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THURSDAY, MARCH 17,2016
Records Holds
Book Signing
Kirby Records's book reading
and signing program was a
huge success. 25 patrons from
North Powder and surrounding
area attended the book sign­
ing.
Records has published three
children's books and one adult
fiction book called Grandfa­
ther's Cave. Those attending
also enjoyed seeing many of
his homemade bow and arrow
sets and his drinking utensils
made from gourds. His back­
pack and outfit he had on was
made totally from elk and deer
Mark Luker and LeAnne Woolf
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hide that he himself killed
tanned and sewed. He also
had homemade flutes made
from reeds he had collected
and rope made from bark off of
the tree that he had peeled and
made. It was a very interesting
couple of hours.
The hall was decorated
beautifully by Vickie Chris­
tensen. Vickie also furnished
refreshments. The reading was
sponsored by the Grange and
the North Powder City Library.
Glenda Carter spear heads the
program.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Several
geese have returned to tile dredge
ponds in Sumpter, but they were
heard complaining quite loudly
during Sunday’s snowstorm. A red­
winged blackbird was singing, but
a bit tentatively. And who knows
what the lone robin was thinking?
Didn’t step out into Monday after­
noon’s white-out to ask.
Calendar (as of March 13)
Thursday, March 17 - Planning
Commission, City Hall, Hearing
at 6:45 p.m., Meeting to follow
Friday, March 18 - Bingo,
Schoolhouse, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22 - NO City
Council
Tuesday, March 22 - Alpine Chap­
ter O.E.S., Masonic Hall, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29 - High Per­
formance CPR, Schoolhouse,
6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 2 - Community
Breakfast, Schoolhouse, 7-10:30
a.m.
Monday, April 4 - McEwen Lodge,
Masonic Hall, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 5 - Sumpter Volun­
teer Fire Department, City Hall
Tuesday, April 5 - Powder River
Rural Fire EMS training,
Mosquito Flat, 6:30 p,m.
Thursday, April 7 - Planning
Commission, City Hall, 7 p.m.
City
Council met in regular session on
March 8. Lorrie Harvey, wife of
County Commissioner Bill Harvey,
played a three-minute video—which
contained fire footage, aftermath,
and brief interviews—on the effects
of last summer’s wildfires. The
video is hoped to help non-eastern-
Oregon people understand the local
culture and unique risks better.
Assistant Fire Chief Jim Sheller
reported that training of late has
focused on medical. The focus will
shift more to fire training over the
summer. There was one medical
call, and he was glad the slush had
been removed from the streets the
day before. Baker County has
adopted a new CPR protocol: High
Performance CPR. The whole
community is invited to attend
training at the Schoolhouse
Community Center at 6:30 pm on
March 29.
Planning Commission Vice-Pres­
ident LeAnne Woolf reported that at
their Feb. 25 meeting, a preliminary
plan was presented for an intercep­
tor-tank replacement. Questions
were asked by commissioners and
applicants. The Utility Manager is
to be very involved in the process.
He was at a water/wastewater
conference all the following week,
though, and ill the week after that.
On Feb. 25, commissioners also
went through a list of items for
emergency kits and discussed
which items were most appropriate
for which evacuation levels.
At the March 3 Planning
Commission meeting, a report was
given to the commissioners on the
brief consultation with Jeff before
he went to conference. There were
preliminary reviews of a conditional
use pennit application and of a
street vacation request. The*
commissioners worked on Goal 2
of the update of the Comprehensive
Plan. The next Planning Commis­
sion meeting, March 17, is to be
preceded by a hearing on a street
vacation
and
accompanying
property line adjustments.
Council members agreed that any
discussion of benefits and wages
was part of the budgeting process.
Bookkeeper Kathi Vinson has
chaired the budget committee for
several years and is almost ready to
begin budget meetings. Mayor
Leland Myers noted that since the
City of Sumpter pays pretty low
wages, benefits packages are very
important in any compensation
discussions.
