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Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Sally Farmer of Baker City.
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Sports, 5A GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jay Ajayi ran for 134 yards and three touchdowns and No. 21 Boise State made a late defensive stand to hold off No. 12Arizona 38-30 in the Fiesta Bowl on Wednesday. Boise State (12-2) raced to a 21-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes behind a string of big plays before allowing Arizona to claw its way back.
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Sports, 6A NEW ORLEANSEzekiel Elliott sprinted down the field, nothing between him and the end zone. Cardale Jones was right on his heels, eager to join the celebration. They can keep right on running. Next stop, the national championship game. Elliott shredded the fearsome Alabama defense and Jones again proved to be a worthy replacement at quarterback, leading Ohio State to a stunning 42-35 victory over the top-ranked CrimsonTide in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night.
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City floods court near Sam-0 for ice-skating Baker City has flooded the basketball court near Sam-0 Swim Center, 580 Baker St., in hopes the chilly weather will create a smooth iceskating rink.
Trap Club annual meeting 3an. 8 The Baker Trap Club will have its annual meeting Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the club on Imnaha Road just north of Baker City. All club and community members are invited. More information is available by calling Steve Schauer at 541 523-9778.
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Two minivans collided Dec. 16 at the intersection of First and B streets. It's one of Baker City's many "uncontrolled" intersections — those that don't have a stop sign for either street.
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Intersections. To control or not to control — that is the question. There are many factors that determine the placement of stop signs as controlsatan intersection,according to officials in Baker City, where more than a dozen intersections lack stop slgns. Public Works Director Michelle Owens explained that city planners in the1970s decided that residential areasneed stop signsevery couple of blocks at the most. "They felt that that was an appropriatedesign,"she said. Operations Supervisor Tom Fisk
said Baker City intersections are controlled in a manner that doesn't impede trafftc flow. He said that streets that don't see much trafftc and their corresponding intersections don't need stop signs. "I think some of my predecessors in this position evaluated what they wanted for the major trafftc flows in town," he said. Fisk believes those officials did a good job and they determined where tolocatestop signsprovidea smooth flow of trafftc through town along with safe intersections. Fisk said he wasn't aware of any uncontrolled intersections that are a problem and potentially in need of stop signs.
"I think we're in pretty good shape," he said. Fisk and Owens both explained that residential streets iwith the exception of those in school zones) don't need controls like the main arterials or col lectorstreetsin town Arterials are those that carry the most trafftc through town such as Campbell, Main and 10th Streets. Most of those are state highways as well. Controls on these streets have trafftc signals as well as stop signs. The necessity and placement ofthese controlsisevaluated and managed by the Oregon Department of Transportation. See Stop/Fbge 2A
Have you ever wandered the fiction aisles at the Baker County Library, overwhelmed by the thousands of choices? Bringing along a few literary critics would be handy. Except it might get a little crowded. And loud, what with the inevitable bickering among the experts over whether you ought to check out, say, a Faulkner or a Twain. But there's an easier, and quieter, way to assemble a reading list. And you don't even have to leave home. The Baker County Library District's website — www. bakerlib.org — boasts a bunch of tools that help customers narrow their search, said Diana Pearson, the district's public services librarian. These include "NoveList" and the Wilson Core Collection, both accessible by clicking on the "Research" tab at the upperleftofthe bakerlib. org home page. 5ou'll need to log in with your library card ID num-
ber.l Each database has a similar purpose — to help readers get ideas about books they might want to read. The Core Collection is more discriminating, though. It is in effect a starter's kit for anyone who wants to open a library, Pearson said. See Library/Page 8A
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nanemai WOi', e NS aS By Lisa Britton For the Baker City Herald
ouise Palumbo is rare in this world f emails and text messages. "I don't have a computer or cell phone," says Palumbo,
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But she has paper and a pen, and her table is covered with the Christmas cards she received this year. "I send them, so I get them," she says. But it is her letter writing that stands out — especially the letters between her and Yoko Kawashima Watkins. She hefts the three-ring binder onto her lap and flips tothefi rstletterpreserved inside a plastic sleeve. It is dated 1967. The most recent is dated in late 2014. That is 47 years of faithful letter writing.
Lisa Britton / For the Baker City Herald
Louise Palumbo has saved dozens of letters she has received from Yoko Kawashima See Letters/Page 8A Watkins over the past 47 years.
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Thomas Angus Ranch of Baker City is one of the largest bull sellers in the U.S., according to the first BEEF Seedstock100 listcompi led by BEEF magazine. The magazine, in a story published in its January 2015 issue, ranked operations by the number ofbulls sold annually. The top 100 ranches all sell at least 200 bulls per year. Thomas Angus Ranch sells about 1,000 bulls annually. The BEEF Seedstock 100 list is available in the January issue of BEEF magazine and on www.beefinagazine. com.
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