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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7 Outdoor Rec / Local Vocational rehab a success for self-employed local artist BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com Friday, September 22nd, artist Patty Bradford held an open house to show case her many paintings and highlight the special fu ding she received from Vocational Rehabilita- tion. Bradford is hearing impaired. In July, Bradford was ac- knowledged by the state of Oregon as a self-employed small business owner, the fi rst in State to be recog- nized as such. Her small business is Burnt River Watercolors and she works from home, painting and selling her works. Marilyn Parry, a Care Provider through Eastern Oregon Social Services Brokerage, explained that Bradford has always been interested in crafts and arts her whole life and in high school, she began painting. She has been working on her art for several years. She uses acrylic, water colors, brusho powders, and pastels for her paint- ings. Parry has worked for Bradford for seven years and helps her so she can continue living by herself with support. Bradford also takes retro windows—old windows that people remove from their homes—and paints on the glass using acrylic paints. She will make dif- ferent scenes of fl owers Samantha O’Conner / The Baker County Press Patty Bradford shows off one of her works of art. Bradford has received numer- ous awards for her work. and animals and she also does commission works. People have ordered specifi c paintings on the windows and she has done a lot of them. She also does commission water color paintings as well. She free hands all of her work; she does not trace or copy her images, but will look at an image and paint it. Bradford has been in Baker City since 2009 and has made calendars for four years now. For three years, her calendars were barns of Burnt River valley. She has taken lessons from Becky Litke at Cross- roads Carnegie Art Center for fi ve years. She helps Bradman learn different art mediums and which she likes to work with. Litke has taught at Crossroads for 17 years, teaching primarily pastels, acrylic, oil painting, drawing, and composition designs. “Patty’s quite the artist,” said Litke. “She’s very talented, she doesn’t ever copy anything, and she draws everything. She has no pattern; she’s very creative.” It took two years for the Vocational Rehabilitation process and she was rec- ognized with funding for new pieces of furniture and supplies for her art. “She’s registered with Vocational Rehab,” ex- plained Parry. “They were trying to help her fi nd a job and that was for three or four years, off and on. And then we made a presenta- tion about Patty and the fact that she loves to paint and she has earned income from it. So, as a result of that—it took a couple years—Vocational Reha- bilitation recognized her as a self-employed person. She’s the fi rst one in Or- egon that they’ve offi cially given that recognition. And it was an application, she had to do a business plan and a budget and explain what she was going to do with the funding and how she needed it, so that’s how that came about.” Bradford will be among other artists to show their work at Crossroads for a Studio Show October 7th. OSP seeks public’s help in poaching The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public's help to identify the person(s) responsible for the unlaw- ful taking and wasting of a bull elk in Harney County. On the morning of September 23rd, 2017, Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Troopers were notifi ed of a dead bull elk on the Silvies Valley Ranch property. The The deceased bull elk was discovered by a ranch employee near the south- west corner of the ranch, near Buffalo Reservoir. An OSP Fish & Wild- life Trooper responded to the Silvies Valley Ranch and discovered the bull appeared to have been shot with a high powered rifl e during archery season. The bull was left to waste and was possibly shot one or two days prior to being discovered. If you have any in- formation regarding this incident please contact F&W Trooper Dean Trent through the Turn In Poachers (TIP) hotline at 1-800-452-7888 or 541- 589-2547. Poaching wildlife and damaging habitats af- fects present and future generations of wildlife, Baker County Press Subscribe Today! impacts communities and the economy, and creates enforcement challenges. Rewards: Bighorn sheep, mountain goat, moose $1,000 Elk, deer, antelope $500 Bear, cougar, wolf $300 Habitat destruction $300 Illegally obtaining Oregon hunting or angling license or tags $200 Game fi sh, shell fi sh $100 Upland birds, waterfowl $100 Furbearers $100 A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered by the Silvies Valley Ranch for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. ATV advisory committee needs members The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is seeking volunteers to fi ll three positions within the new All-Terrain Vehicle Highway Access Routes Advisory Committee. The successful candidates will serve on a committee alongside representatives from other govern- ment agencies. New committee positions include the following: All-Terrain Vehicle users (two positions available) Member of the public The Oregon Legislature established the All-Terrain Vehicle Highway Access Routes Advisory Committee in 2017 under Senate Bill 344 and tasked it with accepting, evaluating and conducting fi eld reviews of proposed ATV highway access routes on portions of state highway rights of way. These members along with other committee members will consult with road authorities, law enforcement and other government agencies. The ATV Highway Access Route Advisory Committee will meet as needed at locations throughout the state to review, evaluate, advise and report on proposed access routes on portions of affected state highways. The Committee Interest Form is available through a link under ATV Committees within the menu section located online at oregonohv.org. Applications will be ac- cepted until 5 p.m. Nov. 3, 2017. For more information, contact Jeff Trejo at jeff.trejo@ oregon.gov or 503-986-0585. Ladies golf and bridge scores The Quail Ridge Ladies Golf and Bridge scores for September 6 are, golf: 1st Flight Linda Taylor; 2nd Flight Karen Wollard, and 3rd fl ight Carol Irvine. Birdie: Linda Taylor. Bridge: 1st Lavelle Raley, 2nd Dianne Ellingson, and 3rd Marlene Cross. For September 13 golf: 1st Flight Myrna Evans; 2nd Flight Sammye Linzel; and 3rd Flight Nancy Ferree. Bridge: 1st Place Lavelle Raley; 2nd place Shannon Sullivan; and 3rd place Betty Combs. September 20 Bridge: 1st Janice Smull; 2nd Shannon Sullivan and 3rd Martha Cassidy. Men sought in poaching case Submitted Photo. The OSP Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals caught on camera on private property in Morrow County. There is believed to be a third person who were camped in the area of Martin Prairie off FS Road 21 in the Heppner Unit. At least 3 elk were then illegally killed between September 16 and Sep- tember 23 and much of the meat was left to waste. Call OSP at 541-561-7581 with information. — Contact Us — Name: Address: The Baker County Press President Donald Trump PO Box 567 Baker City, Ore. 97814 202.456.2461 fax Open Monday-Thursday for calls 9 AM - 4 PM Open 24/7 for emails City, State, Zip: YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS 202.456.1414 Whitehouse.gov/contact US Sen. 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