LOCAL
Gates
Registration is open for the Baker City Church
of the Nazarene Basketball and Cheer
League!
This league is for Kindergarten-6th grade.
BAKER CITY HERALD • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 A3
Registration is open for the Baker City Church
of the Nazarene Basketball and Cheer keep another private road cross-
League!
ing the property, referred to as
This league is for Kindergarten-6th grade.
ning Creek Road, which runs
east to Durkee, the Daly Creek
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the ‘Upper Loop Road,’ open for Road, which continues north
The Daly Creek and Manning
public use.”
to Richland, or the Connor
Creek roads are public roads
Creek Road, which heads east to
The counterclaim also notes
that can’t legally be blocked.
Brownlee Reservoir.
that the upper loop road “ulti-
But a section of the Lookout
None of those routes is pos-
mately provides a north-south
Mountain Road, south of its in-
sible when the gates are locked
connection between Richland
tersection with the two other
because the closed section of the
and I-84.”
roads, crosses private land, some
Lookout Mountain Road — the
That connection is severed
owned by Allen Potato LLC and
upper loop road mentioned in
while the new gates are locked,
Registration is open for the Baker City Church
Registration
is open
for
the
Baker to City
Church
some by Manning Creek LLC
the defendants’ counterclaim
although
it’
s
still
possible
drive
of the Nazarene Basketball and Cheer
of the Nazarene Basketball and Cheer
of Durkee, for which there is no
and in the lawsuit settlement
League!
League! between Richland and I-84,
This league is for Kindergarten-6th grade.
This league
for Kindergarten-6th
public easement, as the county
the is difference
being that the grade. — is the common link to all the
conceded in the lawsuit settle-
routes.
route connects to the freeway
ment agreement.
To access Lookout Moun-
at Durkee, by way of Manning
As a result, the county has no
tain itself — a public road leads
Creek Road, rather than near
legal remedy to prevent locked
to the fire lookout on its 7,100-
Weatherby, by way of Lookout
gates from being installed on
foot summit — and areas to
Mountain Road.
Registration is open for the Baker City Church
Registration is open for the Baker City Church
that section of the Lookout of the Nazarene Basketball and Cheer
the south, drivers have to come
of the Nazarene Basketball and Cheer
Gates prevent loop
League!
League!
Mountain Road, County Road-
from the south, either on the
This league is for Kindergarten-6th grade.
This league is for Kindergarten-6th grade.
driving routes
master Noodle Perkins said.
main road starting from the
He said two locked gates were
The new gates on the Look-
freeway between Mileposts 337
installed on the road earlier this
out Mountain Road have a sig-
and 338, or from one of the
summer. They are on property
nificant effect on public access in side roads that branch off from
owned by Allen Potato LLC.
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the area, Perkins said.
Lookout Mountain Road, in-
There is also a sign designat-
A locked gate on the Lookout Mountain Road between Manning Creek and Lookout Mountain.
Although, as the lawsuit set-
cluding Morgan Creek, Hibbard
ing the county and private sec-
tlement notes, people still have
Creek and Fox Creek roads.
tions of road, and showing pri-
Commission Chairman Bill
To get to Daly Creek Road
that the other road — the upper although it has in the past gener- access to the Connor Creek,
vate property boundaries.
Harvey signed, was not a good
Manning Creek and Daly Creek and Richland, drivers either
loop road section of the Look-
ally been open to the public.
The sign states: “Private Road deal for the county.
roads, the locked gates do block
have to take Manning Creek
out Mountain Road — that was
— Not Maintained. Travel At
(Harvey had voted against a
people from loop routes that
Road from Durkee, which is a
previously open is now blocked, Upper loop road came up
in lawsuit
Your Own Risk. This Road May September 2021 memorandum in effect trading one section of
also include the Lookout Moun- well-maintained gravel road, or
Be Closed at Anytime. No Tres- of understanding
to negotiate
a the closed
The potential for what Registration
tain is Road.
Connor Creek Road from the
another.
Registration
is open for
Baker road
City for
Church
open for the Baker City Church
passing Off Of Roadway.”
settlement
in the
lawsuit, Basketball
stating
Prior Basketball
to the gates, and
people
east, the rough section used pri-
He Cheer
said he didn’t consider the amounts to a swap — allow-
of the
Nazarene
and
of the Nazarene
Cheer
The lawsuit settlement agree- that he League!
disagreed with a sen-
the
could make a loop, either driv-
marily by ATVs.
potential for the upper loop road ing the landowner to leave League!
This league is for Kindergarten-6th grade.
