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Friday, April 22, 2016 • Volume 3, Issue 17
Candidates forum
shows major differences
• FILED DEEDS
CONTRADICT
KEY RESPONSE BY
BRUCE NICHOLS
BY KERRY McQUISTEN
News@TheBakerCountyPress.com
About 165 Baker County
voters headed to the Sun-
ridge to hear what Repub-
lican candidates for Baker
County Commissioner
Kody Justus, Jeff Nelson
and Bruce Nichols had to
say Tuesday night.
The forum, sponsored by
The Baker County Repub-
licans and this newspaper,
gave the three candidates
the opportunity to fi eld
questions from the general
public.
From nearly the fi rst
question it became appar-
ent that though all three
men are Republican, their
backgrounds and political
ideologies vary greatly.
Justus’s background
includes ranching, the
military and time on the
Natural Resource Advisory
Committee.
Nelson’s area of expertise
is small business develop-
ment and involvement on
several local boards.
Nichols is a strong
auditor with a fi nancial
background due to his
career as a CPA. He has
also belonged to a number
of local boards.
Justus and Nelson
expressed repeatedly the
desire to fi ght against
Federal overreach by
utilizing existing Coordi-
nation law, even initiating
legal action to protect local
rights as needed. Nichols,
by contrast, believes such
a fi ght is not possible—an
expensive losing battle.
That difference in per-
spective carried through-
out the evening—and the
questions were calm in
tone—with the exception
of one or two.
SEE FORUM PAGE 5
Kerry McQuisten / The Baker County Press
L-R: Kody Justus, Jeff Nelson and Bruce Nichols.
Tasty
Bake’s
problems
grow
Patriots’ Day celebrated
• LAWSUITS NOW PLAGUE THE
BELEAGUERED COMPANY
BY TODD ARRIOLA
Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Kerry McQuisten / The Baker County Press
SEE TASTY BAKE PAGE 3
Residents from all corners of Baker County, as well as Malheur and Union Counties, turned out Sunday to
celebrate Patriots’ Day.
BY KERRY McQUISTEN
News@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Patriots’ Day was estab-
lished on April 19, com-
memorating the Battles of
Lexington and Concord in
1775, and this year it was
celebrated in Baker County
for the fi rst time.
An assortment of indi-
viduals from across the
county reserved the Geiser-
Pollman Park on Sunday
for what was a promoted
as a family-friendly day.
Emcee David McQuisten
introduced several guest
speakers, including guber-
natorial candidate Bruce
Cuff, County Commission-
er candidate Kody Justus,
County Commissioner Bill
Harvey, radio talk show
host Leo Castillo, and oth-
ers who had traveled from
out of the area.
Ed Hardt, Bobbie Danser
and Chuck Chase served
up free hotdogs to the pub-
lic—they’d come prepared
with 500.
Kadie Cosby organized
games for kids including a
fi sh for prizes booth, face
painting, and a bag toss.
Boxes of pocket consti-
tutions and Bibles were
on hand, with both books
given away for free to
anyone who might want a
copy of either.
A core group of about 50
people sat around the park
listening to the speakers
while dozens of others
continually milled through
the event.
In total, the event lasted
about six hours.
The Patriots’ Day holiday
also marks the fi rst blood-
shed of the American Civil
War in the Baltimore riot
of 1861.
The day is not to be
confused with the Septem-
ber 11 remembrance day,
sometimes referred to as
Patriot Day.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a chance for showers/t-
storms. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Highs in
the lower 70s.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a chance for showers then
a threat of afternoon thunderstorms. Chance of
precipitation is 40%. Highs in the lower 60s.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a threat of showers. Chance
of precipitation is 20%. High in the upper 50s.
Two lawsuits fi led earlier this year underscore the
far-ranging impacts of ongoing legal and other issues
with the new ownership of Baker City-based Tasty Bake,
which has abruptly halted the distribution of its pizza
dough products and reduced its workforce by nearly
100%.
Lesaffre Yeast Corporation of Wisconsin fi led a law-
suit on March 2, 2016, in Baker County Circuit Court,
seeking at least $21,082.75 from Tasty Bake, claiming
that baking ingredients were supplied to the company for
which Lesaffre Yeast Corporation received no compensa-
tion. Lesaffre Yeast Corporation is represented by The
Smith Firm, P.C., of West Linn.
County Clerk
gives election
tidbits
SUBMITTED BY CINDY CARPENTER
Kerry McQuisten / The Baker County Press
This young man from Halfway plays a game of foot-
ball while in the background gubernatorial candidate
Bruce Cuff talks with event emcee David McQuisten.
Every two years voters have the opportunity to partici-
pate in the Oregon Primary Election, held in the even-
numbered year on the third Tuesday in May. This year
Oregon’s Primary Election is May 17, 2016.
The Primary Election always brings interesting ques-
tions. Below is information on some popular topics about
the upcoming Primary Election:
1. Will anyone in Oregon receive ALL the candidates
on their Primary ballot?
No. Voters who are registered as a member of the
Democrat, Independent or Republican Party will receive
a ballot that includes all nominating candidates for that
specifi c party, along with all nonpartisan contests. Voters
registered in any of the minor parties or as a non-affi liated
voter (not a member of a political party) will receive a
ballot for the primary election that includes the nonparti-
san contests only.
SEE ELECTION PAGE 8
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Huntington: Candidate town hall
Pine Eagle volunteer appreciation
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