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Oregon, 3A PORTLAND —The seeds of this month's insurrection at a Harney County wildlife refuge were planted in an unusual midnight deal struck in 2012 between prosecutors and Harney County ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond.

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Farmers Market membership meeting 3an. 27 The Baker City Farmers Market's annual membership meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 3030 Grandview Drive. Anyone interested in learning more about and participating inthe market as more than just a customer is encouraged to attend this meeting. The group will be recapping 2015, looking forward to the 2016 season,nominating and voting in new board members and discussing any other business of the membership. For more information, contact Amy Young at bakercityfarmersmarketOR@gmail.com or call 541-523-5203.

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With the filing deadline seven weeks away, only one person is officially making a run for a seat on the Baker County Board of Commissioners. Dave Hunsaker of Baker City needs to collect114 signatures from registered Republicans to qualify to run as a Republican for the commission seat that Tim K. Kerns will vacate at the end of the year. Kerns, also a Republican, announced in October that he would not seek another four-year term as one of the county's three commissioners. March 8 is the last day candidates can register for the May 17 primary election. Potential candidates can either pay a $50 fee at the county clerk's office or collect signatures, County Clerk Cindy Carpenter sard.

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Church chili feed, pie auction set The United Methodist Church's Crab Apple Court Annual Chili Feed Irr Pie Auction is scheduled Sunday, Jan. 24. The event will begin at noon at the church at 1919 Second St. Proceeds benefit the church's low-income housing units. On Feb. 2, beginning at 5:15 p.m., there will be a Safe Sanctuary training for all who work with children.

Community Choir rehearsals starting 3an. 25 Baker Community Choir will begin rehearsals for its spring concert Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1995 Fourth St. There is a $15 charge per person. The concert will be take place in lateApril. "Anyone in the community who would like to come join us and sing is more than welcome," said LaVonne Yeoumans. For more information, callYeoumans at 541523-2347.

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School leaders from throughout Eastern Oregon told lawmakers Tuesday night that the region's children could be betterserved ifboth thestate and federal governments spent more money on education.

Officials also displayed examples ofhow public dollars enrich offerings for students. About 100 people gathered at Baker High School for what was billed as the Eastern Oregon Region Cradle to Career Education/Legislative Summit. The school leaders, along with stafFand parents, brought their message to Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-

Ontario, and Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, whose districts include Baker County; state Rep. Greg Barreto, R-Cove, who represents Union, Wallowa and part of Umatilla County; Kathleen Cathey, a representative for Congressman Ron Wyden,

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Walden, R-ore. As part of the program, the talents of Baker High School students were on display during the evening. Members of the BHS Jazz Band entertained the crowd before dinner. And members of the Culinary Arts program at Baker Technical Institute prepared and

serveda meal oflasagna,green beans, garlic bread, salad and dessert. Prior to dinner, BTI director Jerry Peacock led about half the crowd through the BTI classrooms to explain how the school distric thasleveraged grant fundingto provide career and technical training for students. Pathways range from health services to drafbng and environmental science. Teacher Megan Alameda was on hand to explain work her students have done to clean up a contaminated brownfield site in Baker City. See Education/Page 2A

Gasoline pricescontinue to drop acrossthe nation but both Baker City's and Oregon's averagepricesremain above the national average. With the price of crude oil plunging below $30 perbarrelforthefi rsttim e since2003, the U.S. average forregular unleaded has dipped to $1.88 per gallon, the lowest since February 2009, according to the AAA auto club. Thirty-ei ght stateshave averagesbelow $2 per gallon, with Oklahoma, at $1.59, boasting the lowest average. SeeGas Prices/Page 3A

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Baker CitVmanageriohwill getnational exnosure By Joshua Dillen ldillen©bakercityherald.com

Baker City's search for a city manager will get nationwide exposure starting this week. Slavin Management Consultants, the Arizona firm the City

Council hired in November to handle the recruiting process, has nearly finished a job advertisement that will be placed this week. Slavin, which worked with retiring City Manager Mike Kee on the ad, will recruit several candidates

for the City Council to interview. The goal is to hire a manager within 90 days. Kee, who has been city managersinceSeptember 2010,is retiring April 30. Advertising exposure is one of

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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR THURSDAY, JAN. 21 • Baker County Economic Development Council:4 p.m., at the Courthouse,1995Third St. • Baker City Public Works Advisory Committee:5 p.m., City Hall,1665 First St. • Baker School Board:5 p.m. work session, District Office, 2090 Fourth St.; regular meeting to begin at 6 p.m. • Never Miss A Chance to Dance:The Powder River Dance Club meets, 6:30 to 8 p.m.,Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, 2005Valley Ave.; more information: 541-524-9306. • Cancer support group:7 p.m. at St. Luke's EOMA,3950 17th St. For information call Gloria Schott at 541-403-2659. FRIDAY, JAN. 22 • Friends of the Library Winter Book Sale:Open during library hours at 2400 Resort St.; continues through Jan. 31. • The Makers Club:2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St.; for more info: 541-523-6419 or email makersIbakerlib.org. • Live Music by KeithTaylor:Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.; no charge. • Eagles Past Presidents Club Dinner:6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at 2935 H St.; chicken-fried steak dinner will be served for $8; members and their guests welcome.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald January 20, 1966 Parents of children having BB guns were reminded today that they are responsible for any damages occurring and that a city ordinance prohibits shooting of these or other guns inside the city limits. The City Police Department, in making the statement, stated that several incidents have been reported to them recently involving juveniles shooting BB guns. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald January 21, 1991 The Baker City Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver. The police department investigated a Jan. 3 hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian. The injured person told police the suspect vehicle was a small dark blue sedan. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald January 20, 2006 Ranchers, environmentalists and everyday people in between filled a church fellowship hallThursday night to learn more about predators who are either in Baker County or on their way. About 80 people attended a predator forum sponsored by the Democratic Party of Baker County. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald January 21, 2015 Baker City Police arrested 11 people suspected of drug trafficking Monday, the culmination of a two-month undercover investigation. Baker City Police initially arrested eight people on multiple drug-related charges in a roundup that began at 7 a.m. Monday. Later that day, three more were taken into custody. Baker City Police ChiefWyn Lohner said the Baker County Narcotics EnforcementTeam worked with a confidential informant in the investigation. District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff said he hopes those who traffic in drugs get the message that they might be selling to confidential informants when they make their deals in Baker County.

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Continued ~om Page1A ''We are the only program in the United States to have done something likes this, working through the stages," she said. Alameda spoke at a national conference last fall and her students presented the project ata state conference two years ago and will speak at another conference this year, she said. They also will be helping the Huntington School District as it begins deanup work at the abandoned cement plant at Lime near Huntington. Science teacher Burke Smejkal gave abriefoverview ofhis yearlong aquaponics program and semester-long aquaculture program. A periodic table hanging on the wall caught the attention of Tom Hudson, a member of the Baker School District's Budget Committee, who wondered if students used the table during class. Smejkal said students study biochemistryin maintaining the delicate balance needed to ensure proper conditions for the fish being raised in the class. Peacock said kids are "tricked"into learning in the hands-on classroom. "Some kids will tell you they11 never take a chemistry class, but thegl come out here and learn chemistry," he sald. Trout were added to the aquaculture class this year thanks to a grant that paid for a refiigeration system that keeps water at the necessary 52- to 53-degree level,

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Elementary • Social and emotional problems among students that result in barriers to their education • Attendance issues that are linked to increasing poverty levels

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Plans at Baker High School include expanding the welding program to accommodate job training instruction.

Smejkal said. Students start the project with eggs. Another 500 are expected to arrive in the next three weeks, he said. Two seniors in the program are starting an internship with the Powder Basin Watershed Council, Smejkal said. They will use the classroom as their lab. Smejkal said the program could be extended to all ages. He is working with a thirdgradeteacher atUnity to set up a smaller version ofhis program in the Burnt River School District. Smejkal also teaches robotics and engineering. The group also toured the 17-statio n construction program where students learn various elements ofbuilding trades, including electrical, plumbing, concrete work and the useofpower tools. Next, Peacock gave a brief overviewofplansto revamp the welding program. sWe've always had a strong, strong ag program in this community and welding has always been a part of that," he said.

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and Technical Education Revitalization grant, the district plans to upgrade and expand its welding lab. ''We want to take this to anotherlevelto givethe community some opportunities they don't currently have," he sald. He encouraged those on the tour to come back in a year to see the improvements. In addition to providing students with marketable skills, Peacock said BTI supports the community's economicdevelopment efforts and is training a workforcefor businessesalready in place. After the tour and dinner, the group split into six groups to discuss challenges. A computerized voting system allowed the entire audience to vote on each category and calculated the top two concerns for the legislators to consider. These were the top issues foreach ofthe six categories:

• Inlrastructure funding • An 11-percent cap on funding for students with special needs despite a higher percentage of students who need services. That group proposed eliminating the cap and customizing funding for each district, especially small rural schools that can be hard hit by the current funding system.

Career and Technical • Sustainable funding • Teacher and program support

Post Secondary • Expansion of the dualcredit option between high school and college study • More post-secondary options throughout the region.

Federal Level • More federal funding reaching the classrooms • More funding for capital improvements

In closing

Chris Cronin, chairman of Grant School District at John Day, closed the session by encouraging the audience. ''We have hope in the future Early learning and hope for our kids," she • Preschool opportunities said.'We'veprovided some for all food for thought that our leg• Lack of community islators can carry with them. I awareness about the benefit of thinkit's right to be hopeful."

