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i Record-Courier THURSDAY, JUNE 23,2016 Jackie and Virgil Borger Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary LeAijne Woolf 541-894-2303, leaiinemywo@gmail.com Now... ' Submitted photo A special congratulations to Jackie and Virgil Borger, of Haines. The couple celebrates their 70th Wedding Anniversary on June 23. They attribute the longevity of their marriage to love, respect, and faith. The couple have two children and numerous grandchildren. Baker City Quilt Show Deadline Near For anyone wanting to enter a quilt in the show this year, the date to get your entry form(s) sent in to register your quilt/quilts is drawing near. Please be registered by July 1, by filling out and returning an entry form for each quilt you want to enter. Entry forms are available at "Treasure Every Stitch" or you may call 541-523-3038 or 541-518-3038 with questions. "Quilting in the Valley" Quilt Show will be July 15 and 16, during Miners Jubilee, at 2020 Church, Baker City YMCA Gym, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. EAGLE VALLEY DAY Continued from page 7 Nobody knows and chances theme, ‘Land That I Love’. are that he won’t tell, if Ralph Graven had his mind set on winning the bid for the first pie auctioned off, if he wanted.that one or if he was just going to set the bar for the pie auction. Whatever his intent, it worked. Graven got the first pie, and after that very few pies left the auction block for under $100.00. There were almost as many bids for pies at $200.00. Auctioneer Mib Barley made sure that everyone was re minded of what the Eagle Vai-1 ley Grange does for the community and supporting them was important. The com munity responded in kind. Some of the pies were won and then sold again. Megan More head of Elgin, Oregon won first and second prize. The afternoon was enjoyed with more toe-tapping music, more shopping, more straw berry shortcake and great con versation. From.start to finish, everyone had a good time. It was obvious that the strong feelings for Eagle Valley and the spirit of the people who live there, is clearly defined by the Wow did we have some rain! Somehow or other the readings at Mason Dam don’t seem quite right. Negative precipitation on Friday.? Don’t think so. Lake level continues to decline, reaching just under 30,000 acre- feet on Saturday. At least that’s about 3,000 acre-feet higher than it was this time last year. Calendar Tuesday, June 28: recall election ballots due back to County Tuesday, June 28:0.E.S. Alpine Chapter, 8 pm, Masonic Hall Friday, July 1 - Monday, July 4: Flea Market Saturday, July 9: SVRR board meeting, location and time varies Monday, July 11: Powder River Rural Board meeting, 7 pm, Mosquito Flat Tuesday, July 12: SVFD and PRR training, 6:30 pm Thursday, July 14: Friends of the Dredge, time and location varies Thursday, July 14: SVCV, 6:30 pm, location to be announced City Council met in regular session on June 14. Utility Manager Jeff McKinney reported working with Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Association of Water Utilities personnel to bring down the measure of by-products of chlorination that have crept above limits during runoff. The by-products have been measured annually, but will be measured quarterly. The by-products are already back below the limit. A second sand filter cell in the water filtration system has been cleaned, but the third, final cell had to wait for the repair of a valve. The City has had about $3500 of extra water revenue from the Granite Highway repaving project. It is hoped the street grant improve ments will begin before the end of June. Sumpter Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) had two callouts during the Memorial Day Weekend Flea Market: one fire, one medical. The Forest Service has donated some more mostly-new wildfire equipment to the department. Training on June 7 was for wildlands fires. The Flea Market appears to have cleared about $5000, so looks in good shape to cover shortfalls for last year’s 4th of July and Labor Day Markets. Because the fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30, the City plays catch-up. If the fiscal year matched the calendar year, then Memorial Day would front-load the subsidization of the other two Markets. Planning Commission reported on meeting with DEQ on May 17, working on the Comprehensive and Evacuation Plans May 19, updating the zoning permit application form, and minor inspection tours of reports of suspected zoning irregularities. Council voted to dismiss a commissioner for absenteeism.. The engineer who prepared the Pre-Engineering Report for the DEQ-mandated upgrade of Sumpter’s sewer effluent disposal system has declined to do any further work on the Specification and Design Report until after the recall issue has been settled. Ballots are due back to the County June 28. An unsigned set of minutes from 2008 suggests an agreement exists between one of the RV parks and the City of Sumpter regarding reduced payments for utilities. However, the conditions listed in the unofficial minutes went unob served by the park two winters afterward. The City began charging full price. The park says they were told it was okay to change the conditions, and want a refund. Two councilors and the park owners set up a meeting for further discussion. The City Recorder of 2008 will be invited. Sumpter Valley Community Volunteers (SVCV) asked for and were unanimously given permission to assist with maintenance of the siding of City Hall. SVCV was also granted permission to prepare an area for half-court basketball at Volunteer Park, in case of donation of asphalt overruns on the Granite Highway paving project. Once the agenda items were concluded, Mayor Leland Myers turned the meeting over to President of Council Annie Oakley to go through Council and Public Input; he was going home to spend the rest of his evening celebrating his 57th Anniversary with his wife, Nancy. In the final twenty minutes of the meeting, two items were of particular note. The first was a renewed discussion on addresses and problems dispatch has when an emergency arises. The second notable item was a reading by Council Member Bob Armbruster of a letter from the Department of Justice regarding possible improper handling of personnel files. There was a special meeting of City Council on June 16, preceded by Public Hearings that presented the proposed 2016-17 budget for comment and to receive comments on whether or not to receive State Revenue Sharing Funds. Together, the hearings lasted seven minutes. During the special meeting, the resolutions for approving the budget and accepting State monies were passed. In additional items, a business had requested a City signature on its Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) applica tion. The City Recorder was instructed to sign the application . if OLCC does not have a prob- j lem with the business being out of zoning and building permit compliance. There were no zoning permit applications to review at? the June 16 Planning Commis-> sion meeting, but it was noted-: that there is a lot of construction : activity around town. A draft of; 1 a letter alerting property owners. to zoning irregularities was reviewed. Irregularities include! construction with no permit, a structure without proper setbacks, etc. Planning Com mission Vice-President LeAnne Woolf had gotten information, from Baker City Building? Department about building per- ; mit requirements for pre-made : structures, and shared it with the other commissioners. There was; some work on the Comprehen-, sive Plan and Evacuation Plan. ' Organizations SVFD and Auxiliary held ' Bingo on June 17. No one won the jackpot, so next time around it’s $483. It’s unlikely that there will be pie and bingo at the Masonic hall over the 4th of July Flea Market. The guys and gals will concentrate on the shortcake booth over at the Grounds. People Mick and Kama Allen have placed a note at the post office thanking everyone for the help in recovering from the fire in their home. 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., Morning Worship at 11 a.m., and Wednesday evening prayer at 6:45 p.m. Deadline and Disclaimer Send in news and/or photos by Sunday evening to be included in the Sumpter column the following week. Include captions with photos. I am involved in several of the organizations appearing in this column, but I do not report as an official representative of any of them.
