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Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Zelma Bates of Baker City.
Local, 6A Internationally acclaimed author and climber Isabel Suppe of Argentina will present "Starry Night, a true survival account," as a special program at the Baker County Public Library, 2400 Resort St. in Baker City, on Friday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m. Suppe's story has often been referred to as a true female version of "Touching the Void." She was near the summit ofAla Izquierda, a 17,761-foot peak in the Bolivian Andes, when her partner's anchors failed to hold and both climbers fell 1,100 feet.
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collect deer, elk hides to benefit veterans The Baker Elks Lodge is collecting deer and elk hides that will be sold to help pay for personal needs for military veterans. Hunters can leave hides in barrels located in the following places: alley behind the Elks Lodge at1896 Second St., Keating Junction, Halfway, Richland, North Powder, Salisbury Junction, both sides of Sumpter Junction, Whitney, Unity, Austin Junction, Burnt River Junction on the south side of Dooley Mountain, and at Little Suzie's and Baker County Custom Meats in Baker City. Hides should be free of legs and head. Hunters can help ensure the highest prices by taking the following precautions: • Don't drag the animal for long distances • Avoid cutting holes in the hide • Get the hide to a barrel while it is still fresh, and add a couple pounds of table salt to the hide and then roll it up before putting it in the barrel. • Don't put the hide in a plastic bag Non-hunters who would like to contribute to the program can mail donations to: Baker Elks Lodge No. 338, PO. Box 347, Baker City, OR 97814. More information is available by calling 541-523-3338.
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The new section of Best Frontage Road curves northward through property from East Campbell Street, which is to the south of concrete worker Mark Hoffman of James Challis Construction.
Idaho police say a man who previously lived in Baker City and who is accused of sexually abusing a child younger than 16 in Idaho, might have other victims. Lester Eugene Palmer, 54, was arrested Sept. 7 in Kootenai County, Idaho. He was Palmer e x t radited Sept. 16 to Canyon County, where he is charged with multiple crimes. Nampa Pohce have information that there may be other victims in various states where Palmer lived. The incidents would hkely have happened between 1994 and 2014inArizona, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois and South Carolina. Palmer spent time in Baker City as recently as April 2014, police said. See Suspect/Page 8A
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'Color Dash' fundraiser Saturday
Baker County's summer of asphalt continues into October. One of the busier street- and road-paving seasons in the past decade isn't finished, as crews from JAL Construction of Bend on Tuesday started putting a smooth new layer on the rebuilt and realigned Best Frontage Road,justeastofInterstate 84 between the Campbell Street and North Baker City interchanges.
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The $3 million project should be finished in about two weeks, said Fred Warner Jr., chairman of the Baker County Board of Commissioners. Also on Tuesday, workers from the Baker County Road Department were repaving Keating Cutoff Road between Highway 86 and the cattle guard in Keating Valley.
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Paving crews apply asphalt surface Tuesday on a section of new road that connects the ODOT facility at the north end, to Best Frontage Road.
• H Street between Atwood Road That project will last about four days, Warner said. and Best Frontage Road • Atwood Road from the Baker City And when it's finished, workers will cap the paving season by spreading limits, which is near Windmill Lane, to Highway 86 fresh asphalt on two other sections of roadeastofthefreeway: See Asphalt/Fbge 8A
The Baker High School Leadership Class is hosting the second-annual"Color Dash" Saturday to benefit a needy family. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., requires participants to walk or jog 1.5 miles while dressed in white. Bmg the course, which begins and ends at the Sports Complex and progresses along the Leo Adler Memorial Pathway, participants will travel through color zones where they will have different colors of chalk thrown on them. SeeDash/IPage 3A
RICHARD CHAVESTO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD FROM EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
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This weekend, Richard Chaves of Baker City will be honored with the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award from Eastern Oregon University. As part of the award, he will participate in EOU's homecoming activities, includingtheparade Friday evening that begins at 5 p.m. Chaves graduated from EOU in 1973 with a degree in business economics and a minor in math. But how he got to that point is important to his story of success. -aa Chaves grew up in Baker City, where his father, Art, workedseveraljobstoprovide for the family. S. John Collins / Baker City Herald See Chaves/Bge GA Richard Chaves will receive Eastern Oregon University's Distinguished Alumni Award this weekend.
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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1 • Baker City Farmers Market:3:30-6:30 p.m. at the Community Events Center, 2600 East St., Baker City. THURSDAY, OCT. 2 • Swingin' with Sam:The Powder River Dance Club meets, 6:30 to 8 p.m.,Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, 2005Valley Ave.; more information is available by calling 541-5249306. • Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m., the Pondosa Station. FRIDAY, OCT. 3 • Baker City Golf Board:8 a.m., Room 205, City Hall, 1655 First St. • First Friday art shows:Baker City art galleries open new shows with receptions for the artists. Reception opens at 5:30 p.m. at Crossroads Carnegie Alt Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., and at 6 p.m. at other Main Street galleries. • Survival Story:Author and climber Isabel Suppe of Argentina will present Starry Night, a true survival account, 6:30 p.m., Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St.
TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Oct. 1, 1964 Nearly 600 of Baker County's boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 21 have pledged their heads to clearer thinking, their hearts to greater loyalty, their hands to larger service and their health to better living, for their 4-H clubs, their communities and the county. These boys and girls — whose motto is To Make the Best Better — are engaged in farming, homemaking and community activities under the guidance of more than 100 adult, voluntary 4-H club leaders. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Oct. 2, 1989 Going into Friday's game againstVale Baker coach Mike Sullivan said his Bulldogs had to stop the run, to play a consistent game. Baker did a good job against Vale's running game, but forgot about the Vikings' passing attack. ValequarterbackJason Johnson completed15 ofwe passes for 239 yards, and the Vikings passed for 267 yards overlll on the way to a 42-0 Greater Oregon League romp at Bulldo Memorial Stadium. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald Oct. 1, 2004 DickWilson isn't a gardener. But that doesn't stop him, or his fellow Good Sam Club member, from heading to the corner of First and Dewey streetsonTuesdaysto pluckweeds,sweep sidewalks and gather litter at the little landscaped park. ... Ann Mehaffy, a master gardener and board member ofr Historic Baker City Inc., envisioned a "pocket park" with low-maintenance plants and a friendly spot to sit. But first she had to secure some help. The city wouldn't even consider it until I had a commitment from volunteers to maintain it," she said. "That's where the Good Sams came in." ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald Oct. 9, 2013 Father Julian Cassar looks out at the sanctuary, empty on this Friday afternoon. He points to the first pew, naming the family who always sits there. He can tell you where most of his parishioners sit during Mass at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, where he's been rector for eight years. On Oct. 17, he is moving to Bend, where he will be pastor of St. Francis ofAssisi.
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OBITUARIES with the "best stories."A friend shared that Tracy was Tracy Raelynn Salsburya rare, wonderful soul. She Garrett, 54, of Halfway, died loved everyone she met, and Sept. 18, 2014, at her home. would give the shirt offher There will not be a service back to any person who was for Tracy. in need. She never judged, and never had a bad thing to She was born on Sept. say about anyone. There is onelessbeautifulsoulhere 7, 1960, at St. John's Hospital on Earth, now that she's gone. in Longview, Rest in peace, Tracy. You will be immensely missed by all Wash., to Vern Tracy and E ldorase that knew you." Salsbury- Ellen HicksSurvivors include her Garrett Sa l sbury. The husband, Brandon Garrett of H alfway; her daughter,Carly youngest of Johnson-West and son-in-law, seven children, she was Vern's only child by blood. Matt, of Vancouver, WashingTracy went to school in Kelso ton; her son, Vern Garrett of until middle/high school, Halfway; her stepmother, Suthen the family moved to zan Salsbury of Toutle/Castle Tacoma, Washington. She Rock, Washington; her grandgraduated high school, and daughter, Keetum West, and then from beauty school. She grandson, Keathohn West of worked at a beauty salon Vancouver; her sister, Dianne with her sister, Linda, and Bailey-Holden of Vancouver; her mother. her brothers, Kenny Grasser In her youth she loved to of University Place, Washingtap dance. She had lived in ton, Greg Grasser and Brad California, Oregon, WashGrasser, both of Craig, Alaska; ington and Alaska, but had and manyotherfamily members, stepsiblings, nieces, traveled many places. She worked mostly as a barnephews, in-laws; and her little Pomeranian,"Sassy." tender/waitress. Tracy was married to John Johnson She was preceded in death and they had a daughter, by her parents, Vern Salsbury Carly. Tracy met her future and Ellen Baker-Cullom; her husband, Brandon Garrett, stepfather, Ed"Bud" Cullom; in Alaska. Their courtship her sister, Linda Bailey-Wilspanned 22 years, and they liams; and her brother, Steven had one son, Vern. Tracy and Bailey. Brandon married in VancouThose who wish to make a ver, Washington, in 2003. donation in memory of Tracy Tracy was very kindmay do so to help defray fuhearted, lovable, easygoing, neral home expenses through understanding, strong-willed, Tami's Pine Valley Funeral open-minded but opinionHome & Cremation Services, ated, outspoken and very P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR smart. She always tried to 97834. Online condolences help everyone and she almay be left at www.tamispiways took kids into her home nevalleyfuneralhome.com. and tried to help them to the best ofher abilities. Tracy Anna Farnsworth was a very big people person Boise, 1928-2014 and knew many, many Margaret Anna Farnpeople, everywhere. sworth, 86, a longtime EastShe loved her family, she ern Oregon resident, died on loved crafts like making Sept. 23,2014,peacefully at dreamcatchers and jewher Boise home surrounded elry but had many talents by her family. and loved to travel. Tracy H er memorial services definitely never had a dull will be at Ten Mile Christian moment in her life, she lived Church in Meridian, Idaho, it to the fullest. at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, Tracy was an understand- and at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. ing, strong, gentle, kind soul 18, at Garden Way Church in