OB1TUARIES 'Mike'Hoecker

took him to Nevada before returning to Baker where he William Michael Hoecker, became a Scout leader. He Jr., 42, a former Baker City was an active member of the resident, died Dec. 19, 2015, Scouting program for many at Boise after courageously years. fighting cancer for the past Mike enjoyed being outside 14 months. and loved to camp and fish. His request He had the opportunity to atwas for no sertend a fly-fishing retreat this vices to be held past summer through the St. Al's Cancer Center in Boise but for his ashes to be scattered with other men who were in the beautiful fighting cancer also and he places he loved. Mike met some great new fiiends Mike WaS H oecke r while learning how to fly-fish. born on March He also had many other 6, 1973, in Yuba City, Califor- hobbies and interests, includnia, the oldest son of William ing tying flies, making key Hoecker Sr. and Victoria chains, bracelets and more Purcell. He grew up in and with paracord, figuring out around BakerCity,attending how to repair just about Baker High School where anything, recently remodelhe enjoyed participating in ing a family fiiend's kitchen, the Company B Choir and catching up on his sci-fi and, playing trombone in the Jazz yes, he was a gamer. Band. Mike could, and would, After high school, he conchat with anyone anywhere. tinued his education in Boise, He enjoyed meeting people graduating from ITT Techni- and leaving them with a cal Institute. After graduatsmile and a new friend. He ing from ITT, a brief move was a loving and generous man and if a person needed help, he would find away. Most important of all was being a father to his children and taking care ofhis family Former Baker City resident, 1973-201 5

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DEATHS Dona Stanbro: 85, of Union, died Jan. 16,2016, at Jodi George's Adult Foster Home in

Publicluncheon at the Senior Center,2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.; $4 donation (60 and older), $6.25 for those under 60.

together they enjoyed 63 years of marriage. Rex was a hard worker and loved working. After moving to Baker Cityin 1963, he worked with his two brothers, Jesse Calhoun and Silvan Calhoun, operating the Baker Mill and Grain at Haines. 'Rex'Calhoun He continued to work at the Drexel Lewis "Rex" Calmill until 1975. In 1976, Rex houn, 89, of Baker City died and Reva opened Ace Nursery, Dec. 28, 2015, at Beehive which they operated for 29 Homes Residential Care years. Facility in Baker City. Survivors include his wife, No services Reva CalhounofBaker City; are currently his brother, Silvan Calhoun of planned. Baker Cit, and his sister inRexwas law, Jackie Calhoun of Baker born on Dec. City; and numerous nieces 29, 1925, at and nephews as well as many Rex Penn s boro, West fiiends. Calhoun Vi r ginia, to He was preceded in death Otto Clarence by his parents; his son, Jo Calhoun and Fannie Francis Calhoun; eight sisters, four Dodd Calhoun. He received brothers, and nine ofhis siblings' spouses. his education in Ohio and later served his country from Memorial contributions 1944 to 1946 in the United may be made to the ParStates Navy. During his time kinson's Foundation or to a in the Navy, Rex worked as charity of one's choice through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer a machinist 3rd class on the USS Tennessee BB43 in the Chapel, 1500 DeweyAve. South Pacific. Baker Cit, OR 97814. He married Reva Joy McTo light a candle in memory Clure on Sept. 27, 1952, at of Rex, visit www.grayswest Vancouver, Washington, and co.com and fi iends in any and every way he could. He is survived by many family and fiiends who miss him dearly. "This is not goodbye but, rather, see you later," they sald.

Union. Gray's West Bt Co. is in charge of arrangements. Light a candle in remembrance of Dona at www. g rayswestco.com

Nina Labrum Stevens: 91, a longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 18, 2016, at her home. Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home Bt Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.

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Whitaker: Mollie and Jeremy, of Culver; a boy, Cameron John Whitaker, 8.5 pounds; born on Jan. 5, 2016, at Culver; 8.5 pounds; siblings areWyatt Whitaker, 5; Morgan Whitaker, 3; and McKinzie Whitaker, 2; grandparents are Rod and Valerie Tachenko ofBaker City and Jeff andTriesa Whitaker of Culver; great-grandparents are John Rayl of Stanfield, Gerald and Anne Zehner of Lebanon and Rose Whitaker of Redmond.

POLICE LOG Baker City Police CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Scotty Ray Buford,43, 1621 1/2 Valley Ave., 11:37 a.m. Tuesday in the 1800 block of Campbell Street; cited and released.

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MANAGER Continued ~om Page1A Kee said the city, had it handled the recruitment internally, would have adverlised with the League of

Oregon Cities iLOCl and in some statewide publications. Slavin, by contrast, will advertise the position in trade publications nationally as well as with LOC. ''We wouldn't get the distribution that Slavin can," Kee said."I t' snotcheap to advertise in those publications." The city is paying Slavin $11,000, plusa m aximum of $5,000 for related expenses. Much of that money will come from savings in the city's contribution to Kee's retirement account. Officially, Kee retired Oct. 31. But he suggested, and the City Council agreed, to hire him for a six-month contract starting Nov. 1. The advantage is that the city won't

have to pay about $2,000 per month in retirement contributions, atotalofabout$12,000 during Kee's contract. Another advantage to hiring Slavin is that the company already is recruiting

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candidatesforcity m anager openings in Ontario and The Dalles, Kee said. He said this helps in two ways. First, Baker City will share Slavin's travel expenses with thosetwo cities. Second, Slavin already has an important part of the recruitingprocessforBaker Cityin the works. "Since they are already recruiting for The Dalles and Ontario, they are going to have a large lotofapplicants that could potentially be our city manager," Kee said. He also believes location is an important consideration forthose applicants. Kee said that given the choice between working in Baker City or The Dalles he would pick the former and thinks many other applicants would as well. "Baker is a fantastic place to live and work," Kee said. Yeaton said using a recruitment firm saves him a lot of effort. 'You have this network that Slavin already has established," he said."They do what I don't have the time or resources to do." Because of that network,

ELECTION Continued from Page1A The process is almost the same for partisanor nonpartisan positions. In nonpartisan positions, Sheriff Travis Ash has filed as a candidate, paying the $50 fee rather than gathering signatures. Ash has no opponents now. County Assessor Kerry Savage has also filed for another four-year term, also by paying the filing fee. Savage has not drawn an opponent yet. No one has filed for the county surveyor position. Tom Hanley is the current surveyor. Kerns' seat is the only partisan spot thatvoterswilldecideon thisyear. Hunsaker is a retired BLM official w hose career included a stintasdirector of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

Yeaton said the firm has access to many high level executives across the country, while Baker City might only have reached candidates regionally or statewide. Kee said in spite of Slavin's largeraccessto nationalcandidates, that doesn't mean the final applicant won't be local. The City Council will make the final hiring decision as mandated by the city's charter. Kee said it is very difficult to calculate how much it would have cost the City to recruit a new manager. But between the retirement savings realized from his new contract and the resources Slavin offers, he believes hiring the firm is a good value for Baker City. On Jan. 12 the City Council approved a community profile that Slavin drafted. That profile will be included with the job advertisement. The profile outlines Baker City's economy, culture, education opportunities and city government as well as issues the city's new manager will likely face. Kee said a Slavin representative visited Baker City in December and interviewed

The 114 signatures that Hunsaker needsequates to 2percent ofthe total GOP voters who cast ballots in the 2012 presidential election, Carpenter said. If no other Republicans qualify for the May primary, Hunsaker would advance to the November general election as the GOP candidate unless a write-in candidatereceived more votes. Democrats who want to run for Kerns' seat must either pay the filing feeorgather 47 signaturesfrom registered Democrats. In July, the Independent party was officially established in Oregon. Members of that party who wish to qualify for the commissioner's race by petition would have togather 500 signatures. The candidate from each party who gets the most votes in the May primary will move on to the November general election. Candidates for the nonpartisan offices

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The city manager job description and community profile were in the City Council's Jan. 12 meeting packet. You can read them at http://bakercity.com/ ArchiveCenterNiewFile/ Item/453

City Public Works Committee meeting Baker City's Public Works Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, Jan. 21, at 5 p.m. at City Hall, 1655 First St. The agenda includes a discussion of a draft water facilities plan.

Livestock Association meetsThursday The Baker County Livestock Association will meet Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Sunridge Inn in Baker City. Topics will include a presentation about the Grass Bank program by Josh White of the U.S. Forest Service, budget approval, discussion of February as Beef Month and FFA students will recite the FFA creed.

city sta6; councilors and local residentsin preparation for writing the profile. "I think he got a pretty good idea of what they wanted to see in a city manager," Kee said. He said those interviewed indicated that economic development in Baker City was very important and that was something they want a manager to be able to make

Baker County Democrats meet Thursday The Baker County Democrats will have their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m., in the Rogers Fellowship Hall at 1995 Fourth St. in Baker City. Everyone is welcome to attend. Coffee is hot at 6:30 p.m. for some social time.

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"Bakerisin agood spotto needsomeone togoaftereconomic development in town — getitgrowing,"Kee said. The Council also approved ajobdescription forthecity manager that defines the duties of the position and sets a yearly salary range

The Eagles Past Presidents Club will meet for a dinner on Friday, Jan. 22. The event is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the

Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St. The dinner will include chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoesand gravy,green beans and a rollfor $8.M embers and their guestsarewelcome.

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of $98,000 to $115,00. Kee's current salary is $92,718 per year.

— sheriff, assessor and surveyor — can either pay the filing fee or gather 71 signatures from registered voters iunlike in parti san positions,thosevoterscan be of any party alliation, or unafBliatedl. That number equates to 1 percent of registered voters in Baker County who voted in the 2014 gubernatorial election. For the nonpartisan races, if more than two candidates file, the top two vote getters in the May primary advance to the November election. Carpenter recommends that those seeking candidacy by gathering signaturesstartthe processassoon as possible. She also recommends to those that have qualified for a prospective candidate petition to turn the petition in by March 1 so her office has time to certify the signatures. For more information call the Clerk's Officeat541-523-8207.

OCCUPATION OF MALHEUR NATIONALWILDLIFE REFUGE

A new program, Citizen Fire Academy, is starling in Northeastern Oregon. More information about the program will be presented at the Baker County Private Woodlands Association meeting Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the OSU Extension Office, 2600 East St. The Citizen Fire Academy iCFAl is a collaborative educationand service program designed to increase the outreach capacity of fire agencies and ultimately to maintain and enhance fire-adapted communities. The goal is to increase implementation of defensible space and other fire-wise practices and to build the human capacity to deal with wildfire where residents and landowners know how to prepare for and safely react to wildfire. The comprehensive CFA curriculum will cover fire science, home protection strategies, fuels reduction, living in a fire environment, evaluatingrisk, emergency planning and volunteer outreach. Collaborating partners include the Oregon Department of Forestry, OSU Extension, rural fire districts and other agencies.

Natural ResourcesCommittee meets 3an. 26 Baker County's Natural Resource Advisory Committee will meet Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St. in Baker City. Agenda items include an update on how the coordination process is progressing, discussion on the water section of the natural resources plan, a group discussion about forestry work and a possible amendment to the mining section. — Com iled I

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tion at a Harney County wildlife refuge were planted in an unusual midnight deal struck in 2012 between prosecutors and Harney County ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond.

The long blood feud between the Hammonds and the government reached a surprise moment of consensus that night. After eight days of trial in a Pendleton courthouse on charges they had set illegal fires near their remote Eastern Oregon ranch, the parties agreedtoabideby thejury's partial verdict. The jury informed the judge it had concluded that the Hammonds were guilty of two counts of arson. On seven other counts, the jury had voted to acquit or was

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any mentionforanchers burning brush." — Kevin Sali, Portland defense attorney, talking about the federal law under which the Hammonds were charged and convicted

sentences "illegal." The Department of Justiceprevailed.Th eranchers were ordered to return to prisonto serve outtheir five-year terms. The case made the Hammonds martyrs to an angry cadreofprotesters,and the perceived government overreach inspired the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge deadlocked. south of Burns that has atThe Hammonds agreed tractedworldwide attention. to acceptthe partialverdict, Even as the occupation accept Hogan's sentence reaches day 15, several and to waive their rights to questions remain unanappeal. The two ranchers swered: Why did the govand their lawyers believed ernment decide to charge the U.S. Attorney's office had the Hammonds under a done the same. terrorism statute? Why was The deal blew up four it so fixated on a five-year months later after U.S. Dissentence? Did prosecutors trict Court Judge Michael renege on a deal not to apHogan refused to issue the pealthe original sentence? five-year mandatory miniWhether you consider the mum sentence. Prosecutors Hammonds heroes or crimiimmediately appealed, callnals, their collision with the ing Hogan's lighter prison federaljustice system offers

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a cautionarytaleoffederal power andthe mounting controversy over mandatory minimum sentences. A national groundswell of critics, including President Barack Obama and even former Attorney General Eric Holder, has surfaced in recent years claiming mandatory minimums lead to unduly harsh sentences thathave disproportionately impacted young black and Latino men. In this case, the sentences went to the two Oregon ranchers, Dwight, age 74, and Steven, age 49. Even Frank Papagni Jr., the assistant U.S. Attorney leading the Hammond prosecution, repeatedly voiced misgivings about the severity of a five-year sentence. But once the trialbegan,he offered no concessions, nor did his colleagues who handled the subsequent appeal. "If they had qualms, I'm disappointed they fought so hard for five years, all the way tothe Supreme Court," said Jacon Taylor, Steven Hammond's nephew, who testified at the trial."In the end, the result was devastating to the Hammonds."

something far more serious in June 2010. Federal prosecutors charged the ranchers with multiple counts of arson, conspiracy and other charges. See Sentences/Page 6A

Continued ~om Page1A Oregonisnotamong those states.Itsaverage priceof $2.17 is sixth-highest among the states. iCalifornia, which is still dealing with the effects of refinery problems, has the highest average at $2.75.l Baker City's average price is slightly below Oregon's, at $2.12 per gallon. That's down from $2.19 a month ago, and from $3.13 six months ago.

