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March 12, 2009 Front Page |
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Powder Valley Boys Win State!
by Eden Taylor
The local boys came out champions in this years’ State 1-A Tournament held in Baker City on March 4 through 7. Powder Valley had to come from behind to beat Columbia Christian and overcome a tough Crane team to get into the finals. The finals against Mohawk was held on Saturday, March 7, and was packed to capacity with an overflow area set-up in the small gym for fans to watch on closed-circuit TV.
Both teams jockeyed for position in the beginning minutes of the championship game. The game was tied three times and both teams had leads of no more than 3 points. Mohawk lead by a score of 14 to 11 at the end of the first quarter.
Trenton Dixon and Justin Allen both hit jumpers in the second quarter to bring the Badgers back within one point twice, but the Mohawk Indians kept the lead until 4:56 left in the half. Casey Wendt made a trey for the Badgers, and then Dixon made a basket on an assist by Joey Brown. A basket by Brown and the Badgers led 25-18. Powder Valley never looked back. The Badgers led at halftime 34 to 24. In the first half Dixon scored 9 points, Pratt had 8 and Anthony Massingale had 7.
Natural Resource Advisory Committee Chosen
By Eden Taylor
County Commissioners approved individuals to serve on the Natural Resource Advisory Committee (NRAC) in their regular session on March 4. This committee will develop a County Natural Resource plan and look and empowerment and coordination of the County’s plan with the other government agencies. The Committee will make sure their plan is compatible with other counties.
Fred Warner Jr., County Commission Chair, emphasized that the Commissioners would like a consensus report with a majority opinion and a minority opinion. He recommended appointing residents who will work toward a consensus. It was decided that the following Baker County personnel will be appointed to the NRAC, representing the mentioned fields:
Members Vote To Disband Elkhorn Grange Association
By Teri Brown-Johnson
According to Elkhorn Grange Masters Larry Curry and Larry Cole, during a meeting held on Tuesday, March 3, the members voted and unanimously decided to surrender the Chapter of the Grange over to the Oregon State Grange. The members came to this decision due to a decline in active membership. At times there were not enough members attending the meetings to make a quorum of seven to conduct business.
It was a very emotional meeting, and there was a great deal of discussion before the motion was made. Larry Cole has been a member for 57 years when he was a sophomore in high school in 1952, and Larry Curry has been a member for the past 18 years. The Elkhorn Grange was formerly a school house. The Grange was established in Haines in 1945. Meetings were held on the first Tuesday of each month. The members conducted agricultural business, and they were involved in helping the local community.
Charter Communications To File Chapter 11
Charter Communications, a provider of cable TV, Internet and other broadband services, which has a local office in Baker City, has announced its intention to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a "financial restructuring."
The St. Louis-based company plans to reduce its debt by $8 billion. With the Chapter 11 filing, an agreement has been reached with a group of bondholders that will invest more than $3 billion in Charter. This will be used to refinance the company’s current debt and provide new capital. They anticipate seeking court approval of the agreement sometime before April 1.
In a letter to Baker City Manager Steve Brocato, Charter Vice President Frank Antonovich stated, “We will work to ensure that our operations continue as usual and that service to our customers will not be interrupted. In addition, we will continue to pay all franchise fees and other amounts due under our franchise agreements.”
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