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FRIDAY DUCKS NIP ARIZONA IN OT: PG. 6A OUTDOORS, 1B AN ACCESSIBLE VIEW In SPORTS, 6A Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com January 10, 2020 Local News • Outdoors • TV IN THIS EDITION: $1.50 QUICK HITS Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Ann Mehaffy of Baker City. Oregon, 3A SALEM — The Oregon state Legislature’s short session begins Feb. 3, with lawmakers planning to resurrect climate legisla- tion after last session’s controversial “cap-and- trade” proposal failed. And Timber Unity, the group heading protests last year, will be back. Local Firefi ghters Aiding In Battle To Douse Australian Wildfi res Helping Out Down Under Sports, 6A CORVALLIS — Despite Arizona State’s lopsided loss at Arizona in its Pac- 12 opener last weekend, Remy Martin expected to see a different Sun Devils team Thursday against Oregon State. Martin scored a game- high 24 points to lead Arizona State (10-5, 1-1 Pac-12) to an 82-76 victory. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images-TNS Fire crews monitor fi res and begin back burns between the towns of Orbost and Lakes Entrance in east Gip- plslan, Australia, on Jan. 2. By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Today 31 / 30 Snow likely Saturday 39 / 30 Snow likely Sunday 40 / 27 Snow likely 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. ■ County will hire a contractor to manage Hewitt and Holcomb parks near Richland soconner@bakercityherald.com Farmers Market membership meeting Feb. 5 WEATHER County cuts parks job By Samantha O’Conner BRIEFING The Baker City Farmers Market will have its annual membership meeting on Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. at the Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. Anyone who wants to help the market be successful in 2020 is welcome to join. Top-ranked La Grande pins No. 4 Bulldogs A few federal fi refi ghters from snowbound and chilly Northeastern Oregon are traveling more than 8,000 miles to help battle catastroph- ic blazes in the parched and blazing southeastern corner of Australia. Nathan Goodrich, fi re manage- ment offi cer for the Wallowa-Whit- man National Forest’s Wallowa Fire Zone, is returning late this week after spending the past month or so in Australia, said Noel Livingston, fi re staff offi cer for the Wallowa- Whitman. Todd Pederson, assistant fi re management offi cer for the Wallowa Fire Zone, is traveling to Australia, Livingston said. The Bureau of Land Management also recently sent four fi refi ght- ers from the region to Australia, including Justin Fenton of Payette, Idaho, who works for the BLM’s Vale District in Oregon, said Larisa Bogardus, public affairs offi cer for the See Parks/Page 2A David Gray/Getty Images-TNS Firefi ghters prepare as a bushfi re approaches homes on the outskirts of the town of Bargo near Sydney, Australia. An injury — that all-but- inevitable bane of the pro- fessional bull rider — cost Jason Mattox his chance to compete in Baker City years ago. But now that he has a chance to put on the Baker City Bronc and Bull Riding events, his enthusiasm seems to overwhelm any lingering disappointment. “I’m excited to be able to continue this event in your TODAY Issue 114, 12 pages community,” said Mattox, who lives in Roseburg and owns the Coastal Farm & Ranch Challenge of Champions Tour, which has added the Baker City rodeo events to its roster. The group of volunteers, led by Ken McPheron, who have overseen the events for the past 25 years under the nonprofi t Baker City Bronc & Bull Riding Inc., decided last year to look for a new organizer. Mattox, a former bull Calendar ....................2A Classified ............. 2B-4B Comics ....................... 5B rider, said that when he heard there was a possibil- ity the iconic event, which coincides with Baker City’s Miners Jubilee festival the third weekend of July, wouldn’t happen, he got in touch with the local board of directors to offer to help in any way. The Baker City Bronc and Bull Riding events are renowned among rodeo contestants and fans, Mat- tox said. “In the Northwest every- Community News ....3A Crossword ........3B & 4B Dear Abby ................. 6B ccollins@bakercityherald.com one knows Baker City,” he said. “It’s the biggest stand- alone bull and bronc riding event in the Northwest.” Mattox said his initial conversation with Baker City Bull & Bronc Inc. board members led to him adding the events to the Challenge of Champions Tour, a series of 18 rodeos in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and Nevada. When it meets next week, the Baker School Board is expected to give fi - nal approval to a plan that will ask voters to approve a $7.5 million bond measure in the May 19 election. The Board made a fi nal review of the plans that would relieve overcrowding and make safety and se- curity upgrades in district schools during a work ses- sion Thursday night. If voters approve the bond proposal, the District will add to it a $4 million matching grant received through the Oregon School Capital Improvement (OS- CIM) program, $2 million from the District’s Capital Projects Fund and $3 million from the Student Success Act, state funding approved by the 2019 Leg- islature, part of which can be used to pay for school safety improvements. See Rodeo/Page 2A See Schools/Page 5A New Bull/Bronc organizer: ‘Everyone knows Baker City’ jjacoby@bakercityherald.com School board ready to put bond on ballot By Chris Collins Vale District. deploy to Australia, and that group Livingston said the Forest Ser- could include an employee from the vice’s Region 6, which includes Wallowa-Whitman. Oregon and Washington, is assem- See Fires/Page 5A bling a 20-person fi refi ghting crew to Baker City Bronc & Bull Riding Join Regional Rodeo Series By Jayson Jacoby Baker County will elimi- nate the job of parks coor- dinator and instead look to hire a contractor to manage Hewitt and Holcomb parks near Richland. The decision county com- missioners made Wednes- day was prompted by declining revenue from the two parks and the lack of any sustainable alternate sources of income. “It’s not a choice I’m trying to make, it’s one we have to make,” Com- missioner Chairman Bill Harvey said. “Because we can’t tax the citizens of Baker County for a very expensive model when you can have something that would be almost equal cost to what we’re bringing in.” Horoscope ........3B & 4B Jayson Jacoby ..........4A News of Record ........2A Obituaries ..................2A Opinion ......................4A Outdoors ................... 1B Senior Menus ...........2A Sports ........................6A Weather ..................... 6B MONDAY — BAKER BASKETBALL TEAMS OPEN GOL PLAY AT LA GRANDE
