2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021
OTEC awards college scholarships
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
May 20, 1971
A brand new gasoline war is under way in Baker for the
second time this year. At the beginning of this week Jerry
Duffey, manager of Jerry’s Enco at Eighth and Broadway,
dropped his price of regular gasoline to 32.9 cents per
gallon.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 20, 1996
A Baker County project is among 37 new watershed
restoration and education programs receiving grant funds
from the Governor’s Watershed Enhancement Board.
The Baker County project received $8,410 of a total
$700,000 in grant funds awarded to projects around the
state in the coming year.
The Lower North Powder Riparian Restoration project,
conducted by the Powder Basin Watershed Council and the
Union Soil and Water Conservation District, will improve
riparian conditions, implement a planned grazing system,
improve water quality, enhance species diversity and
improve streambank stability.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 20, 2011
A group of off-road driving enthusiasts want to make a
section of North Powder River Road more accessible for
recreational users.
It would be a volunteer effort fi nanced and carried out
by the off-road group. The county would provide guidance
and advice on how to proceed with the work. The group
plans such tasks as cleaning culverts, inlets and outlets to
redirect the path of water that currently fl ows down the
middle of the road, for example.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 21, 2020
Baker City missed books.
“We’ve had a steady stream of cars coming through —
very happy patrons,” Perry Stokes, library director, said on
Monday.
That was the day Baker County Public Library, 2400
Resort St., opened its drive-up window after being closed
since March 28. Services are limited to library inventory.
Interlibrary loans are not yet available.
To request books, patrons can either place a hold online
at www.bakerlib.org, or call the library at 541-523-6419.
The drive-up hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and noon to 4
p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Book returns are quarantined for seven days after
receiving a strong UV light treatment.
Stokes said information varies from three days to fi ve
days for how long a virus can survive on a book surface.
They decided seven days for an extra precaution.
Stokes said Monday also brought phone calls asking
when the library would reopen its doors.
He said the tentative date is June 1 for limited use. This
includes appointments to use the computers with only
fi ve users at one time, and limited browsing to fi ve small
family groups at a time.
Stokes said the library generally has 10 employees
on site. Add fi ve patrons on computers and another
10 browsing the stacks, and that gets to the limit of 25
people.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ FRIDAY: Roasted turkey, stuffi ng with gravy, biscuits, capri
vegetables, beet-and-onion salad, peach crisp
■ MONDAY (May 24): Chicken breasts stuffed with cheddar
broccoli, mixed vegetables, rolls, fruit cup, sorbet
■ TUESDAY (May 25): Barbecued chicken legs and thighs,
baked beans, rolls, corn, coleslaw, brownies
■ WEDNESDAY (May 26): Chicken with homestyle noodles,
peas and carrots, biscuits, Jell-O with fruit, birthday cake
■ THURSDAY (May 27): Hot turkey sandwich, mashed
potatoes with gravy, peas, coleslaw, bread pudding
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.
Several Baker County and
North Powder graduating
seniors, and current college
students, have received aca-
demic scholarships ranging
from $2,500 to $5,000 from
Oregon Trail Electric Coop-
erative.
One student,
Mason Van
Arsdall of Baker
High School,
received the
OTEC-EOU Ru-
ral Scholarship, Van Arsdall
which pays all
tuition and fees for four years
at Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity in La Grande.
The OTEC Member Foun-
dation is a new 501c3 chari-
table foundation that now
oversees OTEC’s scholarship
programs.
Eligible applicants for
scholarships must be an ac-
tive OTEC member in good
standing with the coopera-
tive or a dependent or tenant
of such an OTEC member.
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Mills
Eskew
Keller
Cole
Ash
sionalism during her inter-
view,” said Joseph Hathaway,
OTEC’s communications
Baker County/North
manager.
Powder graduating
• Sydney Keller, Baker
seniors
High, $7,500.
• Justin Ash, North Powder
Keller received a $2,500
Charter School, $5,000
scholarship last year after the
• Jake Eskew, Baker High, Washington, D.C., youth tour
$5,000
was canceled, and the OTEC
• Bailey Cole, North Pow-
board of directors wanted
der Charter School, $5,000
to award her for that, so the
• Mckenzie Hall, Baker
board added $2,500 to the
High, $5,000
$5,000 scholarship, Hathaway
• Makayla Mills, Baker
said.
