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Results from website sur vey The most recent poll question posted on the Herald's website, www. bakercityherald.com, was: "Baker's City's UV water treatment eased my concerns about crypto: Results:
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Baker County's three commissioners have joined their counterparts from nine Eastern Oregon counties in calling for the U.S. Forest Service to scrap its proposal to update the management plans for the three national forests in the Blue Mountains. Representatives from the Eastern Oregon Counties Association met Friday in John Day and voted to object to the draft version of the Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision and urge the Forest Service to restartthe process from scratch. See Forest/Page 8A
The new poll question is: "How would you rate this summer's weather so far? Choices are: Too hot; not hot enough; about right.
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County to declare drought Baker County Commissioners are scheduled to approve a drought emergency declaration today. The declaration will go to Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, who will decide whether to add the county to the state's list of counties in a drought emergency.
Farmers Market moves, but only for this week The Baker City Farmers Market will be at a different location this Wednesday, Aug. 6, due to the Baker County Fair. The market will be at East and D streets, just north of its normal spot. Next Wednesday the market returns to its regular place at the Baker Event Center, 2600 East St.
Landowners affected by fire urged to report The Baker-Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA) is gathering information on farmland and rangeland damaged by wildfires this summer. FSA is seeking preliminary reports of damages that will hinder farmland and rangeland due to the partial or complete destruction of fences. Baker-Grant County FSA needs this information to determine whether the agency's Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) is applicable to assist producersforthese damages.Ifyou suff ered damage, please call the Baker-Grant County FSA office at 541-523-7121, extension 2.
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Nanette Lehman, 2013 Oregon Teacher of the Year, talks about her recent return from an education-based trip to China.
egon Teacher of the Year. Her term offlcially began in January 2013. Along the way, Lehman got to Nanette Lehman's life has been changed in ways she never expected know other teachers who were over the past year and a half. selected for the honor from their Lehman, 46, traveled across the states. She was asked to speak to other teachers and in other school countryduring 2013 as theOregon Teacher of the Year and this districts, her counsel was sought summer, though her reign as the on matters of school reform and state's top teacher ended in January, she evenattended Space Camp in Lehman traveledaround the globe Alabama with her fellow awarden route to a 10-day visit to China as winning teachers. In April 2013,the teachers travpart of the honor. The adventure began in Novemeled to Washington, D.C., where they ber 2012 when the Haines secondwere recognized fortheirexpertise in a ceremony at the White House gradeteacher was named theOrBy Chris Collins
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where they met personally with President Barack Obama. Lehman was one of eight Teachers of the Year who were among 34 educatorschosen toparticipate in the 2014 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship, which culminated with the trip to China this summer. The fellowship recipients were recognized in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7 during the annual NEA Foundation Salute to Excellence in Education Gala.
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Baker City Manager Mike Kee can easily pinpoint when everything about his job changed. In July 2013 Kee was focused on the routine attributes connected to the position he has held since September 2010. His attention was absorbed with the predictable: managing personnel, overseeing maintenance work on streets in town and preparing for the annual East/West Shrine All-Star Football Game.
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Tonsinta les~Better nracticenlatenlacement making sure her setting was torshave to dotheirbestand coherent. hope that it's good enough. "I try to use all the plates r We don't really know what The table setting competition at the Baker County Fair for everythug on my menu," the judge is looking for, comis serious business. she said. pletely," Kylie said. Kylie's menu and place Ten contestants took part Logan Myers, also 11, was this year, each vying to come settingrevolved amund Asian the event's junior reserve champion. It was his first time out ontop in a testofcoordina- cuisine, featuring egg flour tion and culinary know-how. soup and pork chow mein, as participating, and he said that The table settings don't well as an egg roll and some he joined this year because his siblings have competed in use actual food, but competihot tea. tors had to supply a menu at There are 100 points the past. Logan's theme was a theirplacethatdetailedw hat possible foreach contestant. Points are awarded for things cowboy breakfast featuring a food there would have been if someone were about to eat such as the placement of casserole as the entree, and there. flatware and dishes, as well as includedsome coffee,orange Kylie Siddoway, 11, was this coordinatio n ofthetablesetjuice and a sliceofwateryear's overall champion for ting and the nutritional value melon. of the imaginary food. the event. She said that part of the challenge came fmm Aside fmm that, competiSee Fair/Page 6A By Coby Hutzler
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When t h e t able is set, it'stime to answerto the judge. Logan Myersexplains his setup ,menu and answers questions from BeTiedemann, fair judge for table setting and best outfit displays.
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