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• BHS leadership class raises money for a new Easter Bunny suit
Clouds could block view of brief lunar eclipse The total lunar eclipse early Saturday morning will be brief under the best of circumstances, but clouds might obscure the view from Baker County. The full phase of the eclipse will last less than five minutes — from 4:58 a.m. Saturday to 5:02 a.m. It's the shortest total eclipse of the moon this century. The first phase, when the Earth's shadow covers just a small section of the moon, starts at 2:03 a.m.
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Two months after the Baker County Board of Commissioners rejected an offer to work more closely with the Forest Service, two of the three commissioners have written letters to a Forest Service official calling for collaboration between the county and the agency on avarietyofissues. Commissioners Mark Bennett and Tim L. Kerns each authored a letter this week to Tom Montoya, supervisor of the WallowaWhitman National Forest. Bennett also co-signed Kerns' Ben nett letter. Commission Chairman Bill Harvey declined to sign Kern's letter. Harvey has consistently advocated that Forest Service comply with a federal requirement Kems known as "coordination" that mandates the agency consider the county's goals in making decisions about managing federal land. SeeCounty IPageGA
Fundraiser dinner for Taylor family There will be a spaghetti feed and silent auction to benefit Chris and Reanna Taylor on April10 at 6 p.m. at the Baker Elks Lodge, 1896 Second St. In February,the Taylors along with their four girls were in a traffic accident in La Grande. The children were not hurt, but Reanna broke her leg in three places and Chris had chest bruising. Reanna was transported to Portland via Life Flight because of the severity of her injuries. Money raised at the benefit will help the family pay insurmountable bills. The dinner is $10 and will include spaghetti, garlic bread and dessert. To RSVP call Baker Elks at 541-523-3338 or Joyce Watterson at 541949-3634.
Taco feed will benefit Ledwiths A taco feed, silent auction and bake sale April 10 at Brooklyn Primary School, 1350 Washington Ave., will raise money to help Chaela Ledwith and family for medical expenses and lost wages due to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. The event will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for kids.
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Makenna Bachman struggles with some mighty-big feet belonging to a new Easter bunny suit that will replace the tattered suit used during the annual Easter egg hunt at Geiser-Pollman Park. Students in the Baker High School leadership class headed by Susie Cole, right, earned the funds needed to buy a new suit.
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Children will be greeted by a new, fiiendly Easter Bunny this Saturday morning at the Community Easter Egg Hunt. The bunny costume was purchased by the Baker High School leadership class, which raised the money by sponsoring a Sadie Hawkins dance in January. The class revived the dance in 2014 to raisemoney for school and community projects. Each year, students from the BHS leadership class and National Honor Society volunteer to help with the community Easter Egg Hunt, which is organized by the Baker City Herald. "The kids were talking about how much work Lynette Perry ithe Herald's advertising directorl puts into that," said Suzy Cole, who teaches the leadership class. Plus, the high schoolers didn't think the old costume looked veryfi iendly. They researched Halloween costumes online and found a bunny outfit in a section for Easter.
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The two-year, $7.255 billion state schools budget passed by Democrats in the Oregon House earlier this week won't harm Baker SchoolDistrictprograms, according to the district's money manager. Not that Baker schools, along with others throughout the state, couldn't benefit from more funding, said Doug Dalton, the district's chief financial offtcer. But with the planning and innovative measures implemented in the past four years, the district will continue operating much the same as it has in the current school year. See5J Budget/Page 2A
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A fresh, new face will greet children at this year's Easter egg hunt Saturday at Geiser-Pollman Park.
Melissa Irvine By Chris Collins
"I think he's very cute and has nice blue eyes," Cole said. Itcostaround $400,shesaid. The bunny will greet youngsters at the Easter Egg Hunt, which starts promptly at 10 a.m. at Geiser-Pollman Park. Kids are encouraged to line up at 9:45 a.m. The parkwill be secti oned offwith areasfor different agegroups. SeeEgg Hunt/Page 8A
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Easter Egg Hunt Happens Saturday • Line-up starts at 9:45 a.m. at Geiser-Pollman Park • Hunt begins promptly at 10 a.m. • Remember to check inside all eggs for prizes
The shuffle continues in the Baker School District with the three-month-early resignation of director Kyle Knight from his four-year term that ends June 30. The board plans to appoint Melissa Irvine to finish out Knight's term, said Norma Nemec, executive secretary to the board and superintendent. Irvine is running unopposed for a four-year position on the board in the May 15 special district election. SeeSchool Board/PageGA
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