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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3 FR IDAY , MARCH 13 , 2015 Business & Ag OTEC h ires new commun ica t ions d irec tor By Meghan Ande rsch Meghan@TheBa ke rCoun t yP re s s . com L a r a P e t i t c l e r c -S tok e s i s OTEC ’ s n ew Commu - n i c a t ion s D i r e c to r . Sh e i s r ep l a c ing J im Ho r an , who w i l l b e mov ing to a n ew po s i t ion in a d i f f e r en t s t a t e . P e t i t c l e r c -S tok e s s a id sh e i s look ing fo rw a rd to wo rk ing fo r a d emo c r a t i - c a l ly con t ro l l ed , fou r - coun - ty , m emb e r -own ed co -op . P e t i t c l e r c -S tok e s , who s e r e spon s ib i l i t i e s in c lud e pub l i c r e l a t ion s and gov e rnm en t a f f a i r s , s a id sh e h ad a ch an c e to fo l low Ho r an a round du r ing h e r fi r s t coup l e o f w e ek s and u s ed a d ig i t a l r e co rd e r to c a t ch h i s “p e a r l s o f w i sdom . ” Som e o f th e du t i e s sh e h a s b e en l e a rn ing in c lud e r epo r t ing ou t ag e s to n ew s m ed i a , k e ep ing ab r e a s t o f l eg a l mo t ion s on th e W e s t s id e o f th e s t a t e , p r ep a r ing p r e s s r e l e a s e s , and l e a rn ing p eop l e and n am e s f rom th e fou r coun t i e s . Sh e s a id sh e i s h igh ly o r g an i z ed and spok e g low ing ly o f ev e ry - on e sh e h a s m e t so f a r . H e r adv en tu rou s sp i r i t shon e a s P e t i t c l e r c -S tok e s d e s c r ib ed th e rou t e h e r l i f e took b e fo r e b r ing ing h e r to B ak e r C i ty . Sh e and h e r hu sb and , who bo th g r ew up in Id aho , sp en t fou r y e a r s t e a ch ing in J ap an in a J ap an e s e ex ch ang e p rog r am . F rom J ap an , th ey mov ed to S e a t t l e un t i l , abou t 2007 o r 2008 , th ey d e c id ed th ey w an t ed to r e tu rn “hom e . ” P e t i t c l e r c -S tok e s s a id h e r hu sb and d id no t w an t to go to Bo i s e , s ay ing i t ’ s mu ch b igg e r and bu s i e r th an w e r em emb e r and no t fo r u s . H e d id , how ev e r , h av e a job in t e rv i ew in B ak e r C i ty , th e town in wh i ch h i s mo th e r h ad b e en bo rn . P e t i t c l e r c -S tok e s s a id sh e d e c id ed to a c comp any h im wh en h e t r av e l ed fo r h i s in t e rv i ew , and th a t a s soon a s sh e s aw th e E lk - ho rn Moun t a in s , sh e kn ew th i s p l a c e w a s som e th ing sp e c i a l . Sh e r e coun t ed th a t sh e s a id , “Ok ay , i f th e a i r sm e l l s good and th e w a t e r ’ s ok ay , I ’m in . ” Sh e s a id wh en sh e go t ou t o f th e c a r and sn i f f ed , th e a i r sm e l l ed f an t a s t i c . Th ey t a s t ed th e w a t e r a t th e i r ho t e l and i t w a s good . Hu sb and P e r ry S tok e s w a s o f f e r ed and a c c ep t ed th e po s i t ion o f l ib r a ry d i r e c to r . A f t e r mov ing , P e t i t c l e r c - S tok e s wo rk ed p a r t - t im e wh i l e s tudy ing fo r h e r M a s t e r ’ s D eg r e e in L ib r a ry S c i en c e . A f t e r g r adu a t ing , sh e wo rk ed fi v e y e a r s a