2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021
PEDAL
Tracking
The Racers
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T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
June 17, 1971
The city planning commission discussed a letter from
the school board last night asking for several street vaca-
tions on Washington Street near the Junior High School.
The commission took no action on the request since no
one from the school board attended the meeting to explain
the request and clear up some uncertainties.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 17, 1996
The Oregon State Mint opened its doors in Baker City
Memorial Day weekend, joining three other businesses at
its new location on Main Street.
The Oregon State Mint, Baker Gold & Silver, Oregon Trail
Mercantile and Easy Does It Distributing share quarters at
2200 Main St., Suite 1. Terry Karp owns and operates the
fi rst three, Dick Secrest the mail-order distributing busi-
ness.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 17, 2011
The Oregon National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 166th
Cavalry, based out of Eastern Oregon, is part of a pilot pro-
gram that will provide employment services for deployed
soldiers.
These soldiers will communicate with partner agen-
cies, such as WorkSource Oregon, to submit applications,
resumes, and complete interviews over the Internet while
they are still overseas.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 18, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is not deterring Baker
County residents from donating blood.
The American Red Cross blood drive Monday at the
Baker City First Church of the Nazarene attracted 110
people willing to donate a pint of blood.
A computer glitch meant a few dozen of those people
weren’t able to give blood.
But local coordinator Myrna Evans was still pleased
with the level of interest.
The roster of 110 willing donors follows a March 30
drive in Baker City — the fi rst such event after restrictions
and precautions related to the pandemic started — that
attracted about 98 donors.
And that was 15 more donors than showed up for a
January 2020 event, the last before coronavirus arrived.
The 98 donors in March were the most that Evans had
recorded since taking over responsibility for local blood
drives from the retired Colleen Brooks in early 2018.
Although the Red Cross has had to cancel hundreds of
blood drives nationwide due to the pandemic, Lisa Winter,
a senior account manager for the organization whose ter-
ritory covers all of Oregon, said volunteers have contin-
ued to show up for events that were scheduled.
Monday’s 6-hour event, from noon to 6 p.m., was the
fi rst in Baker City in which the Red Cross tested all donors
for COVID-19 antibodies, which show they have previously
been exposed to the virus, Winter said.
“When we take their blood, it’s just going to be a test
we’re going to add to it and we’re going to do that through
the end of October,” she said.
Anthony knew he wanted
to sign up for the race after
watching interviews with
competitors and meeting a
rider who had just completed
the event.
“Seeing that got me pretty
inspired to get out here and
try myself,” Anthony said.
“But now I’m here and things
are very different from the
outside looking in. It’s pretty
crazy.”
The race is broken into 12
chunks of around 250 to 400
miles each, and participants
are encouraged to go at their
own pace.
Some competitors enter the
race with a goal of winning,
while others are more focused
on exploring America in an
unforgettable way.
Once they leave Oregon,
bikers ride through Yellow-
stone National Park, Colora-
do, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky
and fi nally Virginia. The
current record to complete
the race is 16 days and nine
hours, but most people just
try to make it in under a
month.
Some cyclists who are rid-
ing to win will sleep for just
two to four hours per day, and
they don’t bring a change of
clothes.
Anthony said he now has
a better idea of what is neces-
sary for the trip; for example,
he brought camping gear but
realized after the race started
that riders do not usually
Updated locations
and details about
competitors in the
Trans Am Bike Race
are available at http://
trackleaders.com/
transam21.
Brian Vegter/Contributed Photo
Tim Peterson, right, of Healdsburg, California, and Jeff
Orr of Beaverton are competing in the Trans Am Bike
Race, a 4,210-mile route from Astoria to Yorktown, Vir-
ginia. The pair stopped in Baker City briefl y on June 10.
On Wednesday, June 16 they were near Yellowstone.
camp along the way. After
riding for hundreds of miles
in the rain, he said, the last
thing anybody wants to do is
sleep in a downpour.
