2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020
Art Guild taking applications for grants
31. For a link to the application, send an
email to dogbri@icloud.com
The Baker Art Guild has grant money
Brian Vegter, a member of the Art
to give away — it just needs applica-
Guild, said the application is seven
tions.
questions about how the applicant was
The guild received $10,000 in federal affected by COVID-19, other CARES
CARES Act funds to support artists,
funding he or she has received, and how
musicians, and writers.
long the artist has made a living in the
The deadline to apply is noon on Oct. arts. Applicants must be residents of
By Lisa Britton
For the Baker City Herald
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
October 10, 1970
HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Locomotives started
out slowly Friday afternoon against Jordan Valley, but
obviously not slowly enough for the visiting coach as the
Locomotives blasted their visitors 94-0 in a free scoring
contest for the heavily favored home team.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 10, 1995
A 50-bed juvenile prison probably is not coming to
Baker City.
A seven-member siting committee recommended to
Gov. John Kitzhaber this morning that the state build the
Eastern Oregon prison in Burns.
Kitzhaber has 15 days to make a fi nal decision, but is
expected to approve the committee’s recommendation.
A Baker County group had proposed to the committee
one of three approximately 30-acre parcels about a mile
east of Baker City.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 11, 2010
The Bureau of Land Management has mailed letters
to about 4,000 miners, including 155 in Oregon, alerting
them to possible abandoned shafts or other hazards on
their mining claims on BLM land.
The letters are part of a BLM campaign to reduce or
eliminate dangers associated with old mines.
The letters, which were mailed within the past week,
went only to miners with claims on BLM land.
In the Baker-Grant county region, the most productive
gold-mining area in Oregon late in the 19th century and
early in the 20th, the majority of the current active mining
claims are on public land managed by the Forest Service
rather than the BLM.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 11, 2019
Theresa Ball is trying to fi gure out how to keep her
Baker City business open after it becomes illegal to sell
her most popular products.
That challenge could begin as soon as today.
On Oct. 4 Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed an executive
order calling for a six-month statewide ban on the sale of
fl avored vaping products.
Those are liquids that are vaporized in a battery-pow-
ered device and inhaled.
Ball, who opened the Baker City Vape shop at 1820 First
St. in 2013, said fl avored vaping products containing nico-
tine constitute about 85% of the sales at her business.
Ball considers Brown’s executive order “government
overreach.”
“She’s putting so many people out of business,” Ball
said on Thursday. “I don’t know if we’ll ever recover from
this, in some people’s eyes.”
Ball said she understands that people are frightened
by the statistics. Approximately 1,300 people nationwide
have reported lung illnesses linked to vaping, and about
30 people, including two in Oregon, have died.
But Ball points out that in some cases the people
reported using products that contain THC, the psychoac-
tive ingredient in cannabis, not vaping liquids containing
nicotine.
FUGITIVE
McClay said a relative of
Henry’s later called dispatch
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and provided Henry’s correct
Henry fi rst placed a call
identity. The Sheriff’s Offi ce
for help on the Baker County next determined that Henry
Sheriff’s Offi ce business
was wanted on felony charges
phone line, said Ashley Mc-
in Idaho and the decision was
Clay, Sheriff’s Department
made to cancel a call to the
spokeswoman. He later called Search and Rescue.
back through the 911 dispatch
Henry is under parole
center and provided a false
and probation supervision in
name to the dispatcher.
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cording to Idaho Department
of Corrections records.
Sheriff Travis Ash then
gathered six deputies and
a U.S. Forest Service law
enforcement offi cer, and
traveled to Hewitt Park, a
county-owned park on the
Powder River arm of Brown-
lee Reservoir about 3 miles
east of Richland.
Two boats were launched
COVID-19
Thursday’s total of 484 new cases was the
highest one-day total during the pandem-
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ic. There were 425 new cases statewide
To meet state standards for return-
on Friday.
ing students to in-person classes, Baker
“If we’re going to get our kids back to
County has to meet two thresholds re-
school this is not a good time to let down
lated to the number of new cases over the our guard,” Staten said.
previous 3 weeks.
Baker School District Superintendent
First, the total cases for that period
Mark Witty said Friday afternoon that he
can’t exceed 30. As of Friday the county
is hopeful in-person classes will start Oct.
was well within that range, with 19 total 14 as planned for preschoolers through
cases.
sixth graders.
But the second metric could be a dif-
“We’re still in the running,” Witty said,
ferent matter. It requires that for the last noting that he will rely on a Monday
week in the period, the county have fi ve
morning report from the Health Depart-
or fewer cases, or have less than half the ment to make the decision.
total fall within that single week.
If the district’s elementary schools
As of Friday, eight of the 19 cases had can return to an all-day in-person class
been reported in the past week. If the
schedule beginning Oct. 14, it will be up
county records three cases this weekend, to the schools to keep the students and
that would mean half of the cases in the staff healthy so that they can remain on
3-week period — 11 of 22 — would have that schedule.
been in the last week, which wouldn’t
“Once you’re in, it’s about how are you
meet the metric.
able to manage within your setting,”
Nancy Staten, director of the Baker
Witty said. “It’s more about what hap-
County Health Department, said Friday pens in school, in consultation with the
that some, but not all, of the eight cases
Baker County Health Department. If you
this week were connected.
can stay clean, you’re good.”
She noted that Oregon’s statewide new
There are lots of moving parts included
case rate has also been rising this week. in accomplishing that goal, ranging from
to search for Henry, McClay
said. Deputies found him at
about 10:06 p.m. on the shore
of the reservoir about 1 1/2
miles northeast of Hewitt
Park.
