8 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016
Business / Local
Cowgirl Country Cakery opens BHS honor roll
• HUNTINGTON
HAS NEW BUSINESS
BY EILEEN DRIVER
Eileen@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Cowgirl Country Cakery
a new addition to the Hun-
tington business scene held
a free ‘cupcake tasting’ for
the townspeople to have a
chance to get to know her
and her products, on Sat-
urday, April 2 at 4:00 p.m.
at the Streamliner Lounge
Banquet Room.
Cowgirl Country Cakery
is owned and operated by
Tina Grenier a Culinary
Institute graduate with a
flair for baking.
Grenier owned and oper-
ated a bakery in Pendleton
for several years but found
herself working more
hours than there was in a
week and had no time for a
personal life.
Turning her business
into a catering and special
order business gives her
the opportunity to do the
baking she loves without
having to run a store 24/7.
“This way I get to
concentrate on the art and
creativity of baking,” said
Grenier.
On display and available
for tasting where miniature
cupcakes in eight of the
Eileen Driver / The Baker County Press
Tina Grenier opened her new cakery in Huntington last weekend.
12 assorted flavors cur-
rently available by Cowgirl
Country Cakery.
Those flavors were
Vanilla Cream, Choco-
late Mocha, Red Velvet,
Chocolate Peanut But-
ter, Caramel Macchiato,
Raspberry filled White,
Strawberry-filled Lemon
and Andes Mint.
When asked taster Brad
Albro replied “I really like
the Chocolate
Mocha but then I have to
say I think I like the Cara-
mel Macchiato the best,
But I haven’t tried them all
yet so that could change.”
Cowgirl Country Cakery
is available to make spe-
cialty cakes and cupcake
for any occasion, such
as weddings, birthdays,
graduations, baby show-
ers, etc.
They also offer gluten
free or diabetic versions by
request.
Those interested can
checkout Cowgirl Country
Cakery on Facebook or
call Tina Grenier at (541)
519-3508 for pricing and
ordering information.
Durkee Ash Grove plant wins
L.T. Sunderland safety award
One of Ash Grove Ce-
ment Company’s high-
est priorities is achiev-
ing safety performance
excellence by relying on a
culture of safety through-
out the company’s daily
operations. Accordingly, its
most prestigious award is
the L.T. Sunderland Safety
Excellence Award and for
2015, Ash Grove’s Durkee,
Oregon, plant won the top
honor in the annual compa-
ny-wide competition.
The L.T. Sunderland
Safety Excellence Award
was established in 2006
and evaluates the com-
pany’s eight cement
manufacturing plants and
two grinding facilities on
an extensive matrix of data
related to health and safety
processes and results. The
Ash Grove Safety Leader-
ship Steering Committee
scores each of the metrics
and selects the top-per-
forming plants as finalists
and the highest scoring
plant as the award winner.
“Earning the Safety
Excellence Award takes
focused effort, teamwork,
accountability and truly
valuing the well-being of
every person in the plant,
and we congratulate the
Durkee employees on
their achievement,” said
Steve Minshall, Ash Grove
corporate health and safety
director, who also oversees
the evaluation process.
According to Minshall,
each of the company’s
manufacturing plants,
grinding facilities and
port terminals actively
participate in the com-
pany’s health and safety
management system which
includes injury prevention,
compliance management,
audits and training to en-
sure a safe work environ-
ment for employees.
“The culture of a plant
will determine its success
or failure in any endeavor,”
said Terry Kerby, Ash
Grove Cement Durkee
plant manager. “Our em-
ployees know this and are
determined to place safety
responsibility where it be-
longs, on each individual.
As a plant we collectively
develop infrastructure
and processes that assure
each person’s opportunity
to work safely. We then
watch out for one another
to ensure everyone main-
tains the high standards
we set for ourselves. The
same culture is the basis
in every area of the plant
and feeds our drive to be
better each day. I am proud
of our employees for this
accomplishment and look
forward to continued suc-
cess in the safety area.”
For 2015, the finalists
for the award were the
Leamington, Utah, and
Midlothian, Texas, cement
manufacturing plants and
the Rivergate lime plant in
Portland, Oregon. As final-
ists, these facilities were
recognized with one of the
Ash Grove Safety Lead-
ership gold awards. The
Louisville, Nebraska, and
Montana City, Montana,
plants each received silver
designation.
