BAKER CITY HERALD • THuRsDAY, AugusT 18, 2022 A3
LOCAL
Theatre
Wolves
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As for her path in theater?
She knew all about MCT
because she did shows as a
child in Peterstown, West
Virginia.
“I got into theater because
of MCT,” she said. “It is be-
cause of them that I’m here.”
But, again, it’s kind of by
accident.
She’s attending West Vir-
ginia University, and went
to an audition conference
to perform a monologue
and song for various theater
companies.
Maddy didn’t know MCT
was in the audience — until
she got a call for an inter-
view.
So this summer she’s tour-
ing with MCT and, along
with Bradford, is teaching
a full musical of “The Little
Mermaid” to a new cast ev-
ery week.
She’s just starting her se-
nior year, and aims to com-
plete a BFA in musical the-
ater and a BA in dance.
“I technically start classes
tomorrow,” she said with a
laugh on Tuesday, Aug. 16,
just as youngsters streamed
into the auditorium for af-
ternoon rehearsal.
A group of actors practice lines for Missoula Children’s Theatre “The Little Mermaid” on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Standing, from left, are Ellie
McQuisten, Rebecca Cannon and Eva Hicks. Sitting are Sadie Christensen, left, and Taylor Lee.
Second Baker City show
this summer
Missoula Children’s The-
ater, which tours musicals
around the United States
and beyond, comes to Baker
City every summer, thanks
to Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center.
This is the second MCT
production in Baker City this
year — “Jungle Book” was
Heat
as August is waning.
But even if that happens,
the summer of 2022 cer-
tainly won’t be the anomaly it
seemed destined to be as late
as Independence Day.
June was the third consecu-
tive month with temperature
below average at the airport.
During June the temperature
reached the 90s only once —
97 degrees on June 27.
A year ago, by contrast,
there were 11 such days
during June, culminating in a
record-breaking heat wave at
the end of the month that in-
cluded a high of 103 on June
29 — the hottest June day on
record at the airport.
But in 2021, June was
merely the opening act.
July 2021 was the hottest
month on record at the air-
port, with an average high of
92.3 degrees and 22 days with
a high of 90 or more.
August 2021 had a similar
start but couldn’t maintain
the momentum throughout.
A cool stretch in the second
half of the month pushed the
month’s overall average high
Last fall the agency believed
that the pack, which roams the
area between Highway 86 on
the north and Interstate 84 to
the south, consisted of just two
wolves — the breeding female
and one juvenile (now a year-
ling) born in the spring of 2021.
Brian Ratliff, district wildlife
biologist at ODFW’s Baker City
office, said this spring that an
adult male wolf, about 3 years
old, joined the breeding female
at the end of January 2022.
ODFW officials captured the
male on Jan. 31 and fitted the
animal with a radio tracking
collar.
Ratliff said it appeared,
based on movements from
the breeding female, that she
had mated and had pups this
spring.
The male wolf was found
dead in the Little Lookout
area on July 15, Ratliff said on
Wednesday, Aug. 17. It’s not
clear how the wolf died, but
there was nothing suspicious
about the circumstances to sug-
gest someone illegally killed the
animal, he said.
With the breeding male
dead, Ratliff said he believes
the pack consists of the breed-
ing female, the yearling and
most likely an unknown num-
ber of pups born this spring.
Ratliff said the female’s
movements, returning fre-
quently to the same location,
suggests she had a litter of pups
and that they remain in a den.
The recent attack on the calf
is the second confirmed depre-
dation by the Lookout Moun-
tain pack in 2022.
In early June ODFW biol-
ogists concluded that wolves
from the pack had attacked
and injured three calves in the
Daly Creek area, east of Lit-
tle Lookout Mountain, in late
May.
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Including, potentially, a
broken record.
Through the first 17 days
of August, the average high
temperature at the Baker City
Airport was about 91.8 de-
grees (the official high for
Aug. 17 had not been reached
by press time on Wednesday,
Aug. 16).
That’s just above the all-time
record for August. In 2017
the average high for the entire
month was 91.7 degrees.
The current runner-up is
2002, at 91.2 degrees. The
third-hottest August was in
1967, with an average high of
91.1.
The National Weather Ser-
vice is forecasting highs of
90 or above through at least
Tuesday, Aug. 23.
