Thursday, February 11, 2021
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A Night at Old Auburn (COVID style!)
■ Annual fundraiser switches to a poker run and a drive-thru dinner on Feb. 27
By Lisa Britton
For the EO Media Group
BAKER CITY — This month
will feature a fundraiser for the
Baker Heritage Museum, but not
the traditional casino-style event.
The Night at Old Auburn is
affected, as are so many events, by
the coronavirus pandemic. But that
didn’t stop the Friends of the Baker
Heritage Museum from designing a
fundraiser to fi t the current health
guidelines.
“We’re doing it different — it’s
the Night at Old Auburn, COVID
style,” said Liz Miller, president
of the Friends of Baker Heritage
Museum.
The annual fundraiser has
become a February staple in Baker
City. Funds raised are used to en-
hance existing exhibits, create new
exhibits and clean artifacts.
The Friends of Baker Heritage
Museum also uses the funds to
support the museum’s operations
when needed.
“Whatever the museum needs,
we back them up,” she said.
The group continues their sup-
port of the museum — although
the Feb. 27 benefi t will defi nitely
look different.
POKER RUN
The fundraiser begins with a
poker run from 2-5 p.m. Entry is
$20. Only 52 tickets are available
to participate, and they must be
purchased in advance.
The poker run begins at the mu-
seum, 2480 Grove St., and includes
seven historic buildings in Baker
City.
“At each stop, you choose a card,”
Miller said.
After visiting all the sites, card-
holders turn in their best fi ve-card
poker hand at the museum.
The grand prize is a $300 Visa
card. Two smaller prizes will be
awarded for the next best hands.
A NIGHT AT OLD AUBURN
2021
WHY: Fundraiser for the Baker
Heritage Museum
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 27
WHAT: Poker Run from 2-5
p.m. ($20 to enter) and a drive-
thru dinner from 5-7 p.m. ($35)
TICKETS: Must be purchased
in advance by calling Liz Miller
at 541-300-5416 — or click on
“Events/News” at:
wwwfriendsofbakerheritage
museum.com
DRIVE-THRU DINNER
The second part of the fundraiser
is a drive-thru dinner served from
5-7 p.m. at North Baker School,
2725 Seventh St., Baker City.
The meal, which will be catered
by BTI Culinary Arts, features a
hot prime rib sandwich plus sides
and dessert. Cost is $35. There are
150 dinner tickets available, which
also must be purchased in advance.
Those driving up for dinner are
asked to follow the signs placed at
the school to direct traffi c.
TICKETS
To purchase tickets, call Miller
at 541-300-5416. She said she will
meet people at the museum or
deliver tickets.
“We’ll do whatever we need to
get their tickets to them,” she said.
Tickets can also be purchased
online. Go to www.friendsofbaker-
heritagemuseum.com (no hyphens)
and click on “Events/News.”
WEEKEND OUTLOOK
Photo courtesy of Travel Baker County
The Night at Old Auburn fundraiser helps support museum exhibits, such as the current display that honors the
“Extraordinary Women in Baker County,” which can be viewed when the museum reopens in mid-March.
OPERATING
DURING A PANDEMIC
ABOUT THE
BAKER HERITAGE MUSEUM
Last year, due to the COVID-19
pandemic, the Baker Heritage
Museum operated on a reduced
schedule of four hours per day,
seven days a week.
“We managed to get by. We did
better than we thought we would,”
Miller said.
The plan this year is to open in
mid-March with regular hours —
although Miller said that depends
on the state guidelines at the time.
For updates on the history
museum’s plans for reopening, look
for posts on the museum’s website,
www.bakerheritagemuseum.com.,
and Facebook page.
Baker Heritage Museum is at
480 Grove St., in Baker City. The
building was originally built as
the Baker Municipal Natatorium
(swimming pool).
The museum is a two-story col-
lection of Baker County’s history,
especially from the 1860s to 1960s.
Two rooms are dedicated to an
extensive rock collection.
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