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8 î Record-Courier THURSDAY, AUGUST 13,2015 BUSINESS DIRECTORY see JR at CLARKE & CLARKE INSURANCE ASE C ertified Auto, Truck and Motor Home % Insurance... 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There is no admis sion and all are welcome. Bring the whole family. The orchestra, under the direction of Kelly Brickman, will perform a mix of classical, marches, as well as original compositions. Bring a blanket, or your lawn chairs, perhaps a picnic dinner and enjoy some music made by your neighbors. The Baker Community Orchestra is made up of volun teer community members who have a passion for making music. The orchestra is open to any community member who can play a band or orchestra Instrument. There is no audition requirement, just come and play. For information on joining, you can contact Brian Watt at 541-523-4662, or email at bandswattl @gmail.com. Huntington Pioneer Days Happens Despite Fire Got Damage? We can fix it According to the Huntington Chamber of Commer, The Pio neer Days went very well this year. There was a giant water slide and a bouncy castle for the kids. They absolutely loved it. About 12-14 items, donated by community members and the Indian dancers, were raffled out to lucky winners. Many peo ple stayed late to listen to the live music. Despite the lesser turn out due to the fire, all had a great time. Sunday Concert in the Park Baker's Best Full Service Automotive Repair Shop Paul’s f Transmission & Repair 2540 Cedar, Baker City www.paulsrepairandtransmission.com 541-523-6923 Truck &RV Wash We wash anything on wheels! Exit 304 off 1-84 2410 Plum Street, Baker City 541-523-5070 541-519-8687 G//Z Certificates Available. www.paradisetruckwash.com ,CCB# 192854 Dowdy \ Harris I Roofing ^ Construction inc. •Shingle or metal roofing • Pole buildings • Additions • Remodel • Siding • Decks 524-9594 TFN Enjoy music by Monica Paul and Terry Lamont this Sunday, Aug. 16 from 2-4 p.m. at the Lions Shelter in Geiser Pollman Park in Baker City. Suggested donations are $5 per adult. Bring your favorite lawn chair or blanket. bratwursts, and sodas will be available from Sumpter Valley Community Volunteers. Barley Brown’s will be providing a beer garden. Labor Day Flea Market Mark Luker and LeAnne Woolf The Labor Day Flea Market is coming up on Sept. markinsumpterl5@gniail.coni; 4-7. Come for a last chance at deals on everything from knickknacks to handcrafted furniture. The or 541-894-2303, leannemywo@aol.com Sumpter Valley Railroad will be running Saturday, On Monday afternoon, the building clouds finally Sunday, and Monday. yielded some rain, along with lightning and thunder. Community Breakfast A hot breakfast brought smiles to motorcycle rid The rain lasted far too short a time to do the woods any good though, or to bring any haim to the cu ers as they enjoyed the second community breakfast cumbers and zucchinis ripening in people’s gardens, sponsored by the Sumpter Valley Community Vol like in the garden of former Sumpter columnist unteers. The Brit Iron Rebels are a large club whose Nancy Myers. She has taken full advantage of the . riders came from many different directions—Port extra leisure time, and also has walls of peas, snow land, Seattle, Snohomish, Spokane and San Diego— to Sumpter this weekend. Branches of the club from peas, and mounds of green beans. Idaho were also represented. We are told that one Calendar Aug. 15 - Music in the Meadow 6, family-oriented rider came from as far away as Texas. Nineteen vol outdoor music festival, Sumpter Valley Dredge unteers served 88 guests, and breakfast grossed $864. Even though the SVCV is a relatively new State Heritage Area, 12-9 p.m. Aug. 16 - Music in the Meadow 6 continues, 11 non-profit group in town, jt has already raised over $1500, which will be put to good use in our com a.m. - 5 p.m. Aug. 18 — Sumpter Volunteer Fire Department, City munity. We would like to thank local businesses Fer gus’s Gold Post, Elkhorn Saloon, Depot Inn, and Hall, 7 p.m. Aug. 20 - Bag Ladies, Schoolhouse Community Carole’s Mad Dog Restaurant and Saloon for donat ing supplies. Center, 12 p.m. Aug. 20 - Planning Commission, City Hall, 7 p.m. No. 3 Heisler Locomotive Several Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration, Inc. Aug. 25 - Recall ballots due back to County Sept. 1 - Sumpter Volunteer Fire Department members made special trips to Sumpter Valley for Auxiliary, Schoolhouse Community Center, 10 No. 3 Heisler locomotive’s one hundredth-birthday cake on Aug. 8 (on Aug. 9, members