A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
Hells Canyon Dam road closed off and on
from the Democrat-Herald
June 18, 1972
Effective July 1, Hughes Air West will restore Baker-to-
Portland fl ight service after an eight month suspension, it
was learned today.
According to a scheduled received here, fl ight 421 will
depart Portland at 2:50 p.m. daily (except Saturday and
Sunday) and arrive in Baker at 5:03 p.m. after stops in
Yakima and Pasco. The same aircraft will depart Baker
at 6:16 p.m. and will arrive in Portland at 8:27 p.m. after
stops in Yakima and Pasco.
Baker City Herald
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 18, 1997
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tourists would again have access
to a road along the west rim of Hells Canyon under a bill a
House panel has approved reversing the Forest Service’s
ruling that it lies in a wilderness area.
Rep. Rob Smith, R-Ore., sponsor of the measure, said
the agency wrongly determined in 1989 that 6.5 miles of
the Rim Road (Road 3965) are within the boundaries of a
wilderness where no motorized traffi c is allowed.
“This legislation is necessary to correct an oversight
that has led to the closure of an important access route,”
Smith said Tuesday.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 18, 2012
The Texas couple who will be visiting Baker City and the
fi ve other fi nalists for the Rand McNally/USA Today Best
of the Road contest are tentatively scheduled to arrive the
second week of July.
Nikki and Dusty Green of Austin will tour each of the six
fi nalists in the “Most Beautiful Small Town” category.
Baker City was also a fi nalist in that category in last
year’s inaugural contest, but lost out to Sandpoint, Idaho.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
June 19, 2021
Plans are in high gear for the 2021 Miners Jubilee
weekend July 16, 17 and 18. The annual event, which was
canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, is expected to
draw record crowds.
Shelly Cutler, executive director of the Baker County
Chamber of Commerce, said the level of interest in this
year’s Jubilee seems to be “extremely high.”
“I didn’t know for sure if folks would feel comfortable
coming out, but the park is almost full with vendors,”
Cutler said, referring to the food and craft vendors who will
offer their wares at Geiser-Pollman Park. “I’m just so happy
with the numbers that we have.”
Some vendors, however, do not feel comfortable
returning just yet, so there are a few spots still available.
Cutler said she has received several calls from people
asking if the Jubilee is happening, leading her to believe
that there will be a big boost in attendance this year.
Miners Jubilee celebrates Baker City’s gold mining
heritage with music, food and entertainment. The infl ux of
tourists, including former residents returning to attend high
school class reunions, benefi ts motels, restaurants and
other local businesses, which is why the cancellation of
last year’s event was especially detrimental.
This year’s event will run similarly to how it has in the
past, with activities in the park from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday.
OREGON LOTTERY
Idaho Power Company/Contributed Photo, File
The road that crosses Hells Canyon Dam will be closed at times in late
June and early July 2022.
OXBOW — People plan-
ning to cross Hells Canyon
Dam over the next several
weeks should plan their trip to
avoid periods when the road
over the dam will be closed to
accommodate cranes involved
in routine testing of the dam’s
water outlet and spillgates.
Idaho Power Company,
which owns the dam about 90
miles east of Baker City, an-
nounced that the dam road
will be closed to vehicles and
pedestrians on the following
days (all times PDT):
• June 27-29 — 6 a.m. to
11 a.m. and noon to 4:30 p.m.
• June 30 — 6 a.m. to
11 a.m., noon to 2 p.m. and
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• July 6 — 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
noon to 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
• July 7 — 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.
and noon to 4:30 p.m.
• July 11-13 — 6 a.m. to
11 a.m. and noon to 4:30 p.m.
• July 14 — 6 a.m. to
11 a.m., noon to 2 p.m. and
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
U.S. Forest Service pushes campfire safety
EO Media Group
U.S. Forest Service officials are remind-
ing visitors to the Wallowa-Whitman,
Umatilla and Malheur national forests to
follow precautions when building camp-
fires.
All campfires should be in a fire pit sur-
rounded by dirt, rock or a metal ring, in
areas cleared of all flammable material
within a three-foot radius from the edge
of the pit, and free of overhanging mate-
rial.
Campers should also carry a shovel and
at least one gallon of water while building
and tending campfires. These guidelines
apply to the use of charcoal briquettes as
well.
Although lightning starts most
wildfires in the Blue Mountains, hu-
man-caused fires are unpredictable and
can stretch firefighting resources thin,
especially when lightning-caused fires
require firefighters’ attention at the same
time.
As fire danger
Although
levels increase this
the three
lightning starts summer,
national forests in
the Blue Moun-
most wildfires
tains will announce
in the Blue
Public Use Restric-
tions, also known as
Mountains,
PURs, which limit
human-caused the use of campfires,
chainsaws, smok-
fires are
ing, and off-road
motorized travel.
unpredictable
PURs are imposed
and can stretch in phases, based on
increased fire dan-
firefighting
ger, hot and dry
resources thin. weather conditions,
and concern for
public safety.
Forest officials recommend the follow-
ing campfire safety precautions:
• Only adults should build and main-
tain campfires.
• Find a shady spot away from dry logs,
overhanging branches, bushes, needles,
or leaves.
• Use existing fire rings where it is safe
to do so. Don’t build fire-rings in roads.
