8 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016
Local
American Legion Auxiliary Home Roots
donates supplies to schools Tour coming
BY KERRY McQUISTEN
News@TheBakerCountyPress.com
“We spent $215.62. A
very small price for the
amount of items so needed
for our future leaders,” said
Danett “Dani” Huck, presi-
dent of the local American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 41.
Huck said the ladies
decided to give school
supplies to local schools
this year along with other
projects they’ve planned.
Huck, along with the
group’s secretary Trudy
Ingraham, and treasurer
Nancy Goodwin, dropped
those supplies off at
Brooklyn Primary at 2
p.m., South Baker around
2:30 p.m. and then off to
Baker Middle School by
3 p.m. Wednesday, with a
short stop at the 5J office
to thank staff member El-
len for her help.
“There is a need,” Ingra-
ham said. “We just need to
find which children so we
can help.”
Goodwin concurred.
“Yes, there has always
been a need,” she said.
Last year the group
sponsored one specific in-
dividual. This year they’ve
expanded that effort.
Submitted Photo.
Singer-song writer Jeremiah Craig.
Kerry McQuisten / The Baker County Press
L-R, Anne-Marie Popa, Cadence Brown, Trudy Ingraham, Nancy Goodwin and
Dani Huck.
At Brooklyn, school
secretary Anne-Marie Popa
and upcoming second-
grader Cadence Brown
accepted those supplies.
Brooklyn supplies
included colored pencils,
regular pencils, crayons,
glue, boxes of Kleenex,
erasers, folders, supply
boxes, rulers, scissors, red
lead pencils, highlighters,
markers, clean-up wipes
and pencil pouches.
South Baker supplies
include colored pencils,
regular pencils, crayons,
pens (black and blue ink),
markers, black Sharpies,
dry erase markers, glue
sticks, erasers, rulers,
scissors, pencil pouches,
folders, composition note-
books, notebook paper and
boxes of Kleenex.
Baker Middle sup-
plies include scientific
calculators, Composition
notebooks, erasers, black
Sharpies, deodorant (for
both girls and boys for
gym), pencil pouches,
pocket dividers, regular
pencils, pens (black and
blue ink), notebook paper,
colored pencils and rulers.
The local American
Legion Auxiliary currently
consists of 29 members,
and the group is always
looking for more members
and volunteers.
The company in general
has existed since 1919—
since 1934 in Baker City.
Huck encourages those
in need of supplies or with
questions at all about their
group to contact her at
541.406.9053.
Pioneer Days held for three
days in Huntington
Eileen Driver / The Baker County Press
Music Highway performing at the gazebo.
BY EILEEN DRIVER
Eileen@TheBakerCountyPress.com
With the sun shining
brightly overhead, the
crowds came out to Hun-
tington for this year’s
Pioneer Days Celebration
held Friday, August 12
through Sunday, August 14
in Lion’s Park in down-
town Huntington.
There was a line of eager
youngsters ready to enjoy
the Kids Waterpark when
it opened up at noon on
Friday—and was still full
when it closed at 3 p.m.
on Sunday. The water park
included slides, bouncy
castles and a pool for kids
from one to 100 years of
age.
While the splashing and
bouncing was happen-
ing, those who decided to
remain dry strolled through
the vendor booths picking
up handmade jewelry, hand
carved stones and arrow-
heads, boxes and decora-
tive items made from logs
and a vast array of items
all available in the park.
The hungry could find
Indian tacos and fry bread
at the Soaring Eagle Cafe,
an assortment of burgers,
hot dogs, french fries and
nachos with the choice of
chili on all from the Cook
Shack—and for the snack-
ers’ popcorn, snow cones,
sundaes and floats were
abundant.
If one was an early
riser, breakfast in the Cook
Shack was available. Sat-
urday. people enjoyed
Eileen Driver / The Baker County Press
Gage and William enjoying the kids’ water park.
scratch-made biscuits &
gravy, and Sunday brought
all-you-can-eat pancakes.
For more interactive fun
one could wander through
the Tyner Family Traveling
Museum, see Flint
Knapping by Cecil Coons,
watch a Civil War Slide
show on an authentic
Magic Lantern Projector
or Tour the Huntington
Historical Museum.
If that didn’t keep a
visitor busy enough, on the
Gazebo in Lion’s Park was
a continuous presentation
of live music and enter-
tainment from Arizona,
Banned from Nashville,
Rob, Roy & Otto, The
Cowboy Balladeers,
Indian Dancers from the
Chippewa Tribe, Trails
End Band, Gerry and the
Dream Benders, Frogs of
the North, Music
Highway and The Soggy
Bottom Girls.
