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Pops & Pies concert Thursday The annual Pops trt Pies concert and fundraiser for the Baker High School band program is set for Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. in the BHS auditorium, 2500 E St. Tickets are $5 per person or $20 per family at the door, and includes music and desserts.

• Police fatally shot Robert 'LaVoy' Finicum, 55, one of the spokesmen for the group occupying Malheur Wildlife Refuge

By Keith Ridler Associated Press

BURNS — Federal and state officials were restricting access on Wednesday to the Oregon refuge being occupied by an armed group after one of the occupiers was killed during a traftc stop and eight more, including the group's leader Ammon Bundy, were arrested.

The group, which has included people from as far away as Arizona and Michigan, seized the headquarters of the Malheur National WildlifeRefuge on Jan.2.They want federal lands turned over to local authorities.

The confrontation came amid increasing calls for law enforcement to take action against Bundy for the illegal

occupation of the wildlife refuge.

Details of the fatal encounter were sparse. It happened as Bundy and his followers were heading to a community meeting late Tuesday afternoon in John Day, about 70 miles north of Burns.

Arianna Finicum Brown confirmed that her father, Arizona rancher Robert"LaVoy"

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Blood drive set for Feb. 1 The next American Red Cross blood drive will be Monday, Feb. 1, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church at the corner of Third and Broadway streets.

New donors are always needed. For an appointment, call Colleen Brooks at 541-5234650.

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By Joshua Dillen Baker City councilors agreed Tuesday night to move ahead with an analysis that will help determine the feasibility of creating a railroad quiet zone in town.

A quiet zone would eliminate whistle blowing by trains passing through the city.

The analysis, which will assess certain rail crossings in the city, will cost the city nothing. It would be conductedby representatives from the Federal Railway Administration iFRAl and the Oregon Department

of Transportation along with city stafK The federal agency also allows the use of a "Quiet Zone Calculator" to determinethe average risk level of crossings within the zone.

City Engineer Doug Schwinn said upgrades to crossings at Auburn Avenue and Campbell Street would likely qualify the city to implement a quiet zone.

"It measures how that risk level would change if you implemented safety measures at one or more of those crossings," he said."The calculator then adjusts your average

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Hospital auxiliary offers $1,500 scholarship SaintAlphonsus Auxiliary- Baker City is offering a $1,500 scholarship to a graduate of a Baker County high school or a current resident of Baker County who will be at least a sophomore in college by September 2016.

The scholarship will be awarded to a student who is enrolled in a health care profession major. The application for the scholarship can be obtained from the Auxiliary Gift Shop in the front lobby of Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City, 3325 Pocahontas Road, or from a member of the Auxiliary Scholarship CommitteePeggy Payton, chairman, 541-519-8118; Marilyn Bloom, 541-523-2750; or Betty Rouse, 541-5235563.

Applications must be returned to the committee by April 15. The recipient will be notified

by May 20.

Auxiliary members assist at the annual blood draw, various other hospital events and staff the Saint Alphonsus-Baker City Gift Shop. New members are always welcome. For more information about the Auxiliary, call President Jeanne Schroder, 541403-0054; Peggy Payton, 541-519-8118; or Laura Huggins, 541-523-8102.

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Finicum, was the man killed, the Oregonian reported. The 55-year-old was a frequent and public presence at the refuge.

'This is where I'm going to breathe my last breath, whether I'm 90, 95 or 55," Finicum told The Associated Press on Jan.5.

risk across your zone based on the improvements that you've made."

Schwinn said if the risk level drops low enough based on the FRA index, the city could apply to the agency for a quiet zone.

Five gate-controlled rail crossings in Baker City are public crossings that can be evaluated using the risk calculator and could be upgraded with additional safety measures.

Those are at Pocahontas Road, 17th Street, Campbell Street, Broadway Street and Auburn Avenue.

An expansion of the annual health screenings provided free to Baker County students as fall athletic competitions got under way this yearresultedin referralsfor additional carefor about onethirdofthose screened.

Dr. William Irvine, medical director of St. Luke's Eastern Oregon Medical Associates, spoke about the benefits of the expanded health exams when the Baker School Board met Jan. 21.

The screenings were providedby medical professionals from St. Luke's EOMA and St. Alphonsus.

Although this year's screening was open to all students, Irvine said that of the 158 students who participated in the exams, just seven were not athletes.

The majority — 127 — were students in the Baker School District. The remainder included 21 from North Powder, three who were homeschooled, three from the Burnt River School District at Unity, two from Union and two who did not list their school affrliation.

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MAMMOTH BONES UNCOVERED AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

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Hallie Borgen watched history happen right outside her office Tuesday.

Ancient history.

Borgen, 24, a 2009 Baker High School graduate, was working in the Valley Football Center at Oregon State University when construction crews uncovered well-preserved bones from a mammoth thatlived more than 10,000 yearsago.

Borgen,who graduated from OSU in 2013 with a degree in human development and family sciences, used her cell

phone to capture images of the bone and the excavation, and to post the <r photos on Instagram.

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and be born at a low birth weight.

On theother hand, they are less likely to be in poor or fai rhealth,have a"poor

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EOMA has applied for a $50,000 grant through the

BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR THURSDAY, JAN. 28 • Friends of the Library Winter Book Sale:Open during library hours at the Baker County Public Library, 2400 Resort St.; continues through Jan. 31.

• 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 Art 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. 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 prizes.

• Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station.

FRIDAY, FEB. 5 • Live Music by KeithTaylor:Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.; no charge.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald January 27, 1966 Law enforcement officials from Wallowa, Union and Baker counties attended an Oregon State Board of Health training session yesterday at Baker.

The purpose of the session was to certify operators of the Breatholyzer, which is an approved scientific instrument to be used under the implied consent law to determine blood alcohol concentration.

25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald January 28, 1991 A new PayLess store will be built this year in Baker City next to Safeway's west side on Campbell Street, according to Dennis Bird, manager of the downtown PayLess store.

10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald January 27, 2006 Some Baker County miners worry that a proposed change to an Oregon environmental rule could restrict or even ban them from using suction dredges to sift gold from local streams.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has scheduled a public hearing Monday evening in Baker City, during which DEQ officials will describe the proposed new rules.

ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald January 28, 2015 Mining plays a major role in Baker County's distant past and its future might not be as bleak as the industry's relatively moribund present suggests.

The prospect for a mining revival here and elsewhere in Eastern Oregon was a key theme during a five-hour summit that brought miners, legislators, economists and others to Baker CityTuesday afternoon.

About100 people attended the free Eastern Oregon Mining and Aggregate Development Summit at the Baker County Events Center.

Baker County Economic Development organized the event,whichwas co-sponsored by the EasternOregon Mining Association, Oregonians in Action and the Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association.

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Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization. Part of the money would be used to expand the "well adolescent visits."And part would go to increases in the number of colon cancer screenings.

Another portion of the funding would be used to produce "patient feedback surveys," which would be used to improve clinic services.

The goal is to reach out to all students in the county in the future, not just athletes.

Irvinepointed to tw o sources that identify risk factors that determine the overall health of a community.

"How is the health of Baker County?" he asked as he began his PowerPoint presentation. His answer: "Not very good.

According to the "County Health Rankings 2015: Oregon" produced annually by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Baker County ranked 18th of 34 countiesrated in the area of Health Outcomes.

That means, Irvine said, Baker County residents are more likely to die prematurely, lack accessto exercise opportunities, eat unhealthy foods, smoke, drink too much, have a teen birth

obese, be physically inactive or to have a sexually transmitted infection.

Baker County was 20th of 34in the area ofhealth factors.

Residentsaremore likely to be uninsured and to lack access to medical, dental and mental health care,to notgraduate from highschoolor college and to be unemployed, Irvine said.

They are also more likely to be a child in a single-parent household, have a severe housing problem and die from injury.

Baker County residents are less likely to have positive social associations, Irvine said, but also are less likely to have poor air or water quality, to die trom violent crime, to die from alcohol-impaired driving and to have a long commute.

"The data on teens is particularly concerning," Irvine told the board.

That information came from Oregon Vital Statistics published by the Oregon Health Authority at Oregon. gov, which relies on selfreporting by students on a survey conducted every two years.

Data from 2012 showed that 21 percent of Baker County eighth-graders drank alcohol on one or more days in the past 30

and only son. Growing up in Eastern Oregon provided him with the chance to Robert"Bob" Trump, 74, a former explore the vast countryside where he Baker County resident, parole and would hunt and follow the path of the probation officer for Umatilla and Baker Oregon Trail, looking for arrowheads. counties and a Union County SherifFs These early experiences led to a lifetime deputy, died Jan. 23, 2016, at his home hobby ofhunting and a keen interest in in Elgin. history.

There will be a celebration of Bob's Atter graduating from Baker High life with military honors at 1 p.m.

School in 1944, he served in the U.S. Saturday at the Elgin Stampede Hall Navy duringWorld War IIwherehe was at Elgin. Friends are invited to join the stationed in the Philippines. Honorfamilyfora reception afterward atthe ably discharged in 1946, he returned to Elgin Stampede Hall.

Baker where he began work at Baker The family suggests memorial contriState Bank. butions to the Elgin Stampede through He married Mary Colleen Mahoney Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home & on Sept. 10, 1950, and they began their Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, family.

Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences When the bank he worked at was can be shared at www.tamispinevalley- bought out by First National Bank, the funeralhome.com family moved to Madras in 1962 so he could work as an assistant manager 'Ron' Culbertson there. Then, in 1968, he was hired as the Former Baker City resident, 1926-2016 manager of South Umpqua State Bank Ronald Keith"Ron" Culbertson, 89, of and rose to the office ofbank president, Myrtle Creek, beloved husband, father retiringfrom that role in 1994. and grandfather, died Jan. 16,2016,at Throughout his career he displayed a his home. keen intellect that drove him to graduThere will be a celebraate trom the Pacific Coast Banking tion oflife service at 2 School while simultaneously working p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at and wasalsoelected president ofthe Orthe Tri-City Conservaegon Bankers Association. A lion in his tive Baptist Church, 158 field, he truly could be called one of the last"hometown bankers."

Crest Dr. in Myrtle Creek.

Ron was born on May Ron Balancing out his professional life 10,1926,atBaker to Cul bertson was a devotion to family that will Lelia Belle and Percy echo for generations to come. In loving Culbertson. He was their third child partnership with his wife, he instilled in Former Baker City resident, 1942-2016

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

Lavesta Swinyer: 78, of Baker City, died Jan. 25, 2016, at Meadowbrook Place. There will be a potluck memorial gathering at 2 p.m. Saturday at the former Fireside, 2000Well St., in Baker City. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814. To light a candle in Lavesta's memory, go to www.colestnbutecenter.

