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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12,2015
I By Gina Perkins
[ Betty Vanderwall’s Grandson Competes in Prestigious
; International Cooking Competition
It is pretty neat that Riley Huddleston, grandson of Betty
• and Bert Vanderwall, is one of 10 U.S. finalists who
competed in the San Pellegrino Young Chefs cooking
(Competition in New York on Tuesday. Roberta said the
; competition was closed so she couldn't go, but I will follow
¡up with her and see how he placed. It's interesting his
■ passion for cooking started because of great pasta he had at
| Borello's in Sumpter! You never know what will spark a kid's
: interest and maybe even their destiny! (See full story on page
¡9.)
■Wendy Bingham VP of Oregon Cattlewomen
In addition to being a busy rancher and mom, Wendy
’Bingham is currently serving as vice president for the
• Oregon Cattlewomen's organization. Following, she will
• serve two years as president. Bingham volunteers
• significant amounts of her time to school activities, the Baker
• County Cattlewomen and church activities.
¡Valentine's Day
! I always think of Lindsey Bingham on Valentine's Day as
¡this adorable and spunkly little girl received her heart
! transplant two years ago. We send special thoughts, love and
¡hugs also to her big sister, Sierra who may be needing a
: second heart transplant. Her parents, Jason and Stacy Bing-
■ ham say she is feeling better with medication and it is their
[hope she can remain at home until "the call" comes. This is
■ a special family and beloved by this entire community. Sierra
♦is a very active teen and is part of the dance team at North
•Powder School.
¡Wedding Bells
Congratulations to Trista Wendt and Cory Janzen who
S were married over the weekend.
[Update on the Store to be Soon
[ Garla Rowe said that she is hoping to provide more
[ information and details about her plan to open the store soon,
j The community is very excited to see what her plans are and
[ for the store to again be open.
: Oh, Baby!
Desiree and Robert McGinn are expecting a new little one.
! Their son Riggin is excited about the idea of being a big
■ brother. Congratulations!
I Jim Aldrich Hits Half Century Mark
Rumor is that that the Haines Fire District was on standby
! just in case Jim couldn't muster enough wind to blow out the
¡candles on his 50th Birthday cake. Friends of this Rock
I Creek resident gathered at the Frontier to help him celebrate.
! Happy Birthday!
¡Need a Hair Cut?
• Or a perm...color...or just an overall rennovation? If you
^haven't scheduled an appointment with Tawnie Istre at Heels
; an4 Spurs Salon in Haines, put it on your list. She does a
[ great job and her prices are very reasonable. She can be
• reached at 541-856-3100 to schedule an appointment. Her
> schedule is based on appointments so it is necessary to call
her.
Red Velvet Cake a Hit
| Guests at the pinochle party held at Viola Perkins' home
and hosted by Sandy Wood Thursday enjoyed Red Velvet
Cake for dessert. Winning high was Susie Michaels; Sandy
Wood was second high. Martha Jane Spratling was low and
pinochle went to Carol Proebstel and Viola Perkins. Judy
Moe, Susie Michaels, and Shelly Gray were substitutes.
Calving
Kind of like popcorn, it seems that the calves seem to
come one by one and then all at once. Tim Kerns said he's
had a couple of sets of twins. On a drive this weekend in the
Rock Creek and Muddy Creek areas, we didn't see any
calves yet, but did note that Darrell Dyke's first calf heifers
sure look ready to 'pop' any minute.
People
Alice Trindle, Susan Triplett and Carly and Ken Kritchen
were guests at the home of Marcy and Billy Cunningham for
dinner on Saturday night.
Wind Damage
Scott Guthrie said that his greenhouse was picked up off
its foundation and blew out into his pasture. He also said a
big trampoline on Nevada Street in Baker City was picked
up and landed in the yard of his rental house.
