A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022
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50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
April 23, 1972
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Al Ullman has moved
one step closer to realizing his efforts to preserve the
Minam River Canyon in its wild state. The Eastern Oregon
Democrat said Rep. Walter S. Baring, D-Nev., chairman
of the House Public Lands Subcommittee, has agreed to
hold meetings in mid-May — probably May 18 or 19 — on
Ullman’s bill to create a Minam Wilderness Area.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 23, 1997
The Baker City Council had no trouble deciding Tuesday
night to have the state paint new lines on a section of
Campbell Street.
But neither the council nor the city staff had an answer
to Megan Christensen’s question.
Christensen, a senior at Baker High School, was
among the teenagers who participated in Elks Student
Government Day, in which students spend the day with city
councilors and city employees.
Her question — whether or not rollerbladers will be
allowed in the new bike lanes that will be painted on
Campbell — surprised everyone.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 23, 2012
Baker maintained a fi rm grip on fi rst place in the
Greater Oregon League softball standings Friday.
The Bulldogs (5-1 in the GOL) swept La Grande 8-6 and
9-8 at La Grande.
“We played a couple of close games; a couple of big
wins,” said Baker coach Al McCauley.
“We hit the ball pretty well up and down the lineup. We
got some good help from the bottom of our lineup.”
In the opener, Baker took a 1-0 lead in the top of the
fi rst inning.
Jessi Stephens and DJ McCauley hit back-to-back singles
with one out. Darion Grove then singled Stephens home.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
April 24, 2021
Oregon’s wolf population grew by almost 10% during
2020, and 20 of the state’s 22 wolf packs live in the
northeast corner of the state.
Wolves from six of those packs include parts of Baker
County in their range.
Those are among the statistics included in the annual
wolf report released Wednesday, April 21 by the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).
The report is based on wolf statistics at the end of 2020.
ODFW offi cials confi rmed that at least 173 wolves were
in the state at that time, an increase of 9.5% from the 158
wolves tallied at the end of 2019. Those numbers are
based on sightings, tracks and photographs from remote
cameras, according to ODFW.
ODFW acknowledges that there are likely more than
173 wolves living in the state, as not all wolves are seen,
or their presence confi rmed by other evidence, during the
annual winter census.
Although two wolf packs and two other groups of
wolves are living in the Cascade Mountains or in Central
Oregon, a large majority of the state’s wolves inhabit the
northeast corner.
That’s been true since wolves started migrating into the
state from Idaho about 20 years ago.
Of the minimum statewide population of 173 wolves,
151 – 87% — are in the northeast corner, including Baker,
Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Grant and Morrow counties.
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SENIOR MENUS
MONDAY (April 25): Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes
with gravy, peas and carrots, biscuits, green salad, peach crisp
TUESDAY (April 26): Pork tips over fettuccine, peas, rolls,
ambrosia, sherbet
WEDNESDAY (April 27): Spaghetti, mixed vegetables, garlic
bread, green salad, birthday cake
THURSDAY (April 28): Staff in-service day; closed.
FRIDAY (April 29): Pot roast, red potatoes, carrots, rolls, green
salad, ice cream
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.
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School board hires principal, financial officer
Baker City Herald
The Baker School Board ap-
proved the hiring of two new
administrators during its meet-
ing Thursday, April 21.
Vanessa Haggett will start
as principal of the Eagle Cap
Innovative Junior/Senior
High School, an alternative
program within the district,
starting in the fall.
Mark Witty, Baker School
District superintendent, said
Haggett “really impressed the
interview panel. We’re en-
thusiastic about the future of
Eagle Cap Innovative Junior/
Senior High School under her
leadership.”
Haggett has been a teacher
since 2009. She has worked
since 2019 for Paisley Pub-
lic Charter School in Lake
County, where she is head
is so exciting, offering students
teacher and a science teacher.
in-person and online learning
As head teacher, her
opportunities, along
duties are comparable
with career and tech-
to those of vice princi-
nical education at
pal, including helping
the middle and high
with administrative
school levels.”
needs, school disci-
pline, and as a substi-
Financial officer
tute for the superin-
The board also ap-
Haggett
tendent/principal.
proved hiring Regina
“I want to make a
Sampson as the dis-
difference,” Haggett
trict’s chief financial
said in a press release.
officer and business
“I look forward to
manager.
helping students suc-
“We are so for-
tunate to have Ms.
ceed in creative and
Sampson joining our
practical ways and
team,” Witty said.
supporting teachers
“She has over 20 years
to do their best work.
