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eastoregonian.com | Lisa Britton
Published 1:17 pm Thursday, June 5, 2025 PENDLETON — Mark your calendar for June 13 from 5-7 p.m. because Heritage Station Museum is the site of the opening reception for its new traveling exhibit from the Oregon Historical Society: “Clink! A Taste of Oregon Wine.”The traveling exhibit is being set up, and it will be open to the public from June 10 to Sept. 6 at the Heritage Station Museum,108 SW Frazer Ave.
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3 weeks ago |
bakercityherald.com | Lisa Britton
It’s finally time to cool off in Baker City’s new splash pad. The feature, located in Central Park near downtown, opens Saturday, June 14 with a special event from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. with door prizes, food and, of course, water. This project started in 2019 when Penelope Simmons presented it to the city as a Girl Scout project. Her mom, Charline, took over the endeavor in 2022. “I’m so happy. It’s a big project,” Charline Simmons said.
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3 weeks ago |
bakercityherald.com | Lisa Britton
The girls linked arms and formed a line, teal bows in their hair and teal leis around their necks, and set out, together, for center field at the Baker Sports Complex on May 31. They walked toward their coaches, who stood around a lone softball. The team formed a circle around the ball, bowing their heads as the opposing team kneeled in the silence. A bit farther away, on the outfield fence, ribbons spelled out the initials MD.
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3 weeks ago |
bakercityherald.com | Lisa Britton
Levi Payment lined up his club and gently tapped the golf ball, eyes watching its path. “Oh, oh…” he muttered as the ball rolled toward the hole — then right past it. “Uhhh,” he groaned, giving the ball a light tap so it plunked in the hole. Payment, 11, is learning how to putt, chip and drive at Golf For the Health of It, a program co-sponsored by Baker School District and Quail Ridge Golf Course in Baker City for grades four to eight. “The whole thing is free,” Payment said.
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3 weeks ago |
biztrib.com | Lisa Britton
Published 11:36 am Tuesday, June 3, 2025 The vision of developing Court Plaza is closer to reality thanks to two grants awarded to the City of Baker City and Baker City Downtown. In September, the city received a Local Government Grant Program grant from Oregon Parks and Recreation to fund 60% of the project total estimated cost of $1.3 million.
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