2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021
Program encourages stores to
comply with tobacco sales law
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
■ Baker City Airport Commission: 5:30 p.m. at City Hall,
1655 First St. Agenda items include the selection of chair
and vice chair, and an update on runway 13-31 seal coat
project.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
April 24, 1971
The Huntington Locomotives trailed Elgin for four
innings yesterday in Huntington. But a bolt of lightning
struck in the fi fth, and the Locos poured on the coal for
nine runs, defeating Elgin 12-4. The win gives the Locos a
three win, two loss league record.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 24, 1996
The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest plans to elimi-
nate approximately 30 jobs over the next several months,
about two-thirds from forest offi ces in Baker County.
This year’s reduction continues a trend toward a smaller
workforce that began about 1990, said Bob Richmond, the
Wallowa-Whitman’s supervisor.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 25, 2011
Baker’s Greater Oregon League softball games against
Ontario were like night and day Saturday.
The Bulldogs’ D.J. McCauley outdueled Ontario’s Jenny
Yano for a 2-0 win in the opener. Baker’s bats then got hot
in a 15-5 6-inning win in the nightcap at the Baker Sports
Complex.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 25, 2020
Sharon Brady makes her way down the line of trucks
and cars at Burger Bob’s Drive-In, taking orders from the
growing line of customers Thursday afternoon.
Burger Bob himself — that’s owner Bob Brady, Sharon’s
husband — said sales have actually increased during the
coronavirus pandemic.
“Our customers have been very good to us,” Bob said.
“I have had no decline in business.”
Burger Bob’s is among the local restaurants that have
had to make relatively minor adjustments during the
pandemic because their operations were already geared
to takeout meals.
Owners of dine-in restaurants, meanwhile, have had
to close their dining rooms to comply with Gov. Kate
Brown’s March 17 executive order, and scramble to
revamp their business models for takeout and, in some
cases, deliveries.
As a mainly drive-thru business with no indoor seating,
although there is a small lobby where people can place
orders, keeping social distancing hasn’t been diffi cult at
Burger Bob’s.
“People who are willing to go in, they can distance
themselves. I’ve always been takeout, I’m not a sit-in,” said
Bob, who has owned the restaurant on 10th Street for 22
years.
■ Youth volunteers visit local businesses and try to buy tobacco or vaping products
candy or other legal items,
and give the clerk a $5 dollar
The Baker County Safe
gift certifi cate to a local busi-
Communities Coalition is
ness.
conducting another Rewards
Day said the youth will also
and Reminders outing in
give the clerk a note thanking
Baker County during April, a
them for not selling tobacco to
program designed to remind
a minor.
stores that Oregon law
If the clerk is willing to sell
prohibits them from selling
the products, Day said the
— Ray Day, Rewards and
tobacco and vaping products
youth will say they don’t have
Reminders coordinator
to people younger than 21.
their wallet and can only buy
The program also ensures
their soda, candy or other
that stores place those prod- counter,” Day said.
product.
ucts behind counters, where
The youths, who are wear-
“They do complete the
they’re not easily accessible,
ing face masks, also bring $2 purchase for the soda or
also required by state law.
to buy a soda, candy bar or
candy bar, they don’t touch
“We’ve been doing the
other items.
the tobacco or vape products,”
program for about 17 years
“So, we’re not actually just Day said.
locally here in Baker,” said
disrupting the business, the
When the youth leaves,
Ray Day, who coordinates
kids are actually paying cus- they give the clerk a note that
the Rewards and Remind-
tomers there,” Day said.
explains the state law about
ers program in the county.
But in addition to buying
checking ID to confi rm a
“It’s a nationally recognized
the items, the youth also
person’s age before selling to-
program for preventing the
asks the clerk for a tobacco
bacco products to anyone who
use and purchase of tobacco
or vaping product. They’re
looks under a certain age.
products and more recently in trained to know what to ask
According to Day, about
the last couple of years, we’ve for so they don’t seem overly 95% of the time the clerks
included vape products.”
nervous.
will not sell the tobacco prod-
Here’s how the program
“Our goal is that the clerk uct to a minor.
works:
is going to check ID and not
He said he tries to have
Two youth volunteers,
sell tobacco products to them,” the youth volunteers visit
both between 14 and 17, visit Day said.
about six stores in the county
stores individually and look
If the clerk asks for ID,
during the operation, rotating
for where tobacco and vaping or asks the youth how old
among businesses to ensure
products are stored.
they are, and then refuses to none is visited more often
“Basically, Oregon law says sell the product because it’s
than others.
they should be behind the
illegal, the youth will buy the
Day said he informs law
By Samantha O’Conner
soconner@bakercityherald.com
“It’s not a punitive
program whatsoever. We
give rewards for being
in compliance and then
give them reminders if
they are potentially out of
compliance.”
enforcement, both city and
county, to let them know
when they are doing this in
case a clerk calls the police.
