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Ladies golf lunch begins April 1 The Baker Ladies Golf and Bridge Association's opening luncheon is set for Wednesday, April 1, at Quail Ridge Golf Course. If the weather permits, the group will play golf with tee off at 8:15 a.m. Any 9-hole players are invited to come and start at 9 a.m. Lunch will be served about 12:30 p.m. After lunch, those interested will play bridge. The charge for lunch this year will be $8. There is a $1 (optional) social membership, which will be covered for those who attend the spaghettifeed. Lunch reservations are requested. Those planning to attend are asked to call the golf course at 541-523-2358 or call Glenda at 541524-1411 or 541-4031623.

Studded tires off by March 31 PORTLAND (AP)The Oregon Department ofTransportation is reminding Oregonians they should remove studded tires by March 31. Given current weather forecasts, transportation officials say they do not plan to extend the Oregon studded tire season. The Washington State Department ofTransportation announced the same deadline last week. A study completed in 2014 concluded studded tires cause about $8.5 million in damage each year on state highways. ODOT says other types of traction tires are available.

Courthouse open through lunch The Baker County Courthouse, 1995Third St. in Baker City, has expanded its hours and will now remain open during lunch. The Courthouse hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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HAINES — An Eastern Oregon legislator was busy last week speaking and listening to his constituents. District 60 Rep. Cliff Bentz held nine town hall meetings over two days Friday and Saturday. At Haines, Bentz addressed a crowd of about 35 people atthe Frontier Restaurant on Front Street Friday at noon. "At the end of the day, I want to know what you guys are thinking and what you want me to do," he said."This is your chance to tell me what you're thinking." Bentz said he has told his constituents that if they wanted him to submit a bill for them, he would even ifhe did not agree with it. Bentz had 73 bills drafted out of more than 2,000 in the Legislature. He said 34 of those were introduced to the floor of the Oregon House and of those 22 were scheduled for committee or public hearing. One of the main topics of discussion at the meeting was the low carbon fuel mandate recently signed in to law by Gov. Kate Brown. The law requires that gasoline be blended with 10 percent ethanol. Bentz explained that sugar cane ethanol has less carbon in it than corn ethanol. The carbon mandate will make the imports of sugar cane ethanol increase from Brazil. "How many of you raise sugar cane? Not many," he said to a chuckling audience. Bentz also said that those with vehicles that can't run on the blended fuels would have to buy carbon credits. "The company that is

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Rep. Cliff Bentz met with Baker County residents Friday in a series of Town Hall gatherings. At Haines, Chuck Chase, seated left, of the Eastern Oregon Mining Association, listened to the presentation. distributing fuel to you will raise the price of your fuel, take the money and buy creditsfrom those thatare selling sugar cane ethanol," he said. Bentz explained that ownersofelectriccarsithatpro-

duce one-third of the carbon as gasoline or diesel power vehicles) would sell their carboncreditstothepeople who are selling fuel. "How do we make sure that works? Well, we don't. What we do is pass a law like

this and we sit here with our fingers crossed and hope it works," he said."And that is the absolute truth." Bentz brought up the fact that the low carbon law does not bring any money in at all for Oregon roads and bridges.

He also said that he was not going to work with other legislators to raise gas taxes becausethe carbon legislation is already going to raise gas prices enough. See Bentz/Page 8A

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sents Baker County at the state Legislature and said The state's new low carbon Sunday he logged nine town fuel standard, the status of hall meetings in two days Oregon's budget and sage across a wide swath of Eastgrouse proved to be the three ern Oregon. Bentz attended key topics for District 60 Rep. meetings from one end of Cliff Bentz during a series the sprawling District 60including sessions in Baker of town hall meetings last week. County — and said each Bentz, R-Ontario, repregatheringgenerated interest For the Baker City Herald

Sr. Trooper Brad Duncan with the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Division was on patrol in Sumpter about noon Sunday when he noticed a vehicle engulfed in flames near the home of 81-year-old Lorraine Wells. Duncan said he reported the fire, carried Wells from her home and helped her son, Geoffrey Wells, 51, escape while firefighters extinguished the blaze. See Wednesday's Baker City Herald for more information about the fire.

from voters. 'There was pretty good attendance. It went great. We didn't lack fortopics,"he said. Bentzsaid thestate's low carbon fuel standard — recently passed into law — consumed a large share oftheinterestofvoters.Tied into that issue, he said, was a recognition by many that the

roadrenovationproposalthis legislative session was placed into limbo in the wake of the passage of the low carbon fuel standard law earlier this month. Most Republican lawmakers — including Bentz — believe the low carbon fuel standard law will boost fuel prices for consumers. See Town Hall/Page 8A

state's road infrastructure is in need of repair. "Pretty interesting how unanimous it was that we needed more money for roads. And those who attended seem to understand that we in Eastern Oregon, left to our devices, couldn't pay for our roads," he said. Yet any type of ambitious

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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 • Baker County Legislative Hotline Video Conference: 7 a.m. PDT, at the Baker County Extension Office's media room, 2600 East St. Rep. Cliff Bentz, (R-Ontario), and Sen. Ted Ferrioli, (R-John Day), will update constituents on proposed laws and legislative action. • Baker County Commission:9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Fourth St. • Baker County Garden Club:10:30 a.m., Sunridge Inn; the topic will be lawn care; visitors and new members are always welcome. THURSDAY, APRIL 2 • Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 • Lower Powder River Irrigation District Board:6 p.m. at the Sunridge. TUESDAY, APRIL 14 • Baker City Council:7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 • Baker County Commission:9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Fourth St.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald March 30, 1965 The city council, meeting in an informal study session at City Hall last night, discussed the dog problem within the city. Some councilmen said they had received numerous complaints about dogs causing a general disturbance in Baker. City Manager Fred C. Dyer presented his report that compares city employee salaries with salaries of comparable communities in Oregon. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald March 30, 1990 A ground-breaking ceremony for a new school building to replace that portion of Baker High School destroyed by fire last year is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday. A 56,000-square-foot building will be built to replace 26 classrooms, the cafeteria, library and administrative offices destroyed in the fire Feb. 15, 1989. The Baker School District 5J later settled with its insurance carrier, Industrial Indemnity of Portland, for a building loss of $5.2 million plus $1.4 million for the contents. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald March 30, 2005 Don't fret if you forgot where you stashed your summer tires. You just got an extra 11 days to sort through the half-full fertilizer bags and discarded lawn mower blades in your garage or shed. Send your thanks for this reprieve to the weather. Based on NationalWeather Service predictions that the recent wintry spell will persist at least into early April, officials at the Oregon Department ofTransportation have extended the legal season for driving with studded tires. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald March 31, 2014 Nestled on a couch in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church on theThursday morning before spring break, Chandler Blatz,Jason Buchanan and Destin Lahey were plowing through a breakfast of sausage and eggs before class. It's the food, the friends and the fun that keep them coming back each school day to the Presbyterian Church's Open Door program, they said.

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officials said flames and heat went beyond the current fire shelter's protective capabilities. Petrilli is the fire shelter project leader forthe Forest Service at the Missoula Technology and Development Center hoping to make improvements to the protective gear. '%e were pretty certain we were over these kinds of tragedies, "said Tom Harbour,national directorof Fire and Aviation Management."But to have Yarnell Hill 19 years after Storm King, it again was a place and time where we've got to ask ourselves what we can do to survive and succeed in these complex and changing environments." Firesheltersare one part of that plan, but a key one as all firefighters are required to carry them. The service had planned to start on the project this year, but moved it up a year to in an effort to have new fire shelter available by 2016. The agency is currently testing materials

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BOISE — The mantapped by the U.S. Forest Service to come up with a better fire shelteronce had to getinside one on the side of a burning mountain and listen to flames roar past sounding like a jet airplane taking ofK "Everybody trains with it, but nobody ever thinks that you'll ever need to use it," said Tony Petrilli, recalling the smoke and embers from that day. At the time, Petrilli was a smokejumper based in Missoula, Montana, working in Colorado. He deployed the fire shelter with eight other smokejumpers on Storm King Mountain in 1994. But 14 firefighters on another part of the mountain died trying to escape the flames. The federal agency worked to improve equipment and strategy after the deaths on Storm King Mountain. It's doing the same now following the deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona in the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire where

Rhonda Lynn Hack Rhonda Lynne Hack, 54, of Pendleton, died March 26, 2015. Her memorial service and a celebration of Rhonda's life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Baker City Christian Church on Highway 7. Friends are invited to join the family afterwardfora potluck reception at the church. Rhonda isthe daughter ofDonna and Larry Hack of North Powder. She was born on Oct. 5, 1960, at Baker City in the old St. Elizabeth Hospital. Rhonda led a very fulfilling life. She volunteered at the Pendleton RoundUp and Happy Canyon, enjoyed

DEATH NOTICE John C. Burgess: 86, of Baker City, died March 29, 2015, at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City. There will be no visitation. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the First Presbyterian Church, 1995 Fourth St. Pastor Katy Nicole will officiate. Gray's West Bt Co. is in charge of arrangements. Donald Lawrence: 90, of Baker City, died March 28, 2015, at Settler's Park in Baker City. Gray's West Bt Co. is in charge of arrangements. Cliff Colvin: 88, of 2426 Eighth St., died March 29, 2015, at Baker City. ColesTribute Center is in charge of arrangements.

FUNERAL PENDING Lela E. Sorensen: Celebration of Life, 11 a.m., Saturday, April 11, at Quail Ridge Golf Course; friends are invited to join the family for lunch; memorial contributions may be made to theRonald McDonald House, the Keating Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization or the Billy Payton Fund through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814. Baker City Police Arrests, citations PAROLE AND PROBATION DETAINER (Malheur County): Sonia Carbajal, 35, of 3680

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Baker County Sheriff's Office Arrests, citations THEFT (Baker County warrant and out-of-county warrant): Brandi Marie Kasinger, 25, of Sumpter,3:58 p.m. Friday at her home; jailed. CONTEMPT OF COURT: David Wong, 37, of Baker City, 6:16 p.m. Friday, on Highway 7 near Sumpter; jailed.

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"It would be super easy to make a 40-pound shelter that would perform much better," said Petrilli, adding that it isn't realistic to expect a firefighter to add that onto a pack that can already weigh 40 pounds. There are various options for a new shelter, he said. One involves having a lighter shelter and seeing if it can match the current one in protective capabilities. Another is having the same weight shelter but increasing protective capabilities. A third option is a heavier shelterwith greaterprotec-

traveling and crocheted many baby afghans and gave them as gifts. She had many talents. Rhonda lived her young life in the Keating Valley and thenthey moved to Union where she graduated from Union High School. Rhonda went Rhonda to business college in Hack La Grande and graduated from there. She had worked the lastseveralyears for attorneys in Pendleton as a legal assistant. Survivors include her parents, Donna and Larry Hack of North Powder; brothers, Allen (Betty) Hack of Haines, Mike (Beth) Hack of Soldotna,

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tive capabilities. 'The way to improve performance is to slow the heattransferofthe shelter," Petrilli said."Slowing heat transfer requires insulation in one form or another." He said 11 entitieshave sent in materials that the ForestServicebelieves offer potential possibilities. Petrilli declined to go into detail about the material or the companies involved. 'That silver bullet that is going to be a 1-pound thing and is going to protect you in every situation, nothing like that has shown as yet," he said. That gets back to Harbour'sstrategy ofim proving the chances that firefighters will make good decisions in the field to avoid entrapments. That also, he said, involvesa largerscale strategy of having fire managers think long about how they deployfi refi ghters. '%e can't send them in to do the impossible," Harbour said."They do the nearly impossible nearly every day."

