2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2021
SPORTS
Continued from Page 1A
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
January 29, 1971
The District 5J Board of Education and teacher consul-
tation committee changed the terms of their respective
proposals yesterday for 1971-72 teacher salaries but still
did not appear to bridge the $15,000 gap in total cost that
has held consultations at a logjam for several weeks.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 29, 1996
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has
proposed to include segments of 21 streams in Baker
County and southern Union County on a list of rivers that
don’t meet federal water quality standards.
The agency won’t decide until this spring which of those
segments will be on the fi nal list, which DEQ must submit
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval
by April 1.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 28, 2011
Maverik, a company that owns 221 gas stations/con-
venience stores across the West, plans to build its fi rst
Oregon location in Baker City this summer.
The Utah company bought the commercial-zoned prop-
erty at the northwest corner of Cedar and Campbell streets.
That’s the site of the former Oregon Department of Geol-
ogy and Mineral Industries building.
The property is across Cedar Street from Humbles gas
station.
The city planning department has approved Maverik’s
site design and is reviewing construction drawings, said
Jenny Long, city planner.
The 4,217-square-foot store is slated to be built at the
northern edge of the property, near the intersection of
Cedar and Clark streets.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 29, 2020
Bundled against the January chill, Sarah Owen makes
her way through one of her last days as a Baker City
Herald carrier.
Preparing to make 48 stops along her route, Sarah
secures her two sided bag full of papers. She doesn’t have
long, as some businesses close between 3:30 p.m. and 4
p.m.
“I always go fast on this route,” Sarah said.
Sarah, 45, has had this route for nearly 16 years, and
she often sees familiar faces. She begins her route on
Second Street, then makes her way downtown on Main,
smiling at every stop.
“I always smile because it always makes other people
smile and be happy,” she said.
In another part of town, Sarah’s mother, Shirley, 68, is
making her way to her 79 customers. She used to carry a
holder similar to Sarah’s, but now uses a wheeled stroller.
Shirley has been a Herald carrier for 23 years, and she
often helped her children when they had their own routes.
The Owen family has had a hand in delivering papers
either together or on their own. Sarah’s father, Gary, her
two brothers, Mark and Emery, and her sister, Debrah,
have each worked in some way to help deliver papers
over the decades.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ 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
■ WEDNESDAY (Feb. 3): Sweet and sour chicken, rice,
Asian vegetables, roll, Asian salad, brownies
■ THURSDAY (Feb. 4): Pork tips over fettuccine noodles,
mixed vegetables, roll, green salad, bread pudding
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.
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The Oregon School Activities
Association (OSAA) has set a
tentative schedule of Feb. 22
to April 10 for traditional fall
sports, with games starting
March 1.
But under current Oregon
guidelines, contact sports, in-
cluding football, are prohibited,
including practices.
“Nothing has changed,”
Gonzales said. “I just keep
hoping and waiting that they
give some sort of indication
on when they’ll allow contact
sports or give some sort of
guidance on something that is
different. We are still tied to our
county numbers, they’re still
not allowing contact sports. So
no answer or movement yet for
football, basketball, wrestling
and cheerleading.”
Basketball and wrestling, as
traditional winter sports, are
slated to start May 10.
Baker’s fi rst football game,
presuming the sport is allowed,
would be March 5 at Vale.
Meanwhile the Oregon
Athletics Coaches Association
“I just keep hoping and
waiting that they give
some sort of indication on
when they’ll allow contact
sports or give some sort of
guidance.”
essential engagements for our
young people offering crucial
connections to peers, adults
and communities.”
Gonzales said he’s excited
about the campaign, and he
hopes it yields results.
