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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4,2016
COOKIES!
People poured in Sweet Wife Bak­
ery on Sunday morning (a lot of
them arriving in a well worn path,
their cars on auto-control coming
straight from church) for their sweet
treat fix.
Caramel salted Brownies, pink
champagne macarons...chocolate
éclairs..chocolate covered straw­
berry cheesecake-blackberry hand­
pies... sriracha rolls...pecan caramel
rolls....brown butter krispy treats
and beautifully sprinkled cupcakes.
One little boy shouted, "COOK­
IES" as he ran to press his nose on
the glass of the display counter.
Frankly, he was saying-and doing-
-what all of the stuffy adults who
were pretending to patiently wait
only dreamed they could say-and
do.
"This is a safe zone," said the
cheerful cashier as one middle aged
grandma (me) told her that, "really
this isn't all for me."
What happens at Sweet Wife Bak­
ery, stays at Sweet Wife Bakery.
They are located in their new
space at 2080 Resort Street in
Baker City. They take special orders
with their retail space being open on
Sunday from 9-3.
I'm telling you...the salted caramel _
Submitted photo
brownies are to die for.
Evan Carroll age 4 at Sweet Wife Bakery
Planning for Reforestation Success
By Bob Parker, County Extension Forester
Are you planning to plant some tree seedlings
on your woodland property soon? The good
news is that it isn’t hard to do a good job. But
on the other hand - it isn’t difficult to do a bad
job either!
Tree planting is hard work - and expensive -
so you want to be successful. One way to do
that is to think about reforestation as a long
chain of connected events, starting from the
seed source air the way through the nursery
and out into the ground. It only takes one weak
link, one failure at any one of the many steps
along the way to result in a plantation failure so
attention to detail is important.
If reforestation is something you’re interested
in, then plan on attending the next Baker
County Private Woodlands Association
evening meeting starting at 6:30 p.m.., Feb. 18
at the OSU Extension office, 2600 East Street
in Baker City.
Monthly Climate Summary for Baker City
For Miss Lutz:
According to preliminary data received by
NOAA's National Weather Service in Pendle­
ton, temperatures at Baker City averaged
slightly warmer than normal during the month
of January.
The average temperature was 27.6 degrees
which was 1.2 degrees above normal. High
Temperatures averaged 34.6 degrees, which
was 0.2 degrees below normal. The highest
was 45 degrees on Jan. 23. Low temperatures
averaged 20.7 degrees, which was 2.7
degrees above normal. The lowest was -3
degrees, on Jan. 1.
There were 29 days with the low temperature
below 32 degrees. There were eight days when
the high temperature stayed below 32 degrees.
Commission to Review
Changes to Sign Code
On Feb. 17, 2016 at 7 p.m. the Baker City
Planning Commission will hold a work session
to review proposed changes to the Baker City
Sign Code (Section 3.5 of the Baker City De­
velopment Code).
The Baker City Development Code (BCDC)
was last amended in 2015. During this period,
revisions to the Sign Code were postponed in
order to more adequately address content.
While some proposed changes address gram­
mar, spelling and reference corrections, the
majority of the proposed changes include con­
tent modifications to improve clarity and ease
of use.
Making changes to land use regulations is a
Legislative (Type IV) procedure, which is con­
sidered initially by the Planning Commission
with final decisions made by City Council. The
public is invited to attend this work session and
submit comments.
The work session will be held in the Council
Chambers at the Baker City Hall, 1655 First
Street in Baker City.
Precipitation totaled 0.39 inches during Jan­
uary, which was 0.40 inches below normal.
Measurable precipitation -at least .01 inch- was
received on 11 days with the heaviest, 0.07
inches reported on Jan. 16.
Since October, the water year precipitation at
Baker City has been 2.93 inches, which is 0.39
inches above normal.
The highest wind gust was 33 mph which
occurred on Jan. 19.
The outlook for February from NOAA's
Climate Prediction Center calls for above
normal temperatures and near to below normal
precipitation. Normal highs for Baker City
during February are 40.8 degrees and normal
lows are 20.0 degrees. The 30 year normal
precipitation is 0.58 inches.
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WHOLESOME FUN
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Photo by Gina Perkins
Percy Dickerson, Production Supervisor and Jodie Hausotter,
co-owner of Natural Structures
Natural Structures has done several local projects including the
Powder River Pavilion which is located in Geiser-Pollman Park
and was dedicated in Sept. 2015. The tables and litter receptacles
also in the park and Lion's Pavilion originated from Natural Struc­
tures. They also completed the dumpster corrals, litter recepta­
cles and benches for the Resort Street project. Leo Adler
Parkway has a table under the pavilion, local schools have
benches as does the Spc Mabry James Anders Memorial at
Baker City Airport, and Barley's and Paizano's Pizza have bike
racks, all made by this local company.
Powder coating is a big part of what they do and several local
car enthusiasts seek them out for assistance with a variety of
restoration projects. A beautiful custom purple was applied to the
car chassis belonging to a car enthusiast from North Powder re­
cently.
Two years ago they started a stainless steel line which is now
their fastest growing line. Because of that, they have added 10
new positions.
One of the major projects they've got planned for 2016 is an 80
foot expansion which will begin in 30-60 days. This will serve to
allow for expanding the cutline and material storage. Their plas­
tics line is also on the increase and their furniture line is growing.
Hausotter says she expects this will result in the addition of more
jobs.
Ted and Jodie have been married for 30 years. They grew up
knowing each other and Jodie began her career working for her
future in-laws. The couple has one son, Jeremy, who is a 2009
Baker High School graduate, attends college in Ohio, and is get­
ting married this summer.
As if the Hausotters weren't busy enough, in their off-time, they
operate another full time business called "Hop Haven." Ted is a
Grand Master Beer Judge and brokers hops which are stored at
Natural Structures. They self between 30,000-50,000 hops per
year. Ted writes articles for the beer industry and also teaches
training classes on beers, in addition to being part of a local home
brbw club.
Jodie says, "Ted is gone between 60-90 days out of the year
traveling for Natural Structures and our other business, Hop
Haven. We also enjoy camping, fishing, and hunting. I guess you
could say we're pretty busy, but we have fun. Once a kid, always
a kid!"
The couple is also pretty passionate about Baker.
"We love everything about Baker. We love the people here.
We're outdoorsy and like the fact it so laid back and relaxed. I
love being able to look out my window and see the mountains,"
says Jodie.
"There were three things that Baker had which were important
to us when we decided to relocate our business here. Interstate
84 because most of our product is shipped east of the Mississippi,
the golf course, and Anthony Lakes," Jodie says matter-of-factly.
"We get a great deal of satisfaction from what we do at Natural
Structures. We provide some jobs and we promote wholesome,
fun, family time with our products," Jodie says.
Natural Structures recently received the Business of the Year at
the Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet. The busi­
ness, which was founded in 1971 by Ted's parents, Al and Grace
Hausotter, moved to Baker City from Sherwood in March of2003.
They currently have over 60 employees and the business is
growing and thriving.
Submitted photo
Custom color and powder coating on this car chassis was done for
a car enthusiast in North Powder by Natural Structures.
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Photo by Gina Perkins
Working to get a 40 gallon water dump bucket out of the mold at
Natural Structures