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i Record-Courier THURSDAY, JANUARY 14,2016 At Least Seven Months until Safeway/Albertsons Store Moves Obituary By Gina Perkins On Saturday, I was in the back of about 10 people with shopping carts crammed around the milk case at the Baker City Safeway store staring at shelves which were nearly empty. The frustration was evident on a lot of shoppers' faces. One woman sent her small child to crawl back into the cooler be cause his little eyes had spied a gallon perched back out of view. After finally getting the milk I needed (because I happened to be shopping for whole milk and the run appeared to be on the one and two percent), I passed a friend who was shopping with her son and commented about the bag of small "Halo" oranges she had in her cart. Her reply? "You better hurry, there are only a couple of bags left." She was right. A close family member has been needing Ensure, a nutri tional liquid diet supplement, lately. 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The store director, checkers, stockers, courtesy clerks, bak ery, deli, meat and floral depart ments are trying to accommodate the hoards of people and while most shoppers try to be patient, people do ex pect to be able to purchase the basics they need while they're out shopping. Other smaller stores like York's are hopefully seeing an increase in traffic which certainly is helpful to their business and we're fortu nate to have that option. Bi-Mart is another place which carries milk and some grocery items. Communities like Unity, Haines, Richland, Halfway, Huntington, Sumpter and North Powder do have small grocery stores. How ever, more people than ever are leaving town to do any signifi cant grocery shopping in La Grande, Ontario and beyond. Even those who frequent places like Winco, Costco, and Red Apple, likely have shopped here for products like milk, bread, fruits and vegetables. Jill McGinnis, a public spokesperson for Albertsons / Safeway said in a Monday tele phone call with me that the Baker City Safeway store has seen business triple in the last several months. She confirmed they have purchased the larger building in which Haggen's was briefly and will be relocating there, but indicated many "con straints out of their control in cluding legal proceedings, permits, licensing, and some re modeling keeps them from being able to provide a date certain" when the store will be moving to the larger facility. "It should be less than a year [before they move]," said McGin nis. She then stated they have pur chased 30 former Haggen stores, and in other communi ties, the stores are opening more quickly. "Baker City is not one of them at this time, however," she added. "We are not even able to get into the buildtngtosee what re modeling might need to be done to accommodate shoppers," McGinnis said. 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Later in the afternoon, McGinnis sent the following in an email: She said, "We are planning to use the space across the street in a warehouse fashion to aid with maintaining our in-stock conditions on things like milk." "As we discussed, permits, the FTC [Federal Trade Commis sion] and items belonging to the previous occupants have not al lowed us to do this as soon as we would like," said McGinnis. "We have, however, added ad ditional deliveries, check stands, holding cases in numerous de partments, and employees to our Baker City Safeway in recent months," commented McGinnis. "Amber [the store director] and her team.... have been working extremely hard to maintain our store for the community in Baker City. They are continuing to im prove efficiencies to handle the increased business," McGinnis added. She continued, "It does sound like the opening of the store across the street remains at least seven months away at best. We remain conscientious of our pricing with no plan to in crease prices for our customers in Baker City." When asked what will happen with the existing Safeway build ing she stated, "I am unable to speak to what that requirement would be." This suggests that although Safeway will be vacating its cur rent building and opening across the street (as Albertsons) in the larger and newer facility, it will not necessarily mean Baker County residents will have two large grocery stores. Land which is appropriately zoned is also not in abundance which precludes another large store opening in a different location. The only avail able land appropriately zoned is on the other side of the freeway which does not appear to be the most desirable location at this time. Many residents miss having Wilson's Market which located on the west side of Baker City where the Baker County YMCA is now located next.to D and B Supply. The YMCA -opened there following the closure of Wilson's. Having one large grocery store in Baker County isn't just a mat ter of convenience, nor is it a matter of not being able to find some gourmet ingredient for an unusual recipe. Right now peo ple aren't able- to go grocery shopping at our only large gro cery store and know they will be able to come out with a gallon of milk. Baker County Announces Board and Committee Vacancies Baker County has vacancies on the following boards/committees: • Baker County Planning Commission: A representative from the Pine-Eagle area is preferred. • Natural Resource Advisory Committee • Transient Lodging Tax Market ing Committee • Wolf Depredation Compensation Advisory Committee: • A livestock and business representative is preferred. • Baker County Cultural Coalition • Local Mental Health Advisory Board • Baker County Compensation Board • Baker County Parks & Recreation Board • Northeast Oregon Economic Development District • Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Advisory Committee • Baker County Weed Board • Northeast Area Commission on Transportation Persons interested in volunteering to serve on the above boards are asked to fill out a volunteer form. The form is available www.baker- county.org or in the Commis