A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
July 7, 1972
About $2,700 in cash and checks taken from the Cut
Rate Market this week was returned by an unidentifi ed
woman who found the money among her grocery sacks.
The money was contained in a plain sack on the check
out counter, and according to police, the checker accidental-
ly included the money bag with the woman’s groceries.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 7, 1997
U.S. Forest Service crews quickly put out two small light-
ning-caused fi res Sunday northwest of Wolf Creek Reservoir.
Both blazes were less than a quarter-acre, said Dave
Gaines at the Forest Service’s fi re dispatch center in La
Grande.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 6, 2012
In Baker County the Fourth of July means it’s time for the
Haines Stampede and all the trimmings.
With the pancake breakfast, the parade, the rodeo and
the fi reworks, there’s enough to fi ll anyone’s plate.
Besides all the fun, friends, food and family, the festivities
in Haines have important philanthropic elements.
And they, really, are all about the kids.
Through the north entrance at the Haines Stampede, a
booth was selling water bottles and wristbands in support of
the Bingham family.
The Bingham children have weathered unprecedented
instances of cardiomyopathy.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 8, 2021
A wildfi re in eastern Baker County that had major poten-
tial for rapid growth ended up fi zzling early Monday evening,
July 5, but it took half a dozen aircraft, along with bulldozers
and fi refi ghters on the ground, to foil the fl ames.
“It was a real bad place for a fi re,” said Joel McCraw, fi re
management offi cer for the Wallowa-Whitman National
Forest’s Whitman Ranger District.
“It was a great catch. That fi re could have gotten really
bad really quickly.”
The blaze, along North Pine Creek in the Hells Canyon Na-
tional Recreation Area about 10 miles northeast of Halfway,
burned about 3 1/2 acres.
But the danger was much greater than the comparatively
modest size suggests, McCraw said.
The combination of thick brush, mature trees and a
record-setting heat wave could have proved a combustible
mix, he said.
“It’s steep, rugged country,” McCraw said.
And it’s country that’s prone to big blazes.
The Foster Gulch fi re burned 53,000 acres in the area in
July and August 2006.
That fi re was sparked by lightning.
Monday’s fi re along North Pine Creek was not.
The fi re was human-caused, and investigators are still
assessing the blaze, McCraw said.
The fi re was reported Monday afternoon in the dispersed
camping area beside the Wallowa Mountain Loop Road,
also known the Forest Road 39.
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SENIOR MENUS
FRIDAY (July 8): Baked ham, candied yams, green beans,
rolls, ambrosia, cinnamon rolls
MONDAY (July 11): Chili cheeseburgers, tater tots, corn,
green salad, chocolate pudding
TUESDAY (July 12): Barbecued ribs, baked beans, broccoli,
rolls, coleslaw, cookies
WEDNESDAY (July 13): Chicken fried chicken, mashed pota-
toes with gravy, corn, rolls, green salad, sherbet
THURSDAY (July 14): Pork tips over noodles, mixed veggies,
rolls, cottage cheese and Jell-O salad, tapioca
FRIDAY (July 15): Spaghetti with beef sauce, Italian veggies,
garlic bread, green salad, apple crisp
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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Free golf this month for some students
BY LISA BRITTON
lbritton@bakercityherald.com
During July, children who
are entering grades 5 and 6
this fall are invited to golf
for free at Quail Ridge Golf
Course in Baker City.
Youth must be accompa-
nied by an adult, who can play
for $15.
Also, kids can rent golf
clubs for free.
This offer is good seven
days a week, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. through July — unless
there is a scheduled tourna-
ment.
Proof of age and grade must
be presented at the golf course.
Youth can live locally, or be
visiting from elsewhere.
This program is modeled
after an offering at Anthony
Lakes Mountain Resort, which
provides free skiing to 5th and
6th graders on Sundays during
the ski season.
That is part of a nationwide
program in the ski industry,
said Chelsea Judy, marketing
director for Anthony Lakes,
which also operates Quail
Ridge, the city-owned 18-hole
course.
