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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2017
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Winter pampering recipes! Kidnapping
Homemade Goodness
By Eileen Driver
Winter is here with a
vengeance ! As I write this
it’s snowing hard and I
have no desire to venture
forth into the world.
So let’s have a day
of pampering ourselves
instead.
Everyone needs a day
all about us every once in
awhile, it helps us be ready
for whatever life throws
at us.
Let’s start off by put-
ting some great food in
the crock pot so we don’t
have to worry about din-
ner while we are being
indulgent.
Slow Cooker Jamba-
laya
1 lb smoked sausage,
sliced
1 large onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 ½ cups chopped celery
4 cloves garlic, minced
28 oz can diced tomatoes
5 cups chicken broth
2 Tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup chopped parsley
1 Tablespoon fresh
thyme
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne
pepper
1 ½ lbs raw shrimp
2 cups long grain rice
Place all of the ingredi-
ents, except the
rice and shrimp,
into the slow
cooker.
Stir together
and cook on low
for 6-7 hours.
About 45
minutes before
dinner time,
add the rice and
shrimp, stirring
to completely
cover rice, and
cook on high for
another 30-40
minutes till rice
is done.
All we will need is a
green salad and some
garlic bread and dinner is
ready. So let’s get to pam-
pering. This weather is not
conducive to keeping our
skin beautiful so let’s give
it some help.
Honey-Almond Facial
Scrub
2 tablespoons finely
ground almonds
4 tablespoons oats
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons lemon
juice
Put the ingredient in a
blender and blend on low
speed until a thick oatmeal
like consistency.
Gently rub on skin and
leave on for 5 minutes,
then rinse with warm
water.
This can be stored in the
fridge for a few weeks.
If you have sensitive
skin and don’t need as
much exfoliating you can
leave out the almond and it
still works great.
The honey is very hy-
drating and has antibacte-
rial and healing properties.
Oats not only exfoliate
but soothe and heal acne,
windburned skin and dry,
flaky skin as well.
The lemon juice has vi-
tamin C and alpha hydroxy
acids so our skin is going
to feel really good.
I have never known
what toners were for so I
didn’t use them but this
one made me change my
mind.
Toners give you cleaner
skin, reduce oil output and
give you smaller looking
pores.
Since this one is all natu-
ral what could be better
and it’s green, one of my
favorite colors.
Cucumber Honey
Toner
1 cucumber
2 teaspoons honey
Puree the cucumber in
a blender. Strain it and
collect the juice. Add the
honey to the juice and mix
together. Pour mixture into
a bottle with a lid. Store
in refrigerator for about a
week.
Apply toner on the face
and neck with a cotton ball
or pad morning and eve-
ning. Let air dry and rinse
clean with warm water.
You’ve heard “an apple
a day keeps the doctor
away.”
Well I think they meant
you were supposed to eat
them, but they are great
for your skin too. Apples
are loaded with vitamins A
and C and a alpha hydroxy
acid which helps get rid of
dry skin and open clogged
pores thereby reducing
acne. Who knew?
Apple Honey Facial
Mask
1 apple
1 tablespoon honey
Pulse together in a blend-
er the roughly chopped
and seeded apple with the
honey until smooth.
Apply to face with your
fingers, avoiding the eye
area.
Leave on for 10-15
minutes and rinse off with
warm water. Okay, so I got
the order a little wrong so
here’s how it goes.
Cleanse with the face
scrub, then apply the mask
followed by the toner and
a great moisturizer. The
homemade moisturizer
recipes are a little more
complicated so we will
save them for another day.
Meanwhile take a long
hot bath, sip a glass of
wine and read a good book
while you’re in there.
When you get out you
will feel like a million
bucks. And to top off the
day make this ice cream
topping for dessert, after
all the jambalaya is almost
ready and you deserve it.
Caramel Syrup
¾ cup evaporated milk
¾ tablespoon vinegar
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 stick butter
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Add the vinegar to the
evaporated milk and let sit
5 minutes.
Meanwhile put sugars,
butter and corn syrup in
a large pot. Warm over
medium heat.
When 5 minutes are up
add milk mixture and bak-
ing soda.
