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FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7 Outdoor Rec / Local LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice - 2016 OTEC Unclaimed Capital Credits. Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) hereby gives notice of UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS OF CAPITAL CREDITS OWED TO THE NAMED PERSONS ON RECORD. Such unclaimed capital credits have been available to OTEC Members since December 31, 2012. Pursuant to OTEC Bylaws and policy, the names of OTEC Members entitled to capital credit refunds – who have not yet claimed their refunds – can be reviewed on the OTEC website at: www.otecc.com/members/unclaimed-capital-credit). If you are an OTEC Member and current (or former) consumer of OTEC electric power, please check the OTEC website and list of Members who have failed to claim capital credits owed. Application for re-issuing funds owed may be made at your local OTEC office or 4005 23rd Street, PO Box 226, Baker City, Oregon 97814. Unless those persons named or their heirs claim payment no later than January 31, 2017, the unclaimed funds will be forfeited to the Cooperative or, where required, forwarded to the Department of State Lands. Historically, the Board of Directors has contributed the amount of the forfeited funds to the Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Scholarship Fund to benefit those served by the Cooperative. As required by law, and pursuant to OTEC Bylaws, OTEC will “publish notice of the redemption” [i.e., forfeiture] of unclaimed capital credits in the leading Baker County newspaper of general circulation, for four consecutive months, simultaneously notifying the public to go to the OTEC website (www.otecc.com/members/unclaimed-capital-credit) to see if they, or someone they know, have unclaimed capital credits. If you know someone named on the list, please have them contact their local OTEC office to update their account and apply for their unclaimed capital credits. Legal Notice Publishing in Baker City, Oregon (Baker City Herald and Baker County Press – July, August, September and October 2016), in Burns, Oregon (Burns Times Herald – July 2016), John Day, Oregon (Blue Mountain Eagle – July 2016), La Grande, Oregon (La Grande Observer – July 2016) and Ruralite magazine – August 2016. Miners Jubilee gold panning Photo Courtesy of EOMA Photo Courtesy of EOMA L-R: Ed Hardt, Jim Haney, last Dennis Rexroad. L-R: Dakota Martin, Bart Wood and Dan Huisman The Eastern Oregon Mining Association State Oregon Panning Contest winners are as follow: Children class: 1st $30, 2nd $20, 3rd $10. 1. Caden Schroder, Gladstone, OR 1:19; 2. Ian Broughham, Baker City 2:44; 3. Athena Bork, Baker City, 4:01. Amateur: 1st $75, 2nd $50, 3rd $25. 1. Dakota Martin, Baker City 31 sec; 2. Bart Wood, Baker City 38 sec; 3. Dan Huisman Baker City, 1:02 Professional: 1st $125, 2nd $100, 3rd $75. 1. Jim Haney, Durkee 20 sec; 2. Dennis Rexroad, Baker City 22 sec; 3. Ed Hardt 29 sec. The contest was held last weekend, as it is every year during the Miners Jubilee. Caden Schroder and Athena Brok. Photo Courtesy of EOMA County: Greenhorn, Brownlee BY TODD ARRIOLA Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com The Baker County Board of Commissioners held its second regular session of the month on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 9 a.m., in the Commission Cham- bers of the Baker County Courthouse. Present from the Board were Chair Bill Harvey, Commissioner Mark Bennett, and Executive Assistant Heidi Martin. Commissioner Tim Kerns was absent, due to a previ- ous commitment. Attendance also includ- ed Baker County Planner Kara Harris, Ed Hardt, Ken Anderson, Chuck Chase, Tork and Wanda Ballard, Art Sappington, and John Creighton. The session was called to order, followed by recitation of the optional Invocation, and the Pledge of Allegiance, both led by Harvey. With no noted changes to the agenda, it was adopted, with a motion from Ben- nett, and a second from Harvey. Citizen Participation included comments from Sappington, Coordinating Officer for the Jefferson Mining District. He dis- cussed what he said were discrepancies of law, by the State Land Board, in reference to Oregon Senate Bill (SB) 838, Relating To Mining; Appropriat- ing Money; Declaring An Emergency. He said that Baker County District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff had been provided with information from the Jefferson Mining District associated with the topic via the Board of Commissioners, but that he had not yet received a response from Shirtcliff. The minutes from the Wednesday, June 23, 2016 special session, and the Wednesday, July 6, 2016 regular session were approved, with a motion from Bennett, and a second from Harvey. The Board discussed proposed changes to the County’s Natural Resource Plan (NRP), previously approved by the Natural Resource Advisory Com- mittee (NRAC), and the Travel Management Plan (TMP) Committee. The edits were adopted, with a motion from Bennett, and a second from Harvey. As part of the Recreation & Tourism section of the NRP, the following was adopted: “Because there is significant economic loss to communities and the county, due to extreme fluctuations of Brownlee Reservoir, Baker County encourages federal agen- cies and other stakeholders in the Brownlee Reservoir to value the healthy, warm water fishery, by maintain- ing stable water levels, to meet the needs of recre- ationists. This includes allowing accessibility to launch boats at a minimum elevation of 2044 feet.” As part of the Water and Water Rights section of the NRP, several edits were adopted, including the fol- lowing: “The water level and associated dynamics of the Brownlee Reser- voir are an integral part of the economic success of Baker County. The water level can vary significantly based on several factors, including the amount of water coming in from upstream, water being used for