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A special good day to Herald subscriber Edna Gawith of Baker City.
Oregon, 3A What exactly drove an Oklahomateenager to travel to Oregon, leave his truck and survival gear behind and disappear on Steens Mountain will remain a mystery. But at least friends and family of Dustin Self know what happened to the 19-year-old after he was last seen in March 2013.
BRIEFING
By Jayson Jacoby llacoby©bakercityherald.com
Services for elderly topic of free program A free community program about the "Five Most Requested Services for the Elderly in Baker County" will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St. in Baker City. Topics will include: care coordination, homemaker services, meals, ombudsman, respite care, transportation and more. Plus the best resource to use when you aren't even sure what to look for.
Holli Diamond waited for people to sign up for Christmas food boxes and toys for their kids. She waited, and she wondered. Always, in the decade Diamond has worked for The Salvation Army, they showed up in their dozens in the three weeks before Christmas. But not this December. Diamond can't explain why requests for donated
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Mining Association meeting 3an. 2 The Eastern Oregon Mining Association has its monthly meetings on the first Friday of each month. The Association's next meeting will be Friday, Jan. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Baker City Hall, 1655 First St.
Scouts picking up Christmas trees on 3an. 3 Baker City Scouts will be picking up Christmas trees the morning of Jan. 3 starting at 8:30. Residents can leave their tree near the curb of the street that morning. Scouts will deliver trees to Baker Sanitary Service, which will turn the trees into mulch. Donations are appreciated, but not required. They may be placed in an envelope attached to the front door of the residence. Contributions go toward supplies, camping and other activities as needed by the Scout units. The money remains with the local Scouting unit that picks up the tree. More information is available by calling Ed Hibbard at 541-519-6806.
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about 50 percen at The SalvationArmy's socialservices office in Baker City. "I'm not aware of anything that would account for that big of a drop,"said Diamond, who is the Eastern Oregon ieldand service center direcf tor for The Salvation Army. "It's just a great mystery." There were no changes to the program this year, Diamond said. As usual she started soliciting requests from people in early November. The sign-up sheets were in the same place. Typically, Diamond said, relatively few people apply until early December.
Baker Heritage Museum displays many unusual items such as this 1895 portable dental chair manufactured by S SWhite Company. Arlie King, left, his mother, Gudelia, and his father, Richard King wondered how tough the patient had to be to sit in the chair.
Gas price decline
By Joshua Dillen ldillen©bakercityherald.com
Besides playing in the snow, a trip back in time was possible over the weekend in Baker City. At least it was for those who took advantage of an off-season opening at the Baker Heritage Museum. Closed for most of the winter season, the museum was open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the holiday break. Museum Director Chris Cantrell said the opening is a nice break for staff who are usually busy changing exhibits and getting ready for the spring, when the museum, at 2480 Grove St., opens for the season. "It's so good to seevisitors.W e know that people have visitors from out of town and they're looking for something to do," Cantrell said.eWe want them to have something to do while they're here visiting. It's just a goodopportunity forfamiliesto show off the history of our town." Cantrell said the adult admission
feewas discountedfrom $6 to $5 this weekend because some exhibits are still under construction. Volunteer tour guide Elaine Logsdon said she enjoys talking to the visitors. She loves the whole
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Richard King signs the guest book at Baker Heritage Museum on Friday while volunteer Mindy Sherrieb greets the family. museum, but particularly enjoys one ofitsinteresting facts. "I love to tell people about the swimming pool," Logsdon said. While it's no longer there, the building used to house a huge swimming pool in the 1920s and was the local natatorium ia building containing a swimming pool). 'You're standing at the shallow
end of the swimming pool," Logsdon saidto a group ofvisitors as she pointedoutpictures ofthepoolon a display at the entrance to the main section of the museum. One of those visitors, Richard King, was definitely taking a step back in time. SeeMuseum IPage 2A
Used to seeing a"2" as the first digit in the price at the gas pumps yet? The consistent drop in gas prices this fall and winter is unprecedented, according to the AAA auto club. The national average for regularunleaded has fallen for more than 90 days in a row, the longest streak on record. The national average is
$2.28pergallon,the low est since May 2009.
Oregon's average of $2.55 is the lowest since June 2009. Baker City's average price is $2.61, with prices as low
as $2.55. The average has dropped58 centsin the past month, and $1.28 in the past six months.
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