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Then everyone brings a white ele­
phant gift and puts them all on the
table. Play five games without stop­
ping till the fun gifts are given out.
Then.... according to Joe, "We'll eat
some more."
New Bridge Bino
The regular Bingo night will be
on schedule, Saturday, Jan. 2, at 7
p.m. at the New Bridge Grange. Al­
ways a great time, and hey, bring in
the New Year with a Bingo!
Broken Leg
Larry Wershey is reliving his
childhood (although I have no idea
if he was this destructive as a child).
This week, Larry fell and broke his
leg on the ice. Last month he dislo­
cated a shoulder and broke a rib,
and the month before that he cut his
leg pretty good. Happy healing
Larry!
Move
Ken and June Knox, after living
at the edge of town for 15 years,
came to the end of their lease. They
looked for places to rent, not just in
Here we are, the end of the year.
Survived the Christmas season?
Had fun? Made awesome memo­
ries? Yes, to all. I hope you said the
same. Now here we are ready for
the New Year. It seems like just yes­
terday it was going to be 2000 and
we were all ready for computer
crashes, end of days, had a storage
of candles and food. And now we
are looking at 2016.... Happy New
Year.
Weather
We are running the gamut of win­
ter weather. We started out with
snow and lots of it, then rain! Fi­
nally got that cleared up and here
came more snow, and now cold,
freezing cold, with some snow. If
you would like to watch the
snowflakes
fall,
visit
the
www.hellscanyonchamber.com site
and click on the web cam.
White Elephant Bingo
What a wonderful fun way to
bring in the New Year. Potluck at
noon, at the New Bridge Grange.
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Linda Dixon
541-709-1045 • mogirl65@gmail.com
FFA and Honor Society Served
at Community Dinner
Happy
Holidays
Eastern
Oregon. It's a bright sunny day and
I'm loving it. Cold but sunny. First
off, let me apologize for mis-stat­
ing the servers of the Christmas
dinner put on by the school. The
FFA And the National Honor Soci­
ety served the dinner not the boys
athletic department. Sorry.
Was a busy week with shopping,
exchanges, after Christmas sales
and elk hunting. My husband and I
are not personally hunting, we keep
the fires going, food ready and
offer moral support. This is the first
year in a long time we haven't
gone, but with age creeping up and
health issues, we passed this year.
Hope to be back at it next year.
The United Methodist Church
Christmas program was a huge
success and lots of fun. The kids
did great. Santa made a visit and
gifts were given out to all kids at­
tending. Thank you Cove United
Methodist church for all the toys.
Everyone enjoyed hot chocolate,
popcorn balls, and cookies of many
shapes and sizes. Our guest pianist
was Meredith Wilson. Thank you
Halfway, but Baker City and the
Willamette Valley. On the 13th
place they looked at, which was
Marcella Taylor's ole place, they
found their newhome. "Lucky 13"
June says.
Daughter Shelly came to visit
over Christmas. Shelly is a runner
and on one of her 7:30 a.m. runs,
she came back home and couldn't
talk because her lips were frozen.
Yes, we have had some cold
weather.
Fishing
This last week before the freeze,
the crappie in Richland were biting
like crazy. A group of three went
out fishing one evening and caught
77 crappie in one hour. And the
steelhead arejunning as well down
below Hells Canyon Dam.
Ending
I'm working to get back in the
writing groove, but in order for that
to happen, you have got to remem­
ber to call me with your news.
Let's end with this thought -1 have
used it before, but I love it - We will
open the book. Its pages are blank.
We are going to put words on them
ourselves. The book is called Op­
portunity and its first chapter is
New Year’s Day. ~Edith Lovejoy
Pierce
Happy New Year!
to Maggie Guthrie for spear head­
ing the program Thanks to Karlie
Martin for being there assisting
with all the kids.
Fresh alliance will be as usual on
Thursday as will Lunch Bunch on
Friday. It's a potluck, so bring your
favorite dish, (with food on it)
Went to the Star Wars movie on
Sunday. Good movie. Lots of folks
my age. Interesting. Guess we're
the Star Wars generation. Some
youngsters but mostly 40 and older.
Harrison Ford is still good looking,
just older.
Be kind, spread joy, give hope
and have gratitude. Do this year
round not just at Christmas.
