THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016
Business & Ag
5J does peanut butter food drive
— Weekly Hay Report —
Friday, November 11, 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. Recent sunny dry weather throughout the state
has increased movement.
BY SAMANTHA
O’CONNER
Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com
During the week of
November 14 through
the 18, the Baker School
District participated in
a “Peanut Butter Food
Drive.” The district-wide
fund raiser included
South Baker, Brooklyn,
Baker High School, Baker
Middle School, and Haines
Elementary School.
Heading the drive was
Baker High School senior
Kourtney Lehman, a
member of the National
Honor Society (NHS). She
was inducted the end of her
sophomore year and be-
came active her junior and
now her senior year. The
fi rst meeting for NHS was
in September and science
teacher Sharon Defrees
appointed Lehman to be in
charge of the drive and she
had been planning it for
two months.
“The Backpack Program
likes peanut butter because
it can be used for a lot of
different things,” explained
Lehman. “Kids can have
it for a snack; they can eat
just the peanut butter. They
can make peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches. They can
have it with vegetables or
whatever they send home
that week and then also,
for a lot of the kids who
get the backpacks, their
parents aren’t around to
help them make food so
peanut butter is something
they can do themselves and
they don’t necessarily have
to cook.”
Lehman explained
the Backpack Program
inspired the Peanut Butter
Food Drive. The Backpack
Program is run through
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg
Alfalfa — Large Square Good/Premium
50 140.00-140.00 140.00
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix — Small Square Premium
10 185.00-185.00 185.00
Orchard Grass— Small Square Premium
20 165.00-165.00 165.00
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— Cattle Market Report —
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 946
Steer Calves
300-400# Bulk 140.00 - 158.00 Top 161.00
400-500# Bulk 123.00 - 142.00 Top 144.00
500-600# Bulk 116.00 - 127.00 Top 127.50
Samantha O’Conner/ The Baker County Press
Senior Kourtney Lehman is in charge of the peanut butter drive.
the Presbyterian Church
and they send a backpack
every week with food for
the week home with the
students who have signed
up for the program and
try to have enough for the
children on the weekends.
Lehman explained they
asked the NHS and asked
them to help them do the
drive so the NHS can give
them the peanut butter for
the backpacks.
There is not a set goal
for the amount of peanut
butter jars altogether, but
Lehman has set a goal for
each school equaling half
the number of students at
that school.
“The only reason they
have goals is so that, if
Sunridge
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U.S. Trustee Trial At-
torney Carla M. McClurg,
pushing for the appoint-
ment of a U.S. Trustee by
Bankruptcy Court Judge
Trish M. Brown, raised
issues of mismanagement
and bookkeeping, among
other concerns, citing
some claimed actions by
shareholder Carl Town,
including the withdrawal
of unauthorized funds,
and expressing confusion
about who exactly was
authorized to act on behalf
of Townridge, Inc., in the
event of a sale (Brown and
Clark said they understood
Wilson to be authorized).
Brown said that she didn’t
see the urgent need for a
U.S. Trustee to be ap-
pointed, but that the funds
needed to be returned by
Town.
Brown also chastised
Clark for fi ling a Motion
just prior to an August
hearing, and she expressed
frustration with the delays
in the case, wanting it to be
resolved before the end of
the year. The approval of
the sale indicates that all
parties have resolved the
associated issues.
According to the Order
Authorizing Sale Of
Property Free And Clear
Of Liens, secured creditors
would be paid at clos-
ing. The total payoffs are
listed in the amount of
$5,412, 479.14, broken
down as follows, in order
of priority: $4,807,896.93
to Bayview Loan Servic-
ing (claims totals could
change); $2,897.44 to
Great America Financial;
$471,598.66 to Baker
County; $17,289.72 to
Baker County Administra-
tive Services; $100,644.39
to Best Western (not a “se-
cured” claim, but required
to assume the contract);
and $12,161 in closing
costs.
they reach that amount,
then we’re going to give
them a prize, which is high
schoolers going to have
lunch with them for a day,
which they always enjoy,”
said Lehman. “But as far
as an overall goal; we’re
just trying to get as much
as we can and then, also,
by us doing the drive, it’s
not just about us getting
the peanut butter, when the
backpack program goes to
sign up for grants or apply
for grants it looks a lot bet-
ter that they’re trying to do
these kinds of drives and
recourses to help them-
selves too.”
Lehman is not currently
signed up for any other
events, but she is sure she
will be involved with oth-
ers over the course of the
rest of the school year.
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Thin Shelly Cows 37.00 - 48.00
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Pairs Young 1125.00 - 1590.00
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— Log Price Report —
Price per 1,000 board feet: Northeast Oregon
Currently the local log market is fl ooded with
fi re 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 fi re 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 offi ng $325.00/mbf. At the Pilot
Rock Saw Mill BCC is offi ng $360.00/mbf for a
12 to 15 inch top, for 16 to 19 inch top $400.00/
mbf & offi ng $425.00/mbf for 20 inch plus top
Courtesy of Arvid Andersen,
Andersen Forestry Consulting
— Precious Metals Report —
Price per ounce, USD
Gold: $1,225.00
Silver: $16.93
Platinum: $944.57
Palladium: $717.35
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Corn: $346.50/bu/USD
Wheat: $397.25/bu/USD
Soybeans: $985.25/bu/USD
Oats: $233.50 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $9.70/cwt/USD
Canola: $512.70 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $108.50/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $125.33/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $54.53/lb./USD
Bloomberg.com