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January 21, 2010 Front Page |
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Chamber Presents Annual Awards
The Baker County Chamber of Commerce held its 83rd honors banquet and awards ceremony “Ruts To Rails And Miner’s Tales” Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Baker Elks Lodge. Awards were given for the year 2009.
Business of the Year
The Baker County Chamber of Commerce named Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration Inc. (SVRR) the Business of Year. Cynthia and Steve Christy, Taylor Rush and Ryan Dela accepted the award. Lew Brothers Les Schwab Tires of Baker City won the award in 2008.
Nomination information stated, “In 38 years of operations, SVRR, Inc. has increased membership, expanded operations, and acquired equipment to become a tourist railroad comparable to any in the country, with a reputation of being one of the friendliest.”
Council Completes Review Of City Code Ordinance Revision
By Mark Bogart
Before finishing its review of city ordinances at a work session on Tuesday morning, the Baker City Council heard a brief update from City Manager Pro-tem Tim Collins regarding prospective manager Tim Johnson. Collins reported that he had heard from Mayor Dennis Dorrah, who was out of town during Tuesday’s meeting. Dorrah has had further contact with Johnson and could only confirm that he is still interested in taking the city’s top management position and that the family medical situation, which has kept him from taking the job, has not been resolved. According to Collins, Dorrah said he would have more information on Thursday.
After about two years of work, the council completed its review of the Baker City Code of Ordinances on Tuesday. All of the council members except for Dorrah attended the work session, which was part of a thorough overhaul of the City Code. Some of the ordinances need to be removed and replaced with more recent laws.
Eagle Cap Extreme Dogsled Races
The Eagle Cap Extreme, Oregon’s only qualifying Race for both the Iditarod in Alaska and the Yukon Quest in Alaska/Canada was held Jan. 13-16 in Wallowa County. This was a 100 mile, 8-Dog Race along with a 200 mile, 12 Dog Race. Both races made their way through the Eagle Cap Wilderness. Visit www.eaglecapextreme.com for race results.
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