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Gov. Kate Brown is the latest state politician to have a plan to increase the minimum wage. She wants two tiers — one in Portland and one everywhere else in the state. By 2022, the minimum wage

eligible. People don't apply. Oregon was dead last among the 50 states, according to a 2015 paper from the Oregon Center for Public Policy that was based on the most recently available data from 2012. The governorshould be making proposals about Oregon's earned income tax credit and not the minimum wage. Or here's another idea: Try some policies that create jobs.

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would be $15.52 in Portland and $13.50 in the rest of the state. Her goal is to address poverty. But there are policies that are better targeted to reduce poverty. Read what Gov. Brown said The costs of essentials such as food, child care and rent are rising so fastthat wages can'tkeep up... .M any Oregonians working full time can't make ends meet, and that's not right." Think carefully, though, about what the minimum wage does. It targets individuals with low wages. It does not target the real objective, which is families with low incomes. They aren't quite the same thing. Is increasing the minimum wage the right policy, or might something else be a better tool? We'll give away the answer: Increasing the earned income tax creditis better. Economist David Neumark recently ticked oA' several reasons in a paper for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Many poor families have no workers. In fact, 2014 data showed 57 percent of poor families with heads ofhousehold ages 18 64 — have no workers. Increasing the minimum wage won't help them. Other data show that the problem for many workers is more low hours than low wages. And, of course, many minimum wage earners are teens who do not live in low-income families. If you are keeping track, that's three ways in which the minimum wage loses. The benefits of raising the minimum wage wouldn't go to many of the people Brown wants to help. Minimum wage increases would help lik some families out from under the federal poverty line. But when employers are compelled to increase the minimum wage, some employers do decide that they need to employ fewer workers. That makes increasing the minimum wage good for some and bad for others. That's another way in which the minimum wage loses. Consider, instead, the earned income tax credit. It's a federal subsidy to earnings. Some states, including Oregon, supplement the federal credit. The earned income tax credit is based on family income and the composition of the family. It does target low-income families by need. Basically, it's better than increasing the minimum wage. And there's a point worth reinforcing: It's a subsidy to earnings. So it's also an incentive to work. The earned income tax credit is not without problems of its own. Some workers who could use more income may be ineligible. There's also an Oregonspecific problem. The state has had one of the lowest rates of participation for those individuals who are

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God we still have people in this world that won't just sit back and take it." When accused ofbeing"nothing but a The unarmed occupiers of the former Haggen/Albertsons have stated that troublemaker" by local hecklers, Mundy they will not leave until either WinCo respondedby pointing acrosstheroad at or Fred Meyer moves in. Many of these the ever flowing sea of vehicles lookscofllaws are not even Baker City ing for a parking spot, at the crowds residents, some heralding from distant of people held hostage by whatever places like Huntington, Sumpter and Safeway had to offer at whatever price Haines. In a statement by spokesman and exclaimed "I'm not the problem, the Abbon Mundy,'We are not leaving until trouble is right there in front of you!" Only one government official rethe government looks into this Albertsons/Safeway monopoly and the shady sponded concerning the occupation. Rep. dealings that brought the demise of Eylive N. Ontario said that there could Haggen/""Until we have another grocery be afederalcase for defamation levstore, other than Albertsons, we are here eled on Mundy for his "racist comments forthelongterm."Mundy then added, againstcommercialpuppets." "And no Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Mike Meyer Baker City those puppet commercials freak me out!" The occupiers called attention to Grocery closure affects bottle their presence with a huge parking lot bonfire fueled by tons of outdated worth- recycling, too less Haggens coupons. Local sheriff's Ihave been a bottlerecyclerforthe spokesperson Iwanna Storetoo said "It's past 10 years. It has always been a a good thing that fire didn't get out of chosen responsible chore to recycle my control, otherwise they'd be looking at bottle purchases. There have been times some serious jail time!" She went on to over those 10 years that I, along with add,"At this time we are monitoring many others, have become fiustrated the situation and have contacted other with the condition of the bottle recycle m achines and areas offered to the local jurisdictions for additional support if things escalate." recycling citizens by the two local groLocal resident Igoto Boiseforfood said cery stores. "Most of em ain't even from here, they're Now with only one local grocery with trespassing and just look at that asphalt the only bottle recycle center available, thisfrustration isan absolute mess. damage!'They arenothing but common criminals that need to go back where The actual designated recycle area size they came from." isstate-regulated,astothem erchant Verilittle Tuchooz, a resident of Durbuilding size plus the selling of deposit kee, couldn't disagree more, "It's about paidfordesignated bottlessuch aswater, time someone stood up to these out of soda, beer etc. But, and here is the kickcontrol grocery conglomerates, thank er, only if the merchant should choose

to botherwith providing a recycle area. The health maintenance of the area, the mechanical workings of the machines, the staff to assist the recycling citizens when the machines are filled to capacity, is strictly left to the store managers. I recently contacted the Oregon Liquor Control Commission as to what happened with the recycle machines at the empty former Haggen storefront. I was informed those machines were owned by the Haggen corporation, and how and where they went was that corporation's business and the state agency has no say in the matter of dealing with the lack ofrecyclingopportunitiesforthe 10,000 Baker City citizens. I would like to suggest to the current grocery corporation that the policymakers who now most definitely have a local m onopoly to please addressthelack of an adequaterecycle centerforbottles purchased at the only local grocery business. And to the Baker City Council and business development planners, please include this needed requirement into any new and incoming business developments. In the interim, I will be looking for any nonprofit group, church or school team who would desire my bottles to aid in their fundraising endeavors. I realize that they must also be recycloing at the aforementioned center, but perhaps it would hlep to limit the number of frustrated citizens jamming up the area unsuccessfully. Cheryl Gushman Baker City

GUEST EDITORIAL Editorial from the (Ontario) ArgusObserver: A busload oflocal business owners, seniors and other Malheur County residents spent a long day Thursday driving to Salem and back to testify against increasing Oregon's minimum wage. They were in the minority at a rally beforea legislative hearing on the issue. Most people were very much in support of a higher minimum wage, but the people from Malheur County did their best to explain what would happen to our community if a higher wage — even $13.50 an hour by 2022, as Gov. Kate Brown is recommending foroutside the Portland area — isapproved. lFull disclosure: Argus publisher and editorial board member John Dillon was among those who testified. Our editorial board discussion took place before the rally and hearing.) At the Argus Observer, an increase in

minimum wage would be a tough pill to swallow. We aren't alone. At Thursday's hearing, locals testified about the negative impact a wage hike would have on schools, the college, retail businesses, localgrocers,farming and more. Multiply that by the many businesses, large and small, in Ontario, Nyssa, Vale and the rest of Malheur County. Raising minimum wage would be asevere blow to this area's economy. Business owners would take a hit, and employees would lose their jobs or, if a businesscould afford to relocate to Idaho, take a $2-an-hour pay cut. The work force isn't the only group facing potential ramifications from a wage hike. Retired seniors living on fixed incomes won't see more money, and when businesses increase their pricesto make up fortheiradditional payroll costs,seniorswon'tbe able to affordthose goods and services.That, in turn, will hurt local businesses.

Itseems thebestscenario atthis point is action during the Legislature's short session next month. If raising minimum wage becomes a ballot issue, it will be tough for communities like ours to muster opposition. The decision will be made by voters in Portland, Salem,Eugene and the surrounding areas— where the costoflivingis higher, and where a minimum wage hike maymake more sense. The group that traveled to Salem this week had the right idea. They m ade the efforttom ake theirvoices heard about this important issue that has thepotentialto devastate thiscommunity's economy. But our lawmakers need to hear from more than just the people who could fit on a charter bus. Pick up the phone. Write a letter. Send anemailto our state legislators and tell them what you think about raising the minimum wage. The future of our community depends on it.

CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: TheWhite House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202-456-2461; 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: OneWorldTrade 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

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BRIEFING Scottswims at Washington meet FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Riana Scott of Baker City competed at the Washington Open swim meet Jan. 14-17 at Federal Way. Scott, 13, achieved personal bests in most of her events. Scott's times were 2:17.25

in the 200IM i70thl, 26.48 in the 50 freestyle i116thl, 2:02.23in the 200 freestyle

i88thl, 1:12.17 in the 100 breasts troke i73rdl,1:056.43 in the 100 backstroke

i166thl, 56.87 in the 100 freestyle i118thl, 2:34.14 in the 200 breastst roke i43rdl.

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BlazersredoundtodeatWizards fmmeg stoss By Stephen Whyno

m ore, notfrom a basketballsidejust Against the Wizards, the shots how you approach the game and were falling, especially from 3-point you'vegottorespecteach team," WASHINGTON — Damian Lilrange, and there was more attention lard joked with coach Terry Stotts said Meyers Leonard, who scored to detail and less hesitation. The that the Portland Trail Blazers 18 points. Winning three iin a rowl result was a dominant performance should flush the film of an embarand then getting beat by a team from the backcourt of Lillard i16 rassing loss to the Philadelphia that only had four wins — the abilpoints) and C.J. McCollum i25l and 76ers. Then he sat down and ity to come back and lock in and not Portland's fourth win in five games. ''We played with energy from the watched it. dwell on what had happened is big What he saw wasn't pretty, and for us." jump and we competed," said Plumother teammates made sure they Not every problem that surfaced lee, who recorded his 12th doubledidn't forget. When they got onto the Saturday night in Philadelphia was double of the season and added a court Monday against the Washsolved, and Mason Plumlee said a career-best seven assists."Energy, 25-pointlossto any team leaves a ington Wizards, the Trail Blazers just a mindset defensively, getting showed it with a 108-98 bouncebad taste. But losing by that much stops. I think if you take the second backvictory toclose outtheirroad to the NBA's worst team served as quarter outofit, this was one ofour trip. something of a wake-up call for the betterdefensive games on thisroad ''We just really thought about it trip." Trail-Blazers. AP Sports Water

O'Neal places 4th at Mount Hood MOUNT HOOD — Danny O'Neal, a Baker High School graduate, placed fourth in the men's giant slalom Monday at Mount Hood Meadows. O'Neal, who skis for Oregon State University Cascade in Bend, finished the two runs in a time of 1:30.39.

