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TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
July 25, 1972
A pretrial conference got underway this morning in circuit
court involving a rate schedule dispute between Cascade
Natural Gas Corporation and the Public Utility Commissioner
of Oregon, Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 25, 1997
The Oregon Army National Guard agrees with a local
committee that the southeast corner of the Baker County
Fairgrounds in Baker City is the best place to build a new
armory.
National Guard offi cials last year announced that they
hoped to build a new armory here within three or four years.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 25, 2012
Dr. Wendy Ring and her husband, Michael Shapiro, were
pedaling a tandem bicycle through Baker City on Monday
afternoon. They came to talk about the weather.
Theirs wasn’t a friendly little chat about pleasantly warm
summer days, however. The couple wanted to discuss global
climate change and its effects on people’s health.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
July 27, 2021
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City has received
recertifi cation as a Gold Safe Sleep Champion with the Cribs
for Kids program.
A community coalition formed in 2015 to promote safe
sleep practices for infants in response to a number of local
co-sleeping deaths. The hospital received certifi cation in
2016.
To maintain the program, Saint Alphonsus must submit
annual data on safe sleep education and outreach conduct-
ed in the community in the past year, said Sommer Sargent,
who is OB supervisor, Clinical Coordinator Supervisor, and
Resource RN Supervisor at Saint Alphonsus.
“Anything that shows we are out in the community advo-
cating about safe sleep,” she said.
Every fi ve years, the hospital must submit an application
for recertifi cation, which is essentially like applying for the
initial certifi cation.
“It’s basically starting over,” Sargent said.
In the recertifi cation letter, received July 1, Saint Alphon-
sus was complimented by the Cribs for Kids program:
“Your hospital’s leadership and healthcare team mem-
bers’ commitment to best practices and education support-
ing safe infant sleep is commendable.”
To remain at the gold level, Sargent said the hospital will
continue the education and outreach practices already in
place.
A big part, she said, is modeling safe sleep practices in
the Birth Center.
“That’s the big take-away,” she said.
This includes using a HALO sleep sack (instead of blan-
kets) and placing the newborn on his or her back.
Upon discharge, every patient goes home with a free
sleep sack, which has been funded by the hospital auxiliary
and foundation.
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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
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corn, rolls, fruit cup, cookies
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rolls, fruit, pudding
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peas, rolls, cottage cheese with fruit, lemon squares
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11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $5 donation (60 and older), $7.50
for those under 60.
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Weed of the week: Common mallow
BY JEFFREY PETTINGILL
The enemy
Common mallow (Malva neglecta
Wallr.)
An annual, or in many conditions a pe-
rennial plant, it has round, lobed leaves
that resemble geraniums, which is where
it gets an alternate name of wild gera-
nium. This plant from Europe has a deep
single taproot that allows it to grow in
many areas including lawns, gardens, dis-
turbed pastures, agricultural fields and
wastelands. It produces hundreds of yel-
low-white flowers that form a seed which
resembles a button, hence also known as
“button weed.”
The attack
Due to its deep running taproot, this
plant robs the soil of nutrients and water.
Because this plant has numerous round-
shaped leaves that grow close to the
ground in a prostrate manner that allows
it to rob the desirable plants of valuable
sunlight. This causes loss of livestock feed
as well as lawn and garden plant produc-
tion and helps produce more undesirable
weeds.
The defense
Many of our tap-rooted enemies can be
controlled mechanically. When digging
up this plant just make sure that you get
four to five inches of the root out of the
ground. It also helps to pre-moisten the
ground a few hours before you try to dig
or pull the weed up. The button-looking
seed heads contain hundreds of individ-
ual seeds that can last in the soil for many
years.
If you find this in your garden and
cannot pull it out of the ground you may
try to wipe a combination of Roundup
and 2,4-D onto them with a paint-
brush or similar method. There are a
few herbicides that work on the weed.
Herbicides such as dicamba (Banvel
or Vanquish/Clarity, Garlon (Valsan,
Crossbow), and work the best for con-
trol in these habitats. Best control has
been demonstrated if the weed is treated
Rich Old/Contributed Photo
The common mallow produces small, yel-
low-white flowers that each produces a seed
resembling a button.
in early summer or late fall. For proper
identification please call your local
county weed supervisor.

Jeffrey Pettingill, supervisor of the Baker County
Weed District, can be reached at 541-523-0618 or
541-519-0204.
76th Chief Joseph Days Rodeo ready to roll
Wallowa County Chieftain
JOSEPH — The Chief Jo-
seph Days Rodeo in Joseph,
scheduled for July 27-31, will
feature famous rodeo clown
John Harrison.
Harrison has made 10 ap-
pearances at the Wrangler’s
National Finals Rodeo in Las
Vegas, won Comedy Act of the
Year five times and is a four-
time winner of the prestigious
Coors Man in the Can award.
Voted a Top 10 Must See Ro-
deo, a 25 Best Fests of the West
and winner of multiple best
small rodeo awards, Chief Jo-
seph Days features four nights
of Professional Rodeo Cow-
boys Association rodeos and
six days of Western entertain-
ment in the scenic hamlet in
Northeast Oregon.
