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SATURDAY THE BEAUTY OF BLUE BASIN IN THE JOHN DAY FOSSIL BEDS: OUTDOORS, 1B Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com February 13, 2021 Local IN THIS EDITION: • Outdoors • Sports • TV $1.50 QUICK HITS Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Matt Kniesel of Baker City. Local, 3A ENTERPRISE — North- east Oregon is wild, scenic and recreational. If a new bill in the U.S. Senate becomes law, more local streams will offi cially become Wild, Scenic or Recreational, too. County Vaccinates 300 Residents, Most Age 80 Or Older, Against COVID-19 Intensive Inoculation Kids need shots, too Nation, 5A NEW YORK — About 1 in 3 Americans say they defi - nitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll that some experts say is discouraging news if the U.S. hopes to achieve herd immunity and vanquish the outbreak. By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com guide residents through the process. Starting Monday, Feb. 8, the county used a call center and its website to schedule appointments for people 80 and older, who became eligible for their fi rst dose on Feb. 8 based on state priority guidelines. Vaccinating the county’s older citizens against CO- VID-19 is foremost on the minds of most Baker County residents these days. But there are other in- oculations that families must consider each year when the third Wednesday of February rolls around. That is the annual exclusion date on which children are kept home from school if their shot records documenting that they’re protected from multiple diseases are not up-to-date. This year it’s Feb. 17. Nancy Staten, Baker County Health Department director, said 165 letters were sent out last week alerting families whose children’s vac- cination records were not com- plete. That included 60 letters that were mailed to students throughout the state, including some in Baker County, who attend online classes through Baker Charter School. See Vaccine/Page 2A See Students/Page 5A BRIEFING Free fi shing in Oregon today and Sunday, Feb. 14 You don’t need a license to fi sh in Oregon today, Feb. 13, or Sunday, Feb. 14. During free fi shing weekends, anglers don’t need a license or tag to fi sh, crab or dig clams in the state. All other fi shing regulations, including size and bag limits, do apply. Fishing forecasts are avail- able at https://myodfw. com/recreation-report/ fi shing-report/ WEATHER Today 30 / 18 Snow likely Sunday Samantha O’Conner/Baker City Herald LeAnne Bourne of the Baker County Health Department, right, helps Frank Steinbeck get to the station where he received his fi rst dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday morning at Baker High School. largest in the county since the fi rst doses arrived in mid-December. Despite snow showers and tempera- “I think the testing site was a good tures hovering around 20 degrees, 300 training exercise, because we kind of Baker County residents, most of them got a feel for at least the outside part,” age 80 or older, received their fi rst dose Baker County Commissioner Mark of a COVID-19 vaccine Friday morn- Bennett said. ing, Feb. 12, at Baker High School. About 50 people — 25 from the The mass vaccination clinic was the county and 25 volunteers — helped By Samantha O’Conner soconner@bakercityherald.com Woman charged with stealing $60,000 from 98-year-old 32 / 24 By Chris Collins Cloudy Police arrested a Baker City woman on charges that she stole more than $60,000 from a 98-year-old woman who is a memory care pa- Monday 39 / 29 STUDENTS NEED TO BE UP-TO-DATE ON IMMUNIZATIONS ccollins@bakercityherald.com tient at Settler’s Park. Baker City Police Lt. Ty Duby said Dalene Davis, 61, of 1425 Auburn Ave., was arrested Thursday on a secret indictment charging her with six counts each of fi rst-degree aggravated theft and fi rst-degree criminal mistreatment involving Lydia Chancy. Davis was taken to the Baker County Jail where she was processed and released because of COVID-19 restrictions, Duby stated in a press release. He said the investigation of the crimes began in June of 2019. Davis is accused of taking money from Chancy after befriending her and gaining access to her fi nan- cial accounts. The Oregon Department of Justice Elder Abuse Division and the Baker Branch of Adult Protective Services as- sisted with the investigation. Cloudy Full forecast on the back of the B section. The space below is for a postage label for issues that are mailed. A most special shot ■ Lori Brock, a registered nurse at the Health Department, gave her dad, who’s 97, his second COVID-19 vaccination By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Lori Brock fi gures she’s given about 125 COVID-19 vaccinations, but the arm she’s preparing to pierce is like no other. “This is a special one,” Brock, a registered nurse, said late Thursday morn- ing, Feb. 11, at the Baker County Health Department. The right arm she’s peering at, needle in hand, belongs to her father. Robert Bennett is 97. He’s a World War II vet- eran, a Marine who served in the Pacifi c Theater. And in the span of a few seconds, thanks to his daughter’s deft hand, Bennett has had his second dose of the Moderna vac- cine. TODAY Issue 118, 14 pages “I get to hug him now that he’s fully vaccinated. You’re good to go, Dad.” — Lori Brock, registered nurse, after administering the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to her father, Robert Bennett, 97 “That didn’t take long,” Bennett said, rolling down the sleeve of his plaid shirt. But he got something more than an inoculation. His daughter leans in for a hug. “I get to hug him now that he’s fully vaccinated,” Brock said. “You’re good to go, Dad.” Bennett all but leaps from his chair with a spry- ness that belies a man a little more than two years from the century mark (he turns 98 in June). His daughter reminds Calendar ....................2A Classified ............. 2B-4B Comics ....................... 5B him that he has to sit in the waiting room for 15 minutes in case he has a reaction to the shot. Bennett seems uncon- cerned. The only effect from the fi rst shot about a month ago was a slightly sore arm, he said. That’s why he asked his daughter to poke his right shoulder, the same one he bared for the fi rst inocula- tion. Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald He sleeps on the other Lori Brock administered the second COVID-19 vaccine arm. Community News ....3A Crossword ........2B & 4B Dear Abby ................. 8B See Shot/Page 2A dose to her father, Robert Bennett, on Thursday, Feb. 11. Horoscope ........3B & 4B Jayson Jacoby ..........4A News of Record ........2A Opinion ......................4A Outdoors ..........1B & 2B Senior Menus ...........2A Sports ........................6A Turning Backs ...........2A Weather ..................... 8B INSIDE — BLAZERS, DUCKS WIN HOOPS GAMES, BEAVERS LOSE: PG. 6A
