12 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015
Local
Catfish corndogs!
come on down
and try your best
to out cook us.
Not a cook?
Then just come
and sample all
the entries and
get inspired.
My husband
and I never use
the same recipe
twice so here’s
last years win-
ning recipe for
Homemade Goodness
you to try at
By Eileen Driver
home. All made
with homemade
It is the time of year
goodness in mind.
when the sun is start-
ing to shine bright more
CATFISH CORNDOGS
often, the grass is green
Batter:
again. Flowers are poking
3 cups Bisquick
through and the fish in the
1 ½ c. cornmeal
river are biting. Sounds
2 tablespoons sugar
really good right?
1 tablespoon salt
Except it also means
2 ½ cups + 2 tablespoons
that Memorial Weekend is
just around the corner. Not water
8 catfish fillets, cut in half
a bad thing you say?
lengthwise and patted dry
You would be right of
4 tablespoons Old Bay sea-
course, however Memo-
rial Weekend is the Annual soning or Cajun seasoning
Catfish Derby here in Hun- ( we used Cajun)
16 wooden skewers about
tington, also a good thing!
6 inches long
But it is also means that I
Oil for frying
am wracking my brain to
Heat about three inches
come up with a new awe-
of
oil in fry pan or deep
some recipe for the Catfish
fryer
to 350 degrees.
Cookoff held the Saturday
Combine all batter
of Memorial Weekend!
ingredients except the two
My husband and I
tablespoons of water. Mix
have had the privilege to
together till there are no
compete in and win this
lumps and is the consis-
cookoff three times so we
tency of pancake batter. If
have a reputation to up-
too thick add the additional
hold. No pressure right?
2 tablespoons of water.
Seriously, we really en-
joy the competition and the Season the fish with
challenge to try to serve up your choice of seasoning
and weave onto wooden
delicious food that people
skewer. Coat with batter.
will love regardless of
whether we win or not and Fry about 45 minutes until
fish is cooked thru and
the more competition the
better so I challenge you to batter is golden. Serve with
tartar sauce. These are re-
polish up your recipes and
ally easy to make and taste
great. There is no better
way to get your kids to eat
good, healthy fresh caught
fish of any kind than on a
stick with lots of dipping
sauce.
And I bet you didn’t
know that you can make
Bisquick at home by
scratch with ingredients in
your pantry for a fraction
of the cost of the name
brand or even the generics.
With this next recipe you’ll
never have to pay that high
cost again.
Homemade Bisquick
9 cups flour
¼ cup baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups shortening
Mix flour, baking powder
and salt together. With
pastry cutter or fork cut in
the shortening till it
well mixed and looking
basically like thick fluffy
white sand.
Store in shortening can or
coffee can.( Cover with
saran and then attach lid )
Will last three months
without refrigeration.
Any recipe that calls for
Bisquick can be made with
Homemade Bisquick and
you don’t have to run to
the store to get it. Since we
are on a roll for creating
that homemade goodness
let’s not stop there, after
all that Tartar Sauce also
needs that special healthy
homemade touch that only
you can give it and it will
taste so much better too.
Tartar Sauce
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon finely
chopped onion
1 tablespoon finely
chopped dill pickle
½ teaspoon mustard
1 tablespoon pickle juice
Mix all together and
chill in refrigerator at least
1 hour to give the flavors a
chance to meld.
And just for the heck
of it and because it is so
easy to do, lets go one step
further:
Homemade Mayon-
naise
All ingredients should
be at room temperature to
start as they will blend bet-
ter that way.
1 large egg
1 ⅓ cups vegetable or
canola oil
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
4 teaspoons freshly
squeezed lemon juice
salt & pepper
Blend egg and mustard
in food processor with
blade attachment until well
combined.
With the processor run-
ning slowly add the oil in
a thin stream until com-
pletely combined. Add the
lemon juice and pulse until
smooth. Salt and pepper to
taste.
Store in airtight container
for four days.
While you are trying
these recipes, and per-
fecting the homemade
goodness cook in you, I
will continue to search for
this years Catfish Cookoff
winning recipe for my
husband and I to put our
stamp on.
Part of the fun is discov-
ering how many new ways
there are to make the fish
you just walk down to the
river and catch, taste great
and for the cost of a worm
you have dinner on the
table that will bring you
rave reviews.
