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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7,2016
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Monthly Climate Summary for Baker City
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Baker County’s
Hawes Wins
Service to Farm
Bureau Award
Eugene Hawes of Baker
County Farm Bureau was
recognized with a Service to
Farm Bureau Award at the
83rd OFB Annual Meeting in
Sunriver, Dec. 8-10, 2015.
“Eugene Hawes has been
an active Farm Bureau mem­
ber for 25 years and comes
from a long line of Farm Bu­
reau leaders in his family,”
said Bushue.
At the state level, Hawes
served on the OFB Board of
Directors from 2000 to 2013
and took on leadership proles
in the OFB Young Farmers
and Ranchers Committee in
the 1990s.
At the county level, Hawes
has served as both Baker
County Farm Bureau presi­
dent and vice president. He
still serves on the county
board of directors and helps
with Farm Bureau events, in­
cluding the popular Farm to
Fork program for local stu­
dents.
“Eugene is a mentor to
many and we hope his serv­
ice to Farm Bureau has many
more years ahead,” said
Bushue.
Hawes is a fifth-generation
farmer and rancher and
raises hay, cattle, and wheat
in Baker County.
The state’s largest général
farm organization, Oregon
Farm Bureau (OFB) is a
grassroots, nonpartisan, non­
profit organization represent­
ing the interests of the state’s
family farmers and ranchers
in the public and policymak­
ing arenas.
First established in Oregon
in 1919, Farm Bureau is or­
ganized in all 36 counties and
has 7,500 member families
that are professionally en­
gaged in agriculture.
OFB website:
www.oregonfb.org
Facebook: www.facebook.
com/ofbinfo
Twitter: www.twitter.com/
OreFarmBureau
Submitted photo
Baker County Farm Bureau’s
Eugene Hawes (middle) was
given the Service to Farm Bu­
reau Award by OFB President
Barry Bushue (right) and OFB
Executive Vice President Dave
Dillon (left) during the 83rd
OFB Annual Meeting in Sun­
river, Dec. 8-10, 2015.
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According to preliminary data received by NOAA's National
Weather Service in Pendleton Ore., temperatures at Baker City
averaged slightly warmer than normal during the month of De­
cember.
The average temperature was 27.7 degrees which was 1.8 de­
grees above normal. High temperatures averaged 34.9 degrees,
which was 0.3 degrees above normal. The highest was 55 de­
grees on Dec. 8. Low temperatures averaged 20.5 degrees,
which was 3.2 degrees above normal. The lowest was -1 de­
grees, on Dec. 31.
There were 27 days with the low temperature below 32 de­
grees. There were 11 days when the high temperature stayed
below 32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled 1.34 inches during December, which was
0.37 inches above normal. Measurable precipitation -at least .01
inch- was received on 17 days with the heaviest, 0.26 inches re­
ported on the Dec. 7.
Precipitation in 2015 totaled 10.50 inches, which is 1.74 inches
above normal. Since October, the water year precipitation at
Baker City has been 2.54 inches, which is 0.62 inches above
normal.
The highest wind gust was 40 mph which occurred on Dec. 9.
The outlook for January from NOAA's Climate Prediction Cen­
ter calls for near to above normal temperatures and near to
below normal precipitation. Normal highs for Baker City during
January are 34.8 degrees and normal lows are 17.9 degrees.
The 30 year normal precipitation is 0.79 inches.
The National Weather Service is an office of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S.
Commerce Department.
2015 Savings-Match Funds Running Out:
Don’t Wait to Apply
People of low-to-moderate income who seek funds for a
Yearly Income for Oregon IDA
Persons in Family or
business enterprise or for education expenses are encouraged
Eligibility
Household
to investigate a program that Northeast Oregon Economic
Development District (NEOEDD) administers called “Individual
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$35,050
Development Account” (IDA). IDAs provide a 3-to-1 savings
match. Someone who saves $1,000 and completes the program
$40,050
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will receive an additional $3,000. Up to $12,000 total.
“The IDA program is not a grant, it’s an earned incentive
coupled with goal-setting, education and practical experience
$45,050
3
saving over a period of 6 to 36 months," says NEOEDD’s execu­
tive director, Lisa Dawson. “It’s essentially a financial-responsi­
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$50,100
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bility program.,The matched funda can.pijt a good dent.into,.a
Oregonian’s higher education bill, or pay for the equipment,'
$56,820
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signage, computer, or other investments needed to launch or im­
prove a business,” Dawson added.
$65,140
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NEOEDD has helped more than 100 northeast Oregonians
plan for their futures by saving with an IDA, and leveraged a half­
$73,460
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million extra dollars that have circulated into our region. Another
$210k is pledged to NE Oregon savers who are currently partic­
$81,780
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ipating in the program. Once accepted, program participants re­
ceive free business-planning and money-management classes,
helping them build fiscal responsibility and saving habits that can
last a lifetime. NEOEDD’s 2015 allocation must be committed by
Anyone who is interested in learning more about this program
the end of January 2016.
The 2015 income limits for eligibility are as follows; people must (including its income limits) can visit NEOEDD’s website
be under the limit listed to qualify. There are also limits to net (http://neoedd.org/content/individual-development-accounts), or
call the office at 541 -426-3598.
worth.
Elk Enjoy a Bite at Feeding Station
Photo by Evan Perkins
On New Year's Day, we took a drive to the elk feeding station. It was a beautiful day and there were
several vehicles full of people enjoying watching the elk.
Hogan and McKim
Share Wedding Vows
Robert. W. Hogan and Holly C. McKim were
married at the Baker County Courthouse in
Baker City on Dec. 23, 2015. Judge Greg Bax­
ter conducted the ceremony. The marriage was
witnessed by dear friends Roger and Dawn
Coles and Whitney Collins.
The newly married couple wishes to extend a
Happy New Year to all of their friends and rel­
atives.