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habitat over the past century, and their numbers have deThe Obama administraclined more than 90 percent. tion and Gov. Kate Brown Congress has barred the joined with Oregon ranchers federal government from spending money on rules to to cel ebrate agreements they all hope will help keep the protect the bird. But Fish and Wildlife says it is still sage grouse otf the endangered species list. bound by court order to reach The agreements ana decision by September on nounced Fridayin Bend, give whether a listing is warranchersincentives to protect ranted. Under terms of the agreesagegrouseand theirhabitat ment in Oregon, ranchers on 5,500 square miles of private land in central and who take specific steps to southeastern Oregon. protect sage grouse and their Interior Secretary Sally habitat will be sheltered &om m ore stri ngent restrictionsif Jewell, the governor, and Agriculture Deputy Underthe bird comes under Endansecretary Ann Mills praised geredSpeciesActprotection. the spiritofcooperation the Federal biologists would agreements represent, and come totheirland to assess expressed their hopes that what threats were posed to the bird.Protection steps both sage grouse and family ranches would thrive. might include changing 'To quote an Oregon when and where cattle graze rancher, What's good for the so they don't infringe on sage birdisgood forthe herd,"' grouse breeding, rearing and feeding areas; cutting down Jewell said. Brown noted her budget junipertreeswhere birdsof has $4 million committed prey roost; controlling nonfor sage grouse programs, native grasses thatspread adding, "This plan not only wildfire; putting ramps in assures the wellbeing of a water troughs so birds that small bird that makes its fall in can climb out; and puthome in the high desert of ting plastic flagging on fences central Oregon, but also the so birds are less likely to fly wellbeing of the people and into them and die. communities that share that The U.S. Natural Resourchome." es Conservation Service has Lake County Rancher committed $9 million to sage John O'Keefe, president elect grouse programs in Oregon, of the Oregon Cattlemen's and the Oregon Cattlemen's Associati on,said the agreeAssociation is working on ments would help his fambills in the state Legislature ily ranch continue into the to generate $1 million to fourth and fifth generations. $2 million more. Proposals The U.S. Fish and Wildlife include a $1 fee oneach head Service says the agreements ofcattle sold,a birdseed tax signed last week with soil and tapping lottery funds. and water conservation A similar agreement coverdistri ctscovering Crook,De- ing about 990 square miles of schutes, Lake, Union, Grant, state lands in southeastern Baker, Harney and Malheur Oregonleasedforgrazing is counties are the first for such expected to be signed next a wide area. month. The Obama administraOregon Cattlemen's Assotion has been announcing ciationexecutivedirectorJea varietyofconservation rome Rosa said many ranchagreements as the Sept. 30 ers are signing up in hopes of deadline approaches for dekeeping sage grouse otf the cidingwhether to propose the endangeredspecieslist.But sage grouse for Endangered he noted that Oregon only Species Act protection. Conaccountsforabout 5 percent servation agreements were ofsage-grouse habitatin the reached last year with nine country. ranchers in Wyoming. In ¹ Dan Morse, conservation vada this week, Barrick Gold director of the Oregon NatuCorp., theworld'slargest ralDesertAssociation,said gold mining company, agreed the success of the agreements to establ ish aconservation will depend on the specific bank, which gives it greater m easures federalbiologists flexibility in operations in prescribeto protectsage return for enhancing critical grouse. Even more imporhabitat. tant will be the conservation Greater sage grouse range measures the U.S. Bureau of across11 Western states and Land Managementcomes up two Canadian provinces. Oil with for the 23,000 square and gas drilling, wildfires, m iles ofsagegrouse habitat livestockgrazing and other it oversees in Oregon, Morse activities have consumed said. A final plan is due later more than half the bird's this spring. Associated Press

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TOWN HALL Continued ~om Page1A That price boost connected to the low carbon fuel standardcreatesproblems for a transportationpackage. A comprehensive transportation package that addresses road repair will need funds and a boost in the state's gas tax — now set at 30 cents per gallon — is viewed by many lawmakers as a viable solution. Bentz said, however, it will be impossible to go back to voters and ask for even more money — in the form of a gas tax boost — when consumers will already suffer rate hikes at the pump because of the low carbon fuel standard law.

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platforms for amphibious ready groups. Because of their inherent capabilities, these ships have been and will continue to be called upon to also support humanitarian and other contingency missions on short notice. As a member of one of the U.S. Navy's high-tech amphibious assault ships, Knaus and other New Orleanssailorsareproud to part of a warfighting team that readily defends America at all times. "Itgivesme a senseoffulfillment to serve the worlds m ost ve dirse and capable fighting force.," Knaus stated.

Bentz said he is still dedicated to finding a political path to create a transportation/road repair bill but said the ultimate success of such a venture would depend upon the Democrats. The low carbon fuel standard law passedon a largely partisan vote. "I've told my Democratic colleagues if they bring the low carbon fuel standard in and put it on the table for repeal I will talk," he said. Bentz said already some dialogue opened between Democrats and his office regarding the low carbon fuel standard. 'There have been some Democrats willing to talk about modifying the low carbon fuel standard. But

I don't think modify is the right word," he said. Bentz said there is a chasm between the meaning of "modification" and "repeal." Bentz said in his opinion Democrats pushed the passage of the low carbon fuel standard through the Legislatureand then realized too latethe impact ofthe edict. "I think they realized theycreated a huge obstacle to atransportation package. They are recognizing, I think, that they've passed a law that is a huge problem. Havingraised the costoffuel now they are trying to devise a means of overcoming this obstaclethey've created,"he

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Baker City's maintenance contractor, Grass Master, will begin spring cleanup at Mount Hope Cemetery on April 6. The cleanup will continue through April 24. As part of the work, Grass Master will remove deteriorateddecorations, flowers and floral designs. Thatching, edging, fertilizing, and weed spraying also will be done as the weather permits. Families are asked toremove any decorative items, flowers or other materials

beforeApril6.Decorative items that are not removed &om graves and headstones by that date will be collectedby thecontractor. Collected items, other than perishable or deteriorated items, will be stored until claimed or until Nov. 1, 2015. Items conforming to the cemetery rules may be placed on or returned to the graves beginning on April 25. More information is available by calling the City of Baker City at 541-5242046 or 541-524-2063.

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Bentz said the low carbon fuel standard bill was illconceived. 'They just didn't give it enough thought. I'm guessing now they want to get help solving a problem they created," he said. Bentz said the key to a solution is obvious. 'Take the part out iof the low carbon fuel standard lawl that raises fuel costs," he said.

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SAN DIEGOA Baker City native is sailing the high seas on one of the Navy's most advanced amphibious ships. A 2011 Baker High School graduate, Seaman Kasey Knaus is a boatswain's mate serving aboard the USS New Orleansaccording to apress release from the Navy Olfice of Community Outreach. The 21-year-old Knaus said it is an exciting time to be in the Navy, and serving aboard a ship has truly made him a better person. He stated that his service has "helped me become a betterleader and itim proved my social skills." The San Diego, California based vessel is a San Antonioclassamphibious transport dock ship. The ship is longer than two football fields at 684 feet ,105feetwideand weighs more than 24,000 tons. Four diesel engines can push the ship through the wateratmore than 24 mph. It's one of the Navy's newest and most advanced amphibious ships, designed to deliver Marines and their equipment to and fiom war zones. Knaus also stated he is proud of the work he is doing as part of the New Orleans' 427-member crew, protecting and defending America on

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One way Oregon's counties help attract new business is by offering companies property tax relief for a period of years. It's a good deal for businesses, and, despite the loss of potential property tax revenue, it's good for counties, as well. Forgoing taxes does take a toll, however. New and bigger businesses and new jobs oken mean increased demand forlocalservices and more studentsin local schools. The state works to soften the blow by sending some income tax dollars back to the counties as what's called gain share. The system is far from perfect, however, and now competing bills in the state Senate seek to fix the worst of its problems. While both are better than the status quo, the one sponsored by Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, and Reps. Peter Buckley, DAshland, and Ann Lininger, D-Lake Oswego, is the betterofthe tw o. Burdick's Senate Bill 848 would send income tax money to counties only for new jobs created. Thus if a

qualif ymg company expanded and added 10jobs,its county would get half the income tax revenue from those 10 new employees. The remainder would stay with the state for schools and the like. Currently, gain share rebates money not only on new jobs but also on existing ones, as well. The other measure, Senate Bill 129, is the work of Sen. Richard Devlin, D-Tualatin. It, too, would cut gain share payments, but by less than Burdick's bill would. It is, Devlin says, a work in progress, likely to change.Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, favors the Devlin bill, because in part, it may be more likely to pass. It's clear gain share needs trimming. Only about 20 percent of what's rebated can be attributed to new jobs, according to the Legislative Revenue Office. Meanwhile, a huge chunk of the$74 million the state has returned since the program began in 2007 has gone to Washington County, home of Intel, for existing jobs. The impact is felt statewide. Bend-La Pine Schools, forexample,would have about $1 million more to spend were it not for gain share. Gain share is set to expire in 2019, but its looming demise shouldn't be an excuse to leave it unchanged now. Burdick's bill does the best job of repairing it.

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Imagine a politician so desperate to stay relevant that he runs out and takes the most contrary position possible to any rational argument. We don't have to imagine, though, since we have Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, now a GOP presidential contender. Cruz, who asked the American people during his announcement speech to imagine his notion of an ideal future, is in big trouble amid stagnant approval ratings. A February poll in Texas showed that even Texas Republicans are split between him and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for their party's presidential nomination. A year and a half ago, Cruz seemed like an unstoppable, albeit polarizing, force among conservatives, successfully bullying his colleagues into a government shutdown and stirring debate over whether his being Canadian-born was a bar to the presidency. All the while, his smirk seemed to promise an end to conservative woes. Today, Cruz is in a very different place. Now, everything he does seems a little funny, out of step or downright odd. He spends time lashing out at things that don't exist, like a federal Common Core law. Even after a week ofbeing correctedon thispointby severalmedia

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on tothat fact. It's clear the rest of the GOP doesn't stand with Cruz. Despite all their blusterythreats overthepastcoupleof months, Republicans continued funding the Department of Homeland Security, failing to persist with their attempt to tie it to anti-immigrant legislation. For Cruz, this must have come as a slap in the face, even while he himself refused to stick his neck out to stall the bill. Instead, heoffered criticism ofparty leadership, as he has in the past. The problem for America is that this criticism seems to be all that Cruz has. Even the anti-establishment GOP basethathas for so long supported Cruz has begun to look elsewhere for the future of the party. It is increasingly obvious that Cruz has nothing to offer the American people, and we're barely a third of the way through his term. What future bungling can we expect from my home state senator? Let's try not to imagine.

There's his ongoing attack on samesex marriage, which is starting to seem archaic, considering national support for marriage equality crossed into the majority back in 2010, and has only increased ever since. He continues to rail against net neutrality legislation, apparently preferring the monopolis ticcontrolofcorporations over equal access and freedom online. Cruz has even taken the position of supporting a flat tax rate, something hardly surprising, since he thinks IRS agents are better utilized as a supplement to the Border Patrol. And his stance on climate change is growingmore extreme by theday.In a recent interview, he said that"global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers" and compared himself Jose Miguel Leyva is a freelance writer arrd to Galileo for upholding scientific truth. j ourrrrrtist living in Et Paso, Texas. He wrote There's barely an issue where his pothis for Progressive Media Project, asource sition is anything other than to shame of tiberrrt commentary on domestic and and berate those who believe in rational, interrrrrtiorrrrt issues; it is ajjRiated with The reasoned action. The country is catching Progressive magazirre.

Your views New city ordinance runs contrary to marijuana laws Local ordinance 3336 is contrary to state law and will never hold up in court. 3336 violates Senate Bill 1531, which states in Section 2, "notwithstanding ORS 633.738, the governing body of a city or county may adopt ordinancesthat impose reasonable regulationson the operation ofm edical marijuana facilities registered, or applying for registration, under ORS 475.314 l3)la) and reasonable conditions on the manner in which a medical marijuana facility may dispense medical marijuana." The law says what it means, and it means what it says. An outright ban is not reasonable and will never survive judicial scrutiny. How is it that the city attorney, the mayor and the police chief

cannot figure that out. Measure 91, which legalizes recreational marijuana use, has similar language at Section 59 which says, in part, "l1) Cities and counties may adopt reasonable time, place and manner regulationsofthe nuisance aspectsof establishments that sell marijuana to consumers if the city or county makes specific findings that the establishment wouldcauseadverse effectsto occur." The CityofBaker has found no specific findings of adverse effects. All we have seen from District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff, Mayor Kim Mosier and Chief Wyn Lohner is "REEFER MADNESS." Measure 91 at Section 59 says, "Marijuana laws supersede and repeal inconsistent charters and ordinances. Sections3 to 70ofthisAct,designed to operate uniformly throughout the state, shall be paramount and superior to and

shall fully replace and supersede any and all ordinances inconsistent with it. Such charters and ordinances hereby are repealed." Sen. Ron Wyden, while in Baker City, said that"Oregon's marijuana laws apply to every nook and cranny" of the state including Baker City. I realize that not everyone on the City Council is a lawyer, but Mayor Mosier purports to be one. City Attorney Brent Smith purports to be one. District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff purports to be one. City Manager Mike Kee appears to be an intelligent and educated man. These people had to know that ordinance 3336 is at odds with state law. Local ordinance 3336, being inconsistent with sections 3 to 7 of Measure 91, is hereby repealed. Al Free Baker City

CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: The White House, 1600 PennsylvaniaAve.,Washington, D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202456-2461; to send comments, go to www.whitehouse.gov/contact. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building,U.S. Senate,Washington, D.C.,20510; 202-224-3753; fax 202-228-3997. Portland office: One WorldTrade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386; fax 503-326-2900. Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second St. Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; merkley.senate.gov. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717 La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541962-7691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden.senate.gov. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515, 202-225-6730; fax 202-225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850;541-624-2400, fax, 541-624-2402; walden.house g OV.

