THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Business & Ag
Albertsons re-opens
— Weekly Hay Report —
Friday, September 9, 2016 — Eastern Oregon
Prices trended generally steady compared to week
ago prices. Most demand lays with the retail/stable
hay. According to some producers, horse owners
are starting to prefer lower sugar, higher protein
hay. Many hay producers are selling or have
already sold most of their first and second cutting
hay, and are working on later cutting(s) resulting in
higher volumes of hay moving.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg
Alfalfa — Large Square Premium
300 140.00-140.00 140.00
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— Cattle Market Report —
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 379
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The BHS cheerleaders and the BHS band per-
formed in front of Albertsons at the ribbon-cutting.
The company donated $1,000 to the school.
A line formed around the front of the building and
across the parking lot Wednesday as shoppers
waited to become among the first in the door.
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ment, of the donation to
our high school, and we
look forward to seeing
that continued community
commitment. And, we
wish you much success
here. I realized this morn-
ing, as I was listening to
the list of services, that we
now have another place to
shop, to buy groceries, but
we also now have another
pharmacy (Sav-On, in its
former role), and another
place to buy flowers, and
also, for another place for
Starbucks to serve us...
This is a great addition to
the community, and we
welcome you here. Thank
you.” Gilman presented
Mosier with flowers.
Mosier, as well as Baker
City Manager Fred Warner,
Jr., and the store teams and
others, joined Krantz, who
had the honor of cutting
the ribbon, which was
followed by applause and
band music, as customers
entered the store. Custom-
ers were greeted with free
cake, lottery tickets, flow-
ers for the ladies, and the
popular, weekly coupon
flier, this one a “Baker City
Grand Opening” edition.
Added to the savings is a
special 10% off, for shop-
pers who wear Ducks or
Beavers jerseys on Civil
War game day.
A new addition to the
shopping cart fleet includes
something Krantz said was
a huge hit in other markets,
a sort of “mini” cart for
the little ones, with a white
flag that reads “Customer
In Training.”
Chris Taylor’s daughter,
Allyson, was one of the
first ones to give a cart a
proper test run.
In the cart area, Gilman
pointed out a “Commu-
nity Board” to showcase
pictures and other materi-
als, from local children and
students.
The new stone structure
outside, on the west end
of the store, will be the
location for recycling ma-
chines, Gilman said.
Local musician Frank
Safeway/Albertsons
Communications Manager
and Public Affairs Special-
ist Jill McGinnis, who was
among representatives
present for the opening,
said, “Compared to some
of other grand openings,
this is great...Everyone’s
telling me, ‘We’re so glad
to have a second grocery
store in town...’ It’s all
been positive. The park-
ing lot’s a little bigger;
there’s a bigger back room,
so, that will help to store
stock.”
District Manager Brian
Gilman said, “Good morn-
ing, everyone...I want to
welcome you all, to our
grand opening today, here
at Albertsons. We’re very
excited to be back in the
community...I think we’ve
got a great store for you;
a lot of variety, a lot of
freshness, a lot of organic.
I think you’re going to
love it. But, I want to say
a few thanks, before I go
any further, because there
are some people in the
community that did a lot to
help us kind of prepare...”
Those thanked included
the Oregon Trail Interpre-
tive Center for wagon use,
the Hackett family for
art work, and the City of
Sumpter for antiques.
He handed the micro-
phone to Krantz, whom
he said is the “face of the
store, the leader, the person
who’s going to make it
happen.”
Krantz, who is the for-
mer local Safeway Store
Director, said, “Thank
you so much, everyone,
for coming out today, to
help us celebrate our grand
opening. We have, as
Brian said, an absolutely
beautiful store for you
guys to see... A special
thank you to the High
School band, and cheer-
leaders, for helping us
celebrate today...”
She thanked numerous
individuals and groups,
including the construc-
tion team, CFC Construc-
tion, the Operations team,
Gilman, and the vendor
community.
Krantz introduced the
Albertsons management
team, and she said, “I
would like to personally
thank this entire manage-
ment team, for the awe-
some job, the incredible
job that they’ve done, for
the remodel, the grand
opening, as well as what
they do every single day,
for our community. Our
store looks absolutely
amazing. I’d like to let
you know about a few
new things, that we have
in this store. Our brand
new store includes a huge,
new, expanded floral
department...; a new China
Kitchen; in the Bakery
department, we have a
photo imaging machine,
for making cakes; they
have an expanded variety,
in Organics, and Gluten
Free; at the center of the
store, we have a lot more
variety; we have a huge,
Gluten Free section, which
is something I know ev-
eryone’s been asking for;
the Starbucks department
is huge, it’s absolutely
beautiful... We’re going to
have some hot sandwiches
you can purchase, along
with your coffee, as well;
we have a new Special Re-
quests program ... We can
also do catering... We’re
so excited to show you our
new store.”
