A2 BAKER CITY HERALD • SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2022
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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
July 23, 1972
Wanted! Your old paperback books. The Baker County
public library is in need of paperback books for its paper-
back rack and branches.
Here is the chance to clean house. The library will gladly
take these books off your hands. Bring them to the library or
drop them in our book drop.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 23, 1997
Workers are removing the old, faded traffi c stripes from
Campbell Street and are scheduled to paint the new ones
Thursday.
The new confi guration will include one travel lane in each
direction between Main Street and Plum Street, instead of
the current two lanes.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 23, 2012
A small grass fi re that was reported around 1 p.m. Friday
near Phillips Lake threatened about 10 buildings before
crews from multiple agencies extinguished the fl ames.
According to GPS data roughly 55 acres were burned,
said Gary Timm, executive director of Baker County’s Offi ce
of Emergency Management & Homeland Security.
The cause of the fi re was still under investigation this
morning.
The fi re burned on the south side of the reservoir, near
the Forest Service’s Southwest Shore Campground, just
east of Hudspeth Lane.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 24, 2021
Noel Livingston slides the cursor across the charts on
his computer screen and what he sees, lurking behind the
zig-zagging lines and the multiple colors, is trouble.
Wildfi re trouble, to be specifi c.
Livingston, who is the fi re management offi cer for the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, focuses on two lines in
particular — a pair of lines for each of six regions on the for-
est, ranging from different types of forests to the grasslands
of Hells Canyon.
One line, rendered appropriately in bright fl ame red,
depicts the highest daily measurements, from 2010-19 on
the Wallowa-Whitman, of a statistic known as the energy
release component. A computer model considers the
moisture level in wildfi re fuels, as well as temperature and
humidity, to project how much energy a fi re would release —
in effect, how rapidly fl ames would spread on a given day.
But it’s the second line, a series of brown dots, that
worries Livingston.
Because that line represents current conditions, not
those of past summers.
It tracks the daily energy release component readings for
2021. And for most of July, in each of those six regions, the
brown dot line has been higher on the chart than the bright
red line.
In some cases the brown dot was higher than the red line
has ever been.
Which is to say, the energy release component has been
breaking daily records with a regularity that’s frightening for
Livingston and other fi re managers.
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Oregon gold panning
champions are named
Local
Briefing
Baker City Herald
Amy Swiger has been hired
as the new trial court admin-
istrator for the Baker County
Circuit Court.
Judge Matt Shirtcliff an-
nounced Swiger’s hiring. She
will take over for Elaine Cal-
loway, who is retiring July 31.
Calloway has worked in the
circuit court since 1998 and
has been trial court adminis-
trator since 2002.
Swiger has worked in the
circuit court since 2000.
“I want to thank Elaine for
her hard work and dedication
in administrating our circuit
court,” Shirtcliff said in a press
release. “She has done an ex-
cellent job and will be missed.
We are fortunate to have
someone of Amy’s talent and
experience to continue the de-
velopment of the court and we
look forward to continuing to
provide the best court services
possible.”
Winners have been an-
nounced in the 2022 Oregon
state gold panning champion-
ships, which took place on July
16 during Miners Jubilee.
The event was sponsored by
Ash Grove Cement.
In the professional division,
Bill McClure placed first and
won $125. Coleson Schroder
was second and won $100,
and Jesse Fritz placed third to
claim $75.
Results in the amateur di-
vision:
• Abigail Martin, 1st, $75
• Xander Rexroad, 2nd, $50
• Nyle Welden, 3rd, $25
Results in the kids division:
• Riggs Rogers, 1st, $30
• Remmy Rogers, 2nd, $25
• Adam Mitzel, 3rd, $20
George Martin won the
raffle for a metal detector, do-
nated by Keith Magnuson.
PICTURED FROM TOP
Professional division:
Bill McClure, Coleson
Schroder, Jesse Fritz
Amateur division:
Nyle Welden, Xander
Rexroad and Abigail Martin
Kids division:
Adam Mitzel, Riggs Rogers
and Remmy Rogers
Idaho Power worker
recovering from fall
at Hells Canyon Dam
Contributed Photos
Cultural coalition grant
to bring arts to new eyes
BY IAN CRAWFORD
icrawford@bakercityherald.com
The Baker County Cultural Coalition Ac-
cess Grant is a new program designed to bring
art experiences to disabled, elderly and spe-
cial needs residents as well as and low income
families of Baker County.