Well this is short and sweet this
week, have a safe and great New
Year. Remember to have a desig­
nated driver. Have a blessed week,
hug your kids and smile at your
neighbor. Happy New Year.
i Record-Courier
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,2015
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The LDS Family History Cen­
ter, 2625 Hughes Lane is open
Tuesday 1-4 p.m.; Wednesday
10-1 p.m. and 5:30- 8:30p.m.;
Thursday 10-1 p.m.; Friday 1-4
p.m. and by appointment.
(Phone 541-523-2397 during
regular hours or 541-524-9691
any time) Consultants help
everyone use Ancestry.com;
Find My Past; Heritage Quest
Online and other family history
websites free of charge.
HELP WANTED
BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 5J is
currently accepting applications for
Substitute Bus Drivers. A CDL is
required. BSD5J will train viable
candidates. $14.10 per hour. For a
complete description of the position
and qualifications please go to
www.baker.k12.or.us or contact the
employment division. You may also
call 541-524-2261 or email
nnemec@baker.k12.or.us
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PUBLIC MEETINGS
Powder Valley Water Control
District meets the 2nd Monday of
the month at 7 p.m. at 690 E. Street,
North Powder, OR 97867.
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PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Baker Rural Fire District
meets the 3rd Tuesday of every
month at 7 p.m. at the Pocahontas
Fire Station, with the exception of
May and June when they hold their
budget meeting at 6 p.m. with the
regular meeting following at 7 p.m.
The North Powder Rural Fire
Protection District meets the
second Wednesday of the month at
7 p.m. at the Rural Fire Building, 340
"E" Street, North Powder.
Burnt River Irrigation District
meets the second Tuesday of every
month at 1 p.m. at the office of
Silven, Schmeits & Vaughan. 1950
Third Street in Baker City.
The North Powder Cemetery
Maintenance District meets the
fourth Tuesday of the month at 5
p.m. at the Grange in North Powder.
Safe Haven: Alzheimer/ Dementia
Caregivers Support Group. Second
Friday of every month at 11:45 a.m.
in the Fellowship Hall (right wing of
Nazarene Church). Lunch will be
provided. 1250 Hughes Lane, Baker
City.
The Haines Fire Protection
District will meet on the first Tues­
day each month at 6 p.m. at the
Haines Public Library.
Celebrate Recovery: Hurts,
Habits, and Hangups; Tuesdays at
6:15 p.m. in the Fapiily Life Center,
1250 Hughes Lane, Baker City.
Veterans Safe Zone: Veterans
Support Group; 1 st and 3rd Monday
of every month at 6 p.m. in the left
wing of the Nazarene Church, 1250
Hughes Lane, Baker
The Medical Springs Rural Fire
Department meeting is the 1st
Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. at
Pondosa Station.
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Photo taken at
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Guthrie, Kylie
Martin, Kellee
Dixon, Aaliyah
Jordan, Dylan
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Martin, Emily
McCall, Ryleigh
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Animal Shelter Capital Plan Completed
Another phase of planning was recently completed
regarding an animal shelter for the Baker County
area. Done under contract with PARC Resources, of
Bend, the Capital Campaign Plan was completed in
August, announced Jeanie Dexter, Board Chair for
New Hope for Eastern Oregon Animals (New Hope).
The capital plan focuses on a financial strategy for
raising the necessary funding for construction of the
shelter. Ms. Dexter said this is an important and nec­
essary planning step for a facility of this size.
New Hope is a 501(c)3 that was established in
2010. In 2011, New Hope acquired the land for the
shelter with a generous donation from Best Friends
of Baker, Inc. and the Leo Brookshier Trust. The site,
which is 2.2 acres, is located at 3210 K Street in
Baker City. The shelter will be located near the Leo
Brookshier Center, at 3325 K Street, which is the of­
fice and training center for New Hope.
Other shelter accomplishments include the comple­
tion of New Hope’s five year strategic plan in 2013
and the development of a fundraising package in
2014. The fundraising package includes a detailed
floor plan, site plan and color rendering of the build­
ing.
Dick Haines, New Hope Founder said calculations
for the Baker County area show a projected intake of
approximately 765 animals a year, comprised of dogs
at 43 percent, and cats at 54 percent. Based on pro­
jected animal numbers, the shelter would be approx­
imately 6,163 sq ft.
Ms. Dexter said the shelter design focuses on a
healthy, animal friendly, low-stress environment, as­
sisting in longer term stays for animals awaiting
adoption. The shelter is intended to be a centralized
location for homeless pets currently being met by
multiple animal nonprofits. The cost of the shelter is
projected to be approximately $1,600,000.