t E a s t e rn O r egon Un iv e r s i ty a s an An a ly s t I I , do ing a lo t w i th budg e t s , numb e r s , h e lp i t s cu s tom e r s and th e i r f am i l i e s l iv e h e a l thy l iv e s . ” A c co rd ing to r i t e a id . B ak e r C i ty ’ s R i t e A id com , th e n ew ly r emod e l ed s to r e h a s b e en und e r go ing s to r e s w i l l f e a tu r e low e r ed r emod e l ing , bo th in s id e sh e lv e s and w id en ed a i s l e s and ou t , down to th e p a rk - to a s s i s t w i th n av ig a t ion , ing sp a c e s in th e lo t b e ing a s w e l l a s exp and ed h e a l th r ep a in t ed . and w e l ln e s s o f f e r ing s . In s id e , m e r ch and i s e i s K e l lum s t a t ed , “Th e r e r e a r r ang ed and c e r t a in a r e hund r ed s o f n ew h e a l th i t em s , su ch a s y a rn , h av e and w e l ln e s s p rodu c t s b e en c lo s ed ou t . in c lud ing o r g an i c and /o r K r i s t in K e l lum , PR g lu t en - f r e e food s , an ex - sp e c i a l i s t fo r R i t e A id , p and ed c a r eg iv e r s e c t ion , exp l a in ed th a t th e s to r e a l l -n a tu r a l p e r son a l c a r e i s b e ing r emod e l ed in to a and hom e c a r e p rodu c t s , G enu in e W e l lb e ing s to r e , fi tn e s s and wo rkou t equ ip - w i th th e r emod e l ex - m en t and a b igg e r w e l l - p e c t ed to b e comp l e t ed th i s n e s s m ag a z in e and book sp r ing . s e c t ion . Th e s to r e a l so K e l lum exp l a in ed , f e a tu r e s a p r iv a t e ph a rm a - “Th i s n ew s to r e fo rm a t , c i s t con su l t a t ion room fo r wh i ch d ebu t ed in sp r ing adv an c ed c l in i c a l s e rv i c e s . o f 201 1 , i s p a r t o f R i t e W e l ln e s s S to r e s h av e A id ’ s con t inu ed comm i t - ph a rm a c i s t s w i th sp e c i a l m en t to p rov id ing s e rv i c e s , t r a in ing in d i ab e t e s c a r e , p rodu c t s , and r e sou r c e s to m ed i c a t ion m an ag em en t Meghan@TheBa ke rCoun t yP re s s . com cu l l cow s and bu l l s f rom No r thw e s t d a i ry f a rm s and c a t t l e r an ch e s th rough - ou t th e In t e rmoun t a in W e s t . Th e p l an t w i l l a l so in c lud e h id e and r end e r ing p ro c e s s ing and h av e th e ab i l i ty to p ro c e s s n i ch e - f ed b e e f p rog r am s . S co t t S imp lo t , J .R . S im - p lo t Comp any ch a i rm an , s a id th e n ew p l an t w i l l b e th e fi r s t s ign ifi c an t p ro c e s s - ing op e r a t ion in th e r eg ion , r edu c ing th e n e ed fo r d a i ry f a rm e r s and r an ch e r s to sh ip c a t t l e ou t o f th e a r e a fo r p ro c e s s ing . I t ’ s e s t im a t ed th a t th e r e a r e mo r e th an 600 ,000 d a i ry cow s and mo r e th an 600 ,000 b e e f cow s in th e r eg ion . “Th i s e f fo r t comp l em en t s th e a r e a ’ s d a i ry indu s t ry in c lud ing m i lk , ch e e s e and yogu r t p ro c e s so r s , ” S imp lo t s a id . P r i c e s t r end ed g en e r a l ly s t e ady comp a r ed to th e s am e qu a l i ty l a s t w e ek . T r ad e a c t iv i ty and d em and h av e s low ed a