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MayDay needs volunteers MayDay, Inc., the Baker City nonprofit that helps victims of sexualassault,domestic violence and elder abuse, needs volunteers to answer a crisis phone line that's available 24 hours a day. To fill rotations in that position, MayDay needs a compassionate person who is a good listener and can carefully follow training protocols. This volunteer position requires a criminal background check and strict adherence to the confidentiality policy. The job can be done from home or other locations, depending on the setting. Anyone who can meet these qualifications and be on call approximately one week each month, should call Milli at 541-523-9472, or come to MayDay's office at1834 Main St. in Baker City.
Ladies golf lunch begins April 1 The Baker Ladies Golf and Bridge Association's opening luncheon is set for Wednesday, April 1, at Quail Ridge Golf Course. If the weather permits, the group will play golf with tee off at 8:15 a.m. Any 9-hole players are invited to come and start at 9 a.m. Lunch will be served about 12:30 p.m. After lunch, those interested will play bridge. The charge for lunch this year will be $8. There is a $1 (optionalj social membership, which will be covered for those who attend the spaghettifeed. Lunch reservations are requested. Those planning to attend are asked to call the golf course at 541-523-2358 or call Glenda at 541524-1411 or 541-403-
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Lea Hoover, left, is the new Baker Heritage Museum director. She says the volunteers, like 80-year-old JeanieWright, offer a wealth of historic information to museum visitors.
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tour of Denmark, Italy and France. The next summer she traveled to Lea Hoover doesn't hesitate when London where she completed an asked what she likes best about the interior design internship. During Baker Heritage Museum. her stay she enrolled in a Survey 'The volunteersare allgreat," of British Museums class, which included a tour of 60 museums. she says.'This place doesn't run without them." Although most of the European H oover, 24,isthenew director museums focused on art, she is of the museum at 2480 Grove St. equallyimpressed by heritage She replaces Chris Cantrell, who museums, she said. recentlyretired after five years in Hoover came to Baker City two the position. Cantrell was recently years ago with her fiance, Anelectedpresidentofthe Friendsof drew Gettle, a Baker High School the Museum organization. graduate who is employed at Blue Mountain Fine Arts bronze foundry. H oover says the dedicated volThe two met in Hoover's hometown unteers and their vast knowledge of the exhibits that reflect Baker of Reedsport. "After my firstyear here, I fell in County history combine to produce a museum that's "a wonderful love with the town, the people and the history, and how charming and place." "It's all from Baker County, about cute iBaker City) can be," Hoover Baker County or from a person who sald. lived in Baker County," Hoover said She also serves as co-vice chair of the museum exhibits. of Baker City's Historic District She is a graduate of Oregon State Design Review Commission. University at Corvallis where she Hoover said she had been looking earned a degree in interior design for work and was encouraged by and housing studies and a business community members to apply for degree. the job as museum director when Her education included two Cantrell retired. "I didn't know what I was getting museum-filled trips to Europe. The first was an art and architecture myself into when I applied and I'm ccollins©bakercityherald.com
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really glad I did it anyway," she said. Hoover earns $1,300 a month for the part-time job. She works 30 hours per weekin the summer and 10 hours per week in the winter. In addition to her formal education, Hoover brings customer service expertise honed from a lifetime in the tourism industry to her new role. She showcased her skills when she was interrupted by a phone call during an interview for this story. Hoover informed the caller that the museum hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and that those visiting the museum are advised to arriveby 3p.m .to givethem at least an hour to tour the building and enjoy the exhibits. When the caller told Hoover that her husband didn't get off work until 3:30 and they wanted to bring their kids to the museum during spring break, Hoover was happy to accommodate the family. She volunteered to stay until 4:30 so the family could make their spring break tour. "I have no problem staying open late today," she said after hanging up the phone.
Baker County Commission Chair Bill Harvey sent a letter Tuesday to Forest Service officials requesting that they delay the closing of the comment period for Subpart A of the Travel Management iPlanl. The letter to Wallowa-Whitman Forest Supervisor Tom Montoya and Regional Forester Jim Pena was titled"RE: Comment period for Subpart A." It was regarding another letter sent by Pena to Montoya dated March 17 that was provided to the county. In his letter, Harvey stated"There has been miscommunication given to the public throughthenewspaper in Baker County and theletterdated March 17,2015,that was provided to the County is unclear." When asked which newspaper, Harvey said"Itwas allthenewspapers,"referring to publication of a press release in which Region 6 Regional Forester Pena announced the deferment of additional work on the Travel Management Plan until the Blue Mountain Forest Plan revision is complete. Harvey also explained what he meant by miscommunication. "The miscommunication is that they gave the impression that they were stopping all of the travel management work until they finish the iBlue Mountain) Forest Revision Plan and that's misleading at best and actually deceitful — in my opinion, if that's what they were trying to doat worst," he said.sThey need to be as clear as possible when dealing with all these comment issues ... People are upset enough having to go through with this process. The Subpart A is requiring people to take the maps the Forest Service provides and then go out into the forest and say'Is this right? Is this road on the map — number one, is it a usable road — number two, and does it conflict with something that the Forest Service is attempting to do?' Truthfully, that shouldn't be the citizen's job." Harvey said he spoke with Montoya and asked him to extend the comment period by 30days.Harvey said Montoya refused and that's why he sent a copy ofhis letter regarding an extension of the comment period to the press. See PlanlPage3A
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LA GRANDE — The man who will lead Eastern Oregon's largest Guard unit on its most ambitious and important deployment sincethe war on terrorboastsstrong local roots. Lt. Col. Brian Dean, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, was born and raised in La Grande and joined the Guard as an enlisted man and just out of high school. He said his goal, as an 18-yearold, was a simple one: Find money for college. "I joined the battalion in 1992 once I realized I would have to take out all loans for my college education," he said. Dean said his short-term decision to find a way to pay forcollege proved to bebenefi cial. "I have now served 22 years. The military paidformost ofm y bachelor'sdegree,allof my master's degree and has provided me an opportunity tolive adventures most people dream of," he said. See GuardIPage8A
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Lt. Col. Brian Dean laughs with Capt. Sean Phillips, La Grande, Saturday at the La Grande Armory. Dean, who grew up in La Grande, will command Eastern Oregon's Army National Guard unit, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, when it deploys to the NationalTraining Center at Fort lrwin, California in August. Baker City's Guard unit is part of the 3rd Battalion.
Baker County commissioners sent a letter containirg the county's comments to Don Gonzales, district manager of the Bureau of Land Management iBLMl, last week concerning Idaho Power's Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Project iB2Hl. The BLM unveile d a3,600-page Draft Environmental Impact Statement iDEISl for the B2H projectin December and accepted public comments through March 19. See Power/2A
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