A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
July 21, 1972
ANTHONY LAKE — An 18-year-old Portland co-ed is spending
her summer vacation here in an attempt to prepare four preda-
tory birds for release.
The girl, Jeri Sampson, a freshman veterinary medicine
student at Portland State University, arrived two weeks ago with
an 11-week-old great horned owl, two young turkey vultures
and a red-tailed hawk with one wing.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 21, 1997
Baker City Fire Chief Bill Smith credits a smoke detector with
saving the lives of three people whose east Baker City home
was damaged by fi re early Sunday morning.
None of the home’s three occupants, Monica Browning,
Wayne Brown and Richard Lawson, 3, was hurt, said Sharon
Chase, Browning’s mother.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 20, 2012
This weekend, a Baker City native returns home for one fi nal
bull ride.
“I shattered my knee a year ago, and I decided my career
was over,” said Caleb Johnson.
Riding a bull at the time, Johnson was thrown to the ground,
where his knee buckled in the wrong direction.
He broke his tibial plateau in 11 places, destroying the
smooth surface which syncs against the femur bone.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 22, 2021
Seniors streamed into the Baker City Senior Center on Tues-
day, July 20, eager to reconnect with old friends over spaghetti,
garlic bread, vegetables and tapioca pudding.
It was the fi rst on-site lunch at the Center since March 17,
2020.
The next day the facility, operated by Community Connection
of Baker County at 2810 Cedar St., was closed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Since then Community Connection has served takeout
meals on weekdays, and seen a major increase in Meals on
Wheels requests.
But on Tuesday the doors reopened for lunch, which is
served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
“I think it’s wonderful,” said Colleen Anderson, who has
been meeting her friend Connie for lunch every Tuesday at the
Center for years. “We’ve been waiting for this a long time.”
Colleen and Connie kept up their weekly lunch date even
when the Center was closed for 16 months. Colleen would pick
up the takeout meals and the two would meet at her house.
“Doesn’t this just raise your spirits?” Nadine Guymon said
Tuesday, gesturing to the balloons and streamers draped
across the ceiling. A “Welcome Back” banner greeted lunch-go-
ers in the dining room, and there were door prizes to celebrate
the occasion as well. The winners would receive a collapsible
garden bag, candles, locally grown honey jars, an umbrella light
and a wind chime.
Albertsons donated several boxes of vanilla and chocolate
cupcakes to go with the meal.
The chef made enough meals to feed 100 people, and there
were coffee and tea stations where people could catch up be-
fore lunch. One group of friends joyfully greeted each other at
the table they’ve been sitting at for decades, before COVID-19
broke up the daily lunch date.
“We all love it,” Barbara Burton said. “We used to come here
every day.”
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SENIOR MENUS
FRIDAY (July 22): Beef pot roast, red potatoes, baby carrots,
rolls, green salad, cheesecake
MONDAY (July 25): Hot turkey sandwiches, mashed potatoes
with gravy, mixed veggies, 3-bean salad, lemon squares
TUESDAY: Ground beef steak, onions and gravy, potatoes au
gratin, rolls, potato salad, brownies
WEDNESDAY (July 27): Roast turkey, stuffi ng and gravy, peas,
rolls, pasta salad, pudding
THURSDAY (July 28): Beef stroganoff over fettuccini noodles,
broccoli, rolls, green salad, ice cream
FRIDAY (July 29): Meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn,
rolls, fruit cup, 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.
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B2H
Continued from A1
The meeting
The July 22 council meeting will not
be the final one; instead, it serves as an
update point for the history of the line,
which the council has officially labeled as
contested since 2020 due to public oppo-
sition.
According to a summary of the B2H
line project on the Oregon Department of
Energy’s website, 37 exceptions — public
complaints on the lines — were filed to the
department. In most cases, there are only
a few exceptions filed.
“In terms of this being a normal num-
ber — it’s absolutely not,” ODOE senior
siting analyst Kellen Tardaewether said.
“This is the biggest case that the council
has ever seen.”
Fourteen parties filed those exceptions.
Though numbers have changed since
2020, the remaining exceptions were re-
viewed in the Proposed Contested Change
Order. The PCCO was completed May 31,
reviews the appeals on the project and of-
fers a solution for them.
The council will go over and review
the PCCO at its July 22 meeting. Tar-
daewether said the next meetings will help
the council reach its final decision.
There is not a scheduled time for any
meetings after July 22, but the decision
should come in two to four months.
“For those very curious about what will
happen, just know we really are working
on it,” Tardaewether said.
The opposition
Jim Kreider is one of the 37 exceptions
noted by Tardaewether and one of the
driving forces against the B2H line. He and
his wife Fuji Kreider spearhead the Stop
B2H Coalition, a group that believes Idaho
Power Co. can look into other options
DEATHS
Shirley Jane Dodson: 87, of Baker
City, died July 18, 2022, at her home.
Her family will host a celebration of her
life on Saturday, July 23 from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at Shirley and Dale’s home at
1035 F St. Friends and loved ones are
welcome to stop by at their convenience
during that time. It will be a time to
visit with Shirley’s family and offer love,
support and condolences to them.
