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12 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015 Local Oregon’s speed limit may go up Friends of Baker County Library BOOK SALE! July 17 and 18 • 9-6 p.m. July 19 • 10-4 p.m. at the library in Baker City and through July 26 during Library hours. Wicked Ways Submitted Photo. The map above highlights the speed limit changes ahead should the Governor go ahead and sign HB 3402-7 into law as anticipated. SALEM-The Oregon Senate, last week, joined the Oregon House of Representatives and passed House Bill 3402, which, if signed by the Governor, will increase the legal speed limit from 65 to 70 on Oregon Interstate 84 from the Idaho border west to The Dalles, (excluding highway work zones) and increases the 55 mph speed limit to 65 on selected Eastern Oregon state high- ways. (the speed limit on Highway 95 from Jordan Valley to McDermitt will be 70 mph). Rep. Cliff Bentz (R- Ontario) said: “Oregon currently has the slow- est highway (55 mph) and interstate (65 mph) speed limits in the west- ern United States. The improvements in safety features now required on automobiles, the improve- ment in road systems and in braking and lighting technology, combine to make driving safer and this supports use of higher speed limits on selected open roads in Eastern Oregon.” Rep. Bentz joined Rep. Rep. Greg Barreto (R- Cove) in working this bill through the legislature. “I hope that this bill, by allowing people to travel more quickly, will bring the Eastern and Western parts of Oregon closer together. Transportation, at its most basic, is com- munication. Perhaps being able to travel back and forth faster will allow New from author Mary Vine! “Live dangerously,” he joked. She had no idea how serious the danger would become. Th e dilapidated motel and gas station next to the Snake River look like the set for a zombie movie—and Hailey Burke has just inherited the whole mess aft er fi nishing college. Now, armed with a business degree, a crowbar, and a few cans of paint, Hailey is setting out to make a calm, practical living for herself. Until FBI agent Jacob Hayden Robie, a man she knew for one day, and lost oh-so-many years ago, steps through the door ... When Mary fi rst started writing at age 36, she was shy about telling any- one. Finally, she gained enough courage to take a few chapters to her neighbor, a retired high school English teacher. With her friend’s encour- agement, she went on to have four magazine articles on ghost towns in Northeast Oregon published, and is a multi-published fi ction author. In Mary’s other life, she teaches speech and language to K-12 students and you can usually fi nd her in Southwest Idaho or NE Oregon. www.MaryVine.com S nake R iver R endezvous Available now online and in bookstores! people from remote parts of Oregon to better access the features and benefi ts of this state.” Masquerade Ball HALLOWEEN NIGHT 2015 at the historic Geiser Grand Tickets are just $20 each. Buy yours today at the front desk of The Geiser Grand Hotel or online at www.theBakerCountyPress.com