A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
January 9, 1972
NORTH POWDER — “We were a day late and a dollar
short,” Baker sophomore coach Rod Kissinger summarized
after the Bulldogs dropped a 53-47 decision Friday night to
North Powder.
In what seems to be a habit, the Bulldogs, 3-5, were
matched against an undefeated varsity foe, 7-0, who buried
them 31-13 at halftime before the Bulldogs could revamp
their shattered attack.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 9, 1997
Baker County offi cials expected to have a preliminary
estimate for fl ood damage in the county by this afternoon.
Damage was most severe in the Oxbow area, said Rena’
Morrow, the county’s program manager for emergency
management.
Morrow toured the area Tuesday, surveying damage and
talking to local residents.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 9, 2012
Newborns will no longer be swaddled in blankets at St.
Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City.
Instead, babies will be snug inside a micro-fl eece Halo
SleepSack Swaddle, which is recommended instead of
loose blankets by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
“There are multiple hospitals that are pilot programs,”
said Sommer Sargent, manager of the hospital’s Birth
Center.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 9, 2021
Madison Morgan’s pickup truck was busted up, but at
least she got some fresh venison out of the deal.
Thomas Taylor is spending quite a bit less on hamburger.
And Ted Schadewitz, though still disappointed at not
drawing a deer-hunting tag, was pleased to put meat in his
freezer.
This trio of Northeast Oregon residents are among
hundreds of Oregonians who have used the state’s
2-year-old roadkill salvage law to turn deer that likely would
otherwise have rotted beside a highway into savory meals
featuring lean venison.
The rule, which also allows people to salvage elk that
were struck by a vehicle, took effect Jan. 1, 2019.
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted those
rules after the state Legislature passed Senate Bill 372 in
2017.
Residents have fi led more than 2,600 permits — the
process is done online, and it’s free — to salvage meat from
a deer or elk during the two years the law has been in effect,
according to records from the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife (ODFW).
The law requires people to fi ll out the permit within 24
hours of salvaging the deer or elk. The permit includes
details such as the person’s name, where and when the
animal was salvaged, and whether the person who collected
the meat also struck the animal.
It is legal, in certain cases, for a person to salvage a deer
or elk that another driver struck, said Brian Ratliff, district
wildlife biologist at ODFW’s Baker City offi ce.
Noxious weed of the week
BY JEFFREY PETTINGILL
The enemy
Musk thistle (Carduus nu-
tans) is a biennial weed that
invades any piece of prop-
erty that can be found. It is
the tall thistle with a base-
ball size flower head. In con-
trast, Scotch thistle has an
egg size flower and grows
much taller. Musk thistle,
also called nodding this-
tle, forms a rosette the first
year and then sends up one
to six vegetative upright ex-
tensions (up to six feet tall)
that produces terminal pink
flowers. Secondary growth
extensions form from mid-
length and produce flowers
as well. These seed heads will
always be flat on the bottom
and have bright pink flowers.
The rosette leaves are unique
in that they are serrated with
white outer margins.
This plant is very invasive.
It spreads by wind which
allows it to travel onto ad-
jacent lands. Its rosette can
get to three feet in diame-
ter which allows it to shade
desirable plants and rob the
soil of needed nutrients. Be-
ing a thistle, the plant hosts
many sharp points that
makes it so no animal wants
to pass close to it.
The defense
As with most annual and
biennial plants it can be con-
trolled with a shovel. En-
sure that you get at least four
inches of the root or it will
grow back. Also, loosen the
soil by cutting into the soil
and working in a circle; when
you return to the starting
Rich Olds/Contributed Photo
The musk thistle produces a large, purple flower.
point pry the shovel handle
back and pull the plant out
of the ground as to limit the
amount of disturbed soil.
Biological insects have
been released for over 25
years. The larvae from the
rhino beetle will eat the
seeds in the top flower. The
lower (secondary) flow-
ers are not affected as they
bloom later, and it ensures
viability to the future of the
insects.
