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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD COVID-19 ment’s director. Most of the people who re- Continued from Page 1A ceived their fi rst dose that day The weekly totals for new are 80 or older, cases since Jan. 15 were 14, Staten said. seven, 13 and nine. That group The Oregon Health Author- became eligible ity (OHA) updates risk levels for the vaccine, for each of the state’s 36 coun- based on state Staten ties every two weeks. guidelines, on Risk levels for the next two- Feb. 8. week period — Feb. 26-March As of Feb. 15, people 75 and 11 — will be based on statis- older are eligible, and starting tics for the period Feb. 7-20. Feb. 22, the eligibility thresh- Vaccinations For that period, Baker old will drop to age 70. The Baker County Health County had 15 new cases Staten said on Monday, Feb. Department administered through Feb. 16. 15, that the Health Depart- its entire supply of 315 doses ment will receive 100 doses To remain at lower risk, the county has to have 29 or of the Moderna vaccine this week. She said the county fewer cases during that two- during a clinic on Feb. 12 will concentrate this week on week period. That means the at Baker High School, said administering second doses county can’t have more than Nancy Staten, the depart- to people this week, making them fully vaccinated. Staten said she hopes the county will receive enough URNING ACK THE AGES 14 new cases for the four-day period, Wednesday, Feb. 17, through Saturday, Feb. 20. Baker County’s risk level is also based on its test positivity rate. To remain at lower risk, the county has to have a positivity rate below 5% from Feb. 7-20. As of Tuesday, the county’s positivity rate was about 3.6%, according to OHA fi gures. T B P 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald February 19, 1971 Mr. and Mrs. George N. Holcomb, Richland ranchers, were in Washington yesterday to receive the Medal of Honor from President Nixon in behalf of their son, John, who was killed in Vietnam December 3, 1968. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald February 19, 1996 Investigators have determined that an operational error, not a mechanical failure, caused a gondola on the Wallowa Lake Tramway carrying radio gear, but no people, to break loose from its cable Jan. 25. No one was injured in the accident, the fi rst of its kind in the tramway’s 25-year history. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald February 18, 2011 Work is offi cially under way to restore the water-dam- aged Courthouse this week, with the completion date set for May 15. Mark Johnson of Sid Johnson & Co., the contracting fi rm hired to make the repairs, said Thursday that his employees are continuing the job they started just after Thanksgiving weekend. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald February 18, 2020 Athletic Director Buell Gonzales Jr. will present informa- tion about establishing a Clay Shooting Club to the Baker School Board Thursday night. The board will meet at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1655 First St. The club would be for students in Grades 6-12 with a spring league beginning in April, a state tournament in June and the National Trap Shooting Championship in July, a list of frequently asked questions included in the board’s meeting packet states. The program is for boys and girls who have a league- approved fi rearm safety certifi cate, the information states. It is organized through the State High School Clay Target League. Team members practice weekly at a shooting range. Individual and team scores are then submitted and compared online with other schools in their conference to qualify for state and national competition. O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Feb. 15 2 — 5 — 6 — 18 — 31 — 45 Next jackpot: $2 million POWERBALL, Feb. 13 20 — 28 — 33 — 63 — 68 PB 20 Next jackpot: $66 million MEGA MILLIONS, Feb. 16 1 — 36 — 44 — 54 — 66 Mega 10 Next jackpot: $20 million WIN FOR LIFE, Feb. 15 13 — 33 — 37 — 40 PICK 4, Feb. 16 • 1 p.m.: 0 — 9 — 7 — 2 • 4 p.m.: 2 — 6 — 9 — 6 • 7 p.m.: 0 — 6 — 2 — 3 • 10 p.m.: 1 — 3 — 1 — 7 LUCKY LINES, Feb. 16 watch” the county employees and volunteers help people get their fi rst dose during the Feb. 12 clinic. Staten said that if the state allocated enough doses, the county could administer more than the 315 shots given that day. The Baker City Safeway and Albertsons pharmacies, both of which received 100 doses of the Moderna vaccine earlier this month, together administered about 85 fi rst doses between Feb. 12 and Feb. 16, said Jill McGinnis, di- rector of communications and public affairs for the company that owns both grocery chains. Customers who are 75 or older can make an appoint- ment online at www.safeway. com/covid-19 or www.albert- sons.com/covid-19 Starting Feb. 22, people 70 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated based on Oregon’s priority guidelines. McGinnis said shipments of additional doses to the Baker City pharmacies were canceled this week, possibly due to winter weather across the country. But deliveries of vaccines to the pharmacies will resume next week, she said. As of Tuesday, Feb. 16, a total of 1,550 Baker County residents had received their fi rst dose of vaccine, and 493 were fully vaccinated, accord- ing to the OHA. That means 12.1% of the