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“Previously, when we’re at
a traditional playground, I’m
always getting Gus in and out
of his chair,” said Macy, who has
been promoting Baker City’s
campaign to build the all-abilities
playground since its inception.
“I actually sat down on a bench
and watched him play.”
The playground debuted
around 9 a.m. Friday. It was built
on the south side of the park,
adjacent to another group of toys
that were installed in May 2014.
Joyce Bornstedt, the city’s tech-
nical administrative supervisor,
whose duties include overseeing
city parks, said the city invited
families whose children were
featured in the city’s application
for a grant from the Moda Health
company. The city won the online
voting contest in the spring of
2019 and received $37,740.
Bornstedt said the city is not
sanitizing either the new equip-
ment or the 2014 toys.
“There’s really no ability to
sanitize because, I mean we could
sanitize and 2 minutes (later)
somebody that was infected could
be there,” she said.
Bornstedt encourages people
to wear face coverings at the
park and to bring hand sanitizer
to apply before and after using
the playground.
Macy said she appreciated not
only that Gus was able to play
without her help, but that he was
able to join his brother, Henry, 6.
Macy said one of her favorite
moments so far at the new play-
ground is watching 10 kids on
a merry-go-round, two of them
in wheelchairs. When someone
asked to go faster, one girl said,
“everybody who can push, get off
and push.”
Having kids of all abilities play
together was the purpose of the
new playground, Macy said.
“It’s just really exciting.”
DELEGATE
a fl ight to the event.
The entire 2020 Republican
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National Convention was
Applicants applied directly scheduled for Charlotte, North
to the Trump campaign, which Carolina, but due to CO-
then selected applicants to be VID-19 and North Carolina’s
delegates.
governor prohibiting conven-
Jones said that due to
tions in Charlotte, the conven-
COVID-19 and the shifting
tion was split into two parts.
location of the convention,
The fi rst part, from Aug.
she’s had a hard time securing 21-24, will take place in
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Gus Macy, front, and his brother, Henry, play at
Geiser-Pollman Park on Friday morning along
with Jasmine Webb, right.
Charlotte, and delegates
will vote on rules for future
conventions, adopt a platform
for the party, and formally
nominate Trump as the
Republican presidential
candidate.
The second part, from Aug.
24-27, will be a celebration in
Jacksonville, Florida, where
state restrictions do not prevent
large group gatherings but
might require the use of masks.
The Florida event will
include Trump’s acceptance
speech, other speeches and
other activities.
Jones said the Jacksonville
celebration will also include a
flood of balloons.
“Believe me, they go up to
your knees,” she said.
Protesters set fire outside Portland courthouse
PORTLAND (AP) — Protesters
outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse set
a fi re in the building’s entryway early
Monday in yet another night of confl ict
with federal agents who repeatedly tear
gassed the demonstrators to drive them
away, offi cials said.
Authorities over the weekend erected
large fences around the building in an ef-
fort to keep away the protesters who have
been on Portland’s streets daily since the
police killing of George Floyd in Minne-
apolis nearly two months ago.
But video posted online showed
YOGA
protesters taking down the fencing and
a statement from Portland’s city police
department described the protesters’ tac-
tics as they repeatedly headed toward the
courthouse and were repelled by federal
agents who emerged from inside.
Hundreds of protesters were at the
scene Sunday night into early Monday
morning and at one point “dozens of
people with shields, helmets, gas masks,
umbrellas, bats, and hockey sticks ap-
proached the doors” of the courthouse un-
til federal offi cers came out and dispersed
them, the Portland police statement said.
The protesters later lit a fi re at about
1:30 a.m. Monday within the portico of
the courthouse, said Portland police, who
stressed that their offi cers were not in-
volved in any crowd control measures, did
not fi re tear gas and “were not present
during any of the activity described.”
Other people added wood and debris
to the fi re to make it larger and federal
agents came out of the courthouse, “dis-
persed the crowd and extinguished the
fi re,” the statement said.
come until they feel safe,
yet, I don’t have things set
and that it is OK to be
up to do that yet, I’m sure
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there,” Corwin said.
it’s not that hard,” Corwin
After getting the proper
As uncertainty continues said.
certifi cations, Corwin and
to loom for the future with
Most importantly, Corwin
her husband found a loca-
the pandemic, Corwin wants wants Baker City to know
tion at 1923 Court Ave., and to extend her teaching
that her work is far from
after a year of preparation, online for her students who over, and she has no inten-
opened the doors of her stu- feel safer at home.
tion of stopping soon.
dio — Mind, Body, Yoga — in
“How can I serve these
“Pandemic or no pandem-
January 2016.
people that can’t come in
ic, I’m not going anywhere
“At the beginning I offered
three different classes, a
New Name.
hapa yoga class which is
very basic yoga, an aerial
Same Great Team.
yoga class that has fabric
Same Exceptional
hammocks and I also do re-
storative yoga, which is very Service.
relaxed and really great for
Travis T. Hampton, D.P.M.
people who want something
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soothing,” Corwin said.
