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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020 B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR ALERTS Continued from Page 1A THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 ■ Baker City Tree Board: noon at Baker City Hall, 1655 First St. Agenda items include a tree-pruning outreach plan. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald November 7, 1970 By industry standards, Ellingson lumber and timber co.’s wood products business is small potatoes compared to Boise Cascade and Georgia Pacifi c. But Ellingson’s little business is one of the mainstays of the economy of Baker County. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald November 7, 1995 A Riley rancher will have to move his domestic sheep from the two remaining grazing allotments on the Oregon portion of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area by Oct. 31, 1996. Dick Ferraro, deputy regional forester for the U.S. Forest Service in Portland, upheld Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Supervisor Bob Richmond’s decision to ban do- mestic sheep from the allotments held by Oliver Wentz. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald November 8, 2010 The Baker City Council will discuss extending Charter Communications’ franchise agreement during its regular meeting Tuesday. Charter has asked City Manager Mike Kee for a new ex- tension to the franchise agreement through Oct. 31, 2011. The current agreement, also an extension, was signed in 1998 and expired in July 2008. Franchise agreements are held between cities and util- ity providers that use streets and public rights of way to maintain equipment. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald November 8, 2019 An effort that dates back nearly a decade to lift and straighten slumped or leaning gravestones in the veter- ans’ section at Mount Hope Cemetery continued this fall when about a dozen volunteers gathered in the cemetery on Oct. 26. The work party fi xed 11 monuments and replaced con- crete on another. Although he said work remains to be done, Dennis Teskey, who has been involved in this public service cam- paign since its start, said volunteers have made consider- able progress. “We’re pretty close to being done,” said Teskey, retired owner of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. Teskey emphasized that he was referring only to the task that prompted the project — dealing with markers in the veterans’ section that are conspicuously out of align- ment. Keeping gravestones straight and level will require ongoing periodic maintenance since the freeze-and-thaw cycles that cause the problems will continue. And Teskey can envision an even more ambitious goal of working on gravestones that are in other sections at Mount Hope. The county will test the system on Nov. 19 between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., and both Yencopal and Bachman hope the enrollment numbers have risen considerably by then. Yencopal suspects that some people who had signed up for the county’s previous alert system weren’t transferred when the county switched to the current system, which offers users a wider range of potential alerts to receive. Bachman thinks that might have happened to him. He said he thought he was signed up for emergency alerts from the county but he didn’t get one on his cellphone on Oct. 27. That was not an issue for him in that case, since he was among the city employees scrambling to deal with the water issue and was well aware of the details. But Bachman said he wants to ensure that residents who aren’t in that position — which, after all, is most resi- dents — also have access to the same important informa- tion as soon as it’s available. The alerts are especially vital for water issues, he said, since problems with under- ground pipes, unlike, say, a fi re, aren’t obvious. Jayson Jacoby / Baker City Herald Baker City Fire Department crews pour water on a warehouse fi re the morning of Oct. 27. Baker County used its emergency alert system to notify residents that fi re-suppres- sion foam had gotten into the water system. The city and county will distribute fl iers, which have information about how to sign up, at grocery stores, government offi ces and many businesses in the county, Bachman said. When signing up for emer- gency alerts, users can set up multiple addresses, Yencopal said. That allows them to receive alerts for issues that affect their home as well as, for in- stance, the home of a relative who might need help during an emergency. Yencopal, who administers the system, can set alerts to go to a specifi c area. 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Meals must be picked up; there is no dining on site. interlude was a persistent southerly wind fl ow that pushed warm air from California Continued from Page 1A into Eastern Oregon, said Jay Breidenbach, a In the previous 77 Novembers, a total of meteorologist at the National Weather Service 2,310 days, the temperature reached 70 de- offi ce in Boise. grees during November on just 4 of those days The specifi c culprit was a ridge of high pres- at the Baker City Airport. sure that shunted cool, damp Pacifi c storms to (Which is .0017%, if you prefer percentages the north, Breidenbach said. and multiple decimal points.) But that pattern began to break down on This November pulled off that feat on 3 of Friday with the fi rst in a series of Pacifi c cold the fi rst 5 days. fronts forecast to push through the region over (A hearty 60%.) the next several days, bringing the brand of And it came close on one of the other two. weather much more typical of November — This unseasonably balmy stretch has clouds, showers of rain and snow, and tem- rewritten the record book for the Baker City peratures that will on some days fail to reach Airport, where temperature records date to 40, much less 70. 