Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Baker City herald. (Baker City, Or.) 1990-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 2020)
2A — BAKER CITY HERALD TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 PERSISTENT PATTERN KEEPING COLD AIR TRAPPED IN VALLEYS Baker City’s air stays relatively clean despite extended stagnation advisory B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR The city’s air quality has been in the “good” category on all but four days over A persistent weather pattern that the past month. has trapped cold air in Baker and many On those other four days — Nov. 20, other Northeastern Oregon valleys for 24, 29 and 30 — the daily average air most of the past two weeks has also quality was slightly into the “moderate” prompted the National Weather Service range. to issue an air stagnation advisory for The air quality index is a numerical much of the region. scale, with anything under 51 consid- The most recent advisory continues ered good, while the range from 51 to through 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, and 100 is moderate. includes Baker County. Baker City’s daily air quality index This dry pattern, which is relatively during December has ranged from 29 common during the fall and winter on Dec. 3 to 48 on Dec. 4. when a ridge of high pressure settles The hourly rating has risen into the over the Pacifi c Northwest and some- moderate category at times, even on times lasts for a week or longer, can days when the overall average was result in poor air quality as woodstove rated as good. smoke, vehicle exhaust and other pollut- On Sunday, Dec. 6, for instance, ants accumulate near the ground. the daily average was 44, in the good Fog also tends to form during these category. periods. But the hourly air quality index But so far Baker City has largely peaked at 76, in the moderate range, avoided both fog and the dirty air that at 6 p.m., and was in the moderate cat- often accompanies it. egory each hour from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com TUESDAY, DEC. 8 ■ BAKER CITY COUNCIL: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald December 8, 1970 The District 5-J School Board went part way yesterday in granting executive or closed sessions for consultation on 1971-72 teacher contracts with the Baker Education As- sociation representatives. But the board would not concede to the request of the teachers that all consultations be carried on in private. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald December 8, 1995 Each of the brown, square touch pads that are part of a computer-controlled exhibit at the Oregon Trail Interpre- tive Center has a white circle at its center. The spots weren’t present when the touch pads were new, but they mark the passage of a million or so fi ngers, each of which rubbed away of smidgen of brown paint and left a whisp of oil. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald December 8, 2010 Baker County’s unemployment situation offered some- thing for optimistic and pessimist alike. That situation is, basically, stagnant. Which means, for the pollyannas, that this one measure of the local economy is not getting worse. But then, reply the worriers, neither is it getting better. October’s jobless rate of 8.6 percent is unchanged from September’s revised rate. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald December 9, 2019 A Baker City forestry consultant who helped landown- ers deal with the aftermath of the 2015 Cornet/Windy Ridge fi re, the largest blaze in Baker County history, is featured in a new video produced by the Oregon Depart- ment of Forestry. Lane Parry, who won an award in 2017 for his work with private landowners after the 104,000-acre fi re, appears in the 7-minute video along with Jana Peterson, stewardship forester at the Forestry Department’s Baker City offi ce. You can watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=CT0qoYmBdK0&t=139s The Oregon Board of Forestry named Parry its Eastern Oregon Operator of the Year for 2017 for his work with landowners after the Cornet/Windy Ridge fi re. The video is designed to help property owners get ideas about restoring land burned in a wildfi re. Since 2013, blazes have burned almost 34,000 acres of private, non-industrial timber ground in Oregon, accord- ing to the Forestry Department. “A wildfi re can be devastating to landowners both emotionally and economically,” said Ryan Gordon, family forestland coordinator for the agency. “When trees burn, beloved forest scenery around a home can turn to charred snags. Typically, those burned trees also represent a loss of income a landowner was depending on for retirement or to send kids or grandkids to college.” O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Dec. 5 5 — 10 — 16 — 18 — 25 — 48 Next jackpot: $5.4 million POWERBALL, Dec. 5 3 — 4 — 6 — 48 — 53 PB 10 Next jackpot: $262 million MEGA MILLIONS, Dec. 4 3 — 19 — 24 — 44 — 50 Mega 8 Next jackpot: $264 million WIN FOR LIFE, Dec. 5 14 — 27 — 49 — 64 PICK 4, Dec. 6 • 1 p.m.: 7 — 8 — 4 — 5 • 4 p.m.: 9 — 7 — 5 — 1 • 7 p.m.: 6 — 9 — 5 — 2 • 10 p.m.: 9 — 0 — 1 — 3 LUCKY LINES, Dec. 6 3-7-9-14-18-22-26-30 Next jackpot: $46,000 S ENIOR M ENUS ■ WEDNESDAY: Hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, broccoli-blend vegetables, macaroni salad, cookie ■ THURSDAY: Pork tips over fettuccine, caulifl ower, roll, fruit cup, pudding ■ FRIDAY: Beef pot roast, red potatoes, mixed vegetables, roll, broccoli-bacon salad, cheesecake ■ MONDAY (Dec. 14): Chicken-fried steak, mashed potato, peas and carrots, fruit cup, roll, pasta salad, brownies ■ TUESDAY (Dec. 15): Hot beef sandwich, mashed potatoes, corn, green salad, ice cream 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. 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 High pressure ridges result in air generally sinking, which causes colder air, which is relatively heavy, to settle in valleys. This leads to a temperature inversion, with air temperature rising with eleva- tion, the opposite of the usual situation. The pattern can cause dramatic differences in temperature between a valley and a nearby ridge or mountain peak. On Monday morning, Dec. 7, for instance, the temperature at 8 o’clock along Highway 7 near the Sumpter junction was 16 degrees. At the same time at an automated snow-measuring station near Bourne, about 8 miles away but 1,500 feet higher in elevation, reported a tempera- ture of 34 degrees. At Mason Dam, the temperature at 7:45 a.m. was 15 degrees. A weather station near the head of Elk Creek, about 7 miles to the north but 2,700 feet higher, was at 37 degrees. O BITUARIES Tahnee Main She will be absent in our lives but not in our minds and Tahnee Lynn Main (Sims), heart, her family said. God 36, died on Nov. 30, 2020, in promises that we will all be an automobile accident on the reunited with her in heaven outskirts of Baker City. ... in His time. Her graveside service took The family quoted from place Dec. 8 at John, chapter 14: the Hagerman “Do not let your hearts be Pioneer Cem- troubled. Trust in God: Trust etery in Hager- also in Me. In My Father’s man, Idaho. house are many rooms; If Pastor Wayne it were not so, I would have Crownover of told you. I am going there to Tahnee the River City prepare a place for you.” Main Church in Boise Memorial contributions can offi ciated. be made to the New Direc- Tahnee was born on Feb. tions Northwest Tahnee Main 16, 1984, at Twin Falls, Idaho, Client Fund through Gray’s to Duane and Robin Sims. West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, Tahnee was only 36 years 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, young when she checked OR 97814. into heaven. At an early To light a candle in memo- age, everybody knew what ry of Tahnee or to offer online a special little free spirit we condolences for her family, go were blessed with, her family to www.grayswestco.com said. Her younger years were Norma Clapp spent with her big sister, Formerly of Baker City, 1944-2020 Tecee, and her little brother, Norma Alice (Baker) Clapp, Terrance. Yep, she was the 76, died Nov. 18, 2020, at her middle child. home in Payette, Idaho, to be Tahnee had an adventur- rejoined with loved ones who ous spirit, with no fear. She have gone before. loved camping with many Cremation family members, loved was under the animals of all kinds, and even jumped off bridges. She direction of especially loved our big family Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel. gatherings. Norma was Tahnee worked at Rags- Norma born on Sept. 1, dale Mobile Glass in Baker Clapp 1944, in Thayer, City for her mom and dad. She had the ability to connect Missouri, to Jo- seph and Virginia Baker. She with anybody who walked through the doors. Her sweet was the third of four sisters, including Rosetta Joy, Pa- and bubbly personality was tricia Ann, and Nelcie Jean. intoxicating. She was on top of the world the day she died. Growing up, the family lived Tahnee loved God. She had in primarily Missouri, Califor- nia and Idaho. She often told a testimony about how God had helped her through some stories of life with her sisters challenging times in her life. like walking to the corner store to get giant pickles or She attended River Front singing in their local church. Church and other churches. In 1962, after graduating Tahnee leaves behind four from high school, she married beautiful boys: Carter, 17, Charles Fenwick of Pocatello, Cooper, 13, Forrest, 10, and Idaho. After his return from little Alexander, 2 years old, Vietnam, they had four and her husband, Andrew Main; her parents, Randy and children, Charles Jr. “Chuck,” Virginia “Ginny,” Philip Robin Schiewe and Duane “Andy” and Nancy. Norma