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5*1 ************ECR lot 0074A**C007 Exp 05/07/2017 BAKER COUNTY LIBRARY 2400 RESORT ST BAKER CITY OR 97814-2721 Photo by Timothy Bishop of Basecamp Baker www.therconline.com Est. Haines 1901 ~ Haines, Baker County, Oregon Volume 115, Number 24 * 10 Pages / $1 Leo Adler Field Marks 50th Anniversary i I By Mary Jane Guyer I Sunday: July 3rd: ■ Haines Stampede Rodeo: Slack begins at 9 a.m. & Rodeo at 5:30 ■ | p.m. Tickets at gate: Adults $8, Children ages 6-12 $4, 5 and under | enter FREE. A percentage of the proceeds go to the Baker County | , Shrine Club to help the Shrine Hospital. “Cut’er Loose” a 2nd Annual Pie Baking Contest: 4-6 p.m. Drop off your delicious homemade pies at the Record Courier Office. Judging ■ takes place in the morning. For more information, contact Dotty | Miles at (541) 377-5795. I I I I J I I ■ . Monday, July 4th: ■ Cowboy Breakfast: Elkhorn Grange: 7 to 10 a.m. Start your day with hotcakes, ham & eggsstraight off the griddle! This is how breakfast should be served. Proceeds go to Elkhorn Grange Com- ■ " munity Service Projects. Contact: Joanne Ulingsworth at (541) 856- | 3435. I ■ Annual 4th of July Fun/Run Walk: 6:45 a.m. event registration. Two courses: Both start on the Main Street City Park at 8 a.m. Pre-registration forms can be picked up at the YMCA. There is a B registration fee. For more information, contact Suzy Cole at _ suzyjcole@gmail.com. Proceeds benefit the Baker High School I Cross-country and Track and Field Teams. I ■ 2nd Annual Pie Baking Contest Judging: 9 a.m. Pie slices will be Isold in front of the Record Courier office following the judging. Proceeds benefit Rock Creek-Muddy Creek Mutual Improvement ■ Clubservice projects. Yumminess is being served! Program Cover from Dedication Ceremony /Record Courier I ■ ■ I Parade: 10 a.m. Entries check in at 8:30 a.m. at the Haines Elementary School. Judging starts at 9 a.m. For information, contact Barbara Wendt at 541-856-3571 or Melissa Gamer at 541-856-3350. The Haines Parade - it’s a tradition. I I Brian Vegter, Race Director, and his wife, Corrine, who serves as the event's Volunteer Coordinator. Their passion for the sport contin ues to keep the Baker City Cycling Classic going strong. spectators. Cyclists throughout the United States and many from other countries participate in the Baker City Cycling Classic. One cyclist is traveling as far as Illinois to See CYCLING on page 7 Crash Near Haines Takes Life Of One Two Suffer Life -Threatening Injuries Oregon State Police reports that on Monday, June 20, at approximately 6:26 p.m., Baker County Dispatch received a driving complaint concerning a blue Buick passenger car that was driving erratically. Four minutes later, at 6:30 p.m., Baker County dispatch received a report of a two- Vehicle head-on crash on High way 30, just outside of Haines, involving the same blue Buick that was previously reported to dispatch. See CRASH on page 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ I I I I I ■ County has accomplished so much over the ■ North Powder Future Farmers of America Pit Barbecue: years with so few financial resources. The com Haines City Park. Ready to serve immediately after the parade munity - private sector, government, service until the food runs out. Come and get it! Proceeds for this clubs, churches, businesses, volunteers young wonderful meal of pit-barbecue roast, baked beans, and coleslaw and old - got behind the project With a force that go directly to support the North Powder FFA program. Great meal, would make any Fortune 500 company marvel great cause! at it efficiency and “get-it-done” work ethic. ■ Art in the Park: Wonderful works of art will be available through- Iout the day in the Haines 1800’s park - located next to City Hall. See ADLER FIELD on page 2 This is a great place to purchase lovely items and say hello to B friends, new and old. Music: Frank Carlson will set up following the parade at the City Park. He will keep your toes-a- tapping until 3 p.m. David Cole ■ then takes the stage to keep the music flowing. | Kids Activities: The lawn beside Haines Sell-Rite will host kid Baker City Cycling Classic Still Peddling Strong after 15 Years Attention Baker County Residents: Brian Vegter, Race Director for the Baker City Cycling Classic, has issued a friendly reminder that Baker County will again host 250 cyclists and their support teams this weekend for the 15th Annual event. Racing begins this Friday and will end at the Anthony Lakes Resort on Sunday. More than 200 volunteers are required to help Vegter get the event off the ground. “Some drive