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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021 Each Oregon county gets 100 doses of one-dose COVID-19 vaccine this week pressing the virus as quickly as possible will limit the continued mutations of Every Oregon county will receive 100 COVID-19, some of which have proven doses this week of the new Johnson & to be more contagious and virulent than Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine the original virus. that President Joe Biden said Tuesday is In early February, the timelines for a key part of vaccinating all Americans inoculating all American adults was as before summer. long as early 2022 in some estimates. “We’re now on track to have enough Recently, the increase in Moderna and vaccine supply for every adult in America Pfi zer vaccines shortened estimates to by the end of May,” said Biden at a press the end of summer. conference in Washington on Tuesday. Oregon will receive 34,000 doses of Biden likened the effort to ramp up pro- the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Every duction of vaccine to efforts by manufactur- county will initially receive 100 doses ers to join together during World War II. to familiarize health offi cials with the The key to cutting the timeline for vaccine, the fi rst new vaccine since inoculating the public is the introduction of December. the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine. “Because doses will be limited for the Biden announced a deal with pharma- fi rst few weeks, the state has committed ceutical giant Merck to commit two of its some allocations to addressing access manufacturing facilities to making the issues for some Oregonians who’ve Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal-TNS experienced barriers to getting vac- Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Biden said he will invoke the Defense Production Act to A pharmacist fills a needle with the cinated,” said Jonathan M. Modie, lead help ready Merck’s facilities and to ensure Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. communications offi cer for OHA’s public it gets the raw ingredients required for health division. making the vaccine. killed over 515,000 Americans over the About 4,800 doses will go to Local Along with increased orders of the past year, including more than 2,200 in Public Health Authorities (LPHAs) to previously approved two-shot Moderna Oregon. vaccinate Oregonians living in adult and Pfi zer vaccines, enough doses will be Scientists with the Centers for foster homes and other in-home senior available to suppress the virus, which has Disease Control have said that sup- populations. By Gary A. Warner T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald March 4, 1971 The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association set their total mem- bership goal for 1971 at 3,500 at their membership drive dinner at the Baker Hotel last night. Membership for 1970 reached 3,029 statewide, which was highest in the association’s 57-year history. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald March 4, 1996 Teachers, coaches, teens, sports fans, everyone involved with the high schools and their activities, like having the Class 1A basketball tournaments come to Baker City. Among them are the merchants of downtown Baker City. During the tournaments, most of the students and male family members are at the games, but many of the wives and mothers are downtown shopping. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald March 4, 2011 The Baker School District’s tentative plan to move to a four-day week would lengthen the daily schedule and shorten the week for students while keeping teachers on the job half a day on Fridays to complete their 40-hour schedule. Superintendent Walt Wegener outlined the plan for about 55 people who gathered at the Baker Middle School gymnasium Wednesday night. The board must fi rst authorize the change to the four- day week before work begins to refi ne the details, Wegener said. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald March 5, 2020 The aroma of disinfectant greets visitors at the front en- try of Baker High School this week as staff members take precautions against the spread of coronavirus and other viral respiratory infections. In addition to the usual BHS student load of about 450 and another 61 staff members, this week 16 boys and girls teams from small schools throughout the state and their fans will congregate there for the 1A state basketball championships, which started Wednesday. Extra precautions for the tournament include providing two portable outdoor handwashing stations at the west parking lot entrance leading to the gymnasium. Another station has been placed at the team entrance to the build- ing. Kathy Taylor, chairwoman of Baker County Tournaments, which helps run the event, said the District obtained the handwashing stations from Baker Sanitary. Her organiza- tion also has hand sanitizers donated by OnPoint Credit Union to distribute and her staff will be wearing gloves and have hand sanitizer available for use at their stations in the building. At the end of each night’s session, the District will use its Vital Oxide misting system to sanitize all areas of the school used for the tournament, including the hallways and the cafeteria/commons area, Taylor said. The Vital Oxide system has been used in 5J school buildings and on its buses since October 2018. The District is working diligently to provide protection for local students, staff and visitors, Superintendent Mark Witty stated in a press release issued Tuesday. 