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.”
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MEGABUCKS, Dec. 5
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POWERBALL, Dec. 5
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MEGA MILLIONS, Dec. 4
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Mega
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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.
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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.
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