Baker City herald. (Baker City, Or.) 1990-current, July 29, 2021, Page 3, Image 3

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    COMMUNITY
THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2021
BAKER CITY HERALD — A3
County gives
$80,000 for
museum job
By Joanna Mann
jmann@bakercityherald.com
The Baker County Board of Commissioners voted
Wednesday, July 28 to spend $80,000 of the county’s
federal COVID-19 aid to fund the Baker Heritage
Museum director as a full-time position for two years.
Cammy Warner, vice chair of the Baker County
Museum Commission, requested $40,000.
See County/Page A5
WOLVES
bite scrapes above the left
hock, along with deep tis-
sue trauma and missing
tissue, that wolves were
responsible. The biologist
estimated the steer had
been attacked 10 to 12
days earlier.
The earlier investiga-
tion happened on Friday,
July 23 in the Nodine
Creek area, when a
rancher found a dead
850-pound, 1 1/2-year-old
heifer on private land.
An ODFW biologist
examined the carcass and
found a blood trail lead-
ing from a struggle scene
to the carcass, which
was intact and complete
except for scavenging on
the upper hindquarters,
groin, right fl ank and
some organs, according to
a report.
The biologist estimated
the heifer died late on
July 22 or early on July
23.
Earlier this month,
ODFW biologists
concluded that Lookout
Mountain wolves killed a
fi ve-month-old calf on a
public land grazing allot-
ment around July 13, and
injured a 1 1/2-year-old
steer several days later on
a private pasture.
Continued from Page A1
Sam Anthony/Baker City Herald, File
Baker County youths show their pigs on Aug. 5, 2020, at Leo Adler Field.
Baker County Fair schedule
Friday, July 30
8 a.m.
• 4-H/FFA Horse Show (rodeo grounds).
Hunt Seat, Trot Over Fences, Hunter Hack,
Equitation Over Fences, Showmanship,
Trail, & Gaming
• Opening ceremonies, flag salute
• Morning meeting
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Decorate 4-H/FFA club booths (Event
Center)
5 p.m.
FAIR FRIENDS
Continued from Page A1
In-person meetings have been canceled, but she’s still going out to check
on her 4-H kids’ animals to see how they’re doing and make sure the kids are
keeping up with their record books.
In addition to their careers and involvement with 4-H, the McElligotts have
a full-time obligation to their ranch. They’ve raised Black Angus cattle for the
past 20 years and rarely have a moment to spare.
“We both are from rural areas and ranch backgrounds,” Matt said. “So this is
our kind of lifestyle. Our kind of area.”
• Fair clean up
Saturday, July 31
8 a.m.
• Horse Show (rodeo grounds). English
Pleasure, English Equitation, Western
Pleasure, Western Equitation, Bareback
Equitation
Sunday, August 1
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Open Class check in (Event Center)
(No flowers or horticulture; Monday, Aug.
2 only)
• Decorate 4-H/FFA club booths, last
chance (Event Center)
• Set up livestock barns
• Open Class Small Animal Show (Large
Breed Rabbit, Cavy, & Poultry) (Event
Center)
• 4-H/FFA Meat Goat, Dairy Cattle &
Beef Breeding Classes (respective arenas)
• 4-H/FFA Sheep Breeding Classes
followed by Open Class Sheep and Goat
Classes (Leo Adler Ring)
• 4-H/FFA Llama and Alpaca Showman-
ship (Leo Adler Ring)
7 p.m.
• Family Game and Movie Night (grass
area)
9 p.m.
• Fair closes to public
Volunteers
7:30 a.m.
• 4-H/FFA Leader Meeting (Small
Meeting Room)
8 a.m.
• 4-H/FFA Exhibitor Meeting (Cockram
Arena)
9 a.m.
• Fair opens to the public, concessions
and vendors open
• 4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle Showmanship
followed by Goats (Respective Arenas)
• 4-H/FFA Swine Showmanship (Leo
Adler Ring)
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Those are the third and
fourth attacks on cattle
attributed to the Lookout
Mountain pack since July
13. All were in the same
general area northeast of
Durkee.
In response, Baker
County Commissioners
have asked ODFW to ap-
prove a lethal take permit
and assist with killing
some of the wolves from
the Lookout Mountain
pack, said Brian Ratliff,
district wildlife biologist
at ODFW’s Baker City
offi ce.
As of Wednesday after-
noon, state offi cials had
not decided whether to
approve the permit.
The most recent inves-
tigation was on Monday,
July 26, in the Manning
Creek area northeast of
Durkee.
On the afternoon of
July 25, a rancher found
an injured 850-pound,
1 1/2-year-old steer on
private land, according to
an ODFW report.
A biologist from ODFW
examined the injured
steer and concluded,
based on more than 40
• Kids fun zone (Leo Adler Field)
Monday, August 2
Wednesday, August 4
Noon
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
• 4-H/FFA Beef Showmanship (Cock-
ram Arena)
PRISON
1 p.m.
Continued from Page A1
• 4-H/FFA Sheep Showmanship (Leo
Adler Ring)
Main was riding in the front passenger seat of the
2013 Toyota Highlander that Schlett, of 1660 East St.,
was driving at around 11 p.m. on Nov. 30.
Schlett failed to make a sharp curve, causing the
vehicle to roll. It landed on its passenger side in a fi eld.
