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50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
September 1, 1972
UNITY — Burnt River has the horses this year to run at the
Baker A League leadership, but it lacks the backbone of solid
ground attack — the mules.
“We have the horses in the backfi eld, but it doesn’t do any
good if we don’t have something up front in the line to open the
holes,” said Bull coach Terry Hurst.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
September 1, 1997
Baker County is in the late stages of attack by the apple-
and-thorn leaf skeletonizer, says Janice Cowan, Baker County
OSU Horticulture Extension agent.
Cowan said the population of this small moth is usually
minimal, but not this year. The tiny caterpillar is
yellowish-green with shining spots behind its head.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
August 31, 2012
JOSEPH (AP) — State biologists have identifi ed a new wolf
pack in Northeastern Oregon.
Biologists spotted two gray-colored adult wolves and their
litter of fi ve pups last Saturday in the Upper Minam River
drainage in the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
ONE YEAR NAGO
from the Baker City Herald
September 2, 2021
An aerial armada that dumped thousands of gallons of fi re
retardant and water within several hours slowed a fast-mov-
ing wildfi re that fl ared up Monday afternoon, Aug. 30 and has
burned about 60 acres in one of the more inaccessible parts
of the Elkhorn Mountains.
The human-caused blaze in the upper reaches of the Rock
Creek canyon, about 13 air miles northwest of Baker City,
started in a forest type where fl ames can race through in
certain conditions, said Joel McCraw, fi re management offi cer
for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest’s Whitman Ranger
District.
But as of early Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 1, the fi re was
showing minimal growth, and ground crews had arrived to dig
a fi re break and set up hoses connected to pumps in Rock
Creek, said Peter Fargo, public affairs offi cer for the Wal-
lowa-Whitman.
More than 50 people were working on the fi re, with a goal
of building a line around the entire blaze within 48 hours.
“We’re still not out of the woods yet, but we feel pretty good
about it for sure,” McCraw said on Tuesday afternoon.
Fire offi cials were considerably more concerned a day
earlier, and in part because of the type of forest where the fi re
started.
Most of the trees in that part of the Rock Creek canyon
are subalpine fi rs, a species that has high concentrations of
fl ammable oil in the needles, and branches that tend to start
near the ground, making it easier for fi re to spread from the
ground to the trees’ crowns.
“When it does get established in subalpine fi rs it can be a
challenge to fi ght,” McCraw said. “Very volatile.”
Indeed, the fi re, reported about 3 p.m. Monday by the
lookout on Mount Ireland and by citizens, was torching trees
and spreading through tree crowns, conditions too dangerous
to have fi refi ghters rappel from helicopters, McCraw said.
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SENIOR MENUS
FRIDAY (Sept. 2): Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, corn on
the cob, green salad, rolls, lemon squares
MONDAY (Sept. 5): CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY
TUESDAY (Sept. 6): Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with
gravy, corn on the cob, biscuits, ambrosia, pudding
WEDNESDAY (Sept. 7): Chicken cordon bleu with hollan-
daise, rice, broccoli, rolls, cottage cheese with fruit, bread
pudding
THURSDAY (Sept. 8): Ground beef steak with onions and
gravy, mixed vegetables, rolls, green salad, ice cream
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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ODFW can’t confirm if wolves killed calf
5-month-old calf’s
carcass found near
Lookout Mountain
Aug. 26
Baker City Herald
State biologists couldn’t
determine whether wolves
had killed a 5-month-old
calf found dead in a private
pasture in the Big Lookout
Mountain area of eastern
Baker County.
The carcass of the
500-pound calf was found on
Aug. 26, according to a report
from the Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).
The hide and muscle tissue
were missing from the base of
the tail and the stomach area,
according to the report.
There were no pre-mortem
bite scrapes on the hide, or
hemorrhage in the underlying
tissue on the hind legs or front
elbows, places where wolves
frequently attack, according to
the report.
“However, there was ad-
vanced decomposition and
insufficient tissue remaining
on some parts of the carcass to
be sure the calf had not been
attacked by a wolf,” the report
concludes.
On Aug. 16, ODFW re-
leased a report confirming
that wolves had injured a
500-pound calf about 2 weeks
earlier in the Little Lookout
Mountain area.
