2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021
COVID-19
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
February 26, 1971
A general alarm fi re this morning destroyed the
restaurant at Jones Truck Stop, located north of Baker on
Highway 30.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
February 26, 1996
Surfi ng the net, browsing the web, web page, home
page, fi rewalls, hyperlink, cruising, home server. If you
aren’t into computers you just learned the terms of a differ-
ent language. Internet language. And the Internet is here.
Ron Fritz of Computer Friendly said Baker City is now
connected to a web site in Portland through Source Internet
Services.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
February 25, 2011
Would you believe that Baker County was a more bus-
tling place 100 years ago?
The notion sounds farfetched.
There was no interstate freeway bisecting the county in
1911, after all.
The place was in fact bereft of paved roads of any sort.
(And it’s not easy to bustle in the mud.)
What there was more of around here, a century ago, is
people.
Almost 2,000 more, actually.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
February 25, 2020
The La Grande-Baker basketball rivalry was heating up
on Peacock Court at Baker High School Saturday night,
but earlier in the day classmates of both teams were using
their words to fi ght it out in a courtroom in La Grande.
The Baker team emerged victorious in a two-team Re-
gional Mock Trial Competition against the La Grande team
Saturday at the Union County Courthouse.
As the fi rst-place fi nishers, the Baker team, led by advis-
er Kris Pepera, a BHS social studies teacher, will advance
to the state contest scheduled March 6-7 at the Hatfi eld
U.S. Courthouse in Portland.
The Baker and La Grande teams were judged through
three rounds of competition in Saturday’s matchup, said
Jessica Gallagher, in a telephone interview from her offi ce
in Portland Monday. She is the senior program manager
for the Classroom Law Project and state coordinator of the
Oregon High School Mock Trial Program.
Scoring is based on how well students perform as a
team, as attorneys and as witnesses, Gallagher said. The
judging is tallied from the three rounds to determine the
winner. The scores are shared only with the teams for use
in improving future performances, she said.
Judges are community volunteers who include attor-
neys, educators and others recruited by organizers.
The Eastern Region contest was one of seven that took
place Saturday, Gallagher said. Other competitions were
scheduled in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Lane,
Jackson and Deschutes counties.
This year, students were given a criminal case on which
to base their presentations. Each year they rotate between
criminal and civil court cases, Gallagher said.
The outcome of the contest is not based on winning in
court, but rather on performing well along the way.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ FRIDAY: Beef pot roast, red potato, mixed vegetables, roll,
fruit cup, apple crisp
■ MONDAY (March 1): Chicken-fried steak, mashed
potatoes with country gravy, green beans, biscuit, coleslaw,
cheesecake
■ TUESDAY (March 2): Beef stroganoff over fettuccine
noodles, peas, roll, sauerkraut salad, cookies
■ WEDNESDAY (March 3): Baked ziti, zucchini and
tomatoes, garlic bread, pasta salad, pudding
■ THURSDAY (March 4): Breaded pork loin, mashed
potatoes with gravy, green beans, roll, broccoli-bacon
salad, brownie
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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likely to spread the virus in the commu-
nity, Bennett said, citing one example.
Continued from Page 1A
Yet the state counts all of those cases in
The rise in daily cases coincides with
determining the county’s risk level.
the fi rst three days of the current 14-day
With contact tracing, Bennett said, the
measuring period — Feb. 21 through
county can “get a handle pretty quickly”
March 6 — that will determine the
on situations when multiple members of
county’s risk level from March 12-25.
the same household are infected.
To remain in the lowest risk category,
In the meantime, Bennett urges
which has the least-severe restrictions
residents to take the same precautions
on businesses and other activities, the
that have been recommended for almost a
county must have fewer than 30 new
year, including social distancing, wear-
virus cases during the two-week measur- ing a mask when required and when
ing period.
distancing isn’t possible, and frequent
With 16 new cases in the fi rst three
hand-washing.
days, that means the county could have
If Baker County were to move from the
no more than 13 cases over the fi nal 11
lowest risk to moderate starting March
days of the measuring period.
12, the capacity limits for restaurants,
Bennett said he has asked state health bars, gyms and other businesses would
offi cials — to no avail thus far — to
change.
consider the details of virus cases, rather
If the county has between 30 and 44
than raw numbers alone, in setting the
new cases for the Feb. 21 through March
county’s risk level.
6 period, it would move to the moderate-
He said he shares the sentiments of
risk category on March 12.