Sampson
of accounting expe-
The flexibility of an
rience in both the public and
Eagle Cap Innovative Junior/
Senior High School education private sectors, with particular
expertise regarding financial
management within the Ore-
gon public school system.”
Sampson comes to Baker
City from the Reynolds School
District in Fairview, east of
Portland, where she started in
2011 and progressed to direc-
tor of financial services for the
Reynolds District, which has
16 schools and a $270 million
annual budget.
Earlier, Sampson worked as
an accountant for Columbia
Gorge Community College in
The Dalles.
“I look forward to joining
the Baker School District fi-
nance team and making a sig-
nificant contribution toward
achieving the District’s goals
and objectives,” Sampson said
in the press release.
Local Briefing
County commission
candidate debate
Saturday
All five candidates for the
Baker County Board of Com-
missioners have confirmed
they will participate in a de-
bate on Saturday, April 23, at
6 p.m. at the Sunridge Inn, 1
Sunridge Lane. The public is
invited to attend the event,
which is sponsored by Baker
County United. The primary
election is May 17.
Candidates will be respond-
ing to questions submitted in
advance, and also taking ques-
tions from the audience.
Three candidates are vying
to replace Bill Harvey as com-
mission chairman, the only
full-time position — Shane
Alderson, Dan Garrick and
Joe Johnson. There are two
candidates for commission po-
sition 2, a part-time position
held by Mark Bennett — Kody
Justus and Christina Witham.
Neither Bennett nor Harvey is
seeking reelection.
In both commission races,
if one candidate receives more
than half the voters, that per-
son would be elected. If no
candidate receives at least half
of the voters, the top two can-
didates in both races would
advance to a runoff in the
Nov. 8 general election.
and $7 for students seventh
through 12th grades, or $5 for
kindergarten through sixth
grade.
Proceeds will be donated to
a Baker High School family in
need.
Mayce Day fundraiser set
for April 27
Mayce Day Drink Pink, a
fundraising sale of smooth-
ies and other drinks to benefit
the J. Mayce Memorial Schol-
arship, is set for Wednesday,
April 27.
The scholarship honors
Mayce Collard, a 16-year-old
Baker High School student
who died in a car accident in
February 2007.
The menu includes
smoothies for $5 (wild berry
or strawberry); cremosas for
$4 (strawberry, raspberry,
huckleberry) and lemon-
ade for $4 (same flavors as
cremosas). Orders should
be placed by 6:30 p.m. on
April 26, and should include
name, address and desired
delivery time. Orders can be
placed by texting to 541-403-
2605 or by email to jozie.ra-
mos.2023@bakersd.org.
Knights of Columbus
helping Ukrainian
refugees
Donkey basketball set for
The Knights of Columbus,
a Catholic fraternal service
April 27 at BHS
A donkey basketball
game is scheduled at Baker
High School on Wednesday,
April 27, at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $9 for adults
organization with an active
chapter in Baker County, is
supporting efforts to help
Ukrainian refugees. To
learn more, go to kofc.org/
Ukraine.
Volunteers sought for
Hells Canyon clean up
raise money for its sponsor-
ship of a youth minister who
works with students at the
OXBOW — Idaho Power
University of Idaho.
Company is looking for vol-
Pastor Bryson Thomas has
unteers to help with its annual a full-time ministry position
Hells Canyon Clean Up event at the university. She is a for-
on Saturday, April 30.
mer Baker City resident, said
Volunteers will meet at the
Matt Reidy, a member of the
Oxbow School before 9 a.m.
Knights of Columbus.
