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^*^ ************ ec RLOT 0073A**CO07 Exp 05/07/2016 BAKER COUNTY LIBRARY 2400 RESORT ST BAKER CITY OR 97814-2721 MOM www.therconline.com Positively Baker County Thursday, July 30, 2015 Est. Haines 1901 ~ Haines, Baker County, Oregon Volume 114, Number 31 • 10 Pages • 75 cents reparing a ’ /■¿ yz / ms 1’ an Srack, Maintenance Supervisor for 5 J School District, says prepara tion of Bulldog Memorial Field for the annual East West Shrine Game starts right after graduation. "We start three months prior to the game with fertilization of the grass, aeration, and taking caring of the weeds," said Srack. Reg ular mowing and watering are, of course, a big part. "Right now we are mowing it everyday, and even twice daily," Srack explained. "The cor rect length of the grass is very important." Wednesday of this week, Srack's crew began painting lines and then painted the colored hel mets and stars later in the week. He's very proud of the work his crew does and of the way the field looks. They'll do last minute mowing to help ensure it's just right, which is tricky given the paint on the field. "I've just got a relatively small ctew and there's no way we can do all the painting just on Friday," Srack added. "I don't think people realize how much time is spent on the field," he said. "The crew knows exactly what needs to be done and they put a lot of extra effort into it each year," Srack said. On Thursday of this week Srack held a little BBQ for them as a thank you and get to gether before school starts. Members of Srack's field prep team include Curtis Dunn, Tony Rudolph, Shanna Golden, Nathan Os borne, Robert Keck, Christy Settles, Rochelle Lemmon, and Wayne Paxton. photo by Basecamp Baker Fred Warner, Jr. who is president of the Fred Warner Jr. auctions off 2014 Shrine steer on the football field at Baker High Baker County Shrine Club and auctioneer for School Memorial Stadium. the Shrine steer, commended 5J School Dis trict saying, "There is ho way this event could _ A Visit ualtk By G ina Perkins I met Teri Schultz when I was in the fourth grade at Churchill School. A year younger, she later joined the same 4-H Horse Club, Riders of the Blue Sage, led by Hope Buckner in the 70s and early 80s. Schultz was a darling little girl. Liter ally...she was tiny! She loved her horse, an 'old style' Appaloosa...the kind with very little mane and not much hair on its tail which she lovingly called 'Nag.' I remember they hauled their horse behind the family station wagon in a small trailer with metal letters-the kind a person might put on a mailbox-that spelled "Nagmo- bile." She wore braids and thick round glasses, bi-focals in fact. I remember how smart she and her siblings were. She was bright-eyed and clever. The family moved away to a tiny New Mexico town and I lost track of her. She did send our 4-H leader a Christmas card once or twice with a newsy letter about her new horse project. Except for that, I never heard from her or saw her again for years. One day long after I was married, I was flipping through the television channels and saw a glamorous looking woman conclude her report by saying, "This is Teri Shultz, Fox News." No longer wear ing braids or bi-focals, my old friend had grown into a beautiful, articulate, big time journalist. Thanks to the internet and more recently, Facebook, I reconnected with my friend and got a glimpse into her amazing life and career. Last week, she sent me a message saying she would be coming to the United States (she resides in Belgium) and would be traveling through Baker City. I had asked her a short time earlier if she would consider letting me interview her but I was expect ing to do so electronically, never thinking I would get to see her in person! I thought she might enjoy seeing the 4-H scrapbook our leader had made for us so many years ago (Hope Buckner had given it to me when I started leading äk Old 4--H Friend the club in the late 1980s.) She was thrilled and looked at me as she was pouring over the pages saying, "4-H is what gave me the confidence to do what I do now. I could barely stand up and say my name, let alone speak publicly." She vividly recalled the members in our 4-H Club and spoke of how much she admired our leader. She said 4-H was her world at the time and also remembered her favorite teacher, Miss Lutz, who taught third grade at Churchill. "Miss Lutz taught me to love reading, which opened the world to me," she said. She shared how passionate she was about horses and how she earned money in high school doing three things: clean ing stalls, giving riding lessons, and work ing at her small town's local newspaper, The Valencia County News. Her passion for journalism was ignited by a teacher in New Mexico and from the time she was a junior in high school, she wanted nothing more than to be a journalist. After graduating from high school, Schultz studied journalism and international politics, graduating from New Mexico State University. She spent two months backpacking in Europe and fell in love with it. She ended up working for Finnish Broadcasting. "I moved there when I was 22, just two months before the Berlin Wall fell. It was wild, wild work," she shared. Schultz was also reporting with Soviet tanks right in front of her during the Russian Coup. After spending eight years in Finland, she worked for Fox News as their State Department Reporter for six and a half years. During her time with Fox, Schultz traveled with and reported on Secretary of State Colin Powell for four years. "He was amazing. I have had the opportunity to see history unfold," she said. Schultz was right outside the State Department on Sept. 11 and saw the aftermath of the plane hitting the Pentagon. She has traveled to Afghanistan six times beginning three months after the war started. Once, her plane was diverted from landing because tooth Heisler Locomotive Anniversary Aug. 8-9 happen without them. We appreciate them do nating the field and for Principal Ben Merrill who has opened up the school." "Dan Srack and his crew always have the field looking immaculate. The Shriners, play ers, all of us, really owe him and 5 J School District a big thank you. This game is one of the top two fundraisers in the nation and ih large part, it's because of them. We also appre ciate tiie Knights of Columbus who have taken tickets for years and man the'gates," Warner said. He's hopeful even more people will attend the steak breakfast hosted by the Baker County Cattlewomen in the park on game day and the new event, the Gridiron Tailgate and Grill-off in the afternoon prior to the game, helping them raise ample money for the Shrine Steer. The steer which is sold during halftime of the game is 'turned' (or resold) five or six times and Warner expects it to bring anywhere from $15,000-525,000 this year. Sales have generated well over $300,000 as of 2014. "With cattle prices being higher, the Baker County Cattlewomen and Cattlemen have re ally gone above and beyond the call of duty," said Warner. Several organizations hold fundraisers throughout the year and join together to pur chase the steer. All proceeds go directly to help kids at Shriners Hospital for Children which provides care and services regardless of the patient's ability to pay. Baker High School cheerleaders are respon sible for the concessions during the game, and while this is their biggest fundraiser for the year, they will also be donating a percentage Submitted photos (Above) Teri Shultz, left front, traveling with Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2003. (Below) Teri Schultz, left, bringing medicine, clothes, candy to Afghan orphans in May 2015. the Taliban was attacking the airport. Her most recent trip there was two months ago and she says she has dreamed of living in Kabul. "I have Afghan friends. They have huge appreciation for the U.S. led efforts," she said. Schultz went on to say the Afghans are very concerned about the U.S. pulling out. She wonders if everyone, Demolition Derby Cake-i2:3O at McEwen Aug. 8 Depot. Special Jaunts at 6:30 p.m. AU Weekend Fairgrounds the decision makers especially, were honest, if they would say the effort has been worth it. Except for the fact that girls are in school now and women are serving in the parliament, things are pretty rough. "I've seen really, really sad things," she said. See FRIEND on page 7 Baker County Fair Aug. www.bakcrcmnitjTair. org/fäir 4-H Horse Show Friday at 4 p.m. Saturday at 8 a.m. Note: Both days at fairgrounds 4005 23rd Street • PO Box 226 Baker City, OR 97814 (541) 523-3616
