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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3 FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016 Business & Ag The Kids Closet opens today on Broadway BY KERRY McQUISTEN News@TheBakerCountyPress.com “There was nowhere to get kids clothing in this town,” said Dauna Setz- korn. Setzkorn, along with daughter, Johna Almond, decided to take matters into their own hands. The result? The Kids Closet—a new and used children’s clothing store set to open at 2175 Broadway Street in Baker City on Friday, May 6. Setzkorn lived in Baker City for a year back in 2007, then returned to Las Vegas citing weather and culture shock. But then this mom with an M.A. in Psychology adopted a seven-year-old boy. “A good school system” and “property prices” were what drew her back to the area about a year ago. Store manager Almond by chance also has a seven- year-old at home. An es- thetician formerly, she said she’s working on obtaining her Oregon license. She also “worked in retail for a while” in Nevada. Both stressed that the store isn’t a thrift store, but Alfalfa / Orchard Mix —Small Square Premium 15 165.00-165.00 165.00 Last week’s results were: Alfalfa —Large Square Fair 168 125.00-125.00 125.00 USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov — Cattle Market Report — Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Vale, Oregon Cattle sold through the auction: 886 Kerry McQuisten / The Baker County Press Johna Almond and Dauna Setzkorn relocated with their families from Nevada to Baker City. Their new store, The Kids Closet, opens May 6. rather a higher end resale shop that also offers new clothing. There are no consignment arrangements offered, and clothing with stains, missing buttons or tears are not sold there. Almond said that “word of mouth” has helped spread the news of their opening. Setzkorn added, “Every- one’s excited and knocking on the door.” In addition to clothing, the shop will sell strollers, crib and toddler bedding, car seats and bases, por- table cribs and blankets. Brands carried include: Levis, Wrangler, Gap, Oshkosh, Old Navy, Nike, Adidas, Ralph Lauren, Lucky Brand, Tommy Hil- figer, Jumping Beans, Cart- ers, Gymboree, Bugaboo Stroller, Graco and more. Prices will range from $1.99 to $25.99. A grand opening will be held today along with a ribbon-cutting. Promotion- al prizes are expected to be offered to customers. For more information, call 541-523-4093. identified as Tax Lot 2201 in Section 20db of Town- ship 9 South, Range 40 East, W.M. (Ref. 16505). The public is invited to attend this hearing and to submit comments. Testimony and relevant evidence, either in support of or in opposition to the proposals, must be based on the applicable review criteria and must be sub- mitted to the Planning De- partment by 5:00 p.m. on the hearing date, Wednes- day, May 18th, 2016, or in person during the hearing. The Planning Commission will review the application using the criteria in the Baker City Development Code, Section 2.2.200- Residential Districts- Spe- cial Use Standards, 4.4.400 –Conditional Use Permits – Criteria, Standards and Conditions of Approval, and the Baker City Com- prehensive Plan. The staff report will be available for inspection on or before May 11th, 2016 at the County Courthouse at 1995 Third Street, Baker City; copies can be provid- ed for a reasonable charge, digital versions can be e-mailed for free. Please contact Planner Kara Har- ris for more information at 541-523-8219 or kharris@ bakercounty.org. BCDC Revision: The Planning Commission will discuss modifications to Chapter 3.5 - Signs, the oc- cupancy of RVs in Chapter 4.9.100 – Temporary Use Permits , clarifications to Chapter 5.3 – Lots of Re- cord, accessory structure size restrictions in Chapter 2.2 – Residential Land Use Districts, and changes to Chapter 4.3.160 – Final Plat Requirements which would require the City to accept any dedications made on plats. If you have any questions regarding the Development Code updates, please contact Se- nior Planner Eva Ceder at 541-523-8219 or eceder@ bakercounty.org. