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Public Encouraged to Frame & Craft Attend Economic xx Custom & Ready Made Framing & Matting • Art Supplies Development Scrapbooking & Craft Supplies 4Meeting 1^ Baker City ■< I The next public meet- Copy, Ship .& Mail • UPS,;US Mail, Packaging & 1 Gift Wrapping • Laminating - up to 26” . m • Copies—B&W, Color, Enlarge up to 36”, Multi-Media • Fax, Scan, Send to E-mail, Save to Disk • Office services & Computer work 2101 Main St. Suite ill, Baker City Open 9:30-5:30 M-F 541-523-4199 ing for the Baker County J Economic Development % Council board has been scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 14 in the Baker County Commis sion Chambers. The meeting will last until 10:30 a.m. BCVibe Meeting Scheduled Your Tushy will teel Cushy in our New Seatsl 1809 1st St., Baker City • 523-2522 www.eltrym.com Advance tickets now available at our website Prices: Adults $9 Tightwad Tues. $6 Matlnee/Youth/Senior $7 The second meeting of the BCVIBE group has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m.- noon on Thursday, April 14 in the Baker County Commis sion Chambers. April 8 - 14 THE BOSS r Comedy. A titan of industry, sent to prison for insider trading, emerges ready to rebrand herself as Amer ica's latest sweetheart. FRI&SAT (4:20)7:209:35 SUNDAY (4:20) 7:20 MON-THURS 7:20 MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN pg FRI&SAT (4:10)7:10 9:30 SUNDAY (4:10) 7:10 MON-THURS 7:10 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE pg 13 FRI-SUN (4:00)7:30 U/ION-THURS 7:00 V ( ) = Bargain Matinee c Got Damage? We can fix it • Collision repair • Computerized color matching • Computerized estimates • Windshield replacement S&S Auto Center 361010th ft • 5234413 Beginning April 4, St. Stephen's Pre-School Pre-K is accepting applications for the 2016^2017 school year. Download an application at www.threesandpres.com and mail it in or you can register from 9-noori, April 4 in the classroom. (jl J3 Pre-school classes are Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30-11 a.m. Affordable Tuition Starfall Curriculum Developmentally appropriate. Call Karen at 541-519-4526 for more information. 2177 First Street in Baker City Saturday, April 23 TREE>1 Baker High School SCHOOL EAST A one-day mini-college for family forestland owners, foresters, farmers, contractors, loggers, arborists, teachers, and the general public 25 Education classes, including: Presented by • Post-Fire Forest Restoration • Making Money with Juniper • What’s Killing My Trees? Oregon State • Surviving in the Wild • Applied Issues in Honey Bee Health & Biology • Minimizing Your Federal Tax Burden • Water, Timber & Easements • Understanding & Protecting Real Properly Rights • Chainsaw Operation & Maintenance Plus vendors, exhibits and demonstrations. DSU $50 per person, includes snacks & lunch. Register by April 15 by calling 541-523-6418 or online at extension.oregonstate.edu/baker We Dig...Working For You! Let us... grade your roads, dig your trenches, excavate your landscape, prepare your job sites, level land, pour concrete, lay rock...with the right equipment for the job. Grader • Excavator • Backhoe • Skidsteer Dozer • Dump Truck • Mixer Residential & Commercial By Gina Perkins Sometimes you have to think outside the box to solve a problem. Greg Smith, Director of Baker County Economic Develop ment and his assistant, Julee Hicks have been doing just that for JR Streifel, owner of Grumpy's Repair. Streifel has been trying to find qualified auto mechanics without much success using traditional means and sought the help of Baker County Economic Development. Smith did some research and decided to make an inquiry at Portland Community College (PCC) because of their strong Automotive Service and Repair Technology program. He and Streifel traveled to PCC and the results seem promising. "Not only do we believe we found highly trained candidates for JR, but this also has the promise of bringing young families to Baker with kids. Submitted photo Greg Smith and JR Streifel (in center of photo) visit with instructors at Portland Community College. These are family wage jobs. This will help not only business owners in Baker but will also help schools by adding a few more kids to the enrollment which is a good thing," says Smith. "We hope this is a long lasting and mutually beneficial relationship with the college," Smith added. He also plans to reach out to other community colleges and see if similar relationships can be built with their different program offerings. Promise of Oregon Video Highlights BTI Ready for Pre-School? * Helping Solve Hiring Problems for Employers 523-6648 CCBH90220 TRIPLET Lj “Our commitment to you is concrete” REDIMIX Anew video highlighting the Baker Technical In stitute debuted Tuesday on "The Promise of Ore gon" website atwww.promiseoregon.org. The Baker School District opened the institute in August 2014. It includes career pathways in con struction, industrial and engineering systems, health services and agriculture. In addition to its offerings in career and technical education (CTE), the institute emphasizes science and math skills. The institute was founded on the dual premise of preparing students for the workforce and cre ating economic development in a small commu nity. The video can also be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=4rEGQbtlxHA The Baker video is the third of four planned videos for 2016 showcasing cutting-edge pro grams -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), CTE, the arts and more. The videos encourage schools and the public to "dream bigger4' about what is possible in Oregon's schools. The "Promise" campaign, which Is being run