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: 254 State Capitol, Salem, OR 97310; 503-378-3111; www.governor.oregon.gov. Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler: 350Winter St. N.E., Suite 100,Salem, OR 97301-3896; 503-378-4329. Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum: Justice Building,Salem, OR 97301-4096; 503-378-4400. Oregon Legislature: Legislative documents and information are available online at www.leg.state.or.us. State Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontarioj: Salem office: 900 Court St. N.E., H-475, Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1460. District office: P.O. Box 1027, Ontario, OR 97914; 541-889-8866. State Sen. Ted Ferrioli (R-John Dayl: Salem office: 900 Court St. N.E., S-323, Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1950. District office: 111 Skyline Drive, John Day, OR 97845; 541-490-6528. Baker City Hall: 1655 First Street, PO. Box 650, Baker City, OR 97814; 541-523-6541; fax 541-524-2049. City Council meets the second and fourthTUesdays at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. R. MackAugenfeld, Mike Downing, JamesThomas, Benjamin

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Merrill, Rosemary Abell, Richard Langrell, Kim Mosier. Baker City administration: 541-523-6541. Mike Kee, city manager;Wyn Lohner, police chief; Mark John, fire chief; Michelle Owen, public works director; Luke Yeaton, HR manager and city recorder. Baker County Commission: Baker County Courthouse 1995 3rd St., Baker City, OR 97814; 541-523-8200. Meets the first and third Wednesdays at 9 a.m.; Bill Harvey (chairj, Mark Bennett, Tim Kerns. Baker County departments:541-523-8200. Mitch Southwick, sheriff; Jeff Smith, roadmaster; Matt Shirtcliff, district attorney; Alice Durflinger, county treasurer; Cindy Carpenter, county clerk; Kerry Savage, county assessor. Baker School District: 20904th Street, Baker City, OR 97814; 541-524-2260; fax 541-524-2564. Superintendent: Walt Wegener. Board meets the thirdTuesday of the month at 6 p.m., Baker School District 5J office boardroom; Andrew Bryan, Kevin Cassidy, Chris Hawkins, Kyle Knight, Rich McKim.

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infested with invasive species; less than 1percentofthe forest's2.3 million acres. A yearsold battle touseeffective noxA complaint was filed by League ious weed killers on the forest may come of Wilderness Defenders/Blue Mounto a conclusion soon if a new plan by the tains Biodiversity Project and included Wallowa-Whitman National Forest can severalcounts related totheeffectsof the project and the analysis process. On appease a federal judge. June 29, 2012, District Judge Simon Last week, a draft supplemental statementwas released to assuage the issued an opinion and order, which he Ninth District Court and the plaintiffs amended on August 10, 2012. The court in a lawsuit over concerns of the cumufound the cumulative impacts section lative effects ofherbicide use. inadequate in newly identified treatIn 2010,theforestreleased an ment areas, but Simon found no other environmental impact statement in legal violations. compliance with direction &om both In 2013, Simon allowed the continued the agency's Pacific Northwest reuse ofherbicides on lands identified in the 1992 and 1994 environmental gional headquarters in Portland and its Washington, D.C., office to update assessments, including the use of the newlyapproved herbicides fora totalof weed control methods. The plan called forthe treatment of23,000 acresofsites 10 allowable chemicals while a suppleWesCom News Service

BENTZ Continued ~om Page1A ''What is now happening is you'll start seeing articles in the newspapers saying how badly we need bridges," Bentz said. "Those darn Republicans won't come back to the table ito work on a tax for roads and bridges)." He asked the audience if he was doing the right thing and that he plans on standing his ground. Most in the audience seemed to express that he should stand his ground. Bob Middleton asked Bentz if there had been an economic study to determine how much the law would cost the average driver. Bentz answered 4 to 19 centsper gallon ofgas according to a DEQ study. "How well-publicized is that?" asked Middleton. ''Well enough that the Oregonian and almost every editorial board came out against this law. And yet the Democrats still put it through," Bentz replied. "I don't know of any newspaper that came out in favor of

the low carbon fuel bill and it still got passed." Bentz said when the bill was being discussed in the legislature, he argued that otherstate dollarscould be utilized to study the carbon dioxide issue instead of passing the low carbon bill. "There's a program at

ment to the plan was drafted by an interdisciplinary team of Forest Service biologists. Eightofthe 10 approved herbicides were still allowed on approximately 840 addit ional acreson 150 siteswhich include high priority"Early Detection/ Rapid Response" sites mapped in 2008. His decision also allowed the Forest Service to combat invasive specieson lands not identified in the 1992 or 1994 assessments using any means other than herbicides — namely hand pulling. League of Wi lderness Defenders also sued the Deschutes, Umatilla, Ochoco and Malheur national forests for their noxious plant treatment plans. However, the League lost a suit filed against The Pacific Northwest Region for its plan.

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OSU that for $3 million, they can figure out how to reduce the amount of vehicle emissions," Bentz said. "It's an incredible technolChuck Chase said the carbon mandate was a farce and man does not produce nearly as much carbon dioxide as volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean. Bentz asked the audience if he should remain firm in a stance to not work with Democrats in raising the gas tax unless the carbon mandate was repealed. The consensus was yes. Bentz also addressed another issue important to Eastern Oregon: funding to preserve the greater sage grouse. He said there are already $2 million earmarked for that each year from

plained if that was also mandated by a bill, how it would help Eastern Oregon. ''We can drive down the chance of a listing of the sage grouse if we can show the U.S. Fish and Wildlife iDepartmentl that we have a dedicated funding mechanism forsage grouse habitat recovery," Bentz said. Bentz also talked about education funding. He said there needs to be another

$300 million added to the $7.2 billion for the next two years. After listing several places in Oregon's budget that the money could come from, heasked the audience what they thought of using the tax kicker money of $320 million to use on education. "Just so you know, I am

a big 'NO' on sending ithe kicker) back. I want you to tell me if I have this right or wrong ... That $320 million that's going back to taxpayers is about $200 per taxpayer. If we could keep it,

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that adds up to $320 million for the kids," Bentz said. A few audience members seemed to agree with him. Bentz also explained his stance on a bill that would raise the minimum wage to

$15 per hour. "The challenge here is tryingtoexpress topeople how damaging that would

be," he said. He asked why would a business situate in Ontario or Vale when they could open their business just across the border in Idaho where there isa labor pool forhalfthe price. Colleen Taylor asked Bentz if he had any plans to run for governor of Oregon next year. He replied that next year's ballot is going to be about six feet long. "If I was going to run for governor, where's the $10 million, because it takes 10-12 million to run in the primary. Idon'thave $10 million on me and most of my friends don't," Bentz sard.

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Fred Warner Jr. Each drew one chalBaker County iPOPllenger — Dick Fleming has launched a campaign ran against Bennett, and in support of Measure 1-63. Harvey against Warner. The measure would Allfour candidates are make Baker County Republicans. commissioner's positions As a result, only regisnonpartisan in future elec- teredRepublican voters tionsifpassed by votersin were able to cast a ballot in May. More than 500 voters the two commission races signed petitions to place it in the primary. on the ballot last fall. About 49 percent of Baker County will be Baker County voters are the fourth Eastern Oregon registeredRepublicans. county in a year's time to ''We see how partisan vote on this matter. Votpolitics has crept into ers in Union, Grant and national and state governWallowa Counties overment. It is a mess. Nothing whelmingly passed similar is getting done. We can't measures in 2014. let that happen when it POP Committee Chair comes to the management Kate Rohner, a Republican, of Baker County," Rohner isready to getthe matt er stated."It is time we give before voters. "As Americans, we firmly priority to people and let believe every Baker Coun- every registered voter have an equal say in who should ty voter, regardlessoftheir manage the business of our party registration, should county." be abletocasta votethat Out of 167 elected matters for county comcounty and city officials mission positions during in Baker County, only primary elections," she the three county commisstatedin a pressrelease sion positions continue to earlier this week. be elected in a partisan Oregon has a closed fashion. Measure 1-63 will primary system. make these remaining That means that in some three local public ofpartisan races, more than fices nonpartisan, cited the half of the county's eligible press release from POP. votersdon'tgettovote. "The support so far for The May 2014 primary Measure 1-63 is across the was an example. Two of the three Baker political party spectrum," Rohner stated. "That is County Commission positions were on the ballot encouraging and I think — Mark Bennett's, and the a really positive step for chairman position held by Baker County."

Oregon police oNcer shoots, kills cougar BEND iAPl — An Oregon police officer shot and killed a cougar after itwas spottedjustabove a popular hiking trail. The animal was seen

Saturday evening near the summit of Pilot Butte, a 500-foottall,extinctcinder cone volcano, in Bend. It w as a large male,just15 yards from a paved road.

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Baker had a strong weekend at a softball tournament at Milton-Freewater, winning three games and tying another.

The Bulldogs i3-1-1l tied Scappoose 6-6 in a time limit game to start play Friday. Baker then defeated Stayton 14-9 Friday, and swept Elgin/Imbler 9-0 and Pasco 14-0 Saturday. 'The kids played pretty well," said Baker coach Alan McCauley. aWe swung the bats well." McCauley said the Bulldogs had the Scappoose game won — or so they thought. Baker took a 6-5 lead in the top of the fifth inning on Dani McCauley's home run. Then, with the next Baker hitter at the plate, the game was called by time limit. The teams congratulated each other and left the field. But, then the coaches began visiting and it was determined that the game couldn't be considered an official game until a full five innings were played. Meanwhile, the umpires had left the areaand had toreturn to restartthe

Davis, McCauley and Koehler each drove in two runs for the Bulldogs. Against Pasco, Baker led just 1-0 through five innings but exploded for 13 runs in the sixth. The Bulldogs sent 19 batters to the plate in the inning. Baker travels to Fruitland Saturday.

game. Baker got two outs in the bottom of the inning, but then a Bulldog miscue allowed the tying run to score from third base. "I guess we had two endings to this game," McCauley said. Baker scored four runs in the first inning against Scappoose. Kayla Davis drove in two runs with ahome run.Lakalyn Thomas and Morgan Plumbtree also added RBIs. Sierra Koehler added a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Against Stayton, Dani McCauley had three hits and drove in five runs. Nicole Parsons added four hits and three RBIs, and Koehler had two hits and three RBIs. Baker scored four runs in the first inning. McCauley led the way with a two-run double. Ashlee Brinton and Plumbtree each added an RBI. Koehler and Thomas added RBIs in the second inning and the third inning. Parsons chipped in an RBI in the third. Parsons added a pair of RBIs in the fourth,and McCauley one. Against Elgin/Imbler, Plumbtree threw a one-hit shutout.

Riday Game 1 Baker 4 1 0 0 1 —6 Scappoose 4 0 0 1 1 — 6 PlumbtreeandThomas Bakerhits— Parsons 2,Davi s,M cCauley,Koehler,Thomas 2 Baker RBI — Davis 2, McCauley, Koehler, Thomas, Plumbtree 2B — Parsons 3B — KoehlerHR — Davis,M cCauley Riday Game 2 B aker 4 2 6 3 0 —14 Stayton 2 4 3 0 0— 9 McCauley,Plumbtree andThomas WP — McCauley Baker hits — Parsons 4, Davis, McCauley 3, Koehler 2, Plumbtree, Collard, Stephens 2, McCrary Baker RBI — Parsons 3, McCauley 5, Koehler 3, Thomas 2, Bnnton, Plumbtree 2B —Parsons, McCauley 2, Stephens Saturday Game 1 Baker 0 6 1 0 2 — 9 Elgin/Imbler 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Plumbtree andThomas WP — Plumbtree Baker hits — Parsons 2, McCauley, Koehler, Plumbtree 2, McCrary Baker RBI — Parsons, Davis 2, McCauley 2, Kcehler 2, McCrary 2B —Parsons, McCauley Saturday Game 2 Baker 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 — 14 Pasco 0 0 0 0 0 0— 0 Plumbtree andThomas WP — Plumbtree Baker hits — Parsons, Davis 2, McCauley 2, Koehler, Hardy, Plumbtree, McCrary Baker RBI — Collard, Hardy 2, Plumbtree 2, Parsons 2, McCauley, McCrary 2B —Parsons, Koehler

SCOREBOARD COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAATournament Glance AIITimes PDT EAST REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 Loursvrlle 76, N.C. State 66 Michigan State 62, Oklahoma Sa Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Michigan State 76, Louisville 70, OT

SOUTH REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 Gonzaga 74, UCLA 62 Duke 63, Utah 67 Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Duke 66, Gonzaga 62 MIDWEST REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 26 Notre Dame 81,Wichita State 70

Kentucky 78,Westvrrgrnra 39 Regional Championship Saturday, March 28 Kentucky 68, Notre Dame 66 WEST REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 26 Wisconsin 79, North Carolina 72 Anzona 68, Xavrer 60 Regional Championship Saturday, March 28 Wisconsin 85, Anzona 78 FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 4 Michigan State (27-11) vs. Duke (33-4), 3:09 p.m. Kentucky (38-0) vs. Wisconsin (35-3), 5:49 p.m. National Championship Monday, April 6 Semihnal wrnners

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Glance AIITimes PDT ALBANY REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Saturday, March 28 UConn 106, Texas 64 Dayton 82, Loursvrlle 66 Regional Championship Monday, March 30 UConn (35-1) vs. Dayton (28-6), 4 p.m. SPOKANE REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Saturday, March 28 Maryland 66, Duke SS Tennessee 73, Gonzaga 69, OT Regional Championship Monday, March 30 Maryland (33-2) vs. Tennessee (30-5), 6 p.m. OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL

Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 Baylor 81, lowa 66 Notre Dame 81, Stanford 60 Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Notre Dame 7Z Baylor 68 GREENSBORO REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 South Carolina 67, North Carolina 66 Flonda State 66, Anzona State 66 Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 South Carolina 80, Flonda State 74 FINAL FOUR At Tampa, Fla. National Semifinals Sunday, April 6 Albany Champion vs. Spokane champion, TBA Notre Dame (36-2) vs. South Carolina (34-2), TBA National Championship Tuesday, April 7 Semifinal winners

NIT BASKETBALL National Invitation Tournament Glance AII Times PDT Semifinals At Madison Square Garden New York Tuesday, March 31 Miami (24-12) vs. Temple (26-10), 4 p.m. Stanford (22-13) vs. Old Dominion (27-7), 6:30 p.m. Championship Thursday, April 2 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

WNIT BASKETBALL Women's National Invitation Toumament Glance AII Times PDT Quarterfinals Sunday, March 29 Westvrrgrnra 7b,villanova 70, OT Michigan 69, Southern Mississippi 60 Temple 69,MiddleTennessee 67 UCLA 82, Saint Mary's (Cal) 66 Semifinals Wednesday, April 1 UCLA (17-18) at Michigan (20-14), 4 p.m.

