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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald July 31, 1970 The Baker number two team in the 13-year-old tour- nament in Wallowa advanced into the winners bracket Thursday with a win over Wallowa Valley in the fi rst game of the tournament. The Baker team defeated Wallowa 6-2 to move into the second round of the double elimination tournament. THE TWO VICTIMS, BOTH FROM HOOD RIVER, WERE NOT WEARING LIFE JACKETS Two people drowned while fishing at Oxbow Reservoir By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald July 31, 1995 U.S. Forest Service fi re experts continue to monitor a lightning-caused blaze near Crawfi sh Lake, 24 air miles northwest of Baker City. Friday’s near-100-degree heat and strong winds pushed fl ames over a ridge toward the lake. The blaze produced a smoke cloud that was visible from Baker Valley. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald July 30, 2010 Road closures are making it diffi cult to do business in Richland, Halfway and Hells Canyon, but a contract is expected to be awarded around the end of next week to repair fl ood damage to Road 39 of the Hells Canyon Sce- nic Byway between Halfway and Wallowa Lake. Debi Bainter, manager of the Baker County Chamber of Commerce, said it’s important to get the word out that the Eagle Valley and Hells Canyon National Recreation Area are open and accessible up to the lower portion of Forest Road 39, which washed out south of the Hells Canyon Overlook in May. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald July 31, 2019 Two fi res, the largest of which covered about 19 acres, burned in sagebrush and grass Tuesday afternoon on the south slopes of Coyote Point, a small butte about 2 miles northeast of Haines. The smaller fi re, which was about one-quarter to one- half acre south of the larger blaze, burned about one-tenth of an acre, said Steve Meyer, wildland fi re supervisor at the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Baker City offi ce. A fi re investigator from the BLM’s Vale District arrived Tuesday evening to try to determine the cause of the fi res. Fire offi cials have ruled out lightning as the culprit, Meyer said. He said both fi res started beneath an Oregon Trail Elec- tric Cooperative power line. The larger blaze burned mostly on private rangeland, but fl ames also spread to about 4 to 5 acres of BLM land, Meyer said. There are two separate parcels of BLM land, totaling about 430 acres, in the area. Both parcels are surrounded by private property. OTEC crews were upgrading a substation in that area on Tuesday, said Eric Wirfs, district superintendent for the cooperative. The fi re didn’t damage any OTEC facilities, Wirfs said. Although the fi re burned outside the Forestry Depart- ment’s protection area, Meyer said he drove to the site, accompanied by a fi re engine, after hearing about the fi re on an emergency radio frequency. He said that when he arrived the fi re had burned about 15 acres, and fl ame lengths were 5 to 10 feet. 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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 Fax: 541-833-6414 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 Copyright © 2020 Baker County Sheriff’s offi cers believe a 14-year- old boy who waded into the water on the banks of Oxbow Reservoir at the eastern edge of the county stepped into a steep drop-off and drowned Monday morning. In an attempt to save the boy, his adult fi shing partner also fell into the deep water and drowned, a press release stated. The bodies of 14-year-old Wyatt James Smith, and Matthew Titus Kellogg, 41, both of Hood River, were found in about 10 feet of water below Brownlee Dam, Ashley McClay, Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman said Tuesday. Oxbow Reservoir is the middle of the three reser- voirs on the Snake River forming the border between Oregon and Idaho. Brownlee Reservoir is upriver from Oxbow, and Hells Canyon Reservoir is downriver. Oxbow Reservoir is about 75 miles east of Baker City. The Baker County Sher- iff’s Department was called about 10:53 a.m. Monday by the Washington County Sheriff’s Offi ce in Weiser, Idaho, reporting that two people had gone underwater while fi shing from the Ore- gon side at Oxbow Reservoir below Brownlee Dam. Shaun Jason Moore, 41, Wyatt’s eddy below Brownlee Dam. The bodies were recov- ered by the Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce Search and Rescue dive team. McClay advised people to wear life jackets, even while fi shing from the shores of the Snake River or its reservoirs. The drop-off at the water’s edge can be extremely steep, she said. “A lot of people don’t think about wearing life preserver devices along the shore, but Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce photo from our viewpoint they Law enforcement from Baker County and from two Ida- should wear life jackets ho counties participated in the search for two Hood River when they are near water,” residents who drowned Monday in Oxbow Reservoir. she said. “Even sometimes the strongest swimmers can “A lot of people don’t think about wearing life preserver get in trouble depending on the current and the depth of devices along the shore, but from our viewpoint they the water.” should wear life jackets when they are near water. A teenage boy from the Portland area who was visit- Even sometimes the strongest swimmers can get in ing Baker County over the trouble depending on the current and the depth.” Fourth of July weekend with — Ashley McClay, Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce family and friends, drowned in Brownlee Reservoir near father, reported the incident, water, but he was unable to Hewitt Park, 3 miles east of McClay said. reach the pair and they did Richland, just off Highway Moore told police that his not resurface, McClay said. 86. son and Kellogg had been In addition to Oxbow Authorities believe Thi- walking in the water while resident deputy Brian Har- erno Bah, 17, who could not fi shing. McClay said the boy