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Eugene De Shaw: 95,0f Baker City, died Jan. 26, 2016, at

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his children values and morals not just in his words but in his deeds as well. A stern disciplinarian at times, he could also display a soft touch and could always be counted on to support you when it was needed most.

Never one to be idle, Ron was a past president of the Baker City Jaycees, the Douglas County Industrial Development Board, the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce, Umpqua Youth %ixson Ranch) and he also served on the Douglas County Library Board. He was a pastsecretary ofthe Madras Elks and secretary-treasurer of North Roseburg Rotary where he was a charter member.

His hobbies included woodworking, painting, genealogy and reading. An avid writer, he wrote many short stories of happenings in his life that were published in the News-Review newspaper and Senior Times and Encore. He also really, REALLY liked ice cream.

He will be sorely missed.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Colleen; children, Susan Holmes of Bend iGeraldl, Patricia Urbick of Mount Vernon, Washington, iCharlesl, Kevin Culbertson of Portland iTheresal, Nancy Shough of Central Point iPatl, Tom Cul-

bertson of Bend iCindyl, and Sally Sieh of Riddle iDanl; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Rotary Foundation iRotaryorgl or the Foundation Fighting Blindness iBlindness.orgl.

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• THURSDAY:Barbecue chicken (legs and thighs), baked beans, corn on the cob, carrot-raisin salad, bread, cookies • FRIDAY:Tacosalad (beef, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, chips, salsa), fruit cup, spice cake

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The most recent period included in Irvine's report, 2007-2011, showed drugrelateddeaths forallagesin Baker County was at 23 per 100,000. Statewide, the rate remained at 14 per 100,000.

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depression show Baker County eighth-graders in line with the state at 23 percent who said they had a "depressiveepisode" in the past year. Eleventh-graders were below the state figures with 22 percent of Baker County youth reporting a depressive episode in the past year. Statewide, 28 percent reported being depressed.

This year's more comprehensive health screening for Baker-area students included a question about depressiveepisodes,Irvine said. Out of the 158 students who partic ipated,about 20 percentscreened positive for depression and anxiety, Irvine said.

The percentage of eighthgraders and 11th-graders who say they have attempted suicide in the past year rangestrom 4 percent to 10 percent, Irvine said.

Baker County's suicide rateforallageswas at26 per 100,000population for the periodtrom 2007 to 2011.

That's compared with a rate of 16per 100,000 statewide.

Irvine said the higher rateisattributed to access to gunsand lack ofaccessto certain resources.

"Suicide is five times worse in rural areas for all ages," he said.'The elderly are the most commonly successful suicides."

The risk of death from motor vehicle crashes also is higher in rural areas.

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days, compared to 20 percent statewide. The percentage of11th graders who said they'd engaged in the same behavior was at 34 for Baker County and 36 statewide.

Particularly"shocking" was that pretty consistently since 2002, on average 10 percent of Baker County eighth-graders reported binge drinking in the past 30 days. Among 11th-graders, the percentage rose to 24.

The 2012 survey showed that 9 percent of Baker County eighth-graders reported using marijuana one or more times in the past 30 days. By 11th grade, 20 percent of those surveyed reported marijuana use in the past 30 days. Those statistics closely mirror marijuana use by teens throughout the state, Irvine noted.

Drug-related deathsfor all ageshave risen steadily trom 2000 to2011,the statistics show. Baker County's rate has toppedthe state since 2004-2008 and has continued to outdistance Oregon drug-related deaths.

In theperiod from 20042008, Baker County reported 17 drug-related deaths per 100,000 population and the statewideratewas 14 per

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his home. ColesTribute Center is in charge of arrangements.

To light a candle in Eugene's memory, go to www.coles tributecenter.com.

Jessie Irene Schuh: 86, of Baker City, died Jan. 22, 2016, at her home. Gray'sWest Br Co. is in charge of arrangements.

To light a candle in Jessie's memory, go to www.grayswest.

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Bernell Howland: 67, of Baker City, died Jan. 23, 2016, at her home. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday atThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,

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2625 Hughes Lane. Interment will be afterward at Mount Hope Cemetery. Gray's West Br Co. is in charge of arrangements. To light a candle in Bernell's memory, go to www.grayswest.com.

Donald Davis Ross: 72, of Unity, died Jan. 24, 2016, at his home. Gray'sWest Br Co. is in charge of arrangements. To light a candle inDonald's memory, go to www.grayswest.com.

Jack Schoening: 88, of Baker City, died Jan. 24, 2016.

Gray's West Br Co. is in charge of arrangements. To light a candle in Jack's memory, go to www. grayswest.com

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Baker City Police CONTEMPT OF COURT (Warrant) Riky Lee Carter 32 of 1525 Fifth St., No. 17, 10:39 p.m. Monday, in the 1200 block of Campbell Street; cited and released.

CONTEMPT OF COURT (Three Baker County warrants): Brandi Marie Kasinger, 26, of 2627 12th St., 10:53 p.m. Monday, in the 1200 block of Campbell Street; jailed.

CRIMINALTRESPASS I: Lyle David Hinton, 36, of 1403Third St., 11:50 p.m. Monday in the 3300 block of Place Street; cited and released THEFT: Rhonda Colwell, 51, of 2750 Madison St., No. 2, 10:53

a.m. Saturday, at the police department; cited and released; police said Colwell took soldering iron cone tips valued at $799 from Ace Hardware on Jan. 18.

HARASSMENT: Joshua Cameron Woodend, 25, of 1815 Balm St., 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, at his home; jailed.

PROBATION VIOLATION (Four Linn County warrants): Michael James Burkhart,34, of Albany, 8:09a.m.Tuesday, at3610 Midway Drive; jailed.

CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Branden James Marc Baltzell, 20, of 2270 Place St., No. 1, 9:23 am. Tuesday,atthe Courthouse; jailed.

THEFT III (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Catherine Jean Boyd, 54, of 2170 Mitchell St., 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, at the sheriff's office; cited and released.

Haines Rural Fire Dept.

Fire alarms Friday, Jan. 22 7:27 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire at 14758 Muddy Creek Lane; no other details were available in time for this report.

Saturday, Jan. 23 6:48 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a fire at 19418 Chandler Lane; no other details were available by press time

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We were pleased to hear the staccato rasp of chain saws echoing across the canyons east of the Dooley MountainHighway on Monday morning.

The sound of the saws was punctuated by the occasional thump of a fire-blackened tree crashing onto the snow.

Barely five months ago the Cornet/Windy Ridge fire raced through these publicly owned forests of ponderosa pine and fir on the way to becoming the biggest blaze, at 104,000 acres, in the county's history.

Now, some of those tens of thousands of burned trees are being trucked to a Boise Cascade mill, where they'll be sawed into valuable lumber.

This is pretty fast work by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest's Whitman Ranger District.

District oKcials expect about 11 million board-feet of burned timber will be logged during 2016 from the Cornet/Windy Ridge fire, which burned 30,000 acres of Forest Service-managed land.

That's a significant amount oflogging by the standards of the past 25 years. During that period there were several years when the entire Wallowa-Whitman sold scarcely more than 11 million board-feet.

We expect critics will accuse the Forest Service of doing too little salvage logging, and of starting the work too late.

But the reality is that the Forest Service, along with the BLM, which manages about 27,000 acres of public land burned in the blaze, have to comply with a host of environmental laws that don't apply to private landowners who also had timber scorched last summer.

Those private forest owners were able to start salvage logging while the fire was still putting out smoke.

Still and all, oKcials at the Whitman Ranger District moved with unusual alacrity to ensure burned trees are removed while they still retain value, and forthatthey deserve credit.

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P's ris immi ration stance Three years ago, high-level Republicans declared that after losing the popular vote in five of the past six elections, theparty needed to appeal more to Hispanics to win the presidency.

Immigration was a threshold issue.

Hispanics are the fastest-growing slice of the electorate. The 2012 Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, took an anti-immigration stance and only got 27 percent of that vote. It hadn't always been so.

George W. Bush won almost 40 percent of the Hispanic vote in 2004, and 20 years earlier, by some estimates, Ronald Reagan did even better.

Today, however, this notion has been turnedupside down. Donald Trump has soared to the top of the Republican presidential field with an immigrationbashing pitch. The billionaire businessman has set the agenda for other aspirants: Ted Cruz has hardened his anti-reform position, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie have reversed course to adopt tougher-on- immigration stances and John Kasich has fudged.

More Republican politicians, along with some conservative commentators and strategists, now say Trump's hard line is good politics because it taps into deep cultural, economic and security fears.

There is plenty of demagoguery and racism to this appeal. Yet it is also being made by more thoughtful conservatives such as Reihan Salam, a top editor at the anti-Trump National Review. My Bloomberg View colleague, Ramesh Ponnuru, wrote recently that immigration, much like abortion decades ago, is becoming a defining test for Republicans with national aspirations.

Some of these advocates want to limit

ALBERT R. HUNT immigration to high-skilled workers, who are in demand, and keep out the less skilled, who they believe become a drag on society. iMost Democrats and Hispanics say that approach is a nonstarter.)

These Republicans claim that public opinion is moving their way, driven by economic fiustration and new threats of terrorism. They note that Hispanics account for more than 5 percent of eligible voters in only three of the 10 national swing states: Colorado, Nevada and Florida. Whatever losses the party sustains among Hispanics — and Asian-Americans also turned offby antiimmigration rhetoric — will be more than offset, they believe, by energizing of alienated white voters.

Yet the white vote as a percentage of the total has been in steady decline, from 86percentin 1984 to 72 percent in 2012. Romney won 59 percent of the white vote and still lost the election by four points. That means the Republican challenge will be to increase the overall percentage of the white vote, countering demographic trends, as well as their share of it.

This is a"risky strategy," says Ruy Teixeira, who studies demographic votingpatterns atthe liberalCenterfor American Progress. He noted that most of the anticipated increases in eligible nonwhite voters wouldn't be produced by immigration but by the greater proportion of younger voters in these groups.

Developments in several swing states

underscore his point. In Colorado, Hispanics will be about 16 percent of eligible votersthisyear,tw ice aslarge a segment as twodecades ago;by 2030,thatwill rise to 23 percent.

In Virginia, where in 1980 there weren't enough Hispanic or AsianAmerican voters to even measure, the state's electorate this year will be about 5 percent Hispanic and almost 7 percent Asian. Fast-forward to 2030 and those two groups will make up about 18 percent of the Virginia electorate, while blackvoterswillaccount forabout 20 percent.

Or consider the experience of California. From 1952 to 1988, Republicans carriedthe state in nineof10 presidential elections, held the governorship in the majority of those years and were competitive in congressional contests. In 1994, Republican Gov. Peter Wilson won re-election by embracing crackdowns on benefits for immigrants. Republicans have paid a price ever since: The party's presidentialcandidate hasbeen defeated in the state in every election and Republicans currently hold only 14 of California's 53 seats in the House of Representatives.

