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Thursday, October 13, 2022
TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
October 13, 1972
By looking at him, one would not likely guess the man’s
importance, or his love of a sport that has taken him two
thousand miles from his home in Baker to watch the base-
ball class of the year, the World Series.
Leo Adler boarded a plane Thursday and fl ew to Cincinna-
ti, Ohio, to view Saturday’s World Series opener.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 13, 1997
With scarecrows, cornstalks and hay bales decorating the
streets, downtown Baker City threw a party for the communi-
ty Friday night to celebrate the coming of fall.
Despite the cold weather and rain earlier in the day, many
people turned out for the event and enjoyed an evening of
shopping, eating and music.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 12, 2012
Nancy Buehler perches the wide-brimmed hat on her
head, tilting it just a bit for fl air.
Buehler is a breast cancer survivor — fi ve years, as of July
2012.
She doesn’t need hats anymore, but Buehler is now The
Hat Keeper, sharing her collection with others who lose their
hair during treatment for cancer.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 14, 2021
The Baker City Council came to two deadlock votes Tues-
day night, Oct. 12 as it considered a proposal from a citizens
group to pursue a railroad quiet zone in town.
Two motions were made, and both failed with 3-3 votes,
with the same trios of councilors at loggerheads.
The fi rst motion was to put the quiet zone matter on the
May 2022 primary election ballot. Mayor Kerry McQuisten
and Councilors Johnny Waggoner Sr. and Joanna Dixon
voted in favor.
Councilors Shane Alderson, Jason Spriet and Heather
Sells voted against the motion.
The second motion was for the city to move ahead
with the quiet zone application, as the citizens group, with
support from more than 400 residents and more than 50
local businesses and organizations, requested. The group
has said it would raise the money to make required safety
improvements to public crossings, alleviating the need for
the city to spend any money on the project.
The vote on the motion was divided the same way. This
time the trio of Alderson, Spriet and Sells were in favor, and
the threesome of McQuisten, Waggoner and Dixon were
opposed.
Peter Fargo, a representative from the group that is
promoting a quiet zone — a designation both La Grande and
Pendleton already have — wrote in a message to the Herald
on Wednesday morning that “we would like to thank Coun-
cilors Shane Alderson, Heather Sells, and Jason Spriet for
their moral leadership on Tuesday night. They put the safety
of our kids and neighbors before politics. They supported a
simple solution that will benefi t everyone in our community
— improving the safety of our railroad crossings, reducing
harmful train horns, still allowing train engineers to use the
horns when necessary, and continuing to have horns out-
side of town, so we can all enjoy them from a safe distance.”
Sells questioned the benefi t of the city taking the matter
to voters since the citizens group has offered to raise the
money for crossing improvements.
McQuisten referenced the May 2002 election, when
a measure asking city voters whether they supported a
quiet zone — at a cost to the city estimated at $40,000 to
$60,000 — failed by 82% to 18%.
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WALLOWA-WHITMAN NATIONAL FOREST
Prescribed burning is planned
Fires are on
hold locally until
rain returns
2005 Washington Ave., Suite 101
Open Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Nick Schramm
of the La
Grande Hot
Shots firefight-
ing crew keeps
an eye on a
prescribed fire
burning near
Phillips Res-
ervoir in April
2021.
Baker City Herald
Fire management officials
on the Wallowa-Whitman Na-
tional Forest are planning a
series of prescribed fires this
fall that could affect access to
hunting and camping areas.
Any road or trail closures
stemming from prescribed
burning will take affect before
the fires are ignited. The clo-
sures could last from two to
five days.
The timing of prescribed
burning depends on the
weather, with factors such as
temperature, wind speed and
direction, humidity and fuel
moisture taken into consider-
ation.
On the southern half of
the forest, including Baker
County, plans for prescribed
burning are on hold until rain
falls, said Trevor Lewis, assis-
tant fire management officer
for the Wallowa-Whitman’s
Whitman District.
If rain does arrive — none
is in the forecast for at least the
next week — a top priority for
prescribed burning is an area
in the Whitney Valley, as well
as parts of Sumpter Valley,
Lewis said.
It’s possible that conditions
won’t be suitable for pre-
scribed burning this fall, he
said.
Although prescribed fires
can affect hunters, Wal-
lowa-Whitman officials said
the low-intensity blazes, in ad-
dition to reducing fuel loads
that can lead to larger wild-
Jayson Jacoby/
Baker CIty Herald,
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fires in the future, also spur
the growth of grasses and
shrubs that deer and elk rely
on for food.
The Forest Service recog-
nizes that hunting season coin-
cides with prescribed burning
season and can impact hunt-
ers, but controlled burns are
necessary to reintroduce fire
to the landscape and encour-
age healthy vegetation that will
ultimately improve landscapes
and forage for big game.
Hunters should be cau-
tious when entering a recently
burned area and be aware of
increased hazards, particularly
snags. Dead or dying trees that
remain standing after a fire
are unstable, especially in high
winds.
The Wallowa-Whitman
works closely with the Ore-
gon Department of Forestry
and Washington Department
of Natural Resources in ac-
cordance with the each state’s
Smoke Management Plans
to determine when, where,
and how much is burned on
a daily basis. Potential smoke
impacts, looking at volume
of smoke, direction of spread,
and mixing heights, are deter-
mined prior to each burn. All
burns will be monitored until
a season ending rain or snow
occurs.
The Wallowa-Whitman Na-
tional Forest has a prescribed
fire interactive map — a link is
available at www.fs.usda.gov/
main/wallowa-whitman/fire.
The map allows the user to
zoom in on certain areas and
click on a burn unit for more
information (such as acreage,
status, etc). When burning op-
erations begin the interactive
map will be updated to display
which burn units are actively
burning.
Areas where prescribed
burning is possible this fall in-
clude:
• Sumpter Valley.
• North, south and east of
Phillips Reservoir.
• Marble Creek west of
Baker City.
• Goose Creek and other
areas north and northeast of
Keating.
• Wolf Creek area northwest
of North Powder.
In addition to the interac-
tive map, precise prescribed
fire ignition dates will be
posted at the following loca-
tions:
• Wallowa-Whitman Na-
tional Forest Facebook and
Twitter Pages: @Wallowa
Whitman
• Blue Mountains Pre-
scribed Fire Council Blog:
https://bluemtnprescribedfire.
blogspot.com/
For more information about
the Wallowa-Whitman’s pre-
scribed burn program, call:
• Trevor Lewis, Whitman
District: 541-523-1394
• Steven Cooke, La Grande
Ranger District: 541-805-8708
• Mark Moeller, Wallowa
Valley R.D and Hells Canyon
Nation Recreation Area: 541-
426-5518
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.
News of Record
DEATHS
Richard J. ‘Dick’ Sheehy Sr.: 100, a
longtime Baker City resident, died
Oct. 10, 2022, at Meadowbrook Place
in Baker City. Services are under the
direction of Coles Tribute Center.
Memorial contributions can be made
to the Thomas Bunch Scholarship
Fund (OSU) or a charity of one’s choice,
through Coles Tribute Center, 1950
Place St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light
a candle in Dick’s memory, go to www.
colestributecenter.com.
Lance Eugene Whitmore: 81, of
Milton-Freewater, and formerly of Baker
City and La Grande, died Oct. 8, 2022,
at his home. He was born June 28,
1941. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home
of Milton-Freewater is in charge of
arrangements.
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.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
Arrests, citations
PROBATION VIOLATION: James Robert
Blitch, 52, Baker City, 1:05 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 10 at Valley Avenue and Pear Street;
cited and released.
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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
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