A2 — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021
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■ BAKER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
Wednesday, July 21, 9 a.m. at the Courthouse, 1995 Third
St.
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
July 19, 1971
Baker’s All-Stars and the top Ontario team, the Beavers,
bump heads for the District three regional Babe Ruth tour-
nament championship tonight at seven o’clock as a result
of their performances Saturday and Sunday.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 19, 1996
BURNS — Baker’s Little League all-star baseball team
needs to win just one more game to earn a berth at the
state tournament in Gresham.
Baker beat the Pendleton Americans 8-4 in a semifi nal
game Thursday at the district tournament. Baker has won
all four of its games.
Derrick Riggs struck out fi ve Pendleton batters in fi ve
innings and allowed six hits and four runs.
Sean Kinney pitched the fi nal inning and struck out
three.
Baker had 11 hits against Pendleton’s best pitcher. Doug
Hofmann hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 20, 2011
The federal government has decided against formal
protection for the whitebark pine, a high-elevation tree that
is common in the Elkhorn and Wallowa mountains but has
been harmed over the past 30 years by beetle infestations,
a fungal disease and the absence of fi re.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday
that although the whitebark’s plight warrants its listing as
a threatened or endangered species, other species are a
higher priority.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 21, 2020
A fi re season that’s so far been tranquil in Northeastern
Oregon could become more boisterous later this week.
The National Weather Service is forecasting the recent
run of warm temperature to persist for at least several
more days, along with an increasing chance of thunder-
storms starting Wednesday.
The possibility of storms is important because light-
ning sparks a majority of wildfi res on public lands in the
region.
“That’s one of our bigger concerns,” said Noel Livings-
ton, fi re staff offi cer for the Wallowa-Whitman National
Forest.
Fire danger now is moderate on the Wallowa-Whitman.
A computer model that estimates how much energy a
fi re would release — a key indicator of the fi re danger —
has been near or below average since June 1 but as of
Monday was rising to near average in parts of the forest,
Livingston said.
“It’s starting to dry up,” Livingston said.
Widespread rain during the latter half of May and the
fi rst half of June pushed the fi re danger below average.
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5 — 19 — 34 — 42 — 43 — 46
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POWERBALL, July 17
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MEGA MILLIONS, July 16
24 — 25 — 47 — 52 — 57
Mega
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WIN FOR LIFE, July 17
31 — 57 — 58 — 60
PICK 4, July 18
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• 4 p.m.: 2 — 2 — 6 — 0
• 7 p.m.: 7 — 9 — 0 — 6
• 10 p.m.: 2 — 9 — 4 — 2
LUCKY LINES, July 18
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Next jackpot: $32,000
time was 102, La Grande’s was 83, and
Ontario’s was 78. Other stations in
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the region were in the “good” category,
That blaze, which exceeded 300,000
including John Day (50), Burns (48) and
acres on Sunday, July 18, is the nation’s Hermiston (25).
biggest.
Baker City’s air quality, which had
On Monday morning, the air quality in been in the good category Friday, July 16,
Baker City was the worst of any measur- began to deteriorate Saturday afternoon.
ing stations in Oregon.
The index rose into the “moderate” cat-
During the morning, the air quality
egory as of 5 p.m. Saturday, then into the
index, measured by a sensor on the roof
“unhealthy for sensitive groups” range at
of the David J. Wheeler Federal Building, 2 a.m. on Sunday.
1550 Dewey Ave., ranged from 156 to 165.
The index dropped back to the moder-
That’s in the “unhealthy” category on
ate range Sunday afternoon but then
the air quality index (see boxed story, at
jumped by 50 points, from 107 to 157,
right).
between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Sunday.
As of 8 a.m. on Monday, only one
The Oregon Department of Environ-
other measuring station — at Cove City
mental Quality issued an air quality ad-
Hall — was recording air quality in the
visory for Baker County Monday morn-
unhealthy category. Cove’s reading at
ing, and the agency expects the advisory
8 a.m. was 151, compared with 156 in
to continue at least through Wednesday,
Baker City.
July 21. Hourly updates at https://oraqi.
Enterprise’s air quality index at that
deq.state.or.us/home/map
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11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $5 donation (60 and older), $7.50
for those under 60.
