60YEARS AGO

from the Democrat-Herald

June 28, 1957

PORTLAND (AP) — The measles outbreak in Oregon this year is the worst on record, the state Board of Health reports.

Through last week 12,047 cases had been reported, Dr. Harold M. Erickson, state health officer, said, compared with 10,123 cases in the entire year of 1940 — the worst year previously.

25YEARS AGO

from the Democrat-Herald

June 29, 1992

A half dozen thunderstorms produced more than 8,600 lightning strikes in Northeastern Oregon Saturday and Sunday, sparking several small forest fires.

The Bureau of Land Management fire dispatch in Vale recorded 5,256 strikes between 5 p.m. Saturday and 2:55 a.m. Sunday. Most of the strikes were in the Pendleton area and in the northern portion of Southeastern Oregon.

10YEARS AGO

from the Baker City Herald

June 28, 2007

Ten-year-old Keith Miller, a charmer in training, is fighting an uphill battle as the only ‘tweener in a sea of teens.

Arriving with his mom at the sun-flooded campsite of last weekend’s Baker County Mounted Possee Trail Ride, he makes a valiant run at the older kids’ inner circle.

ONEYEAR AGO

from the Baker City Herald

June 29, 2016

The research director for a watchdog group says Baker City’s one-corporation grocery situation is the unfortunate, but not surprising, result of the federal government’s approach to regulating grocery chain mergers.

“You are experiencing total monopoly, which has a huge burden on consumers,” said Patrick Woodall of Food & Water Watch.

The Washington, D.C.-based organization’s mission statement calls for “healthy food and clean water for all.”

The company that operates both Safeway and Albertsons stores announced last week that it will remodel the former Albertsons store at 1120 Campbell St. and re-open it this fall as a Safeway.

The company’s current Safeway store, just across the street at 1205 Campbell St., will remain open.