Memorial contributions can be made
to Best Friends of Baker in care of Gray’s
West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a
candle in Shirley’s honor, or to leave an
online condolence for her family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
Cynthia Lee Hoskins: 68, of Baker
City, died July 16, 2022, at the OHSU
Peter O. Kohler Pavilion in Portland.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To
leave an online condolence for Cynthia’s
family, go to www.grayswestco.com.
Kathleen Marie ‘Kate’ Sullivan:
66, of Hereford, died July 16, 2022,
near Dooley Mountain Summit.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel. To
leave an online condolence for Kate’s
family, go to www.grayswestco.com.
Frank William Hermann: 65, of
Baker City died July 15, 2022, at Saint
Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in
Boise. A celebration of his life will take
place in the near future, the date and
time to be announced when confirmed.
To leave an online condolence for
Frank’s family, go to www.grayswestco.
com.
Justin Michael Rothenberger: 16, of
Baker City, and formerly of Huntington,
died July 13, 2022, in Baker City. He
will be interred at the Huntington
Cemetery in a private family service.
A celebration of life for the public will
take place Saturday, July 23 at 2 p.m. at
255 Lincoln St. in Huntington. Memorial
contributions can be made to the
family’s GoFundMe page; you can find
a link to that page, and leave an online
condolence for Justin’s family, at www.
grayswestco.com.
Mary Jean Carter: 91, of Baker City,
died July 17, 2022, at Saint Alphonsus
Medical Center in Baker City. Visitations
will be Sunday, July 24 from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. A graveside
service will take place Monday, July 25
at 11 a.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery,
with Jerry Nickell of the Seventh-Day
Adventist Church will officiate the
service. A reception will directly follow
the graveside service, at the Seventh-
Day Adventist Church Fellowship Hall.
Memorial contributions can be made
to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR
97814. To leave an online condolence
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rather than put the line through the East-
ern Oregon area.
Located outside of La Grande, the
Kreiders said the believe they know the area
best, claiming Idaho Power has connected
the residents of La Grande on this issue.
“It’s become a hotbed of resistance,” Jim
Kreider said.
The group has met with state leaders
such as U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff
Merkley, discussing different ideas.
One of the main points of contention
is the perceived effect of the climate. The
group claims clearing out for the project
will destabilize soils and increase the risk
for endangered species, all while being
louder than safety standards for many
households.
These complaints have not subsided for
either the Kreiders or their many other
partners in the coalition, though others
have waned.
“During the period, rulings, and mo-
tions, it wore people down,” Fuji Kreider
said. “That’s their technique, to wear us
down.”
The superhighway
Sven Berg is the communications di-
rector at Idaho Power. He said the com-
pany has dealt with other opposition
groups in the past — especially from
Eastern Oregon — but they have come to
understand each other.
Idaho Power is one of the operators of
the B2H and owns 45% of the line. Along
with PacifiCorp, the companies hope the
line can become a “clean-energy super-
highway.”
During the winter months, Berg said
customers in Portland need more power
to handle the peak. Another goal for the
company is to increase the nation’s West-
ern grid, something increasingly import-
ant as both wind and solar power con-
tinue to rise.
“We have to build the grid for peak
need, not average need,” Berg said, “We
have to keep homes and businesses at
room temperature.”
Even with opposition to the project,
Idaho Power’s goal has not changed since
its filing in 2018. In fact, its tenacity to-
wards the project has only gotten stron-
ger.
“The more we study, the more we are
convinced that this is the best option for
the Pacific Northwest,” Berg said.
With a response from the DOE in the
coming months, Berg said Idaho Power is
sticking to its plan of a 2023 start date. He
said he hopes that by October the com-
pany will get a building permit across to
the Oregon side of the project.
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The pro-
posed
route of the
Boardman
to Heming-
way power
line would
replace an
existing line
just east of
Baker City.
CRAWDADS SING
(PG-13)
A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep
South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was
once involved with.
Fri - Sun
Mon - Thurs
1:10, 4:10, 7:10
4:10, 7:10
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
1:20, 4:20, 7:20
4:20, 7:20
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POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING, FOURTH-
DEGREE ASSAULT, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF:
Michael Ray Fedderly, 60, Baker City,
11:19 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 in the 400
block of Spring Garden Avenue.
FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT (domestic):
Joshua D. Taylor, 20, Baker City, 4:06 p.m.
Tuesday, July 19 in the 900 block of
Resort Street; jailed.
VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER:
Vera Celine Allen, 39, Baker City,
6:05 p.m. Monday, July 18 in the 1200
block of B Street; jailed.
SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING, SECOND-DEGREE
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Matthew
R. Dittmar, 40, Auburn, Washington,
4:10 p.m. Monday, July 18 in the 3100
block of 10th Street; cited and released.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Umatilla County
Circuit Court warrant): Travis Anthony
Good, 27, Baker City, 2:46 p.m. Monday,
July 18 in the 1100 block of Auburn
Avenue; cited and released.
PROBATION VIOLATION: Jason Richard
Harris, 49, Baker City, 9:28 a.m. Monday,
July 18 on First Street near the Catholic
church; jailed.
A Celebration of Life for
Bonnie Kemry
will be held at
Pilcher Creek Reservoir
Saturday, July 23rd at 10 a.m.
Potluck at 12 pm
Please bring your own beverage and a chair.
Shade & tables will be provided
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