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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3 FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2017 Business / Agriculture Another Round Resale opens on Broadway in Baker City BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com “Another Round Resale: Giving Pre-Owned and Vintage Clothes New Life” has opened on Broadway Street in Baker City. Owner and manager Juanita Bayne opened her store on May 26th—they are still in the process of setting up racks and bring- ing in more inventories. Bayne had previously owned antique and collect- able stores before deciding to open the retail store. Another Round Resale has adult and junior-sized clothing only. The store offers pre- owned, vintage, and new clothing such as swim suits, ladies dresses, jeans, pajamas, and others. Bayne brings in inven- tory from online and offers different clothing and name brands to Baker City at affordable prices for adults and juniors, she said. Bayne explained that she had seen a spot for her to offer affordable clothing for people in Baker City and they do not offer chil- Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com Tuesday, June 20th, the Elkhorn Community Pre- paredness group held their meeting at the Sunridge Restaurant. Arthur Sappington, the Legislative Master, discussed how the sage- grouse is being delisted from the threatened or endangered level. He discussed that in Oregon, Governor Brown had de- signed an executive order in 2005 on the sage-grouse study based on the sage- grouse being an endan- gered species. He explained in Oregon, with the MOU between the BLM and the forest service, they are accepting the governor’s sage grouse plan to be implemented on the federal lands within the state of Oregon. He explained that this shuts down all development on federal lands and will restrict timber and sage brush manipulation. Prices trended generally steady in an extremely limited test compared to week ago prices. Most producers are sold out for the year, and are busy out in the fields preparing for new crop. Some produc- ers have cut and starting to bale and are preparing to start selling 2017 hay. So far, new crop hay pricing, in an extremely limited test, seems generally steady compared to 2016 pricing for simliar quality. No new sales confirmed for this week or last week. USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov — Cattle Market Report — Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Vale, Oregon Cattle sold through the auction: 358 Samantha O’Conner / The Baker County Press The interior view of Another Round shows clothing for adults and juniors. dren’s clothing as there are stores that sell for children already in town. “Our goal is for Baker County, for the people that live here,” explained Bayne. “To come in and have a quality shopping experience, brand names, a nice environment to shop in, but still be competi- tively priced with other places.” They have primarily been ordering inventory online but clothing dona- tions are accepted in adult and junior sizes. “I just want to stress that we are affordable,” explained Bayne. “Because some people walking in expect it to be boutiquey when they come in and they see the atmosphere. I’ve had people not even look at prices and go ‘Oh, I don’t think this is the store for me,’ and I when I say, ‘Oh, in what way can we improve it?’ they say, ‘It looks expensive.’ Our tops are $3, our jeans are $5; we want an affordable shopping option. We know we’re going to have tour- ists coming in but we need to have the community’s support to stay in business all year round.” Sappington explained he is working to form an organization to educate the urban areas or educate the West side on what the East side is contributing to the West side’s economy. At the meeting, Jason Yencopal of the Baker County Emergency Man- agement Services, spoke with them about the up- coming Eclipse on August 21st. Yencopal explained that the number they are an- ticipating is about 50,000 people who Baker will see during that time. All of the hotel rooms in Baker, La Grande, and On- tario are full and Pendleton are filling up for the event. “La Grande and Pend- leton area, they are not inside that totality line,” explained Yencopal. “So they are going to be com- ing our way. And it’s some- thing that—I had a slide for it—I couldn’t figure out whether the eclipse goes clear across the US and for those people that are really interested in this, they want the maximum totality. For those that are staying in Baker, it’s a minute thirty.” Yencopal explained that there is a map that shows the cloud coverage over the US during the eclipse and Oregon has very little cloud coverage. The eclipse is a 70-mile-wide path. He explained that there will be no parking on I-84 or any of the state highways. They are also working on their messag- ing to keep lanes open for emergency services and working with land own- ers to sign what is private land. They are thinking 40 to 50% of international visitors. “The total eclipse starts at 10:23 a.m.,” explained Yencopal. “But you’ll want to be in place an hour before that because there are four phases. When the moon and the sun, right when they start to touch, that’s C1. And then C2 is when it just is ready to go, then C3 is when it starts to poke out of the other side, and C4 is right when they start to separate.” Yencopal explained that they are encourag- ing people to be prepared, shopping one Wednesday of the week before and be prepared at home. He explained some of the things they