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Winners have been announced from the Twilight Parade Saturday evening in downtown Baker City. Best use of theme went to the TrailTenders from the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and best in lights was a tie between D5B Supply and the Baker City Fire Department. St. Francis de Sales Cathedral youth choir was awarded for best in music and a new award this year — HBC board of director's choicewent to Eastern Oregon RegionalTheatre. This year's judges were Bill Harvey, Kim Mosier and Chris Hawkins. The parade organizer was Matthew Koppenhaver. Each winner receives a plaque and $50. The parade was sponsored by Lew Bros. Les Schwab and Oregon Trail Electric Co-op.
By Joshua Dillen A local high school student made a pitch to the Baker City Council Tuesday night for a donation that could result in a toss. More than one toss, that is — many more if a new project at the Baker Sports Complex comes to fruition next spring. Dani McCauley, 17, a Baker High School senior, is raising money for a disc iFrisbeel golf course. She is part of a 26-member Ford Foundation Leadership Cohort that is raising money for the 10-basket course — one would be a practice basket — that would be owned and operated by Baker 5J School District. McCauley said the course would utilize unused space at the Sports Complex and even raise the property's value. It will provide fun and healthy activity for local youth, adults and even tourists. "It's a very affordableand free activity for all ages and increases physical activity," McCauley said."It gives groups another activity to participate in." Donors would get a recognition plaque on the course. See City/Page 5A
School to perform 'Blackbeard' on Friday evening
Gingerbread open house Saturday at Episcopal Church St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, on First Street between Broadway and Church streets, is hosting a Gingerbread Open House from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, during the Historic Homes Tour. Tours of the church will be given during those hours and everyone is invited to the Parish Hall for homemade gingerbread with whipped cream and hot cider.
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Sorbenots Coffee employs Jamie McClaughry once a week to handle various jobs around the company's main office and warehouse in Baker City.
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Tessie Smith steam cleans bathrooms during part of her work time at the Lone Pine Cafe.
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People with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are finding success in community employment did not come to that work by accident. There are people working behind the scenes throughout the state and the county to help them find a job that fits their interests and abilities while meeting the employers' needs as well. Faces of people who are moving from sheltered workshops to community employment are featured on billboardsand in advertisements as part of the Department of Human Service's campaign titled"I Work We Succeed." The campaign focuses on meeting the needs of the individual in finding work and the resulting benefits for the entire community when people with disabilities become more integrated in the community. The people follow career development plans, which are part of individual support plans. The plans identify what is needed to help each person be successful, and include services ranging fiom job coaching to job training, job shadowing and co-worker and peer supports as needed. See Workers/Page 7A
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Baker County Roadmaster Jeff Smith expected trouble this week as the rain continued to pelt ground denuded by this summer's record-setting wildfires. It didn't happen. As of this morning, the biggest problem county road crews have had to deal with wasn't a mudslide or high water. It was a tree. See RainslPage 5A
C amer res new 11"Cct01" The Baker County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau has hired Shelly Cutler as executive director. Cutler will start her new job on Jan. 4, 2016. "I'm really overwhelmed with excitement at the moment," Cutler, 42, said Tuesday afternoon. Cutler, who moved to Baker City from Pendleton five years ago, said she plans to spend the next month or so shadowing employees at the Chamber and Visitors Bureau to geta feelfortheoperation. "I'm not going in with any pre-conceived notions," she said. A liberalstudiesgraduate ofEastern Oregon University, Cutler has experience in communications, writing and marketing. She has been the co-owner since May of TropicalSun Bronzing Spa on Court Avenue between Main and First streets.
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