Emmett slips past Baker 3V boys EMMETT — Emmett nipped Baker 40-38 in a boys junior varsity basketball game at Emmett Tuesday. Blake Stone led Baker with 15 points.

PSU football player dies aRer surgery PORTLAND — Portland State is mourning the sudden death of a freshman linebacker. AJ Schlatter died Sunday night, the school said. James Schlatter said in a Facebook tributeto his20-year-old son that the death came after a tonsillectomy Friday. Schlatter, a redshirt freshman, was a walk-on who became astarterand helped Portland State make the FCS playoffs. The Vikings were ranked No. 10 in the final FCS poll, finishing 9-3 in a six-game improvement from 2014. ''We lost a diamond that will never bereplaced,"coach Bruce Barnum said in a statement Monday."He was the definition of what we are about at PSU." Schlatter finished fourth on the team with 62 tackles. He was honored as the Big Sky's Defensive Player of the Week for his play in a 34-31 victory over Eastern Washington late in the season. He had 12 tackles, two sacks a forced fumble and an interception. "He was such an inspiration to me and I was and am so PROUD to be his father. In his 20+ years he became a greater man then I could everdream ofbecoming!" James Schlatter, an assistant coach for the Vikings during the 1980s, posted to Face-

book. AJ Schlatter's mother, Terri Jo, played volleyball for the Vikings and was also an assistant coach of the team in the 1990s. Schlatter was a standout

at Canby iOregonl High School before joining Portland State. He redshirted his first year and earned a scholarship last fall. Former coach Nigel Burton also lent his condolences to the Schlatter family. "AJ was like a son and brother to so many in the PortlandStatefootballfamily," Burton wrote in a post to Instagram."I hurt especially for Mr. Schlatter. You didn't fail. You succeeded more than you know. You raised a son that so many people admired and whose hearts AJ touched in such a short time on this Earth. We should all be so lucky."

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Baker left its offense on the bus at Emmett Tuesday. The Bulldogs scored just two points in the first quarter, and 12 in the first half while losing the nonleague boys basketball game 48-37. ''We laid a goose egg in the first quarter," said Baker coach Brent Gyllenberg. 'Then we clawed back." The Bulldogs trailed 31-12 at halftime. Logan Sand led Baker with 22 points. Teancum Taylor added five„Bryson Smith three, Wyatt Akers three, Brad Zemmer two, and Grant Berry two. Baker returns to Greater Oregon League action Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to Milton-Freewater to play Mac-Hi.

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for such a long time that even in a second-round match she can set a record at the season's first Grand Wednesday night to reach the third round here for the 10th straight year, Slam event. moving another step closer to equalThe six-time and defending chaming the all-time record of six Austrapion beat No. 90-ranked Hsieh Sulian titles set by Roy Emmerson in wei 6-1, 6-2,an all-tim erecord 79th the 1960s when it was amateur. main draw match at the Australian Williams has had so much success Open.

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Conference. "I'm well aware that my actions Oregon State forward Jarmal Reid not only embarrassed my famwas suspended at least four games ily, but also the university and the by the school on Monday, a day after Oregon State basketball program," sticking out his leg and tripping a Reid said in a statement."I was not referee late in a loss to Utah. raised to act in that manner that Reid made eye contact with official was displayed on that play. I'm well Tommy Nunez before tripping him. aware that I made a mistake that The senior apologized when Oregon has damaged my image. My actions State announced the suspension, are inexcusable and I am willing to which was affIrmed by the Pac-12 accept any and all consequences that AP Sports Water

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Organizers of the meeting asked for questions or statements to come from only Harney County residents BURNS — The Bundy brothers Given the chance to speak, many were again asked Tuesday night to leave Harney County — including an turned their comments to Ammon offer to be driven out of the stateBundy andasked him togo home. Their requests, like those of the but one of them said after a meeting Harney County sheriff and Harney that their workis not finished here. Although both attended a public County judge, did not seem to be meeting Tuesday night in Burns, swaying the Bundys. "If we left now, there would neither of the brothers from Nevada addressed the crowd of a couple be nothing accomplished," Ryan hundred people. They satin opposite Bundy said as he filed out of the bleachers of the gym at Burns High gym with the rest of the crowd. Since Jan.2,the Bundys and a School and occasionally dapped when they liked what people had to say. band of armed militants have occuWesCom News Service

SENTENCES Continued ~om Page 3A Prosecutors chose to file a specific type of arson under a 1996 statute passed by Congress in the wake of the Oldahoma City bombing. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act gave law enforcement and government lawyers a panoply of new tools to fight terrorism, including a tough new fiveyear mandatory minimum sentence for arson. Prosecutors had other chargingoptions thatcarried much lighter penalties. Another statute — 18 U.S. Code 1855 —prohibitssetting ablaze"any timber, underbrush, or grass" in the public domain. The Hammonds could have gotten off with as little as probation and fines if convicted. 'The real decision point happened at the charging phase — that's what brought with it the five-year mandatory minimum," said Kevin Sali, a Portland criminal defense attorney."Look at the statute's legislative history. Clearly, this was intended primarily to fight terrorism. You won't see any mention of ranchers burning brush." The U.S. Attorney's office in Portland declined to comment

on its charging decision. The Justice Department's own manual is ambivalent. Itcallsfor prosecutorsto seek"the most serious offense" that carries with it the maximum penalty. But the manual also urges prosecutors to ensure the sentence is "proportional to the seriousness of the defendant's conduct."

We haven't done anything wrong." Eight days into the trial, it was clearthejury disagreed. Near midnight on June 21, jurors sent a note to Hogan saying they had rejected some of the claims against the Hammonds and were hopelessly split on most of the others. But they were unanimous in agreeing the ranchers were guilty of two Case goes to trial counts of arson. The Hammonds had the Hogan then did what he financial wherewithal to hire has become famous for in top-flight criminal defense Oregon legal circles: He brolawyers — Larry Matasar and kered a deal. the late Marc Blackman. The He convinced the parties two sides were soon talking to accepttheguilty verdict on the two arson counts and about a deal. Kelly Zusman, an assistant throw out the rest of the charges. The Hammonds U.S. Attorney in Portland who handled the subsequent agreedtogiveup theirappeal Hammond appeal, said the rights, according to court characteri zation ofthegovdocuments. As far as the ernment as too stiff necked Hammonds were concerned, to negotiate is simply wrong. theyand thegovernment Before the trial got under had agreed to a permanent way, she said, prosecutors ceasefire that would put the offeredto reduce thecharges final sentencing decision in Hogan's hands. that would have likely reduced the prison term to well Papagni, the prosecutor, below five years. acceptedthe partialverdict, "The government made accordingtocourtdocuments. offers to these guys," ZusBut as events would soon man said."They could have show, the Hammonds and pleadedto lesseroffenses.But the government had vastly they had to give something different ideasabout the up. Their position was: take fine points of their 11th hour it to trial. We're going to win. accord.

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M onday night, theBundys' group met with ranchers in Diamond, where they asked them to tear up their grazing paperwork with the federal government, said Tom Sharp, a Harney County rancher who spoke at the Tuesday meeting. "Such advice is terribly destructive," Sharp said. He said it would destroy the cattle industry. While sherifFs deputies and Oregonstat e trooperswere stationed in and outside the gym, no attempts were made to arrest the Bundys or any other of the occupiers. During the meeting, Harney County

pied the refuge headquarters about 30 miles southeast of Burns. They have said they want to see federally managed lands in the county be returned to the people of Harney County. And they would like to see a pair of Harney County ranchers doing time in federalprison for arson convicti ons freed. The Bundys showed up about 15 minutes into the meeting, creating a tension in the crowd. At points, the town hall dissolved into shouting in support or opposition of the Bundys, including chants of"Go home."

Hogan's bombshell The sentencing was originally scheduled for December 2012. But Hogan rescheduled it to Oct. 30. After nearly four decades on the bench, he was retiring on Oct. 31. He wanted the Hammond sentencing to be his last official act. By the prosecutors'reckoning, federal guidelines called for a 33- to 41-month sentenceforSteven Hammond and six months or less for his father. But in this case, the five-yearmandatory minimum trumped the normal sentencing guidelines. Papagni clearly was uncomfortable with the severity of the sentence the government demanded. "Perhaps the best argument, Judge, the defendants have in this case is the proportionality of what they did to what their sentence is," Papagni said at the sentencing hearing."Perhaps that's the most troubling for the court. Itisfor the prosecutor who tried the case. That being said, I have done myjob as I see it." True to form, Hogan's parting shot was memorable. Five years was out ofline, he ruled, a violation of the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

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Sheriff David Ward said the FBI is handling the investigation of the occupation and repeated his request for the Bundys and their bunch to go home to their families. Lookingup atAmmon Bundy, County Judge Steve Grasty, the county's highest administrative official, offered to let him into his pickup and told Bundy he would drive him as far away as Utah. Bundy did not respond to the offer. Bundy also did not take questions from reporters as he walked out of the meeting and got into a Subaru Outback with Nevada plates.

"I will impose a sentence that I believe is defensible under the law but also one that is defensible to my conscience," he said."I am not going to apply the mandatory minimum iwhichl would result in a sentence grossly disproport ionate to the severity of the offenses here." Instead, Hogan sentenced StevenHammond, then 46, to ayear and a dayin prison and Dwight Hammond, then 70, to just three months. Furious Justice Department officials vowed to appeal. Defense lawyers protested, reminding the governmentthey had waived their right to appeal. The government denied it had ever made such a pledge and charged ahead.

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all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the high court declined to consider their case. In October 2015 the Hammonds and their supporters gathered for yet another sentencing hearing. This one would be in front of U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene. Aiken sided with the government and sentenced them to five years. Billy Williams, the U.S. Attorney in Oregon, declined to comment about the case. But he trumpeted Aiken's ruling in a press release. "Congress sought to ensure that anyone who maliciously damages United States' property by fire will serveatleastfiveyears in prison," he said."These sentencesare intended to be long enough to deter those like the Hammonds who disregardthe law and place firefighters and others in

The government, in its appeal, said Hogan did not have the discretion to vary from the minimum. In a jeopardy." stinging rebuke, the 9th CirHogan, who now runs his cuitCourt ofAppeals agreed. own mediation business, "Even afi re in arem ote stands by his original ruling areahas the potentialto and lamented that the case spreadtomore populated ar- has become a cause-celebre eas,threaten localproperty for the occupiers. "I made the decision that and residents, or endanger the firefighters called to I think was defensible and battlethe blaze,"theAppeals correct," he said."Some of the Court ruled. results are unfortunate. I'm The Hammonds appealed sorry about the blowback."

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BAKER CITY — The Baker County Economic Development Council will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Baker County Courthouse, 1995 Third St.