Mixture will foam up so
make sure your pot is big.
Bring to boil over medium
heat then turn down to low.
Cook about eight
minutes stirring constantly
while scraping bottom and
sides.
Remove from heat and
add vanilla. Mix well and
serve.
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Ontario
On Jan 9, 2017 at about 6:45 a.m.(MST), the Ontario
Police Department responded to the report of a kidnap-
ping in progress at a convenience store in Ontario. Just
as Ontario Police arrived on scene, the suspect, Anthony
Wayne Montwheeler, age 49, of Nampa, Idaho, fled in a
2014 black Dodge pickup. Officers received information
that there was an adult female, Annita S. Harmon, age 40,
of Weiser, Idaho, who was being held against her will, in
the pickup. Officers pursued the suspect in the city then
traveled south onto Highway 201.
As the Dodge was traveling southbound, it crossed the
centerline and collided with a northbound 2001 Ford
Excursion. The driver of the Ford, David Joseph Bates,
age 38, of Vale, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The right front passenger in the Ford, Jessica Sara Bates,
age 35, of Vale, was taken to an area hospital with serious
injuries. Jessica Bates was later transported to St. Alphon-
sus Medical Center in Boise, Idaho for further treatment.
Jessica Bates is in stable condition at this time.
Montwheeler received serious injuries and also taken
to an area hospital where he remains. Inside the Dodge,
Bates was deceased. Investigation to Harmon’s cause of
death is still under investigation.
Highway 201N near milepost 29 was closed for over
six hours while investigators processed the scene. The
Oregon State Police, Malheur County Sheriff’s Office
and the Ontario Police Department are continuing the
investigation. Investigators from the Idaho State Police,
Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Weiser Police
Department are assisting with the investigation and
follow-up as needed.
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“We got this started after
the Cornet/Windy Ridge
Fire. When we saw every-
thing happening, and as
locals, we had no control,
and we had no say in how
anything went, it really
bugged a lot of us,” Cassie,
BRIA secretary, said. She
said she and others felt
frustrated, because they of-
fered to help fight the fires,
but they had no training
and lacked equipment.
Cassie said that she,
Pat, and other commu-
nity members contacted
the Oregon Department
of Forestry (ODF), and
ODF was very sup-
portive—notably Baker
City-based Wildland Fire
Supervisor Steve Meyer,
and La Grande-based Unit
Forester Joe Hessel—about
assisting with the forma-
tion, training, and opera-
tion of the group from the
start. “If it wouldn’t have
been for ODF and their
cooperation, we probably
wouldn’t be where we’re
at, so, we’re super grateful
to them,” she said. This
includes the loan from
ODF to BRIA of a pickup
with a service body, and a
slip-in water tank, which is
parked at Baker County’s
building, west of Hereford,
during the wildfire season
(the County also has a
1,000-gallon fire engine
that is for community use,
which stays parked there
year-round, she said). Pro-
vided gear from ODF also
includes personal protec-
tive equipment (PPE), such
as other firefighters have.
She said that Hereford
represents a central loca-
tion for placement of the
engines, but there is a plan
to also locate one in the
Bridgeport area, to fill the
Bridgeport-to-Durkee gap,
when available (possibly
this summer). Bridgeport
area rancher Dennis Kiely
is the contact there, and the
Bridgeport Zone Leader,
the name given to those
individuals in charge of the
different designated zones
throughout the coverage
area. These also include
Jack Miller for the Whit-
ney zone, Pat for Hereford,
and Nate Moore for Unity.
The network allows BRIA
to be ODF’s and other
agencies’ eyes, ears, and
potentially, first boots on
the ground (ODF locates
fire engines and personnel
in the Unity area during
the wildfire season).
Dennis said, “Basically,
we respond as soon as
possible to any fires in the
area, and we notify ODF...
Pat, his daughter, Cassie,
and a bunch of other peo-
ple around Hereford want-
ed to be able to respond to
fires with equipment...Our
theory was, hopefully, they
(BRIA members) would
get to the fire soon after
it started, so it would be a
very small fire, and two or
three of them could knock
it down, and put it out.” He
said that he hopes to see a
fire truck in the Bridgeport
area this summer (BRIA
members are trained and
certified in rangeland fires,
and not structural fires).
