FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019
New Arrivals
At The Baker
County Library
• 2400 Resort St.
FICTION
• “Forensic Instincts
mysteries,” Andrea Kane
• “Amish of Hart County
series,” Shelley • “Chances
Are ...,” Richard Russo
• “The Russia Account,”
Stephen Coonts
• “Someone We Know,”
Shari Lapeñan
NONFICTION
• “A Politics of Love,”
Marianne Williamson
• “Try Common Sense,”
Philip K. Howard
• “Elderhood,” Louise
Aronson
• “Darkness to Light,”
Lamar Odom
• “The Impeachers,”
Brenda Wineapple
DVDS
• “Acts of violence”
(Action)
• “The Biggest Little Farm
(Documentary)
• “Brightburn” (Horror)
• “A Dog’s Journey”
(Family)
• “Rebel in the Rye”
(Drama)
HOURS
• Monday through
Thursday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Saturday,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
BAKER CITY HERALD — 3A
COMMUNITY NEWS
Shirtcliff honored for service
Longtime Baker County
District Attorney Matt
Shirtcliff was honored with
the 2019 Oregon District
Attorney’s Association
Distinguished Service Award
during the association’s sum-
mer conference at Redmond
earlier this month.
Shirtcliff’s wife, Beth, and
their two sons, Spencer and
Payton, were able to surprise
him for the presentation on
Aug. 15 at the President’s
Banquet, Kelsie J. Davis Mc-
Daniel, Union County district
attorney, stated in a press
release.
The award recognizes
elected district attorneys with
15 or more years of prosecuto-
rial experience.
“This award
is given an-
nually at the
ODAA Summer
Conference for
outstanding ac-
Shirtcliff
complishments
sustained by an
Oregon district attorney who,
during the course of their
career, has made signifi cant
contributions to the protec-
tion of public safety and the
administration of justice, and
whose career exemplifi es the
highest standards of dedica-
tion and commitment demon-
strated by a district attorney,”
the press release stated.
McDaniel presented the
award on behalf of ODAA,
highlighting Shirtcliff’s
work in starting the “Cribs
for Kids” program in Baker
County.
The program ensures that
all families who need a crib
can access one free of charge
and provides education to
families on the dangers of
co-sleeping.
“This has made a signifi -
cant impact on his commu-
nity and no doubt saved the
lives of countless babies,”
McDaniel said.
McDaniel praised Shirt-
cliff’s work as ODAA presi-
dent and stated that in facing
challenges, Shirtcliff handles
“each of them with resolve
and professionalism. He takes
diffi cult positions sometimes,
but always with a mind to do
what is right.”
Shirtcliff came to Baker
County in 1994 straight out
of law school. He worked as
a deputy district attorney
under Greg Baxter, who
served as district attorney at
the time and now serves as
Baker County Circuit Court
judge.
Shirtcliff was elected as
Baker County district attor-
ney in 2001 and has been the
sitting district attorney since
that time.
Shirtcliff is also an active
trial attorney with many ma-
jor criminal trials through-
out his career. He leads the
county’s Major Crime Team,
Multi-Disciplinary Task
Force on Child Abuse and
the Sexual Assault Response
Team.
He also coaches youth
sports, is active in his church,
is a past president of the
ODAA and a current execu-
tive member for the associa-
tion. He is a board member
for St. Alphonsus Medical
Center in Baker City and is a
past president and member of
Baker City Rotary.
New Directions to break ground on new center
Offi cials, board members, and community
partners will join New Directions Northwest Inc. in
breaking ground Monday on a new 21,980- square-
foot multiservice campus in Baker City.
The ground-breaking event will begin at 12:15
p.m. Aug. 26 at 3425 13th St., (across from the
Powder River Correctional Facility).
The project was identifi ed as the nonprofi t’s No.
1 priority during a strategic planning session in
Oct. of 2018, Andi Walsh, New Directions spokes-
woman, stated in a press release.
The new campus will consolidate several outpa-
tient services currently accessed at three differ-
ent locations, increase operational effi ciency, and
reduce costs associated with leasing or maintaining
outgrown facilities, Walsh said.
