Baker City Herald paper 4-17-15

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April 17, 2015

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Good Day Wish To A Subscriber

Command Sergeant MajorWayneChastain SurprisesHisChildren

A special good day to Herald subscriber R.H. Edmondson of Baker City.

Cold Cases, 1D Series of special sections continues with story of a family that has had to cope with the murder of their mother, Sylvia Heitstuman, who was killed in September 1982.

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Two Baker County residents face more than 40 felony counts each for alleged animal neglect in Union County. Ava Denton and Ross Painter were arraigned Tuesday in Union County Circuit Court on charges of first- and second-degree animal neglect.

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Baker County is preparing to follow Baker City's lead in banning the commercial sale of marijuana. County commissioners on Wednesday discussed Ordinance No 2015-02, which would ban recreational and medical marijuana stores in the unincorporatedparts of the county.

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Local, 3A Snow and ice have prompted Forest Service officials to cancel their plan to open the Wallowa Mountain Loop Road earlier than usual this spring. Neither the Loop Road itself — Forest Service Road 39 — nor the detour route via Fish Lake, will be open until mid-June, WallowaWhitman National Forest officials announced Friday.

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The mystery of the twin girls' baby pictures is solved. Katie Shinn of Baker City claimed the photos Thursday afternoon, the day after a story about the stack of a dozen or so pictures was published in the Baker City Herald. SeePhotosIPage GA

Oregon, 5A SALEM (AP) —Three Oregon lawmakers are the targets of possible recalls after co-sponsoring legislation that would expand background checks for private gun sales. The Register-Guard reports (http://bit. ly/1czmW3E ) a Junction City gun shop owner filed a petition to recall House Majority Leader 't/al Hoyle Tuesday, the same day Senate Democrats approved the bill and passed it to the Democratic-controlled House. On Wednesday, a Washington County man filed recall petitions against Sen. Chuck Riley of Hillsboro and Rep. Susan McLain of Forest Grove. Both are freshman Democrats from swing districts who signed onto the background check measure.

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Ashlie Chastain, 16, is overcome with emotion when her father, Wayne, surprised her during her band practice at Baker High SchoolThursday morning. His return from Afghanistan has been a well-kept secret.

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A conspiracy of the sweetest kind played out at two Baker schools Thursday morning. The co-conspirators were parents Farrah and Wayne Chastain and stafF members at South Baker Intermediate School and Baker High School. They worked together to orchestratethe surprise homecoming of the Chastain children's father, a soldier who's spent the past year in Afghani-

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Teachers at Brooklyn School were on alert Thursday morningand the front doors of the building were locked in anticipation"of a potential problem with a parent that didn't come to fruition," said Betty Palmer, interim superintendent.

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Wayne Chastain's son, Connor, lets tears flowThursday morning at South Baker Intermediate after being surprised by the return of his father,Wayne, from Afghanistan. Connor led the school assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance, not knowing that hisdad was coming up behind him.

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The girls sort through fancy dresses of all hues — some strapless, some not; some with sparkles, some with ribbons, some just simple satin. The idea for this "Dress Express" at Baker High School began in 2010 and

has slowly been gaining momentum, providingan affordable option forfancy high school dances. Last year, the BHS leadership class used proceeds from the Sadie Hawkins dance to increase the Dress Express inventory. See DresseslPage 3A S. John Collins/ Baker City Herald

Prom dresses can be rented at the Dress Express at Baker High School. From left, Kara Bennet,Ashlie Chastain and CorrinWilson help keep the selection ready and presentable as part of a leadership class.

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stan. Command Sgt. Maj. Wayne Chastain serves with the Oregon National Guard's 1st Squadron 82nd Cavalry 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Chastain said school administrators were happy to work with him and his wife to surprise their children. "They had no clue, none whatsoever, and that made it that much better," Wayne said.

TO D A T Issue 145, 26 pages

Calendar....................2A C o m m u nity News ....3A He a lth ...............5C & 6C O b i t uaries..................2A Sp o r ts ........................7A Classified............. 1B-6B C r o ssword........3B & 4B Ja y son Jacoby..........4A Opi n i on......................4A T e l e vision .........3C & 4C Comics... ....................7B Dear Abby.... .............SB News of Record... .....2A Outdoors..........1C & 2C Weather.....................SB

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