Matt Scarfo, a Union County commis-
Differences in restrictions between the
sioner, who has made similar requests to low and moderate categories include:
the state.
The issue, Bennett said, is that not all Restaurants and bars
• Lowest risk: Indoor dining up to 50%
COVID-19 cases represent the same level
of capacity; up to eight diners per table;
of risk for spreading the virus.
If multiple members of one household midnight closing time
• Moderate risk: Indoor dining up to
are infected, but the entire household
50% of capacity or 100 total people, in-
then quarantines, those people aren’t
cluding staff, whichever is fewer; up to six
diners per table; 11 p.m. closing time
Gyms, fi tness centers, indoor pools,
indoor school sports
• Lowest risk: Maximum of 50% of
capacity
• Moderate risk: Maximum of 50%
of capacity or 100 people, whichever is
fewer
Theaters, museums, other indoor
entertainment
• Lowest risk: Maximum of 50% of
capacity; midnight closing time
• Moderate risk: Maximum of 50%
of capacity or 100 people, whichever is
fewer; 11 p.m. closing time
Churches, funeral homes and
mortuaries
• Lowest risk: Indoors, up to 75% of
capacity; outdoors up to 300 people
• Moderate risk: Indoors, up to 50%
of capacity or 150 people, whichever is
fewer; outdoors up to 250 people
Outdoor recreation, including high
school and middle school sports
• Lowest risk: Maximum of 300
people
• Moderate risk: Maximum of 150
people
O BITUARIES
Ruth Bowman
St., Walla Walla, WA 99362.
Formerly of Baker City, 1942-2021
Ruth A. Bowman, 78, a for-
mer Baker County resident,
died Jan. 11, 2021, at her
longtime home in Milton-
Freewater.
A memorial service will
take place at a later date
when family can gather
safely and celebrate her life
very well-lived.
Ruth was born on Sept.
14, 1942, at Weiser, Idaho, to
Frank G. Bowman and Helen
M. (Jean) Marlow Bowman,
the second of four siblings.
She grew up in Baker County
near Richland, helping her
family on the ranch where
she learned extensive
homemaking skills; garden-
ing, preserving, sewing and
crocheting.
In 1958, Ruth married
Herbert P. Anderson. They
lived in Baker City, where
they had three children to-
gether, Barbara Davis, Debra
(Rod) MacLean and Douglas
Anderson. They later divorced
in 1970.
Ruth moved with her
children fi rst to La Grande
and then to Pendleton where
she attended college at
Blue Mountain Community
College and studied account-
ing. She began working at
Harvest Chevrolet where
she met the love of her life,
Everett Barlow, and his three
children, David (Rebecca)
Barlow, Julia Armstrong
(Sean Moore) and Tamara
(Robert) Pahl. Everett shared
her love of the mountains —
fi shing, mushroom picking
and looking for wild animals
at every opportunity. Ruth
and Everett moved to
Milton-Freewater in 1987
when Ruth assumed the
position of offi ce manager at
Dayl Graves in Walla Walla,
Washington. She became
well-known for her smile and
excellent customer service.
Everett Barlow
Milton-Freewater, 1945-2020
Ruth Bowman and
Everett Barlow
She retired from Dayl Graves
in 2013.
Ruth was a lifelong learner,
determined in her efforts
to acquire new skills and
pursue creative interests.
She became an accomplished
painter. Later Ruth learned to
machine knit and even oper-
ated a small business, Ruth’s
Knits, where she provided les-
sons and other services to the
machine knitting community.
Ruth was an extraordinary
mother, grandmother, sibling
and friend. Ruth’s home and
property were the gathering
place where you were well fed
and stories told. Her strength
of character, resilience,
generous spirit, kindness and
loving guidance will continue
to inspire her family now and
for generations to come. A life
well-lived in every aspect. She
will be sorely missed by all
who knew and loved her.
Ruth is survived by her six
children and their signifi cant
others, and 11 grandchildren:
Robyn, Kyle, Conner, Cam-
eron, Travis, Tori, Blythe,
Trever, Sara, Paisley and Ka-
tie; 12 great-grandchildren;
and a great-great-grandchild
on the way.
Ruth was preceded in
death by her longtime love,
Everett; her parents; her
brother, Garry; her son, Doug;
and her grandson, Colin.
Those wishing to make
a memorial donation in
Ruth’s name can make it to
St. Mary’s Cancer Center
through Herring Groseclose
Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder
Everett C. (Pete) Barlow,
75, of Milton-Freewater, died
Dec. 21, 2020, at Providence
St. Mary Medical Center in
Walla Walla, Washington.
