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10 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FR IDAY , FEBRUARY 20 , 2015 Local Econ Dev Comm i t tee recaps Auxiliary recen t pro jec ts , even ts scholarship open for apps By Todd A r r io la T odd@TheBa ke rCoun t yP re s s . com Th e B ak e r Coun ty E conom i c D ev e lopm en t (BCED ) Comm i t t e e m e t on F r id ay , F eb ru a ry 13 a t 3 :30 p .m . , in th e Comm i s - s ion e r s Ch amb e r s o f th e B ak e r Coun ty Cou r thou s e . 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Th e m e e t ing w a s c a l l ed to o rd e r , and sho r t ly th e r e - a f t e r , th e m inu t e s f rom th e l a s t BCED m e e t ing w e r e app rov ed , w i th a mo t ion f rom K e e , and a s e cond f rom L ang r e l l . Th e f i r s t o rd e r o f bu s - n e s s w a s a Comm i s s ion Ch a i r upd a t e f rom H a r - v ey . A s th e n ew Ch a i r fo r abou t s ix w e ek s , h e s a id h e d idn ’ t h av e mu ch to upd a t e th e g roup abou t . H e s a id i t ’ s look ing l ik e an e a r ly sp r ing , and hop e fu l ly , th e r e w i l l b e enough w a t e r supp ly l a t e r th i s y e a r fo r i r r ig a t ion . “R igh t now , I ’m h e r e to s e e wh e r e w e ’ r e a t w i th som e th ing s . I ’v e r e ad som e o f th e m inu t e s , and I ’v e r e ad som e o f th e p a s t r epo r t s th a t you ’v e b e en wo rk ing on , ” H a rv ey s a id . H i l l g av e th e g roup an SBDC upd a t e , exp l a in ing f i r s t th e d i sp l ay h e b rough t to th e m e e t ing , in c lud - ing f in an c i a l mod e l ing , comp l e t e a s s e s sm en t s o f bu s in e s s e s , ev a lu a t ion s o f bu s in e s s e s , and in fo rm a - t ion abou t wo rk shop s . H e s a id th e s e s e rv i c e s a r e p a r t o f th e r e sou r c e s th e o f f i c e i s cu r r en t ly wo rk ing on . H e exp l a in ed th a t th e p ro c e s s to a s s i s t bu s in e s s e s w i th s t a r tup s in th e a r e a i s a comp r eh en s iv e on e . H i l l s a id th a t n in e -w e ek O r egon D ep a r tm en t o f T odd A r r io la / Th e Ba k e r Coun t y P r e s s The BCED mee t las t week to rehash recen t even ts and d iscuss those tha t a re upcom ing . T r an spo r t a t ion (ODOT ) con t r a c to r t r a in ing w i l l b e o f f e r ed on l in e s t a r t ing in M a r ch . H a rv ey and K e e d i s - cu s s ed som e con c e rn s w i th bu s in e s s s t a r tup s and e l e c t r i c a l s e rv i c e d epo s i t s , and K e e s a id i t ’ s po s s ib l e th e s e p aym en t s cou ld b e m ad e ov e r t im e . H a rv ey s a id h e app l aud s th e e f fo r t s to b r ing in n ew bu s in e s s e s , bu t h e a l so exp r e s s ed som e con c e rn s abou t d i sp e r s ing g r an t mon ey to too m any bu s i - n e s s s t a r tup s . H e s a id th a t e s t ab l i sh ed bu s in e s s e s a l so n e ed a s s i s t an c e and in c en - t iv e s , l ik e t ax b r e ak s . H a rv ey m en t ion ed th e E a s t e rn O r egon M in ing and Agg r eg a t e D ev e lop - m en t Summ i t h e ld in J anu - a ry in B ak e r C i ty , s t a t ing th a t h e though t th e r e w a s ex c e l l en