(Note: within the Grande Ronde Scenic
Waterway, campfires must be contained
in a fireproof container (such as a fire
pan) with sides tall enough to contain all
ash and debris, and all ashes and debris
Lisa Britton/EO Media Group
National forest campers should use metal fire rings when they’re available, as is the case at
most development campgrounds.
must be removed from the river corri-
dor. Do not use or construct fire pits or
rock fire rings within the Scenic Water-
way.)
• Keep campfire rings small and use
wood no bigger than the ring.
• Keep tents and other burnable materi-
als away from the fire.
• Never leave a campfire unattended.
Those leaving campfires unattended can
be billed for the cost of fire suppression.
• Drown the campfire with water and
stir charred material.
• When leaving, make sure your fire is
dead out. Very carefully feel all sticks and
charred remains. Make sure no roots are
smoldering. If it’s too hot to touch, it’s too
hot to leave.
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Oregon Trail Electric starts annual pole testing
LUCKY LINES, JUNE 16
MONDAY (June 20): OFFICE CLOSED
TUESDAY (June 21): Pot roast, mashed potatoes with gravy,
rolls, green beans, ice cream
WEDNESDAY (June 22): Stuff ed peppers, au gratin
potatoes, peas and carrots, rolls, green salad, lemon squares
THURSDAY (June 23): Orange glazed chicken, rice, broccoli,
rolls, green salad, cheesecake
FRIDAY (June 24): Barbecued ribs, baked beans, capri
vegetables, rolls, coleslaw, apple crisp
MONDAY (June 27): Chicken strips, potato wedges, mixed
vegetables, rolls, fruit cup, cookies
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative is
planning to start its annual pole-testing
campaign this week in Baker and Union
counties.
OTEC will move the work to Grant
and Harney counties over the next few
months.
OTEC has contracted with National
Wood Treating to inspect and test utility
poles for strength and potential rot. The
annual testing is required by the Oregon
Public Utility Commission.
“Testing requires digging around
our power poles and this means that in
some instances National Wood Treat-
ing employees will be working in OTEC
member-owners’ yards and maybe even
driving 4-wheelers across open fields
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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FUNERALS PENDING
Robert Isaac Watson: Graveside service Monday,
June 20 at 11 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor
Jesse Whitford of the Baker City Christian Church will
officiate. Memorial contributions can be made to the
Wounded Warrior Project through Gray’s West & Co.
Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
To light a candle in Robert’s memory, or to offer online
condolences to his family, go to www.grayswestco.
com.
Theodore Edward ‘Ted’ Dockweiler: Graveside
service Friday, June 24 at 2 p.m. at Mount Hope
Cemetery. Please bring your fondest memories of Ted
to share with family and friends.
Judith Lee ‘Judy’ Folkman: A celebration of her life
will take place Saturday, June 25 at 11 a.m. at the First
Lutheran Church, 1734 Third St. in Baker City, with
Pastor Ian Wolfe officiating. A reception will follow in
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testing each power pole,” Joe Hathaway,
OTEC’s communications manager, said
in a press release. “OTEC and our con-
tractor will both be doing their very
best to make contact with each prop-
erty owner. But if a rancher is out in the
fields or a family isn’t home for one rea-
son or another, we are just wanting to
give a heads up that they will be work-
ing in the area.”
OTEC’s pole-testing program calls for
each pole to be inspected and treated on a
10-year cycle.
Approximately 10% of the system is
inspected each year to identify any poles
that need to be replaced and to extend
the lives of those poles that remain in
service. OTEC maintains more than
44,000 poles, so around 4,400 poles will
be tested this summer.
More information is available by calling
OTEC at 541-523-3616.
the church fellowship hall. Memorial contributions can
be made to the First Lutheran Church through Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker
City, OR 97814. To leave an online condolence for Judy’s
family, go to www.grayswestco.com.
Wade Dahlen: Interment will be Saturday, June 25 at
10 a.m. at the Rock Creek Cemetery. A luncheon will
follow for family and friends at the Dahlen home.
FIRST-DEGREE THEFT: Kenny Lee Hellman, 53, Baker
City, 10:25 p.m. Thursday, June 16 in the 500 block of
Campbell Street; jailed.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (3 Baker County Circuit Court
warrants), CONTEMPT OF COURT (7 Baker County
Justice Court warrants), SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING: John Marsik Guthrie Jr., 50, Baker City,
10:29 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 in the 500 block of
Campbell Street; cited and released.
PROBATION VIOLATION: Jason Richard Harris, 49, Baker
City, 1:26 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 in the 1200 block of
Campbell Street; jailed.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS:
Calvin Jay Crompton, 25, Evanston, Wyoming, 8:25 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15 on South Rock Creek Lane.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER (Baker County
Circuit Court warrant), SECOND-DEGREE DISORDERLY
CONDUCT: Jeremy Larae Bender, 31, Baker City,
11:04 p.m. Thursday, June 16 in the 1900 block of Main
Street; cited and released.
Temporary change to billing envelopes
OTEC also announced that because
the company that makes its billing enve-
lopes can’t get white paper due to supply
chain issues, envelopes for the next two
months or so will be brown, recycled
paper.
OTEC members also can sign up for
electronic billing by calling 541-523-
3616. Members who sign up for elec-
tronic billing before the end of 2022 will
be automatically entered into a drawing
in which two members, at the end of
each month, will win a $100 credit ap-
plied to their bill.
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