12 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015
Local
Brooklyn raises $17,000
BHS FBLA ranks high
at regional competion
Sunny Werner/ The Baker County Press.
Brooklyn’s annual taco feed raised $17,000 with over 1,300 tacos sold.
By Sunny Werner
Sunny@TheBakerCountyPress.com
The Brooklyn PTO has
once again orchestrated
an amazing fund raiser in
the form of a taco feed and
book fair.
The February 5 event,
which was held at the
Events Center, ran from
4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Participants could enjoy
an all-you-can-eat taco
dinner, purchase books, bid
on silent auction items and
have their name drawn for
a prize in the raffl e.
Betty Spooner vol-
unteered her time as the
emcee. The PTO with its
offi cers—President An-
gela Robb, Vice President
Cindy Chandler, Treasurer
Andi Jaca and Secretary
Amanda Morgan—started
work on the event in the
fall.
This team, along with
many other volunteer
parents and Brooklyn staff
worked throughout the
evening.
The Leadership Team
was present from Baker
Middle School, serving
food and waiting tables as
well as doing cleanup fol-
lowing the event.
During the weeks before
the taco feed, coin jars
were placed in the Brook-
lyn classrooms.
Students could vote, us-
ing their coins, on the attire
worn by Mrs. O’Neal on
the day of the taco feed.
O’Neal, an Oregon
State University alum,
had hoped the Beaver jars
would bring in the most
money, but the students de-
cided that she was to wear
the colors of the University
of Oregon Ducks.
A good sport, O’Neal
conceded and wore the
green and yellow with
style.
Kids and parents were
obviously having fun, and
the auction item winners
were announced to much
in the way of cheers and
good natured teasing.
“I’ve got my pickup,
just load it up,” shouted
one of the non-winning
dads about neighbors win-
ning a nice BBQ, “I’ll test
it out for you, make sure
everything works!”
In total, 1,300 tacos
were sold, contributing to
the $17,000 raised after
expenses.
FFA drive-thru BBQ
sells out all 550 meals
Todd Arriola / The Baker County Press.
The annual BHS FFA annual drive-through barbecue sold out a full half-hour
early this year when all 550 meals went in record time.
Submitted Photo.
FBLA members show off their award certifi cates last Thursday in front of the
Hoke building on the EOU campus.
By Kerry McQuisten
News@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Baker High School’s
chapter of Business Lead-
ers of America (FBLA)
competed in the Regional
FLBA competition in La
Grande at the Eastern Or-
egon University Campus.
Several students quali-
fi ed for the State competi-
tion, which will be held in
Portland this April.
Results:
Computer Applications:
Dawson Vanderwiele, 4th
Business Math: Mason
Tomac, 1st
Business Communica-
tion: Koby Hansen, 5th;
Megan Burk, 8th
Intro to Parli Pro -
Ashlie Chastain, 5th
Computer Problem Solv-
ing: Jesse Johnson,2nd;
Ezra Taylor, 4th ; Bailey
Hill, 5th; Trevor Ball, 8th
Personal Finance -
Mason Tomac, 5th; Will
Goodwin, 7th
Business Calcula-
tions: Will Goodwin, 8th
Public Speaking II -
Hollis Robb, 5th
Business Law: Koby
Hansen, 2nd; Kailyn
McQuisten, 3rd
Intro to Business
Communication: Josie
Bryan, 7th
Agribusiness: Faith
Ashby, 3rd; Rory Sci-
lacci, 4th; Meagan Tool,
7th
Management Decision
Making: Rory Scillaci &
Kylie Skidgel 2nd
Networking Concepts:
Bailey Hill 4th
Insurance & Risk
Management: Caroline
Dudley 5th
Intro to Information
Technology: Jesse John-
son 2nd
Desktop Publishing:
Kassidy Hertel, 2nd; Bekka
Hughes & Dawson Vander-
wiele, 6th; Paige Pearce &
Desiree Davis, 9th
Impromptu Speaking:
Megan Burk 10th
Job Interview: Lindsay
Livingston 2nd
Sports & Entertainment
Management: Nathan Il-
lingsworth, Draven Pearce,
and Dominic Yervasi, 9th;
Trevor Ball, Ezra Taylor,
10th
Word Processing: Kaylie
Pointer, 9th
Entrepreneurship:
Ashlie Chastain & Kailyn
McQuisten, 4th; Kassidy
Hertel, Ashley Knoll, Lind-
say Livingston, 6th; Vicky
Ortiz, Meagan Tool, 7th;
Josephine Bryan & Caro-
line Dudley, 8th
Marketing: T.J. Bus-
ciglio & Delaney Stone,
Annual
Valentine’s
2-for-1
prime rib &
lobster tail.
Dinner includes
soup, salad, roll,
vegetable, potato
& dessert.
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Submitted Photo.
Jesse Johnson, Vicky
Ortiz, Carson Lein and
Gracee Cross during a
testing session at EOU.
7th; Michelle Freese &
Emily Tatlock, 8th; Draven
Pearce & Dominic Yervasi,
10th
Hospitality Manage-
ment: Emma Deputy &
Amy Wong, 9th
Members who qualify at
State have the opportunity
to move on to Nationals,
which are held at the end
of June in Chicago, Il-
linois.
Inland
Café
2715 10th Street
in Baker City.
541-523-9041
Saturday, February 14th
2 dinners for just $50