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50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
October 10, 1972
Roundtrip Sundance air service between Baker and Boise
will be restored starting Oct. 29, according to Hughes Air West
offi cials. Hughes Air West is expanding its fall schedule instead of
joining other airlines in the industry’s traditional seasonal cutback.
Vendors sought for
Christmas bazaar
Baker County is hosting the
annual 4-H Christmas bazaar
Dec. 2-3 at the Baker County
Fairgrounds show barn. Ven-
dors interested in reserving a
spot at the bazaar are encour-
aged to call the Baker County
Extension Office at 541-523-
6418. Tables are $40. The ba-
zaar hours will be from noon
to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2,
and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 10, 1997
Burglars caused thousands of dollars in damage to the
Baker County Courthouse last night.
Basement and fi rst fl oor offi ces were entered and damaged
between 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 6:45 a.m. today, said Baker
City Police Sgt. Robert Pierce.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 10, 2012
Population, future funding for services and protecting local
rights from being trampled by state and federal decisions
were some of the issues that arose during a political forum on
Tuesday evening.
Roughly 80 people came to Baker High School for the
event, which was co-sponsored by the American Association of
University Women and the Baker City Herald.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 12, 2021
A year ago, Jesse Brown was nervous.
His future depended on what showed up on the screen of
his cellphone.
Today he’s just excited.
Brown, a professional steer wrestler and Baker City native,
didn’t have to endure any hours of anxiety to fi nd out if he
qualifi ed for the National Finals Rodeo, the Super Bowl for
professional cowboys.
Brown, 29, had his best professional season, ranking sec-
ond in earnings with $92,358.49.
Only Jacob Talley of Keatchie, Louisiana, has won more, with
$117,256.41.
Since the top 15 steer wrestlers qualify for the National
Finals, set for Dec. 2-11 at the Thomas & Mach Center in Las
Vegas, Brown, who was second in earnings for much of the
season that started in the spring, was confi dent that he would
advance to the National Finals for the second straight year.
“I was able to be consistent this year,” Brown said on Mon-
day, Oct. 11. “I’m happy with how it went.”
How it went was quite different from the 2020 season,
which was, like so much else, interrupted at times by the
pandemic.
In late September of 2020, after competing in his fi nal
rodeo of the season at Stephenville, Texas, Brown did not yet
know whether he had fulfi lled his goal of qualifying for the
National Finals.
He had been in 16th place — $500 short of clinching the
fi nal spot in the National Finals.
Brown, a 2011 Baker High School graduate, had to wait for
hours, checking on results from other rodeos.
One of his two closest competitors was competing in New
Jersey, the other in Rapid City, South Dakota.
When the results had been tallied, Brown was in 15th
place.
The margin between him and 16th place was $1,560.
“Last year was a lot more stressful,” said Brown, who played
football at Washington State University before transferring to
Montana State University and taking up rodeo full time. “It was
nice not having to worry about the end of the season.”
This year it was Brown’s traveling companion and fellow
steer wrestler, Curtis Cassidy of Donalda, Alberta, Canada,
who had to weather the last-minute anxiety.
Cassidy ended up in 15th place, his margin even tidier than
Brown’s from 2020, at just $183.
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WEDNESDAY (Oct. 12): Barbecued ribs, corn on the cob,
rolls, green salad, ice cream
THURSDAY (Oct. 13): Taco salad, sour cream and salsa,
tortilla chips, fruit, pudding
FRIDAY (Oct. 14): Beef stew, peas, rolls, green beans, apple
crisp
MONDAY (Oct. 17): Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes
with gravy, corn, rolls, green salad, sherbet
TUESDAY (Oct. 18): Pot roast, red potatoes, baby carrots,
rolls, ambrosia, cheesecake
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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Governor examines hailstorm’s
impact: ‘It’s unbelievable’
Legislative Emergency Management Board
approve $2 million toward recovery for Wal-
WALLOWA — Gov. Kate Brown was
lowa — a request the board approved Sept. 23
struck nearly speechless as she viewed the
— no one was certain that the money would
hail damage still evident in Wallowa from the be sufficient.
Aug. 11 storm during a visit to the commu-
“This’ll be kind of a pilot deal to see if it’s
nity.
going to work,” Hulse said. “From there, every
The governor spent about 30 minutes on
time they have a disaster, they would turn (the
Friday, Oct. 7, looking around Wallowa City
money) over to a nonprofit.”
