i Record-Courier
5
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21,2016
r^aáteé IteiM
Local Farmers Sells
Kosher Wheat
Kate Rohner made a very inter
esting presentation to the ladies of
the Mutual Improvement Club last
Wednesday about their experience
selling Kosher wheat to a Hasidic
Jewish Bakery in Brooklyn, New
York She said the owner made
contact first with Kate and John
Rohner’s son, J.T. The Jewish men
were interested in a high protein
wheat and are known for making
some of the finest matzah bread.
(Matzo, matza or matzah is an un
leavened bread traditionally eaten
by Jews during the Passover festi
val.)
Rohner detailed the interesting
experience and shared some of the
research she had done on Hasicic
Judaism. The harvest process was
quite extensive and included the
grain being blessed. Hasidic
women have significantly different
roles than American women and
marriages are arranged with some
knowing their future spouses only
for a matter of days. Women do not
work outside the home and Kate's
summer farm outfit of jeans and a
cap sleeved summer blouse, was
shocking to the men. The rabbi
named David and another man
would not look at or speak to Kate
and she said the rabbi rode in the
combine with her son. The grain
was stored in sealed, secured totes
and shipped by train. A cleaned, in
spected and secured building was
used to store the remaining grain
which would not fit on the load.
Rohner said one of their hired
men made the comment, "Here we
are standing in a field in Baker
County, having this amazing expe
rience." She stated plans for
Rohner Farms to provide more
Kosher grain for the Hasidic mill
and bakery are in the works.
The meeting was held at the
home of Lori Thompson.
100th Founders Day
Celebration Feb. 10
The Rock Creek Muddy Creek
Mutual Improvement Club is busy
preparing for their Century
Founders Day Celebration on Feb.
10. It will be held in the Fellowship
Hall at the Methodist Church with
a potluck beginning at noon with
and Open House to follow. The
drawing for the beautiful quilt will
be made at that time. Those pur
chasing a ticket will also be entered
for a chance to win a handcrafted
scarf by Tina Edwards and a beau
tiful piece of artwork by Evelyne
Fisher.
Photo on Front Page
The beautiful, vintage photo on
the front page of this week's paper
is one shared by Gerald Loennig of
his mother Marjorie Halderson
Loennig with her son, Derry, taken
in 1952 while feeding cattle with a
horse and wagon. Marjorie, who
was bom in 1926, passed away in
2007.
93 Birthday Candles
A birthday cake was shared after
church on Sunday at the Haines
Methodist Church in honor of
Marjory Peck's 93rd birthday. Mar
jory was bom and raised just out
side of Haines. We are so glad she
is feeling better and was in atten
dance of the Mutual Improvement
Club meeting, as well.
Chili Feed Feb. 5
The annual Haines Elementary
Chili Feed fundraiser will be held
on Feb. 5. Dinner will be from
4:30-7 p.m.
Haines Well Represented
at Chamber Banquet
Lome Harvey is a member of the
Chamber Board of Directors and
was present with her husband, Bill
at Saturday night's banquet. The
Haines Sellrite sponsored a beauti
fully decorated table as did the
Record-Courier which sponsored
the head table.
Haines Dump Open First
and Third Saturdays
Haines residents are reminded the
dump is only open the first and
third Saturday of the month for
January and February.
The City of Haines submitted its
grant request for the City's Water
Compliance project on Tuesday.
Currently the aging Haines water
system is out of compliance with
the Oregon Health Drinking Water
Agency due to the lack of consis
tent pressure, working isolation
valves, leaking distribution system,
leaking meters, etc. If there is a
water line break sometimes it is
necessary to drain the water tower
and tihe entire system in order to
make the repair because several of
the isolation valves are not func
tioning. This not only leaves the
town without water it also can
make the system vulnerable to con
tamination. There is not enough
water volume or storage if a major
fire were to occur. At present time
there is only enough water to sup
press a fire for about 20 minutes,
so it would be necessary to truck
water from nearby towns to fight
the fire. Costs associated with the
mandatory improvements are ex
traordinary and necessitates sub
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center Seeking Proposals
for 2017 Featured Artist Exhibition Program
Crossroads is seeking the highest quality art
by emerging, mid-career, and established artists
from the local, Eastern Oregon region and larger
Pacific Northwest region.
