2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020
Invasive weed of the week
By Jeffrey Pettingill
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
December 29, 1970
The Haines-Hot Lake area north of Baker is a prospec-
tive geothermal area studied by the state Department
of Geology and Mineral Industries as a possible source
of electric power generation. Exploration in this area is
expected to get under way next year.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
December 29, 1995
If your job is to remove snow from Northeastern Or-
egon’s roads, you were busy today, from Baker Valley to
Ladd Canyon and Meacham.
And it is on days like this that a chemical that can
prevent the falling snow from sticking on the pavement
seems a magic elixir.
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has
such a substance: liquid magnesium chloride.
The transportation department sprayed magnesium
chloride on highways in several parts of the state, includ-
ing Northeastern, during a two-year study that ended
last winter; offi cials found it worked well under certain
conditions.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
December 29, 2010
By all standards save that of a true desert, no year in
Baker City could reasonably be described as wet.
The soggiest year on record here — 1978, when pre-
cipitation (rain and melted snow combined) totaled 15.76
inches — is well short of the liquid onslaught that, say,
Salem typically endures between Halloween and Easter.
Baker City’s annual average of 10.68 inches barely keeps
us out of the same category as the Mojave or the Sahara.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
December 30, 2019
Rocky Brown pretty much grew up as a “Les Schwab
boy,” as he puts it, and he hopes his family’s association
with perhaps the most iconic name in the Northwest tire
business will continue for decades to come.
Brown and his brother, Jim, own Lew Brothers Tire
Service Inc., a business that’s been operating in Baker City
for 103 years.
The tire store has been under the ubiquitous red-and-
yellow Les Schwab sign since 1970, and so the Browns
had a personal stake in the recent announcement that Les
Schwab Tires, a private fi rm based in Bend, is up for sale.
“There’s certainly some unknowns,” said Rocky Brown,
who with his brother bought the business in 1984 from
their father, Pleas Brown. “All of our heads are just kind of
spinning.”
(Pleas Brown died in 2010.)
But the situation for Lew Brothers is different from that
of the majority of the stores branded as Les Schwab retail-
ers.
Of the approximately 500 stores in 10 western states,
about 435 are owned by the company, Rocky Brown said.
But Lew Brothers is among the 65 independently
owned stores that operate under the Les Schwab banner
but remain separate business entities, Brown said.
“Les Schwab is our supplier,” he said.
Brown said it seems logical to him that if a company
buys Les Schwab, it would want to keep the name — and
the reputation that goes with it.
O REGON L OTTERY
MEGABUCKS, Dec. 26
10 — 14 — 24 — 30 — 36 — 37
Next jackpot: $6.3 million
POWERBALL, Dec. 26
10 — 24 — 27 — 35 — 53 PB 18
Next jackpot: $363 million
MEGA MILLIONS, Dec. 25
17 — 23 — 36 — 69 — 70
Mega 19
Next jackpot: $376 million
WIN FOR LIFE, Dec. 26
4 — 23 — 36 — 68
PICK 4, Dec. 27
• 1 p.m.: 4 — 1 — 7 — 4
• 4 p.m.: 0 — 8 — 3 — 1
• 7 p.m.: 8 — 8 — 0 — 4
• 10 p.m.: 7 — 0 — 1 — 4
LUCKY LINES, Dec. 27
3-7-9-15-17-21-28-32
Next jackpot: $67,000
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ WEDNESDAY: Ham and beans, mixed vegetables,
cornbread, fruit cup, birthday cake
■ THURSDAY: Barbecued ribs, baby red potatoes, corn, roll,
macaroni salad, apple crisp
■ FRIDAY: New Year’s Day; offi ce and transit are closed.
■ MONDAY (Jan. 4): Boneless chicken breast, cream gravy,
mashed potatoes, roll, coleslaw, cookies
■ TUESDAY (Jan. 5): Breaded pork loin, red potatoes, peas
and carrots, roll, fruit ambrosia, brownies
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.
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The enemy
Mistletoe (Phoradendron
macrophyllum)
The strategy
This is an evergreen
parasitic plant that grows on
landscape trees and ornamen-
tal in coastal areas. Closer
to home, we quite often see
infestations of dwarf mistletoe
(Arceuthobium ssp.) in conifer
species in the local mountains.
This plant is parasitic, which
means that it uses another
plant to survive. This plant is
normally spread by birds; it
germinates and roots into the
bark and stems of trees. You
may have seen this without
knowing it. If you look up into
a tree and see a very dense
section of a branch or one that
looks like it has a tumbleweed
stuck in it, this is usually
mistletoe. The tree tries to
Colorado State University
Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that can harm trees.
grow around it which causes
it to have a very thick branch
with smaller stems growing
out of it.
