TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Department is working with
school districts to prevent vi-
rus spread in schools and allow
in-person classes to continue.
“We’re doing everything we
can to isolate and quarantine
so we can keep our schools
open,” Staten said. “Hopefully
people are staying home if
they’re sick. It’s a challenge,
and it’s tough on parents.”
The Health Department
last week adopted the Centers
for Disease Control and Pre-
vention’s reduced quarantine
period for most people who are
close contacts with someone
who tested positive for CO-
VID-19. The period has been
reduced from 14 days to 10
days. Close contacts who don’t
have symptoms after 10 days
of quarantining can return to
school on the 11th day.
The shorter period is also
recommended for adults,
except residents of long-term
care facilities.
“The change to quarantine
time is based on research
that shows the likelihood of
a close contact contracting or
spreading COVID-19 after day
10 is very low,” according to a
press release from the Health
Department.
Other aspects of the new
quarantine protocol include:
recently in the county’s vac-
cination rate.
A total of 357 doses were
Continued from A1
administered in the county
from Sept. 1-16, according to
On Saturday, Sept. 11 and
the OHA, a daily average of
Sunday, Sept. 12, there were
25 total cases. For the following 22.3 doses. A total of 52 doses
Monday and Tuesday the total were given on Sept. 10, the
county’s highest one-day total
was 55.
since June 11, when 90 doses
On Saturday, Aug. 28 and
were administered.
Sunday, Aug. 29 the total was
The August daily average
nine, followed by 25 cases for
was 20.4 doses. July’s average
the next two days.
Staten said the weekly total was 12.8 doses per day.
Staten said some of the
of 139 cases from Sept. 12-18
was the highest for the county people who are visiting the
Health Department for inocu-
during the pandemic.
lations are required, by their
On Friday the Oregon
employer, to be vaccinated.
Health Authority (OHA)
She said Health Depart-
reported that a 72-year-old
ment workers have also talked
Baker County woman who
to some people who worried
tested positive for COVID-19
that they had been exposed to
had died on Sept. 7.
COVID-19 and sought a vac-
It was the county’s 20th
cination as a result.
COVID-related death, and
Staten noted that the vac-
the fi rst since Aug. 17. OHA
has reported three COVID-19 cines can’t prevent infection if
they’re given after the fact.
related deaths in the county
Baker County has the
since July 29, when the daily
case rate began to rise rapidly. sixth-lowest vaccination rate
among Oregon’s 36 counties,
Monthly totals have risen
from 51 in May, to 70 in June, with 50.5% of residents 18 and
older vaccinated as of Friday,
to 91 in July and to 300 in
Sept. 17.
August.
Statewide, 74.1% of
residents 18 and older are vac-
Vaccination rate
Staten said she’s cautiously cinated, according to OHA.
Staten said the Health
optimistic about a slight rise
COVID
Baker County Sheriff Travis
Ash sent a letter to ODFW
Director Curt Melcher on Sept.
Continued from A1
13 asking the state to kill the
entire Lookout Mountain pack
“Whenever wolves are put
and relieve the burden on
on the chopping block, it is a
ranchers in the area.
tragedy,” said Sristi Kamal,
“The fi nancial burden,
senior northwest representative
physical strain and exhaustion
for Defenders of Wildlife. “Le-
thal control is never a long-term they are going through in what
solution and any pups that will has become a fruitless effort
to keep the Lookout Mountain
be killed under these permits
did not even participate in the Pack from killing their animals
is extreme,” Ash wrote. “I be-
hunts. There are better solu-
lieve the most humane way of
tions than just killing wolves
dealing with this problem wolf
to cultivate social acceptance.
Investments in proactive non- pack is to remove the adult
lethal efforts can do much more breeding pair that are teaching
the negative learned behavior
for promoting coexistence.”
WOLVES
FRAUD
Continued from A1
The purported owner also
told SBA investigators that
the company’s supposed
address in San Diego was
that individual’s personal
residence and not a com-
of targeting cattle to their
offspring.”
Roblyn Brown, ODFW’s
state wolf coordinator, agreed
with Ash that the Lookout
Mountain wolves have shown
a preference for cattle over elk
and deer.
“This pack has made a shift
in their behavior,” Brown said
in a press release. “Instead of
the occasional opportunistic
killing of a vulnerable calf, now
they are targeting livestock
despite the high numbers of
elk and deer in the area where
the depredations have occurred
and extensive human presence
to haze wolves.”
mercial property with 350
employees.
In early September 2020,
investigators from the SBA
and the U.S. Secret Service
learned about Clawson’s arrest
near Baker City while driving
the Dodge Challenger.