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CBI BASKETBALL College Basketball Invitational Glance AII Times PDT Championship Series (Best-of-3) Monday, March30: Loyola of Chicago (2213) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (24-12), 5 p.m. Wednesday,Apnl 1: Loyola of Chicagovs.

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CIT BASKETBALL Collegelnsider.com Tournament Glance AIITimes PDT Friday, March 27 Northern Anzona 74, Kent State 73, OT Saturday, March 28 N J IT 78, Cani sius 73 Semifinals Tuesday, March 31 UT Martrn (21-12) at Evansville (22-12), TBA NorthernAnzona (22-14) vs. NJIT (21-11), TBA Championship Thursday, April 2 TBD

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Felix Hernandez to start Mariners' opener PEORIA, Ariz. iAPl — Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez is all set to start on opening day for the seventh straight year. Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon made it official on Saturday. Hernandez will pitch April 6 in Seattle against the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels. This will be the eighth career opening-day start for Hernandez. He is 5-0 with a 1.52 ERA in previous openers. McClendon had previously said he was "99.999 percent" sure Hernandez would be the starter, and now has made it 100 percent certain.

Dodgers, M's to play in Civil Rights game NEW YORK iAPl — The Los Angeles Dodgers will host Seattle in Major League Baseball's annual Civil Rights Game on April 15, the 68th anniversary of Jackie Robinson'sbreaking thesport'scolorbarrier. The game, already part of the schedule, will be held in conjunction with MLB's annual Jackie Robinson Day, the commissioner's office said last week. "Combining the Civil Rights Game with Jackie Robinson Day will make both events bigger and provide more focus on that issue on a particularly appropriate day," Commissioner Rob Manfred said.aWe think we make both events bigger by putting them together." The Civil Rights game started in 2007. The Dodgers also will host MLB Beacon Award recipients, conduct a youth baseball event and host a baseball and civil rights movement round-table discussion.

Sounders to remain at CenturyLink Field SEATTLE iAPl — The Seattle Sounders will continue to call CenturyLink Field home through the 2028 season afteragreeing to a 10-yearleaseextension. The Sounders and First & Goal Incu which oversees operations of the stadium, announced the new lease Monday. Seattle has led the league in attendance playing at the facility since entering Major League Soccer in 2009. The Soundersaveraged 43,734 fans lastseason,good for27th among all soccer clubs in the world, and has sold out 109 straight MLS matches. There had been speculation the Sounders would consider looking for their own venue after a business partnership separation with the Seattle Seahawks last year. But Sounders majority owner Joe Roth says in a statement that the club is "pleased to call CenturyLink our long-term home."

Seahawksadd three defensive assistants RENTON, Wash. iAPl — The Seattle Seahawks have addedthreeassistant coaches to thedefensive staf. Seattle announced the additions last week. Assistant defensive line coach Dwaine Board is returning to Seattle, where he spent six seasons as the defensive line coach in the mid-2000s on coach Mike Holmgren's staf. After leaving Seattle, Board spent time with Oakland and Cleveland and the last two seasons he has been a high school coach in Northern California. Seattle also added Chris Cash and Andre Curtis as assistant secondary coaches. Cash will work with cornerbacks and Curtis will work with safeties. Cash played for Seattle coach Pete Carroll at USC and spent the past two seasons coaching safeties at Florida A&M. Curtis was an assistant secondary coach with New Orleans the past three seasons.

National Hockey League AIITimes PDT Sunday's Games Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 2, SO Washington 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Flonda 4, Ottawa 2 N.Y. Islanders 6, Detroit 4 Boston 2, Carolina 1, OT Calgary 6, Nashvrlle 2 Anaheim 2, New Jersey1 Chicago 4,Winnipeg 3 Today's Games Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at St. Lours, 6 p.m. LosAngeles at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Calgary at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton at Colorado, 6 p.m. Buffalo atAnzona, 7 p.m. Tuesday's Games Flonda at Boston, 4 p.m. Carolina atWashington, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Columbus, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay atToronto,4:30 p.m. Ottawa at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

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W interhawks shutout Seattle to even series PORTLAND — Adin Hill turned aside all 21 shots he faced and Portland scored two empty-net goals 12 seconds apart to even their first round Western Hockey League playofF series with Seattle at a game apiece with a 3-0 win. Winnipeg Jets prospect Nicolas Petan had a first-period goal and assisted on Oliver Bjorstrand's empty-netter in the third. Dominic Turgeon also scored into an empty net. Taran Kozun made 36 saves for the Thunderbirds, who host Game 3 on Tuesday.

MLS SOCCER Major League Soccer Saturday's Games Vancouver 2, Portland 1 FC Dallas 0, Seattle 0, tie Sunday's Games Chicago 1, Philadelphia 0 Real Salt Lake 2,Toronto FC 1 Friday, April 3 D.C. United at Orlando City, 7 p.m.

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Baker capped off its Spring Break baseball road trip to Arizona Saturday with a 7-1 win over Goldwater, Arizona at the Coach Bob Invitational tournament. It was Baker's first win of the season in four outings. "The kids played well," said Baker coach Tim Smith. aWe finally put a complete game together — pitching, hitting and fielding. It's good to finally get that zero out of the win column." Taylor Gulick, the first of three Baker hurlers, picked up the win. Gulick threw four innings, striking out eight.

"I thought Taylor threw really well," Smith said. Smith also had praisefor relievers Seth Dixonand Trevor Bennett. "Itwas a good day for allofour pitchers," he said. All together the Baker pitchers struck out 10 and walked three. aWe're beginning to throw the ball better," Smith said. Smith said the Bulldogs played well in all areas. aWe did a lot ofbaseball things," he said. "Itw asa solid performance." Bryson Smith, Stephen Schott and Austin Folkman each had two hits for the Bulldogs. Micah Mespelt and Kyle Srack each

had a double and two RBIs. Schott also had two RBIs, and Gulick one. Smith scored two runs and had two stolen bases. Gulick, Schott, Folkman, Rab Bowers and Logan Scott each scored a run. Gulick, Schott and Folkman each added a stolen base. Baker i1-3l travels to Nampa Saturday fora nonleague doubleheader with Columbia.

Registratio n forms, medical releases,and coach/volunteer applications are available at Lew Brothers Les Schwab Tires, 210 Bridge Stu Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Forms also are available at the Baker Middle School and Baker High School offices and at Powder Valley School. Paperwork may be returned to any of those locations. Players must have a copy of their birth certificate. Coaches/volunteers must have a copy of a governmentissued photo ID. Registration is $50 per player with a maximum of $100 per family. There will be a $10 late fee after March 31. Checks should be made payable to Baker Babe Ruth, P.O. Box 1113, Baker City, OR 97814. Online registration also is available at http J/bakercity.baberuthonline.com Babe Ruth tryouts will be at 4:30 p.m. April 7 at Leo Adler Field. More information is available from Shannon Moon at 541-523-5737.

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Oregon's Hawkins throws perfect game EUGENE — Cheridan Hawkins tossed a five-inning perfect game as the second-ranked Oregon softball team beat up No. 19 Washington 8-0 on Friday at Howe Field. It's the first perfect game in the junior left-hander's college career. Koral Costa's three-run homer capped a five-run first inning for the Ducks i29-3, 7-0 Pac-12l, and Hailey Decker ended the game with a walk-off, two-run blast in the fikh. Hawkins, meanwhile, shut the Huskies down in order all five innings, striking out three along the way in a 56-pitch effort. The Ducks also scored in the fourth when, with one on and one out, Nikki Udria deposited a ball over the centerfield fence. In one of the more unique scoring decisions in Howe Field history, Udria was ruled out before crossing home because Hawkins — leading the charge of Ducks to greetUdria athome plate— crossed into fairterritory too early. Hawkins steadied herselfto retire the sidein order in the fifth.

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If you liked the look of last year's Final Four, you will lovethe 2015 edition. One game — Kentucky vs. Wisconsin — is not only a matchup of two No. 1 seeds, it'sa replay oflastyear's semifinal won by Kentucky,

• The NCAA men's basketball championship game will be played Monday, April 6. It will be televised on CBS.

74-73. Seventh-seeded Michigan State will face Duke, a fourpion since Indiana in 1976. time national champion led Kentucky survived its by coach Mike Krzyzewski, toughest test of the tournawho is in his 12th Final Four, ment in the regional semifitying the legendary John nalswith a 68-66 victory over Wooden. Notre Dame that came down It is the fifth time at least to the final possession. three No. 1 seeds reached the aWe figured out a way to Final Four. The only top-seed win it. We've had other tests, sweep was in 2008. but we have a will to win," This is the third straight Wildcats coach John Calipari year one conference has had sald. two teams in the Final Four Now they get to face Wiswith Wisconsin and Michiconsin, which like Kentucky, is making its second straight gan State coming from the Big Ten. The Southeastern Final Four appearance. Conference did it last year Last year's national with Kentucky and Florida semifinal came down to a big and the Big East had Louis- jumper by Aaron Harrison ville and Syracuse in 2013. with 5.7 seconds left. "Thatlosslefta sour taste The end of the tournament will have plenty to watch, in our mouth, so we wanted from Kentucky's unbeaten to get back,"Wisconsin's streak to a matchup of some Sam Dekker said of the loss ofthegame's top coaches. to Kentucky."As a team we Here's a peek at what to look set some goals of what we for in Indianapolis: wanted to do, and now we're MEETING AGAIN:No two games away &om our team hasattracted the atten- last goal." tion that Kentucky has. The COACHING ROYALTY: Wildcats i38-0l are two wins Tying UCLA's Wooden puts away from becoming the first Krzyzewski one appearance undefeated national chamahead of Dean Smith, who

made 11 trips to the Final Four. Coach K is tied with Adolph Rupp for second in titles with four. "I'm in this moment. I've been so lucky to be at Duke for 35 years and in the ACC, and the great players we've had and my past is not important right now," Krzyzewski said. "My present is incredibly important and just being with these kids and sharing this moment and this Final Four, I'm so happy. I'm so happyforthem and tobe with them.... I love my team. I love my team. They are a pleasure to be with, and as a result they're taking me to Indy, which is kind of neat." All the coaches except Wisconsin's Bo Ryan, who made his Final Four debut last year at age 66, have won a national championship. Michigan State's Tom Izzo won it all in 2000, while John Calipari took the title with Kentucky in 2012. SPARTY PARTY:Of the four teams headed to Indianapolis, only Michigan State didn't have an impressive regular season. The Spartans had 11 losses, four more than the other three teams combined. They were 18th in the APs preseason poll and were out of the rankings for most of the season, getting back in the final poll at No. 23. But relying on coach Tom Izzo's trademark offensivere-

bounding and team defense, Michigan State made the improbable run to the Final Four. "I'd like to tell you that I thought five different times this year that we were good enough to get to a Final Four, but I'd be lying to you," Izzo said, adding thiswa sthe best ofhis seven regional final victories. The team didn't want to be a group that didn't make it, and that was a"battle cry" all year long, Izzo said. UNBEATEN TEAMS: Kentucky is the first undefeatedteam toreach the Final Four since UNLV in 1991. The Runnin' Rebels lost in the national semifinals to Duke, which went on to win the first of consecutive championships. Indiana State was the last team to do it before UNLV, in 1979 when the Sycamores, led by Larry Bird, lost in the championship game to Michigan State and Magic Johnson.

Aldridge leads Blazers' comeback win PHOENIX iAPl — History and a tepid shooting performance were working against the Portland Trail Blazers. But, they also had LaMarcus Aldridge. The All-Star forward made shots on five straight possessions late in the fourth quarter, finishing with 27 points in the Blazers' 87-81 win Friday night over the Phoenix Suns. Portland made just 36 of 89 shots for the game and had not won in Phoenix since December 2010, a streak of seven straight losses. The Blazers, though, used a 15-2 run over 4:45 of the fourth quarter to grab an 85-76 lead, with Aldridge knocking down turnaround jumpers over double teams. He had 10 points in the last 3:26, and finished with nine rebounds. "I was just trying to find a rhythm, and then I made one shot, and then kind of played off of that," Aldridge said."My teammates kept looking for me. I was just trying to make shots for us." Former Sun Robin Lopez added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Northwest Division-leading Portland, which has won two straight after a five-game losing streak. Marcus Morris led the Suns with 19 points and 12 rebounds,and twin brother Markieff added 15 and nine, respectively.

BIG WINNERS:The combinedrecord for the four teams of 133-18 ranks as the fifth-highest winning percentage ever i.881l. The 2008 Final Four of Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina and UCLA hold the record for the best winning percentage since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The four entered with a 143-9 mark, a .941 winning percentage.