Hall and discussing the damage with about 20
Rather than it going to the mayor or the
people who showed up for her visit.
Wallowa City Council, Hulse said, “This in-
“It’s unbelievable,” she said. “We have some dependent group will come in and set the pa-
friends who live here and they
rameters.”
“I think this
showed something on Facebook.
The pool of $2 million will re-
It was tennis ball-size hail. I’ve
main in state coffers waiting to be
was just a first
never seen anything like that.”
requested for recovery work.
Looking at the marks left as
“Blue Mountain will come
investment into
scars on the doors of the west
in and make arrangements for
the community. (property) to be fixed up and then
side of the building, Brown was
amazed at the pattern the hail-
will request the funds from
We wanted to get they
stones left.
the state,” Hulse said.
a better sense of
“It’s like we just came from an
Lieuallan said she wasn’t sure
art gallery,” she said.
the $2 million would be adequate.
what the damage
Brown felt the dents in the
“With the amount of insur-
metal siding and viewed nearby
ance we have in the community
looks like.”
buildings, such as the Wallowa
— I don’t know yet,” she said. “We
— Gov. Kate Brown
Senior Center, where the siding
don’t have enough information to
was virtually shredded.
really understand how much. We
At City Hall, Wallowa Mayor Gary Hulse
know that many have insurance. We know
showed the governor the electric meter that
that the damage was around $6 million, but
had to be replaced.
that’s just a ballpark figure.”
“Every meter on a west-facing wall was
Lieuallan said the purpose of the funding is
damaged and had to be replaced,” he said.
to restore people’s property to pre-storm con-
A window near the meter remains boarded ditions.
up. The hail shattered windows, sending
“We’re only trying to make people safe, san-
shards of glass into the council chambers.
itary and functional,” she said.
During the visit, Brown asked about efforts
“It’s not our goal to make them better than
toward recovery.
they were before the hailstorm. I am so proud
Christy Lieuallan, a co-chair with the Blue
of the state for giving $2 million to this com-
Mountain Long-Term Recovery Group, ex-
munity. It’s really, really amazing that they’re
plained how the nonprofit will be directing
doing that.”
efforts. She said group representatives have
Asked if more state aid is possible, Brown
come to town already and would return Oct.
said it is.
14-15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at City Hall.
“My sense is the Legislature is open to
They would meet with owners of damaged
meeting the community’s needs,” she said. “I
property to gather information about what
think this was just a first investment into the
they need.
community.
“Everything is by case number. We don’t
“We wanted to get a better sense of what
ever talk about people’s names. They just
the damage looks like. Obviously, folks who
come and tell their story,” she said. “Then, if
don’t have insurance or are underinsured,
they are still in need of some help, they will be we want to make sure insurance covers first
assigned a case manager and that case man-
and get a full sense. There’s another e-board
ager will help them build their disaster recov- (meeting) in December, so I believe that
ery plan.”
would be another opportunity, as well as the
2023 legislative session. This is an initial in-
More money?
vestment to help meet the needs of the com-
Although Brown requested the state Joint
munity right now.”
BY BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
COVID-19
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Publisher
Karrine Brogoitti
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
Wallowa Mayor Gary Hulse, right, presents a “What the Hail Was That?” T-shirt to Gov. Kate Brown as Or-
egon Department of Forestry forester Matt Howard, left, watches Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, during Brown’s
visit to see the effects of the Aug. 11 hailstorm on the town.
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Cases dropped slightly in September
Baker City Herald
The number of COVID-19
cases reported in Baker
County dropped slightly
during September, and re-
mained well below the totals
in June and July.
The Oregon Health Au-
thority (OHA) reported 65
cases in the county in Sep-
tember, down from 79 in
August.
July’s total was 116, and
June’s was 121.
OHA reported three
COVID-19-related deaths in
the county during Septem-
ber, along with one in the
first week of October.
That brought the county’s
total during the pandemic
to 60.
Neither the state nor the
county has released age, gen-
der or other information
about the recent deaths.
After a monthly record of
646 cases in January 2022
during the omicron surge,
Baker County’s case rate
plummeted to 230 during
February and then dropped
even more rapidly during
March, when there were 14
cases.
April’s total of 13 cases was
the fewest since May 2020.
