50 YEARS AGO

from the Democrat-Herald

December 16, 1969

HALFWAY — The Pine Eagle Spartans were under serious threat by the Union Bobcats during the final minutes of play here Tuesday night.

But the rugged Spartans held and won 42-41.

25 YEARS AGO

from the Baker City Herald

December 16, 1994

Baker City has been more successful than most Oregon cities in promoting tourism the past five years, but now the city’s leaders face what may be a more complex challenge: managing the tourism industry and controlling its effects on the community.

10 YEARS AGO

from the Baker City Herald

December 16, 2009

Restrictions attached to the H1N1 flu vaccine were lifted this week as more immunizations became available.

Since the H1N1 vaccine was approved in September, the shots were limited to priority groups — children, pregnant women, workers in the healthcare industry and those with chronic conditions.

ONE YEAR AGO

from the Baker City Herald

December 17, 2018

Hurricane force winds Friday afternoon toppled a semi truck and trailer on Interstate 84, prompting the closure of the freeway through Northeastern Oregon for about three hours.

Gusts also overturned a shack at the top of the chairlift at Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort, forcing the ski area to postpone its planned season opening on Saturday.

The problem at Anthony Lakes wasn’t the shack itself, but rather that the electrical system that runs the chairlift is connected to the shack and wires were severed, said Peter Johnson, the resort’s general manager.

That’s the reason the ski area had to cancel its scheduled season opening on Saturday.

Johnson said resort workers were at the top of the lift Friday afternoon, finishing preparations for the planned opening the next day, when a wind gust toppled the shack.