who traveled a.m. Sept. 1 - Sumpter Volunteer Fire Department, City made s’mores). SVRR vice-president LeAnne Woolf gave a short speech before the cake cutting. Hall, 7 p.m. She thanked people for being there, and briefly sum Music in the Meadow Music in the Meadow 6 runs from 12 - 9p.m. on marized the No. 3’s delivery to Sumpter Valley in Saturday, Aug. 15, and from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sun 1915; its sojourn in Cascade, Idaho after Sumpter day, Aug. 16, near the train depot in Sumpter Valley Valley Railway shut down; its return to Sumpter Dredge State Heritage Area. Parking near the depot Valley in 1971; and, its return to passenger service is limited, but more parking will be available down in 1976. The Heisler was dismantled last year for its by the dredge, about 100 yards away through the 15-year boiler inspection, and was only recently re trees. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your own assembled. Those interested were able to ride in the chairs. It is an outdoor concert in the mountains, so cab from the McEwen depot to edge-of-yard and back. be ready for any kind of weather. Boise area musician-singer-songwriter Rayleigh People A celebration of life for Candy Theodore was held Jack opens the festival Saturday with her fiddling. She also plays guitar and classical violin. A John on Aug. 6. The potluck luncheon was well attended, Day husband and wife team, Just Us, will follow and many warm stories were shared. her. They play classic rock and classic country. Churches Sunday morning services are held at St. Brigid’s Bluegrass group, J.D. Webb and the Ramblers, in cludes some of the same players as the local fa in the Pines at Auburn and Bonanza in Sumpter on vorite, BC Ramblers. No Code, also of Baker City, the first and third Sundays of the month at 11 a.m. will give a rock and roll intro for the evening’s head The service is followed by a coffee hour. Weekly services at McEwen Bible Fellowship include Sun liners, Stone Country, from the Tri-Cities. Sunday’s entertainment starts with High Desert day School at 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship at 11 Renegades of Baker City (classic country all the a.m., and Wednesday evening prayer at 6:45 p.m. News and calendar items received by Sunday way), followed by La Grande artist, Mad Cassidy. She covers a wide variety of genres and has a great evening will be included in the Sumpter column the voice. Baker City’s talented Frank Carlson will following week. Send in news anchor photos with captions of guests, births, group meetings, or any close the weekend. Admission is by donation. Hot dogs, hamburgers, special occasion. U.S. Forest Service Provides Fire Information Recent lightning activity across the Blue Mountains has sparked several news fires. Both lookouts and aerial reconnais sance have reported a total of 31 new lightning caused fires thus far across the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center foot print. Including: • NE Oregon ODF: nine new fires • Wai Iowa-Whitman National Forest: 12 new fires • Umatilla National Forest: nine new fires • Washington DNR: one new fire Additional hold-over fires are possible as the conditions are dry and increased winds are expected throughout the week. Isolated thunderstorms and increasing winds are expected over the next four days. Fire officials want to remind everyone that the current fire dan ger rating remains at EXTREME and Public Use Restrictions in volving campfires and chainsaw use are in effect. Regulated closures are in effect on State and private lands protected by Ore gon Department of Forestry (ODF) in northeast and central Ore gon. On Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forest lands Public Use Restrictions are in effect, including campfire restric tions and use of chainsaws. Visit the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch webpage at: www.bmidc.org or contact a local Oregon Department of Forestry or Forest Service office for more complete information. Similar restrictions may be in effect on State and private lands protected by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA-DNR). More information can be found on the WA-DNR website at:http://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/firedanger/BurnRisk.aspx . Additional Blue Mountain Fire information can be found at: http://bluemountainfireinfo.blogspot.com/ Baker City Manager Provides Update Community Night Out Successful Community night out was well at tended this year with almost 800 Baker City citizens enjoying