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July 27, 2021
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Local, A3
MEDICAL SPRINGS —
The Medical Springs Rural
Fire Protection District has
received a $9,400 grant
from The Wildhorse Foun-
dation to replace old tires
on three of the district’s
trucks.
One of those trucks, a
water tender, has 10 large
tires, said Judy Whitley of
the district, which cov-
ers an area around the
Baker-Union county border
northeast of Baker City.
$1.50
Saint Alphonsus Recertifi ed As Gold Safe Sleep Champion
Safer Sleeping
By Jayson Jacoby
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Baker School District stu-
dents and parents won’t know
until some time in August
which COVID-19 rules will
be in place when classes start
Aug. 30.
District offi cials will meet
later this week with the Baker
County Health Department
to discuss issues such as face
masks, social distancing and
dividing students into groups
— cohorts — Lindsey McDow-
ell, the school district’s public
information and communi-
cations coordinator, said on
Monday, July 26.
MEACHAM — Road
work being conducted
on Interstate 84 between
Meacham and Spring
Creek this summer is a tale
of fi re and ice.
Oregon Department of
Transportation crews and
workers contracted by the
state agency are laboring
under the blazing summer
sun while doing paving
work designed to make
driving in icy winter condi-
tions safer.
Sports, A6
WEATHER
Today
90 / 57
Sunny
Wednesday
92 / 55
Mostly sunny
Full forecast on the
back of the B section.
The space below is for
a postage label for issues
that are mailed.
Baker
schools
working
on plan
for fall
■ Officials haven’t
decided on policy
for masks, social
distancing, cohorts
Local, A3
YOKOHAMA, Japan —
Kelsey Stewart has a knack
for walk-off hits in Japan.
Stewart hit a game-
ending home run leading
off the seventh inning, and
the United States rallied
late to beat Japan 2-1 Mon-
day and win the Olympic
softball group stage — and
with it the right to bat last
in the gold medal game.
US men’s
basketball
stunned
See Schools/Page A5
Sommer Sargent/Contributed Photo
A display at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City includes information about the safest way for in-
fants to sleep — on their back in a crib or bassinet with a sleep sack rather than blankets.
conducted in the community in the
past year, said Sommer Sargent, who
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-
is OB supervisor, Clinical Coordinator
Baker City has received recertifi cation Supervisor, and Resource RN Supervi-
as a Gold Safe Sleep Champion with
sor at Saint Alphonsus.
the Cribs for Kids program.
“Anything that shows we are out in
A community coalition formed in
the community advocating about safe
2015 to promote safe sleep practices
sleep,” she said.
for infants in response to a number of
Every fi ve years, the hospital must
local co-sleeping deaths. The hospital submit an application for recertifi ca-
received certifi cation in 2016.
tion, which is essentially like applying
To maintain the program, Saint
for the initial certifi cation.
Alphonsus must submit annual data
“It’s basically starting over,” Sargent
on safe sleep education and outreach said.
By Lisa Britton
lbritton@bakercityherald.com
In the recertifi cation letter, received
July 1, Saint Alphonsus was compli-
mented by the Cribs for Kids program:
“Your hospital’s leadership and
healthcare team members’ commit-
ment to best practices and education
supporting safe infant sleep is com-
mendable.”
To remain at the gold level, Sargent
said the hospital will continue the edu-
cation and outreach practices already
in place.
See Safe Sleep/Page A3
Idaho Power plans maintenance
work on major transmission line
■ Utility will replace poles, other parts of line between Baker City and John Day
By Jayson Jacoby
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Idaho Power Company is preparing for a major main-
tenance project on its 70-mile transmission line between
Baker City and John Day.
Work is scheduled to start in mid-September and
continue for about two months, said Mitch Colburn, vice
president of planning, engineering and construction for
the investor-owned utility in Boise.
The project will cost about $800,000, Colburn said.
The 138-kilovolt transmission line was built in 1967.
The line connects Idaho to the rest of the Pacifi c North-
west power grid, allowing electricity to move between
the two regions, Colburn said.
During the summer, when power demand peaks in
the Intermountain West, the Baker City-John Day line
brings electricity into Idaho, he said.
Issue 33, 12 pages
Baker Rural
Fire District
seeks station
The Baker Rural Fire Pro-
tection District is hoping to
buy a building and property
in the Elkhorn View Indus-
trial Park in northwest Baker
City to serve as the district’s
primary fi re station.
The district, which provides
fi re protection to parts of
Baker Valley, is asking Baker
County Commissioners to
guarantee a loan the district
is pursuing.
The district is also seeking
fi nancial help from Baker
City, including approximately
$100,000 for the down pay-
ment, or a lease arrangement.
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
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See Wolves/Page A5
soconner@bakercityherald.com
Idaho Power Company plans to replace poles and
other equipment this fall on its transmission line
between Baker City and John Day. This three-pole
tower, south of Phillips Reservoir, has a raptor nest
platform above the center pole to keep birds from
contacting the power lines.
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The Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife is inves-
tigating two more possible
wolf attacks on cattle in the
Lookout Mountain area of
eastern Baker County.
By Samantha O’Conner
See Power/Page A5
TODAY
ODFW
probes
2 more
possible
wolf
attacks
See Fire Hall/Page A3
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