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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020 BAKER CITY HERALD — 3A BAKER SWIMMING AT DISTRICT MEET Swimmers to compete at 5 Spartans qualify for state state meet PINE EAGLE WRESTLING UNION — Four Pine Eagle wrestlers won individual titles at the District 4 1A/2A district tournament last weekend to qualify for state. Coy Butner, Chase Butner, Cutter Tanaka and Seth Butler will be joined at state by Cutter Huff, who placed second at 132 pounds. The state tournament is set for Friday and Saturday at Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Pine Eagle fi nished fourth in the team standings at the district tournament with 165 points. Culver ran away with the team title with 308.5 points. Crane was second with 190 points and Grant Union third with 186.5. Pine Eagle individual champions • Coy Butner, 113 pounds, won by decision over Garrett Burns of Imbler, 26-5, in the championship match. Butner is 30-3 on the season. • Chase Butner, 120 pounds, won by decision, 27-12, over Culver’s Noel Navarro in the championship match. Chase Butner is 29-3 on the Ronald Bond / The (La Grande) Observer Pine Eagle’s Coy Butner, right, defeated Imbler’s Garrett Burns to claim the district title at 113 pounds on Saturday and qualify for the state tournament this weekend. season. • Cutter Tanaka, 126 pounds, pinned Union/Cove’s Jaxon Blackburn in the title match. Tanaka is 37-1 on the season. • Seth Butler, 182 pounds, pinned Grant Union’s Russell Hodge in the championship match. Butler is 31-2 on the season. • Cutter Huff, 132 pounds, fi nished secondnd, losing by major decision, 29-17, to Elgin’s Joe Lathrop in the championship match. Huff beat Crane’s Rixon SCOTTISH CHAMBER Continued from Page 1A From Scotland to Oregon Oster’s grandparents came to America from Scotland. James Cant (pronounced like “can’t”) left his home at age 12 to work on ships. “They were very poor,” Oster said. He arrived in the United States in 1905. He was 25. “When Grandpa got to Dayville he had 5 dollars,” she said. He started herding sheep, and eventually raised his own. “My grandpa had three bands of sheep when I was growing up,” Oster said. A number of Scottish immi- grants settled in the Dayville area. “They had a lot of dances and would dress up in their kilts,” she said. “We socialized within the Scottish commu- nity.” She said the Scottish brogue stayed with the settlers and infl uenced the speech of their descendents. “When we’d go away to 4-H camp, kids said we talked dif- ferently,” she said. Her father, James Cant Jr., was the oldest of four children born to the elder Cant and his wife, Elizabeth. The family soon outgrew their small home and built a three-story house with seven bedrooms. James Jr. attended school on the third fl oor until a nearby schoolhouse was built. Today that house serves as the park’s headquarters. That is where Oster hopes to donate her father’s kilt. The center showcases a number of family photographs, including Oster’s wedding cake. “My grandma made all our wedding cakes — fruitcake, in the Scottish tradition,” she said. Oster’s parents married in 1932. “They spent the summer at sheep camp. That was their honeymoon,” she said. Oster has many stories from her childhood — driving cattle to their land 35 miles away, visiting her grand- parents who lived just up Doman 29-17 in the second- place match. Huff is 29-17 on the season. Pine Eagle’s Kyle Roe placed fourth at 145 pounds, and Will Seggerman was fourth at 120 pounds. Hunter Simpson fi nished 8th at 145 pounds. MOLALLA — Two Baker swimmers, and two four- person relay teams, qualifi ed for the state meet during the district qualifying meet last weekend. Sophomore Brianna Stadler and junior Hollie Mays both qualifi ed in two individual events. Stadler, who won the state record in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2019 state meet, fi nished second in that event at the district meet, a little more than half a second behind La Grande’s Riana Scott. Stadler won the district championship in the 100-me- ter butterfl y. Mays placed third in the 100-meter freestyle and fourth in the 50-meter freestyle to qualify for state in both events. Two girls relay teams qualifi ed for state — 200-me- ter medley (third) and 200-meter freestyle (second). Relay members are Mays, Stadler, Caitlin Lien and Salena Bott. Several other Baker swimmers or relay teams placed highly at district but didn’t have fast enough times to qualify for state, Friday and Saturday at Tualatin. “Everyone really swam their best times ever,” Baker coach Paula Moe said. “It was an amazing swim meet.” The Baker boys relay team fi nished second in the 400-meter freestyle. Team members are Zachary Wise, Danny Myers, Angel DeArcos and Jacob Miller. Other Baker individual results: Miller, third in the 100-meter breaststroke and fi fth in the 100 freestyle; Angel DeArcos, sixth, 200 individual medley; Wise, sixth in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke; Danny Myers, fourth in the 50 freestyle and fi fth in the 100 freestyle; Lien, 12th in the 50 freestyle; Tommy Huntington, eighth, 100 backstroke; Avril Zickgraf, 10th, 100 butterfl y; Salena Bott, sixth, 100 breastroke, eighth, 100 