Cline throws in four BMCCgames PENDLETON — Mason Cline, a Blue Mountain Community College &eshman pitcher &om Baker City, pitched in four games last week, gaining one win. Cline threw five innings, also earning a save. He allowed three hits, one run, walked two and struck out four.

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Maszk places 17th in 5,000 at Willamette SALEM — Nic Maszk, an Eastern Oregon University sophomore from Baker City, placed 17th in the men's 5,000 Saturday at the Willamette Invitational college track and field meet. M aszk completed theracein a tim eof15:18.92.

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meters and pole vault; and Chris Conant, sprinter and 4 x 100 relay. (Redmondl and Crook County (Prinevillel moved Returning athletes that are expected to be strong to otherleagues.Cole said she expects La Grande and performersfortheboys' Ontario to have very strong team are Zarom Bruce, javteams this year. elin; Shane Conley, middle Cole is joined on her coach- distance; Cody Denton, ing stafFby Tim Greene who shot put and discus; Kalani formerly was a volunteer Heiser, shot put, discus and coach, Ray Uriarte and javelin; Austin Jones, javelin; part-time volunteer Laurel Keith Kramer, hurdles; TeanTrindle. Gone this year from cum Taylor, triple jump and the coaching staff is Tish pole vault; Trace Thamert, Bloomer. sprints and triple jump; and r We will really miss Tish. Darian Villalobos, high jump and middle distance. Not only is she a great talent, but she is a great fiiend Returning to the team to theprogram," Cole said. Returning to the team with experience at the state meet are Porter Cline, 100

after a year off is Michael Parsons, discus and 400 meters. New to the team and expected to contribute significantly are Logan Sand, 400 meters and high jump; and Duane Tidwell, 800 meters and 1,500 meters. On the girls' side, strong returners are Paige Burchard, shot put and long jump; Tamarra Dexter, shot put and discus; Rachel Freeman, hurdles, javelin and discus; Lakayla Gerber, 200 metersand 400 meters; Jennifer Hibbard, javelin; Michelle Lehman, hurdles;

Shane McCauley, sprints; and Tanya O'Neal, several events. ''We always have athletes thatpositively surpriseus during the course of the year. Iexpectthat willbe the case with many this year as well,"

Cole said. The warmer spring is a welcome relief for her athletes, she added. "It is always a challenge to becompetitive atthe beginning of the year given our elevation. It is nice not to have such a cold weather challenge for a change," she saId.

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Donation checks to the event may be made out to Baker City Events/Easter Egg Hunt and delivered to the Baker City Herald at 1915 First Street or mailed to Easter Egg Hunt, P.O. Box 807, Baker City, OR 97814. Approximate annual cost breakdown: $1500 for stuffed eggs, $500 for wrapped candy, $2000 for assorted toys, baskets and cash prizes in eggs. For questions about the event contact Lynette at the Baker City Herald 541-523-3673.

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"These things are important, playing for playofF seeding and playing well in general," Blazers guard Arron Afllalo said. "Every win is a confidence booster and amomentum gainer for us.W e all want to be playing our best basketball here in a few weeks." Afflalo scored 21 points, Batum added 15 and Kaman 14 for the Blazers. Portland shot 56 percent (48 of 85) from the floor. Aldridge shot 6 of8 and scored 16 points during the third quarter to help Portland increase a five-point halftime lead to 86-78. Aldridge hit 13 of 20 shots in the game.

in the regular season, the Thunder nine. Less than a week ago, Portland briefly lost Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Chris Kaman to injuries, adding to aseason-ending lossofshooting guard Wesley Matthews. But the threesome is back, and so is Portland, having won three games during the past four days. Any anxiety about blowing a big lead to Oklahoma City seems all but gone, as the Blazers' magic number to clinch the division title is three. Now it's Portland playing with confidence during an important part of the season.

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PORTLAND — The Portland Trail Blazers are beginning to regain their health, and the results are showing as they inch closer to their first division title in six years. LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and Portland beat the Denver Nuggets 120-114 on Saturday night for its third consecutive victory. The Blazers increased their Northwest Division lead to 6ry2 games over second-place Oklahoma City, which lost to Utah 94-89. The Blazers have 10 games remaining

"A good rhythm. My shot felt good. I was just trying to be a playmaker outthere,"Aldridge said. Earlier in the week, Aldridge m isseda game toresta sore left thumb. "It still bothers me at times, but I've gotten used to it. I don't think it's anything that's been too much for me," Aldridge said. Jameer Nelson scored 22 and Randy Foye 17 as Denver had seven players reach double figures. Denver coach Melvin Hunt was upbeat after the loss, saying the Nuggets did many things well against Portland.

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angel goes to work "It isn't as much fun as it used to be," my cousin said, looking up at me from the ground, a wry smile twinkling his eyes. I agreed with him. He was nearing retirement age and I was an octogenarian who

needed help. The incessant rain of the last springhad fi nally overflowed my drainage ditch coming down the hill behind my house, and he was on his hands and knees trying to open up the mud and rocks that had been washed into the culvert beneath the driveway. Clogged, the water had no place to go except to flood its banks. It hadn't done that since 1965 before my husband had dug the natural water flow ditch and directed the water away from the outbuildings. He had rocked the sides and kept the grassclumps removed. Ithad served us well when the 1986 flooding came upon us. Now it had been over three years since his death in 2008 and my own strength was inadequate for the task. SeeDiary IPage 2B

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The Aubrieta will bloom in the spring and again in the fall. I have to tell you about a cute little perennial my fiiend Kay Heitz showed me in the Walmart Garden Center. She saidshe lovesit,because it blooms for a long time and even after it wanes for awhile, it will bloom again in the fall. She mentioned seeing it in a rock garden and hanging down quite a ways. It is called Aubrieta. I couldn't resist and thought others might enjoy it too. I am a sucker for little flowers. I also got a regular prim rose and then Kay showed me the adorable small bloom prim roses. I didn't know they existed, but were marked down so how could I resist? On them it says they are an annual, but I have some prim roses that have come back for quite a few years. I keep wanting to push planting, but then look at the calendar and realize we might get some winter yet. For now I just put plants in the greenhouse (unheatedl or my bay window. Just doing that helped scratch my planting itch for a bit. Be sure to enjoy all the beautiful trees and bushes in bloom as well as the many daffodils. What a wonderful time of year.

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By Gretchen McKay Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)

Trends are a peculiar thing, especially when you live in a city that doesn't exactly shape the zeitgeist. Somebody somewhere decides something is the Next Big Thing, and even though you might have previously been totally clueless, suddenly you've alsogot tohave it,do it,seeit. Call it the lemming effect. It's especially weird when it comes to food. Each new year, thefoodiepowers-that-be come up with a list ofhot culinary treats all the cool kids have discovered. Last year,forexample, kale ruled supreme. No matter thatthe cruciferous vegetable (in my and many others' opinion) doesn't taste allthatgreat— in 2014, you couldn't escape it. Kale salad. Kale chips. Even kale smoothies, chocolatechip cookies and ice cream. Even McDonald's has jumped on board: Earlier this month, the fast-food giant announced plans to add kale as an ingredient in a to-be-named productatsome restaurants laterthisyear. Cool cats, though, are fickle. Cauliflower has stolen the spotlight from kale as the hot new food of 2015. If you're thinking, "God, no! Not that brain-like cabbage my Nana used to stink up the house with!," you might be in for a surprise. Turns out that like last year's leafy cousin, cauliflower is incredibly versatile. No longer relegated raw to the relish tray, the creamy-white veggie— part ofthe Brassica oleraceafamily — can be grated into a dough for pizza (you bind it with cheese and eggl, be mashed like potatoes and be diced and fried with onion as hash.I've also seen recipes for cauliflower mac 'n' cheese, cauliflower fritters and — maybe my fave — cauliflower buffalo "chicken" sandwiches. It'salso a heck ofa lotprettier than kale. Thought to date back to the sixth century B.C., cauliflower now comes in colors other than white, such as purple, orange and green. What also makes it worth your consideration: It's chock full of vitamins and minerals, making it a nutritionalrock star. Low in both fat and carbs (one cup has just 27 calories), cauliflower is high in dietary fiber, folate, water and vitamin C. It's alsoa good source ofcholine,a B vitamin known for its role in brain development. Depending on the season and vendor, cauliflower sells for anywhere from $2.99 a head to as much as $7. But even at the higher price, it's cheaper than a pound ofquality ground beef, and can stretch just as far in a recipe, asdemonstrated in the incredibly tasty Cauliflower Parmesan that follows.

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CAULIFLOWER PARMESAN Post-Gazette tested Even if cauliflower wasn't 2015's "it" vegetable, I'd want to make this recipe. It's comfort food at its best. /2cup all-purpose flour 4 large eggs, lightly beaten 3 cups panko or plain unseasoned bread crumbs Kosher salt, as needed Black pepper, as needed 1 medium head cauliflower, trimmed and cut into 2-inch florets Olive oil, for frying 5 cups Simple Tomato Sauce (recipe follows) 1 cup finely grated Parmesan, preferably Parmigiano-Reggiano /2pound fresh mozzarella,

torn into bite-size pieces Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Place flour, eggs and panko into 3 wide,shallow bowls.Season each generously with salt and pepper. Dip a cauliflower piece first in flour, then eggs, then coat with panko. Repeat with remaining cauliflower. Fill a large skillet with "/2-inch oil. Place over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, fry cauliflower in batches, turning halfway through, until golden brown. Transfer fried cauliflower pieces to a paper towel-lined plate. Spoon a thin layer of sauce over the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle 1/3 of the Parmesan over sauce. Scatter half cauliflower mixture over the Parmesan and top with half the mozzarella pieces. Top with half the remaining sauce, sprinkle with another third of the Parmesan

and repeat layering, ending with a final layer of sauce and Parmesan. Transfer pan to oven and bake until cheese is golden and casserole is bubbling, about 40 minutes. Let cool a few minutes before serving. Serves6. Melissa Clark, New YorkTimes

SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE "/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced "/4 teaspoon red chile flakes (optional) 2 28-ounce cans whole or diced plum tomatoes 2 sprigs basil or 1 bay leaf /2teaspoon kosher salt, orto taste "/4 teaspoon black pepper SeeCauliflower I Page 2B

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Tostada can mean many things to many people. In Mexico, the tostada translates to a fiied tortilla and the actual dish. In Spanish it translates to toasted. But I think of tostada as a flat taco and an easy dinner option. Packagesofalready fiied tostada shellsaresold atm ost grocery stores and Hispanic markets. They're useful in so many ways. You can top them with layers of cooked and shreddedbeef,pork,chicken orseafood.Most tostada recipes I come acrosshave a layerofrefried beans.I'd skip the beans if using seafood. The two just don't seem to go well together. You can even make a non-meat option and use just vegetables. Also, think of tostadas as a way to use up leftover ingredients. Today'srecipe usesboiled and mashed redskin potatoes as the main ingredient.

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The flat taco known as a tostada is an easy dinner option. Redskin potaSee Tostadas/Ebge 2B toes are the main ingredient in this potato tostada recipe.

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can becost-prohibitive,lessexpensive mandolines have always been available Ifit'swinter,oven-roasted, even at Asian markets, and popular brands slightlycharred Brusselssprouts are such as Oxo and Kuhn Rikon are availmy jam. But as we transition to warmer able in housewares stores. Brussels sprouts are high in vitaweather, my thoughts turn to spring mins A and C and are a fair source of and summer slaws. Although slaw is most typically made iron. Walnuts are high in good fats and from cabbage, just about any sturdy veg- antioxidants. Pomegranates are rich in etablethat can betorn,shaved orsliced potassium. into a culinary confetti will work. • Cooking tip: Toasting walnuts intenThe key to Brussels Sprouts Slaw sifies their flavor. To toast the walnuts, With Walnuts and Pomegranate is to spread in a single layer on a baking shave the finest shreds possible. A cusheet.Bake at350 degrees for5 to7 linary mandoline is a cutting tool often minutes or until lightly toasted. • Substitution: Omit pomegranate used by chefs to produce uniformly thin slices fora potato gratin or an apple seedsand replace with dried cranberrjes tart. The mandoline is a hand-operated BRUSSELSSPROUTSSLAW cutting device with an inset metal blade. WITH WALNUTS AND A guide holds the item to be sliced and helps keep fingers and thumbs out of POMEGRANATE the way. Although professional versions The ICansas City Star

CAULIFLOWER Continued from Page 1B In a large, straight-sided skillet over medium heat, warm the oil. Add garlic and cook until just

lightly golden. Add chile flakes if desired and cook 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes and juices, basil or bayleafand saltand pepper. Bring sauce to a simmer and cook until sauce is thick and tomatoeshave mostly fallen apart,about 30 to 40 minutes. Adjust heat as needed to keep at a steady simmer. If using whole plum tomatoes, mash them up with the back of a wooden spoon or a potato masher to help them break down. Remove saucefrom heat and discard basil or bay leaf.

