2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020
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B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16
■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m. at the
Courthouse, 1995 Third St. Due to occupancy limits, the
public is encouraged to attend using a Zoom link on the
County’s website, https://www.bakercounty.org/online/
meetings.html.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
December 15, 1970
A new ordinance regulating taxi cab licenses was
introduced last night at the Baker city council meeting.
The ordinance, which could make it more diffi cult and
involved to obtain a license, gives the city more control
over operations of the cabs.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
December 15, 1995
Although it’s not clear how another federal government
shutdown would affect agency offi ces in Baker County, it’s
possible the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center won’t open
Saturday morning.
Unless Congress and President Clinton approve a con-
tinuing resolution by midnight, several federal agencies,
possibly including the U.S. Bureau of Land Management,
which runs the Center, will have no money with which to
operate.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
December 15, 2010
When Baker City added a fourth digit to its population,
Rutherford B. Hayes was president.
Twenty-four presidents later — or 130 years, if you pre-
fer that standard of measurement — we still can’t claim
that fi fth digit.
Not offi cially, anyway.
Various estimates have put Baker City’s population over
the 10,000 threshold several times, as far back as 1950.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
December 16, 2019
Skye Flanagan might just be Baker’s biggest supporter
of Challenge Day.
And for good reason, he says.
The program, which was brought to Baker Middle
School students Dec. 9-10, goes a long way to improving
relationships at his school, says Flanagan, who’s in his
fi fth year as BMS principal.
And his students agree.
Outsiders making a brief visit to the gymnasium at the
former North Baker School last week might be perplexed
by the changes that participants say have taken place
because of Challenge Day.
To casual observers the North Baker scene didn’t ap-
pear much different than what one would expect when
a large group of middle schoolers are mixed together to
have a good time.
But on second glance, there were tears in the eyes of
some of the students and catches in the voices of some of
the adults who took turns at the microphone speaking to
an attentive audience about how the event had affected
them and what they had experienced.
O REGON L OTTERY
MEGABUCKS, Dec. 12
1— 8 — 14 — 28 — 36 — 46
Next jackpot: $5.7 million
POWERBALL, Dec. 12
17 — 54 — 56 — 63 — 69 PB 20
Next jackpot: $287 million
MEGA MILLIONS, Dec. 11
19 — 31 — 37 — 55 — 67
Mega
25
Next jackpot: $291 million
WIN FOR LIFE, Dec. 12
1 — 23 — 64 — 77
PICK 4, Dec. 13
• 1 p.m.: 1 — 2 — 3 — 2
• 4 p.m.: 6 — 9 — 4 — 5
• 7 p.m.: 0 — 7 — 6 — 4
• 10 p.m.: 0 — 9 — 0 — 7
LUCKY LINES, Dec. 13
1-6-10-14-18-22-27-32
Next jackpot: $53,000
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ WEDNESDAY: Shepherd’s pie, broccoli-blend vegetables,
roll, coleslaw, bread pudding
■ THURSDAY: Baked ham, green bean casserole, candied
yams, roll, broccoli-bacon salad, dessert
■ FRIDAY: Pork roast, red potatoes, baby carrots, roll, potato
salad, tapioca
■ MONDAY (Dec. 21): Spaghetti, zucchini, garlic bread
sticks, green salad, cookie
■ TUESDAY (Dec. 22): Chicken ala king over a biscuit, corn,
roll, fruit cup, peach crisp
Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $4.50 donation (60 and older), $6.75 for
those under 60. Meals must be picked up; there is no dining
on site.
In common with Woodcock and
Silveria, Hines said her business had to
reduce the number of deer, elk and other
wild animals they can process.
They’ve also bolstered their workforce
to address the increased business.
“We’ve hired so many people this year,
at least 10,” Hines said.
The hiring process took a while, she
said, because this business isn’t for
everyone.
“It’s hard work, and not glamorous,”
she said.
She hopes that the trend driven by
the pandemic, with local residents buy-
Contributed Photo
ing beef directly from local ranchers,
continues even after the pandemic eases. The cooler at Baker County Custom
“If we retain a percentage, that would Meats in Baker City is packed with
carcasses ready for processing.
be great,” she said.
Perspective from ranchers,
politicians
Curtis Martin agrees, and hopes that
people not only will continue to seek out
local meat options in the future, but that
they’ll have more chances to do so.