One former Republican presidential candidatefearsthis scenariocould play out on the national level. Immigration is 'killing our party," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, who dropped out of the race for the party's nomination last month.

"Donald Trump today has an 81 percent disapproval rating with Hispanics. The Democrats will destroy this guy."

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GUEST EDITORIAL Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin: Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday in a press conference that she will ask the Legislature next month to come up with money to reimburse Harney County for the expense of having militants ensconced on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Lawmakers must do just that.

The occupation, which began Jan. 2, has been an expensive proposition. In the early days, the county's chief executive officer, Judge Steve Grasty, put the price tag at

about $70,000 per day. Wednesday, Brown

said the county's ongoing expenses were running about $100,000 per week. Either way, it's money Harney County doesn't have.

The county is the state's largest — more than 10,000 miles square — and its sheriA"s departmenthas an annual budget of$2.289 million. By contrast, Deschutes County is only about 3,000 miles square, and the sheriA"s office has a budget of some $44.6 million. Just about 7,000 people live in Harney County, only slightly more than live in the city of Madras.

The task of providing law enforcement

fora gaggle ofvisitorsranging from Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel to journalists to occupation sympathizers has stretched the small sheriA"s department beyond its limit, so much so that law enforcement officers from around the state have been helping out when they are able.

And, while Grasty has said he will bill the occupiers' leaders for the county'scosts, that's a move unlikely to result in a paid

bill.

There's some logic to sending that bill to the federal government, to be sure. The

wildlif e refuge is owned by thefederalgovernment,and federalofficers are in charge of how occupiers are being dealt with — or not dealt with. The occupation's cost, in other words, is not something the county can control.

But asking Uncle Sam to pay the bill is not the same as getting a check in the mail, and unless and until there's certainty that the check is on the way, the state must step in. That means lawmakers, who will convene in Salem beginning Feb. 1, must act to take up the slack.

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; 202-224-3753; fax 202-228-3997. Portland office: One WorldTrade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386; fax 503-326-2900. Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second St. Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; merkley.senate.gov.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.,20510; 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717.

La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541-9627691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden.senate.gov.

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn

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OfficeBuilding, Washington, D.C.,20515, 202-225-6730; fax 202-2255774. LaGrande office: 1211Washington Ave.,La Grande, OR 97850; 541-624-2400, fax, 541-624-2402; walden.house.gov.

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 SkylineDrive,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, JamesThomas, Sandy Lewis, Daniel Lowe, Rosemary Abell, Richard Langrell, Kim Mosier.

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Baker City administration: 541-523-6541. Mike Kee, city manager;Wyn Lohner, police chief; Mark John, fire chief; Michelle Owen, public works director; Luke Yeaton, HR manager and city reco rde r.

Baker County Commission: Baker County Courthouse 1995 3rd St., Baker City, OR 97814; 541-523-8200. Meets the first and thirdWednesdays at 9 a.m.; Bill Harvey (chairj, Mark Bennett, Tim Kerns.

Baker County departments:541-523-8200. r TavisA sh, sherif f; Jeff Smith, roadmaster; Matt Shirtcliff, district attorney; Alice Durflinger, county treasurer; Cindy Carpenter, county clerk; Kerry Savage, county assessor.

Baker School District: 2090 4th Street, Baker City, OR 97814; 541-524-2260; fax 541-524-2564. Superintendent: MarkWitty.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016

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FBEA eemgetitien Fed.4 LA GRANDE — The annual Regional Skills Competition for the Future Business Leaders of America is set for Thursday, Feb. 4, at Eastern Oregon University.

More than 400 students &om 14 regional high schools, including Baker, have registered to compete. The event culminates with a public awards assembly at 12:30 p.m. in McKenzie Theatre in Loso Hall.

Participants will be tested in 40 business-related fields including agribusiness, computer problem solving, cyber security, global business and network design. The top 10 finishers &om each event compete at the state FBLA conference April 7-9 in Portland. From there, the top contestants advance to the national conference June 29-July 2 in Atlanta.

HARNEY Continued from Page1A "I'm going to not spend my days in a cell," Finicum said.

The FBIand Oregon State Police would only say the man killed in the police shooting was wanted by federal authorities, and said no more information would be released pending identification by the medical examiner.

Jason Patrick, one of the leadersofthe occupation,told radio station Oregon Public Broadcasting that five or six group members remain inside the refuge.

For weeks law enforcement vehicles have been noticeably absent &om the roads surrounding the refuge. Today, however, marked law enforcement cars are dotted throughout the region. The FBI and Oregon State Police said they were setting up checkpoints and only allowing ranchers who own property in specific areas to pass.

Police and news media have converged on the nearby town of Burns, where most hotels arebooked to capacity.

Brand Thornton, one of Bundy's supporters, said he left the refuge Monday and wasn't sure what those remaining would do.

'The entire leadership is gone," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview."I wouldn't blame any of them for leaving."

Thornton called the arrests "a dirty trick" by law enforcement.

In addition to Ammon Bundy, those arrested were: his brother, Ryan Bundy, 43; Brian Cavalier, 44; Shawna Cox, 59; and Ryan Payne, 32 — apprehended during the traffic stop on U.S. Highway 395 Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said two others — Joseph Donald O'Shaughnessy, 45, and Peter Santilli, 50 — were arrestedseparately in Burns, while FBI agents in Arizona arrested another, Jon Eric Ritzheimer, 32.

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Robert'LaVoy' Finicum speaks at a press conference outside the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier in January. leave. Many sympathize with his criticism of federal land management policies of public landsbutopposed therefuge takeover. They feared violence could erupt.

"I am pleased that the FBI has listened to the concerns of the local community and responded to the illegal activity occurring in Harney County by outside extremists," Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley said in 'e a statement." I hope that the Dave Killen/TheOregonrenvreTheAssocreted Press remaining individuals occupyOregon State Police Sgt. Tom Hutchison stands in front ing the Malheur National of roadblockon U.S. Highway 395 between John Day Wildlife Refuge will peacefully and Burns on Tuesday night. surrender."

The Bundys are the sons Each will face a federal Jan. 2 as part of a long-runof Nevada rancher Cliven felony charge of conspiracy to ning dispute over public lands Bundy, who was involved in a high-profile 2014 standoff impede officers of the United in the West.

States fiom discharging The controntation came with the government over their official duties through amid increasing calls for law grazing rights. the use of force, intimidation enforcement to take action The state police said it or threats, authoritiessaid. against Bundy for the illegal would investigate the officerAuthorities released few other occupation of the wildlife involved shooting. details. A news conference refuge. They previously had The militants, calling themwith the FBI, local sheriff and taken a hands-off approach, selves Citizens for Constituotherswas scheduled forlate reflecting lessons learned dur- tional Freedom, came to the Wednesday morning. ing bloody standoffsatW aco, fiozen high desert of Eastern Ammon Bundy's group, Texas, and Ruby Ridge, Idaho, Oregon to decry what it calls which has included people during the 1990s. onerousfederalland restricfiom as far away as Arizona Many residents of Harney tions and to object to the and Michigan, seized the County, where the refuge is prisonsentences oftwo local headquarters of the Malheur located, have been among ranchersconvicted ofsetting National Wildlife Refuge on those demanding that Bundy fires.

environment.

Federal regulationsrequire Continued from Page1A trains to sound their horn for The analysis at five other a quarter-mile or 15 seconds — whichever is less time crossings must be made by — before entering a public the FRA's diagnostic team to determine what safety mea- cfossmg. sures might be required.

Police Department Schwinn said it's possible volunteers that by adding safety measures at just two crossingsPolice Chief Wyn Lohner Campbell Street and Auburn gave the Council an update on Avenue — the city could the police department'sthree reduce its riskindex enough volunteer programs. to qualify for a quiet zone.

He said the Chaplaincy The esti mated costfor programisavaluable asset. upgrades ranges fiom $15,000 '%hen I got into a compercrossingform edians,to mand position in the police $100,000 for the four-quaddepartment, Ifeltthatoneof rant gates. the most important things ...

That means the city's cost lacking in law enforcement for q~ g fo r a quiet zone isprograms thattakecareof could range fiom as low as the guys and gals working for about $30,000. you," he said.

Schwinn said possible safeLohner said they need some ty measures for the Campbell typeofan outlettorelease the and Auburn crossings include stresses that they experience adding medians to prevent daily. cars fiom crossing when the Four local chaplains particiarms are down or four-quadpate in the program, superrant gates that completely vised by Scott Knox block traffic.

Lohner said chaplains are He said the preferred option available during all hours for is a median that emergency officers to talk to about"anyvehicles could drive over if thing under the sun." The necessary — what's known as chaplains also assist during a"mountable median." death notifications and go on 'The least impact to the ride-al ongs with offi cers. traveling public and to public The Citizens on Patrol safetyis a mountable median," iCOPl program has seven Schwinn said. members and was created in M edians arealso,asnoted 2011. above, less expensive.

Lohner said his evenCouncilors heard comments tual goal is to have citizen fiom residents about the volunteers used in zones that proposal. encompass all of Baker City Some contend the quiet to help officers during possible zone is not worth the cost. evacuations and emergency Others said the train whis- notifications.

"It's going to take time tles are noise pollution that is detrimental to health, and and morevolunteersto getit thattherailroad'sproximity there," he said. to South Baker Intermediate Currently they help opSchoolcreatesa poorlearning erational procedures during

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Halloween and several community events.

The Reserve Program has nine members and is supervised by Commander Jerry

Boyd.

Lohner said the Regional Training Program has trained dispatchers, COP volunteers and evenprovided additional trainingforregularoffi cers.

Reserve offi cersarecalled upon to help patrol the city during the Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally and other events as needed.

Mayor Kim Mosier commended the program and its volunteers for their 1,500 hours of service in 2015.

Lohner also introduced Otficer Coleton Smith and the department's drug detection

dog, Capa.

Billie Jo Deal was also introduced. She raised the money to buy a badge for

Capa.

After she presented the badgetoCapa and Smith, therewas a drug-detecting demonstrati on.

A methamphetamine sample as well as another trace sample had been placed in the Council chambers before the meeting.

After only a coupleofpasses around the room, Capa found the sample, which was placed underCity Manager Mike Kee's table. Smith immediatelyrewarded Capa by letting him play with a dog toy.

Bicycle Park During Tuesday's meeting the Council approved the development of a memorandum of agreement between the city and Baker Loves Bikes to move forward with a bicycle pump park.

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Jared Johnson talked about the proposalthatwould create the park along the east side of the Leo Adler Memorial Parkway between D and F streets.

The park would include a dirt trail with berms for all typesofbike ridersaswellas an area with dirt jumps.