KATE MIDDLETON'S PASTA ALFREDO Post-Gazette tested Don't eat meat or dairy? This pasta dish was surprisingly yummy. And absent the heavy cream and butter used in a traditionalAlfredo sauce, it won't weigh you down. The original recipe called for a vegan "Parmesan" topping, but I used the real thing. 12 ounces fresh cauliflower florets (not frozen)

5 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole 1 onion, sliced "/4 cup olive oil 1 "/2teaspoons sea salt, divided 1 pound brown rice penne or fusilli 2 cups almond milk 2 tablespoons lemon juice Freshly ground black pepper Chopped fresh Italian parsley Parmesan cheese for garnish Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spread cauliflower, garlic and onion on a large rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with oil. Season with 1 teaspoon of the salt, then roast for about 30 minutes, or until veggies are fork tender, turning frequently with a spatula. Add more oil as needed. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package direction. Drain and return to pot. Transfer roasted vegetables to blender and add almond milk, lemon juice and remaining "/2 teaspoon salt. Blend until very smooth. Adjust seasoning to taste, remove from blender and toss with hot pasta. Season with pepper and top with parsley and Parmesan. Serve immediately. Serves 4 to6. — Adapted from "Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen" by Chloe Coscarelli

TOSTADAS Continued from Page 1B Top your tostada with shredded lettuce or finely shredded cabbage, chopped tomatoes or onionsorslicesofavocado.

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ings and adjust if necessary. Remove bay leaf and using an immersion blender, blend to a smooth consisPost-Gazette tested tency. (You also can work in small So easy, and so delicious. And surbatches with a countertop blender.) prisingly silky for a soup that doesn't If the soup is too thick, add some of include milk or cream. the remaining stock. Taste again for 8 tablespoons butter seasoning and adjust if necessary. 1 medium onion, roughly chopped Finish with black pepper and a 1 shallot, roughly chopped pinch of grated nutmeg when serv2 cloves garlic, halved ing. 1 teaspoon kosher salt, Serves 12. "Root to Leaf: A Southern Chef plus more to taste 1 medium head cauliflower, washed, Cooks Through the Seasons" by trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces Steven Satterfield (Harper Collins) 2 to 3 medium purple-topped turnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces CAULIFLOWER CRUST 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves PIZZA 1 bay leaf Post-Gazette tested 6 to 8 cups chicken stock This gluten-free pizza is easy as pie, (homemade or boxed), divided and just as tasty (though my crust Freshly ground black pepper didn't get as crisp as I would have Whole nutmeg for grating liked in the middle, even when In large saucepan or Dutch oven baked on a pizza stone). My son over medium heat, melt butter and his girlfriend had to guess at until foamy. Add onion, shallot and the ingredients — a clever way to garlic; season with salt. Cook until sneak in some nutritional goodies translucent, about 5 minutes. Add without them knowing it. cauliflower, turnips, thyme, bay leaf 2 "/2cups cauliflower, grated and 6 cups chicken stock, and stir to combine. (about"/2 a large head) 1 large egg, lightly beaten Bring to a simmer and cook until 1 "/4 cups shredded part-skim cauliflower and turnips are tender, mozzarella cheese, divided about 20 minutes. Taste for season-

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Look for Mexican sour cream, labeled crema at Hispanic markets. It's thinner than traditional sour cream. Dilute regular sour cream with a bit of milk if using.

POTATO TOSTADAS Makes: 12/ Preparation time: 15 minutes (plus marinating time) Total time: 1 hour Ingredients 8 red potatoes cut into"/2-inchsquares 1 cup pineapple vinegar (available at some Hispanic markets) or mild cider vinegar /2cup olive oil

The potential fordirt and road soil washout was Continued from Page 1B there, though, and needed "I should have dug it out to be dealt with just as city last summer," I moaned in folk and farmers alike were guilt, knowing that the task struggling with their own had been neglected in the problems. face of so many other things The county farm fields for which I had become were full of water from responsible. nearby streams and the My feeble efforts at digseemingly unending daily ging had met with defeat, rain. Crop plantings were and I was hoping the ditch destroyedordelayed to the w ould be adequate foryet point where a short growing another year oflimited seasonmeant disasterforall. rainfall. In town the clogged It wasn't to be,foritw as manhole drains had to be a winter of moisture coming frantically swept clean of down from the skies in the debris as it washed down form of snow, then a spring the city streets and flowed of rain and snow-melting into basements or low-level temperatures that came tohomes near the streams. gether all at once, not only in My problems were so my backyard but our county very minor in comparison, as well. but it seemed huge as I The rivers, creeks and tramped my soggy ground drainage ditches were filled and tried to dig in the ditch with the water coming down with a broken-handled from the mountains. hoe, and then surveyed the My problem was minor collapsed brick wall by my when the overflow washed oil tank where the draining under a shed and out the muddy water had washed other side without entering just into the house under the the building, and then travoutside door. Cleanup would eled through the garage with be no problem inside but minimal damage. This was costly for a new wall. It's when you feel so fortunate in that I had no flood insurance nor would it much on your own and have have been covered because of neither the strength nor the deducti ble. knowledge of what to do to

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Makes 4 servings 14 fresh Brussels sprouts "/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted 3 tablespoons crumbled pecorino Romano cheese 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice Pinch of salt Dash of coarsely ground pepper 1 to 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds Trim away the bottom of each sprout and discard any loose or discolored leaves. Use a very sharp knife and carefully slice each sprout into thin slices.You want the sprouts to be shaved. Place sprouts in a medium bowl and use your fingers to separate sprouts into smaller shreds. Add walnuts, cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Toss gently to coat evenly. Place in serving bowl and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds. Serve at room temperature.

answer an emergency that it becomes overwhelming. No, I wasn't having fun anymore as my frantic efforts produced such minor results, and I remembered how strong my arms had once been as I had shared in the work of keeping the place going. Seeing the water slowly draining away from the shed after my feeble efforts thatday,Ihad afair senseofsatisfaction — if only the rain would stop. But, it didn't. It was with a feeling of dread that I approached the drainage ditch after the next big storm, for I knew there w as trouble ahead after

2 teaspoons crushed Mexican oregano 1 medium red onion, sliced paper thin Kosher salt 2 medium allspice berries 1 large package of sturdy tostadas (at least12 in the package) 1 cup refried beans, either pinto or black, warmed 2 large ripe tomatoes, sliced into medium slices 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, sliced thin 1 cup Mexican sour cream, or regular sour cream slightly diluted with milk 1 small can of pickled jalapeno or serrano peppers Directions: Place the potatoes in a large pot and add water

measuring two inches of rain overnight. The culvert under the dirtroad was clogged midway with very little seepage out, and the water had cut a wider swathe beneath the shed and through the garage and barn. My guardian angel had arrived, dropping to his knees in the mud and water, reaching up into the culvert trying to break the mud and rock barrier. After the next big rainfall, he arrived without being called to see if Ihad a problem. My 20-year flood had come home to roost. You become complacent in that length of time, thinking it won't happen

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Nonstick spray "/4 cup tomato sauce 1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half 2 cloves garlic, sliced "/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes Fresh basil leaves, optional Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grate the cauliflower using a box grater until you have 2 cups of cauliflower crumbles. Place in a large bowl and microwave for 7 to 8 minutes or until soft. Remove from the microwave and let cool. Mix in the egg, 1 cup mozzarella, Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper. Once combined, pat into a 10-inch round on the prepared pizza pan. Spray lightly with nonstick spray and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden. Top the pizza with the sauce, "/4 cup mozzarella, grape tomatoes, garlic and red pepper flakes. Bake in the oven until melted and bubbly, another 10 minutes. Top with basil before serving. Makes 1pizza. — pauladeen.com

to cover. Bring to a boil and boil until tender. Drain the potatoes and place in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, oregano, onion, salt and allspice berries. Pour the mixture over the potatoes and toss to coat. Let set for about 2 hours. To assemble: Remove the potatoes from the vinaigrette and be sure to remove and discard the allspice berries. Spread the tostadas with a thin layer of warm beans, then drained potatoes, tomato slices, avocado slices, sour cream and a sprinkle of salt. Top with pickled jalapenos. From Maria Elana Rodriguez, Allen Park. Tested by Susan M. Selasky for the Free Press Test Kitchen.

again. But, it does. Then he shoveled the ditch's block length. We heaved asigh ofreliefasthe flood waters again drained away and the soppy ground had a chance to dry out for a day or two. He also checked the oil tank area to be sure the tanks weren't going to be rolling down the hill toward town anytime soon. Now I must see to that ditch to be sure it would hold another deluge of rain or melting snow for our next flood year and get the wall rebuilt, I figured. Twenty more years should be ample for me to accomplish these tasksand acceptthatIlived

in the flood plain. Flood plain? I lived in the mountains. Admit it, Tom. You did have fun. Didn't you? Even as a senior citizen, you still had what it took. I should mention that he was my second guardian angel to come to my rescue, for cousin Ron had been there when ice and frozen ground had held back the water flow through the blocked culvert of the drainage ditch. Unable to break through the winter conditions, we had to wait for some thawing to take place. That's when Tom showed up just to "check on things" and found himself a real job.

