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Saturday, October 29, 2022
TURNING BACK THE PAGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
October 29, 1972
ADVERTISEMENT FOR ALBERTSONS — Center cut rib pork
chops, 98 cents a pound; bananas, 8 pounds for $1; whole
fryers, 38 cents a pound; applesauce cake doughnuts, 18
for $1.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 29, 1997
The trick-or-treater returned twice, just to be sure about
the talking pumpkin. Satisfi ed, he ran home through the
chilly evening to tell his parents.
The year was 1962. Chuck Schlingman remembers that
as easily as he remembers his kids’ names. The boy was
about 7, surely no older than 8.
For each of the past 35 years, Chuck and Virgene Sch-
lingman’s house at 2475 Campbell St. has been the most
popular destination in Baker City.
One year about 1,100 kids stopped there.
They came for sugar, sure, but quite a few walked away
with not an ounce more of chocolate or caramel in their bag
than they had when they left the last porch.
The real reason they came was to see the pumpkin. And,
of course, to hear it.
It was a jack-o’-lantern, to be precise.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 29, 2012
Baker County residents and businesses produced less
garbage in 2011 than the year before, but they also recycled
a bit less.
The results from the Oregon Department of Environmen-
tal Quality’s annual report were somewhat surprising, said
David Henry, president of Baker Sanitary Service, which
handles trash collection in Baker City and also owns and
operates the landfi ll about three miles southeast of town.
Henry said Baker Sanitary workers at both the landfi ll
and the company’s recycling center at 12th and Campbell
streets in Baker City didn’t notice any major changes in
traffi c during 2011.
Statistics from the DEQ report include:
• Baker County generated 15,372 tons of trash in 2011,
or 1,896 pounds per person, a decline of 12.3 percent from
2010.
• The county disposed of 11,926 tons, or 1,471 pounds
per person, a drop of 13 percent.
• Residents and businesses recycled 3,446 tons, or 425
pounds per person, down 9.3 percent.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 30, 2021
Lori Rowland is hoping one of nature’s great light shows
will make a rare appearance tonight, Oct. 30, in Baker
County.
A geomagnetic storm on the sun could make the northern
lights — aurora borealis — visible tonight in Baker County,
said Rowland, a local photographer who captured images of
the phenomenon earlier this month.
There are no guarantees, to be sure, in celestial matters.
But Rowland is excited about the potential.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, a coronal
mass ejection on Oct. 28 could result in “elevated auroral
activity” today extending into the morning of Oct. 31.
“The warning is a G3, a ‘strong’ watch level,” according to
the Space Weather Prediction Center.
The terrestrial weather also is promising.
The National Weather Service is forecasting mostly clear
skies Saturday and Saturday night in Baker County.
Rowland recommends people who want to get a glimpse
of the northern lights to fi nd a vantage point away from city
lights and with an unobstructed view to the north.
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SENIOR MENUS
MONDAY (Oct. 31): Sweet and sour chicken, rice, peas,
rolls, green salad, pudding
TUESDAY (Nov. 1): Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes
with gravy, biscuits, corn, green salad, cookies
WEDNESDAY (Nov. 2): Chicken broccoli fettuccini, garlic
bread, carrots, fruit cup
THURSDAY (Nov. 3): Spaghetti, garlic bread sticks, green
beans, green salad, bread pudding
FRIDAY (Nov. 4): Chicken-fried chicken, mashed potatoes
with gravy, rolls, mixed vegetables, Jell-O with fruit
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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Rezone
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MILESTONE
Continued from A1
The Gazleys applied to rezone
the property, which covers a lit-
tle more than half an acre, from
general industrial to general com-
mercial.
A prior owner converted some
buildings on the property to a
dwelling without applying for ap-
proval from the city’s building or
planning departments, according
to city records.
The Gazleys are seeking to re-
zone the property to bring their
property into compliance.
The property is bordered on
the west by general commercial
properties, on the north by res-
idential-high density properties
and on the east and south by
general industrial properties.
Leonard Gazely, who at-
tended Tuesday’s meeting, said
he and his wife started the pro-
cess to make the property com-
pliant, and he believes they had
done everything that had been
asked of them.
In their application, filed
in late June, the Gazleys, who
bought the property in 2014,
wrote that the building in ques-
tion has been used as a resi-
dence “for 18 years and has no
adverse effects on Industrial or
Commercial properties.”
The Baker City Planning
Commission has reviewed the
Gazleys’ application and recom-
mends the city council approve
the rezoning.
The planning commission
also approved a conditional use
permit for the buildings that are
used as a dwelling.
The city council has the final
say, however, on rezoning prop-
erties.
In a timeline regarding the
property, Dawn Kitzmiller, the
city’s building official, wrote that
in 2019, the Gazleys built an aw-
ning to the front of the dwelling
without obtaining a permit.
In December 2021, Kitzmiller
sent the Gazleys a letter notify-
ing them that the structures on
their property are out of compli-
ance with city codes.
Kitzmiller also wrote in her
timeline that none of the build-
ings was inspected for compli-
ance with residential building
codes.
“While I have nothing against
whatever decision is made with
regard to the zoning of the land,
and the permission to dwell
on the land or not. ... I cannot
guarantee that we can get those
structures to meet the dwelling
codes. If directed to do so, we
will do our best to help,” Kitz-
miller wrote.
Adjacent landowners, An-
thony and Lisa Constantine and
Kevin and Ruth Woodworth, all
signed a letter to the Baker City/
County Planning Department
urging that the Gazleys’ request
be denied and that the property
remain industrial.
