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AUGUST 4�11, 2021
Shrine game returns to Baker City
Saturday brings a steak
breakfast, parade and football
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
B
AKER CITY — The East-West
All-Star Shrine Football
Game is happening this year on
Saturday, Aug. 7, after a one-year
hiatus.
And with the game comes a
bunch of community events —
all to support the Shriners Hospi-
tal for Children in Portland.
The day begins early with a
steak and pancake breakfast
from 7–10 a.m. in Geiser-Pollman
Park. Cost is $10, or $7 with no
steak. This is again served up by
the Baker County Cattlewomen
and Baker County Livestock
Association as part of the sixth-
annual Gridiron Tailgate and Grill.
The “Hoofi n’ It to Beef Fit” run/
walk starts at 8 a.m. Entry is $25
for the 5K or $35 for the 10K.
The 5K starts at the Thomas
Angus Ranch, 42598 N. Cedar
St.; the 10K begins at the Mack-
enzie Ranch, 19265 Chandler
Lane. For information, call or text
Wendy Bingham at 208-850-
3803, or go to orcattlewomen.
org to register.
For the Gridiron event, ven-
dors will be set up in Geiser-Poll-
man Park from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Space is still available for $25.
For details, call Mary Ellen Ander-
son at 541-519-1224 or Michelle
Kaseberg at 541-519-4971.
A lunch of hamburgers ($7)
and hot dogs ($6) will be served
from noon to 2 p.m. at the park,
and the silent auction ends at
2 p.m. For updates on the event,
visit www.facebook.com/grid-
irontailgateandgrill.
Visitors to the park can also
see this year’s Shrine steer,
which the Cattlewomen pur-
chase each year from a 4-H or
FFA member with proceeds from
the Gridiron Tailgate.
The steer is auctioned during
halftime of the football game to
Travel Baker County
The Baker County Livestock Association and Baker County Cattlewomen serve up a steak and pancake breakfast as
part of the Shrine Game weekend in Baker City on Saturday, Aug. 7.
benefi t the hospital. Over the
years, the Shrine steer has raised
about $600,000.
PARADE
The Shrine parade starts at
11 a.m. in downtown Baker City.
Traditionally, this parade fea-
tures Shrine clubs from around
the region.
GAME
The 69th-annual football
game begins with pageantry
at 6 p.m., followed by kickoff
at 7 p.m. at the Baker Bulldog
Memorial Stadium. Tickets are
$15 and can be purchased at
Geiser-Pollman Park Saturday
from 7:30–10:30 a.m. and at the
stadium from 5–8 p.m.
SHRINE WEEKEND
Saturday, Aug. 7
Baker City
Steak breakfast: 7-10 a.m.,
Geiser-Pollman Park
Gridiron Tailgate: 7 a.m.-3:30
p.m., Geiser-Pollman Park
Parade: 11 a.m., downtown
Game: kickoff at 7 p.m., Baker
Bulldog Memorial Stadium
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