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September 13, 2007 Front Page |
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Searchers Find Lost Woman Alive In Wallowa Mountains
By Brian Addison
On Aug. 24, Sandy, Ore., resident 76-year old Doris Anderson became separated from her husband near Eagle Creek in the Wallowa Mountains and wasn’t seen again until being rescued from a steep, rugged canyon 13 days later. When found on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 6, by volunteer searchers Baker County Sheriff’s Deputy Travis Ash and Oregon State Police Trooper Chris Hawkins, Anderson was showing signs of shock and was severely dehydrated, but was still able to communicate, reportedly saying to her rescuers, in a whisper “I’m so glad to see you.”
Anderson continued to recuperate at St. Elizabeth Health Services intensive care unit over the weekend with the prospect of being sent to the hospital near her home soon. Anderson was surrounded by grateful family members, many who admitted surprise and amazement at the 76-year grandmother’s ability to survive two weeks in the mountains facing overnight temperatures in the 30s with no food or shelter. Anderson’s family reported that she is much more acclimated to the indoors than to the Wallowa Mountains.
City Council Says No To Proposed Sidewalk Ordinance
By Brian Addison
Baker City Council voted 3-4 to defeat the proposed Sidewalk Ordinance at the Sept. 11 meeting. The proposed sidewalk ordinance would have removed several steps the city is currently required to take in dealing with properties adjacent to deteriorating sidewalk. Had the new sidewalk ordinance passed, the process the city the takes to enforce sidewalk repairs would have been simplified. Councilors Beverly Calder, Gail Duman, Sam Bass and Dennis Dorrah voting against the new sidewalk ordinance and Mayor Jeff Petry, Vice Mayor Andrew Bryan and Councilor Terry Schumacher voted in favor of the defeated sidewalk ordinance.
Baker City’s existing sidewalk ordinance has been in place since 1954. The 1954 ordinance requires city council involvement and oversight in dealing with deteriorating segments of sidewalk. The first step in the 1954 sidewalk ordinance requires city council authorization to post the original notice and city council remains involved throughout the process.
Strommer To Run For State Rep. District 60
By Brian Addison
Deon Strommer of Baker City has announced his intention to file as a Republican candidate for the office of State Representative for Oregon District 60 in the Primary Election next May. Strommer resides in Baker City and owns and operates the Subway Sandwich Shop in La Grande and the Subway in Baker City. Strommer’s biography lists experience as a ranch manager in a small cow-calf operation and he mentions an appreciation for the agricultural-based economy.
“I hope for a future economy that will be strong enough to keep our children here around us,” states Strommmer.
Deon and wife Amy are parents to eight kids, four that currently attend classes in the Baker School District. Strommer serves on the Baker 5J School Board of Directors and the Union-Baker Education Service District Board of Directors.
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