This year marks the sec-
ond time the Durkee plant
has won the L.T. Sunder-
land Safety Excellence
Award and the fourth time
it has been a gold level
finalist. The Leamington
plant won this award three
times previously. The
Midlothian plant and the
Rivergate lime plant each
have won the award once
previously.
The Durkee cement
manufacturing plant
employs 107 and began
operations in 1979. The
plant expanded in 1998
and is certified as ISO
14001 compliant, which is
an international standard
for excellence in environ-
mental management.
The Durkee plant previ-
ously has earned awards
including the U.S. En-
vironmental Protection
Agency’s Energy Star
Award, the Pacific North-
west Chapter of Air and
Waste Management En-
vironmental Achievement
Award and several safety
awards from the Portland
Cement Association as
well as Ash Grove’s Safety
Leadership awards.
Ash Grove Cement
Company (www.ashgrove.
com) has established its
leadership within the
cement industry and has
a strong and longstand-
ing tradition of service,
reliability and quality for
more than 130 years. The
Sunderland family has led
the privately controlled
company for four genera-
tions. As the largest U.S.-
owned cement company,
Ash Grove produces eight
million tons of cement an-
nually from eight cement
plants located across the
country.
The quality portland and
masonry cements produced
at these plants are used
to construct highways,
bridges, commercial and
industrial complexes,
single and multi-family
homes, and a myriad of
other structures fundamen-
tal to America's economic
vitality and quality of life.
Travel Oregons hosts first
‘Oregon Road Rally’
Travel Oregon is hosting
22 influential, international
tour operators from eight
different countries on its
inaugural Oregon Road
Rally, April 3-9. Repre-
sentatives from the key
target markets of China,
France, Germany, the
Netherlands, New Zealand,
Australia, United Kingdom
and Canada will discover
and explore Oregon on a
7-day trek that covers each
region of the state.
Teresa O’Neill, Vice
President of Global Sales
at Travel Oregon said, “In
2014 alone, Oregon saw
1.6 million visitors from
the participating countries,
which generated $400 mil-
lion in economic impact
for the state.”
International tourism
plays a huge role in Or-
egon’s $10.3 billion travel
and tourism industry that
directly employs more than
101,000 Oregonians; and
the revenue for interna-
tional visitation to Oregon
is on the rise, with 2014
seeing nine percent more
international visitors over
the previous year.
The participating tour
operators are seeking new
or additional bookable
Oregon itineraries and trip
ideas for potential visitors
to purchase.
The Oregon Road
Rally will be making stops
along the route including
savoring the food carts in
Portland, riding dune bug-
gies on the Oregon Coast,
experiencing the beauty of
Crater Lake National Park,
hiking at Smith Rock and
Columbia River Gorge wa-
terfalls, exploring Oregon
Wine Country, visiting
Timberline Lodge and let-
ting ‘er buck in Pendleton.
Baker High School’s third quarter honor roll is as fol-
lows. An asterisk denotes a 4.0 grade point average.
Freshmen
* Koedi Birmingham; *Reno Hammond; * Dylan
Mastrude; * Andrea Pettit; * Jackson Rohner; * Morgan
Stone; Colton Anderson; Emily Black; Marisa Fuzi;
Jazmyne Gregg; Alyc Hayes; Abigail Hobbs; Joseph
Laeger; Eli Lien; Chania Miller; Justin Miller; Jayme
Ramos; Ayana Rea; Zachary Schwin; Corrina Stadler;
Caden Stuart; Paetyn Werner.
