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THURSDAY, MARCH 17,2016
Beleek Pottery Show and Tell
at Mutual Improvement Club
The Mutual Improvement Club met at the Fel­
lowship Hall of the Methodist Church with Ruth
Cole as hostess. 15 members and two guests
attended. Because it is the season, Ruth
Coles spoke about Ireland and what that coun­
try brings to mind. One of the things is Beleek
Pottery, a factory built in 1858 to take advan­
tage of the perfect mix of soil components to
make clay and a river to drive the material
crusher. JoAnn Britton displayed pieces of her
large collection of Beleek porcelain and pro­
vided a chart to identify manufacture dates
from the different hallmarks on them. She also
told the history, supplemented by other mem­
bers’ experience. A majority of members pres­
ent had traveled to Ireland. Evelyne Fisher
brought a beautiful quilt made and embroi­
dered by Club members in 1965 that they raf­
fled off and her husband, Elbert Fisher won.
Sheila Holman also shared the quilt she just
finished that was all hand colored and hand
quilted. The Cookbook Committee is making
progress, having turned over two categories of
recipes for word processing. It was decided to
order 200 copies of the cookbooks when fin­
ished. The Club voted to support the Haines
Stampede in their project to cover the west
grandstand and to donate to the Haines Easter
Egg hunt for the children of Haines. They also
purchased a trophy for the Jr. Sheep Show­
manship contest at the Baker Jr. Show. Eve­
lyne reported that Christy Wise, the
granddaughter of Champ and Lois Bond, long­
time Haines folks, has recovered from losing
a leg in a boating accident in Florida and is
back as an Air Force Captain flying cargo
planes. She has three interchangeable artifi­
cial limbs. We will be mailing military care
packages in April, please call 541 377-5795 if
you have addresses for local service men and
women. The Club will have items for the
Haines City Yard Sale May 7, 2016 at the cor­
ner of Second and Cole St. If you have items
to sell, drop them off, PRICED, any time before
then. The Club will take cookies to Meadow­
brook for the funeral reception of longtime
Haines businessman Silven Calhoun. The
April meeting will be held at the home of Mar-
gory Peck on Neill-Peck Lane with Co-Hostess
Viola Perkins and Carol Proebstel.
Baker Middle School Wrestling
By Aaron Polkowske, Baker Middle School Wrestling Coach
Baker Middle School Wrestling team qualified
three wrestlers for the State Middle School
Wrestling Championships held in Woodburn,
Oregon. The team competed against wrestlers
from all over Oregon. The brackets consisted of
the top wrestlers from the state which qualified
by placing top four in one of four qualifying
Regional tournaments.
The Baker wrestlers represented their school
well with each wrestler winning at least one
match. Isael Duran wrestled at 75 pounds with
a record of one win, two Loss;(lsael's brother)
Jorge Duran 1 -2, Mahonri Rushton 4-1.
Rowe and Arendell Lead
Friends of Haines
Garla Rowe, owner of the
Haines Sellrite and Alita
Arendell were elected Secre-
tary/Treasurer and President,
respectively, for Friends of
Haines. The two have been very
involved in many aspects,
especially the fundraising and
now will be leading the organiza­
tion. They are actively seeking
new members and invite anyone
who might like to be involved or
has a new idea they’d like to
discuss to contact them.
The annual Steak Feed and
Auction has been set for May 14
at the Frontier Restaurant. There
will be a silent and live auction
and donations are being sought.
This a major fundraiser for the
fireworks display on July 4. Cash
donations are also greatly
appreciated. Talk with Garla at
the store to find out how you can
help. The ladies have been work­
ing hard to secure the Elk’s Drum
and Bugle Corps to perform that
evening...keep your fingers
crossed. They are always so
enjoyable.
Easter Egg Hunt
Kids will enjoy the annual
Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday,
March 26 in Haines at the
Grange which begins at 10 a,m.
promptly. Be sure to arrive a few
minutes early so that you can be'
directed to the appropriate spot
for your age group. Thanks to
Melissa Gamer and the Wendt
family for dying the eggs and
organizing the event.
Haines Community Yard Sale
Sign-ups are happening now
for the Haines Community Yard
sale which will take place on
May 7. Visit City Hall to have
your name added.
City Renews Lease with
Aldrich
Jim Aldrich, local farmer, will
again be leasing the property
adjacent to the sewer pond. The
City came to an agreement with
Aldrich at last week's City
Council meeting. Aldrich has
agreed to pay $20 per acre.
Haines Steak House Swamped
Saturday night was extra busy
for the Haines Steak House-
which is great. A party of about
30 who had traveled to Halfway
for the 50th Annual Crab Feed,
unfortunately, learned they
would not be fed because they'd
run out of crab. They chose to
drive to Haines and celebrate the
evening with a great meal here.
The Steak House is seeking a
part-time server. If you are
interested, give Lois a call at
541-856-3639.
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Garla Rowe and Alita Arrendell
Above, Mahonri (Hon) Rushton third
place match vs Landon Kisling
(Seven Oaks)
Submitted photos
Baker Middle School State Team front - Isael Duran, back left to right -
Coach Aaron Polkowske, Jorge Duran, Mahonri Rushton, Coach Jess Hunt
Above, Hon Rushton
Baker Swimmers Compete
in Washington
Baker swimmers Jozie Ramos
(BST) and Riana Scott (LGSC)
competed in the Northwest Age
Group Regional Championship
swim meet on March 10-13 in
Federal Way, Washington. This
highly competitive meet required
qualifying times. There were over
1000 athletes entered from
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon­
tana, Wyoming, Hawaii and
Alaska. Below are the results of
Submitted photos
the events that both girls
entered, time trials not included. Above, Jozie Ramos
They both swam personal best
times and competed very well.
Girls 10&U 50 Yard Free
11 28.85 Ramos, Jozie
Girls 10&U 100 Yard Free
16 1:04.13 Ramos, Jozie
Girls 10&U 200 Yard Free
15 2:21.03 Ramos, Jozie
Girls 10&U 50 Yard Breast
30 39.60 Ramos, Jozi
Girls 10&U 100 Yard Breast
32 1:27.21 Ramos, Jozie
Girls 14 200 Yard Breast
20 2:33.80 Scott, Riana
The next meet for both teams will Above, Riana Scott
be a home meet in Baker City on
May 7-8 at Sam O Pool.
Middle School
Champs
State placers 150 #1st Parker Robinson La Grande, 2nd Kyle Knudtson
Crook County, 3rd Mahonri Rushton Baker, 4th Landon Kisling Seven Oaks,
5th Spenser Gerst La Grande
Submitted photos
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8th Grade Boys Champions at
the Elkhorn Elite Tournament
in Baker. Back Row: Coach
Mike Long, Mason VanArns-
dall, Spencer Smith, Brylan
Robb, Isaac Nemec, Sam Mc­
Cauley, Spencer Shirtcliff and
Ty Morrison. Front Row: Gabe
Gambleton, Riley Flanagan
and Caden Long
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8th Grade Girls Champions at
the Battle of the Blues Tourna­
ment in Imbler. Back row:
Coach Amy Younger, Averi
Elms, Isabella Nemec, Zoe:
Carlson-Morrow,
Megan
Dinger, Lauren Benson, Coach
Barry Nemec. Front row: Sid­
ney Younger, Joslyn Wellman,
Kaylee Dalke and Anna Carter