8 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
Local
Friends of Haines event a success New disc golf
course coming
• VOLUNTEER
GROUP RAISES $8K
FOR HAINES
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
A new nine-hole Disc Golf course is under develop-
ment for Baker City. The Ford Institute Leadership Pro-
gram (Baker County Cohort 5) is designing and installing
the course around the Baker Sports Complex.
Completion is scheduled prior to years end.
This exciting, fun project is free to all and provides
outdoor friendly entertainment for all ages.
With rules similar to traditional golf such as starting
with a tee-off and score keeping for each “stroke,” the
game can be played by teams, individuals, or families and
other groups.
Players only need a plastic golf disc to play the game.
Advanced players carry a set of discs specialized for dis-
tance and turns. Disc sets will be available for checkout
from the Baker County Public Library this summer.
For more information, and to see how you can be a part
of the project go to www.facebook.com/bakerdiscgolf.
BY TODD ARRIOLA
Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Members of the local
community rallied together
again for another install-
ment of the Friends of
Haines Fireworks Auction
Fundraiser, which was held
last Saturday, May 16 in
Haines.
A major key to the suc-
cess of the event were vol-
unteers that included Alita
Arendell, Melissa Garner,
Wayne Overton, Melissa
Brown, Garla Rowe, Tricia
Price, Ed Trindle, Chad
Trindle, Jess Blatchford,
Rob Pierce, and Robert
McGinn.
The public gathered
around 5 p.m. at the
Frontier Saloon in Haines
in order to preview and
bid on the many auction
items—around 40—do-
nated by local businesses
and families, displayed on
several tables and by the
stage.
Outside, Chad Trindle,
Blatchford, Pierce, and
McGinn prepared, barbe-
cued and served the New
York steaks around 6 p.m.,
while Arendell, Price and
Rowe served the rest of
the meal inside, which in-
cluded green salad, baked
potato, roll, refreshments
and dessert.
Tickets for the meal
were $23, sold outside by
Garner and other volun-
teers.
Overton was the auc-
tioneer for the fundraiser,
beginning around 7:15
p.m., with Brown assisting
him on the stage.
Overton auctioned off
about a third of the items,
before introducing the
Baker City Elk’s Drum and
Bugle Corps, who made a
special appearance.
The Corps played
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Wayne Overton, who was also newly elected to the OTEC Board of Directors,
served as auctioneer for the event.
Each year, Keating Elementary school, grades PK-6,
does a play and dinner for the community at the end of
the year. Admission is always free, but donations are
accepted. Then, the classes hold a dessert auction as the
only fundraiser for the year.
This year's event will be held on Saturday, May 30,
2015 beginning at 5:00 p.m. A mouth-watering dinner of
pulled pork prepared by David Blair will be served with
all the trimmings. Peter Pan will be performed by the
Keating Hams outdoors. The annual dessert auction is not
to be missed as auctioneer Meb Daily demonstrates his
talents. This is a family event and fun for all.
Boise spring
fling results
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The Elk’s Drum and Bugle Corps performed to the delight of attendees.
several songs, including
“America,” “Rock Around
The Clock,” “Ballad of the
Green Berets,“ and “When
The Saints Go Marching
In,“ and the songs were
well-received by the enthu-
siastic crowd.
Overton continued with
the rest of the auction
items, and the event was
a success yet again, with
$8,000 raised for the
popular Haines fire works
event.
Rep. Bentz’s brother killed
On Thurday, May 14
around 10:35 a.m., a small
private plane carrying only
the pilot, Mike Bentz of
Juntura, crashed into a field
southwest of Vale.
Bentz is the brother of
Oregon State Rep. Cliff
Bentz, R-Ontario, and
former Malheur County
Sheriff Andrew Bentz.
According to witnesses,
the plane’s wing clipped
a power line while Bentz,
age 51, was using the plane
to herd cattle on his rural
ranch in Malheur county,
with cowboys assisting on
the road below.
The 1979 Bellanca plane
hurled toward the ground
and landed on its top about
60 miles outside Vale.
Resuscitation attempts
were made at the scene,
but Bentz was declared
deceased at the cite of the
crash. Malheur County
Sheriff Brian Wolfe said
that several people per-
formed CPR to no avail.
Funeral services were
held yesterday in Burns.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Young
Ranchers Land and Live-
stock Fund through LaFol-
lette’s Chapel, P.O. Box
488, Burns, OR 97720.
