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Police chief: 24-hour patrols a challenge
A special good day to
Herald subscriber Brett
Reinert of Baker City.
Social media post claims city will cut
patrols from 3 to 7 a.m., but city officials
say nothing has been decided yet
BRIEFING
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Nominees sought
for Fair Family
BY JAYSON JACOBY
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Baker County Friends of
the Fairgrounds are seeking
nominees for the 2022 Fair
Family of the Year. Nomi-
nations are due by July 10.
Nomination letters can be
emailed to bakercityfriend-
softhefair@gmail.com.
Baker City Police Chief Ty
Duby will talk to city coun-
cilors Tuesday, June 28 about
social media posts over the
weekend claiming police
would cease patrolling from
3 a.m. to 7 a.m. daily starting
Aug. 23.
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Wednesday
The Baker City Council’s
regular meeting starts at 7 p.m.
at City Hall, 1655 First St.
Duby said on Monday
morning that he and City
Manager Jonathan Cannon
have had preliminary discus-
sions about the police patrol
schedule — including poten-
tially reducing patrols from
Duby
Cannon
the current 24-hour schedule
— but they have made no de-
cision.
Cannon emphasized on
Monday morning that al-
though he and Duby have
talked about the challenge of
maintaining 24-hour patrols
given the police department’s
staffing, police will continue
to respond to emergency calls
around the clock as needed
regardless of the patrol
schedule.
“This idea that you would
call police and nobody shows
up is an outright fabrication,”
Cannon said. “That is not ac-
ceptable to us in any form.”
Duby said it is possible,
however, that sometime in
Looking for
Kids Sidewalk Tribute
Walk set for July 2
The annual Kids Sidewalk
Tribute Walk, sponsored by
Baker City Events, happens
Saturday, July 2, in down-
town Baker City. The theme
is “Salute to Rural Country
Life in America.”
Entries can line up for
judging at 1 p.m. at Court
Plaza (Main and Court
streets) followed by the
walk to Geiser-Pollman
Park. Adult chaperones are
encouraged to join in the
walk with their youngsters.
Every child will receive a
ribbon, and cash prizes will
be awarded in the catego-
ries of: Groups and Clubs;
Floats; Individuals; Wheels
and Pets. At the park, treats
will be provided by Gregg
Hinrichsen State Farm Insur-
ance and games organized
by the Baker Elks Lodge.
Sponsors help support
the parade — those who are
interested in donating $75 to
help with prizes and awards
can send a donation to Baker
City Events, 2545 College St.,
Baker City, OR 97814. For
more information, contact
Lynette Perry at 541-519-
5653 or bakercityevents1@
gmail.com.
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lifeguards
Lisa Britton/
Baker City Herald
Jonas Potter,
front, and Troy
Bennett lead
youngsters
in swimming
lessons at
Sam-O Swim
Center on June
21, 2022.
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YMCA needs workers
at Sam-O Swim Center
BY LISA BRITTON
lbritton@bakercityherald.com
P
aula Moe has a smile
for every person who
walks through the
door at Sam-O Swim
Center, from the oldest to the
youngest and everyone in be-
tween.
“I think it’s a place for ev-
eryone — any shape, size, age,”
Moe said. “It’s a safe, happy
place.”
She is the aquatics director
for the Baker County YMCA,
and most hours of her day are
spent here, in the semi-trop-
ical atmosphere of the swim-
ming pool.
The center, 580 Baker
St., opens at 7 a.m. Monday
through Friday for lap swim,
followed by classes of water
aerobics, swimming lessons,
open swim and pool time for
the Barracudas swim team.
The pool is also open Satur-
days from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
for lap swim.
See Lifeguards / A3
“We need
the support of
the community
and the schools.
We need to rally
around the
community pool.”
— Koby Myer, CEO, Baker County YMCA
the future, officers would not
be patrolling during periods
when calls for police response
are relatively rare.
He said department records
show that the 3 a.m. to 7 a.m.
timeframe is a comparatively
quiet period in terms of calls.
He said more than 90% of
calls during that period would
not require an immediate re-
sponse but could be handled
after the day shift officers went
on duty.
See Police / A3
Haines
preps for
a fabulous
Fourth
BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER
soconner@bakercityherald.com
Haines is gearing up for
a Fourth of July celebra-
tion that’s packed with fun,
family-friendly events and
without the pandemic re-
strictions of the previous
two years.
“It’s kind of an old-fash-
ioned, traditional Fourth
of July like we’ve had in
the past years,” said Garla
Rowe, who is helping to or-
ganize the Independence
Day festivities.
Events start Wednesday,
June 29 when the Fourth
of July grand marshal and
queen, Bill and Colleen Tay-
lor, will be honored during
at potluck dinner at 6 p.m.
at the Haines Methodist
Church.
Friends of Haines will
provide ham, rolls, cake and
ice cream, and everyone is
invited to celebrate the Tay-
lors, longtime supporters of
the Haines Stampede Ro-
deo and other events.
A new event added this
year is a teen street dance
on Sunday, July 3 from
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Rowe said she had been
trying to add an event just
for teenagers. “We had a
family that came forth, I
talked to them a couple years
ago, and they said ‘You know
what? We think you’re right.
The teens need something to
do,’ ” Rowe said.
There will be a DJ for the
dance.
As for events on the
Fourth of July itself, the
cowboy breakfast will run
from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at
the Grange, Third and Cole
streets. The Class of 2023
from Powder Valley High
School is sponsoring the
breakfast as a fundraiser.
See Fireworks / A5
BHS trap team 4th at state
BY IAN CRAWFORD
icrawford@bakercityherald.com
Baker High School’s trapshooting team placed
fourth in the Oregon State Clay Target League state
tournament June 25-26 in Hillsboro.
The Bulldogs knocked 455 targets out of the
sky, only five targets behind a tied second and
third place, Oregon City and Newberg, with
460 respectively, and only eight behind first
place Canby High with 463. The team totals are
determined by the top five competitors for each
team, which made the results extremely close
by the end of the event.
The performance at the state tournament con-
cludes months of training under coach Zack Kim-
Ian Crawford/Baker City Herald
ball at the Baker Trap Club just north of town.
Sam Nelson (left) and Anthony Betts (right), members of the
City official optimistic
about water supply
BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER
soconner@bakercityherald.com
Baker City’s water supply outlook is better
than it was a year ago — and even a few months
ago — but Michelle Owen is still urging resi-
dents to be mindful when they twist or flip a
faucet handle.
Owen is the city’s public works director.
“Things are looking better this year than I
thought they would at this point, so that’s a posi-
tive thing,” Owen said.
In mid March, with a below average snowpack
in the city’s watershed in the Elkhorn Mountains
west of town, Owen was concerned that 2022
would be something of a repeat from 2021.
See Trapshooting / A3 Baker trapshooting team, during a practice on April 27, 2022.
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