2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020
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B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
THURSDAY, AUG. 13
■ Baker School Board: 6 p.m.; Zoom video meeting; for
more information, call the District Offi ce, 541-524-2260.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
August 14, 1970
At the request of the City of Baker, a traffi c survey con-
ducted by the Oregon State Highway Division in coopera-
tion with the Federal Government and local government
offi ces began in Baker yesterday.
The survey includes interviews with motorists, traffi c
counts at intersections, and traffi c counts electronically
recorded on special hoses stretched across streets.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 14, 1995
Steve Hart’s dream of building a $40 million Granite
Springs destination resort a mile northeast of Haines will
have to wait a little longer.
Hart needs the county planners to change the zoning of
the 989 acres he purchased for the proposed development
from Agriculture to Destination Resort and to approve a
comprehensive plan amendment to allow the proposed
use.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 13, 2010
Rep. Greg Walden warned a group of about 30 people
attending Wednesday’s Baker County Chamber of Com-
merce meeting he will continue to push the Environmen-
tal Protection Agency to loosen the noose it holds on the
Ash Grove cement plant in Durkee and other industries
across the country.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 14, 2019
Lexie Flanagan will don a costume Friday night and put
her all into bringing her character to life.
Flanagan, 17, has auditioned for every show Missoula
Children’s Theatre has brought to Baker City over the past
decade.
“I look forward to doing it every year,” she said.
MCT has helped her “get comfortable acting in front of
people.”
But that doesn’t mean it’s easy.
“I still get nervous — I look at the exit sign,” Flanagan
said.
“Pinocchio,” presented this weekend at Baker High
School, is the 20th play to cast local youth.
“Little did I imagine when we started our journey with
Missoula Children’s Theatre 10 years ago that we would be
doing three shows a year,” said Ginger Savage, executive
director of Crossroads Carnegie Art Center. “This program
has had such a powerful impact on the children. We want
the whole community to come and celebrate this remark-
able milestone.”
Performances for the community are at 6 p.m. Friday
and 3 p.m. Saturday at Baker High School. Admission is
$5, or free for ages 12 and younger.
This show is sponsored by Soroptimist of Baker County.
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LUCKY LINES, Aug. 11
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Next jackpot: $36,000
From June 28 to July 4, the
county reported eight new cases.
From July 19-25 there were
seven cases reported.
No Baker County resident
has died from the virus, accord-
ing to OHA reports.
The agency’s most recent
weekly detailed report, which in-
cludes statistics through 11 p.m.
on Aug. 9, showed that there
were no patients being treated
for the virus at Saint Alphonsus
Medical Center in Baker City.
Kerns said Wednesday that
she believes that is still the
case.
Both of Tuesday’s new
cases, and the three new cases
reported Wednesday, involved
county residents who tested
positive for COVID-19, said
Nancy Staten, Baker County
Health Department adminis-
trator.
“We do believe there may be
community spread involved,
and that’s concerning when
the positive cases can’t be
traced back to another specifi c
positive case,” Staten said.
“I recommend everyone be
aware of that, and continue
to avoid large gatherings,
wear face coverings in public,
watch their distance from
others, and wash their hands
frequently.”
Of Baker County’s 45 total
cases, four are “presumptive,”
according to OHA. Presump-
tive cases involve people who
had symptoms consistent
with the virus and had close
contact with someone who
tested positive, but have not
themselves tested positive.
The OHA weekly sum-
mary report also lists the
number of cases — positive
plus presumptive — by ZIP
codes with more than 1,000
residents. In Baker County,
only the 97814 area, which
includes Baker City, exceeds
that population. As of Sunday
night, when the county’s case
total was 38, there were 30
cases in the 97814 ZIP code.
Cases in ZIP codes with
fewer than 1,000 residents
are combined into a single
statewide total, so case counts
in Baker County outside the
97814 area aren’t available.
Early Learning Center receives $25,000
The Ford Family Founda-
tion has awarded the Baker
School District a $25,000
grant to support the Baker
Early Learning Center.
“The District’s investment
in early education and The
Ford Family Foundation’s
support of the BELC will
have a lasting impact on our
community,” Angela Lattin,
BELC director, stated in a
press release.
The center will be housed
in a portion of the former
North Baker School.
Sid Johnson & Co. of
Baker City is the contractor
working to remodel about
25,000 square feet of the
40,000-square-foot building.
The fi rst fl oor of the
original building is designed
to house family partner and
educational services for fami-
lies and children from birth to
kindergarten age.
Classes are set to begin in
the renovated space on Oct.
5. The kindergarten classes
had been scheduled to move
to the new site next fall, but
the Baker School Board voted
at its Aug. 6 meeting to move
them to the BELC when it
opens this year instead.
The ground fl oor of the
remodeled portion of the
building will house nine early
learning classrooms built to
be accessible to those with
handicapping conditions. The
classrooms will include 950
square feet each, the press
release stated.
The interior work includes
painting, fl ooring, ceilings,
plumbing and electrical
improvements and window
replacement. Exterior im-
provements will include some
painting, a new parking lot,
new playground equipment
and other site improvements.