PDT, rain or shine. They will
The steak dinner, which in-
then head out to pick up trash
cludes baked potatoes from
along the Snake River, roads and Ward Ranches in Baker Valley,
salad and dessert, will be served
campsites. Volunteers should
wear sturdy walking shoes and at the St. Francis de Sales Ca-
bring gloves, sunscreen and
thedral parish hall, 2235 First
water. A free barbecue for vol-
St. There will be two two sit-
unteers will take place at Idaho tings: 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., and
Power’s Copperfield Park fol-
5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Cost is $25
lowing the clean up, which com- for adults and $15 for children
memorates Earth Day.
12 and younger. Tickets must be
“Conditions are great for
bought in advance, either at the
camping in the canyon right
parish hall, which is open week-
now,” said Jared Farrens, a re- days from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or by
source professional for Idaho
calling Reidy at 505-290-0237.
Power. “To reserve a spot, visit
Bible class scheduled
idahpower.com/recreation,
and then join us for the clean
May 7 at library
up Saturday morning.”
A Bible class with the theme
Fundraising dinner for
“The Key of David” is planned
for Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m.
youth minister
at the Baker County Library,
The Knights of Colum-
2400 Resort St. Gary Robinson
bus will have a steak dinner
and Blaine McKnight will be
in Baker City on April 30 to
teaching the class.
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DEATHS
POLICE LOG
Deward Thompson: 64, of Durkee,
died April 19, 2022, at Saint Alphonsus
Regional Medical Center in Boise.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services, P.O. Box
543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
Teddy Lee Perkins: 51, of Missoula,
Montana, and a former Baker City
resident, died on April 15, 2022. He was
laid to rest on April 21 at Western VA
Cemetery in Missoula.
Priscilla Kominarek Alexander: 75,
of Baker City, died April 18, 2022. Her
funeral will take place Wednesday,
April 27, at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co.
Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Vault
interment will take place at Mount
Hope Cemetery following the service. To
leave an online condolence for Priscilla’s
family, go to www.grayswestco.com.
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Union County
warrant): Markus Damian Dethloff, 22,
Baker City, 6:16 p.m. Thursday, April 21,
in the 1200 block of Campbell Street;
cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER:
Daniel Allen Clary, 42, Haines, 6:55 p.m.
Thursday, April 21, in Haines; cited
and released.
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FUNERALS PENDING
Louis Tholen: Memorial service will
be Saturday, April 30, at 10 a.m. at St.
Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and
Church streets in Baker City. There
will be a gathering for friends and
family in the church hall after the
service. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that you consider donating
to the Building Maintenance Fund
for St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services, P.O.
Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
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.
Ivan Harry Bork: A celebration of
his life and potluck will take place
Saturday, May 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
in the ballroom at the Baker Heritage
Museum, 2480 Grove St. For those who
would like to make a donation in honor
of Ivan, the family suggests Hunt of
a Lifetime through Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Cremation Services,
P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Reelect David Baum
Oregon Trail Electric Board, Position 8
STATEMENT TO VOTERS: The electric utility industry is seeing significant changes due to increased demand, new
technologies, government mandates, high prices of natural gas and oil, and weather renewables (solar and wind).
Weather renewables work only when the Sun is shining and the Wind is blowing.
Currently OTEC purchases 100% of its electrical power from Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and some of the
lowest electrical rates in the country. But BPA is being challenged with increasing costs, reduced revenue, and threat
of the removal of the four lower Snake River dams. As the board member involved with the Wildfire Mitigation Plan, we
have aggressively pushed forward with the drafting and finalization of a Wildfire Plan.
As we negotiate a new contract with Bonneville (BPA), my legal experience is a valuable evaluation tool. My focus will be to
continue to work diligently in areas of Power Supply, Transmission and Distribution. I will strive to keep your electrical rates
low.
Our CEO, Les Penning and staff with board support will not be raising your electrical rates for 2022.
It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to serve as your representative on the board of Directors. I have grained a signifi-
cant knowledge and experience about cooperatives during this time. I will continue to work hard at keeping electric
rates low while providing safe and reliable electricity to our members along with excellent customer service. I have
knowledge, experience, energy and time to serve.
I ask for YOUR VOTE and look forward to our future challenges.
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