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Grande Ronde Hospital announces new Board of Trustees LA GRANDE — Dr. Michael Hetrick, John Garlitz and Dr. Steve McLean are new boardoftrusteesforGrande Ronde Hospital, the organization announced last week. They will join the current nine-member board, which is comprised of Board Chair Steve Lyon, Vice Chair Brad Trisler, Secretary Bob Seymour, Suzanne Hopper, Libby Goben, Teri Champlin, Bob Messinger, GRH President and CEO Jim Mattes, and Medical Staff PresidentAaron Spracklen, D.O. Lyon said the board is thrilled with the new additions to the board. 'They bring unique skills and knowledge that will help the board and the hospital meet the health care needs of the community," he said. Hetrick has been a pediatrician for 35 years, while Garlitz brings his knowledge of project management and civil engineering from years in the field, most currently with J-U-B Engineers. McLean is a local dentist with a private practice in La Grande who has also volunteered as a member of the Cove School Board and worked with Little League and Boy Scouts programs. With these additions, the size ofthe Boanf expandsto12voting members.

DEAR KEN: Like many owners and business leaders, I am overwhelmed with the amount of email that I receive each day. This has the unfortunate consequence o f chaining me to my desk all day and it seems that the only real work I get done is after the place closes and everyone goes home. My employeesarealsosuffering under the same burden of email volume. What do you suggest?

— BOB

Anderson Perry adds four engineering interns to staff LA GRANDE — Local civil engineering, surveying and natural resources consulting firm Anderson Perry & Associates, Inc. announced last week that it has added four new members to its team of engineers at its La Grande office. Engineering interns Will Rice, Kyle Stangel, Lucas Stangel and Jeremy Wilson will be supporting APs project managers to plan and design a variety of water, wastewater, utility, site development, fi sh passage/stream restoration, irrigation and transportation projects. Rice is a graduate of Boise State University where he earned a degree in civil engineering. Kyle Stangel, originally from Enterprise, recently graduated from Oregon State University with a civil engineering degree. During school, Kyle interned at Devco Engineeringand worked primarily on structural engineering projects. Kyle's brother Lucas graduated from OSU in 2013 with a degree in mechanical engineering. Lucas previously worked as a Process Mechanical Engineer at CH2M Hill. His experience includes mechanical engineering for water and wastewater treatment plants, as well as industrial water projects. Wilson, originally from Cove, recently graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a mechanical engineering degree. Before pursuing a career in engineering, he worked as a certified motorcycle mechanic and has considerable knowledge and understanding of mechanical systems. "Our new hires bring fresh ideas to our engineering projects and expand our capacity to serve both existing and future clients," said AP President Brad Baird.

Powder Basin Watershed Council to meet Feb. 4 BAKER CITY — The Powder Basin Watershed Council will have an open house on Feb.4 starting at6 p.m .attheCrossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020Auburn Ave. Families are invited to attend the event, which will include trivia, a photo contest and prizes. Food and beverageswillbeprovided. To compete in the photo contest you can either bring a photo to the open house, or email it to pbwcoutreach@pvestoffice.net.

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a partner in April 2001. She continued to work as a nurse at Grande Ronde Hospital until she bought her partner outin 2008. "I couldn't continue to do both," she SRld.

Throughout her time in business, Hohstadt has offered more than just retail salesforhercustomers. She has also taught quilting classes, some oneon-one and others for"mommy and me." "I'm going to miss the customers, miss talking quilting and teaching beginners," said Hohstadt, who has sewn fordecades and has been a quilterfor the last 22 years. See Career / Page 2B

DEAR BOB: The key to getting on top of your email volume is a three-step process. The first is to simply catch up with what is currently in your in box.That may seem like a losing battle but it isn't. To start a new system for managing email, it is important to start with a clean slate. Second, to have a clean inbox, apply a triage system. In the medical field, according to Wikipedia, patients in an emergency room setting may becategorized according to this: • Those who are likely to live, regardless ofwhat care they receive; • Those who are likely to die, regardlessofw hat care they receive; • Those for whom immediate care might make a positive difference in outcome. When it comes to email, as the leader, you can address each email in your inbox according to this system: • Delete: emails that need to be shredded • Do/ Delegate: emails to be addressed directly by you right away or delegated • Deferred: emails that can wait until such time as you can properly address them • Third, going forward, as each new email comes in, use this triage system. Your team members will benefit by being more productive,efficient and have less stress, if you teach them the system once you have mastered it. DEAR EEN: We've had some miscommunications between our stafj"and clients, between staff members and the outside sales team and SeeKeller / Page 2B

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market too high? Are interest ratesgoing up orgoing to stay down? Where is the best place to put my money? These are all questions I hear on a regular basis. There is no simple answer.Here arethree stepsto get startedwith investing for2016.

Reviewing what worked and didn't work in 2015 According to The Capital Spectator, here are how the major assetclassesperformed in 2015: • RealEstate +2.5percent • US Stocks +1.4 percent • US Bonds +1 percent • Foreign Stocks -0.4 percent

INVEST-IVISION MARCY HAINES • Foreign Bonds -6.9 percent • Gold -10 percent • Commodities -27 percent Equity markets appeared rather dull at first glance, with the S&P down just.07 percent or up 1.4 percent when dividends were included. What the end of the year statistic doesn't tell you isthat 2015 was arollercoaster of a year with the first downturn of 10percent in severalyears. The volatility was brought on by the anticipation of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve

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and asurprise devaluation of the Chinese yuan. Ron Surz digs deeper with his analysis of the U.S. equity markets and tells us that large-cap companies led the way in 2015, with large-cap growth stocks up a whopping 10.5 percent. On the other hand, small-cap companies lost 15 percent. The markets bifurcation was largely due tothe dramatic difference in dif ferent sectorsorindustries within the economy. Surz's data tells us, "On the sector front,health carefared bestby earning 7 percent. On the other hand, energy stocks lost 25.5 percentand materialslost 14 percent. In arepeat of2014,it

was another bad year for infrastructure companies, and a good year for technology, both IT and medical."

Reviewwhat the experts say Valueline Research, founded in 1931 and one of the nation's largestindependent research services, says we may be in for more choppy water in 2016, concluding that"modest, but generally uneven,progress,willbeforthcoming during the new year." In a recent article, Barron's Magazine says that many punditsarelooking for a 10 percent market rise in 2016. The columnist, Vita Racanelli, believes a SeeHaines / Page 2B

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QuiltTherapy owner Faith Hohstadt will be retired by the end of January following nearly 15 years in business. At herbusiness on Washington Avenue she has offered more than retail sales, also providing one-on-one and group classes. Hohstadt said she will miss teaching and talking quilting with her customers.

CAREER Continued from Page 1B She said she has loved seeing people fall in love with quilting, which she said is an "addiction. It's an absolute sickness." Hohstadt said a fascinating aspect to quilting is that a given pattern can turn out in so many different ways, all depending on the fabric and colorselections. "Every student brought their own ideas of color," she said."It's just so fun." Though not for everyone, those who do enjoy quilting take to it quickly. "If you enjoy the process you can't stop," she said. 'You've got quilt fever." When she got into quilting, Hohstadt said, she had been married for 20 years. Many of the blankets in her home had been wedding gifts, so she set out to replace them with quilts. "It took me ten years," she said."In my house, if you're cold, put another quilt on your bed." In retirement, Hohstadt

KELLER Continued from Page 1B with vendors.Wehaven't tost any businessyet, but thereis visibletension between those inside the of/ice and those outside. What do you recommend?

"This was play. Thisis fun. This is where the passion is. Now I want to befree and travel more." — Faith Hohstadt, Quilt Therapy owner

Co., the FDA said the potato isn't substantially different in composition or safety from otherproducts already The Associated Press file photo on the market, and it doesn't This 2013 photo provided by the J.R. Simplot Co. raise any issues that would shows a demonstration field of a new potato, genetirequire the agency to do cally engineered to resist the pathogen that caused more stringent premarket the lrish potato famine, at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. vetting. cWe're pleased and hope that consumers recognize the marketed to consumers, it proved the potato in August. benefits once it's introduced There is no evidence must be cleared by the U.S. into the marketplace next Environmental Protection that genetically modiyear," Doug Cole, the comfied organisms, known as Agency, Cole said. That's pany'sdirectorofm arketing expected to happen in GMOs, are unsafe to eat, December. The U.S. Departand communications, said. butforsome people,altering Before the potatois ment of Agriculture apthe geneticcode offoods

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saidshe'slooking forward to spending time in her sewing room. "Ihave tons ofprojectsI want to do," she said. She also plans to spend time in the yard with her husband and get back to canning, a hobby that has been put on the backburner. "If iQ1 fit in a jar I'll try canning it," Hohstadt said. Until the end of the month or her inventory is gone, whichever comes first, her shop is open. She said customers should check the

Quilt Therapy Facebook page and call the store for hours as she is keeping somewhat irregular hours leading up to her retirement. "This was play. This is fun. This is where the passion is," she said ofher shop and of decidingtoleavea 35-year nursing career."Now I want to be free and travel more."

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CORVALLIS — Soil defines the success of a garden, but for many it's a mystery. Cracking the case doesn't have to be complicated, said James Cassidy, instructorofsoilscience atOregon State University. The geeks of the gardening world can delve deep into the makeup of soil, but if that's not your thing, Cassidy has one piece of advice: Add organic matter. Whether you've got soil composed mostly of clay, sand or something in between, it can be improved by the addition ofcompost. "If your soil is sandy and drains too quick, add organic matter. If it has a lotofclay and drains tooslowly,add organic matter," he said."Eventually, it will solve the problem." Most importantly, Cassidy added, compost feeds the billions of essential micro-organisms that live in the soil and make nutrients available to plants in a complex system known as the soil food web. In the process, they improve the structure of the soil, opening up

pathways for air and water. "Those billions of organisms need to eat the same as we do," he noted."If you feed all the microbes and creepy crawlies, you can see the soil change." You11 notice the transformation by the healthylook, feel and smell ofyour soil and by the wayplants respond. For amoreprecisewaytokeep track,tests taken everycouple ofyears will give you a Tecord so you can seespecificallyover time how organic material changes the soil. The testresults also provide information about how to fertilm to make nutrients available to plants in the short term. 'You take a sample, send it to the lab, pay around $25 and get an assessment of your soil," he said."It's the best money you'll ever spend." Soil tests reveal the nutrients and micro-nutrients present in your soil. A standard analysis measures organic matter, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium and pH. Most often nitrogen is not included in the test because typically it leaches out of the soil during winter rains. After testing your soil sample, the lab sends

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Brian Tracy, Tom Hopkins, Neal Rachman and Zig Ziglar would be excellent as a starting point. But head down to the bookstore and — JON see if there is anything you DEAR JON: Everyone has would like for your sales a preferredmethod ofreceiv- people to specifically learn ing communication. It would about.Make ita goalto add appear that you are allowing one new book a month to our the sender to determine the new collection. best way to communicate accordingto theirneeds Ken Kelleris a syndicated and ignoring the preferred business columnist focused method ofhow the recipient on the leadership needs of wants toreceive messages. small and midsizeclosely Why don't you reach out held companies. Contact him to the top 10 most important at KenKeller@SBCglobal.net. clients you have and ask them personally how they would like to receive messages from your company? I think you will learn someSEE US l thing very important and • Treatment and Surgery of • Diabetic Foot Screening they will be flattered that the Foot and Ankle • Foot Odor you asked. • In-grown nails • Athletes Foot Keep at this until you • Bunions • Treatment for pain in feet, have the information you • Warts shins, heels, knees, lower back need from all clients, team • Gout • Custom-molded Orthotics members and other business • Corns, tt Callouses partners. Client lists are protectedtrade secretsand you don't want to distribute M I G H AEL R U s H T o N , D P M this information to everyone PODIATRIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON in your company, but on a need to know basis, this is a must-know to enhance your relationships inside and Baker City outside.

