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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13,2015
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Baker Community
Orchestra Holds
Summer Concert
The
Baker Community
Orchestra will hold its Summer
Concert Friday, Aug. 21 at 6
p.m. at the Lions Picnic Shelter
in Geiser-Pollman Park in
Baker City. 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
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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.