Johnson said Baker Loves Bikes has people who will donate time and machinery to developthe area.Hesaid Baker Sanitary will provide trash services at no charge.

Approval oftheprojectis contingent upon residents in the area being notified.

The Council decided to not donate money to Cohort 5 of the Ford Foundation Leadership Program that is raising money to build a Disc Golf Course at the Baker Sports Complex The Council came to a consensus that since the city has not donated to several other nonprofit organizations that have requested money, it would be unfair to donate to this project.

The Council agreed that itwas a greatprojectforthe community.

Councilor Sandy Lewis and County Clerk Gndy Carpenter, who are members of Cohort 5, said they only need to raise another $2,900 for the project. They both encouraged people to donate to the project. Councilor Jim Thomas also encouraged the public to donate. Donations are accepted at the Baker 5J School District office at 2090 Fourth St.

"I will bet 18 infant deaths in a small community in 10 years is way, Continued from Page 2A Board member Chris way higher than most," Hawkins, an Oregon State Irvine said.

Police sergeant,said there Using information are 500 fatalities in Orgleanedfrom the reports egon each year. There have and from the health been just five on the inter- screeningsoffered to state in Baker County in students, Irvinesaid the last five year, he said, some changes are being addingthatmore fatalities considered for next year's happen on rural highways program.

"One idea mentioned away from the &eeway.

Teen pregnancy is anis maybe having an inother area in which Baker school- year physical in the County tops the statewide spring before school lets out," he said."That would rate. In 2014, the county was 19th of Oregon's 36 be a good way to get those counties with a teen preg- kids who aren't athletes." nancy rate iages 15-19l Some parents expressed of 28.7 per 1,000females. concern about adding The overall Oregon rate the topicofdepression to the exam, but Irvine said was 26.1.

Baker County's teen students benefitted from health providers addresspregnancy rate was the fifth highest in the state ing the issue with them.

"Parentssaid,'the sports in 2013,with a rateof40 stuff is good, but I didn't pregnancies per 1,000 females. think my ison or daughter) M aternal tobacco useis needed depression screenanother area of concern in ing,"' he said."Some said, 'I don't think this is my kid.'

Baker County. '%e are consistently No. For some of them it was 1 of mothers who smoke," their kid."

Irvine said.

Irvine said depression In 2014, Baker County screening should begin at reported 26.7 percent of least at seventh-grade and mothers using tobacco, possibly earlier. comparedtothestatewide Betty Palmer, assistant average of 10.4 percent. superintendent, added her And although there supporttoearlier screenwere no statistics to ing. compare Baker County She noted that prein the category of infant schoolers and kindergartdeaths, Irvinesaid the ners have not known a 18 infants who have died time in their lives when in the county since 2005 therecession did notexist.

"Being born into situaof sudden infant death syndrome iSIDSl and suf- tions like that affects their focation &om co-sleeping is ability to learn," Palmer unusual. sald.

Commission; Tim Collins and Aaron Still to the Planning Commission; Mark Berthelsen and Greg Sackos to the Airport Commission Jim Bruce and Keith Magnuson to thePublicW orks advisory Board; Mark Bogart to the Parks and Recreation Board and Jeff Petry, Andrew Bryan, Debra Bainter and Ryan Chaves to the Budget Board.

• Appointed Councilor RosemaryAbell to be the Council representative on the Public Arts Commission.

• Approved a budget resolutio n to transfer $3,858 fi'om the contingency fund to pay an anticipated bill fiom OTEC for its services installing metering equipment at the city's hydroelectric plant.

The resol ution also appropriated $27,000 in grant funds the city was awarded by an anonymous donor and

$1,500 fiom the Golf Board to the Golf Course Capitol Projects Fund for the design of a new irrigation plan at the golf course.

• Approved a resolution thatplaceslienson several properties thatarein default ofpayment ofproperty or weed abatement assessments. The properties and liens include 2130 Ninth St.

for $1,186.32; 153411th St. for$145;2609 12th St.for $686.88; 1440 13th St. for $1,084; and 1224Place St. for $160.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016

BAII',ER BOYS BASII',ETBALL WEEII', AHEAD THURSDAY, JAN. 28 • Girls basketball: Baker seventh/eighth at Pendleton, 4 p.m.

• Wrestling: Baker at La Grande, tba FRIDAY, JAN. 29 • Boys basketball: Echo at Pine-Eagle,3 p.m.; Powder Valley at Joseph,3 p.m.; La Grande JV at Baker, 4:30 p.m.; Burnt River at Jordan Valley, 6:30 p.m.; La Grande at Baker, 7:30 p.m.

• Girls basketball: Echo at Pine-Eagle,3 p.m.; La Grande JV at Baker, 3 p.m.; Powder Valley at Joseph,3 p.m.; Burnt River at Jordan Valley, 5 p.m.; La Grande at Baker,6 p.m.

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 School tourney, tba; Pine-Eagle at Homedale duals, tba • Swimming:Baker at La Grande, noon

AT A GLANCE

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Baker held Ontario without a field goal in the second quarter until less than a minute remained in the half.

Ontario stayed close in the third period, pulling within 34-30 midway through the quarter.

But Baker went on a 10-2spurt the restofthe quarter to take a 46-32 lead at the break.

Bryson Smith joined Zemmer and Sand in double figures with 12 points.

Baker also won the junior varsity game 53-49.

Duncan Mackenzie led Baker with 13 points. Cayn Osborn added 11.

The Bulldogs will put their perfect GOL record on the line Friday when they host La Grande in the first game of the second half. Baker defeated the TigersatLa Grande earlier in the season.

Baker finished what might turn out to be the toughest part of the Greater Oregon League boys basketball schedule Tuesday at Ontario.

The Bulldogs defeated Ontario 57-42 to end the first half of the GOL campatgn 3-0.

The quirk in Baker's schedule was that all three league games have been on the road. That means Baker's remaining three

GOL games will be played in the Baker gym.

At Ontario, the Bulldogs fell behind 7-0 before kicking their game into high gear. '%e got off to a bumpy start but had a strong finish," said Baker coach Brent Gyllenberg.

Baker went on a 21-6 run tobuil d a 21-13 lead with 6:17 left in the first

half.

Brad Zemmer scored eight of his 16 points in the first quarter as Baker took a 19-13 led at the break.

Logan Sand addedfive first-quarter points as all five Baker starters scored.

Sand added seven of his game-high 17 points in the second quarter as Baker constructed a 30-21

Baker Babe Ruth

board meeting setfortonight There will be a Babe Ruth Baseball meeting tonight at the First Presbyterian Church, 1995 Fourth St. at 6 p.m.

New board members and officers will be elected. For more information call Josh Rohner at 541-403-0737.

Baker fourthgrade team wins AAU tourney HERMISTON — A Baker fourth-grade AAU basketball team won the "Best of the West" tournament last weekend. Baker won the title game 20-17.

Team members are Paul Hobson, Isaiah Jones, Eli Long, Jaron Long, Grant Gambleton, Dash Bloomer, Palmer Chandler and Jaxon Logsdon.

The team was coached by Jabron Jones and Roland Hobson.

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BAKER (57) Story, Zemmer 54 7 16, Berry, Sand 7 12 17, Gentrllr 00-20, Dunn1 123, Smith444 12, Taylor 3 3-3 9 Totals 20 13-20 57

ONTARIO (42) Contreras, Sanchez 3 1 2 8, Castillo 3 26 8, Hartley011 1, Melra 2226, Castro, Reyes 0 0-2 0, Hawker 5 1 1 11, Hart 3 24 8 Totals 16 91842 Baker 19 11 16 11 — 57 Ontario 13 8 11 1 0 — 42 Three-point baskets —Zemmer 2, Sand 2, Sanchez Fouled out — none Total fouls —Baker 15, Ontano 17 Technicals — none

AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS

Murray on to semifinals • Djokovic, Federer in the other semi MELBOURNE, Australia iAPl — In keeping with the way this Australian Open has been going, Andy Murray was asked following a quarterfinal win Wednesday about the state ofhis game. And then, invariably, about the integrity of his sport.

Murray and a much lesser-known British player, Johanna Konta, advanced to the se~ s W ednesday. Murray beat David Ferrer 6-3, 6-7 i5l, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam for the 18th time. The 24-year-old Konta had a 6-4, 6-1win over Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai.

It's the first time since theAustralian Openin December 1977 that that two British players iJohn Lloyd and Sue Barker) have advanced to thefi nalfourofany m ajor.

Konta, the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Jo Durie at the 1983 US. Open, will play Angelique Kerber, who beat two-time champion Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-5.

The No. 2-ranked Murray, who has lost four finals at M elbourne Park, will meet Milos Raonic in the se~ s .

The 25-year-old Canadian beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4in a night match, continuing his strong form that saw him beat Roger Federer in the Brisbane International final and French Open champion Stan Wa~ i n t h e fourth round here.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Federer will contest the other semifinal on Friday.

Since Day 1, the Australian Open has been overshadowed by mediareports alleging tennis authorities had failed to thoroughlyinvestigate match-fixing.

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Baker girls coach Mat Sand explained strategy to Gracie Huggins earlier in the season.

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Baker climbed into second place in the Greater Oregon League girlsbasketball standings Tuesday after defeating Ontario 43-22atOntario.

The win improves Baker's GOL record to 2-1 entering the second half of the league season.

Baker rode six points from Madi Hampton to an 11-4 lead after one quarter.

Ontario rallied to cut Baker's lead to 13-12 late in the second quarter before the Bulldogs scored the final three points of the half for a 16-12halftime advantage.

Baker then scored the first eight points of the second half to build its lead to 24-12.

Senior guard Brie Sand, who has been nursing an injured foot, didn't play in the first half. But she came off the bench in the third

quarterto score allseven ofher pointsand helpthe Bulldogs boosttheirlead to29-14 at the break.

Baker then built its lead to as many as 25 points in the fourth quarter.

Gracie Huggins led a balanced Baker scoring attack with nine points.

Baker also won the junior varsity game 4425. Madi Hampton led Baker with 13 points.

Baker hosts La Grande Friday.

BAKER (43) Bruce0343, Flanagan1002, Huggins4129, Sand1 567yyard0 1 2 1, Lehman 1 0-2 2, Hampton 2 3-68, Ramos 2 2 2 6, Philhps 1 1 2 3, Carter, Severson 1 0-1 2, Hughes, Collard Totals 13 16-27 43 ONTARIO (22) Davila 1 0 1 2, Navarrete, Hart 2 004, Hussey 1 1 3 3, Peterson, Leonard 0 1 2 1, Jordan 0 0-1 0, Jagelski 0 2 2 2, Curtis 2 0-04, Hernandez 1 2 2 4, Chavez 1 0-0 2 Totals 8 6-11 22 Baker 11 5 13 14 — 43 Ontario 4 8 2 8 — 22 Three-point baskets —Hampton Fouled out —none Total foulsBaker 20, Ontano 18Technicals —none

Blaiersauiet Cousins,Kings • Portland, winners of 6 oflast 8, move into 8th place in the West PORTLAND iAPl — Sacramento forward DeMarcus Cousins, unstoppable in the Kings'past two games, found his match Tuesday night in the Portland Trail Blazers' defense.