Tennis Court Improvements Made in 70s
Jan Kerns shared that there was a significant makeover to
the Haines Elementary playground which took place in the
1970s. This included filling in a very deep and dangerous
ditch, improvements making the merry-go-round and swings
safer, and the installation of the tennis courts. Alex and Mary
Lou Sackos did a tremendous amount of work as did Della
Steele and many, many others according to Kerns. Steele and
Kerns headed up the project which was quite a big endeavor
at the time. Her comments were in reference to an incorrect
statement made in this column a week or so ago about those
updates being made in the 1950s. Kerns wanted to note the
correct year (or at least the right decade) because it was such
a big project at the time involving a lot of people in the
community.
Food Bank
The Haines/North Powder Food Bank will be held on Feb.
18 at the North Powder Grange Hall from 3-6 p.m. This is
always the third Wednesday of the month.
Baptist Church to Host King's Witnesses
Feb. 15 at 10:30 a.m. the King's Witnesses will be
performing at the Haines Baptist Church. Also, the
community is welcome to attend Adult Bible Sunday every
Sunday evening at 5:30. A soup supper follows. Sunday
school for adults and children begins at 9:30 each week with
church services at 10:30.
Ash Wednesday Service
The community is welcome to attend a very special
service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the Haines United
Methodist Church. Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten
Season in preparation for Easter. The service begins at 5:30
p.m.
99th Founder's Day Celebration
The Mutual Improvement Club held their special
Founder's Day Potluck on Wednesday of this week at the
Haines Methodist Community Hall. 99 years is amazing!
Congratulations to all the women over the years who have
Want to Have Clean Drinking Water
and Ability to Flush Your Toilet?
By Gina Perkins
Today 35 million households are
providing care for an adult over the age
of 50. As our nation grows older, the
Pam
need for caregiving will be as common
Peyron
as the need for child care.
Elkhorn Adult
Create a plan with your elders.
Foster Care
and want to be able to flush the toilet, people
need to take part in the survey." More informa­
tion will be forthcoming in the near future
regarding the time frame of the survey and what
people can expect. It's possible the survey will
be conducted by going door-to-door.
541-523-8487 J
Dog Complaints Must be Made in Writing
In other business, the Dog Enforcement
officer, Julie Bolling made a report to the council.
People with any dog complaints need to contact
Bolling directly at 541-403-4167 and complete a
written complaint form.
Richard Howe of Planning and Zoning
explained specific procedures which must be
followed before any decision can be made
regarding John Shurtleffs request.
Please join us for fellowship &
worship Sunday mornings at 10:45.
Ash Wednesday service
on Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m.
Community Yard Sale Date Set
Council set the date for the Community Yard
Sale to be the first Saturday in May.
Gravel Purchase
Josh Proebstel informed the Council that 681
tons of gravel can be purchased for the same
amount of money for which they had purchased
203 tons previously. This will be used for street
improvements and maintenance.
No Rent
The Council voted not to charge Jim Aldrich
rent on the sewer farm property for this year.
Aldrich agreed to pay the power costs
associated with the operation of the irrigation
pivot. The reason he is not being charged is
because of the sewer pump failure which
prevented irrigation water from being placed on
the alfalfa at critical times according to Mayor
Brown. This resulted in a significant reduction in
the amount of acres per ton harvested.
Haines United Methodist Church
721 Robert Street, Haines, Oregon
Sally Wiens, Lay Minister • 541.963.6991 (home phone)
certainty over Medicare rates causes confusion and
hampers care. This bipartisan legislation would end
the uncertainty rural ambulance services face over
Medicare reimbursement rates and allow them to an­
swer calls for help no matter the day, hour, or patient’s
location,” Walden said.
Under current law, Medicare’s rates to reimburse
ambulance services are significantly below the cost
of delivering services, especially in rural areas. To ad­
dress this shortfall, Congress regularly passes tempo­
rary legislative fixes to give the ambulance services
higher rates. Every time this temporary relief is about
to expire, it threatens the availability of ambulance
services nationwide. This legislation would make
these rate adjustments permanent to give ambulance
providers certainty.
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Recognizing Excellence
When he isn't studying
hard to keep up his good
grades, Kade Rudi is
working hard on his
defensive skills out on
the court. He says that
he has been enjoying his
third grade year so far,
and math is his favorite
subject. His favorite thing
about
basketball
is
shooting baskets. He is
really looking forward to
attending baseball camp
and playing baseball
season this spring.