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sectio n 3, O RS fice seeking all levels Center provides inten6 59.040) for an e m of staff, from File Clerk sive mental health and SAMC - Baker City, OR Baker County is acceptto Paralegal. No expeacademic services to ployer (domestic help MISSING YOUR PET? Full-time Days Baker County Sheriff's ing applications for the excepted) or employnence necessary. Senc hildren a ge s 4 - 1 2 , Check the Must have g r aduated Department is acceptment agency to print ous Applications only. multi-disciplina ry tea m. positio n of Bak er Baker City Animal Clinic from a n a c c r e dited ing applications for a Count y Pla n ne r or circulate or cause to Apply by Apnl 1, 2015. P rivat e no n- p r o f i t 541-523-3611 school of Occupational full-time Patrol L ieuthrough Monday, Apnl be pnnted or circulated Mail or Deliver a Cover agency. Therapy or P h ysical tenant through Apnl 7, any statement, adverL etter, Resume a n d Child Treatment S ecial2 0, 2015. T h i s i s a PLEASE CHECK T herapy with a B S , 2015. Additional inforfull-time position with tisement o r p u b l ica- References to: 1902 BA / BS ~ tQ M H A : Blue Mountain MS, or MOT/MPT dem ation i n cluding a n a beginning salary of ment division . Yo u t ion, o r t o u s e a n y 4th Street, La Grande, degree in related field. Humane Association g ree (relevant to t h e application ma y be may al s o c a II form of application for OR 97850 or Email to: L ead t r eat me n t $3,087 per month plus Facebook Page, p osition) a n d h a v e obtained f r o m the excellent benefits. Ap541-524-2261 or email employment o r to office©baumsmith.com groups, transport, asif you have a lost or completed r e q u i red Sheriff's Department nnemec©baker.k12.or. m ake any i n q uiry i n sist in all areas. FT p licant must h ave a found pet. field work and internor online b y v i s i t ing Bachelor's degree in us c onnection w it h p r o- SHELTER FROM THE C hild Famil T h e r a i s t ships. Both positions www.bakershenff.org. planning or a related spective employment ~QMHP: MA/MSW in STORM seeks qualirequire AHA B LS/H CP Baker Countyis an field and one year exwhich expresses diSocial Work or related fied candidates for the Certification. EEO employer. rectly or indirectly any field, expenence. p erienc e in Cit y , F/T position of ExecuOccupational Therapist County o r R e g i onal limitation, specification Prefer licensed clinitive Director. This posi• Must be licensed as ESTABLISHED irngation or discrimination as to cian. Treatment/case planning or s atisfaction is the chief opera/pump repair business an Occupational Theratory equivalent combimanagement for up to race, religion, color, t ions e x ecutive a n d in Baker i s s e e k i ng pist by the Oregon Ocnation of e x p erience 12 children and famisex, age o r n a t ional serves as advisor to t w o e n e rg et i c , cupational Therapist Liand training. For addiongin or any intent to lies, vaned activities. the Board of Directors. s elf-motivated i n d i censing Board. t ional in f o r m a t i o n , make any such limitaFT. The Director is responviduals with r e levant Physical Therapist p lease c o n t act t h e t ion, specification o r sible for the following: Classroom Milieu Aide: 210 - Help Wantedexpenence t o fill • Licensed as a PhysiState Employment Dediscrimination, unless Assist with classroom, procunng funding for Baker Co. immediate o p e n ings c al Therapist by t h e partment a t 1575 b ased upon a b o n a the organization; finanvaned activities, transO rego n Phy s i c a l f or f ront o f f ic e a n d Dewey Avenue, Baker fide occupational qualiporting children. H.S. MYSTERY SHOPPERS cial and program manfield-going positions. Therapist L i c e n s ing fication. educ., FT NE ED ED I I I I City, OR . A l l a p p l iagement andplanning; Working knowledge of Board. ca nts w ill be Close April 3rd or until Contact: establishing and fosteri rrigatio n sy s t e m s , pre-screened. fiIIed. CaII When responding to lindsa ©baird- rou .com www.saintalphonsus.org ing relations between parts and equipment Baker Countyis an equal /bakercity Blind Box Ads: Please (541 ) 963-8666. or call 920-397-4050 for social services, Iustice d esired. E x c e l l e n t opportunity employer. be sure when you admore information and law enforcement computer, c u stomer P/T C . M . A e v e n ings dress your resumes that agencies; and garnerSaint Alphonsus and weekends. Apply service and p roblem the address is complete ing public support for a t L a G r a nd e P o s t solving skills required. with all information reSAMC - BAKER CITY the mission of the orC ompensation D O E. Acute Rehab 91 Anes quired, including the ganization. The Direchas career opportunities Contact Mike at (541) BAKER SCHOOL DSILane or 541-963-8678. Blind Box Number. This t or r e p o rt s t o the in the following positions TRICT 5J is currently 51 9-6832. is the only way we have b oard, oversees a l l SEEKING A F/t, fnendly, accepting applications • Nursing of making sure your reLIVE-IN HOMECARE staff and ensures apcoachable receptionist f or a 4 th Grad e sume gets to the proper • OT/PT Provider. Wage + propriate service delivf or a s m a l l o f f i c e . teacher at South Baker place. ery. Salary R a nge: Technology skills deAdd BOLDING Room at Board • Medical Assistant Intermediate and a 5/6 42,000-45,000 DOE. or a BORDER! Also room available for sired, but will consider Grade t e a c h e r at • CNA t • • senior female. F or more info, or t o a willingness to learn. Haines E l e m e ntary. To apply, please visit: BUS DRIVERCommuIt's a little extra 541-51 9-8291 Apply Email resume, Salary dependent on For a c o mplete d ewww.saintalphonsus.org/ n ity C o n n e c t io n i s three references, and that gets expenence.Fingerscription of th e p o sibakercity seeking a bus driver. cover letter to: BIG results. t ion s go to printing R EQUIRED. " Easy does i t " is the For more information, Up to 4 0 h o urs p er maryellenlaberge© Mail or deliver cover www.baker.k12.or.us way to descnbe placing a please call 800-574-5627 • t • week $10.13 per hour hotmail.com. Position letter, resume and 3 Have your ad or contact the employclassified ad. Just call weekdays $12.16 per is open until filled. r eferences to : B l i nd STAND OUT ment division . Yo u our classified d e p art•t hour weekends/holiBox 2431 c/o The Obfor as little as may al s o c a II ment and we'll do t he t • • days. 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Get out there and compete! you don't know quite aswell. accepting applications CNA'S. Please apply L a Grande, o r c a l l vidual, and that creativity is almost certain to GEMINI (May21-June20) -- You maynot SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec 21) — A for two (2) School Bus P/T TELLER — Icon Credit in person at 91 Aries 541-963-8678 for more D riving Positions. F o r Union — Cash Hanmake its elf known ata very early age, get what you think you deserve, but you're minor error is affecting you quite dramatiLane or call for details information. EEO/AAP a complete descnption d ling, customer s v c prompting those around you to make big actually in line to receive something even cally. It's time to take your case to the one 541-963-8678for more o f the position go t o exp. High levels of inwho can do something about it. plansforyou,eagerto propelyou to success. better very soon. information. 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Baker City close to EOU, all utiliPersons doing l andeach. 541-376-5575 POE CARPENTRY ties paid 541-910-0811 (541 ) 523-4433 scape maintenance do • New Homes not require a landscap- ELECTRIC TREADMILL, CEDAR fk CHAIN link • Remodeling/Additions CENTURY 21 ing license. exercise bench, violinfences. New construc- • Shops, Garages PROPERTY (3/4 size w / e x tras), t ion, R e m o d e l s • Siding (I4 Decks MANAGEMENT 330 - Business Opheadboard for dbl bed, handyman services. • Wi ndows (I4 Fine Black (I4 Decker Skillportunities Kip Carter Construction La randeRentals.com finish work II saw ¹83, bed irons for 541-519-6273 Fast, Quality Work! 3 s i z e s , t ri - w h e e l Great references. (541)963-1210 Wade, 541-523-4947 walker. 541-523-2638 CCB¹ 60701 or 541-403-0483 CCB¹176389 CIMMARON MANOR LOWREY SPINET Piano 701 - Wanted to Rent ICingsview Apts. Baker Co. w/ bench. Estimated 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century RUSSO'S YARD CLETA I KATIE"S value- $3,000.00 plus OLD ER COUPL EI oo kin g DELIVER IN THE 8E HOME DETAIL 21, Eagle Cap Realty. 415 - Building MaCREATIONS Yours for $ 1 ,500.00 TOWN OF to rent a house in your 541-963-1210 Aesthetically Done Odd's (I4 End's terials marvelous c o n d ition BAKER CITY area.. preferably off Ornamental Tree 1220 Court Ave. 541-963-3813. OAK FRONT cabinets.. the beaten path. No (I4 Shrub Pruning FAMILY HOUSING Baker City, OR 12' of base w/drawINDEPENDENT appartments. 503-668-7881 Closed Sun. (I4 Mon. M EDICAL B I L L I N G CONTRACTORS ers. (I4 15' of wall. 541-922-0636 503-407-1524 Pinehurst Apartments Tues. — Fn.; 10am - 5pm TRAINEES NEEDED! wanted to deliver the 541-519-3251 Serving Baker City 1502 21st St. Sat.; 10am — 3pm Train at home to procBaker City Herald & surrounding areas La Grande ess Medical Billing (I4 RETIRED S T A T E o f Monday, Wednesday, 435 Fuel Supplies Insurance Claims! NO A laska e m pl o y e e and Fnday's, within D 5. H Roofing 5. A ttractive one and tw o EXPERIENCE w/well b ehaved cat Baker City. bedroom units. Rent Construction, Inc NEEDED! Online trainseeks 2-3 bdrm house Ca II 541-523-3673 PRICES REDUCED based on income. InCCB¹192854. New roofs ing at B ryan U niverin Baker City by 4/15. come restrictions ap(I4 reroofs. Shingles, SCARLETT MARY LMT Multi Cord Discounts! sity! HS Diploma/GED $600-$650 plus ut ili$140 in the rounds 4" ply. Now accepting apINDEPENDENT 3 massages/$ 1 00 metal. All phases of (I4 Computer/Internet ties. References Avail. to 12" in DIA, $170 CONTRACTORS plications. Call Lone at Ca II 541-523-4578 construction. Pole needed 541-523-5797 split. Red Fir (I4Hardwanted to deliver (541 ) 963-9292. Baker City, OR buildings a specialty. 1-877-259-3880. wood $205 split. DeThe Observer Respond within 24 hrs. 705 - Roommate Gift CertificatesAvailable! Iivered in the valley. This institute is an equal Monday, Wednesday, 541-524-9594 QUALITY ROUGHCUT Wanted (541)786-0407 and Fnday's, to the opportunity provider. l umber, Cut t o y o u r 385 - Union Co. Serfollowing area's TO sh are, Call TDD 1-800-735-2900 s pecs. 1 / 8 " o n u p . HOME FRANCES ANNE LODGEPOLE: Split (I4 dem e I et s t a Ik . J o YAGGIE INTERIOR 8E vice Directory Iivered in Baker, $175. A lso, h a l f ro u n d s , 541-523-0596 ENTERPRISE EXTERIOR PAINTING ANYTHING FOR W hite F i r Rou n d s , s tays , w e d ge s , A BUCK slabs/firewood. Tama- 710 - Rooms for Commercial (I4 $150. Guaranteed full CaII 541-963-3161 Same owner for 21 yrs. Residential. Neat (I4 c ord. R u r a l a r e a s rack, Fir, Pine, Juniper, Rent or come fill out an Welcome Home! efficient. CCB¹137675 541-910-6013 $1/mile. Cash please. Lodgepole, C o t t o nInformation sheet NOTICE 541-524-0369 CCB¹1 01 51 8 (541)518-7777 w ood. Your l ogs o r C8II All real estate advertised mine. 541-971-9657 h ere-in is s ub)ect t o (541) 963-7476 the Federal Fair HousNORTHEAST by Stella Wilder GREEN TREE OREGON CLASSIFIEDS ing Act, which makes it illegal to a dvertise reserves the nght to APARTMENTS TUESDAY, MARCH 30 2015 to get it. tain!y don't want to be misinterpreted or any preference, limitare)ect ads that do not YOUR BIRTHDAY by Stella Wilder GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — There are misunderstood. Say what you mean in the tions or discnmination 2310 East Q Avenue comply with state and Born today, you are nothing if not unusual. those who would be ready and willing to give simplest and most direct way. based on race, color, La Grande,OR 97B50 federal regulations or tt This simply means that you do not fit easily you what you need, if they only knew what SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You religion, sex, handicap, that are offensive, false, 41 intO the nOrmal mOld Ofanebarn underyaur that Was. TheyCan't read yaur mind! may be taking out your aggressions in the familial status or n amisleading, deceptive or sign -- it certainly doesn't have to imply any- C A NCER (June 21-July 22) — You should wrong way — and at the wrong person. Irs tional origin, or intenotherwise unacceptable. Affordasble Studios, thing sinister at all! You are quirky, idiosyn- be able to prevent 8 conflict between two par- time to focus on what's really bothering you. tion to make any such 1 (I4 2 bedrooms. cratic and, above all, highly independent. You ties who are working toward the same goal CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A p references, l i m i t a- (Income Restnctions Apply) 475 Wanted to Buy tions or discrimination. Professionally Managed Will gO tO great lengthS tO set yOurSelf apart fram tWO different angleS. reversal of sorts brings you closer to yourself We will not knowingly fromthecrowd,andyouarenottobedenied! L E O (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Issues that are than anything else that might propel you by: GSL Properties ANTLER BUYER Elk, accept any advertising Like 50 many Aries natives, you are quite most prevalent may not affect you directly, forwardat8fasterpace. Located Behind deer, moose, buying for real estate which is La Grande Town Center ambitious and will work tirelessly to achieve but one that is rarely examined is likely to be AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - You are all grades. Fair honest in violation of this law. yourgoals.What make you differentare the theoneyou must study closely. eagerforsomething better,andyou're alm ost p rices. Call N ate a t All persons are hereby little things -- those personal strategies and V I RGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Someone certain that it's right around the corner. 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This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for select3 BD 2ba house. New BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in ing a qualified Grant sun room, hardwood Cove, Oregon. Build floors, u n derground y our d r ea m h o m e . Administrator to p r ovide professional servspnnkler system, finSeptic approved, eleci ces t o t h e C i t y o f i shed b a s e ment , i n tnc within feet, stream Huntington for assisf loor circulating h o t r unning through l o t . tance in t h e a d m i n iwater heat, attic storA mazing v i e w s of a ge, s t orage s h e d, mountains & v a l l ey. stration of a Commun ity Dev e l o p m e n t much m o r e ! 204 3.02 acres, $62,000 Block Grant. This grant Spnng Ave La Grande. 208-761-4843 is for funding, design, Open House 03/22/15 a nd construction f o r & 03/29/1 5, 1pm-4pm. ROSE RIDGE 2 SubdiviHuntington Wastewa$167,900. For viewing sion, Cove, OR. City: caII 541-910-7478 Sewer/Water available. ter Treatment Facility Plant. Regular price: 1 acre m/I $69,900-$74,900. We also provide property Work under this contract w ill be f u nded i n i t s management. C heck entirety w it h f e d e ral out our rental link on grant funds from the our w ebs i t e Oregon C o m m u nity www.ranchnhome.co D evelopment B l o c k m or c aII NEWER 3 bd, 2 ba home Grant program adminRanch-N-Home Realty, w /open f l oo r p l a n, In c 541-963-5450. istered by the Oregon vaulted ceiling, central B usiness D e v e l o p m ent D e p a r t m e n t . air, Jacuzzi bath tub, walk-in closet, fenced The City of Huntington yard w/auto sparklers. r equests t h a t i n t e r Exceptional Eagle Cap 880 - Commercial ested Grant Administrators submit a ProEstates neighborhood. R eady t o m o v e i n ! Property p osal directly to t h e City of Huntington. $ 192,5 00 . Ca l l BEST CORNER location 541-437-0626 for lease on A dams Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft. P arties interested i n a Request for Proposal Lg. pnvate parking. Repacket please contact, m odel or us e a s i s . City of Huntington, 50 541-805-91 23 East Adams, PO Box GREAT retail location 369, Huntington, OR in the Heart of 97907, 541-869-2202. Baker City! Off i c e ho urs : SINGLE RESIDENCE, Monday-Thursday, f our-level home, f o r 1937 MAIN ST. 9:00am-4:00pm PST. sa I e b y ow n e r. 1550 sq. ft. building. 2014/15 Real Market $900/mo. The City of Huntington is Value is assessed at an Equal Employment 541-403-1139 $252,319.00 w/ taxes Opportunity employer. at $3,800.47. Actual SHOP FOR SALE For further i n formasale pnce is $239,000. tion, p lease c o n tact Located at 1403 Cris 2.8 acres. Water, sewer, and electnc located on t he C it y at Ct. La Grande, OR. property on Oregon St. 541-869-2202. Close to Hospital and close to Hwy 7„ e dge Central School. It feaof town. Heavy industures new roof, new tnal property. For more Legal No. 00040351 exterior paint, f e nced info caII, 541-523-5351 Published: March 18, 30, back yard, & move in or 541-403-2050 2015 ready. 2,879 sq ft includes 4 Irg. bdrm, 2 I rg l i v i n g spa c e s , kitchen, office, loft, 2 STORAGE UNIT fire places, fully f i nAUCTION ished basement, & 2 Descnption of Property: full baths. 2 ca r gaDrum set, guitars, 2 rage with adioining RV f ans, f i s h i n g r e e l , g arage/shop. F l o o d chair, 2mattresses, enzone AO. All reasont ertainment c e n t e r , able offers considered. end table, speakers, Please, no Saturday 915- Boats & Motors symbols, 2 couches, phone calls or showfolding chair, m i c roBOAT: ALUMACRAFT ing. 541-215-0300 wave, tennis rackets, 12ft on trailer. 6 horse p laystation g a m e s , power Evinrude outvacuum, dishes, and board motor, Minkota boxes of m i scellanee lectric m o t o r w i t h ous items unable to inbattery, anchors, rope a nd oars. Ready t o ventory. fish. $1,200 cash firm. TAKE ADVANTAGE P roperty O w n e r : J R 541-426-4302 of this 2 year old home! Chnstensen 930 - Recreational 3 Bed, 2.5 Bath, 1850sqft large fenced Vehicles Amount Due: $270.50 as of March 1, 2015 yard. $209,000. 2905 N Depot St., LG 541-805-9676 Auction to take place on Wednesday, April 1, 845 -Mobile Homes 2 015 at 9 :00 A M a t Jalu Storage ¹66, on D Union Co. Street, Baker City, OR BRAND N E W 2 0 1 4 , 2007 NUWA HitchHiker 97814 F leetwood De l u x e Champagne 37CKRD double wide home for $39,999 Name of Person Fores ale St o ne w o o d Tnple axles, Bigfoot Iack closing: Jalu Storage comm. over 1,500 sq. leveling system, 2 new Units are managed by f t. 3 BD , 2 b a , w i t h 6-volt battenes, 4 Slides, Nelson Real E state family room 9 ft c eilRear Dining/ICitchen, Agency, 845 Campings and more! Selling large pantry, double bell, Baker City, OR f or $ 7 4 , 0 0 0 cal l fndge/freezer. Mid living 97814, 541-523-6485 541-910-5059 for room w/fireplace and details. surround sound. Awning Legal No. 00040352 16', water 100 gal, tanks Published: March 18, 20, 50/50/50, 2 new Power23, 25, 27, 30 2015 house 2100 generators. Blue Book Value 50IC!! 541-519-1488 PUBLIC NOTICE THE SALE of RVs not beanng an Oregon in- The Baker County Board signia of compliance is of Commissioners will illegal: cal l B u i lding be meeting for ComCodes (503) 373-1257. m ission S e ssion o n Wednesday, April 1, 2015, beginning at 970 - Autos For Sale 9:00 a.m. at the Baker County Courthouse loFOR SALE, 1917 Model cated at 1 99 5 T h ird "T" Roadster. Restored S treet, B a ke r C i t y , in 1980. Still looking O regon 97814. T h e good and runs in the C ommissioners w i l l parades every year. hold a public hearing Pnced to sell at $5,500. on the revisions made Contact Claude Baker to the Nuisance Ordi541-932-4472 Email nance and there w i ll clb©ortelco.net, address be a review of the Fizz 26595 Laycock Crk Rd, Springs Logging ProJohn Day, OR 97845 p osal. 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1001 - Baker Count 1001 - Baker County Le al Notices Le al Notices TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF will only receive inforSALE Fi l e No . 7023.111644 Reference is made to t hat c ertain t r u s t dee d made by Melvin J. C ox, as g r a ntor, t o Amentitle, as trustee, in favor of Wells Fargo Financial Oregon, Inc., as beneficiary, dated 07/05/05, r e c o rded 07/13/05, in the mortgage records of Baker C ounty, Oregon, a s 05280255 and subseq uently assigned t o Wells Fargo Financial Oregon, Inc. by A ssignment recorded as B14 52 0001, covering t he f o l l o w i n g described real property situated in said county and state, to w it : Lot 3 , B l oc k 1 0 , J H . P arker's A d d ition t o Baker City, according t o t h e o f f i c ia l p l a t thereof, in Baker City, County of Baker and S tate of Orego n . PROPERTY A DDRESS: 2 2 1 9 8t h Street Baker City, OR 97914 Both the beneficiary and the trustee h ave elected to s e l l t he real p roperty t o satisfy the obligations secured by the t r ust deed and a notice of default has been rec orded p u rsuant t o Oregon Revised Statutes 86.752(3); the default for which foreclosure is made is grant ors' f a i lure t o p a y when due the followi ng s u ms : m o n t h ly payments of $480.65 beginning 0 2 / 0 9 / 12 and $480.79 beginning 8/1/14; plus advances of $2,279.87 that repr esent de li n q u e n t p roperty t a x es ; t o g ether w it h t i t l e e x pense, costs, trustee's fees an d a t t o rney's fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above descnbed real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if a p plicable. By reason of said default the b e n eficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligat ion secured by t h e t rust d e e d i m m e d i ately due and payable, s aid sums being t h e f ollowing , t o w it : $38,619.59 with interest thereon at the rate of 6 percent per ann um b e g i n ni ng 0 1/09/12; p lu s a d vances of $ 2,279.87 that represent delinquent property taxes; together with title expense, costs, trustee's fees an d a t t o r neys fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection ofthe above descnbed real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if a p plicable. WH EREFORE, notice hereby is g i ven t h at the undersigned trustee will on J une 24, 2 015 at th e h our o f 10:00 o'clock, A.M. in accord with the standard of t i m e e s t ablishe d by O RS 187.110, at the following place: outside the m ain entrance to t h e Baker County Courthouse, 1 9 9 5 3 rd Street, in the City of Baker City, County of Baker, State of Oregon, sell at public auc-