Cousins, coming off games of 56and 48 points,m issed 17 ofhis 21 shots and scored 17 points against Portland interior defense in the Blazers' 112-95 win.

C.J. McCollum scored 18 points, Damian Lillard had 15 points and 13 assists as Portland had seven players score in double figures.

Cousins was coming off a franchise-high 56-point performanceMonday night against Charlotte, but never got untracked against a Portland defense led by Meyers Leonardand Mason Plumlee.

Cousins missed nine ofhis first 10 shots and went 1-of-7 during the second halfbefore leaving midway through the fourth quarter with Portland havingthegame in hand.

Cousinsalsostruggled atthe fiee throw line, making 9 of 17.

"He's a very good player, able to score in many ways, but I thought for the most part we did a good job on him," Leonard said.'%e were really locked in on what we needed to do tonight and it was just a great team effort."

Though Cousins played 46 minutes before fouling out againstCharlotte,Sacramento coach George Karl was hesitant to use fatigue as a reason for Cousins' sub-par outing.

"As acoachI don'tlike that excuse. As a human being, it's probably a justifiable excuse," Karl said."He's been so good Fm not going to complain.

He's been our horse and we've ridden him to a lot of good things."

Portland's offensive balance also played a bigrole in the Blazers'win. Seven players scored between 11 and 18 points.

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ald Henderson, Allen Crabbe and Ed Davis were among those in double figures.

'Their bench hurt us more and that's a sign of a good team.When you overshoot your emphasis on their No. 1 and 2 strengths, it usually opensup otheropportunities.

They had some guys jump in and take advantage of that," Karl said.

Rajon Rondo had 15 points and 11 assists for the Kings, who lost in double overtime on Monday night.

Portland i21-26l moved into a virtual tie with Sacramento i20-25l for eighth in the Western Conference. The Blazers have won six of their past eight.

Portland led 58-52 at halftime after leading for most of the first haK The Trail Blazers maintained a narrow margin for much of the third quarter, but momentum eventually moved in their favor after Cousins missed two free throws.

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HAPPENINGS Oregonbusinessesinvited to take a 'Safety Break' May 11 Employers across Oregon are invited to participate in Safety Break for Oregon, the May 11 event aimed at raising awareness and promoting the value of safety and health in shielding workers from harm.

Now in its 13th year, Safety Break encouragesemployers to bolsterw orkplace safety and health with training, award recognitiongatherings or othercreative activities.

Oregon OSHA coordinates Safety Break, which is voluntary for employers.

Businesses can decidewhat activitiesare most beneficial to their workforce.

Safety Breakencourages employees and managers to work together to identify safety and health concerns. The resultof this cooperation can lead to fewerinjuries and reduced workers'compensatio n costsforem ployers.

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USDA expands microloans to help farmers purchase farmland The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creatinganew fi nancing avenue forfarmers to buy and improve property. These microloans will be especially helpful to beginning or underserved farmers, U.S. veteranslooking for a careerin farming, and those who have small and mid-sized farming operations.

The microloan program, which celebrates its third anniversary this week, has been hugely successful, providing more than 16,800 low-interest loans totaling m ore than $373 million to producers across the country. Microloans have helped farmers and ranchers with operating costs such as feed, fertilizer, tools, fencing, equipment and living expenses since 2013. Seventy percent ofloans have gone to new farmers.

Now, microloans will be available to also help with farmland and building purchases as well as soil and water conservation improvements. FSA designed the expanded program to simplify the application process, expand eligibility requirements and expedite smaller real estate loans to help fannersstrengthen theiroperations.M icroloans provideup to$50,000to qualified producers, and can be issued to the applicant directly from the USDA Fann Service Agency.

Union County producers asked to report forage losses byFeb. 1 Livestock producers in Union County who suffered grazing losses throughout 2015 due to drought or wildfire are reminded that they have until Monday toreporttheirlossesand toenrollin the Livestock Forage Disaster Program.

LFP provides compensation to eligible livestockproducers who suffered grazing losses forcovered livestock dueto drought on privately owned or cash-leased land or fire on federally managed land. Producers in Union County are eligible to apply for 2015 LFP benefits on small grain, native pasture, improved pasture, annual ryegrass orforagesorghum. Livestock producers are encouraged to contact the Union County FSA 0$ce with any questions regarding specifi cforagecropsthatareeligible.

Livestock producers must complete the LFP application and supply required supporting documentation no later than Monday for losses that occurred throughout 2015. 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 been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland.

For more information about LFP, contact the Union County FSA 0$ce at 541-963-4178. To find a local FSA office, visit www.offices.usda.gov. Visit www.usda. gov/disaster to learn more about FSA disaster assistance programs.

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Most Americans don't have access to an emergency savings account, according to a study from Bankrate.com.

• Survey says 68 percent ofAmericans can't cover a$500 emergency

By Gail Marksjarvis, Chicago TribUne

Most Americans don't have the money to handle common emergencies likea carbreakdown ora trip totheemergency room for a broken bone In a national survey by Bankrate.com, 63 percent of people said they don't have the savings to cover a $500 car repair

or a $1,000 medical or dental bill.

Only four in 10 Americans would be able torely on savings to cover anything beyond their usual bills.

That suggests most peopleare living paycheck to paycheck, with common problems like a car accident or a sick pet upsetting their ability to pay. The survey found that only 23 percent thought they would be able to handle an emergency bill by cutting other spending.

Another 15 percent said they would cope by borrowing from their family. And 15 percent would depend on a credit card.

The findings mimic others and show that most Americans are financially vulnerable. Although consumer confidence numbers gathered each month by the Conference Board show Americansfeeling good aboutjobsafter recovering from the Great Recession, most still aren't stashing money away regularly.

A Federal Reserve study of the "well-being of U.S. households"

in 2014 showed only about half of people saving regularly in a separateaccount likea savings account.

In December 2012, as the fear of recession was still fresh, the savings rate in the U.S. climbed to 11percent,according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. But it fell to 4.6 percent in August and was at 5.5 percent in November. Prior to the 2008 recession and housing crash, Americans felt secure, and the savingsrate dropped tojust1.5 percent when people were dipping into their home equity like a piggy bank — a practice that got many people into trouble when home values plunged.

Since the recession, people have been rebuilding their finances after millions lost homes and jobs and had credit cards and other borrowing shut offby banks. As the pressure has eased, they've become more likely to spend.

The Federal Reserve reported in 2014 that only 47 percent of U.S. households surveyed were saving for unexpected expenses.

And if Americans were fortunate

enough to end up with $1,000 in extra income, almost half would spend some of it. Only 17 percent saidthey'd save the entire amount, while 20 percent said they'd devote the entire amount to paying down debt.

Currently, the people most able to weather an emergency are those with incomes over $75,000 or acollegeeducation,according to the Bankrate.com survey. Yet, even with incomes over$75,000, 46 percent said they wouldn't

have the moneyto pay a $500 carrepair.About 52percent of people with college degrees said they wouldn't have $500 for the car emergency or $1,000 for an emergency room visit.

The issues seem to be both financial and behavioral. The St. Louis Federal Reserve reported that the median income of the middleclasswas 16 percentlower in 2013 than in 1989. But studies have also shown that people who areabletosavearenotdoing it. In a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, most Americans said they could afford

to save $20 a week, or $20 more a SeeTrouble / Page 2B

DEAR ItEN: It's mid- January and I am already worried about how the year is going to end up. Let me explain.

Wehad a nice party for employees and their signiftcant others to end 2015 on a high note. I was able to provide bonus checks for everyone and we kept a skeleton crew working over the holidays with reduced hours.

Iwas thinking thatif everyone came back to work rested, healthy and ready to go, theyear would start off strong and we'd be making progress.

Only we're not. It seems like the December fizz has already gotten flat and everyone seems to beho-hum about everything.

This is not what I wanted and I need helpturning things around to get the energy and enthusiasm back.

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— MARIE DEAR MARIE: You did not detail out what kind of progress you were hoping to make this month so I will make an educated guess that you were hoping to enjoy an uptick in revenue. Maybe add some new clients. Get thepeoplein support roles more engaged.

I'm also wondering if you had hopedthatthe"era of goodfeelings"thateveryone had in December when you hosted a nice company party, handed out checks and had people take time off so they could sleep in, visit family and friends, see movies and so forth would carry over into January.

Let me bring you back to earth. Your sales won't increase until you understand what your sales cycle is and what your complete sales funnel looks like. If your sales team took offhalf ior morel of December and didn't get right back into things in January, you are now three or four weeks behind where you want to be in the process.

If your sales people haven't been out seeing prospects and clients this month, that will just add to the delay in seeing increases in sales SeeKeller / Page 2B

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By Christopher Snowbeck Minneapolis Star Tnbune

MINNEAPOLIS — Call it insurance for your health insurance.As deductiblesgetbigger, insurers are pushing extra coverage that can help people with certain serious health problems coverout-of-pocketcosts.

These "critical illness" policies have been around for years, but UnitedHealthcare and Securian Financial Group, both based in the Twin Cities area, are among the insurers making recent moves in the growing market.

The coverage pays a lump sum of cash if a policyholder is diagnosed with cancer, stroke or one ofseveralspecified illnesses.

More employers are offering the coverage, with workers typically paying the full premium cost.

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go to high deductible plans, that does leave a gap where now there's more annual out-of-pocket icostsl for aconsumer."

Some see trouble in those trends for consumers.

Administrative costs with what usedtobe called"dread disease" policies tend to be high, with a relatively small share of the premium dollar being paid out in benefits to consumers, said Timothy Jost, an emeritus law professor at Washington & Lee University.

"They're not a very high-value product to consumers, and are probablya much higher-value productto the peoplewho are selling them," said Jost, who advises the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on consumer issues.'They're profitable for insurers, and profitable for insurance agents and brokers."

About 81 percent of workers in employer-sponsored health plans SeePolicies / Page 2B

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SALEM — Backers of a program thattrains folksto be observantin theirdealings with isolated Oregonians across the state want the Legisl ature to restorethe program's funding.

Gatekeepers areoften deliverydrivers,m eterreaders and bank tellers who interact with older or homebound people. They receive training to spot those who might be at risk, and how to report it.

But last year, state lawmakers cut the program's entire budget.

