COMMUNITY
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021
BAKER CITY HERALD — 5A
Grant helps Crossroads offer summer youth classes
Music
Crossroads is working with
Statewide support is help-
local musicians and music
ing Crossroads Carnegie Art
teachers to offer private music
Center provide programming instruction for students in
to boost local students during grades 5 to 12.
summer break.
“The goal is to help students
The fi nancial support is from make up the lost ground from
the K-12 Summer Program
the challenges of trying to be-
Fund from the Oregon Com-
come a better musician during
munity Foundation.
the pandemic,” Savage said.
The award totaled $69,000. “For many students virtual
Ginger Savage, executive
instruction, safety procedures
director of Crossroads, said
to prevent the spread of drop-
the funding will help the art
lets, or delays in internet speed
center expand the “opportu-
all challenged young people
nity for children to access arts to become more profi cient in
programming this summer
music.”
to build back lost skills, to
The following instructors
socially re-engage and start
will be providing music lessons
being creative with classes and this summer for students:
• Russ Carpenter — wood-
programs.”
By Lisa Britton
lbritton@bakercityherald.com
students are encouraged to
purchase a student member-
ship at $18 for a year and to
contribute 10% toward their
lessons.
Those interested in music
lessons can call Crossroads to
complete the paperwork, then
schedule appointments with
the instructors.
“Other instruments may
The fee for these private
be available as we continue
classes are $35 for 30 minutes to recruit instructors,” Savage
or $45 for an hour. Lessons
said.
are held in the band or choir
Interested instructors are
room at Baker High School.
invited to call Crossroads at
Savage said the grant
541-523-5369.
included additional support
Savage said the art center
to the Hand to Heart Scholar- is searching for additional
ship fund. The scholarship
instruments that can either
form is available on the Cross- be sold or loaned for these les-
roads website. Savage said
sons. Anyone willing to help in
wind instruments
• Duncan Titus — brass instru-
ments
• Dylan Francesconi — guitar,
saxophone, drums
• Paul McNeil — cello
• Mark Emerson — drums,
percussion, marching snare/
quads
• Allison Swenson Mitchell
— voice
COUNCIL
the council-approved
process for being added
Continued from Page 1A
to the agenda,” Cannon
Cannon didn’t cite any specifi c
said. “When this occurs,
instances of interruption.
citizens are permitted
During the council’s April 27 meet- additional time and
Cannon
ing, former councilor Beverly Calder opportunities to discuss
stood in protest when Mayor Kerry
with the council that
McQuisten declined to let Calder
particular agenda item. This is in
speak during a discussion about the
addition to the citizen participation
COVID-19 pandemic.
allowed at the beginning of each
“I reviewed these two sections in
agenda item and at the beginning of
Resolution 3882 to clearly indicate
the meeting.”
the citizens have the opportunity
Cannon said the council rules
to participate in the council meet-
state that the presiding offi cer — the
ing,” Cannon said on Tuesday. “Our
mayor or acting mayor — is “respon-
citizens are not at liberty to speak
sible for and shall preserve decorum
out of turn, though, nor interrupt the at council meetings between council
meeting thus preventing council from members as well as from the public.”
fulfi lling its obligations of conducting
“Unauthorized remarks from the
the business of the city.”
audience, stamping of feet, whistles,
Councilors Lynette Perry and
yells, and similar demonstrations are
Heather Sells were absent Tuesday.
not permitted,” Cannon said.
Citizens have the opportunity at
Cannon said, according to Resolu-
the beginning of meetings to sign up tion 3882, any person who refuses to
and speak about any topic they desire, abide by the rules of conduct, and, in
Cannon said.
the judgment of the presiding offi cer
They can also speak at the begin-
the meeting cannot be conducted
ning of the discussion of any agenda effectively and effi ciently in the pres-
item. These opportunities have time
ence of the offending person, the pre-
limits to ensure effi ciency at the
siding offi cer shall inform the person
meeting.
they are in violation of the resolution
“Sometimes citizens make requests and be directed to leave the council
to actually be an agenda item using
chambers.
this regard can call Cross-
roads at 541-523-5369.
