A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
July 9, 1972
A decision on closing the Durkee elementary school
because of insuffi cient student enrollment was tabled last
night by members of the school district 5-J pending addition-
al information.
Board members are concerned that fi rst graders from the
Durkee area will suffer undue hardships if they are forced to
take the school bus to Baker each day and hope to keep the
Durkee school open if possible.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 9, 1997
The Baker City Council on Tuesday rejected a proposal to
build a traffi c island at the east crest of the Indiana Avenue
hill, an island city offi cials said could slow drivers’ speeds.
Councilors by a 4-3 vote defeated a motion to build the
$10,000 island and a $2,500 gravel walking path on the
south side of Indiana Avenue from the bottom of the hill
east to 11th Street.
The vote came after Gary Van Patten, the city’s technical
services supervisor, presented the results of a traffi c study
the city conducted from June 26 to July 3 on the hill, the
steepest section of road the city maintains.
The council voted last December to close the hill to traffi c,
then reopened it this spring after receiving a petition from
about 75 area residents.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 9, 2012
July is scarcely a week old but it already has surpassed its
immediate predecessor, thermally speaking.
The temperature reached at least 90 degrees on four of
the fi rst eight days this month.
July 2011 was comparatively tepid, with just two 90-
degree days the whole of the month.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 10, 2021
Michelle Owen is worried about water, and she wants
Baker City residents to worry too.
More to the point, she wants them to keep their outside
faucets closed more often than they have been doing during
this summer of drought.
Owen is the city’s public works director.
And for the past couple weeks, since a historic heat wave
started smothering the region, Owen has been tracking two
troubling trends in the city.
We’ve been using a lot of water at the same time the
city’s supply of that most precious commodity has been
dwindling.
The math is pretty simple, she said.
“We can’t do this the whole summer,” Owen said on
Thursday, July 8.
“This,” meaning going through close to 5 million gallons of
water each day.
For the fi rst fi ve days of July, the city’s use averaged 4.88
million gallons per day.
That followed a June in which the city’s overall thirst
amounted to 129.9 million gallons, a 45% increase over the
use during June 2020, and a daily average of 4.3 million
gallons.
The usage rate so far in July is not sustainable, through
the end of summer, based on the city’s water supply, Owen
said.
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SENIOR MENUS
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,
cottage cheese and Jell-O salad, tapioca
FRIDAY (July 15): Spaghetti with beef sauce, Italian veggies,
garlic bread, green salad, apple crisp
MONDAY (July 18): Sweet and sour chicken, rice, Oriental
veggies, rolls, green salad, cookies
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.
CONTACT THE HERALD
Fire damages shed, house roof
BY CLAYTON FRANKE
cfranke@bakercityherald.com
Baker City Fire Department crews
doused a fire that damaged a home and
shed Wednesday night, July 6 at 1036
Baker St. on the east side of town.
No one was hurt in the fire, which was
reported at 9:43 p.m., according to a press
release from the fire department.
When firefighters arrived a small
wooden storage shed was burning, and
the flames had spread to the roof of the
home.
All occupants of the house had safely
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personnel and two police officers re-
sponded to the fire.
Firefighters were on the scene for about
two hours.
Cost of the damage was estimated at
$800, the value of the outbuilding, ac-
cording to the press release.
The property is owned by Denise Lan-
yon of Loveland, Colorado, according to
the Baker County Assessor’s Office.
The 1,226-square-foot home, built in
1890, and the lot have a market value es-
timated at $54,580 when it was appraised
in 2019.
Noxious weed of the week
BY JEFFREY PETTINGILL
The enemy
Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare). This
biannual invasive weed can be found
throughout Eastern Oregon. It has very
hairy leaves that are deeply lobed. It gen-
erally reaches a height of four feet. In con-
trast, Scotch thistle has very silvery leaves
and grows to a height of 10 feet. Bull this-
tle produces an oval-shaped flower bud
with pink petals that are about the size
of golf balls. Bull thistle can be found in
lawns, pastures, agricultural crops, and
disturbed areas. It is nontoxic but is very
undesirable as it grows spines on the en-
tire plant.
The attack
This thistle is very competitive as it can
grow in areas of stiff competition. Many
livestock animals will graze on the this-
tle especially when the plant is in the full
bloom stage. Its rosettes can grow to a
diameter of 24 inches and can choke out
the beneficial plants. The seed has a large
plume that allows it to drift in the air and
travel long distances before it plummets
back to the ground or into the waterways
Rich Old/Contributed Photo
The flower of a bull thistle.