This league is for Kindergarten-6th grade.
ment refers to this as the “up-
tence, which
is part of the set-
Connor Creek Road gate locked
ing the Manning Creek or Daly
Bennett said he’s had one
to be gated. That issue wasn’t
per loop road,” and states that
tlement agreement, stating that
but keeping the entire Lookout
Creek Road to the Lookout
phone call from someone con-
central to the commissioners’
Registration is open
for the official
Baker City
Registration
is open
for —
the
Church
the county concedes
a county
had Church discussions prior to approving
Mountain Road
open
is Baker
part City Mountain
Road, then con-
cerned about the new gates.
of the Nazarene Basketball and Cheer
of the Nazarene Basketball and Cheer
the property owner
given
landowner
Todd
of
the
lawsuit
record.
tinuing
south on the Lookout
Bennett said the gates are an
the
lawsuit
settlement,
he
said.
League!
League!
This league is for Kindergarten-6th
grade.
league is for
Kindergarten-6th
grade.
has “exclusive control”
Longgood permission
to the
counter-
Mountain Road, which runs for inconvenience since they pre-
Nichols said the county might This According
over that section of the
to lock the gate on Con- have been better off pursuing a
claim that the defendants’ law-
more than 10 miles to its end at
vent drivers from making the
road. That section of
nor Creek Road.)
yer, Charles F. Hudson, filed on
Interstate 84 near Weatherby.
loops that were possible previ-
public easement for the upper
road “is not needed to
“I’m not pleased with loop road than for the Connor
July 1, 2020, Longgood, “pro-
Conversely, drivers starting
ously. But he noted that hunters
provide public access
our agreement at all,”
posed that if the plaintiff agreed
at the freeway could head north
and other visitors still have ac-
Creek Road, thereby maintain-
to the Connor Creek
Nichols said on Tues-
with his closure of the (Connor
on the Lookout Mountain Road cess to all the public land in the
ing public access to the entire
Road from Daly Creek
day, Sept. 20. “But we’re Lookout Mountain Road.
Creek Road), he would agree to
and connect to either the Man-
area.
Road,” according to the
stuck with it.”
The Lookout Mountain Road
settlement. The settle-
Nichols said he
is a better maintained and more
Registration is open for the Baker City Church of the Nazarene
— Noodle
ment also states that
signed the lawsuit settle- heavily traveled route than the
Perkins,
Basketball and Cheer League!
the county will “execute
ment because he didn’t
Connor Creek Road, which be-
county
and record a quitclaim
want the county to con- comes very rocky and rough as
roadmaster,
deed releasing any
tinue to pay attorney
it descends to the Snake River
Season is
about the
right, title or interest
fees.
Road along Brownlee Reservoir.
January-February
gates
that it might claim in
And although Nich-
Harvey said the county ac-
2023
that road,” meaning the
ols said he was upset
complished its goal with the law-
is open for the suit,
Baker
City Church
Registration is open for the Baker City Church
upper loop road section of the
that the Registration
county paid $125,000
gaining
a permanent public
of the Nazarene
Basketball easement
and Cheer
of the Nazarene Basketball and Cheer
Lookout Mountain Road. Registration
to the
previous
landowners
for the Connor Creek Registration
is open
for the
Baker City for
Church
is open
for Kindergarden
the League!
Baker City Church
This league
is for
-6th Grade.
League!
of the Nazarene
Basketball
and
Cheer
of
the
Nazarene
Basketball
and Cheer
a permanent
public
easement
Road.
He
said
that
road
is
vital
Perkins said he has had sev-
This
league
is
for
Kindergarten-6th
grade.
This
league
is
for
Kindergarten-6th
The
Registrations
cost
per
child
for
Basketball
is $65 grade.
on is the
Creek Road,
he
for public and firefighting access. League!
eral phone calls from people League!
up- league
This
for Connor
Kindergarten-6th
grade.
This league is for Kindergarten-6th grade.
The
Registration
cost
per
child
for
Cheerleading
is $65
was satisfied that the settlement
“That’s the only one we had to
set about the new gates.
did address the issue — the gate
deal with,” Harvey said.
“There’s nothing we can do
Evaluations for BASKETBALL: November 19th & December 3rd
installed in 2017 — that led to
He emphasized that the
about those,” he said, citing the
Deadline for registration is 12/5/2022. There will be a late fee if
public complaints and ultimately county has no authority over the
settlement.
registered after 12/5/2022.
section of Lookout Mountain
County Commissioner Bruce prompted the county to file the
Open Gym will be held throughout the season. Times TBA
lawsuit in 2019.
Road that has gates.
Nichols said the new gates have
“I was focused on Connor
Harvey said that section of
convinced him that the lawsuit
For questions please contact the League Director at 541.523.3533
Creek Road,” Nichols said.
road was built in the 1970s, and
settlement, which he and Com-
The problem, Nichols said, is
has never had a public easement
missioner Mark Bennett and
“There’s
nothing
we can
do about
those.”
