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CHIEF
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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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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ WEDNESDAY: Chicken-fried beef steak, potatoes and
gravy, green beans, roll, pea-and-onion salad, birthday cake
■ THURSDAY: Breaded pork loin, parslied red potatoes,
mixed vegetables, bread, carrot-raisin salad, ice cream
■ FRIDAY: “Ghoulash,” peas, cornbread, coleslaw, cookies
■ MONDAY (Nov. 2): Chicken broccoli Alfredo over
fettuccine, mixed vegetables, biscuit, green salad,
cheesecake
■ TUESDAY (Nov. 3): Meat lasagna, caulifl ower,
breadsticks, carrot-raisin salad, roll, peach crisp
Lunches 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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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
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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-
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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.
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