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June 5, 2008 Opinions |
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—Editorial—
Local Kids Can Enter A Contest And Let Their Imaginations Soar, While Flying With Wings Over Baker Airshow
The Record-Courier, Baker 5J School District and the Carnegie Center For Performing Arts have embarked on a contest this summer that we hope will provide activities for Baker County's school age children as well as some "Summer Fun."
The "Summer Fun" contest is open to 1st through 12th grade students and will have three categories - writing, photography and art. Each category will be broken down into four age groups including 1st-3rd grades, 4th-6th grades, Middle School and High School. With prizes being awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, there will be be a total of 36 opportunities to win.
Winners will be printed in The Record-Courier's special back to school edition in August.
Student's entries will be displayed at Crossroads, where they will also be judged, and the community will have an opportunity to select one for a People's Choice award.
The Baker 5J School District generously donated their time designing and printing a flyer announcing the contest, which they distributed to students throughout the school district.
We have had overwhelming support from the community with the donation of prizes for the contest. The 1st place prize in each age group and category will include an airplane ride by Wings Over Baker Airshow, a pass to the Historic Eltrym Theatre and $50 in cash. All of the places will include cash awards thanks to the generous support of the local Lion’s Club, Oregon Trail Electric Co-op, Marvin Wood Products, Baker Rotary, Elkhorn Title, Chris Blacker Memorial, Team Rudi and Guyer, Lindley, Bailey & Martin.
Two lucky winners will receive a two-hour ride along with a Baker County Police Department Officer. There will also be fire truck rides with the Baker City Fire Department, Horsemanship classes with Alice Trindle, and music lessons with Direct Music Source and Keith Taylor.
Other prizes are being sponsored by Kathy Sherman of the Last Resort, Sam-O Swim Center, Dominos Pizza, Elkhorn Lanes, Charlie’s Ice Cream Parlor, Marilyn’s Music Plus, Paizano’s Pizza, Movie Gallery, Betty’s Books, Black Lyon Publishing, Elkhorn Embroidery, Behlen Country, Blue Mountain Design Works, Trendsetters and Kathy Gover-Shaw Creative Memories Consultant.
We are so fortunate to live in a community that gives back to help support activities for children. We would like to heartily thank those who have given their time and donations to this project.
We hope students will take this opportunity to explore their artistic talents and with the prizes, try new adventures. And of course have some “Summer Fun!” (DS)
—Letters—
Baker City Ambulance Appreciated
To The Record-Courier:
My husband and I would like to express our gratitude to the Baker City Fire Department.
On Memorial Day evening a relative visiting for the holidays was in need of emergency attention.
The ambulance arrived at our home in Haines in just 15 minutes. The EMS providers were both courteous and professional.
We are indeed fortunate to have this service available in our rural communities.
Julie Johnson
Haines
For The Birds
To The Record-Courier:
In watching an old movie here the other day, I just happened to turn to the movie channel just to see what the movie was about. I’m sure many of us if not all of us flip through the channels to see if there is anything decent to watch these days.
I was humored by this part of the movie where the guy was doing something that he didn’t want anybody to know about and was trying to be quiet without being heard. Well he happened to turn around and saw two birds sitting on their perch. He looked at them and realized that they could do a lot of squawking if given a need to.
So he looked at the birds and gave them the quiet sound with his finger to his mouth. Those poor old birds looked at each other frowning some and said to themselves even humans think that we’re stupid and think we are going to be quiet just for them! He has got to be kidding. It is too bad that if any sound was going to be made their destination would be short lived. But don’t birds fly when they see danger?
I receive a lot of emails having to do with animals, etc., with what they show us of their intelligence. And we see many of them on TV as well. They are all different in character. So woe be it if an animal is to think like a human or the other way around. Now doesn’t that sound like kids in a lot of ways?
I have a dog friend that likes to go to yard sales with us. She seems to associate me with food so to speak, especially breakfast. It doesn’t take much on that one to know what’s up. Need to get motivated to do some yard sales now in the midst of our diversity of weather these days…just doesn’t seem like yard sale time at the moment.
Coffee anyone?
Brenda Dickison
Baker City
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