It will be centrally located to other services
partners such as Public Health, St. Alphonsus
Medical Center, St. Lukes Clinic, the Baker County
Sheriff’s offi ce, and the Powder River Correctional
Facility. And it will allow community members to
access services in one central area, she said.
New Directions Northwest, Inc. is one of the
top four employers in Baker County and provides
these social services:
• Outpatient mental health services
• Individual, family, and group therapy
• 24/7 mobile crisis response
• School-based mental health services
• Alcohol, drug, and gambling treatment
• Community/school prevention and education
• Support employment
• Developmental disabilities services
• Residential treatment
• Telemed psychiatric services
• Outpatient based opioid treatment
Specialized programs also include:
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
• Early Assessment and Support Alliance
(EASA)
• Wraparound, a team-based planning for youth
with complex behavioral needs.
New Directions operates three residential pro-
grams in the central location as well as an alterna-
tive incarceration program at the Powder River
Correctional Facility.
The organization also administers the Baker
County Safe Communities Coalition.
More information is available by calling Walsh at
541 523-2517.
Powder River Sportsmen’s Club plans night shoot, barbecue
The Powder River Sports-
men’s Club Virtue Flats
shooting range, 1 mile east of
the Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center off Highway 86, has
scheduled two competitive
pistol shooting events for the
weekend.
A USPSA Practical Pistol
night shoot and barbecue will
take place Saturday, a press
release stated. The entry
fee is $20. Setup begins at 3
p.m. Volunteers are welcome.
Shooting will start at 9 p.m.
and run until about midnight.
Legal pistols include any
revolver or semi-auto 9 mm
or larger. Targets will include
USPSA paper, steel poppers,
and plates.
For more information, call
Phil O’Connell, 208-850-1313,
or go to www.prpshootters.com
Sunday will feature a U.S.
Cavalry course beginning at
1:30 p.m. The entry fee is $10.
A model 1911 pistol with
.45-caliber ACP rounds will
be used for class scoring.
Other models in other calibers
are welcome as a special class.
The course of fi re will be
Thank You!
Th e Baker Ladies Combo Golf Committee would like to thank all
the people, businesses and organizations that so generously
contributed to our 30th Annual Ladies Combo Golf Tournament.
We were honored to also donate funds and needed items to
May Day, Inc. A special thank you goes out to all of the following
who generously donated their time and contributed to making this
tournament such a success.
A Diva Salon & Day Spa
Mann Mortgage
Ash Grove Cement
Baker Dental Group
Baker Valley Travel
Baker Vision Clinic
Banner Bank
Memory Lane Homes
Beerded Dog
Black Distributing, Inc.
Big River Recreation
Clarke and Clarke Insurance
Copper Belt Winery
Cheese Fairy
D&B Supply
Glacier 45 Distillery
Grumpy’s Auto Repair, Inc.
Intermountain Law
Quail Ridge Ladies Golf & Bridge
Last Resort Salon
Latitude 45
Lew Brothers Les Schwab
Mad Habit
Th e Main Event
Outpost Electric
Ragsdale Mobile Glass
St. Alphonsus Medical Center
Terri Boettcher
Th atcher’s Ace Hardware
Th e Grove Team
Triple C Redi-Mix Inc.
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative
Quail Ridge Golf Course
Scentsy - Teresa Smith
Sorbenots Coff ee
Th e Sycamore Tree
Washington Trust
White Pebbles and Sand
Mike Hindman
Dan Story
Rick Holden
Max & Vickie McAdams
Ryan & Stephanie Elms
Mike & Roxanne McAdams
Chuck & Linda Taylor
Doug & Cheryl Eddy-Moramarco
Scott & Jacklyn Foss
Bill Tiedemann
one-handed only. The course
will feature 10 shots in 10
minutes at a bull’s-eye 25
yards away, two sets of fi ve
shots in 20 seconds at a bull’s-
eye 15 yards away, two sets of
fi ve shots in 10 seconds at a
bull’s-eye 15 yards away, and
three sets of fi ve-shot strings
in 15 seconds at a moveable
silhouette target 25 yards
away.
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