t in fo rm a t ion p r e - s en t ed a t th e ev en t , and th e r eg ion ’ s fo cu s shou ld b e r emov ing b a r r i e r s con c e rn - ing n a tu r a l r e sou r c e a c c e s s and d ev e lopm en t . H i l l s a id th a t in M a r ch , th e r e w i l l mo s t l ik e ly b e a fo l low -up ev en t to th e summ i t . S t a ck l e s a id h e h ad a conv e r s a t ion w i th A r thu r S app ing ton , Coo rd in a t ing O f f i c e r o f th e J e f e r son M in ing D i s t r i c t , and th a t th e SBDC i s w i l l ing and ab l e to o f f e r a s s i s t an c e w i th m in ing bu s in e s s i s - su e s . H e s a id th e SBDC i s cu r r en t ly a s s i s t ing 20 c l i en t s in v a r iou s s t ag e s o f bu s in e s s d ev e lopm en t , in c lud ing tho s e invo lv ed w i th h e a l th c a r e , a r t s , l awn and g a rd en , and con s t ru c - t ion v en tu r e s . H e s a id th e po r t ion o f th e bu i ld ing wh e r e R i t e - A id i s lo c a t ed th a t i s b e ing r emod e l ed i sn ’ t l e a s ed cu r - r en t ly . A l l o f th e f ix tu r e s r emov ed w e r e sh ipp ed to v a r iou s R i t e -A id s , so tho s e w e r en ’ t av a i l ab l e fo r u s e , bu t S t a ck l e s a id th e coo l e r s un i t s w e r e s t i l l av a i l ab l e . S t a ck l e a l so s a id th a t top - i c s and p r e s en t a t ion s a r e cu r r en t ly in th e wo rk s fo r Pub T a lk , a bu s in e s s l e a rn - ing s e r i e s wh i ch i s o f f e r ed a t d i f f e r en t a r e a bu s in e s s e s du r ing e a ch mon th . N e l son t a lk ed abou t t ak ing a tou r o f B ak e r T e chn i c a l In s t i tu t e (BT I ) , p r a i s ing th e p rog r am , wh i ch i s h e ad ed by J e r ry P e a co ck , and h e exp l a in ed som e o f th e a c t iv i t i e s , l ik e ho r t i cu l tu r e , con s t ru c t ion , and a nu r s ing p rog r am p ro - v id ing t r a in ing fo r s tud en t s who a r e ab l e to app ly fo r a C e r t i f i ed Nu r s ing A s s i s t an t (CAN ) l i c en s e by th e t im e th ey g r adu a t e . H e s t r e s s ed th e impo r t an c e o f a s s i s t - ing th e young e r g en e r a t ion w i th c a r e e r t r a in ing and bu s in e s s oppo r tun i t i e s . S av ag e d i s cu s s ed th e o f f e r by th e T r a in ing and Emp loym en t Con so r t ium (TEC ) o f B ak e r C i ty to p rov id e compu t e r t r a in ing to inm a t e s a t th e Powd e r R iv e r Co r r e c t ion a l F a c i l i ty , bu t h e s a id th e compu t e r s n e ed upg r ad ed op e r a t ing sy s t em s . B a in t e r s a id , a s p a r t o f a Bu s in e s s Round t ab l e ev en t , th e r e w i l l b e a tou r o f E ag l e C ap bu s in e s s s choo l on M a r ch 1 1 , f rom 8 am to 9 a .m . , and a tou r o f BT I a t 1 1 :30 a .m . to 1 p .m . th a t s am e d ay . Sh e a l so s a id th a t B ak e r C i ty i s exp e c t ed to b e th e s t a r t and f in i sh po in t fo r Cy c l e O r egon th i s y e a r . B a in t e r en cou r ag e s ev e ryon e to a t t end th e L eg i s l a t iv e Ho t l in e , h e ld a t th e B ak e r Coun ty Ex t en - s ion O f f i c e , on th e f i r s W edn e sd ay o f e a ch mon th , f rom 7 a .m . to 8 a .m . Th i s i s