Principals
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Lehman’s position at Haines School has helped prepare her
for her new adventure at South Baker; she currently not only
teaches but also has been carrying the responsibilities of TOSA,
Teacher on Special Assignment. As a TOSA, Lehman’s duties
include administrative responsibilities. The duties include fi-
nancial planning, scheduling, and so on. As Lehman said, “The
only thing I am not legally able to do in my role as TOSA is the
teacher evaluation piece.”
That will soon change, as she moves into the administrative
role at South Baker.
Along with her active teaching career, Lehman has almost
completed her Pre-Doctoral requirement. She spent her year
as Oregon’s Teacher of the Year travelling locally, nationally
and internationally, representing Oregon’s teachers. Lehman
speaks of her excitement with the opportunities for exchanging
educational ideas, information and learning and the chance to
“stay current in research and the new trends in education across
the globe.”
With her move to South Baker, Lehman said, “I will miss
teaching every day, and definitely want to build in some op-
portunities for teaching, as well as my administrative duties at
South Baker.”
She goes on to explain how her experiences nationally and
internationally will benefit the students and teachers at the
school. “I believe I can use my contacts and networking across
the globe in a very positive way, to help others better prepare
our students,” she said. “I see the trends that will be affecting
students in the very near future, where they will be in competi-
tion with the global market, not just local competition.”
Nanette Lehman has two high schoolers here in Baker, and
her eldest daughter is a P.E. and Health teacher in Boise. Her
adult son has his own ag business locally.
With Lehman’s move from Haines, there arose the need for
a principal at that school. Mindy Vaughn, Baker Middle School
Principal, will be taking on that position. An interview was
scheduled to discuss the new position with Vaughn but, not
surprisingly in a school full of middle schoolers, an unexpected
discipline issue arose and interrupted those plans.
The successful applicant for the position of Principal of
Baker Middle School is Chris Carmienke.
Baker’s been
Binged
BLM LEO introduced to miners
BY TODD ARRIOLA
Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com
A discussion with
Bureau of Land Manage-
ment (BLM) Vale District
Manager Don Gonzalez,
along with the introduction
of BLM Law Enforcement
Officer (LEO) Stephanie
Cox, was the main focus of
the Eastern Oregon Mining
Association’s (EOMA)
meeting last Friday.
Attendance included
EOMA President Ken
Alexander, Executive
Director Chuck Chase,
Treasure Bobbie Danser,
Recording Secretary Car-
melita Holland, Director
of Governmental Affairs
Terry Drever-Gee, Direc-
tor of Mineral Policy Jan
Alexander, Board Mem-
bers Wanda Ballard and
Alice Knapp, Tork Ballard,
Charles Cree, and County
Commissioner Bill Harvey.
Forest Access.
Ken asked Harvey,
“Where are we at on the
(Blue Mountains Forests)
Travel Management Plan?”
Harvey said, “They’re
(the U.S. Forest Service)
still gathering the informa-
tion they want. Wednesday
(during the County Com-
mission meeting), we’ve
received verbal approval of
me sitting down with them
first, before they let those
maps out again. And, I did
say I’ll meet with them as
many times as it takes to
coordinate it with Baker
County, and our road plans.
So, that’s where we’re at
at this point in time, with
travel management.”
Jan said, “They were go-
ing to release those maps
again?”
Harvey said yes, and
Danser explained to
Jan that, as Harvey just
discussed, there would be
future meetings before the
maps are released, in order
to resolve map accuracy
issues.
BLM LEO.
Gonzalez introduced
Cox, and said, “She begins
officially on the 17th of
this month. She used to
work in the Salem/Eugene
area.”
Cox said, “I’ve been
with the BLM for 15 years.
The mining stuff is new to
me. I dealt a little bit with
it in Salem, but, I’m very
excited to be here. BLM is
my family, I really like the
agency, and plan to retire
with them. I’ve been here
for about three months on
detail.” Cox also worked
in Idaho in two locations,
in addition to the Salem
area. She talked about her
experience and current
training/learning opportu-
nities in the area. Cox will
be stationed in Baker City.
Cox was asked questions
about her position, includ-
ing what other BLM LEOs
are in the area, to which
she replied she’s the only
one. She responded to a
question about whether
there is an agreement
between the Baker County
Sheriff’s Office and the
BLM, and she affirmed.
