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BEAVERS, DUCKS SUFFER HEARTBREAK LOSSES: PG. 6A MONDAY In HOME, 1B Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com November 25, 2019 IN THIS EDITION: Local • Home & Living • Sports Monday $1.50 QUICK HITS Baker City’s Community Christmas Tree Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Dave Burris of Baker City. Sports, 5A LOGAN, Utah — Boise State ran all over Utah State and right into another Mountain West Conference championship game. George Holani rushed for a career-high 178 yards and two touchdowns, powering the 20th-ranked Broncos to a 56-21 victory Saturday night. Holiday Hoist Top turkey tactics A new approach to forest plans ■ Forest Service forms council with goal of better involving public in the forest planning process Sports, 5A The fog in Hermiston made it a bit tricky to see Saturday night’s state semifi nal game. One fact, though, was unmistakable — the La Grande Tigers didn’t have any issues fi nding the end zone. Next up, the state cham- pionship game. By Andrew Cutler East Oregonian PENDLETON — After taking a step back this spring from updating the long- term management plans for the three national forests in the Blue Mountains after 15 years of trying, the U.S. Forest Service is ready to move forward again. And this time, the agency is taking extra steps to try and resolve deep-rooted concerns of residents, industry and environ- mental groups. The Blues Intergovernmental Council has been formed to help frame the process of developing a new methodology for forest planning for the Wallowa-Whitman, Mal- heur and Umatilla national forests. A series of meetings between county commissioners and key Forest Service personnel have been held across the Blue Mountain region over the past year to help kickstart a framework for cross-jurisdiction work. BRIEFING Kiwanis Club offers photos with Santa on December 7 The Kiwanis Club of Baker City will have its annual photos with Santa event in partnership with the Festival of Trees Family Day on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Baker County Event Center, 2600 East St. Cost is $10 per setting and in- cludes two 5-by-7 or three 4-by-6 prints. Proceeds help pay for community projects. See Forests/Page 3A Thanksgiving potluck planned at Churchill WEATHER Today By Jayson Jacoby 38 / 20 David Seacord hopes to create a new Thanksgiving tradition in Baker City by hearkening to the holiday’s origin. “It started as a community event, and it moved to focus on family gatherings,” said Seacord, a fi ne art painter and piano technician who has a studio at the historic Churchill School. “That’s all wonderful, but what if you don’t have a family?” jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Snow showers Tuesday 36/ 23 Chance of snow showers The space below will be blank on issues delivered or sold from boxes. The space is for a postage label for issues that are mailed. Lisa Britton/For the Baker City Herald Iliene Hatch, bottom left, watches as Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative employees Eric Wirfs, in the cherry picker at right, and Casey Mitchell, operating the boom holding the tree, prepare Hatch’s Sitka spruce tree for transport to the Court Avenue Plaza. By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Iliene Hatch watches the soaring Sitka spruce in her yard surrender to the fi nal spurt from the chain saw and her emotions, as the saw’s two-cycle chatter goes silent, are mixed. “I’m going to miss it, actually,” Hatch said. “It’s going to look so naked out here without that tree.” But Hatch is also happy to think about how many people will enjoy the sight of her tree, its branches loaded with Christ- mas lights, when they visit downtown Baker City during the holidays. She’s thinking especially of youngsters and their unique amazement at the sights of the season. “Little kids love big Christ- mas trees,” said Hatch, who donated the approximately 40-foot spruce as Baker City’s Community Christmas Tree. See Tree/Page 3A See Potluck/Page 3A Shop with a Hero event set for Dec. 6 The Baker City Police Department’s second-ever Shop with a Hero event is scheduled Friday, Dec. 6. It is organized by the Baker City Police Department for children who are selected from Brooklyn Primary and South Baker Intermediate schools, Police Chief Ray Du- man stated in a press release. Children get to “shop with a hero” to buy Christmas gifts for their immediate family members. Twenty children were chosen for this year’s event and each child will be paired with a hero, Duman said. This year’s participating heroes include Baker City Police offi cers, Baker County Sheriff’s deputies, Oregon State Police troopers and Baker City Fire Department fi refi ghters. Lisa Britton/For the Baker City Herald Iliene Hatch said she’ll miss her Sitka spruce tree, but she’s happy to donate the tree for residents to enjoy during the Christmas season. 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