Roundup and 2,4-D are
not effective on this plant
except in the early spring.
Using advanced products
such as Escort XP and Telar
XP are very effective as well
as Curtail, Milestone, Open-
silght, or Tordon 22K.
My favorite stage of
News of Record
DEATHS
Steve McKern, 69, formerly of John
Day/Mt. Vernon, died Jan. 6, 2022, at his
home in Sumpter. Arrangements are
under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Online condolences can be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.
com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION: Margaret
Samantha Lacey, 34, Baker City,
1:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, in the 1300
block of Ninth Street; jailed.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION: Justin
Marshall Robinson, 36, Baker City,
9:20 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at the jail,
where he was in custody on other
charges.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
INTOXICANTS: Zack Sperl, 5:54 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 5, in the 1800 block
of Pear Street; cited and released on
a warrant stemming from an alleged
incident on April 13, 2021.
PROBATION VIOLATION: Amanda
Renee Crews, 43, Baker City, 2:25 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the sheriff’s
office; jailed.
OREGON LOTTERY
MEGABUCKS, JAN. 5
WIN FOR LIFE, JAN. 5
7 — 18 — 21 — 28 — 41 — 45
Next jackpot: $8 million
36 — 44 — 50 — 55
POWERBALL, JAN. 5
• 1 p.m.: 5 — 7 — 3 — 7
• 4 p.m.: 9 — 8 — 9 — 1
• 7 p.m.: 9 — 9 — 7 — 5
• 10 p.m.: 5 — 5 — 3 — 0
6 — 14 — 25 — 33 — 46 PB 17
Next jackpot: $20 million
MEGA MILLIONS, JAN. 4
4 – 6 — 16 — 21 — 22
Mega 1
Next jackpot: $278 million
PICK 4, JAN. 6
Jeffrey Pettingill, supervisor
growth to treat this thistle is at
of the Baker County Weed
bloom, that way you can see
them and get the new rosettes District, can be reached at 541-
523-0618 or 541-519-0204.
as well.
Mary Jean Henry
October 30, 1938 - January 1, 2022
, Mary Jean Henry, 83,
of Baker City, Oregon
passed away at her home
surrounded
by
family on January
1, 2022.
A celebration of
life will be held in
Baker City in the
Spring of 2022.
Mary Jean was
born October 30,
1938 in La Grande, Ore-
gon to Wayne and Marjo-
rie Reavis. She attended
grade school in Union
and Richland, Oregon.
She attended Eagle Val-
ley High School until her
senior year when she and
her family moved to Wal-
la Walla, Washington.
When Mary Jean was a
freshman at Eagle Valley,
she asked a senior, Max
Henry, to a Sadie Haw-
kins dance. That was just
the beginning of a long,
loving relationship. They
were married on Decem-
ber 29, 1956 and recent-
ly celebrated their 65th
wedding anniversary.
She attended college
at Eastern Oregon State
College,
Chemeketa
Community College, and
Western Oregon State
College, graduating with
a degree in elementa-
ry education in 1980.
She was an adult basic
education instructor at
Chemeketa from 1975-
1981, which she enjoyed
greatly.
Mary Jean is
survived by her
husband, Kermit
Maxson
(Max)
Henry of Bak-
er City and their
three daughters;
Ann Dennis of
Baker City, Kelly Rich-
ards of LaGrande, and
Jennifer Gibbs of Wal-
lowa. She is also survived
by 9 grandchildren, 13
great grandchildren, and
sister-in-law, Joan Henry
Seevers of Ashland.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
sister, Joanna Reavis
Sass.
Mary Jean will be
deeply missed by her
family and many dear
friends.
For those who would
like to make a donation
in honor of Mary Jean the
family suggests the Eagle
Valley Cemetery (beau-
tification fund) through
Tami’s Pine Valley Fu-
neral Home, PO Box 543,
Halfway, OR 97834. On-
line condolences can be
shared at www.tamisp-
inevalleyfuneralhome.
com.
