A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
January 31, 1972
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Youths born March 6, 1953,
were assigned the fi rst Selective Service callup for 1973
today by the luck of the draw in what may turn out to be
the nation’s last full-scale draft lottery.
The March 6 birthdate was the 287th of 365 drawn
at an earlier-than-usual lottery at Selective Service
headquarters.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
January 31, 1997
Travel is no longer an integral part of Judge Milo Pope’s
job as he dispenses rulings from the bench of Oregon’s 8th
Judicial District.
Since Jan. 1, the district has returned to its historic
confi guration to include only Baker County. The boundaries
were extended to Grant County by the 1985 Legislature in
an attempt to better distribute the workload among judges.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
February 1, 2012
Baker City Police have arrested a man they believe
is part of a counterfeiting ring that’s been passing fake
money in the community the past two weeks.
James Davis Hume, 31, was taken into custody at 7:24
p.m. Tuesday. He is being held at the Baker County Jail on
two counts of fi rst-degree forgery.
Hume had been living in a local motel. It’s not clear
where his permanent address is.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
February 2, 2021
New city manager Jonathan Cannon has had a busy
fi rst month in Baker City.
Cannon, who started work as the city’s chief executive
Jan. 1, has been getting to know the city’s staff and
learning about what’s happening in Baker City.
“Between that and meeting all of the staff and meeting
city council and having a couple of council meetings
and onboarding meetings, it’s been a busy and I’ll say a
productive month,” Cannon said.
Cannon, who was hired in late November 2020,
replaces Fred Warner Jr., who retired.
In the council-manager form of government Baker City
has used for more than half a century, the city manager,
who is hired by the City Council, oversees the day-to-day
operations of the city, including its various departments.
The seven elected councilors, meanwhile, set city policy
and have the authority to hire and fi re the city manager.
Cannon’s fi rst month included the Council’s approval
on Jan. 26 of a nearly $5.6 million contract to build a new
wastewater pipeline and storage lagoon, one of the bigger
projects the city has undertaken in a few decades.
“Right off the bat we had to make sure that was in
order and would continue on,” Cannon said. “Michelle
Owen, our public works director, has done a phenomenal
job at working on that.”
Elsewhere in public works, the city is continuing a
long-term project to replace sections of its water supply
pipeline, and a contractor is drilling a new backup well
near the city-owned Quail Ridge Golf Course.
“Those are some things right off the bat that need to
keep happening and proceeding on,” Cannon said.
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Opinions mixed following OSAA findings
in La Grande football investigation
Allegations of
racism during
November 2021
playoff game
were unfounded
“At this point in time, I just
look at it like it is what it is,”
he said. “Obviously they were
disgruntled about something.
What that was, I have no idea.”
Caldwell differed on this
point of view, stating that the
allegations against La Grande
should be met with repercus-
BY DAVIS CARBAUGH
sions.
“It was very clear that the
The (La Grande) Observer
LA GRANDE — The re-
private investigator found no
sult of a recent Oregon School
wrongdoing. For one person
Activities Association inves-
to cry foul and make it look so
tigation lifted a weight off
bad for La Grande, the com-
the shoulders of La Grande
munity and my officials is to-
High School, but opinions are
tally wrong,” Caldwell said.
still lingering on the origin of
Andrew Cutler/The (La Grande) Observer, File “Quite frankly, I think that
the allegations of racism and
Gladstone’s quarterback Brayde Owen (No. 3) makes a break for it
Gladstone School District
where the involved schools go during the match between La Grande and Gladstone at Community
needs to sanction the parent in
from here.
one way or another. To make
Stadium in La Grande on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. After months of
Following a 4A state play-
an allegation like that, that’s to-
speculation and an in-depth investigation by a third party, OSAA
off matchup on Friday, Nov.
tally false and unfair.”
ruled on Jan. 11 that allegations of racist language used during the
5, 2021, a Gladstone football
Since the allegations oc-
game could not be verified.
player and parents accused the
curred in November, both
La Grande football team of
ation, addressed the findings
Caldwell also noted that the school districts have made
racist remarks throughout the regarding his officiating crew officials association has not
strides to mend the rela-
game. After months of spec-
tionship between teams and
involved in the game.