an oppo r tun i ty to d i s cu s s impo r t an t l eg i s l a t iv e i s su e s w i th S en a to r T ed F e r r io l i and R ep r e s en t a t iv e C l i f f B en t z , v i a a l iv e c am e r a f e ed . L ang r e l l vo i c ed con - c e rn s abou t th e m a r i ju an a d i sp en s a r i e s i s su e , and th e g roup d i s cu s s ed bu s i - n e s s l i c en s e s and f e e s , and en fo r c em en t o f tho s e l i c en s e s . Th i s w a s a d i s cu s - s ion w i th id e a s and com - m en t s , and i t w a s d e c id ed to con t inu e a t a l a t e r d a t e . B i shop s a id th e ex c i t ing n ew s o f th e y e a r i s th a t l a s t Augu s t , th e BCED c am e on bo a rd a s fund ing p a r tn e r fo r a tou r i sm v id eo p rodu c t ion p ro j e c t , w i th T r av e l USA and T r av e l O r egon , to p rodu c e two v id eo s , w i th th e W a l low a s , B ak e r C i ty and B ak e r Coun ty a s th e c en t e rp i e c e s . Sm i th s a id th e BCED wo rk ed w i th 18 bu s in e s s e s l a s t mon th , exp l a in ing th e d i f f e r en t typ e s o f a s - s i s t an c e o f f e r ed to e a ch . H e s a id th e r e i s a g r e a t oppo r tun i ty to r e c e iv e bu s in e s s lo an s in B ak e r Coun ty th rough f in an c ing and BCED p rog r am s . Sm i th in fo rm ed th e g roup th a t th e D i r e c to r o f th e O r egon D ep a r tm en t o f G eo logy and M in e r a l Indu s t r i e s (DOGAM I ) , V i ck i M cConn e l l , h a s r e s ign ed , and th e D epu ty D i r e c to r , Thom a s F e r r e ro , w a s t r ag i c a l ly mu rd e r ed e a r l i e r th i s mon th , l e av ing th e o r g an i z a t ion w i th a l a ck o f l e ad e r sh ip fo r now , c au s ing con c e rn s fo r Sm i th and o th e r s . Sm i th a l so t a lk ed abou t som e po t en t i a l n ew bu s in e s s e s , in c lud ing a f i r e a rm s m anu f a c tu r e r and a l e a th e r m anu f a c tu r e r , wh i ch wou ld b e g r e a t fo r B ak e r Coun ty , h e s a id . K e e a sk ed Sm i th abou t th e p rop e r ty lo c a t ed in th e F a r ew e l l B end S t a t e R e c - r e a t ion A r e a , in c lud ing th e fo rm e r ho t e l and s e rv i c e s t a t ion , and Sm i th s a id th a t th e own e r h a s s t a t ed in t e r - e s t in fu r th e r d ev e lopm en t . S av ag e m en t ion ed th e po t a to con t r a c t i s su e , and W a rd s a id th a t a con t r a c t w a s n ego t i a t ed w i th J .R . S imp lo t on F eb ru a ry 1 1 fo r th e pu r ch a s e o f 800 a c r e s wo r th o f po t a to e s f rom a r e a p rodu c e r s , how ev e r , th e r em a in ing 3 ,000 a c r e s wo r th i s s t i l l a b ig qu e s t ion m a rk a t th i s po in t . S ch eu e r s d i s cu s s ed th e p rog r am O r egon P ro sp e c - to r , an on l in e r e sou r c e in conn e c t ion w i th BCED , w i th d e t a i l ed in fo rm a t ion abou t bu s in e s s r e a l e s t a t e in th e a r e a . B ak e r C i ty i s on c e ag a in o f f e r ing a $1 ,500 .00 s cho l a r - sh ip . T o b e e l ig ib l e you mu s t b e a g r adu a t e o f a B ak e r Coun ty H igh S choo l o r a cu r r en t r e s id en t o f B ak e r Coun ty , who w i l l b e a t l e a s t a sophomo