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FR IDAY , MARCH 27 , 2015 Business & Ag Coun ty dec lares drough t d isas ter fu l l a t th i s t im e , wh i ch i s 69% o f av e r ag e . ” “Th e ex t end ed w e a th e r L a s t w e ek , th e B ak e r fo r e c a s t fo r B ak e r Coun ty Coun ty Bo a rd o f Comm i s - p ro j e c t s ‘h igh e r th an s ion e r s , Ch a i r B i l l H a r - no rm a l t emp e r a tu r e s , and v ey , Comm i s s ion e r M a rk b e low av e r ag e p r e c ip i t a - B enn e t t and Comm i s - t ion . ’ ” s ion e r T im K e rn s , vo t ed “Th e coun ty h a s a th i rd un an imou s ly to app rov e a o f i t in mod e r a t e d rough t , a D e c l a r a t ion O f Lo c a l D i - th i rd in s ev e r e d rough t , and s a s t e r , add r e s s ed to O r egon a th i rd in ex t r em e d rough t , Gov e rno r K a t e B rown , a s r ep r e s en t ed f rom th e con c e rn ing th e d rough t U .S . D rough t Mon i to r , in - s i tu a t ion in th e coun ty . fo rm a t ion r e l e a s ed M a r ch A t th e t im e o f th e d e c - 12 , 2015 . ” l a r a t ion , s ev e r a l r e a son s “Th e s e d i s a s t e r cond i - w e r e c i t ed fo r th e r equ e s t t ion s h av e r e su l t ed in lo s s to B rown : o f e conom i c s t ab i l i ty , “Wh e r e a s , th e Coun ty p a s tu r e sho r t ag e s , sho r t - o f B ak e r on th i s 18 th en ed g row ing s e a son , and d ay o f M a r ch , 2015 , h a s d e c r e a s ed w a t e r supp l i e s d e t e rm in ed th a t th e B ak e r fo r B ak e r Coun ty ag r i - Coun ty ag r i cu l tu r a l indu s - cu l tu r a l p rodu c e r s . In t ry , and r e l a t ed e conomy i s add i t ion , th i s mu l t i -y e a r su f f e r ing w id e sp r e ad and cumu l a t iv e d rough t h a s s ev e r e e conom i c d am ag e , r e su l t ed in d e c r e a s ed fo r e s t po t en t i a l in ju r i e s , and lo s s fu e l mo i s tu r e and r e su l t ed o f p rop e r ty r e su l t ing f rom in e a r ly on s e t f i r e d ang e . ” ex t r em e cy c l i c a l w e a th e r “Wh e r e a s , th e B ak e r cond i t ion s w i th in th e Coun ty Bo a rd o f Comm i s - coun ty . ” s ion e r s h a s d e t e rm in ed th a t “B ak e r Coun ty ’ s snow - ex t r ao rd in a ry m e a su r e s p a ck i s ju s t ov e r 50% o f mu s t b e t ak en to a l l ev i a t e no rm a l , and th e snow th e su f f e r ing o f p eop l e and w a t e r equ iv a l en t i s l e s s l iv e s to ck and to p ro t e c t o r th an l a s t y e a r , w i th som e m i t ig a t e e conom i c lo s s , s i t e s b e ing l e s s th an h a l f and to b e r e spon s iv e to th e o f wh a t w a s th e r e in 2014 , th r e a t o f w i ld f i r e s . in wh i ch a d rough t w a s Th e Comm i s s ion e r s r e - d e c l a r ed . ” qu e s t ed th a t B rown d e c l a r e “Ph i l l ip s R e s e rvo i r , th e “A Lo c a l D i s a s t e r and l a r g e s t w a t e r r e s e rvo i r in S t a t e o f Em e r g en cy ” ex i s t s th e coun ty , i s on ly 31% w i th in th e coun ty . P e r th i s By Todd A r r io la T odd@TheBa ke rCoun t yP re s s . com d e c l a r a t ion , exp ed i t ed a s - s i s t an c e i s r equ e s t ed f rom S e c r e t a ry T om V i l s a ck o f th e Un i t ed S t a t e s D e - p a r tm en t o f Ag r i cu l tu r e (USDA ) , to lo c a l ag r i cu l - tu r a l indu s t r i e s /p rodu c e r s su f f e r ing ex t en s iv e and con t inu ing lo s s e s f rom th e d rough t and a s so c i a t ed w i ld f i r e s . A l so r equ e s t ed i s av a i l ab i l i ty o f T empo - r a ry T r an s f e r s o f W a t e r R igh t s , Em e r g en cy W a t e r U s e P e rm i t s , and U s e o f Ex i