Krantz introduced Baker
High School band Director
Hope Watts, who accepted
a check on behalf of Alb-
ertsons, for $1,000.
Krantz said, “You guys
are such an important part
of the community. We’d
like to thank you for the
vital role you play in our
children’s lives...”
Kratnz introduced
Baker City Mayor Kim
Mosier, who said, “Wel-
come back, to Albertsons.
We’re glad them back, and
we’re really pleased with
the community commit-
Carlson provided entertain-
ment inside the store, and
customers were treated
to samples of various
products, including tortilla
chips made in-store, with
guacamole and other dips;
meats from Pendleton-
based Hill’s Farms; foods
from the China Kitchen;
and three kinds of peanut
butter, which is produced
by as many machines, via
customer interaction (Ly-
man and Brown enthusias-
tically tested samples).
A tour of the store
revealed wide spaces
between displays and other
structures, something Gil-
man said his wife, Libby,
suggested, to provide more
room for multiple shop-
ping carts.
He said that the remod-
eled store represents rec-
ommendations and sugges-
tions from other customers,
as well, and much research
has gone into the finished
product, to ensure as many
bases are covered as pos-
sible, to benefit the local
community.
New brands have been
added to the store’s stock,
and organization and loca-
tion of products within the
aisles has been improved,
including new Organic and
Gluten Free sections (two
major areas of emphasis,
Gilman said).
Efforts have been made
to assist customers with
determining locations of
goods quicker, including
labels on the freezer aisle
doors, to indicate what’s
behind each one.
Gilman said that this
Albertsons has over 80
employees currently, and
between it and Safeway,
over 150.
“The people in the
building are truly amaz-
ing... I know I’ve been
challenging them, and
pushing them hard, but the
outcome is amazing, when
you see what happens,” he
said, speaking about the
push to finish the store,
prior to its grand opening.
DEQ penalizes Pendleton
Grain Growers, Inc.
The Oregon Department
of Environmental Qual-
ity has issued a $16,737
penalty to Pendleton Grain
Growers, Inc. for operating
a grain elevator at 31005
Launch Lane in Umtailla
without an Air Contami-
nant Discharge Permit.
Grain elevators used for
intermediate storage con-
taining storage of 10,000
tons or more and that
are located in population
centers of more than 4,000
people are required to ob-
tain the air quality permit.
Pendleton Grain Growers
did not obtain this permit
despite Umatilla's popu-
lation surpassing 4,000
residents no later than the
year 2000.
DEQ issued the penalty
because grain elevators
emit dust that can decrease
visibility and cause respi-
ratory problems.
The air permit ensures
dust is kept to minimal
levels.
A vast majority of the
penalty is the economic
benefit the company
obtained by not applying
for the permit and paying
annual permit fees.
The company reported
the error to DEQ and
has since applied for the
permit.
Pendleton Grain Grow-
ers has until September 29,
2016 to appeal the pen-
alty. To view the notice of
civil penalty click https://
www.oregon.gov/deq/
nr/091416GrainGr.pdf
Steer Calves
300-400# Bulk 141.00 - 159.00 Top 160.00
400-500# Bulk 139.00 - 156.00 Top 156.50
500-600# Bulk 127.00 - 140.00 Top 141.00
Heifer Calves
300-400# Bulk N/A Top N/A
400-500# Bulk 122.00 - 146.00 Top 147.00
500-600# Bulk 114.00 - 120.00 Top 122.00
Yearling Steers
600-700# Bulk 119.00 - 127.00 Top 128.00
700-800# Bulk N/A Top N/A
800-900# Bulk N/A Top N/A
900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A
Yearling Heifers
600-700# Bulk 109.00 - 121.00 Top 122.00
700-800# Bulk N/A Top N/A
800-900# Bulk N/A Top N/A
900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A
Thin Shelly Cows 49.00 - 59.00
Butcher Cows
62.00 - 68.00
Butcher Bulls 64.00 - 79.00
Pairs Young N/A
Hfretts. N/A
Stock Cows Young - N/A
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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 $420.00/
mbf for Doug Fir & Western Larch. For White
Fir they are offing $325.00/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: $1,326.10
Silver: $19.03
Platinum: $1038.30
Palladium: $656.53
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Corn: $331.75/bu/USD
Wheat: $402.75/bu/USD
Soybeans: $943.25/bu/USD
Oats: $174.50 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $9.90/cwt/USD
Canola: $457.80 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $105.95/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $130.28/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $55.10/lb./USD
Bloomberg.com