FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 5
Local
Baker Food Co-Op employee D.A. files for
re-election
retires after 35 years
BY MEGHAN ANDERSCH
Meghan@TheBakerCountyPress.com
“I enjoyed my years
working there and enjoyed
working with the public,”
said Lois Dickey of her
more than 35 years at
the Baker Food Co-Op.
Dickey worked in the
supplements section, order-
ing and stocking vitamins,
medicinal herbs, and other
supplements.
Carol Morrison, Co-Op
manager, said Dickey was
a “fountain of informa-
tion,” and always willing
to stop whatever she was
doing to help a customer
search for an item.
Dickey, 89, said she
decided it was just time
to let someone else take
over. Her last offi cial day
at the Co-Op was January
6th, when she oriented her
replacement. Customers
coming in and asking for
Dickey by name attest to
the fact that she will be
missed. Husband and wife
team Larry and “Clyde”
Christian are stepping
forward to fi ll Dickey’s
large role.
Dickey grew up on a
farm in South Dakota and
also taught school there for
a few years. Dickey said
she then “headed for the
coast.”
After raising her fam-
ily in the Tri-Cities area,
Dickey moved with her
husband, Del, to Baker
City, where he worked
in the Federal Building
for the General Services
Administration.
Dickey said being raised
on a farm, everything was
all-natural. She then got
interested in vitamins when
they started coming out.
Dickey said she thought it
was only just about 1952
when vitamins “got off the
ground.”
She said she has seen
many changes over
the years, especially in
research linking certain vi-
tamins to helping with spe-
cifi c conditions, including
things that were originally
only treated by doctors.
Before coming to the
Co-Op, Dickey worked
at Carter Health Foods
in Baker City. She said
when Betty Carter sold the
store for the fi nal time, she
and Betty both went over
the Co-Op (then located
on 10th Street). Dickey
reckons that was in about
1978 and she has “worked
religiously” there ever
since.
Dickey said it’s nice to
have a place in town to
pick up not only vitamins
but also specifi c herbal
supplements.
Although the advent
of the internet has given
people abundant other
options for fi nding specifi c
supplements, she also com-
Baker County District
Attorney Matt Shirtcliff has
fi led for re-election.
Shirtcliff is seeking his
fi fth term as Baker County
District Attorney. “I am
excited about the opportu-
nity to continue serving the
citizens of Baker County.
We have a strong law
enforcement team in Baker
County. I look forward to
continue developing our
Submitted Photo.
Major Crime Team as well District Attorney Matt
as the strong work we have Shirtcliff is seeking his
been doing with the Baker
fi fth term.
County Narcotics Team fi ght-
ing methamphetamine in our
community. Working with Saint Alphonsus Hospital as
well as Eastern Oregon Medical Associates medical pro-
viders on child abuse issues and sexual assault investiga-
tions are projects I look forward to continue to develop,”
he said in a press release.
Shirtcliff also looks forward to becoming the President
of the Oregon District Attorneys Association during this
next term.
The last Baker County District Attorney to serve in that
capacity was Jess Himmelsbach in 1965.
Meghan Andersch / The Baker County Press
After more than three and a half decades of service
to the Baker Food Co-Op, Lois Dickey is ready for
new adventures.
mented on the convenience
of being able to fi nd and
get something right away.
In addition to an exten-
sive range of supplements,
the Co-op offers a consid-
erable amount of gluten-
free and organic products,
bulk foods, herbs, spices,
and teas. Organic produce
is delivered fresh every
Tuesday morning.
Excluding major holi-
days, the Co-Op is open
Monday through Friday
10-6 and Saturday from
10-4.
Permit granted for Keating-
area winery expansion
• WIND POWER
DISCUSSED AGAIN
BY TODD ARRIOLA
Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com
The Baker County Plan-
ning Commission held a
work session to discuss a
draft Wind Power Genera-
tion Facilities chapter of
the County Zoning Ordi-
nance, and a public hear-
ing, for Conditional Use
Permit CU-15-003, an ap-
plication to locate a winery
in the Exclusive Farm Use
zone, on Thursday, January
28, 2016, at 5 p.m., in the
County Courthouse Com-
mission Chambers.
Present from the Com-
mission were Chair Alice
Trindle, Vice Chair Lauri
Hoopes, and Commission-
ers Jim Grove, and Randy
Joseph. Commissioners
Suzan Ellis Jones, and
Thomas Van Diepen were
absent.