Kiersten Ware, a certified Gatekeeper who runs Storeto Door, a grocery-shopping service for low-income elders in the Portland area, remembers being shocked about the news. eTo hear about Gatekeeper being cut, we were just like, 'Oh mygosh,areyou kidding m e?"' sherecalls."Atleast our population, the folks that

KELLER Continued from Page 1B revenue and new clients.

It would help if you planned out incentives and announced them in advance.

These kinds of programs will motivate some in sales, but othersare going to need to be pushed. The question is what sticks and carrots you are using and what are you waiting for? Permission from someone?

As for the rest of the team, those who are paid hourly or salaried and earn a once a year bonus, there is a lot of time between now and when those checks will be handed out in December. That is an assumption you will hand them out in December 2016.

I am not a psychologist but I know a little something about motivating people. The rewards have to be immediatelyearned and attainable.

In other words, don't de-mo-

TROUBLE Continued from Page 1B week, but they didn't think it would matter.

Research done by Annamaria Lusardi, a George Washington University economist, shows that only a third of Americans understand compounding. In other words, they don't know that if they borrow money and are chargedinterest,paying off their debts becomes difficult as interest builds up on old charges left hanging.

In a study just done with

we're serving, are already at povertyorjustabovepoverty line — and they're forgotten."

This year, advocates for the Gatekeeper program will askfor$850,000 torestoreit.

They say that's a bargain for a statewide network of caring volunteers helping people stay in their homes.

But lawmakers with tough budget decisions will have to be convinced that these extra eyes are needed.

Multnomah County used its Gatekeeper money for a full-time trainer. Community Program Manager Paul Iarrobino says the friendly check-ins are important not only for those who are homebound, but as a way for companiestogive back to their communities.

"Usually, social services and businesses don't really connect very often, and this is agreatopportunityforlocal businessesto really step up and be involved," he said.

tivate your employees. Start thinking about what you can do to motivate your team to reduce costs now, with the goalofa payout ofsome sort at the end of February.

The only way any of this will happen is for you to start, and stay leading from the front. Be the first one in the office, the last one to leave. Set an example of the hardest working person in the company. Be visible. Get out of your office, start going on sales calls,Postchartsfor everyone to see how they are doing on the incentive plans.

Remember, everyone wants to know whatis init for them. You need to tell them and show them, and most important, follow through with checks and prizes.

Ken Kelleris a syndicated business columnist focused on the leadership needs of small and midsize closely held companies. Contact him at KenKellerCSBCglobal.net.

PricewaterhouseCoopers of millennials, Lusardi found that53 percent had carried overabalance on their credit cards without paying off charges fully.

Nearly 30 percent were overdrawing on checking accounts.

If they had to come up with $2,000 within a month, only half thought they could do it. While many of the millennials surveyed were confronting financial challenges such as student loan debt, Lusardi found that only 24 percentdemonstrated basic financial knowledge.

POLICIES Continued from Page 1B faceda generalannual deductiblelast year, according to a survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The average deductible The average deductibleforsingle coverageatthe tim ewas $1,318 — 40 percent higher than during 2010, the foundation reported in September.

Deductibles are sums that consumers must pay out of pocket before most coverage begins. Their structure with family coverage can be twice as high in some cases.

In the individual market, where peoplebuy coverage outside ofem ployer groups, more consumers are purchasing "bronze" plans with annual deductibles that can run about $6,000 per person.

Those trends help explain the growth in critical illness policies, insurers say.

About one-third of employers surveyed in 2015 offered critical illness coverage, which was up from 22 percent in 2011,

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Scott Papez was recently hired to work in the Minneapolis office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The consulting giant offers $1,200 a year for up to six years to help pay off student loans.

ll e e t relie co • More companies are shaping a new recruiting perk for young workers — debt relief tion to jump on the trend.

W orking through Gradifi, the program is open to any MINNEAPOLIS — A employee with less than six growingnumber ofcompanies are dangling a recruityears on the job. ment perk that is tailorFor Scott Papez, signmade for the millennial ing up for PwC's program, which begins this spring, is generation: debtrelief.

Free snacks and gym a no-brainer. The 24-yearmemberships don't hold oldstarted work as a tax the allure they once did associate in the company's for young people entering downtown Minneapolis office in July, carrying $40,000 in the working world. Buried under student loans of more collegedebtfrom the University of Wisconsin-Madison. than $29,000 on average, PwC's contribution will they want help.

"For this millennial group, coverabout a third ofthe it's more important than the payments he and his wife make against their loans, 4014l," said Tim DeMello, CEO andfounderofGradifi giving him more freedom to Incn which expects to set plan for the future. up loan pay-down plans for eYou do think, when will 100 companies this year. we ever be ableto afford a 'They're 24 years old. They house, orwe'd love to start don't care about retirement." afamilydown the road," Companies are dreaming Papez said."But the rate of savingfor thatkind ofstuff up a variety of incentives.

Consulting giant Pricewater- is really reduced by the stuhouseCoopers, for example, dent debt that we carry." will pay $100 a month for up PwC estimates that 45 to six years against college percent of its U.S. workforce loans of young workers.

— about 22,000 employees Other firms are entic— could be eligible for the ing potential hires with a program. The benefit could lump-sum contributionshave $10,000 off workers' say, $10,000 —over a set debt and shorten the payoff time period, or capping low by up to three years. monthly payments with "As we were developing a balloon after a couple of these programs, we thought of all the different ways to years to build loyalty.

Although certain induscompensateour people,"said tries have offered repayment Tom Montminy, who runs the Minneapolis PwC office. programs for years, PwC "Sometimes you've got to go isthelargestU.S.corporaBy Jackie Crosby

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according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

While individuals can buy critical illness policies directly from insurance companies, people buying through an employertypically see lower rates, said Michael McGuire, an insurance agent with AFLAC, a Georgia-based insurerthat's sold the coverage for years.

Traditionally, companies that don't sell health insurance have sold the most critical illness policies, McGuire said. But health insurers see this as a growth area, he said, since they can offeritto em ployers asa supplement to the group health plan they're administering.

"This part of the industry is continuing to grow — there are new players every day," McGuire said.

UnitedHealthcare launched a new version of its critical illness policies in 2011,and has added new benefitfeatures in the past year.

While cancer, heart attack and stroke are the most common triggers forpayouts,United'spoliciescover 12 base conditions and can be expanded to

another six advanced conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, said Harger, the company official.

Premiums varybased on a number of factors, but buyers in their early 40s

m ight pay about$60 peryearfor a $5,000 policy, Harger said.

Securian started developing its critical illness business less than three years ago, and is now selling policies in almost all states, said Elias Vogen, the insurer's director of group voluntary products.

The ratio of payouts to premiums with the policies has been relatively low with some critical illness insurers, Vogen acknowledged. But he said Securian has designed products to have ratios that are among the highest in the industry.

While consumers with high deductible health plans might be drawn to the policies, there's no requirement that payouts be used for that purpose. eYou can use this money for ... any typeofexpenses,forwhatever reason — relatedto,ornotrelated to,the incident," Vogen said.

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right to the source and say, 'let's give it to them where they need it most,' which is paying down loans."

Just 3 percent of companies offer repayment plans, according to National Debt Relief, a debt settlement company. They're most often offered in law, medicine or technology fields, where talent is tight and education expensive. Teachers and government workers also may qualify for some programs.

But with $1.3 trillion in outstanding student loans in the United States, debt reliefhasbecome a major policy issue. Earlier this month, Gov. Mark Dayton announced a refinancing program to help relieve some of the financial burden on Minnesotans, who carry the fikh-highest college debt load in the nation.

Millennials, those born in the early 1980s to mid1990s, have higher educational debt than any other generation. Nearly seven in 10recent college graduates owe money, according to the Institute for College Access and Success. Half say they would rather have their company make loan payments than contribute toward their health care or retirement.

LeeAnn Melin, assistant dean of undergraduate student initiatives at the

University of Minnesota, said the financial burden is leading students to take a hard look at whether their degrees

will lead to a high-paying job.

About 60 percent of the university' sstudentscarry debt,

averaging nearly $26,000.

'The economic discussion has started to influence their choice of majors," she stnd.

The private sectoris taking note.

Within two years, Bostonbased Gradifi expects to sign up 1,000companies forits online platform, which has a databaseofm ore than 300 studentloan serviceproviders and the ability to add a new one within 24 hours.

Most of Gradifi's current business clients are heavy with "knowledge workers," such as those in high-tech, insurance, financial services and consulting, he said. But companies big and small have shown interest.

"It's a big market," said DeMello, adding that his company is gearing up for a slew of competitors. While he doesn't think student loan pay-down plans will become

as popular as the 4014l, he predicts that up to 100,000 employers will offer it within the next five to 10 years.

"It's hita nerve,"he said.

"I think we'll come up with a lotofcreativeprograms over the course of the next year."

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TEAIPORARYFARIWVORKERS—3/4contract hrs andthehourly ratenotedbelowguaranteed. Additionalmonetarybenefitsmayapply. Tools/ suppliesand,if applicable,workerhousingprovided. Travelcostsreimbursedat 50%ofcontract andupon completion ofcontract(earlier if appropriate).