Even a middling cold front
during the month’s final week
could push the monthly av-
erage high below its current
record-setting pace. And the
first of those harbingers of au-
tumn occasionally do barge in
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
Richard “Dick” Emele Sr.
April 3, 1945 - July 30, 2022
The Emele family, with heavy
hearts, announces the passing of
Richard Donald Emele Sr. “Dick”
passed away Saturday, July 30th,
2022 at 11:05 a.m. PST after a
long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Dick is survived by his wife, Alice
Emele, daughter, Ronda Sherwood
and son, Richard Donald Emele Jr.
Dick was born on April 3rd,
1945, in Baker City, Oregon, to Dorothy and Donald
Franklin Emele. He served in the United States Navy
as a gunner’s mate and was a Vietnam vet. This
service was followed by jobs ranging from ranching to
restaurant dishwasher; he finally was hired by Cascade
Natural Gas where he worked for 42 years. His career
lead him from Baker City, Oregon, to Ontario, Oregon,
and finally Shelton, Washington, where he retired in
2008. He worked as a Class “A” serviceman and many
in the community affectionately referred to him as “The
Gas Man.”
Dick was helpful and kind, and enjoyed life through
working with his hands in building and creativity. As a
young adult he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping
with family and friends. He was a master at organizing
everything from nuts and bolts to paperwork. Dick
enjoyed coin collecting and even tried his hand at
making his own cheese and cheese presses. Music
albums ranging from Johnny Horton, Charlie Pride,
Patsy Cline, and Neil Diamond to the instrumental
music of Billy Vaughn were found in his collection.
Conway Twitty’s “Danny Boy” and “Seven Spanish
Angels” sung by Ray Charles were two of his favorite
songs.
Dick was very generous to his family, not only
financially, but through passing on wisdom, insights,
stories from “the Old Days” and of course humor.
He will be missed so much by us, his family, but we
are confident that he is in a better place; a place of
unspeakable joy and reunion to those that passed before
him. Our lives will forever be enhanced and comforted
by his memory.
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performed in June.
“The Little Mermaid” fea-
tures a cast of 39, ranging in
age from first grade through
high school.
The youngsters rehearse
to slightly below average, at
84.1 degrees.
But September brought an-
other, albeit brief, spate of torrid
temperatures, including three
days with a high of 90 or above.
The year ended with 47
such days at the airport —
breaking the record of 42, set
in 2017.
(The long-term annual av-
erage is 26 days with a high of
90 or higher at the airport.)
This year, with the heat so
tardy, almost certainly won’t
threaten the record set in 2021.
There was only the one 90-
plus day in June. And July
started slow, with no such
days through the 11th.
But the roster of 90-de-
gree days has been growing
steadily ever since.
all week to learn lines, songs
and movements for the per-
formance.
All their work culminates
with shows for the commu-
nity at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19
The temperature topped 90
on 15 of the final 20 days of
July, and 12 of the first 17 days
of August.
That sizzling streak has
boosted the 2022 total of
90-degree days to 28 — two
above average. Based on the
forecast for hot weather to
continue, that number is
likely to reach the low 30s by
early next week.
The past six weeks have
been noteworthy not only for
the number of 90-degree days,
but also for the unyielding na-
ture of the heat.
During the first 17 days of
August, even the five days that
didn’t reach 90 could hardly
be described as cool. The low-
est maximum was 84, on Aug.
6. Two of the four other sub-
Joan Chandler Fowler
June 9 1932 - August 6, 2022
Joan Chandler Fowler
passed away suddenly at her
home on August 6, 2022, at
the age of 90. She was born
on June 9, 1932, in McCloud,
California, to Orville and
Bell Chandler. Soon after, the
family moved to the foothills
of the Elkhorn Mountains just
outside of Haines, Oregon.”
Her childhood on the
Chandler Ranch was of
another era - Joan and her
three siblings, Dan, Pat and Janet, all pitched in to hay
the fields and raise the cattle. Starting at the young age
of eight, she worked a team of draft horses by herself.
She and her younger brothers had many early mornings
milking jersey cows before they rode their horses to
school.Twice, while riding her beloved mare, Shodie, to
school they slipped on the ice and Joan broke her femur,
a serious injury in those days. It must be said Joan was
truly a child of her Chandler ranch whose ways and
loves and values she never left.