and Mica Sims; her loving and Charles were divorced in grandparents, Wayne and Lynn Ills, and Wynona Sims; 1982. Norma loved to travel. Her her very best friend and sister, Tecee Ferris (Camron); grandchildren were among her favorite companions on her little brother, Terrance these escapades; such as the Sims (Tina); and many trip to the Grand Canyon uncles, aunts, nieces, neph- with the granddaughters ews, cousins and numerous or the Seattle trip with the friends. She was preceded in death grandsons. She also enjoyed the Alaskan Cruise with best by her grandfather, James Sims; an uncle, and a cousin. friend, Rita, and the Euro- Baker City, 1984-2020 pean trip with late husband, Eldon. Family was very important to Norma and she would bend over backward to help in any way she could. Her greatest joy was when the entire fam- ily could gather for meals or special occasions. She loved beading and doing other craft projects with her sisters. It is unsure how much craft- ing actually got done versus laughter and simply spending time together. She had a great sense of humor and loved to play games. She even recruited friends to dress up in crazy costumes with her for Hal- loween. While living in Baker City, she was part of the local theater organization and even traveled to New York City with a group to see a Broadway show. She was very involved with various church groups, from teaching children’s classes to leading Christmas plays to taking part in women’s study groups. She enjoyed attend- ing ladies retreats with her daughter, Ginny. She was also very active in her local senior centers in Baker City and Payette. There she met her late husband, Eldon. They both loved to dance and enjoy each other’s company. Some of the jobs she held were front offi ce work at opto- metric offi ces in Oregon and as a commodities picker for Albertsons Sundries in Boise. Recently, one of her favorite pastimes was watching “Dr. Pimple Popper” with her grandchildren. Priority time was set aside each Saturday night for the “Lawrence Welk Show.” She was a lover of black-and-white Westerns and “Perry Mason.” Her bright yellow house was deco- rated throughout with butter- fl ies and bird houses as well as her thrift store “treasures” of glassware and dolls. She is survived by two sisters, Rosetta of Boise and Nelcie of Payette; her four children, Chuck of Prineville, Ginny of Caldwell, Idaho, and Andy and Nancy of Pay- ette, Idaho; eight grandchil- dren and two great-grand- children; and many nieces and nephews. Condolences may be made to Norma’s family at www. shafferjensen.com Iva Speelman Formerly of Baker City, 1938-2020 Iva Speelman, 82, of Prairie City, died on Dec. 3, 2020. She was surrounded by family in the comfort of her own home with her loving husband, Ken, right by her side. A celebration of her life will take place in the spring. Iva was born Iva Estella VanLeuven in Baker City on Jan. 31, 1938. She met and married Ivan Andrew in 1953. Together they had four chil- Iva dren. Iva later Speelman married Ken Speelman, to whom she has been devoted for the past 44 years. Iva was preceded in death by her parents, Della and Roy Howe; and her sister, Pat Seigrist. Iva is survived by her husband, Ken Speelman; her children, Ivan (Vickie) An- drew, Elaine (John) Livran, Valeria Andrew and her husband, Chuck Cason, and Duane (Trace) Andrew; her stepchildren, Rod Speelman, Kendra (Kaipo) Raiser, and Scott Speelman; her brother, Duane (Sherry) VanLeu- ven, and her sister, Diane (Gary) Wright. Iva was also survived by many grandchil- dren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchil- dren who lovingly referred to her as Grandma Froggy (because of her incredible collection of decorative frogs). There are also many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews whom loved Iva very much. Iva’s family would like to thank her dear friends, Ed and Nancy Akers, for their help and support over the past several months. Memorial contributions in Iva’s honor can be made to Blue Mountain Hospice through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave an online con- dolence for her family or to view photos of Iva, go to www.driskillmemorialchapel. com Jay & Kristin Wilson, Owners 2036 Main Street, Baker City tDDC N EWS OF R ECORD POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations PROBATION VIOLATION (Yamhill County warrant): Ashley Mi- chelle Goodman, 26, of Baker City, 11:47 a.m. Friday, in the 800 block of Campbell Street; cited and released. Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce Arrests, citations FAILURE TO APPEAR (mul- tiple Baker County Circuit Court warrants): Oren Shaile Moore, 22, of Baker City, 3:14 p.m. Fri- day, at the Parole and Probation Offi ce, 3320 K St.; jailed. “You’ll love the work we do. I guarantee it.” - JR 225 H Street • East of I-84 • 541-523-3200 • grumpysrepair.com