l i t t l e th i s w e ek . Th e con t inu ed good w e a th e r in s ev e r a l a r e a s o f O r egon h a s s low ed down d em and , a s p a s tu r e g r a s s e s a r e g row ing c au s ing end u s e r s to b e ab l e to tu rn an im a l s ou t on p a s tu r e r a th e r th an pu r ch a s e and f e ed add i t ion a l h ay . F ew con t a in e r s av a i l ab l e a t th e sh ipp ing po r t s h a s s low ed down th e ab i l i ty to expo r t h ay ov e r s e a s . S ev e r a l p rodu c e r s h av e o ld a l l th a t th ey p l an to s e l l fo r th i s s e a son . USDA Ma rk e t N ew s S e r v i c e—AMS .USDA .go v — Cattle Market Report — W edn e sda y , Ma r ch 4 , 2015 V a l e , O r egon C a t t l e so ld th rough th e au c t ion : 631 Subm i t t ed Pho to . La ra Pe t i tc le rc -S tokes is OTEC ’ s b rand new com - mun ica t ions d i rec to r he re in Bake r C i ty . and pub l i c r e l a t ion s . Sh e rod e th e Commun i ty Con - n e c t ion s shu t t l e s e rv i c e b e tw e en B ak e r C i ty and L a G r and e e a ch mo rn ing and ev en ing . P e t i t c l e r c -S tok e s s a id th e job w a s wond e r fu l and th e p eop l e sh e go t to know on h e r d a i ly commu t e w e r e ju s t f an t a s t i c . P e t i t c l e r c -S tok e s s a id sh e w a s ou t o f wo rk and look ing , wh en h e r hu sb and to ld h e r abou t th e op en - ing a t OTEC and s a id h e though t i t w a s a job sh e ’d b e g r e a t a t . Sh e s en t in an app l i c a t ion , g av e a p r e - s en t a t ion , p rov id ed th r e e w r i t ing s amp l e s , and w a s u l t im a t e ly h i r ed fo r th e po s i t ion . P e t i t c l e r c -S tok e s s t a t ed sh e and h e r hu sb and a r e in h e av en and th r i l l ed to b e l iv ing in th i s b e au t i - fu l p l a c e . Th ey a l so f e e l b l e s s ed to b e ab l e to m ak e a l iv ing in a p l a c e wh e r e th a t c an b e ch a l l eng ing . and th e ab i l i ty to immu - n i z e ag a in s t abou t a do z en d i s e a s e s in c lud ing fl u , pn eumon i a , sh ing l e s and whoop ing cough . ” Ano th e r f e a tu r e o f th e G enu in e W e l lb e ing s to r e i s th e W e l ln e s s Amb a s s ado r . K e l lum exp l a in ed , “A s a n ew cu s tom e r s e rv i c e po - s i t ion c r e a t ed so l e ly fo r th e ‘W e l ln e s s S to r e ’ fo rm a t , th e W e l ln e s s Amb a s s ado r s e rv e s a s a b r idg e b e tw e en th e f ron t end o f th e s to r e and th e ph a rm a cy . W e l l - n e s s Amb a s s ado r s a l so s e rv e a s a l i a i son to th e commun i ty du r ing p e r iod i c h e a l th ev en t s a c comp any - ing th e W e l ln e s s S to r e fo rm a t . ” Th e s to r e s i t e s t a t e s th e W e l ln e s s Amb a s s ado r c an a l so h e lp lo c a t e p rodu c t s and p rov id e a c c e s s v i a iP ad to in fo rm a t ion on ov e r - th e - coun t e r m ed i c a - C av in e s s s a id , “W e look fo rw a rd to b e ing a v a lu ed p a r tn e r to a r e a r an ch e r s and d a i rym en a s w e exp and ou r foo tp r in t in th e Un i t ed S t a t e s w i th ano th e r wo r ld - c l a s s b