“This is how things prog-
— Buell Gonzales Jr.,
ress, we read it, we get behind
athletic director for the
it and if it’s something that we
Baker School District
want, we send it to our elected
offi cials,” he said. “If they want
has created a “Return to Play” to see change, this is how they
campaign that includes a form would go about it.”
letter residents can sign and
Gonzales said that al-
send to Gov. Kate Brown and
though he’s confi dent the
the signer’s representatives in other traditional fall sports —
the Oregon Legislature.
volleyball, cross-country and
The letter urges the gover-
soccer — will be able to start
nor to allow not only football,
practicing in mid-February, he
but all high school sports and
feels differently about football.
co-curricular activities such
He said he thought state
as band and choir, to resume
offi cials would have an update
Feb. 8.
after the OSAA executive
“If we miss that date,
board met Jan. 20-22, but that
seasons will be cancelled and
hasn’t happened.
lost forever, and our student-
“That was the date that
athletes will not be able to
I would have thought if we
benefi t from crucial activities
were going to play football,
they love and need,” the letter that they were going to have
reads. “These co-curricular ac- some sort of timetable for
tivities — whether it is playing football or contact sports,”
football, competing in dance,
Gonzales said. “I’m not saying
or singing in the choir — are
things might not change over
the next couple of weeks.”
The letter lists several
reasons why students should
be allowed to return to sports
and other activities, including:
• Students are vulnerable
to anxiety, depression and sui-
cide, dangers worsened by the
effects of distance learning.
“The cancellation of activi-
ties this school year will only
further exacerbate this serious
issue among Oregon high
school students,” the letter
reads.
• COVID-19 has not caused
any deaths in Oregon of people
19 and younger.
• The letter cites a Universi-
ty of Wisconsin study of states
that have allowed high school
sports during the pandemic,
which found that sports didn’t
lead to a higher rate of virus
spread.
A total of 35 states allowed
high school football during
2020, according to the letter.
Those interested in signing
the “Return to Play” letter can
go to this link: https://sites.
google.com/lakeview.k12.or.us/
return-to-play-electronic-sign/
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O BITUARIES
Taran Moothart
Baker City, 1997-2021
Taran Arthur Moothart, 23, of Baker
City, died Jan. 15, 2021.
A celebration of his life will take place
at a later date, the place and time to be
announced.
Taran was born on April 26, 1997,
at Baker City to James Moothart and
Barbara Rust Moothart-
Borello. He was a very
adventurous youngster,
fun-loving, and spreading
joy wherever his feet would
take him. Taran was a
Taran
Christian and loved Jesus
Moothart
with his whole heart.
Taran attended Harvest
School and Church services during his
youth. While attending high school, he
worked at the Main Street Chevron
service station in Baker City and wel-
comed the fatherly advice from his older
co-workers. Taran graduated from Baker
High School in 2015.
After high school, Taran worked as a
welder. He was an employee at R L Pip-
ing and Metal Fabrication LLC, work-
ing as a highly skilled welder and was
sent by his employer to welding jobs all
over the United States.
His artistic talent developed with his
interest in tattooing himself and close
friends. Taran was a very tender-hearted
person, generous with his hugs, and was
loving toward his family, friends, and
animals. He loved to take his dog Moose
to the mountains to shed hunt. He loved
nature, wildlife, and the mountains.
Taran loved his family and was very
protective of them. He was happi-
Prineville, died in his sleep on Jan. 4,
2021, at Wheatland Village Retirement
and Assisted Living in Walla Walla.
Joe was born on July 27, 1919, at Gos-
hen, Oregon, near Eugene, to Riley and
Mamie (Sheridan) Petty. He grew up on
a farm and completed early education in
the Creswell area. In 1943 he earned his
bachelor of science degree in Agriculture
Engineering at Oregon State University;
later he received his Civil Engineering
rating. On Nov. 26, 1943, Joe mar-
ried Virginia Park at the First Baptist
Church in Redmond.
Joe was employed with Soil Con-
servation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, working in Redmond, Baker
City and Lakeview, before transferring
to Elko, Nevada until his retirement in
1968.
Joe and Virginia returned to Oregon
to acreage along the John Day River
near Mitchell until failing health re-
quired a move to Prineville, and later to
Walla Walla.
