A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
March 7, 1972
The Heisler two trunk gear-driven steam locomotive,
sitting on the narrow gauge track on 13th Street, between
B and C, is drawing attention from curious residents.
The locomotive was purchased by the Sumpter Valley
Railroad Restoration Inc., together with fi ve fl at cars.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
March 7, 1997
Northeastern Oregon’s mountain snowpack didn’t
increase much during dry February, but it’s still well above
the long-term average.
As of March 1 at 13 sites in the region, the water
content (the amount of water contained in the snow) was
120 percent of the 1961-90 average.
That fi gure was as high as 180 percent earlier in the
winter.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
March 9, 2012
The optimism in the cattle industry is palpable these
days.
Lore Thomas detected the rosy outlook Tuesday
afternoon, when more than 100 ranchers congregated in
Baker Valley to bid on some of the nation’s most sought-
after Angus breeding bulls.
“For the fi rst time in a long time, cattle ranching is
one of the most successful industries in agriculture,” said
Thomas, of the Thomas Angus Ranch, which put on its
annual spring bull sale.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
March 9, 2021
The Baker City Council is planning to send a letter to
Gov. Kate Brown asking the governor to consider opinions
from local residents when the state is imposing COVID-19
restrictions on businesses and other activities.
Councilors discussed the issue during their meeting on
Feb. 23.
They asked Councilor Jason Spriet to draft a letter to
the governor for the full Council to review.
Councilors will talk about Spriet’s draft letter during
their regular meeting this evening, March 9, at City Hall,
1655 First St. The meeting starts at 7 o’clock.
Spriet’s draft letter notes that in 2020 the state “Offi ce
of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion was directed to make
Oregon a more equitable place for every Oregonian.”
He goes on to write that one element of that strategy
was to have state offi cials work with community leaders in
making decisions.
“We do not currently feel that this element of the
framework is being realized,” Spriet wrote. “Our community
is not currently being heard by our state leadership. We are
asking for a seat at the table, a voice for our citizens, and
an opportunity to provide input to restrictions that have a
profound effect on our rural communities.”
Spriet describes the harmful effects the pandemic and
its restrictions have had on Baker City’s small businesses,
writing that they “have been forced to weather this
monumental obstacle with very little assistance from the
state or federal government. Regardless, our community
has adapted a great deal to business and life with ever
changing restrictions, closures, and uncertainty.”
Spriet noted that business owners in rural areas are
not as capable of withstanding the sorts of restrictions
that the state has imposed during the pandemic.
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SENIOR MENUS
WEDNESDAY (March 9): Turkey sandwich, turkey noodle soup,
potato salad, pudding
THURSDAY (March 10): Sweet and sour chicken, rice, mixed
vegetables, rolls, beet-and-onion salad, ice cream
FRIDAY (March 11): Pork roast, scalloped potatoes, mixed
vegetables, rolls, green salad, bread pudding
MONDAY (March 14): Orange-glazed chicken strips, rice,
broccoli, rolls, green salad, ice cream
TUESDAY (March 15): Roast turkey, stuffi ng with gravy, peas
and carrots, rolls, Jell-O with fruit, pudding
WEDNESDAY (March 16): Pork tips over noodles, mixed
vegetables, rolls, green salad, lemon square
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.
Trash
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Duby said the city needed a
contractor capable of disman-
tling a homemade tower, made
mainly of welded and bolted
steel beams, that was standing
behind the home on the prop-
erty at 2239 Ninth St., between
Baker and Church streets.
The structure was unsafe,
Duby said, and although the
city had sent the owners, Jason
and Carol Dinger, multiple let-
ters asking them to cease con-
struction on the structure, it
remained in place.
The city hired Weekend
Warriors Junk and Hauling to
take down the structure, which
happened last week, Duby said.
Duby said the owners don’t
live on the property.
He said police officers have
talked with the renters who
live there, and they told of-
ficers that none of the mate-
rial that was removed belongs
to them.
Duby said the $1,970 bill
for abatement is about a third
of the city’s annual budget for
such work.
The city will try to collect
the amount from the owners.
Duby said he likely will ask
the City Council to increase
the budget for cleaning up
properties that violate the
property maintenance ordi-
nance.
The original abatement or-
der, signed by Brent Kerns,
Baker County Justice of the
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Peace, has been in effect since
June 14, 2020.
Sgt. Wayne Chastain of the
Baker City Police Department
said the city removed trash
and other material from the
property in 2020, but the re-
moval of the steel tower re-
mained on hold.
In the meantime, Chastain
BMS principal moving
to job in district office
ing employee on March 7.
A longtime Baker School
“Dr. Thew is such an asset to
District administrator will
the District,” Superintendent
serve as interim principal at
Mark Witty said in the press re-
Baker Middle School
lease. “We are thank-
through the end of the
ful for her willingness
school year.
to step into new roles
Betty Palmer, who
when she is needed,
retired last year as
and we are also very
assistant superinten-
grateful to have the
dent, will take over as
support of Betty
BMS principal.