by the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA), aims to create a groundswell of public support for K-14 education, in hopes of meeting Oregon's 40- 40-20 goals and lifting student achievement and graduation rates. OSBA is a member services organization for more than 200 locally elected boards serving school districts, education service districts and community colleges. It also provides services to charter schools and their boards. ... Mark .Luker. an<J LeAnne Woolf;... sumptervolunteers@gmail.com or 541-894-2303, leannemywo@gmail.com This early Monday afternoon, compressions, it’s very tiring and the wind has kicked up nastily and switching off with a partner every snow is pelting the windows. In two minutes is recommended. March, we had 7.3” fall, bringing Seattle’s cardiac arrest survival rate the winter accumulation to 118”, has more than doubled since they just two inches short of 10 feet. In started HP CPR, often instructing yards, it never managed to fluff up over the phone whoever is present to much more than three feet at a at the arrest. Oregon recently time. There are large patches of became the twenty-third state to bare ground and crocuses are get legislate at least an introduction to ting a good bloom on. It’s quintes CPR in schools between seventh sential Sumpter: clouds of dust and twelfth grades. being blown down streets between Planning Commission members sat down with Utility Manager Jeff shoulder berms of snow. Calendar (as of April 3) McKinney on March 30 to go over Thursday, April 7 - Planning the sewer ordinance and DEQ Commission, City Hall, 7 p.m. guidelines for STEP/STEG sys Saturday, April 9 - Sumpter tems. Sumpter is one of about two Valley Railroad Board Meeting, communities in Oregon to use a Baker City, 10 a.m. sewer system in which solids settle Saturday, April 9 - Sumpter in a tank (ST portion of acronym) Valley Blue Mountain near the home while fluids flow Snowmobile Club, Schoolhouse into a lagoon for dispersal. Community Center, 6:30 p.m. The City of Sumpter is seeking Monday, April 11 - Powder River a Seasonal Parks Attendant. This Rural Board Meeting, Mosquito job requires organizational skills Flat, 7 p.m. for Flea Markets and other special Tuesday, April 12 - City Council, events, with clerical support from City staff, and cleaning and main City Hall, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14 - Sumpter tenance of Grounds and Volunteer Valley Community Volunteers Park facilities. You will be working outdoors in all kinds of weather. Meeting, Community Center, 6:30 p.m. You must have a tidy appearance Friday, April 15 - Bingo, and people skills. Salary is based Community Center, 7 p.m. on experience. For more informa Tuesday, April 19 - Sumpter tion or an application, contact City Hall at 240 N Mill St, Sumpter, Volunteer Fire Department, City Hall 97877, or call 541-894-2314. Tuesday, April 19 - Powder River Organizations Rural Fire Dept fire training, There were around 30 extra Jeep and other four-wheel drive Mosquito Flat, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21 - Bag Ladies, vehicles in Sumpter this past week Community Center, noon-? end. Sumpter Valley Community Volunteers served breakfast to 60 Thursday, April 21 - Candidate Town Hall, Community Center, people, including residents, Baker City’s Locked and Loaded Off 6:30 p.m, Road Club, and the club’s guests City A barbecuing incident destroyed from as far away as the Portland a bulletin board at The Depot Inn area. The sun was shining and the and scorched several logs on weather* was fabulous for what March 28. Sumpter Volunteer Fire Department did respond. Use caution as we get back outside this spring to enjoy the warming weather. There was a presentation on High Performance CPR on March 29. Many fire department members from both stations and a few community members attended. High performance refers to starting CPR immediately and maintaining a compression rate of 110-120 per minute. The presenter emphasized not leaning on the chest between compressions to allow blood to fill the heart fully before sending it back out again and minimizing as much as possi ble any interruptions to compres sions. Because of the high rate of Ready for the Trails Locked and Loaded hoped was their first of many April snow runs. Many of the club members had children along (lock up the house and load the kids). They were playing in the snow in Sumpter, so you know if they were given the chance, they were out in the snow on the trails, too. SVCV thanks the many individ uals and businesses who donated breakfast foods to help SVCV maximize the funds raised for working on projects around Sumpter Valley. Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration, Inc., is looking to hire up to four part-time depot agents for the upcoming operating season. The positions will be fisted at the employment office. The McEwen depot is 13 hours/regular weekend and 24 hours/Flea Market week end. The Sumpter depot is 9 hours/regular weekend and 18 hours/Flea Market weekend. Further information can be requested via info@sumpter valleyrailroad.org. Churches Sunday morning services are held at St. Brigid’s in the Pines at Auburn and Bonanza in Sumpter on the first and third Sundays of the month at 11 a.m. followed by a coffee ‘hour.’ Weekly services at McEwen Bible Fellowship include Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., Morn ing Worship at 11 a.m., and Wednesday evening prayer at 6:45 p.m. Deadline News and calendar items received by Sunday evening will be included in the Sumpter column the following week. Send in news and/or photos with captions of guests, births, group meetings, any special occasion. Photo by Lori-Jean Pruitt
