Baker County Fire Partners With Marvin Woods For Hazmat Training Exercise
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by Tammy A. Bloom
The Fire Division of Baker County Emergency Management has received an Oregon Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant from the State Fire Marshal, and a generous donation from the Randall E. Carpenter Foundation. With both grants, it came to a little over $12,000 to conduct an Over-The-Road/ Industrial HAZMAT Training Exercise that was held at Marvin Wood Products in Baker City. The purpose of the grant funding is to promote safe and efficient responses to hazardous materials incidents. This year the training also included medical incidents.
The training setting was at Marvin Wood Products with four different scenarios. Nine different agencies from around Baker County and twenty-one Marvin Wood Products employees participated. The training was a chance to give each group an opportunity to use their own training, and it gave both groups an occasion to interact with each other, and work together.
Baker City Police Search For Man Who Sexually Assaulted Young Woman
On May 16, between 11:30 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. an unknown suspect assaulted a 17-year-old Baker City woman in an alley, between the 1300 block of 3rd and 4th Streets in Baker City. The assault had a sexual component, but fortunately the victim escaped without physical injury.
The suspect is described as a white, male adult in his mid 20s, short dark hair with a "Boot camp shaved head." The suspect's height is estimated at about 5'06" and his weight is estimated at about 170 pounds. The suspect was clean shaven, had thin lips and a deep, husky voice. The suspect was wearing a silver chain bracelet on his left wrist and was wearing a black, leather type jacket with a zipper. The jacket had a silk type liner. The suspect was also wearing a black shirt with a white circle type logo on the front.
If you have any information, please contact: Detective Jay Lohner at (541) 524-2014, ext. 23 or if unavailable: any BCPD Officer at (541) 523-3644.
Fire Damages Two Homes In Baker City
Two Baker City homes were damaged in separate house fires last weekend.
On Friday, May 14, at approximately 5:19 p.m., the Baker City Fire Department (BCFD) was called to the home of Keith and Angela Gassin at 2110 14th Street. Lt. Donald Taggart with BCFD said the fire started in the kitchen, possibly from faulty electronics in the kitchen stove.
Taggart said the damage to the home is estimated at $40,000. He said the fire was mostly contained in the kitchen, however, there was smoke damage throughout the house.
OTEC Annual Meeting – Board Members Re-Elected, Industrial Electricity Sales Down 26 Percent
La Grande — May 17, 2010 – Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative’s (OTEC) annual meeting of members was held Saturday, May 15, at the Blue Mountain Conference Center in La Grande.
A large crowd of OTEC members enjoyed live music played by Al “Too Loud” MacLeod’s La Grande area band, “The Ruralites.” About 65 raffle gifts were given away during the course of the meeting. The opening door prize, a digital camera, was won by Daniel Harris of Prairie City; the grand prize winner, James and Kathy Turner of Baker City took home a Danby Portable air conditioner.
During the business portion of the meeting, Board President David Baum reflected on what it means to be a part of a cooperative. In doing so, he commented on how OTEC, a not-for-profit utility, was able to once again return Capital Credits to the membership. He also mentioned the benefits of being a cooperative and how cooperatives focus on the local area they serve. Specifically, Baum proudly stated that 24 $2000 scholarships were awarded to the youth in OTEC’s service territory.
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