2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021
Virtual meeting to discuss transportation
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27
■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: Work
session, 9 a.m., to review proposed changes to the Baker
County Zoning Ordinance. The meeting will take place in
Commission Chambers at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St.
Due to attendance limitations, the public is encouraged to
attend the meeting via Zoom, at www.bakercounty.org/
online/meetings.html
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
January 26, 1971
“We’re just tickled to death to be back to work,” Burl
Brown, Ellingson plywood plant manager, said this morn-
ing as employees began returning to work on the number
two dryer.
Brown said the idled machinery at the plant located on
Baker’s south side, was in “top shape and plywood prices
are holding between $78 and $80 per 1,000 board feet.”
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 26, 1996
No one was injured Thursday morning when a Wallowa
Lake Tramway gondola carrying U.S. Forest Service radio
equipment, but no people, fell from its cable and crashed
to the ground.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 26, 2011
Baker City offi cials are trying to make the potentially
bewildering task of researching burial records from Mount
Hope Cemetery a bit less intimidating.
The challenge stems in part from sheer numbers.
There are about 15,620 occupied graves at Mount Hope,
said Joyce Bornstedt, who’s the sexton for the city-owned
cemetery on South Bridge Street.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 27, 2020
Baker City residents calling for a taxi cab ride are likely
to end up listening to a recorded message about the num-
ber being out of service.
None of the city’s licensed cab companies is operating.
“We’ve always had, in my time here, one or two differ-
ent taxi companies. And I don’t know why we don’t,” City
Manager Fred Warner Jr. said.
“I don’t know that we’ve ever had this problem before,”
said Robin Nudd, the city’s Human Resources and Com-
munity Development Director.
The taxi cab company most recently licensed by the
city, Polar Bear Express, announced recently on Facebook
that it was closing.
The owners for other licensed fi rms, A-1 Taxi and Eagle
Cab, could not be contacted for a comment.
The city approved A-1’s license in May 2018, and
granted Eagle Cab a license in February 2019.
Neither Warner nor Nudd knows why the cab compa-
nies closed.
The City Council has the authority to set taxi fares, and
over the decades cab companies have occasionally asked
the Council to increase fares to compensate for such
things as higher gas prices.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ WEDNESDAY: Barbecued ribs, scalloped potatoes, corn,
roll, macaroni salad, birthday cake
■ THURSDAY: Meat lasagna, capri vegetables, garlic
breadsticks, fruit cup, cinnamon rolls
■ FRIDAY: Baked ham, candied yams, green beans, roll,
three-bean salad, tapioca salad
■ MONDAY (Feb. 1): Boneless chicken breast, cream gravy,
mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, roll, macaroni salad,
cheesecake
■ TUESDAY (Feb. 2): Beef pot roast, scalloped potatoes,
green beans, roll, green salad, cake
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; no dining on site.
Baker City has scheduled a virtual
public meeting for Wednesday, Jan. 27,
to discuss possible transportation im-
provements designed to improve driving,
walking and biking on sections of four
streets. The virtual meeting will run
BENCHES
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Perry does not know if there
will be a limit on how many
benches can be installed. She
said it probably will be on a
first-come, first-served basis.
“My main concern is the
1668 Resort St.
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Pavilion area for people who
come to concerts and have to
drag their lawn chairs in. I’d
like to get some good coverage
of seating in that area,” said
Perry, who also coordinates the
Powder River Music Review, a
series of concerts in the park on
summer Sunday afternoons.
Perry said she has noticed
tourists who want to attend a
concert but are discouraged by
the lack of seating. And not all
travelers have lawn chairs.
The park has picnic tables,
but they are heavy and difficult
to move. Perry said she thinks
many people aren’t sure they’re
allowed to move tables.
People who are interested in
buying a bench for the park can
contact Baker City Events by
calling Perry at 541-519-5653
or by email at bakercityevents
1@gmail.com
“I’m excited about it,” Perry
said.
O BITUARIES
James Hebert
North Powder, 1952-2021
James Dwight “Jimmy”
Hebert, 68, of North Powder,
died Jan. 5, 2021, at St. Luke’s
Hospital in Meridian, Idaho.
A celebration of Jimmy’s
life will take place on April
3 at a time and location an-
nounced later.
Jimmy was born on Nov.
12, 1952, at Rayne, Louisiana,
the youngest
child and only
son of Eldridge
Joseph “Snipe”
Hebert and Dora
Jeanne (LeB-
James
leau) Hebert. He
Hebert
was educated
there in Rayne
and graduated from Rayne
High School in 1970.
He was surrounded by
cousins and neighborhood
kids growing up, and as a
typical boy, spent summers
and weekends barefoot, hunt-
ing, fi shing, riding bicycles
and getting into his share
of mischief with these kids.
