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Serving Baker County since 1870 • bakercityherald.com
December 4, 2015
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A special good day to Herald subscriber Bill Albright of Baker City.
Local, 2A Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative will refund $2.3 million in capital credits to its customers this month. Customers whose refund is $15 or more will receive a check.
siison time • Robert Lee W itter of Huntington served 2 V2years for an attemptedsexual abuse conviction in Multnomah County
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Teddy bear toss Dec. 11 at BHS
basketball game ATeddy Bear Toss will be featured during halftime of the Baker High School boys varsity basketball game on Friday, Dec. 11. The boys varsity game beginsat7 p.m . and halftime will be about 7:30 p.m. The "toss" is designed to collect new or gently used teddy bears to be used by Baker County law enforcement officers and the Oregon State Police when working with children in need, a post on the BHS Facebook page stated. To participate, those attending the game are ask to bring a teddy bear to the game and to toss it onto the gym floor during halftime.
Ice storm keeps Crossroads from getting watercolor paintings Due to an ice storm in the Columbia River Gorge, Crossroads Carnegie Art Center was unable to get the Watercolor Society Paintings which were to have opened tonight. Crossroads, at 2020 Auburn Ave., will still be open with the "Christmas at Crossroads" regional show during First Friday throughout downtown Baker City.
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An 80-yearold Huntington man accused of multiple sex crimesagainst children served 2V2 yearS in Witter prison on a 2004 Multnomah County sex crime conviction. Robert Lee Witter, who lives at 205 E.Adams St. in Huntington, was convicted forattempted fi rst-degree sexual abuse and interfering with a police report in Multnomah County on Nov. 19, 2004. His crimes were investigated by the Gresham City Police, most likely as part of a multidisciplinary team that also includes Oregon State Police, Portland Police and the Multnomah County SherifFs 0$ce, said Gresham Police Capt. Claudio Grandjean.
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Elk come down from the mountains to feed each winter at the Elkhorn Wildlife Area west of North Powder. The Wildlife Area consists of 10 feeding sites along the eastern base of the Elkhorn Mountains.
By Jayson Jacoby llacoby©bakercityherald.com
The elk showed up early, and they brought theirappetites. But Eddie Miguez was ready. He would have preferred, though, that Northeastern Oregon's first bout of wintry weather would have waited for, well, winter. Miguez manages the Elkhorn Wildlife Area, a network of 10 sites alongthe eastern base of the Elkhorn Mountains where he and his crew of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
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iODFWl workers feed several hundred elk and deer each year. ODFW has honed its strategy since it started the Elkhorn Wildlife Area in 1971. The agency's goal is not to save the animals from starvation, butrather to stop them from marauding hay supplies that cattle ranchers put up to feedtheir cattle. ODFW supplies the alfalfa hay instead.
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Phillip Perrine helps feed elk during a previous winter at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Elkhorn Wildlife Area west of North Powder.
The agencylocatedfeed sites atspots where, ideally, the elk and deer will reach the public hay before they get to the private stocks. But the weather can foil ODFWs plans. The trouble, Miguez said, comes about when snow and frigid temperatures arrive
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during November and elk start migrating toward the valleys. Miguez and his crew can't start feeding elk until Dec. 1, because an elk-hunting season continues through November.
update By Joshua Dillen ldillen©bakercityherald.com
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Baker County commissioners heard an update Wednesday from Watermaster Rick Lusk about the effects of the ongoingdrought. Luskmanagesthe Oregon Water Resources Department's office in Baker City.
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His office inistrict 8l is in chargeofwater distribution in Baker County and parts of Union County. He started offby saying how important agriculture is in Baker County. 'The most valuable iagriculturall commodities for Baker County are cattle, calves, then hay and other crops," Lusk said."But definitely cattle is king."
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Rain showers Full forecast on the back of the B section.
Correction:A chart on Page 3A of Wednesday's issue, showing the number of dogs and cats that the Mollie Atwater flr Friends Spay/ Neuter Program has helped, contained an error. The nonprofit has helped pay to have one cat in Huntington spayed.
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Late afternoon light and abundant winter feed summons elk to the Auburn site southwest of Baker City.
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