Planning Department staff
included Planning Director
Holly Kerns, Planner Eva
Ceder, Planner Kara Har-
ris, Planner Carson Quam,
and Planning Assistant
Kevin Berryman.
Attendance also included
Mike and Cathy Cook,
Peggy Brown, Mike Mill-
er, and Madhavi Bradford.
The work session began
with introductions of
Commissioners, and staff,
including new Planners
Harris, and Quam. Kerns
then discussed the draft
Chapter 750, Wind Power
Generation Facilities, with
the Commission.
A signifi cant segment
of the discussion cen-
tered around draft sec-
tion 750.060, Application
Requirements, subsection
(A)(5), Socioeconomic
Impact Assessment, known
Baker events
nominated for
Ovation Awards
Five Baker County events and local volunteers from the
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center have been nominated
for this year’s Ovation awards at Oregon Festivals and
Events Conference, March 6-8 in Portland. The Ovation
Awards are given by the Oregon Festival and Events
Association and seek to recognize the best festivals and
events in Oregon in nine categories.
Baker County’s 2016 nominees include: Shriner’s
Kids Rodeo - Best Hidden Gem; Sumpter Outhouse
Races - Innovation Award; Baker City Turkey Trot - Best
Fundraiser; Sumpter Valley Railroad Christmas Trains
- Impact Award; Miner’s Jubilee - Best Oregon Festival
with a budget under $150,000.
Baker County Tourism and Marketing Director Timo-
thy Bishop, is optimistic about this year’s nominees.
“We’re very excited to have a great group of nominees
for this year’s awards and it’s especially exciting to see
such a variety of events in the running ... With so many
great events happening in Baker County throughout the
year it’s easy to sometimes overlook all the great work
that all of these groups are doing.”
Baker County’s Tourism and Marketing Director
Timothy Bishop will also be presenting at this year’s
conference.
Winners for this year’s Ovation Awards will be an-
nounced Monday, March 7th at the awards Banquet
during the Oregon Festivals and Events conference in
Portland. For more information visit www.regonfesti-
vals.org or www.basecampbaker.com.
Extensions fi led at no additional charge!
BRUCE NICHOLS, CPA
STAN MITCHELL, CPA
Todd Arriola / The Baker County Press
Winery owners Cathy and Mike Cook (far left) met with the County Planning
Commission last Thursday, and were granted a conditional use permit.
as “Goal 5.” It states, “A
socioeconomic impact
assessment of the facility
shall be submitted, evaluat-
ing such factors as, but not
limited to, the project’s
effects upon the social,
economic, public service,
cultural, visual, tourism,
and recreational aspects of
affected communities and/
or individuals.”
Kerns stressed the
importance of fi nishing
the Chapter, and having
the critical tools in place
to address issues, from a
zoning ordinance stand-
point, which is more about
site standards, than where,
exactly, it’s located.
Included in the discus-
sion was the topic of
balancing cost and benefi ts
to the community. The
Energy Facility Siting
Council (EFSC) Balancing
Test Summary (part of the
staff research) states, “The
EFSC (Energy Facility
Siting Council) Balancing
test allows EFSC to issue
or amend a site certifi cate
for a facility that does not
meet EFSC siting stan-
dards. Balancing test can
be applied to all EFSC sit-
ing standards. This allows
EFSC to determine that
‘the overall public benefi ts
of the facility outweigh the
damage to the resources
protected by the standards
the facility does meet.’”
Joseph spoke about the
visual aspect—one of the
major concerns—at one
point, showing the rest of
the Commission a map of
the County on the interac-
tive Smart Board, while
indicating that, in certain
areas where wind power
generation would be vi-
able, it would be diffi cult
to see the turbines. Trindle
voiced concerns about
generated power, and
therefore, benefi ts, includ-
ing monetary, being routed
outside the County, even
with facilities located here.
Joseph gave an example of
local generation—his own
wind turbine—which he
said employs his two sons,
keeps benefi ts local, and
offsets carbon production.
The Commission contin-
ued discussing topics such
as property value, noise
levels, generation facility
lighting (including colli-
sion warning systems), and
other considerations, and
ultimately, the discussion
will continue to another
work session, the next one
scheduled for Thursday,
February 18, 2016, at 5
p.m.
The minutes from the
Thursday, November 19,
2015 session were ap-
proved, with a motion
from Grove, and a second
from Hoopes.
The public hearing, in
the matter of Conditional
Use Permit CU-15-003,
was held at 6 p.m. Intro-
ductions were made, and
Trindle read a hearing
process statement.
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