“That’s the age that kids get
hooked. It’s a healthy, lifelong
sport,” she said. “And it gets
the families involved.”
To participate in the golf
program, check at the golf
course, 2801 Indiana Ave., or
call 541-523-2358.
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
Kids who will start fifth or sixth grade this fall can play golf for free
during July when accompanied by an adult at Quail Ridge Golf
Course. The adult can play for $15.
Crossroads hosts Art About Agriculture exhibit
Speakers, other
events planned
during July
Baker City Herald
Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center is hosting Oregon
State University’s Art About
Agriculture exhibit this
month, and will welcome spe-
cial speakers as part of the ex-
perience.
The exhibit’s theme is “The
Sustainable Feast.” It can be
viewed at Crossroads, 2020
Auburn Ave., through July 30.
The center is
open Mon-
day through
Saturday,
10 a.m. to
5 p.m.
On Sun-
day, July 17,
Simonich
Crossroads
and the Or-
egon State University Alumni
Services will be hosting an
invitation-only Baker County
OSU Alumni Event. This af-
ternoon event welcomes the
Gem Strings, a bluegrass band
from Idaho, wine and light re-
freshments.
Monday, July 18, brings
two special events open to the
public.
At 7:30 a.m., Crossroads
invites all local agricultural
producers, agricultural part-
ners and support industries
to a morning coffee time with
Staci Simonich, dean of the
College of Agricultural Sci-
ences at Oregon State. Coffee
and light refreshments will be
provided.
At 10 a.m., a panel discus-
sion on “It’s More Than Or-
ganic” will feature experts, lo-
cal producers and locals.
Panelists from OSU are
Simonich, Dave Stone (di-
rector of the Food Innova-
tion Center) and Bryan En-
dress (associate professor and
Rangeland Sciences Program
Lead of OSU Agriculture and
Natural Resources Program
at EOU).
Local panelists are Amy
Young of Young Roots Farm,
Amari Sauna of Hedge Rose
Farm and artist Sarah Wynn.
For information about
these events, call Crossroads
at 541-523-5369.
advocate for their well-be-
ing in court. To learn more,
visit casaeo.org or CASA of
Eastern Oregon Inc. on Face-
book.
sale July 14-17. Volunteers can
sign up at the library, 2400
Resort St., or by calling Jen at
541-519-7828.
Local Briefing
Closures planned on
two forest roads
Road 5130 will remain
open during the project.
Sections of two roads on
the Wallowa-Whitman Na-
tional Forest will be closed at
times during July due to road
work.
The Sumpter-Granite
Highway will be closed from
Blue Springs Summit to the
Mount Ireland Road (Forest
Road 7370) during the fol-
lowing periods:
• 9 a.m. on July 18 to
5 p.m. on July 22.
• 9 a.m. on July 25 to
5 p.m. on July 29.
On the La Grande Ranger
District, Forest Road 5125
along the upper Grande
Ronde River will be closed
from July 5-31 starting at the
Limber Jim Creek crossing
at the junction with Road
5130 while workers replace a
culvert and build a structure
designed to help aquatic or-
ganisms pass.
First CASA garden tour
planned for July 9
The inaugural CASA Gar-
den Tour is planned for Sat-
urday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m.
The tour is $15, and maps
will be sold at Compass Real
Estate, corner of Main and
Campbell streets, between
8:45 a.m. and noon on July 9.
The tour features six yards
of various sizes. Two are sev-
eral miles outside of town on
Pocahontas Road.
This event is a fundraiser
for CASA of Eastern Oregon,
which covers Baker, Union,
Malheur, Lake and Harney
counties.
CASA (Court Appointed
Special Advocates) provides
every abused or neglected
child in Eastern Oregon with
a caring, consistent adult to
‘Trunks of Junk’ sale
July 8 benefits
scholarship program
“Trunks of Junk,” a parking
lot rummage sale at the Baker
Christian Church on July 8,
will benefit scholarships for
local women. P.E.O. Chap-
ter CJ members will host this
event at the church, 675 High-
way 7, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. or
until the car trunks are empty
of items.