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ANONYMOUS more information and administration, social Baker City, Open can help! h ow to a pply g o t o work, education or Nonsmoking 24 HOUR HOTLINE www.bakercity.com TAKE US ON YOUR related field preferred. Wheel Chair Accessible and select Boards and PHONE! (541 ) 624-51 1 7 Expenence in LEAVE YOUR PAPER www oregonaadrstrrct29 org Com m issions. The substance abuse AT HOME Servtng Baker, Union, City of Baker City is an SAFE HAVEN prevention field and Wallowa Counties EEO employer. Alzheimer/Dementia preferred. Salary DOE FULL editions of Caregivers ALZHEIMERSSupport Group The Baker City F/T positions include: LAMINATION DEMENTIA 2nd Friday of Herald Excellent Benefits Up to Support Group meeting every month Package, Free Health 17 1/2 inches wide are now available 2nd Friday of every mo. 11:45 AM in Fellowship Ins., Vacation, Sick, any length online. 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. 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This hourly 120 - Community Calendar 620 - Farm Equipment 8 Supplies 130 - Auction Sales 630 - Feeds p osition r eports t o 140 - Yard, Garage Sales, Baker Co 640 - Horse, Stock Trailers the office supervisor ALL YARD SALE ADS 143 - Wallowa Co 650- Horses, Mules, Tack and performs clerical MUST BE PREPAID 145- Union Co 660 - Livestock duties related to cus150 - Bazaars, Fundraisers 670 - Poultry You can drop off your tomer service experi160- Lost 8 Found 675 - Rabbits, Small Animals payment at: ence; operates a 10The Observer 170 - Love Lines 680 - Irrigation key adding machine 1406 5th St. 180 - Personals 690 - Pasture La Grande (by touch); computer data entry, Microsoft OR 200 -Employment 700 - Rentals Office a p p l ications; 210- Help Wanted, Baker Co 701 - Wanted to Rent eVisa or Mastercard, and answers multiple220 - Union Co 705 - RoommateWanted are accepted.+ line telephone. 230 - Out of Area 710- Rooms for Rent Applicants must 280 - Situations Wanted 720 - Apartment Rentals Yard Sales are $12.50 for 5 lines, and $LOO for 730 - Furnished Apartments possess a valid Oreach additional line. 740- Duplex Rentals Baker Co egon Driver's license. Callfor more info: 300 - Financial/Service 541-963-316L 745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co T he p o sition a l s o 310- Mortgages, Contracts, Loans 750 - Houses for Rent requires the a bility 320 - Business Investments Must have a minimum of 760 - Commercial Rentals 10Yard Sale ad's to 330 - Business Opportunities to take appropriate pnnt the map. 770 - Vacation Rentals 340 - Adult Care Baker Co action on ones own 780 - Storage Units 345 - Adult Care Union Co initiative, a c c uracy, 790 - Property Management 350 - Day Care Baker Co 160 - Lost & Found timeliness, the will795 -Mobile Home Spaces 355 - Day Care Union Co ingness to p r omote MISSING YOUR PET? 360 - Schools 8 Instruction consumer s a t i sfac800 - Real Estate Check the 380 - Service Directory tion, and the ability to Baker City Anima/C/inic 801 - Wanted to Buy 541-523-3611 work well with other 810- Condos, Townhouses, Baker Co 400 - General Merchandise 815 - Condos,Townhouses,Union Co e mployees and t h e 405 - Antiques PLEASE CHECK 820 - Houses for Sale, Baker Co public. 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1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices fied as th e P e rsonal TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF documents.Whereof, reflecting o n y our ture, as B e n eficiary, under the obligation or

1001 - Baker County Legal Notices HEARING NOTICE and Invitation to Comment Extending Reservations of Water for Economic

Development for Burnt R iver Areas o f th e Powder Basin The Oregon Water Resources Department ( OWRD) invites t h e public to submit w r it-

Representative of the e state. A l l p e r s o ns having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the s ame, w i t h pr o p e r vouchers, to the Personal Representative at the law of fices of C oughlin 5 Le u e n b erger, P . C., 1 7 0 5 Main Street, P.O. Box 1026, Baker City, Oreg on, 9 7 8 14 , w i t h i n four months from the date of the first publication of t his N o tice,

or they may be barred. A ll p e rsons w h o s e nghts may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain

ten comments or attend a rul e m a k ing additional information hearing on proposed from the r ecords of r ule amendments t o t he Court, t h e P e r the Powder River BaRepresentative s in P r ogram ( O A R sonal or the attorney for the Chapter 690, Division Personal Representa5 09). T he s e ru l e tive. Dated and f i r st a mendments w o u l d published this 6 day of extend reservations of January, 2016. water for future economic d e v e lopment Jerry Coalwell, f or th e S o ut h F o r k Personal Representative, B urnt R i v er , N o r t h 677West Main St., ¹17, Fork Burnt River, and J o hn Day, 0 R 97845. Burnt River Subbasins of the Powder River J. David Coughlin, Basin for an additional OSB¹700272, 20 years and change Attorney for Personal r eportin g requ i r e - Representative, ments. A r e servation Box 1026, o f w ate r f o r f u t u r e PO 1705 Main Street, economic d e v e l o p- Ste. 400, m ent s e t s a s i d e a Baker City, OR 97814 q uantity of w ater for storage to meet future LegaI No. 00044046 needs. In addition, the Published: January 6, 13, rules include correc20, 2016 tions to clanfy that the uses for the reservations a r e c l a s s if ied uses and address inNOTICE OF consistencies in termi-

SHERIFF'S SALE nology. The first hearing will be held at the On February 16, 2016, at B est W e s t er n S u n - the hour of 9:00 a.m. ndge Inn, Library/Marthe Baker County i lyn's Room, 1 S u n - at C ourt H o use, 1 9 9 5 ndge Lane, Baker City, T hird S t reet , B a k e r OR 97814 on January City, Oregon, the de25, 2016 from 6:00 pm fendant's interest will to 7:00 pm. A second be sold, sublect to rehearing will be held at demption, in the real the Oregon Water Reproperty c o m m o nly sources Department, known as: 1629 2nd 725 Summer St. NE, S treet, B a ke r C i t y , Room 124b, Salem, O regon 97814. T h e OR 97301 on January court case number is 26, 2016 from 4:00 pm 15-525 , w he r e to 5:00 pm. Copies of JPMORGAN CHASE the proposed rules are BANIC, NATIONAL ASavailable at www.oreSOCIATION is plaintiff, go n. gov/owrd/Pa g es/la and VICICI REYNOLDS; w/Department RulePARTIES IN POSSESmaking.aspx or by conSION i s d e f e n dant. tacting the Rule CoorThe sale is a p u b lic d inator b y e m a i l a t auction to the highest ruleb idder f o r c a s h o r coordinator©wrd.state c ashier's c h e c k , i n .or.us or b y c a l l ing h and, mad e o u t t o 503-986-0874. Baker County Shenff's Office. For more inforWritten comments must mation on this sale go be received by OWRD to: w w w . ore onsherno later than 5:00 pm on February 4, 2016. You may comment at Legal No. 00044125 the heanng or in wnt- Published: January 13, ing to O W RD , R u le 20, 27, February 3, Coordinator, 725 Sum2016 mer St. NE, Suite A,

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made by, KATHLEEN R HICKMAN SINGLE WOMAN as G rantor to ELICHORN TITLE, as t rustee, i n f a v o r o f MORTGAG E ELECTRONIC REGISTRAT ION SY S T E M S , INC., AS NOMINEE FOR NORTHWEST MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., AN O REGON CORPORATION , as B eneficiary, da t e d 7/25/2012, re corded

notice hereby is given that Quality Loan Servi ce C o r p o ratio n o f W ashington, the u n dersigned trustee will on 3/ 2 4 / 2 016at the hour of 10:00 A M , Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Inside the main lobby of the County Courthouse 1 995 3 r d St re e t Baker, Oregon 97814 County of B AK E R, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash

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ORS 86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell th e s aid r eal property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and not ice h a s b e e n r e c orded pursuant to Section 86.752 (3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is s ecured by the trust deed, or by the successor in intere st, w it h r e s pect t o p rovision s t her e i n which authonze sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due t he following s u m s : Delinquent Payments: Payment Information From Through Total Payments 2 / 1 / 2015

12/4/2015 $12,283.34 Late Charges F r om T hrough Total L a t e responsibility to verify C harges 2 / 1 / 2 0 1 5 t hat t h e fa x e d or VANESSA ANN LAY, 12/4/2015 $0.00 Beneemailed comments are Deceased. ficiary's A d v a n c es, received. Costs, And Expenses Case No. 15-651 MIP $467.49 Escrow Legal No. 00044071 Advances $3,129.76 Published: January 11, NOTICE TO T ota l Ad v an c e s : 1 3, 15, 18 , 20 , 2 2 , INTERESTED PERSONS $ 3,597.25 T O T A L 2016 FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS H E REBY COST: $1,476.00 TOSTORAGE UNIT GIVEN that Hillery A. TAL REQUIRED TO AUCTION R E)N STATE: Descnption of Property: L ay ha s b e e n a p pointed Personal Rep$1 4,347. 34 TOTAL R EClothes, vacuum, matr esentative. A l l p e r QUIRED TO PAYOFF: tress and box spring, sons h aving c l a i ms $165,989.86 By reabed frame, headboard, son of the default, the against the estate are entertainment center a nd boxes o f m i s c . required t o p r e s e nt b eneficiary ha s d e clared all sums owing them, with v o uchers items unable to invenattached, to the Peron the obligation setory. c ured b y t h e t r u s t sonal Representative c a re of S i lv e n , deed immediately due Property Owner: Heather Schmeits 5 Vaughan, a nd payable, t h o se Jarvie Attorneys at Law, P.O. sums being the followBox 965, Baker City, ing, to- w it: T h e i n Amount Due: $250.00 as stallments of princiOregon, 97814, within of January 1, 2016 four (4) months after p al a n d in t e r e s t the date of first publiwhich became due Auction to take place on on 2/1/2015, and all cation of this notice, or Tuesday, February 2, subsequent installt he c laims m a y b e 2016 at 1 0 :3 0 A M barred. ments of p r i ncipal at Jalu M in i S t orage A ll p e rsons w h o s e and interest through ¹70 located on D St. in nghts may be affected the date of this NoBaker city, OR 9781. by th e p r o c eedings tice, plus amounts may obtain additional that are due for late Name of Person Forei nformation from t h e charges, delinquent closing: Jalu Mini Storrecords of the court, property taxes, insura ge Units ar e m a n ance premiums, adthe Personal Repreaged by Nelson Real sentative, or the attorvances made on senE state Agency, 8 4 5 neys for the Personal i or li e n s , t ax e s Campbell, Baker City, Representative. and/or i n s u rance, OR 9 78 1 4 , t rustee's fees, a n d 541-523-6485 Dated and first p ublished January 6, 2016. a ny at t orney f e e s and court costs arisLegal No.00044193 ing from or associPublished: January 20, ated with the benefi22, 25, 27, 29, Febru- PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: ciaries efforts to proary 1, 2016 Hillery A. Lay tect and preserve its IN THE CIRCUIT 3790 Baker Street security, all of which COURT OF THE STATE Baker City, OR 97814 m ust be paid as a OF OREGON, FOR THE c ondition o f r e i n COUNTY OF BAKER: ATTORNEY FOR statement, including all sums that shall ESTATE: In the Matter of the Charlie Vaughan accrue through reinEstate of statement or pay-off. OS B ¹7841 67 Betty Jane Morns, P.O. Box 965 Nothing in this noDeceased. 1950 Third Street t ice shall b e c o n Ca se N o. 1 5-939 Baker City, OR 97814 strued as a waiver of a ny fees ow ing t o (541) 523-4444 NOTICE IS H E REBY the Beneficiary under GIVEN that Jerry Coal- Lega I N o. 00044048 the Deed o f T r u st w ell ha s b e e n a p - Published: January 6, 13, pursuant t o t he pointed and has qualit erms of t h e l o a n 20,27,2016