Photo courtesy of the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office.
Bentz’s plane crashed near his ranch outside
Juntura.
ELAP to cover losses from water
transportation to livestock
Baker-Grant County
USDA Farm Service
Agency (FSA) reminds
producers that assistance
is available through the
Emergency Assistance for
Livestock, Honeybees and
Farm-Raised Fish Program
(ELAP) for producers who
have incurred additional
operating costs for trans-
porting water to livestock
due to an eligible drought.
An eligible drought
means that part or all of a
county is designated D3
Keating school
to have play,
dinner event
or higher as defined by
the U.S. Drought Monitor
www.droughtmonitor.unl.
edu.
ELAP provides emer-
gency assistance to eligible
producers of livestock,
honeybees and farm-raised
fish who have suffered
losses because of disease,
severe weather, blizzards
and wildfires.
To qualify for ELAP,
eligible livestock must be:
Alpacas, adult or non-adult
dairy cattle, beef cattle,
buffalo and beefalo as well
as deer, elk, emus, equine,
goats, llamas, poultry, rein-
deer, sheep or swine.
Additionally, the
livestock must have been
owned 60 calendar days
prior to the beginning of
the drought and be physi-
cally located in the county
designated as a disaster
area due to drought.
Adequate livestock wa-
tering systems or facilities
must have existed before
the drought occurred and
producers are only eligible
if they do not normally
transport water to the
livestock.
Livestock that were
or would have been in a
feedlot are not eligible for
livestock losses resulting
from transporting water
and ELAP does not cover
the cost of the water itself.
For more information on
ELAP and eligible losses
from transporting water,
the Baker-Grant County
FSA at 541-523-7121.
The Baker and La Grande Swim Clubs attended the
Boise Y Spring Fling Swim Meet on May 15-17. Baker
sent 9 athletes, La Grande sent six, three of whom are
from Baker City. The following are their results. There
were 408 athletes representing 19 teams from Oregon,
Idaho, Washingont, Nevada and Utah.
Girls 13-14 50 Meter Free 3 Scott, Riana L 13LGSC
30.61
Girls 13-14 400 Meter Free 5 Scott, Riana L 13LGSC
4:59.15
Girls 13-14 800 Meter Free 3 Scott, Riana L 13LGSC
10:21.69
Girls 13-14 100 Meter Breast 5 Scott, Riana L 13LGSC
1:28.85
Girls 13-14 200 Meter IM 5 Scott, Riana L 13LGSC
2:43.04
Girls 14&U 200 Meter Back 7 Scott, Riana L 13LGSC
2:44.58
Girls 14&U 200 Meter Breast 3 Scott, Riana L 13LGSC
3:06.84
Boys 13-14 50 Meter Free 4 Miller, Justin D 14LGSC
30.62
Boys 13-14 100 Meter Free 6 Miller, Justin D 14LGSC
1:06.37
Boys 13-14 200 Meter Free 5 Miller, Justin D 14LGSC
2:24.27
Boys 13-14 100 Meter Back 4 Miller, Justin D 14LGSC
1:13.64
Boys 13-14 200 Meter IM 6 Miller, Justin D 14LGSC
2:44.24
Boys 14&U 200 Meter Back 5 Miller, Justin D
14LGSC 2:36.25
Boys 15&O 100 Meter Free 4 Miller, Jared C 16LGSC
59.28
Boys 15&O 200 Meter Free 3 Miller, Jared C 16LGSC
2:07.81
Boys 15&O 800 Meter Free 3 Miller, Jared C 16LGSC
9:15.69
Boys 15&O 100 Meter Back 3 Miller, Jared C 16LGSC
1:04.53
Boys 15&O 200 Meter Back 2 Miller, Jared C 16LGSC
2:17.35
Boys 15&O 200 Meter IM 4 Miller, Jared C 16LGSC
2:22.61
The next meet for both teams is the Tri Cities Open, on
May 29-31.
Ladies bridge
club results
The May 6 Ladies Bridge Club winners were: 1st Della
Steele, 2nd Judy Karstens, and 3rd Zena Edwards.
The May 13 winners were: 1st Pat Cook, 2nd Judy
Karstens and 3rd Martha Cassidy.
For more information about the local ladies bridge and
golf club, contact Janice Smull at jsmull@q.com.