s t ing R igh t Op t ion / Ag r e em en t , wh i ch a r e th e th r e e p r im a ry a s s i s t an c e m e ch an i sm s f rom th e O r - egon D ep a r tm en t o f W a t e r R e sou r c e s . B ak e r Coun ty Em e r g en - cy M an ag e r J a son Y en co - p a l s a id , con c e rn ing th e d e c l a r a t ion , “ I t ’ s a l i t t l e b i t e a r ly , bu t i t a l low s p eop l e to s t a r t p l ann ing , and g e t - t ing r e ady fo r i t . W e don ’ t h av e th e snow p a ck . I ’v e a c tu a l ly b e en ou t h e lp ing w i th th a t snow su rv ey . ” H e s a id h e ’d b e en to th e L i t t l e An ton e ( a t an e l ev a t ion o f 4 ,560 f e e t ) and L i t t l e A lp s ( a t an e l ev a t ion o f 6 ,360 f e e t ) snow l ev e l h and su rv ey s i t e s l a s t M a r ch , and ob s e rv ed a t L i t t l e A lp s a s ign i f i c an t snow l ev e l th e r e , bu t du r ing th e f i r s t p a r t o f M a r ch th i s y e a r , th e l ev e l w a s abou t s ev en in ch e s , wh e r e a s F eb ru a ry ’ s l ev e l th i s y e a r w a s a round f i f t e en in ch e s . “Th e r e w a s so mu ch g round show ing , ” h e s a id . Y en cop a l s a id Ap r i l 1 s t i s th e d e s ign a t ed s t a r t o f th e ag r i cu l tu r a l g r a z ing s e a son , and b e c au s e o f th e mod e r a t e to ex t r em e d rough t cond i t ion s a l r e ady in B ak e r Coun ty , a c co rd - ing to th e U .S . D rough t Mon i to r , f ed e r a l and /o r s t a t e a s s i s t an c e , in c lud - ing em e r g en cy fund ing to b e d e t e rm in ed , shou ld b e av a i l ab l e a f t e r th a t po in t in t im e . A c co rd ing to th e d e c - l a r a t ion , a lo c a l d i s a s t e r h a s b e en d e c l a r ed by th e Comm i s s ion e r s w i th in B ak e r Coun ty , and th e B ak e r Coun ty Em e r g en cy Op e r a t ion P l an (EOP ) , D rough t Ann ex p l an h a s b e en imp l em en t ed . H a rv ey s a id , “ In th e p a s t , b e c au s e o f wh e r e th e snow l ev e l s h av e b e en , e t c . , th ey ’v e h ad d e c l a r a - t ion s in ev en b e t t e r cond i - t ion s th an w e ’ r e in now , ” and h e t a lk ed abou t o th e r bo rd e r ing coun t i e s a l r e ady d e c l a r ing a lo c a l d i s a s t e r , M a lh eu r and H a rn ey , fo r ex amp l e . Th e soon e r th e d e c l a r a t ion , th e b e t t e r , h e s a id , b e c au s e i t a l low s p eop l e in th e coun ty th e f l ex ib i l i ty to l eg a l ly mov e w a t e r wh e r e i t ’ s n e ed ed , fo r i r r ig a t ion pu rpo s e s , e t c . Mar i lyn ’s Mus ic moves on Ma in By Meghan Ande rsch Meghan@TheBa ke rCoun t yP re s s . com D amon and M and i e Ro s e , own e r s o f M a r i lyn ’ s Mu s i c , r e c en t ly mov ed in to a n ew sp a c e a c ro s s th e s t r e e t f rom th e o r ig in a l lo c a t ion . Th ey s a id th e mov e a l low s th em to con - du c t bu s in e s s in a sm a l l e r , mo r e in t im a t e s e t t ing and a l so a l low s th em to h av e th e i r hom e and bu s in e s s in th e s am e lo c a t ion . Th e Ro s e f am i ly now l iv e s in th e s am e sp a c e a s th e i r s to r e , w i th th e s to r e on th e g round f loo r and th e l iv ing qu a r t e r s abov e i t . M and i e s a id i t ’ s n i c e to h av e th e i r hom e and wo rk b e tog e th e r . D amon s a id h e app r e c i a t e s th e oppo r - tun i ty fo r th e k id s to b e in th e s am e sp a c e a s th em bu t s t i l l b e a t hom e . M a r i lyn ’ s Mu s i c i s op en fo r bu s in e s s , w i th th e Ro s e s t en t a t iv e ly p l ann ing a “G r and Op en ing ” ev en t fo r som e t im e in th e n ex t coup l e o f mon th s . Th ey a r