A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
May 23, 1972
Albert Romeo, manager of the Bureau of Land
Management’s Lower Colorado River offi ce at Yuma,
Ariz., was named this week to replace Chester E. Conard,
manager of the Bureau’s Baker District offi ce. Conard will
be reassigned June 25 to Winnemucca, Nev., as district
manager. Romeo will assume duties here June 11.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 23, 1997
Authorities are searching for a Powder River
Correctional Facility inmate who walked away from a work
crew on Highway 7 near Phillips Reservoir Thursday.
Michael Ray Baker, 38, who had been at the Baker City
prison only since May 13, was one of 10 inmates cleaning
along the highway. He was last seen about noon, according
to Art Crews, the prison’s security manager.
An aerial search by Oregon State Police Thursday
afternoon failed to locate Baker.
Baker was serving a 20-year sentence for fi rst-degree
kidnapping from Lane County. He was scheduled to be
released Aug. 29, 1998.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 25, 2012
GLADSTONE — In a rematch of a preseason contest
between top-10 ranked teams, the No. 9 ranked Baker
Bulldogs won 2-1 over the eighth-ranked Gladstone
Gladiators Wednesday to advance to the Class 4A
quarterfi nals for a second straight year.
Abi Smith connected with a perfectly placed bunt in the
sixth inning for a game-winning RBI single to help propel
the Bulldogs to victory in the fi rst round playoff game.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
May 25, 2021
With its COVID-19 case rate dropping to the lowest level
in more than six months, Baker County appears to be on
pace to return to the state’s lowest risk level, which would
double indoor dining capacity at restaurants at the start of
Memorial Day weekend.
For the 10-day period May 14-23, the county reported
four new cases, according to the Baker County Health
Department.
That’s the fewest new cases in a 10-day period since
mid-October 2020, when the county had three new cases
over 14 days, Oct. 10-23.
Baker County had no new cases for at least four
straight days — May 20-23. That’s the longest stretch
without a new case in the county since October, when the
county had 13 consecutive days — Oct. 7-19 — without a
case.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) sets county risk
levels based on case counts and positivity rates over a
two-week period.
The next day risk levels can change is Friday, May 28.
Any changes will be based on counties’ statistics for the
period May 9-22.
Baker County reported 15 new cases during that
stretch, and a test positivity rate of 3.9%.
Both fi gures would qualify the county to drop to the
lowest risk level. The thresholds are fewer than 30 new
cases, and a positivity rate below 5%.
Baker County hasn’t been at the lowest risk level since
April 22.
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rice, corn, rolls, carrot-raisin salad
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Phil Wright/East Oregonian
Lummi elder and master carver Doug James and wife Siam’elwit address the audience Saturday evening, May 14, 2022, during the ceremonial
opening of “Whale People: Protectors of the Sea” outside Tamastslikt Cultural Institute near Pendleton.
Groups call for removal of Snake dams
BY PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
MISSION — The
3,000-pound killer whale totem
was the focal point of a one-day
exhibition at Tamastslikt Cul-
tural Institute near Pendleton,
but the message behind the to-
tem was far larger:
Saving the orcas means sav-
ing salmon, and saving salmon
means saving ourselves. And
doing that requires removing
dams on the lower Snake River.
Kat Brigham, chair of the
Board of Trustees of the Con-
federated Tribes of the Uma-
tilla Indian Reservation, put it
this way: “We have to take care
of the land, the water and air.
And it hasn’t been taken care of
very well.”
Tamastslikt hosted two re-
lated outdoor events on Satur-
day, May 14, to draw attention
to the extinction crisis facing
Pacific Northwest salmon and
orcas and build support for
the Indigenous-led movement
to remove the lower Snake
River dams.
Brothers Doug James and
Jewell James, master carvers of
the House of Tears Carvers of
the Lummi Nation, led a pre-
sentation that afternoon on the
art and cultural aspects of to-
tem pole carving. Bobbie Con-
nor, director of Tamastslikt,
said dozens of people attended
the event.
The totem pole’s journey be-
gan earlier this month from
Bellingham, Washington, with
stops across Washington, Or-
egon and Idaho. The inspira-
tion for the totem’s journey
comes from the story of Tah-
lequah, the southern resident
orca, whose “tour of grief ”
captivated global audiences
in 2018 when she carried her
deceased baby calf 1,000 miles
across 17 days.
And the evening featured
“Whale People: Protectors of
the Sea,” an immersive video
presentation on the plight of
Northwest salmon and or-
cas. Connor said Pendleton
and Eugene were the only
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two stops on the totem’s jour-
ney to also have the “Whale
People” exhibit, which began
with an invocation and ad-
dresses from the Jameses and
officials with the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation.