Martin ranches in North Powder, and
is active with both the Oregon Cattle-
men’s Assocation — he’s a past president
— and the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association.
For years Martin has advocated for ef-
forts to make consumers,
especially those in urban
areas, more aware of the
beef supply chain.
This spring, as meat
displays in grocery stores
Martin
became sparse, Martin
fi nally had an audience
willing to listen.
“All of a sudden the meat cases are
empty and the prices escalate,” he said.
Those higher retail prices weren’t
matched, however, on the wholesale
market. Local ranchers said this spring
that prices for their cattle plummeted
in the early days of the pandemic, in
part because restaurant closures greatly
reduced the demand for meat in that
sector. The burgeoning demand from
the grocery sector didn’t make up the
difference.
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— Curtis Martin, North Powder cattle
rancher, talking about effort to make
it easier for people to start local and
regional meat-processing businesses
There is legislation in the works that
could help make buying and selling
meat, including on the retail level, an
easier process for both the producer and
consumer.
In early 2020, the Oregon Legislature
passed House Bill 4206, which would
rejuvenate a state inspection program
for the processing and sale of meat
products.
Right now, that inspection is a
federal program, and the process for a
business to get certifi ed at the federal
level, through the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, can be time-consuming
and expensive, said Andrea Dominguez,
chief of staff for state Rep. Mark Owens,
a Republican from Crane whose district
includes Baker County.
Most of the country’s meat-packing
industry, for retail sale, is dominated by
four large corporations that are feder-
ally certifi ed.
O BITUARIES
Art Phillips
the past years as you are an-
gels to us and meant so much
With his loving family near to him,” his family said.
him, Arthur G. (Art) Phil-
Arrangements are under
lips, 103, of Baker City, died
the direction of Tami’s Pine
on Dec. 11, 2020, at Memory Valley Funeral Home &
Lane Homes.
Cremation Services. Online
A family celebration of life condolences can be made at
will happen
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
when allowed
home.com
and his ashes
John Randall
will be placed at
Richland, 1930-2020
Council, Idaho.
John Randall, 90, of Rich-
Art was born
Art
land, died on Dec. 8, 2020, at
on July 19,
Phillips
his home with his family at
1917, at Council,
his side.
Idaho. He lived
A memorial service/cel-
a full life in
ebration of John’s life will
Cascade, Idaho, as the town
take place in
barber. He retired in Baker
City to be near his daughter, the spring or
early summer of
Marlene.
2021, with the
He often talked about all
date and time to
he had seen in his lifetime
be announced.
of more than 100 years, and
John
John Walter
every year his family had a
Randall
reunion in Baker including a Randall was
born on Sept.
100th birthday party which
his sister, who also lived to be 11, 1930, at Weiser, Idaho, to
Chester Lorenzo and Faye
103, attended.
Alida (Frasier) Randall, the
Art’s wife, Beth, passed
oldest of fi ve children. He
away 24 years ago. He has
two daughters, Marlene (Mel) attended schools at Weiser,
Idaho, and Richland, gradu-
Cross of Baker City, and
ating from Eagle Valley High
Gloria Ready of Fruitland,
Idaho. He is also survived by School in 1948.
John married Dorothy
his grandchildren, Stepha-
Ellen Williams on Sept. 18,
nie (Bryan) Tweit of Baker
1949, at Richland. They
City, Jerri (Butch) Henry of
Redmond, Traci (Vic) Parrish moved to Halfway and
farmed for four years. Teresa
of Post Falls, Idaho, Kelly
was born in 1950 and Rocky
(Tanya) Ready of Meridian,
in 1953. They moved to Pon-
Idaho, and Melanie (Chuck)
dosa, Oregon, in 1953 where
Ettel of Salem; 10 great-
John worked at the sawmill
grandchildren; and eight
until it closed in 1959. Judy
great-great-grandchildren.
“We want to thank all those was born in 1957.
The family moved to Rich-
who cared for Grampa Art in
Baker City, 1917-2020
C ONTACT THE H ERALD
1668 Resort St.
Open Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“This could rejuvenate our rural
communities and economics. There’s
not a downside to it.”
Dominguez said that bringing the
certifi cation process to the state level
could shorten the time frame, thus
making it more viable for people to
open local and regional meat-process-
ing plants that could sell to the retail
market as well as directly to consum-
ers.
And Martin believes that would
benefi t Baker County and other rural
areas in multiple ways.
