FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7
Outdoor / Rec / Local
Museum holds fall gathering Landlord uses
BY SAMANTHA
O’CONNER
Samantha@TheBakerCountyPress.com
On Tuesday, the Friends
of the Baker Heritage
Museum held their Fall
Gathering, their closing
event of the season, in the
museum’s Adler Room.
At the gathering, Ken
Anderson gave a short
presentation for the retire-
ment of the “Honoring
Those Who Have Served”
Military Exhibit.
The exhibit has been at
the museum for three years
and will be retired when
the museum closes for the
season on October 28th.
The museum will open
again December 15th and
will have an exhibit for “50
Years of Paint Your Wagon
in Baker County.”
Anderson’s presentation
focused on a World War II
soldier, Baker City local
John William Studer who
was known as Bill Studer
or “Little Billy ”
“Did you know that in
World War II there were
2,000 Baker City folks
that were involved in the
service in the military?”
Anderson asked those
attending. “That’s al-
most nine percent of the
entire population of Baker
County. So, Baker County
was well represented in
our veterans during WWII.
Among them, the Veterans
Memorial down at the
Court House tells us that
78 of our residents were
killed during WWII, 70
of them actually killed in
action. Among them, was
John William Studer.”
Anderson explained that
Studor joined right after
Pearl Harbor and was a
member of the Carlson
Raiders and ended up be-
ing among the 1,000 out of
7,000 who were the volun-
teers for the Raiders.
“His first assignment
was in the Battle of
Midway,” said Anderson.
“These Raiders were
trained to sneak behind
enemy lines and to fight
as guerrillas; they were to
stop the enemy invasion.”
Anderson said reports
from survivors said Studer
was killed by a grenade he
rolled on top of to prevent
harm to others.
“Freedom is not free,”
said Anderson. “By look-
ing at this one man’s life
and the dedication, the
commitment, the patrio-
tism he expressed, we need
to be really thankful that
we live in the country that
we do and that we have
men and women like Billy
Studer.”
“That really puts a per-
spective what an important
exhibit that we’re saying
farewell to tonight because
it is a testimony to what
wonderful people we have
here in Baker City that
have done amazing sacri-
fices for our quality of life
here,” said Chris Cantrell,
baseball bat to
evict tenant
At about 7:45 a.m. on Monday, Baker City Police
and Baker City Ambulance responded to a call at 1425
Dewey Avenue.
Elizabeth Ann Burrell was arrested on the scene for
Second Degree Assault. According to Police Chief Wyn
Lohner that morning, Burrell rents the house from her
mother, and was subletting the basement area to Joshua
Thomas.
In an apparent attempt to evict, Burrell took a baseball
bat to Thomas, striking him in the torso. Photos of red-
ness on his arm were also taken.
Burrell was arraigned the next day with bail set at
$150,000.
Samantha O’Conner / The Baker County Press
Ken Anderson gives a presentation on the Military
Exhibit at the Baker Heritage Museum.
president of the Friends of
the Museum.
Museum Commis-
sioner Melinda Sherrieb
explained that for the 9th
Annual Night at Old Au-
burn, they will have Beef
Raffles. She said there
will be two drawings, and
tickets are available until
February 24th. People do
not need to be present to
win. Beef will be available
in fall of 2018; it is locally
raised and is being donated
by Warnock Ranches.
All proceeds go to the
Baker Heritage Museum.
Cantrell explained that
they need volunteer help to
set up for the event.
Museum Director An-
nable said, “We hosted
Museum Camp again this
year and we were able
to have two sessions for
that and actually we had
over 40 kids that came
and were able to be part
of that camp, as well as
two scholarships thanks to
some kind donations from
members of our friends
organization.”
Huntington’s ‘Haunted Forest’
BY EILEEN DRIVER
Eileen@TheBakerCountyPress.com
Walk don’t run—
you’ll want to save your
strength—to Lion’s Park
in Huntington to purchase
your tickets and catch a
ride on the Steampunk Bus
which will transport you to
the Haunted Forest.