The Constantines and Wood-
worths both own businesses ad-
jacent to the Gazleys’ property.
In the letter they wrote: “A
residence between two business
properties could potentially lead
to conflicts with the existing
businesses.”
Kevin Woodworth, speaking
during the planning commis-
sion’s Sept. 21 meeting, said he’s
concerned that complaints from
a resident about adjacent busi-
nesses, such as dust or noise,
could “shut down a business” as
well as reduce the value of his
property.
Woodworth told commis-
sioners he’s not concerned about
complaints from the Gazleys,
but about potential conflicts
with future owners of the prop-
erty.
Leonard Gazley told council-
ors on Tuesday that he has read
the letters from Kitzmiller and
the adjacent property owners.
“There are so many untruths
in those letters but I can’t dis-
pute that to people,” Gazley said.
“People are making letters and
comments about me that I’ve
never met before.”
In other business Tuesday,
councilors:
• Learned that the city bud-
get board, which consists of
the seven city councilors and
seven appointed members, will
meet Nov. 9 to begin discus-
sions about managing future
budget shortfalls that City Man-
ager Jonathan Cannon said are
looming.
• Declared Oct. 28 as Na-
tional First Responders Day to
honor the men and women who
act quickly when an emergency
is at hand.
Contributed Photos
Carl (Gordon) Swinyer and Delores (Dee) Nemec met on a Baker County ranch where they both worked
in 1949. The couple were married Nov. 10, 1952.
Swinyers to celebrate
70th anniversary
Carl (Gordon) Swinyer and Dee Swinyer of
Sumpter will celebrate their 70th wedding anni-
versary in November.
The couple were married on Nov. 10, 1952, in
Everett, Washington.
Carl and Delores (Dee) Nemec met in 1949 at
Orin and Eloise McKittrick’s ranch where they
both worked. Dee lived on Auburn Road and
Carl lived in Bowen Valley, the straight stretch
on today’s Highway 7.
Carl and Dee both went to school in Baker
City. Carl retired from the U.S. Air Force and
worked at the Levinger drug store, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and for Leo Adler. Carl and Dee
have two children — Debbie Swinyer, and Gor-
don Swinyer, who lives in Baker City.
Local Briefing
Story of Nez Perce
resistance Sunday at
Wallowa
WALLOWA — The Wal-
lowa History Center will have
a free presentation, “The Un-
told Story of Nez Perce Re-
sistance and the Land Survey
of 1866,” Sunday, Oct. 30 at
2 p.m. at the Center, 602 W.
First St. in Wallowa.
Soroptimists offer $1K
award for women in
college or training
Soroptimist International
of Baker County is offering
cash grants to local women
for help with school and skills
training.
The “Live Your Dream: Ed-
ucation & Training Awards
for Women” program started
in 1972.
Eligibility requirements in-
clude:
• Women who have the
primary financial responsibil-
ity for themselves and depen-
dents.
• Women who are attend-
ing an undergraduate degree
program or vocational skills
program.
• Women who have a fi-
nancial need.
The application deadline
for a $1,000 award is Nov. 15.
To apply, contact Barbara Stiff
at 541-519-5524 or by email,
stiffbarbara7@gmail.com.
Registration starts
Nov. 1 for Ski For
the Health of It
Registration for Ski for the
Health of It opens Nov. 1. Reg-
istration links will be sent out
on ParentSquare as well as
Facebook (Baker School Dis-
trict and Baker FridayPlus
pages).
This program is open to 150
students, fourth grade to 12th
grade. It runs for eight weeks
on Fridays, Jan. 13 through
March 10 (except Feb. 24,
which is a school day). For
$80, students receive transpor-
tation, lift tickets, rentals and
lessons.
A “ride only” option is avail-
able to 50 students, ninth to
12th grade.
To be eligible, participants
must have completed two
consecutive years of the reg-
ular program, and must pro-
vide ski or snowboard equip-
ment.
Registration will close Nov.
10, and families are notified
on Nov. 17. For information,
email heidi.stocks@bakersd.
org.
News of Record
DEATHS
Daryl Ray Schuchhardt: 68, of Baker
City, died Oct. 24, 2022. His memorial
service will take place Friday, Nov. 4
at 2 p.m. at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer
Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Memorial
contributions in Daryl’s honor can be
made to Tunnel to Towers or St. Jude’s
Fire
Continued from A1
The site is near the bottom of
Spring Grove Gulch, and that’s
where investigators focused
in the days after the blaze, said
Steve Meyer, wildland fire super-
visor at ODF’s Baker City office.
The fire, the largest blaze so
close to Baker City in many
Children’s Hospital through Gray’s West
& Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey
Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. To leave an
online condolence for Daryl’s family,
go to www.grayswestco.com.
Gerald Omer Maxwell: Graveside
memorial service with military honors
on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. at the
Haines Cemetery, with Sally Wiens
officiating the service. Memorial
contributions can be made to the
Anthony Lakes Ski Patrol or to the
United Methodist Church through
Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500
Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.
years, spawned a smoke plume
visible throughout the city.
There was little wind on that
day, however, and the fire, after
spread relatively rapidly up the
sagebrush foothill, was con-
tained the same evening. A jet
air tanker dropped retardant,
and two helicopters dropped
water on the fire.
No structures were damaged,
and there were no evacuations.
If investigators can identify the
person or people responsible for
starting the fire, the state could
potentially try to recoup fire-
fighting costs from them, Meyer
said.
Prakke said the estimated cost
of firefighting is $96,720.
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