LUCKY LINES, JAN. 6
1-5-10-15-20-24-28-31
Next jackpot: $70,000
Lena Chetwood
November 29, 1933 – December 28, 2021
SENIOR MENUS
MONDAY: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy,
carrots, rolls, pea-and-onion salad, cookies
TUESDAY: Herb baked chicken with gravy, rice pilaf, rolls,
carrot-raisin salad, brownies
WEDNESDAY: Turkey a la king over a biscuit, mixed vegetables,
fruit cup, cinnamon rolls
THURSDAY: Chicken broccoli fettuccine, zucchini and
tomatoes, garlic bread, three-bean salad, bread pudding
FRIDAY: Chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes, mixed
vegetables, rolls, ambrosia, cookies
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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Thomas Dean Hooton
November 24, 1948 – December 16, 2021
Thomas Dean Hooton,
73, passed away on
Thursday, December 16,
2021 in Hun-
tington, Oregon,
while shoveling
a path to the mu-
seum for his little
dog Belle.
Tom was born
on November 24,
1948 to Elenora
(Schumaker) and
Dean Lawrence
Hooton in Hollis-
ter, California.
He served in the Nation-
al Guard from 1967 to 1973
in San Luis Obispo, Califor-
nia. He was a member of
the LDS Church.
Tom married Raye
Ann Houx, they later di-
vorced. On Christmas Eve
in 1991 he married Billie
Joyce Babineaux (Garcia)
in Carencro, Louisiana.
During Tom’s life he was
employed in the newspaper
industry. He and Billie made
their home in Huntington,
Oregon, in 2003.
Tom is sur-
vived by his
wife, Billie; sons,
Josh, Guy, Tom
H. Hooton and
Cainan Garcia;
grandpa of 5; 1
great-grandson;
and his 15 ½ year
old toy poodle
“Miss Belle.”
For those who would
like to make a memorial
donation in lieu of flow-
ers, the family suggests the
Huntington EMT’s through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Ser-
vices, PO Box 543, Half-
way, Oregon, 97834.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com.
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Lena Chetwood, 88,
a longtime Halfway res-
ident, died Tuesday,
December
28,
2021 at her
home. A grave-
side
service
will be held on
Friday,
Janu-
ary 7, 2022 at
2 p.m. at Pine
Haven Cemetery
in Halfway. A
reception
will
be held following the
service at the D’Tour
Building
(corner
of
Center & Record Street).
Lena
was
born
November 29, 1933 to
parents Harry and Sarah
Bird in Chautauqua, Kan-
sas. Eventually the family
moved to Halfway, OR,
where Lena was raised.
Lena met Wayne
Chetwood one fateful day
while she was walking
a pig on a leash near her
parents’ house. This site
caught Wayne’s attention
as he was driving by, so
he stopped to talk to her.
They were married May
24, 1950.
Lena was a homemak-
er who loved raising her
family on the ranch. She
was an avid crafter and
member of the ladies craft
meet. She liked crochet-
ing, quilting, beading, and
painting. Lena’s favorite
pastime was gardening.
She loved spring and
watching the daffodils,
lilacs, and bleeding hearts
bloom. Lena also enjoyed
her cats, milk-
ing cows, and
taking care of
the ranch ani-
mals.
Memorable
dates in her life
included
the
births of her
children
and
grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her husband
Wayne Chetwood; son
Earl Chetwood; sister
Pearl Winkleman.
Lena is survived by her
sons Gene (Elva) Chet-
wood, Tony Chetwood;
Grandchildren Sarah Fus-
selman, Brenda Furman,
and Pamala Black; great
grandchildren Ethen and
Rose Fusselman, Eliza-
beth Furman and Sakinta
Allman.
For
those
who
would like to make a
memorial donation in
honor of Lena the family
suggests the Pine Valley
Museum or Community
Connections (to pro-
vide meals on wheels)
through Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home
PO Box 543, Halfway,
Oregon 97834. Online
Condolences can be
shared at www.tamispine-
valleyfuneralhome.com