In 2021, after wolves from
the Lookout Mountain pack
killed at least nine head of cat-
tle and injured three others,
ODFW employees killed eight
of the estimated 11 wolves in
the pack.
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 yearling) born in the spring
of 2021.
Brian Ratliff, district wild-
life biologist at ODFW’s Baker
City office, said this spring
that an adult male wolf, about
3 years old, joined the breed-
ing female at the end of Janu-
ary 2022. ODFW officials cap-
tured 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 it’s
not clear how the wolf died,
but there was nothing suspi-
cious about the circumstances
to suggest 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.
will be based on the “Come,
Follow Me” curriculum stud-
ied the prior two weeks. The
“Come, Follow Me” lesson
for the week of Sept. 5 will be
based on Isaiah chapters 1-12
and his prophecies about Jesus
Christ and the work to come
in the latter days.
The carpets in buildings
throughout the Stake are be-
ing cleaned during the next
week —please check the cal-
endar before planning or
holding activities in your local
church building.
on four Saturdays from
10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Sept.
10 and 24, and Oct. 8 and 22.
The classes will be at the Lions
Hall in Halfway. Registration
deadline is Sept. 8. Register at
https://tinyurl.com/29sm299c
or find the link at neoedd.org/
events/ or call 541-426-3598.
Local Briefing
Entry deadline nears
for Great Salt Lick Contest
Time is winding down to
submit an entry for the Great
Salt Lick Contest and Auction,
which happens Saturday, Sept.
17, at Churchill School.
In this contest, founded by
Whit Deschner, anyone is wel-
come to turn in a salt block
that has been licked into an
artistic form by livestock or
wildlife.
Enter blocks by Sept. 15 —
and get a replacement block
— at Oregon Trail Livestock
Supply in Baker City or Rich-
land Feed and Seed.
At the event, viewing starts
at 5 p.m., and the auction
starts at 7 p.m.
Cash prizes will be awarded
in various categories thanks to
local sponsors who have do-
nated $1,225.
After judging, all blocks
will be auctioned by Mib Dai-
ley. Proceeds go to the OHSU
Parkinson’s Center of Oregon
— since it began in 2006, this
auction has raised $160,000.
For more information, visit
whitdeschner.com/the-great-
salt-lick-contest or contact
Deschner at 541-519-2736 or
deschnerwhit@yahoo.com.
LDS members encouraged to
fast, donate value of meals
All members of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints are encouraged to fast
for two meals on Sunday, Sept.
4 and to donate the value of
those meals to the Church to
help the less fortunate, both
locally and throughout the
world. Testimonies will be
shared during Sunday’s Sac-
rament Service (and other
meetings) by members of the
congregation who voluntarily
choose to do so. The Baker
City ward is at 2625 Hughes
Lane.
Sunday School lessons will
be taught during the second
hour of services and lessons
Free grant-writing
training for nonprofits
HALFWAY — Lisa Daw-
son and Sara Miller from the
Northeast Oregon Economic
Development District will
teach a free workshop series in
Halfway in September
and October focusing on
successful grant writing for
nonprofits.
The classes will take place
Garden Club to meet Sept. 7
The Baker County Garden
Club will meet Wednesday,
Sept. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at Ore-
gon Trail Nursery, 600 Elm St.
Please bring a sack lunch and
a chair.
The Garden Club will also
have a garage sale on Saturday,
Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at 995 J St. in Baker City.
News of Record
DEATHS
Nels David Dielman: 58, formerly of
Baker City, died Aug. 29, 2022, in Los
Angeles, 5 weeks after sustaining a
devastating brain injury during a bicycle
accident. A complete obituary will be
published later.
FUNERALS PENDING
Dorothy Summers: Memorial
service Saturday, Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. at
the Pine Valley Presbyterian Church
in Halfway. A graveside service will
follow at Pine Haven Cemetery. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Kathy Edmondson and her son,
Terry Edmondson Jr.: Celebration of
their lives Saturday, Sept. 3 at 1 p.m.
at the home of her daughter, Belinda
Edmondson, in Halfway. Online
condolences can be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Tom ‘Mac’ Kerns: A celebration of
Mac’s life will take place Saturday, Sept.
