2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2020
Party set Sunday to honor graduates
Graduation Party.
“We’re just disappointed
High school seniors missed senior year got canceled and
out on multiple traditions this wanted to do something for
spring due to the coronavirus, the seniors,” said Kaylee
so the Baker City Church of
Tilford, the church’s youth
the Nazarene wants to start a pastor.
new one for graduates.
The party will be split into
This Sunday the church will two separate events, both at
host the inaugural All Church the Family Life Center on
By Sam Anthony
santhony@bakercityherald.com
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
July 11, 1970
The Blue Mountain Chapter of the Oregon Pilots As-
sociation will hold a fl y-in picnic, Saturday, July 12, at the
Homer Clark International Flight strip, according to Forrest
L. Epley, publicity chairman for the chapter.
The strip is located about 7.5 miles northwest of Baker
and about 8 miles west of the Baker airport. Those who
do not wish to land at the Clark strip may land at the
Baker Airport. Those landing at Baker should contact Jon
Croghan so pickup arrangements can be made.
This meeting will be open to all pilots whether they
belong to the OPA or not.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 12, 1995
If you want the Baker City Council to know what you
think about a local group’s efforts to have the state build a
secure juvenile prison in or near Baker City, grab a pencil
or turn on your typewriter or computer.
Councilors want your written comments about the
prison proposal.
They’ll accept comments any time, but your opinions
will have more impact if you get them to the council by
July 20.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 12, 2010
The City Council’s relatively meager agenda Tuesday
includes one major task: deciding how to go about hiring
a city manager.
Manager Steve Bogart announced last month that he
will resign Sept. 23.
Bogart, who was hired in late January for a one-year
contract, recommends councilors use a different search
strategy than the one they employed last summer after
City Manager Steve Brocato was fi red by a 4-3 vote.
Last year the city conducted the search, accepted ap-
plications for about six weeks and then had the Council
review the list of about 75 applicants and pare the roster
to a group of fi nalists.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 12, 2019
Bob Borders isn’t sure who’s voice woke him up Mon-
day night at his home on Taggert Lane north of Baker City.
Was it the voice of someone who wanted to do him
harm, or was it the voice of his protector?
The way everything turned out, the 65-year-old Bor-
ders is more inclined to believe he was protected when
23-year-old Colby James Hedman arrived at his door and
entered his home about 10:30 Monday night.
Borders told the story in a telephone interview while
working at his part-time job at Thatcher’s Ace Hardware
Thursday afternoon. He retired from his job as a hospital
administrator about eight years ago.
Borders said he was home alone asleep in his chair in
the living room when Hedman happened along Taggert
Lane Monday night.
Police believe Hedman stole a Toyota pickup truck from
the man he is accused of murdering in Walla Walla, Wash-
ington, just a few hours before he arrived on the Borders’
property just north of Baker City.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ MONDAY: Chicken-fried chicken, potatoes and gravy, peas,
biscuit, cottage cheese with fruit, brownie
■ TUESDAY: Barbecue meatballs, rice pilaf, mixed
vegetables, bread, carrot-raisin salad, ice cream
■ WEDNESDAY: Breaded pork loin, baked potato, green
beans, roll, fruit cup, cheesecake
■ THURDAY: Chef’s salad, breadsticks, pea-and-onion salad,
apple crisp
■ FRIDAY: Beef pot roast, parslied red potatoes, carrots, roll,
brocoli-bacon salad, tapioca
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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the church property at 1250
Hughes Lane.
A community celebration
for seniors, with fam-
ily members and church
members welcome to join,
will take place from 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m.
A youth group party for
grades 7-12 will follow from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with grad-
themed games.
Organizers will be ask-
ing attendees to wear face
masks and follow social
distancing guidelines.
“We really want our
seniors to know that they’re
not alone, and that we’re
here for them,” Tilford said.