A memorial will take place
at a later date.
Everett was born on Jan.
17, 1945, at Heppner to
Everett and Alberta (Hoff-
man) Barlow. He spent his
childhood years working the
harvest for his uncles and the
Peterson ranches in Heppner.
After graduating from Pend-
leton High School in 1963 he
was drafted by the U.S. Army,
working in the motor pool
section in South Korea. He
was honorably discharged in
1972.
After returning to Pend-
leton, in 1968, he married
Linda Mansker. They had
three children together,
David (Rebecca) Barlow, Julia
Armstrong (Sean Moore) and
Tamara (Robert) Pahl. Linda
and Everett later divorced.
Everett worked for 18 years
at Pendleton Grain Growers.
After leaving PGG, Everett
went to work at Harvest Chev-
rolet as an outside parts sales-
man where he met the love
of his life, Ruth Bowman, and
her three children, Barb Davis,
Debbie (Rod) MacLean and
Doug Anderson from a prior
marriage. Ruth and Everett
moved to Milton-Freewater in
1987 and spent the remainder
of their 35 years together fi sh-
ing, hunting and just being in
the mountains.
Everett worked as a sales
manager at Platt Electric
for many years, traveling to
regional stores for delivery.
Everett later became an active
member of the Walla Walla
Gun Club, Fort Walla Walla
Muzzleloaders Club and the
East End Rod and Gun Club,
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Marilyn J. Perkins: 89, of
Eagle, Idaho, and a former Baker
County resident, died on Feb. 21,
2021. Alden-Waggoner Funeral
Chapel of Boise is in charge of
arrangements.
Leo Poe: 77, of Baker City,
died peacefully on Feb. 23, 2021,
with his family by his side. Ar-
rangements are under the direc-
tion of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. On-
line condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral
home.com
FUNERALS PENDING
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
helping out wherever he
could. Everett especially
enjoyed teaching hunting and
gun safety for the youth and
women’s programs. He loved
going to the trap shoots with
his good buddies. He passed on
many hunting tips and stories
to his children and grandchil-
dren that will live on through
the many generations to come.
In his retirement he enjoyed
doing dealer trades for Dayl
Graves Inc.
He especially enjoyed his
six children, their signifi cant
others, and 11 grandchildren:
Trever, Sara, Paisley, Katie,
Robyn, Kyle, Cameron, Blythe,
Travis, Tori and Conner, and 12
great-grandchildren. He is also
survived by his sister, Mary
(Allen) Earlley; and his stepsis-
ter, Cindy (Harley) Wheeler.
Everett was a very loving
mate, father and grandfather,
who was loved by all who knew
him. He will be greatly missed.
Everett was preceded in
death by his infant sister; and
his father and his mother.
Those wishing to make a
memorial donation in his name
can make it to the American
Heart Association or the Walla
Walla Gun Club through Her-
ring Groseclose Funeral Home,
315 W. Alder St. Walla Walla,
WA 99362.
Patrick Yankey
Formerly of Baker City, 1951-2021
Patrick Yankey, 69, a long-
time Portland resident and
former Baker City resident,
died Feb. 16, 2021, at his home
in Portland.
At Patrick’s request, there
will be no services. Interment
will be at the Haines Cemetery
at a later date.
Patrick is survived by his
sister, Lisa Kirsop of Auburn-
dale, Florida; his brothers,
John Kim Yankey of Oregon
City, Greg Yankey of Mil-
waukie, Oregon, and Ron
Yankey of LaPine.
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FELON IN POSSESSION OF
FIREARMS (two counts): Kyle
Ryan Bork, 21, of Baker City,
8 p.m. Tuesday, in the 42000
block of N. Cedar Street; jailed.
VIOLATION OF RELEASE
AGREEMENT: Jamie Joseph
Weiss, 55, of Baker City, 10:28
a.m. Tuesday, at Church and Sec-
ond streets; cited and released.
SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO
APPEAR (Baker County warrant):
Jestin Lee Harding, 37, of Baker
City, 3:47 p.m. Monday in the
1800 block of Seventh Street;
jailed.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF
A MOTOR VEHICLE (Union
County Circuit Court warrant):
Christopher John Fulfer, 35, 3:12
p.m. Tuesday, at the Parole and
Probation offi ce, 3425 13th St.;
cited and released.
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