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5*1 ************ECRLOT 0073A**C007 BAKER COUNTY LIBRARY 2400 RESORT ST BAKER CITY OR 97814-2721 Positively Baker County www.therconline. \ Est. Haines 1901 ~ Haines, Baker County, Oregon ; This week's masthead photo was taken by local photogra- her, Helen Hall of Eastern Oregon Images. She was on Vacation in Canada and says, "We were making our way out of Jasper in the morning and there they were in the lake.” Hall reminds people that while wildlife scenes are breath taking and it was a wonderful experience, she always Exp 05/07/2016 Thursday, August 1 advocates staying a good distance from wildlife so as not to stress them or place them in danger of a 'human encounter gone bad.' Hall was was shooting with a 300 mm lens and quite a distance from the animals. The elk were in Jasper Lake, just off Hwy 16 at the north end of Jasper National Park. You can find Eastern Oregon Images on Facebook. Blue Mountain Oil Opens New Cardlock Their goal is to always be price competitive Photos and story by Gina Perkins Where's Baker City? That's the first ques tion Jeremy and Ashlee Yerrick asked when learning of a business opportunity from a friend to assume the operation and management of Blue Mountain Oil, Inc. Living in Montana at the time, the couple had not heard of our little town. They came for a visit and very much liked what they saw. "We love to work out, so we naturally gravitated toward the YMCA right away," said Jeremy. "I Ye traveled all over the world and worked out in a lot of differ ent gyms-this is one of my very 1 favorites," he said. Jeremy is also partial to Sam-O-Swim. "Paula [Moe] does a great job , with the pool," he added. "We love the outdoors, hiking, I and the scenery is beautiful," he added. They've been in Baker City a year, assuming operations immediately upon their arrival. In Feb. of this year they began a huge project, overhauling the shop, making repairs and adding a brand new cardlock at the plant site in Baker City on 13th Street. The Oregon State Fire Marshall restricts membership to business, government, and non-profit customers only, but the Haines and North Powder cardlocks are open to individuals. The new cardlock, which opened this week in Baker, offers state of the art fueling for semis with their satellite pump so truck drivers can rapidly fuel both tanks on each side. Ashlee is a chiropractor, although not practicing right now as she is focusing completely on their business endeavor. She teaches a fitness class at the 'Y' seasonally. Jeremy holds two bachelor degrees, one in Economics and the other in Supply Chain Management from the University of Nevada Reno. Both volunteer with the Baker City Fire Department and they look forward to archery season. The couple says they had an exceptional experience as they worked through each step of the expansion process and say that Baker City is the friendliest place they've ever lived. "We feel like a real part of the community already," Ashlee said. Jeremy is very experienced in the construction business as he served as a Jeremy and Ashlee Yerrick, general managers of Blue Mountain Oil, Inc. The Yerricks with their dog, Draft U.S. Navy Seabee building bases in Iraq. He later became an Underwater Construc tion Diver during his six year enlistment so was very prepared as he brought the project forward to officials. His background and experience proved very helpful. In addition to appreciating the help received. from City, County and State officials, the Yerricks would like to give a big shout out to the many local I area businesses which helped them complete their big project. They include: • Powder River Electric - Ron Bell • Triple C Redi-Mix • Britt Sand and Gravel • Natural Structures - Ted and Jodie Hausotter and Percy Dickerson • H & H Lock and Key - Steve Habberman • Stainless Pilis, Inc. - Dan Habberman • Daschem Interiors Inc. - Kenyon and Haden Daschem • Oregon Sign Company - Christina Witham • M & L Excavating - Jerry Long • General Fire • Challenger Company - Steve Nichols • Century Link - Sam Stagnero Blue Mountain Oil offers bulk fuel and oil delivery, premium lubricant sales, and three 24 hour self service card lock locations-in Haines, North Powder, and the brand new business/non-profit cardlock at 2885 13th Street in Baker City. "We post our prices as we always want people to know what they're paying at the pump. We provide excellent customer service and always strive to be price competitive," said Jeremy. Blue Mountain Oil is owned by Ralph Poole, Ken Poole and Shay Meskill; Jeremy and Ashlee are the general managers and can be reached at 541 -523- 4779 or 541 -403-0215. If you are interested in becoming a cardlock customer or ordering bulk fuel, give them a call. They sell heating fuel, on and off-road diesel, non-ethanol gasoline, bulk DEF refills, and an assortment of Chevron and Union lubricants. Durkee Steak Feed Aug. 29 at the Golf Course 4:30 p.m. w/ Classic Car Show Adults $20 - kids (hot dogs) $5 Frank Carlson to play music Pre-school- Pre-kindergarten at St. Stephen's. Affordable. Limited openings. Call Karen Zimmer at 541-519-4526. me 114, Number 33 • 10 Pages • 75 cents 78th Annual Fair Concludes It was a whirlwind of a week for many families who were involved with the Baker County Fair. On Saturday, the fair wrapped up with a Buyer's and Leader's Luncheon with delicious beef for the luncheon provided by the DLX and LNK Ranches of Haines and North Powder, respectively. Following was the award presentation and 4-H / FFA Livestock Sale. Special awards presented are as follows with the winner's name followed by the sponsor. Shooting Sports Intermediate Champion Overall - Sam Black I Bowen Valley Archery Senior Champion Overall - Orrin Black / Bowen Valley Archery , Hi-Point Archery - Orrin Black I Farm and Industrial Club Booth Contest - Peoples Choice Award: Baker Rascals 4-H Club I Friends of the Fair Club Herd Beef: Burnt River FFA/Ash Grove Cement Swine: J.Q. Livestock / Ash Grove Cement Sheep Club Herd: J.Q. Livestock / Dean's 4-H Club Meagan Tool - Grand champion (center) with Commercial Tire, buyer Aiden Coomer - Grand champion lamb (right) with Britt Sand & Gravel, buyer See FAIR on page 2 Demolition Derby Winners 1st Matt Watkins 2nd Jeff Martin 3rd Steve Patterson 4th liene Hills