3 at 10 a.m. in the Haines Methodist
Church. Donations can be made to
the Eastern Oregon Museum in Haines
through Coles Tribute Center, 1950
Place St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light
a candle in memory of Mac, go to
www.colestributecenter.com.
Frank William Hermann: A
celebration of his life will take place
on Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Harvest
Christian Church, 3720 Birch St.
in Baker City. To leave an online
condolence for Frank’s family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
Peggy Anna Pittman: Graveside
service Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. at Mount
Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited
to join the family for a reception
afterward at the Baker City Christian
Church, 675 Highway 7. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions can
be made to Smile Train, St. Jude’s
Children’s Hospital or Shriner’s
Children’s Hospital through Gray’s West
& Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a
candle in Peggy’s memory, or to offer
online condolences to her family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
Cass Robertson Vanderwiele:
Celebration of life/anniversary
celebration, Sept. 10 from 4 p.m. to
6 p.m. at the Thomas Angus Ranch
party barn, 42734 Old Trail Road, north
of Baker City. It will be a time to visit
with Cass’ family and offer them love,
support and condolences. Friends and
loved ones are welcome to stop by
at their convenience between those
times. Memorial contributions can
be directed to Colton Accounting, on
Church Street in Baker City. Cass loved
making sure the children of Baker, who
were in need, had a great Christmas. A
foundation will be created to honor his
wishes in his name. To leave an online
condolence for Cass’s family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests, citations
THIRD-DEGREE SEX ABUSE,
HARASSMENT, RESISTING ARREST:
Joseph Michael Randolph, 51, Durkee,
8:12 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 on Express
Road; jailed.
HARASSMENT, UNAUTHORIZED USE OF
A MOTOR VEHICLE: Caton Ray Cooper,
51, Hermiston, 5:09 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.
30 on Hunt Mountain Road; jailed.
DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED, VIOLATION
OF IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE,
FAILURE TO APPEAR (Grant County
warrants): Colt Martin Justice, 24, Mount
Vernon, 4:13 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 on
Chandler Lane; jailed.
HARASSMENT: Susan Audrey Graves, 48,
Sumpter, 8:03 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29 in
Sumpter; jailed.
Oregon State Police
Accident report
Sr. Trooper Edward Mercado responded
to a single-vehicle rollover crash on
Interstate 84, Milepost 324 westbound,
at 2:32 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29. The
driver, Raeldon Ray Barker, 83, of Tigard,
said he fell asleep for a moment and
the Toyota Camry went down a steep
embankment, coming to rest on its roof.
Both the driver and his passenger, Dana
Dudley Baker, 80, of Tigard, were taken
to Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-
Baker City where they were treated for
minor injuries.
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Thank You!
The Baker Ladies Classic
Combo Golf Tournament
would like to Thank the
following businesses and
individuals for their help and
support. We had a very successful
tournament. We could not have done
it without you. Thank you a thousand
times over!
Steve Ritchie Environmental
Sorbenots
Idle Hour
St. Alphonsus
Black’s Distributing
Superior Towing
Silven, Schmeits, & Vaughan.
The Grove Team
Banner Bank
The Main Event
Memory Lane Homes
White House Art & Design
Baker Family YMCA
Behlen Manufacturing
Thatcher’s Ace Hardware
Max McAdams
State Farm - Greg Hinrichsen
Mike McAdams
Western Int’l Securities - Jeff Higgins
Bill Tiedemann
Paul’s Transmission - Randy Schiewe
Gary Carter
Humbles.
Greg Carter
Judy Welding
(PG-13)
1:10, 4:10
4:10
Mike Brooks
Oregon Trail Electric
Mike Hindman
The Windshield Doctor
Kenny Keister
Adiva
Scott Foss
Baker Vision Clinic
Dennis Anthony
The Cheese Fairy
Nic Carmen
Cody’s General Store
Jan Burchard
Copper Belt Winery
Terri Boettcher
J. Tabor Jewelers
Jen Linde
KM Real Estate
Lew Bros - Les Schwab Tires
The Mad Habit
North Seven Brewery Co.
Queen City Modern
Quail Ridge Golf Course
Scentsy - Julie Davis
Don Tiedemann