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10 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 Local Subscribe today to The Baker County Press! See page 9 for how. DAR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Pre-registration starts at 8:30 a.m., and the meeting starts at 9 a.m. For the Points to Ponder segment, Nancy Wilson presented an informative and entertaining history of the Statue of Liberty, and of the Oregon Pioneer, prompting applause from the group. This reporter had the honor of pulling the win- ning name for a Friendship Fund drawing near the end of the meeting, which was Diane Naglee, who received a drawstring bag, made by Allen. Naglee picked pulled the name for the second win- Todd Arriola / The Baker County Press Lynne Zwanziger (middle.) ner, which was Simmons, who received a scented candle. Densley led in the Daughters Pledge, to con- clude the meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 14, 2017, at the Flying J Restaurant in La Grande, with lunch at 11 a.m., and the meeting at noon (this meeting location is sched- uled every other month, as is the Sunridge Inn). According to DAR, whose mission is to pro- mote historic preservation, education, and patriotism, “Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion or ethnic back- ground, who can prove lin- eal descent from a patriot of the American Revolu- tion is eligible” to become a member. For more information about DAR membership, Cookson can be contacted at 541-523-4248, or Morin, at 541-446-3385.