2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
August 15, 1970
The paving of the Anthony Lakes segment of Elkhorn
Drive, locally referred to as Anthony Lakes Road, will not
be completed this year, said Dale Frost, assistant national
forest supervisor.
The forest service had planned to have the road paved
this year, with construction costs estimated at $261,000.
“We had two bids, and rejected them both as being too
high,” Frost said. “The low bid was $364,000.”
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 15, 1995
The sky was blue Sunday morning and although both
the sun and calendar said August, in the shade was a whis-
per whose cool breath sounded like October.
A morning when fi ngers around Baker County became
reacquainted with home furnaces and car heaters.
But for 281 people, Sunday morning was the perfect
time to ride a bicycle 46 miles from Baker City to Unity.
Over Dooley Mountain.
The 281 bicyclists, including fi ve from Baker City, were
starting the eighth Oregon Bicycle Ride.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 16, 2010
The Powder River Correctional Facility will soon see a
new breed of inmates.
Some of the men incarcerated in the minimum-security
prison in Baker City will help New Hope for Eastern Or-
egon Animals retrain rescued dogs for future adoption.
New Hope, in conjunction with Powder River, is oversee-
ing the Powder Pals program, which will start this fall.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 16, 2019
An infestation of mosquitoes prompted the Baker Val-
ley Vector Control District to bring in what amounts to its
heavy artillery Thursday night in the northwestern part of
Baker City.
The District’s fogging truck rolled through the area
where traps had recently nabbed an increasing number
of the bloodsucking insects, said Matt Hutchinson, the
District’s manager.
“We had a few higher trap counts in the West Campbell
Loop and 17th Street areas,” Hutchinson said this morning.
He attributes the burgeoning bug numbers to a couple
of factors.
First, widespread fl ood irrigation in parts of Baker Valley,
including the area between Pocahontas Road and Wing-
ville Road, has led to standing water where mosquitoes lay
their eggs.
Hutchinson said summer breezes, which typically blow
from the northwest, can propel mosquitoes from the valley
into town.
The second issue is a homegrown one.
The heavy rain that fell on Aug. 10 likely fi lled fl ower
pots, old tires and other receptacles that can also harbor
mosquitoes.
“Mosquito numbers have been pretty strong this year,”
Hutchinson said. “We’ve been pretty busy.”
He said the fl ood-irrigated section of the valley between
Pocahontas and Wingville has been a particularly pesky
problem for his crew.
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INTERNS
Continued from Page 1A
“I thought it would be a
really good way to see the
natural resources side, since
I’m from an agricultural back-
ground,” Siddoway said.
This summer’s work began
June 15 at the Gyllenberg
ranch south of Baker City
where the interns spent two
weeks restoring stream fl ow
and the stream banks dam-
aged in the Cornet-Windy
Ridge wildfi re in August 2015.
Their work included building
a pond and installing fence.
That assignment was one of
McCauley’s favorites from the
summer.
“For the variety of work
we did,” he said. “I really like
working outdoors.”
Due to restrictions from the
coronavirus pandemic, this
year’s students at Summer
Academy were unable to visit
Anthony Lakes. In response,
the interns created a video
that was shared with the
youngsters. They also created
terrariums that brought a bit
of nature — including frogs —
to the classrooms.
Late June found the interns
on the ranch of Maurizio
Valerio to help install wildlife
fencing. The next week
brought them back to town to
help map the veterans section
of Mount Hope Cemetery.
Their work on the East
Face monitoring plots began
the week of July 13-17. The
project covers 45,000 acres
and includes work that will
move fi re to natural breaks,
such as roads or clearings.
The work includes logging,
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thinning, and prescribed fi res.
Within the project are
designated units, which each
include monitoring plots.
They fi nished 15 plots in
July, and hope to add 15 more
this week.
On Monday, the three
interns, plus Silas Carter as
extra help, followed Lucas
Glick, a silviculturist for
the Wallowa-Whitman’s La
Grande Ranger District, about
6 miles north of the Anthony
Lakes Highway.
At each plot, the interns
mark the center, then measure
37.2 feet out in each cardinal
direction — north, south, east
and west. Within that circle
they measure trees, count
seedlings and saplings, take a
core sample of the center tree,
and measure the heights of
three trees of different species.
Siddoway said this provides
baseline data that can be
referenced in the future for
the changes.
“In three to fi ve years they
come and compare it,” she
said.
Dr. Kerry Kemp of the
Nature Conservancy designed
the monitoring protocol and
taught the system to the
interns.
“She’s been an incredible
mentor,” said Steve Edwards,
Baker Resources Coalition
program manager.
This week the interns were
joined by Glick, who helped
identify trees and answered
any questions. The chosen
plots are described as a “cool
moist” environment.
“These guys are really help-
ing us look at these stands,”
Glick said.
The group also placed sev-
eral trail cameras and hope to
catch images of pine marten
or other wildlife.
Other projects this summer
included creating an interpre-
tive brochure for the Hoffer
Lakes trail at Anthony Lakes,
and learning about hardwood
management on Edwards’
property.
Their fi nal week will be
spent refl ecting on the sum-
mer and strategic planning
for the program.
Edwards said the Coali-
tion would like to expand
the summer program to offer
more internships, but must
fi rst add to the number of
projects.
For more information about
the Baker Resources Coali-
tion, visit the website www.
bakerresources.com
O BITUARY
Beth Heriza
Formerly of Baker City, 1950-2020
Elizabeth L. “Beth” Heriza, 70, of Port-
land, a former Baker City resident, died
July 23, 2020, at her home, two months
after being diagnosed with
an untreatable cancer.
