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THURSDAY, MARCH 10,2016
Little League
Still Accepting
Registrations
Lady Bulldogs Impress
Story/photo by Eden Taylor
of those
Baker Little league is still ac­
cepting registrations through
March 11. You can register
online at our website www.
bakerlittleleague.org . For
questions call Hayley at 541 r
519-1388. Tryouts will be held
this Saturday, March 12 at the
Baker
Sports
Complex.
Check www.bakerlittleleague.
org or the Baker Little League
Facebook page for times.
Local Special
Olympic
Athletes
Place Well
Submitted by Paula Moe
Special Olympic Coach
Paula Moe is proud of local
athletes who competed and
placed well at the 2016 Spe­
cial Olympics Oregon Winter
State Games held at Mt.
Bachelor outside of Bend this
weekend.
Jamie McClaughry placed
first in the 1K cross country
ski relay with Union County
and was second in the 3K
cross country ski race. Jen­
nifer Glerup was first in the 50
meter cross country, and third
in the 100 cross country race.
Emily Moe earned fifth place
in the 50 meter snowshoe
contest and second in the
100 meter snowshoe.
Congratulations!
Dawgs
Story/photo by Eden Taylor
Teancum Taylor shooting
lay-in after he stole the ball.
Seniors Summer Phillips, Kylie Severson and Hope Collard
playing tough defense against Marshfield.
The Lady Bulldogs earned the right to face third ranked
Mazama in Klamath Falls on Friday, March 4, after beating
Marshfield at home. Though the #3 ranked Vikings had taken
first in the Skyline league with mostly blow-out games, the
Baker girls would not give up.
The Lady Bulldogs played tough throughout the game.
Mazama won 66-47, but the game was much closer than that.
Baker hung in and wouldn't go away, playing incredibly on de­
fense. The Vikings weren't expecting what Baker brought and
all were very impressed with the Lady Bulldogs' tenacity.
Baker Girls varsity basketball team has been fun to watch
and we are proud of them and their efforts. Baker will miss
watching Brie Sand, Summer Phillips, Hope Collard and Kylie
Severson play for the Bulldogs.
Gracie Huggins scored 14 points, Jaymie Ramos had 9 and
Brie Sand added 7.
Good luck in the future.
BTI Student Wins
Welding Competition
By Gina Perkins
From left: Emily Moe, Jamie
McClaughry and Jennifer
Glerup competed at Mt. Bach­
elor in Special Olympics this
weekend.
Dusty Gyllenberg traveled with instructors and two other stu­
dents to a skills contest held at Linn Benton Community Col­
lege and competed against 21 other Oregon schools.
Gyllenberg won first place in the Shielded Metal Arc Welding
competition. Casey Poe won second place in the Auto CAD
2D Drafting competition and fellow student, Mason Tomac
placed third. Approximately 220 students participated in the
competition.
Instructors Dave Frazey and Griffin Judy accompanied the
students.
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Baker County Chamber of Commerce
Shelly Cutler, Executive Director
490 Campbell Street, Baker City
541-523-5855 / visitbaker.com
Hats off to the Baker head bas­
ketball coaches.
Matt Sand,
girls varsity coach, finished sec­
ond in the GOL and Brent Gyl­
lenberg, boys varsity coach,
finished first and undefeated in
the league. The coaches made a
great run with their teams this
year including playing impres­
sively in the post season.
Thanks for all you do for our
kids!
Powder River Sportsmen's Club, Highway 86,
east of Baker City. This class is intended to meet
the range requirements part of certification for
students who completed the hunter education
course online or by means of home study and
successfully completed a written exam.
Students may sign up online at www.odfw.
state.or.us or by contacting a license vendor
locally. Advanced registration is recommended to
reserve a place in a class. Cost is $10 per student.
For further information call 541-523-3554.
Submitted photo
At right, Sen. Hansell, Jerome
Rosa, Rep. Barreto
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Bill to Delist Wolves Passes
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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
announces two hunter education courses are
scheduled in April in Baker City. These courses
provide the opportunity to complete certification
and obtain a hunting license.