r e in co l l eg e by S ep t emb e r , 2015 . Th e s cho l a r sh ip w i l l b e aw a rd ed to a s tud en t who i s en ro l l ed in a h e a l th c a r e p ro f e s s ion . Th e app l i c a t ion fo r th e s cho l a r sh ip c an b e ob t a in ed f rom th e Aux i l i a ry D e sk in th e f ron t lobby o f S a in t A lphon su s M ed i c a l C en t e r – B ak e r C i ty o r f rom a m emb e r o f th e Aux i l i a ry S cho l a r - sh ip Comm i t t e e , P eggy P ay ton , Ch a i rm an , 541 -523 -6603 , M a r i lyn B loom 541 -523 -2750 o r B e t ty Rou s e 541 -523 - 5563 . Th e app l i c a t ion s mu s t b e r e tu rn ed to th e comm i t t e e by Ap r i l 15 th , 2015 . Th e r e c ip i en t w i l l b e no t i f i ed by M ay 20 th , 2015 . Th e s cho l a r sh ip ch e ck w i l l b e s en t to th e r e - c ip i en t ’ s co l l eg e wh e r e i t w i l l b e c r ed i t ed to th e s tud en t s a c coun t . Father , son sentenced for poach ing BO ISE , Id a . —A f a th e r and son f rom B ak e r C i ty , O r egon w e r e r e c en t ly s en t en c ed fo r th e i r ro l e s in an 2014 op en ing d ay e lk po a ch ing c a s e th a t b eg an w i th a c a l l to th e C i t i z en s Ag a in s t Po a ch ing (CAP ) ho t l in e . On O c tob e r 25 th , 2014 , Ju s t in Gy l l enb e r g (33 ) sho t and k i l l ed a sp ik e bu l l e lk in th e H e l l s C anyon a r e a , th en con - t inu ed shoo t ing , down ing a s e cond and mu ch l a r g e r 6X7 bu l l e lk . Sho r t ly a f t e r th e e lk w e r e k i l l ed , Ju s t in ’ s f a th e r B r en t Gy l l enb e r g (60 ) jo in ed h i s son and bo th m en b eg an f i e ld d r e s s ing th e two bu l l s . Th e young e r Gy l l enb e r g p l a c ed h i s non r e s id en t e lk t ag on th e l a r g e r bu l l , wh i l e th e s en io r Gy l l enb e r g t agg ed th e sm a l l e r bu l l . Th e Gy l l enb e r g s w e r e no t th e on ly on e s on th e h i l l th a t d ay . Th e po a ch ing in c id en t w a s w i tn e s s ed by a t l e a s t two e lk hun t e r s , on e o f whom c a l l ed th e CAP ho t l in e . Bo th w i tn e s s e s d e s c r ib ed th e po a ch ing in c id en t in d e t a i l , s t a t - ing th a t a th i rd l a r g e bu l l w a s a l so h i t by Gy l l enb e r g , bu t w a s l a s t s e en l imp ing aw ay f rom th e a r e a . In th e d ay s th a t fo l low ed , Id aho F i sh and G am e con s e rv a t ion o f f i c e r s R andy M a r t in e z and Ru s ty And e r - son ob t a in ed add i t ion a l d e t a i l s f rom th e w i tn e s s e s , th en t r av e l ed to B ak e r C i ty , O r egon to in t e rv i ew bo th su sp e c t s . T e am ing w i th O r egon S t a t e Po l i c e o f f i c e r s , M a r t in e z and And e r son condu c t ed in t e rv i ew s w i th th e young e r Gy l l enb e r g who u l t im a t e ly adm i t t ed to shoo t ing bo th e lk , t agg ing th e s e cond an im a l , th en t r an spo r t ing th e an im a l s b a ck to B ak e r C i ty . M a r t in e z s e i z ed bo th e lk and th e R em ing ton 7mm u l t r a m agnum r i f l e u s ed in th e po a ch ing in c id en t . C i t a t ion s w e r e i s su ed to bo th m en in c lud ing ex c e ed ing th e b ag l im i t , po