Although he was the baby
of the family, he still got his
share of lickins. His folks
ran a pool hall/hamburger
joint for a while when he was
young, and Jimmy became
quite a pool player. He enjoyed
this game and played a lot
throughout his life. Jimmy so
loved his mamma’s cooking
and had many favorite dishes
and remembered how she
prepared them. The budget
was meager, yet he said there
always seemed to be plenty
to eat and it always tasted so
good because it cooked slowly,
all day, making the whole
neighborhood smell good.
He became a very good cook
himself, taking the time to
simmer slowly.
After high school Jimmy
married Margaret Mary
Prejean and they had a son,
James “Dwight” Hebert Jr. He
worked several places while
they lived in the Rayne area,
including an auto parts house.
He enjoyed this job working
with people and at the same
time gaining more knowledge
of vehicles and began making
most repairs on his own cars.
Jimmy continued to take care
of all the vehicles he owned.
In 1977, Margaret and
Jimmy separated and he
came to Oregon via a long
Greyhound bus ride (that
was quite the story in itself)
to work on the ranch on Ellis
Road, west of North Powder,
for his sister and brother-
in-law, Brenda and Wayne
Schwabrow. He worked there
for a couple of years before
he began working at various
sawmill companies that occu-
pied the property at the east
edge of North Powder. In the
early 1990s he accepted the
position of sawmill supervisor
at the time WTD owned the
business. Jimmy was a fair
and respected boss because
he believed in second chances,
once. The WTD sawmill closed
in 1999 like many in the area
when environmental issues
fl ared, so Jimmy sought other
employment. He joined the
Laborers Union and worked
paving roads, and at the
Boardman coal-fi red power
plant during its shutdown,
doing cleanup. He worked
several years at Fleetwood
Trailer in La Grande until it
closed and he applied for the
job at the city of North Pow-
der, where he worked until his
retirement in 2018.
In 1984, Jimmy married
Bonita Elaine Hill at Weiser,
Idaho. They had a daughter,
Amanda Jeanne Hebert. They
purchased the house in North
Powder on the corner of F and
Fourth streets where he was
living at the time of his death.
He always planted a nice
garden in the back and spent
early mornings weeding and
watering. He loved raising
tomatoes and hot peppers for
homemade salsa.
He was a member of many
slow-pitch softball teams in
Louisiana and joined teams in
Baker and La Grande after he
came to Oregon. Spring and
summers were occupied with
league and tournaments in
the Northwest. Jimmy played
for Baker Jaycees, La Grande
Merchants, and Wendell’s. He
was chosen many times for
fi rst team all-star teams and
had trophies for several home
run hitting contests at these
tournaments. A highlight of
this hobby was going to Mid-
land, Texas, in 1987 to play in
the men’s class “A” slow-pitch
tournament with the Wen-
dell’s team.
In the fall, Jimmy always
looked forward to deer and
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Barbara Cropp: 83, of
Baker City, died Jan. 24, 2021,
at Meadowbrook Place Assisted
Living. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-
vices. Online condolences may
be made at www.tamispine
valleyfuneralhome.com
FUNERAL PENDING
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from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. To join the meeting,
• Cedar Street from Hughes Lane to
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• Hughes Lane from 10th Street to
Street sections include:
Cedar Street
• 10th Street from Hughes Lane to
• Pocahontas Road from 10th Street
Broadway Street
to 17th Street/Chico Street
Lloyd Harry Bigler: A
military honors ceremony will
take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 20, at Union Park. Those
attending must wear a mask and
practice social distancing. In lieu
of fl owers, the family suggests
memorial contributions to the
Union VFW Post, 518 N. Main St.,
Union, OR 97883. Online condo-
lences may be made at www.
lovelandfuneralchapel.com
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION
(Baker County Circuit Court war-
rant): Jonathan Dale Fields, 33,
of Baker City, 1:53 a.m. Sunday,
in the 1700 block of Valley Av-
enue; jailed.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (War-
rant): Dion Everette Wilcher
Jr., 27, of Baker City, 4:20 p.m.
Saturday, at Resort and Church
streets; cited and released.
SECOND-DEGREE DISOR-
DERLY CONDUCT (Warrant):
Kristi Ann Moudy-Koos, 44, of
Baker City, 4:05 p.m. Saturday,
at Madison and Cherry streets;
cited and released.
VIOLATING RESTRAINING
ORDER: Sean Taylor, 30, of
2335 Baker St., No. 3, 1:01 p.m.
Saturday, in the 2300 block of
Windmill Road; jailed and later
released.
