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Haines Chili Feed set for Feb. 5 in school gym HAINES —The annual Haines School Chili Feed, the school's major fundraiser, is set for Friday, Feb. 5, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the school gym. The all-you-can-eat menu features chili and baked potatoes. Desserts will also be sold. Tickets for the dinner and a raffle are sold in advance by Haines students or at the door. Dinner tickets are $5 for adults and $3.50 for children. More information is available by calling Heather Heriza at 541-519-6048.

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Two more men are vying to be the next Republican candidate for county commissioner. Local cattle rancher Kody

Justus has paid the $50

South Baker School spaghetti feed, auction is set for 3an. 28 The South Baker School spaghetti feed and silent auction fundraiser is set for Thursday, Jan. 28, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the school, 1285Third St. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for ages 12 and under for the all-youcan-eat meal.

Brooklyn taco feed Feb. 4 at Events Center Brooklyn Primary School's annual taco feed fundraiser will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Community Events Center, 2600 East St. The evening includes a taco dinner, a book fair, silent auction and a variety of raffle prizes. Dinner is $6 adults, $3 children. Raffle tickets are $1 each, $5 for six or $20 for 25. Tickets will be sold prior to the event and will also be available during the fundraiser. Money raised at the feed helps fund field trips for the students, technology for classrooms, art and science

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Logging crews are salvaging burned timber from the Cornet/Windy Ridge fire south of Baker City.

The first Forest Service salvage logging operation is underway on the Cornet/Windy Ridge Fire. Boise Cascade was awarded the sale, which will yield 7.5 million boardfeetoftimber from danger treeremoval along open roads in the burned area. The sale was advertised by the ForestServiceatan appraised value

of $285,000. Boise Cascadewas the only bidder and was awarded the saleatthe appraised price. The salvage loggingoperation started Jan. 17. 'sr Q •, aWe're happy to see the sawyers out here beginning felling operations,"Whitman District Ranger Jeff Wallowa-Whitman National Forest photo Tomac statedin a pressrelease. Atong thrower, which follows behind loggers, moves logs from the "I'mvery proud ofhow quickly and hillside to the roadside where they're loaded onto trucks. efficiently my stafFworked to accomplish the necessary planning and thankful to the community and the measures. The stafF at the Whitman feetdanger treeremoval sale along otheragenciesfortheir support." District then went to work analyzing open roads, then two 250-acre sales Of the 104,000-acre fire,30,035 the 30,035acresforpossible salvage totaling 2.5 million board feet and a logging opportunities. 1million board feetdanger treereacres are on Forest Service administered lands. Immediately after Eleven million board feet of wood moval sale done in conjunction with the fi re,a Burned Area Emergency will be extracted overthe courseof the Oregon Department of Transpor2016 from the Cornet/Windy Ridge Response Team was brought in to tation along Highway 245. evaluate the efFects of the fire and to Fire on Forest Service administered implement necessary public safety lands. First, the 7.5 million boardSeeLogging/Fbge8A

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County Clerk's office or collect signatures. By paying the fee, Justus is officially a candidate in the primary election, while the other two will be once they have collected enough signatures. They need to gather 114 signatures — which equates to 2 percent of the total GOP voters who cast ballots in the 2012 presidential election. Once those signatures are certified by the county clerk, they will be official candidates. In other election news, District Attorney Matt ShirtclifF has filed for reelectionaccording to the Secretary of State's Elections Division database. No others have filed as a candidatefor the position.

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filing fee to be a candidate and CPA Bruce Nichols fileda prospective candidate petition Friday as Republicans, according to Baker County Clerk Cindy Carpenter. Dave Hunsaker of Baker City filed a prospective candidatepetition lastweek to run as a Republican for the commission seat that Tim K. Kerns will vacate at the end of the year. Potential candidates can

Oregon Senate Minority leader Ted Ferrioli admits he is fi ustrated. Ferrioli, who represents Senate District 30 — which includes Baker Countyremains hesitant to name a single annoyance but he ticks ofF a list that includes a possible minimum wage hike for Oregon and a proposalto tax corporations in the state that produce

sales in excess of $25 million ayear. Added to those issues are the ongoing standofFin Harney County at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and theprospectofa short, 35-day legislative session next month. In short, Ferrioli admits thereare a hostofpolitical challenges he must tackle for his constituents. "And I've got most of my communities that are los-

ing population and I can't get any flexibility for these communities under Oregon land-use laws," he said."So yes, I am a little fi ustrated.a One issue Ferrioli said he isdeeplyconcerned about is what he believes is undue influence of unions on the political framework of the state. Ferrioli said one highprofile initiative — Gov. Kate Brown's minimum wage plan — is a symptom

of an ailing political system where, in his view, deals are struck to appease unions. The governor's recent presentation, in which Brown proposed raising the state's minimum wage from the current $9.25 per hour

to $13.50 by 2022, except to $15.52 in the Portland area, is nothing more than an electedleader takingcare of a big financial supporter, Ferrioli contends. SeeFerrioli/Fbge 5A

The Baker City Council will discuss the possibility of creatinga railroad "quiet zone" — in which passing trains don't have to blow their whistles at city crossings — during Tuesday's Council meeting. In orderto createthe zone the city must constructland dividers ateach crossing to make it virtually impossible for vehicles to pass through it when the crossing arms are lowered. Their estimated cost would

be $40,000 to $60,000. This will be a preliminary dtscusston. SeeCouncil/Page 2A

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MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016

BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR TUESDAY JAN. 26 • Friends of the Library Winter Book Sale:Open during library hours at the Baker County Public Library, 2400 Resort St.; continues through Jan. 31. • Baker County Natural Resources Advisory Committee:3 p.m., at the Courthouse in the Commission Chambers, 1995Third St. • Baker City Council Meeting:7 p.m., at Baker City Hall, 1655 First St. THURSDAY, JAN. 28 • South Baker Intermediate School Spaghetti Feed: 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the school at 1285Third St. • BakerHigh School Band Pops and PiesConcert: 7 p.m.,at BHS,2500ESt. FRIDAY, JAN. 29 • Live Music by KeithTaylor:Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Alt Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.; no charge. • Baker FFA Drive-Through Barbecue:5 p.m. to 7 p.m., in front of Baker High School, 2500 ESt.; tickets are $12 each. THURSDAY, FEB. 4 • Brooklyn Parent-Teacher Organization Taco Feed:4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Community Events Center, 2600 East St.; the event will include a book fair, silent auction and raffle.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald January 25, 1966 The Baker City Council accepted with reluctance the resignation of City Manager Fred Dyer, announced at the end of a busy regular meeting session Monday night. Dyer, manager here the past three years, said he will take a new position as city manager at Milwaukie, Ore., effective March 1. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald January 25, 1991 SALEM — There are no budget cuts planned for the Powder River Correctional Facility in Baker City, according to State Rep. Michael Nelson. Nelson recently met with Fred Pearce, director of the state Department of Corrections, to talk about the future of the minimum-security prison. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald January 25, 2006 For the first time in 21 years someone other than Dan Sword will trim the grass, rake the leaves and otherwise groom Baker City's parks and Mount Hope Cemetery. The City Council voted 5-2Tuesday to award Don Fink, owner of Classic Landscape, a five-year contract. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald January 26, 2015 This summer the men and women who fill out the roster of Eastern Oregon's largestArmy National Guard outfit will once again deploy to a desert location to fulfill their annual training requirement. This year, though, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment will not journey to its usual AnnualTraining location. Instead of the familiar, high desert landscape south of Boise, the battalion will deploy to another kind of desertThe Mojave. The battalion, consisting of Guard units from across the region including La Grande and Baker City, entered into the first phase of a six-month training cycle this month to prepare for a three-week stint at the U.S. Army's National Training Center situated at Fort Irwin, California, on the edge of the Mojave Desert.

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Missingwomanfoundsafe Satunlay By Chris Collins

residentswho are registered on the system that Moore had been found. A Baker City woman who was reBaker City Police issued a press ported missing Saturday afternoon was release Saturday and a reverse 9-1-1 found safe by Idaho Power Co. workers notification went out to 4,454 individual numbers and emails asking anyone about 10:30 that night after her car broke down at Brownlee Dam. with information of Moore's whereFay Irene Moore, 66, was in good con- abouts to call police. dition when Idaho Sherif's Department 0$cers had contact with Moore earlier Saturday, but on the recomdeputies met with her about 11 p.m. Saturday, said Cody Strong, chief deputy mendation of mental health workers, it with the Washington County Sherif's was determined that she did not meet the requirements for taking her into 0$ce at Weiser, Idaho. Moore was taken to Cambridge, Idacustody on a police officer hold for her ho, where she spent the night in a motel, own safety, Police Chief Wyn Lohner Strong said. Family members were noti- said today. fied and the Baker County Consolidated About4:39p.m. Saturday,family Dispatch Center sent out a reverse 9-1-1 m emberscalled police to reportthat announcement telling Baker City area Moore was missing. She was last seen ccollins©bakercityherald.com

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Continued ~om Page1A The Council will also considertheapprovalofan email policy that would allow public access to councilors' email communication with the public. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 1655 First St. The full meeting agenda is available at www.bakercity.

In otherbusinessthe Council will: • Hear areportfrom Poli ce Chief Wyn Lohner about the department's Reserve Officer, Citizens on Patrol and Chaplaincy programs. • Consider the authorization of a bicycle pump park in the unopened Resort Street right of way north of D Street adjacent to the Leo Adler

at 4 p.m. Saturday and had told family members that she might travel to Utah. Sgt. Wayne Chastain issued a press release Saturday night asking the public for help in finding her. "She suffers from medical conditions that require closely monitored medications, which she did not take with her," Chastain stated. Lohner said the press release and reverse 9-1-1 notification were sent out quickly because Moore fit the police department's definition of an"endangered missing person." 'That will trigger everything really fast," he said. The information also was posted on the Baker City Police Department's

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MemorIal Pathway. • Consider making a donation to Cohort 5 of the Ford Leadership Program in order to help fund the construction of adiscgolfcourse atthe Baker Sports Complex. •Considerthe approvalof a resolution that allows the City to place liens on several properties for the nonpayment of property and weed abatements. • Consider the appoint-

ment of Councilor Rosemary Abell as the Council representative on the Public Art Commission. • Appoint volunteer applicants to vacancies on these boards and commissions: Historic District Design Review Commission, Planning Commission, Airport Commission, Public Works Advisory Committee, Parks and Recreation Board and the Budget Board.

OBITUARIES 'Bitt'Nitt

bull elk with his own homemade archeryequipment; William Herman"Bill" obtaining his private pilot Nill III, 81, a former Halfway license and building a cabin resident, died Jan. 11, 2016, on the Kenai Peninsula in at Powers. Alaska. One ofhis favorite There will thoughts was 'What goes not be a service. around, comes around." Bill Bill was born will be remembered forbeing on Oct. 29, the most sincere, genuine, 1934, in North caring man you'd ever meet. Hollywood, CalHe will be missed, family ifornia, to June Bil l Nill members said. Schultz and He was preceded in death William Nill Jr. He attended by his parents and his longschools in San Fernando Val- time four-legged lab "Babe." ley, Redding and graduated Babe died just a few days from Shasta Union High prior to Bills death. School in 1953. Bill is survived by his Bill was married in 1953 daughters, Debbie of Turlock, at Round Mountain, Califor- California, and Cindy of nia, and he and his wife had Houston; sons, Bryan and four children. Kurtis of Soldotna, Alaska; During Bill's life he brother, Roger Nill; six worked in heavy construcgrandchildren and fice greattion and was for quite some grandchildren. time an Oregon contracMemorial contributions tor. He also worked in law m ay be made toa charity of one's choice through Tami's enforcement at Yreka, California. Pine Valley Funeral Home Bill enjoyed hunting, & Cremation Services, P.O. fishing, bike riding and Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. backpacking; "he was Online condolences may be always looking forward to made at www.tamispine seeing what was over the valleyfuneralhome.com next mountain." He loved aviation and he was a pilot Sharotet Harter and owned his own plane. Baker City, 1934-2016 Memorable times in Bill's life Sharolet Harter,81,died included taking a six-point Jan.17,2016 atSettler's Former Halfway resident, 1934-2016

Park Assisted Living in Baker City. There will be a family gathering and picnic will during the summer to celebrate Shar's life. Sharolet Mae

in the restaurant field. She loved to sew, make quilts, embroider, crochet, knit and do crafts. She was an avid reader of nonfiction crime books, loved the Animal Planet television channel and could do a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle in a day or two. was born on S harol e t She also loved togetoutto March 12, 1934, Har t er f ish or travelto the coastto at Chouteau, go crabbing. Oklahoma, to She was preceded in death Cecil and Cordie Gordenl by her parents; and her Harter. Just about 3 weeks husband, Gerald. after her birth, the family Survivors include her moved to Stockton, Califorchildren: Connie and her nia, where Shar ias she liked husband, Allen Currie, Andy to be called) was raised and Harrison, Rick Harrison and educated. Dave and Christine HarShar and her first husrison, all of Baker City, Mike band, Kenneth Eugene Harrison of North Carolina, "Gene" Harrison had seven Kimberly Harrison of Umachildren: Connie, Andy, Mike, tilla, and Mark and Regina Rick, Dave, Kimberly and of Vancouver, Washington; 12 Mark. The family made their grandchildren and 15 greathome inAmador County. grandchildren; and numerAfter25 years ofm arriage, ous nieces and nephews. the two divorced. Shar later For those who would like married Gerald Harter. They to make a memorial donamet at Stanwood, Washingtion in memory of Shar, the ton, and lived in Marysville, family suggests the local Washington. Gerald died in Veterans Memorial Club in 1995. Shar then moved to Baker City through Tami's Baker City, just off of 17th Pine Valley Funeral Home Street, tobeclosertoher & Cremation Services, P.O. family. In 2009, she moved Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. into Settlers Park Assisted On line condolences may be Living. shared at www.tamispinevalDuring her life she worked leyfuneralhome.com

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SENIOR MENUS • TUESDAY:Chicken fried chicken, potatoes and gravy, tomato green beans, green salad, roll, bread pudding • WEDNESDAY:Pot roast, parslied red potatoes, baby carrots, rolls, broccoli-bacon salad, birthday cake Public luncheon at the SeniorCenter,2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.; $4 donation (60 and older), $6.25 for those under 60.

