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A special good day to Herald subscriber Christopher Storz of Baker City.
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• Mary Sue Rightmire, Terri Axness first 2 to receive new award
Val's Veggies corn maze and pumpkin patch is now open weekends. It is located at 44889 Houghton Creek Road near Medical Springs.
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MayDay's cosmic bowling fundraiser
By Chris Collins
expaAdlAg MayDay's "Strike Out Abuse"cosmic bowling and costume party is doubling in size. Another session is being added at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Elkhorn Lanes, 333510th St. in Baker City. There will also be door prizes, a raffle, a silent auction and a 50l50 drawing. Prizes will include Boise State football tickets, an autographed football signed by Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith, a snowblower from Sears, and many more. Because it's almost Halloween, there will also be prizes for the best individual and team costumes. To join the fun and support victims of abuse, call MayDay at 541-523-9472 or stop by the office at 1834 Main St. in Baker City. Just get six family members, friends or co-workers together to reserve a lane. Smaller groups may be combined. Any lanes not reserved in advance will be assigned on a firstcome, first-serve basis. The cost is $15 per person for three games. Proceeds will go to support MayDay's victim advocacy and prevention programs. MayDay Inc. is a local nonprofit, which provides prevention and victim support related to domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse.
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Three people who live at least part time in Huntington were arrested Wednesday night at Baker City on multiple drug charges as the result of a three-county, three-month investigation. Baker County SheriA"s Deputy Rich Kirby and Baker City Police Sgt. Dustin Newman arrested Jeremy McLean, 45, at 6:57 p.m. on chargesofcriminal conspiracy todeliver a controlled substance and unlawful possession of acontrolled substance. See ArrestslPage2A
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The art of Baker City potter Mary Sue Rightmire will be given one of two Honored Artist Awards during the Crossroads Carnegie Art Center fundraising gala Oct. 18.
By Lisa Britton For the Baker City Herald
The annual gala fundraiser for Crossroads Carnegie Art Center is set for Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Baker Event Center, 2600 East St. The social hour and silent auction begin at 5:30 p.m., followed bydinner at7p.m .and the live auction at 8 p.m. Tickets are $37.50 a person Kathy Orr / Baker City herald and available until Oct. 10 at Hon o r ed artist Terri Axness and other potters have created Crossroads, 2020AuburnAve. 3 2p itchers an d plates decorated in the style of a famous artThe board of director's goal is ist which can be viewed throughout Baker City storefronts. to sellouttheevent,so tickets mightnotbeavailableatthe door.CallCrossorganizations in the theme of the world's grand roadsfordetails,541-523-5369. master artisans, such as Van Gogh, Picasso and Dinner this year will be prepared by The Little Norman Rockwell. ''We are thrilled that so many community partPig. Erin Hansen and her team will have a multiners are stepping forward to meet this challenge course meal including a Country Natural Beef tri-tip dinner donated by John and Molly Wilson of decorating the tables,"said Ginger Savage, with Little Pig Spuddy Buddy's and an almond executivedirector. milk root vegetable curry with rice. Honored Artists Dessert will be handmade apple rhubarb pies served with homemade maple ice cream made Thisyear,the Crossroads board decided to with real maple syrup from the Morse Farm begin an Honored Artist Award that will be given Maple Sugarworks in Montpelier, Vermont. each year to "two artists who have given tirelessThe Little Pig will also be overseeing the full ly to support Crossroads and its mission and who no-host bar with Copper Belt Winery of Keating are master craftspeople in their own right." and Barley Brown's beer. The first to be honored are Terri Axness and This year the table centerpieces will be created Mary Sue Rightmire. by businesses, nonprofits and community service SeeCrossroadsIPage 7A
With his 65th buthday looming in July, the Baker School District superintendent has decided he's ready for the next phase oflife. Walt Wegener announced Wegener Th ursday that he will retire on June 30, 2015. He'll leave the job with one year remaining on his three-year contract earning $110,989 per year. Wegener said he began pondering retirement about six months ago. SeeWegenerlPage GA
Woman accused
of lying about dog's injury to enter plea soon By Chris Collins ccollins©bakercityherald.com
A Baker City woman accused of failing to get medicalcarefora dog she claimed wasn't hers after it was hit by a car this summer is expected to return to court later this month for an entry of plea hearing. Marcia Shelynn Studebaker, 30, was arrested Aug. 12 on charges of first-degree animal neglect, a Class A misdemeanor, and initiating a false report, a Class C misdemeanor. The next hearing in the matter is set for Oct. 24 in Baker County Circuit Court. SeeDog Hurt/Page GA
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Correction: Results from the Salt Lick Auction and Contest, on Page 3A of the Sept. 26, issue, contained an error. Fourth place in the overall salt block category went to Scott and Becky Guthrie.
of Democrat
TO D A T Issue 61, 22 pages
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Pet er Hall is proud to be Demoa crat, but he's trying to convince votersthat he's adifferentsortof Democrat.
Hall, 62, who has lived in Haines since 2004, is challenging incumbent state Rep. Cliff Bentz, a Republican from Ontario. Bentz, also 62, has represented House District 60, which includes
Baker, Harney and Malheur counties, and substantial chunks of Grant and Lake counties, since
2008. SeeH alllPage 7A H a
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