THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015
Business & Ag
Dan’s Dawg House to open
BY MEGHAN ANDERSCH
Meghan@TheBakerCountyPress.com
“We want this to be a
comfy, homey place for
people to come,” said
Linda Shelton of Dan’s
Dawg House, a Broadway
eatery opening its doors in
the near future. Her hus-
band, Dan Shelton, has had
the dream of opening this
business for a long time.
He said he once saw a TV
show with Chicago street
corner hot dog sellers, and
thought, “Wouldn’t that be
fun?”
He said he has been
thinking about it for years,
and things came together
now to act on the idea.
The Sheltons saw the
present location was open,
and mutually agreed it
would be a great place
for the hot dog business.
Linda said the landlord has
been great and “wants to
see us succeed.”
Linda shared the menu
for the restaurant—hot
dogs and super spuds. She
said, “No boiled weenies
around here!” Dan’s will
serve all beef hot dogs
(Bull Dawgs), brats (Big
Dawgs), and they hope to
be able to find a source in
the future for buffalo hot
dogs (Prairie Dawgs).
For kids, small hot dogs,
called puppies, will be
served in a “litter” in a
basket. And for those who
can’t eat gluten, the “Fetch
It” will feature a roasted
hot dog on a stick served
with mustard and ketchup.
All dogs will be roasted,
and as a special, each
day two varieties will be
available smoked from the
Sheltons’ own smoker.
Dan’s will offer 12 top-
pings for spuds or dogs,
including chili, sauerkraut,
nacho cheese, taco meat,
sour cream, onions, salsa,
jalapeños, pepperoncinis,
sweet peppers, mush-
rooms, and olives. Dogs
or spuds can be ordered in-
dividually or in a meal that
includes a drink, coleslaw,
and a large chocolate chip
cookie.
Also offered will be
special birthday desserts:
twinkie dogs for kids, and
for adults, a hot fudge
brownie with whipped
Meghan@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Heart N’ Home Hos-
pice and Palliative Care is
collecting for local food
banks with a 30 Days
of Gratitude Campaign
that runs November 2nd
through December 2nd.
Valerie Potter, Execu-
tive Director of the Baker
City office, explained that
all eight offices of Heart
N’ Home are participating.
Each will donate the food
collected to their local
food banks.
In Baker City, dona-
tions will be delivered
to the Salvation Army,
Compassion Center, and
St. Francis DeSales food
banks.
Potter said the idea
started with the marketing
team from their corporate
office in Fruitland, Idaho.
Heart N’ Home was look-
ing for a way to give back
to each of their communi-
ties and their outreach
department came up with
the 30 Days of Gratitude
campaign.
The idea is that if each
staff person brought in one
item every day for 30 days,
Friday, November 13, 2015 — Eastern Oregon
Prices trended generally steady compared to week
ago prices. Retail/Stable demand for all types of
hay from Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Wasco coun-
ties continues to be good. Many producers have
decided to hold on to their hay for now, in hopes
for higher prices. Snow has hit some of the hay
producing areas.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg
Alfalfa — Large Square, Premium
75 245.00-245.00 245.00
Alfalfa — Large Square, Fair
200 130.00-130.00 130.00
Last week:
Alfalfa / Orchard Mix — Small Square, Premium
50 215.00-2150.00 2150.00
Alfalfa / Orchard Mix — Small Square, Premium
40 200.00-200.00 200.00
USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov
— Cattle Market Report —
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L-R, Ashley Ralston, Linda Shelton, Dan Shelton.
cream.
The restaurant will offer
take-out or sit-down din-
ing in a bright, airy room
that seats eighteen. Hours
will be Tuesday through
Thursday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
and Friday and Saturday 11
a.m. -8 p.m. The exception
will be on game nights,
when Dan’s will stay open
late to accommodate teams
and game attendees.
Dan said his first goal is
that “someone will walk
through the front door.”
The Sheltons hope to have
Dan’s Dawg House open
before Thanksgiving.
They were awaiting the
visit and approval of the
health inspector to move
forward.
One wall of the eatery
will feature memorabilia
from Baker Middle and
High Schools. Jerseys are
already up from several
middle and high school
teams and the middle
school is donating a spirit
flag from 1925. The Shel-
tons said they want to
support the community and
the kids.
Game schedules will
also be posted on the wall
and Linda said they want
to keep track of wins and
losses. She is also hop-
ing to be able to get team
pictures to put up. Local
students will receive a
discount when they show
their student ID cards.
Linda and coworker
Ashley Ralston will run the
business, while Dan, who
works for Black Distribut-
ing, will help out at Dan’s
on Friday nights and on
Saturdays.
Linda is a retired floral
designer, but says her par-
ents operated a restaurant,
so she is experienced in
this arena.