Baker City Police arrest two on drug charges Friday Baker City Police arrested two people on drug charges Friday night and officers seized about 2 grams ofmethamphetamine and two handguns concealed in the vehicle. Arrested were Thomas James Barger, 25, of 1915 Colorado Ave., who was charged with possession of methamphetamine; and Desiree MarieBarnett, 29, address unknown, who was charged with

possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm. Both were lodged at the Baker County Jail. The two, who were traveling in a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, were stoppedfor a traffi c violation about 10:30 p.m. Friday at Main and Campbell streets, Baker City Police Chief Wy Lohner stated in a press release. During the traffic stop, Capa, the

department'sdrug-detection dog, was used and"alerted to the odor of illegal narcotics in the car," Lohner saId. Officers then searched the car and found the drugs and guns. Baker City officers were assisted at the scene by an Oregon State Police trooper. The investigation is continuing and addition arrests are likely, Lohner said.

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eterans ervices asamission By Joshua Dillen VeteransServicesDirector Rick Gloria is on a mission to help as many veterans in Baker County as he can. He gave the Board of Commissioners a report about what he does for local veterans during the Jan. 20 commission meeting. Connecting veterans with services and helping them to get benefits are Gloria's main priorities. Through an online program called VetraSpec, he has reduced the time it takes veterans to obtain benefits from up to 1V2 years to about three months. Gloria said he has 418veterans enrolled in VetraSpec. He said he has files on 950 out of about 2,000 veterans living in Baker County who he is helping to obtain benefits and get access to services. But Gloria would like to help all of the 2,000 vets in the county. 'The question is: Where's the other halP.'he asked. Gloria said his office is conducting outreach by expanding advertising in local papers and radiostations. He said the funds that pay for the advertisingcome from the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, not the County. Gloria talked about the transportation options available for veterans in Baker County. Community Connection provides ridesforveterans through a state grant program. He said 84 local veterans are taking advantage of the service. Another transportation program for veterans isprovided by DAV iDisabled American Veterans). And veterans who live more than 40 miles fiom a Veterans Administration tVAl Clinic can get medical care from local medical providers through the Veterans Choice prograul. ''We have been using the program constantly here," Gloria said. He reported to the commissioners that he has recently become VA accredited, which allows him to immediately access information about his clients online rather than through several phone calls back and forth with the VA, which significantly delays the process of obtaining benefits and other services. Gloriaencourages veterans who would like to learn more to call him at 541-532-8223. "I think that's going to be a bigplusforushere,"he said. Gloriaprovided thecommissioners with statistics showing that the federal government contributed well over $16 million to the Baker County Economy in 2014. That figure is the total of compensationto veterans,dol-

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Rick Gloria searches files at his office. His goal is to help as many local veterans as possible through his office at the Baker County Courthouse. larsspent on theirvocational rehabilitation, education/employment and medical care. Commissioner Tim Kerns said he was amazed how much money is brought in to the county via veterans. Commission Chair Bill Harvey talked about working with the Oregon Housing Authority to provide housing for veterans. He asked if Gloria had been in contact with the OHA office in La Grande. Gloria said he was working closely with that office and he also is working with HUD iUS. Housing and Urban Development). Commissioner Mark Bennett's office is on the same floor of the Courthouse as Gloria's, which raised some concern with Bennett. "As your neighbor, I see that you have a large crowd iat youroffi celalways, "Bennett said."Are you adequately staKed? That's always been a concern of mine." He said that as the county getsclosertoitsbudgetprocess, stalng at the veterans office is an important consideration. Gloria said a senior trainer evaluated what Gloria's office does. The trainer generated a report of the number of actions taken there. "He couldn't believe what we're doing here," Gloria said. The trainer said he was atraid Gloria would get burned out doing so much. But Gloria said he is used to going a"hundred miles per hour" and it's an honor to do what he does and he said he really enjoys it.

"I tailor my daily schedule to ensure that I maintain thoseservices,butthatI afford everybody the proper time so that we can do a thorough job for them," he said. Gloria said it was easier for him to be the only one working on cases because he knows exactly where each caseisin w hateverprocessit

Burks, the remaining sales are being prepared for advertisement in February. The Forest Service asks that travelers use caution when traveling in the Dooley Mountain area and expect logging operations along Denny Creek Road iForest Service Road 1140l, Ebell

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Deadline nears for forage loss program Livestockproducers who suffered grazinglossesdue to drought or wildfire in 2015 have until Feb. 1 to report their losses and enroll in the Livestock Forage Disaster Program. The program compensates eligible ranchers who sufferedlosseson theirown land, private land they leasefor cash or federal land that burned. "Prolonged drought and wildfire conditions have createdaneed for livestock disasterassistance programs in Baker and Grant counties," said Trent Luschen, executive director for the USDA Farm Service Agency in Baker and Grantcounties."Iencourage allaffected livestock producers to contact the Baker-Grant County FSA OIIIce to schedule an appointment to enroll in the program before the Feb. 1 deadline." Producers who already have appointments scheduled require no additional action to meet the deadline. Eligible livestock includes alpacas, beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas, poultry, reindeer, sheep or swine that have been or would have beengrazing theeligible grazing land orpasture land. For more information call the Baker-Grant County FSA Otfice at 541-523-7121, extension 2. or go to www. usda.gov/di saster tolearn more about FSA disasterassistance programs.

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grant and money from Search and Rescue's bank account. • Held the second public hearing and approved an application by Carl Patton to name aprivate road accessing hisand two otherproperties to"Elk Camp Road" located 1S ln. east of Sumpter. • Adopted an ordinance In otherbusiness,Commissioners: that implements an Inter• Heard fiom Lisa Dawchange Area Management son, the executive director Plan that will create a zoning of Northeastern Oregon overlay in the areas around Economic Development Interstate 84 exits 302 and District iNEOEDDl, who 306. The plan is intended reported on a new online to ensure development in platformdesigned toconnect the area takes into account communities seeking funding land-use zoning and ensures for nonprofits, community it won't negatively affect the and economic development interchanges. • Discussed in executive projects. It connects funding organizations, such as granticlosed to the public) session ors, trustsorfoundations, to allow County Counsel with the projects. Dan Van Thiel to negotiate The platform, called a settlement for payment of AGORA, provides a centrallegal fees to David McCarty, izedlocation forfunding orowner of Columbia Basin ganizations to review projects Helicopters. In July 2015, that have been uploaded to a judge ruled McCarty was the site. entitled to legal fees incurred ''We're trying to make the defending a lawsuit iin which information that's available he prevailed) brought by the betterdeveloped information," county alleging McCarty was Dawson said. violating zoning laws by operShe said AGORA will ating a helicopter business on make it very easy to transhis property. • Discussed in executive fer information into grant applications and generally session strategies for moving streamline the grant and forward with the Mason Dam funding process for all parties Hydroelectric project coninvolved. cerning requirements by the • Approved the purchase of Federal Energy Regulatory a cargo trailer by the SherCommission, Oregon DepartifI"s Department. It will haul ment of Fish and Wildlife and the rescue sleds used by the the U.S. Department of Fish Search and Rescue Team. The and Wildlife.

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Crossroads Carnegie Art Center in Baker City has received a $5,000 grant to support the "8 Show," an exhibit of 800, eight-inch-square original artworks throughout the downtown district. The money will be used for supplies and marketing, according to a press release from the Oregon Arts Commission. The Crossroads project is one of 30 in Oregon sharing $190,000 through the 2016 Arts Build Communities grants program through the Oregon Arts Commission and its partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

Natural Resoums Committee meets Tuesday 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 coordinationprocessisprogressing,discussion about thewa ter section of the natural resources plan, a group discussion about forestry work and a possible amendment to the mining section.

Baker City Tree Board meets Wednesday The Baker City Tree Board will meet Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. in Room 205 at City Hall, 1655 First St. Agenda items include replacing trees along Resort Street and at the Baker County Fairgrounds, winter tree-pruning projects along Resort Street and at Brooklyn Primary School and street tree grants.

Baker couple collects pull tabs for IRMH Every month or so, Mary and Skip Stiglichtransport tubs full of pull tabs from beverage and food cans to the Idaho Ronald McDonald House, which recycles the tabs to raise money for the IRMH. The House, located in Boise, provides a "home away from home" for families who have a child receiving medical treatment. The cost is a suggested donation

Ridge GolfCourse, and in Haines at the SellRite store. Recently, US Bank locations across Eastern Oregon have become collection points — Baker City, Halfway, La Grande, Elgin, Athena, Hermiston, Milton-Freewater and Pendleton.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 Baker City, Oregon

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ranc ers Baker County ranchers need advice from Ammon Bundy andhis gang about asmuch as they need the drought to persist for another decade. The group illegally squatting at the Malheur NationalWildlife Refuge in Harney County since Jan. 2 apparently isn't content to besmirch the reputation of the ranching industry by implying that the occupation of the Refuge is ajustifiable backlash against a federal government bent on booting cattle o6'the public range. Now Bundy's bunch is encouraging ranchers to stop paying their federal grazing fees. We're certain that Baker County ranchers — and indeed the vast majority of ranchers across the West — arefartoo savvy,and law-abiding,to go in for such a harebrained scheme. We're equally sure that any action whichjeopardizes cattle ranchers' access to public rangelands — and failing to pay grazing fees could do exactly thatwould only harm not just the ranchers' operations but also the rural economies, including Baker County's, that depend so heavily on the cattle business. We don't mean to imply that the relationship between ranchers and the BLM and Forest Service, the two federal agencies that oversee most public grazing permits, is perfect. We've talked with local ranchers who believe certain restrictions on grazing are onerous and unnecessary. But Bundy and his supporters seem to think the situation is vastly worse than that. They imply that the federal government is striving to choke the cattle industry with a gag made ofbureaucratic red tape, restrictions prompted by sage grouse habitat protection, and other specious excuses. These claims come at a curious time. It happens that the beef cattle business in Baker County, by any objective measure, has been thriving the past few years. Gross cattle sales, the biggest sector of the county's ag industry, set an all-time record high in the county

in 2014, at more than$85 million. Led by sales in Eastern Oregon counties, beef cattle was Oregon's most valuable agricultural product in 2014 for the first time in 20 years. Although statistics aren't available for 2015, cattle prices, which drove these record sales, didn't begin a significant decline until the second half of 2015. Northwest Farm Credit Services reported in December 2015 that nationally,"cow-calf producers are wrapping up the second most profitable year in history." For many ranchers, in Baker County and elsewhere in the West, grazing permits for public land are a vital part of their operations. Publicly owned grass is, quite literally, money in their pockets. In the BLM's Baker Resource Area, for instance, permits allow ranchers to graze almost 47,000 cowcalf pairs on 352 allotments. Several thousand more cattle graze on Forest Service allotments in the county. We don't disagree with Bundy and his backers that federal agencies sometimes make decisions that harm the ranching industry. This is among the reasons why organizations such as the Oregon Cattlemen's Association and the Baker County Livestock Association exist — to advocate on

ranchers' behalf. They do this legally by working, to name a recent and significant victory, to avoid federal protection for the sage grouse, a much more meaningful result than taking over a publicly owned wildlife refuge. Statistics such as the ones we've cited debunk the claim that an overbearing federal bureaucracy is destroying rural economies by banning ranchers from using public land to fatten their cattle. Ranchers depend on public land, which is whywith occasional egregious million-dollar exceptions such as Bundy's father, Cliven — they pay their grazing fees just as they have done for several decades. We trust their judgment.

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Your views Don't like feds managing land? Take them to court In a recent letter to the editor, Neal Jacobson criticizes my suggested New Year's resolutions for Baker County Commissioner Bill Harvey. I appreciate hisletter,because itgivesme another opportunity to point out the failings of Harvey's leadership. Jacobson undermines his credibility as a serious critic by identifying himself as a climate change denier writing that climate change believers have"a rich fantasy life" and the science is "tainted and inconclusive at best." So, he would have us believe that the overwhelming scientific consensus and the leaders of 195 countries who met in Paris a month ago are all just"fantasying" that there is a serious problem that threatens life on earth as we know it, and thatHarvey and he know better than all of them. Jacobson asks who is "harmed by a short prayer" at the beginning of County Commission meetings. He left out"100 percent,""sectarian," and "Christian." That's really not an answer he can supply as a member of the majority religion in Baker County, implying that persons of a minority opinion should just sit there and remain silent. Obviously, if Jacobsonbelieves I'm going to dothat, he's the one"fantasying."

As for writing that I'm asking the county to "accept all iFederall regulations without comment," here's my answer. Harvey and persons like Jacobson, and Cliven Bundy and his sons are all talk and no legal action. If the regulations need changing or if the federal governmentneeds to "give back"federal lands to ownership and management by states, then let them quit bellyaching and do something legal like filing suit in federalcourtor appealing toCongress. Gary Dielman Baker City

Backin the '80s I had to go over to Boise to treat PTSD at the Veterans hospital. My counselor, a Vietnam vet himself, once told me to go home and watch a movie called"Forrest Gump." Pay special attention to a guy called Lieutenant Dan, he said. I guess he saw some kind of resemblance. I did use the phrase, "try not to do anything stupid," a few times while raising children. The situation at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge brings the phrase to mind again. Mr. Bundy: Get your butt off my land. Bundy and his crew are probably building bonfires on my ancestors'wagon tracks. They were part of the Elliott wagon train of 1853. Helen Marny Stew-

art's diary is at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Don't expect me to run down there and fight to start the process of turning it over to the states who will very quickly start selling it to corporate America. This stupid move is going to play into the hands of the Democrats who will certainly use the issue to say that the Republicans want to privatize your national forests and rangelands. Get used to President Hillary. I see lots of tough guys down there. I have seen them before. Back in the '60s when we had a draft they were paying attention to Vietnam, right up to the time they got a good draft number. Many of those who didn't pulled all the strings they could to get a deferment. Later when I took part in some Vietnam veterans' groups we found out that some were lying about being vets, wannabees who cheapened the service. I see some of them at Malheur. Ifthismovement toprivatize doesn't stop then I'm going to wait for a lucky draft number or get a deferment if it ever comes to pushback time and most certainly will stay away fiom the polls next election. In the military you have to follow those in charge. I'm out and independent now and will pick my own leaders. Mr. Bundy does not qualify. Steve Culley Baker City

minimum this session is to head off planned initiative campaigns on the November ballot, one of which would set a statewide $15-an-hour minimum starting in 2019. The other, backed by labor unions, would set the wage at $13.50and repeal a state-imposed ban on higher local wages. Supporters of the two measureshave not agreed to drop their efforts. Opponents of Brown's plan, including Republican legislators and business groups including the restaurant industry, argue the move would cost jobs, especially in restaurants. The lobbying group OregonRestaurant and Lodging Associationsaid the proposalwo uld mean thelossof55,000jobsstatewide. In Seattle, which started phasing in a $15 minimum last year, initial figures suggested there might be a slight dip in the number of restaurant jobs, but nowhere near the thousands suggested by the Oregon restaurant group. Overall, the jobless rate in the Seattle area is at its lowest level since 2008.

