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April 6, 2021
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A special good day to
Herald subscriber Ted White
of Baker City.
Sports, 5A
The Baker boys soccer
team completed its season
with a sound 4-1 defeat of
the Four Rivers Falcons on
Friday, April 2 at the Baker
Sports Complex.
Despite Dry March, Snowpack Remains Above Average
Sticking Around
BRIEFING
Baker City’s mainte-
nance contractor, Grass
Masters, will be doing the
spring cleanup at Mount
Hope Cemetery, including
removing deteriorated
decorations and fl owers,
from April 12-26.
The city is asking people
to remove those items
before April 12. They can
be replaced starting April
27. Items that are left and
that the contractor has
to move will be stored,
except perishable items,
until Nov. 1, 2021.
A copy of the cemetery
rules is available at www.
bakercity.com, and more
information is available by
calling 541-524-2047.
By Samantha O’Conner and Jayson Jacoby
Baker City Herald
One employee and two substitute teachers
at Brooklyn Primary School tested positive for
COVID-19, and all three contracted the virus
outside of school, the Baker School District
announced on Friday, April 2.
Students in fi rst, second and third grades
attend Brooklyn. Brooklyn students have
been attending in-person classes four days
per week since Oct. 14, 2020.
The school district has notifi ed parents of
students in classes where one of the employ-
ees taught or worked, according to the press
release.
Any students asked to quarantine, after
a contact tracing interview by the Baker
County Health Department, will attend
classes online until they return to school.
Baker Schools Superintendent Mark Witty
said Monday, April 5 that the district intends
to have middle school and high school stu-
dents return to a full in-person schedule on
Monday, April 12.
Haines Fire
Protection District
board meeting set
WEATHER
See Schools/Page 3A
Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald
Although snow has melted from lower elevations in the Durkee Valley area about 20 miles
southeast of Baker City, the mountains, including Lookout Mountain, elevation 7,120, back-
ground, remain mantled in snow.
By Jayson Jacoby
Today
61 / 30
Sunny
Wednesday
69 / 37
Mostly sunny
The space below is for
a postage label for issues
that are mailed.
School
workers
positive
for COVID
■ One employee and two
substitute teachers from
Brooklyn Primary infected,
but not at the school
Mount Hope
Cemetery clean up
starting soon
HAINES — The Haines
Fire Protection District’s
board of directors will
have its monthly meeting
on Monday, April 12 at 6
p.m. at the main station,
816 Cole St. The meeting
is open to the public, and
COVID-19 safety proce-
dures will be in place.
$1.50
Baker wins
its final 2
matches
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Wes Morgan has a nearly full
reservoir, and he can’t just twist
a faucet to stop the infl ow.
Indeed, today’s comparative
trickle will become something
closer to a torrent before it
slows, due to a mountain
snowpack that’s above average
despite a dry March.
“I’ll be turning some extra
water down the river, probably
this coming week,” Morgan said
on Monday morning, April 5.
The river is the Burnt.
The reservoir is Unity.
Morgan manages the Burnt
River Irrigation District in
southern Baker County.
A major part of his job is
to control the water level in
the reservoir, about four miles
north of Unity, along Highway
245.
See Snow/Page 2A
N.E. Oregon Snowpack Report
Officials urge
caution with
spring fires
By Jayson Jacoby
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Gary Timm understands that it’s a good
time to burn dead grass along ditches and
fences, or piles of debris.
Too good, potentially.
The combination of a dry March and occa-
sional strong winds can rapidly turn even a
small blaze into an inferno, said Timm, with
the Baker County Emergency Management
department.
See Fires/Page 2A
Measuring Site
Elevation
Aneroid Lake
Anthony Lakes
Beaver Reservoir
Bourne
Eilertson Meadow
Gold Center
High Ridge
Little Alps
Little Antone
Milk Shakes
Moss Springs
Mount Howard
Schneider Meadow
Taylor Green
Tipton
West Eagle Meadows
Wolf Creek
AVERAGE
TODAY
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7,125
5,150
5,800
5,440
5,340
4,980
6,360
4,560
5,580
5,850
7,910
5,400
5,740
5,150
5,500
5,630
Calendar ....................2A
Classified ............. 4B-6B
Comics ....................... 7B
Snow Water Equivalent (inches)
Now
Average
% of avg.
Last year
Snow
Depth
16.8
28.2
15.7
15.3
10.7
12.6
35.2
13.6
8.6
50.3
30.4
13.6
31.0
27.7
13.8
31.9
17.1
24.1
26.0
8.6
14.7
6.7
3.9
20.7
13.6
6.8
N/A
25.1
15.5
26.5
19.6
11.6
30.0
16.8
70
109
183
104
160
323
170
100
127
N/A
121
88
117
141
119
106
102
134
17.6
29.0
14.1
14.1
9.2
10.7
29.5
N/A
N/A
46.4
35.8
15.0
25.1
27.4
11.5
26.0
17.7
62
75
38
41
24
29
78
46
24
118
78
38
68
54
42
70
54
Community News ....3A
Crossword ........4B & 6B
Dear Abby ................. 8B
Early Learning
Center open
house April 16
By Chris Collins
Baker City Herald
A light breakfast and coffee will be served
during an open house from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Friday, April 16, to celebrate a special event
at the Baker Early Learning Center (BELC).
The open house will include installa-
tion of the 2020 remodel dedication plaque
commemorating the transformation of the
former North Baker School building at 2725
Seventh St. into the early learning center.
The BELC opened on Oct. 9, 2020, after a
$2.3 million building renovation. It houses
service providers for families of children
from birth to age 5 as well as preschool and
kindergarten classrooms.
See Learning/Page 2A
Home ................... 1B-3B
Horoscope ........4B & 6B
Letters ........................4A
Lottery Results ..........2A
News of Record ........2A
Obituaries ..................2A
Opinion ......................4A
Sports .............. 5A & 6A
Weather ..................... 8B
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