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June 18, 2014
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A special good day to Herald subscriber Pat Braswell of Baker City.
Results from website survey The most recent poll question posted on the Herald's website, www. bakercityherald.com, was: The new poll question is: "Should Oregon allow liquor to be sold in grocery stores?" Results:
• This spring was on pace to be the driest here since World War II
The new poll question is: "Should parents of the Troutdale school shooter be criminally responsible for their son's actions?"
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While he does not profess to be any more of a religious man than most, Guy Michael is probably more familiar with the themes that surround the biblical tale of David vs. Goliath than most people. The Baker County miner knows all about facing long odds against a powerful,established entity. Since 2009, Michael has led a one-man crusade to secure Michael wh a t he believes is justice in a case that revolves around a series of mining claims he held on the Burnt River near Bridgeport. Michael's legal clash with the BLM erupted after the federal agency confiscated his property from one of his unpatented mining claims and never paid him a cent or returned the items, which include a bulldozer.
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Zac Searles, right, and Riley Carter, Baker City Department of PublicWorks employees, help keep street drains flowing on a rainyWednesday morning. By Jayson Jacoby llacoby©bakercityherald.com
The spring rain, as it almost always does in Baker County, finally arrived. With the summer solstice just four days away, a soggy storm interrupted what was on pacetobe the driestspring around here since World War II. As of 9 a.m. today, almost half an inch of rain had fallen at the Baker City Airport since Tuesday afternoon. That isn't nearly enough to erasethe rainfalldefi citfor June, or for the spring. But the dousing did push the precipitation total, for the period starting April 1, to 1.66 inches.
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The (Usually) Rainy Season AVERAGE RAINFALL 3.6 inches DRIEST 1.42 inches — 1951
WETTEST 6.19 inches — 1964 2014
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Baker boy, 13, charged with stabbing dad A 13-year-old Baker City boy was arraigned today in Baker County Juvenile Court on a charge of second-degree assault, a Class B felony, for allegedly stabbing his father Monday night. Police were dispatched to the family's 10th Street home at 6:35 p.m. Monday, according to the Baker County Sherif's Office press log. The boy's father was not seriously injured and did not seek medical attention, District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff said. The Major Crime Team was activated Monday to continue the investigation, Shirtcliff said. The team includes officers from Baker City Police, Oregon State Police and the Baker County Sherif's OIIIce. Authorities transported the boy to The Dalles where he is being held in the juvenile section of the Northern Oregon Regional Cor-
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Leo Adler's birthday is June 21, and all visitors to the Adler House Museum on Saturday will receive a birthday cupcake in honor of Baker City's greatest benefactor. Adler was born June 21, 1895. Upon his death in 1993, the Leo Adler Foundation was established with the fortune he made through a magazine distribution business. The Foundation awards scholarships to local students and grants to support organizations and projects. The Adler House Museum, 2305 Main St., which was Adler's home for 94years, has been completely restored and renovated and is open to the public during the summer. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $6 for adults, and group discounts are available. Tour the Adler House and Baker Heritage Museum for acombined admission of $10. Baker Heritage Museum, 2480 Grove St., is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $6 adults, $5 seniors and youth age 13-17, and free for children age 12 and younger. The museum's Central Gallery exhibit, Baker Bands and High Society, and the newWildlife Exhibit, has a grand opening on July12. For more information aboutthese museums, call 541-523-9308 or visit www.BakerHeritageMuseum.com.
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St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City is implementing a new policy beginning July 1 that will prohibit the use of tobaccoproducts,including electronic cigarettes, at all of its sites.
The tobacco ban extends to the Baker Clinic at 3175 Pocahontas Road, and Valley Medical Clinic, 3820 17th St., which are part of the St. Alphonsus campus, said Laura Huggins, hospital spokeswoman. The rules for the Express Care Clinic
inside Albertsons at 1120 Campbell St. will follow the store's policy, Huggins sald. And the store follows Oregon's Smokefree Workplace Law, said Marc Ruberti, Albertsons store director. See Tobacco/Page8A
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