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1A S ta te baske tba l l tournamen t —Page 7 T h e Homemade Goodness Co lumn : Peanu t Bu t ter from scra tch ! —Page 11 Women ’s Re trea t f i l ls church —8 B ak e r C oun t y P r ess F r iday , Ma rch 13 , 2015 • Vo lume 2 , Issue 11 h eB a k e rC oun t yP r e s s . c om • Y ou r l o c a l w e e k l y n ew s s ou r c e ! LOCAL NEWS : HEADL INE STOR IES • LOCAL ART ICLES • OUTDOORS • AGR ICULTURE • CLASS IF IEDS 75¢ Counc i l Choos ing an in ter im Sher i f f takes turn toward d ispensary ban PUBL IC ASKS QUEST IONS DUR ING SPEC IAL SESS ION G ina K . Swa r t z / Th e Ba k e r Coun t y P r e s s F i re Ch ie f Ma rk John , sea ted a t r igh t , p repa res to add ress the Counc i l . T odd A r r io la / Th e Ba k e r Coun t y P r e s s T rav is Ash ( le f t ) and John Hoopes fi e lded pub l ic ques t ions Wednesday mo rn ing , bo th compe t ing fo r the in te r im she r i f f ’ s pos i t ion . 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