A2 — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021
BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17
Baker City Planning Commission: 6 p.m. at Baker City
Hall, 1655 First St., Public hearing on a requested variance
to allow construction of a single-family dwelling on a parcel
smaller than the minimum size in the residential-medium
density zone at 804 Auburn Ave.
TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
November 15, 1971
About 26 of Oregon’s counties have indicated they will
participate in the juvenile court subsidies program before
the 1969-71 biennium. Baker is not one of them, according
to juvenile offi cer Ed Barnette.
“Baker County’s child risk population is 4,146 between
the ages of four and 17,” he said. “This means the state
would have contributed $4,444, but the county would
have had to spend $1,905 in order to get it.”
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
November 15, 1996
The Baker Ranger District on Thursday tried for the sec-
ond time, and failed for the second time, to fi nd a buyer
for a timber sale in Baker City’s watershed.
No one bid on the sale, which consists of 4.76 million
board-feet of timber in the watershed and adjacent Wash-
ington Gulch area.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
November 16, 2011
Baker City will have to correct an omission in the annual
water quality report it mailed to its 4,400 customers this
summer.
But the city apparently won’t be punished for failing to
tell residents that two water samples collected during 2010
contained cryptosporidium, a microorganism that can
cause diarrhea and vomiting in healthy adults, and in rare
cases can prove fatal for people with severely weakened
immune systems.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
November 17, 2020
Baker County’s recent increase in the rate of COVID-19
infections continues, and with Thanksgiving barely a week
away, Nancy Staten is hoping residents will heed advice
about how to protect themselves, their family and friends
from contracting the virus.
Staten is director of the Baker County Health Depart-
ment.
For the 7-day period Nov. 9-15, the county reported 39
confi rmed or presumptive cases, the highest one-week
total since the pandemic started in March.
That includes 12 new cases on Friday, Nov. 13, the
second-highest daily total. On Nov. 4, 13 new cases were
reported in the county.
The previous record for new cases in one week was 38,
from Nov. 2-8.
Staten said on Monday, Nov. 16 that contact tracing
shows that the recent trend has been driven largely by
social gatherings such as household parties and other
events involving families and friends getting together
indoors.
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SENIOR MENUS
WEDNESDAY: Tuna salad, croissant chips, pickle wedges,
pickled cucumber and onion salad, pudding
THURSDAY (Thanksgiving lunch): Roasted turkey
with stuffi ng, butternut squash with apples and cranberries,
vegetables, cranberry sauce, rolls, broccoli-bacon salad,
pumpkin pie
FRIDAY: Baked ziti, garlic bread, carrots, green salad, ice
cream
MONDAY (Nov. 22): Chicken strips, mashed potatoes
with gravy, corn, biscuits, coleslaw, cookies
TUESDAY (Nov. 23): Baked ham, scalloped potatoes,
rolls, mixed vegetables, ambrosia, pudding
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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Man who police say lives in
his car accused of theft spree
By JAYSON JACOBY
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Baker City Police believe
a 27-year-old man who they
say lives in a 2003 Mercedes
sedan is responsible for
stealing multiple items from
outside Baker City homes
and from unlocked vehicles.
Police arrested Brendon
Michael Smith on Monday,
Nov. 8 at about 11:30 a.m.
on East Campbell Street,
where he was parked in his
Mercedes.
The car has Washington
license plates, BHW2889.
Smith, who is in the
Baker County Jail, was
arraigned in Baker County
Circuit Court on Tuesday,
Nov. 9. He is charged with
second-degree burglary,
second-degree theft, third-
degree theft and three
counts of unlawful entry
into a motor vehicle.
Judge Matt Shirtcliff
set Smith’s bail at $40,000.
Smith is scheduled to
enter a plea on Nov. 23 at
1:45 p.m.
On April 18, 2017, Smith,
then 22, pleaded guilty in
Baker County Circuit Court
to fi rst-degree burglary,
third-degree theft and
possession of methamphet-
amine. Smith, who admitted
entering a home and steal-
ing items, was sentenced
to 45 days in jail and three
years of probation.
Smith pleaded guilty
OBITUARY
Duane Motley
Fossil, 1942-2021
Duane William Motley, 79,
of Fossil, died Nov. 5, 2021,
with his family by his side.
The family will have a
private memorial service at a
later date.
Duane was born on July
29, 1942, in Spokane, Wash-
ington, to Vernon and Coy
“Zimmerman” Motley. He
graduated from Montgomery
High in the year of 1960 and
was self-employed. He mar-
ried Sally Draheim in 1996
at Camp Sherman, Oregon.
He loved to garden and was a
member of the Church of God.
He is survived by his wife,
Sally Motley of Fossil.
Duane was preceded in
death by his parents, Ver-
non and Coy Motley; and
his brothers, Don and Dale
Motley.
To leave an online condo-
lence for the family, go to www.
driskillmemorialchapel.com.
NEWS OF
RECORD
DEATHS
Larry Morris, 77, of Baker
City, died Nov. 13, 2021, at his
home. A celebration of life
will take place Saturday, Nov.
20 at 11 a.m. at the Baker City
Nazarene Church, 1250 Hughes
Lane. A potluck reception will
immediately follow the service
at the Family Life Center at the
church. Please bring and share
your memories and stories of
Larry as we celebrate a life well
lived. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Val-
ley Funeral Home & Cremation
Services. Online condolences can
be made at www.tamispineval-
leyfuneralhome.com.
