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Paying the Piper: Burying utilities on Resort Street
By Terri Harber tharber@bakercityherald.com Work started recently to bury the utility lines under Resort Street and will continue into summer. “Everyone is glad to have this project under way,” said...
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Charlene Chase elected to OTEC board
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative members elected Charlene Chase of Baker City to replace Peggi Timm on OTEC’s board of directors. Election results were announced Saturday during OTEC’s annual meeting,...
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Local video wins $15,000 for Geiser-Pollman Park play equipment
A video made by two Baker City women has won a $15,000 prize that will help pay for new playground equipment at Geiser-Pollman Park. The video was one of five winners in a nationwide contest by Let's...
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Smith Ditch overflows, city crews on scene
Water from the Smith Ditch, an irrigation canal that runs along Spring Garden Hill at the southeast corner of Baker City, spilled over this morning but the damage is much less severe than in 2003, when...
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Obituaries for May 1, 2013
Wayne Pierce Baker City, 1970-2013 Wayne William Pierce, 42, of Baker City died April 23, 2013, with his family at his side after a long battle with melanoma. A memorial celebration of his life will be...
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Votes that did count
It’s a comment lament around here, and sometimes a legitimate one, that our relative handful of votes don’t much matter against the urban masses. But occasionally we can get together and exert our...
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Letters to the Editor for May 1, 2013
Rosemary Abell would greatly benefit Baker School Board Rosemary Abell did not grow up in Eastern Oregon so she does not have the connections some of the other candidates for 5J school board have. What...
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Baker School Board candidates address public
By Terri Harber tharber@bakercityherald.com An informational forum Tuesday night at Baker High School drew 80 people seeking to learn more about the six candidates for the Baker 5J School District...
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Story Time: A writing lesson for third-graders
By Lisa Britton For the Baker City Herald This writing lesson didn’t start with words. First, it started with ideas — author Nancy Coffelt wanted to hear what character the third-graders had created,...
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Obituaries for April 24, 2013
Joyce Hindman Baker City, 1932-2013 Joyce Trudel Kiilsgaard Hindman, 80, of Baker City, died April 19, 2013, at St. Alphnsus Care Center. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus...
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Bennett, Dunn, Harvey finalists for county commission opening
The Baker County Republican Central Committee has picked Mark Bennett, Chris Dunn and Bill Harvey as candidates for a vacancy on the Baker County Board of Commissioners. The Committee met Wednesday...
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Fruitland shuts out Baker
By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker and Fruitland battled in an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel Thursday at the Baker Sports Complex.
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Letters to the Editor May 3, 2013
We need to get to work making Baker City beautiful We’re ready! We’ve all donated our dollars — you have more coming! But enough of articles, pictures and city council discussion of the issue. Talk is...
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Law not needed to teach respect for flag, nation
When I was in elementary school in the 1970s we recited the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, but one line always confused me. Not the “under God” part. My family wasn’t a churchgoing one — except...
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Panning for gold: Tourist draw?
By Terri Harber tharber@bakercityherald.com Baker County Commissioners heard an idea that would allow people to pan for gold in the Sumpter Valley Dredge Tailings and Moonshine Mine. Karen Spencer,...
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Obituaries for May 3, 2013
Edna Darnielle Baker City, 1922-2013 Edna Darnielle, 90, of Baker City, died April 25, 2013, at her home. A memorial service will take place this summer in Portland. Edna was born on Nov. 17, 1922, at...
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Baker tennis sweeps Ontario
By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker’s tennis teams swept Ontario by identical 3-2 scores Friday at the Ash Grove Complex.
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Baker tennis ends regular season
By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker closed out its tennis regular season against a short-handed La Grande squad Saturday at the Ash Grove Complex.
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BAKER BASEBALL:Bulldogs sweep Mac-Hi
By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker ended two streaks Saturday by sweeping Mac-Hi in a Greater Oregon League baseball doubleheader at Milton-Freewater.
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Baker wins swim meet
By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker swimmer Hollie Mays earned overall high-point honors Sunday at the Baker Dive and Dash swim meet at Sam-O Swim Center.
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