County’s Census response lagging
Jeanie Dexter, fi nance director for
Baker City, said that when residents
Baker County residents have been
return their Census form it brings
relatively sluggish in responding to the money to the city through liquor and
U.S. Census Bureau, but the agency
cigarette taxes.
responsible for the once-per-decade
The state distributes that revenue
population count is giving residents an based on population.
extra 3 months due to the coronavirus
Although responses usually are due
pandemic.
on July 31, the application deadline
The Census results don’t just affect
has been moved to Oct. 31 due to CO-
the numbers printed on highway signs VID-19. Citizens who don’t respond to
or maps.
the self-response survey should expect
According to Counting for Dollars
a visit from Census Bureau workers
2020, a project run by George Washing- who will be visiting people at their
ton University, Oregon receives $2,492 in homes, said Misty Slater, a public infor-
federal funding for every person counted mation offi cer for the Bureau.
in the Census. That’s money that was
As of Wednesday, Baker County
paid in federal taxes that returns to local had a 53.6% response rate to the
programs and the economy.
self-survey, while Baker City had a
By Sam Anthony
santhony@bakercityherald.com
BURGERS
In 1981 Garn Brady
decided not to renew his
Continued from Page 1A
contract with Arctic Circle.
Garn Brady moved his
He changed the restaurant’s
family to Baker City in 1960 name to Happy Burger.
to open the fi rst Arctic Circle
The drive-in’s current name
restaurant in Oregon. The
— Burger Bob’s — dates to
drive-in opened on July 16,
2003. Brady said Burger Bob
1960. Bob Brady was 3.
has been his nickname since
This was before Interstate high school.
84 was built, and 10th Street
Brady had the fi rst an-
was part of Highway 30, the niversary celebration in 1994,
main route through Baker
the drive-in’s 34th year. He
City.
sold 1,200 hamburgers for 34
But when the freeway
cents each.
opened in the early 1970s
Brady celebrated the anni-
most through traffi c bypassed versary every year for many
10th Street.
years but it got to the point
response rate of 66.1%. The average
self-response rate for Oregon is 64.3%.
“Every person is important to be
counted,” said Slater, referring specifi cal-
ly to rural areas where she said workers
will also be visiting if self-surveys aren’t
returned.
The head count could have potential
ramifi cations for Baker City in particular,
as its population could potentially reach
the 10,000 mark for the fi rst time. The
city’s offi cial population at the 2010 Cen-
sus was 9,828. The city’s highest popula-
tion in a Census was 9,986, in 1960.
If Baker City hits the 10,000 mark,
it could be required to do additional
testing of its water and wastewater, said
Michelle Owen, the city’s public works
director.
where the griddle wasn’t big
enough to handle the hordes
of hungry customers.
“It requires some sharp
help and fast thinking to
take care of several hundred
customers and to make four
or fi ve or six hundred milk-
shakes in one day,” Brady
said.
Although the coronavirus
pandemic has harmed many
restaurants, especially those
that depend on their din-
ing rooms, Burger Bob’s has
done well because it’s a to-go
operation.
“One thing that’s important
is that most of our orders go
through the drive-thru so we
don’t have any problems with
the restrictions we have on
us,” Brady said.
He said his family and
some former employees will
chip in to handle the expected
crowds on July 18. And he’ll
put up a banner celebrating
the milestone.
“The main thing is, a big
thank you to our customers
for all their service, their pa-
tronage, and supporting our
business over the years, es-
pecially the last few months,”
Brady said.
O BITUARY
‘Annie’ Tomat
Formerly of Baker City
Annette C. “Annie” Tomat,
82, formerly of Baker City,
died June 26, 2020, at her
home in Medford.
Interment of her cremains
will take place Aug. 1 at
4 p.m. at the
Eagle Valley
Cemetery in
Richland.
Annie was
born at Richland
Annie
in her grandpar-
Tomat
ents’ (Carders)
home to Charles
E. “Joe” and Vada C. (Carder)
Harrison. Her parents later
divorced and Vada married
Earl “Pete” Garrett when
Annie was 8. She spent her
childhood years on the family
farm in New Bridge.
Annie met and fell in love
with Richard Kivett, and they
were married on July 7, 1957.