Dan has worked as a
logger, dispatcher, Juve-
nile Probation officer, and
truck driver. Both Shel-
tons also worked for the
Fire Department in Grant
County for a time. They
eventually moved because
Dan was driving based
out of Baker City and they
wanted a shorter commute.
Dan said Baker City is the
“best place we’ve lived by
far.”
Linda said they have
always been in people-
oriented business. She
said Dan loves to talk and
laughed as she said she is
also pretty good at it. Both
Sheltons spoke of how
they want their business to
be a place with a welcom-
ing atmosphere. Linda
said they pray it will be a
blessing to the community.
The Sheltons said every-
one has been very posi-
tive so far. Baker County
Economic Development
has provided support
and technical assistance,
including helping with a
Grand Opening event.
Linda said there will be
a ribbon-cutting ceremony
and that the Grant Opening
will run for a whole week.
She said local business
owners and community
members have also been
supportive.
Ron Bell of North
Powder Electric promised
that when the restaurant
opens, “I’ll be there with
bells on.”
Al McCauley, Dean
of Students and Athletic
Director at Baker Middle
School, said, “I love a
good dog.”
Linda said, “With good
support, you will suc-
ceed.” She said if Dan’s
Dawg House does as well
in Baker City as they hope
from initial excitement,
they will franchise the
business in the future.
Meanwhile, she said,
“Watch for the signs,” for
the imminent Grand Open-
ing date of the business.
Dan’s Dawg House is
located on the corner of
Fourth and Broadway at
2300 Broadway Street in
Baker City.
30 days of gratitude at Heart ‘n Home
BY MEGHAN ANDERSCH
— Weekly Hay Report —
they could corporately do-
nate 5,000 items through-
out the eight communities.
Potter said, “It’s a way
of saying thank you and
taking stock of what we’re
grateful for.”
Potter said they got the
idea to invite the local
community to participate
also and said they really
want to collect as much as
possible to donate back to
the local community.
Donations can be
brought to the office at
3370 10th Street between
8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
For any questions, the
office number is 524-7688.
Potter said overall items
most needed for food
drives include protein
and canned meals (peanut
butter, tuna, canned stew,
etc.), canned fruit and veg-
gies, healthy snack items
(raisins, 100% juice, etc.),
and pantry staples such as
flour and oil.
According to feedin-
gamerica.org, in the US
one out of seven people
struggles with hunger.
Potter said that hospice
senior leadership is send-
ing out a daily e-mail
during the campaign with
information and things to
think about.
On Veteran’s Day,
one statistic shared in
the e-mail is that 25% of
families seeking food aid
include veterans, either
active or retired.
Potter said that a part
of the 30 Days of Grati-
tude campaign is a way
to thank veterans and all
service men and women
who are dedicating their
lives.
More information,
including pictures of the
collection space in each
office, can be found online
at facebook.com/gohos-
pice.
The website for Heart ‘N
Home is gohospice.com.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 2,221
Steer Calves
300-400# Bulk 251.00 - 291.00 Top 306.00
400-500# Bulk 193.00 - 250.00 Top 254.50
500-600# Bulk 174.00 - 203.00 Top 204.75
Heifer Calves
300-400# Bulk 197.00 - 221.00 Top 230.00
400-500# Bulk 164.00 - 219.00 Top 220.50
500-600# Bulk 158.00 - 179.00 Top 180.25
Yearling Steers
600-700# Bulk 161.00 - 181.00 Top 185.50
700-800# Bulk 157.00 - 174.00 Top 175.00
800-900# Bulk 149.00 - 165.00 Top 170.25
900-1,000# Bulk 137.00 - 148.00 Top 149.00
600-700#
700-800#
800-900#
900-1,000#
Yearling Heifers
Bulk 149.00 - 167.00 Top 169.50
Bulk 139.00 - 164.00 Top 167.00
Bulk 133.00 - 146.00 Top 148.00
Bulk 122.00 - 137.00 Top 139.00
Thin Shelly Cows 48.00 - 62.00
Butcher Cows 64.00 - 71.00
Butcher Bulls 76.00 - 84.00
Stock Cows Yng. N/A
Younger Hfrts. N/A
Stock Cows Older. - 975.00 - 1325.00
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— 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
— Precious Metals Report —
Price per ounce, USD
Gold: $1,081.80
Silver: $14.23
Platinum: $866.53
Palladium: $550.80
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Corn: $366.75/bu/USD
Wheat: $495.55/bu/USD
Soybeans: $859.50/bu/USD
Oats: $235.00 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $11.84/cwt/USD
Canola: $472.10 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $129.65/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $160.05/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $54.05/lb./USD
Bloomberg.com