Pumpkins
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Only 300 tickets are avail-
able, at $25 each. No tickets
will be sold the day of the
event.
Purchase tickets at Baker
Aircraft, 43769 Heilner Dr., or
Grumpy’s Repair, 225 H St.
You must bring your own
pumpkin.
Prizes are awarded for the
top three who are closest to
the center of the bull’s-eye.
“It’s very competitive,” Woy-
dziak said.
This event isn’t just for those
toting pumpkins to toss.
Everyone is welcome to par-
take in the afternoon, which
also features music by Frank
Carlson, beverages from Bar-
ley Brown’s Brewpub and
Brewin’ with D, and food
for sale (hot dogs, chili dogs,
hamburgers and cheeseburg-
ers).
Sweatshirts and t-shirts will
FireMed
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FireMed members whose
subscription expired on Sept.
30 will need to contact Bay
Cities Ambulance before Oct.
15 to enroll in LifeGuard. A
phone number and website
will be released as soon as it’s
available, Cannon wrote in his
email.
“Bay Cities Ambulance has
indicated they will work with
customers who might need an
ambulance but have not com-
pleted the LifeGuard enroll-
ment process during the first
part of October as if there is
no lapse in coverage,” Cannon
wrote.
Local residents who have
a lifetime membership in
FireMed will receive a pro-
rated refund from Baker City.
They will also need to enroll
in LifeGuard to maintain cov-
erage for ground transport,
through the phone number or
website that is not yet active.
In his email, Cannon noted
that some residents who called
Metro West were told that
LifeGuard memberships are
not available in Baker City.
Cannon wrote that the call
center for Metro West was not
set up to answer questions
about ground transport cover-
age in Baker County, but Bay
Cities Ambulance is training
its staff to answer those ques-
tions.
also be for sale.
The event is sponsored by
Country Financial Insurance
and D&J Taco Shop.
“That helped us get the
event insurance,” Woydziak
said.
Foundation
The Spc. Mabry James An-
ders Memorial Foundation
was established to help local
graduates pursue higher edu-
cation.
The foundation also pro-
vides financial assistance to
current and former mem-
bers of the military who
want to undergo aviation
training.
The scholarship application,
which opens in spring 2023,
includes an essay on either
“Why I am proud to be an
American” or “What it means
to be an American soldier.”
To learn more about the
scholarship, or to donate to
the Foundation, visit the web-
site, mabryanders.org.
Vena “Teddy” Hobart
January 1, 1942 - September 12, 2022
Vena “Teddy” Hobart died
on September 12, 2022, in
Sacramento, California, from
complications from Crohn’s
disease and Parkinson’s disease.
She was born Vena Octavia
Janoe, the first baby of the New
Year in Baker City, Oregon, on
January 1, 1942.
She met and married
Leonardo Moreno in Baker but
later moved to Sacramento,
California, where they raised 7 children, 5 of whom
were delivered by Dr. John Higgins at St. Elizabeth
Hospital in Baker, Oregon.
She was known as Teddy to friends and family.
Teddy was predeceased by her mother,Vena Udell
Wynn (née Clouse), father, Gordon Janoe, stepfather,
Fred Walter Wynn, brothers, Charles Janoe and Steven
Wynn, first husband, Leonardo Moreno, sons, Leonard
Moreno, Jr. and Frank Moreno and nephew, Dan Janoe.
She is survived by her second husband, Phelps
Hobart, her sister-in-law, Helen Hobart and family,
sister-in-law, Judy Janoe (née Brown) and Charles’
children, Charles Eric “Rick” Janoe, nieces, Kristen
Janoe (née Hansen), Laura Way (Bill) and their
respective families.Teddy’s daughters, Elaina Goettsch
(Mike), Linda Moreno (Clark Boomhower), and Sandy
Moro (Gary), daughter-in-law, Carla Moreno and sons,
Michael Moreno and Tom Moreno share in the loss
of their mother, as do her 12 grandchildren and their
partners or spouses, Jeremy Goettsch (Lisa), Kevin
Goettsch (Kara Bertram), Sara Moreno, Ryan Moreno
(Kenna), Matthew Perry, Shannon Hobbs (James),
Casey Moreno, Elyse Smith (Josh Allen), Shane Moro
(Leigha), Joshua Moro, Jake Moro (Jessica) and Zac
Moro (Emily) and 15 great-grandchildren. Teddy is also
survived by her sisters, Pat “Tris” Wynn of Meridian,
Idaho, and Debra “Debbie” Wynn (Allen Maberry) of
Portland, Oregon, and brother, Monty Wynn of Boise,
Idaho. Numerous other extended family members and
friends will miss their beloved “Teddy.”