High, $2,500.
Mills was a fi nalist for the Baker County returning
college students
OTEC-EOU Rural Scholar-
• Kaeli Flanagan, $5,000,
ship, and the OTEC board of
directors wanted to award her Whitworth University
• Rachel Talbot, $5,000,
for her “outstanding academic
achievement, commitment to Treasure Valley Community
College
community and her profes-
Other local scholarship
recipients:
WANTED
Sprague had taken her keys and
purse.
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Regan said on Wednesday morning,
“After spraying Offi cer Essex,
May 19, that Baker City Police had
(Sprague) ran to his bike and fl ed from
received several calls from people who
police,” according to an affi davit from
believed they had seen Sprague, but
District Attorney Greg Baxter.
he had not been found.
On May 15 Essex interviewed the
“We’re following up on all leads,”
woman, and Detective Shannon Regan Regan said.
interviewed another person about
According to the affi davit, Sprague
what had happened the previous day. is accused of fi rst-degree burglary,
The woman told Essex that on the
menacing constituting domestic vio-
evening of May 14, Sprague entered
lence, second-degree and third-degree
her home without being invited,
robbery, coercion, attempted second-
grabbed her arm, showed a can of
degree kidnapping, assaulting a public
mace and “threatened to harm” the
safety offi cer and fi rst-degree unlawful
woman if she didn’t go with him.
use of mace.
The woman also told Essex that
Sprague was convicted of menac-
ing on Jan. 8, 2021, and sentenced in
Baker County Circuit Court to one
year of probation.
He was convicted of fi rst-degree
burglary, also in Baker County Circuit
Court, on July 25, 2016, and sentenced
to four years in prison.
According to the warning fl ier,
Sprague is 5-foot-11, weighs 185
pounds and has blue eyes and brown-
ish-blond hair.
He has tattoos on his face, neck, both
hands, left forearm and right calf. Both
his ears are pierced.
Anyone with information about
Sprague is asked to call Baker County
Dispatch at 541-523-3644 and ask for
Detective Shannon Regan.
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Daniel ‘Dan’ Douglas: Daniel
“Dan” Douglas, 78, a longtime
Halfway resident, died May 19,
2021, at his home, surrounded by
love. Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Fu-
neral Home & Cremation Services.
Online condolences can be made
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
Dave Curtis: Memorial service
Friday, May 21 at 11 a.m. at the
Harvest Christian Church, 3720
Birch St. Friends are invited to
join the family for a reception
following the service at the church;
food and refreshments will be
provided. For those who would
like to make a memorial donation
in honor of Dave, the family sug-
gests either St. Luke’s Mountain
States Tumor Institute or St. Jude’s
Children’s Hospital through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O.
Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834.
Online condolences can be made
at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Gorden Lee Atkins: Memo-
rial service will be Saturday, May
22 at 1 p.m. at the Unity Commu-
nity Hall. Arrangements are under
the direction of Nampa Funeral
Home, Yraguen Chapel, where an
online guest book is available at
www.nampafuneralhome.com.
John Randall: Celebration of
his life will take place on Sunday,
May 30 at 1 p.m. at the Eagle Val-
ley Grange Park in Richland, with
food and beverages following.
Those who would like to make a
donation in John’s memory may
do so to the Hilary Bonn Benevo-
lence Fund, or the charity of one’s
choice, through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543,
Halfway, OR 97834. Online con-
dolences can be made at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Coy Riggs: Graveside service
with military honors will be Satur-
day, May 22 at 10 a.m. at Mount
Hope Cemetery. For those who
would like to make a memorial
donation in honor of Coy, the
family suggests Heart ’N Home
Hospice through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-
vices, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR
97834. Online condolences can be
made at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com.
