A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022
Local
Baker City man,
already in prison,
faces new charges
TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
March 26, 1972
Years ago when the Baker Bulldogs went to Portland
to participate in the state Triple A basketball tournament,
the team members were considered a “Cinderella team” if
they won one or two games before being edged out.
This is not the case anymore. The Bulldogs took second
place after a thrilling game with top ranked Jefferson
Saturday night in Portland’s Memorial Coliseum.
Bureau of Land Management/Contributed Photo
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
March 26, 1997
The Baker CIty Council has agreed to spend
$51,839.50 on a machine that will do the city’s dirty work.
The machine is a remote-controlled camera that city
crews will use to examine sewer pipes for leaks and other
problems.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
March 26, 2012
Robert Ott, the last local link to one of Baker High
School’s greatest athletic accomplishments, has died.
Ott, 91, died Saturday at Settler’s Park.
He was one of the two surviving members of Baker’s
1938 state champion basketball team.
The other, Felton “Don” Huntsman, lives in Seattle.
Their teammate, Orville Ragsdale of Baker City, died on
May 13, 2009.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
March 27, 2021
The air inside the Baker County Library District’s main
branch in Baker City has never been cleaner, Ed Adamson
says, his pride palpable even though most of the particles
that are no longer wafting about were never visible to the
naked eye.
“We want the public to come in here and feel
comfortable,” Adamson, the district’s facilities specialist,
said on Thursday morning, March 25, as he stood near the
front desk.
Visitor numbers have been severely reduced during
the COVID-19 pandemic, but attendance has increased
recently.
March is on track to be the library’s busiest month
since it reopened in June 2020, but visits are still just 25%
or so of the pre-pandemic average of 9,500 per month,
said Perry Stokes, the District’s director.
But Adamson said that when the library is again the
bustling place it had been, the building at 2400 Resort St.
will also be a healthier space to spend time browsing the
shelves, reading a book or magazine in a tranquil nook, or
attending a meeting in one of the conference rooms.
And although COVID-19 was the impetus for the recent
improvements, the benefi ts to library patrons — and to
employees, who spend the most time inside — will persist
long after the pandemic has ceased, Adamson said.
The installation of a new, more powerful and reliable
air ventilation and fi ltration system, combined with a
network of wall-mounted machines that pull from the air
viruses, bacteria, mold and pollen, among other infectious
agents and allergens, accomplishes much more than just
protecting people from COVID-19, he said.
Adamson said this “triple-redundant” system should
reduce the incidence of allergic reactions and curb the
spread of a variety of germs.
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warrant for a travel trailer
where they believed Grif-
A Baker City man who is fin was living, and on Sept.
in a state prison on a first-de- 17 they found several items
gree attempted robbery con- that had been stolen from
viction has been indicted on the Clark Street home, as
additional felony burglary
well as Glerup’s pistol.
and theft counts for incidents
On Thursday, March 24,
that happened last
the Baker County
September.
grand jury indicted
Alexander Pren-
Griffin on three
tice Griffin, 30,
counts, all related
pleaded guilty
to the burglary at
on Oct. 14, 2021,
the Clark Street
to the attempted
home.
first-degree rob-
Griffin is
bery charge.
charged with
Griffin
He admitted
first-degree bur-
breaking into Den-
glary, a Class A
nis Glerup’s Baker City
felony, second-degree bur-
home on Sept. 17, 2021, and glary, and first-degree theft,
stealing a .44 Magnum pis- both Class C felonies.
tol that belongs to Glerup.
According to the indict-
Glerup told police that
ment, the value of items
the robber, who was wear-
taken from the Clark Street
ing a mask, pointed the
home exceeds $10,000. The
pistol at Glerup’s head,
items belonged to Jared
then fled.
Johnson.
Visiting Judge Russell B.