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October
15, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1500
27th Street, Sacramento, California, 95816.
Teddy was active in her Lutheran congregation,
Sacramento community theater, the Sacramento
Symphony and Philharmonic League, and The Salvation
Army Women’s Auxiliary.
Donations in her memory may be given to the charity
of one’s choice.
Patrick Colin Morrissey
March 24, 1925 - September 12, 2022
Patrick Colin Morrissey, 97, of Baker
City, Oregon, passed away on September
12, 2022, at Settler’s Park, Baker City,
Oregon.
Patrick was born on
March 24, 1925, in Grass
Valley, Oregon, to Jack
Morrissey and Margaret
Martin Morrissey. He
graduated from Highline
High School in Burien,
Washington, in 1943. That
was the middle of World
War II, and he obtained a
few months’ draft deferral
so he could receive his
diploma before leaving
for Basic Training. He
served in the 99th Infantry
Division of the US Army,
fighting as a corporal in
the Battle of the Bulge and a staff sergeant
in the final Allied advance into Germany.
He was released from the Army in
1946 and enrolled at Washington State
University, where he met and married
E’Jay Towner of Pomeroy, Washington, in
1947. He graduated from Washington State
University with a degree in agricultural
science in 1948. After graduation Patrick
and E’Jay joined his mother and stepfather,
Bob Steward, running 250 Hereford
cows and their calves on the Steward &
Morrissey ranch in the Keating Valley.
They raised two children, Sara Lee and
Mike, and expanded the ranch from 250
to 1,000 cows during their marriage of 22
years. They were divorced in 1968.
In response to a scours epidemic at the
ranch, Patrick began looking for ways to
improve animal health in ranch operations.
His research led to being appointed Chair
of the Animal Health Committee for the
Baker County Livestock Association in
1961. The following year he led the Oregon
Cattleman’s Animal Health Committee
and, in 1963, was named President of the
Oregon Animal Health Council, which
included representatives from the Oregon
Veterinary Medical Association, Oregon
Farm Bureau, Oregon grange, and other
livestock industries. This committee was
instrumental in raising funds to build a
virology lab at Oregon State University.
Patrick continued to travel back and
forth to the Willamette Valley for his
committee work. In the fall of 1970, he met
Beth Johnson, who was working as a legal
secretary in a prestigious Portland law
firm, and persuaded her to come to Eastern
Oregon. They were married on February 6,
1971, and celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary a few months before her death
in September 2021.
Soon after their marriage, the ranch
began transitioning to raising and selling
range-ready Limousin bulls to commercial
ranchers. This required extensive record-
keeping, genetic analysis, and lots of
paperwork and marked the beginning of
Patrick’s love of computers. It also meant
marketing, salesmanship,
and
a
money-back
guarantee on Steward &
Morrissey bulls. Patrick
boasted that he had become
a “top-notch bull shipper!”
In addition to ranch life,
Patrick and Beth worked
together on community
projects. They helped
launch the Baker Family
YMCA, heading up several
sustaining campaigns in
the early years, and were
instrumental in managing
a successful campaign in
1984 which raised funding
to build the Sam-O-Swim Center.
Patrick and Beth were active members
of the Baker City Nazarene Church, where
they developed many good friends over
the years. They taught Sunday School, led
small groups, and sang in the church choir.
Patrick enjoyed taking an annual role in
the Easter musicals and even grew a beard
for one of the productions! He served
successive terms on the Board of Elders
and played a key role in helping build the
“new” church and Family Life Center on
Hughes Lane.
Survivors include Patrick’s son Mike
Morrissey (Janie) of Keating, Oregon;
daughter Sara Lee Seaman of Bellingham,
Washington; stepson Eric Johnson (Joy)
of Riverton, Utah; stepson Paul Johnson
(Nancy) of Baker City, Oregon; stepson
Ronn Johnson of Brookings, Oregon;
stepdaughter Betty Palmer (Rob) of Baker
City, Oregon; 14 grandchildren, and 22
great-grandchildren.
Patrick was preceded in death by
his wife, Beth Morrissey, father, Jack
Morrissey, mother, Margaret Steward,
stepfather Bob Steward, and son-in-law
John Seaman.
A memorial service will be held on
October 22, 2022, at 10 a.m., at the Baker
City Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Lennie
Spooner will be officiating the service. The
service will also be live-streamed by the
Baker City Church of the Nazarene. An
inurnment service is planned for 1 p.m. at
Mount Hope Cemetery and will include
military honors in recognition of Patrick’s
service during WWII.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Baker City Church of the Nazarene
through Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City,
Oregon 97814.
Please visit www.grayswestco.com to
leave an online condolence for the family.