The restaurant group supports an offset for tipped employees, even under Oregon's existing minimum wage. That's something to consider with this proposal, even ifit'sobviousmost tipped employees are hardly getting rich. Putting more money in the pockets of minimum wage workers gives them greater buying power, which supports the economy, too. And a sizable percentage of minimum-wage workers are adults, not teenagers living at home. Still, advocatesforraising the wage were hardly overjoyed at Brown's plan, which falls short of what they are aiming for. If the Legislature rejects Brown's proposal and fails to pass a bill, the issue is almost certain to wind up in voters' hands in November. Opponents on both sides should consider what that means: Perhapsan even higher minimum wage, or perhapsno increase atall.W e suspect Brown's compromise would look better to thelosing side atthatpoint.

Bundy is notthe sortof leader I would ever follow

GUEST EDITORIAL Editorial from The (Medford) Mail Tribune: Gov. Kate Brown's proposed minimum wage increasehas already generated opposition from both sides of the issue, which might mean it has an outside chance of passing. That's undoubtedly Brown's intention. Whether she and majority Democratic leaders can push it through remains to be seen, and the debate could have large implications for the November election. Brown's proposal would set two separate minimums, one for the Portland areaand one fortherestofthe state. Outside Portland, the minimum wage would go from the present $9.25 an hour — already second highest in the nation — to $10.25 an hour next January, then gradually increase to a high of $13.50 an hour in 2022, after which it would be indexed to inflation, as is the existing minimum. Portland's wage w ould go to $11.79in 2017 and riseto $15.52 over six years. One incentive for enacting a higher

CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: The White 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; 202224-3753; fax 202-228-3997. Portland office: One World Trade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386; fax 503-3262900. Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second St. Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541278-1129; 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;

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541-962-7691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden. se nate. g ov. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515, 202225-6730; fax 202-225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850; 541-624-2400, fax, 541-6242402; wa I de n. h o u se. g ov. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: 254 State Capitol, Salem, OR 97310; 503378-3111; www.governor.oregon.gov. Oregon Legislature: Legislative documents and information are available online at wwwJeg.state.or.us. State Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontarioj: Salem office: 900 Court St. N.E., H-475, Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1460. District office: PO. Box 1027, Ontario, OR 97914; 541-889-8866.

State Sen. Ted Ferrioli (R-John Dayl: Salem office: 900 Court St. N.E., S-323, Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1950. District office: 111 Skyline Drive, John Day, OR 97845; 541-490-6528. Baker City Hall: 1655 First Street, PO. Box 650, Baker City,OR 97814; 541-523-6541; fax 541-524-2049. City Council meets the second and fourthTUesdays at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. Mike Downing, James Thomas, Sandy Lewis, Daniel Lowe, Rosemary Abell, Richard Langrell, Kim Mosier. Baker City administration: 541523-6541. Mike Kee, city manager; Wyn Lohner, police chief; Mark John, fire chief; Michelle Owen, public works director; Luke Yeaton, HR manager and city recorder.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016

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Bundys ylansigningceremonyatrefuge on aturday HOW DID GRAZING REGULATIONS ON FEDERAL LAND BEGIN?

By Keith Ridler Associated Press

BOISE — Two brothers leading an armed group that has taken up residence for nearly three weeks at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon plan to hold a signing ceremony Saturday for ranchers to renounce federal ownership of public land and tear up their federalgrazing contracts. Ammon Bundy andhisolderbrother,Ryan Bundy, say signing such a document will reject what they say is the unconstitutional ownership ofland by the federal government and put an end to public land restrictions and grazing fees. The Bundys plan is to open up the 300-square-mile Malheur National Wildlife Refugefor cattle this spring. 'There's no use to letting this place sit in dormancyany longer,"Ryan Bundy told The Associated Press while sitting inside one of the heated wildlife refuge buildings last week, adding that cattle would benefit migrating birds. He declined to go into detail about whose cattle and how many would be allowed to graze. But those are the questions that for more than a century have shaped federal grazing policy in the West. In recent decades, that policy has been altered in a way that many ranchers fear is leaving them behind and eliminating a way oflife that has sustained generations. Here's a look at what has shaped the ongoing conflict:

In theearly 1900s,itbecame clearthat overgrazingwas reducing productivity,so Congress in 1934 passed the Taylor Grazing Act that created districtstoregulate grazing on federal public land and was administered by agencies that would later become the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The U.S.ForestService started regulating itsrangeland by 1907afterovergrazing by sheep and cattle became a problem. More recent environmental laws, such as the Endangered Species Act, have also shaped federalland use.

HOW DO GRAZING FEES WORK? For the BLM and Forest Service, grazing fees are based on something called an animal unit month, or AUM. That's defined as the amount of forage needed to sustain one cow and her calf, one horse, or five sheep or goats for a month. That's set through a Congressionally mandated formula. Currently, the cost is $1.69 per AUM. Grazing contracts typically run 10 years. The BLM said that in fiscal year 2014, it spent $34.3 million on livestock grazingadministration and collected $12.1 million in grazing fees. Environmental groups say federal grazing fees are kept artificially low resulting in a subsidy for ranchers.

WHY ARE SOME RANCHERS UPSET WITH FEDERAL GRAZING CONTRACTS? The West is changing, particularly in the lastseveraldecades asfederalagenciesfollow policies — orare forced to by environmental

Governor wantstofindINav toraise graduationrate By Betsy Hammond

lawsuits — that put more emphasis on landscapes that have value as functioning ecosystems and as recreation venues for growing urban populations. As a result, said Boise State University professor John Freemuth, the long-dominant uses of ranching, logging and mining now have to compete with other groups who have a different set of values. That has led to grazing restrictions and some groups, such as Idaho-based Western WatershedsProject,haveadvocated foreliminating cattle grazing on public land altogether. "Back in the day, they used to call the BLM the Bureau of Livestock and Mining because that seemed to be the only uses for those lands," Freemuth said."That's blown away now. You've got urban users. You've got environmental concerns. You can understand how iranchersl feel threatened by the whole thing."

Their father, rancher Cliven Bundy, for yearshas refused topay grazing feesorfollow regulations on federal land in Nevada where he runs cattle. Federal authorities are widely seen as having backed down from trying to enforce rules in 2014. They had been rounding up Cliven Bundy's cattle when he put out a call and armed groups showed up. So far, authorities have not tried to remove the group &om the Oregon refuge. The occupationstarted Jan.2 asa protestover two area ranchers, who had been convicted of arson, being returned to prison to serve longer sentences. Those ranchers have since reported to prison and did not align themselves with the Bundy brothers. Local officials have askedthe armed group toleaveand Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has asked the federal governmentto"hold allofthe wrongdoers accountable."

HOW MUCH FEDERAL RANGELAND IS AVAILABLE?

WHAT IS THE MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE?

The Bureau of Land Management is the largestadministratoroffederalrangeland a bit smaller than Texas, with some 242,000 square miles. The Forest Service says it has about 150,000 square miles of rangeland, about the size of Montana. Some states also offerrangeland forgrazing.Idaho,forexample, retained much of the endowment land itobtained atstatehood and manages about 2,200 square miles of rangeland that makes money for public schools.

The refuge in Eastern Oregon is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency that administers the national wildlife refugesystem forconservation and restoration and allows wildlife-dependent uses such as hunting, fishing and wildlife watching. The high desert area that contains marshland was designated in 1908 by President TheodoreRooseveltto protectbirdsthatstopped there to rest during long migrations. The key stopforthebirdsalso hasbecome a draw for wildlife watchers and outdoor enthusiasts.

WHY ARE THE BUNDYS INVOLVED?

FERRIOLI Continued ~om Page1A "A sweetheartofa deal orchestrated by unions who have a stranglehold on this governor and most of the elected officials in the major-

The Oregonian

ity ipartyl," he said.

PORTLAND — Gov. Kate Brown wants her new"education innovation officer" to infuse Oregon schools with the expertise, support and drive they need to raise the state's woeful high school graduation rate. That person, who has yet to be hired, will have the backing of the governor and the two key education agencies she oversees, the Oregon Department of Education and the Chief Education 0$ce. But the graduation czar won't manage any stafers, won't have money to hand out and is expected to listen to Oregon school districts and communities, not order them around. The governor's staff disclosed those details to The Oregonian/OregonLive on Thursday, fulfilling a month-old request for the new officer's job description. Brown announced in early December that she planned to add the position to her executive staf. Just 72 percent of students in Oregon's class of 2014 earned a diploma in four years. That was the fourth-worst rate in the nation and represented no improvement &om the previous year. The state is scheduled to announce the new rate, for the class of 2015, on Thursday. Brown has acknowledged the state's goal of getting 100 percent of students to graduate from high school or earn a GED by 2025 is far out of reach with less than 10 years to go. She expects the education innovation officer will help speed improvement toward that goal, set by then-Gov. John Kitzhaber and the Legislature in 2011. Brown's office listed these main duties for her graduation czar: • Finding the barriers that keep schools from graduating students — and looking for patternsaffecting certain groups ofstudents,including males, ruralresidents,blacks,Native Americans, Latinos, students with disabilities and students for whom English is a second language. • Assemble the best findings &om research, experts and groups with a track record of success. • Get school districts and communities to see what strategies work and to use them. • Recommend new state policies and ways of allocating money to raise graduation rates, particularly among students of color, who have the lowest success rates and represent a growingproportion ofthe state'spopulation. The governor's spokeswoman, Melissa Navas, said Brown aims to have the innovation officer in place sometime this spring. The salary range has not been determined, Navas said. The top30 employees on Kitzhaber'sstafFwere paid an average ofabout $110,000. One item sure to be on the new officer's plate: Finding ways to decrease the chronic absenteeism that is the hallmark of so many Oregon schools, starting in kindergarten. Oregon has been shown to have one of the nation's highest rates of students missing 10 percent of the school year or more. And so far it's not getting better, even after The Oregonian/OregonLive brought the issue to public attention in early 2014. What won't be on the innovation officer's plate: Figuring out how to train teachers to improve their teaching. The governor announced Wednesday she will be appointing a panel of 15 people, six of them teachers, to help with that task. Lindsey Capps, Brown's acting chief education officer, says the panel will figure out how Oregon should manage its on-the-job training for teachers to help them improve their teaching techniques and other professional practices. Kitzhaber was the first Oregon governor to put a top education leader on his own staf, rather than at the state education department or higher education agency. He hired Rudy Crew, the former head of New York City and Miami-Dade school districts, to be his chief education officer. Crew lost credibility before quitting to take a New York college presidency. Kitzhaber then appointed former Springfield superintendent Nancy Golden to the role. Following Kitzhaber's resignation, the 2015 Legislature dialed back the role of the chief education officer, and Golden retired. Brown named Capps, who was then her education adviser and formerly a teachers union leader, to fill the role on an interim basis. Capps has been in the role for more than 10 months, and Brown has not made a move to find a permanent replacement. 'The governor's office is considering next steps," Navas said.

That unions, both in the public and private sector, back Brown is hardly a revelation. Last fall the Oregon AFLCIO endorsed Brown for governor, and earlier this month her campaign garnered a

Ex-cop pleads guilty to killing woman By Gretchen Ehlke Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — A former suburban Milwaukee police officer pleaded guilty to killing an Oregon woman and ditching her body in a suitcase along a highway on Monday, the same day his trial was set to begin. Steven Zelich pleaded guilty in the death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez, of Cottage Grove, Oregon,

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whose body was found along a Wisconsin highway in August 2012. Zelich also is accused of killing a woman &om Minnesota whose body also was found in a suitcase along the same Wisconsin highway. Zelich pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon and hiding a corpse in the Gamez case, which was filed in Kenosha

County, about 40 miles south of Milwaukee. The former West Allis police offi cer alsoischarged with killing 37-year-old Laura Simonson the following year. Authorities allege she died in Minnesota, so charges in her death were filed there. According to court records and testimony, Zelich met Gamez online and invited her to Wisconsin.

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$100,000 donation from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. And a number of Oregon unions support a ballot measure toboostthe minimum wage — through a tieredprogram — designed to gobefore votersin November. Brown's office said in a statement Wednesday that her minimum wage plan will be vetted through an open public process. "Governor Brown consultedwith severalrepresentatives of the business

community as well as those representing the workforce. Her plan increases the minimum wage over six years with two tiers, giving businesses the time and certainty they need. This proposal istheresultof that consultation and like all policy proposals, will be subject to public scrutiny and debate during the legislative process," Chris Pair of the governor's offi ce said. Ferrioli, though, said he is appalled by what he perceives to be a nexus of political contributions &om unions to high-profile elected leaders. ''When I look at the whole picture, I hope Oregonians recognize political corruption when it is right under their noses," Ferrioli said."I am disgusted. The governor and public employees are hand-in-hand. Ifthe gover-

nor needs $10 million or $5 million, the public employees will cough it up." Ferrioli said the entire structureofstate government faces numerous problems.

'There are so many targets in state government, there is hardly an opportunity to focuspeopleon onedisaster before another presents itself. My role is to make sure citizens understand what exactly is going on and what they need to do at the ballot box to change what I consider a corrupt state government," he said. Ferrioli said he holds no illusions regarding the timelimited legislative session that opens Feb. 1 in Salem. "Our legislative session will be nasty, brutish and short," he said."Republicans won't be asked to play a mediation role. Bottom line, the minority party is supposed to play the role of tax watchdog and topropose alternatives thatwould be betterand less expensive." Femoh satd the one key for Republican lawmakers is to push back against legislation they believe to be UIlsound.

'You refuse to accept it and make arguments to citizens and hope they can smell a rat," he said.