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described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the e xecution by h i m o f the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, includi ng a reas o n a b l e charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the nght to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the e ntire a m o un t t h e n due (other than such portion of said princi-

credit record may be dated January 3, 1983, Deed of Trust, and in submitted to a c r edit recorded January 4, addition to paying said r eport agency if y o u 1983, a s M i c r o f i lm sums or tendenng the fail to fulfill the terms D ocu m e n t No . performance necesof your credit obliga107335, Records of s ary to cure the d e tions. Without limitUnion County, Oregon, f ault, b y p a y ing a l l covenng the following ing the trustee's discosts and expenses descnbed real property claimer of represenactually incurred in entations o r w a r r a nsituate d in U n io n forcing the obligation ties, Oregon law reC ounty , Or ego n , and Deed of Trust, toto-wit: quires the trustee to gether with Trustee s state in t his notice a nd attorney s f e e s that some residential Commencing a t the n ot e x c e e ding t h e Southwest corner of p roperty sold a t a amounts provided by Block 3 of S WAC IC- said ORS 86.778. trustee's sale may HAMER'S ADDITION h ave been used in manufacturing methto North Union (in the In accordance with the amphetamines, the City of Union), Union Fair Debt C o l lection C ounty , Or ego n , c hemical com p o P ractices Act, t hi s i s thence North along the nents of which are an attempt to collect a known to be t o xic. West line of said Block debt, and any informaProspective purchasa distance of 94 feet; t ion obtained w ill b e ers o f r e s i dential thence at nght angles used for that purpose. East 147 feet; thence This communication is property should be aware of this potenat right angles South from a debt collector. tial danger before de94 feet to the South ciding to place a bid line of said Block 3; In construing this Notice, t hence W e s t a l o n g the singular includes for this property at the trustee's sale. s aid South l in e 1 4 7 t he plural, the w o rd N OTICE T O T E N - feet to the point of beGrantor includes any ANTS: TENANTS OF ginning. successor in interest THE SUBJECT REAL to the Grantor as well P ROPERTY H A V E Commonly referred to as as any other person CERTAIN PROTEC427 East Birch Street, owing an o b l igation, TIONS AFFFORDED Union, OR 97883. the performance of TO THEM U N D ER which is s ecured by O RS 8 6 .782 A N D Alan N. Stewart of Hur said Deed o f T r u st, POSSIBLY UNDER and the words Trusley Re, P.C., 747 SW FEDERAL LAW. ATMill View Way, Bend, tee an d B e n e f iciary T ACHED TO T H I S O R 97702, was a pinclude its respective NOTICE OF S ALE, p ointed S u c c e s s o r successors in interest, A ND INCO R P O - Trustee by the Benefiif any. RATED HEREIN, IS A c iary on O c t ober 8 , D ATED: O c t o ber 2 2 , N OTICE T O T E N - 2015. 2015. ANTS THAT S ETS Alan N. Stewart, F ORTH SOM E O F Both the Beneficiary and Successor Trustee THE PROTECTIONS Trustee have elected Hurley Re, P.C. THAT ARE AVAILto sell th e s aid r eal 747 SW Mill View Way ABLE TO A TENANT property to satisfy the Bend, OR 97702 OF THE S U BJECT obligations secured by Telephone: REAL P R O PERTY said Deed of Trust and 541-31 7-5505 AND WHICH SETS a Notice of Default has FORTH CERTAIN RE- been recorded pursu- LegaI ¹44078 QUIRMENTS THAT ant to Oregon Revised MUST BE COMPLIED Statutes 86.752(3); the Published: January 13, WITH BY ANY TENdefault for which the 20, 27, 5 February 3, foreclosure is made is ANT IN ORDER TO 2016 Grantor's failure to pay

pal as would not then be due had no default occurred), t o g e t her with the c o sts, t r ustee's and a t t orney's fees and c uring any o ther d e f a ult c o m O BTAIN TH E A F FORDED PROTECwhen due the followplained of in the Noing sums: tice of Default by tenTION, AS REQUIRED On January 21, 2014, dering th e p e r f orm- UNDER ORS 86.771 . Brett E. Miller filed an ance required under Q UALITY MAY B E As of October 8, 2015 a pplication w i t h t h e CONSIDERED A t he am o u nt of the obligation or trust FCC (FCC File Number DEBT COLLECTOR $14,287.50, plus fees deed, at any time pnor BNPH-20140121NGP) due in the amount of to five days before the A TTEMPTING T O t o construct a n e w date last set for sale. $1,025.43, for a total COLLECT A D E BT Class A FM station on AND ANY INFORMAdelin q u e n c y of Other than as shown channel 272, serving T ION O B T A I N E D of record, neither the $15,312.93. Dayton, Washington. b eneficiary n o r t h e WILL BE USED FOR O n September 1 4 , trustee has any actual THAT PURPOSE. TS By reason of the default 2015, the initial appliNo: OR-15-686573-AJ the Beneficiary has denotice of any person cation was amended D ated: 1 1 / 5 / 2 0 1 5 clared all sums owing having or claiming to and submitted specifyQuality Loan Service on the obligation sehave any lien upon or i ng operations f r o m cured by the Deed of i nterest i n t h e r e a l Corporation of Washstudios at 45 Campbell ington, as T r ustee Trust immediately due property hereinabove R d., Wa Ila W a IIa, Signature By: a nd payable, t h o se described subsequent Washington, and opert o the interest of t h e Alma Clark, Assistant sums being the followa ting w it h 50 0 w a t t s t rustee i n t h e t r u s t Secretary Tr u s t ee's lng, to-wlt: from an a ntenna 15 Mailing Address: Qualdeed, or of any sucmeters above ground ity Loan Service Corp. As of October 8, 2015 c essor in i n terest t o at a site 46 degrees, o f Washington C/ 0 unpaid pnncipal in the grantor or of any les19 minutes, 54 s e camount of $9,922.71, see or other person in Quality Loan Service onds, north, 117 deC orporation 41 1 I v y accrued interest in the possession of or occugrees, 59 minutes, 25 Street San Diego, CA amount of $2,185.36, pying the property, exseconds, west. cept: Name and Last 92101 Trustee's Physisubsidy recapture in t he am o u nt of ICnown Address and cal Address: Quality December 18, 2015, Nature of Right, Lien Loan Service Corp. of $93,858.36, assessed OnBrett E. Miller filed a fees in the amount of or Interest ICATHLLEN Washington 108 1 st minor amendment to HICICMAN 1150 PARIC Ave South, Suite 202, $2,217.10, and interthe application proposest o n f e e s i n t he STREET BAICER CITY, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll ing to change the staamount of $53.15, for OR 9 7 81 4 O r i g i nal Free: (866) 925-0241 tion's community of liI DSPUb ¹ 0 0 9 5 2 8 6 a t o ta l a m o u n t o f Borrower ICATHLLEN cense from D ayton, R H ICICMAN 1 1 50 1/6/2016 1 / 13/2016 $108,236.68, plus inWashington, to Island terest continuing to acPARIC STREET BAICER 1/20/2016 1/27/2016 City, Oregon, intendc rue at t h e r a t e o f CITY, OR 97814 Origii ng to o p e rate w i t h nal Borrower For Sale LegaI No. 00043566 $3.1263 per day, in900 watts from an ancluding daily interest I nformatio n Ca l l : Published: January 6, 13, t enna 11 met er s on fees at the rate of 8 88-988-673 6 or 20,27, 2016 above ground at a site L ogi n to: $ 0.6983, u n ti l p a i d, 48 degrees, 18 m i nSalestrack.tdsf.com plus any unpaid propu tes, 3 5 s eco n d s In construing this no- 1010 - Union Co. erty taxes, attorney s 117 degrees, 43 f ees, fo re c l o s u r e north; tice, th e s i n gular i n- Legal Notices minutes, 58 seconds costs, and sums adcludes the plural, the west. NOTICE TO vanced by the benefiw ord " g r a n tor " i n - INTERESTED PERSONS ciary pursuant to t he cludes any successor terms of said Deed of The attnbutable owner is in interest to this granBrett E. M iller, 8200 t or as w e l l a s a n y Nanette F o r dice has Trust. been appointed PerStockdale H i ghway, other person owing an sonal Representative WHEREFORE, notice is M-10, ¹164, Bakerso bligation, t h e p e r (hereafter PR) of the field, California, 93311. hereby given that the formance of which is Estate of Irene Odess undersigned Trustee secured by the t r ust McKenzie, Deceased, w ill o n Ma r c h 2 3 , A copy of the application, deed, and the words amendments and rePro b a t e No. "trustee" and "benefiat the hour of 1 5-12-8578, U n i o n 2016, lated materials are on ciary" include their re11:00 o clock, A.M., in file for public inspecCounty Circuit Court, accord with the stanspective successors in State of Oregon. All dard of t i m e e s t ab- t ion d u r in g r e g u l a r interest, if any. Pursub usiness h o u r s a t persons whose rights ant to O r e gon L aw , lishe d by O RS may be affected by 1 004 H a e f e r L n. , 187.110, on the front t his sale w il l no t b e the proceeding may s teps o f t h e U n i o n Cove, OR 97824. deemed final until the T rustee's d ee d h a s obtain additional inforCounty C o u rthouse, Published: January 13, mation from the court 1007 Fourth Street, in been issued by Quality records, the PR, or the 15, 20, 21, 2016 the City of La Grande, Loan Service Corporaattorney for the PR. All County of Union, State tion of Washington . If persons having claims of Oregon, sell at pub- Legal No. 00044131 a ny irreg ula rities a re a gainst t h e est a t e d iscovered within 10 lic auction to the highmust present them to est bidder for cash the days of the date of this the PR at: interest in the said desale, the trustee will Mammen 5 Null, rescind the sale, return scribed real property Lawyers, LLC which the Grantor has the buyer's money and J. Glenn Null, or had power to contake further action as Attorney for PR vey at the time of the necessary. If the sale execution by Grantor i s set a s ide f o r a n y 1602 Sixth StreetP.O. Box 477 of the said Deed of reason, including if the Grande, OR 97850 T rust, t o gether w i t h Trustee is u nable to La any interest which the convey title, the Pur- (541) 963-5259 chaser at the sale shall within four months after obligations thereby sethe f i rs t p u b l ication cured and the c o sts be entitled only to a redate of this notice or and expenses of sale, t urn o f t h e mo n i e s they may be barred. including a reasonable paid to t h e T r ustee. charge by the Trustee. This shall be the PurPublished: January 6, 13, Notice is further given chaser's sole and exand 20,2016 that any person named clusive remedy. The in ORS 86.778 has the purchaser shall have Legal No.00044065 no further r e c ourse nght, at any time pnor to five (5) days before against th e T r u s t o r, the Trustee, the Bene- TRUSTEE S NOTICE OF t he date last set f o r SALE the sale, to have this ficiary, th e B e n e f icia ry's Agent, o r t h e foreclosure proceeding dismissed a n d t he Beneficiary's Attorney. R eference is m ad e t o that certain Deed of Deed of T r us t r e i nIf you have previously stated by payment to b een d is c h a r g e d Trust made by Jackie J. Stoddard Collier, as through bankruptcy, the Beneficiary of the Grantor, and the Rural e ntire a m o un t t h e n you may have been reHousing Service or its due (other than such leased of personal lisuccessor agency, as ability for this loan in portion of the principal T rustee, i n f a vo r o f and interest as would which case this letter not then be due had is intended to exercise United States of Amerno default occurred) ica, acting through the t he n o t e ho ld e r s Rural Housing Service nght's against the real a nd b y c u r in g a n y or successor agency, o ther d e f ault c o m property only. As reformerly known as the plained of herein that quired by law, you are Farmers Home Admini s capable o f b e i n g hereby notified that a istration, United States cured by tendering the negative credit report Department of Agriculperformance required