vey, Baker County Sheriff’s swim, waded into the water, got too far from shore and marine deputies responded which dropped off from the began having diffi culty and along with offi cers from shore to a depth of about 40 when Kellogg tried to help Washington County, Idaho, feet, and drowned when he him he also began having and Adams County, Idaho, at was unable to get back to diffi culty in the water. Council. They launched two safety. A week-long search Moore told police he saw boats and a jet ski to search ended on July 10 when a his son and Kellogg go under. for Smith and Kellogg, Mc- kayaker found Bah’s body They were not wearing life Clay said. fl oating near the boat docks jackets. The two were found in at Hewitt Park about 50 Moore tried to go in the about 10 feet of water in an yards from shore. O BITUARIES Sally Farmer of the bummer lambs that had lost their mothers. Her It is with the deepest sad- family moved to Baker when ness that the family of Sally she was a teenager, and she Anne Farmer announces graduated in the 1950 class the passing of their beloved of Baker High School. mother, sister, grandmother, On June 27, 1948, she aunt, and friend. married the love of her life, “Grandma Sally,” 88, died Clifford George Farmer Jr. peacefully at her Baker City She spent the fi rst phase of home on July 25, 2020. her married life as a home- Visitations will be at Coles maker. Together they raised Funeral Home, 1950 Place their three children, Karen St., on Saturday, Aug. 1, from Anne Eck, Kay Marie Pat- 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. with limited terson, and Kipton George space to ensure Farmer. In 1958, they started social distanc- the family business, Cliff’s ing. A graveside Saws and Cycles, on Tenth funeral will Street in Baker City. As the follow at 11 kids went off on their own, a.m. at Mount Sally began doing the offi ce Sally Hope Cemetery, work at the shop where she Farmer where she will continued to work until just be laid to rest recently. beside her beloved husband, “Grandma Sally” was often Clifford. Face masks will be accompanied at the shop by required at both the visita- her many grandchildren. tion and graveside services. Sally and Cliff enjoyed travel- Sally joined this world on ing across the U.S. on their Feb. 19, 1932, as the second Honda Goldwing, and their child to Lila Grace Friedly grandchildren were always and her fi rst husband. She delighted when they showed was born in rural Redwing, up on the motorcycle for a Kansas. When she was a visit. small child, her family moved Sally enjoyed riding her to Oregon, where she spent bicycle, picking huckleber- her childhood living on a ries, cooking, sewing, study- sheep ranch near John Day ing the Bible, and spending and Kimberly, Oregon. She time with her family. Family took pride in taking care was very important to Sally, Baker City, 1932-2020 N EWS OF R ECORD FUNERAL PENDING Annie Tomat: Interment of her cremains, Aug. 1 at 4 p.m. at the Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations PROBATION VIOLATION (out-of-county warrant): Dominic Michael Silva, 27, transient, 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, at Washington Avenue and Cherry Street; cited and released. BAKER COUNTY JUSTICE COURT (Two warrants): Valerie Jean Brinton, 52, of Baker City, 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, in the 800 block of Elm Street; cited and released. CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Justice Court warrant): Starlynn Marie Brown, 41, of 2609 14th St., 1:48 p.m. Tuesday, at 14th and A streets; cited and released. Crime reports FIRST-DEGREE THEFT: At Campbell and 17th streets, between Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon; taken: a light- ed stop sign valued at $1,500 belonging to Baker City; the sign was damaged in a crash at the intersection about 1:30 p.m. Sun- day, police said; a Public Works employee reported the sign missing at 1:24 p.m. Monday. and she could often be found down at the Inland Café en- joying food and many laughs with them. Sally was a longtime member of the Baker United Methodist Church, active in all aspects of the life of the congregation. She touched many lives as a Sunday school teacher, a leader in adult Bible study groups and a layman minister, and she invested in youth through church activities and the Scouting troop. Sally was quick to reach out to anyone in need of her care. She served in nearly every leadership capacity with the church board and the United Methodist Women’s group. She took great pride in hosting her annual UMW Christmas party. Sally was always a part of the Meth- odist potlucks, ice cream socials, funeral dinners, and other church events and was known for eating only after the last person was served and staying to clean until the fi nal dish was done. Sally is survived by her brother, Darrell Bales; her children, Karen Eck, Kay Pat- terson and Kip Farmer; her grandchildren, Lori Buschke, Jeanie Dexter, Stephanie Eck, Jessica Eck, Jason Waldrop and Brad Waldrop; her great- grandchildren, Cody Buschke, Brett Buschke, Sarah Rea, Ryan Buschke, Elizabeth Rea, Amanda Buschke, Hayden Waldrop, Braxton Waldrop, Meadoh Waldrop, Maddox Waldrop, Kate- lyn Buschke and Gemma Waldrop; and her great-great- grandchildren, Callie Brown and Chloe Buschke. Sally was preceded in death by her mother, Lila Bales; her husband, Clifford Farmer Jr.; her sisters, Rober- ta and Patricia; her brother, Dennis; and her sister-in-law, Bertha. Memorial contributions can be made in Sally’s name to the Baker City United Methodist Church through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle for Sally or to leave a condolence for her family, go to www.coles tributecenter.com Mobile Service Outstanding Computer Repair Fast & Reliable Call or Text 24/7 Dale Bogardus 541-297-5831 If your computer is in despair call Outstanding Computer Repair! www.outstandingcomputerrepair.com Refurbished Desktop & Laptops For Sale House calls (let me come to you!) Drop Offs & Remote Services are Available All credit cards accepted
