A2 — BAKER CITY HERALD
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2021
Bi-Mart sells pharmacies to Walgreens
Future of pharmacy at
Baker City store uncertain
BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR
THURSDAY, OCT. 7
Baker County Transient Lodging Tax Committee: 9
a.m. at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St., special meeting to
review the two proposals for operating a visitors center in
Baker City.
TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
October 2, 1971
In the biggest upset of the young season for eight-man
football, the Burnt River Bulls stunned loop co-favorite,
Cove, 38-12 Friday at Unity in a non-conference tilt.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 2, 1996
Some Baker City residents had discolored water fl ow
from their faucets — and several had no water at all for
about seven hours — after workers installing a fi ber optic
cable accidentally punched a hole in a 12-inch water pipe
Tuesday morning.
The pipe runs under the railroad tracks at D Street.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 3, 2011
A federal program that has helped to prevent signifi cant
cuts in Baker County’s road department budget over the
past decade ended Friday.
But Fred Warner Jr., chairman of the Baker County
Board of Commissioners, said this morning that he’s
optimistic that even if Congress fails to revive the “county
payments” program, that a similar, but older, federal law
will make up the difference.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 3, 2020
Jesse Brown is used to wrestling with several hundred
pounds of uncooperative steer, but it turns out that sitting
still and watching his cellphone can be even more stress-
ful.
And cellphones, as you’ve probably noticed, lack horns.
The date was Sept. 26.
Brown, who grew up and lives in Baker City, had
wrestled the last steer of the last rodeo of a long season
in which he drove more than 40,000 miles and visited
several states for the fi rst time.
He was in Stephenville, Texas.
Whether Brown, 28, would achieve his ultimate goal
of qualifying for the Super Bowl of rodeo — the National
Finals — depended on what other steer wrestlers were
doing thousands of miles away.
Specifi cally, whether they were earning money.
The top 15 steer wrestlers qualify for the National
Finals.
With two rodeos to go, Brown was in 16th place, $500
out of 15th.
The previous two days he had competed at Rapid City,
South Dakota. He won the second round and claimed
$2,010.
That boosted Brown’s season earnings to $39,494.60.
More important, he hoped it was enough to vault him
into 15th place.
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MEGABUCKS, Sept. 29
MEGA MILLIONS, Sept. 28
WIN FOR LIFE, Sept. 29
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PICK 4, Sept. 30
• 1 p.m.: 5 — 4 — 9 — 9
• 4 p.m.: 5 — 6 — 8 — 5
• 7 p.m.: 0 — 0 — 4 — 0
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LUCKY LINES, Sept. 30
18 — 30 — 43 — 68 — 69
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SENIOR MENUS
MONDAY: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with
gravy, corn, cottage cheese with fruit, cookies
TUESDAY: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, rolls,
mixed vegetables, pasta salad, pudding
WEDNESDAY: Roast beef sandwiches, vegetable beef
soup, chips, broccoli and bacon salad, apple crisp
THURSDAY: Chicken ala king, rice, rolls, carrots,
macaroni salad, ice cream
FRIDAY: Pork roast, red potatoes, rolls, mixed vegetables,
carrot-raisin salad, cheesecake
Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $5 donation (60 and older), $7.50
for those under 60.
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Copyright © 2021
ates in available positions throughout our
stores where they can continue to meet
the needs of their patients,” Walgreens
regional Vice President Rob Ewing said.
The (La Grande) Observer
Don Leber, vice president of market-
LA GRANDE — Bi-Mart announced
ing and advertising for Bi-Mart, said the
Thursday, Sept. 30, that Walgreens will
transition has been discussed for quite
acquire Bi-Mart’s pharmacy business,
including “pharmacy patient prescription some time.
“It’s been worked on for several
fi les and related pharmacy inventory of
months,” he said. “We started this process
56 Bi-Mart pharmacies located across
2-4 years ago with other locations when
Oregon, Idaho and Washington.”
we transferred (the pharmacies of) 20
“This decision, while diffi cult, is
stores to see if we could make them more
strategically important as we move to
profi table.”
strengthen our solid fi nancial position
Most prescription information will be
and expand our plans for future growth
transferred to nearby stores, according to
in the Northwest,” Rich Truett, Bi-Mart
a press release from the two companies.
president and CEO, said.