Members of the Eagle
Valley Ambulance Service at
Richland responded to the
park and examined Henry be-
fore he was arrested without
incident, McClay said.
classroom management to food services
and transportation, Witty pointed out.
“It’s a heavy lift,” he said. “It’s been a lot
of work for the staff and administration at
each site.”
Witty said the decision about whether
the elementary schools will be able to
begin in-person classes will be announced
as soon as possible Monday, Oct. 12.
If the opening is possible, no compre-
hensive distance learning classes will
be scheduled Tuesday to allow staff to
prepare for Wednesday, Witty said.
“It’s an interesting position to be in,” he
said. “We can go either way.”
If the schools cannot open, Witty said
the District will reconsider.
“We’ll talk to the Health Department
and Board and take a little bit of a pause
and see what we think about it and see
what is the best direction,” he said.
Baker County has reported 109 CO-
VID-19 cases since the pandemic started.
That includes 96 residents who have test-
ed positive, and 13 “presumptive” cases,
people who haven’t tested positive but had
close contact with someone who did.
Chris Collins of the Baker City Herald
contributed to this story.
O BITUARY
son. She attended school at
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Claudette Profi tt, 71, of
Claudette and David Profi tt
Baker City, died Oct. 7, 2020, were married on Feb. 18, 1966,
at her home, surrounded by
at Weiser, Idaho. Claudette
her loved ones.
lived her life to the fullest, and
A celebration she enjoyed spending time
of her life will
with her family. Her hobbies
take place at a
included painting, panning
later date.
for gold, and embroidering.
Claudette was She made sure that everyone
born on Sept. 1, in her life was the happiest
Claudette 1949, at Astoria
they could be. She was a great
Profi tt
to Iona Irene
person to confi de in.
Smith-Anderson
Claudette is survived by her
and Edward Chaffi n Ander-
husband, David Profi tt; her
Claudette Profi tt
Baker City, 1949-2020
O REGON L OTTERY
MEGABUCKS, Oct. 7
Baker City. The awarded amount, Vegter
said, will go directly to the need, such as
an electric bill or art supplies. Payments
will go directly to an artist if the need is
loss of entry fees from canceled shows
that were not refunded.
“People working in the arts have defi -
nitely been impacted,” Vegter said.
The money will be distributed Nov. 1.
sisters, Leslie Rae Anderson-
Hedge and Pamila Lynn Bow-
mer; her brothers, Stephen
Roy Anderson and Michael
Anderson; her daughter, Hol-
lie Densley; two sons, David
Profi tt and Steven Profi tt; and
several grandchildren, nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her mother, Iona
Irene Smith-Anderson, and
her father, Edward Chaffi n
Anderson.
To light a candle for Clau-
dette or to leave a condolence
for her family, go to www.
grayswestco.com
Fri.
October 16
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Terry Edmondson Jr.: 41,
of Ontario, a former Halfway
resident, died Oct. 7, 2020, at his
home. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home and Cremation
Services. Online condolences
may be made at www.tamispine
valleyfuneralhome.com
Dwight Saunders: 62, of
Richland, died Oct. 8, 2020, at his
home. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home and Cremation
Services. Online condolences
may be made at www.tamispine
valleyfuneralhome.com
FUNERALS PENDING
Jan Haga: A memorial
service and celebration of his life
will take place Friday, Oct. 16, at
1 p.m. at Harvest Church, 3720
Birch St. in Baker City. COVID-19
precautions will be in place, and
people attending should bring a
mask and follow social distanc-
ing requirements. The fam-
ily suggests donations in Jan’s
memory be made to Harvest
Church through Tami’s Pine Val-
ley Funeral Home & Cremation
Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway,
OR 97834. Online condolences
may be made at www.tamispine
valleyfuneralhome.com
Robert T. ‘Bob’ Gilkison: His
graveside service will take place
Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. at the
Haines Cemetery. Contributions
in memory of Mr. Gilkison may
be made to the Eastern Oregon
Museum in Haines through
Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place
St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light
a candle in his memory, go to
www.colestributecenter.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION
(Lincoln County detainer): Nicola
Aiello-Dixon, 28, of Newport,
10:21 a.m. Wednesday in the
3700 block of Midway Drive;
jailed; on Thursday he was trans-
ported to Lincoln County.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
MISCHIEF, UNAUTHORIZED
ENTRY INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE
and THIRD-DEGREE CRIMINAL
MISCHIEF: Atraya M. Lovato, 21,
transient, 7:49 a.m., Thursday,
at Fourth Street and Auburn
Avenue; jailed. Police Chief Ray
Duman said police had about 25
contacts with Lovato between
5:30 p.m. Monday and her
arrest Thursday morning. She
was taken into custody after
she reportedly used a shovel to
break out windows in a house
belonging to Richard Haynes
Jr., 72, of Baker City, and then
locked herself in a 1989 Honda
Accord belonging to Gerald
Roe, 31, of Baker City, and threw
garbage around in the vehicle.
Duman said Lovato was held
at the jail until she later was
transferred to a Portland mental
health treatment center. Before
her arrest, Lovato also was cited
and released Monday night on
a Multnomah County warrant
charging her with harassment.
On Wednesday morning she
was cited on an allegation of
second-degree criminal tres-
passing at Albertsons. About 5
p.m. Wednesday she was cited
and released on a charge of
second-degree trespassing at
St. Alphonsus Medical Center
where she also is accused of
second-degree theft for al-
legedly taking a stethoscope
from the hospital. At 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Lovato was charged
with third-degree theft for taking
miscellaneous items from Dollar
Tree, Duman said.
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