MythHusters visited E. Oregon By George Piaven East Oregonian

PENDLETON — Six months after the fact, the myth hasbeen confi rmed. MythBusters was, indeed, in eastern Oregon last year. And the result was one of the show's biggest experiments yet. Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman spent four days in July at the Port of Morrow in Boardman, testing whether a railroad tanker can actually implode if it's filled with steam. The episode aired Saturday, Jan. 16 on the Discovery Channel. The story goes that engineers were steam cleaning a freight train tank car when it started to rain. They sealed the car and went home for the day, but as the rain cooled the tanker, it caused the steam inside to condense and contract— creating a vacuum that crushed the massive steel car. Producers for the show got in touch with A11Transtek, the largest commercial railroad management and consulting company in North America, to put the myth to the test. But first, they needed somewhere remote to film the segment. Gino Smith, a quality assurance and hazardous materials specialist with A11Transtek, does train-

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ings with Pacific Ethanol at the Port of Morrow. Smith recommended the site, and put the MythBusters crew in touch with Lyndon Jones, the plant manager. Jones said he didn't think twice about welcoming the show to Boardman. With the port's approval,the MythBusters arrived on Monday, July 13 and wrapped up the evening of Thursday, July 16. "They were great guys," Jones said."It was a good experience overall." Now in its 16th and final season, MythBusters has been one of Discovery's longest running and most popular programs. The show stars Savage and Hyneman, two specialeffectsexperts, who use science to prove or disprove popular myths, adages, rumors and even movie scenes. MythBusters touted the episode, "Tanker Crush," as their biggesteverlogistical operation. For the experiment, A11Transtek coordinated not one, but two decommissioned tanker cars67 feetlong and 10feet in diameter, with half-inch thick steel walls. The cars were brought to the port and onto a rail loop near Pacific Ethanol's facility, in view of the Columbia River. "The river' sa realpretty setting," Jones said."They

loved it." Jones said he checked in on the set periodically and had two employees spend all week with the crew. Boardman Police Chief Rick Stokoe and several volunteersfrom the rural fire department were also called in to help. Firefighters were initially brought in just for emergency medical services, but ultimately took part in the filming. In order to simulate the "rain" portion of the experiment, they used a portable fire monitor to douse the first tanker after it was filled with steam. Afterspraying close to 350 gallons per minute for over an hour, the car never buckled. It wasn't until the next day, with the second tanker, that Savage and Hyneman theorized internal damage to the car might make a collapse more likely. For this, they used a crane to drop a 3,500-pound concrete block onto the car and lowered the pressure inside with an industrial vacuum. This time, it crumpled like a crushed soda can. However, since rail tankers are designed to withstand severe conditions and are only susceptible if they're badly damaged, Savage and Hyneman declared the myth "busted."

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6A — BAKER CITY HERALD

MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016

GOL BOYS BASI(',ETBALL: BAI(',ER AT MAC-HI

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BulldogswintotakeoverGllltoilsilot By Gerry Steele gsteele©bakercityherald.com

In a battle for first place in the Greater Oregon League boys basketball standings, Baker buil ta biglead over Mac-Hi Saturday then almost let it slip away.

Baker i2-0 in the GOLl forged a 15-point lead in the second quarter before settling for a 57-51 win at MiltonFreewater. "It was a rough game," said Baker coach Brent Gyllenberg. aWe struggled from the line. But we got a gutty win in the end." Baker finished just 18-of-36 from the

&ee throw line, and was just 8-of-18 in the fourth quarter. Trailing 3-0 in the first quarter, the Bulldogs ran off 13 straight points to lead 13-3 at the break. Six Bulldogs scored a basket in the quarter. Baker then rode nine points &om Brad Zemmer in the second period to maintain a 27-16 halftime edge. Mac-Hi managed to get within three points twice in the third quarter before Baker took a 41-34 edge entering the final eight minutes. Baker managed to hold the Pioneers off the rest of the way. Mac-Hi got

within four points five times in the final quarter, and within three once. But, each time Baker answered. Zemmer led Baker with 15 points. Bryson Smith added 13, Teancum Taylor 10 and Logan Sand 10. Baker travels to Ontario Tuesday. BAKER (57) Story, Zemmer4 5815, Berry1 163, Sand 33510, Gentilk Dunn 30-06, Smith4 5-1013,Taylor34 710 Totals 1818-3657

MAC-HI (51) M artinez, A Garaa 2 34 7,Zaragoza5 34 18,Yensen 5 6-7 17, DeBore0131, E Garaa, E Garaa20-1 5, Delgado10-03, Walton Totals 15 13-19 51 Baker 13 14 14 16 — 57 Mac-Hi 3 13 18 17 — 51 Three-point baskets — Zemmer 2, Sand,Zaragoza 5,Yensen, E Garaa, Delgado Fouled out —Zemmer, DeBore Total fouls — Baker 21, Mac Hi 25Technicals —Dunn

Swimmerscsmgete Payton leads Beavers alHssdRivermeet By Gerry Steele

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HOOD RIVER — The Baker girls placed fourth and the boys seventh Saturday at the Hood River High School Swim Invitational. The Bulldogs had a pair of individual firsts in the meet. Jared Miller won the boys 500 freestyle in a time of 4:51.32. The girls 200 &eestyle relay team of Gracee Cross, Carson Lien, Corrina Stadler and Makenna Bachman won in a time of 1:34.44. Bakertravelsto La Grande Saturday.

Gary Payton II tried to be aggressivefrom the start against No. 21 Southern California. "Just trying to spark us," the senior guard said. Payton II had 22 points, 15 rebounds,eightassists and four steals, leading Oregon State over the Trojans

85-70 Sunday. Hood River Invitational (Baker results) Girls Team standings —Hood River 212, l endleton 129, Mountain View 113, Baker 90, Ea Grande 76, Redmond 76, The Dales 71, Gladstone 45, Rrdgevreurr 27, Hermiston 18, Madras 11 200medleyrelay —2 Baker(donesBedolla,Lien, Stadler, Bachman),21044 200IM —2 Stadler, 23244 50freestyle— 5 Bachman,2685 8 Lien,288711 Cross,2925 31 Jones Bedolla,3390 62 Callotrrray,3865 100freestyle —2 Bachman,5872 41 Hatlield,12307200freestylerelay — 1 Baker (Cross, Lien, Stadler, Bachman), 13444 100backstroke —9 Jones Bedolla, 1 1869 17 Hat field, 1,3553 100breaststroke —3 Lien, 1 2172 9 Cross,1 2694 32 Callotrrray, 1 5046 Boys Team standings —Ea Grande 216, l endleton 153, Madras 113, Mountain View 109, Hood Rizer 96, Rrdgevretrrr 67, Baker 45, Hermiston 36, Redmond 24, The Dalles 9 200freestyle —3 Ju Miller, 2 0017 200 IM —2 Ja Miller,2 01 74 50freestyle — 45 l eck,32 81 100freestyle —44 Rck, 1 2416 500freestyle — 1 Ja Miller,4 5132 3 Ju Miller, 52519

''When he brings that fire, the other guys follow," Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle said. Tres Tinkle, the coach's son, added 18 points. Drew Eubanks had 12 points and three blocks as the Beavers

i12-6, 3-4 Pac-12l broke a three-game losing streak.

Elijah Stewart had 16 points and nine rebounds and Katin Reinhardt scored 14 points for the Trojans

i15-5, 4-3l,wholostboth games on their Oregon road trip. cWe havetodefend better. Oregon State got to the rim way too many times,"

USC coach Andy Enfield sald. The Trojans led 40-36 at the break. Oregon State scored the first seven points of the second half, and a twisting lay-in by Payton gave the Beavers a 43-40 lead at the 18:45 mark. The Beavers later went on a 9-0 surge, forcing five turnovers.

ALLTIMES PST Monday, Jan. 25 Duke at Miami (Ela ), 4 p m (ESPN) Louisville at Syracuse women, 4 p m (ROOT) Kansas at lourra State, 6 p m (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 26 Indiana atWisconsin,4 p m (ESPN) Elonda at Vanderbilt or Georgia at ESEt, 6

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(ROOT) Crncrnnati at Connecticut, 4 p m (ESPN) New York at Toronto, 5 p m (TNT) Michigan State at Northwestern, 6 p m

(E SPN) Santa Clara at Gonzaga, 6 p m (ROOT) Chicago at (A Eakers, 7 30 p m (TNT) Friday, Jan. 29 Miami at Toronto, 5 p m (ESPN) Indiana at Golden State, 7 30 p m (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 30 West Virginia at Elonda or Vanderbilt at Texas, 9 a m (ESPN) Clemson at Elonda State, 9 a m (ROOT) lourra State at TexasA6rM, 11 a m (ESPN) Loyola Marymount at San Diego, 1 p m

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PREP STANDINGS Greater Oregon League Boys B a s ketb a I I W E Baker 2 0 Ea Grande 1 1 Mac Hi 1 1 Ontario 0 2 Friday games Ea Grande 62, Ontario 26 Saturday games Baker 57, Mac Hi 51 Greater Oregon League Girls B a s ketb a I I W E Ea Grande 2 0 Baker 1 1 Mac Hi 1 1 Ontario 0 2 Friday games Ea Grande 74, Ontario 34 Saturday games Baker 47, Mac Hi 45 Old Oregon League Boys Basketball W E Nrxyaaurrrr 7 0 Powder Valley 6 1 Joseph 4 2 Echo 4 3 Wa I I ourra 2 5 Pine Eagle 1 6 Grrsurrold 0 7 Friday games Powder Valley 43, Wallourra 29 Pine Eagle 60, Grrsurrold 51 Nrxyaaurrrr 68, Joseph 49 Saturday games Powder Valley 65, Pine Eagle 30 Nrxyaaurrrr 82, Wallourra 44 Echo 50, Grrsurrold 23 Old Oregon League Girls Basketball W E Nrxyaaurrrr 7 0 Grrsurrold 6 1 Powder Valley 5 2 Joseph 3 3 Echo 2 5 Pine Eagle 1 6 Wa I I ourra 0 7 Friday games Grrsurrold 49, Pine Eagle 26 Powder Valley 53, Wallourra 26 Nrxyaaurrrr 54, Joseph 47 Saturday games

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Powder Valley 49, Pine Eagle 18 Nrxyaaurrrr 71, Wallourra 19 Grrsurrold 33, Echo 30 High Desert League Boys Basketball W E Crane 5 1 Dayvrlle/Monument 5 1 Jordan Valley 5 1 Adrian 3 3 Prairie City 2 4 Harper/Huntingto n 1 5 Burnt River 0 6 Thursday games Adrian 33, Harper/Huntington 27 Friday games Dayvrlle/Monument 69, Prairie City 51 Jordan Valley 75, Burnt River 28 Crane 44, Harper/Huntington 23 Saturday games Crane 61, Dayvrlle/Monument 58 Jordan Valley 71, Prairie City 58 High Desert League Girls Basketball W E Crane 6 0 Adrian 5 1 Jordan Valley 4 2 Prairie City 3 3 Dayvrlle/Monument 2 4 Harper/Huntingto n 1 5 Burnt River 0 6 Thursday games Adrian 62, Harper/Huntington 20 Friday games Crane 67, Harper/Huntington 20 Jordan Valley 53, Burnt River 16 Prairie City 42, Dayvrlle/Monument 30 Saturday games Crane 49, Dayvrlle/Monument 28 Jordan Valley 63, Prairie City 44 Burnt River 38, Etkrah/Eong Creek (3 7)

California 74, Arizona 73 Colorado 75,Washington St 70

E Oregon 85, Corban 54 Fresno St 56, Air Force 55 Gonzaga 71, Pacific 61 Montana St 70,Idaho 68 NWChristian 72, Coll ol ldaho 62 Oregon 86, UCEA 72 Oregon Tech 88, Evergreen St 80 Pepperdrne 71, BYEt 65 Portland St 81, Sacramento St 63 Saint Mary's (Cal) 89, Portland 74 Stanford 75, Arizona St 73 Sunday's College Basketball Scores EAST Temple 89,SMEt 80 SOUTH North Carolina 75,Virginia Tech 70 Virginia 73, Syracuse 65 MIDWEST Cincinnati 97, Tulane 75 lourra 83, Purdue 71

FAR WEST Oregon St 85, Southern Cal 70 Utah 80,Washington75, OT

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Friday'sWomen's Basketball Sc FARWEST Anzona St 61, Anzona 49 Oregon 59, Colorado 46 Oregon St 62, Utah 53 Stanford 57, Southern Cal47 UCEA 75, Catrfornra 56 Saturday'sWomen's Basketball Scores MIDWEST Baylor 77 lourra St 61 Minnesota 84, Wisconsin 77

(n I) Friday's Scores Boys Gladstone 69,Madras 35 Hermiston 78, The Dalles 44 Molalla 60, Crook County 45 Mountain View 70, Summit 53 Pendleton 82, Hood River 54

Redmond 68, Bend 64 Girls Bend 66, Redmond 36 Hermiston 42, The Dalles 30 Madras 43,Gladstone 35 Molalla 59, Crook County 24 Pendleton 81, Hood River 34 Summit 44, Mountain View 37

Saturday's Scores Boys Ea Grande 47, Vale 20 Girls Dallas 56, Redmond 38 Ea Grande 48, Vale 42

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Saturday's College Basketball Scores EAST EtConn 68, Georgetown 62 SOUTH Duke 88, NC State 78 Florida 95, Auburn 63 Georgia 76, Arkansas 73, OT Kentucky 76, Vanderbilt 57 ESEt 72, Alabama 70 Louisville 75, Georgia Tech 71 Miami 77, Wake Forest 63 Mississippi St 83, Mississippi 77

Pittsburgh 74, Elonda St 72 Tennessee 78, South Carolina 69

MIDWEST lllinois 76, Minnesota 71, OT Indiana 89, Northwestern 57

Kansas 76,Texas 67 Kansas St 89,Oklahoma St 73 Michigan 81, Nebraska 68 Michigan St 74, Maryland 65 Notre Dame 76, Boston College 49 SOUTHWEST lourra St 73, TCEt 60 Oklahoma 82, Baylor 72 South Elonda 71, Houston 62 Texas A6rM 66, Missouri 53 West Virginia 80, Texas Tech 76 FAR WEST Boise St 81,Wyoming 71

Registration datesfor Baker Little League areset. Sign-ups will be Feb. 9 and Feb. 23, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Baker High School, 2500 E St.

Costis$45 perplayerforT-balland farm ,$60for minors and majors baseball and softball with a $160 maximum per family. Visa and MasterCard will be accepted.

No. 11 Oregon State women defeat Utah SALT LAKE CITY iAPl — Jamie Weisner scored 23 points on Friday night and No. 11 Oregon State held off a laterun tobeatUtah 62-53. The Beavers i15-3, 6-1 Pac-12l led 56-36 with 6:35 left beforeUtah i12-6,4-3lscored 15 straight togetwithin fi ve at the 1:30 mark. Weisner secured an offensive rebound with a minute left and made a pair of free throws to make it 58-51. Sydney Wiese added 4-for-6 &om the foul line to help Oregon State secure the win. Wiese had 12 points and Ruth Hamblin blocked eight shots. Oregon State won its fifth straight and remained alone in second place in the conference, one game behind Arizona State. Oregon State scored the last 17 points of the first quarter and added a 3 on the first possession of the second to lead

23-8. Emily Potter had 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Utes.