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JO¹ 635866, IGeneralFarm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 628342,4Farm/Irrigation/Livestock JO¹ 627717, IGeneralFarm/Irrigation Worker(s), Allen Farms,MonteviewID $11.75/hr, 45hrs/ Worker(s),GeneShaw, Dietrich ID $11.75/hr, 48 SlimanSheepCompany,Inc.,GoodingID to 11/I5/2016Twin Falls, ID $11.75/hr, 54hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 12/15/2016 wk, 3/I5/2016to 11/I/2016Rexburg,ID SWA, hrs/wk, 3/I/2016 208-557-2501 Twin Falls, IDSWA, 208-735-2500 SWA, 208-735-2500 JO¹ 632463,6General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 633247,58General Farm/Irrigation JO¹ 619195,7Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Bill Jensen& Son,Inc., IdahoFalls ID $11.75/ Worker(s),Grant4-D Farms,LLC, Rupert ID Worker(s),SouthsideFarming, LLC,Buhl ID $11.75/hr, 48 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 12/I/2016 hr, 48 hrs/wk,3/15/2016to 10/31/2016Rexburg, $11.75/hr, 48 hrs/wk, 3/6/2016to 12/I5/2016 ID SWA, 208-557-2501 Burley, IDSWA,208-678-5518 Twin Falls, IDSWA, 208-735-2500 JO¹ 632433,3General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 622345,4General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 6227719,15Farm/Irrigation/Livestock BitterSweetFarms,LLC, Terreton ID $11.75/hr, Hirai Farms,LLC,Wendell ID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/ Worker(s),StandleeAgResources, EdenID 48 hrs/wk,3/15/2016to 11/I/2016 Rexburg,ID wk, 3/I/2016 to11/I5/2016Twin Falls, ID SWA, $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 11/15/2016 208-735-2500 Twin Falls, IDSWA, 208-735-2500 SWA, 208-557-2501 JO¹ 635772, 8General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 632456, 7General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 619251,3Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Blick Bros./SRC Farms, Castleford ID $11.75/hr, Howell Farms,Inc., AshtonID $11.75/hr, 40hrs/ Worker(s),StephenBoren DBAArrow B 48 hrs/wk,3/15/2016to 11/I/2016Twin Falls, wk, 3/I 5/2016to 11/I/2016 Rexburg,ID SWA, Ranches,OreanaID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, 208-557-2501 ID SWA, 208-735-2500 2/16/2016to 12/15/2016Caldwell, ID SWA, 208-364-7784 JO¹ 632459, 10 General Farm/Irrigation JO¹ 627716,2Farm/Irrigation/Livestock JO¹ 633273, 13Farm/Livestock Worker(s), Worker(s), Brett W.JensenDBABrett Jensen Worker(s),JacksCreekFarms, BruneauID Farms,IdahoFalls ID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, $11.75/hr, 60 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 11/I5/2016 Taylor & Sons Farms, Inc., IdahoFalls ID 3/15/2016to 11/I/2016Rexburg, IDSWA, 208- MountainHome,ID SWA, 208-364-7788 $11.75/hr, 58 hrs/wk, 3/15/2016to 11/I/2016 557-2501 JO¹ 628419,10General Farm/Irrigation Rexburg, IDSWA, 208-557-2501 JO¹ 627720, IGeneralFarm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 630361,16Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Worker(s),JentzschKearl Farms,Rupert ID TewsLand& Livestock, Inc., Filer ID $11.75/hr, Worker(s),CC&PFarmsLLC, Rupert ID $11.75/hr, 60 hrs/wk, 3/2/2016to 5/I5/2016 $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 11/30/2016 Burley, IDSWA,208-678-5518 48 hrs/wk,3/I/2016to 11/I5/2016Twin Falls, Twin Falls, IDSWA, 208-735-2500 JO¹ 630407, 7General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), ID SWA, 208-735-2500 JO¹ 632445, 7Farm/Irrigation/Livestock K & C WahlenLiving TrustdbaKim Wahlen JO¹ NV0380776,2Sod/Irrigation Worker(s), The TurfCompanyof NV,Inc. DBAHigh Worker(s),CenturyAg, Inc., Ririe ID$11.75/hr, Farms,AberdeenID $11.75/hr, 40hrs/wk, 66 hrs/wk,3/15/2016to 11/I/2016 Rexburg,ID 3/I/2016 to11/I/2016Blackfoot, ID SWA,208- DesertTurf,YeringtonNV 3monthsexperience 236-6713 required$11.27/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to SWA, 208-557-2501 JO¹ 628403, IGeneralFarm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 627745,3General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), 11/15/2016 Charles R.Pecht, DBACharlesRPecht Farms, Karl Joslin DBAJoslin Farms,Twin Falls ID CarsonCity, NVSWA, 775-684-0315 JO¹ NV03807 79,ILeadSupervisor& Sod/ Caldwell ID $11.75/hr, 48 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to $11.75/hr, 48 hrs/wk, 3/6/2016to 12/I/2016 11/I/2016Caldwell, ID SWA,208-364-7784 Twin Falls, IDSWA, 208-735-2500 IrrigationWorker(s),TheTurf Companyof NV, JO¹ 626327, 8Farm/Irrigation/Livestock JO¹ 628404,2Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Inc. DBAHighDesert Turf, YeringtonNVI Worker(s),ClenAtchley DBACEACorporation, Worker(s), Kirt Hansen Farms, Inc., Monteview year plus 3 monthsexp. Production/harvesting of Inc., AshtonID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/10/2016 ID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 11/I/2016 sod, operation &maintenanceofspecialized sod to 10/26/2016 Rexburg, ID SWA, 208-557-2501 Rexburg,ID SWA,208-557-2501 production &harvestingmachinery $13.50/hr,48 JO¹ 633269,2Farm/Irrigation/Livestock JO¹ 627776,3General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 11/I5/2016Carson City, NV Worker(s),DallanJeppesen,Inc., RexburgID Lakeview AgandLivestock LLC,American SWA, 775-684-0315 $11.75/hr, 48 hrs/wk, 3/15/2016to 11/I/2016 Falls ID $11.75/hr, 48 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to JO¹ 627731,2General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), Rexburg, IDSWA, 208-557-2501 11/I/2016Pocatello, ID SWA,208-236-6710 Van BeekDairy, JeromeID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/ JO¹ 633287,3General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 619196,8Farm/Irrigation/Livestock wk, 3/6/2016to 11/15/2016Twin Falls, ID SWA, David Mundt,Firth ID$11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, Worker(s),MagicIrrigators, Inc. DBAMaurice 208-735-2500 3/15/2016to 11/I/2016Blackfoot, ID SWA, H. Eckert &Sons,Inc., Buhl ID $11.75/hr, 48 JO¹ 628382,2General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), 208-236-6713 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016 to 11/I5/2016Twin Falls, ID Vernon H.Pecht, Caldwell ID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/ JO¹ NV038095I, 5General Farm/Irrigation SWA, 208-735-2500 wk, 3/5/2016to 10/30/2016Caldwell, ID SWA, Worker(s),DaytonValley Turf, Inc., RenoNV JO¹ 619197,6General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), 208-364-7784 $11.27/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 12/15/2016 PBar SFarms, Inc., Malta ID$11.75/hr, 48hrs/ JO¹ 626318,8General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), CarsonCity, NVSWA, 775-684-0315 wk, 3/I/2016 to11/I/2016Burley, ID SWA, Vista ValleyAg,Inc., Ririe ID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/ 208-678-5518 JO¹ 630328, 18 General Farm/Irrigation wk, 3/10/2016to 11/I/2016 Rexburg,ID SWA, 208-557-2501 Worker(s),Driscoll Brothers,Partnership, JO¹ NV0380874,4General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s),ParkLivestock Company,Minden JO¹ 628422, 7General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), Pocatello ID$11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/7/2016to 11/19/2016TwinFalls, ID SWA, 208-735-2500 NV $11.37 to $11.89depending onlocation/hr, WestsideGeneral Partnership, MonteviewID JO¹ 61785I, 2GeneralFarm/Irrigation Worker(s), 48 hrs/wk,3/I/2016to 10/I/2016CarsonCity, $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 11/15/2016 Dry CreekFarms,LLC, CareyID $11.75/hr, 48 NV SWA, 775-684-0315 Rexburg, IDSWA, 208-557-2501 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016 to11/I/2016Twin Falls, ID JO¹ NV0380790,2Farm/Irrigation/Livestock JO¹ 619199,8Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Worker(s),ParkRanch,LLC, MindenNV Worker(s),WhitesidesDairy, Inc., RupertID SWA, 208-735-2500 JO¹ 627713,2General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), $11.37/hr, 54 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 11/I/2016 $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 11/15/2016 EdwardPotucekDBALazySnakeRanch, CarsonCity, NV SWA, 775-684-0315 Burley, IDSWA,208-678-5518 King Hill ID $11.75/hr, 48 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to JO¹ 617803,2General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), JO¹ 632416,5Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Worker(s),WoodenShoeFarms,Blackfoot ID 10/15/2016 Mountain Home,ID SWA, 208-364- ParksFarms,Blackfoot ID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/ 7788 hrs/wk, 3/5/2016to 11/I/2016 wk, 3/I/2016 to11/10/2016Blackfoot, ID SWA, $11.75/hr, 48 JO¹ 617197,3General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), 208-236-6713 Blackf oot,ID SWA,208-236-6713 Fessenden Custom Farming, JacksonID $11,75/ JO¹ 62840I, 13Farm/Irrigation/Livestock JO¹ 628392,2General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), Young'sRiverfront Ranch,LP,MelbaID $11.75/ hr, 48 hrs/wk,3/I/2016to 11/15/2016Burley, ID Worker(s),ReynoldsBrothers, LLP,AshtonID SWA, 208-678-5518 $11.75/hr, 48 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to 11/I5/2016 hr, 48 hrs/wk,3/I/2016to 11/15/2016Emmet, JO¹ 631649,7General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), Rexburg,ID SWA,208-557-2501 ID SWA, 208-364-7780 FosterFarms,AberdeenID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, JO¹ 626329, 10 General Farm/Irrigation JO¹ 635872,2General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), 3/15/2016to 11/15/2016Blackfoot, ID SWA, Worker(s),RiverRanchEnterprises, Inc., Ashton Zweifel Farms, Inc., IdahoFalls ID $11.75/hr, 208-236-6713 ID $11.75/hr, 48hrs/wk, 3/5/2016to 11/I/2016 48 hrs/wk,3/I5/2016to 11/I/2016 Rexburg,ID JO¹ 626320, 5General Farm/Irrigation Worker(s), Rexburg,ID SWA,208-557-2501 SWA, 208-557-2501 GemValleyFarms,Inc., Bancroft ID $11.75/hr, JO¹ 627749, 5Farm/Irrigation/Livestock 50 hrs/wk,3/I/2016to 11/I/2016Pocatello, ID Worker(s),SabalaFarms,Inc., GoodingID SWA, 208-236-6710 $11.75/hr, 48 hrs/wk, 3/I/2016to I/I/2017 Twin Falls, IDSWA, 208-735-2500

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1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT t he f o l l o w i n g destallments of princidering th e p e r f orm- property only. As reFree: (866) 925-0241 addition to paying said $15,312.93.

COURT OF THE STATE scribed real property I DSPUb ¹ 0 0 9 5 2 8 6 sums or tendenng the quired by law, you are p al a n d in t e r e s t ance required under OF OREGON FOR THE s ituate d in sa id which became due the obligation or trust hereby notified that a 1/6/2016 1 / 13/2016 By reason of the default, performance necesC ounty, a n d S t a t e , on 2/1/2015, and all s ary to cure the d e COUNTY OF BAKER negative credit report the Beneficiary has dedeed, at any time pnor 1/20/2016 1/27/2016 to-wit: APN: 501 940

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VANESSA ANN LAY, Deceased.

Case No. 15-651

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

9DB 600 ¹282 LOT 2, CEDAR ACRES ADDITION, IN BAICER CITY, COUNTY OF BAICER AND STATE OF OREGON. A.P.N.: 501 940 9DB 600 ¹282) Commonly known as: 1150 PARIC STREET, BAICER CITY, OR 97814 The undersigned h e reby c ertifies t h a t

b ased

NOTICE IS H E REBY upon business records GIVEN that Hillery A. t here are n o k n o w n L ay ha s b e e n a p - written a s s ignments pointed Personal Repr esentative. A l l p e rsons having c l a ims against the estate are required t o p r e s e nt them, with v o uchers attached, to the Personal Representative c a re of S i lv e n , Schmeits 5 Vaughan, Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 965, Baker City, Oregon, 97814, within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice, or

t he c laims m a y b e barred.