Greg Walden Reintroduces Plan to Preserve Ambulance Services in Rural Oregon
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced
Tuesday that he has reintroduced legislation to pre­
serve emergency care in rural Oregon by ensuring
that rural ambulance service providers are fairly paid
for their services. The Medicare Ambulance Access,
Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R.
745) would end the uncertainty that rural ambulance
services face over reimbursement from Medicare by
making permanent appropriate rates for their services.
Walden was joined in this effort by other lawmakers
in the House and Senate from both parties.
“Rural ambulance services save lives and provide
needed care in Oregon every day, and they must have
the resources they need to provide the highest quality
care. But from Grants Pass and Medford to Redmond
to The Dalles, I have heard from providers how un­
kept this group vibrant and going!
Perfect Attendance Awards Presented
At the Hawks second quarter assembly perfect
attendance awards were presented to: Sage Anderson, Dallin
Stocks, Adelaid Walden, Abagail Densley, Gideon Farber,
Lance Kerns, Elissa Nilsen, Silas Talbott, Ben Terteling, Ezra
Thomas, Oakley Anderson, Wesley Kerns, Madison Schisler,
Eowyn Smith, Ulrich Warner, Katelyn Barker, David Farber,
Caleb Kerns, Russell Walden, McKay Anderson, Ian Dinger,
Sidney Cross, Wyatt Hawkins, Jessica Polkowske, Gus
Terteling and Clayton Dennis.
Class awards went to the third grade for the Mighty Tidy
Award; second grade won the Library Award, fourth grade
for Music & Cafeteria and first grade for the PE
Recognition. The combined fifth and sixth grades earned the
Assembly Award.
Thank you
Teri Brown-John­
son has been the
Haines correspondent
for the past few years.
It takes a lot of
dedication and we
appreciate her service
very much. In the
future, anyone wish­
ing to contribute to
the Haines column
should email Gina
Perkins directly at
new s @therc online.
com or call the office
at 541-856-3615.
Think an Elder Caregiving Crisis
Won’t Happen to Your Family?
Your Participation in the Community Income Survey is Critical
; The City of Haines received notice from the
infrastructure Finance Authority (IFA) that a
[Community Income Survey has been approved.
[The IFA provides crucial funding for small, rural
; communities like Haines to make improvements
[to infrastructure like water and wastewater
•projects. This funding, according to the IFA
¡website, must benefit low and moderate income
¡individuals in non-metropolitan cities and
• communities in Oregon.
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! Sounds like Haines, right? Guess again.
! The IFA concluded from a survey conducted
¡earlier that Haines has too many high income
¡individuals within the community to qualify for
¡the Community Block Grant funding. How in the
¡world did they reach this conclusion? The
¡parameter of the survey conducted was such
¡that people who did not respond to the survey
¡were automatically counted as being in the high
[ income bracket.
; I Those communities which dispute the
¡accuracy of the survey may request another
¡Independent Community Income Survey be
[donducted. For obvious reasons, the City of
[Haines disputes these results and made a
; requested to have another survey. That request
[Was initially denied by Becky Baxter of the IFA.
[However, a letter written by attorney Dan V
¡anThiel to the IFA clarifying information within
•the request, resulted in the IFA authorizing
• another survey according to Valerie Russell,
> City Recorder.
I This is good news, but only if members of the
• Haines community will participate and provide
'the needed information. Questions will be asked
i about income but the information gathered will
¡not be tied to an individual's name according to
! Mayor Jim Brown. Accurate data is critical.
! Council member Don Adcock summed it up by
I saying, "If you want to have clean drinking water
Submitted Photo
Calgary (Stevenson) Wagner was joined by her aunt
Peggy Browne (left) and mom, Mary Stevenson and
other family members this weekend as she became
Sergeant Calgary Stevenson during a special ceremony
in La Grande. She has served in the National Guard for
only five years and according to her grandmother, Ellen
Stevenson, it is quite a feat for her to have earned this
honor in such a short amount of time.
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