e in th e m id s t o f con - s t ru c t ing a r e co rd ing s tud io and s c r e en p r in t shop in th e b a ck o f th e s to r e . D amon s a id th e s c r e en p r in t shop w i l l b e fo r “b and m e r ch , ” though th ey w i l l a l so b e w i l l ing to h e lp i f o th e r g roup s n e ed T - sh i r t s . D a - — Weekly Hay Report — F r ida y , Ma r ch 20 , 2015 — Ea s t e rn O r egon 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 in c r e a s ed 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 so 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 . 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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 18 , 2015 V a l e , O r egon C a t t l e so ld th rough th e au c t ion : 1 ,058 S t e e r Ca lv e s 300 -400# Bu lk 318 .00 - 346 .00 T op 355 .00 400 -500# Bu lk 288 .00 - 336 .00 T op 338 .00 500 -600# Bu lk 262 .00 - 293 .00 T op 295 .00 H e i f e r Ca lv e s 300 -400# Bu lk 283 .00 - 316 .00 T op 319 .00 400 -500# Bu lk 263 .00 - 293 .00 T op 294 .50 500 -600# Bu lk 234 .00 - 263 .00 T op 265 .00 Y ea r l ing S t e e r s 600 -700# Bu lk 234 .00 - 266 .00 T op 268 .00 700 -800# Bu lk 201 .00 - 219 .00 T op 220 .00 800 -900# Bu lk 177 .00 - 189 .00 T op 191 .00 900 -1 ,000# Bu lk 161 .00 - 173 .50 T op 175 .00 Y ea r l ing H e i f e r s 600 -700# Bu lk 208 .00 - 218 .00 T op 219 .00 700 -800# Bu lk N /A T op N /A 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 81 .00 - 93 .00 Bu t ch e r Cow s 94 .00 - 106 .00 Bu t ch e r Bu l l s 106 .00 - 123 .00 S to ck Cow s 1375 .00 - 2300 .00 Y oung e r H f r t s . 1 16 .00 - 151 .00 S to ck Cow s Yng . - N /A 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 M eghan And e r s ch / Th e Bak e r Coun t y P r e s s Damon and Mand ie Rose recen t ly moved Ma r i lyn ’ s Mus ic ac ross the s t ree t . mon s a id th e r e h av e b e en a lo t o f l a t e n igh t s g e t t ing th ing s pu t tog e th e r . Th ey a r e a l so wo rk ing on ob t a in ing th e VA IO bu i ld ing . D amon spok e o f th e po s s ib i l i ty o f a non -p ro f i t to o f e r low - co s t and f r e e l e s son s and Ro ck C amp typ e a c t iv i t i e s to k id s . H e s a id h e and M and i e h av e b e en o c cup i ed w i th th e mov e so o th e r s , in c lud - ing a Bo a rd o f D i r e c to r s , a r e wo rk ing on th e non - p ro f i t p i e c e o f th ing s a t th e mom en t . D amon s a id th ey wou ld l ik e to b e ab l e to t e a ch k id s how to r e co rd th e i r own a lbum s and m ak e th e i r own T - sh i r t s . T o th a t end , th e VA IO bu i ld ing wou ld h av e i t s own r e co rd ing s tud io and s c r e en p r in t ing a r e a , bu t D amon s a id i t wou ld b e mo r e a “do i t you r s e l f ” v enu e . Th e VA IO bu i ld ing wou ld a l so b e u s ed fo r j am s e s s ion s , wh i ch th e n ew sp a c e i s too sm a l l to o f f e r . M a r i lyn ’ s Mu s i c con - t inu e s to o f f e r th e s am e s e rv i c e s and m e r ch and i s e a s b e fo r e th e mov e , bu t in a mo r e in t im a t e s e t t ing . S e rv i c e s in c lud e in s t ru - m en t r ep a i r s , r e co rd ing , and mu s i c l e s son r e f e r r a l s . M and i e s a id sh e r e a l ly en joy s th e n ew sp a c e and th ink s i t i s a t ru e r e f l e c t ion o f D amon ’ s s ty l e . H e d id a lo t o f con s t ru c - t ion and a r r ang ing o f th e n ew s to r e a r e a . M a r i lyn ’ s Mu s i c i s now lo c a t ed a t 1832 M a in S t r e e t and i s op en Mond ay s 12 -6 p .m . , and T u e sd ay th rough S a tu rd ay f rom 10 a .m . -6 p .m . Fore ign persons must report ho ld ings Th e Ex e cu t iv