county’s population of 16,800 is partially (9.2%) or fully (2.9%) vaccinated. That’s slightly above the statewide fi gure of 11.4%. Scott Griffi th Jack served in the U.S. Army Signal Battalion from 1971 to 1975. He was Scott George Griffi th, 65, of Baker stationed at Kaiserslautern, Germany, City, passed away Feb. 4, 2021, with his and later at Fort Hood, Texas. family by his side. Jack met Nancy Young in Roy, Wash- A celebration of his life will be sched- ington, at a Roy Rodeo dance. They uled later. were married on Sept. 21, 1971. Scott was born on July Jack began his working career as 18, 1955, at Baker City to a house painter with his parents. In Ira and Carleen Griffi th. the U.S. Army he learned all phases of He graduated from Baker construction and worked doing miscel- High School in 1973. He laneous projects. Jack joined the Baker worked for Cook & Emele City Police as a reserve offi cer. He loved Scott from 1973 until his retire- this job and later became Chief of Police Griffi th ment. for Huntington. He then moved to Burns Scott married Donna where he was a patrol offi cer for the Smock on July 6, 1974. Together they Burns City Police and a police sergeant raised three sons. He loved to go fi shing for the Burns Tribal Police before he and hunting, camping in the mountains, retired. and harassing his grandchildren. Jack enjoyed archery, hunting, fi shing Survivors include his wife, Donna and telling all of his favorite stories. He Griffi th of Baker City; his mother, loved to ride horses and bulls. He rode- Carleen Griffi th of Baker City; brothers, oed in his younger days around Tacoma Kevin Griffi th of Baker City and Law- and the European Rodeo Association. rence Griffi th of Vanderpool, Texas; his Jack is survived by his wife of 49 sons, Jeremy Griffi th (Heather) of Boise, years, Nancy Pfaff; his daughter, Jac- Brian Griffi th of Baker City and Joseph quin (Bryon) Shepard; his son, Buddy Griffi th (Morgan) of Baker City; and (Bridgette) Pfaff; his brothers, John, Jim, his grandchildren, Isaac, Liam, Johnny, Rick and Fred Pfaff; his sister, Doro- Jayden and Jordan, and special grand- thy Sisson; his grandchildren, Jesse, daughter, Shelby; and numerous family Cameron, Jacob, Raylin, Bailie, Davon, and friends. Jayden, Ashley and Tyler; and his great- He was preceded in death by his grandchildren, Ariel, Adan and Elijah. father, Ira C. Griffi th; his brother, David Jack was preceded in death by his Griffi th; and his sister, Suzann Griffi th. son, Jesse James Pfaff; his parents, John Memorial contributions may be made and Sadie Pfaff; his brother, Chuck Pfaff; to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation his sisters, Betty Pierson, Kathy Biehl through Gray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey and Joanne Tharpe; and his grandchild, Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. Alexis Shepard. For those who would like to make a Jack Pfaff donation in memory of Jack, the family Richland, 1954-2021 suggests the National Autism Society Jack Pfaff, 66, formerly of Baker through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral City, died Feb. 4, 2021, at his home in Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box Richland. 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condo- A celebration of his life lences can be made at www.tamispine will take place at a later valleyfuneralhome.com date. Thomas Bronson Sr. Jack Albert Pfaff was Ironside, 1936-2021 born on May 8, 1954, at Thomas James Bronson Sr., 84, of Tacoma, Washington. He Jack Ironside, died Feb. 1, 2021, at Boise due was raised and educated Pfaff to heart complications. in Spanaway, Washington. A celebration of his life will take place He attended Bethel High School and earned his GED when he at a later date. Tom was born on July 20, 1936, at went into the Army. Baker City, 1955-2021 Ontario to Otto and Loise (Domby) Bronson. He grew up on the family ranch northeast of Ironside on Willow Creek. He and his little sister, Lavelle, Thomas attended grade school at Bronson Malheur City and Grouse Creek. He graduated from high school in Ontario in 1955. In 1958, he joined the U.S. Air Na- tional Guard of Idaho, as a fuel sup- ply specialist. When en route to basic training in Texas, the charter plane that he was in iced up and crashed. Tom and another airman were able to get to a nearby ranch to get help. He was honor- ably discharged in 1964. Tom met the love of his life, Lois Af- feld, in Ironside at a neighbor’s ranch where she was baby-sitting, when he went to gather up some stray cows. The two were wed on May 20, 1959, at John Day. Tom and Lois spent the rest of their lives on the Ironside family ranch, rais- ing their four children, along with hay and cows. Tom was a hard worker who loved to ranch, he was an excellent equipment operator and a hay truck driver. He was very generous in helping others and loved to play practical jokes on friends and family. He enjoyed hunting elk and fi shing, if you could get him off the ranch. He was a member of the Burnt River School Board and a member of the Iron- side Road District for many years. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, his sister and his wife. Tom is survived by his children, TJ and Joann Bronson of Ontario, Eric and Rhonada Bronson of Huntington, Peter and Terri Bronson of Prineville and April Bronson of Burns; his grandchil- dren, James Bronson, Kyle Bronson, Robert Bronson, Wade Bronson, Aaron Langley, Audryonna Langley, Adrian Langley, Kathrine and Lee Butler, Jesse and Wendy Bronson, and Danielle Bronson; and his great-grandchildren, Tanner Harp, Stark Langley and Beorn Butler. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the FFA. N EWS OF R ECORD Next jackpot: $16,000 ■ FRIDAY: Pork roast, stuffi ng, peas, roll, green salad, brownie ■ MONDAY (Feb. 22): Chicken strips, mashed potatoes with gravy, carrots, roll, ice cream, ambrosia ■ TUESDAY (Feb. 23): Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas, roll, cottage cheese/Jell-O salad, pudding ■ WEDNESDAY (Feb. 24): Soup and sandwich: cream of broccoli soup and turkey, Swiss, lettuce and tomato sandwich; pea-and-onion salad, birthday cake ■ THURSDAY (Feb. 25): Ham and beans, Brussels sprouts, cornbread, broccoli-bacon salad, cookies. 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. C ONTACT THE H ERALD 1668 Resort St. Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Publisher Karrine Brogoitti kbrogoitti@lagrandeobserver. com Jayson Jacoby, editor jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Advertising email ads@bakercityherald.com Classifi ed email classified@bakercityherald.com Circulation email circ@bakercityherald.com doses next week to schedule another large vaccination clinic on Feb. 26. She said she’s optimistic that will be possible based on a recent announcement by state offi cials that Oregon’s weekly allocation of doses is increasing from 75,000 to 82,000. Although the county doesn’t have a tally of residents who are 80 or older, Staten said the county made good progress during the Feb. 12 clinic at administering the fi rst dose to that age group. If the Feb. 26 clinic hap- pens, Staten said she expects that people 75 and older will have appointments during that event. Residents can call 541-523-0015 to be placed on a waiting list. She said it was “amazing to O BITUARIES 2-5-12-13-19-22-27-29 S ENIOR M ENUS Telephone: 541-523-3673 Fax: 541-833-6414 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 LOCAL DEATHS POLICE LOG Michael Anthony Baldwin: 42, of Baker City, died Feb. 11, 2021, at his residence on. Ar- rangements have been entrusted to Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To leave an online condolence for the family, go to www.grayswestco.com Baker City Police Arrests, citations PROBATION VIOLATION: Tyler Joseph Anders, 31, of Baker City, 12:03 a.m. Wednesday, in the 500 block of Campbell Street; jailed. FAILURE TO APPEAR (two Baker County Circuit Court warrants): Kenzie Renae Sher- man, 20, of Baker City, 3:20 a.m. Wednesday, at Third Street and Washington Avenue; jailed. FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Jamie Joseph Weiss, 55, of Baker City, 12:02 p.m. Monday, on Grove Street; cited and released. Cheryl Martinson: 68, of Baker City, died Feb. 11, 2021, at her residence. Arrangements have been entrusted to Grays West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To leave an online condolence for the family, go to www.grays westco.com FUNERALS 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 ISSN-8756-6419 Serving Baker County since 1870 Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays except Christmas Day by the Baker Publishing Co., a part of EO Media Group, at 1668 Resort St. (P.O. Box 807), Baker City, OR 97814. Subscription rates per month are $10.75 for print only. Digital-only rates are $8.25. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Baker City Herald, P.O. Box 807, Baker City, OR 97814. Periodicals Postage Paid at Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Copyright © 2021 Thor Edvalson: A celebra- tion of Thor’s life and memorial service will take place Friday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. at the Harvest Church, 3720 Birch St. in Baker City. His family suggests memo- rial contributions to the Cancer Support Group through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Online con- dolences can be made at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome. com California, 8:04 a.m. Friday, on Interstate 84, about 5 miles north of Baker City; cited and released. Sr. Trooper David Aydelotte wrote in his daily media log that Kara- petyan was checked driving 91 mph in a large cargo van on the icy road surface. Aydelotte stated that he also observed additional traffi c violations. Variable speed signs set by the Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation at the time were recommending drivers observe a 55 mph speed limit be- cause of the icy road conditions. Aydelotte said Karapetyan stated he had an important delivery to make and was in a hurry. Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce Arrests, citations UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE (Oregon State Parole Board warrant): Eric Lee Cavyell, 30, 1:48 p.m. Monday, at the Baker County Jail where he is being held on other charges. FOURTH-DEGREE DOMESTIC ASSAULT and HARASSMENT: Shirley Marie Carey, 68, of Baker City, 8:31 p.m. Monday, on Bear Lane near Sumpter; jailed and later granted a conditional release. Oregon State Police Arrests, citations RECKLESS DRIVING: Rafi k Karapetyan, 55, of Sun Valley, “You’ll love the work we do. I guarantee it.” - JR 225 H Street • East of I-84 • 541-523-3200 • grumpysrepair.com