THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015
Business & Ag
Doing it right at Haines’ Sell-Rite
BY MEGHAN ANDERSCH
Meghan@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Garla Rowe and Joann
Wellman agree that “cus-
tomer service is everything
to us.” The daughter and
mother run the Sell-Rite
on Main Street in Haines
together. They took pos-
session of the property in
February and reopened
the store in the first part of
May.
Rowe said they have a
sign that says, “Enter as a
stranger, leave as a friend.”
They are still working on
decorating, so the sign is
not up yet, but will be.
Earlier this year, they
cleaned and remodeled
the building with the
assistance of “brothers,
uncles, and cousins” and
put in new fans, lights, and
flooring. Wellman said
they have a lot of old stuff
they will decorate with,
including tools, saddles,
and buggies.
Originally called the
Haines Mercantile, the
store was built in 1903 or
1904 and was later called
Sell-Rite.
The name was switched
back to the Haines Mer-
cantile by the previous
owner. Rowe and Wellman
changed the name again to
Sell-Rite, explaining that’s
the name everyone still
calls it anyway. Rowe also
said, “We also want to sell
everything right.”
Rowe said since the
reopening, customers have
been excited about how
clean the store is, that they
are consistently open, they
work to keep prices rea-
sonable, and they provide
Gina@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Nestled in a building by
the old railroad station off
of Broadway you will find
Baker City Saddle Co.
Owner John Childers
grew up in Baker City
and says, “It’s good to be
back.”
He was away for a good
many years.
He spent 18 years work-
ing in law enforcement
then another 18 years
owning his own company
providing personal protec-
tion and security.
His company was based
out of Gresham but he
was fortunate enough “to
provide services all over
the world.”
Childers returned to
Baker City, where he still
has family, about four
years ago and is now em-
barking on what he calls,
“My third career.”
That third career is in
leather works and tooling.
This new career used to be
just a hobby to relax, as
he was imbedded in often
very stressful situations
with his previous careers.
Childers said, “I tooled
leather and just worked in
leather for over 20 years.
When I moved back here I
apprenticed with Bill Hus-
ton and learned to make
saddles.”
Huston has been in the
business for over 50 years.
Childers ran a small
shop out of his home
before partnering with
Huston, with whom he has
been friends for years and
moving to their new loca-
tion at 2950 Church Street
Suite B.
The partners opened
only a couple of weeks ago
in early July.
Friday, July 17, 2015 — Eastern Oregon
Prices trended generally steady compared to the
same quality last week. Trade activity decreased
this week due to however many producers being
busy in the field with the second cutting.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg
Alfalfa — Large Square
Premium 1300 195.00-195.00 195.00
From last week:
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix — Small Square
Good 80 175.00-175.00 175.00
Timothy Grass — Large Square
Good 1,000 180.00-180.00 180.00
Grass — Mid Square
Good 200 175.00-175.00 175.00
USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov
Meghan Andersch / The Baker County Press
Garla Rowe with her mom, Joann Wellman, new owners of the Haines Sell-Rite
Store.
and watch the news.
excellent customer service. late aisles reveals every-
thing from cold drinks to
Rowe said owning
Rowe said the community
fresh produce, dog food,
the store was a dream of
has been wonderful about
and even a couple of fish-
her dad and that he had
supporting them. She said
ing poles.
big visions of Haines as a
they are hopping pretty
Rowe said they really
destination, not a pass-
much the whole time the
want to make it so that
through.
store is open.
people don’t have to run to
Rowe and Wellman are
The duo have a lot of
town for everything.
embracing that vision.
customer service experi-
Rowe said they will be
They talk of maybe putting
ence.
adding house wares in the
in some old-fashioned
They previously owned
future.
cabins along with RV spots
All-in-One Wireless in
They are also putting in
on the land beside the
Baker City and also owned
a deli within the next few
building.
a ranch, which Wellman’s
weeks and will start out
They would also like to
in-laws originally pur-
offering cold sandwiches,
put in a laundromat.
chased in 1946.
homemade soups, salads,
Wellman said she envi-
They have expanded
cinnamon rolls, and pie.
sions old-fashioned wood
store offerings, including
Rowe said future of-
sidewalks, like an old
the addition of hard ice
ferings depend on what
western town, decorated
cream, featuring Huckle-
people want, but that they
with buggies and covered
berry.
would like to do hot stuff
wagons.
