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LOCAL: An inside look at the occupied Wildlife Refuge in Harney County. PAGE 5 The POLITICS: Oregon Republican Party weighs in on Hammond situation . PAGE 4 Baker County Press TheBakerCountyPress.com 75¢ All local. All relevant. Every Friday. Friday, January 22, 2016 • Volume 3, Issue 4 Justus to run for Baker County Commissioner BY KERRY McQUISTEN News@TheBakerCountyPress.com Baker County rancher Kody Justus announced today that he will fi le with the Baker County Clerk by Friday afternoon for a run at the open County Com- missioner seat vacated by Tim Kerns. Justus, 44, ranches in the Baker Valley and Keat- ing areas with wife Heidi, daughter Zoey, father Kent, and other family members. Heidi Justus is currently the Baker High School girls’ JV basketball coach. The couple has fi ve daugh- ters: Zoey, Sierra, Charlie, Sydney and Randee from their combined families. “It is my desire to see the people of Baker County empowered,” he said. “The citizens of our county de- serve a voice and I believe I can be that voice.” Justus is currently Vice Chair of Baker County Republicans and a member of the County’s Natural Resource Advisory Com- mittee (NRAC). Key issues of concern for him, which affect Baker County, include: Keeping the roads open on public lands, transfer of public lands to local con- trol and how local control can mean the fi nancial stability of Baker County. Justus believes Baker County should pass a Sec- ond Amendment ordinance to help protect the gun rights of all Baker County citizens. He said he also feels a deep sense of duty to see County government managed well. County Clerk Cindy Carpenter said that David Hunsaker, 69, has also picked up preliminary paperwork from her offi ce and stated his intention to collect signatures and fi le to run by petition. Submitted Photo. Kody Justus says he’s fi ling to run for the open County Commissioner slot. SEE JUSTUS PAGE 5 Baker City Politicians gather at woman ‘Cradle to Career’ event wins big Submitted Photo. Teri Osborne, with husband Nathan, won $100K in last week’s Powerball drawing. BY KERRY McQUISTEN News@TheBakerCountyPress.com Teri Osborne of Baker City was one of the Powerball winners who won big in last week’s well-publicized lottery drawing, with a possible payout up over a billion dollars. As fate and luck would have it, Osborne’s number choices earned her a cool $100,000, and while there were other $50,000 winners in the state, she was the only win- ner to get the Powerplay right—doubling her win. SEE LOTTERY PAGE 5 Gina K. Swartz / The Baker County Press Chamber awards given Sen. Ted Ferrioli (left) speaks during the roundtable portion of the evening. BY GINA K. SWARTZ Gina@TheBakerCountyPress.com Over 100 people from Baker, Union, Grant, Harney, Umatilla and Malheur counties as well as OSBA (Oregon School Board Association) representatives Jim Green and Morgan Allen, gathered together with legislators or staff representatives of legislators at a 5J-hosted event Tuesday. Included in the group were Rep. Greg Barreto, Rep. Cliff Bentz, Senate minority leader Ted Ferrioli and staff representatives from Congressman Greg Walden (Jor- den Noyes) and Senator Ron Wyden’s offi ces (Kathleen Cathey) for a Cradle to Career presentation at Baker High School Tuesday evening. The Cradle to Career movement is a national effort touted improve education for every child, from cradle to career. The Strive Together Cradle to Career Network is a national network of 65 community partnerships in 32 states and Washington D.C., including Oregon, working to improve education success for every child by bringing together cross-sector partners around a common vision. Together, the Network impacts over 8.2 million students nationwide. SEE CRADLE TO CAREER PAGE 8 Friday Partly sunny with snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Light accumulation expected. Lows near 30. Saturday Mostly cloudy with a chance for rain/snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Lows in the mid-20s. Sunday Mostly sunny, highs in the mid to upper 30s. Mostly clear at night with lows near 20. Gina K. Swartz / The Baker County Press Rep. Greg Barreto with Baker County Commission Chair Bill Harvey. Your weekend weather forecast for Baker County. Our forecast made possible by this generous sponsor: Offi cial weather provider for The Baker County Press. The 2015 Chamber of Commerce Awards were an- nounced at last Saturday’s annual dinner celebration. The winners are as follow: 2015 Business of the Year: Natural Structures 2015 Up and Coming Young Leader: Secundino ( JJ ) M. Vela III 2015 Excellence in Agriculture: Ted and Diane Bloomer 2015 Legacy Man of the Year: Hal Huntington 2015 Women of the Year: Michelle Paoletti 2015 Man of the Year: Milburn (Mib) Dailey 2015 Legacy Woman of the Year: Joyce Badgley Hun- saker 2015 Service Organization or Community Project/Event of the Year Baker City Bandstand Committee 2015 Lifetime Sense of Duty Dave Banta (Awarded Posthumously.) Congratulations to the winners. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE School alarm fobs to be fi xed soon County Commission coverage Opinions The Outdoor Column ‘So I was Thinking’ column Crossword and word search Page Page Page Page Page Page 2 3 4 7 7 9
