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June 13, 2014
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Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Gustav Sword of Baker City.
By Jayson Jacoby llacoby©bakercityherald.com
Oregon, 5A TROUTDALE — Jared Michael Padgett was a straight-arrow kid who had a fascination with guns, planned a career in the military and was deeply devoted to his Mormon faith, those who knew him say. And they're all wondering why the 15-year-old took an assault rifle, a handgun and nine ammunition magazinesto Reynolds High School and killed a fellow freshman, injured a teacher and took his own life. Police said Wednesday that they have not been able to establish a link between Padgett and Emilio Hoffman, the 14-year-old who was shot dead in a locker room.
The mosquitoes got the jump on Matt Hutchinson this spring. Not that mosquitoes jump, exactly. But they fly. And in the case of the females, they bite. "It's been pretty busy," said Hutchin-
irrigation in Baker Valley and a couple of periods of warm weather in early May produced a crop of mosquitoes soonerthan istypical. And some of those mosquitoes flew or were pushed by a persistent north wind into Baker City.
son, who's in his second year as manager of the Baker Valley Vector Control District. To put it another way, he's the hired m osquito killerfor a 200,000-acrearea that includes Baker City and most of the Baker, Bowen and Keating valleys. Hutchinson said the combination of an earlier-than-usual onset of flood
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What is digital branding and how can it help your business? The Baker County Economic Development Council has partnered with the Baker City Herald and Baker County Chamber of Commerce to help you learn how to increase your business and create a distinct brand using digital media. Three local businesses will talk about marketing to new customers with electronic media. Kari Borgen from the Baker City Herald will talk about the digital brand they've created for their new information service, Tori Brown of Barley Brown's will share how social media is used in marketing in the brewing industry, and Jacki Adams will explain how The Sycamore Tree has expanded its markets through an e-commerce website. Bring your brown bag lunch for the class Wednesday June 18 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Baker School District 5J conference room, 2090 Fourth St. For more information and to pre-register, contact the Baker County EconomicDevelopment Officeat541-523-5460.
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A recent spate of dry weather — just two days with measurable rain since May 24 — has given local farmers and ranchers a good chance to get in their first cutting of hay. This field along Pocahontas Road just west of Baker City was being swathedThursday morning. Prospects are good this year for producers who have surplus hay to sell. See the 32-page Agri-Business section in Monday's issue for details.
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issin a man oun sae A missing Utah man who had been in Baker County earlier this week has beenfound safe ata relative's home in Washington state, Oregon State Police reported Friday morning. An OSP trooper and a Baker County Sheriff's deputy found evidence Thursday morning at the WeatherbyRestArea in Baker County suggesting that the missing man,Larry W. Hutcherson, 35,
release from the OSP. When his mother spoke to Hutcherson by phone Tuesday night, he did not know where he was. The OSP trooper and sheriff's . rr deputy went to the Weatherby Rest Hutc herson Area, about 27 miles southeast of Baker City, after an employee found Wednesday by his mother. He has mental health issues personal property in the trash there. Police confirmed the property and could be a danger to himself belonged to Hutcherson. and toothers,according to a press of West Jordan, had been there recently and that he might be traveling west on Interstate84. Hutcherson was reportedmissing
Fiscal debates often highlight political differences and thelatestdeliberation by the Baker City Council regarding pay raises for non-union employees underscored a subtle — but relevant — dividing linebetween elected leaders. Tuesday night the Council ratified a plan to enact meritbased raises for 16 non-union representedcity employees but theeffortdid notsecure consent without debate. One established critic of the proposal was Mayor Richard Langrell who turned out to be the lone dissenting vote on the proposal. The meritbased raise blueprint was a product of a failed cost-of-living raise for non-union represented employees pushed by City Manager MikeKee during the May budget committee hearings. The budget committee eventually deadlocked on a vote regarding the COLA increase — essentially rejectingtheproposal— and sentthe ideaofa m erit-based wage hike back to the Council to ponder. The mostly internal City Council debate regarding the m erit-based salary hike seta subtle dividing line between members of the board such as Mayor Richard Langrell and advocatesoftheplan such as Council Barbara Johnson. The issue underscored the differences in philosophy between some council members and highlights the fact that even at a local, political level thepractice ofdemocracy can be contentious. Councilor Mike Downing saidhe recognizes thereisa dividing line between council members on some issues, and he believes the chasm is counterproductive. 'There is definitely a line in the council. I don't like it. As a Council I don't think we are near as productive as we could be if we were all working togethertogetoutgoals accomplished," he said. SeeCouncil IPage 2A
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