Main died at the scene. Schlett sustained minor inju-
ries. Two juveniles who were also passengers sustained
serious injuries.
A grand jury indicted Schlett in January 2021 on
charges of second-degree manslaughter, criminally neg-
ligent homicide, third-degree assault, reckless driving
and recklessly endangering another person, in addition
to driving while under the infl uence of intoxicants.
Schlett pleaded guilty to criminally negligent
homicide, third-degree assault, one count of recklessly
endangering and DUII.
The 60-month prison sentence was for criminally
negligent homicide, a Class B felony. Powers also sen-
tenced Schlett to 34 months on the third-degree assault
conviction, but the sentence was concurrent, meaning
it didn’t increase his prison term.
The manslaughter and reckless driving charges,
and one recklessly endangering count, were dismissed
in a plea agreement. Schlett will be under post-prison
supervision for fi ve years.
The manslaughter charge was the most serious;
had Schlett been convicted of that crime, he would
have been sentenced to 75 months in prison with no
chance for early release. He could earn a reduction in
the 60-month sentence with good behavior, as crimi-
nally negligent homicide does not carry a mandatory
minimum sentence.
Greg M. Baxter, Baker County district attorney, said
he considered multiple factors in agreeing to the plea
deal, including that Schlett admitted his guilt and that
he had no criminal history.
Baxter also noted that one of Main’s relatives ad-
dressed Judge Powers prior to sentencing, noting that
no punishment could bring back Main.
Baxter said he was echoing that statement in a com-
ment he made in a press release.
“There are no winners in a case like this,” Baxter
said in a press release. “A harsher punishment won’t
bring back the victim or cure the injuries suffered by
the juvenile victims. This is an example of how many
lives can be affected by one person’s decision to drink
and drive.”
• Set up livestock barns, last chance
8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
• 4-H Favorite Outfit and Table Setting
set up (Event Center)
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Judge 4-H Favorite Outfit & Table Set-
tings (Event Center)
8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• 4-H/FFA Leader Meeting (Small Meet-
ing Room)
8 a.m.
• 4-H/FFA Exhibitor Meeting (Cockram
Arena)
4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Beer Corral opens
• 4-H/FFA Cavy followed by Rabbit Show- 4:30 p.m.
manship (Event Center)
• Open Class Pee Wee Showmanship
8:30 a.m.
• Open Class flowers and horticulture
check in (Event Center)
9 a.m.
2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
• Fair opens to the public, concessions and
• 4-H/FFA Large Animal Round Robin:
8 a.m. to noon
vendors open
swine, sheep, beef, dairy cattle, goat, horse
• All 4-H/FFA Interview Judging for Static 9 a.m. to noon
(Cockram Arena)
Exhibits (Event Center)
• People’s Choice Booth Contest Voting
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
open all day (Event Center)
• Live music
• 4-H Record Books available for viewing
• 4-H/FFA Market Swine Conformation: 9 p.m.
only
Club Herd (Leo Adler Ring)
• Fair closes to the public
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat, Market Goat
Friday, Aug. 6
• Open class and special contests judging Confirmation (Leo Adler Ring)
• Vendor set up
Tuesday, August 3
6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
• Kids fun zone (Leo Adler Field)
Noon
• 4-H/FFA Market Steer Conformation:
Club Herd (Cockram Arena)
• 4-H/FFA Market weigh in (all species)
1 p.m.
and breeding stock (first come, first serve), no
• 4-H/FFA Poultry Showmanship
unloading tack
(Event Center)
• 4-H/FFA Leader Meeting (Small
Meeting Room)
8:30 a.m.
• 4-H/FFA Exhibitor Meeting followed
by Livestock Judging Contest
9 a.m.
• Fair opens to the public, concessions
and vendors open
8 a.m. to noon
2 p.m.
• 4-H/FFA & Open Class Small Animal
check in
• 4-H/FFA Market Sheep Conformation: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Club Herd (Leo Adler Ring)
• Kids fund zone open (Leo Adler Field)
8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
3 p.m.
6 p.m.
• Open class sheep check in
• 4-H/FFA Small Animal Round Robin
Noon
(Event Center)
• All animals in place
• Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest!
• Fair opens to the public, concessions and (Kids Fun Zone)
4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
vendors open
• Beer Corral opens
• Homegrown sheep interviews
1 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
• 4-H/FFA Small Animal Market Classes
2 p.m.
• Cavy/Rabbit Conformation (Event
Center)
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• 4-H/FFA livestock auction (Cockram
Arena)
4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Beer Corral opens
9 p.m.
• 2021 Fair closes
• No one in barns or stall areas until
Saturday, Aug. 7
• 4-H/FFA Grand Champion Market
Animal Selection: Sheep, Steer, Swine,
Goat (Respective Arenas)
Saturday, August 7
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
9 a.m.
• Live music
• 4-H/FFA Poultry Conformation followed 9 p.m.
by 4-H/FFA Small Animal Judging Contest
• Fair closes to public
(Event Center)
Thursday, August 5
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• 4-H Archery Competition (Leo Adler
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Field)
• Baker County Fair Board Appre-
4 p.m.
ciation Breakfast for 4-H Members and
• Clean up and check out
• All 4-H/FFA and Open Class animals
and static exhibits released
• All pens, stalls and grounds must be
cleaned
9 a.m. to noon
• Open class home arts check out (Event
Center)
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