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NORTHEAST OREGON THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 2020 L.A. DODGERS WIN THEIR FIRST WORLD SERIES IN 32 YEARS: SPORTS, 6A www.gonortheastoregon.com Day of the Dead PLUS : Sherlock Holmes in Elgin & Halloween happenings LAST CHANCE For Discounted 2020-2021 Season Passes PURCHASE BY OCTOBER 31! ON-LINE: AnthonyLakes.com LA GRANDE: Mountain Works BAKER CITY: Kicks or The Trailhead GO! Magazine Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com October 29, 2020 IN THIS EDITION: QUICK HITS Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Sue Bent- ley of Baker City. Community, 3A Homecoming, in keeping with celebrations during the era of the coronavirus, will be a different kind of event this year for Baker High School students. While they continue learning through compre- hensive distance education classes from home, an ab- breviated version of the an- nouncement of BHS Home- coming king and queen will take place before a limited in-person audience Friday night at Bulldog Memorial Stadium. Local • Business & AgLife • Go! magazine $1.50 County sets COVID-19 record ■ The 10 new cases reported on Tuesday is the highest one-day total since the pandemic started By Jayson Jacoby and Chris Collins Baker City Herald Baker County set a one-day record high with 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. That followed four new cases on Monday. Some of the new cases from those two days are connected to Haines Elementary School, where two students tested positive on Saturday, said Nancy Staten, direc- tor of the Baker County Health Department. Staten did not say how many of the 14 new cases this week are linked to the Haines school, which has 114 students in kindergarten through sixth grade as well as 12 preschoolers. Students returned to in-person classes at Haines, as well as at South Baker and Brooklyn schools in Baker City, and Keating El- ementary, on Oct. 14. Mark Witty, Baker School Dis- trict superintendent, said he wasn’t aware of new infections in Haines students after Sunday. Fire-Suppression Foam Accidentally Released Into City’s Drinking Water BRIEFING Baker County Garden Club meets on Nov. 4 Today 65 / 28 Sunny Council reviews police policy soconner@bakercityherald.com The Baker City Council continued its discussion Tuesday on a policy regard- ing excessive use of force by city police that the city is re- quired to approve in order to secure a $1.5 million federal grant to build a fi tness center for clients of New Directions Northwest. Some councilors have objected to the mandate that’s part of a Community Development Block grant application. Bulldog Gold Cards support BHS football program WEATHER See COVID-19/Page 2A By Samantha O’Conner The Baker County Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. at the library, 2400 Resort St., to carpool for a meeting at the Dels- man residence at 17667 Deer Park Loop in Western Heights. Those attending are asked to bring a lunch. Bulldog Gold Cards, which support the Baker High School football pro- gram, are still available for purchase. They can be pur- chased through the main offi ce at Baker High School, 2500 E St., for $10. Your guide to arts, entertainment and other events happening around Northeast Oregon Jayson Jacoby / Baker City Herald See Council/Page 5A The remnants of a building at 2330 10th St. on Tuesday afternoon following an early morning fi re. Building Total Loss In Morning Blaze Fire damages historic log cabin By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Friday 65 / 30 Shower possible The space below is for a postage label for issues that are mailed. a.m., said Michelle Owen, the city’s public works director. Baker City Herald Fire Chief Sean Lee said Wednes- A Baker City Fire Department day that he’s not certain why the truck inadvertently fl ushed fi re-sup- foam was released. pression foam concentrate into the “Fire came out of the roof and the city’s drinking water system while foam was turned on when it shouldn’t crews were fi ghting a blaze that have been,” Lee said. destroyed a warehouse on 10th Street He said he was unaware of the Tuesday morning. issue until it was reported by city The substance, which is considered workers. a “moderate” health hazard by fed- “Public works got a hold of us and eral standards in its undiluted form, said ‘Hey, there’s foam in the water,’ ” entered the water system around 7 Lee said. By Jayson Jacoby and Chris Collins Owen said an estimated 12 to 15 gallons of the concentrate were dis- pensed from a fi re truck, but it’s not clear how much of that volume was sprayed on the fi re and how much entered the water system through a fi re hydrant. Owen said the city’s fi re hydrants are not equipped with backfl ow devic- es designed to prevent contaminants from entering the system via that route, nor are such devices required. Hunters renting a historic Forest Service log cabin in the Elkhorn Mountains doused a fi re that spread from the cabin’s fi replace to a wall and the ceiling Tuesday night. Their efforts saved Peavy Cabin, built in 1934, said Kendall Cikanek, Whitman District ranger. No one was hurt in the fi re. See Fire Foam/Page 2A See Cabin/Page 5A PARCEL WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO CENTRAL PARK Council endorses park property buy By Samantha O’Conner soconner@bakercityherald.com The Baker City Council on Tuesday approved the $200,000 purchase of property that will give the public a new access route to the city’s Central Park as well as create public parking near downtown. The city is buying the property from Greg Sackos. The 21,294-square-foot parcel is TODAY Issue 73, 22 pages on the west side of the city-owned park, and is accessed from Resort Street. On Oct. 6, City Manager Fred Warner Jr. and Sackos signed a purchase agreement, contingent on the City Council approving a resolu- tion authorizing the deal, setting the purchase price at $200,000. Business .............. 1B-3B Classified ............. 3B-6B Comics ....................... 7B See Property/Page 3A Community News ....3A Corey Kirk ..................2A Crossword ........4B & 6B Jayson Jacoby / Baker City Herald The Baker City Council has agreed to have the city buy a parcel beside Central Park, between the Powder River and Resort Street, to be used for public access to the park, and for vehicle parking. Dear Abby ................. 8B Horoscope ........4B & 6B Lottery Results ..........2A News of Record ........2A Opinion ......................4A Sudoku ...................... 7B Sports ........................6A Turning Backs ...........2A Weather ..................... 8B SATURDAY — FOREST SERVICE PLANS WORK NEAR BAKER WATERSHED
