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Explore StoryWalk PAGE 3 Enjoy Taste of Nordic MARCH 16–23, 2022 PAGE 4 WWW.GOEASTERNOREGON.COM Listen Music at HQ PAGE 14 Jenny Don’t and the Spurs PLAY CHURCHILL PAGE 8 Jenny Don’t/Contributed image After several canceled trips to Baker City, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs will play live March 25 at Churchill School. INSIDE SPORTS A5 Go! Magazine Arts and entertainment magazine Baker baseball returns to Arizona after two-year hiatus IN THIS EDITION: LOCAL • BUSINESS & AG LIFE • SPORTS QUICK HITS ————— Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Charlotte Landers of Baker City. BRIEFING ————— Baker County Library plans spring break events The Baker County Library is planning several special events for spring break. On Friday, March 18, youth ages 3 and older are invited to a Lego Build-Along from 10 a.m. to noon. Kids can build with Legos while watching “The Lego Movie.” In the afternoon is Kids Game Day from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for grades 5-8. Tuesday, March 22, is a special spring-themed story- time at 10 a.m., and Friday, March 25, is Teen Game Day from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The library is at 2400 Resort St. in Baker City. Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 • $1.50 ‘Constitutional county’ resolution undecided The resolution also prohibits the use “of vaccine passports by Two of the three Baker any Baker County office, board County commissioners are still or agent.” interested in possibly adopting a During their regular meeting resolution, promoted by the lo- on Wednesday morning, March cal group Baker County United, 16, Commission Chairman that states, among other things, Bill Harvey and Commissioner Nichols Bennett Harvey that “all actions by the federal Mark Bennett voted to have government and its agents will con- missioners in December 2021, with county counsel Kim Mosier review form strictly and implicitly with the proponents claiming the resolution the resolution. principles expressed within the United would stand as a bulwark against The commission would then sched- States Constitution, Declaration of In- what they consider government ule a public hearing to solicit com- dependence, and the Bill of Rights.” overreach, notably Oregon Gov. ments about the resolution before de- Baker County United submitted Kate Brown’s executive orders setting ciding whether or not to approve it. the proposed resolution to com- mask and vaccine mandates. Commissioner Bruce Nichols voted BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER soconner@bakercityherald.com Past presidents club dinner Friday at Eagles Lodge Baker City Public Works/Contributed Photo Goodrich Reservoir, which sits at the base of Elkhorn Peak west of Baker City, is one of the city’s sources of water. The city typically begins tapping the reservoir in mid to late summer. BY JAYSON JACOBY jjacoby@bakercityherald.com YMCA preschool fundraiser set for March 31 he Elkhorn Mountains rising west of Baker City remain a nearly solid wall of white as the spring equinox nears, but Michelle Owen is thinking about a couple of other colors, and another season. Green and brown. Also, summer. Owen is Baker City’s public works director. What she’s thinking about — and worrying over — is water. Both the liquid form and — those white slopes of the Elkhorns — the frozen version. The Baker County Family YMCA’s annual preschool fundraiser is set for March 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Baker County Events Center, 2600 East St. WEATHER ————— Today 48/30 See, Water/Page A3 Baker City Public Works/Contributed Photo Nate Miller of the Baker City Public Works department adjusts the flow of water from Goodrich Reservoir, high in the Elkhorn Mountains west of Baker City. Mostly sunny Friday 54/34 Full forecast on the back of the B section. The space below is for a postage label for issues that are mailed. See, Commission/Page A3 5 sustain minor injuries in crash Baker City Herald The past presidents club at the Baker Eagles Lodge is having a dinner Friday, March 18, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 2935 H St. in Baker City. Dinner is a potato bar with all the toppings, for $10. Eagles members and their guests are welcome. Mostly cloudy against the motion Wednesday, saying he believes the language in the resolu- tion is redundant. He said he has taken an oath of of- fice multiple times and that the reso- lution basically reiterates the oath. “I don’t disagree with the things that are said, I just disagree with the way we are doing this,” Nichols said. “I feel this is redundant and not really necessary. We have law enforcement in this county and we also have a court system, so does the state and so does the federal government. OTEC resumes youth tour of D.C. Two local high school juniors selected Baker City Herald After being can- celed the past two years due to the pan- demic, Oregon Trail Elec- tric Cooperative’s