"We strive to show a broad and diverse range
of visual art styles and mediums, representing
artist in large and small group, shows and solo
shows," says Cynthia Newman.
Submissions must be delivered or postmarked
by 5 p.m. on Monday, Peb. 29,2016. Artists will
be notified of selection decisions March 31.,
2016.
For detailed information on application proce
dures, see their website www.crossroads-
arts.org and click on Forms, or call
541-523-5369.
Mail requests for proposals to Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., Baker
City, OR 97814. Email requests to: Cynthia
Newman at cynthia@crossroads-arts.org
Union Author Releases Second Edition of
Captivating Historical Fiction
Author Anne Marie Fritz spins an epic American
tale in her novel, “Mary Jane — Second Edition.”
This engrossing book is set for nationwide re
lease this week.
In this second edition of “Mary Jane,” the author
will once again bring her readers back to the vio
lent years of the American Civil War, when Mary
Jane Nilsson and her family immigrate to the wild,
new state of Minnesota. From the dangerous
crossing of the North Atlantic to a terrifying and
brutal Native American attack, follow the family
as they outrun danger, the draft, and even death.
Mary Jane’s strength will make you laugh. It will
also make you cry. With the Civil War raging in
the east, and the Sioux Indian Wars to the west,
it is only a matter of time before these two worlds
collide, and young Mary Jane will be directly in
the path.
Published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises,
the book is available through bookstores nation
wide, from the publisher at www.tatepublishing
.com/bookstore, or by visiting barnesandnoble.
com or amazon.com.
Fritz earned a bachelor’s degree and then a
master’s degree in education in 2001 from East
ern Oregon University. Since then, she has been
teaching social studies, history and science at the
middle school level. She is a recipient of Science
Teacher of the Year and nominated for Outstand
ing Teacher of the Year. In the summer of 2014,
Fritz will begin touring Europe with her former stu
dents on educational and historical sight-seeing
adventures. After eight years of research, includ
ing first hand accounts of her paternal great
grandmother, “Mary Jane” is her first published
work. Fritz lives happily in rural Eastern Oregon
with her husband and two daughters.
Library Friends Book Sale Starts Friday
Get a head start on your reading for the New
Year. Come to the Friends of the Library Book
Sale, held at the Baker County Library, 2400 Re
sort Street. The sale offers nearly new, used,
and special collectible books and audiovisual
materials. All proceeds benefit our CoumyTUr
brary, as well as its six branches.
The Book Sale opens Friday morning, Jan. 22
and continues for two full weekends, plus the
week in between; new books will be put out
daily.
The sale will be during regular library hours as
follows:
Friday Jan. 22,9-6 p.m.; Saturday Jan. 23,10-
4 p.m.; Sunday Jan. 24, Noon-4 p.m.; Monday
through Thursday Jah. 25-29, 9-7 p.m.; Friday
Jan. 29, 9-6 p.m.; Saturday Jan. 30,10-4 p.m.;
Sunday Jan. 30,12-4 p.m.
Grand Ronde Symphony Concert Sunday, Jan. 23
The second of four concerts in the 2015-2016 Chamber Concert
Series will have performers from several compass points includ
ing Texas, Corvallis, and La Grande. We are pleased that "Wes
Rampton Family and Friends" will perform a choral chamber con
cert Saturday, Jan. 23,2016, at 7:30 p.m. at Trey and Julie Pettit’s
home, 705 South 18th Street, La Grande.
The performers are led by Wes Rampton who has performedln
many area productions and ensembles in the Grande Ronde Val
ley. Joining Wes is Joseph Battrick, who has performed in many
productions and ensembles in the Willamette Valley. Other family
members include Jeanette Rampton Smith, Emily Rampton
Pomeroy, Brent Smith, and Molly Ford Baum. Friends include
Peter Wordelman and Mio Aioke.
