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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 COUNCIL Continued from Page 1A T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald September 11, 1970 PRINEVILLE — The Baker High School football squad left Baker yesterday morning expecting to return home with a win. They came home instead with more than they bar- gained for, as they downed the Crook County Cowboys 50-0 in the initial grid game of the season for both squads. Baker’s Bob Sturgill led the Bulldog scoring from the fullback slot with three touchdown runs. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald September 11, 1995 Napoleon said an army marches on its stomach. That may be true. What’s certain is that 2,400 bicyclists who plan to ride 431 miles in seven days pedal on their stomachs. The riders and their stomachs arrived in Baker County this afternoon, after riding 74 miles from Joseph to Half- way on the third day of the week-long trek that is Cycle Oregon VIII. Tonight in Halfway they’ll feast on pit-barbecued beef, baked beans, corn on the cob and strawberry shortcake (plus a pantry full of other stuff). 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald September 10, 2010 Some people might be shocked by what they see at Phillips Reservoir. But it all looks normal to Jeff Colton. Or, more to the point, the irrigation reservoir near Baker City looks the way it’s supposed to in late summer. More than half full, that is. During the past decade or so, though, Phillips has in most years receded considerably by this time of year, raising concerns among farmers and ranchers about the water supply for next spring. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald September 11, 2019 Beginning a day of activities and fun with the Rip City Rally, representatives and personalities from the Portland Trail Blazers gathered Monday afternoon at Baker City’s Brooklyn Primary School to put on an assembly for more than 300 students. Brooklyn Principal Phil Anderson told his students he received a call last spring from the Trail Blazers about hav- ing an assembly at their school. Todd Bosma, director of game operations for the Trail Blazers, led the assembly in encouraging students to be active instead of going home and watching TV or playing video games all day. Joining Bosma were members from Moda, the insur- ance company for whom the Blazers’ arena in Portland is named — Mina Zarnegin, Noah Pietz and Mike McGuffey. Two Blazer Dancers, Natalie and Jackie, and Blaze the Trail Cat were there as well. To help keep them active, McGuffey, also called “Moda Mike” by Bosma, presented new playground balls for the Brooklyn students from Moda Health. “Moda is giving you guys brand new playground balls because they want to make sure you have everything you need to go outside and play, so we will give you these playground balls if you promise to use them,” Bosma said. 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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 In his report, Lee wrote that the Fire Department, which normally has four ambulances available, is down to two. One ambulance has an engine failure that would cost about $23,000 to replace, Lee said. The engine on another ambulance, which had been reliable, seized on Friday, and Lee said it’s not yet clear what caused that problem. While the city waits for the newly purchased ambulance, which should arrive in about 4 months, Lee said he is arrang- ing to borrow an ambulance from the La Grande Fire Department to ensure Baker City has three ambulances available. It’s not uncommon for the department to have three ambulances on simultaneous calls, he said. Having four am- bulances on calls at the same time is rare, he said. “We are in desperate need of an ambulance,” Lee told councilors Tuesday. The Council initially consid- ered buying a new ambulance during its Aug. 25 meeting. Councilor Lynette Perry suggested at that meeting that although she fully supports giving the Fire Department the equipment it needs, she believed the city should delay a decision about buying an ambulance until councilors learned more about Baker County commissioners’ discus- sions regarding the ambulance service. Oregon law gives county commissioners the authority to choose which agency provides ambulance service. The area in question includes Baker City and about half of the county outside the city limits. Last year commission- ers sent letters of interest to 21 ambulance providers, including the Baker City Fire Department. The county re- ceived three responses, from the city and from two private ambulance services. Baker City offi cials have previously expressed concern about the situation, because if the county chose a differ- ent ambulance provider, the city would have to make signifi cant cuts to its Fire Department. That’s because revenue from ambulance runs accounts for about 44% of the Department’s budget. County Commissioner Bruce Nichols attended Tuesday’s meeting. He said a county committee rec- ommends commissioners continue to work with the Baker City Fire Department on planning for ambulance services both inside the city limits and in the areas out- side the city limits. Nichols said the committee has also discussed possibly forming a special district that would oversee ambulance services, rather than hav- ing county commissioners choose the ambulance service provider. He said he thinks Baker City has done a “nice job” with providing ambulance services for decades. Perry said she would like to see the city negotiate at least a 5-year contract with the county for ambulance service. In other business Tuesday, councilors voted 5-0 to give $2,500 to New Hope For Eastern Oregon Animals to assist with the nonprofi t’s project to spay and neuter feral cats. In the past the city has allocated $1,500 annu- ally to the program. O BITUARIES Delmar Free North Powder, 1926-2020 Delmar Ed Free, 94, a longtime North Powder resident, died May 27, 2020. A memorial service will take place outdoors at the La Grande Nazarene Church, 18th and Gekeler, on Friday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. Social distancing of 6 feet Delmar between families will be in Free place. The family had a small graveside service, with military honors, on June 3 at the North Powder Cemetery. Delmar was born on March 29, 1926, at Knowles, Oklahoma. His family lived in Kansas and Colorado before mov- ing to Ontario, Oregon. In the early to mid-1940s his family moved to what is now the Jimmy Creek Ranch near North Powder. Delmar enlisted in the Army during World War II, serving in the Machine Guard crew, then Forward Observing Party with the in-combat infantry, part of the 649th fi eld Artillery Battalion. He later served as Surgical Tech 5th Grade alongside the Army physician. He enlisted in the Army