Crime reports
SECOND-DEGREE BUR-
GLARY: Molly Larson, 61, of
Baker City reported that her stor-
age unit was burglarized. Police
said she had yet to determine if
anything was missing.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT:
Scott Wayne Garhart, 59, of
Huntington, 5:26 p.m. Friday, at
Huntington; cited and released.
elk hunting and most times
he put meat in the freezer. He
learned how to cut and wrap
his game animals at home
from Austin Coates, an old
butcher and neighbor. This
was the best meat every time
because it was taken care of
in a timely manner.
Jimmy hunted pheasant,
chukar and dove, and had sev-
eral beloved bird dogs, Zach,
Buck and Jigs, and then along
came the cow dogs, Sadie and
Izzy. He also loved to fi sh,
especially for bass and crap-
pie, and was so glad to have
his boat. Brownlee Reservoir
was a favorite place to go and
a couple of times a year meet-
ing up with Idaho friends, Pat
and Jack Boesel, at Woodhead
Park for camping and fi shing.
Jimmy was so proud of his
kids. Dwight starting his own
diesel service business in Lou-
isiana, and Amanda working
and living away from home
nearby in La Grande. He felt
so blessed that Dwight, Patty,
Alex and Amanda were here
for the holidays.
Jimmy is survived by his
wife, Bonita, of North Powder;
his son, Dwight (Patty)
Hebert, grandsons Jacob (Jes-
sica) Hebert, and Alex Hebert,
and his fi rst wife, Margaret
Hebert, all of Louisiana; his
daughter, Amanda Hebert of
La Grande; his sister, Jackie
Penticura and brother-in-law,
C.J. Rogers of Louisiana; his
brother-in-law, Elmer (Jan)
Hill of North Powder; his
sister-in-law, Bertha (Craig)
Calder of Baker Oregon; and
many cousins, nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; his sisters
and brothers-in-law, Nada
(Stan) Titus, Brenda (Wayne)
Schwabrow, and Sylvia Rog-
ers.
Donations in his memory
can be sent to Doernbecher
Children’s Hospital in Port-
land or Wolf Creek Grange
No. 596 in North Powder in
care of Gray’s West & Co.
Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
To offer online condolences
to Jimmy’s family, go to www.
grayswestco.com
Mae Fuzi
Baker City, 1937-2021
Alta (Mae) Fuzi, 83, of
Baker City, died on Jan. 18,
2021, with her family by her
side.
The rosary will be said
on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7
p.m. at St. Francis de Sales
Cathedral, 2335 First St. A
graveside service for Mae
is scheduled
for 1 p.m. on
Friday, Jan.
29, at Mount
Hope Cemetery.
Father Suresh
Mae
Kumar Telagani
Fuzi
will offi ciate.
Mae was born
on June 12, 1937, at Hot
Lake to the late Clifton and
Leila “Agnes” Tarvin. She
was raised in La Grande and
Huntington, and gradu-
ated from Huntington High
School. On Jan. 2, 1953,
she married John Fuzi, and
together they raised seven
children: four daughters and
three sons.
In 1975 she received her
Licensed Practical Nursing
degree from Treasure Valley
Community College and
spent many years working
at St. Elizabeth Hospital in
Baker. She was involved with
local 4-H clubs and activi-
ties, teaching horse and dog
training and leathercraft.
Mae had a wide variety of in-
terests and talents. She was
an artist in a variety of medi-
ums, including tooled leather
and painting. Mae loved to
cook, garden and can. She
was also an accomplished
seamstress, making her
daughters’ wedding dresses.
Mae created numerous quilts
and crocheted beautiful
afghans for her children and
grandchildren.
Mae is survived by her sev-
en children: Barbara (Eric)
Fischer of Eugene, Vonda
(Dave) Evans of Springfi eld,
Oregon, and Loretta Hewett,
John (Lisa) Fuzi, David
(Laura) Fuzi, Jay (Lori) Fuzi,
and Kristi (Pat) Flanagan,
all of Baker City; her sisters,
Leila Lockett, Christine (Bill)
Delepierre, Glenda Bullard
and Nancy (Mickey) Hen-
drickson; 22 grandchildren;
24 great-grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
Mae was preceded in
death by her husband, John;
her mother, Agnes, and her
father, Clifton; an infant
brother; her brothers-in-
law, George Bullard, Chip
Lockett and Mark Spriet; and
her grandchildren, Travis
Culbertson, Kyla Nagel and
Presley Spriet.
For those who would like
to make a donation in Mae’s
memory, the family suggests
St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital through Coles Trib-
ute Center, 1950 Place St.,
Baker City, OR 97814.
To leave an online condo-
lence for Mae’s family, go to
www.colestributecenter.com
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