Oregon women roll past Colorado BOULDER, Colo. iAPl — Lexi Bando and Jillian Alleyne, who had her 84th double-double, scored 14 points apiece to leadOregon toa 59-46 over Colorado on Friday night. M aite Cazorla added 11 pointsforthe Ducks i13-5,2-5 Pac 12l and Alleyne, the league's all-time leading rebounder, had 15 boards. Zoe Beard-Fails had back-to-back baskets that helped Coloradoi5-13,0-7lto an 18-10 lead in the second quarter. Bando and Jordan Loera hit 3-pointers and Kat Cooper tied it with a layup at 4:28. Bando had a 3 in a 7-1 closing run togive Oregon a 28-22 lead atthe half. The Ducks pushed the lead to 10 in the third quarter before Colorado cut it to four but two baskets by Cazorla in the final minute put Oregon up 45-35.

Baker junior varsity girls stop Pendleton Baker defeated Pendleton 51-43 in a girls junior varsity basketball game Wednesday at Baker. Desi Davis led Baker with 16 points. Emily Carter added 13 and Madi Hampton 11.

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Penn St 65,11)rnors 56 SOUTHWEST Texas 83, Oklahoma 76 EtConn 90, SMEt 37 FARWEST BYEt 69, Pepperdrne 64 Boise St58,Wyomrng 49 Fresno St 70, Air Force 46 Gonzaga 68, Pacrfrc 61 Idaho St 58,Weber St 57 Montana St62, Idaho 59 Sacramento St 126, Portland St 78 Saint Mary's (Cal) 78, Portland 51 Washington 69,Washington St 63 Sunday'sWomen's Basketball S EAST Ohio St 67, Rutgers 58 Wake Forest 65, Boston College 59 SOUTH Auburn 71, Arkansas 60, OT Duke 71, North Carotrna 55 Elonda St 69, Miami 58 Georgia Tech 76,Clemson 63 ESEt 53, Georgia 46 Pittsburgh 58,Virginia 55 South Carotrna 57, Mississippi St 51

MIDWEST Indiana 91, Northwestern 84 Missoun 79, Elonda 64 Nebraska 93, Michigan 81 Notre Dame 80, Virginia Tech 41 Oklahoma St74,Kansas 46 Purdue 90, lourra 73

SOUTHWEST Kansas St 65,TexasTech 53 West Virginia 97, TCEt 84

FARWEST Anzona St 62, Anzona 47 Oregon 77, Utah 65 Oregon St 61, Colorado 47 Southern Cal 61, Catrfornra 47 UCEA 56, Stanford 36

NFL PLAYOFFS NFL Playoff Glance AllTimes PST Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC Denver 20, New England 18 NFC Carotrna 49, Anzona 15 Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31

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NBA National Basketball Association All Times PST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W E Pct GB Toronto 29 15 659 5'/z Boston 24 21 533 New York 2 2 24 478 8 Brooklyn 12 33 250 18 Philadelphia 6 39 133 23'/z Southeast Division W E Pct GB Atlanta 26 19 578 M iami Washington Charlotte Orlando

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MILTON-FREEWATER — Baker rolled past Mac-Hi 6219 in a girls junior varsity basketball game Saturday. Josie Ash led Baker with 20 points. Calli Ward added 13 points, and Desi Davis 12.

Baker junior varsity boys bury Mac-Hi MILTON-FREEWATER — Baker stormed past Mac-Hi 55-20 in a junior varsity boys basketball game Saturday. Darian Vollalobos and Zack Zickmund each scored 10 points for Baker.

Maszk places first at Bronco Invitational NAMPA — Nic Maszk placed first in the men's 1,000 Saturday at the Bronco Invitational indoor track and field meet. Maszk, an Eastern Oregon University junior &om Baker City, won the race in a time of 2:44.38. Maszk also placed sixth in the men's one mile race in a time of 4:24.33.

Grigg places fourth in long jump MARION, Indiana — Kayla Grigg, a former Baker athlete, placed in two events Saturday at the Indiana Weslyan Invitation track and field meet. Grigg, who competes for Indiana Tech, placed fourth in the women's long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 7 inches. She placed 21st in the women's weight throw with a distance of 29 feet, 6 inches.

Homedaleboys edge pastPayette PAYETTE — Homedale slipped past Payette 63-59 in Idaho boys basketball action Saturday. Homedaleiscoached by Baker graduate Casey Grove.

3ackson leads Boise State past Wyoming LARAMIE, Wyo. iAPl — Lonnie Jackson knocked down seven 3-pointers, five in the second half, and scored 21 points as Boise State topped short-handed Wyoming, 81-71 Saturday. After being tied at halNme, 38-38, Boise State opened the second half on a 9-2 run to take control. Jackson hit three 3-pointers over a four-minute span that left the Broncos in &ont, 55-47 with 14:45 remaining. Mikey Thompson made 4 of 4 from the line in the final 1:26and converted a 3-pointplay with 34 seconds leftto make it 79-68. Thompson finished with 15 points and dished out five assists for Boise State i15-5, 6-1l, and Anthony Drmic added 15 points. Jason McManamen scored 25 points and Alan Herndon

had 16 to lead Wyoming i10-11, 3-5l.

Lloyd's hat trick leads U.S. past Ireland SAN DIEGO iAPl — There was some old and a new for the United States women's soccer team in its win over Ireland. Carli Lloyd scored three goals to help the U.S. defeat Ireland 5-0 in an international friendly on Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium. It was the Americans' final match before next month's CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament for the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Alex Morgan, playing in her 100th match with the national team, and 17-year-old Mallory Pugh, making her debut, also scored.

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Sulldogsedge Mac-Hi41-45 By Gerry Steele

Mac-Hi had made a run against the younger Bulldogs and Coach Sand went to his senior starter to quiet things Elown. Moving Sand to the point and Gracie Huggins to the shooting guard opened up the Baker offense. Huggins' three-point basket midway through the second period gave Baker the

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What a difference a full roster makes. Baker nal fily had everybody available Saturday at Mac-Hi and the Bulldogs needed every player. Baker evened its Greater Oregon League girls basketball record at1-1after stopping Mac-Hi 47-45. "It was a physical game," said Baker coach Mat Sand. "I was proud of the girls, the way they responded." The Bulldogs welcomed back Kourtney Lehman and Brie Sand, both of whom had been out with injuries for some time. "It was nice to have those two players back," Sand said. "I wasn't sure whether they'd be able to go, so I also had my floaters from the junior varsity available." Lehman entered the game in the first quarter and

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lead for good. Mac-Hi's offense was led by Sydney Richwine and Brittney Erb. Richwine carried the load in the first half, scoring 11 of her 17 points in the half. Then, Sand made a defensive change, placing Kaeli Flanagan on Richwine. "Kaeli played a great defensive game," Sand said. "She pretty much shut their big girl down in the second half." Richwine scored four points in the third period, and just two in the fourth. Erb picked up the slack, scoring13 ofher 15 points after halfbme. Five points from Sand, and five from Madi Hampton helpedBaker take itslargest lead, 34-25, late in the third quarter. But, seven points from Erb

promptly grabbed ahalfdozen rebounds. "I'm proud of her," Sand satd. "She did a great job on the boardsafternotplaying for about three weeks." Sand, who had missed about a week, entered the game in the second quarter.

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Kylie Severson, shown earlier in the season, and Baker nipped Mac-Hi Saturday.

early in the fourth quarter pulled Mac-Hi within one, 4140 with 1:41 left in the game. Then, another threepointer from Huggins, and a conventional three-point play from Sand boosted Baker up 47-42 with less than 30 seconds left in the game. Mac-Hi made one last push, cutting the deficit to 47-45 on an Erb free throw with 9.9 seconds left. But, Erb missed the second free throw and Flanagan grabbed the rebound. Baker missed a free throw with 3.3 seconds left and Mac-Hi called timeout with 2.4 seconds remaining. The Pioneers couldn't get a play off as Jayme Ramos intercepted the inbounds pass as time ran out. Sand led Baker with 12 points. Huggins and Hampton each added 10. Baker travels to Ontario Tuesday. BAKER (47) Bruce, Flanagan 3 0-0 6, Huggins 4 0-0 10, Sand 44 7 12,Davis,Eehman, Hampton 34 6 10, Ramos0121, Phrtrps1244, Severson1 0-0 2, Hughes, Collard 1 0-0 2 Totals 17 11 1947

MAC-Hl (45) Carter00-1 0, Cnsman, Smiley1 0-32, Her nandez10-02, Erh61215, Richwine62817, Tveidt2125, Biggs2004 Totals1841645 Baker 5 17 1 4 11 — 47 Mac-Hi 6 1 3 11 15 — 45 Three-point baskets —Huggins 2, Erh 2, RichwineFouledout — Sand TotalfoulsBaker 23, Mac Hi 19 Technicals — none

Trio of Bulldogs place at ontario BFOOLS IlltlS QllCLS PSSl IICI.A EUGENE iAPl — A ONTARIO — A trio of Baker wrestlers traveled toOntario Saturday for the Charlie Anthony Memorial tournament. Freshman Alex Duran won three matches to placefirst at 106 pounds. Sophomore Nick Blair f i n i shed 2-1 to place second at 126 pounds.

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served up a similar lesson early in the Pac-12 opener, and the Ducks have taken that 13-point loss very much to heart. "It's bettertopeak now,so it can last for a longer time," he said.aWe came in second iin the conference) last year and we peaked later, so by

34-point pasting at Arizona lastseason provided the wake-up call Oregon needed to ride a 9-1 finish to the regular season into a third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. This year, Dillon Brooks believes Oregon State

Sophomore G'ovi Quezada was 1-1 toalso take second place at 182 pounds. Baker travels to La Grande Tuesday for a junior varsity meet. The Bulldogs then open Greater Oregon League dual actionon Thursday, Jan. 28 when they travel to La Grande for a5 p.m. dual.

peaking now, we have the remedy and we can take that first spot." Brooks scored 25 points, one offhis career high, and Chris Boucher had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Oregon to an 86-72 win over UCLA on Saturday afternoon.

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D'Angelo Russell came off the bench with 21 points for the Lakers, who dropped their sixth straight game. But all eyes were on Bryant, a Portland nemesis dating back to the 2000 Western Conference finals, who finished with 10 points. It was the second of a back-toback for the Lakers, who fell 108-95 to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. The game was played on

fan but when the playoffs came I was a Lakers fan because we never made the playoffs. I was on Kobe's back,like,'Let'sgo K obe,let'sgo Shaq."' Lillard said."Now to play against him, and to know him, it's been a pleasure." CJ McCollum added 28 points for the Blazers, who led by as many as 27 points in the first half on the way to their eighth straight victory over the Lakers.

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PORTLAND — While Damian Lillard was the star of Portland's victory over the Lakers, it was Kobe Bryant's night. Lillard had 36 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles 121-103 on Saturday night for Bryant's last game in Portland. "Growing up, I was a Warriors

the 10th anniversary of Bryant's 81-point game against Toronto, which remains the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. Because of the back-to-back, there was speculation that Bryant would not even play against the Blazers, but he started. It was Bryant's 62nd career game against Portland. Bryan finishes 6-26 in Portland, his worst record in any city.

WEEIC AHEAD TUESDAY, JAN. 26 • Boys basketball: Baker JV at Ontario, 4 p.m.; Ontario JV2 at Baker, 5:30 p.m.; Baker at Ontario, 7 p.m. • Girls basketball: Baker JV at Ontario, 2:30 p.m.; Grant Union seventh/eighth at Baker, 4 p.m.; Ontario JV2 at Baker,4 p.m.; Baker at Ontario, 5:30 p.m. • Wrestling: Baker JV at La Grande,4 p.m. THURSDAY, JAN. 28 • Boys basketball: Imbler at Baker JV2, 7 p.m.; Powder Valley at Wallowa, 7:30 p.m.; Jordan Valley at Burnt River, 7:30 p.m. • Girls basketball: Baker seventh/eighth at Pendleton, 4 p.m.; Imbler at Baker JV2, 5:30 p.m. • Wrestling: Baker at La Grande, tba

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SATURDAY, JAN. 30 • Boys basketball: Pine-Eagle at Wallowa, 1 p.m.; Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 1 p.m.; Prairie City at Burnt River, 3:30 p.m. • Girls basketball: Pine-Eagle at Wallowa, 1 p.m.; Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 1 p.m.; Prairie City at Burnt River, 2 p.m. • Wrestling: Baker Middle Schooltourney, tba, Baker High School; Baker JV at New Plymouth tourney, tba; Pine-Eagle at Homedale duals, tba • Swimming:Baker at La Grande, noon

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the coals — or even using a Big Green Egg. Cabbagebaked in embers, one ofthestarters The weather is a little chilly, the sky more at the new restaurant, is similar to a campdull shades of gray than bright blue, and it's ing dish you might remember from when actually raining again, thanks to El Nino. you were a kid. Except instead of wrapping Welcome to winter in Los Angeles, where we onions or potatoes and tucking them into the break out the scarves when the temperature burningwood ofa campfire,awhole head of falls below 70 degrees, and even a little rain cabbage is wrapped in foil and placed among is enough to stall the freeways. But it doesn't smoldering embers. The cabbage is baked stop us from grilling. untilthe outerleaves are caramelized and Far from being just a summer sport, winter the vegetable itself is tender. Still warm, thick is the perfect time to show your grill a little wedges of the cabbage are served alongside love. Get a batch of coals going or fire up the a yogurt dipping sauce flavored with sumac gas burners, and in minutes you're ready and lemon zest. It's camping food, but serito roll. There's nothing like the simplicity of ously glorified. It's all about seasonality for Citrin."Cabcooking over a live fire, particularly when the weatherislessthan perfect. bage is a winter vegetable. There are so many "I love grilling," Josiah Citrin says. The greatthings togrillthistim eofyear:other chef-owner of Melisse — his venerable Miwinter vegetables, such as endive. And I'm chelin-starred fine-dining restaurant in Santa also doing duck that I've aged at the restauMonica — has just opened Charcoal Venice, rant." its menu an ode to cooking over live fire.'This Seasonal produce offerseasy inspiration for is one of those things I've been doing with my the grill this time of year. Quickly sear winter family for years. It's real." lettucesbefore composing a salad — the char The menu features an assortment of lends an almost meaty depth to the dish. Toss dishes Citrin has perfected for years at home, winter vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflowwhether using a wood oven, over charcoal, in er, Brussels sprouts or onions, with a little oil Los Angeles Times

beforegrilling in a perforated pan orwrapping them in foil, cooking them until they're tender and caramelized. Grill thick wedges of seasoned sweet potatoes on a rack until the outsides are blistered. Or grill slices of citrus to add a touch of smoke to their bright frLut flavor. You may not be grilling aged duck at home, but you could try slow-smoking duck over a low fire, or maybe ribs, brisket or chicken. And when the weather isn't so cooperative,partofthe beauty ofthe grillisthatso many foods cook quickly, with minimal mess and cleanup. For a quick dinner, try a classic grilled"brick" chicken. It's an old cooking method, and it goes by a number of names, like "chicken under a brick" and"spatchcocked chicken." The technique is simple: Cut the backbone out of a chicken, and flatten the bird out, much like opening a book. 5ou can do this yourself or have your butcher do it for you.l Season and grill the chicken, skin-side down,keeping the chicken flatunder a heavy brick, paving stone or cast-iron skillet. See GrillingIPage3B

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SLOW COOKER Continued from Page 1B Experiment with fresh ginger instead of ground 4ut make sure you use a lot). I've prepared it without curry powder when Idiscovered,toolate,Ihad none.Leftoutthesesame seeds on another occasion when I hadn't planned ahead (oops). Despite my tinkering and occasional inept planning, the recipe works because, at its basic, it's simply braised meat with seasonings. For all these reasons, Sesame Pork became part of my repertoire and later for my daughters, who prepare it for guests these days because who serves a roast to company? Once again, it's exotic. As for the popularity of slow cookers, chefs Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller have demonstrated recipes in these not-so-haute appliances, though I have doubts that either of them has one stashed in a cupboard. But when even they serve up braised meat for their guests, I know we're in good company.

