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8 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 Local Recipes for good, old-fashioned comfort food ½ cup milk 1 cup italian style bread- crumbs ¼ cup chopped onion 1 lb lean ground beef ¼ cup ketchup Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl combine all Homemade Goodness ingredient except ¼ cup ketchup. By Eileen Driver Mix well. Press mixture into 8x4 I always try to keep a loaf pan and cook for 40 positive attitude because I minutes. Remove from think it’s important but it’s oven and spread ¼ cup getting hard to do so when all around me I hear people ketchup over top. Return to oven and cook saying how tired they are. Tired of being sick, tired of an additional 20 minutes being cold and believe it or or until done. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. not, tired of the snow! Homemade Italian Well the only cure for Breadcrumbs that, that I know of, is 4 ounces stale bread in some good old-fashioned 1” pieces comfort food. 1 tablespoon Italian With a meal of good seasoning comfort food you can start ½ teaspoon garlic pow- to believe that nothing der lasts forever and if it does ¼ teaspoon salt at least your stomach is Preheat oven to 300 de- happy. grees. Home Style Meatloaf Place all ingredients into 2 beaten eggs blender or food proces- ½ cup ketchup sor and pulse until coarse crumbs form about two minutes. Spread crumbs evenly onto a cookie sheet. Bake about 5 minutes until crumbs just begin to brown and crisp. Cool crumbs on pan for 15-20 minutes. Store in airtight container at room tempera- ture for up to 2 weeks. Makes 3-4 cups. Usually my favorite side comfort food to go with meatloaf is some deli- cious mashed potatoes and gravy. I’m a big mashed potatoes and gravy fan. However I think a differ- ent double header comfort food is what is called for with this weather we are having because it is also hard to beat a good mac and cheese. Bacon Mac & Cheese 16 ounces elbow maca- roni ½ cup butter ½ cup sifted flour 4 cups milk 2-3 teaspoons hot sauce ( optional, but good) 16 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese 16 ounces (or more) cooked crumbled bacon Cook macaroni accord- ing to package directions and set aside. In medium saucepan melt butter over low heat, slowly add flour and stir constantly till smooth. Turn heat up to medium and add milk stirring constantly till thick about 10 minutes. Add hot sauce, stir until evenly mixed. Add pasta, bacon and cheese. Stir until cheese is melted and everything is evenly mixed and coated. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven in 13x9 bak- ing dish for 25-30 minutes. Bacon makes everything taste better, don’t it? So far so good, how- ever we need an amazing comfort food dessert to go with this meal. This takes a little time to prepare but is sooooo worth it. Buckeye Brownies Brownies ⅓ cup cocoa ½ cup + 2 tablespoons boiling water 2 ounces finely chopped unsweetened chocolate 4 tablespoons melted butter ½ cup + 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 ½ cups sugar 1 ¾ cup flour ½ teaspoon salt Peanut Butter Filling ¾ cup creamy peanut butter ½ cup butter 2 ⅓ cups powdered sugar 2 tablespoons whole milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Glaze ½ cups milk chocolate chips ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter Preheat oven to 350 de- grees. Line a 13x9 in bak- ing pan with parchment or foil leaving a 1” overhang and spray with non-stick coating. In large mix- ing bowl whisk together cocoa and boiling water till smooth. Add unsweetened chocolate and whisk till melted. Add butter and oil. Add eggs and vanilla, continue to whisk till smooth. Add sugar and whisk till fully incorpo- rated. Mix in flour and salt with spatula until fully com- bined. Bake in prepared pan for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in between center and side comes out with just a few moist crumbs on it. Cool on rack 1 ½ hours. On medium speed beat together peanut butter, but- ter and salt until smooth. On low speed alternate adding small amounts of powdered sugar and milk till well combined. Beat in vanilla, then on medium high beat till smooth and creamy, adding dash or two of milk if nec- essary to make spreading consistency. Spread evenly on top of brownies. Melt together chocolate chips and peanut butter in microwave stirring every 15 seconds until melted and combined. Spread over top of pea- nut butter filling. Chill for 30 minutes or until set. Remove from pan by grasping overhang, cut into squares and serve. When you bite into one of these delicious brown- ies, trust me, you will soon be belting out, “ The sun will come out tomorrow.” And if you don’t devour them all in one sitting these are good to freeze the bars individually so they are always on hand for those chocolate emergen- cies. Business owners discuss Main Street Program Gina K. Swartz / The Baker County Press Various business owners from downtown gathered. BY GINA K. SWARTZ Gina@TheBakerCountyPress.com Last Thursday night busi- ness owners from through- out Baker assembled for a meeting put together by Community Development Coordinator Robin Nudd. Among the businesses represented were D & J’s Taco Shop, Thatcher’s Ace Hardware, Barley Brown’s Brewpub, Bella’s Main Street Market, Short Term Gallery and community entities Crossroads