cars in the support caravan, others work in the feed zones. The Lions Club serves as comer marshals along the route, and folks from the Northeast Oregon Compassion Center help at the finish line as well as with many day-to-day activities. In case you were wondering, a comer marshal is someone who helps to direct traffic, be it cyclist, cars or at the downtown criterium where they direct I We don’t want you to miss one darn thing! | Saturday, July 2: ■ Queen and Grand Marshall Potluck. Dinner: 6:30 p.m. ■ Honoring the 2016 Queen Nina and Grand Marshall Richard ■ Stephens. Haines Methodist Church Community Hall. Good food, I great fellowship and a way to pay tribute to these wonderful members of the Haines community. A community effort for the ages The need was straight-forward. There was a shortage of fields on which Baker kids could play baseball. The solution gave rise to one of the most impressive community efforts seen in Baker County. In 1965, leaders in the Baker’s baseball com munity, as well as Art and Francis Chaves, and Harold McJunkin spearheaded a drive to con struct a regulation size basebalPand football field. At the time, the Baker Little league and Babe Ruth programs had so many kids they found themselves juggling schedules between Brooklyn, North Baker and the newly-built Wade Williams fields. St. Francis Academy was in need of a football field. Babe Ruth kids needed a regulation-sized field they could call home. A committee was formed. A two-square block garbage dump, owned by the Baker County Fairgrounds, was selected. The Fair Board donated the land» It was now time for committee members to secure the needed financing of $18,000 (In today’s dollar, that amounts to $137,000). Leo Adler came to mind. Adler was an avid baseball fan. In fact, over his life-time he attended 23 World Series. Gene Rose, first Baker Little League President and legal representative for Adler, was tapped to present the idea to Adler. Rose. first approached a Forest Service employee who voluntarily built a mock field for the presentation. “It was absolutely perfect to show Leo,” said Rose. “It laid out everything. It even had lights that were battery-operated. It is a darn shame we did not keep that model.” Rose recalled Adler’s response to the model and to the idea. “He listened, took a look at the model and said, “How much is this going to cost me?” Rose quoted the sum. Adler asked, “Who do I make the check out to.” What happened next illustrates just why Baker Schedule of Events Haines Old Fashioned 4th of July I ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B friendly events. Don’t miss the dunk tank (sponsored by the Baker ■ High School Mat Team), kids face painting, and other activities to I keep the younger folks entertained. B ■ ■ ■- I I I I I I I I I I I I I Eastern Oregon Museum: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Don’t miss the Antique/Vintage wedding gown display currently on exhibit. Gowns date back as far as the late 1800’s. More than 10,000 other ■ artifacts call the Eastern Oregon Museum home. You don’t want to missit! • t ■ Haines Stampede Rodeo: 1:30 p.m. The Rodeo continues. This event does not hold back in providing talent, fun and excitement. Enjoy the new covered grandstands. A free concert and BBQ after the rodeo with Tony Lundervold and his band ■' Fireworks: 10 p.m. The show lasts 25 minutes. This year, the Friends of Haines have teamed up with Todd Hoffman of “Gold ■ Rush” and Phillip Wirth who have matched additional funds in recognition of the Baker City Harvest Christian Church and the teachers at Harvest Academy. Same amount of time - twice the sizzle! It proves to be spectacular. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ The Record Courier and the Friends of Haines offer a special thank ■ you to all the men and women who have served or are serving in our nations’military. We thank you and your families for your ■ ■ sacrifice. We enjoy our freedoms because of you! ■ L b . ■' MBBi ■ BHMBI ■ IMBB ■ BBMB ■ BB^M ■ ■ BBBM ■ Menus at Community Connection * Baker City Fri., June 24 Mon., June 27 Mon., June 28 Tues., June 29 Wed., June 30 Chili Dogs w/Cheese On a Bun Potato Salad Mixed Vegetables Green Salad Cheesecake Cheeseburger w/ trimmings Potato Wedges Mixed Vegetables Three-bean Salad Cookies Orange-glazed Chicken Tenders Fried Rice Oriental Vegetables Asian Salad Roll Ice Cream Meatloaf Potatoes & Gravy Tomato Gr. Beans Beet & Onion Salad Roll Birthday Cake* Chicken Broccoli Alfredo over Fettuccini Peas & Carrots Green Salad Garlic Bread Stix Brownie 4005 23rd Street • PO Box 226 Baker City, OR 97814 (541) 523-3616 aj