freestyle; Gabe Bott, 10th, 100 breaststroke; Kelcee Bailey, ninth, 100 backstroke. Lisa Britton / For the Baker City Herald James Cant Jr. wearing his Scottish kilt and other regalia. the road, and exploring the country that is now managed by the National Park Service. “It was a wonderful place to grow up,” she said. The NPS purchased the land in 1976, leaving a chunk for the Cant family. As a child Oster said she didn’t appreciate the vibrant bands of colorful mounds now known as the Painted Hills, but she does know when its formations are most spec- tacular. “I think the time to see it is right after it rains,” she said. Park information Dayville is about 110 miles west of Baker City on High- way 26. The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument includes three different units. The Cant Ranch Museum is in the Sheep Rock Unit be- tween Dayville and Kimberly. Due to staffi ng shortages, it is open limited days in the summer only. For detailed information about the park, visit www.nps.gov/joda Mobile Service Outstanding Computer Repair “Fall in love with your computer, upgrade to Windows 10” Fast & Reliable Call or Text 24/7 Dale Bogardus 541-297-5831 www.outstandingcomputerrepair.com Refurbished Desktop & Laptops For Sale House calls (let me come to you!) Drop Offs & Remote Services are Available All credit cards accepted the Chamber to ensure Min- Lakes. ers Jubilee continues.” Kathy Reedy cast the lone Continued from Page 1A Cutler said she has not dissenting vote. If the Chamber loses the seen any detailed proposal Reedy, who owns the contract to run the visitors for doing so. Depot Inn motel in Sumpter, center, Cutler said the Cham- The Lodging Tax Com- said that although she be- ber would have to eliminate mittee approved a request lieves Anthony Lakes would Wroe’s position and reduce for proposals for the visitors “do a great job” operating the Cutler’s to part-time. services contract during its visitors center, she thinks the She doesn’t think that’s Oct. 17, 2019, meeting. location on Main Street isn’t enough staff time to coordi- The request for proposals ideal for visitors with trailers nate Miners Jubilee. was posted on the county’s or larger vehicles. Wednesday’s meeting website, and a legal notice In an email shared with starts at 9 a.m. at the Court- was published in the Baker the Herald, Peter Johnson, house, 1995 Third St. City Herald on Nov. 18, Nov. Anthony Lakes general man- Cutler said it costs the 25 and Dec. 2. The deadline ager, wrote that the down- Chamber about $10,000 to to submit proposals was town area “currently and coordinate Miners Jubilee — Dec. 31. The county received historically accommodates approximately $6,000 of staff two proposals — from the oversized vehicles.” time to work with vendors Chamber and from Anthony The Baker County and do other tasks, and about Lakes. Economic Development $4,000 for insurance, park The Lodging Tax Commit- Committee voted 5-2 earlier cleanup and other things. tee reviewed the proposals this month to also endorse She said the Jubilee in the Jan. 30, voting 5-1 to recom- Anthony Lakes’ applica- past few years has generated mend commissioners award tion for the visitors services a profit of about $3,500 to the contract to Anthony contract. $4,000. Cutler said the Cham- ber’s other main revenue Weekly Specials February 18-24 source, besides the visitor Tuesday Lasagna.............................................................$8.95 services contract, is about Wednesday Ground Round w/Mushrooms.............................$8.95 $48,000 to $50,000 annu- Thursday Chicken Fried Steak.............................................$9.95 ally in fees from businesses Friday All You Can Eat Mini Shrimp................................$9.95 that belong to the Chamber. Steak & Shrimp.................................................$10.95 She doesn’t think it Pan Fried Oysters .............................................$10.50 would be feasible to use Saturday Prime Rib...............$14.95 / NY Steak..............$13.95 some of that revenue to Sunday Roasted Turkey & Dressing.................$10.95/10.50 sr coordinate Miners Jubilee. Monday Meatloaf.............................................................$8.95 In an email to county BUFFETS commissioners, Peter John- Monday - Friday 11 AM - 2 PM son, Anthony Lakes general Lunch includes Salad Bar, Entree, manager, wrote that he is Grilled Bread, Baked Bean & Vegetable Sunday 8 AM - 11 AM 221 Bridge Street • 541-523-5844 “currently working with Sunday Buffet includes Chocolate Fountain Open Daily 6 AM - 8 PM some community partners on additional funding for e s ou H n e p O Clinic Bak er Visi on y 28 ar u r b e F , y a Frid 1- 4 p.m. After 35 years, Dr. Sheryl Blankenship is retiring from Baker Vision Clinic. As many of you know and appreciate, Dr. Blankenship has spent her career serving patients with dedication, enthusiasm, and care. We wish Dr. Blankenship all the best in her next great adventure; she will be truly missed by patients, staff and all those who she has worked alongside throughout her amazing career. Baker Vision Clinic will be hosting an open house for patients to stop by and show their appreciation for Dr. Sheryl Blankenship’s many years of service.