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MODERATE
51 to 100
UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS
101 to 150
UNHEALTHY
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VERY UNHEALTHY
201 to 300
O BITUARIES
Rowena Royal
Baker City, 1931-2021
It is with heavy hearts that her family
marks the death of one of the sweet-
est ladies on this earth, Rowena Mary
Royal, 89, who died peacefully in her
sleep June 24, 2021, early in the morn-
ing at Settler’s Park Memory Care in
Baker City.
Rowena Mary Paulus was born on
Aug. 11, 1931, at Los
Angeles to Walter and
Mabel (Briggs) Paulus, and
sister, Joan Sanders, who
was to become her best
friend — they laughed all
Rowena
the time! As a young child,
Royal
she contracted tuberculo-
sis, depending heavily on
her family, especially her mother, for
two years of her life. Rowena attended
Franklin High School in Los Angeles
and was a member of the drill team.
She married Benedict C. Lager
(Lucky), and they had two sons, Terry
Michael Lager and Thomas Allan Lager.
They later divorced. When the boys
and her nephew, James Sanders, were
young, Rowena and her sister took
pride in choosing a theme and sewing
matching Halloween costumes for the
local school parade. On a few occasions,
they walked away with awards for their
creative efforts.
On Sept. 9, 1967, she married the
love of her life, Leland Harry Royal, in
Saugus, California. Rowena worked as a
bank teller at Crocker Citizens National
Bank until she and Lee moved to Pine-
hurst, California. She never missed a
sporting event that the kids participated
in from Pop Warner through high school.
Lee ran a road crew through the Kings
Canyon Park while she enjoyed reading
and sewing as she was an accomplished
seamstress (and knitting as well). She
would sew shirts for the whole family
and could repair and patch any article
of clothing, which she did on a regular
basis for the neighbors’ kids as well. She
also loved to cook and feed people, mak-
ing sure everyone always had enough
to eat. She ALWAYS had chocolate
chip cookies for everyone, just like her
mother had.
Upon Lee’s retirement, they moved
to Baker City, with plans to be near her
sister and her son, Thomas.
Unfortunately, her sister passed away
only months before their arrival.
Rowena was happiest when she was
with her family and she never got tired
S ENIOR M ENUS
■ WEDNESDAY: Pot roast with gravy, red potatoes, spring
vegetables, rolls, pasta salad, apple crisp
■ THURSDAY: Hot beef sandwich, mashed potatoes with
gravy, capri vegetables, broccoli-bacon salad, sherbet
■ FRIDAY: Roasted turkey, stuffi ng with gravy, peas, cottage
cheese-Jell-O salad, lemon squares
■ MONDAY (July 26): Chicken-fried chicken, mashed
potatoes with gravy, biscuits, corn, coleslaw, pudding
■ TUESDAY (July 27): Lasagna, garlic breadsticks, Italian
vegetables, three-bean salad, pineapple sherbet
Air Quality Index
of spending time with her grandchil-
dren. She enjoyed very special relation-
ships with several of her friends, her
daughter, Linda Royal, and her niece,
Michele Juba.
Her last 3 1/2-plus years were spent
at Settler’s Park Assisted Living and
then Memory Care. She loved the people
there and they loved her (they even let
her keep her cat, Taffy, in her room). We
will forever be grateful for the loving
care that they provided for her there;
and also the tender care of the Heart
’N Home Hospice staff, her family said.
Thank you!
It’s interesting how many wonderful
memories come fl ooding back at a time
like this, it’s so strange the sadness and
the relief combined that also comes. For
the Lager, Royal, Juba, and Sanders
families, knowing she is at peace and
reunited with Lee, her folks and sister is
very comforting to us all. We will always
remember her smile and her laughter!
She will surely be missed.
Rowena is survived by her sons, Terry
Lager, Tom Lager and his wife, Betty;
Lee’s children (who she considered her
own), Linda Royal, Brad Royal and Cliff
Royal; her grandchildren, Errin (Neil)
Rust, Kelly (Tim) Nork, Misty Roberts,
Jake Lager, Grace Lager, and her step-
granddaughter, Tami (Ken) Simon; as
well as several great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren; her niece,
Michele (Robert) Juba and her nephew,
James (Sharen) Sanders.
Rowena was preceded in death by her
parents, Walter and Mabel Paulus; her
beloved husband, Leland Royal; and her
sister, Joan Sanders.