Sophomores
* Katya Brown; * Kaylee Burk; * Emily Carter; * Kaeli
Flanagan; * Duncan Mackenzie; * Mason Tomac; Josie
Ash; KaeLee Blaylock; Ashlie Chastain; Isabella Evans;
Samuel Hamilton; Madisyn Hampton; Jesse Johnson; Eva
Jones-Bedolla; Carson Lien; Kaylan Mosser; Andrew
Osborn; Cayn Osborn; Kaiza Rea; Calli Ward; Michaela
Watkins
Juniors
* Josephine Bryan; * Thomas Dunn; * Kourtney Lehm-
an; * Jared Miller; * Marcus Plumley; * Elizabeth Rea;*
Erik Ruby; * Ryan Schwin; Katrina Bott; Ashlee Brinton;
Cecylee Bruce; Boston Colton; Zechariah Compos;
Lisa Daugherty; Logan Dyke; Jace Hays; K-Lee Hick-
man; Gracie Huggins; Tyler Joseph; Shane McCauley;
Casey Poe; Josephine Stearns; Bryson Thomas; Elizabeth
VanGaasbeck; Anja Wiedler
Seniors
* Makenna Bachman; * Samuel Baxter; * Stella Bow-
ers
* Megan Burk; * Joyce Clark; * Madison Elms; * Rachel
Freeman; * Hannah Lingo; * Molly McCrary; * Gra-
cie McCarrell; * Morgan Scilacci; * Bryson Smith; *
Braden Staebler-Siewell; * Autumn Weideman; * Han-
nah Wilson; Megan Pintok; Hannah Boruch; Amelia
Bott; Lena Bowers; Rab Bowers; William Chung; River
olton;Christopher Conant; Robinita Davis; Cody Denton;
Kailey Dolby; Daniel Drake; Isaac Farber; Jayden
Freeman; Dusty Gyllenberg; Koby Hansen; Kassidy
Hertel; Wyatt Knadle; Ashley Knoll; Shaun
Lepley; Lindsay Livingston; Danielle McCauley; Han-
nah Myers; Mackenzie Patterson; Draven Pearce; Jacob
Rilee; Rory Scilacci; Kylie Severson; Dailon Sherman;
Brandon Stairs; Teancum Taylor; Alexandria Van
Cleave.
Community education
forum offered
School district administrators and staff, students,
parents and community members from across eastern
Oregon are invited to attend a community forum about
education in Oregon. Reimagine Education in Oregon,
which is organized by the Oregon Department of Educa-
tion (ODE), will be Monday, April 11 from 6:30 PM to
8:00 PM at the Pendleton Early Learning Center, located
at 455 SW 13th Street in Pendleton.
The public is encouraged to learn more about Or-
egon’s education initiatives, including the Every Student
Succeeds Act, contribute to a discussion on the factors
supporting student success, and get questions answered
by local and state education leaders.
Speakers include Salam Noor, the state’s Deputy
Superintendent of Public Instruction; Mark Mulvihill,
IMESD superintendent; and Jon Peterson, Pendleton
School District superintendent.
The Pendleton forum is the second of 11 forums that
ODE is hosting across the state. According to ODE mate-
rials, “Improving education in Oregon will take everyone
—come add your voice to the conversation and help us
reimagine education in Oregon!”
For more information, visit the ODE website at www.
ode.state.or.us.
OTEC’s membership
meeting April 30
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative announces that
ballots for its Board of Directors elections were mailed
today, Monday, April 4, 2016. Three positions on the
OTEC Board are up for election at the 28th Annual Mem-
bership Meeting set to take place on Saturday, April 30.
Candidates on the ballot this year are: Union County
candidate for position #7 is incumbent Greg Howard;
Union County candidate for positon #8 is incumbent
David Baum; Baker County candidate for position #9 is
incumbent Charlene Chase.
All candidates are running to serve a 3-year term.
OTEC’s Annual Membership Meeting will be celebrated
in Baker City at the Baker County Events Center. The
election results will be announced during that time.
OTEC voting members will be able to cast their ballots
by mail or may hand deliver their ballot to the Annual
Membership Meeting. To vote by mail, the signed and
sealed ballots must be received by April 28th or delivered
in-person to the Annual Meeting on April 30th.
Included with the ballot this year is a voter’s guide and
biographies of each of the candidates. Members voting by
mail may also enter a contest to win a $500 OTEC energy
credit to be awarded at the Annual Membership Meeting
(members need not be present to win).
Registration for the 2016 Annual Membership Meet-
ing begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 30th followed
by a business meeting at 11 a.m., a catered lunch will be
provided by the Baker Truck Corral and will be served at
12:30 p.m. Live entertainment will be provided by Frank
Carlson and there will be lots of raffles and prize draw-
ings throughout the event. All members are invited to
attend.
To register to vote in OTEC elections or to find out
if you are an OTEC registered voter, contact your local
OTEC office.