Baker officials formally rename cemetery in remembrance of former mayor

BAKER — On Tuesday, Baker officials formally rededicated the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery as the Norman E. Pete Heine Memorial Gardens.

Heine served as Baker’s mayor from 1964 to 1976; he died in December.

The city council voted for the name change three years ago, but some people in the community, especially those with loved ones buried in the cemetery, were shocked to hear the news of the name change…

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