FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015
Local & Entertainment
Bebe’s word search
Historic Baker City
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Maurizio Valerio of
RDI, Rural Development
Institute says his intentions
are to “help with a little bit
of coaching. A guide on the
side.”
He continued, “It’s a
vital rural community and
we’ve been collaborating
for many years.”
Valerio also works
closely with The Ford
foundation. “They have the
money, we have the power
to make it happen.”
He says regarding ad-
ditional funding for HBC
priorities, “We are the
ones on the ground that
basically deliver all the
resources that they fi nance,
that they support. This a
crucial time in Baker City,
trying to reshape the ideas
of who do we serve, how
do we operate. We are try-
ing to support some of the
things HBC needs to focus
on. It takes all resources in
a community supporting
each other not only one
organization can make it
happen.”
Abell added,“We ad-
dressed the city Budget
Board last week also about
support and I think that
is looking very favor-
able. Showing prospective
grants we have City sup-
port is a really big deal.”
Abell feels that en-
compassing all of Baker
City into HBC is crucial
to adding to the success
of the organization. In the
past HBC consisted of
buildings and businesses
mainly in the Downtown
corridor, new ideas include
not only Main Street, but
all major business areas in
Baker City—Resort Street,
Broadway, Tenth Street,
and Campbell bringing our
entire community together.
Another Improvement
Abell spoke about was
adding a new dimension
to the Miner’s Jubilee
Duck and Beaver races by
holding a separate race for
businesses, where the busi-
ness could buy a life size
decoy duck to race.
After Abell spoke about
where HBC had been and
the direction they would
like to move in he engaged
the group in a discussion
of what HBC could do for
them or our community.
A list was compiled that
broke down into simple
strategies consisting of
ideas that would make
HBC strong again, revital-
ized.
Abell outlined an idea to
place kiosks throughout the
city providing information
to visitors about the city
and its history. Many felt
that our history and know-
ing it was important as
well as preserving it, with
a few stating that what we
do today will also become
our history and having an
organized approach to that
future is important to being
successful.
Supporters know HBC
is more than just a Main
Street program and would
like to see that sense more
a part of our community.
Excite all businesses in
Baker City to be included
in HBC by sharing infor-
mation, accomplishments,
awards and improvements,
supporting one another.
It was also mentioned
that HBC could be more
involved with identifying
restoration projects as oc-
casionally those that need
work done often don’t seek
help or even know whom
to ask for assistance.
Jeff Nelson, who recent-
ly joined the Small Busi-
ness Development Center,
recommended partnering
with local businesses to
help provide updates as
well as work on ideas to
bring in more sustainable
businesses to Baker City
to fi ll vacant buildings and
keep our town alive and
well.
Most agreed that it was
very important to keep
events already established
going but more publicity to
advise the community on
events was addressed.
It was also suggested
to add more events so
something is happening
monthly, like more street
dances.
HBC members brought
up the fact that alternate
times for holding meetings
might also be considered
as a way to increase par-
ticipation in the organiza-
tion, that suggestion was
well received.
Abell thanked everyone
for their ideas, participa-
tion and attendance. Before
the group disassembled
plans for a community
party in Court Plaza were
revealed.
The celebration is being
organized for June 20th
from 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Abell encourages
anyone interested in learn-
ing more about HBC or
becoming a member to call
them Monday, Wednesday
or Friday from 1-5 p.m.
at 541.523.5442 or stop
by the offi ce during those
hour at 2005 Washington
Avenue Suite 101, in the
Pythian Castle.
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Down
1- Cinema canine;
5- Steak order;
10- Law enforcement
agency;
13- Part of a process;
14- Aboriginal;
16- Fall behind;
17- Placed within paren-
theses;
19- Prefi x with tourism;
20- ___ France;
21- Hooded jacket;
23- Awesome!;
24- Frobe who played
Goldfi nger;
28- Cliquish;
30- Narcissism amok;
32- More spine-tingling;
33- Senators’ home;
35- Univ. aides;
36- Barracks;
38- Small wig;
42- Church lady;
43- Of inferior quality;
45- Verdi opera;
49- Prestigious;
53- 33rd president of the
U.S;
54- Ammo;
55- Bass, for one;
56- Sun Bowl site;
58- Medicine;
60- Actress Merkel;
61- Confi rm;
65- Perform;
66- Ample;
67- “So be it”;
68- Observe, viewing
organ;
69- Fill with joy;
70- Make it to the end;
1- Seek ambitiously;
2- “Hogan’s Heroes”
setting;
3- Shipworm;
4- Imitated;
5- Blaster’s need;
6- Exclamation of con-
tempt;
7- Suffi x with Capri;
8- Actress Talbot;
9- Show clearly;
10- Petty annoyance;
11- Accented supple-
mentary beat;
12- Can ___ now?;
15- French school;
18- Undo;
22- Capek play;
25- ___’acte (intermis-
sion);
26- Mirthful;
27- Shooting marble;
29- Jr. and sr.;
31- Cal. pages;
34- Flooded;
36- Money;
37- Having ringlike seg-
ments;
39- Ratio phrase;
40- Slum area inhabited
by a minority group;
41- Soap-making ingre-
dient;
42- Open mesh fabric;
44- Hi-___ monitor;
46- Rock blaster;
47- Civil rights org.;
48- Shoe part;
50- Capital of Bahrain;
51- In groups;
52- Respectable;
57- City south of Mos-
cow;
59- Unwritten;
60- Abu Dhabi’s fed.;
62- Genetic material;
63- Baseball’s Mel;
64- Ciao!;