mation concerning the lender's estimated or actual bid. Lender bid i nformation i s al s o available at the t r ust ee' s w e b sit e , www.northwesttrustee.com. Notice is furt her given t ha t a n y person named in ORS 86.778 has the right, a t any t im e p r io r t o five days before the d ate last set fo r t h e sale, to have this foreclosure p r o c e e ding dismissed a n d t he trust deed reinstated b y payment t o th e beneficiary of the entire amount then due

(other than such portion of the principal as

would not then be due h ad no d e f ault o c curred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that i s capable o f b e i n g cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addit ion t o p a y i n g s a i d sums or tendenng the performance necess ary to cure the d e f ault, b y p a y ing a l l costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation a nd trust d e ed , t o gether with t rustee's a nd attorney's f e e s n ot e x c e e ding t h e amounts provided by said ORS 86.778. Requests from persons named in ORS 86.778 f or rei n s t a t e m e n t quotes received less than six days prior to t he date set f o r t h e trustee's sale will be h onored only at t h e discretion of the beneficiary or if required by the terms of the loan d ocuments. I n c o n struing this notice, the

singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any succ essor in i n terest t o the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which i s secured b y s a i d t rust deed, an d t h e words "trustee" and "beneficiary" i n c lude their respective successors in interest, if any. Without l i m iting t he t r u s t e e ' s d is -

claimer of representation o r w ar r a n t ies, Oregon law r e quires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential p r o p erty sold at a trustee's sale

may have been used in ma nu f a c t u r i n g methamphetamines, the chemical compon ents o f w h i c h a r e k nown t o b e t o x i c . Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger b efore d e c i ding t o p lace a bi d f o r t h i s property at th e t r ustee's sale. The t rustee's rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also acc ess sale s t atus a t www.northwesttrust ee. c o m and www.USA-Foreclosure.com. For further i nformation, p l e a s e contact: ICathy Taggart N orthwest T r u s t e e Services, Inc. P.O. Box 997 B e II ev u e, WA 98009-0997 4 25-586-1900 C o x , M elvi n J. (T S¹ 7023.111644) 1002.278194-File No.

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which the grantor or grantor's successors in interest acquired after the e x ecution of the trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing oblig ations t h ereby s e cured and the c o sts and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. PEQPLE READ Disabilities Act. AssisNotice is further given tance is available for THE CLASSIFIEDs that for reinstatement with d i sor payoff quotes reYou've just proved it ai ndividuals bilities b y ca l l i n g quested pursuant t o t o y o u r s e l f ! 5 41-523-8200 ( T T Y : ORS 8 6 . 7 8 6 and Reme m b e r u s 541-523-8201). 86.789 must be timely c ommunicated i n a when you need effi- Legal No. 00040429 w ritten r e quest t h a t cient, economical P ublished: M a rch 3 0 , c omplies w i t h t h a t 2015 advertising. statute addressed to the trustee's "Urgent Request Desk" either by personal delivery to the trustee's physical o ffices (call fo r a d dress) or by first class, certified mail, r eturn receipt requested, addressed to th e t r u sfor our most curr ent offers and to tee's post office box a ddress set f o rt h i n browse our complete inventory. this notice. Due to po-

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DEARABBY: I've been married more Anne never sent a reply. She said, "Oh, Mom, I than 20 years and have three children. What don't know what to write. Canyou help?" I haven't had is a real desire for sex — nor Frankly, IthinkA nne prefersthelackof have I ever had, as far as I know, an orgasm. contact with her sister, and that even though they are sisters there is no bond between Before my wedding, my mother warned me them. What doyou suggest? The silenceis thatsex was overblown, uncom fortable and messy, butshesaidI had toput up withitif unbearable. I want to hear the "noise"again. I wanted kids and a good marrmge. — DISAPPOINTED MOM INRENO DEAR DISAPPOINTED MOM: ¹ Movies, TV shows and ED ads all suggest that "normal"women arejust where in your letter did you mention how Mary Beth looking for the next opportuniDEAR feelsabout thefactthather ty tojump into bed with their man. Am I a freak? Are there ABB Y lett e r may have caused an others like me? What do I tell estrangement. As an adult, MY girls as they grow up? Anne should have responded — WAITING IN WICHITA to that letter. It isn't unusual in families DEAR WAITING: Your mother did you no that are geographically separated for sibling favor by saying what she did about sex. Sex bonds to loosen. Work, marriage and children can be profoundly distracting. can be"messy, "butitis also supposed tobe I'm advising you to continue to see both pleasurable, and both parties should be able to enjoy it. If sex is painful, then something daughters, but not involve yourself in their is wrong. relationship. I'm not sure what kind of I would never label you a freak. However, "noise" you're looking for, but if you poke into this, it could be an explosion. you may be asexual, because some people are. If you have never experienced an orgasm, you may have married a man who DEARABBY About a year ago, I loaned was also sexually inexperienced. a small amount of money to a close friend I It's a mistake to judge what sex is suphave known since childhood. She promised to posedtobe likefrom media and/or adverpay me back, but has yet to do so. I wasn't too tising. People pitching products can be concerned because it was a mi nimal amount, notoriously unreliable, and some television but a few months agosheasked to borrow shows and movies strive for shock value. a larger amount. Again, I didn't hesitate to Your gynecologist would be a far more relihelp her out because she has been there for me able information resource. several times in the past in important waysAs to what to tell your daughters, there although they weren't ftnancial,. are many books on the subject, and your Because the recent loan was a large one, gynecologist may be able to recommend I would like to be repaid. How do I tactfully some literature. But please do not give your ask her for the money without seeming petty daughters the same message your mother or like I'm nagging? (I don't like confrontagave to you, because it was wrong. tion.) And is it too late to ask that the previous smaller amount be included as well? DEAR ABBY: I have two daughters, "Mary — FRIEND, NOTANATM DEAR FRIEND: You don't have to be Beth,"48, and'Anne,"50, who do not talk to each other. The last time we were all together confrontational, and I wouldn't advise it was a family vacation in 2010. They live in anyway. In light of the fact that your fiiend has made no effort to repay the first loan for different states, and I travel to visit them for the holidays. They have similar lifestylesan entire year, it would be neither pushy nor marrT'ed, children, work outside the homenagging to ask when she intends to start. If but they don't reach out to each other. she can't come up with the entire amount, W hen Mary Beth wroteherfeelingsto perhaps she can repay a little each month. Anne, they were viewed as hurtful and vindic- However, if she can't/won't start paying you tive. I received a copy of the letter, but I didn't back, you may have to accept that you won't think they were. That was two years ago, and be getting any of your money.

By Jasmine Rockow WesCom News Service

BEND — Mark Silliman's housemaid in training is 6 feettall,weighs about 250 pounds and faces a steep learning curve. Abbe doesn't yet recognize a cup and saucer.

The $32,000 humanoid robot that Silliman recently purchased has many potential uses in manufacturing, butrobot enthusiast Silliman plans to turnAbbe into a domestic servant that can do household chores, such as cooking, washing dishes and laundry. The technology for this doesn't exist yet, but Silliman is trying to change that. Rethink Robotics, the robot's manufacturer, calls this model Baxter, but Silliman's daughters renamed his robot Abbe. Silliman's office kitchen in Bend will serve as Abbe's training grounds, where Silliman expects to encounter many challenges turning Abbe into a housemaid. First, he has to program the robottoTecognizecommon household items, such as a cup. ThenAbbe needs to know what to do with the cup, which part ofitrests on the counter, how much liquid can it hold and how to washit. Implanting the cup with a near field communication chip, a small device that enables radio communication between two objects, maybe one solution, he said.

The $32,000 price tag is hefty, but robots like Abbe are still made one at a time. The costwilldecrease asm ore robots are produced in larger quantities, said Silliman, who is CEO of Smartwaiver, a

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