The attack
Because mistletoe is para-
sitic, it draws all its moisture
and nutrients from the host
tree, thus it does not require
direct sunlight like many
ADLER
legacy,” Folkman said.
“Leo was always an involved
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and visionary person; he was
Leo Adler was a self-made
a people person
millionaire who, upon his
who learned by
death in 1993, left $20 million watching, and he
in a trust to support a com-
valued commit-
munity fund and scholarship ment, hard work,
program for graduates of
and an authentic,
Baker County high schools
realistic perspec- Folkman
and Powder Valley High
tive,” Kolb said.
School. Students are eligible to “Simply put, he
receive an Adler scholarship
was a partner, not an owner.”
for fi ve years by submitting
The Adler committee in-
renewal applications.
cludes Folkman, Kolb, Dianne
In 2020 alone, the Leo Adler Ellingson, Tabor Clarke, John
Foundation awarded more
Wilson, Mark Johnson, and
than $1.21 million in scholar- Karin Barber.
ships and community grants
Barber is the designated
— $846,300 to 242 students
trustee for First Republic
for the 2020-21 school year
Trust Company, a division of
and $364,734 in grants to 41
First Republic Bank, to serve
nonprofi t organizations.
as Trustee, replacing U.S.
“Almost a million and a half Bank. This change happened
every year for a community
in September 2020.
of our size. It’s an amazing
“I’m very excited for the new
invasive plants. It greatly dis-
fi gures trees by causing these
large clumps in the branches.
When in deciduous trees, it
will be the only noticeable
green growth once the leaves
fall off in the fall. The dwarf
mistletoe spreads by forcible
discharge of the seeds. They
can launch their seeds 30 to
40 feet.
opportunities ahead in part-
nership with First Republic
Trust Company,” Folkman
said. “They understand Leo’s
history and his vision. As Leo
was the ‘spark’, they will be the
light to move our foundation
forward.”
She said First Republic has
been extra helpful in this year
of unprecedented changes.
“In addition to their deep ex-
pertise in trust administration
and investment management,
we’ve seen First Republic’s
incredible customer service
fi rsthand, which will serve Leo
Adler’s vision for Baker and
beyond,” she said.
This year did bring unique
challenges with the coronavi-
rus pandemic.
“There have been challenges
economically, and a lot of kids
who had to pivot amid the
pandemic,” Folkman said.
The defense
Mechanical control by
pruning out the mistletoe
seems to be the most effective
method of control. Cutting
the mistletoe from the branch
will normally not control it
completely as the threadlike
roots penetrate well into the
branch. Complete removal of
the branch is best. Chemical
control can be effective. Using
a product such as Florel Fruit
Eliminator (same thing that
keeps crabapples from grow-
ing fruit) early in the spring,
when the host tree is dormant
is most effective. This type of
herbicide is very slow acting
and may take a few years to
completely control the weed.
Jeffrey Pettingill is the weed
control supervisor for Baker
County. He encourages people
with noxious weed questions to
call him at 541-523-0618 or 541-
519-0204.
Refunds and reissues for
scholarships were necessary,
she said, as well as extensions
for community projects that
could not be completed in
2020.
A new website is set to
go live on Feb. 1, along with
the scholarship applications.
Scholarships are due by April
1, 2021.
Second edition
Adler’s story is featured in
“The Spark and the Light: The
Leo Adler Story” by Adair Law.
The second edition can be pur-
chased at the Baker Heritage
Museum gift shop or the Adler
House Museum.
For more information about
the history of Leo Adler and
opportunities for funding
through the Foundation and
Community Fund, please visit
LeoAdler.org.
O BITUARY
Betty Olson
Baker City, 1918-2020
Betty Olson, 102, of Baker City, died
on Dec. 26, 2020, at Settler’s Park Senior
Living Community.
A celebration of Betty’s
life will take place in 2021,
with the place, date and
time to be announced.
Betty Bernice Brown
was born at Long Beach,
Betty
California, on Armistice
Olson
Day, Nov. 11, 1918, to Vera
Vanetta Brown and George
Talmadge Brown. Vera Brown went into
labor during the “end-of-World War I
celebration” and Betty Bernice Brown
came into the world.
Betty grew up in the San Francisco
Boardwalk area, helping her brother,
Dean, and their mother run their
concession stands and shooting gallery.
As a child growing up in the Roaring
Twenties, and a teenager in the 1930s,
she loved to dance to the big band music,
and that love of dancing stayed with her
for her entire life.
Betty graduated from Cal University
and soon after married Richard Wilson,
her college sweetheart. Judy and Leslie
Wilson were her fi rst two daughters
from that marriage.
In 1954, when she was 37, she re-mar-
ried George Lenord Olson and soon after
her third and fi nal daughter, Loretta
Jean Olson, was born. They moved from
the Bay Area to Northern California in
1960 and bought a small farm at Live
Oak where they built a home, worked,
farmed, and raised family. Many dogs,
cats, chickens, horses and various
rescued birds were part of the mix and
a large garden grew much of the family
food for over 44 years.