Greg Baxter, Baker
West sentenced Griffin to 75 County district attorney,
months in state prison. Sev- said that although Griffin is
eral other counts were dis- already in prison, the new
missed in a plea agreement charges are a separate case,
with the district attorney’s
and he believes it’s worth
office, including first-degree pursuing to secure potential
burglary, first-degree theft, restitution for Johnson.
menacing, pointing a fire-
Baxter said he’s not sure
arm at another and first-de- whether Griffin, who is at
gree criminal trespassing.
the Santiam Correctional
Griffin is eligible for an
Institution near Salem,
early release, as the convic- would be returned to Baker
tion doesn’t carry a manda- County if a trial were sched-
tory minimum sentence.
uled on the new charges.
While investigating the
If the charges are settled
robbery at Glerup’s home,
without a trial, as was the
Baker City Police linked
case with the attempted rob-
that incident to a Sept.
bery conviction, Baxter said
15, 2021, burglary at a va-
it would be up to a judge to
cant home and shed at
determine whether Griffin
2610 Clark St., where tools, would have to be returned
copper, and other items
to Baker County or whether
were taken.
the matter could be han-
Police obtained a search
dled remotely.
BY JAYSON JACOBY
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
The Baker Heritage Museum, 2480 Grove St. in Baker City, will serve as
the temporary home of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center while the
Center, five miles east of town, undergoes a major renovation.
Open house April 1
at Heritage Museum
Baker City Herald
Baker Heritage Museum
will have a community open
house Friday, April 1, from
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Visitors can meet the new
officers of the Baker Histor-
ical Society, and get a sneak
peek of the National Historic
Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center’s exhibit.
The museum is at 2480
Grove St., just east of Geis-
er-Pollman Park.
During the open house, the
community can renew a his-
torical society membership,
learn about volunteer oppor-
tunities, and see new work at
the museum.
At 4:30 p.m., Historical So-
ciety President Ginger Sav-
age will make welcoming re-
marks, but guests are welcome
to come anytime during the
four-hour open house, which
coincides with new art shows
Walk
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Information about the run/
walk is posted on the Baker
City Soroptimist Club’s Face-
book page, www.facebook.
com/SoroptimistBakerCounty/.
Anyone who would like to
help sponsor the run/walk can
contact Sheryl, 541-519-5060.
Shared Hope
Macey learned about human
trafficking in India, where
poverty and lack of education
drive the problem.
“(Shared Hope) is the orga-
nization that opened my eyes
to this problem,” she said.
She’s shared her passion with
her mother-in-law, Sheryl.
In the United States, victims
of sex trafficking are often at-
risk youth, those in foster care,
and runaways.
According to sharedhope.org,
age is the biggest factor with pre-
teen or adolescent girls the most
common victims. Common
ways that traffickers target youth
is through social media sites,
schools, malls, parks, bus stops,
shelters and group homes.
Shared Hope works with law
enforcement and lawmakers to
create harsher punishments for
those involved in trafficking.
“You have to start at the
root,” Macey said.
Shared Hope “grades” each
state on its laws about traffick-
ing. These report cards were re-
vised in 2020, and Shared Hope
raised the standard for states to
achieve an even higher rating.
The report cards are avail-
able online at https://report-
cards.sharedhope.org/.
A volunteer army
Jo Lembo, director of Na-
at Baker City galleries.
Light refreshments will be
served.
“It is critically important
that the Baker Historical So-
ciety gather and acknowledge
the years of service by so many
steadfast volunteers who have
maintained and grown the His-
torical Society mission,” Savage
said. “We also need to gather as
we come out of the pandemic
to recruit new volunteers and
new members to support a sig-
nificant level of new work that
needs to be done.”
Members of the Baker Mu-
seum Commission will also be
on hand to share information
concerning significant infra-
structure issues with the his-
toric Natatorium and immedi-
ate fundraising needs.
Cultural partners will be
available to discuss the Baker
County Culture and Heritage
Passport program.
tional Outreach & Faith Initia-
tives for Shared Hope, said the
organization has a “volunteer
army” — called Ambassadors
of Hope — of 1,400 people
across the country.
“Our ambassadors come
back to us from the field,”
Lembo said.
