THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015
Business & Ag
Take me out to the ball game …
USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov
BY TODD ARRIOLA
Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com
— Grain Report —
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Bids for grain delivered to Portland: In early trading
July wheat futures trended 2.50 to 5.25 cents per
bushel higher compared to Tuesday’s closes. Bids
for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast in 110 car
shuttle trains trended higher compared to Tuesday’s
noon bids.
USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov
Submitted Photo.
Sporting “Wall Dawgs” T-shirts, the team worked to complete a vintage-inspired
Babe Ruth mural inside Lefty’s last weekend.
days (finishing on Sunday,
June 14) painting it inside
this beautiful old two-story
brick building.”
“It’s always great to get
an opportunity to learn and
practice old school signage
techniques,” Kutchins said.
This isn’t the first time
Marlatt has made his
artistic mark in the area.
In May of 2010, Marlatt,
Kutchins and Oldfield,
collectively known as “The
Wall Dawgs,” painted a
10-foot by 20-foot mural
on the outside brick wall of
the Sumpter Museum and
Public Library, showcas-
ing the same. The Baker
Library District paid for
the paint, scissor lift
needed to complete the
work, and some meals for
the volunteers. Marlatt’s
family owns a cabin in the
Sumpter area, and he fre-
quently travels to the area
from Boise.
Marlatt had designed
the Lefty’s logo, which
was then reproduced and
constructed in various
forms, by Witham and her
husband, Russell, for use
by the taphouse.
Rick Stout, co-owner
of Lefty’s, said, “It came
out very nice. I’m excited
about it. It‘s unique, and
I don‘t think anybody else
has one.”
Julie, Rick’s wife, said,
“There’s a lot of detail,
and I think it looks great.”
Half-jokingly, she said,
“Now, we have to find a
new spot for our jukebox.”
She commented that,
interestingly, June 13, 1945
was the last time that Ruth
made an appearance in uni-
form in Yankee Stadium.
Marlatt’s work with
volunteers in Boise in-
cludes the Basque mural
on Capitol near Grove, the
Hannifin’s sign at 11th and
Main, and the Stearns Mo-
tor Car mural near 6th and
Capitol.
Marlatt wasn’t familiar
with the Stouts until he
designed Lefty’s logo, and
he commented to them that
a mural would be a great
idea for the brick wall,
which was previously bare
of any artwork.
The rest is artistic his-
tory.
Charley’s gets new owners
• NAME OF LOCAL
BUSINESS REMAINS
THE SAME
BY GINA K. SWARTZ
Gina@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Charley’s Ice Cream
Parlor has stood proudly
on the corner of Main
Street and Broadway for
years.
Most recently it was
owned and operated by
John Osborn. Osborn
passed away July 2, 2014,
and for nearly a year his
family continued to run the
iconic business.
But on May 11, 2015,
JR and Dana Streifel,
became the proud new
owners of the business.
“I don’t know really
why we decided to buy it,
we’d just been wanting
it for a while. It’s some-
thing we did for the girls
mainly,” Dana said.
The girls being their
daughters Nicole, 25, and
Rachel, 20 who run the
business.
“It’s a little scary but she
gave me a good foundation
because she taught me all
my kitchen skills and how
to cook so she is not really
leaving us without a leg to
stand on,” said Nicole.
Both of the young
women have spent time
working in the restau-
rant business. Nicole has
worked places such as
Subway and The Little
Pig while Rachel, who
has worked in the industry
since she was 16, spent
time working at Charley’s
for John Osborn before his
passing.
Nicole said with a laugh,
“Managing a restaurant is
definitely new to me.”
The Charley’s name
will be kept and only very
small changes are planned
for now like menu adjust-
ments.
Friday, June 12, 2015 — Eastern Oregon
Prices trended generally steady compared to the
same quality last week. Trade activity and demand
declined this week, as many producers were busy
in the field with the new crop. Most producers are
sold out for the season.
No new confirmed sales this week.
• NEW SPORTS
MURAL GRACES
THE WALL AT
LEFTY’S TAPHOUSE
Lefty’s Taphouse of
Baker City recently was
the latest recipient of artist
Steve Marlatt’s artwork, a
Babe Ruth-themed mural
that was painted on the
brick interior wall on the
west side of the building.
Marlatt, a manager at
Boise State University’s
Campus Sign Shop, began
the project by painting
a large white rectangle,
which was the base layer
for the mural, on Friday,
June 5.
Returning on Friday,
June 12, with volunteers
Pete Kutchins and Chris
Oldfield, and joined also
by Christina Witham of
Oregon Sign Company of
Baker City, Marlatt and
company used a projector
to assist with painting a fa-
mous picture of left-hander
Ruth over the base layer.
Kutchins is a supervisor
at the Campus Sign Shop,
and Oldfield is a sign
fabricator.
“They wanted a mural
of one of the most famous
left-handed people of all
time, Babe Ruth,” Marlatt
said. “I created the design
from an historic photo-
graph and we spent three
— Weekly Hay Report —
“Winter, when it is
slower, that is when we
want to make our bigger
changes. We want to bring
coffee back and offer those
coffee drinks. Give people
what they want but not
become so big that we start
lacking in other areas,”
said Rachel. “We’re hoping
to make things a bit more
modern as far as the inte-
rior of the restaurant too.”