This is the Snake River
Sternwheeler Association’s
second annual Haunted
Forest and it is bigger and
better than ever.
The Steampunk Bus’s
driver will give you a
fount of information and
the history of sternwheel-
ers in eastern Oregon and
prepare you for the spooky
fun ahead.
As you travel down the
dark dirt road towards the
Haunted Forest you will
travel across the rickety
bridge and into the land of
the dead. There you may
be greated by an other-
worldly escort or if you
dare, start down the path
on your own.
What awaits is an eerily
friendly/scary forest of
too many different kinds
of creatures to count. It is
quickly becoming a must
see halloween adventure.
The Forest is open from
6:30 - 10:00 p.m., Friday,
October 27th and Saturday,
October 28th for the last
time this year.
Tickets are $10 per per-
son but if you have a group
of six or more you will
receive a 10% discount. If
you need more information
call Bill Burley at (208)
249-5179.
Sage-grouse
meeting Nov. 7
The Bureau of Land Management will host a public
meeting to solicit comments and provide information on
Greater Sage-grouse land management issues.
As stewards, the BLM manages public lands for the
benefit of current and future generations, supporting
conservation as we pursue our multiple-use mission. The
meeting will be held on November 7th, 2017, in Burns,
Oregon at the Harney County Community Center, 484 N
Broadway Avenue from 5 - 8 p.m.
The meeting will begin with an overview followed by
an open house. Participants will be encouraged to speak
with BLM staff on various topics related to the Greater
sage-grouse. In addition to comments on the issues
and planning criteria, the BLM would like to receive
comments on whether the planning effort should occur
through state-by-state amendment processes and deci-
sions.
In accordance with the October 11, 2017 Notice of
Intent, the BLM seeks comments on the Sagebrush Fo-
cal Area designation, mitigation standards, lek buffers,
disturbance and density caps, adaptive management, and
any other topics identified at the state or local level.
The potential planning effort does not preclude the
BLM from addressing issues and inconsistencies through
other means, including policy, training, or plan mainte-
nance, nor does it commit the BLM to amending some,
all, or none of the Greater Sage-grouse plans.
Participants will have the opportunity to provide writ-
ten comments during the meeting, online at: http://bit/
ly/GRSGplanning. Comments can also be submitted via
email at: BLM_sagegrouseplanning@blm.gov
Bank buys back
Halloween candy
Eileen Driver / The Baker County Press
Huntington resident Shellie Nash with her Haunted
Forest escort at a ghostly wedding.
This Halloween, local trick-or-treaters will join kids
across the nation when they bring their Halloween candy
and handwritten letters of gratitude to any branch of
Community Bank.
The goodies will be shipped to Operation Gratitude for
inclusion in Care Packages to U.S. Service Members
deployed overseas in harm’s way and to First Responders
serving here at home.
To encourage participation, Community Banks across
Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington will be
purchasing candy from kids for $1 per pound, up to five
pounds. Buy-back dates are during normal business
hours from November 1st through November 7th.
DH Wagon & Carriage provide services to guests at the Geiser Grand Hotel
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The two became engaged
early last year, and began
the new horse-drawn car-
riage business this year
(the name “DH” stands for
“Danny” and “Holly”).
Boyer grew up around
horses (her family owns a
ranch in Haines), Clary’s
been driving horses for
over 30 years throughout
all of North America, and
it was the duo’s mutual
dream about the idea that
prompted the entrepreneur-
ial leap into the venture,
Boyer said.
“We were looking for
something to do with our
draft and driving horses,
and (Geiser Front-Desk
Clerk) Mandy Clark got a
hold of us, and said, ‘Hey,
would you be interested in
doing this?’ So, we started
in the carriage business
with the idea of doing rides
for the Geiser Grand, along
with doing other things
around the community—
weddings, rides and wagon
trains—stuff like that.”