She said the center can
also facilitate purchasing an
instrument if community
members want to donate to
support this music program.
The OCF grant is helping
in other aspects of the art
center, too.
The funds allowed Cross-
roads to waive all supply fees
for summer classes.
In addition, Crossroads
is able to hire classroom
assistants this summer to
help during classes. These
assistants will do the medi-
cal checks still required by
Oregon Health Authority, will
assist instructors, will take
students outside for mask and
borhood, and Chuck Peterson, the
association’s treasurer, said they were
requesting the city return the road to
the way it had been before it had been
torn up.
McManus initially made the
request in a March 26 letter to Mc-
Quisten. The homeowners association
includes 10 lots and eight homes near
the city’s water reservoir, west of the
intersection of Reservoir Road and
Indiana Avenue.
In his letter to the mayor, McMa-
nus wrote that this short section of
street “used to be paved but gradu-
ally deteriorated over the years. Pot
holes developed and were never
fi lled in properly till they fi nally
became very large.”
McManus wrote that members of
the homeowners association “would
appreciate it if Baker City would
pave this short section of the west
end of Indiana Avenue.”
In a staff report to councilors for
their May 25 meeting, Michelle
Street paving request
Owen, the city’s public works
In other business Tuesday, council- director, wrote that when the city
ors discussed a request from residents approved Scenic Vista subdivi-
in southwest Baker City to pave a
sion about 20 years ago, the city
section of Indiana Avenue west of
allowed the developer to chip seal
Reservoir Road.
rather than pave the approximately
Gary McManus, chairman of a
480-foot-long section of Indiana
homeowners association in the neigh- Avenue
Cannon said if the person does not
leave, the presiding offi cer will inform
the person that failure to leave may
result in criminal charges of trespass-
ing and that if necessary, the person
will be arrested and removed by law
enforcement.
He emphasized that that action is a
last resort.
“I do not believe that any of us
would relish the opportunity to arrest
and forcibly remove someone from the
city meeting,” Cannon said. “I person-
ally do not desire to be part of police
trespassing somebody from city hall.
Even so, if the presiding offi cer is un-
able to conduct the meeting because
of the interruptions, I am prepared,
as well as our sergeant in arms is
prepared, to do just that.”
None of the councilors had any
comments about Cannon’s discus-
sion of Resolution 3882. The text is
available on the city’s website, www.
bakercity.com
water breaks, and clean up
programs.
Savage said the grant will
also support a “reboot” to the
ArtSpeak program started
by Debbie Friedman in the
1980s.
“This strategic planning
process will allow Crossroads
to be prepared to get students
back in as many programs
as possible during the school
year,” Savage said.
Summer classes
Crossroads distributed a
summer class schedule at the
end of May, but more have
been added for the coming
months. Check out class offer-
ings online at www.crossroads-
arts.org.
The chip seal, Owen wrote, “did
not hold up very well over time.”
Rather than leave the street as it
was, the city converted it back to a
gravel street and has paid to apply
dust treatment the past couple
years, Owen wrote.
Councilors did not make any deci-
sion on the matter Tuesday.
They directed Owen to contact
homeowners in the area to see if
they are interested in forming a
Local Improvement District (LID) to
pay to pave the street.
“In order to form an LID, you need
33.34% of the property owners to
agree to participate before the coun-
cil can form an LID,” Owen said.
In her May report to councilors,
Owen suggested two paving options.
One is to build the approximately
480-foot section of street to fully city
standards, including base rock, for
a rough estimate of $210,000. The
second option is to apply two layers
of asphalt, of two inches each, atop
the existing gravel street, for an
estimated cost of $50,000.
Also on Tuesday, councilors:
• Voted 5-0 to appoint Elizabeth
Hardy to the Historic District Design
Review Commission (HDDRC).