1943. “That fi nally shuts off the connection to the On four straight days — Nov. 2-5 — the warm air, and is the start of a more wintry pat- high temperature broke the daily record at the tern,” Breidenbach said. “It’s a rapid transition Airport. to more seasonable conditions.” The temperature topped 70 on the last 3 of Although November’s fi rst 5 days were those days — 71 on Nov. 3 and 4, and 72 on anomalous in their warmth, the fall in general the 5th. has been mild. The average high temperature for those In October, the high temperature was above days is 52 on Nov. 3 and 4, and 51 on Nov. 5. average on 21 of 31 days. During September, The atmospheric impetus for this mild 23 of 30 days were warmer than average. 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 This is November? The fi rst 5 days of November brought temperatures more typical of September at the Baker City Airport. NOVEMBER 2 High temp: 68 Avg. high: 51 NOVEMBER 3 High temp: 71 Avg. high: 52 NOVEMBER 4 High temp: 71 Avg. high: 52 NOVEMBER 5 High temp: 72 Avg. high: 51 O BITUARY Barbara Perez of Latter-day Saints. She Barbara Lee Perez, 75, enjoyed helping formerly of Halfway, died Oct. in the nursery 20, 2020, at an assisted living on Sunday, with center in Meridian, Idaho. the 3-year-olds A memorial service will be and passing Barbara Perez scheduled later. Her grave out snacks! She site will be dedicated at 1 p.m. loved attending Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Eagle the temple and completing Valley Cemetery in Richland. family history work for her Barbara was a member of family. The Church of Jesus Christ She loved sports! She was Formerly of Halfway N EWS OF R ECORD DEATHS Dorothy Peer: 82, of Half- way, died Nov. 6, 2020, at her home surrounded by family. Ar- rangements are under the direc- tion of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. On- line condolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral home.com POLICE LOG C ONTACT THE H ERALD message that includes infor- mation on how to sign up, or have someone call back to check their enrollment. To sign up online, go to www.bakercounty.org and click on the link for receiving emergency alerts. You can also use this direct link: https://public.alertsense. com/signup/?regionid=1357 Yencopal urges residents who sign up to watch for the test alert on Nov. 19. If you’ve signed up and don’t get the test, either register at the above link or call the Emer- gency Operations Center number to check on your status. RECORDS O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Nov. 4 of two alerts sent on Oct. 27, for instance, went only to a several-block area near where the fi re-suppression foam entered the water system. The second alert went citywide. Residents who have only a landline don’t need to sign up to receive alerts, Yencopal said. However, people who live within the Baker City limits, have a landline only and either didn’t receive a call on Oct. 27, or wonder whether their number is in the system, can call the Baker County Emergency Operations Center at 541-523-0015. That number will have a recorded Baker City Police Arrests, citations FAILURE TO APPEAR (Union County warrant): Kyle Andrew Waldron, 35, of La Grande, 9:26 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Elm Street; cited and released. PROBATION VIOLATION (Two Baker County Circuit Court warrants): Jace T. Prowell, 30, of Baker City, 11:04 a.m. Thursday, at Auburn Avenue and East Street; cited and released. OREGON STATE PAROLE BOARD WARRANT: Christopher John Carroll Jr., 34, of Hunting- ton, 3:24 p.m. Thursday, in the 3100 block of Riverpark Drive; jailed. Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce Arrests, citations FAILURE TO APPEAR (Two Lincoln County warrants): Sarah Lynn Reid, 40, of Baker City, 2:06 p.m. Wednesday, at the sheriff’s offi ce; cited and released. FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Mariah Diane Aldrich, 29, of Baker City, 11:27 p.m. Wednes- day, at the sheriff’s offi ce; jailed. Oregon State Police RECKLESS DRIVING: Henry Stafford Degroat, 82, of Lakeside, California, 7:17 a.m. Wednesday, on Interstate 84, about 15 miles south of Baker City; cited and released at a Baker City motel; police said the vehicle was secured at the scene at the driver’s request. UNLAWFUL POSSES- SION OF A FIREARM: Marcus Anthony Jones, 24, of Everett, Washington, 1:49 p.m. Wednes- day; cited and released; also cited on a charge of speeding for reportedly driving 91 mph in a 70-mph speed zone. an avid Dodgers fan and a BSU enthusiast. Her brother, James, made sure that she got to personally attend a few games. Barbara is survived by her very best, longtime friend, Bob Glen; brothers, John Perez, Donald Edmondson and James Edmondson; sis- ters, Helen Perez and Cindy Carper; several nieces and nephews; and Marge Stall- ings, longtime friend, guard- ian and “sparring partner.” She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Ed- mondson; her father, John Perez; and stepfather, Lee Edmondson. Barb loved animals. Cats were her favorite. Donations on her behalf may be made to the Idaho Humane Society in Boise or donations of a sack of cat or dog food may be made to the shelter of one’s choice. 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