They were blessed with three
children: Jewele R., Jeanine
A. and Jason L. Kivett.
Annie was a lifetime
member of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church and at-
tended high school at Gem
State Academy in Caldwell,
Idaho, where she graduated
in 1955. Annie had a deep,
abiding love for the Lord
and she used her God-given
musical talent as a pianist
and vocalist all her life.
She was well-known as the
best accompanist that a
singer, or group of singers,
could ever hope to have. She
shared her love of music
freely with all her siblings,
children, grandchildren and
friends.
Annie loved to prepare a
fabulous meal and she host-
ed many guests at her home.
She always made family
celebrations extra special
and she loved those special
gatherings the most. Her
family, and the Lord, were
the most important things
in her life and she showered
everyone with her love.
Annie loved camping,
picnics, wildfl owers, gardening,
canning and sewing. She never
missed sending a card and let-
ter for holidays and birthdays.
Those remembrances will be
greatly missed.
Annie is survived by her
daughters, Jewele Turner of
Medford and Jeanine Aquilar
(Robert) of Medford; her son,
Jason Kivett (Lanee) of Med-
ford; seven grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren;
her sisters, Arleen Thomason
of Baker City, and Rosalynn
Due to circumstances out of our control we are unable to offer an open
service for Norman. To those who expressed their sympathy in so many
beautiful and practical ways during our recent loss, we extend our heartfelt
thanks. We also offer a special thanks to Gray’s West & Company for
their service and the Grove Team for their kindness.
N EWS OF R ECORD
The family of
DEATHS
Harry Allen Phillips: 77, of
Ontario, and formerly of Baker
City, died July 9, 2020, at his
home. Arrangements are under
the direction of the Haren-Wood
Funeral Chapel in Ontario.
Glen Raymond Marshall:
90, of Sumpter, and formerly of
La Grande, died July 9, 2020,
at his home. Arrangements are
under the direction of Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To
light a candle for Glen or to leave
a condolence for his family, go to
www.grayswestco.com
FUNERALS PENDING
George Braughton: Celebra-
tion of life, Saturday, July 25, 11
a.m. at 2845 Hughes Lane, No.
12, in Baker City. JB Matthie-
sen will offi ciate with military
honors. An outdoor potluck will
follow. Please join the family in
sharing stories and remember-
ing a life lived to the fullest.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
CONTEMPT OF COURT and
FAILURE TO APPEAR: Jason
Lloyd Dinger, 41, of 2239 Ninth
St., 1:54 p.m. Wednesday, at the
Sheriff’s Offi ce; jailed.
TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN
VEHICLES (Two counts) and
POSSESSION OF A STOLEN
VEHICLE (Two counts) — Baker
County Circuit Court warrant:
Shebb Robert Bassman, 32,
of 42901 W. Airport Road, 1:09
p.m. Wednesday, in the 1300
block of Walnut Street; cited and
released. District Attorney Greg
Baxter said Bassman was indict-
ed by a Baker County grand jury
on allegations of theft of two mo-
torcycles; one is the property of
Beth and Malachi Miller of Baker
City and one is the property of
Jonathan Stephens and Birds of
Prey Motor Sports of Idaho.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
FIRST-DEGREE THEFT (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant):
Kimberly Michelle Holt, 52, of
2093 17th St., 3:48 p.m. Thurs-
day, at the Courthouse; cited and
released.
Oregon State Police
Arrests, citations
ESCAPE FROM COMMUNITY
CUSTODY (nationwide warrant):
Ryan Lee Patterson, 39, of Air-
way Heights, Washington, 6:02
p.m. Wednesday, at Elm Street
and Spring Garden Avenue;
jailed.
Gorham of La Grande; her
brother, Earlynn (Rhonda)
Garrett of Ione; and nieces,
nephews and friends too
numerous to mention.
Annie was preceded in
death by her grandparents;
her parents, Joe and Vada;
her stepfather, “Pete”; and
a baby sister, Arleen Jane
Harrison.
In lieu of fl owers, donations
can be made to the Student
Aid Fund of Baker Adventist
Christian School, 42171 Chico
Road, Baker City, OR 97814.
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