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🌱 How a Haines assault led deputies to a Baker City arrest
Hi Baker City! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Haines assault led deputies to a Baker City arrest
- How did Baker City’s Jesse Brown fare on rodeo’s biggest stage?
Also on today's calendar: Winter Break Cooking Camp.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Baker City? Post it to Baker City photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 51 and low of 32 degrees.
- Wednesday: Very windy; snow and rain, temps: high: 40, low: 29.
- Thursday: Breezy with rain and drizzle, with a high of 37 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Baker City man accused of assaulting man in Haines (bakercityherald.com) — A Baker City man was arrested after deputies say he assaulted and strangled a relative in a Haines home, then resisted arrest when contacted later at a Baker City address. Court records show he faces a felony strangulation charge and two misdemeanors, with an arraignment scheduled in Baker County Circuit Court. The alleged victim reported head injuries but chose to seek medical care independently. 
• NFR Round 10: Helena's Sam Petersen breaks through to win bareback average title (montanasports.com) — A Baker City cowboy, Jesse Brown, made a strong showing at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, finishing third in the world in steer wrestling and fifth in the aggregate for more than $47,000 in winnings. His performance, alongside several standout Montana and Texas competitors, puts Baker City on the map in one of rodeo’s biggest arenas.
📸 Around Baker City
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★ Featured events ★
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unWINEd Wine Walk – Baker City Downtown
Baker City Downtown, 1655 1st St, Baker City
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Winter Break Cooking Camp
Baker County YMCA Fitness & Family Center , 3715 Pocahontas Rd , Baker City
9:30 am -
DSM 5 & ASAM
New Directions Northwest Inc , 3425 13th St , Baker City
9:00 am
Monday December 22
Tuesday January 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
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3183194 - JV2/JV/V Girls Basketball at McLoughlin
La Grande SD 1 , 708 K Avenue , La Grande
3:00 pm -
3140615 - Fiddle Club Practice - Beginning Level
La Grande SD 1 , 1108 4th St. , La Grande
3:30 pm -
3183173 - JV2/JV/V Boys Basketball vs McLoughlin
La Grande SD 1 , 708 K Avenue , La Grande
3:30 pm -
JH Basketball - @ Elgin
Cove Charter School Cove, OR 97824
4:00 pm -
3139240 - Island City Elementary Concert
La Grande SD 1 , 708 K Avenue , La Grande
6:00 pm -
Theater Showcase - HES cafeteria
HES cafeteria Halfway, OR 97834
6:00 pm -
3183174 - JV2/JV/V Boys Basketball vs Nyssa
La Grande SD 1 , 708 K Avenue , La Grande
4:00 pm -
Winter Christmas Concert - HES
HES Halfway, OR 97834
6:30 pm -
HS BBALL VS FOUR RIVERS
Pine Eagle Charter Halfway, OR 97834
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- During emergencies, coordination and partnership are critical.
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is working alongside local, state, and Tribal partners to support response coordination following… (Nextdoor )
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Assistant Manager OR in Baker City. Apply here.
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead - Overnight in Baker City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baker City here.
🗞 Nearby News
La Grande
- Enjoy a free Christmas Meal with Community Kindness of Eastern Oregon (elkhornmediagroup.com)
- Central Elementary students in La Grande start spring early with 600 flower bulbs planted (elkhornmediagroup.com)
- Union County Commissioners to consider sanitation fee increase (lagrandeobserver.com)
John Day
- Balmy fall could be a boon for NE Oregon steelhead anglers (eastoregonian.com)
- ESD & BMHD partner to bring Stop the Bleed course to Grant County schools (elkhornmediagroup.com)
Ontario
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