The first is a traditional class starting April 8 from
5-8 p.m. at the Baker County Public Library. The
class runs seven additional evenings with a range
date of Friday, April 22.
The second class is an independent study range
day to be held on Saturday, April 23, at the
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Baker High boys basketball team traveled to Cottage Grove this
weekend for a game that would determine who made it into the 4A
State Tournament. Baker made the eight and a half hour drive to
Cottage Grove on Friday, March 5 to face the Lions on Saturday.
Though Baker had won the GOL undefeated; state rankings
made the Bulldogs travel to the #5 ranked, Sky-Em league
champion.
The Bulldogs played tough throughout the game, and never gave
up. In fact, after the initial eight-point lead for the Lions, Baker came
back to tie the game at 20 by the end of the first quarter. The
Bulldogs had to come back several times in the game, but did so
with-tenacity. With 3.2 seconds left, Logan Sand made a lay-in to
tie the game at 69. Cottage Grove called time out, and when play
started again, there were four seconds on the clock. The Lions got
the ball in, dribbled down the court, and put a lay-in up from the left.
The ball went in, the game was over, and Cottage Grove won 71-
69.
That was it, it was over for the Dawgs.
The Baker Bulldogs cannot hang their heads in the least. They
played hard, despite obstacles all along the way, and had a chance
to win at the end. Baker's defense was as tough as any team's. In
fact, the Lions were not prepared for such a tenacious defense.
They could not shake the Bulldogs, and the rankings made no
difference except where the game was played. The Dawgs
represented Baker well, had a great season, and hung in there to
the end.
Good luck to Bryson Smith, Teancum Taylor, and Logan Sand,
who played their last game for Baker High.
Logan Sand scored 29 points, Grant Berry scored 11, Brad
Zemmer and Teancum Taylor each scored 9.
Thanks for the memories.
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After months of hard work, long conversations and countless meetings,
HB 4040 passed the senate on a 17-11 vote Wednesday evening. This
bill, sponsored by Representative Barreto, gives support to the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife and their decision to delist the wolf.
All that remains is for Governor Kate Brown to give final approval.
The Oregon Cattlemen's Association have been huge supporters of the ’
bill and are satisfied with its outcome.
Rocky Dallum, political advocate for the association, said, "Legislators
on both sides of the aisle put significant effort into ensuring that the
Legislature weighed in on an issue that may not affect a wide majority
of Oregonians." He commended Oregon ranchers for their input on the
bill saying, "OCA members drove thousands of miles this month to
speak with legislators about this bill and put in countless calls and i
emails."
Todd Nash, a rancher from Wallowa County and Wolf Committee Chair
for the OCA, is one of many ranchers who has dedicated significant
time and resources to telling the story of wolves' effect on the Oregon
rancher. "This is a win for all of Oregon that believe in the public
process," he said. "I'm proud of everyone involved, moving away from
court decisions and into public forum is a positive step forward."
The outcome of this bill gives additional support for the Oregon Wolf
Plan that was previously agreed on by multiple stakeholders. "The Leg­
islature's support for ODFW's delisting decision reduces the risk that
special interest groups can use the threat of expensive court cases to
force ODFW into changing the wolf plan without involving all stake­
holders," Dallum said.
Jerome Rosa, executive director for the Oregon Cattlemen's Associa­
tion, feels the passing of the bill was made possible by multiple parties.
"We would like to thank Rocky Dallum for his outstanding endeavors
regarding HB 4040. We would also like to thank Rep. Barreto, Sen.
Hansell and Sen. Ferrioli for their dedication to this bill and also thank
our OCA members for their contributions that helped this bill pass," he
said.
HB 4040 does not change the Oregon Wolf Plan, but it does help clear
the path for it to play out as it was intended. Evidence of the plan work­
ing can be seen in the recent ODFW report that states Oregon's wolf
population increased 36 percent in 2015. Nash sees the passing of HB
4040 as positive progress. "This was a small step forward toward getting
us to a place where all of Oregon can live with wolves."