SESAME PORK ROAST Serve 6. Note: Basically a braised piece of meat, this roast is easy to prepare whetherin a slowcooker orin the oven. When preparedin the slow cooker, the roast doesn't need to be marinated in advance because the meat marinates during the all-day cooking time. But for easeof prep in the morning, it's helpful to make the marinade the night before. From "Come One, Come All/Easy Entertaining With SeasonalMenus" by Lee SvitakDean.

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GREENS Continued from Page 2B Another green vegetable that's easy toadjustfor avariety ofpalates is Brussels sprouts: halve them and roast in the oven to caramelize and bring out the sweetness, or blanch in salty water and saute, Perry said. Or butter blanch them: split, blanch, then saute in water and butter in a covered skillet. The steam finishes the cooking, then you can take off the lid and let it evaporate to intensify the butter flavor, Perry said. aYou can get by with a lot less butter and get the flavor without a lot of fat," he said. A new University of North Carolina Press Savor the South cookbook by Thomas Head, called"Greens," is coming out in March with lots of recipesfor collard greens,which have a toughertexture and stronger flavor than kale. Collards are often cooked with pork, boiled in liquid for a long time and then seasonedwith pepper vinegar at the table, Head said. But there are lots of other ways to use them. Head's recipesinclude:collard green empanadas, Lebanese collard and lentil soup, and even vegetarian slow-cooker collard greens seasoned with smoked paprika, stock and red

pepper flakes. Greens are so versatile that you can do almost anything with them. Head suggested a mustard green pesto in his book. Mustard greens

GRILLING Continued from Page 1B The chicken cooks in less time than it would normally take togrillorroasta w hole chicken, and you're guaranteed crispy skin throughout. And because it is winter, you'll want to make sure you have enough fuel on hand, as the weather can be cold (at least for Angelenos), and it can take longer for your grill to heat. But pleaseskip the scarf.

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"Buy whole beetsand cut off the greens. Theycook down like spinach." — Chef Bob Perry, instructor at the University of Kentucky

tend to have a sharp flavor while turnip greens are milder but still

peppery. My colleague Linda Blackford said her mother, Bettina, made a wonderful spread by putting raw chopped mustard greens and an onion in a foodprocessorwith a little saltand adding mayonnaise. This spring, be sure to try beet greens. "Buy whole beets and cut off the greens," said Perry.'They cook down like spinach. They hold a sweet flavor. You could do them in a stir fry or even put them in a soup."

BASIC SOUTHERN GREENS From "Greens," a Savor the South cookbookbyThomas Head from University of North Carolina Press. 2 pounds greens (collards, mustard greens, turnip greens, beet greens, kale, or a combination) 1 pound ham hocks or other smoked meat (neck bones, smoked turkey, etc.) or 6 strips thick-sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces Water or chicken stock

/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional) 1 cup chopped onion (optional) 2 garlic cloves, put through a press (optional) 2 tablespoons vinegar (optional) Salt, to taste Cut out the thick, tough center stems of the greens and discard; cut the leaves into roughly 2-inch-square pieces. Wash the greens thoroughly in at least two changes of cold water. Drain in a colander. Unless you are using the optional ingredients, combine the greens and meat in a large pot and add enough water or chicken stock to cover them. Bring to a boil and simmer until the greens are tender (anywhere from "/2 hour for young greens to 1 hour for older collards). If using the onion and garlic, in a pan large enough to hold the greens and water, saute the bacon over medium heat until the fat is rendered but the bacon is not yet crisp. Add the onions and continue cooking until they are translucent but not brown. Mash the garlic into the pan and cook for about 30 seconds, being sure not to let the garlic brown. Add the greens, the red pepper flakes, and enough water to cover the vegetables. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the greens are tender. Just before serving, stir in the vinegar and season with salt. Makes 8 servings

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TUESDAY NIGHTS Baker City Craft Time 6:00 PM Wednesdays — 2:30 PM (Sm.charge for matenals) 25 cents per card Everyone invited! EVERY WEDNESDAY Bible Study; 10:30 AM BINGO: TU ES., 1 p. m., Public Bingo; 1:30 PM Senior Center ( .25 cents per card) 2810 Cedar St. Baker City EVERY MORNING (M onday —nday) F THE CITY of Baker City Exercise Class;

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Evenings © 5:00 pm Elgin Methodist Church 7th and Birch

AL-ANON Concerned about someone else's drinking? Sat., 9 a.m. Northeast OR Compassion Center, 1250 Hughes Ln. Baker City (541 ) 519-7920 AL-ANON Wed., 4 p.m. Halfway Library Corner of Church St. (!t Grove Ln., Halfway. AL-ANON-HELP FOR families (!t fnends of alc oho l i c s . U n i on County. 568 — 4856 or 963-5772

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AA MEETING: Pine Eagle Sobriety Group Tues.; 7 p.m. — 8 p.m. Presbyterian Church

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100 - Announcements 105 - Announcements 110- Self Help Groups 120 - Community Calendar 130 - Auction Sales 140 - Yard, Garage Sales, Baker Co 143 - Wallowa Co 145- Union Co 150 - Bazaars, Fundraisers 160- Lost 8 Found 170 - Love Lines 180 - Personals

AL-ANON. COVE ICeep C oming Back. M o n days, 7-8pm. Calvary B aptist Church. 7 0 7 Main, Cove.

110 - Self-Help Group Meetings CELEBRATE RECOVERY A Chnst-centered 12 step program. A place where you can heal. Baker City Nazarene Church, every Tues. at 6:15 PM. More info. call 541-523-9845

110 - Self-Help Group Meetings NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS HELP

210- Help Wanted, Baker Co 220 - Union Co 230 - Out of Area 280 - Situations Wanted

300 - Financial/Service 310- Mortgages,Contracts, Loans 320 - Business Investments 330 - Business Opportunities 340 - Adult Care Baker Co 345 - Adult Care Union Co 350 - Day Care Baker Co 355 - Day Care Union Co 360 - Schools 8 Instruction 380 - Service Directory

400 - General Merchandise 405 - Antiques 410- Arts 8 Crafts 415 - Building Materials 420 - Christmas Trees 425 - Computers/Electronics 430- For Sale or Trade 435 - Fuel Supplies 440 - Household Items 445 - Lawns 8 Gardens 450 - Miscellaneous 460 - Musical Column 465 - Sporting Goods 470 - Tools 475 - Wanted to Buy 480 - FREEItems

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LINE-1-800-766-3724 AlcoholicsAnonymous Meetings: Monday, Wednesday, 8:OOPM:Sunday, MonFnday, Saturday 7 p.m. ALL YARD SALE ADS Tuesday, Wednesday, day, Tuesday, WednesMUST BE PREPAID Thursday noon. day, Thursday, Fnday Noon: Thursday Women only You can drop off your 6:OOPM: Monday,TuesAA meeting payment at: Wednesday 11a.m., day, Wednesday, ThursThe Observer CELEBRATE day (Women's) 113 1/2 E Main St., 1406 5th St. RECOVERY 7:OOPM: Saturday Enterpnse, across from La Grande Hurts,Habits (!t Hang-ups Courthouse Gazebo 6:15 PM — Tuesdays at Rear Basement EnHotline 541-624-5117 OR Family Life Center trance at 1501 0 Ave. 1250 Hughes Lane WALLOWA +Visa or Mastercard, Baker City 606 W Hwy 82 are accepted.+ PH: 541-263-0208 CHRONIC PAIN PARKINSON'S Support Sunday Yard Sales are $12.50 for Support Group Group, open to those 7:00p.m.-8:00 p.m. 5 lines, and $1.00 for each additional line. Meet Fndays — 12:15 pm with Parkinson's/CareWEIGHT WATCHERS Callfor more info: 1207 Dewey Ave. Baker giver's. 3rd Mon. each Baker City 541-963-3161. IPT Wellness Connection month. 4:30-5-:30pm Basche Sage Place 541-523-9664 at GRH, Solanum. Must have a minimum of 2101 Main Street 10Yard Sale ad's to Meeting: AA MEETING: pnnt the map. Tuesday 5:30 PM Powder River Group CIRCLE OF FRIENDS • confidential weigh-in Mon.; 7 PM -8 PM (For spouses w/spouses begins at 5 PM 160 - Lost & Found Wed.; 7 PM -8 PM who have long term • group support Fn.; 7 PM -8 PM terminaI illnesses) • v i sit a m e e t i ng f o r Grove St. Apts. FOUND IN County OfMeets 1st Monday of free! Corner of Grove (!t D Sts. f ices b y U n i o n C o . every month at St. Clerk's Offi ce. Cash, if Baker City, Open Lukes/EOMA©11:30 AM 120 - Community Nonsmoking properly d e s c ribed, $5.00 Catered Lunch Wheel Chair Accessible Calendar may be claimed prior Must RSVP for lunch to Apnl 19, 2016 at the 541-523-4242 SAFE HAVEN Union County Sheriff/ Alzheimer/Dementia La Grande Police DeNORTHEAST OREGON Caregivers partment offices. CLASSIFIEDS of fers Support Group You too can use this Self Help (!t Support MISSING YOUR PET? 2nd Friday of Attention Getter . G roup An n o u n c e Check the every month Ask howyou can get ments at n o c h arge. 11:45 AM in Fellowship Baker City Animal Clinic your ad to stand out For Baker City call: 541-523-3611 Hall (Right wing) of like this! J uli e — 541-523-3673 Nazarene Church For LaGrande call: PLEASE CHECK 1250 Hughes Lane E n ca — 541-963-31 61 Blue Mountain Baker City LOOICING FOR Humane Association NARCOTICS Facebook Page, UNION COUNTY A if you have a lost or ANONYMOUS AA Meeting Goin' Straight Group found pet. Info. GOOD M t ct , 541-663-41 1 2 Tues. Mon. — RETURN? Thurs. (!t Fri. — 8 PM YO YO DIETING? W hy not us e t h i s Episcopal Church Unhappy about your Basement weight? directory to inform 2177 1st Street Ca II 541-523-5128. people of your busiTues.,noon Baker City Welcome Inn ness? 175 Campbell St.

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SELING Solutions is a 501(c)3 serving Ore- wanted to deliver the Baker City Herald gon in f ive c ounties. Monday, Wednesday, N OTICE: O R E G O N We are recruiting for a and Fnday's, within Landscape Contractors full-time Mental Health Baker City. Law (ORS 671) reSpecialist t o p r o vide Ca II 541-523-3673 quires all businesses counseling f o r the that advertise and perSchool Based Health form landscape conC enter i n Mit c h e l l . INDEPENDENT tracting services be liQualified a p p l icants CONTRACTORS censed with the Landwill possess a Bachewanted to deliver s cape C o n t r a c t o r s lor's degree in a beThe Observer B oard. T h i s 4 - d i g i t havioral sciences field Monday, Wednesday, number allows a confrom an accredited coland Fnday's, to the sumer to ensure that lege, or a Bachelor's following area's t he b u siness i s a c d egree from a n a c tively licensed and has c redited c o l l eg e i n + La Grande a bond insurance and a nursing o r o c c u p aq ualifie d i n d i v i d u a l tional therapy and Ca II 541-963-3161 contractor who has fulcensed by the State of or come fill out an filled the testing and Oregon, or preferably Information sheet experience r e q u irea graduate degree in ments fo r l i censure. p sychology, s o c i a l work, recreational, art, INVESTIGATE BEFORE For your protection call 503-967-6291 or visit YOU INVEST! Always or music therapy, or a our w ebs i t e : b ehavioral s c i e n c e a good policy, espewww.lcb.state.or.us to field. On-call rotation cially for business opc heck t h e lic e n s e p ortunities ( i t f r a n during non-business status before contractchises. Call OR Dept. hours required for crio f J u stice a t ( 5 0 3 ) ing with the business. sis services. The pay Persons doing l and378-4320 or the Fedfor this full-time posiscape maintenance do eral Trade Commission t ion i s $33, 7 0 0 not require a landscap$58,500 year, DOEE. at (877) FTC-HELP for ing license. Excellent benefits, inf ree i nformation. O r cluding 401IC match. v isit our We b s it e a t www.ftc.gov/bizop. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifica-

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CARE EMPLOYMENT

Monday — Friday. Ei- 430- For Saleor t her y ou r h o m e o r Mine. Em ilie P rivett,

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4 STUDDED Snow tires, l ike n ew , o n r im s , P 215-75R15, $ 3 0 0 . CaI I eveni ngs 541-963-9144

m onthly as w e l l a s CEDAR 8t CHAIN link benefits. The successfences. New construc- 435 - Fuel Supplies ful applicant will have t ion, R e m o d e l s ( i t experience in e q u iphandyman services. ment m a i n t e nance, Kip Carter Construction PRICES REDUCED 541-519-5273 $140 in the rounds 4" plumbing, e l ectrical, to 12" in DIA, $170 carpentry, painting and Great references. landscaping as well as split Fir $205 split CCB¹ 60701 Delivered in the valsome v i s itor s e r v ice ley. (541)786-0407 experience. Application materials must be submitted through the D S. H Roofing 5. 445- Lawns & GarState of Oregon elec- Construction, Inc dens t ronic E-recruit s y s - CCB¹192854. New roofs OR 97850. The ObLOTS OF leaf cleanup? t em. I f y o u d o n o t server is an Equal (it reroofs. Shingles, W alker Mowers w i l l h ave access t o t h e O pportunity E m metal. All phases of do the Iob. Call for a internet you can visit ployer. construction. Pole free demo. Inland Ag your local Employment buildings a specialty. Repair 541-963-4985. UNION C E M E TERY Office, or l ibrary. To Respond within 24 hrs. a pp l y v i s i t Maintenance D i st rict 541-524-9594 htt: w w w . ore on. o 450 - Miscellaneous has a pa rt t i me v/o rd/JOBS/Pa es/ob groundskeeper posiAVAILABLE AT tion open with flexible FRANCES ANNE YAGGIE INTERIOR 8E THE OBSERVER hours. Applications are available at cemetery These little ads really EXTERIOR PAINTING, NEWSPAPER Commercial (it office between 9 and work! Join the t houBUNDLES Residential. Neat (it 11am, at 770 E Fulton sands of other people Burning or packing? efficient. CCB¹137675. St. Union, OR. $1.00 each in this area who are 541-524-0359 Do a two-way favor ... r egular users of t h e NEWSPRINT get extra cash for your- c lassified. See h o w JACKET 8t Coverall ReROLL ENDS self and make it possible simple and effective Art prolects (it more! pair. Zippers replaced, f or s o m e on e e l s e t o they can be . VVe're p atching an d o t h e r Super for young artists! $2.00 8t up e nloy those items y o u open from 7:30 a.m. heavy d ut y r e p a irs. Stop in today! Reasonable rates, fast n ever use. S ell t h e m to 5 p.m. for your con- service. 541-523-4087 1406 Fifth Street with a classified ad. or 541-805-9576 BIC 541-963-31 61 venience.