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers at Baker City Hall, 1655 First Street, Baker City, OR. BLM schedules vendor meetings for the 2016 fire season The Vale District of the Bureau of Land Manage- ment (BLM) is gearing up for the upcoming 2016 fire season. In order to address vendors and potential fire vendors, Vale District will hold a public meeting on Friday, April 29, 2016 — Eastern Oregon Prices trended generally steady compared to week ago prices in a very limited test. Many producers have decided to hold on to their hay for now, in hopes for higher prices or to feed to their own ani- mals. Many hay producers are sold out for the year. Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Accessory structure conditional use permit on agenda May 18 On Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. the Baker City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a Conditional Use Permit request for an acces- sory structure, as well as a public work session at 6:00pm to review potential changes to the Baker City Development Code. CUP-16-030: Applicant, Larry Raley, on behalf of property owner, LaVelle Woodcock, has requested a Conditional Use Permit (CU-16-030) to construct a ±1,200 square foot acces- sory structure located at 605 Foothill Drive, Baker City in the Residential Medium-Density (R-MD) Zone. The property is — Weekly Hay Report — Monday, May 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. BLM staff will be on hand to answer questions that vendors may have on food provision and land use agreements. We are currently solicit- ing interest related to food and hydration services and agreements for land for fire camps, helibases, incident command posts, and other incident-related needs. If you have any ques- tions, contact Rodolfo Forde at (541) 473-6276 or Ed Delaney at (503) 808- 6550. Additional information about BLM’s contracting program is available online at: www.blm.gov/or/pro- curement The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, in- cluding Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 mil- lion acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Steer Calves 300-400# Bulk 159.00 - 174.00 Top 176.00 400-500# Bulk 157.00 - 176.00 Top 177.00 500-600# Bulk 153.00 - 181.00 Top 183.00 Heifer Calves 300-400# Bulk 147.00 - 165.00 Top 169.00 400-500# Bulk 136.00 - 164.00 Top 170.00 500-600# Bulk 128.00 - 144.00 Top 146.50 600-700# 700-800# 800-900# 900-1,000# Yearling Steers Bulk 143.00 - 152.00 Top 153.00 Bulk 135.00 - 145.00 Top 146.00 Bulk 126.00 - 132.00 Top 134.50 Bulk 111.00 - 117.00 Top 118.00 Yearling Heifers 600-700# Bulk 120.00 - 129.00 Top 132.00 700-800# Bulk 116.00 - 127.00 Top 132.50 800-900# Bulk 111.00 - 117.00 Top 118.00 900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A Thin Shelly Cows 47.00 - 61.00 Butcher Cows 63.00 - 71.00 Butcher Bulls 74.00 - 87.00 Stock Cows Yng. N/A Hfretts. 81.00 - 104.00 Stock Cows Older. - 975.00 - 1275.00 ProducersLivestock.com 541-473-3136 — Log Price Report — Price per 1,000 board feet: Northeast Oregon Currently the local log market is flooded with fire salvage logs. The log buyer for Malheur Lumber Co. stated they have all the logs they need under contract and are not accepting any new purchases. BCC/LLC of La Grande has receive so many burned fire salvage logs they are no longer accepting logs at the La Grande log yard. Any additional pine logs have to be delivered to the Elgin Log yard cut in plywood lengths and to a 8 inch top. For these pine logs cut in plywood lengths, BCC is offering $280.00/mbf. They are also paying $410.00/ mbf for Doug Fir & Western Larch. For White Fir they are offing $310.00/mbf. At the Pilot Rock Saw Mill BCC is offing $360.00/mbf for a 12 to 15 inch top, for 16 to 19 inch top $400.00/ mbf & offing $425.00/mbf for 20 inch plus top Courtesy of Arvid Andersen, Andersen Forestry Consulting — Precious Metals Report — Price per ounce, USD Gold: $1,282.60 Silver: $17.33 Platinum: $1064.34 Palladium: $604.10 Bloomberg.com — Ag Commodities — Corn: $376.75/bu/USD Wheat: $469.00/bu/USD Soybeans: $1022.75/bu/USD Oats: $198.00 bu/USD Rough Rice: $11.44/cwt/USD Canola: $501.20 CAD/mwt Live Cattle: $116.38/lb./USD Feeder Cattle: $143.05/lb./USD Lean Hogs: $82.93/lb./USD Bloomberg.com