Memorial contributions can be made
to Best Friends of Baker through Coles
Tribute Center, 1950 Place St., Baker
City, OR 97814.
To leave an online condolence for
Rowena’s family, go to www.colestribute-
center.com.
Dorothy Martin
Baker City, 1927-2021
Dorothy Martin, 94, of
Baker City died July 13,
2021, at Settler’s Park,
with family by her side.
A private family celebra-
tion of Dorothy’s life will
Dorothy
take place at the family
Martin
ranch next month.
Dorothy Newton Thomas
Martin was born on April 9, 1927, at
Empire City, Oklahoma, to Oscar New-
ton Thomas and Claire Leslie Whisen-
hunt Thomas.
After graduation she moved to Cali-
fornia and married Donovan Martin
in 1948. She worked as a secretary
during World War II and later moved to
Cottage Grove, where they raised three
sons and one daughter. They were ac-
tive in the London Grange for over 50
years and she served as secretary and
treasurer many times, and was active
with family gatherings with extended
family.
In 1982 they bought a ranch and
moved to Keating outside of Baker City.
Dorothy enjoyed gardening, quilting,
spending time with her grandchildren,
and was an avid reader. She was a kind,
loving, supportive person who will be
greatly missed by many.
Dorothy is survived by sons and
their spouses, Dana and Linda Mar-
tin, Tom and Michaeline Martin, Tony
Martin and his wife, Mari Bottoms; her
daughter and son-in-law, Teri and Jim
Bobo III; her grandchildren, Dean and
his wife, Linda, Daphne, Crystal Lynn,
Dean, Amie and her husband, Robert,
Brenda and her husband, Tim, Crystal
and her husband, Shane, Jessica, Jenny,
Kate, Brad, Lisa and her partner,
Wayne, and James. She also had nu-
merous great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and two sisters, Mary and Ber-
nice, and her husband, Don.
For those who would like to make a
memorial donation Dorothy’s memory,
the family suggests Best Friends of
Baker (animal rescue) through Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR
97834.
Patricia Bork
Saint Helens, 1939-2021
Patricia Bork, 82, of Saint Helens,
died June 30, 2021.
She was born on March 25, 1939.
She is survived by her son, Duane
(Gaylene) Morris of Baker City; her
grandson, Allen Morris of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin; her brother, Thomas (Lynn)
Allen of Jacksonville, Florida; and many
in-laws, stepchildren and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Madeline and Conrad Allen;
her stepmother, Betty Allen; brother,
John Allen II; her sisters, Susan Pierce
and Pennie Dowdy; her husband, Alan
Bork; and her sons, Patric and William
Morris.
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Larry Wampler: 74, of
Halfway, died July 18, 2021, with
longtime friends who became
his family at his side. Arrange-
ments are under the direction of
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Kent’s family, go to www.gray-
swestco.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
HARASSMENT: Kaden Patrick
Bailey, 20, Baker City, 10:12 p.m.
Saturday, July 17 in the 2100
block of Failing Avenue; cited
and released.
CONTEMPT OF COURT:
Tamara Kay Fine, 47, transient,
6:10 p.m. Saturday, July 17 in the
2300 block of Chestnut Street;
cited and released.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU-
ENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Mariah
Joe Mitchell, 29, Baker City, 8:39
p.m. Friday, July 16 at Camp-
bell and Birch streets; cited and
released.
RECKLESS ENDANGERING:
FUNERALS PENDING
Denny and Charlie Oliver:
Memorial service and celebra-
tion of their lives, Saturday, July
31 at noon at the Pine Haven
Cemetery in Halfway. Friends
are invited to join the family for
a reception immediately follow-
ing at the Halfway Lions Hall.
Laurie Gulick: Memorial
service Sunday, Aug. 1 at 10
a.m. at the Gulick Ranch on Pine
Town Lane in Halfway. Online
condolences can be made at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Robert Kent Nelson: Me-
morial service, Aug. 14 at 11 a.m.
at the Baker City Church of the
Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. A
reception will follow the service
at the Nazarene Church’s Family
Life Center. Memorial contribu-
tions can be made to the Burnt
River Community Church or the
Northeast Oregon Compassion
Center through Gray’s West &
Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To
leave an online condolence for
“So much of who we are is
where we have been.”
James Clinton Thomas, 60, Baker
City, 1:34 p.m. Friday, July 16 at
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-
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