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10 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Local Beef Continued from Page 1 Since around 9:30 a.m., the Cattlemen meanwhile had been barbecuing about 190 pounds of tri-tip, 45 roasts at a time, purchased from Cash n’ Carry in Pendleton, Becky Harrell said. The roasts were mari- nated overnight in a special sauce, a “secret Cattle- men’s recipe,” the men jokingly said. Harrell, White, Mackenzie and McKim worked together to prepare the roasts, and White mechanically sliced them into thin strips later on. The meal included baked beans, corn on the cob, three different types of salad, rolls, fruit and veg- etables, prepared by Aren- dell and Koontz, and ice cream for dessert, provided by the Cattlewomen. The students ate lunch and played outside, period- ically returning to get some more beef and ice cream from the volunteers. Bob Harrell said, “We started over in Brooklyn (Primary School), and did it there for a year, and then came over here (to South Baker School),” explaining that, “We didn’t think that they had enough beef on the menu.” He said they began the tradition at Brooklyn, because their daughter, Lexi, who’s now in the 8th grade, was in the 3rd grade at the time, and there was a concern about the lack of beef served in area schools, and education about agriculture in the community. The choice to continue presenting the beef feed at South Baker comes from the opinion of the volun- teer group that the students are old enough to under- stand the message being conveyed, and are young enough not to have heard it too many times, result- ing in redundancy. Beef for Schools, a program initiated by the Baker County Livestock Association (BCLA) in 2010, has played a major role in supplying do- nated beef, in the form of hamburger, from volunteer livestock producers, not only fi lling the need for more meat on the menu, but with from 90 to 100 head of cattle donated so far. That translates to thou- sands of dollars in savings for area schools. Anthony Johnson, out- going Curriculum Director and interim morning prin- cipal, said about the beef feed, “It’s a wonderful FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 experience for kids. I don’t think many of our kids are from ranching and farm- ing backgrounds. This is a great education for them. The kids did well today.” He gave the presentation high praise, stating it’s important to know where our food comes from, and the processes involved. Walt Wegener, outgo- ing Baker School District Superintendent who was also present, said, “It’s a great event. You want to say something really, really positive about the Cattle- women, and what they do for the kids. We love it, and the kids count on it. We get parents saying, ‘Can we come for lunch today?’” An average of about 20 parents a year have at- tended the lunch. The barbecue lunch was a success once again, and according to Beth and Wannie Mackenzie later, “there was no spare meat left.” The group plans on an- other barbecue beef lunch presentation next year. Todd Arriola / The Baker County Press Students at South Baker received some tasty samples outside on the playground. The FairTax is backed by $22 million in research as well as many top economists and volunteers across the nation Non-partisan legislation to replace federal income and payroll taxes with a progressive, national, retail sales tax The FairTax bill, HR 25, will: Why do Americans back the FairTax? Simple - No more IRS, incomprehensible tax code, and no more income tax returns! 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