annual Sumpter Valley Dredge
Workers reunion is planned Saturday at the Sumpter Val-
ley Dredge State Park.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 16 2010
Offi cials from the Oregon Division of State Lands are
scheduled to survey Baker County fl ood damage today
and potentially streamline the process so farmers and
ranchers in the Pine and Eagle valleys can get permits to
repair their irrigation networks.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 17, 2019
Jeff Meldrum, with his neatly trimmed gray beard,
mellifl uous voice and smooth cadence, seems to be the
archetypal college professor except that he’s holding what
appears to be the footprint of a giant.
Meldrum is in fact a professor.
But as he stands in the shade of a canopy on a fl awless
June morning at Geiser-Pollman Park, brandishing this
peculiar piece of plaster, it’s obvious that his specialty is
not, say, English literature or economics.
Meldrum, 61, is a full professor of anatomy and anthro-
pology at Idaho State University in Pocatello. He’s taught
there for 26 years.
But it’s not his reputation for lecturing on human
anatomy that brought Meldrum to Baker City on Saturday.
It’s Bigfoot.
Sasquatch, the other common name for this mas-
sive, hirsute creature that some believe inhabits the wild
woods, as yet unrecognized by science, is the theme for
the inaugural Blue Mountain Bigfoot Fest that drew an
estimated 1,000 people to the park for the day-long event.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ WEDNESDAY: Barbecued chicken, parslied red potatoes,
peas, roll, cottage cheese with fruit, cinnamon roll
■ THURSDAY: Breaded pork loin, potatoes and gravy, mixed
vegetables, roll, broccoli-bacon salad
■ FRIDAY: Taco salad, (beef, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese,
chips, salsa and sour cream), fruit cup, cookies
■ MONDAY (June 22): Chicken ala king over a biscuit,
peas, fruit cup, brownies
■ TUESDAY (June 23): Salisbury steak, potatoes and
gravy, green beans, roll, fruit ambrosia, ice cream
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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Tim Fisher, a retired Baker
County sheriff’s deputy who
grew up on a cattle ranch
near Haines and spent 21
years on the force, echoed
these sentiments.
“I’m a retired law enforce-
ment offi cer and I feel like
the actions of one corrupt
offi cer is causing a group to
demonize the rest of law en-
forcement, which are not —
people join law enforcement
to help people,” Fisher said.
“What happened to George
Floyd would never happen in
Baker City, ever.”
Jason Smith, a Baker City
resident, said he turned out
Friday to support offi cers
such as Wilcoxson and Fisher
as well as police in general.
“I think police offi cers have
been given a bad name for
something that isn’t really
their fault as a group,” Smith
said. “Showing my support
is the least I can do for them
putting their lives on the line
for me every day.”
Lois Myers, also of Baker
Samantha O’Conner/Baker City Herald
Roxann Fisher, left, attended Friday’s event with her grandson, Barrett Fisher, and her
son (and Barrett’s dad), Sheldon Fisher.
City, said she supports the
police, and believes they’re
important to the city as well.
“I think they contribute a
lot to the community,” Myers
said.
Beckie Gwynn, however,
had the most to say about
law enforcement offi cers on
both a personal and profes-
sional level.
“I have a lot of friends that
are cops, and they are good
people,” Gwynn said. “I think
fi rst and foremost we need
to remember that they are
people, they have families
and wives and children just
like the rest of us. Maybe
there might be a handful that
have some issues, but I think
the majority are out there to
do their job.”
“I work out at the gym
with them,” Gwynn said.
“I coach Little League with
them. They’re just normal
average people like the rest
of us, but they have a harder
job.”
O BITUARY
Linda Garrett
and laugh were contagious — a silly look
or joke would have you laughing so hard
Linda Garrett, 49, died of natural
you would be crying.
causes on June 12, 2020, at Saint Alphon-
She was stubborn as a mule and just
sus Medical Center in Baker City.
as hard-headed at times, but that is what
A celebration of Linda’s life and family made her the beautiful person she was.
gathering will take place at a later date.
The masterpieces of her life were each
Linda Dee was born,
and every one of her beautiful children.
along with her twin brother
She loved them so and talked about
Vic, on Oct. 26, 1970, at
them all the time.