Nicole stated that would
include removing the
candy counter. “It is so
hard to keep that much
candy in stock and fresh. I
don’t want to sell anybody
anything that is not fresh.
It’s kind of disappointing,
but I’d rather sell fresh
products than stale candy.”
While there aren’t any
big changes planned for the
menu as far as expanding
Nicole said she considers
it more of a “redirection,
to offer some heathier op-
tions as well. I know that
we are an ice cream shop
and that’s not so healthy I
mean how healthy can you
get? But I’d like to at least
have some heathier options
on the menu, I think it’s
important to give people
that option.”
The sisters would like
to offer more baked goods
too, baking things them-
selves rather than buying
those products.
“Maybe make our own
ice cream sandwiches with
fresh baked cookies,” said
Nicole.
Rachel and Nicole
see the ice cream parlor
continuing on the path as
being touted as a family
establishment.
“We just want to con-
tinue that tradition, the
place that people remem-
ber,” said Rachel. “I lived
in Boise for a year and
when asked where I was
from and I said Baker
City people were like ‘oh
you guys have that great
— Cattle Market Report —
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 581
Steer Calves
300-400# Bulk N/A Top N/A
400-500# Bulk 263.00 - 279.00 Top 281.00
500-600# Bulk 247.00 - 278.00 Top 285.00
Heifer Calves
300-400# Bulk N/A Top N/A
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500-600# Bulk 229.00 - 249.00 Top 252.00
Yearling Steers
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700-800# Bulk 204.00 - 222.00 Top 225.00
800-900# Bulk 192.00 - 206.00 Top 212.50
900-1,000# Bulk 177.00 - 189.00 Top 190.00
Yearling Heifers
600-700# Bulk 211.00 - 229.00 Top 230.00
700-800# Bulk 177.00 - 186.00 Top 189.00
800-900# Bulk N/A Top N/A
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Thin Shelly Cows 74.00 - 94.00
Butcher Cows 97.00 - 111.00
Butcher Bulls 112.00 - 138.00
Pairs BM N/A
Younger Hfrts. 114.00 - 142.00
Young Pairs - N/A
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— Log Price Report —
Price per 1,000 board feet: Northeast Oregon
Gina K. Swartz / The Baker County Press.
Iconic Charley’s Ice Cream Parlor may have new
owners, but the name remains the same.
little ice cream shop on
your Main Street.’ I want
to keep that alive, have
people talking about us
everywhere. Continue to
grow and build a family
oriented business, to offer
a great location for people
to come get ice cream and
have a great experience
with their family and bring
their kids to.”
Currently, hours of oper-
ation are Monday - Thurs-
day 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday
9 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 10
a.m.- 8 p.m. and Sunday 11
a.m.-5 p.m.
Nicole and Rachel are
still experimenting with
hours Rachel said, “People
are wanting us to be open
later but unfortunately if
you stay open and only get
one or two customers it is
not cost effective.”
Until the magic combina-
tion is unlocked hours may
be subject to change. “We
do plan to open earlier or
stay open later for special
events, parades that sort
of thing,” Nicole stated.
“My Dad (JR) does event
catering. He has a Traeger
and makes Tri-tip and
chicken quarters, so we
plan on having that kind of
stuff down here for the big
events this summer, having
an event menu.”
And of course the ice
cream treats are always
available and a big hit.
Charley’s offers lunch spe-
cials and Rachel suggests
accessing their Facebook
page to find out what is be-
ing served up each day
“We update the page
and post specials there.
Plus you can just find out
what’s going on,” Nicole
added. “I was surprised
at the number of people
that didn’t realize we do
lunch.”
When asked about
continuing the tradition
started by Osborn turn-
ing the establishment into
a soup kitchen providing
free meals on Thanksgiv-
ing both replied that was
something they’d need
to talk about as a family,
to see if it is something
they’d want to continue.
The tradition was not of-
fered last year at the loca-
tion; however, a free meal
consisting of turkey soup
and bread was offered at
the Elks lodge in Osborn’s
honor.
The business currently
provides jobs for four ad-
ditional employees.
Doug Fir is $415.00/mbf
White fir is $365.00/mbf
Ponderosa Pine is brought sold
on diameter splits
6 to 11 inch dib $300 to $310/MBF
12 to 17 inch dib $350 to $375/MBF
18 to 23 inch dib $400 to $430/MBF
24 inch plus dib $450 to $500/MBF
DIB is diameter inside bark at
small end of log.
MBF is thousand board feet lumber, net scale.
People interested in selling logs
should call and get specific
quotes from saw mills.
Courtesy of Arvid Andersen,
Andersen Forestry Consulting
— Precious Metals Report —
Price per ounce, USD
Gold: $1176.36
Silver: $16.00
Platinum: $1,072.48
Palladium: $729.65
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Corn: $364.50/bu/USD
Wheat: $499.75/bu/USD
Soybeans: $937.50/bu/USD
Oats: $266.50 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $9.80/cwt/USD
Canola: $495.20 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $150.78/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $224.25/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $76.23/lb./USD
Bloomberg.com