During Public Input, Bill Harvey
encouraged people to attend a meet­
ing in Baker City on March 31 at 6
p.m. about the Forest Service’s
newest plan: Forest Resiliency. He
said the County Commissioners
were asking for some Title 2 funds
to address logging, thinning, and
cleaning in small-city watersheds.
Organizations
Sumpter Valley Community
Volunteers (SVCV) met on March
10. Myrna Clarke is arranging a
Town Hall for the candidates for
Sheriff and asked if SVCV would
help with setting up chairs and
refreshments. The consensus was
yes. A date and time are yet to be
set.
Fresh off a really enjoyable
potluck and in planning for the
year’s first community breakfast,
SVCV board and members were,
also happy to hear that a letter from
the City of Sumpter has been sent to
State Parks to ask for ownership of
tite Superintendent’s House. Those
present figured a picnic on the lawn
is going to be a must.
Locked and Loaded Off-Road
Club has requested a community
breakfast for Saturday, April 2. The
breakfast is open to all. Who wants •
Lila’s Famous French Toast, .
pancakes, eggs, bacon, and
sausage? Everyone! Coffee, water,
and orange and apple juice will be
available, too. Lila’s Also-Famous
Donuts will be served from 7-7:30
a.m., with full (and filling) breakfast
served 7:30-10:30 a.m. (unless the -
food runs out before then).
Suggested donation is $10 per
person.
The final planning meeting for
the breakfast will be 10 a.m. on
March 24. The next SVCV meeting
will be 6:30 p.m. on April 14. It’s
almost time to start in on projects
again.
People
Jamie and Shirley Bender spent a
little over a week on the Oregon
coast, returning to Sumpter just in
time for snow to return. Welcome
home?
Former resident Troy Myers and
his wife Dee were over from.'
Payette this past weekend. They -
checked in on his Grandpa Bacon’s ...
place and visited a bit with his*
cousin, LeAnne Woolf.
Barb Malone arranged a surprise
birthday party for her husband
Richard. On March 13, they were ’
joined by their daughter Georgia
and over a dozen friends for dinner
and birthday cake. Happy 75th,''-■
Richard!
Churches
Easter is Sunday, March 27.
Services at St. Brigid’s in the Pines, ■
at Auburn and Bonanza in Sumpter
will start a bit later than usual then
be followed by a potluck with ham.
McEwen Bible Fellowship will "'
have sunrise services at 8 a.m.,
followed by a potluck breakfast,
and then regular services at 10 a.m.
McEwen will have no Sunday
School classes on Easter. Wednes­
day evening prayer will still be held
at 6:45 p.m.
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Volleyball/Basketball
14th Annual Alaskan
Halibut Fundraiser
April 23^ 2016
Powder Valley Gymnasium
4 sessions
1:00 to 2:00 P.M.
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After a short session that sported many twists
and turns, the Oregon Cattlemen's Association
was glad to hear the Governor chose to sign HB
4040 into law Tuesday morning.
"OCA thanks Governor Kate Brown for signing
this bill," said Jerome Rosa, executive director
for the Oregon Cattlemen's Association. "We
would also like to thank Chair Witt in the House
and Chair Edwards in the Senate for moving
this bill through their respective committees."
Many ranchers drove thousands of miles
across Oregon to show the Legislature their
support for HB 4040. One of those was Eastern
Oregon rancher and OCA member Cheryl Mar­
tin.
Martin estimates she drove around 1,200 miles
between her home of North Powder and Ore­
gon's Capitol over the last couple months, but
she believes it was worth it. "The ranchers and
the people of Oregon that wanted to see the
wolf plan succeed communicated with the Leg­
islature and the passing of this bill confirms our
voices were heard. That is reassuring."
