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BAKER COUNTY LIBRARY
2400 RESORT ST
BAKER CITY OR 97814-2721
www.therconline.com
Thursday, December 31,2015
Volume 114, Nun1^553
Record-C ourier as
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aPpy New Year from l“qerVmg Baker Çountyi
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Annual Chamber
Banquet Jan. 16
The Baker County Chamber of
Commerce Banquet will be held
on Saturday, Jan. 16 beginning
at 5 p.m. at the Sunridge Inn in
Baker City. Call 541-523-5855
for more information.
Eagle Cap Extreme
Sled Dog Race Jan,
20-23
This is Oregon's only Iditarod
and Yukon Quest Qualifier held
at Ferguson Ridge in Joseph.
Race Distances include:
200 Mile -12 Dog Race
(Iditarod & Yukon Quest
Qualifier)
100 Mile - 8 Dog Race
62 Mile, 2-Day, 6 Dog Mid
Distance Pot Race*
20 Mile Junior Race - 4 or 6
dogs, 14 to 17 year-old mushers
Visit www.eaglecapextreme.com
or call 541-426-SLED for more
information.
Friends of the
Library Book Sale
Jan 22-31
If you are interested in volun
teering to help the Friends sort
or sell books for the January
book sale, please stop by the
Baker Library's front desk and
leave your name and phone
number or email at the Volunteer
Box, and a Friends' volunteer
will call you in January to
arrange a shift for you. Or you
can provide this information in
an email to: Bakerlibraryfriends
@gmail.com, or telephone the
Library at 541-523-6419.
Brooklyn Book Fair
and Taco Feed Feb. 4
This annual fundraising event
will be held at the Baker County
Event Center on Thursday, Feb.
4 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Raffle
tickets are on sale for a variety
of prizes that will be awarded in
drawings during the evening.
Tickets are available from
students or at the school. For
more information, or tickets, call
the school at 54-523-2450.
National Wild Turkey
Association Banquet
and Auction Feb. 6
Scouts Annual Christmas Tree Pick-up Saturday
Baker City Scouts will be picking up
Christmas trees the morning of Jan. 2 be
ginning at 9 a.m.
Residents can leave their tree near the
curb in plain view from the road. Scouts
will collect the trees and deliver them to
bins, donated for use by Baker Sanitary
Service. Baker Sanitary Service will utilize
their equipment and facilities to recycle the
trees.
Donations for this service are appreci
ated, but not required. They may be
placed in an envelope and attached to the
front door of the residence where Scouts
can retrieve it. Checks can be made
payable to “BSA”.
Keating
Pinochle
Jan. 2, 16, 30
Potluck at 6:30
Cards afterward
- Bring $5
Keating Fire Hall
Contributions will stay local, supple
menting Baker County scouting activities,
camping and supply purchases.
For more information, contact Emily
Braswell, Eastern Oregon District Execu
tive, at 541-519-7677, or search “baker
city Christmas tree pick up” on Facebook.
Keating
Cub Scout
Fundraiser
Special talk on travels
through Jerusalem,
Bethlehem, and more
Jan. 3, 1 p.m.
Keating Fire Hall
Come join in the fun at the
Annual National Wild Turkey
Banquet and Auction on
Saturday Feb. 6,2016 at the
Baker Elks Lodge. The doors
open at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6
p.m. The auction will be at 7
p.m. For more information
contact Bob Gentry at
541-403-1352.
More EVENTS on page 8
Enjoy Music
by Frank
Carlson
New Year’s Eve
at the VFW in
Baker City starting
about 8 p.m.
VFW opens at 3 p.m
4005 23rd Street • PO Box 226
Baker City, OR 97814
(541) 523-3616