As business continued to
pick up over the years, so
did the responsibilities. So
almost a year ago, Corwin
asked fellow yoga instructor
Danika Sinram to assist in
the teaching after meeting
her at Sinram’s own studio.
La Grande
Enterprise
Baker
Corwin has enjoyed working
1408 N Hall Street
601 Medical Parkway
3175 Pocahontas Rd.
with Sinram from the mo-
ment they started to work
541-963-0265
together.
“It’s wonderful to work
888-843-9090
with Danika,” Corwin said.
www.GVfoot.com
“She has now taken over
aerial yoga, so she teaches it
twice a week.”
As the business grew,
Corwin’s passion for yoga
exceeded the four walls of
her studio. She has taught
yoga for people around the
community, including May-
Day, the nonprofi t that helps
victims of sexual abuse
and domestic violence, and
Baker House, the treatment
center for mental health and
substance abuse operated by
New Directions Northwest.
“There are so many dif-
ferent things that it (yoga)
can offer,” Corwin said. “I
have an interest in people
that are addicts and people
that have received domestic
violence issues.”
Although she’s confi dent
she can comply with social
distancing and otherwise
keep her students safe, Cor-
win said she wants clients to
return only when they are
ready.
“I don’t want people to
See Portland/Page 5A
anytime soon,” Corwin said.
“This is where I live, and
this is what I do.”
“Some of our staff and
many of our library users
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are in that risk category.
“Coming into the library
“But we also know our
should be a last resort
community needs as much
when seeking our ser-
service as we can provide
vices,” Stokes wrote.
within the parameters
The drive-thru window allowed. We cannot be
at the Baker City library locked down indefi nitely,
is open during regular
but we cannot afford to
library hours. Patrons can diminish our vigilance in
reserve items through the any way whatsoever. At
district’s website.
a recent virtual meeting,
Restrictions in place
library staff voted (nearly
now at libraries:
unanimously) in favor
• Patrons required
of re-opening with our
to wear a face covering
system of safety measures
indoors, unless younger
in place.”
than 12 and supervised
Stokes said the district
by a parent, guardian or
is working to upgrade
caregiver who is wearing a ventilation systems in all
covering.
buildings.
• Patrons must use
hand sanitizer when they Limited computer use
Due to demand and
enter.
• Children under age 12 limited devices, computer
use will be limited to 60
must be accompanied by
minutes a day. Sets of
responsible caregiver 16
keyboard, mouse and
or older.
other peripheral devices
• Persons unable to
will need to be checked out
wear a mask will be
provided outdoor drive-up/ from the service desk prior
to use and returned when
curbside service.
the session is fi nished so
• Visitor occupancy
limited to 8. A sign outside everything can be sani-
the Baker City library will tized.
A laptop computer is
show the occupancy.
• Visitation time is lim- available for use at a cart
ited (timed session passes outside the library for
issued at front desk upon patrons unable to wear a
mask. Please call ahead to
entry).
reserve this workstation,
• Public restrooms,
meeting rooms and drink- at 541-523-6419.
There is also a comput-
ing fountains are closed.
• Seating is restricted. er dedicated to applying
for government benefi ts
• No food or drink.
Stokes, in his message, such as unemployment,
tax fi ling, Census par-
wrote, regarding the
ticipation, or other civil
reopening: “This move is
services.
not without trepidation.
Our employees are highly
aware that this is not just Low risk from library
an ‘enter at your own risk’ materials
All returned items are
situation; it’s an ‘enter at
sanitized with a com-
our collective risk’ situa-
bination of ultraviolet
tion.”
“COVID-19 is present in germicidal light (UV-C)
our community and is par- plus a quarantine period
of 7 days before getting
ticularly life-threatening
to those who have under- checked in. The quaran-
lying conditions that make tine period alone allows
ample time for any exist-
them especially vulner-
able to severe illness from ing virus hazard on the
inside of an item to fade.
this virus,” Stokes wrote.
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