September 9, 2010 Front Page
Great Salt Lick Art Contest And Auction Returns to Baker City Sept. 25 Unique. Irreverent. Quirky. Only in Eastern Oregon….
Baker City, OR
Artist finds inspiration in monster
The image is reflective of another era.
An image of terror and bone-chilling fear from the 1930s.
Frankenstein’s monster.
Boris Karloff’s square forehead was scarred and rugged, a bolt
through his neck, his…
Steve Ellis accepts BLM job in Idaho
Steve Ellis is leaving Baker City after six years as supervisor of the Wallowa-Whitman Forest.
Ellis is returning to the federal agency for which he’s worked for
the majority of his 31-year…
A class that’s still close after 67 years
By LISA BRITTON
Baker City Herald
The class of 1943 had quite the childhood — surviving the Great Depression and then going straight into World War II.
But those aren’t the main stories…
Local group wants to build motorcycle track at Virtue Flat
By JAYSON JACOBY
Baker City Herald
Virtue Flat’s already a great place to ride a motorcycle.
Clay Berthelsen is convinced it could be better.
Berthelsen, 21, who lives in Baker City, is one of…
Obituaries for Sept. 3, 2010
Gary Evans
Gary Lynn Evans, 54, died Aug. 2, 2010, while on a fishing trip off of Vancouver Island, Canada, along with his brother Tony Evans.
A memorial service for Gary and…
Stuck in a snowstorm, with a more pressing problem besides
The bladder is the prankster of organs.
This stretchy sack of tissue will plod along for months, performing its simple but vital duties with unremarkable consistency.
But under more pressing circumstances the…
Letter to the Editor for Sept. 3, 2010
Welcome feedback on Highland Games
To the editor:
I don’t even know how we begin to thank everyone. I could write a book. So, on behalf of the Eastern Oregon Celtic Society…
Lambs to slaughter
We understand that the state’s union employees wouldn’t solve Oregon’s budget crisis even if they gave up their recent 4.75-percent pay raise.
But we’re also pretty sure that Oregonians will continue…
September 2, 2010 Front Page
Photo by Maure AlbertPhotos from top, members of the city of trees Pipes and Drums band from Boise play bagpipes.Celebrating…
Bugs could pose problem for pines
The Pine butterfly, a native species that can kill its namesake tree, is having a periodic population surge
Small white butterflies are flitting around Baker County these days, but there’s no…
Grass court appeal Sept. 14
The owner of Baker City’s grass tennis court complex will take his case to the City Council on Sept. 14.
Don McClure wants to extend the lights-out deadline at the
four-court complex…
Salsa contest at Farmers Market
The Baker City Farmers Market will have the 2nd annual salsa festival Wednesday, and entries need to be submitted between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
The market is held in Geiser-Pollman…
