8 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017
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Summer salads and dressings Wrong-way
1 cup pome-
granate juice
1 cup rice
vinegar
¼ cup white
sugar
2 tablespoons
chopped shallots
1 ¼ teaspoons
chopped garlic
1 teaspoon
white pepper
Salt to taste
Homemade Goodness
Put all
ingredients
By Eileen Driver
into a blender,
cover and blend
The sun is shining, the
until smooth. About two
flowers are blooming and
minutes.
the birds are singing.
Want a salad without
The mosquitoes are
greens or dressing but deli-
biting too but we won’t go
cious and slimming just the
there.
same. This next recipe is
I can see BBQs in my
perfect
near future as well as lazy
and it’s a good easy salad
days spent on the river
to take to those summer
picnicking, fishing and
BBQs you’re going to be
swimming. Swimming!
invited to soon.
That means swimsuits,
Roasted Corn Salad
that means time to shed
4 ears of corn
those extra winter pounds
8 ounces mozzarella
we put on with all that
cheese
yummy comfort food
16 ounces grape tomato
we’ve been eating.
2 avocados
Since the garden isn’t
Olive oil
quite producing all those
Salt and pepper
yummy fruits and veg-
Rub cobs of corn with
etables just quite yet let’s
olive oil and roast in oven
start off with a salad that
at 450 degrees for 10 min-
includes great ingredients
utes per side. Slice grape
we can get anytime.
Fruit and Shrimp Salad tomatoes in half and cut
mozzarella and avocados
Serves 4
into bite sized chunks. Cut
½ pound cooked shrimp
the corn kernels off the
1 cup orange segments
½ cup pomegranate seeds cob, toss everything in a
bowl, season with salt and
2 oz soft goat cheese
pepper.
8 cups mixed greens
Want a more hearty, yet
Pomegranate Vinaigrette
still slimming, lunch salad?
Dressing
The next great recipe can
Toss everything together
be served on a bed of let-
and drizzle with dressing.
tuce, in a lettuce wrap or in
You’re saying to yourself,
a tortilla wrap if you want
“Where the heck do I get
Pomegranate Vinaigrette?” a sandwich instead of a
salad.
Why here of course.
Chicken Waldorf Salad
Pomegranate Vinai-
2 grilled, diced, chicken
grette
breasts
1 cup olive oil
1 apple diced
½ cup halved grapes
¼ cup diced celery
¼ cup shelled nuts ( wal-
nuts, cashews, pistachios,
whatever you like)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Dressing
½ cup plain greek yogurt
½ teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon minced
chives
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
Whisk together all the
dressing ingredients in a
small bowl.
In a large bowl toss
together all the salad ingre-
dients.
Pour dressing over salad
and fold together.
Eat as a salad or sand-
wich
If you love beef like I
do and think you can’t eat
beef and slim down at the
same time, surprise! This
is a great meal salad, as
it takes a little planning
ahead, but really delicious,
with a different flavor than
we are used to eating on
a daily basis, unless your
from Thailand of course.
Thai Beef Salad
2 green onions chopped
1 lemongrass cut into 1
inch pieces
1 cup chopped fresh
cilantro
1 cup chopped fresh mint
leaves
⅓ cup fish sauce
1 tablespoon sweet chili
sauce
½ cup white sugar
1 1/2 pounds (1 inch
thick) steak fillet
1 head leaf lettuce
cleaned and torn into
pieces
½ cucumber diced
1 pint cherry tomatoes
Stir together in a large
bowl the green onions,
lemongrass, cilantro, mint
leaves, lime juice, fish
sauce, chili sauce and
sugar until well combined
and sugar is dissolved. Set
aside.
Preheat grill on high
heat and cook steak for
approximately 4-6 minutes
per side until it is cooked
medium. Do not overcook
the meat! Remove from
heat and let rest for a few
minutes.
Slice steak into thin
strips and add the meat and
it’s juices to the sauce you
set aside. Cover tightly and
refrigerate for at least three
hours.
Tear the lettuce into
bite-size pieces and place
in salad bowl. Arrange the
cucumber on top of the
lettuce. Pour the meat and
sauce over the lettuce and
cucumber.
Top with cherry tomatoes
cut in half and fresh cilan-
tro leaves.
Try these great salads
and you will fit into and
look great in that swimsuit
in no time at all. The best
part is that you won’t ever
feel like you’re on a diet at
all, because you will want
to eat them all the time.
If you want to jazz up
your veggie salads try this
homemade dressing.