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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. Telephone: 541-523-3673 Fax: 541-833-6414 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 Oregon Capital Bureau OUTBREAK facilities in Baker City with an active outbreak. Continued from Page 1A The other involves three cases, the Residents who have tested positive are fi rst reported Jan. 20, at Memory Lane self-isolating in their apartments, accord- Homes. ing to the press release. Two other facilities have had out- “The health and well-being of our breaks that the OHA lists as “resolved.” residents and team members are our Ashley Manor had four cases, the fi rst greatest priority,” said Jackie Wirth, reported Dec. 18, 2020. executive director at Settler’s Park. Meadowbrook Place had 27 cases, “While individuals at our community including two deaths. The fi rst case there have tested positive for COVID-19, we was reported on Aug. 9, 2020. continue working together to care for our residents, protect the safety of our team Workplace outbreak The fi rst virus outbreak at a work- members, and protect the people in our place in Baker County, as opposed to a community. care facility, is at Behlen Mfg. Co., which “We are following enhanced internal produces livestock equipment at its protocols in order to help control the spread of COVID-19,” Wirth said. plant in northwest Baker City. Nancy Staten, director of the Baker The OHA outbreak report includes County Health Department, said in the only businesses that have at least 30 press release that “we will continue to workers and that have had at least fi ve support Settler’s Park in their work, and cases. walk alongside them as they fi ght this The Behlen outbreak includes 10 cases, the fi rst reported on Feb. 15, virus.” That includes providing second doses according to the OHA weekly report. of COVID-19 vaccine to those who are The OHA counts all cases linked to the eligible, and fi rst doses to residents and outbreak, which can include household staff who weren’t vaccinated earlier but members and other close contacts in ad- have opted to be inoculated now. dition to actual employees. According to the most recent weekly Kathy Gover-Shaw, human resources outbreak report from the Oregon Health manager at Behlen, which employs Authority, the fi rst case at Settler’s Park about 140 people, said all of the em- ployees who tested positive have been was reported Feb. 5. There were three cleared by the health department to cases as of Feb. 21, with the other 12 return to work after quarantining at reported between Feb. 22 and March 2. home. Settler’s Park is one of two care O BITUARY Marilyn Perkins Formerly of Baker County, 1931-2021 Marilyn J. Perkins, 89, of Eagle, Idaho, and a former Baker County resident, died Feb. 21, 2021, at Grace Assisted Living in Boise due to complications of a moder- ate stroke two weeks previ- Marilyn ously. Perkins Services for immediate fam- ily will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, at the Cathedral of the Rockies, 717 N. 11th St. in Boise. Marilyn was born on Dec. 25, 1931, at Payette, Idaho, to Leo and Esther Dougherty, the second of fi ve daughters. Marilyn moved to Baker when she was in the fourth grade. She claimed Baker as her “hometown” and throughout her entire life her love for Baker never faded. In her teen years, she moved to Sweet Home to live with an aunt. She completed her high school education there and married Pete Bennett in July 1950. Pete’s employment took them to several small towns on the Oregon Coast plus two years at Fort Lewis, Washington, for Army service. The mar- riage didn’t survive, and Marilyn returned to Baker with her four children where she was employed at City Hall, sold real estate, and operated a diet center from her home. In 1963 she married Pete Schoeningh, a Haines rancher with three small sons. She was immensely proud of her years on the ranch raising seven kids, her four and Pete’s three. During that time she became active in the Baker County CowBelles and the Rock Creek-Muddy Creek Mutual Improvement Club. She was also an active member of the Parent Teachers Association at Haines Elementary School and taught children’s swim- ming lessons at Radium Hot Springs. This marriage ended in N EWS OF R ECORD 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 Gover-Shaw said the fi rst employee who tested positive initially had symp- toms and, per the company’s policy in place throughout the pandemic, stayed away from work. That employee later reported testing positive. The other employees who tested positive had been close contacts, which includes roommates, friends and rela- tives, Gover-Shaw said. She credits the company’s protocols with keeping the virus out of the factory for most of the pandemic. Those include providing masks to employees — many of whom wear res- pirators or other protective equipment as part of their regular work, which in- cludes welding — not scheduling group meetings and other gatherings, and regular sanitizing of frequently touched surfaces. Behlen Mfg. Co. also lacks a timeclock (the company uses the honor system, Gover-Shaw said), which in other fac- tories can be a place where employees tend to congregate. The company has also required workers who feel sick to stay home and self-monitor their symptoms. Behlen Mfg. Co. provided each worker with a thermometer, she said. “Everybody’s doing their part,” Gover- Shaw said. The combined 25 cases between Set- tler’s Park and Behlen Mfg. Co. account for half of the 50 new COVID-19 cases in Baker County since Feb. 15. POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Jace Taylor Prowell, 30, of Baker City, 11:24 a.m. Tuesday, at Ne- vada and Wabash streets; jailed. VIOLATING RESTRAINING ORDER: John Fuzi, 61, of Baker City, 3:59 p.m. Monday, in the 2400 block of Second St.; jailed and released after time served. FOURTH-DEGREE DOMESTIC ASSAULT IN THE PRESENCE OF MINORS: Leigh Scott Carpen- ter, 34, of Baker City, 7:28 p.m. Monday, in the 1700 block of Valley Avenue; jailed and granted a conditional release during ar- raignment on Tuesday, March 2. 1972 and Marilyn moved to Boise. She worked at Valley View Retirement Home in Boise as the activities and social director. She enjoyed this job greatly as it utilized her extensive social skills and exposed her to a wide range of people of various personalities. She married Bill Perkins on April 30, 1990. Bill and Marilyn enjoyed their retire- ment life, spending lots of time with family and watch- ing their great-grandchildren grow into teenagers. Marilyn is survived by her husband, Bill; her seven kids: Bruce Bennett (Kathy) of Phoenix, Arizona, Mike Ben- nett (JoLou) of Boise, Linda Hines of Boise, Jill Jenkins of Star, Idaho, Mike Schoen- ingh (Debby) of Baker City, Cliff Schoeningh (Karen) of Baker City, Eric Schoeningh of Star, Idaho; and Bill’s kids, Richard and Scott Anyan of Norwalk, Connecticut. She is also survived by her sisters, Nancy Ferree of Baker City, Carmen Ott of Baker City, and Carol Cushing of Taylorsville, Utah. In addi- tion, she is survived by 13 grandchildren and 16 great- grandchildren; and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Doris Hovie; and her step- daughter, Dianne Anyan. 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