In areas that do not have a Walgreens
Current Bi-Mart pharmacy staff
members will be offered an opportunity to nearby, however, Walgreens will operate
existing pharmacies in Bi-Mart locations
join Walgreens.
under the Walgreens brand.
“We look forward to welcoming Bi-
It’s not yet known if that will be the
Mart patients to Walgreens pharmacy
services, as well as providing employment case in four Northeastern Oregon Bi-
opportunities to Bi-Mart pharmacy associ- Mart locations in Baker City, Hermiston,
Pendleton and La Grande. The Walgreens
locations nearest to Northeastern Oregon
are in Tri-Cities, Washington, or Ontario.
A list of which Bi-Mart locations
would house a Walgreens pharmacy
was not available, said Phil Caruso with
Walgreens media relations, noting that
the deal is subject to customary closing
conditions.
Caruso did say that once the transfer
is complete, new patients will have access
to “all the benefi ts of Walgreens,” including
health screenings, immunizations, omni-
channel support that includes access to
pharmacists, and “adherence-boosting
programs” through a mobile device such
as daily pill reminders and refi ll by scan.
Patients who are having their prescrip-
tions transferred will be notifi ed by mail,
and “both companies will work together
to help ensure a smooth transition for
pharmacy patients,” the release stated.
The fi le transfer should be complete by
January 2022.
Noxious weed of the week
By JEFFREY PETTINGILL
Red orach (Atriplex rosea), also
called tumbling saltweed, is an invader
from Eurasia. It likely came to the U.S.
in the ballast of ships. This plant is in
the same family as Kochia and Rus-
sian thistle. Similarly, it has a deep
taproot. The leaves are silver to green
appearance, and sometimes they will
turn red (generally in the fall). The
leaves can appear oval, but generally
they are triangular in shape, with wavy
margins. They are mealy and scruffy
and aligned along hairless stems. The
plant can grow up to 4½ feet in height
and can be found in disturbed sites, old
farm sites, and along roads. It has small
fl owers that grow in clusters on the tips
Rich Old/Contributed Photo
of the stems.
Red orach can grow as tall as 4
1/2 feet.
The attack
This invader has really grown in num-
bers this year due to the dry, hot weather.
It is very effi cient at robbing the soil of
valuable nutrients and moisture. As its
alternate name states, tumbling saltweed,
it breaks off and tumbles to disperse its
seeds, just like its close relatives, Rus-
sian thistle and Kochia. Although edible
early in the year, the plant can be toxic to
livestock if consumed in large numbers.
The defense
As this is an annual plant, mechani-
cal control can be effective. Disking the
sites early and often will control the plant.
Getting some of the root out with a shovel
is also effective when there are just a
few plants. Once you have determined
mechanical control is not worthy, use
herbicides such as 2,4-D with Dicamba
(Weedmaster or Rangestar, 64 ounces per
acre) or use Floroxypyr (Vista or Starane,
16 ounces per acre).
These products control most annual
broadleaf plants. As with Kochia and
Russian thistle if you wait until they are
very mature (fl owering) you are better off
with a mower to mulch them up and try
a better plan next year. Consult a weed
professional for proper identifi cation or
contact our offi ce and we will come to
your place and determine the next step of
invasive weed management.
Jeffrey Pettingill, supervisor of the
Baker County Weed District, can be
reached at 541-523-0618 or 541-519-0204.
OBITUARY
Cleo Shepherd
She ruled the roost and it was her way
or the highway. In 2005, her parents’
journey took different paths which led to
Cleo Claire Rae
the birth of her brother, Gavin, to Mat-
Shepherd, 20, died Sept.
thew and Rebekkah Shepherd in 2006.
20, 2021, at Saint Al-
Cleo lived with her mother and her
phonsus Medical Center
brother Micah for several years until
in Boise.
Cleo
Summer remarried in 2012. Cleo gained
Her funeral will
Shepherd
a stepfather in Paul Carr Sr. and a step-
be Saturday, Oct. 2 at
sister in Ashley Carr.
1 p.m. MDT at the First
Due to Cleo’s shyness most of the
Christian Church in Payette, Idaho,
with interment immediately following at world never got to hear her angelic sing-
Riverside Cemetery in Payette. Services ing voice. If you ever wonder what the
are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen angels’ heavenly choir sounds like, it is
the sound of Cleo, aka our C.C. singing in
Memory Chapel.
perfect harmony for the Lord.