power generation, summer drawdown for the fall Chinook flow pro- gram, and most dramati- cally, spring drawdown for flood control. It is Baker County’s policy to pro- mote a more stable system that facilitates the need of spawning warm water fish through coordination with federal agencies respon- sible for the drawdown mandates.” As part of the Wildfire section, the following was adopted: “It is the policy of Baker County that during the fire season, as established by the Oregon Department of Forestry, that wildfires will not be left unattended, and that all wildfires be attended until a control line has been established around the fire, and any associated spot fires which can be reason- ably be expected to stop the fire’s spread. While not always possible in the first operational period due to weather conditions and fire behavior, the expecta- tion would be that all fires be further controlled by completing mop-up from the control line, inward, around the perimeter (e.g. 25’--100’ depending on fuel, loading, etc.) as soon as fire behavior allows.” A City of Greenhorn property and funding request was discussed by the Board, that included in- formation from Greenhorn Mayor Dale McLouth, sent via email, with details regarding the property, and Greenhorn’s funding resources. McLouth said that, dur- ing Greenhorn’s annual meeting, on July 3, 2016, City Council decided to request Baker County deed all of the ten remaining Baker County lots within the City of Greenhorn, to the City of Greenhorn. He provided the following information for the lots, including maps: Drawing No. 10S35E09DA, Lots 2100, and 2102; and Draw- ing No. 10S35E09DD, Lots 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1500, and 1600. McLouth said the purpose of the request is to estab- lish a City park, and a Life Flight heliport. He said that the City started the process of acquiring quotes for installation of the water system project, and requests that Baker County reserve funds in the 2017- 2018 for that. The City of Greenhorn also voted to increase its annual property dues, from $20 per year, to $100 per year, which will help fund the system, as well, and the City currently has $6,087.29 in its check- ing account. SEE COUNTY PAGE 9 Swim results Submitted by Noel Scott The Baker Swim Team and La Grande Swim Club both attended the 50th annual Pendleton Open swim meet on July 8-10. There were a total of 399 athletes entered, representing 18 teams from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Baker sent 10 athletes while La Grande sent 42, three of them with Baker City ties. The following are the results for Jared Miller, Justin Miller and Riana Scott. Jared Miller: 15 & Over 200 IM 1st 15 & Over 400 Free 2nd 15 & Over 100 Back 1st 15 & Over 100 Free 4th 15 & Over 200 Breast 1st 15 & Over 100 Fly 4th 15 & Over 50 Free 7th 15 & Over 200 Back 1st 15 & Over 100 Breast 2nd 15 & Over 200 Free 3rd Justin Miller: 15 & Over 200 IM 12th 15 & Over 400 Free 12th 15 & Over 10 Back 9th 15 & Over 100 Free 17th 15 & Over 200 Breast 9th 15 & Over 50 Free 13th 15 & Over 200 Back 8th 15 & Over 100 Breast 11th 15 & Over 200 Free 14th Justin was a member of the 200 Free Relay team that placed 4th, and both Justin and Jared were members of the 200 Medley Relay team that placed 3rd. Jared won the high point award for 15 & Over Men. Riana Scott 13-14 200 IM 2nd 13-14 400 Free 6th 13-14 100 Back 9th 13-14 100 Free 5th 13-14 200 Breast 5th 13-14 100 Fly 2nd 13-14 50 Free 5th 13-14 200 Back 6th 13-14 100 Breast 6th 13-14 200 Free 4th Riana was a member of the 200 Free Relay team that placed 5th. The next meets for these swimmers include Speedo Se- nior Sectional in Gresham, and USA Swimming Futures at Stanford University for Jared Miller, and Arena West- ern Zone Senior Championships in Clovis, CA for Riana Scott. Ladies golf scores The July 6 Quail Ridge Ladies Golf scores are: Tee To Green 1st Flight Judy Karstens; 2nd Flight tie Karen Wollard, Margo Kenworthy; 3rd Flight Mary- Anne Klinger; Birdie Karen Wollard Bridge winners are: 1st Kitty Nichols; 2nd Pat Cook; 3rd Glenda Cole. BMFPR call CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 “Where are we headed with our analysis, related to elk habitat?” Stadler said that the Plan in the 1990s included allocations for Management Areas specific to elk, but that didn’t work well, because elk are a wide-ranging species, taking advantage of opportunities as they come across them. She said that the subsequent effort was aimed at ad- dressing issues where elk relocate to, during different times of the year, where they can be sensitive to distur- bances. The USFS is working with different agencies in this effort, including the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), she said. “Will the three Forests continue to pursue access man- agement plans?” Beverlin said yes, and that all National Forests are mandated by the National Travel Rule, to complete Sub- part A, the minimum road system analysis, Subpart B, the designation of roads, trails, and areas, and Supbart C, the designation of areas or trails, for over-the-snow use. He said that every Forest in Region 6, in Washington and Oregon, has completed Subpart A; Supbart B is complete for the Umatilla National Forest; and Subpart B is not complete for the Wallowa-Whitman and Malheur National Forests. He said that the Subpart B planning process has been deferred, for the Wallowa-Whitman and Malheur Na- tional Forests, until the Plan is final. “Is the Forest Service maintaining the current levels of access, and not placing any restrictions on access, under these new Forest Plans?” Beverlin said that the Plan doesn’t change current uses, until those uses are modified by future, site-specific analysis and decision-making. In conclusion, Fargo said there would be future news- letters, including one possibly published in August, and more conference call updates. He mentioned the BMFPR website, fs.usda.gov/goto/ BlueMountainsPlanRevision.