The total cost of the project
is $2.3 million. Grant funding
totals $200,000. Other money
to help pay for the project
includes $1.8 million from
the state Student Investment
Act; a District contribution
of $96,158; and $80,000 from
the state Preschool Promise
fund.
Women’s Suffrage performances set
A readers theater performance
celebrating the centennial of American
women gaining the right to vote is
scheduled for this Saturday, Aug. 15, at
6 p.m. in the Powder River Pavilion at
Baker City’s Geiser-Pollman Park.
The free event is sponsored by the
American Association of University
Women’s Baker branch.
Local women will read the words of
advocates for women’s suffrage includ-
ing Sarah Grimke, Susan B. Anthony,
Abigail Scott Duniway and Sojourner
Truth.
The cast includes Judy Head, Wanda
Raffety, Betsy Ferns, Joyce Hunsaker,
Kirsten Badger, Ginger Savage and
Judy Baker.
Dave Hunsaker will serve as narra-
tor, introducing each speaker.
The readers theater was originally
performed on March 14, 2015, at the
Capital Manor in Salem.
A second performance is set for 6
p.m. on Aug. 21, also at Geiser-Pollman
Park. A matinee performance will take
place on Aug. 27 at 1:30 p.m. outdoors
at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center,
fi ve miles east of Baker City off High-
way 86.
More information is available from
Heather Rudolph of AAUW at 307-689-
5083.
O BITUARY
Orange County, California,
on Jan. 11, 1969.
Richard Paul “Rick” Toubeaux, 72, of
Rick worked for himself
Baker City, died Aug. 7, 2020, at his resi- beginning in 1985. He
dence surrounded by his wife and family. envisioned himself an
A private memorial will be scheduled entrepreneur and was suc-
Rick
at a later date at Rick’s favorite place,
cessful in every business
Toubeaux
the cabin he built for his family.
he was involved in. His
Rick was born on April 15, 1948, at
most signifi cant success
Highland Park, Michigan, to Ernest
was being the owner of Oregon Trail
Toubeaux and Lois Kackley Toubeaux. Sports — he was the hardest-working
He attended Laquinta High School,
man on this planet. When Rick wasn’t
graduating in 1966. Rick met Pam
working, he did take time to do things
Hruden and the two were married in
he enjoyed, such as hunting and music.
‘Rick’ Toubeaux
Baker City, 1948-2020
Rick is survived by his wife of 51
years, Pamela of Baker City; his
daughters, Michelle Toubeaux of South
Fork, Colorado, and Nicole Toubeaux of
La Grande; six grandchildren, Richie
Scott, Kenny Gill, Mason Handy, Logan
Handy, Alexis Knadle, and Timmy
Knadle, along with one great-grand-
child.
He was preceded in death by his
father, mother, and his sister, Patricia.
To light a candle for Rick or to leave
a condolence for his family, go to www.
grayswestco.com
N EWS OF R ECORD
family, go to www.grayswestco.com
DEATHS
Elizabeth Wood: 75, of Baker City, died
Aug. 10, 2020, at her home. Arrangements
are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be made at www.tamis
pinevalleyfuneralhome.com
William ‘Dale’ Evarts: 97, of Baker City,
died Aug. 10, 2020, at his residence in Mead-
owbrook Place Assisted Living Facility. To light
a candle for Dale or to leave a condolence for
his family, go to www.grayswestco.com
William Holoboff: 83, of Granite, died
Aug. 9, 2020, at his home. Arrangements
are under the direction of Gray’s West & Co.
Pioneer Chapel. To light a candle in memory
of William, or to leave a condolence for his
POLICE LOG
FUNERALS PENDING
Mary Morin: There will be a graveside
service/dedication at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at
Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City. Arrange-
ments are under the direction of Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Online condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Raelene Florene Maddox: Her memo-
rial service will take place Sept. 5 at 11 a.m. at
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
Ave., with Pastor Lennie Spooner of the Baker
City Nazarene Church offi ciating. To light a
candle for Raelene, or to leave a condolence
for her family, go to www.grayswestco.com
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant): David Michael
McMurdo, 37, of Baker City, 5:08 a.m. Tues-
day, in the 1000 block of Campbell Street;
cited and released. McMurdo is accused of
assaulting Blaine Curtis Wilson on July 7 in
Baker County, court documents state.
Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce
Arrests, citations
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Wallowa County
warrant) Annette Irene Tolley, 50, of Baker
City, 8:29 a.m. Tuesday, on Lower Powder
Road in the Keating area; cited and released.
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lemon bar
■ MONDAY ( Aug. 17): Salisbury steak, potatoes and gravy,
Brussels sprouts, biscuit, cottage cheese with fruit, brownie
■ TUESDAY (Aug. 18): Breaded pork loin, parslied red
potatoes, mixed vegetables, roll, sauerkraut salad, ice
cream
■ WEDNESDAY (Aug. 19): Meat lasagna, peas, garlic
breadsticks, carrot-raisin salad, cookies
■ THURSDAY (Aug. 20): Chicken-fried chicken, potatoes
and gravy, broccoli-blend vegetables, bread, potato salad,
tapioca
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, under
60. Meals must be picked up; there is no dining on site.
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