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Monday: noon Friday Wednesday: noon Tuesday Friday: no o n Thursday DISPLAY ADS:

2 days prior to publication date (tl

450 - Miscellaneous

630 - Feeds

DISH NETWORK? Get NORTHEAST 150 TON 1st crop MORE for LESS! Start- OREGON CLASSIFIEDS Alfalfa-alfalfa grass. reserves the nght to 3x4 bales. No rain, test ing $19.99/month (for 1 2 m o nt hs.) P L U S relect ads that do not 125 TON 2nd crop Bundle (!t SAVE (Fast comply with state and Alfalfa -alfalfa grass Internet f or $15 federal regulations or 30 TON 3rd Crop more/month.) CALL that are offensive, false, Sm. bales.(100 lb. avg.) Now 800-394-5170 misleading, deceptive or No reasonable offer otherwise unacceptable. will be refused. 541-51 9-0693 DO YOU need papers to 475 - Wanted to Buy start your fire with? Or a re yo u m o v i n g ( ! t ANTLER DEALER. Buyneed papers to wrap ing grades of antlers. those special items? F air h o n es t p r i c e s . The Baker City Herald From a liscense buyer at 1915 F i rst S t r eet using st at e c e r t i f ied sells tied bundles of skills. Call Nathan at papers. Bundles, $1.00 541-786-4982. each. 710 - Rooms for

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l umber, Cut t o y o u r s pecs. 1 / 8 " o n u p . A lso, h a l f ro u n d s , s tays , w e d ge s , slabs/firewood. Tamarack, Fir, Pine, Juniper, Lodgepole, C o t t o nw ood. Your l ogs o r mine. 541-971-9657

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Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon (!t Associates at 1-800-990-1338 to

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Now accepting applications for Senior, Disabled and Low Income Housing 1 bedroom units, all

utilities paid, community

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ment w/F R IG, DW, STV, onsite laundry, playground. I n c o me and occupancy guidelines apply, Section 8 accepted. Rent is $455 to $490, tenant pays electnc. No smoking,

(541) 519-7421 or stop by the office at 1790 Washington Ave., Baker City for an application.

in violation of this law.

1-BDRM, 1 bath, Laundry on site. Tenant Pays Electnc. No smoking/pets.$450/mo 541-51 9-6654

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AVAIL. FEB.: 1 1/2 bdrm w/ W/D hookup. No smoking. $450/mo. 1623 Valley Ave. Call (541)497-0955.

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T riplex, 3 b r d m , 2 bath, all utilities pd, no smoking, no pets, $1,000 month, $900 deposit. 541-910-3696

electric (!t gas h e at, large unfinished basement, $800/mo, first, l ast, (!t s e c urity r e quired . No pet s

541-786-5815.

UNION COUNTY Senior Living Mallard Heights 870 N 15th Ave Elgin, OR 97827

CLOSE TO EOU, 3b/1b duplex, W/D Hookups, W/S included, $775mo 541-605-0430

b d, w/s/g p d , n e w c oin-op laundry, n o s moking, n o pet s . $500mo + $450 dep. NEWER 3 b drm, 2 ba, Now accepting applica541-91 0-3696 $1,075/mo, plus dep. tions f o r fed e r a l ly Some e x t r a s . No f unded h o using f o r smoking. Pets on apHIGHLAND VIEW t hos e t hat a re p rova I. Mt . Em i l y Apartments sixty-two years of age Prope rt y M gt . or older, and h andi541-962-1074 800 N 15th Ave capped or disabled of Elgin, OR 97827 any age. 1 and 2 bed- 750 - Houses For

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room units w it h r e nt Rent Baker Co. b ased o n i nco m e 2-BDRM 2-BATH Mobile when available. $950/mo. All utlities paid.

Prolect phone ¹: 541-437-0452 TTY: 1(800)735-2900 "This Instituteis an equal opportunity provider"

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$950 dep. No smoking, no pets. 406-459-7315 3-BDRM, 1 bath in Haines. $695/mo. plus

dep. Includes garbage. No smoking, pet neg. w /per p e t de p o s i t . 541-51 9-0244

HOME SWEET HOME Clean (!t Cozy 3035 Grove • $650/mo 2-bdrm, 2 bath 740 - Duplex Rentals 1550 6th • $600/mo Baker Co. 2 + bdrm, 1 bath 2 BR. 1 BATH DUPLEX 2205 3rd Apt. 2 • $445 WITH C A R P O RT; 1 bdrm, 1 bath C ARPET, S T O V E, No smoking/Sm pet neg F RIDGE (! t D I S H - Ed Moses:(541)519-1814 W ASHER; Q U I E T AREA; W/S/G, AND Nelson Real Estate YARD MAINTENANCE Has Rentals Available! FURNISHED. NO 541-523-6485 PETS/5 M 0ICN I G. ja $ 500.00 A M O N T H PLUS DEPOSIT. CALL 524-9243 DAYS 0 R SUNFIRE REAL Estate LLC. has Houses, Du524-9980 EVENINGS.

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plexes (!t Apartments for rent. Call Cheryl Guzman fo r l i s t ings, 541-523-7727.

1 BDRM, 1 ba, w/d hookups, $475/mo + $475 TAKING APPLICATIONS: dep. No pets/smoking. 1, 2 (!t 3-bdrm. units: Partially furnished. No (541 ) 963-4907 pets. We check refer2 BDRM 1 Ba Duplex, ences. 541-523-2922 c lean, ne w c a r p e t , Single Ca r G a rage, 752 - Houses for $700/mo lease,LG Rent Union Co. Valley Realty 1 BDRM, 1 ba, $490/mo, 541-963-4174. Qr $490 dep. w/d hookup. No pets or s moking. TTY: 1(800)735-2900 (541 ) 963-4907 2 BDRM, 1 ba, w/s/g pd. $650. N E P r o perty 2 BDRM, 1ba, large yard. NEW 6-PLEX, all utilites Mgt. 541-910-0354 paid, $2100. Northeast In la Grande. $650.00 P ro p . Mgt . 541-91 0-0354 NEWER D U PLEX for (541 ) 910-0354. r ent. 3bd, 2 ba, g a s 4 BD, 1 b a , g a r age, fireplace, A/C, large fenced yard, no pets, www.La rande fenced yard and more! $900/mo. Rentals.com $925mo 541-910-5059 541-969-8848

CLOSE TO EOU 2bdrm 1, 2 8r 3 bedroom basement a p t . , a ll units with rent based utilities paid, coin-op on income when laundry, No smoking, ava ila ble. No pets. $ 5 50/mo, p lus $ 5 0 0 d e p o s it Prolect phone ¹: 541-91 0-3696 (541)963-3785

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except in d esignated smoking area and no p ets. A ppl i c a t i o n s a vailable onsite o u t side of manager's office located at Apt. 1. Now accepting applications f o r fed e r a l ly O ff i c e Ph. funded housing. 1, 2, 541-523-5908; E ma il: and 3 bedroom units theelms©vindianmgt.comwith rent based on inwebsite: come when available. vindianmgt.com/propert ies/e lm s-a pa rtments. Prolect phone number:

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All real estate advertised h ere-in is s u blect t o the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes ELKHORN VILLAGE it illegal to a dvertise APARTMENTS any preference, limita- Senior a n d Di s a b l ed tions or discnmination Housing. A c c e pt ing based on race, color, applications for those religion, sex, handicap, aged 62 years or older f amilial status or n aas well as those distional origin, or intenabled or handicapped tion to make any such of any age. Income rep references, l i m i t astrictions apply. Call 725 - Apartment tions or discrimination. Candi: 541-523-6578 Rentals Union Co We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is

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2000 NEW VISION ULTRA 5TH WHEEL

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1999 CADILLAC Deville, in good shape, 175,000k, $1,500.00 Ca II 541-963-2901.

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Name of Person Foreclosing: Jalu Mini Stora ge Units ar e m a n aged by Nelson Real E state Agency, 8 4 5 Campbell, Baker City, OR 9 78 1 4 , 541-523-6485 Legal No. 00044193 Published: January 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, February 1, 2016

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made by, WILLIAM E MCCUEN as Grantor t o F I DE LITY N A TIONAL TITLE INSURANCE CO, as trustee, in favor of M ORT GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYST EMS , I N C. , ("MERS") AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. , as Beneficiary,

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dated 5/1 3/2005, recorded 5/20/2005, in o fficial r e c o rd s o f BAICER County, Oregon in book/reel/volu me No. a n d/or a s fee/file/instrument/ mic rofilm / rec e p t i o n number B0 5 2 10118 covenng the following descnbed real property s ituate d

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T HE S O UT H 1 7 . 5 FEET OF LOT 7 AND ALL OF LOT 8, BLOCIC 1, B A L DOCIC-RUNYON SUBDIVISION OF THE A.P. WELLER TRACT, ACCORDING TO THE O F FICIAL P LAT T H ERE, I N BAICER CITY, COUNTY O F B A ICER A N D STATE OF OREGON. Commonly known as: 1 925 G ROVE S T , B AICER CITY, O R 9 7814 T h e u n d e r signed hereby certifies that based upon business records there are no known written assignments of the trust deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary and no appointments of a s uccesso r tr u s t e e have been made, except as recorded in the records of the county o r counties in w h i c h the above described real property is s i t uated. Further, no act ion ha s

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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 authorize 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 6 / 1 / 2014

11/27/2015 $6,649.38 Late Charges F r om T hrough Total L a t e C harges 6 / 1 / 2 0 1 4 1 1/27/2015 $ 3 9 . 8 3 Beneficiary' s A dvances, Costs, And Exp enses Escrow A d vances ( $ 1 ,818.03) Corporate Advances $1,410.00 Total A dvances: ($408.03) TOTAL FORECLOSURE COST: $1,046.68 TOTAL REQUIRED TO R EN I STATE: $7,733.01 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $39,423.10 By reason o f th e d e f a ult, t h e b eneficiary ha s d e clared all sums owing on the obligation sec ured b y t h e t r u s t deed immediately due

a nd payable, t h o se sums being the following, to- w it: T h e i n stallments of princip al a n d int e r e s t which became due on 6/1/2014, and all subsequent installments of p r i ncipal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on seni or li e n s , t ax e s and/or i n s u r ance, t rustee's fees, a n d a ny a t t o rney f e e s and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficianes efforts to pro tect and preserve its security, all of which m ust be paid a s a c ondition o f r e i n statement, including all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay-off. Nothing in this no-

t ice shall b e c o n strued as a waiver of a ny fees ow ing t o the Beneficiary under t he Deed o f T r u st pursuant t o t he t erms of t h e l o a n documents.Whereof, 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/ 1 7 /2016at 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 the interest in the said

descnbed 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-

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cludes the plural, the w ord " g r a ntor " i n cludes any successor in interest to this gran-

t or as w e l l a s a n y other person owing an o bligation, t h e p e r formance of which is secured by the t r ust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to O r egon Law, t his sale w il l no t b e deemed final until the T rustee's d ee d h a s been issued by Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington . If any irregulanties ar e d i s c o vered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, r etu r n t he b uyer's m o ney a n d take further action as necessary. If the sale i s set a s ide f o r a n y reason, including if the Trustee is u nable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a ret urn o f t h e mo n i e s paid to th e T r ustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The