They also supply all
eventually, like corn dogs,
Store hours are from
types of hunting and
burritos, and fried chicken. 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday
fishing licenses, fountain
When the deli goes in, they through Friday, 8-5 on Sat-
drinks, gift cards, and a
urday, and 8-2 on Sunday
boutique area with clothing will also offer things like
milkshakes and jet teas.
and Rowe invites everyone
and jewelry. They try to
They would like to hang to, “Come say hi.”
work with local suppliers
a TV to make a place for
as much as possible.
the guys to drink coffee
Browsing the immacu-
Saddle up! New local shop opens
BY GINA K. SWARTZ
— Weekly Hay Report —
Childers said, “We just
thought we’d try opening
up a shop and see how it
went.”
Huston had a shop on
Second Street until about
three years ago when he
started working out of a
small shop at his home.
Huston, who also paints
and sculpts among other
talents, is a humble man
who says, “I’m just here to
help out John, this is really
about him.”
The business also offers
beautiful jewelry courtesy
of Kathy Hampton, Mon-
tana Cowboy Creations,
western art and sculptures
for retail sale and has
saddles and other tack
items available on consign-
ment. They will clean up
your items for you and put
them on display for sale.
“We will also have
custom made bridles, reins
and stirrups,” Childers
said.
The business is a full
service business includ-
ing building new saddles,
repairing saddles and
provides restoration of old
saddles.
Childers can custom
make whatever you need
to outfit you or your horse
including chaps or chinks.
For you motorcycle enthu-
siasts, he can custom make
whatever you’re needing
to outfit yourself and your
ride.
Customers can contact
Childers at the business
Monday thru Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or by
phone at 541-519-6846.
The business also has a
Facebook page: Baker City
Saddle Co.
For those in need of
leatherwork, tack or
saddles or have items
you would like to sell but
— Cattle Market Report —
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 189
Steer Calves
300-400# Bulk N/A Top N/A
400-500# Bulk 243.00 - 272.00 Top 298.00
500-600# Bulk 238.00 - 260.00 Top 267.50
Heifer Calves
300-400# Bulk N/A Top N/A
400-500# Bulk 236.00 - 247.00 Top 253.00
500-600# Bulk 216.00 - 234.00 Top 236.00
Yearling Steers
600-700# Bulk 223.00 - 234.00 Top 240.50
700-800# Bulk 197.00 - 219.00 Top 227.50
800-900# Bulk N/A Top N/A
900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A
Yearling Heifers
600-700# Bulk 188.00 - 206.00 Top 208.00
700-800# Bulk N/A Top N/A
800-900# Bulk N/A Top N/A
900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A
Thin Shelly Cows 79.00 - 89.00
Butcher Cows 95.00 - 103.00
Butcher Bulls 114.00 - 134.00
Stock Cows Yng. 1800.00 - 2150.00
Younger Hfrts. 119.00 - 137.00
Stock Cows - 1600.00 - 1900.00
ProducersLivestock.com
541-473-3136
— Log Price Report —
Price per 1,000 board feet: Northeast Oregon
Doug Fir is $415.00/mbf
White fir is $365.00/mbf
Ponderosa Pine is brought sold
on diameter splits
6 to 11 inch dib $300 to $310/MBF
12 to 17 inch dib $350 to $375/MBF
18 to 23 inch dib $400 to $430/MBF
24 inch plus dib $450 to $500/MBF
DIB is diameter inside bark at
small end of log.
MBF is thousand board feet lumber, net scale.
People interested in selling logs
should call and get specific
quotes from saw mills.
Courtesy of Arvid Andersen,
Andersen Forestry Consulting
Gina K. Swartz / The Baker County Press
John Childers shows off one of his saddles.
— Precious Metals Report —
Price per ounce, USD
Gold: $1088.60
Silver: $14.72
Platinum: $966.68
Palladium: $617.50
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Gina K. Swartz / The Baker County Press
Baker City Saddle Co. boasts a new sign on its
rustic wood exterior.
think it would be too much
trouble to get them ready,
get on down to see them.
Corn: $416.50/bu/USD
Wheat: $527.75/bu/USD
Soybeans: $1004.75/bu/USD
Oats: $252.20 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $11.07/cwt/USD
Canola: $523.80 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $147.15/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $212.60/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $64.13/lb./USD
Bloomberg.com