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November 4, 2019
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City Building New Sidewalk At Geiser-Pollman Park
Good Day Wish
To A Subscriber
A special good day to
Herald subscriber Mae
Corwin of Baker City.
BRIEFING
A Solid Footing
Red Cross blood
drive Nov. 11 at
Nazarene Church
The American Red Cross
has scheduled a blood
drive for Monday, Nov. 11,
from noon to 6 p.m. at the
Nazarene Church, 1250
Hughes Lane. To make,
cancel or reschedule an
appointment to donate
blood, call Myrna Evans at
541-523-5368.
Learn about health
insurance options
Nov. 12 at Baker
City Senior Center
By Chris Collins
ccollins@bakercityherald.com
handle the burden of food
trucks and other vehicles that
drive on the sidewalk dur-
ing Miners Jubilee and other
events, she said.
In addition to the new side-
walk, city crews are installing a
pair of metal posts at the park’s
northeast entrance to prevent
vehicles from entering the park
there during special events.
Bornstedt said the city has
designated the south side, off
Madison Street, as the entry
point for vehicles.
Kourtney Lehman, a 2017 Baker High
School graduate who served as president
of the Oregon FFA
State Offi cer Team
in 2017-18, has been
elected secretary of
the national organi-
zation.
Lehman, 21, was
one of six elected to
the national team
Saturday near the
close of the four-day
National FFA Con-
vention and Expo,
which began Oct. 30
Kourtney Lehman
at Indianapolis.
Lehman will
remain in India-
napolis until Thursday to begin preparing
for her new role.
She said a telephone interview today that
she is looking forward to the year ahead.
“It’s an incredible experience that I never
thought I would get to have,” she said of
her election to national offi ce. “I’m looking
forward to sharing my love for agriculture
and my love for service.”
Lehman is studying agricultural business
management at Oregon State University.
Although she has been on campus for two
years, she has junior status as she works
toward her degree.
After high school graduation, Lehman de-
layed her education for a year while serving
as state FFA president. She will be required
to do the same as she fulfi lls her duties as a
national offi cer.
In that role, she and other members
of the offi cer team will travel more than
100,000 during the year, she said.
See Sidewalk/Page 3A
See Lehman/Page 3A
4-H Christmas
Bazaar scheduled
for Dec. 6 and 7
The 4-H Christmas ba-
zaar is set for Friday, Dec.
6, from noon to 5:30 p.m.
and Saturday, Dec. 7, from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the OSU
Extension Service, 2600
East St. To reserve a table,
call 541-523-6418.
WEATHER
Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald
59 / 24
Mostly sunny
Baker City Public Works crews planned to pour concrete today or Tuesday for a 95-foot sec-
tion of sidewalk on the west side of Geiser-Pollman Park.
By Jayson Jacoby
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Tuesday
60 / 24
Mostly sunny
Full forecast on the back
of the B section.
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Lehman
named
national
officer
for FFA
■ 2017 Baker High School
graduate will serve as
secretary for the 2019-20
National FFA Officer Team
Community Connection
of Baker County will host
the Northeast Oregon Net-
work on Nov. 12 for a free
event at which offi cials
will help answer questions
about health insurance
coverage options. The
event will run from 2 p.m.
to 7 p.m. at the Senior
Center, 2810 Cedar St.
Today
Baker boys cross-
country, led by Kale
Cassidy (front) won
the district meet, as
did Baker’s girls
A section of heavily traveled
— and bumpy — sidewalk at
Geiser-Pollman Park is slated
to be replaced this week.
The sidewalk is on the west
side of the park, and starts just
north of the Lions Club shelter.
That’s a popular spot for pic-
nics and parties, and the side-
walk also connects to the bridge
over the Powder River between
the park and the Baker County
Library.
The 95-foot-long section
being replaced was marred by
cracks and lips that constituted
a tripping hazard, said Joyce
Bornstedt, the city’s technical
administrative supervisor.
Concrete for the new side-
walk likely will be poured today
or Tuesday.
City crews did the preparato-
ry work last week but tempera-
tures were too chilly to pour the
sidewalks.
The new sidewalk will not
only be smooth, it will be
thicker — 6 inches compared
with 4 inches for the old section,
Bornstedt said.
The thicker concrete can
THE SHEARING CORRAL IN HAINES
She’s still sewing
after 3 decades
By Samantha O’Conner
soconner@bakercityherald.com
Kathy Orr/ Baker City Herald
Linda Smith’s passion is sewing, which she has done from a young age. Smith, of
Haines, hand quilts her panels so she is able to show dimension and movement in her
works and she enjoys making household accessories and teddy bears.
TODAY
Issue 76, 16 pages
Calendar ....................2A
Classified ............. 4B-6B
Comics ....................... 7B
Community News ....3A
Crossword ........5B & 6B
Dear Abby ................. 8B
Home ................1B & 2B
Horoscope ........5B & 6B
Lottery Results ..........2A
HAINES — Linda Smith, owner of The Shearing Cor-
ral, celebrated her store’s 30th anniversary last weekend.
The Shearing Corral is at 914 Front St., beside Gold
Rush Gifts.
Smith, 66, has been sewing since she was in high
school.
“Sewing is my passion,” she said.
Using pelts from the California company Hide and
Leather, Smith makes a variety of products, including
shoes for all ages from newborn to men’s size 15, ski and
hunting hats, stuffed animals, headbands, bicycle seat
covers, earmuffs, steering wheel covers and eyeglass
covers.
See Sewing/Page 3A
News of Record ........3A
Obituaries ..................2A
Opinion ......................4A
Senior Menus ...........2A
Sports .................. 5A-8A
Weather ..................... 8B
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