She was cared for by
Sarah Laughlin, her part-
ner of more than 30 years.
Sarah and three of Beth’s
Beth
sisters were with her when
Heriza
she died.
A memorial for Beth
will be scheduled when large gatherings
are again possible, and her ashes will be
scattered in the Elkhorn Mountains near
Baker City.
Beth Heriza was born on June 10,
1950, at Baker to Mary and Louis Heri-
za, the eighth of their nine children. She
attended St. Francis Academy, where she
developed an abiding interest in music
and math. An accomplished pianist, she
continued playing and learning through-
out her life. She also played the viola,
most recently in a viola-cello-piano trio
with her sisters, Clare and Celeste. In
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■ TUESDAY: Breaded pork loin, parslied red potatoes, mixed
vegetables, roll, sauerkraut salad, ice cream
■ WEDNESDAY: Meat lasagna, peas, garlic breadsticks,
carrot-raisin salad, cookies
■ THURSDAY: Chicken-fried chicken, potatoes and gravy,
broccoli-blend vegetables, bread, potato salad, tapioca
■ FRIDAY: Barbecued pork ribs, au gratin potatoes, green
beans, roll, coleslaw, lemon bars
Lisa Britton / For the Baker City Herald
Sarah Plummer, holding a compass, directs Sam McCauley to the next tree in a monitor-
ing plot located within the East Face Project on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
retirement, she studied calculus. For fun!
She earned an MD from Oregon
Health Sciences University and com-
pleted her residency in pediatrics at UC
Irvine. As a physician, she worked in
chronically underserved communities —
in migrant clinics in Fresno, California,
and Walla Walla, Washington, and on
the Navajo and Cherokee reservations.
From her father she inherited a love
of small-scale farming and a longing
for self-suffi ciency. She left medicine to
study horticulture at Clackamas Com-
munity College and the Arnold Arbore-
tum in Boston. She oversaw production
in commercial greenhouses in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, and, later, was the market
manager of the Hollywood Farmers’
Market in Portland. She and her partner
Sarah created Hozhoni Herbs, growing
and selling plants at farmers’ markets in
the Portland metropolitan area.
Beth studied Spanish in the U.S. and
in Zacatecas, Mexico, and Antigua, Gua-
temala, developing enduring friendships
with her instructors, Arturo Dorado Jr.
and Aura Rufi na Espana Sinay.
She loved biking, walking, and college
basketball. In 2016, Beth and her sister
Mary K. walked the 500-mile Camino
de Santiago in Spain, and in 2019 she
watched every March Madness game
with her brother John, fulfi lling two
longtime dreams.
Beth was independent, endlessly
curious, very funny, so smart, without
vanity, disciplined, deeply reserved and
immensely kind.
She is survived by Sarah and seven
siblings: John Heriza and his wife, Eliza-
beth, Celeste O’Dell, Alice Ierulli, Robert
Heriza and his wife, Judy Brookhart,
Mary K. Eilers, Clare Heriza, and Tony
Heriza and his wife, Jane Golden. She
is also survived by her uncle, Richard
Sheehy, many cousins, nieces and
nephews, grand-nieces and grand-
nephews, and innumerable friends and
colleagues.
Beth was preceded in death by her
parents and by an infant brother, Ed-
ward.
In lieu of fl owers, the family suggests
donations to Ethos, a Portland non-
profi t that provides children with music
instruction and access to instruments.
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Jack Miller: 88, of Baker City,
died Aug. 12, 2020, at home sur-
rounded by his family. Arrange-
ments are under the direction of
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
and Cremation Services. Online
condolences may be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral
home.com
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. Ar-
rangements are under the direc-
tion of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. On-
line condolences may be shared
at www.tamispinevalley
funeralhome.com
Raelene Florene Maddox:
Her memorial 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 Naza-
rene Church offi ciating. To light a
candle for Raelene, or to leave a
condolence for her family, go to
www.grayswestco.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
VIOLATION OF RESTRAIN-
ING ORDER: Christopher Callan
Chernoff, 58, of Baker City, 5:05
p.m. Thursday, at the police
department; jailed.
THIRD-DEGREE THEFT (Baker
County Justice Court warrant):
Mayron Juanito Harding, 19, of
1530 15th St., 3:20 p.m. Thurs-
day, at 2339 East St.; cited and
released.
PROBATION VIOLATION
(Baker County Circuit Court war-
rant): Angela Dawn Nixon, 32,
of 3005 10th St., Apartment A,
2:14 p.m. Thursday, at the Baker
County Parole and Probation
Offi ce; cited and released.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Two
Union County warrants): Brazin
Charles Welllington, 25, of North
Powder, 9:50 a.m. Thursday,
in the 2200 block of Broadway
Street in Baker City; cited and
released.
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Bak-
er County Justice Court war-
rant): Trevor James Heath, 24, of
Baker City, 2:03 a.m. Thursday,
in the 1500 block of Campbell
Street; cited and released.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Two
Baker County Circuit Court war-
rants): Edward Allen Braswell,
45, of Baker City, 8:29 a.m.
Wednesday, in the 2100 block of
Third Street; cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Bak-
er County Justice Court war-
rant): Gage Michael Niehaus, 20,
of Haines, 6:31 p.m. Thursday, at
Haines; cited and released.
PROBATION VIOLATION
(Baker County Circuit Court
warrant): David James Eastin,
35, of 2815 Second St., 3:18 p.m.
Thursday, at the Sheriff’s Offi ce;
cited and released.
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