There were 49 cases reported
in May 2022.
Traffic delays in
Hells Canyon this fall
OXBOW — Motorists head-
ing into Hells Canyon east of
Baker City should use extra
caution and be prepared for de-
lays of up to 30 minutes while
road maintenance is being
done this fall on roads in the
canyon, including the route to
Hells Canyon Dam.
Starting Oct. 1, Idaho Power
Company contract crews began
repairing pavement, working on
rock slopes and trimming trees
along the road. This work could
impact roads from Woodhead
Park on Brownlee Reservoir
downstream to Hells Canyon
Dam. The maintenance work
is expected to last until Nov. 24,
weather permitting.
Although traffic delays are
only expected to last 30 minutes
or less, some circumstances
could require longer closures.
Idaho Power will try to keep the
public informed in the event of
extended road closures.
Diaper collection
drive during October
Lew Brothers Les Schwab
Tires in Baker City is partner-
ing with the Baker Relief Nurs-
ery for a diaper collection drive
during October.
Residents can drop off un-
opened packages of diapers
and wipes at Lew Brothers, 210
Bridge St., Oct. 1-31 from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Monday through Fri-
day, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat-
urday. Items will be donated to
local families in need.
Baker Relief Nursery offers
a combination of free services
to support young children, in-
cluding therapeutic classrooms
for children birth to five, home
visits to provide individual
support to parents, along with
emergency services such as the
diaper bank that’s available to all
enrolled families.
For more information on the
Baker Relief Nursery, and how
you can help, contact RaeAnn
Butler at 541-239-5054 or info@
bakerreliefnursery.org.
Nominees sought
for Christmas tree
Baker City Downtown and
the City of Baker City are be-
ginning the search for this
year’s downtown commu-
nity Christmas tree. The tree
should be 30 to 35 feet tall and
accessible to the trucks load-
ing it for a ride downtown.
Anyone in town who would
like to donate a tree from their
property can email a photo
and an address to bakercity-
downtown@gmail.com orpw-
director@bakercity.gov.
Nightly candlelight
climate vigils planned
A local organization, Cli-
mate Vigil, is hosting a nightly
candlelight vigil during Oc-
tober from 5:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. on the steps of
Crossroads Carnegie Art Cen-
ter, 2020 Auburn Ave.. All are
welcome and invited to bring
a candle or electric light to
raise awareness about the im-
pacts of rising average tem-
peratures. Contact peter@cli-
matevigil.org to learn more.
News of Record
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
INTERFERING WITH A PEACE OFFICER,
SECOND-DEGREE DISORDERLY
CONDUCT (Baker County Circuit Court
warrant): Shayne Lewis Ackerman, 47,
Baker City, 10:35 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 in
the 2100 block of Second Street; cited
and released.
Oregon State Police
Arrests, citations
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
INTOXICANTS: Dain Martin Smith, 72,
Halfway, 5:42 p.m. Oct. 1 on Highway 86,
Milepost 23 eastbound; cited and given
a courtesy ride to his home.
the date and time to be announced
when confirmed. To leave an online
condolence for Gerald’s family, go to
www.grayswestco.com.
FUNERALS PENDING
Diane Lea Borello: Celebration of her
life will be Sunday, Oct. 16 from 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m. at the McEwen Masonic Lodge,
290 N.E. Columbia St. in Sumpter. There
will be a meet-and-greet-style event,
from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., during which
friends can share their memories of
Diana. It will be a relaxed setting to
share in food and fellowship. To leave an
online condolence for Diana’s family, go
to www.grayswestco.com.
Jean Heizer: Memorial service will
be Friday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. at Coles
Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. in Baker
City. Contributions in Jean’s memory
can be made to the Orpheum Theater
project or Best Friends of Baker, through
Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St.,
Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle
in Jean’s memory, or to leave an online
condolence for her family and friends,
go to www.colestributecenter.com.
Patrick Colin Morrissey: Memorial
service will be Saturday, Oct. 22 at
10 a.m. at the Baker City Church of the
Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pastor
Lennie Spooner will officiate the service,
which will also be livestreamed by the
church. An inurnment service is planed
for 1 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Mount Hope
Cemetery and will include military
honors in recognition of Patrick’s
service during World War II. Memorial
contributions can be made to the Baker
City Church of the Nazarene through
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500
Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
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