e D i r e c to r fo r th e U .S . D ep a r tm en t o f Ag r i cu l tu r e (USDA ) F a rm S e rv i c e Ag en cy (FSA ) in B ak e r -G r an t Coun ty , T r en t Lu s ch en , r em ind s fo r e ign p e r son s w i th an in t e r e s t in ag r i cu l tu r a l l and s in th e Un i t ed S t a t e s th a t th ey a r e r equ i r ed to r epo r t th e i r ho ld ing s and any t r an s a c - t ion s to th e U .S . S e c r e t a ry o f Ag r i cu l tu r e . "Any fo r e ign p e r son who a cqu i r e s , t r an s f e r s o r ho ld s any in t e r e s t , o th e r th an a s e cu r i ty in t e r e s t , in c lud ing l e a s eho ld s o f 10 y e a r s o r mo r e , in ag r i cu l tu r a l l and in th e Un i t ed S t a t e s i s r e - THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3 qu i r ed by l aw to r epo r t th e t r an s a c t ion no l a t e r th an 90 d ay s a f t e r th e d a t e o f th e t r an s a c t ion , " s a id Lu s ch en . Fo r e ign inv e s to r s mu s t f i l e Ag r i cu l tu r a l Fo r e ign Inv e s tm en t D i s c lo su r e A c t (AF IDA ) r epo r t s w i th th e FSA coun ty o f f i c e th a t m a in t a in s r epo r t s fo r th e coun ty wh e r e th e l and i s lo c a t ed . “F a i lu r e to f i l e a r epo r t , f i l ing a l a t e r epo r t o r f i l in an in a c cu r a t e r epo r t c an r e su l t in a p en a l ty w i th f in e s up to 25 p e r c en t o f th e f a i r m a rk e t v a lu e o f th e ag r i cu l tu r a l l and , ” s a id Lu s ch en . Fo r AF IDA pu rpo s e s , ag - r i cu l tu r a l l and i s d e f in ed a s any l and u s ed fo r f a rm ing , r an ch ing o r t imb e r p rodu c - t ion , i f th e t r a c t s to t a l 10 a c r e s o r mo r e . D i s c lo su r e r epo r t s a r e a l so r equ i r ed wh en th e r e a r e ch ang e s in l and u s e . Fo r ex amp l e , r epo r t s a r e r equ i r ed wh en l and u s e ch ang e s f rom non ag r i cu l - tu r a l to ag r i cu l tu r a l o r f rom ag r i cu l tu r a l to non ag r i cu l - tu r a l . Fo r e ign inv e s to r s mu s t a l so f i l e a r epo r t wh en th e r e i s a ch ang e in th e s t a tu s o f own e r sh ip su ch a s th e own e r ch ang e s f rom fo r e ign to non - fo r - e ign , f rom non - fo r e ign to fo r e ign o r f rom fo r e ign to fo r e ign . D a t a g a in ed f rom th e s e d i s c lo su r e s i s u s ed to p r ep a r e an annu a l r epo r t to th e P r e s id en t and Cong r e s s con c e rn ing th e e f f e c t o f su ch ho ld ing s upon f am i ly f a rm s and ru r a l commun i - t i e s in th e Un i t ed S t a t e s . Fo r mo r e in fo rm a t ion r eg a rd ing AF IDA and FSA p rog r am s , con t a c t th e B ak e r -G r an t Coun ty FSA o f f i c e a t 541 -523 -7121 ex .106 o r v i s i t th e USDA w eb s i t e a t h t tp : / /www . u sd a .gov . 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 . P in e 6 -1 1 ” $290 /m 12 -17 ” $340 /m 18 -23 ” $390 /m 24 ’+ $420 /m D e l iv e r ed to P i lo t Ro ck 12 -17 ” $390 /m 18 -23 ” $440 /m 24 ’+ $480 /m D e l iv e r ed pu lp $28 / ton to E lg in $28 / ton to L a G r and e Cou r t e s y o f A r v id And e r s en , And e r s en Fo r e s t r y Con su l t ing — Precious Metals Report — P r i c e p e r oun c e , USD Go ld : $1 188 .60 S i lv e r : $16 .88 P la t inum : $1 ,140 .63 Pa l lad ium : $766 .00 B loomb e rg . com — Ag Commodities — Co rn : $392 .50 /bu /USD Wh ea t : $523 .00 /bu /USD Soyb ean s : $976 .50 /bu /USD Oa t s : $281 .00 bu /USD Rough R i c e : $1 1 .1 1 / cw t /USD Cano la : $461 .60 CAD /mw t L iv e Ca t t l e : $152 .50 / lb . /USD F e ed e r Ca t t l e : $217 .60 / lb . /USD L ean Hog s : $73 .70 / lb . /USD B loomb e rg . com