are trying to do on the emergency service side of things are the sheriff is working to man eight more vehicles than they typically do, OSP will be working with them, Yencopal is working to get one more ambulance in our area and having extra anti venom and heat stroke care. He explained that the eclipse is during fire sea- son and they are pushing on no fires and making the ban early on. The committee dis- cussed the booth they are planning for Community Night Out on August 1st. They will have a discus- sion on this at their next meeting to finalize ideas for the event. ResponsibleAg certifies Simplot Lower Snake River locations Three Simplot Grower Solutions stores in the lower Snake River Basin have achieved certification through ResponsibleAg for safety organization and leadership within agricul- tural retail facilities. The stores, located in Baker City and Ontario, Oregon, and in Weiser, Idaho, are the latest Simplot Grower Solutions stores to pass a rigorous auditing process demon- strating compliance with all federal environmental, health, safety and secu- rity rules regarding safe handling and storage of fertilizer products. “We are pleased to join Friday, June 23, 2017 — Eastern Oregon Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Elkhorn Preparedness group hosts Emergency Management BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER — Weekly Hay Report — other Simplot Growers So- lutions outlets in achieving certification” said Vince Gaona, Simplot Grower Solutions area manager. “Ensuring our operations meet or exceed the highest requirements for safety and security is something we take very seriously in our partnership with the farmers and communities we serve.” ResponsibleAg is an industry-led, non-profit organization founded in the U.S. in 2014 to promote the safe storage and handling of fertilizers. Through on-site assess- ments, ResponsibleAg educates staff and leader- ship at fertilizer storage and handling facilities to achieve and maintain compliance with federal environmental, health, safety and security laws and regulations. “Achieving certification is a significant accom- plishment,” said Dave Dufault, J. R. Simplot vice president and general manager, retail AgriBusi- ness. “I am incredibly proud of the teams at these locations for gaining this recognition on a job well done.” The stores mark 28 Simplot Grower Solu- tions locations to achieve certification. Simplot has more than 90 locations and continues through a robust plan to complete certifica- tions at each outlet. As a voluntary program, any fertilizer retailer, wholesaler and/or supplier may participate in Re- sponsibleAg by registering online. The fertilizer stor- age and handling facility then has up to three years to complete a federal regulatory compliance as- sessment by a credentialed ResponsibleAg auditor. Upon successful comple- tion of the assessment and any required corrective action, the facility will be identified as being of- ficially "certified." Steer Calves 300-400# Bulk N/A Top N/A 400-500# Bulk 154.00-169.00 Top 171.50 500-600# Bulk 142.00-153.00 Top 159.00 Heifer Calves 300-400# Bulk 142.00-157.00 Top 158.00 400-500# Bulk 141.00-161.00 Top 166.00 500-600# Bulk 131.00-140.00 Top 142.00 Yearling Steers 600-700# Bulk 137.00-148.00 Top 150.00 700-800# Bulk 134.00-146.00 Top 146.25 800-900# Bulk 127.00-135.00 Top 137.00 900-1,000# Bulk 112.00-119.00 Top 123.00 Yearling Heifers 600-700# Bulk 121.00-134.00 Top 138.00 700-800# Bulk N/A Top N/A 800-900# Bulk 109.00-116.00 Top 117.00 900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A Thin Shelly Cows 64.00-72.00 Butcher Cows 73.00 - 83.00 Butcher Bulls 79.00 - 101.00 Stock Cows Young N/A Hfretts 79.00-87.00 Pairs Young - 1325.00 - 1525.00 ProducersLivestock.com 541-473-3136 — Log Price Report — Prices are based on the majority of saw mills in Northeastern Oregon and Central Idaho. The prices listed below are a composite prices of various saw- mills willing to visit with me about this topic. Ponderosa Pine—small diameter class 8-11 inches diameter class $250 per mbf. Only one sawmill was willing to buy small diameter pine at this time. Ponderosa Pine—medium diameter class 12-17 inches diameter class $300 to $350 per mbf Ponderosa Pine-large diameter class 18 plus inches diameter class $380 to $410 per mbf The Pine prices are still approximately $40 per mbf below average lumber/log market due to 2017 fire salvage Doug Fir & Western Larch—$380 to $420 per mbf. Normal prices typically ranged between $425 to $475 per mbf. White Fir-$300 per mbf. Normal prices typically ranged between $340 to $360 per mbf. Engelmann Spruce—$350 at one Idaho sawmill, other sawmills including with White fir prices. In general, the log prices still impacted from 2015 fire season and fire salvage that resulted. Sawmills are starting to get log yard inventory in line with sawmill production needs. With a new Administra- tion as of 1/20/2017, a more normal economic envi- ronment should result and hopefully a more healthy housing situation will result in a better climate for Northeast Oregon Sawmill and private forest land- owners. Courtesy of Arvid Andersen, Andersen Forestry Consulting — Precious Metals Report — Price per ounce, USD Gold: $1,250.50 Silver: $16.69 Platinum: $921.21 Palladium: $863.62 Bloomberg.com — Ag Commodities — Corn: $367.75/bu/USD Wheat: $469.00/bu/USD Soybeans: $917.25/bu/USD Oats: $253.75 bu/USD Rough Rice: $11.65/cwt/USD Canola: $477.80 CAD/mwt Live Cattle: $115.03//lb./USD Feeder Cattle: $144.88/lb./USD Lean Hogs: $78.55/lb./USD Bloomberg.com