Raspberry Vinaigrette
3 tablespoons seedless
raspberry jam
2 tablespoons white wine
vinegar
1 teaspoon creamy dijon
mustard
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
Salt & pepper
Whisk together the jam,
vinegar and mustard.
Slowly whisk in the oil
and then the honey. Salt
and pepper to taste. Store
in refrigerator until ready
to use.
Sumpter City Council hears
about forest access
BY MEGHAN ANDERSCH
Meghan@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Sumpter City Council
met in regular session
May 9th with Mayor Cary
Clarke and President of
Council Robert Armbruster
present. Bookkeeper Le-
Anne Woolf took meeting
notes.
Utility Manager Re-
port
Clarke reported Utility
Manager Jeff McKinney
was up cleaning McCulley
for the third time that day.
With the warmer weather
the last two weeks, he’s
been going up a couple
times a day to keep the
screens cleared. He has
also been tackling pot-
holes.
Fire Department Re-
port
Jim Sheller reported
one medical call. Three
firemen went to Wildland
Fire training in Baker City.
Clarke shared that the US
Forest Service (USFS)
and Oregon State Fire are
predicting a lower than
normal fire season this
year with below normal
temperatures and above
normal precipitation.
Planning Report
John Young reported that
after Thursday’s public
hearing, the Commission
had their regular meeting.
They discussed feedback
from the public received
during the hearing and
voted to advise Council
that they feel the popula-
tion favors the ordinance
banning commercial mari-
juana grows in the City.
Ordinance #2017-4
to prohibit commercial
grow operations
Woolf provided the
first public reading of the
ordinance in its entirety.
If passed, the ordinance
would ban all commercial
grows in the City limits
and would go into effect
immediately upon adop-
tion.
Sanctions for violations
would include fines of
$500 per day and discon-
nection of water and sewer.
Motion to accept the first
reading passed unani-
mously.
Resolution 335, to cre-
ate a separate checking
account for the Sumpter
Historic Cemetery
Woolf read the text of
resolution 335 to create
a separate account to al-
low accurate accounting
for funds dedicated for
cemetery improvements
and upkeep. Motion to
approve resolution was
unanimous.
Toni Thompson ex-
plained that to this point,
she and Joy Myers have
been bringing donated
funds in, getting a receipt
and keeping track of them.
Myrna Clarke said Keith
Christiansen and family
are wanting to do hands-
on work in the cemetery.
Young mentioned funds
available for non-profit
groups that would like to
do cleanup.
Thompson they are hop-
ing to get another grant to
get a contractor to finish
trimming trees, taking out
dead branches, and such.
Resolution 334, to create
a reserve fund for street
maintenance and repairs
Woolf read the text of
resolution 334 to cre-
ate a reserve fund in the
2017/2018 fiscal year
allowing the City to set
money aside to replace,
repair, and upgrade streets;
provide matching funds;
purchase or hire equip-
ment; or hire an equipment
operator.
Armbruster asked the
significance of setting
this fund up now. Woolf
explained the three percent
marijuana City sales tax is
expected to generate funds
not seen before which
could be put into a reserve
street fund. Money that
goes into the street fund
must go out in budgeting.
Creating a reserve fund
make a place the City can
gather money for emergen-
cies.
The first marijuana tax
payment was projected
to be received in August
and quarterly after that.
Thompson likened a
reserve fund to a savings
account in which the funds
can be kept on deposit.
Motion to approve resolu-
tion passed unanimously.
Council input
Armbruster read a letter
received from Diane Miller
regarding abuse of the City
burn pile and deleterious
effects to her health from
smoke from items that
should not be burned. He
stated he wanted to get this
on the record so that it can
be addressed. A discussion
about ongoing abuses of
the burn pile, safety con-
cerns, and violators ignor-
ing signage and the locked
cable ensued. Young
stated that if the City wants
to keep the burn pile going,
they will need good gates.
Clarke said the burn pile
is a luxury to have and
that Council will need to
vote and get the public’s
opinion. Karen Peters
stated, “Fence and a gate,
or no burn pile.” Clarke
said this will be put on the
next agenda.
Armbruster then shared
information from his
involvement in Forest
Access for All (FAFA).
He commended the Baker
County community on a
good job of holding the
USFS to not implementing
closures at will like they
have done elsewhere.
He complemented Bill
Harvey’s efforts as County
Commissioner to keep the
USFS accountable.