In Baker City, longtime
bicyclists Brian and Corrine
Vegter have been tracking
each cyclist’s location online.
The couple, who formerly
organized the annual Baker
City Cycling Classic, have
greeted each competitor with
food and water when they
pass through town. Most have
stopped to chat and relax, but
others are too focused on rid-
ing to take a break.
“We’ve brought out ham-
burgers, tamales, pizza, potato
INTERNSHIP
interned at the Eugene Weekly where
she covered arts and culture. She
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also worked on PR for the UO School
Mann said she chose the U of O for a of Journalism and Communication
different type of life experience.
(SOJC).
“I really wanted to go out of state and
“I don’t see myself doing PR. I didn’t
experience a new climate and environ- love it,” she said.
ment,” she said.
For the past year she’s been on the
Her initial plan was to major in music Emerald’s news desk.
for vocal performance.
“Which was really crazy. My fi rst
“Right before the school year started story was about the wildfi res,” she said.
I realized I didn’t want to do that,” she
Other topics included how COVID-19
said.
was affecting education, and how the U
She chose a journalism major after
of O was fulfi lling a promise of address-
a few months at Oregon. She credits
ing equity, diversity and inclusion on
a class called “media professions” for
campus.
infl uencing her choice.
“There were no slow news days,” she
“I didn’t realize how many different
said.
jobs you could have in journalism,” she
She graduated with a degree in jour-
said. “And I’ve always liked writing. It
nalism and a minor in music.
seemed like the right path.”
This is her fi rst time in Baker City.
She worked at the Daily Emerald, a
“I’ve never been anywhere this small,”
student-run independent newspaper, for she said with a smile.
three years.
When her internship ends, she plans
She started on the opinion desk, then on moving to Portland.
moved to opinion editor.
“I really like the Pacifi c Northwest. I
During the summer of 2020 she
love having seasons,” she said.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ FRIDAY: Breaded pork loin, stuffi ng with gravy, peas and
carrots, rolls, sauerkraut salad, cheesecake
■ MONDAY (June 21): Chicken and broccoli fettuccine,
carrots, rolls, three-bean salad, brownies
■ TUESDAY (June 22): Herb-baked chicken breasts with
gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, rolls, fruit cup,
lemon squares
■ WEDNESDAY (June 23): Beef tips with mushrooms
and gravy over fettuccine, rolls, capri vegetables, coleslaw,
pudding
■ THURSDAY (June 24): Hot turkey sandwich, stuffi ng,
carrots, cottage cheese and fruit, ice cream
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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chips, orange juice, water and
cookies,” Brian Vegter said.
“We watch the tracker and
can sort of calculate when
they should be at the corner
of Auburn and Main. So then
we come out with a cowbell
and we ring it and call out the
rider’s name and ask them if
they want anything or need
anything.”
Riders are not supposed
to receive special help from
friends and family in certain
locations, so it is important
that people who greet bikers
along the way offer the same
support to everyone.
Brian Vegter has a passion
for long-distance cycling, but
he said it would be too hard to
take enough time away from
his business to complete the
TransAmerica Trail race. One
day, though, he hopes to make
the journey.
“Riding is still a big part of
our lives, so maybe in 10 years
from now we’ll take a casual
ride across the country,” Vegter
says.
The Vegters own Churchill
School in Baker City, which
has art events, music and a
hostel.
Anthony said he has seen
some beautiful sights on his
ride through Oregon, but it
was rainy and cold for the fi rst
100 miles. He arrived in Baker
City on Saturday, June 12, for
about three days to get some
rest and tend to mild injuries.
He is debating whether he
wants to continue the race or
stop now and spend the rest of
this year training for the 2022
race.
“I’m like, ‘Oh man, is this go-
ing to be worth getting hurt?’
But at the same time, I have
the bike and I came all this
way,” Anthony said. “I kind of
want to fi nish what I started.”
But she’s open to possibilities — both
for work and location.