Steps ahead for New Hope include the appointment
of a Campaign Director (to lead the fundraising ef­
fort) and the development of a business plan. The
focus of the business plan is to establish the means
for funding future shelter operations.
Community Bank’s Charity Drive Produces
Over $24,000 This Holiday Season
The annual Charity Drive was
conducted in Community Bank’s
full-service branch locations during
Nov., through Dec. 18. The pro­
gram is an effort to collect donations
in branches to benefit charities in
that same area. This season a grand
total of $24,116.03 in donations and
bank matches were dispersed to
charities assisting local citizens in
need.
Community Bank matches up to
$500 per branch at $.50 on the dol­
lar. The goal this year was to raise a
minimum of $1,000 at each branch
location in order to have the maxi­
mum bank match achieved and to
provide at least $ 1500 for each char­
ity. The goal was reached in six of
the bank’s
13 participating
branches: Baker City, Elgin, Wal­
lowa, Enterprise, Joseph and Mil­
ton-Freewater.
Following are the amounts the
charity organizations are receiving
the week of Christmas as a result of
the Charity Drive. Amounts are
rounded to the nearest dollar and in­
clude funds raised in the branch and
the Community Bank match: Baker
City Food Banks (Baker City
branch): $1,500; Community Con­
nection Food Bank (Enterprise &
Joseph branches): $9,522; Elgin
Food Bank (Elgin branch): $3,526;
Wallowa Food Bank (Wallowa
branch): $3,038; Milton-Freewater
City Light and Power Energy Assis­
tance Program through the Salva­
tion Army (Milton-Freewater
branch): $1,975; Walla Walla’s Sen­
ior Center, Center at the Park (Col­
lege Place & Walla Walla
branches): $1,622; EOU Founda­
tion Scholarship Fund for regional
need-based
scholarships
(La
Grande downtown & Valley
branches): $1,105; Neighborhood
Center Food Bank (Heppner
branch): $790; Neighbor 2 Neigh­
bor Warming Station (Pendleton
branch): $525; Martha’s House
(Hermiston branch): $510.
Since 2010 the Community Bank
Charity Drive has provided over
$119,000 to charities in the region.
Community Bank would like to
thank all the people and clubs that
donated to the fund raising efforts.
“We are thankful for what these
organizations do for our communi­
ties and glad to assist them with
additional support,” says Tom
Moran, Community Bank Presi-
dent/CEO, “We couldn’t do it with­
out
our
generous customers and communi­
ties - so thank you for your help.”
The Clarkston branch of Commu­
nity Bank opted to facilitate their
second annual one day pet-portrait
fundraising event for the Lewis
Clark Animal Shelter which raised
about $530 in donations at their lo­
cation in early December.
About Community Bank. Head­
quartered in Joseph Oregon, Com­
munity Bank has $373 million in
assets as of 11/30/15. The Bank has
14 full-service branches throughout
Eastern Oregon and Southeastern
Washington. Community Bank is
an Equal Housing Lender and
Member FDIC.
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Best Friends Receives $1,000 Grant
Best Friends of Baker, Inc. is pleased to announce receipt of $1,000
grant for general operations from the Oregon Community Foundation.
The Oregon Community Foundation works with individuals, families,
businesses, and organizations to create charitable funds to support the
community causes they care about. The grant to Best Friends of Baker,
Inc. came from these funds.
Best Friends is a non-profit volunteer group that advocates for the
needs of domestic animals within Baker County. They promote respect,
dignity, humane treatment and responsible population control for pets,
as well as provide for the medical needs, shelter, and foster care for res­
cued, neglected or abandoned animals. They are dedicated to the
thoughtful placement and adoption of all animals that come into their
care.
To date, Best Friends has rescued everything from dogs and cats, to
goats, sheep, horses, and exotic birds. They also take surrendered pets
from deployed military personnel, orphaned pets from deceased owners
or from owners moving into assisted living facilities, and pets displaced
by owners’ loss of income and/or homes. They take in impounded dogs
on their last no-kill day. All Best Friends animals are fostered until they
can be matched with forever homes.
Through an expanding network of partners, Best Friends of Baker,
Inc. has successfully placed dogs and cats across the country. They have
initiated programs to match returning or retired military personnel with
trained companion dogs at no cost to them, as well as “Senior to Senior”
adoption programs to match older dogs and cats with senior citizens at
little or no cost.
The organization’s website is: www.BestFriendsofBaker.org
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