During that time Betty worked for
the Employment Development Depart-
ment (EDD) in California. She was
highly involved in the Lions Club and
even became the president of the Lion-
ess Club in the local chapter. She also
volunteered as a pink lady at the local
hospital for many years and helped run
a soup kitchen through church outreach
programs.
In 2004, when Betty was 86, she
moved with her daughter, Loretta,
to Baker County and lived with her
extended family in the Rock Creek area
west of Haines. She continued the ranch
life in that area. There, she spent her
days making it a point to stay healthy,
and walking daily, sometimes even
one to two miles per day. In 2014, she
became a resident of Settler’s Park in
Baker City, where she resided until her
death.
A very social person, Betty easily
made many friends and touched the
lives of many throughout her life, always
giving back to her family, friends, and
community in countless ways. She was
an outdoors woman who loved animals
and nature, camping and fi shing. One
goal of hers was to live to 100 ... she sur-
passed that goal and lived to be 102.
Betty is survived by her daughter,
Loretta Baker, and her husband, Jim
Danford of Sumpter; four grandchil-
dren, Elizabeth Allen, Vera Allen, Sarah
Smith and Peter Baker; and three great-
grandchildren, Adrian, Ivan and Lita.
Betty was preceded in death by her
husband, George; and her daughters,
Judy and Leslie Wilson.
For those who would like to make a
donation in memory of Betty, the family
suggests St. Jude Children’s Hospital
in Boise through Tami’s Pine Valley Fu-
neral Home & Cremation Services, P.O.
Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834.
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Tanna Morris: 73, of Rich-
land, died Dec. 24, 2020, at her
home. Her memorial service will
take place Saturday, Jan. 2 at 11
a.m. at the Richland Christian
Church. Interment will follow at
Eagle Valley Cemetery. Please
wear a mask and remember
social distancing. Donations in
her memory can be made to St.
Jude’s Boise Hospital through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com
Mary Plummer: 93, a
longtime Baker County resident,
died Dec. 24, 2020. Her family
plans a celebration of her life
later in 2021, but she will have a
reunion with her husband, Don
Plummer, on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at
Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker
City with Pastor Carl of the New
Bridge Church of the Nazarene
offi ciating. Those who would like
to make a donation in memory
of Mary may do so to the New
Bridge Church of the Nazarene
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-
vices. Online condolences can be
made at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com
Dan Harmon: 85, of Baker
City and Richland, died on Dec.
21, 2020, at Saint Alphonsus Re-
gional Medical Center in Boise. A
celebration of Dan’s life will take
place in 2021 when the weather
is warmer, the date and time to
be announced. For those who
would like to make a memorial
donation in memory of Dan, the
family suggests the Shriner’s
Children’s Hospital (Portland)
through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-
vices. Online condolences can be
made at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com
Kathleen Mitchell: 90, a
longtime Baker City resident,
died on Dec. 27, 2020, at Saint
Alphonsus Medical Center in
Ontario. Services are under the
direction of Coles Tribute Center
in Baker City. To light a candle
in memory of Kathleen, go to
www.colestributecenter.com
Jacob Anthony Galvan:
41, of Baker City, died on Dec.
23, 2020. To leave a condolence
for Jacob’s family, go to www.
graywestco.com
Wendi Page: 51, of Baker
City, died on Dec. 19, 2020, at
her home. To leave a condolence
for Wendi’s family, go to www.
graywestco.com
Peter Cassinelli: 53, of Baker
City, died on Dec. 19, 2020, at
his home. To leave a condolence
for Peter’s family, go to www.
graywestco.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
FIRST-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING, THIRD-DEGREE
THEFT: David Samuel Cutshall,
38, transient, 10:28 a.m. Sunday;
cited and released.
WARRANT ARREST (Baker
County Circuit Court, out of
county): Darion Alyssa Marie
Grove, 26, transient, 1:31 p.m.
Sunday at First and Campbell
streets; jailed.
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker
County Justice Court warrant):
Matthew Andrew Pedersen, 57,
Baker City, 10:09 p.m. Dec. 23
at Third and Broadway streets;
cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING: Isaac Jeremiah
Kolb, 20, Huntington, 12:58 a.m.
Monday in Huntington; cited and
released.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU-
ENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Landon
Paul Treanor, 32, La Grande, 2:01
p.m. Dec. 23 on the Anthony
Lakes Highway near Ellis Road.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant),
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker
County Justice Court warrant):
Gage Michael Niehaus, 20, Baker
City, 8:59 p.m. Dec. 23 on Pole
Line Road near Highway 30;
cited and released.
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