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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD CHIEF Continued from Page 1A Lee, 56, said he never intended to work as a fi re chief. “I just fell into it with Baker Rural and again with Baker City,” he said, adding that it’s the people he works with who drew him to the position. Lee has been the city’s interim chief since February 2020, when John Clark took a job in Washington. He and his wife, Karla, have a small ranch in the Wingville area. “We’re pretty excited about it and looking for- ward to working with everyone in the county,” he said Monday afternoon. Lee’s salary will be $4,571 per month, an annual total of $54,852, Warner said. Lee’s benefi ts will be prorated at 75% of a full-time equivalent. Clark’s annual full-time salary was budgeted at $84,172. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald October 27, 1970 With 14 inches of snow blanketing the base area at Anthony Lakes, offi cials are hoping for skiing by Thanks- giving. In a report issued to Anthony Lakes Corporation stock- holders, David Baum, president, said the corporation im- proved during the past fi scal year by $69,000 but fell short of anticipated expenses by $5,000. Total gross revenue amounted to $122,000. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald October 27, 1995 The green metal gate at the boundary of Baker City’s watershed shows the scars from previous battles with bumpers, winches and bolt cutters. There are tiny islands of rust where the paint has been scraped away. The bars are bent inward an inch or so, apparently the result of an impatient driver’s unsuccessful attempt to ram his vehicle through the gate. There was fresh damage Thursday morning at this gate near Mill Creek. Someone sliced or snapped half of one link on the chain that connects the gate to an iron post. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald October 27, 2010 Baker City’s pending sewage problem could be a boon for local waterfowl and other wildlife. City offi cials are looking at wetlands in Baldock Slough, north of the airport, as a place to release wastewater after it’s been treated at the sewer lagoons. The impetus is an expected change in the permit that governs where the city can dispose of wastewater. Now, the city pipes wastewater from the lagoons into the Powder River, which fl ows nearby. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald October 28, 2019 Construction is nearing completion on Baker County’s fi rst two solar power farms, the larger of which is near Sutton Creek Road about six miles southeast of Baker City. That array of about 50,000 panels is about one mile east of the landfi ll and about 7/10th of a mile south of Interstate 84. Enerparc Solar Projects LLC of Oakland, California, is building that solar farm as well as a second project near Unity, in southern Baker County. Construction manager Douglas Stevens said work on the Sutton Creek project started Aug. 30, and company offi cials expect the farm to be online around Dec. 15. “This one is fast-paced,” Stevens said. Currently, workers are driving in piles — the metal bars that will hold the solar panels. 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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 man cited for meth possession A Baker City man was cited for possession of methamphet- amine Thursday, Oct. 22, after police conducted a warrant search of his apartment. Members of the Baker County Narcotics Enforce- ment Team and uniformed Baker City Police Department HAINES offi cers found about 3 grams of methamphetamine in a search of Robert Stanley Olp’s home in an eastside apart- ment complex Thursday. Olp, 36, of 2920 Elm St., Apartment No. 3, was cited and released about 9 a.m. Thursday. Olp and his 5-year- old daughter were the only people in the apartment when it was searched, Baker City Police Lt. Ty Duby stated in a press release. Department of Human Ser- vices’ Child Welfare workers were notifi ed of the incident, Duby said. The Baker County Narcot- ics Enforcement Team in- cludes members of the Baker City Police Department and the Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce. The team is supported by the Baker County District Attorney’s Offi ce and the Oregon State Police. “For us to stay in school and to be able to serve our kids in person, it is just so critical as a community — we’ve got to wear our face coverings, wash our hands regularly, maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet.” invested heavily in our technological platforms is to allow us to continue Continued from Page 1A serving students in situations such as “We identifi ed kids with high tem- this.” peratures, isolated them and sent them Baker County reported fi ve new home,” Witty said. cases of the coronavirus on Saturday He would not say how many students and four more on Monday bringing were sent home. the county’s total, since the start of the Two of those students tested positive. pandemic in March, to 123. Witty did not know how many of the — Mark Witty, Baker School District The rate of new infections — nine students who were sent home were cases in three days — reverses a recent superintendent tested for COVID-19. trend. From Oct. 10-23 the county Haines School has 114 students in Those who were required to quaran- reported just three new cases, one each kindergarten through sixth grade, tine were notifi ed on Sunday afternoon, on Oct. 6, 20 and 22. along with 12 preschoolers. Witty said. District staff deep cleaned As he has done throughout the pan- Witty said there are no plans at this spaces in all affected classrooms and demic, Witty asked for the community’s point to close Haines Elementary. Dis- buses Sunday, Witty said. cooperation in helping keep younger trict administrators and Baker County As of Monday, the two positive tests students in their classrooms and to Health Department offi cials would at Haines were the only ones from the help achieve that same goal for older make the decision together, he said. school district, which resumed in-per- students as well. “We would do that if the situation son classes for students from preschool “For us to stay in school and to be called for it,” he said. through sixth-grade on Oct. 14. able to serve our kids in person, it is In a press release issued Sunday, A limited number of students who just so