Day said he follows up
with the store manager or
the store owner if the clerk
is willing to sell the tobacco
products and gives them
information about the state’s
refresher training for the
employees.
“We’re not trying to be
punitive by any means,
it’s not a punitive program
whatsoever,” Day said. “It’s
just a rewards and reminders.
We give rewards for being
in compliance and then give
them reminders if they are
potentially out of compliance.”
Day said in his experi-
ence, most clerks who were
willing to sell simply made
a mistake, perhaps because
the store was busy, or because
they miscalculated the youth
volunteer’s age.
Some stores have machines
that allow them to scan an
ID to see if the buyer is old
enough.
“But there have been a
couple in the 17 years that, I
believe, were deliberate and
the clerk just did not care. At
least, that was our percep-
tion,” Day said.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ MONDAY (April 26): Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes
with country gravy, rolls, corn, beet-and-onion salad, ice
cream
■ TUESDAY (April 27): Boneless chicken breast, stuffi ng,
rolls, mixed vegetables, cottage cheese salad, bread
pudding
■ WEDNESDAY (April 28): Chicken and homestyle
noodles, carrots, biscuits, fruit cup, birthday cake
■ THURSDAY (April 29): Baked ziti, zucchini, garlic
breadsticks, green salad, brownies
■ FRIDAY (April 30): Barbecued pork ribs, au gratin
potatoes, green beans, biscuits, broccoli and bacon salad,
apple crisp
Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., from
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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Seating at the Main Frontier restaurant in Haines has been adjusted to comply with state mandates in the restau-
rant side (shown here). In the separate bar area, plastic dividers are placed between customers and the bartender.
FRONTIER
Continued from Page 1A
Pandemic problems
Restaurant restrictions over
the past year caused The Main
Event to be closed for about
four months.
And after every shutdown,
Kari said fewer employees
came back to work.
She said it hasn’t been easy
to run a restaurant in the cur-
rent climate.
“I’ve never worked so hard
as in this past year,” she said.
“I have to be on the front lines
with them — good leadership
is weathering the storm with
them. We really are a family
and a team.”
When restrictions eased
and The Main Event re-
opened, Kari and her staff
saw an uptick in takeout
orders.
And they saw some new
faces trying the restaurant for
the fi rst time.
“It was a blessing in dis-
guise,” she said. “We got a lot of
new customers.”
Although indoor dining
is allowed now — although
at reduced capacity — she
said both restaurants still
see a fair number of takeout
orders.
“We’re doing lots of take-
out,” she said.
There’s been a learning
curve to package the food and
separate hot and cold items.
And even then, she knows
takeout can’t mimic the expe-
rience of dining in.
“Those to-gos aren’t the
same as when you sit down
and it’s right off the grill,” she
said.
The Main Frontier, she
said, offers another option for
the local restaurant scene.
She’s had some custom-
ers call the Haines location
N EWS OF R ECORD
FUNERALS PENDING
POLICE LOG
Ron Mayo: Graveside service
with military honors, May 1 at 1
p.m. at the Pine Haven Cemetery
in Halfway. Friends are invited to
join the family for a reception im-
mediately following at the VFW
Hall. Donations in Ron’s memory
can be made to the VFW Post
7847 through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-
vices, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR
97834. Online condolences can
be made at www.tamispineval-
leyfuneralhome.com.
Baker Co. Sheriff’ Offi ce
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker
County Circuit Court warrant):
Moriah Lynn Smith, 29, Baker
City, 10:27 a.m. Thursday, April
22 at the sheriff’s offi ce; cited
and released.
if restaurants in Baker City
have a long wait time.
“If Baker’s crazy on a Friday
or Saturday, we usually have
room,” she said.
So far, she said the Main
Frontier has seen mostly local
customers, although others
from out of town did stop on
their way down from Anthony
Lakes Mountain Resort.
Both restaurants have the
same menu, as well as daily
food and drink specials.
The Smokejumper burger
is a local favorite, as well as
the BLTA and prime rib street
tacos.
She recently added the Main
Frontier burger to both menus.
“We’re coming up with new
stuff all the time,” she said.
The Main Frontier is open
from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, 10 a.m. to
10 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. to
10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The Main Event is open
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday
through Friday, and 9 a.m. to
10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Both locations now offer
breakfast on the weekends.
For takeout orders, call the
Main Frontier at 541-856-
3688.
The Main Event phone
number is 541-523-6988.
Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps
you spoke the kindest words, as any friend could say. Perhaps
you were not there at all, just thought of us that day. Whatever
you did to console our hearts, we thank you so much whatever
the part. Special thank you for all the loving care Reva received
from Heart ‘n Home Hospice, the staff at the St. Alphonsus
Emergency Room, and the Baker City Ambulance.
Sincerely,
The family of Reva Calhoun
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