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Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com
December 15, 2014
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A special good day to Herald subscriber Cindy Kuchenbecker of Baker City.
Community, 3A Baker City Lions Club used a new machine to do vision screening for about 500 Baker City students.
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• Garry McLin's colorful Ferris wheel catches the eyes of passers-by
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New Hope for E. Ore. Animals meeting Thursday
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New Hope for Eastern Oregon Animals will have a general information meeting Thursday, Dec. 18, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Leo Brookshier Center, 3325 K St. in Baker City. A summary of the feral cat trap/neuter/ return and Powder Pals programs, along with an update on the shelter project, will be provided, as well as a question-and-answer session. Everyone is invited.
• Agency releasing draft environmental impact statementforproposed power line through Baker County
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The BLM has scheduled a series of open houses, including two in Baker County, during January to give residents a chance to learn about the draft environmental impact statement iDEISl for the proposed Boardman-to-Hemingway power line. Idaho Power Co. wants to build that transmission line through Baker County. The company's preferred route is near the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, about five miles east of Baker County. Idaho Power's proposal has proved to be controversial. Localresidentsformed a group,Move Idaho Power, that opposes the power line and in parti cularhasadvocated fora route that ensures the power line isn't visible from the Interpretive Center and Baker Valley. The BLM's DEIS is slated to be released Friday. A 90-day public comment period will start then. The two local open houses: • Thursday, Jan. 8, Sunridge Inn, Baker City, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Friday, Jan. 9, Durkee Community Hall, Durkee, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. More information is available at www. boardmantohemingway.com.
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BMCC seeks budget committee member The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education is seeking volunteers, especially from Baker or Morrow counties, to serve on its College Budget Committee for a three-year term. The BMCC Budget Committee consists of the seven elected members of the BMCC Board of Education, as well as seven appointed community members, a press release stated. Newly appointed m emberscanexpectto receive an orientation to the process sometime during February or March 2015. Interested applicants are asked to send a letter of interest, including a description of their fiscal background and experience, to the BMCC President's Office, P.O. Box 100, Pendleton, OR 97801. Appointments to the BMCC BudgetCommittee are made by the Board of Education. The Committee will begin its review of the proposed budget in May. More information is available by calling the BMCC president's office at 541-278-5951.
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Garry McLin's 6-foot-4-inch-tall Ferris wheel spins in the window at Baker Gold and Silver 24 hours a day.
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One would not expect to see a carnival ride in Baker City at this time of year. But there is one on Main Street. Unfortunately, it's not rid-
by. sWe get so many comments about it. Nobody just walks by," McLin said."They don't all come in, but they all stop and take a long look." He said he's pretty sure it brings in some business they
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McLin,70, says he hopes to sell the Ferris wheel so he can buy a kit for a huge roller coaster.
don't normally get. The Ferris wheel caught the attention of Sue Weiss as she and her husband, Ron, were walking down Main Street Monday. "It's very eye-catching. We were on the other side of the
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able. Unless the passenger is a small mouse. Or a Lego man. Garry McLin, 70, who "hangs out" at Baker Gold and Silver most days, has built a 6-foottall electric-powered Ferris wheel in the establishment. It's displayed in the front window of the shop at 1812 Main St. The mini spectacle definitely grabsthe attention ofpassers-
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street. It draws you in," Sue sald. She and her husband were traveling through Baker City on their way home to Enderby, British Columbia.
An update on progress toward hiring a new Baker School District superintendent will be presented when the 5J Board meets Tuesday night. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the District 0$ce, 2090 Fourth St. Directors reviewed 12 applications in a special executive iclosed to the public) meeting Thursday and pared the applicant pool to six, said Norma Nemec, executive secretary to the board and superintendent. Thirty volunteers will review the applications of those six between today and Jan. 6 as the process continues. Superintendent Walt Wegener will retire on June 30, 2015. In other business, the board will: • Consider the hiring of Brianna Ellis to teacha developmental fourth-grade class at South Baker Intermediate School.
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