s s e s s ion / t r an spo r t a t ion o f an i l l eg a l ly t ak en e lk and t r an s f e r o f t ag to ano th e r . Sho r t ly a f t e r , th e p a i r ap - p e a r ed in Ad am s Coun ty Cou r t b e fo r e M ag i s t r a t e Judg e John M e i enho f e r . In e a r ly J anu a ry , th e two m en r e tu rn ed to th e cou r t room fo r s en t en c ing . Fo r h i s p a r t in th e po a ch ing in c id en t , Ju s t in Gy l l enb e r g w a s f in ed $600 and a s s e s s ed c iv i l p en a l t i e s and p ro c e s - ing f e e s to t a l ing $1 ,000 . A long w i th 12 mon th s o f p rob a - t ion , h i s hun t ing p r iv i l eg e s w e r e r evok ed fo r two y e a r s . B r en t Gy l l enb e r g p l ed gu i l ty to h i s t r an s f e r o f t ag ch a r g e and w a s f in ed $300 and a s s e s s ed c iv i l p en a - t i e s and p ro c e s s ing f e e s to t a l ing $1 ,000 . A long w i th 12 mon th s o f p rob a t ion , h i s hun t ing p r iv i l eg e s w e r e r evok ed fo r on e y e a r . Th e two e lk and th e r i f l e u s ed in th e po a ch ing in c - d en t w e r e fo r f e i t ed . Th e e lk m e a t w i l l go to th e lo c a l food b ank fo r d i s t r ibu t ion to tho s e in n e ed , wh i l e th e e lk an t l e r s and th e r i f l e w i l l l ik e ly b e so ld a t au c t ion w i th th e p ro c e ed s go ing to th e F i sh and G am e g en e r a l fund . ODFW h ires new d irector SALEM , O r e .—Th e O r egon F i sh and W i ld l i f e Com - m i s s ion h a s cho s en Cu r t M e l ch e r a s i t s cho i c e to b e th e n ex t d i r e c to r fo r th e O r egon D ep a r tm en t o f F i sh and W i ld l i f e . M e l ch e r h a s s e rv ed a s ODFW In t e r im D i r e c to r s in c e S ep t emb e r 2014 . M e l ch e r w a s among th r e e f in a l i s t s b e ing con s id e r ed fo r th e po s i t ion fo l low ing a n a t ion a l s e a r ch fo r c and id a t e s . Th e o th e r f in a l i s t s w e r e Edw a rd Bow l e s , F i sh D iv i s ion Adm in i s t r a to r , ODFW ; and K ry s tyn a W o ln i akow sk i , fo rm e r D i r e c to r , W e s t e rn P a r t - n e r sh ip O f f i c e , N a t ion a l F i sh and W i ld l i f e Found a t ion . M e l ch e r w i l l r epo r t to th e Comm i s s ion and m an ag e a d ep a r tm en t w i th mo r e th an 1 ,100 emp loy e e s , and a b i enn i a l op e r a t ing budg e t o f $345 m i l l ion . M e l ch e r i s a n a t iv e O r egon i an , who g r adu a t ed f rom th e Un iv e r s i ty o f O r egon w i th a B .S . d eg r e e in B io logy . H e h a s d evo t ed 28 y e a r s o f h i s c a r e e r to th e p ro t e c t ion and m an ag em en t o f O r egon ’ s f i sh and w i ld l i f e . M e l ch e r h a s s e rv ed a s th e D epu ty D i r e c to r fo r ODFW , a c coun t ab l e fo r a l l F i sh and W i ld l i f e p rog r am s l e ad ing ov e r 1 ,200 emp loy e e s . H e w a s appo in t ed th e In t e r im D i r e c to r in S ep t emb e r 2014 . " I 'm ex c i t ed and humb l ed a t th e though t o f th i s op - po r tun i ty , " M e l ch e r s a id . M e l ch e r wou ld r ep l a c e Roy E l i ck e r , who r e t i r ed in S ep t emb e r 2014 a f t e r s e rv ing s ev en y e a r s on th e job .