The festivities kick off Tues-
day, July 26, with the Bucking
Horse Stampede down Main
Street. Wednesday night is the
first of four PRCA rodeos, with
Family Night, which features
youngsters trying their hand at
mutton bustin’, a crowd favor-
ite. Up-and-coming cowboys
also compete, along with top
competitors who hope to im-
prove their standings and make
it all the way to the Wrangler’s
National Finals Rodeo in Las
Vegas in December.
Thursday night celebrates
Tough Enough to Wear Pink,
where attendees and contes-
tants wear pink to support
breast cancer awareness. Miles
for Mammograms, a fun walk
to raise money for local cancer
screenings, starts at 9 a.m. at
the Thunder Room, adjacent
to the arena.
Friday and Saturday nights
play to packed crowds, as the
Ellen M. Bishop/Wallowa County Chieftain, File
The 76th annual Chief Joseph Days rodeo starts July 27.
competition heats up and win-
ners are decided.
Whiskey Creek is back this
year by popular demand to
play live music at the Thun-
der Room right after the ro-
deo, where revelers can party
and dance the night away. Safe
buses are provided so no one
has to worry about drinking
and driving.
Rodeos start at 7 p.m.
each night, and take place at
the Harley Tucker Memo-
rial Arena just west of Main
Street in Joseph. Each rodeo
starts with the Tuckerettes, six
fast-flying cowgirls who thrill
with their daring riding pat-
terns at breakneck speed, while
carrying sponsor flags.
Other festivities for Chief
Joseph Days include the junior
parade on Friday, July 29, at
10 a.m. down Main Street, and
the Grand Parade on Saturday
at 10 a.m. down Main Street.
Shopping vendors will line
Main Street offering Western
accessories.
A reenactment of the infa-
mous 1896 robbery of the First
Bank of Joseph will not take
place following the Grand Pa-
rade as it did last year, said Jude
Graham, curator of the Wal-
lowa County Museum which
sponsors the reenactment. She
said some of the reenactors
come from as far away as Port-
land and it’s difficult to get them
to come every year. She said the
museum will probably host the
reenactment every other year.
Chief Joseph Days is named
in honor of the famous Chief
Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe.
Wallowa County — and par-
ticularly Joseph — is the
ancestral homeland of the
Nez Perce. Chief Joseph was
lauded for his skills as a peace
chief leading his people away
from the U.S. Army and for
his eloquence, when he sur-
rendered in 1877 with the fa-
mous words, “From where the
sun now stands, I will fight no
more forever.”
The Nez Perce host the an-
nual Friendship Feast on Sat-
urday, at the tent encampment
adjacent to the Harley Tucker
Memorial Arena. All are wel-
come to attend to enjoy tradi-
tional dancing and food. The
Nez Perce provide buffalo and
salmon; guests are asked to
bring side dishes to share. Nez
Perce tribal members partic-
ipate in the Grand Parade on
Saturday.
Chief Joseph Days was
founded in 1946 by stock con-
tractor Harley Tucker. The tra-
dition celebrates the sport of
rodeo, and honors the Western
heritage of the Wallowa Valley.
For more information, visit
www.chiefjosephdays.com.
News of Record
DEATHS
Rebecca ‘Becky’ Adamson: 82, of
Baker City, died Friday, July 22, 2022 at
her home. Arrangements are under the
direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Richard Tittle: 70, of North Powder died
at his home with his family at his side on
July 20, 2022. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Evelyn Gregg: 80, of Huntington died on
July 21, 2022 at Weiser Care of Cascadia
in Weiser, Idaho. Arrangements are under
the direction of Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home & Cremation Services. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, Citations
HARASSMENT: Noah Phillip Elroy Fulfer,
28, Baker City, 12:14 p.m. Sunday, July
24 in the block of 200 E Campbell Street;
cited and released.
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker County
Circuit Court warrant): Coty Daniel-duane
Hanson, 25, Baker City, 4:31 p.m., Sunday,
July 24 in the block of 1600 Auburn
Avenue; jailed.
FAILURE TO APPEAR: (Baker County
Circuit Court Warrant): Tami Deann
Dudley, 42, Baker City, 10:26 p.m.,
Sunday, July 24 on Frontage Road; jailed.
CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County
Justice Court Cite and Release Warrant):
Jimmy Dean Smith Jr., 58, Baker City,
3:44 p.m. Saturday, July 23 in the block of
600 Valley Avenue; cited and released.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests Citations
PAROLE VIOLATION (Out of State
Warrant): Richard Dean Ochoa, 62, Moses
Lake, Washington, 7:31 p.m., Sunday July
24 on Highway 7; jailed.
PROBATION VIOLATION: Chaz Jordan
Williams, 21, Baker City, 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 23 on 13th and H Street;
jailed.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF II (Baker County
Justice Court warrant): Ethan Scot Miller,
23, Baker City, 4:12 p.m., Saturday July 23
on I84; cited and released.
CONTEMPTS OF COURT: (Baker County
Justice Court Warrant) Laura Feign
Osterkamp, 58, Baker City, 2:16 a.m.
Friday, July 22 in the block of 15000
Sumpter Stage Highway; cited and
released
FOURTH-DEGREE DOMESTIC ASSAULT:
John Duane Buck, 37, Oxbow, 2:43 a.m.,
Friday, July 22 in Oxbow; cited and
released
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