e e f p a ck ing f a c i l i ty . ” Th e fi n a l p rodu c t w i l l b e S t e e r Ca lv e s 300 -400# Bu lk 294 .00 - 319 .00 T op 332 .00 400 -500# Bu lk 274 .00 - 312 .00 T op 318 .00 500 -600# Bu lk 258 .00 - 286 .00 T op 294 .00 H e i f e r Ca lv e s 300 -400# Bu lk 234 .00 - 259 .00 T op 272 .00 400 -500# Bu lk 232 .00 - 256 .00 T op 258 .00 500 -600# Bu lk 224 .00 - 259 .00 T op 264 .00 Y ea r l ing S t e e r s 600 -700# Bu lk 221 .00 - 239 .00 T op 243 .75 700 -800# Bu lk 196 .00 - 214 .00 T op 217 .00 800 -900# Bu lk N /A T op N /A 900 -1 ,000# Bu lk N /A T op N /A Y ea r l ing H e i f e r s 600 -700# Bu lk 204 .00 - 219 .00 T op 229 .25 700 -800# Bu lk 187 .00 - 206 .00 T op 208 .00 800 -900# Bu lk N /A T op N /A 900 -1 ,000# Bu lk N /A T op N /A Th in Sh e l ly Cow s 89 .00 - 101 .00 Bu t ch e r Cow s 103 .00 - 1 13 .00 Bu t ch e r Bu l l s 108 .00 - 129 .00 S to ck Cow s 1400 .00 - 1775 .00 Y oung e r H f r t s . 1 18 .00 - 149 .00 S to ck Cow s Yng . - 1825 .00 - 2200 .00 P rodu c e r sL i v e s to ck . com 541 -473 -3136 — Log Price Report — P r i c e p e r 1 ,000 boa rd f e e t : No r th ea s t O r egon K e r r y M cQu i s t en / Th e Bak e r Coun t y P r e s s Wo rke rs con t inued ex te r io r renova t ions Monday . t ion s and supp l em en t s . R i t e A id w i l l c e l eb r a t e th e comp l e t ed r emod e l w i th a g r and r eop en ing r ib - bon cu t t ing c e r emony l a t e r th i s sp r ing . New beef process ing p lant to open T ex a s -b a s ed C av in e s s B e e f P a ck e r s h a s fo rm ed a jo in t -v en tu r e w i th th e J .R . S imp lo t Comp any to bu i ld a n ew Id aho b e e f p ro c e s s - ing p l an t n e a r Kun a , Id aho . P end ing app rov a l o f p e rm i t s f rom a l l n e c e s - s a ry r egu l a to ry ag en c i e s , con s t ru c t ion o f th e n e a r ly 300 ,000 squ a r e foo t p l an t wou ld b eg in in sp r ing 2015 w i th an exp e c t ed f a l l 2016 op en ing . Th e n ew jo in t -v en tu r e w i l l op e r a t e und e r th e n am e , CS B e e f P a ck e r s , LLC . Th e jo in t v en tu r e i s exp e c t ed to inv e s t $100 m i l l ion to comp l e t e con - s t ru c t ion o f th e p l an t . Th e p l an t i s exp e c t ed to p ro c e s s a m ax imum o f 1 ,700 h e ad p e r d ay , and cou ld c r e a t e up to 600 n ew job s . Th e p r im a ry pu rpo s e o f th e p l an t w i l l b e to h a rv e s t F r ida y , Ma r ch 6 , 2015 — Ea s t e rn O r egon Bak e r Coun ty : No n ew sa l e s confi rm ed . R ite A id ’s renovat ions cont inue By Meghan Ande rsch — Weekly Hay Report — p r ep a ck ag ed box ed b e e f th a t w i l l p r im a r i ly b e m a r - k e t ed tow a rd food - s e rv i c e supp l i e r s and r e t a i l ou t l e t s . “W e a r e ex c i t ed to b r ing a n ew adv an c ed p l an t to th e a r e a , ” s a id T om B a s - ab e , p r e s id en t o f S imp lo t L and and L iv e s to ck . D e l iv e r ed to E lg in Doug F i r / L a r ch 6 ”+ $370 /m Wh i t e F i r /Sp 6 ”+ $380 /m LPP 6 ”+ $350 /m D e l iv e r ed to La G rand e P . 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