Rich Old/Contributed Photo
Bull thistle, an invasive weed found through-
out Eastern Oregon, has hairy, deeply lobed
leaves.
to start a new infestation.
The defense
Since this plant is a biannual, mechan-
ical control can be effective. Minimize
your disturbance by digging around the
plant with a shovel then pull the plant out
from the ground with a gloved hand. If
you are going to revegetate the site then
you can use a plow or disc to remove the
weed. 2,4-D is an effective herbicide as
long as you treat the weeds early in the
spring. Once the plants send up the vege-
tative growth one needs to switch to Telar
XP, Escort XP, Milestone, Opensite or
even Tordon 22K. Consult with your local
weed professional such as your County
Weed Supervisor or check out our Face-
book page.
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Jeffrey Pettingill, supervisor of the Baker County Weed
District, can be reached at 541-523-0618 or
541-519-0204.
Local Briefing
Closures planned on two forest roads
Sections of two roads on the Wal-
lowa-Whitman National Forest will be
closed at times during July due to road
work.
The Sumpter-Granite Highway will be
closed intermittently from Blue Springs
Summit to the Mount Ireland Road (For-
est Road 7370) during the following pe-
riods:
• 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.
Grant County is completing the road-
work in cooperation with the Forest Ser-
vice and Federal Highways. Road master
Alan Hickerson said the county is doing
a deep excavation — the reason for the
road closure — and plans to repave the
road around the end of August.
There is no detour.
On the La Grande Ranger District, For-
est Road 5125 along the upper Grande
Ronde River will be closed from July 5-31
where it passes over Limber Jim Creek.
Access to road 5130 will remain open, as
will the area behind the closure via the
5140 road, although the road is rough and
recommended only for high clearance ve-
News of
Record
hicles, according to Forest Service public
affairs specialist Matthew Burks.
The road will be closed while work-
ers replace a culvert and build a struc-
ture designed to help aquatic organisms
pass.
Volunteers needed to help
with library book sale
Friends of the Baker County Library
need volunteers to help sort books and
to work as cashiers during the book sale
July 14-17. Volunteers can sign up at the
library, 2400 Resort St., or by calling Jen at
541-519-7828.
Lions Club Jubilee breakfast,
horseshoe tournament set
The Baker Lions Club Jubilee breakfast
will happen July 16 and 17 from 7 a.m.
to 11 a.m. at Geiser-Pollman Park during
Miners Jubilee weekend. Cost is $10
adults, $8 children ages 3-10.
Saturday’s menu is sausage, pancakes,
eggs, coffee and juice. Sunday features
ham, pancakes, eggs, coffee and juice.
The Lions will also sponsor a horseshoe
tournament on Saturday, July 16, at 2 p.m.
Teams of two (men, women or co-ed) can
enter for $5 per person.
Cash prizes are awarded for top teams.
Entry forms are available at Gregg Hin-
richsen State Farm Insurance, 1722
Campbell St., or register the day of the
event. For information, call Hinrichsen at
541-523-7778.
Tennis tournament July 15-16 in Baker City
The 2022 Inspire Open tennis tour-
nament is set for July 15 and 16 in Baker
City.
There are three categories for doubles
teams: beginner, intermediate and ad-
vanced.
Beginner doubles play Friday 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 ad-
vanced 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 Cun-
ningham, 541-519-8284.
Online at bakercityherald.com
DEATHS
Alice E. Tucker: 79, of Haines, died July
7, 2022, at Memory Lane Homes in
Baker City. No services are planned at
this time. Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Frances Bennett: 83, formerly of
Halfway, died June 29, 2022, at her
home in Clarkston, Washington.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Tom ‘Mac’ Kerns: 87, a longtime
resident of the Haines area, died July
5, 2022, at his home. A service will be
announced later. Donations can be
made to the Eastern Oregon Museum
in Haines. 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.
POLICE LOG
2005 Washington Ave., Suite 101
Open Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
left the home.
The cause of the fire is under investi-
gation.
Eight firefighters extinguished the fire
on the roof, which sustained light dam-
age.
Most of the damage was confined to
the shed, according to the press release.
The fire department rescinded its
initial request for mutual aid from the
Greater Bowen Valley and Haines Rural
fire districts before crews from those de-
partments arrived.
In addition to the firefighters, two EMS
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PAROLE VIOLATION: Jason Lee Troyer, 46,
Baker City, 1:34 p.m. Wednesday, July 6
in Baker City; jailed.
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION (Baker County
Circuit Court warrant): Kyle Ryan Bork,
22, Baker City, 3:52 p.m. Thursday, July
7 at the Baker County Jail, where was in
custody on other charges.
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