yet been contacted about the
ulation and in-depth investi-
schools. Both schools con-
“In my opinion, the private training.
gation by a third party, OSAA investigator did a very good
ducted elements of OSAA’s
ruled on Jan. 11 that the allega- job of portraying the fact that Under the spotlight
S.T.A.R. Initiative, which pro-
tions could not be verified. The nothing really happened,”
For the La Grande football motes equality and sportsman-
claims did a number on the
ship in sporting events. Prior
Caldwell said. “One of the ref- team and athletics commu-
parties involved, leaving some erees did indeed call a coach
to the game’s cancellation due
nity, the end of the investi-
to inclement weather, both
entities questioning the pro-
Black, but that was because he gation is a relief after being
schools’ boys basketball teams
cess and others just wanting to was the only Black coach on
under suspicion and in the
planned a dinner and shaking
move on.
the staff. If they were all Black statewide spotlight. On Nov.
“The whole thing has obvi- and there was one white coach, 12, leading Democrats in the of hands at half court before a
ously been hard,” La Grande he probably would have identi- Oregon House of Representa- matchup on Dec. 20.
The OSAA findings also
head football coach Rich
tives issued a statement con-
fied him as the white coach.”
McIlmoil said. “It’s been hard
demning the alleged actions of stated that both La Grande
OSAA’s statement on the
on me, it’s been hard on our findings revealed that the or-
the La Grande football team. and Gladstone plan on imple-
menting a point of contact to
team and it’s been hard on
“I think all of us try to do
ganization is working with the
our kids.”
welcome opposing schools that
Northeast Oregon Football Of- the best job that we can. For
The investigation revealed
are visiting home venues for
ficials Association to conduct people to judge us and point
three findings. Two allega-
fingers, I have to laugh be-
athletic contests. These ideas
implicit bias training and the
tions of racism could not be
OSAA’s racial equity training. cause nobody’s perfect in this and more are included in the
proved. The third section of
plans to heal relations between
Caldwell said he saw no imme- world. When people start
the findings noted that an offi- diate need for repercussions to pointing fingers, they need to both schools.
cial calling the game identified his specific officiating crew.
question who they are, too,”
“I can say with confidence
a Gladstone coach by his race,
McIlmoil said. “Unless they
that we have good kids,”
“They didn’t do anything
and the official had apologized wrong, so there shouldn’t be
know the whole situation, they McIlmoil said. “We have kids
to the coach before the game
probably need to just watch
that care about each other and
extra training for just us,”
was over.
they do respect people’s be-
Caldwell said. “I don’t disagree and let the process play out.”
The coach expressed no
liefs, ideas and who they are
with the fact that every offi-
Officials association response cial and association in the state animosity toward Gladstone
as individuals. Even though
after the investigation con-
Peter Caldwell, commis-
people may think otherwise,
probably needs to have that
sioner of the Northeast Ore-
training, but to single my asso- cluded, noting that it’s time to we do have great kids and
gon Football Officials Associ- ciation out I don’t agree with.” move on.
families in this town.”
Legislature prioritizes affordable housing, tax cuts
billion to $2 billion in spending during the
five-week session.
During the annual Associated Press Leg-
PORTLAND — As Oregon lawmakers
return to the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 1, for islative Preview, Brown said she wants law-
the 2022 legislative session, their priorities makers to set aside a significant amount of
money — at least $500 million — to save
include affordable housing, bolstering the
for the next biennium. The Democrat said
state’s workforce, a $500 million cushion
it “is very likely that we’re going to see a
for the next biennium, tax cuts and limit-
ing the emergency power of the governor. challenging budget cycle” if the state reve-
nues weaken. Last year, the governor and
But how much money legislators are
legislative leaders discussed saving as much
envisioning spending has yet to be deter-
as $1 billion to hedge against a downturn
mined, as lawmakers await an updated
revenue and economic forecast for Oregon in the next budget cycle.
Among other priorities, one of the larg-
that will be presented Feb. 9.
During the last revenue forecast, in No- est proposed spending packages is $400
million for affordable housing, homeless-
vember, state economists predicted gen-
eral fund and lottery revenues would come ness prevention and rental assistance.