Volunteers needed
to help with library
book sale July 14-17
Friends of the Baker County
Library need volunteers to
help sort books and to work
as cashiers during the book
Tennis tournament
July 15-16 in Baker City
The 2022 Inspire Open ten-
nis tournament is set for July
15 and 16 in Baker City.
There are three categories
for doubles teams: beginner,
intermediate and advanced.
Beginner doubles play Fri-
day from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Game night, which is free for
tournament participants, is
Friday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Intermediate doubles play
Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon,
followed by advanced doubles
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost is $20 per player, with
a $100 cap for families.
Players must register by
Monday, July 11. To sign up,
call or text Shane Cunning-
ham, 541-519-8284.
News of Record
DEATHS
Tom Mac Kerns: 87, a longtime resident
of the Haines area, died July 5, 2022,
at his home. Services are under the
direction of Coles Tribute Center, 1950
Place St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light
a candle in Mac’s memory, go to www.
colestributecenter.com.
Wellmen ‘Larry’ Keener: 79, of Baker
City, died July 3, 2022, at his home. At his
request, cremation was held. Services
are under the direction of Coles Tribute
Center, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR
97814. To light a candle in Larry’s memory,
go to www.colestributecenter.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PAROLE VIOLATION: Kyle Ryan Bork, 22,
Baker City, 6:44 p.m. Tuesday, July 5 at
Eighth and Church streets; jailed.
SECOND-DEGREE THEFT, POSSESSION
OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Silas
Dean Kelty, 36, Baker City, 12:50 p.m.
Tuesday, July 5 in the 500 block of
Campbell Street; cited and released.
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE: Amanda Nichole Parker, 38,
Baker City, 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 5 in
the 500 block of Campbell Street; cited
and released.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF,
SECOND-DEGREE DISORDERLY
CONDUCT: Blake Andrew McCoullough,
29, Caldwell, Idaho, 11:54 a.m. Monday,
July 4 at Main Street and Valley Avenue;
cited and released.
THIRD-DEGREE THEFT: Tami Deann
Dudley, 41, Baker City, 10:07 a.m.
Monday, July 4 on Dewey Avenue near
Place Street; cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
INTOXICANTS: Ronald Montgomery
Mills, 87, Baker City, 11:23 p.m. Monday,
July 4 in Haines; cited and released.
Oregon State Police
Arrests, citations
RECKLESS ENDANGERING: Tiffany
Leann Bisterfelt, 26, Baker City, and
Jeremy Robert Miller, 40, Milwaukie,
Oregon, 3:54 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at
Highway 7 and Old Auburn Lane;
both were cited and released after
OSP Trooper Dakotah Keys stopped a
four-wheeler on Highway 7 occupied
by Bisterfelt, Miller and two toddlers
who were not wearing helmets. The
four-wheeler was traveling at 49 mph,
according to Keys’ report; both adults
were cited and released.
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County
warrant): William E. Rachau, 34, Baker
City, 10:53 p.m. Sunday, July 3 in
Haines; cited and released.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
INTOXICANTS: Lara M. Muggenborg,
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July 2 on Interstate 84, Milepost 302
eastbound; cited and released.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
INTOXICANTS: David Warren Potter, 69,
College Place, Washington, 5:16 p.m.
June 29 on Interstate 84, Milepost 297
eastbound; cited and released.
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JULY 8-14
THOR:
LOVE & THUNDER
(PG-13)
Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend
Jane Foster to fight a galactic killer known as Gorr the God
Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.
Fri - Sun
Mon-Thurs
1:00, 4:00, 7:00
4:00, 7:00
MINIONS:
THE RISE OF GRU
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Fri - Sun
Mon-Thurs
1:10, 4:10, 7:10
4:10, 7:10
ELVIS
(PG-13)
From his childhood in Mississippi to his rise to stardom in
Memphis and Las Vegas, Elvis Presley becomes the first
rock ‘n roll star and changes the world with his music.
Fri-Thurs
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