A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2022
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50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
July 16, 1972
The showdown for the District III crown may come early in
the eight-team Babe Ruth tournament that begins here today,
according to at least some veteran observers.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 16, 1997
HAINES — School board members from Baker City and
North Powder directed their administrators Tuesday about
future inter-district attendance decisions.
The two boards met for more than an hour in the Haines
School gymnasium, with about 15 parents observing. The
boards agreed that an enrollment of 270 students in the
North Powder School District would trigger a closer look at
transfers of Baker 5J students into North Powder schools.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 16, 2012
A pair of hail storms Saturday afternoon severely damaged
crops in the Baker and North Powder valleys and left a couple
in southern Baker County stranded overnight when their mile-
long driveway was inundated.
The separate storms, which also spawned dozens of light-
ning strikes, torrential rains and powerful wind gusts, both hit
around mid-afternoon.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 17, 2021
Wolves from the Lookout Mountain pack killed a fi ve-
month-old calf on a public land grazing allotment in eastern
Baker County this week.
Biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) examined the carcass on Wednesday, July 14 in the
Manning Creek area northeast of Durkee.
The rancher who owns the calf found the carcass while
checking cattle that evening, and biologists estimate the calf
died about 36 hours earlier.
Most of the carcass had been consumed.
The carcass had numerous parallel pre-mortem tooth
scrapes up to fi ve inches long and one-quarter inch wide on
the rear of both back legs above the hock, injuries consistent
with wolf attacks on calves, according to an ODFW report.
A wolf from the Lookout Mountain pack that’s fi tted with a
GPS tracking collar was at the location where the carcass was
found at about the approximate time of death, according to
an ODFW report.
Biologists also investigated a second dead calf on Tuesday,
July 13. That calf was found in the First Creek area near
Virtue Flat, east of Baker City.
They determined that the calf at First Creek, which was
mostly intact, was not killed by wolves or any other predator.
Brian Ratliff, district wildlife biologist at ODFW’s Baker City
offi ce, said the Lookout Mountain pack consists of an adult
male and female, the breeding pair, two yearlings that were
born in the spring of 2020, and an unknown number of pups
born in May 2021.
Ratliff said photos from a remote camera showed fi ve pups
this spring, but he can’t be sure how many of those pups
are alive now. Although the calf at First Creek was not killed
by wolves, ODFW employees did fi nd wolf tracks near the
carcass, Ratliff said.
Operator sought for
Spout Springs ski area
BY ISABELLA CROWLEY
The Observer
TOLLGATE — For the last
six winters, the slopes at Spout
Springs have been empty —
but that could change in the
near future.
The Umatilla National For-
est is seeking proposals from
interested entities to operate
and manage the Spout Springs
Ski Area, near Tollgate.
“Spout Springs has been a
cornerstone of the local ski
scene on the Umatilla National
Forest since the 1950s. This is a
special place and the Forest Ser-
vice wants to see the site oper-
ating and once again providing
recreation opportunities for our
communities,” said Darcy We-
seman, public affairs officer for
the Umatilla National Forest.
The site, which had its first
public ski season in 1956,
is in the Blue Mountains of
Northeastern Oregon within
the Umatilla National Forest
at milepost 22 along Oregon
Highway 204.
An Olympic history
Created by the Blue Moun-
tain Ski Club, Spout Springs
served as the Nordic training
center for the United States
Olympic team and the Norwe-
gian jump team in preparation
for the 1955 and 1964 Winter
Olympics. The U.S. Olympic
Committee recognized Spout
Springs’ connection to the
Winter Olympic Games and
granted the ski area permis-
sion to fly the Olympic flag.
The ski area covers 1,413
acres and has a vertical drop
of 530 feet, according to the
Forest Service. Spout Springs
is at an elevation of 4,920 feet
and on average receives 130
inches of snow per year. The
recreation area includes two
large chalet-style buildings,
which have been used as the
main lodge and rental shop.
Skiers and snowboarders
are taken up the mountain via
two double chairlifts, where
they have access to 13 down-
hill runs. Previous owners of
Spout Springs said the ski area
Isabella Crowley/The Observer
Spout Springs Ski Area’s large chalet-style buildings offer opportunities for year-round recreation near
Tollgate. The Umatilla National Forest is looking for qualified parties to run the ski area, which has been
closed since 2016.
More Information
Submission guidelines
for interested parties are
available on the U.S. Forest
Service’s website.
Prospective applicants
are encouraged to visit
Spout Springs and inspect
the infrastructure in per-
son prior to submitting a
proposal. To schedule a site
visit, contact Andy Steele at
andrew.steele@usda.gov
with “Spout Springs Site
Visit” as the subject line.
The proposals are due by
Sept. 1 and are being used
to gauge competitive inter-
est. They will be reviewed
by Walla Walla District Man-
ager Aaron Gagnon, with
support provided by the
staff at the Umatilla National
Forest Headquarters.
is an ideal place for alpine ski-
ers of all skill levels to hone
their skills, in part due to the
varied terrain.