Clawson later told au-
thorities that he had received
NEWS OF RECORD
DEATHS
Wayne Burnside: 82, of
Baker City, died Sept. 15, 2021. To
leave an online condolence for his
family, go to www.grayswestco.
com.
Maxine Hathaway: 90, of
Baker City, died Sept. 16, 2021, at
her residence. To leave an online
condolence for her family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
Laura Watson: Saturday,
Sept. 25, 11 a.m. at the Harvest
Church, 3720 Birch St. in Baker
City. All family and friends are
welcome.
Viola Perkins: Graveside
memorial service Friday, Sept. 24
at 10:30 a.m. at Haines Cemetery.
Donations in Viola’s memory can
be made to the Eastern Oregon
Museum in Haines, Haines First
Baptist Church, or the Rock Creek-
Muddy Creek Mutual Improve-
ment Club through Coles Tribute
Center, 1950 Place St., Baker
City, OR 97814. To light a candle
in Viola’s memory, go to www.
colestributecenter.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
OFFENSIVE LITTERING:
BAKER CITY HERALD — A3
LOCAL
Roy Edward Bell, 70, Baker City,
12:20 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 in the
2500 block of Broadway Avenue;
cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce
Arrests, citations
SECOND-DEGREE THEFT,
COMPUTER CRIME: Mary
Elizabeth Reynaga, 54, Durkee,
12:11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 at
34721 Express Road No. 31; cited
and released.
HARASSMENT: Jennifer Lynn
Dayhoff, 36, Haines, 11:42 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 18 on Front Street
in Haines; cited and released.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU-
ENCE OF INTOXICANTS: James
Donald Griffi n, 64, La Grande,
1:51 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at the
east boat ramp at Phillips Reser-
voir; cited and released.
PAROLE VIOLATION: Alexan-
der Prentice Griffi n, 30, Baker City,
8:29 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 at the
sheriff’s offi ce; jailed.
Oregon State Police
Arrests, citations
HUNTING WITHOUT AN
ARCHERY TAG: Robert Leonard
Sletager Coop, 39, Springfi eld,
Oregon, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19
on the Greenhorn Road; cited and
released after shooting at a deer
decoy set up by OSP.
a large inheritance from his fa-
ther, including $30,000 in cash
he had on his person during a
subsequent arrest.
On Sept. 11, investigators
interviewed Clawson at the
Baker County Jail. Clawson
claimed to have received the
$145,200 from a woman with
whom he had an online dating
Breakthrough cases
The OHA on Thursday,
Sept. 16 released its weekly
report of breakthrough cases
— infections in people who are
fully vaccinated.
In Baker County, break-
through cases accounted for
12.5% of cases from Sept. 6-12
— 14 of 112 cases.
From Aug. 1 through Sept.
12, the county’s breakthrough
case rate was 9.5% — 45 of
474 cases.
Breakthrough cases have
been less common in Baker
County than in Oregon as a
whole.
According to OHA, the rate
of breakthrough cases state-
wide has been 18.9% since
Aug. 1.
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife/Contributed Photo
A trail cam photo from
May 30, 2021, of one of the
two yearling wolves in the
Lookout Mountain pack.
relationship. He said he didn’t
know what to do with the mon-
ey and, after he stopped com-
municating with the woman,
he started spending the money.
Clawson admitted to using the
SBA money to purchase the
Dodge Challenger and several
other vehicles, according the
U.S. Attorney’s Offi ce.
OBITUARIES
Continued from Page A2
Ed was also a steel craftsman and artist, a humbly
expert welder — a fi xer of many a broken hitch and
builder of dozens and dozens of custom dinner tri-
angles. This pursuit and expertise allowed him to make
many meaningful connections with people, another
calling about which he was incredibly passionate.
In March of 1962, Ed married his beloved, Nancy
Anderson. Shortly thereafter, they settled in Modesto
on a dairy farm, beginning his career in cattle husband-
ry and management that later extended to a successful
business breeding and showing purebred beef cattle.
Together they built a brood, six children in all, and all of
whom inherited Ed’s deep love of hiking, hunting, and
fi shing in the mountains of California’s Sierra Nevada.
Ed’s love for tromping around the starkly beautiful al-
pine wilderness, and climbing its high peaks, appealed
to his deep desire for constant communion with God,
whom he found especially present there.
From a young age, Ed adored sacred choral music.