• Voted 5-0 to approve the budget
for the fi scal year that starts July 1.
Baker County
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
Sunday Worship
First Service 8:30 am
2nd Service & Sunday School
 am
Jr. High & High School Youth
Tues 6:30 pm
Youth Pastor Silas Moe
675 Hwy 7, Baker City • 541-523-5425
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
EARLY WORSHIP
GATHERING
8:30 AM
SECOND WORSHIP
GATHERING
10:30 AM
3720 Birch St, Baker City
541-523-4233
Third & Broadway
541-523-3891
Sunday Worship Service
10:30 am
Sundays
10 AM Worship Service
9 AM Sunday School
Thursdays
1995 4th Street, Baker City
541-523-5201
5:30 - 6 PM
Free Community Dinner
6:15 - 8 PM
firstpresbaker.blogspot.com
Celebrate Recovery
SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST
CHURCH
Saturday Worship
11:00 am
www.bakercitysda.com
17th & Pocahontas, Baker City
541-523-4913
Join us for coffee: 9:15 - 9:45 AM
Pastor Troy Teeter
1250 Hughes Lane, Baker City
(Corner of Cedar & Hughes)
541-523-3533
www.bakernaz.com
St. Stephen’s
Episcopal
Services at 9 am
1st & 3rd Sundays, Holy Eucharist
2nd & 4th Sundays, Morning Prayer
5th Sunday, Morning Prayer
2177 First Street • Baker City
Entrance on 1st Street
Corner Church & First Streets
541-523-4812
SAINT
ALPHONSUS
HOSPITAL CHAPEL
9-11 AM - Baker City 2nd Ward
11:30-1:30 PM Baker Valley Ward
2-4 PM - Baker City 1st Ward
Everyone Welcome
Open to all patients,
family and friends for
reflection and prayer.
Family History Center is open again -
Everything Free - Masks required
Tues & Fri 1-4 PM
Wed & Thurs 10 AM -1 PM
Wed Evenings 5-8 PM
St. Alphonsus Hospital in
Baker City
2625 Hughes Lane, Baker City
541-523-2397
CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE CHURCH
Elkhorn Baptist
Church
Sunday Service
11:00 am
Sunday School 10 am
Morning Worship 11 am
Evening Worship 6 pm
Discovery Kids Worship
: pm
3520 Birch St, Baker City
541-523-4332
www.ChristianScience.com
3rd & Washington, Baker City
541-523-5911
bakercalvarybaptist.com
Sunday
Worship
9:45am
Sunday
School
8:30am
THE CHURCH OF
JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS
ST. BRIGID’S IN THE
PINES COMMUNITY
CHURCH
11:30 a.m. Services
1st & 3rd Sunday
Holy Eucharist
East Auburn Street, Sumpter
541-523-4812
A Mission of St. Stephen's Episcopal
Church in Baker City
St. Francis De
Sales Cathedral
Daily Masses:
M, T, Th, F 9 am
Day Chapel in Cathedral
Wed Daily Mass 9 am
at St. Alphonsus Chapel
Sat 8 am at Day Chapel
Baker City Saturday Mass 6 pm
Baker City Sunday Mass 9:30 am
St. Therese in Halfway 2 pm Sat
St. Anthony's in North Powder
11:30 Sun
541-523-4521
Corner of First & Church, Baker City
Established
1904
FIRST
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Service at 11 am
September through the
last Sunday of May
1734 Third Street, Baker City
541-523-3922
firstlutheranbakercity@gmail.com
AGAPE
CHRISTIAN
CENTER
Sunday Services
10:00 am & 6:30 pm
South Highway 7,
Baker City
541-523-6586
The church directory is published once monthly. Information for this directory is provided by participating churches, please call 541-523-3673 for more information.
Thank you to the participating churches and these sponsors:
Cliff’s Saws & Cycles
Whelan Electric, Inc.
523-5756 • CCB 103032
2619 Tenth • 523-2412
1950 Place • 523-4300
1500 Dewey • 523-3677