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A special good day to
Herald subscriber Mike
Wilson of Baker City.
Oregon, 3A
Every adult in Oregon
will be offered a vaccina-
tion against COVID-19 by
July 1, with the two-shot
vaccines reaching all adults
who want it by August,
Gov. Kate Brown said
Friday, Feb. 26.
“Come summer, any
Oregonian who wants
the vaccine can receive
it,” Brown announced at a
virtual press conference.
$1.50
Health Department Administers More Than 450 Vaccine Doses During Clinic
Delivering Doses
BRIEFING
Youth leadership
conference set
The Oregon State Uni-
versity Extension Service
is planning a virtual Youth
Voices in Action confer-
ence during spring break,
March 23-25. The confer-
ence is open to those in
grades 8 through 12 who
are interested in leader-
ship. Participants will take
part in a variety of online
workshops, connect with
their peers across the state,
and network with profes-
sionals.
Cost is $25, and registra-
tion closes March 10. Par-
ticipants can also apply for
scholarships to pay the fee.
The conference will take
place from 10 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. each day. To register,
go to https://rb.gy/n6ocrw
Those who want to
participate as a volunteer
can call OSU Extension at
541-963-1010.
WEATHER
Today
42 / 25
Mostly sunny
Wednesday
45 / 24
Partly sunny
Full forecast on the back
of the B section.
Satisfy
cabbage
cravings
BHS,
BMS
could
go to
4-day
week
■ Students, who
now attend in-
person classes 2
days per week,
could resume a full
schedule in April
By Chris Collins
ccollins@bakercityherald.com
Samantha O’Conner/Baker City Herald
Bruce Honeyman received his fi rst dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Feb. 26, at in the Baker High gym.
“I would like to thank
the Baker County
Health Department
and all the many
volunteers for holding
the COVID vaccination
clinic at Baker High
School last Friday. It
was so well-organized
and participants were
made to feel safe and
welcome during the
whole process. Every
staff person and
volunteer along the way
greeted us with a smile,
even the ones working
outside during the
blizzard.”
By Samantha O’Conner
soconner@bakercityherald.com
“My
husband and I
would like to thank all of the
agencies and volunteers that helped
put on the COVID-19 vaccination
clinic at the Baker High School gym on
Feb. 26th. It was so well done. Thank
you for all of your time in putting this
together.”
Becky and Bruce Litke were
excited at the prospect that a
brief pinprick will lead to them
seeing their grandchildren and
great-grandchildren again.
The Baker County couple
were among 390 people who
received their fi rst dose of the
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on
Friday, Feb. 26.
Another 67 people received
— Marlene and Keith Rogers
their second and fi nal dose.
The free clinic at Baker High
School was the biggest since
the fi rst doses of vaccine were
administered in the county in mid-
“From
December.
beginning to end
Nurses from the Baker County
Health Department gave a total of 457
the only time I had to
doses, most of those going to people 75
wait was the mandatory
or older.
15 minutes after I got my
“We haven’t seen our grandkids or
great-grandkids in a year, so we’re really
shot.”
excited about it,” Becky Litke said.
— Gary Dielman
— Shawna Boothby
See Vaccine/Page 2A
The space below is for
a postage label for issues
that are mailed.
Students at Baker
High School and Baker
Middle School might fi nd
themselves returning to a
full four days of in-person
classes in early April.
That’s if Superintendent
Mark Witty’s plans come
to fruition in the coming
weeks.
Witty said Monday,
March 1, that he had been
in discussions as recently as
that morning with represen-
tatives from the governor’s
offi ce, the Oregon Depart-
ment of Education and the
Oregon Health Authority
working to achieve that goal.
See Schools/Page 3A
Snowplow
driver
recounts
harrowing
blizzard
By Jayson Jacoby
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Driving a snowplow is a
daunting task, and particu-
larly so when you can’t see
the plow.
Which is kind of an impor-
tant part of the machine.
The Oregon Department
of Transportation’s (ODOT)
plow drivers are of course
accustomed to nasty snow-
storms.
But even they were
“shaken up,” as one driver
put it, by the ferocity of the
blizzard that bombarded the
Blue Mountains between
Baker City and Prairie City
the morning of Friday, Feb.
26.
“We’re used to the heavy
snowfall,” said Toby Gangler,
the coordinator at ODOT’s
maintenance station at Aus-
tin Junction in Grant County.
Samantha O’Conner/Baker City Herald
More than 450 people were inoculated against COVID-19 on Friday, Feb. 26, in the Baker High School gym.
TODAY
Issue 125, 14 pages
Calendar ....................2A
Classified ............. 2B-4B
Comics ....................... 5B
Community News ....3A
Crossword ........2B & 4B
Dear Abby ................. 6B
Home ................1B & 2B
Horoscope ........3B & 4B
Lottery Results ..........2A
News of Record ........2A
Obituaries ..................2A
Opinion ......................4A
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Sports ........................6A
Weather ..................... 6B
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