After graduating from North Powder High School,
Joan attended the University of Oregon - where she was
a member of the Delta Zeta sorority and met her future
husband, Earl Fowler. Shortly after graduating with a
Master’s in English, Earl and she married and moved to
Hood River to teach high school. Joan spent her career
as an English teacher first at Wy’East High School and
later at Hood River Valley High, where she oversaw the
yearbook. She loved animals and raised many horses,
cows, cats and dogs. Joan and Earl lived out their lives
at their home on Wy’East Drive in Odell, where they
raised their two children, Brad and Jacqueline. She had
a remarkable breadth and depth of knowledge and was
known for her wit and humor.
Joan was preceded in death by her two brothers,
Dan and Pat Chandler; her sister, Janet Skarsett and her
husband, Earl Fowler. She is survived by her children,
Brad (Kathryn Klein) and Jacqueline (Marcus)
Lampros; her grandchildren and great-grandchildren,
most of whom still live in the Hood River Valley.
A celebration of her life will be held 4:30 p.m.,
Saturday, October 1st at Stave and Stone Winery 3827
Fletcher Drive, Hood River, Oregon 97031.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s
Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River,
Oregon 97031.
Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a
note of condolence for the family.
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90-degree days had highs
of 89 and 88, respectively.
July was much the same.
Since Independence Day,
when the high was well be-
low average, at just 74 de-
grees, only one day failed
to reach 80 degrees — 78
on July 18.
Marian Taylor
January 27, 1944 - August 11, 2022
Marian Maxine Taylor, a
longtime resident of Baker City,
passed away on August 11, 2022,
at the age of 78. A memorial
service was held on August 16,
2022, at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church in Baker City, Oregon.
Bishop Mike Smith officated the
service. The inurnment followed
the memorial service at Mt.
Hope Cemetery.
Marian was preceded in death by her beloved
husband of 29 years, Timothy L. Taylor, and her
brother, Bud Montgomery. Marian is survived by her
brother, Jerry Bird of John Day, Oregon, her sister,
Donna McEntire of Meacham, Oregon, her children,
Ronald Naillon of Baker City, Oregon, Christy Slack
of Union, Oregon, James Naillon of Gillette, Wyoming,
Jay Naillon of Issaquah, Washington, Timothy M.
Taylor of Albany, Oregon, Les Taylor of Dardenne
Prairie, Missouri, Melanie Fronk of Kingwood, Texas,
Michelle Robarge of San Antonio, Texas, Nathan
Taylor of Vancouver, Washington, and her many grand
and great-grandchildren.
Marian was born in Enterprise, Oregon, and
graduated from Pendleton High School in 1964. Her
family was her greatest joy. Marian loved serving God
and the joy that came with serving others. She loved
doing puzzles and embroidery. Marian was the youngest
of 4 children.
Marian was adept at handling adversity and was an
inspiration to many. At the age of 16, she was involved
in a horrific car accident. The accident would leave her
with a badly crippled leg, bed-ridden and wheelchair-
bound for over a year. She did not wallow in self-pity but
rose and walked again and ultimately walked across her
high school graduation stage two years later to receive
her diploma. Whatever challenges faced Marian, she
met them head-on.
Marian’s life was dedicated to serving others. She
loved caring for her special needs residents as well
as taking care of children of all needs. Her house was
always open to those who needed her, be it for a few
hours, days, or months.
Marian found the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
Day Saints in 1981. It would forever transform her life.
Her testimony would grow with each new challenge,
becoming her rock. She loved her work in primary and
the library. She always had a smile for those she greeted
and, on occasion, a Lifesaver candy. Marian considered
Jesus her friend and the church her home.
Marian met the love of her life, Timothy L. Taylor,
in 1987; they married a year later in September of 1988
and spent the next 29 years together.
Marian found joy in the little things, flowers
blooming, a sunrise, or the smell of the rain. A reminder
and comfort to us that God is in control of everything.
Those wishing to honor Marian may do so by
donating to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation through Grays West and Company Pioneer
Chapel at 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
To leave an online condolence for the family of
Marian, please visit: www.grayswestco.com.
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