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Biologists hope Fishing will end carp invasion By Kelly House

If all goes well, as many as 4 million pounds of carp BURNS — Say what could come out of the lake next year. The meat, which you will about the invasive common carp in Malheur most Americans won't eat, will be used to fertilize Chuck National Wildlife Refuge. They're ugly. Unappetizing. A Eggert's crops. bane on the Eastern Oregon Eggert, who owns Pacific ecosystem. Foods, has formed a side comBut don't say they're not pany, Silver Sage Fisheries, resilient. to acquire and process the Managers at the migracastaway carp. Once taken tory bird sanctuary south of from the lake, the carcasses Burns have tried dynamite. will be trucked to Burns They've tried poison. They've forprocessing before being tried suffocating the fish by spreadacrossalfalfafields draining water from lakes thatfeed Eggert'sdairy cows. "It's been enjoyable toget and ponds. They've put screens across waterways to a broader partnership going keep the carp from finding to address what has become a longstanding issue, while new territory. None offered more than a putting the waste to use," temporary respite from an saidTim Greseth,the execuinvasion that has plagued tivedirectorofOregon WildMalheur Lake and nearby life Heritage Foundation, who worked with Eggert to waterways for nearly a developthefertilizerconcept. century. "Every time, it would be Unlike past carp control two, three, maybe four years efforts, the goal this time isn't beforethey'd repopulate,"ref- to eradicate the fish.Instead, uge manager Chad Karges workers hope to remove enough carp to trigger an said."They're the perfect invasive species. There's very "ecological tipping point," little that will kill them." loosening their stranglehold The carp have created an so plants and insects can reecosystemsooutofbalance it bound, once again providing no longer supports the plant enough food for the millions and insect life birds rely upon ofbirds that historically have for food and habitat. Popula- rested here during their tions of migrating ducks, migrations. Organizers hope a few geese and shorebirds that once passed through the ref- years of intensive fishing uge in numbers as great as will do the job. In subsequent half-a-million each day have years, lighter maintenance dwindled to a tenth that size. fishing should keep the fish at bay. Now, refuge bosses hope ''We'retryingfor am ore to wrest control with fishing sustainable carp control, nets. They've partnered with instead of the shotgun apthe Oregon Wildlife Heritage proach," said Linda Beck, the Foundation and the owner of refuge's fish biologist. Pacific Foods, a Tualatin comThe refuge has always been one of the West's most pany best known for boxed migratory stopovers. soup and soymilk, to stage a crucial massive commercial fishing The carp problems notwithstanding, its significance operation on the refuge. The five-year contract has grown in recent years as development has gobbled began this year, but drought kept lake waters too low to up wetlands and drought has squeezed water supplies start fishing. But by spring at other refuges, including 2016,theteam hopes to begin removing thousands of those in the Klamath Basin fish from the water each day. complex. The Oregonian

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Outside the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market at 2218 Greenville Ave. in Dallas. Wal-Mart plans to close 269 stores worldwide, including 29 in Texas and this Lower Greenville location.

OUllC|'S C OSllKS By Samantha Masunaga

eWe believe Wal-Mart's announcement of store closWal-Mart Stores Inc. said ings this morning is just a Wal-Mart will be closing stores in the U.S. and international 'pruning' of its voluminous markets, including 102 Walmart Express stores, a pilot program last week that it will close the company launched in 201 r. 269 of its stores globally, network," said Charlie including 154 in the U.S., as Wal-Mart retail locations OShea, Moody's lead retail By fiscal year, in thousands analyst, in a statement. the company looks to reposi12 tion itself in a diKcult retail Worker advocates said 2015: climate. they fear this could be the 4,516 U.S. stores The dosures include Walbeginning of a slew of cuts. 6,290 international stores "This sends a chilling Mart and Sam's Club locations and will affect 16,000 message to the company's employees globally, about 115 hard-working employees non-u.s. 10,000 ofwhom are in the U.S. that they could be next," said stores The Bentonville, Ark., closing Jess Levin, communications company said more than 95 director for Making Change 154 percentofthe affected stores U.s. at Walmart, in a statement. stores in the U.S. are within 10 Making Change at closing m iles ofanother ofitsstores, Walmart is a coalition anand it hopes employees can chored by the United Food transfer. '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 and Commercial Workers Source: Wal-Mart Graphic: Tnbune News Service The company said it International Union that is would provide 60 days of pay pushing for better pay and if employees are unable to will shut all 102 Walmart for customers. Wal-Mart also benefits at the retailer. Express locations — a pilot saiditwould open 50 to 60 Wal-Mart is just the latest be transferred, and severance for those eligible. chain to announce store program started in 2011 to new Supercenters, 85 to 95 'The decis ion to close appeal to customers who new Neighborhood Markets closures after the retail industry struggled through stores is difficult and we wanted smaller-format and seven to 10 new Sam's the holiday season. careabout the associates stores. Wal-Mart will also Clubs across the U.S. in fiswho will be impacted,"Walcal 2017. Last week, Macy's said it close 23 Neighborhood Mart Chief Executive Doug Markets, 12 Supercenters, Analysts said the store was closing 40 of its departMcMillon said in a statement stores and cutting seven stores in Puerto Rico, closures are a way for the ment.'We invested considsix discount centers and four retailer to capitalize on 4,800 jobs. Two days ago, erabletime assessing our Sam's Clubs. Sears Holding Corp. said foodsalesand expand its The retailer said it will fo- "multi-channel" strategy by it was closing a number of stores and clubs and don't Kmart stores acrossthe take this lightly." cus more on e-commerce and allowing pick-up for online In the U.S., the company expanding pick-up services and in-store purchases. country. Los Angeles Times

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irst a V,sc oo mea irectors masina V e ea e ortruce top Democrat, Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. "In the absence of WASHINGTON —A biparlisan Senate billreleased increased funding, this Mondaywouldrevise healthier agreementeasesoperational meal standards putinto place challenges and provides overthelastfew yearstogive school meal programs critischools more flexibilityinwhat cal flexibility to help them they serve the nation's school- plan healthy school meals children, easingrequirements that appeal to students," the on whole grains and delaying associat ion'spresident,Jean Ronnei, said. an upcomingdeadline to cut The White House has yet sodium levels on the lunch line. While the legislation would to weigh in, but committee placatesome schoolsthat aides said the administration was involved as they have complained the rules areburdensome,itisgreatly wrote the bill and is exscaled back from an unsucpectedtobe supportive.The cessful 2014 House Republiaides declined to be identican effort to allow schools to fied because they were not optoutoftherulesentirely. authorized to speak publicly The Senate Agriculture Com- about the legislation. mittee is scheduled to vote on The five-year Senate the measure on Wednesday. legislation would scale back After more than two years the whole grain standards of public quarreling, the bill to require that 80 percent signals a possible truce for of grains on the lunch line a group of school nutrition must be whole grain rich, or directors and first lady more than half whole grain. Michelle Obama, an outspo- Currently, all grains are ken proponent ofhealthier required to be whole grain eating during her husband's rich, though some schools are now allowed to get waivseven years in office. The School Nutrition Asers from that requirement. sociation, which represents Schools had said the whole school nutrition directors grain rules were too tough in and companies that sell some cases, as whole grain food to schools, said it is pasta is harder to cook and some kids don't like it as supportive of the legislation written by Senate Agriculmuch. Southern schools had ture Chairman Pat Roberts, problems finding tasty whole R-Kan., and the committee's grain biscuits and grits; By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press

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schools in the Southwest said their students rejected whole grain tortillas. The new rule will allow schoolstoserve some ofthe refined grain items at least once a week. The legislation would delaystricter standards on sodium that are scheduled for the 2017 school year. They would now be delayed two years, and a study would measure the benefits of those reductions. Some schools had said they will have to take popular items off their menus if the 2017levelsgointoeffect. The legislation would also require the government to figure out how to reduce waste of fruits and vegetables, which children are now required to take on the lunch line. Some just throw them away. The bill requires the Agriculture Department and Centersfor Disease Controland Prevention to come up with solutions like sharing tables where children can leave foodthey don'tw ant.Some local health authorities have discouraged that approach. The legislation would alsoput more resourcesinto summer feeding programs and attempt to expand the ways in which those foods are served. The rules phased in since

2012 set fat,calorie,sugar and sodium limits on foods in the lunch line and beyond. Schools have long been required to follow government nutrition rules if they accept federalreimbursements for freeand reduced-pricemeals for low-income students, but the new standards are stricter.

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Unlike past carp control efforts, the goal this time isn't to eradicate the fish. Instead, workers hope to remove enough carp to trigger an "ecological tipping point," loosening their stranglehold so plants and insects can rebound, once again providing enough food for the millions of birds that historically have rested here during their migrations.

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