The event was in the works
for a while, Brigham told the
crowd of 25 or so, and ex-
plained how tribal people view
life as connected. Taking care
of the environment and natu-
ral resources, she said, ensures
our survival.
Cor Sams, member of the
CTUIR Board of Trustees and
chair of the tribes’ fish and
wildlife committee, told the
audience about the tribes’ long
connection to salmon.
“In our creation story the
salmon gave up its heart so
we can live,” she said, and in
turn, the people would care
News of Record
DEATHS
Jamie Arlene (Little) Hunt: 61, of
Sumpter, died May 20, 2022, at her
residence with her loving husband, Bob,
by her side. A celebration of her life will
take place at a later date. To light a candle
in honor of Jamie, or to offer online
condolences to her family, go to www.
grayswestco.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
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.
Phil Wright/East Oregonian
Attendees get a closer look at the 3,000 pound whale totem Saturday event, May 14, 2022, outside Ta-
mastslikt Cultural Institute near Pendleton. The totem was at the center of “Whale People: Protectors of
the Sea,” an immersive video presentation on the plight of Northwest salmon and orcas.
Gloria Wilson: Memorial service and
celebration of her life will take place
Friday, May 27 at 2 p.m. at the Pine
Baptist Church in Halfway. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
John Crow: Memorial service with
military honors will take place
Saturday, May 28 at 10 a.m. at the Lions
Community Hall in Halfway. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Marge Harris: Memorial service
will take place Saturday, May 28 at
2 p.m. at the Pine Valley Presbyterian
Church in Halfway. Online
condolences can be shared 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.
Georgia and Larry Wells: Graveside
memorial service will take place May
31 at 11 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to
Community Connection through Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To leave an
online condolence for the family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
for the salmon. Policymakers,
then, she said, have the duty to
speak on behalf of the salmon.
But breaching the Snake
River dams carries conse-
quences for irrigators and the
power grid, she said, and the
goal of removing those dams
is to continue to meet all the
needs the dams now provide.
Teegan Herrera, chair of the
CTUIR Junior Youth Leader-
ship Council, was direct in his
assessment: “Salmon extinc-
tion is not an option. Not for
us and not for the orca.”
Lummi elder Doug James
at the mic said Tahlequah was
sending a message about what
is happening to the environ-
ment.
“If one species dies it affects
everything,” he said. “There’s a
chain reaction.”
He said it was up to people
now to preserve the world for
the next generation and save
“our relative, salmon.” The sta-
ple of tribal people through-
out the Columbia River Basin,
Doug James said salmon are
like the canary in the mine
shaft, and like Tahlequah, the
salmon are trying to tell us
something as well.
Doug James’ wife, Siam’el-
wit, also addressed the audi-
ence. She said rivers across the
Unites States are drying up,
furthering the loss of salmon.
Indigenous people have the
right to speak up, she said, and
to work for unity to restore
what has been lost.
Jewel James during the
ceremony said environmen-
tal degradation is nothing
new. Tribes along the Snake
River during the Oregon Trail
pointed out the waste the pi-
oneers left in their wake, he
said, and Indigenous people
have been bearing the brunt of
that since.
“Name the social economic
ill,” he said, “and it’s always
worse in Indian Country.”
And now, he said, it’s about
calling other groups to stand
up behind tribes as they
push for dam removal on the
Snake River.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
THIRD-DEGREE THEFT: Tom Lee Stockton,
28, Newport, 5:07 a.m. Monday, May 23,
in the 1700 block of Main Street; cited
and released.
BAKER COUNTY JUSTICE COURT
WARRANTS: Frank Nathan McNair, 42,
Baker City, 11 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at
Resort and Broadway streets; cited and
released.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
INTOXICANTS (Baker County Circuit
Court warrant): Richard Dean Baird, 57,
Baker City, 7:43 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at
13th and G streets; cited and released.
DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED: Joshua
Cain Collins, 40, Baker City, 11:24 a.m.
Sunday, May 22, at Baker and 18th
streets; cited and released.
THIRD-DEGREE THEFT: Chloe Irene Harris,
26, Baker City, 10:42 a.m. Sunday, May
22, at Auburn Avenue and 10th Street;
cited and released.
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County
Justice Court warrants): Markus Damian
Dethloff, 22, Baker City, 1:31 p.m. Friday,
May 20, in the 3500 block of Pocahontas
Road; cited and released.
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