He enjoyed doing outdoor activities
with his family. He took pride in his
work projects, showing friends and fam-
ily unique sites.
Joe is survived by his wife of 77
years, Virginia Petty of Walla Walla;
his daughters, Cheryl (David) Dine of
Portland, and Carolyn (Randolph) Ford
of Boise; his son, Joel Petty of Sandpoint,
Idaho; seven grandchildren, eight great-
grandchildren and two great-great-
Andrew Petty
grandchildren.
Formerly of Baker City, 1919-2021
Joe was preceded in death by his son,
Andrew Joseph Petty (known as A.
Karl Petty, in 2006.
Joseph Petty), 101, of Walla Walla, Wash-
Whispering Pines Funeral Home in
ington, and formerly of Baker City and Prineville is in charge of arrangements.
est when he was out four-wheeling or
hunting with his dad and siblings in the
mountains and always ready and eager
for a new adventure. He lived life to the
fullest, and he was a friend to everyone.
He is survived by his mother, Barbara
Moothart-Borello of Baker City; his
father and stepmother, James and Tina
Moothart of Baker City; his brothers,
Tyler Moothart and Ronnie Borello of
Baker City; his sister, Tarrah Mooth-
art of Seattle; his grandmother, Carla
Densley Rust Koplein, and grandfather,
Michael Rust; his great-grandmother,
Lillian Densley; his nieces, Maddison
Wilhelm and Mackenzie Moothart,
and his nephew, Lincoln Moothart; and
many loving aunts, uncles, and many
cousins.
Taran was preceded in death by his
grandparents, Arthur and Jerelene
Moothart of Baker City.
Family and friends were a very impor-
tant part of his life. He will be missed by
all who knew him.
Memorial contributions can be
made to the Taran Memorial Fund at
Old West Federal Credit Union, 2026
Broadway St., Baker City, OR 97814, or
by sending them to Gray’s West & Co.
Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker
City, OR 97814.
To leave an online condolence for
Taran’s family, go to www.grayswestco.
com.
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Claudia “Jo” Myers: 86, of
Baker City, died Jan. 26, 2021, at
the home of her daughter in St.
George, Utah. Arrangements are
under the direction of Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services. Online condo-
lences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com
was drinking at Geiser-Pollman
Park at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Police also trespassed Guthrie
from the park for the next 90 days.
HARASSMENT: Tamara Kay
Fine, 47, of Baker City, 11:52 p.m.
Tuesday, in the 1200 block of
Washington Avenue; cited and
released.
Crime report
AGGRAVATED FIRST-DEGREE
THEFT: From a job site on
23rd Street near Settler’s Loop
between Nov. 24, 2020, and Jan.
25, 2021. Taken: a 35-killowatt
Atlas Copco generator valued at
$20,000 mounted to a single-axle
trailer belonging to Gyllenberg
Construction of Baker City.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION
(Baker County Circuit Court war-
rant): James Robert Hensen, 34,
of Baker City, 3:14 p.m. Monday,
at 3320 K St.; cited and released.
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FUNERAL PENDING
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
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BIRTH
MERRITT: Candice and
Justin, of Baker City, at Saint
Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker
City, Jan. 12, 2021, at 5:38 p.m.,
a boy, Jaxon David, 8 pounds,
6 ounces; grandparents are
Christy Settles of Baker City, Ray
and Eris Merritt of Baker City,
and Bud and Betty Newby of
Umatilla.
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Baker City Police
FAILURE TO APPEAR (two
Baker County Circuit Court
warrants): Stacey Lee Bork, 31,
of Baker City, 9:41 a.m. Tuesday,
in the 1600 block of Indiana
Avenue; cited and released.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASS: John Marsik Guthrie,
49, transient, 4:29 p.m. Tuesday,
at Geiser-Pollman Park; jailed;
Guthrie also was cited on two
counts of consuming alcohol in a
public place after offi cers said he
refused to dump the alcohol he
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