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Sage grouse decision sossiiIle Tuesday

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City's burn ban likely to remain until Oct. 1 Baker City Fire Chief Mark John said he expects to lift the city's ban on outdoor burning on Oct. 1. With warmer than average weatherhigh temperatures in the 70s — and little chance of rain in the forecast through Friday, John said he decided to continue the burn ban that's been in effect since early July. "All it takes is about 72 hours for fuels to dry out to be receptive to fire," John said this morning. "We just haven't gotten enough moisture or rain to make a difference. Fire season isn't over yet. It could still get crazy." John said lower nighttime temperatures and higher nighttime humidity levels are a plus, but that it's better to err on the side of caution.

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Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennett said it's possiblethe federalgovernment will announce Tuesday whether it will list the sage grouse as threatened or endangered. That long-awaited decision could have major effects on Baker County — including on the county's roughly $85-million annual beef cattle industry.

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Auctioning a salt block that has been licked and carved by animal tongues, mostly cows, is cause for excitement and anticipation. Whit Deschner, seated, founder of the Great Salt Lick Hoof Arted event, hears auctioneer Mib Daily summoning more and more money for the first salt lick to be sold Saturday night. Inmates from the Powder River Correctional Facility made the ornate base to support the salt lick art that sold for $350. The event was held at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center in Baker City.

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BLM cancels fire restrictions The BLM's Vale District has canceled restrictions on campfires, smoking outside vehicles and chain saw use that had been in effect for more than two months. BLM Vale District Manager Don Gonzalez warns however, that rescinding the fire restrictions is no reason to abandon good judgement when practicing fire safety. "It's gotten cooler and we've had some precipitation, but fires can start any time of year," Gonzalez said in a press release.

Living history program tonight The Baker County Historical Society will have a living history program at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, at the Baker Heritage Museum, 2480 Grove St. The program will feature Leland and Nancy Myers and Leanne Myers Woolf (and friends), telling stories of historic Sumpter. The community is welcome to attend.

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Whit Deschner was happy to be home. Not his own home. But Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Deschner believes,isthe perfectplace for the unusual event he created almost a decade ago. The ninth iteration of the Great Salt Lick Contest and Auction returned to Crossroads Saturday, and the result was a record-tying $12,000 raised for Parkinson's disease research. "Which is great — it was just a really successful event," said Deschner, who has Parkinson's.

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Baker County District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff said today that his office will be revtewmg 250 cases dattng back to 2007 that might be affected by an investigation of an Oregon State Police lab analyst working in Bend. Shirtcliff said he was notified of the impact the investigation could have on Baker County last week by the OSP Forensic Services Division.

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Dick Fleming of Baker City won the award in the category for the salt block with "closest resemblance to Michael J. Fox."

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Council to discuss vacancy

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Michelle DeFord got a hug from President Barack Obama, but the tragedy that brought her to the White House on Sept. 10 caused her pain that no embrace could ever relieve. Even when her audience includes the president, Michelle's thoughts are with her eldest son. DeFord Army Sgt. David Wayne Johnson DeFord was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on

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On Tuesday Baker City councilors will discuss the appointment of a new councilor. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 1655 First St. The City Council has six members instead of its normal contingent of seven since Councilor Ben Merrill resigned Sept. 11.

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