He said the issue has not
gone away; it’s getting big-
ger and bigger. The USFS
is working to deny access
to Wallowa-Whitman,
Umatilla, and other forests.
He said in his opinion,
they are doing all they can
to deceive people with
misleading verbiage.
SEE SUMPTER CITY
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driver dies
On May 7, 2017 at approximately 9:45 p.m., Oregon
State troopers received a call regarding a wrong way
driver on I-84 near mile marker 294. While troopers were
on the phone with the complainant, the suspect vehicle (a
black Ford Focus) crashed (side swiped) into an east-
bound commercial motor vehicle. The driver of the Ford
Focus was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Preliminary information indicated the driver of the Ford
Focus was identified as Joseph Sizemore (age 32 from
Pendleton). Sizemore had just left the Baker Valley rest
area and traveled westbound into the eastbound lanes.
The Ford Focus crashed into a 2016 Freightliner com-
mercial vehicle (CMV) tractor/trailer. The 2016 CMV
was being driven by Jonathan M Lawrence (age 26 from
Hammond, Indiana). After the initial crash, the 2016
CMV’s trailer crashed into another CMV (a 2013 Freight-
liner) being driven by Isaac J. Pitts (age 34 from Hahira,
Georgia).
Neither of the CMV drivers were injured but, due to
the damage, both CMVs had to be towed from the scene.
The cause of the crash is being investigated as possible
impairment of Sizemore.
Fire set in
Birch St. yard
BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER
Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com
On Tuesday, May 9th, at 10:23 a.m., authorities re-
ceived a report of a fire at 1975 Birch St.
The Baker City Fire Department arrived and cleared the
area. Upon arrival, the flames quickly reached five to six
feet in height.
Officers arrested Melissa Lattymer for contempt of
court and violation of release agreement to not be in
contact with the home owner. Lattymer was also charged
with reckless burning and second degree criminal mis-
chief.
According to Baker City Police Chief Wyn Lohner,
debris was on fire in the backyard caused damages to the
yard and large trees.
According to Lieutenant Sara Blair of the Baker City
Fire Department, the occupant of the residence was at-
tempting to put out the fire and a concerned neighbor
called in the fire when they saw smoke.
“I was washing my dishes and I noticed some smoke
going by,” explained neighbor Jorja Culley. “And I
looked up and saw smoke coming from that backyard.
It was kind of a grey smoke and I thought they were
finally burning some of the stuff in the back yard. So,
I was watching it, it was getting darker, dark grey, and
then black and really thick. And I thought oh, that looks
like something more than just a little bit of things. I went
to my living room and, when I was in there, I heard this
huge bang or explosion. I came running back and saw the
flames. My phone was here and I thought that’s trouble,
and I started dialing 9-1-1 but I could already hear sirens.
It was scary when I heard the explosion and then to see
the flames so high because there are so many trees right
there and my fear is that they are not covered with green
leaves yet and that they might be highly combustible with
that kind of a fire.”
No one was hurt by the fire and there was no property
damage to the house or neighboring homes.
Zebra mussels
found on boat
in Ontario
A 41-foot yacht with Zebra mussels attached was
intercepted at the Ontario Watercraft Inspection station
last week. The boat came from Harrison Bay, Tennessee
which is infested with the invasive mussels.
“Standing water may not sound like a big problem, but
when it comes from a water body infested with Quagga
or Zebra mussels, it spells trouble,” said Rick Boatner,
ODFW’s Invasive Species Wildlife Integrity Coordinator.
Boatner explained this standing water can have mi-
croscopic veliger – the larva stage – of mussels that can
live several days in water trapped in a bilge or live well.
This stresses the importance of draining and drying all
standing water from your watercraft. An adult mussel can
live on a boat up to 30 days depending on humidity and
temperature.
All watercraft entering Oregon must stop at an open
watercraft inspection station. This includes non-motor-
ized boats such as stand up paddle boards, surfboards,
kayaks and canoes. Stations are located in Ashland, Gold
Beach, Klamath Falls, Lakeview, and Ontario. Failure to
stop could result in a $110 fine.
In addition to Quagga and Zebra mussels, inspectors
look for aquatic plants and New Zealand mudsnails.
Boat owners always need to practice ‘Clean, Drain, Dry’
before launching their boat:
Clean the boat completely, pulling off any plant mate-
rial, animals or mud.
Drain – completely drain any areas that could hold
standing water by pulling all drain plugs and soaking up
any standing water.
Dry – allow the boat to dry before launching again.