THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2016
Business & Ag
Elkhorn Embroidery purchases
Blue Mountain Design Works
BY SAMANTHA
O’CONNER
Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Dylan Isaacson, owner
of Elkhorn Embroidery,
purchased Blue Mountain
Design Works in Septem-
ber. Isaacson grew up in
Haines, graduated from
the Baker High School
ten years ago, and gradu-
ated from Eastern Oregon
University with a degree in
Business.
He and his wife, Heather,
purchased Elkhorn Em-
broidery in June and then
Blue Mountain Design
Works near the end of
September.
“Shortly after we pur-
chased Elkhorn Embroi-
dery, Jim McElroy and
I got together and he
was at the point where
he was wanting to retire
soon and get out of the
Embroidery business,”
Isaacson explained. “And,
so, we approached each
other and spoke about it
and discussed a possible
purchase there and it just
kind of unfolded from
there. It turned out to be
a good deal. Baker City
is a little bit small for two
embroidery shops and we
discussed that and we were
able to make it happen.”
Elkhorn Embroidery
began in 2007. It started as
a hobby for Bonnie Smith
— Weekly Hay Report —
Friday, November 18, 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 dry weather in areas throughout the
state has increased movement.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg
Alfalfa — Large Square Fair/Good
60 105.00-105.00 105.00
Last Week
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
USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov
— Cattle Market Report —
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 2,879
Steer Calves
300-400# Bulk 147.00 - 179.00 Top 180.00
400-500# Bulk 135.00 - 169.00 Top 172.50
500-600# Bulk 118.00 - 143.00 Top 152.00
Samantha O’Conner/ The Baker County Press
Dylan Isaacson.
and Misty Brinton and
it grew into a solid new
business.
According to Isaacson,
Smith’s husband is retiring
soon and she wanted to
retire, and Brinton was
not interested in doing the
business without Smith or
with a new partner.
McElroy still has his
printing business and,
according to Isaacson, is
deciding what to do with
the front of his store with
Blue Mountain Design
Works no longer there.
Isaacson moved the
printing machines from
Blue Mountain Design
Works into his building,
bringing the two together
under the name Elkhorn
Embroidery.
Elkhorn Embroidery
offers to embroider shirts,
jackets, and hats, screen
printing, and vinyl heat
transfers onto clothing.
Elkhorn works with Ad-
venture Manufacturing in
Baker, who makes banners
for them, and then Elkhorn
presses designs on the
banners.
Sunfire Real Estate
changes management
BY SAMANTHA
O’CONNER
Heifer Calves
300-400# Bulk 129.00 - 152.00 Top 153.00
400-500# Bulk 116.00 - 141.00 Top 142.00
500-600# Bulk 112.00 - 124.00 Top 125.75
Yearling Steers
600-700# Bulk 111.00 - 128.00 Top 128.50
700-800# Bulk 106.00 - 123.70 Top 124.25
800-900# Bulk 105.00 - 118.00 Top 120.00
900-1,000# Bulk 99.00 - 109.00 Top 111.00
Yearling Heifers
600-700# Bulk 101.00 - 116.00 Top 116.75
700-800# Bulk 98.00 - 112.00 Top 113.00
800-900# Bulk 89.00 - 98.00 Top 102.00
900-1,000# Bulk 79.00 - 84.00 Top 86.00
Thin Shelly Cows 35.00 - 45.00
Butcher Cows 45.00 - 59.00
Butcher Bulls 44.00 - 62.00
Pairs Young N/A
Hfretts. 71.00 - 92.00
Stock Cows Young - 925.00 - 1125.00
ProducersLivestock.com
541-473-3136
Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Sunfire Real Estate is un-
der new management as of
October 1, 2016. Christina
Smith is a local Baker City
woman who has lived in
Baker City for over thirty
years and graduated from
Baker High School.
Smith has been a broker
with Sunfire Real Estate
for five years.
“It is great business and
it gives me great pleasure
to continue to provide ex-
cellent customer service as
well as property manage-
ment services. I love sell-
ing Real estate and plan to
continue to do so for many
years to come,” explained
Smith.
Smith also owns Hooks
& Horns, LLC , fishing
cabins located along the
Grande Ronde River in
Troy, Oregon.
Sunfire began busi-
ness in Baker in 1979 and
continues to offer business
today. According to their
website, Sunfire “Special-
izes in listing and selling
residential and commercial
properties.”
The Sunfire team in-
cludes Broker Courtney
Benson, Broker Kristen
McAdams, Office Man-
— 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
Samantha O’Conner/ The Baker County Press
Christina Smith.
ager Meranda Christensen,
and Michelle Dollar as
Principle Broker. Smith,
however, will assume the
Principle Broker role in the
future.
Dollar has been with
Sunfire for 17 years, has
been Principal Broker for
six years and owned Sun-
fire for six years beginning
January of 2010.
The Principal Broker
oversees the brokers, their
files, and all of their trans-
actions.
Sunfire Real Estate
brokers are able to sell
property in all of Oregon.
They usually will stay
within Baker County and
will also go to Union.
“Sunfire Real Estate
will continue to offer top
notched service for anyone
looking to buy or sell real
estate. Also we have excel-
lent Property Manage-
ment,” said Smith.
DMV changes operating hours
Baker City DMV will
change office hours start-
ing Dec. 1 by closing for
the lunch hour.
The new office hours
will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday,
closing for lunch from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. daily.
The office is located at
3370 10th St. Suite A.
If you need DMV
services, check www.or-
egonDMV.com to find of-
fice locations and hours in
your area, and ensure you
have everything needed for
your visit.
Your vehicle also may
be eligible for registra-
tion sticker renewal online
without visiting a field
office.
All DMV offices now
accept debit/credit card
payments, as well as cash
or checks.
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Andersen Forestry Consulting
— Precious Metals Report —
Price per ounce, USD
Gold: $1,188.90
Silver: $16.94
Platinum: $925.42
Palladium: $734.95
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Corn: $357.50/bu/USD
Wheat: $422.25/bu/USD
Soybeans: $1029.25/bu/USD
Oats: $226.50 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $9.60/cwt/USD
Canola: $528.60 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $110.03/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $124.35/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $55.93/lb./USD
Bloomberg.com