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December 10, 2009 Front Page |
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2009 Twilight Parade Has 27 Entries Despite Bitter Cold
Baker City’s 2009 Twilight Parade was one of the longer winter parades in memory with 27 entries. The parade began at 5 p.m. and lasted about half an hour.
As temperatures dropped down into the teens, parade goers were warmed by the Lions Club burn barrels and hot chocolate on both sides of Main Street at Court. The Baker High School Bel Canto Choir sang carols up and down Main Street and at the Christmas Tree for the Lighting.
Parade Winners.
Best Use of Lights: Baker City Fire Department Ladder Truck
Best Use of Music: Baker Elks Drum & Bugle Corps
Best Use of Theme: (Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas) Fraternal Order of Eagles
Baker To Face Marist In State Championship Game
By Eden Taylor
For the first time in Baker High School’s recent history, the Bulldogs will be playing for the State Football Championship. The Bulldogs face the Marist Spartans in an 11 a.m. game at Reser Stadium at OSU campus in Corvallis on Saturday, Dec. 12.
The undefeated Spartans are the Sky-Em League champions. Marist is a private Catholic high school located in Eugene. Their trip to Corvallis will take only an hour. The navy and Vegas gold Spartans play on artificial turf in their home stadium. They defeated Ontario in the semi-finals last week 42-7. Marist played both their other playoff games on their home turf. They defeated Cascade 62-0 and Central 30-22.
Council Selects UV Water Treatment Option, Discuss Re-Hiring Of Retired Employees
By Mark Bogart
The Baker City Council dealt with water, transportation and employment issues at its Dec. 8 meeting at City Hall. Councilors approved a method for additional purification of city water and designated a representative to negotiate with the federal government regarding upgrades to the pipeline running from the watershed to city’s water storage facilities. They also discussed the practice of rehiring employees who retire and begin collecting benefits, and heard a report on the status of the Leo Adler Parkway and Central Park plans. Councilor Andrew Bryan was absent.
After reviewing several options, the Council selected ultra-violet (UV) light as the additional disinfection method for the municipal water system. The action was necessitated by federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements enacted in 2006.
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