Palmer to make this
Thew
Jodi Thew, the cur-
transition possible.”
rent middle school
The district is now ad-
principal, moved to a job in the vertising the principal position
district office to replace a retir- for the 2022-23 school year.
Baker City Herald
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DEATHS
James M. Cazone: 79, of Baker City,
died on March 2, 2022, at Grande
Ronde Hospital in La Grande. A full
obituary will be published at a later
time. Loveland Funeral Chapel &
Crematory will be handling the
arrangements.
Oval M. McBride: 61, of Irrigon,
died March 2, 2022, at his home.
Oval was born Sept. 3, 1960, in La
Grande and was raised in La Grande,
living there until moving to Baker
City in 1992. He moved to Irrigon
in 2006. A celebration gathering
will take place later. You can share
memories of Oval with his family at
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of
arrangements.
FUNERALS PENDING
James ‘Jim’ Allison: Celebration of
life will take place Saturday, March
12, at 3 p.m. at the Harvest Christian
Church, 3720 Birch St. in Baker City.
For those who would like to make
a donation in memory of Jim, the
family suggests either the Powder
River Rural Fire Department or the
Sumpter Valley Railroad through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home &
Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543,
Halfway, Oregon 97834. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
James ‘Jim’ Bacon: Memorial service
with military honors will take place
Saturday, March 12, at 11 a.m. at
the Harvest Church, 3720 Birch St.
in Baker City. Memorial donations
in Jim’s name can be made to the
Powder River Sportsmen’s Club rifle
range, through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services,
P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834.
Online condolences can be shared at
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
POLICE LOG
CONTACT THE HERALD
Wayne Chastain/Baker City Police Department
Baker City hired a contractor to dismantle a structure on the property at 2239 Ninth St. earlier this month.
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO
MOTOR VEHICLE, SECOND-DEGREE
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, GIVING FALSE
INFORMATION TO A PEACE OFFICER,
RESISTING ARREST: Jane Doe,
unknown age, 5:56 p.m. Sunday,
March 6, in the 2600 block of Oak
Street; jailed.
DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED: Frank
Nathan McNair, 42, Baker City, 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 6, in the 2100 block of
Failing Avenue; cited and released.
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT: Kathy Sue
Hoffman, 52, Baker City, 4:56 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, in the 1700 block
of Cherry Street.
RECKLESS DRIVING, DRIVING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS,
ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE A POLICE
OFFICER (Baker County Circuit Court
warrant): Robert Anthony Rigsby, 37,
Baker City, 12:13 p.m. Friday, March 4,
at Campbell and Birch streets; jailed
on charges stemming from an incident
on Oct. 29, 2021.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
MENACING: Alan Louis Porter, 65,
North Powder, 6:24 p.m. Saturday,
March 5, on McCarty Bridge Road.
said significant amounts of re-
fuse accumulated again on the
property.
The contractor this month
filled five 20-cubic-yard dump-
sters with material, he said.
The tower was a potential
hazard, Chastain said. It was
held up on one side by a hy-
draulic lift.
Since the contractor was
on the property earlier this
month, Chastain said a home-
less couple with an RV have
moved onto the site.
The abatement order re-
mains in effect, and Chastain
said the contractor will be re-
moving a school bus that is
filled with trash.
Death
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paramedics, search and res-
cue teams from the Baker and
Union County sheriff’s of-
fices, USFS law enforcement
and additional ski patrol per-
sonnel were waiting.
Tracked utility vehicles and
snowmobiles were used to
reach the base of the peak, but
the slope of the peak itself was
accessible only by foot due
to hazards and steepness of
the terrain. Paramedics con-
firmed that Carr had died at
the scene from her injuries.
Carr had gone up to Gun-
sight Mountain by using
backcountry ski equipment,
which included skis that had
a fabric which allows skiers to
go uphill, Vora said.
“Gunsight Mountain is a
fairly popular place for peo-
ple to ski,” Vora said. “It is not
uncommon for people to tra-
verse up the mountain.”
Vora credits members of
the Anthony Lakes Ski Patrol
and the Anthony Lakes Ski
Area’s staff with quickly get-
ting to the accident site, which
is outside the ski area’s bound-
aries. Vora said without their
help it would have taken at
least an hour longer for rescue
personnel to reach Carr.
“I can’t thank them
enough,” he said.
Vora said it was fortunate
the skier who was with Carr
had cellphone service, as
many places in the Anthony
Lakes area do not. Vora said
the man was likely able to
make the call because Gun-
sight, which tops out at 8,342
feet, is about 1,300 feet higher
than Anthony Lake itself.
“If he had been lower he
might not have been able to get
cellphone service,” Vora said.
Vora said weather in the
area at the accident site was
cold but good overall for res-
cue operations because no
snow was falling.
“Overall there was good
visibility,” he said.
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