a meal and visiting with vendors in the park on Tuesday evening. One of the most popular attrac tions was a dunk tank supporting the local wrestling team. Chief Lohner acted as emcee during the Annual National Night Out event held at the Geiser-Pollman Park. This event, organized by Baker City Events, featured live music, food, raffle items, vendor booths and public safety personnel. Many thanks to the Lions for cooking the food, YoungLife and the COPs (Citizens On Patrol) for assisting with cleanup and tear down, Frank Carlson for the music and a host of other community sponsors who either donated to this event or came out to represent their individual busi nesses and services. Building Department Changes Continue "Changes continue in the Building Department as we go forward in. attempt ing to fill the building official vacancy. Currently we are using personnel from the State Building Codes Division to fill in for two days a week. We are keeping up with inspections and our local contrac tors have been very patient. We have re ceived a couple of applications and will move forward to fill the vacancy," says Mike Kee. Four Million Gallons of Water a Day The City continues to use over four million gallons of water per day even though the goal was to use less than that. Officials continue to ask water users to only irrigate every other day. If you have an even address water on even dates, if your address is an odd number water on the odd days of the week. If the goal cannot be achieved through volun tary compliance the City will enact a mandatory irrigation schedule. We all need to work together in order to con serve this valuable resource. Help Improve Art The Public Arts Commission is still looking for someone to join their team to improve art within the community. The Public Arts Commission works to pro mote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of Baker City by ac tively pursuing the placement of public art in public spaces within Baker City lim its while also serving to preserve and de velop public access to the arts. You can apply online at: http://bakercity.com/ boardscommissions-volunteer-form Over $10,000 Raised BCPD has received over $10,000 in donations towards the purchase of a new K9 dog to replace Turbo, which re tired earlier this summer. This funding will provide for the purchase of a trained dog, training for the new dog’s handler, airfare and other costs associated with the purchase and training. Additional dona tions are welcome. These donations will be used to offset costs associated with ongoing veterinary care of the K9 and maintenance of the program. Baker County Fires As of Tuesday afternoon, three fires were burning within Baker County; in the Hereford (Back side of Black Mountain) area, in the East Eagle area, and in the Burnt Biver Canyon area. A level 1 evacuation notice was issued for Stices Gulch. A Code Bed notification has been sent to subscribers in the respective areas. 11 New Wildfires in the Vale District Lightning activity across the region Monday caused 11 new wildfires. The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Vale District is respond ing to all of them. Most of these fires are less than an acre in size. Two fires however, are larger and Vale District resources are on scene. The largest fire is being called the Bully Creek Fire. It is approximately 18 miles north of Juntura, Ore., and is currently 700 acres in size. Two engines, a water tender, and a bull dozer are responding. The second largest fire, Pole Gulch Fire, is at 500 acres and is approx imately 12 miles north of Juntura. One engine is on scene. All but three of the remaining fires are in the same general area north of Juntura—those three fires are clustered around in the Inter state-84 corridor near Durkee, Oregon. Priority sage grouse habitat is being affected by both the Bully Creek and Pole Gulch fires. No structures are currently threatened. The focus in fighting these fires is to keep them small. Bob Narus, Vale District BLM Fire Man agement Officer says that the outlying guard stations were key in responding quickly and keeping the fires as small as possible. “Our district is large,” Narus said, “having firefighters and equipment closer to the action is essential in keeping fires from getting out of control.” If you see or suspect a wildfire, call the Vale BLM Fire Dispatch Center at 541 -473-6295. For more information on reporting wildfires in Malheur and Baker counties, as well as north east Oregon, visit http://www.blm.gov /or/dis- tricts/ vale/fire/report-fire.php.
