Principals Selected For 5J Schools
By Eden Taylor
Since the summer began, two Principals of Baker Elementary Schools and one educator have accepted positions elsewhere, causing a juggling of administrators for Baker 5J School District.
Benn Carr, who served as the Principal at North Baker last school year and was slated to be a BHS assistant principal and kindergarten principal, accepted a job in Wyoming. His resignation became effective July 1.
Craig Harlow, Principal at South Baker, turned in his resignation on July 6, effective June 30. He accepted a position in Hillsboro and the family has moved.
Bryce Eardley, who taught history at BMS last year and was to take over the Reading program at BMS this year, accepted an administrative position in Tooele, Utah.
Co-Sleeping With Infant Can Cause Death
By Eden Taylor
A mother’s worst nightmare would have to be finding her child dead. But when that child is an infant sleeping with the mother, and the tragedy could have been prevented, the parents are totally devastated. Unfortunately, this happens. When an infant less than one year old dies as a result of sleeping with an adult, it is called a “co-sleeping death.” Two such deaths happened in Baker City less than two weeks apart this spring. In fact in the past 5 years there have been 6 co-sleeping deaths in Baker County. With about 100 births in Baker County per year, that means that in the last 5 years over 1% of the babies born in Baker County are dying of co-sleeping.
District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff and County Medical Examiner Jim Davis want the public informed about this type of preventable infant death. Dr. Davis explains how this death occurs. The infant has limited ability to move around. The bed sags because of the weight of the parent. Gravity moves the child closer and the infant is wedged between the parent and the sloping bed. Because the infant can’t raise its head to breath, it is stuck in a position where it can’t get air and suffocates.
Correction—Clarification
In last week’s article “Commission Hears Vital County Issues concerning the Auburn Gulch Road,” Herman Pitcher’s last name was misspelled as Pilcher. Bob Sproed was also a misspelling and should be Bob Spreeuw. We apologize for the mistakes.
To further clarify the content of the story, it was Herman Pitcher’s lock that was cut on his gate and the excavator moved across Pitcher’s property. When the final copy of the motion was typed, #2 of the evidences listed read, “2. Auburn Gulch Road serves as access to no public or private property with the exception of one (1) private claim based on the road condition today.
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