He had a resonant, remarkable bass voice and fi nely
tuned ear for harmony; this was developed in childhood
during many hours of praising God in a cappella song
in the Old German Baptist Church, in which he was
raised and came to know his savior, Jesus Christ. One
of Ed’s fondest memories was performing “Elijah” by
Felix Mendelssohn, with the Modesto Masterworks
Chorus.
In 2005, Ed and Nancy moved to the small town of
Richland. He was truly in his element, offering his ser-
vices as an AI technician and helping neighbors with
shop repair work. He faithfully served for a number of
years on the Eagle Valley Rural Fire Protection District
board of directors, an extension of his many years as
a volunteer fi refi ghter for Salida Fire Department in
California. In California, Ed and Nancy had also en-
joyed raising many rescued marsh hawks and owlets,
releasing them back into the wild. In Richland, bird
and wildlife watching remained a hobby and delight for
both Ed and Nancy throughout their time together.
Ed’s love for people was his greatest gift. A men-
tor always, he was never afraid to speak of his faith
and love for Jesus. Out of that love fl owed much of
his life’s work and involvement with people. Ed’s deep
love showed through most when he was with younger
children, giving many grandchildren tractor rides,
building incredible tree houses, and taking great pride
in sharing all that he had learned about life and faith.
He was always encouraging to others and maintained
that until the very end.
Ed is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nancy; his
sons, George Bowman (Sharon), Jason Bowman (Sar-
ah), Cody Bowman (Misty), Vince Bowman (Pamela),
and Emmet Bowman (Errica); his daughter, Deanna
Bowman, and son-in-law Brian Pennock; his brother,
Charles Bowman (Judy); many cousins, and much
extended family. Ed was “Poppy” to 18 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles
and Ruby Bowman; his brother, Eugene Bowman; his
daughter, Celia Bowman; and granddaughters, Ab-
bigail Bowman and Beatrix Pennock.
If desired, donations can be made in Ed’s honor to
the Eagle Valley Rural Fire Protection District or Gide-
ons International through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway,
OR 97834. Online condolences can be made at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Forest supervisor starts work in October
McKinney has a mas-
tasked with developing and
assistance, train-
ters of fi sheries science and
ing and innovative implementing innovative
PORTLAND —
technical solutions for fi eld statistics from Oregon State
natural resources
The Wallowa-Whit-
science staff working on a
technological
man National Forest
University and a bachelor of
solutions to USDA variety of complex natural
will soon have a new
science from Michigan State
Natural Resources resource issues,” Casamassa University.
leader.
said in a press release. “His
Conservation Ser-
Shaun McKin-
“I’m looking forward
Shaun
vice staff through- considerable experience in
ney will become
to returning to the Blue
McKinney
organizational leadership,
out the western
the supervisor for
Mountains, where I began
science-based decision-mak- my career, to work together
United States.
the 2.4-million-acre
ing, and innovative problem- with the staff, communities
“Shaun has worked in
Wallowa-Whitman, which is
solving will serve him well
both public and private
based in Baker City.
and partners on healthy
as he serves the residents
land conservation, draw-
Glenn Casamassa,
ecosystems and economies.
and communities of Eastern It will be an exciting next
Pacifi c Northwest Regional ing on his background as a
Forester for the U.S. Forest fi sheries biologist to inform Oregon as Forest Supervisor chapter fi lled with chal-
on the Wallowa-Whitman
Service, announced Monday, his strategic direction and
lenges and opportunities,”
National Forest.”
Sept. 20 that McKinney will oversight of a large team
McKinney said.
start his new job in late
“You’ll love the work we do. I guarantee it.” - JR
October.
McKinney will replace
Thomas Montoya, who
retired June 1, 2021.
McKinney joins the For-
225 H Street • East of I-84 • 541-523-3200 • grumpysrepair.com
est Service from the West
National Technology Sup-
port Center, where he leads
a team providing direct
Baker City Herald
E
Come and see us for all
O
of your vision needs
• A great selection of frames to choose to
get the look you want.
• We carry both regular and prescription
sunglasses.
• In house repairs and special packages
starting at $ 99
Eagle Optical
3705 Midway Drive • Baker City
541.523.2020
• The shortened quarantine
is for those without symptoms.
Testing is recommended for
close contacts that develop
symptoms.
• All close contacts will still
monitor for symptoms for 14
days.
• Fully vaccinated individu-
als (those who are two weeks
after their second dose of the
Pfi zer or Moderna vaccine or
single dose of Johnson & John-
son) do not need to quarantine
unless they have symptoms.
GARAGE DOORS
With Thermospan TM doors, you have your choice
of styles, colors and customizing options.
N E -H I E NTERPRISES
CCB#155399
2122 10th • Baker City • 541-523-6008