Youth Tour returns in 2022. Four high school ju- Union High School • Isabella Beckner, Eagle Cap Innovative High School in Baker City •Marissa Lane, La Grande High School Lane Baker Beckner Flanagan The foursome will represent Oregon niors will represent the This year’s delegates are: and the Northwest and will join more than 1,500 cooperative on a weeklong • Makenzie Flanagan, trip to Washington, D.C., Baker High School See, OTEC/Page A3 this June. • Tayleur Baker, Crane Five people suffered minor injuries late Monday, March 14, when a com- mercial truck struck their vehicle from behind on Interstate 84 near Durkee. According to a report from Oregon State Police Trooper Jason Henry, eight people were in the Ford Econoline van, which was hauling a utility trailer and traveling eastbound at about 55 mph near Milepost 328, about 24 miles south- east of Baker City. Around 11:17 p.m., a commercial truck pulling a box trailer crashed into the trailer being hauled by the van. The van went off the freeway, rolled and landed about 30 yards off the road, according to the report. The commercial truck, driven by Dimitry Olejnic, 39, of Sedalia, Mis- souri, came to a stop on the shoulder of the freeway about 60 yards from the van. Olejnic was cited for following too closely, according to the OSP report. Five of the eight occupants of the van were taken by ambulance to Saint Al- phonsus Medical Center-Baker City, where they were treated and released. The van’s driver was Kristopher Langton, 39, of Ellensburg, Washing- ton. All seven passengers are also from Ellensburg. The OSP report lists Lo- anna Newlyn Langton, 38; Elijah Lang- ton, 19; and Patricia Magruder, 27. The four other passengers are all ju- veniles, and their names were not listed on the report. Their ages are 3, 12, 13 and 19. According to the OSP report, the three occupants who didn’t need hos- pital treatment were taken, along with two dogs and one parrot, to a local motel by Baker County Sheriff ’s Office deputies. City to start cemetery clean up Baker City Herald Cribbage tourney returns to Baker Tournament canceled past 2 years due to pandemic March 18 through Sun- day, March 20. The event, a fixture in Baker City, returns after a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The early bird, new- Baker City Herald comer-friendly session, Competitive cribbage is with seven games, starts coming to Baker City this at 3 p.m. on Friday, said weekend. Kim Corn, who’s organiz- The American Crib- ing the tournament along bage Congress has sched- with Rob Palmer and Pat uled the Gene Sissel Me- Reynolds. morial Northwest Open Canadian doubles, with regional tournament at nine games and also new- the Baker Elks Lodge, comer-friendly, starts at 1896 Second St., Friday, 7 p.m. Friday. TODAY Issue 129 28 pages Business ...........................B1 Classified ....................B2-B4 Comics ..............................B5 The main event starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, with 22 games. Registration be- gins at 8 a.m. Consolation, with nine games, starts at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Registration and seating starts at 8:30 a.m. Both the main and con- solation events are sanc- tion by the American Cribbage Congress (ACC), and ACC membership is required for those events. More information is avail- able at www.cribbage.org. Fees are $20 for early bird, $50 per team for Ca- Community News.............A2 Crossword ...............B2 & B4 Dear Abby .........................B6 nadian doubles, $65 for the main event and $25 for consolation. Walk-ins are welcome. Corn said organizers are expecting around 45 to 50 players. In addition to this weekend’s tournament, the local Grassroots Club 38 has weekly cribbage events each Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the VFW Club, 2005 Valley Ave. New players are always wel- come at the weekly events, which average around 15 players, Corn said. Horoscope ..............B2 & B4 Lottery Results .................A2 News of Record ................A2 Baker City’s cemetery and parks contractor, HnT Lawn Care Inc., will soon be doing the spring clean up at Mount Hope Cemetery. That includes removing deterio- rated decorations, flowers and floral designs, as well as thatching, edging, fertilizing, and weed spraying, weather permitting. This work is scheduled for April 1-15. The city is asking residents to re- move decorative items from graves and headstones prior to April 1. Items that aren’t removed will be collected by the contractor and stored until Nov. 1, 2022. Items that conform to the city’s cemetery rules can be placed on graves starting April 16. A copy of the rules is available on the city’s website, www.bakercity.com. More information is available by calling the city at 541-524-2047. Opinion .............................A4 Senior Menus ...................A2 Sports ...............................A5 Sudoku..............................B5 Turning Backs ..................A2 Weather ............................B6