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purchaser shall have no further r e c ourse T he C o m m i t t e e w i ll against t h e T r u s t o r, meet to d iscuss Administrative Business, the Trustee, the Benepresentation of Energy ficiary, th e B e n e f iciFacility Siting Council a ry's Agent, o r t h e standards and p rocBeneficiary's Attorney. esses and a RepresenIf you have previously b een d is c h a r g e d t ative f r o m Ida h o Power will be present. through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in Scott Hartell which case this letter Theodore Taylor is intended to exercise t he n o t e ho ld e r s Planning Director nght's against the real Advisory Committee property only. As re- Chair quired by law, you are hereby notified that a Published: January 22 negative credit report and 25,2016 reflecting o n y our credit record may be Legal No.00044201 submitted to a c r edit r eport agency if y o u TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF fail to fulfill the terms SALE T . S . N o .: of your credit obligaOR-15-688382-AJ tions. Without limitReference is made to ing the trustee's dist hat c e r t a i n deed claimer of represenmade by, MARIE E. tations o r w a r r a nNORDQUIST as Granties, Oregon law retor to FIRST AMERIquires the trustee to CAN TITLE INSURstate in t his notice ANCE CO., as trustee, that some residential in favor of M ORT p roperty sold a t a GAGE ELECTRONIC trustee's sale may REGISTRATION SYSh ave been used in TEMS, I N C . , AS manufacturing methNOMINEE FOR BNC amphetamines, the MORTGAGE, INC.,A c hemical com p o DELAWARE CORPOnents of which are RATION, as Beneficiknown to be t o xic. ary, dated 7/11/2006, Prospective purchasrecorded 7/25/2006, ers o f r e s i dential in official records of property should be UNION County, Oreaware of this potengon in book/reel/voltial danger before deu me No. a n d/or a s ciding to place a bid fee/file/instrument/ mifor this property at c rofilm / rec e p t i o n the trustee's sale. number 2006 3 667 N OTICE T O T E N - covenng the following ANTS: TENANTS OF descnbed real property THE SUBJECT REAL s ituate d in sa id P ROPERTY H A V E C ounty, a n d S t a t e , CERTAIN PROTECto-wit: A P N : 1525 TIONS AFFFORDED 03S3806AB C OMTO THEM U N D ER MENCING A T A O RS 8 6 .782 A N D P OINT 5 2 3 FE E T POSSIBLY UNDER SOUTH O F THE FEDERAL LAW. ATNORTHEAST CORT ACHED TO T H I S NER OF THE NORTHNOTICE OF S ALE, WEST QUARTER OF A ND INCO R P O - THE N O R THEAST RATED HEREIN, IS A QUARTER OF SECN OTICE T O T E N - TION 6, I N T O W NANTS THAT S ETS 5 HIP 3 SOUT H , F ORTH SOM E O F RANGE 38 EAST OF THE PROTECTIONS THE W I L LAMETTE THAT ARE AVAILMERIDIAN, IN UNION ABLE TO A TENANT COUNTY, OREGON; OF THE S U BJECT RUNNING THENCE REAL P R O PERTY SOUTH 13 7 F E ET; AND WHICH SETS THENCE WEST 330 FORTH CERTAIN RE- F EET; T HENC E QUIRMENTS THAT N ORTH 13 7 F E E T MUST BE COMPLIED THENCE EAST 330 WITH BY ANY TENFEET TO THE POINT ANT IN ORDER TO OF BEGINNING. BEO BTAIN TH E A F ING THE SOUTH 137 FORDED PROTECFEET O F BL O C IC TION, AS REQUIRED NUMBERED UNDER ORS 86.771 . THIRTY-THREE (33) Q UALITY MAY B E OF RIVERSIDE ADDICONSIDERED A TION TO LA GRANDE, DEBT COLLECTOR UNION C O U N TY, A TTEMPTING T O OREGON, ACCORDCOLLECT A D E BT I NG TO T H E R E AND ANY INFORMACORDED PLA T T ION O B T A I N E D THEREOF; EXCEPT WILL BE USED FOR THE WEST 80 FEET THAT PURPOSE. TS THEREOF, AND FURNo: THER E X CEPTING OR-14-646032-NH THE 30 FOOT STRIP Dated: 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 15 OF LAND CONVEYED Quality Loan Service TO THE Corporation of WashOREGON-WASHINGington, as T r ustee TON RAILROAD AND Signature By: NAVIGATION COM Alma Clark, Assistant PANY B Y DEE D Secretary Tr u s t ee's DATED JULY 8, 1937, Mailing Address: QualRECORDED IN BOOIC ity Loan Service Corp. 98, AT PAGE 449, REo f Washington C/ 0 CORDS OF U NION Quality Loan Service COUNTY, OREGON. C orporation 41 1 I v y Commonly known as: Street San Diego, CA 503 LANE AVE, LA 92101 Trustee's PhysiGRANDE , OR cal Address: Quality 97850-1841 The unLoan Service Corp. of dersigned hereby certiWashington 108 1 st fies that based upon Ave South, Suite 202, business records there Seattle, WA 98104 Toll are no known written Free: (866) 925-0241 a ssignments o f t h e I DSPUb ¹ 0 0 9 4 9 6 0 trust deed by the trus1/4/201 6 1/11/201 6 tee or by the benefici1/18/2016 1/25/2016 ary and n o a p p ointments of a successor LegaI No. 00043509 t rustee h a v e b e e n Published: January 4, 11, made, except as re18,25, 2015 corded in the records of the county or count ies i n w h i ch t h e PUBLIC NOTICE above described real The 911 C o nsolidated property i s s i t u ated. Further, no action has Dispatch Board will be meeting on Monday, b een instituted to r e cover the debt, or any January 25, 2016 at part thereof, now re1:00 p.m. to d iscuss m aining secured b y expenses associated the trust deed, or, if w ith th e h i r ing o f a such action has been n ew D i r ector . T h e instituted, such action meeting will be held in has been d i smissed t he Co m m i s s i o n except as permitted by Chambers o f t he ORS 86.752(7). Both Courthouse located at 1 995 T h ir d S t r e e t , the beneficiary and the trustee have elected Baker City, Oregon. to sell th e s aid r eal property to satisfy the LegaI No. 00044247 obligations secured by Published: January 25, said trust deed and no2016 t ice h a s b e e n r e c 1010 - Union Co. orded pursuant to Section 86.752 (3) of OreLegal Notices gon Revised Statutes. NOTICE OF MEETING There is a default by BOARDMAN TO grantor or other perHEMINGWAY (B2H) son owing an obligaADVISORY tion, performance of COMMITTEE which is s ecured by the trust deed, or by The Union County B2H the successor in interAdvisory C o m m ittee e st, w it h r e s pect t o w ill hold a m e e t i ng p rovision s t her e i n February 4th, 2016 at which authonze sale in 6:30pm. The Advisory the event of such proC ommittee m e e t i n g vision. The default for will take place in the which foreclosure is Earl C. Misener Conmade is grantor's failference Room located ure to pay when due inside the Daniel Chapt he following s u m s : l in B u i l d i ng , 100 1 Delinquent Payments: F ourth S t r e et , L a Payment Information Grande, OR. From Through Total

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1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Payments 5 / 1 / 2015 12/17/2015 $3,632.56 Late Charges F r om T hrough Total L a t e C harges 5 / 1 / 2 0 1 5 1 2/1 7/2 01 5 $72 0. 66 Beneficiary' s A dvances, Costs, And Exp enses Escrow A d vances $1,103.00 Tot al A dv a n c e s : $ 1,103.00 T O T A L FORECLOSURE COST: $2,210.75 TOTAL REQUIRED TO R EN I STATE: $7,686.14 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $91,830.19 By reason o f th e d e f a u lt, t h e b eneficiary ha s d e clared all sums owing on the obligation sec ured b y t h e t r u s t deed immediately due a nd payable, t h o se sums being the following, to- w it: T h e i n stallments of princip al a n d in t e r e s t which became due on 5/1/2015, and all subsequent installments of p r i ncipal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on seni or li e n s , t ax e s and/or i n s u rance, t rustee's fees, a n d a ny at t orney f e e s and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve its security, all of which m ust be paid as a c ondition o f r e i n statement, including all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay-off. Nothing in this not ice shall b e c o n strued as a waiver of a ny fees ow ing t o the Beneficiary under the Deed o f T r u st pursuant t o t he t erms of t h e l o a n documents.Whereof, 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 4/ 6/ 2 0 16 at th e hour of 1: 0 0 PM , Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Inside the main entrance of the Daniel Chaplin B uilding 1 00 1 4 t h Street L a G r a n de, Oregon 97850 County of UN I O N, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said 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-

1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices In construing this notice, th e s i n g ular i n-

cludes the plural, the w ord " g r a n tor " i n cludes any successor in interest to this gran-

t or as w e l l a s a n y other person owing an o bligation, t h e p e r formance of which is secured by the t r ust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to O r e gon Law , t his sale w il l no t b e deemed final until the T rustee's d ee d h a s been issued by Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington. If any irregularities ar e d i s c o vered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, r etu r n t he b uyer's m o ney a n d take further action as necessary. If the sale i s set a s ide f o r a n y reason, including if the Trustee is u nable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a ret urn o f t h e mo n i e s paid to t h e T r ustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further r e c ourse against th e T r u s t o r, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, th e

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a ry's Agent, o r t h e Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously b een d is c h a r g e d through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise

t he n o t e ho ld e r s nght's against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting o n y our credit record may be submitted to a c r edit r eport agency if y o u fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Without limiting the trustee's disclaimer of representations o r w a r r a nties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in t his notice that some residential p roperty sold a t a trustee's sale may h ave been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the c hemical com p o nents of which are known to be t o xic. Prospective purchasers o f r e s i dential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee's sale.

N OTICE T O T E N ANTS: TENANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL P ROPERTY H A V E CERTAIN PROTECTIONS AFFFORDED TO THEM U N D ER O RS 8 6 .782 A N D POSSIBLY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. ATT ACHED TO T H I S NOTICE OF S ALE, A ND INCO R P O RATED HEREIN, IS A N OTICE T O T E N ANTS THAT S ETS F ORTH SOM E O F THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO A TENANT OF THE S U BJECT REAL P R O PERTY AND WHICH SETS FORTH CERTAIN REQUIRMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLIED WITH BY ANY TENANT IN ORDER TO O BTAIN TH E A F FORDED PROTECTION, AS REQUIRED UNDER ORS 86.771 . Q UALITY MAY B E CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR A TTEMPTING T O COLLECT A D E BT AND ANY INFORMAT ION O B T A INED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TS No: OR-15-688382-AJ Dated: 1 1 / 1 8 / 2015

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 plained of in the Notice of Default by tendering th e p e r f ormance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time pnor to five days before the date last set for sale. Other than as shown of record, neither the b eneficiary n o r t h e trustee has any actual Quality Loan Service notice of any person Corporation of Washhaving or claiming to ington, as Trustee Sighave any lien upon or nature B y : Alma i nterest i n t h e r e a l Clark, Assistant Secproperty hereinabove retary Trustee's Maildescribed subsequent ing Address: Quality t o the interest of t h e Loan Service Corp. of t rustee i n t h e t r u s t Washington C/0 Quality Loan Service Cordeed, or of any succ essor in i n terest t o poration 411 Ivy Street grantor or of any lesSan Diego, CA 92101 see or other person in Trustee's Physical Add ress: Quality L o a n possession of or occupying the property, exService Corp. of Washcept: Name and Last i ngton 108 1 s t A v e ICnown Address and South, Suite 202, SeatNature of Right, Lien t le, WA 9 8 104 T o l l o r I n t erest M A R I E Free: (866) 925-0241 NORDQUIST 5 03 I DSPUb ¹ 0 0 9 6 2 5 4 LANE AV E LA 1/1 8/201 6 1/25/201 6 GRANDE , O R 2/1/201 6 2/8/201 6. 97850-1841 O r iginal Borrower For Sale In- Published: January 18, f ormat io n C a ll: 25, 2015 and February 888-988-6736 or Login 1, 8, 2015

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cheating needs reality check DEARABBY: My husband and I have violinsong herensemble had played for the been marrt'ed seven years and have two holiday concert. I neveranswer my phone when I'm enterbeautiful children. Overall, the time we have beentogether hasbeen wonderful,although taining guests because they are where my we do sometimes argue. attention should be.M y daughters have been On more than one occasion, my husband taught that it's rude to be on the phone durhas shared his concern that I am cheating ing dinner and when guests are over. on him.Ihaveneverbeen unfaithful,nor How can I nip this in the bud without have ever I given him any reason to think causing a rift with my brotherin-law, whom I would be. He's worried Ilovedearly? If"I'seudo Auntie"does not want to socialize because he knows my father DEAR was unfaithful to my mother with the people she has been many years ago. We both ABBY in vi te d to be with, she should learned about it because stay home. my mother shared it while — OFFENDED IN NEW JERSEY discussing my brother and his wife. Having had no prt'or knowledge of this DEAR OFFENDED: I agree with you that"Pseudo Auntie's" behavior was rude, period in my parents'lives, I was shocked. I didn't grow up around it and was never and I don't blame you for feeling upset taught that cheating is OK How can I get about it. I do not think that it should cause my husband to stop putting mein the same a rift if you were to tell your brother-in-law and his girlfriend that using her cellphone category as my father? during the dinner you worked so hard to He says he read that cheating is hereditary so I'm bound to do it. He throws the prepare, and during your daughter's violin recital, caused hurt feelings. And tell them same accusation at me any time he gets upset with me. It's starting to ajject my hope that in the future you would like her to for our future because I don't think he will leave her phone elsewhere during family ever trust that I love him and don't plan to gatherings in your home commit adultery. — NOT LIKE DEAR OLD DAD DEAR ABBY: How does one "break up" DEAR NOT LIKE DEAR OLD DAD: with a hairdresser? I'm not unhappy with I don't know where your husband"read" "Flossie," my current one, but I'd like to try that adultery is hereditary, but it's time you someoneelsefora change ofpace. I know people ofboth sexes who have asked to see the source ofhis misinformation because it's wrong. You are not responstayed with a hairstylist they are unhappy sible for your father's behavior, and for your with because they can't bring themselves to break up, so I know I'm not alone with this husband to imply that because your father dilemma. I'd love to hear from hairdressers strayed you will is, trankly, insulting. If you are accused of infidelity any time how they would prefer this be handled. Do there's a disagreement, you two aren't getthey take it personally? ting to the root of what's really wrong in — TRENDSETTER IN CALIFORNIA DEAR TRENDSETTER: Some do take it your marriage, and it'stim e togetprofessional marriage counseling. personally, I'm sure. If you have a personal as well as a business relationship with Flossie, DEARABBY: Wejust hosted the family she may feel hurt that you're leaving. Howfor our annual post-Christmas get-together. ever, it is not a sin to want to try someone M y brotherin-law's girlfrv'end ofm any years else. It happens all the time in that business. My advice is to call Flossie in advance was on her cellphone during the cocktail and let her know you won't be coming so she hour, the entire dessert course and the gift exchange. When I mentioned to my husband can schedule someone else in that time slot. how rude she was, he told me she had been Then try the other stylist. That way, if you don't like that stylist's work, you can return checking football scores and cheering Icommenting while my daughter was playing the to Flossie with no hard feelings.

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NEW YORK — Millions of Americans began digging out Sunday trom a mammoth blizzard that set a new single-day snowfall record in Washington and New York City. The hurricane-force winds and whiteout conditions gave way to blinding sunshine and temperatures slightly above freezing,promising a gentle thawing-out. The timing could not have been better forEastCoast states: The heaviest snow began falling Friday evening, and taperedoffjustbefore midnight Saturday. Millions heeded calls to stay home, enablingroad crews to clear snow and ice. New York and Baltimore began lifting travel restrictions and hearty souls ventured out on snow-choked streets, while mass transit systems up and down the coastgradually restored normal service. Crews were working to restore power in places around theregion and fl ooding remained a problem along thecoast,butaspredicted, the impact was nothing like Superstorm Sandy. The air travelpicture remainedcomplicatedafter 7,000 weekend flights were canceled: United Airlines said limited service might begin later Sunday in New York City, but airports in the Washington D.C. area were likely to remain closed Sunday, and other airlines began cutting Monday service.

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shumed through a diferent kind of Great White Way, the nickname for a section of the theater district. And Bruce Springsteen canceled Sunday's scheduled show at Madison Square Garden. In Washington, monuments that would typically be busy with tourists stood vacant. All mass transit in the capital was shut down through Sunday. In northern Virginia, plow trucks outnumbered passenger vehicles on the streets Sunday Chris Courtney, an investment adviser trom Fairfax Station, called ahead to confirm he could complete his usual Sunday routine: a coffee and a newspaper. "I wanted to give them business," said Courtney, 61."I've gottobelievethey worked all night, the plow drivers."

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