Please consider joining us for a delightful evening of music. Re-
freshments will be provided following the performance, a great
way to cap a wonderful evening of music. The Chamber Series
Pass gets you in or, if you did not purchase a season pass last
fall, you can pay $25 per person at the door.
Because of minimal parking space, mud, snow, and incline, at
tendees will be shuttled to the Pettit home. Please park your cars
at the east parking lot of the LDS Church on Gekeler Avenue to
catch a private shuttle ride. Look for a driver holding a “Shuttle”
sign and hop in for the ride. The shuttle will begin running at 6:30
p,m. with the last run at 7:15 p.m. And yes, the shuttle will oarry
all attendees back to their cars following the concert!
For further information please contact Patty Sandoz at 541-963-
7595 of at psandoz@ eou.edu.
Got Damage?
We can fix it
• Collision repair
* Computerized color matching
* Computerized estimates
• Windshield replacement
S8S Auto Center
361010th St • 523-6413
www.thercon]hie.coin
Hasidic Jewish Rabbi named David in center at Rohner Farms.
Samuel, the owner, is on the right.
Do you Like to
Sing?
Community Choir
Would Love to
Have You
Photo by Gina Perkins
Sheila Holman and Mary Boyer listen intently to Kate Rohner (far
right in red) speak about her family's experience selling their
Kosher wheat to a Hasidic Mill and Bakery in New York.
J.O. Maxwell Shares Story
I had a special visitor in the office on Tuesday.
J.O. Maxwell stopped in and said he had a story to
tell me.
"On January 23, 1930 my dad (Glen) put nty
mom (Melva) on a bobsled and took her to my
grandad's (Fred Spence) house on the Welch
Ranch. It was snowing and blowing. He got word
to Doc Hauser (whose office was where Viola
Perkins lives on Third Street) who got on Ins horse
and rode all the way out in the snowstorm and arrived in the early morn
ing. Doc Hauser said to put on a coffee pot, I’m going to be here awhile."
"At 4 p.m. on January 24, 1930,1 made my entrance into the world,
kicking and squalling," said J.O.
He also said that as a boy he broke his arm and went to see Doc Hauser
who, after giving him an x-ray and metal splint, told him to return in six
weeks.
"I went back and he took it off. He told me he wanted to tell me about
a bull he had bought. I said, but you have a room full of people. Doc
Hauser said, it's okay-they‘11 wait. He finished telling me his story and
then told his wife who was his secretary and nurse not to charge me any
thing. He’s like one of my kids."
"Can you imagine that happening now with a doctor?" said J.O. who
also shared that Doc Hauser used to keep a horse there (where Viola parks
her car).
Community Choir will begin
their practices for the upcoming
Spring Conpert and extend a
warm invitation to anyone who
enjoys singing to join them. The
first practice will be held on
jdri. 25 at 7 p.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church in Baker
City in the Fellowship Hall.
There is a fee of $15 per per
son. If you have questions or
would like more information,
please call 541 -523-2347.
TO ALL VETERANS
The Baker County Veteran Services Office
provides access to a wide range of benefits and
services to veterans and their families.
Health Care, Education,
Compensation and Pension, Burial
Benefits and much more
Rick Gloria, Veterans Services Coordinator
1995 3rd Street • 541-523-8223 *
Join us for Ash Wednesday service
on Feb. io at 5:30 p.m. to mark
the beginning of the Lenten season.
Please join us for fellowship & worship Sunday mornings at 10:45.
Seethe
Record-Courier
website:
thereonline.com
E-mail:
news@
thereonline.com
Phone:
541.856.3615
Haines United Methodist Church
721 Robert Street, Haines, Oregon
Safly Wiens, Lay Minister • 541.963.6991 (home phone)
Enjoy a Great Meal
at the Frontier
Restaurant open 7 days a week
from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
Located on Front Street in Haines!
Frontier Restaurant
920 Front Street, Haines
541-856-3688