A recent press release from Crossroads Car-
negie Art Center noted that the program re-
sulted from a $5,000 grant from the Oregon
Community Foundation, which has given that
amount to each of Oregon’s 36 counties and to
federally recognized tribal coalitions.
In Baker County, the Cultural Coalition is
offering $500 grants to nonprofits, social ser-
vice agencies, community-based organiza-
tions, governmental agencies, and artisans or
guilds.
“I am so appreciative of the work put in by
the Baker County Cultural Coalition to work
through the details of this new program,” said
Ginger Savage, Crossroads director and chair
of the Cultural Coalition.
“We’re really hoping that something like a
senior center group can be formed who can
do cultural activities, such as a veteran’s group
who needed to rent a van to bring them to a
play. The Eastern Oregon Film Festival could
apply, artists’ guilds can apply. The Oregon
Community Foundation didn’t put many re-
strictions on it, but emphasized accessing art.”
Grant money could be used to offer free
tour days at museums marketing to young
News of
Record
DEATHS
Roger Patton: 75, of Baker City, died
July 22, 2022, at his home, surrounded
by his loving family. Arrangements are
under the direction of Coles Tribute
Center. To leave an online condolence
for Roger’s family, go to www.
colestributecenter.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County
Justice Court warrant): Justin Michael
Shelton, 32, Baker City, 5:19 a.m.
Thursday, July 21 at Campbell and
Resort streets; cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County
Justice Court warrant): Laura Feign
Osterkamp, 58, Baker City, 2:16 a.m.
Friday, July 22, Sumpter Highway; cited
and released.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
INTOXICANTS: Christina Ann Cole, 61,
Haines, 7:27 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 in
Haines; cited and released.
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County
Justice Court warrant): Thomas Allen
Talbott, 25, Baker City, 4:21 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20 at the sheriff’s office;
cited and released.
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County
Justice Court warrant): Margaret
Samantha Lacey, 35, Baker City,
8:58 a.m. Wednesday, July 20 at the
sheriff’s office; cited and released.
Online at
bakercityherald.com
Amy Swiger new circuit
court trial administrator
families, to supplement events with sign lan-
guage interpreters, or even expand disabled
bathrooms access, according to the press re-
lease.
The ultimate goal with the new program is
to make local art and culture experiences pos-
sible for those who can’t conveniently connect
to them.
Savage encourages prospective applicants to
call her at 541-523-5369 or to contact another
member of the Cultural Coalition. Members
include Aletha Bonebrake, Mary Apple, Brian
Vegter, Sarah LeCompte and Teresa McQuis-
ten.
Approval also hinges on certain trackable
points, be it new visitors to a museum, positive
experiences from participants or other data.
Savage hopes the grants can be issued with
some mind to the national circumstances.
“How do we get more people out and about
if COVID gets crazier?” she said. “How do
we make it happen given financial restraints?
We want to get some ideas on where we could
meet (in the middle).”
In addition to the new grant program, the
Baker County Cultural Coalition continues to
offer grants through its traditional grant pro-
gram, funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust.
Applicants can put in for both grants in the
same year. There are two grant cycles each
year, with deadlines Aug. 15 and March 15.
Applications are available at bakercounty.org/
cultural_plan/bccc.html.
OXBOW — An Idaho
Power Company employee
was hospitalized after falling
during a routine inspection at
Hells Canyon Dam Wednes-
day morning, July 20.
The male employee, whose
name was not released, was
in stable condition on Thurs-
day, July 21, said Sven Berg, an
Idaho Power spokesman.
The accident was reported
at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
according to the Baker County
Dispatch Center. The Halfway
ambulance transported the
man to a landing site for a Life
Flight helicopter, which took
him to a Boise hospital.
“Our thoughts are with him
and his family as he recovers,”
Berg said.
Athletes at BMS, BHS must
have up-to-date physical
Students at Baker Middle
School and Baker High School
must have a current physical
on file to participate in sports.
Physicals are valid for two cal-
endar years.
Practice for all fall sports at
the high school starts Aug. 15.
Practice at the middle
school starts Aug. 22 for foot-
ball, Aug. 29 for cross-country,
Sept. 6 for seventh-grade vol-
leyball and Sept. 7 for eighth-
grade volleyball.
The Baker County Health
Department will offer phys-
icals during the annual ado-
lescent wellness event July 26-
28, by appointment only. The
health department will also
offer sports physicals, by ap-
pointment, on Aug. 19, Aug.
26 and Sept. 2. The health de-
partment phone is 541-523-
8211.
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