Dennis said that the truck
would probably be parked
at his son’s, Kevin’s home,
or somewhere near that,
which is considered a cen-
tral location for that area.
Dennis, a 30-year
firefighting veteran of the
Livermore-Pleasanton Fire
Department, in Pleasanton,
California, said, “I think
there’s quite a bit of inter-
est...” in the idea of BRIA,
and in providing support,
either by direct volunteer
effort, or through donation.
He mentioned frustration
with volunteers being
prevented from assisting
with firefighting efforts on
public ground, by the Bu-
reau of Land Management
(BLM) on one of the fires,
and he said, “This (BRIA)
is a way for us doing our
part to get there early...We
have the right to get there,
fight the fire early, and to
try to keep it small...It’s a
bunch of volunteers, just
wanting to help...” He said
he believes ODF consid-
ers BRIA an extension of
the agency, as a way to be
on-scene earlier, but said
BRIA isn’t trying to take
over ODF’s operations.
Cassie recently sent out
letters to introduce com-
munity members to BRIA,
to request volunteer help,
and to request donations.
She said that BRIA has
received around $3,000
in donations so far from
community members, and
a $2,000 from Northwest
Farm Credit Services last
August. She said that
ODF provides BRIA with
training and equipment
(ODF provided training
last year), including radios
for communication, but the
plan is to purchase more
radios, a utility vehicle
(UTV), and a tank and
pump for it, to be able
to have access to fires
in rougher terrain. For
now, she said, BRIA may
purchase the tank and the
pump, and use a UTV from
someone in the commu-
nity, and purchase the UTV
later. The radio purchases
are also a priority.
BRIA was involved with
the Rail Fire near Unity,
and the Whitney Fire,
among others, and she said,
“We felt like we helped
get that one (the Whitney
Fire) under control...We
got a lot of dozer line put
in (on the Rail Fire)...”
She said Hessel helped
put together a night-time
operation that involved
around seven bulldozers
for the Rail Fire. “Once
they (members of federal
agencies involved with the
firefighting efforts) figured
out who we are, that we’re
there to help, and that we
were trained, we got a
great response, especially
from the Forest Service,
our local guys,” Cassie
said, explaining the diffi-
cult situation, when private
landowners wish to help
fight fires on public land.
BRIA periodically holds
meetings in Hereford,
which are well-attended,
including members of the
Duby, Coleman, Sullivan,
Bennett, and Moore fami-
lies, and Cassie said that
she hopes they’ll be held
monthly, in the near future.
“We always welcome
volunteers, and any help
that we can get, whether
you can fight fire, or want
to contribute in other
ways,” Cassie said.
She said she’s pleased to
see the huge group effort
that helped form BRIA,
including from community
members, the County, and
ODF, and ODF is planning
on using BRIA as a model
to help other communities
form similar organizations.
Submitted Photo.
If you look at the brand new issue of “The Oregon
Police Chief” you’ll recognize Baker City Police
Chief Wyn Lohner along with The Baker County
Press’s “editorial assistant” Vivien on the cover.
(Bottom, second from left.) When the Oregon As-
sociation Chiefs of Police (OACP) requested photos
from departments all across the state, Chief Lohner
immediately submitted this one, which was also
used in a recent popular ad campaign. The OACP
then selected the winning photos for the cover.
While law enforcement officers often see the worst
of the worst in the line of duty, Lohner says this
photo captures “joy and beauty.” Congratulations to
our local cover models!
Funds available for
historic cemetery
projects
The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries is of-
fering grants for qualified historic cemeteries. The annual
grants fund projects that preserve historic cemeteries.
Awards typically range between $1,000 and $6,000, but
have been higher. Anyone can apply for a grant. While
the grant applications are online, they are simple and
commission staff can provide support.
There will be free grant workshops on project planning
and grant writing and using the online grant application.
A two-hour workshop will be in Salem on March 15. A
shorter webinar will be available on March 16. Two we-
binars, January 18 and 19, will explain the online grant
system.
To learn more about the grants or visit www.oregonher-
itage.org or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov or
503-986-0685.