Martin sees the passing of the bill as a gesture
from the Legislature that lets ranchers know
they can count on the Oregon Wolf Plan being
followed. "Governor Brown and the Legisla­
ture's decision to pass HB 4040 solidifies
ODFW's delisting decision and allows us to
continue move forward with the wolf plan."
John O'Keeffe, president of the Oregon Cattle-
men's Association, mentioned the bill was im­
portant for many reasons, including avoiding
costly litigation. "It allows us to go forward with
wolf management on the ground and hopefully
not get bogged down in litigation."
He also noted the way both Democrats and
Republicans were able to work together to en-
sure the bill passed and commended the Gov-
ernor for her decision to sign the bill. "We're
grateful the Governor chose to continue the bi­
partisan spirit that got us here."
OCA worked closely with Oregon Farm Bu­
reau, Oregon Hunters Association and many
others to help HB 4040 become law.
The Oregon Cattlemen's Association was
founded in 1913 and works to promote environ-
mentally and socially sound industry practices,
improve and strengthen the economics of the
industry, and protect its industry communities
and private property rights.
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FoodCorps Recruitment Begins
Applications Open for Service Positions as School Food Changemakers
FoodCorps, a national organi­
zation that connects children in
limited resource communities to
real food in order to help them
grow up healthy, says applica­
tions for its sixth annual class of
AmeriCorps service members
are now being accepted. The se­
lected community leaders will
dedicate one year of full-time
public service in school food sys­
tems - expanding hands-on nu­
trition education programs,
building and tending school gar­
dens, teaching cooking lessons,
leading taste tests, and bringing
high quality local foods into
school cafeterias.
"What we feed our children in
school—and what we teach
them about food there—shapes
their health and success over a
lifetime. By joining FoodCorps,
you will have a chance to do
something incredibly important:
connect children in your commu­
nity to healthy food, and give
them the opportunity to grow,
learn and thrive,” said Curt Ellis,
FoodCorps co-founder and
Chief Executive Officer.
“FoodCorps has been such a
great program at our school. The
addition of our service member
enables us to teach the kids
more hands on lessons about
nutrition both in the classroom
and in the garden. And having a
service member here, at the
school, it allows us to have a
successful school garden,” said
Erin Thompson NPCS Farm to
School Coordinator.
Since 1980, the percentage of
American children who are over­
weight or obese has doubled.
With one in four U.S. children
struggling with hunger and one
in three obese or overweight,
FoodCorps addresses the root
cause of both, access to healthy
food. FoodCorps partners with
schools and communities to ad­
dress these important issues.
Since having a FoodCorps serv­
ice member at our school we
have been able to address
some of these issues. Through
lessons on nutrition the kids
learn how to access healthy
food and how important it is for
us to eat healthy.
The first five FoodCorps
classes have brought important
progress to the schools they
serve—from making local cab­
bage and collards staples in
North Carolina cafeterias, to get­
ting Iowa students excited about
chickpeas and beets; from build­
ing and revitalizing hundreds of
school and community gardens,
to engaging thousands of volun- :
teers and parents in their efforts.
In addition, FoodCorps has pro- ;
vided valuable skills and training -
to the service members who go >
through the program, setting
them up for careers in food,
health and education. Benefits
of AmeriCorps service include
$17,500 stipend, health care, ;
training, and a $5,775 education *
award.
WE are looking for local appli- I
cants for the FoodCorps service :
member position for the 2016- *
2017 school year. If you are in- ;
terested in applying please go to *
the link below and apply online,, ’
If you have any question feek£
free to contact us.
This year FoodCorps seeks up;
to 210 men and women with a>
passion for serving their comW
munities, and an interest in,'
jumpstarting their careers as ed- '
ucators, public health profes- ;
sionals, chefs and beyond.
Applications are due March *
31. Emerging leaders interested *
in getting more information ;
should go to http://foodcorps »
.org/become-a-service-member.
For more information, contact .
Erin Thompson, Farm to School ‘
Coordinator at 541 -910-0008 or ♦
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