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10 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 Local Recipes for the Catfish Derby 2 pounds cat- fish fillets, diced In a large sauce- pan over medium heat, cook the oil with the onions, garlic cloves, chili powder, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, orega- no and cayenne pepper for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring Homemade Goodness constantly. Add the By Eileen Driver tomatoes, green peppers, kidney I can’t believe it’s been beans, sea salt and pepper. a whole year and is time Stir for one minute. once again for Memorial Place the diced catfish on Weekend and the Catfish top of the chili mixture and Derby and Cookoff. gently stir into the chili. I am still debating Turn down heat and sim- between two different recipes to prepare this year mer 15-20 minutes. Makes 56 servings. and am running out of If you need to stretch to time to decide. While I’m serve more people or have thinking about my current extra hearty appetites to choices I will be happy to give you the prize winning feed, you can serve it over recipe we, my husband and rice to make it even more filling. I, made last year. It’s not Of course if you aren’t your usual way to prepare cooking for a Catfish catfish but it was a big hit cookoff you could use and is very easy and eco- bass, halibut, tilapia or nomical to make so enjoy. any other fish you have on Catfish Chili hand. 4 tablespoons vegetable With the Snake oil River just down the road 2 large onions, minced I am lucky to always have 6 garlic cloves, minced plenty of catfish to experi- 4 tablespoons chili ment with in my recipes. powder What would be better 2 teaspoons ground with catfish than Hush cumin Puppies? And that just 1 teaspoon ground cori- happens to be the second ander category for the cookoff. 2 teaspoons cinnamon There seems to be just as 2 teaspoons oregano many different hush puppy 1 teaspoon cayenne recipes as chili recipes. I pepper found this one when we 2 (16 oz) cans kidney were planning to enter the beans, drained and rinsed cookoff the very first time 2 (16 oz) cans diced and it was a winner so I tomatoes 2 chopped green peppers thought I would share it with you as well. 1 teaspoon sea salt Sweet Potato and Ba- ½ teaspoon pepper con Hush Puppies Canola or vegetable oil for frying 1 (8.5 oz) box corn bread or muffin mix ¼ cup cornmeal ¼ cup chopped onions 1 egg ½ cup sweet potato puree ¼ cup cooked crumbled bacon ( 45 strips) Use a deep fryer or heavy bottomed me- dium sized pot filled with enough oil to come ⅓ of the way up the sides. Over medium heat and heat to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix to- gether the cornbread mix, cornmeal, onions, eggs, sweet potato puree and bacon until well combined. When oil has reached correct temperature, carefully drop batter by heaping tablespoons full into the oil using spoons or a small ice cream type scoop. Fry in batches until golden brown and cooked through, 34 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on a tray lined with paper towels. Serve immediately. Makes 24 hushpuppies. These are really good floating in the chili or by themselves but as I am obsessed with dips and gravies and sauces of all kinds, my favorite way to eat them is by dipping them in this: Creamy Honey Mus- tard Dip ¼ cup sour cream ⅓ cup honey mustard 1 teaspoon lemon juice Combine sour cream, honey mustard and lemon juice in a bowl until well blended. Chill several hours for flavors to meld. Serve We learned how to make dijon mustard in the very first Homemade Goodness Column 18 months ago. Here is that same recipe but with just a little twist to make Honey Mustard. Honey Mustard 1 ⅓ cups (4oz) dry mustard ½ cup water 2 cups (16 fluid oz) dry white wine or flat cham- pagne 1 yellow onion finely chopped 3 cloves garlic finely chopped 2 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons honey Have hot sterilized jars and lids ready. In bowl mix mustard and water together until smooth. Set aside. In small saucepan combine wine, onion and garlic. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and stir in salt. Simmer uncovered about 20 minutes or until reduced by half. Pour wine mixture through sieve into mustard and stir to combine. Transfer to sauce pan and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in honey. Spoon hot mustard into jars and seal tightly with lid. Store in refrigera- tor up to one year. I hope you will join us for the Catfish cookoff on Saturday, May 28th. I promise whichever recipe I decide to make, along with the other contestants, will make it worth the trip. County, Sunridge talk more about MOU CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 In the first quarter of 2011, a late payment was received by Sunridge Inn, and the interest and penalty charge was paid. A late payment was received in the second quarter of 2011, with a penalty charge of $4,326 assessed, and inter- est of $649. In January of 2012 (she said the TLTC doesn’t meet throughout the summer), the TLTC forgave that penalty, on the condition that further payments would be made timely. Otherwise, she said, the penalty would be reinstated (an MOU was not yet formed at that point). Folkman said the current issue began in June 2012, with a late payment for March, May, and June of that year, resulting in another $4,446 in penalty charges, from the begin- ning of 2012. The 2011 penalty, $4326, was also reinstated, per the agree- ment made at that time, resulting in almost $9,000 in penalty charges, plus interest. In February and March 2014, another late payment was received, and the big- gest hit to the budget, she said, was a late payment for April, May, and June 2014, resulting in a penalty charge of $4,462. This is how the TLTC arrived at the $16,362.67, which was owed, per the MOU. She said the TLTC had discussed the possibility of the Sunridge Inn making monthly payments, and the TLTC needs those vital payments from area lodg- ers, but the TLTC did not wish to saddle the Sun- ridge Inn with interest, etc. The TLTC requested the Board form an MOU with the Sunridge Inn, which would require monthly payments from the Sun- ridge Inn, and it did so, on October 