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TUESDAY BAKER BOYS (PG. 6A), GIRLS (PG. 5A) BOTH ROUT ONTARIO ON SENIOR NIGHT Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com February 18, 2020 Local • Home & Living • Sports IN THIS EDITION: $1.50 Jozie Ramos t District Playoffs 7-1A Basketball 2020 Kathy Oster Hopes To Donate Scottish Clothing to National Monument Powder Valley Badgers rejoice after their championship win against the Eagles from Joseph at the 2019 District Tournament. Feb. 20-22 Baker High School Cover Photo S. John Collins/Baker City Herald Of Kilts and Kin INSIDE TODAY: Your guide to the District 7-1A boys and girls basketball tournaments, which start Thursday at Baker High School QUICK HITS County to pick visitor services operator By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com The Baker County commissioners are scheduled to decide Wednesday whether to choose a new contractor to operate a local visitors center using money paid by guests in motels, bed and breakfasts and other lodging businesses. The Baker County Chamber of Com- merce currently receives about $76,000 annually from the lodging tax. The Transient Lodging Tax Committee voted 5-1 on Jan. 30 to recommend com- missioners award the contract to Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort. It would take effect March 1. Although the contract is specifi cally for operating the visitors center, Shelly Cutler, the Chamber’s executive director, said the money also enables the Chamber to main- tain two full-time employees — herself and Diane Wroe. And that staffi ng level makes it possible for the Chamber to also coordinate events, most notably the annual Miners Jubilee celebration in July, Cutler said. Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Walter Jensen of Baker City. Sports, 3A MOLALLA — Two Baker swimmers, and two four-person relay teams, qualifi ed for the state meet during the district qualify- ing meet last weekend. BRIEFING Merkley plans town hall Thursday in Baker City U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has scheduled a town hall in Baker City on Thursday, Feb. 20. The event will start at 4:30 p.m. at the Community Connec- tion Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. See County/Page 3A WEATHER Today 38 / 13 Mostly sunny Lisa Britton / For the Baker City Herald Kathy Oster of Baker City hopes to donate this Scottish kilt, which belonged to her father, James Cant Jr., to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument’s headquarters. Wednesday 42 / 17 By Lisa Britton Mostly sunny Kathy Oster lives in Baker City, but she still has a heart for a colorful landscape in Central Oregon. She grew up in what is now known as the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, one unit of which is known as the Painted Hills. “We still own our folks’ Full forecast on the back of the B section. The space below is for a postage label for issues that are mailed. For the Baker City Herald house in the middle of the park,” said Oster, 80. Now she’s hoping to gift a piece of her family’s history to the Monument — her father’s full Scottish attire she discov- ered in a cedar chest. The kilt and accompanying clothing is now preserved inside a frame thanks to Kate Reid at Royal Artisan in Baker City. Reid spent countless hours hand sewing the outfi t onto a backing, then building a custom frame. “I was excited to do an extensive project,” Reid said. “It was a lot of sewing, a lot of layers.” The piece is currently on display at Royal Artisan, 1912 Main St. See Scottish/Page 3A Lisa Britton / For the Baker City Herald School Board to discuss starting clay shooting club By Chris Collins ccollins@bakercityherald.com Athletic Director Buell Gonzales Jr. will present information about establishing a Clay Shooting Club to the Baker School Board Thursday night. The board will meet at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1655 First St. The club would be for students in Grades 6-12 with a spring league beginning in April, a state tournament in June and the National Trap Shooting Championship in July, a list of frequently asked questions in- cluded in the board’s meeting packet states. The program is for boys and girls who have a league-approved fi rearm safety certifi cate, the information states. It is orga- nized through the State High School Clay Target League. Team members practice weekly at a shooting range. Individual and team scores are then submitted and compared online with other schools in their conference to qualify for state and national competition. More information is available at usaclay target.com Other presentations during Thursday night’s session include recognition of the “National Association of Teachers Singing Competition” award to Jordan Remien. Principal Phil Anderson will speak about the third-grade Leadership program at Brooklyn Primary School and members of the freshmen class will discuss their science curriculum proposal. Kathy Oster’s grandparents came to America from Scotland and settled in Grant County where they raised sheep. TODAY Issue 130, 14 pages Calendar ....................2A Classified ............. 4B-6B Comics ....................... 7B Community News ....3A Crossword ........4B & 6B Dear Abby ................. 8B Home ................... 1B-3B Horoscope ........5B & 6B Letters ........................4A See Schools/Page 2A Lottery Results ..........2A News of Record ........2A Obituaries ..................2A Opinion ......................4A Sports ....... 3A, 5A & 6A Weather ..................... 8B THURSDAY — GO! MAGAZINE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