and Army Reserves until 1953. He earned an Asiatic Pacifi c Ribbon, a Philippine Liberation Ribbon, four Bronze Stars and a Victory Medal. He was given four honorable discharges. Delmar attended Northwest Nazarene (College) University at Nampa, Idaho, studying to fulfi ll his call to evangelism ministry. He was an avid reader his whole adult life. While at college he met Elfrida Moline. They served together at the Front Street Mission and held services on the street corner. They were married on Aug. 26, 1951. He served as a lay pastor in Harper, Seneca, Union, North Powder and again in the Union Nazarene churches before he was needed to take over the family ranch near North Powder. He also held part-time jobs as a logger, school bus driver for North Powder School District and backhoe operator. Delmar seemed the happiest when he could talk to others about his faith and love for Jesus Christ. He had many parts of the Bible memorized and would openly share with friends and strang- ers alike. He was a talented Bible study leader. He and his wife Elfrida raised six children successfully, together. Gospel music was often playing throughout the day. The family spent a lot of time singing together during the ’60s and ’70s before the children moved away. Yes, Delmar SANG bass as well as melody! The family would make several trips a year to the mountains to pick mushrooms, huckleberries and to get fi rewood or logs to run through a small sawmill. They enjoyed fi shing, especially the evening times catfi shing together. Winter was enjoyed with ice skating on the pond, sledding and playing fox and geese in the snow. During his last 6 months of life (being bedfast) he listened to the Bill Gaither Quartet DVDs, singing along as best he could. He was overjoyed to have his family singing around his bed, espe- cially the old hymns. Delmar longed for heaven and passed with an obvious visible smile on his face. Delmar is survived by his children: Kathy (Ted) Mudd of Union, Randy (Margaret) Free of Boardman, Karen Mudd of Union, Nancy Free-Klien, Rosemary Free and Jonathan (Diane) Free of North Powder; 19 grandchildren; many great- and several great-great- grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Delmar was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Elfrida Marie (Mo- line) Free, in 2014; his sister, Donna Dee (Free) Mann; his brothers, Elson, Charles and William Free; his son-in- law, Terry Mudd; several brothers and sisters-in-law, two nieces and a nephew. Those who would like to donate in memory of Delmar may do so to Jesus Film Project, http://www.jesusfi lm. org, P.O. Box 628222, Orlando, Florida, 32862-8220 or the Nazarene Compas- sionate Ministries, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway No. 100, Lenexa, Kansas, 66220. Dorothy Streeter Formerly of Baker City Dorothy Jean Knee Osborne Streeter, 77, slipped away from us on Aug. 15, 2020. It was sudden and unexpected, but it wasn’t any easier for her family, her daughter, Lisa, said. There will be a little graveside service on Friday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Dorothy Dorothy and her family Streeter moved from Weiser, Idaho, to Baker in 1957. Dorothy and Ron Osborne were high school sweethearts who were married in 1962. Lisa came fi rst in 1965 and then her sister, Heather, in 1970. Their lives were full of camping, hunt- ing and picking mushrooms and huckle- berries with the whole family. Mom was pretty amazing, her family said. She taught them to cook, sew and even crochet. She made her daughters slippers every year for Christmas, and she even dabbled in macrame plant hangers. Lisa said her favorite activity was getting a Christmas tree up in the mountains, with sledding, hot chocolate and lots of family. Lisa said her mom worked for the Forest Service the whole 12 years her daughter was in school. Dorothy and Ron divorced and she was remarried to Cliff Streeter, and they moved to Bend. She retired from the For- est Service not long after and they decided to settle in La Grande around 1992. Mom was an amazing lady, her family said, and they weren’t ready for her to leave, but are we ever ready? She will always have a special place in my heart, Lisa said, along with my dad. Dorothy was preceded in death by her dad, Cliff Knee; and her little sister, Karen Welter. She had many friends and family who will miss her. N EWS OF R ECORD DEATHS Robert T. “Bob” Gilkison: 90, of Baker City, died Sept. 4, 2020, at Settler’s Park. Services are under the direction of Coles Tribute Center 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR. To light a candle in memory of Bob, go to www.colestributecenter.com FUNERALS PENDING Leo Keith Coller: A celebra- tion of his life is planned for Friday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m. at the Harvest Church, 3720 Birch St., with Pastor Brad Phillips offi ciating. To light a candle for Leo or to leave an online condolence for his family, go to www.colestributecenter.com Ginny Christman: Graveside service will be Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m. at the Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway, where her ashes and those of her husband, Tom, will be placed together. To comply with COVID-19 recom- mendations, please bring a chair, wear a mask and follow social distancing. For those who would like to make a donation in Ginny’s memory, the family suggests Heart ’N Home Hospice or the charity of one’s choice through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispinevalley funeralhome.com Jack Miller: Memorial service with military honors will be Saturday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. at Eagle Valley Cemetery in Richland. A reception will follow the service at Jack’s home in Baker City. To comply with COVID-19 recom- mendations, please bring a chair, wear a mask and follow social distancing. For those who would like to make a donation in Jack’s memory, the family suggests Heart ’N Home Hospice, Best Friends of Baker, Community Connection or the Shop With A Hero program through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. 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Oregon State Police FAILURE TO APPEAR: Michael Robert McCue, 49, of Bremer- ton, Washington, 8:20 a.m. Mon- day, on Interstate 84, about 10 miles south of Baker City; cited and released; Sr. Trooper David Aydelotte wrote in his daily me- dia log that he stopped McCue for traveling eastbound down the freeway at 126 mph. McCue was found to have a warrant for failure to appear. Aydelotte said he cited McCue to appear in court because of the COVID-19 concerns for keeping physical distance between prisoners at the Baker County Jail. McCue also was cited on a charge of speeding for traveling 126 mph in a 70 mph speed zone. 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