14, 2014. Per the MOU, all penalty charges would be held in abeyance for one year, if payments were made timely. During the TLTC meet- ing this January, she said, four members were pres- ent, and the vote was 2-2, to discharge the penalties, resulting in no decision at that point. At the next meeting, the vote was to unanimously require monthly payments, she said, and the decision was made to seek assistance with the issue from the Board. Kerns asked if the Sun- ridge Inn had been timely with payments since the MOU was formed in Oc- tober 2014, and Folkman said yes. She said that her recommendation is that the Sunridge Inn continue with monthly payments, per the MOU, in order to avoid future issues. Wilson was asked to speak about the issue, from the Sunridge Inn’s view point, and she said that the obligations have been fulfilled. She sympathizes with the TLTC, and the loss in revenue, but the MOU is pretty clear, and the Sunridge Inn has main- tained due diligence in the matter. She emphasized a portion of the MOU, which states, “County and Sunridge, desire to resolve these matters at this time and to provide an opportunity to Sunridge to discharge its obligation relative to such penal- ties,” pointing out what the intent of forming the MOU was. She said that, if the previous assessed penalties are forgiven, she would agree, at this point, to make monthly payments for a year. She said she stands on that point 100%, per the MOU’s language and intent. Harvey closed the discussion regarding the topic of the MOU, and a decision from the Board will possibly be made at the next regular session. A smaller segment of the session involved a discus- sion between the Board and Kee, regarding the on- going conversation about the possibility of services for inter-hospital, non- emergent transfers, from Med Transport, Inc. This topic has been discussed, so far, during several sessions, and Kee provided the Board with details about local ambula- tory services, showing high praise for those already in service. The Board had previously voiced support for the possibility of ser- vices from Med Transport, Inc., assuming existing city services remained funded, and that Med Transport’s services would be over- flow. Kee said he’s open to additional ambulatory resources, but to take a look at the city’s needs first, something echoed by Harvey. A decision was not made at this time, as further discussion will continue, however, Bennett said that any issues are close to being resolved. Dutch oven cookoff on May 19 Learn how to make a mouth-watering Dutch oven dish or dessert during the second annual cookout on campus, Thursday, May 19. The cookout is from 12-2 p.m. in the campus quad and is $5 per person. Those interested in learn- ing more can help prepare and cook the meal from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Contact Michael Hatch at mhatch@eou.edu or 541- 962-3621. Near miss at Keating School Submitted Photo. Tuesday at about 4:40 p.m. while the bus driven by Janice Wirth was about to unload a student at the Keating school, a front-end loader used on a local ranch lost power and went out of control, crashing through the school yard gate and fence, and into the playground narrowly missing a power pole. Luckily no one was injured. Boaters rescued On May 5 at 5:02 p.m., the Baker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stranded boat with two oc- cupants on Brownlee Reservoir, between Hewitt Park and Brownlee Dam. At about 2050 hrs, the Baker County Sheriff Office launched a rescue boat and eventually located the victims approximately 13 miles from Hewitt Park. Sheriff Ash and Deputy Wayne Paxton were able to repair the dis- abled boat and led the two occupants back to Hewitt Park arriving around 2337hrs. At the time the boat became disabled, there was an intense storm that had traveled through the area. The boaters were found wet but not injured. The Baker County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind boat operators and passengers to pack extra supplies and to be prepared for water related outings. Emergency preparedness items such as warm cloth- ing, fire starter, GPS or Compass and a common tarp can increase the odds of surviving storms and unplanned overnight stays. Also, making friends and family members aware of departure times and specific travel or fishing destinations can decrease time for rescue. Weather can change drastically in a matter of hours in Eastern Oregon and water rescues are especially danger- ous at night, due to decreased visibility and often high winds on Brownlee Reservoir. Please be prepared and boat safely. Baker City needs votes for coolest small town Baker City is a finalist for Budget Travel Magazine's Coolest small town in America. The city is currently in first place but voting continues through June 6th and Baker County Tourism says it could use your help. Citizens can vote for Baker City at http://www.bud- gettravel.com/contest/vote-for-americas-coolest-small- town-2016,25/#baker-city-or once per day through June 6th. Please take a minute to cast your vote for Baker City and then share the link with your friends. Robbery suspect sentenced to 20 Mark Allen Price of Nampa was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week for robbing a bank in Boise last December. Price will be eligible for parole in five years after his conviction for knock- ing over the Wells Fargo on Fairview Avenue. Price was nabbed last December by Baker City Police when the Boise police sent word to Baker City Police Department (BCPD) Lt. Dustin New- Submitted Photo. man that Price might be in Mark Allen Price. the area, video surveillance footage at the local Maverik on Campbell Street confirmed that suspicion. The Maverik footage had shown Price in a 1997 Ford Ranger Pickup. Newman checked all the local hotels and motels with no luck until police were at last able to “ping” Price’s cell phone, from which he had made a call only ten minutes earlier at the Super 8 Motel near the freeway. At 6’2”, 370 lbs. and covered in distinctive tatoos on front and back, including some biker gang images, Price was somewhat conspicuous. Price had been housed in the Ada County Jail after his transfer out of Baker City last year.