Harvey expressed
concerns about some
experiences in the past,
and asked Gonzalez if he
had information for Cox
regarding mining laws
and violations, and Cox
responded that if there are
any doubts, she wouldn‘t
be issuing violations, but
rather, she would research
regulations and the laws
more thoroughly. She said,
“I’m reasonable,” and she
intends to work with and
gain the public’s trust.
Firefighting.
Gonzalez said there’s
been a decrease in the
number of wildfires over
the last few decades, and
that last year, there were
“only” 57, but he said,
“The bad thing is, the aver-
age size of the fire is going
up.” Last year, wildfires
claimed 306,000 acres,
but the initial firefighting
response has been quick,
he said.
Drever-Gee asked
Gonzalez how the BLM is
funded to fight fires, and
he said that the agency has
funds specifically ear-
marked for fire prevention,
and firefighting. He said,
“When we fight it, we fight
it,” stating there aren’t re-
ally any budget constraints.
Gonzalez mentioned an
idea involving the use
of existing roads as fuel
breaks in the drier, more
southern areas of the state,
stating that it may be a bet-
ter organized, safer method
in certain cases. He also
said the plan is to keep the
roads in better condition.
Gonzalez said that
coordination with rural fire
departments is working
very well, and the respons-
es from the departments
are usually quick ones.
He talked about potential
issues with firefighting
on federal land, and sage
grouse issues, but said,
“Number one is the safety
of firefighters, and the
public.”
Gonzalez handed out
documents on the topic of
locatable mineral with-
drawals and mining project
Kerry McQuisten / The Baker County Press
This Bing car with a 360-degree-camera mounted
on top is one of several mapping Baker County over
the past two weeks. This one was spotted on David
Eccles Road.
Todd Arriola / The Baker County Press
BLM law enforcement
officer Stephanie Cox.
updates for the Vale Dis-
trict area, for May 2015,
and a fact sheet about
the BLM and U.S. Forest
Service (USFS) Greater
Sage-grouse conservation
effort.
Gonzalez gave the group
a noxious weed chemical
update, explaining that
potentially, 17 additional
chemicals could be at the
County’s disposal once an
environmental analysis is
completed to determine
which ones could be used
successfully.
Issues regarding the
Boardman to Hemingway
(B2H) Transmission Line
Project were discussed,
and when Gonzalez was
asked about the ratio of
positive to negative public
comments, he responded
he wasn’t certain. He said
a total of 381 substantive
comments were received,
and could be viewed online
at the project website.
Gonzalez said there will be
public engagements again,
before a Final Environ-
mental Impact Statement
(FEIS) is issued..
The drawing for the
EOMA silver medallion
followed the meeting and
was received by Wanda
Ballard.
• MAPPING PROJECT UNDERWAY FOR
ONLINE SEARCH ENGINE
BY KERRY McQUISTEN
News@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Vehicles imprinted with the word “Bing” and mounted
with 360-degree cameras on top, have been spotted in
every corner of Baker County over the past two weeks.
Formerly known as Live Search, Windows Live Search,
and MSN Search, Bing is a being marketed by Microsoft
as a decision engine, in what that company hopes will
make it stand out from other search engines.
The vehicles—white, black and sometimes navy blue—
are mapping as much of the world as possible, street
by street, to present their own online version of Google
Earth. Bing also unveiled a new maps app this spring.
Sightings of the speedy little cars occurred last week in
Durkee, Ontario, Halfway, Richland, Haines, Baker City,
Unity, Hereford and most points in between.
Police caution
to lock vehicles
Baker City Police would like to remind the public that
as always, it’s a good idea to keep car doors locked when
away from the vehicle. Baker City has seen an uptick in
unauthorized vehicle entries over the past two weeks.
Said Police Chief Wyn Lohner, “Just because we live
in a very safe community, it does not mean that we are
without crime. We have our own criminals in town and
we occasionally have criminals come in from other com-
munities and target our citizens. Therefore, it is important
that citizens don’t store valuables in their vehicles and
that they keep them locked. The vast majority of car
break-ins are through open doors. I can only recall one
group that actually broke numerous vehicle windows
to get in and steal items. They were arrested. The same
principle applies in homes, garages and shops. Keep your
valuables locked up and keep your doors and windows
secured.”