For instance, an ambassador
can request posters that detail the
warning signs of sex trafficking,
or literature about Internet safety.
The key, Lembo said, is to
educate the public about hu-
man trafficking. This knowl-
edge is especially important for
juries who are presented with a
possible trafficking case.
“Until we know, we can’t
know,” Lembo said. “It’s all
about education.”
The Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Act of 2000 established
methods of prosecuting traf-
fickers, preventing human traf-
ficking, and protecting victims
and survivors of trafficking.
Lembo said that as of 2020,
every state had a law that
makes human trafficking a
federal offense.
Years ago, when Lembo first
met Shared Hope founder Linda
Smith, she heard something that
she will never forget:
“The more people who know
the signs of trafficking, the
smaller the world is for those
buy and sell our children.”
Events like the Walk for
Awareness in Baker City, she
said, help educate everyone
about human trafficking.
“When I talk to people and
educate them, they talk to peo-
ple. And kids are safer,” she said.
Anyone who suspects sex
trafficking can contact the
National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children at
1-800-THE-LOST or online at
www.cybertipline.com.
News of Record
DEATHS
Catherine ‘Elaine’ Wood: 97, of Baker
City died March 23, 2022, in Baker City
with her family at her side. A private
family graveside service will take
place. Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home and Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Norma Magill: 85, of Baker City died
March 22, 2022, at home, surrounded by
her family. Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home and Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
FUNERALS PENDING
Agnes Bird: A celebration of Agnes’
life and graveside service will take
place Saturday, May 21, at 1 p.m. at
Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. A
reception will follow immediately at the
Halfway Lions Hall. Those who would
like to make a donation in memory of
Agnes can do so to the Hells Canyon
Junior Rodeo through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services,
P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be made at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Kathleen Mae Bradshaw: Her memorial
service will be Friday, April 8, at 1 p.m. at
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500
Dewe Ave. A reception will immediately
follow the service, at Community
Connection, 2810 Cedar St. Refreshments
will be serviced. Memorial contributions
can be made to the Make A Wish
Foundation through Gray’s West & Co.,
1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To
leave an online condolence for Kathleen’s
family, go to www.grayswestco.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
SECOND-DEGREE DISORDERLY
CONDUCT: Tami Deann Dudley, 41, Baker
City, 1:19 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at
3165 10th St.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION: Brandon
Douglas Culbertson, 33, Baker City,
12:42 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, in the
2200 block of Main Street; jailed.
Truck
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Commercial custom-
ers, who pay based on the
amount of water they use
rather than a flat rate, will
have an increase of 10 cents
per unit, from $2.71 to
$2.81.
Other fee increases:
• 5% for a variety of fees
at Mount Hope Cemetery.
The cost for a gravesite
will increase from $435 to
$451, and a standard burial
fee will rise from $776 to
$805.
• Building permit fees
will increase by 5%.
Pavement and capital plans
Councilors unanimously
approved the annual pave-
ment management plan,
which includes paving and
other street projects for the
fiscal year starting July 1,
and the capital plan, which
includes water, wastewater
and stormwater projects.
In the introduction to
the pavement management
plan, Owen wrote that the
city will expand crack fill-
ing and patching of streets,
along with chip sealing and
fog sealing of sections of
several streets.
That includes both chip
sealing and fog sealing
Auburn Avenue from Re-
sort to Birch streets, and
fog sealing the section of
Washington Avenue, from
Clark Street to Birch Street,
the section that was rebuilt
last summer.
The city also plans to
pave a short section of In-
diana Avenue, from Reser-
voir Road up the hill west
to near Scenic Vista Lane.
The City Council approved
the $50,000 project in
June 2021.
Owen acknowledges in
the pavement management
that the project is “some-
what controversial” because
residents in that area won’t
pay part of the cost, as the
city typically requires in
what are known as Local
Improvement Districts.
Owen notes that the pav-
ing project isn’t as extensive
as typical, with “modest
base work” and a paved sur-
face 20 feet wide, less than a
typical street.
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