critical as a community — we’ve Witty said the District is working were on a bus with the two Haines got to wear our face coverings, wash closely with the Baker County Health students who tested positive also have our hands regularly, maintain social Department to notify families and staff. been quarantined, Witty said. distancing of at least 6 feet,” he said. Students who are tested and are not Students who are quarantined will Witty also asked community resi- infected with the virus can return to be able to continue their studies at dents to avoid events that don’t follow school after their fever subsides for 24 home through the District’s compre- those Oregon Health Authority recom- hours without medication, he said. hensive distance learning system. mendations. The Health Department has contact- “While it is disappointing that Another plea went out to parents ed students and staff who were in close some students will not have access to whose children have a fever higher proximity with the students who tested in-person learning, this step is neces- than 100.4 degrees and other signs of positive. Close proximity is defi ned as sary to halt the spread of COVID-19 illness. being within 6 feet of the person who within the school system as quickly as “I can’t keep a school open if I have has tested positive for a total of 15 possible,” Witty stated in the press re- multiple kids coming who have this,” minutes over a 24-hour period. lease. “One of the key reasons we have Witty said. PROPERTY Parkway/Park fund. A private nonprofi t, Leo Adler Memori- Continued from Page 1A al Parkway Inc., has amassed Acquiring the section of private donations totaling property from Sackos — it $50,000, and the Leo Adler covers 21,294 square feet Foundation has approved a — would allow the city to grant of $50,000, contingent create a new access point to on the city having a signed the park, as well as off-street purchase agreement for the parking for vehicles, which is Sackos property. absent now. That leaves a $40,000 On Oct. 6 Warner and shortfall, and in his report, Sackos signed a purchase Warner proposes that the agreement, contingent on city make up the difference the City Council approving with money from the Elkhorn a resolution authorizing the View Industrial Park fund. deal, setting the purchase The city has $253,000 in price at $200,000. that fund, from sales of lots in In his report to the City the industrial park in north- Council, Warner wrote that west Baker City, to be used the city has allocated $60,000 for economic and community from its Leo Adler Memorial development. In his report to councilors, Warner wrote that the Sackos property, in addition to improving access to Central Park, would create additional public parking for downtown events including the farmers market. Warner wrote that ac- quiring the property would also make the city eligible for potential state grants to further develop Court Plaza, between Resort and Main streets. That’s the location of the farmers market. In other business on to- night’s agenda, councilors will resume their discussion about the federal requirement that the city adopt a policy for the police department, dealing with the use of excessive force, to qualify for a $1.5 million Community Develop- ment Block Grant. New Directions Northwest would use the money to build a fi tness center for its clients undergoing addiction and mental health treatment. The Council voted 4-3 on Oct. 13 to postpone a decision on the policy. Councilors Doni Bruland and Lynette Perry both objected to the policy, saying the federal govern- ment should not impose such a requirement on cities. Police Chief Ray Duman told councilors he isn’t con- cerned about the policy and that it wouldn’t affect how police offi cers do their jobs. O BITUARY dad, we envi- sion the warm Eugene “Gene” McEwen, sun on his face, 76, of Haines, died on Oct. 20, a cool breeze off 2020, at his home, surrounded the lake, and by his family. a fi shing line ‘Gene’ Per his request, there will in the water,” McEwen be no funeral. his family said. “When we remember our “The steady hum of the wood lathe machine and the wood chips in the air, as he created art EWS OF out of wood. A strong, steady voice, a soft fl annel shirt ‘Gene’ McEwen Haines N R ECORD and a warm heart. These are just a few things that remind us of who Gene McEwen was. Words can- not encompass all that he embodied or the lives he enriched during his journey through life. He will be re- membered, treasured, loved, and missed.” Gene is survived by his son, Ty McEwen of Phoenix, Arizona; his daughter, Kat (Ely) Myers of Baker City; and his grandsons, Jake and Gavin Myers. For those who would like to make a memorial donation in honor of Gene, the family suggests the City of Haines to be used toward the beautifi ca- tion of the local parks, through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispine valleyfuneralhome.com DEATHS Marie Kowalski: 85, of Hun- tington, died on Oct. 24, 2020, at the home of her niece in Haines, surrounding by an amazing amount of family who loved her dearly. Arrangements are under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Ser- vices. Online condolences can be made at www.tamispinevalley funeralhome.com John Booth Wessels III: 83, of Baker City, an Air Force vet- eran, died Oct. 24, 2020. He will be interred in the veterans sec- tion at Mount Hope Cemetery. To leave an online condolence for the family, go to www.grays westco.com POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations PROBATION VIOLATION (Two Baker County Circuit Court war- rants): Kenny Lee Hellman, 51, of 1860 Plum St., 3:12 a.m. Sunday, in the 600 block of Campbell Street; cited and released. Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce Arrests, citations DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU- ENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Donald Lewis Petty, 33, of Emery, Utah, 11:36 p.m. Sunday, on Inter- state 84 at Baker City; cited and released. We’re now offering home remodels through the winter months as we’re fully licensed and bonded. 541-519-5268 stone.elitesprinklernland@gmail.com CCB#231936 LCB# 9809 Still running unsupported Windows 7? We’ll help you avoid critical issues by installing Windows 10! Computer not running as fast as when it was new? Let us install lightning-fast solid state drive!