Cleo shot into the world on July 6,
The last six months of Cleo’s life
2001. She was the most gorgeous laven-
she truly blossomed. She worked at
der-eyed baby that the staff at Provi-
a daycare as a head toddler teacher,
dence Medical Center in Kansas City,
bought her own car, was making friends
Kansas, had ever seen! Her being the
and having a social life, saving up money
fi rst-born child of Summer Glover and
for her gastric surgery she had been
Matthew Shepherd ensured that she
approved for, was making plans to start
was doted on and adored. Her parents
couldn’t keep their beautiful baby away nursing school and specialize in pediatric
oncology as soon as she was healed from
from all her family in Eastern Oregon
and Western Idaho, so they soon moved her surgery. The passing of a close family
to Fruitland, Idaho. Soon afterward their friend’s daughter, Alanna Schiffhauer,
to neuroblastoma truly touched Cleo’s
family grew when her younger brother,
heart and set the direction of what she
Micah, was born in 2004.
wanted to accomplish in life; children
Cleo was a joyous small child who
loved playing momma to her many baby were her passion.
Cleo fell ill with COVID-19 around
dolls. She was very outgoing, loved to
pose, sing, and dance for her “audiences.” Sept. 9 while taking care of her babies at
Huntington, 2001-2021
the daycare she worked at. She fought
hard at home, but the illness overtook
her extremely fast. She was taken
by ambulance to Saint Alphonsus in
Ontario on Sept. 12. On Sept. 16 she was
transferred per her family’s request to
Saint Alphonsus in Boise. On Sept. 20
they allowed her family to Zoom her,
even though she was in a coma her fam-
ily all got to tell her goodbye. Her mother
stroked her head and gave her one last
kiss as she left this world to join Jesus
just as she had come into it ... during a
full harvest moon wasting no time.
Cleo is survived by her mother, Sum-
mer (Glover) Carr; her father, Matthew
Shepherd; her stepfather, Paul Carr Sr.;
her stepmother, Rebekkah Shepherd;
her brothers, Riley Cavaness, Micah and
Gavin Shepherd, and Paul Carr II; her
sisters, Mallory and Amberly Carr; her
stepsister, Ashely Carr; her stepbrother,
Bradley (Kassie) McClure; her nieces,
Khloee and Sadie McClure; her grand-
parents, Mary Ann Rambo (Bruce McK-
inney), Linda Evans Wentworth (Gary
Wentworth); her great-grandmother,
Myrna Evans; her grandmother, Susan
Josephson; her grandfather, Larry J.
Muessig; and numerous aunts, uncles,
cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Condolences may be made to Cleo’s
family at www.shafferjensen.com.
NEWS OF RECORD
DEATHS
Charlene Moffi t: 92, a long-
time Baker City resident, died
Sept. 29, 2021, in Springfi eld, Or-
egon. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation
Services. Online condolences
can be made at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com.
Martha L. Keener: 70, of
Baker City, died Sept. 28, 2021,
at her home. Services are under
the direction of Coles Tribute
Center, 1950 Place St., Baker
City, OR. To light a candle in
memory of Martha, go to www.
colestributecenter.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
Dave Romine Sr. and
Dave Romine Jr.: Memo-
rial service will be Saturday,
Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. the Pine Valley
Presbyterian Church in Halfway.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation
Services. Online condolences
can be made at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com.
Dale Gene Koontz: Cel-
ebration of his life, Saturday,
Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. at Coles Tribute
Center, 1950 Place St. To leave
an online condolence for Dale’s
family, go to www.grayswestco.
com.
cited and released.
FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A
SEX OFFENDER (annual report
and change of address: Robert
Michael Goodwin, 33, Baker City,
1:12 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 in
the 2400 block of Windmill Road;
cited and released.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Union
County warrant): Megan Rebec-
ca Beam, 24, Baker City, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 29 in the 3100
block of Grandview Drive; cited
and released.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING, SECOND-DE-
GREE ATTEMPTED TRESPASS-
ING: Aubrey Scott Fryman, 35,
Baker City, 7:53 a.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 29 in the 400 block of Foot-
hill Drive; cited and released.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING: Jason John
Gregory Efi rd, 34, Baker City,
7:53 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29
in the 400 block of Foothill Drive;
cited and released.
Oregon State Police
Arrests, citations
DRIVING WHILE SUSPEND-
ED, DRIVING WHILE UNIN-
SURED: Justin Marshall Robin-
son, 36, 6:49 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 29 at Birch and G streets;
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