A ll p e rsons w h o s e nghts may be affected by th e p r o c eedings may obtain additional i nformation from t h e records of the court, the Personal Representative, or the attorneys for the Personal Representative.

Dated and first p ublished January 6, 2016.

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Hillery A. Lay 3790 Baker Street Baker City, OR 97814

ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE: Charlie Vaughan OS B ¹7841 67 P.O. Box 965 1950 Third Street Baker City, OR 97814

(541) 523-4444 Lega I N o. 00044048 Published: January 6, 13, 20,27,2016

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE T .S . No . : OR-15-686573-AJ

of the trust deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary and no appointments of a s u ccessor trustee h ave been made, except as r ecorded i n t h e r e cords of the county or counties in which the above described real property i s s i t u ated.

Further, no action has b een instituted to r e -

cover the debt, or any part thereof, now rem aining secured b y the trust deed, or, if such action has been instituted, such action

has been d i smissed except as permitted by

ORS 86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell th e s aid r eal property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and not ice h a s b e e n r e c orded pursuant to Section 86.752 (3) of Oregon Revised Statutes.

There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is s ecured by the trust deed, or by the successor in intere st, w it h r e s pect t o p rovision s t her e i n which authonze sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor's fail-

ure to pay when due t he following s u m s : Delinquent Payments: Payment Information From Through Total Payments 2 / 1 / 2015

12/4/2015 $12,283.34 Late Charges F r om T hrough Total L a t e Reference is made to C harges 2 / 1 / 2 0 1 5 t hat c e r t a i n deed made by, KATHLEEN 12/4/2015 $0.00 BeneR HICKMAN SINGLE ficiary's A d v a n c es, Costs, And Expenses WOMAN as G rantor MIP $467.49 Escrow to ELICHORN TITLE, as Advances $3,129.76 t rustee, i n f a v o r o f T ota l Ad v an c e s : MORTGAG E ELEC$ 3,597.25 T O T A L TRONIC REGISTRAT ION SY S T E M S , FORECLOSURE COST: $1,476.00 TOINC., AS NOMINEE TAL REQUIRED TO FOR NORTHWEST R EN I STATE: MORTGAGE GROUP, $1 4,347.

34 TOTAL R EINC., AN OREGON QUIRED TO PAYOFF: CORPORATION , as $165,989.86 By reaB eneficiary, da t e d 7/25/2012, re corded son of the default, the b eneficiary ha s d e 7/31/2012 , in o fficial records o f B A ICER clared all sums owing on the obligation seC ounty, O r e go n i n c ured b y t h e t r u s t book/reel/volume No. deed immediately due and/or as f ee/filehna nd payable, t h o se strument/ microfilm / sums being the followr eceptio n n umb e r ing, to- w it: T h e i n 12300177B covering

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 3/ 2 4 / 2 016at the hour of 10:00 A M , Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Inside the main lobby of the County Courthouse 1 995 3 r d St re e t Baker, Oregon 97814 County of B AK E R, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash 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-

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 ten-

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 notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or i nterest i n t h e r e a l property hereinabove described subsequent t o the interest of t h e t rustee i n t h e t r u s t deed, or of any succ essor in i n terest t o grantor or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: Name and Last ICnown Address and Nature of Right, Lien or Interest ICATHLEEN

HICICMAN 1150 PARIC STREET BAICER CITY, OR 9 7 81 4 O r i g i nal Borrower ICATHLEEN R H ICICMAN 1 1 50 PARIC STREET BAICER CITY, OR 97814 Original Borrower For Sale I nformatio n Ca l l : 8 88-988-673 6 or L ogi n to: Salestrack.tdsf.com In construing this notice, th e s i n gular 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 are d iscovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer's money and 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

B e n e f ici-

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 li-

reflecting o n y our clared all sums owing f ault, b y p a y ing a l l credit record may be Legal No. 00043566 on the obligation secosts and expenses submitted to a c r edit Published: January 6, 13, cured by the Deed of actually incurred in enforcing the obligation 20,27, 2016 r eport agency if y o u Trust immediately due fail to fulfill the terms a nd payable, t h o se and Deed of Trust, toof your credit obligasums being the followgether with Trustee s 1010 Union Co. tions. Without limitlng, to-wlt: a nd attorney s f e e s n ot e x c e e ding t h e ing the trustee's dis- Legal Notices claimer of represen- TRUSTEE S NOTICE OF As of October 8, 2015, amounts provided by tations o r w a r r a nunpaid pnncipal in the said ORS 86.778.

SALE amount of $9,922.71, ties, Oregon law reaccrued interest in the In accordance with the quires the trustee to R eference is m ade t o Fair Debt C o l lection state in t his notice amount of $2,185.36, that certain Deed of that some residential subsidy recapture in P ractices Act, t hi s i s Trust made by Jackie p roperty sold a t a t he am o u nt of an attempt to collect a J. Stoddard Collier, as trustee's sale may $93,858.36, assessed debt, and any informaGrantor, and the Rural t ion obtained w ill b e h ave been used in fees in the amount of Housing Service or its manufacturing methused for that purpose. $2,217.10, and intersuccessor agency, as amphetamines, the est o n f e e s i n t he This communication is T rustee, in f a vo r o f amount of $53.15, for from a debt collector. c hemical com p o United States of Amernents of which are a t o ta l a m o u n t o f ica, acting through the known to be t o xic. $108,236.68, plus in- In construing this Notice, Rural Housing Service Prospective purchasterest continuing to acthe singular includes or successor agency, ers o f r e s i dential c rue at t h e r a t e o f t he plural, the w o rd formerly known as the Grantor includes any $3.1263 per day, inproperty should be Farmers Home Adminaware of this potencluding daily interest successor in interest istration, United States tial danger before deon fees at the rate of to the Grantor as well Department of Agriculciding to place a bid $ 0.6983, u n ti l p a i d, as any other person ture, as B e n eficiary, owing an o b l igation, for this property at plus any unpaid propJanuary 3, 1983, the trustee's sale. dated erty taxes, attorney s the performance of recorded January 4, N OTICE T O T E N - 1983, a s M i c r o f i lm f ees, fo re c l o s u r e which is s ecured by ANTS: TENANTS OF costs, and sums adsaid Deed o f T r u st, D ocu m e n t N o . and the words TrusTHE SUBJECT REAL vanced by the benefi107335, Records of P ROPERTY H A V E ciary pursuant to t he tee an d B e n e f iciary Union County, Oregon, CERTAIN PROTECterms of said Deed of include its respective covenng the following TIONS AFFFORDED Trust. successors in interest, descnbed real property if any.

TO THEM U N D ER situate d in U n io n O RS 8 6 .782 A N D C ounty , Or ego n , WHEREFORE, notice is D ATED: O c t o ber 2 2 , POSSIBLY UNDER hereby given that the 2015. to-wit: FEDERAL LAW. ATundersigned Trustee Alan N. Stewart, w ill o n Ma r c h 2 3 , Successor Trustee T ACHED TO T H I S Commencing a t the NOTICE OF S ALE, Hurley Re, P.C. 2016, at the hour of Southwest corner of A ND INCO R P O - Block 3 of S WAC IC- 11:00 o clock, A.M., in 747 SW Mill View Way RATED HEREIN, IS A Bend, OR 97702 HAMER'S ADDITION accord with the standard of t i m e e s t ab- Telephone: N OTICE T O T E N - to North Union (in the 541-31 7-5505 ANTS THAT S ETS lishe d by O RS City of Union), Union F ORTH SOM E O F C ounty , 187.110, on the front Or ego n , THE PROTECTIONS s teps o f t h e U n i o n Lega I ¹44078 thence North along the THAT ARE AVAILCounty C o u rthouse, West line of said Block ABLE TO A TENANT 1007 Fourth Street, in Published: January 13, a distance of 94 feet; OF THE S U BJECT the City of La Grande, 20, 27, 5 February 3, thence at nght angles REAL P R O PERTY East 147 feet; thence County of Union, State 2016 AND WHICH SETS of Oregon, sell at pubat right angles South FORTH CERTAIN RE- 94 feet to the South lic auction to the highQUIRMENTS THAT est bidder for cash the line of said Block 3; MUST BE COMPLIED t hence W e s t a l o n g interest in the said deWITH BY ANY TENscribed real property s aid South l in e 1 4 7 ANT IN ORDER TO which the Grantor has feet to the point of beO BTAIN TH E A F or had power to conginning.

FORDED PROTECvey at the time of the execution by Grantor TION, AS REQUIRED Commonly referred to as of the said Deed of UNDER ORS 86.771 .

427 East Birch Street, Q UALITY MAY B E Union, OR 97883.

T rust, t o gether w i t h CONSIDERED A any interest which the DEBT COLLECTOR Alan N. Stewart of Hurobligations thereby seA TTEMPTING T O cured and the c o sts Re, P.C., 747 SW COLLECT A D E BT ley and expenses of sale, Mill View Way, Bend, AND ANY INFORMAincluding a reasonable O R 97702, was a pT ION O B T A I N E D p ointed S u c c e s s o r charge by the Trustee.

Notice is further given WILL BE USED FOR Trustee by the BenefiTHAT PURPOSE. TS that any person named c iary on O c t ober 8 , No: OR-15-686573-AJ in ORS 86.778 has the D ated: 1 1 / 5 / 2 0 1 5 2015. nght, at any time pnor Quality Loan Service Both the Beneficiary and to five (5) days before Corporation of Washt he date last set f o r have elected ington, as T r ustee Trustee to sell th e s aid r eal the sale, to have this Signature By: foreclosure proceeding property to satisfy the Alma Clark, Assistant dismissed a n d t he obligations secured by Secretary Tr u s t ee's said Deed of Trust and Deed of T r us t r e i nMailing Address: Qualstated by payment to a Notice of Default has ity Loan Service Corp. the Beneficiary of the been recorded pursuo f Washington C/ 0 e ntire a m o un t t h e n ant to Oregon Revised Quality Loan Service due (other than such Statutes 86.752(3); the C orporation 41 1 I v y portion of the principal default for which the Street San Diego, CA and interest as would foreclosure is made is 92101 Trustee's Physinot then be due had Grantor's failure to pay no default occurred) cal Address: Quality when due the followLoan Service Corp. of a nd b y c u r in g a n y ing sums: Washington 108 1 st o ther d e f ault c o m Ave South, Suite 202, As of October 8, 2015, plained of herein that i s capable o f b e i n g Seattle, WA 98104 Toll t he am o u nt of cured by tendering the

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