Patricia ‘Patty’ Moore:
Graveside service Saturday, May
22 at 2 p.m. at the Canyon City
Cemetery in John Day. A potluck
reception will follow at the Holiday
Park. For those who would like
to make a memorial donation in
memory of Patty, the family sug-
gests “Hope For Paws” through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home &
Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543,
Halfway, OR 97834. Online con-
dolences can be made at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Marie Yvonne Marks:
Celebration of life barbecue will
take place Saturday, May 22 from
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the home of
Joanne and Kody Hufford, 47862
Anthony Lakes Highway, Norht
Powder. In lieu of fl owers, her
family asks that donations in her
memory be made to the North
Powder Charter School through
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel,
1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR
97814. To leave an online condo-
lence for her family, go to www.
grayswestco.com.
POLICE LOG
FAILURE TO APPEAR (two
Baker County warrants): Leigh
Ann Hunter, 40, Baker City, 5:38
p.m. Sunday, May 16 in the 1700
block of Broadway St., cited and
released.
PROBATION VIOLATION (Parole
Board warrant): Michael Scott
Tugman, 32, Baker City, 1:05 p.m.
Sunday, May 16 in the 2200 block
of Broadway St.; jailed.
IDENTIFY THEFT, THIRD-
DEGREE THEFT, FRAUDULENT
USE OF A CREDIT CARD: James
Dewayne Reedy, 54, Baker City,
12:28 p.m. Sunday, May 16 near
the Baker County Library; cited
and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
CONTEMPT OF COURT: Trinity
Rose Martinez, 18, Baker City, 3:40
p.m. Monday, May 17 at the sher-
iff’s offi ce; cited and released.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker
County warrant): Lane Victor
Zacharias, 27, Baker City, 7:30 a.m.
Monday, May 17 at the sheriff’s
offi ce; cited and released.
Oregon State Police
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU-
ENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Brian
Scott Spencer, 43, Baker City, 5:09
p.m. Sunday, May 16 on Highway
7; cited and released.
JAMES E. DAVIS, M.D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
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Arrests, citations
DRIVING WHILE LICENSE
REVOKED (Baker County Justice
Court warrant): Frank Nathan
McNair, 41, Baker City, 9:48 p.m.
Monday, May 17 in the 1500 block
of Campbell Street; cited and
released.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Umatilla
County Circuit Court warrant): Paul
Adam Heller, 49, transient, 1:42
p.m. Monday, May 17 at Resort
Street and Court Avenue; cited
and released.
O BITUARY
Donald Neugart
Baker City, 1946-2021
C ONTACT THE H ERALD
Scholarships
are funded from
interest earned
on unclaimed
capital credits.
Talbot
“We congratu-
late all the 2021
scholarships re-
cipients and are
proud to reward
the students for
their academic
Hall
success and
dedication to
their commu-
nity,” said Lea
Hoover, OTEC
director of ad-
ministration and
Flanagan
strategic ser-
vices. “As a not-
for-profi t cooperative and
501c3 foundation, one of our
guiding principles is ‘Commit-
ment to Community’ and we
can’t think of a better way to
give back to the communities
we serve and encourage local
students to be involved in
their own community.”
Donald L. Neugart, 74, of
Baker City, died May 4, 2021,
at Saint Alphonsus Medical
Center in Nampa, Idaho.
No services are planned at
this time.
Donald was born on Oct. 6,
1946, at Coos Bay to Ray and
Leta (Ingram) Neugart. He
graduated from Myrtle Point
High School in 1964 and
attended Southern Oregon
University earning his bach-
elor’s degree in business.
Donald served three years
in the United States Army as
a spec 4 upon his discharge.
He went on to own and oper-
ate Land Title and Escrow in
John Day, retiring in 2006.
He was a member of
the American Legion and
enjoyed camping in his RV,
sports, shooting and classic
cars.
Survivors include his
brother, Larry R. Neugart of
John Day; and his nephews,
Jeff Neugart of Chandler,
Arizona, and Brad Neugart
of Cold Spring, Minnesota.
To offer online condolences
to Don’s family, go to www.
grayswestco.com.
The Family of
Walt and Ronda
Dillman
will be celebrating their life on May 29,
2021 at 11:00 AM at Pine Haven
Cemetery in Halfway, Oregon.
A reception will immediately follow the
graveside service at the
Pine Valley Fairgrounds.
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