Opening local meat-processing busi-
nesses would create jobs while helping
local ranchers market their products to
local customers rather than rely solely
on the big corporate packers, he said.
“This could rejuvenate our rural
communities and economies,” Martin
said. “There’s not a downside to it.”
At the federal level, U.S. Sen. Ron
Wyden, D-Ore., is also promoting the
effort.
“Senator Wyden has been ahead of
the curve for some time on this much-
needed reform, which is now unfortu-
nately magnifi ed by the severe supply
and meat processing challenges created
by the coronavirus for cattle ranchers
and Oregonians everywhere trying to
put food on their tables,” said Hank
Stern, a spokesman for Wyden.
Stern said that for more than a
decade Wyden has worked with Martin
and other Oregon ranchers, as well as
state legislators from both parties, in
support of a meat inspection program.
“Most recently, this month he urged
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
to help the (Oregon) Department of
Agriculture navigate the regulatory
process while working on funding for
infrastructure upgrades,” Stern said.
Both Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merk-
ley, D-Ore., signed the letter, which re-
quests action by the end of this month.
“Senator Wyden believes there’s now
genuine momentum both in Oregon as
well as at USDA toward achieving a
state meat inspection program that will
produce signifi cant benefi ts statewide
for farmers and ranchers needing a pre-
dictable and safe meat processing in-
spection program as well as for Oregon
consumers hungry for this homegrown
and world-class product,” Stern said.
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Virginia Kostol: 94, a long-
time resident of Baker City, died
on Dec. 13, 2020, at her home.
Services are under the direction
of Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place
St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light
a candle in Virginia’s memory, go
to www.colestributecenter.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
CRIMINAL TRESPASSING: Ed-
ward Allen Braswell, 45, transient,
4:10 a.m. Monday, in the 500
block of Campbell Street; cited
and released.
SECOND-DEGREE THEFT: Ian
Dillon Hammond, 18, of Baker
City, 8:47 p.m. Saturday, in the
1200 block of Campbell Street;
cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING
ORDER: Luis Chistino Sarmienta-
Peralta, 53, of Baker City, 7:08 pm.
Sunday, on Highway 86; jailed.
land and ranched there and
in Sparta. John was a mem-
ber of the Pine Eagle School
Board from 1969 to 1983.
He also was on the school
budget board and ESD board
for Baker County. He served
on several agriculture boards
in Baker County. John and
Dorothy were conservation-
ists of the year for Baker
County in 1991.
John enjoyed hunting and
camping with the family and
a good visit with friends or
strangers.
John was proud of his fam-
ily and loved them all, espe-
cially the little ones. His true
love was his land and cattle.
He said he never had to go
to work, he liked the ranch
life that much. John was an
honest man and never knew
a stranger.
John had fond memories
of moving from Idaho to Or-
egon the fall of 1945. He was
15 years old. Everything was
moved by automobile except
the livestock, which was
trailered from Weiser. This
took three long days and
nights. The chuck wagon,
horses and cattle were fer-
ried across Snake River to
Mineral and left overnight at
the Forsea Ranch, arriving in
Richland late the next night.
John is survived by his
wife of 71 years, Dorothy; his
daughters, Teresa Watson of
Las Vegas and Judith (Arbi)
Booker of Pendleton; his son,
Rocky Randall of Richland;
his brothers, Frank (Shirley)
Randall of Richland and
Clinton (Glenda) Randall
of Boise; his sister, Ethelyn
(Bob) Williams of Baker
City; his grandchildren,
Sean Watson, and Jason
(Erin) Watson of Colorado,
Chad (Kara) Del Curto, Rob
(Brenda) Del Curto, Rita
(Tom) Del Curto, Chester
(Presley) Randall and Cori
(Cody) Thacker, all of Ore-
gon; fi ve step-grandchildren,
13 great-grandchildren; 15
step-great-grandchildren;
and seven step-great-great-
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Chet and
Faye Randall; his brother,
Wesley Randall and his
wife, Marilyn; his sisters-
in-law, Isla Graven and her
husband, Loran, and Lorene
Chandler and her husband,
John; and his granddaugh-
ter, Gienel Lattin Del Curto.
For those who would
like to make a donation
in memory of John, the
family suggests the Hilary
Bonn Benevolent Fund or
the charity of your choice
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services, P.O. Box 543,
Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com
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