Once Boyer and Clary
secured funding, they
purchased two wagons this
year (they have three wag-
ons total), including one
built in Canada, and a new
chuck wagon, outfitted for
cookouts. “Once we were
able to get the funding, and
start buying the wag-
ons, we went back to the
Geiser, and said, ‘We’re
ready when you are.’” she
said, again with a laugh.
Boyer said that currently,
she and Clary use one team
of horses for the rides, ani-
mals which Clary brought
back from Ohio, five years
ago, about the same time
he also brought back the
first of the three wagons
the couple own.
The wagon, a typical
“farm wagon,” was used
to give rides during the
Fourth of July celebration
in Haines, Boyer said.
Routes for rides down-
town aren’t really set up
in a strict sense, since they
can be tailored to what
passengers request, with
a normal ride a half-hour,
or an hour, depending on
the request, traffic, and the
weather. “We drive around
downtown, and take guests
over by the (Geiser-Poll-
man) park, the old hospital,
the St. Elizabeth Towers,
etc., and explain the his-
tory of the area, and a lot
of the buildings that are
there,” Boyer said.
Boyer said that, so far,
there is a demand for the
service, enough so that
when Sidway called on
Ron Colton, who’s given
similar horse-drawn car-
riage rides for many years
for the Geiser, to provide
the service, he had other
obligations that day, and
DH filled in, which was the
first day the team provided
rides for guests of the
historic hotel.
Boyer said that DH has
bookings for later this
fall, including Thanksgiv-
ing, for some guests of
the Geiser Grand, and she
was approached by Kristy
Backlund, co-host of the
“Local is the New Black”
Christmas Bazaar, to possi-
bly provide some rides, in
connection with her event.
Boyer said, “We’re really
excited to be working with
the Geiser. We’re thank-
ful that Ron (Colton) was
able to bring that apprecia-
tion to the community, of
having horse-drawn rides...
Barbara (Sidway) men-
tioned to us, when we met
her, especially the down-
town areas, are best seen
from the seat of a horse, or
a horse-drawn carriage.”
Sidway said, “We wel-
come another horse-drawn
carriage service to our
community; we’re already
working with them, and
are super excited about
it... We couldn’t be more
pleased. It’s wonderful
for our community to have
this, and we continue to
celebrate and use Ron
Colton, and his carriage
service, as well.”
Sidway said that Colton
plans to provide sleigh
rides every Saturday night,
during the winter, and
Colton’s and DH’s car-
riages are very different,
to she feels strongly that
there is plenty of demand
for both.
Sidway said, “We’ve
always had strong demand
from our guests, and we
were approached by Holly
(Boyer)...and, might we
want to use them? and, so,
great! Super cute, super
fun—our guests love to
explore the history of our
community, and we think
it’s best from the seat of
a horse. A car is too fast,
and walking—we have so
much history, it’s hard to
capture it all, when you’re
walking.”
Sidway explained there
is plenty of demand for the
service, but no competi-
tion (she compared using
the service to the hotels
in-suite massage service,
when one masseuse may
not be available, and
another one is called).
She said Colton came into
the Geiser Grand’s lobby
many years ago, and he
said, “You know, I have a
feeling your guests might
like a horse-drawn carriage
ride,” to which Sidway re-
sponded, “You bet—we’ll
back you all the way.”
“We are very happy to
support quality experienc-
es, that guests can enjoy,
provided by members of
the community. It was
easy for us to say ‘Yes’
to Copper Belt (Winery)
wine tasting, and Barley
Brown’s (Brew Pub) beer,
and Glacier 45 (Distillery),
and Peterson’s (Gallery
and Chocolatier) choco-
late, and promote the heck
out of all that. It’s great
stuff. We’re lucky to have
them,” Sidway said.
Boyer said, for now, the
best way to keep up to date
on DH events and other
happenings is via the Face-
book page. She and Clary
plan to marry within the
next couple of weeks, at
the Boyer ranch, in Haines.