Denver to James and Salina
Linda had a passion and talent for
Church. She spent most
drawing, dragonfl ies being a favorite. She
of her early years in Star,
also loved doing hair and makeup and
Linda
Idaho. At the age of 16, the
had plans to go and fi nish her beauty
Garrett
family moved to Halfway.
degree. Linda was a beautiful soul who
Most of her adult years she
held onto her belief in God to carry her
lived in Boise and Grandview, Idaho, and through this life and into his loving arms
most recently in Baker City.
until we meet again. She will forever be
Linda was a loving mother, daughter,
the love and laughter in our hearts.
sister and friend. She was kind and giv-
Favorite sayings of Linda’s were “day 1
ing to all who knew her and even those
or 1 day” and “I Love Your Face.” A special
who didn’t. Her smile could melt the cold- poem that she and her daughter Rose-
est of hearts and fi ll it with a warmth you mary loved was “To Those I Love and
could never imagine. Her sense of humor Those Who Love Me.”
Baker City, 1970-2020
Linda is survived by her children,
Rosemary Garrett and family, T.J. and
Michelle (Berry) Garrett and their
children, Sylus and McKenzie, and Levi
Nanney, all of Boise, Michael Nanney
of Grandview, Idaho, and Ellis Ivan
Nanney Jr.; her parents, Jim and Salina
Church of Richland, Oregon; her broth-
ers, Thomas, and his wife, Kenna Church
of Boise, and Victor and his wife, Rhonda
Church of Cascade, Idaho; her longtime
companion, Ellis Ivan Nanney Sr.; and
many aunts, uncles, cousins and special
friends.
Linda was preceded in death by her
grandparents; her sister, Angela Church;
and her granddaughter, Lily Garrett.
Those who would like to make a dona-
tion in memory of Linda may do so to
the charity of your choice through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR
97834. Online condolences can be made
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Maurice McKinnis: 86, of
Baker City, died June 14, 2020,
at his home after an extended
illness. Services are under the
direction of Coles Tribute Center.
To light a candle in memory of
Maurice, go to www.colestribute
center.com
in a storage shed adjoining a car-
port at the home of Kim Sheldon
at 3360 H St. The fi re apparently
started in the shed, said Baker City
Fire Department Battalion Chief
Sara Blair. The cause had not been
determined at press time Monday
and the investigation has been
turned over to Oregon State Po-
lice. Firefi ghters had extinguished
the blaze and returned to the sta-
tion by 10:12 a.m., Blair said. She
estimated damage to the shed
and its contents at about $5,000.
No one was hurt in the fi re. Shel-
don’s single-wide mobile home
was not damaged. A portion of
the skirting got warm and was
blown off during the fi refi ghting
effort, but was easily reattached,
Blair said.
“You’ll love the work we do. I guarantee it.” - JR
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker
County warrant): Trevor James
Heath, 24, of Baker City, 2:38 p.m.
Friday, in the 2400 block of Resort
Street; cited and released.
Crime report
FIRST-DEGREE BURGLARY: At
1120 Grove St., between 2 p.m.
June 12 and about 2:30 p.m. June
13; Police Chief Ray Duman said a
burglar entered the vacant house
through an unsecured window
and removed a red Honda motor
scooter and other miscellaneous
items including a portable air
conditioner and dishes belonging
to Kelly Lynn Hardy, 58.
SECOND-DEGREE BURGLARY:
At the Sunridge Inn, between 3
a.m. and 4 a.m. June 12; Police
Chief Ray Duman said the area of
Sonny’s Bar and Grill was entered
through a patio side door in need
of repair; the burglar removed
two Apple iPads valued at $600
each and two credit card readers
valued at $60 each from the busi-
ness. Duman said a camera in the
bar recorded the incident. Police
are following up on the case. Of-
fi cers are attempting to locate a
potential suspect identifi ed in the
video, Duman said.
FIRST-DEGREE BURGLARY: At
2240 Failing Ave., between 3:30
p.m. June 5 and noon June 6,
Maxwell Prevo, 26, reported that a
burglar entered his home through
a window and took several items
including a .22-caliber rifl e, a tele-
vision, an archery bow, a laptop
computer, a snowboard and a
cellphone charger.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
MENACING: Vang Meng Saec-
hao, 61, of Oakland, California;
2:04 p.m. Saturday, on Snake
River Road; Saechao was taken
to the Baker County Jail where he
was cited and released.
Crime report
A fi rst-degree burglary at 45043
Pocahontas Road was reported
to the Sheriff’s Offi ce at 6:36 p.m.
Sunday; no other information
about the crime was available in
time for this report; the investiga-
tion is continuing.
Baker City Fire Department
Monday, June 15
9:02 a.m. — a fi re was reported
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