A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
Plane lands on I-84 after engine stops running
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
March 12, 1997
Baker City will reopen the Indiana Avenue hill, perhaps
as early as the middle of next week.
But the steep hill in South Baker City probably will be
closed during future winters, at least when it’s covered
with snow or ice.
The City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1 to open the
Indiana hill to traffi c after city crews install warning signs
and repair minor damage to the gravel street caused when
debris blocked a culvert New Year’s Day.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
March 12, 2012
Jon Calhoun is facing a busy junior and senior year at
Oregon State University, but the excitement in his voice
convinces that he wouldn’t have it any other way.
From April through January, he will fl y back to Kansas
City, Mo., once a month to spend four days with the
Agriculture Future of America’s Student Advisory Team.
“It’ll be a pretty busy term,” he said.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
March 13, 2021
A major change to archery elk hunting seasons in most
of Northeast Oregon could start in 2022.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
is proposing to shift the archery season in 13 units and
parts of three others from the current general hunt —
meaning there’s no limit on the number of tags sold — to a
controlled hunt, with a limited number of tags.
In a controlled hunt, archers would have to apply for a
tag through the state’s computer lottery system.
In June 2020, ODFW announced that the Oregon Fish
and Wildlife Commission would consider changing the
archery season in all units east of the Cascades from
general to controlled hunts, and for elk as well as buck
deer hunting.
But in August 2020 the agency said the Commission
would decide on changes to buck deer archery seasons,
but that it would delay any decision on elk seasons.
In September 2020 the Commission approved the
proposal to change buck deer archery hunting from a
general season to a controlled season starting in 2021.
Oregon has had general archery hunts in Eastern
Oregon, for buck deer and for elk, since 1979. Since 1983
the archery season for both species has lasted for one
month, starting in late August.
ODFW offi cials have cited multiple reasons for
proposing the shift from general to controlled archery
seasons.
One is the increasing number of archery hunters over
the past few decades. ODFW said the number of archers
hunting elk in Eastern Oregon rose from about 12,300 in
1995 to about 18,500 in 2019.
And due in part to improvements in technology, which
allow hunters to make longer kill shots, archery hunters
have higher success rates.
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Soon after the plane landed,
an aircraft mechanic was
LA GRANDE — The pilot
brought in to repair the engine.
of a small plane made an emer- Once the mechanic’s work was
gency landing on the southeast completed the pilot and his
edge of Ladd Canyon on Inter- passenger took off from the
state 84 on Thursday, March 10. same stretch of freeway. The
The landing was made by a takeoff was made after traffic
Portland pilot whose plane lost was slowed on the interstate to
power at an altitude of 8,000
create space for the plane’s pilot
feet, according to Lt. Daniel
to taxi, Conner said.
Conner of the Oregon State
The pilot and his passenger,
Police. The plane landed safely while waiting for their engine
in the westbound lanes of I-84 to be repaired, said they felt
about 14 miles southeast of La very fortunate and were excited
Grande at about 2 p.m.
about the help they were re-
“He had to land between
ceiving from the OSP and the
Oregon Department of Trans-
semis,” Conner said.
Some truck drivers, Conner portation, which were helping
said, pulled their vehicles off to control traffic.
“They were very grateful,”
the side of the freeway to allow
Conner said.
the plane space to land.
BY DICK MASON
The Observer
from the Democrat-Herald
March 12, 1972
The city police department tomorrow will begin their
house-to-house campaign to collect dog licenses.
City recorder George Hiatt said many people who own
dogs have not yet obtained licenses for them.
Since the deadline for purchasing licenses is past, the
cost has jumped to $3.50 for males and spayed females,
and $4 for unspayed females.
Oregon State Police/Contributed Photo
A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 84 about 14
miles southeast of La Grande on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The plane
lost power at an altitude of 8,000 feet.
Herefords
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He has attended the Har-
rells’ annual spring auction
since they started, saying he
and his dad, Walt, used to
come together. Dan said his
father, who died on Jan. 16,
2020, always enjoyed going to
the auction.
“This is a good family,
too,” Dan said of the Harrells.
“We’ve known them for years
and they’re just a really good
family. It’s always great to
come out here.”
Edna and Bob Harrell
started the Harrell Hereford
Ranch along Salmon Creek,
northwest of Baker City, in
1970. The family’s 80-acre
home ranch has expanded to
include several ranches and
a herd of 400 registered Her-
eford cows, 400 black baldy
commercial cows, a 1,000-
head feedlot and 25 quarter
horse broodmares.
The Harrells’ cattle run on
8,000 acres of native range.
Edna Harrell continues to
help at the ranch along with
her son, Bob Harrell Jr., his
wife, Becky, and their daugh-
ter, Lexie.