The Chamber of Com-
merce would like to thank
its generous sponsors for
making this year’s
Pioneer Days possible.
This year’s sponsors
were 420Ville, Site Con-
structors/Columbia Pacific,
City of Huntington, VFW
Post #3749 and Huntington
Lion’s Club.
The Huntington Cham-
ber would like to invite
everyone down for Pioneer
Days next year ,which will
be held the third weekend
of August in conjunction
with the Solar Eclipse
2017 event.
Biomass meeting to happen
According to Baker
County Commissioner
Mark Bennett, Economic
Development Director
Greg Smith has arranged a
meeting with PGE at
their Boardman generating
plant on August 23rd, for
the Commissioners and
Baker City representatives
to discuss the opportunity
to utilize Baker County bio
mass in their generation of
electricity.
Bennett says aware
timber prices are extremely
depressed and there is
virtually no market for hog
fuel or pulp.
With the recent fires and
the upcoming "Face of the
Elkhorns Project" Baker
County is well situated,
says Bennett, to provide a
significant source for the
green power requirements
of PGE.
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If successful this partner-
ship would not only
provide a market, but
Baker County jobs in the
removal, transportation and
processing of the material.
BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER
Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Folk singer, song writer, and balladeer Jeremiah Craig
will be in Baker City August 26. He is going on a national
tour and will be in Barley Brown’s Brew Pub for his per-
formance in Baker. This is his third tour this summer and
it is called the “Home Roots Tour.”
Craig grew up in Geneseo, New York, and will be
returning to his home town for the finale of his tour, Sep-
tember 10. It is because he is returning to his home town
that his tour is titled “Home Roots Tour.”
“When I was growing up in Geneseo, The Riviera
was closed and it seemed like its best days were behind
it,” explained Craig. “I used to imagine performing
there back in its heyday but figured I would never get
the chance to do it. Luckily, it reopened last year and I
couldn’t wait to contact them with a proposal to be a part
of this tour. Naturally I was ecstatic when we booked it.”
Craig has been playing since he was 14, beginning with
the banjo. His first song he wrote a year or two after
learning the banjo was an instrumental. His first song
with lyrics was written when he was 18 and he has been
playing for 10 years now.
He also plays the harmonica and guitar, and has mostly
turned to the guitar. He explained it has more range than
the banjo and it is easier to write songs for the guitar than
the banjo.
“I’m looking forward to exploring Baker City,” said
Craig. “I’ve never had a chance to explore because I had
to drive through to Boise and didn’t have time to stop.”
On his tours, Craig documents his time for people who
are unable to travel and see his performances. He plans to
do a documentary for Baker.
Other cities he is going to are new to him, such as
Marfa and Dripping Springs, Texas, and he is looking
forward to visiting them. For others, such as Logan and
St. George, Utah, he will be returning to those cities.
Hells Canyon
road to be
closed on
Saturday
A narrow section of Hells Canyon Road will be closed
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PDT on Saturday, August 20.
Idaho Power crews will replace a transmission pole, and
equipment will block the road.
Employees will move equipment to allow traffic to pass
as needed and as the work allows. However, flaggers will
be on hand, and motorists should expect delays. The work
is necessary to maintain reliable transmission of energy
out of the Hells Canyon Complex.
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“... The property is in two separate tracks totaling ap-
proximately 388 acres in Baker County, Oregon, cur-
rently owned by the Collins Pine Company.”
Montoya listed reasons for the intended acquisition, and
in closing, requested letters of support. Several attendees
discussed issues with the acquisition, and Harvey said he
would need to seek clarification regarding the details.
Harvey and Smith discussed a letter (in draft form),
addressed to Representative Cliff Bentz, about the pos-
sibility of a transportation package, which would help the
County improve its road system, and provide jobs. The
following were included for consideration as projects,
should a package become available: reconstruction of
the intersection of Highway 30 and Hughes Lane; 10th
Street improvements; manufacturing of bio-fuels to ship
to Boardman’s co-generation project; improvements to
the intersection of Ceder Street, and Hughes Lane; bridge
widening on Hughes Lane, for bike and pedestrian use;
Lime plant demolition and rehabilitation of a future
industrial site for new job opportunities for the town of
Huntington; and Baker High School stadium lighting and
landscaped parking on 10th Street.