Some of the downhill runs
can be illuminated for night
skiing, and there are also more
than 20 miles of nordic ski trails
with varied levels of difficulties.
Change in ownership
The ski area has been closed
since 2016, Weseman said.
That left the previous owners
in a “state of noncompliance”
she said. John and Nancy Mur-
ray — who had owned and
operated Spout Springs since
1999 — had safety concerns
for skiers due to snowmobilers
using the north parking area.
According to Weseman, the
Forest Service worked with the
Murrays and tried to resolve
the conflict, but no resolution
was ever reached. In Novem-
ber 2021, their permit was re-
voked and the infrastructure
became property of the U.S.
government.
“The Forest Service is com-
mitted to providing for pub-
lic safety while maintaining
a balance of public access to
the Forest surrounding Spout
Springs Ski Area,” Weseman
said.
Spout Springs’ future
The list of required duties to
operate Spout Springs is long.
Weseman said the new oper-
ators will be responsible for the
operation and maintenance of
infrastructure and equipment,
physical site management,
staffing, food and beverage,
planning and development.
Interested parties are en-
couraged to include ways the
recreation area could be used
year-round in their propos-
als. Weseman said candidates
should consider four-season
operations in order to make
the opportunity more lucra-
tive and successful. Previous
owners have promoted sum-
mer recreational activities,
such as mountain biking and
hiking, and the Umatilla For-
est Service is open to allow-
ing activities aligned with the
intended use of the land, like
camping.
The ultimate goal is to sell
the existing infrastructure and
issue a new Ski Area Term
Permit to a qualified applica-
tion. According to Weseman,
the ski area could be operated
under a special use permit for
government-owned facilities
until the sale of the infrastruc-
ture is finalized.
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Democrat seeking to oust Bentz makes Pendleton stop
ment are so toxic, we can un-
derstand our shared values
PENDLETON — Joe Yetter, and act on them.”
Yetter plans to be available
the Democratic nominee for
in the Democratic
Oregon’s 2nd Con-
Party booth in Baker
gressional District,
City’s Geiser-Pollman
stopped by Pendle-
Park on Saturday, July
ton on Tuesday, July
16.
12, during his East-
Oregon’s 2nd Con-
ern Oregon tour.
gressional District, the
Yetter is running
seventh-largest district
against incumbent
Yetter
in the nation, stretches
Rep. Cliff Bentz,
from Medford to On-
R-Ontario, and
tario. With such a large area
plans to use his trip as a “lis-
tening tour,” learning from the to cover, Yetter embarked on a
1,100-mile trip across the re-
residents of Eastern Oregon
gion. July 12 marked the sec-
and asking questions about
ond day of the trip, following
their needs.
a stop in The Dalles where the
“It’s my belief that Ameri-
cans, Oregonians and East Or- candidate met with supporters
and visited the local commu-
egonians all share a common
body of hopes and dreams and nity center.
aspirations,” Yetter said, “Even
though the politics of the mo-
BY ANTONIO ARREDONDO
East Oregonian
News of
Record
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PAROLE VIOLATION (Oregon State Parole
Board warrant): Scott Michael Tugman,
33, Baker City, 4:41 p.m. Thursday, July
14 in the 1000 block of Walnut Street;
jailed.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF INTOXICANTS, REFUSAL TO TAKE
BREATH TEST (Baker County Circuit
Court warrant): Brandi Louise Stevens,
35, Baker City, 11:25 a.m. Thursday, July
14 in the 600 block of Campbell Street;
cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
CONTEMPT OF COURT (2 Baker County
Justice Court warrants): Markus Damian
Dethloff, 22, Baker City, 5:25 p.m.
Thursday, July 14 at the Baker County
Jail, where he was in custody on other
charges.
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The son of a World War II
veteran and the grandson of a
World War I vet, Yetter him-
self served in the military for
more than 35 years as a phy-
sician.
After teaching other aspir-
ing military physicians, Yetter
lives on his farm in Azalea.
“The Army, the U.S. mil-
itary, and the U.S. taxpayer
have basically helped with ev-
erything for me in my whole
life,” Yetter said, “and so it’s my
duty to give back as much as
possible.”
Yetter touted several pro-
posed policies, including uni-
versal health care and Veteran
Affairs assistance. As a gun
owner, he said he also sup-
ports background checks for
firearms. He bills himself as
the “pro-choice” candidate
and said he hopes he can bring
together a diverse congressio-
nal district.
Yetter also touched on eco-
nomic development in the re-
gion and said he hopes to im-
prove infrastructure to attract
larger businesses to Pendleton.
Most of all, Yetter recog-
nizes the campaign road is
tough. The district has not
elected a Democrat since Al
Ullman in 1981, and Bentz
serves as the sixth consecutive
Republican representative. But
that doesn’t mean Yetter will
go down easily.
“Two years from now,
whether I’ll be running for re-
election or running to defeat
whoever the incumbent is, I’ll
be back,” he vowed.