Bob Harrell Jr. was in-
ducted into the Hereford Hall
of Fame in Kansas City, Mis-
souri, in October 2021.
He said he was “very
pleased” with this year’s sale.
“The bulls were steady, the
heifers were really good, up
from last year, and the horses
were outstanding.”
Samantha O’Conner/Baker City Herald
Ranchers have a look at some of the Herefords to go on the sale block Monday, March 7, 2022, at the Harrell
Hereford Ranch near Baker City.
By the numbers
The Harrell Hereford
Ranch sale featured 197
lots sold, and buyers from
19 states.
Yearling bulls made up
the bulk of the sales, with
107 lots sold and an aver-
age of $5,764 per bull.
A total of 25 two-year-
old bulls were sold, at an av-
erage price of $5,298.
The top bull sold for
$23,000. Eight others sold
for $14,000 or more.
Buyers claimed 28 reg-
istered heifers, at an aver-
age price of $4,279, and 15
commercial replacement
heifers were sold at an aver-
age of $7,262.
On the Harrell-Macken-
zie quarter horse sale, 12
geldings were sold at an
average of $13,313, and 10
mares were sold at an aver-
age of $10,300.
Samantha O’Conner/Baker City Herald
A nationwide attraction
John Rusher from West-
cliffe, Colorado, was one of the
many ranchers who traveled
a long distance to partake in
the auction of what he called
“good, high quality Hereford
bulls” and quarter horses.
Landen Doyle traveled
from Dallas, Texas, where his
family owns the Doyle Here-
ford Ranch. This was his first
year visiting the Harrell Here-
ford Ranch.
“Always wanted to come up
here and look at this ranch. Fi-
nally got the opportunity, came
up here with my dad on his
birthday,” Doyle said.
Dan Cook, who traveled
from Idaho, attended last
year’s auction as well, which
included both in-person and
online bidders.
Jerry and Inesse Parks of
Aiden, California, have been
traveling to the Harrell auction
for a dozen years to buy horses
and bulls.
After mingling with the
cattle and fellow ranchers, ex-
changing stories and laughing,
everyone made their way into
the auction barn. Food and
beverages were available as
The snowy Elkhorn Mountains provided a scenic backdrop for the
Harrell Hereford Ranch’s 43rd-annual spring sale on Monday, March
7, 2022.
country music filled the air.
Then the fun began with
Bob Harrell Jr.’s words of
thanks to those joining and
those who helped with the
auction.
The auctioneer went off,
words flying, and the first bulls
were bought by ranchers from
Nebraska, then Virginia, and
North Dakota.
Assessing the beef industry
The beef business has had
its ups and downs over the
years, and recently, prices ha-
ven’t helped much, according
to some ranchers attending
the Harrell sale.
“It’s pretty expensive right
now because of the hay. It’s
pretty tough to make a buck,”
said Cook, from Idaho.
Jerry Parks, from Califor-
nia, said the cattle market has
gone up a bit, but it’s unpre-
dictable.
“It’s up and down all the
time,” he said. “It seems like
we never get hardly enough
out of our product compared
News of Record
DEATHS
Ron Doud: 76, of North Powder,
died on March 8, 2022, at Saint
Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker
City. Per his request there will not be a
service. Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services.Online
condolences may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Carlene Hahn: 85, of Baker City, died on
March 10, 2022, at Meadowbrook Senior
Living Center with her beloved parrot
“Jade” at her side. Arrangements are
under the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Online condolences may be shared at
www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
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.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
OUT-OF-COUNTY WARRANTS: Brendon
Michael Smith, 27, transient, 8:55 a.m.
Wednesday, March 9, at the Baker
County Jail, where he was in custody on
other charges.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County
warrant): Austin Lakota Reese, 26, Baker
City, 8:34 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at
the Baker County Jail, where he was in
custody on other charges.
to what it gets after it leaves us.
We just keep plugging along.”
Forsea said inflation, which
has significantly increased
production costs for ranch-
ers who depend on diesel and
other petroleum products, is
making it tough for producers.
And like many ranchers,
Forsea is bothered by the dom-
inance in the meatpacking in-
dustry by four large corpora-
tions. Building more smaller,
regional packing plants would
give ranchers more options for
selling their cattle, and poten-
tially boost prices.
The Biden administration
this winter announced a cam-
paign to encourage the con-
struction of regional packing
facilities.
“It’s affecting everybody,” For-
sea said of inflation. “As far as
the prices in the supermarkets,
the cattle/calf man is seeing that
difference. And it’s packers and
retailers and getting it from one
place to another, fuel, and ev-
erything. But anyway, that’s why
we’re in it for the long haul be-
cause eventually we might see a
good year. So it’s getting better.
It’s a good way of life.”
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