Michael Myers-Gabiola, 30,
of Baker City, died Nov. 14, 2021,
in Baker City. Arrangements are
under the direction of Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services. Online condo-
lences can be made at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com.
POLICE LOG
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Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PROBATIONVIOLATION
(Baker County Circuit Court war-
rant): Kirk William Roberts, 58,
Baker City, 3:51 a.m. Monday,
Nov. 15 at Cedar and C streets;
cited and released.
to second-degree criminal
trespassing on Nov. 9, 2016,
also in Baker County Circuit
Court. He was sentenced to
one year of probation.
On April 29, 2016, Smith
pleaded guilty to harass-
ment.
During Smith’s arrest on
Nov. 8, police found multiple
items that had been taken
from outside homes and
from unlocked vehicles,
according to a press release
from Baker City Police.
Police Chief Ty Duby said
the police department had
received multiple calls about
Smith in October, from
residents who said they had
seen the black Mercedes
parked in their neighbor-
hoods.
On Oct. 27 a resident
on Indiana Avenue called
police and reported that a
man was sitting in a black
Mercedes outside the caller’s
home.
Police found Smith in the
car with multiple items that
had been stolen, according
to the press release. Smith
had other items that police
believe were stolen, but
they couldn’t fi nd the theft
victims.
Smith was cited and
released on Oct. 27, Duby
said.
On Nov. 5, owners of Hills
Auto Parts and Repair at
800 Campbell St. reported
that several vehicles, some
belonging to customers and
some to the business, had
been entered, with items
taken from inside. The value
of the items is approximate-
ly $1,950, according to an
affi davit fi led as part of the
case by Baker City Police
offi cer Johnathan Parsons.
Smith was identifi ed as
a suspect through video
surveillance at the business,
Duby said.
On Monday morning,
Nov. 8, police again talked to
Smith after he parked in a
lot on East Campbell Street,
Duby said. They found more
stolen items. Police arrested
Smith and this time he was
lodged in the Baker County
Jail.
Duby said Smith told
police that he drives around
the city, taking packages
from porches and other
items outside homes.
Duby said Smith also
said that he goes through
parking lots at local motels,
looking for unlocked vehicles
and stealing items from
those vehicles.
Duby said Smith has
“addiction issues.” He said
he believes Smith owns
the Mercedes, although he
doesn’t have insurance on
the car.
Baker City Police are
following up on other theft
reports, and additional
charges against Smith could
be fi led.
In his affi davit, Parsons
wrote that among the items
that Smith had in his car
when he was arrested
Nov. 8 is a Madrid brand
skateboard, with an approxi-
mate value of $500, that
matches the description of a
skateboard reported stolen
recently from the basement
of a Baker City home.
Parsons wrote that Smith
told him someone had given
the board to him.
Parsons also wrote that
Smith had in his car a black
zippered document folder,
which he opened for police.
The folder contained
Social Security cards and
tax forms for a local woman
who reported to police that
someone had taken a folder
with tax documents from
her car on Nov. 7.
Parsons also wrote in the
affi davit that he had talked
with a Baker City resident
whose son’s bicycle, valued
at about $600, had been sto-
len from an enclosed carport
on Oct. 30.
The bicycle was returned
to the owner a couple days
later, according to Parsons’
affi davit, after an anony-
mous caller told the bike
owner’s parents that Smith
had the bicycle but that it
would be returned.
According to Parsons’
affi davit, Smith admitted
during his Nov. 8 arrest that
he had stolen the bicycle.
Noxious weed of the week
By JEFFREY PETTINGILL
The enemy
Common cocklebur (Xan-
thium strumarium L.).
This North American
annual plant grows up to
4 feet tall. Unlike common
burdock, cocklebur has much
smaller and rough leaves,
which are attached to a
thick, purplish-green stem
with distinct purple to black
spots.
The plant produces a pur-
ple fl ower which turns into
a woody seed (which fl oats),
which have spines with two
hooks on their tips which
allow it to be transported
on most furry animals that
pass by. Each hook contains
a seed, one of which germi-
nates in the spring, and one
in the fall.
The plant will usually
remain erect all winter long,
thus disseminating seeds
throughout the winter.
Rich Olds/Contributed Photo
Common cocklebur produces woody seeds that get
caught in the fur of passing animals.
lines along the shores.
The seeds can devalue
wool prices when they get
caught in the animal’s fur.
The seeds and seedlings
are both toxic to livestock.
We generally fi nd this weed
growing in riparian areas
as this is the area where
animals travel for water
and rub the seeds off as
they pass.
during this activity will keep
the weed from reinvading.
Herbicides such as Escort
XP (one ounce per acre),
Opensight (3.3 ounces per
acre), Milestone (seven
ounces per acre) and Tordon
22k (one quart per acre) are
quite effective in pastures
and on roadsides. Opensight
and Milestone can both be
used up to the water edge
on any creek, stream, river
The attack
or lake. Applications should
This plant can be found
The defense
be any time prior to plants
on disturbed sides, aban-
As this is an annual,
getting to the bud stage.
doned lanes, rundown sandy mechanical control can be
Jeffrey Pettingill,
pastures, and roadsides. The an effective means of control.
plant can be found along the Simply make sure that you supervisor of the Baker
Snake River reservoirs as
get at least two inches of
County Weed District, can be
water recedes, and the fl oat- the root out of the ground.
reached at 541-523-0618 or
ing seeds pile up in lateral
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