“We know too many Oregonians who
in $1.5 billion higher than they expected
are struggling to make rent or buy a
when lawmakers finalized the current,
home,” House Majority Leader Julie Fa-
two-year $27 billion budget.
hey said. “This session we will pass ad-
“There’s obviously a revenue forecast
ditional investments and policies to ad-
that’s going to come up here shortly that
dress housing and homelessness.”
will change what the numbers are, you
Brown is also proposing $200 million
know, plus or minus,” said Democratic
Rep. Dan Rayfield, the House Speaker des- for a workforce development plan, which
ignate. “In terms of what we want to spend aims to prioritize key populations dis-
is also a derivative of how much we want to proportionately impacted by COVID-19
and existing disparities — including Or-
maintain and our ending fund balance.”
However, majority Democrats and Gov. egonians of color, women, low-income
individuals, rural communities, veterans
Kate Brown have suggested approving $1
BY SARA CLINE
Associated Press/Report for America
and those who are incarcerated or for-
merly incarcerated.
The plan would include $95 mil-
lion to solve problems that keep people
out of the workforce, such as covering
the cost of tuition and fees for school
and training programs, transportation,
housing, food and childcare.
“The goal is to give Oregonians the
tools, the resources and, frankly, create
career pathways that are sustainable,”
Brown said.
Other spending packages include $120
million to relocate Harriet Tubman Mid-
dle School in Portland from along Inter-
state 5, more than $120 million to per-
manently protect the Elliott State Forest,
$100 million to expand childcare and
raise provider pay, $30 million for col-
lege grants to students who are members
of Oregon’s nine federally recognized
Native American tribes and $38 million
to help small businesses.
Among the major policy proposals, that
lawmakers could consider during the 35-
day session, are setting campaign contribu-
tion limits, a bill requiring police officers to
inform a stopped person of right to refuse
consent to search and a bill that allows Or-
egonians to pump their own gas.
News of Record
DEATHS
Wayne Arthur Erickson: 74, of Baker
City, died on Jan. 26, 2022, at Saint
Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise. His
funeral will be Friday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. at
the Baker City Church of the Nazarene,
1250 Hughes Lane. A reception will follow
the service in the church’s Fellowship Hall.
Memorial contributions can be made to
the Northeast Oregon Compassion Center
or the Baker City Nazarene Upward Sports
through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel,
1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
To leave a condolence for Wayne’s family,
go to www.grayswestco.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Union County
warrant): Sunnie Jean Moore, 24, Baker
City, 2:05 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at Wade
Williams Park; cited and released.
PROBATION VIOLATION (Union County
warrant), UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO A
MOTOR VEHICLE, ESCAPE: Steven Michael
McBride, 40, Baker City, 4:28 a.m. Sunday,
Jan. 30, in the 500 block of Campbell
Street; cited and released.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker County Circuit
Court warrants): Kenzie Renae Sherman,
21, Baker City, 1:49 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 30,
at Walnut and Campbell streets; cited
and released.
INTERFERING WITH POLICE: Gage
Michael Niehaus, 22, Baker City, 1:49 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 30, at Walnut and Campbell
streets; cited and released.
PROBATION VIOLATION: Loren Dean
Alexander Prevo, 29, Baker City, 5:55 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 29, in the 500 block of
Campbell Street; jailed.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF,
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING, THEFT OF SERVICES: Tracy
Blaze Crum, 21, Baker City, 12:06 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 29, in the 1600 block of
Fourth Street; cited and released.
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT (domestic):
Jonathon Dale Fields, 37, Baker City,
5:43 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, in the 1700
block of Valley Avenue; jailed.
IMPROPER USE OF 911: Joshua Gerald
Vanderpool, 41, Baker City, 10:39 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 28, in the 1800 block of
Second Street; cited and released.
UMATILLA COUNTY WARRANT: Eliannah
Elise Banister, 24, Baker City, 8:43 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 28, in the 800 block of
Campbell Street; cited and released.
VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER,
CRIMINAL TRESPASSING, CRIMINAL
MISCHIEF, CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker
County warrants): Austin Lakota Reese,
26, Baker City, 5:52 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, in
the 2700 block of Cedar Street; jailed.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION, DRIVING WHILE
SUSPENDED: Cory Aaron Breeding, 38,
Baker City, 12:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31;
cited and released.
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