“I feel like I haven’t found the part of
journalism I’m most interested in yet,”
she said. “And I want to experience liv-
ing in a bunch of different places.”
About the internship
The Charles Snowden Program for
Excellence in Journalism honors the
life and career of Charles Snowden, a
longtime editor at the Oregon Journal
and The Oregonian.
According to the SOJC, Snowden,
who retired in 1986 and passed away in
1997, “had a great passion for good writ-
ing, history, and the practice of ethical
journalism. He is remembered not only
as a top-notch editor but also as a men-
tor for many young journalists.”
In his memory, the Snowden fam-
ily established an endowment for the
program at the University of Oregon
School of Journalism and Communica-
tion. The endowment has funded more
than 250 internships for students since
1998.
O BITUARY
Stella Scott
her ceramics, sewing, gardening and
was an overall happy homemaker. She
Stella Mae Scott, 91 years young,
was very well known for adoring all her
of Baker City, died June 6, 2021, at
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
Memory Lane Homes in
even great-great-grandchildren. She
Baker City, surrounded by loved spending time in the great out-
family.
doors with her family and she loved her
Stella was born on Aug. evening walks with her late husband,
28, 1929, at Telluride,
George.
Colorado, to Laura Boyer
Stella is survived by her daughter,
Stella
and Fred Dixon. In her free Caroline Wilson, and son, Albert and
Scott
time, she loved painting
Teresa Scott of Baker City, Ronnie and
Baker City, 1929-2021
Dolly Hess of Heineken, New Hamp-
shire, and Sam and Diana Humphrey of
Rifl e, Colorado; and her sister, Betty Joe
Emerson of Aurora, Colorado.
Stella was preceded in death by her
husband, George Scott; her daughter,
Vickey Scott; her son, Stan, and Deana
Hess; her son-in-law, Curt Wilson; her
brother, Roy Lee Richards; her mother,
Laura Boyer; and her father, Fred Dixon.
To offer online condolences to her fam-
ily, go to www.grayswestco.com.
N EWS OF R ECORD
FUNERAL PENDING
POLICE LOG
Beth Johnson: A celebra-
tion of her life will take place
Saturday, June 26 at 11 a.m. at
the Church of the Nazarene, 1250
Hughes Lane in Baker City. For
those who would like to make
a donation in Beth’s memory,
the family suggests Hilary’s
Benevolent Fund through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home &
Cremation Services, P.O. Box
543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
CONTEMPT OF COURT (2
Baker County Justice Court
warrants): Alex Cooper Horn, 25,
10:49 a.m. Tuesday, June 15 in
the 200 block of Bridge Street;
cited and released.
CONTEMPT OF COURT (9
Baker County Justice Court war-
rants): Michael Myers-Gabiola,
29, Baker City, 4:53 p.m. Monday,
June 14 on the Leo Adler Memo-
rial Parkway at Madison Street;
cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Arrests, citations
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING: Fabian Rene Di-
lulo, 60, of Huntington, 7:49 p.m.
Monday, June 14 in Huntington;
cited and released.
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Mike Beam
The family of
would like to
express a heartfelt thank you to all who reached out after
Mikey’s passing. The outpouring of love and support
shown through cards, flowers and phone
calls was comforting and appreciated.
We would like to extend an invitation to all
those who knew and loved Mikey, to join us at
Wade Williams park for a
memorial potluck on
Saturday, June 26th @ 1:00pm.
Meat will be provided. Please bring a side dish,
lawnchairs and come spend the afternoon
catching up and sharing your favorite memories of
Mikey.
With Sincere Thanks,
The Family of Mike Beam
We wish to thank everyone for the beautiful
cards, donations, food and loving care we
have received. A special thanks to Ron Neal
for the beautiful music for their service, to
Coles Tribute Center for their help with the
service and to Pine Valley Fair Association
and the School District for all of their
assistance in putting on the reception.
We couldn’t have done it without you.
The family of Walt and
Ronda Dillman