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August 22, 2014
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A special good day to Herald subscriber Betty Schmidt of Baker City.
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• Forest Service urges residents to remain involved in the process
Reserve ONcer Program is m eeting focus The Baker City Police Department will present information about its Reserve Officer Program in a meeting Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the police station at 1768 Auburn Ave. The Department is recruiting additional reserve officers who will be selected to attend the 2015 Eastern Oregon Reserve Officers Training Academy, Jerry Boyd, Reserve commander, said in a press release. The academy is scheduled on 21 Saturdays, beginning Jan. 10. Recent Academy graduates will attend the information session to share their experiences and to answer questions about the Reserve Officer Program and what recruits can expect while attending the Academy. "This informational meeting is geared to those who are considering applying for a position as a Reserve Officer," Boyd said. Others interested in learning more about the program also are invited, he said.
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• More mosquitoes in Baker County test positive for malady; No human cases registered
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The West Nile Virus has been detected in Baker County mosquitoes for the third time sinceJuly 21,according toa pressreleaseissued Tuesday by the Baker Valley Vector Control District. The latest positive test brings the number of West Nile-positive mosquito "pools" in Baker County to seven. M osquito pools are groups of10 to 50insects. According to the Oregon Health Authority, there are 17 such pools in Oregon so far. They're distributed among Baker, Union, Morrow, Klamath and Jackson counties. However, the presence of the virus in mosquitoes does not immediately guarantee cases in people or animals. "To date there have been no human, avian or equine cases reported in the Baker Valley Vector Control District area this year," the Aug. 19 release stated. As of Thursday, there were 210 total human cases throughout the United States. The nearest human case is in Washington's Walla Walla County. In that case, a man in his 20s contracted the virus and was hospitalized, KEPR TV at Pasco, Wash., reported Monday. According to the Vector Control District's statement, "milder WNV illness improves on its own, and people do not necessarily need to seek medical attention for this infection though they may choose to do so." The statement advises residents to seek medical attention"if you develop symptoms of severe WNV illness, such as unusually severe headaches or confusion." The virus poses greaterrisk topeopleolder than 50 and others with high blood pressure or compromised immune systems. Residents can reduce their risk of mosquito bites by wearing long sleeve shirts and pants in mosquito infested areas, and by using DEET, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus or Picardin repellents. To report dead birdsforWNV testing,residentsare asked tocall541-523-1151.
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for Aug. 22-23 Baker children of all ages have been rehearsing this week to prepare for Friday night and Saturday afternoon performances of "Rapunzel," through the Missoula Children's Theatre program. Performances will begin at 6 o'clock tonight (Friday, Aug. 22) and at 3 p.m. Saturday at Baker High School, 2500 E St. Admission is $5; children are admitted free with a parent. Proceeds will help bring MCT back next summer. For more information, call Crossroads Carnegie Art Center at 541-523-5369.
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The Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision fell short of expectations many held for the document. By Pat Caldwell pcaldyyell©bakercityherald.com
Casual observers probably should be granted some latitude when they draw an admittedly spontaneous conclusion after a glance at the Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision. The massive 1,300page plus tome looks imposing. At the very least, it looks
By Coby Hutzler chutzler©bakercityherald.com
The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is hosting an exhibit about the history of camping until Sept. 8, in the center's Flagstaff Gallery. The exhibit, called 'Traveling Light," features a timeline that walks visitors through 200 years of camping history starting with the Lewis and Clark expedition in the early 1800s and ending with the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009. Why look at two centuries
complicated. For anyone who holds the weighty document in both hands, its very size conjures up intricate and thorny images of governmental acronyms and complex science with diKcult translation. Yet for many people in the eastern region of Oregon — especially for a fair-sized number of elected officials — there isn't
of camping? 'The idea was to show when camping went from a necessity to a recreational pursuit," said Gypsy Burks, the center' sexhibitsspecialist. "In 1845, everything west of the Mississippi ... was considered wilderness," she sald. Indeed, the exhibit is as much an historic look at roughing it as it is a celebration of the 50th anniversary oftheWilderness Actof1964 See CampinglPage3A
much that's complicated about the plan's reception. Plain and simple, many homegrown politicians — not to mention a number of concerned citizens— seetheblueprintas a failure. In short, they don't like it. Not one bit. See Forest IPage 3A
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The timeline in the evolution of camping moves around the gallery at the Interpretive Center to include a camp-trailer facade handmade by Gypsy Burks, exhibits specialist.
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