sioner’s Office located at 1995 Third Street, Baker City, OR 97814. Submitted forms will be considered as they are received. Questions may be referred to Heidi Martin at 541- 523-8200. Reminder from Blue Mountain Translator District Blue Mountain Translator District reminds all members to be sure your membership form from June 2015 has been returned to the District. If you need a replacement be sure to contact the District at 541.963.0196 or 541-406-4900. Drexel "Rex" Lewis Calhoun Dec. 1925,- Dec. 2015 ------ ——————---- OK /: Drexel "Rex" Lewis Calhoun, 89, of Baker City died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 at Beehive Homes Residential Care Facility in Baker City. No services are currently planned. Rex was bom on Dec. 29,1925 in Pennsboro, West Virginia to Otto Clarence Calhoun and Fannie Francis (Dodd) Calhoun. He received his education in Ohio and later served his country from 1944-1946 in the United States Navy. During his time in the Navy, Rex worked as a machinist 3rd class on the USS Tennessee BB43 in the South Pacific. Sept. 27,1952 he married Reva Joy McClure in Vancouver, Washington and together they enjoyed 63 years of marriage. Rex was a hard worker and loved working. After moving to Baker City in 1963, he worked with his two brothers, Jesse Calhoun and Silvan Calhoun operating the Baker Mill and Grain located in Haines, Ore. He continued to work at the mill until 1975. In 1976 Rex and Reva opened the Ace Nursery which they operated for 29 years. Rex is survived by his wife Reva Calhoun of Baker City, his brothef Silvan Calhoun of Baker City, and his sister in-law Jackie Calhoun of Baker City. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews as well aS many friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, six sisters, four brothers, and nine of his sibling's spouses. Memorial contributions may be made in Rex's honor to the Parkinson's Foundation or to a charity of choice through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle in memory of Rex, please visit: www.grayswestco.com Perfume..... Your Choice By Phyllis Badgley The history of perfume dates back centuries. Recently, recip ients may have received perfume as Christmas gifts. Today,-? some women consider perfume necessary to complete their“, make-up routine, and feel well dressed by applying a dab of per fume behind her ears. Numerous fragrances are available from, exotic heavy scents of true perfume, to subtle light airy cologne.. Some popular fragrances are White Shoulders, Tabu, Chanel, and Heaven Sent. Evening in Paris was my mother’s choice.’ She carried a small sample vial in her purse. During 1930s Depression years we children, without money for perfume, attempted to make our own. We crushed flower petals, added water and let steep in sunlight. Sadly, the resulting- product was not desirable perfume. When I attended second grade in old Central school (location, now Middle school) I befriended a lonely girl. She gave me a. gift of perfume. As I turned the stopper, a faint aroma emitted. I found the bottle had at one time contained perfume, but now contained only water! The friend made no apology, and I rea soned, “it’s the thought that counts.” A former acquaintance worked in close proximity to Rexall. Drug store. Her daily ritual included trying out the “tester” fra grance at the cosmetic counter. She always wore expensive perfume, but figured out a way to have it, at little cost. The writer.xe.lates an-yapisode aftonciago, that leads to a perfume “happening.” It was’prior toThe holiday dance’that dim told a friend he hoped Phyllis would notice the new suit he planned to wear for the occasion. I learned of the conversation, and it sparked me to write a poem, in jest. Although I had not seen the suit, I wrote eight verses extolling its beauty, quality, fabric, attractive lapels, etc. Upon Jim’s arrival to escort me to the dance, I gave him the exaggerated poem indicating I did, indeed, notice the new suit! All in fun, of course. Our friendship was built on exchanging little “barbs” that added humor to a number of situations. Jim didn’t forget the suit incident and for my birthday, took; opportunity to “get even.” My gift was a small bottle of cheap, perfume from Woolworth ten-cent store. I wasn’t familiar with the Ben Hur label. Upon opening, I sniffed the aroma. Whew! My nostrils rebelled! Nevertheless, using my manners, I thanked- him profusely with all the words of gratitude I could think of. Only THEN, he followed with another nicely wrapped pack age. I opened to find expensive Chanel # 5 perfume! I was thankful, but had expressed all available adjectives for the ear lier cheap gift. Now I searched for words. Stammering, I told of my gratitude for the high quality Chanel # 5. That fragrance became my favorite, a choice that lingered throughout the years. Recently a friend returning from the Holy Land, brought me a special gift of frankincense and myrrh. Both have alluring^ fragrance. These aromatic products grow in mid-East as tree sap droplets. Upon harvest they harden into crystallized beads;, then in crushed form, are highly prized as incense, used med ically, and as ingredients in creating perfume. In Biblical times, frankincense and myrrh were an integral part of the Christmas story. Phyllis Badgley, right, shown with longtime friend Al Durgan during the ribbon cutting of the new Bandstand Pavilion last summer. Saint Alphonsus Baker City Welcomes First Baby of the New Year Saint Alphonsus Baker City is pleased to announce the arrival of the hospital’s first New Years baby. Sophiaa Choate was born on Jan. 4 at 3:48 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs, 10 oz and measuring 18 14 inches. She was born to Amanda Choate. Sophiaa is also welcomed by her older sister Cinthia. Both mother and baby are doing well. To commemorate the hospital’s New Year’s baby, Saint Alphonsus Baker City presented the family with a basket filled with baby clothes, diapers, blankets ^tnd other items parents of newborns need and enjoy.