Art Center and Historic Baker City. The meeting featured a presentation by Sheri Stuart, Oregon Main Street Coordinator. Stuart began her career in Washington state, her success then took her to serve with the National Main Street program in Washington D.C. She now finds herself heading up the Oregon Main Street program. The program is intended to assist in the revitaliza- tion of downtown districts in communities that in Richland man arrested On March 1, 2017, Gina K. Swartz / The Baker County Press Sheri Stuart is Oregon’s Main Street Coordinator. many ways are not reach- ing full potential. In her presentation she gave examples of commu- nities she’d worked with and the positive results that have been had. She cited work with Dayton, Oregon St. Helen’s, Oregon, Albany, Oregon and Port Orchard, Washington. By integrating a four- point approach into a practical downtown man- agement strategy, a local Main Street program can produce positive changes in a community’s econom- ic base. The Four Point Model explained by Stuart con- sisted of 1. Organization 2. Promotion 3. Design 4. Economic Vitality. Organization includes building Main Street framework to support successful revitalization by ensure adequate people and financial resources are available. Promotion creates excite- ment. Street festivals, pa- rades, and image develop- ment campaigns are ways the Main Street Program creates consumer traffic. The promotion aspect in- volves marketing in a way that entices consumers and visitors and investors. The design aspect enhances attractiveness of the business district and included things such as cleaning up streets and alleyways, rehabilitating historic buildings, use of colorful banners or land- scaping and lighting. All of these improve- ments can make the physi- cal image of the district better making it seen as a quality place to shop, work, live and invest in. Lastly Economic Vitality involves analyzing current market force to develop long-term solutions. Recruiting new busi- nesses and creatively converting unused space for new uses. Stuart also expressed looking forward to work- ing with Historic Baker City in the future. As she navigated through the four-point Main Street model she noted services she could provide to our community free of charge. Services such as continu- ing visits to ensure consis- tent forward movement. Assistance in develop- ing a mission or vision statement. Ongoing train- ing for Board roles and regulations as well as for committees. Development of work plans. Hosting workshops, annual conferences and evaluation of local pro- grams. Assistance in the hiring of an executive director/ program manager and continuing guidance in committee development. One question that was raised was; what was the most important piece to the successfulness of this model? Stuart stated without hesitation, “People.” Stuart also noted that years ago she was aware that Baker City had at- tempted a Main Street type program that did see some success at the time. Several in the crowd asked what the first step would be as the majority were in agreement that this was a path in which they’d like to see Baker City pursue. Stuart explained that rather than throw everyone at one of the four points it would be best for those interested in the develop- ment of such a program in Baker City that each per- son take a good look at the four points and determine where their own talents lie and participate in that piece of the puzzle. Robin Nudd was charged with taking names and put- ting together meetings. The Main Street Model lists organization first so Nudd agreed to take names, 9-12 was the suggested number of volunteers necessary, then put together a meeting in which the framework for what Baker City’s Main Street Program may look like. Nudd indicated that if there were people who were not at the meeting or unable to remain and sign up with her she could be contacted at City Hall at 541.524.2036 or by email at rnudd@bakercity.com. Nudd said in an email after the meeting, “Our next step will be to hold a meeting with those in- terested in working on the structure, bylaws, mission development, etc. “If you are interested but didn’t have the chance to sign up last night, please let me know. After that meeting I hope to pull the larger group together and have another discussion— stay tuned. “We have something special in this town and it is one of the key elements that Sheri talked about last night—people! “ It is one of the rea- sons why I choose to call Baker City my home and it is echoed in many of the visitor’s comments that I hear—the people in Baker are so friendly and welcoming. Thank you again and let’s get ready to put our ‘People Power’ to work!” Baker County Sheriff's Office Deputies arrested Cody Steenhard at 100 Valley Street Richland, OR, after Baker County Consolidated Dispatch Center received a 911 call at approximately 11:00 a.m. of a shot fired and family disturbance. Deputies responded to the residence and deter- mined Steenhard had fired one shot within the city limits of Richland and had been in a verbal argument with family members. Cody Steenhard was arrested without incident and lodged in the Baker County Sheriff's Office Jail. Arrested: Cody J. Steen- hard (DOB: 12/21/1979) 100 Valley Street R ichland, OR Charges: Unlawful Use of a Weapon Reckless Endangering Disorderly Conduct