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Eugene. There will be a potluck dinner after the service. Interment will be at Mount Vernon Anna Cemetery in Springfield. Famsworth Anna was born at home on July 10, 1928, at Creswell. She graduatedfrom Cottage Grove High School and later married Doyle Farnsworth in 1947. They raised eight children, moving from Oregon, to Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California and finally back to Oregon. Anna loved the Lord and served him her entire adult life, family members said. She was a wonderful caregiver for herfamily and extended family, always giving ofherself. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle; daughters, Ruthie and Angela; and son-in-law, John. Survivors include her daughters, Jennet iGordon
Bond), Charlotte iKirk Hoff), and Loretta iJohn Murphy) sons, Dan, Lyle iTraciel
and Stephen iBarbaral; 13 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the Boise Christian Retirement Home or New Hope Ministries of Pakistan through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be made at www.tamispine valleyfuneralhome.com
High School, Oregon State University at Corvallis and graduated from Willamette University at Salem. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta. Dick married Merry McGrath in 1954. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he began a 37year career at Merrill Lynch. Hewas a member of Richa r d St. Stephen's E mla w Episcopal Church and served on several parish and Episcopal Diocesan committees. After retirement, Dick and Merry spent summers at Neskowin, autumns attending Beaver football games and had many interesting travel adventures. Survivors include his wife, Merry; children, Jim
iCathel, Christy iChrisl McMurtry, Betsy iJonl Larson and Katie iStevel Hinton; and 10 wonderful grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Stephen's Church or a charity of choice.
Ron Dolby Baker City, 1939-2014
Ron Dolby, 75, of Baker City, died Sept. 24, 2014, at his home surrounded by family. His celebration oflife will be at 2 p.m. Ron Satu r day, Oct. Dolby 11, at the Baker
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Richard Morgan Emlaw, 82, of Portland, and formerly of Baker City, died Aug. 26, 2014. A memorial service took place Sept. 5 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Portland. Dick was born on Aug. 19, 1932, at Baker City to Earl and Catherine Essert Emlaw. He attended Baker
1896 Second St. Ron was born on Jan. 14, 1939, to James "Ford" and Mary Caroline Colton Dolby. He grew up on the family farm at Medical Springs along the Powder River. He was a 1957 Baker High School graduate, then studied engineering for two years at Oregon State University. SeeObituaries/Page 6A
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Continued from Page1A Warner said the county will be able to do more paving than expected because it set up its own asphalt production plant this summer. The cost of asphalt is more than $20 less per ton than the county would have spent had it bought the asphalt elsewhere, he said. Best Frontage Road is the last of four local projects paid for through a state program the Oregon Legislature approved in 2009. The Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act iJTAl boostedthe state'sfueltax by 6 cents per gallon and also increaseddriverand vehicle fees. Baker City and Baker County received $10.1 million. Offrcials used the money to repave Chico Lane in northwest Baker City, Chandler Lane between Highway 30 and the freeway, and last summer's rebuilding of Resort Street between Auburn Avenue and Campbell Street. The JTA requires cities and counties to hireprivate contractors forprojectsthat are likely to boost economic activity and that connect two highways, Warner said. Best Frontage Road, for instance, links Highway 86 at its north end, and the extension of East Campbell Street, which is technically part of Ore. Highway 7, at the south. W arner said hebelieves the improved road will make it easier to attract businesses to the commercial property
SUSPECT Continued~om Page1A Baker City Police had several contacts with Palmer in 2007 and then did not have contact with him again until 2010, said Police ChiefWyn Lohner.
Blessing of pets Sunday at St. Stephen's In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Baker City will have a pet blessing on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m. Petsshould be appropriately leashed orcontained. St. Stephen's is at 2177 First St., just north of Broadway. Worship service is each Sunday at 9 a.m. More information is available by calling the church office at 541-5234812, or online at www.ststephensepiscopal.com. 4
Community Wellness Fair set for Oct. 4 Living Better to Live Longer, a community wellness fair, issetforOct.4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m .at3078 Resort icorner of F and Walnut streets) in Baker City. Local organizations will share information about healthy eating, health care, therapies and senior living. Blood pressure checks, mini-mental cognitive testing, free zyto scans and free samples will be available. A complimentary soup lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pre-holiday preview of local business Local businesses are invited to show some of their holiday offerings during an event set for Saturday, Oct. 11, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the small gym at Baker High
School, 2500 E St. The purpose is to encourage residents to do their holiday shopping locally. Businesses interested in participatingshould callIreneat541-523-3865.
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Parole violatorsought In this view looking north, Shawn Chavez of James Challis Construction finishes a corner near where the new section meets the current stretch of Best Frontage Road.
through which the road runs, both on the south side near East Campbell and on the north near Highway 86. Besides a fresh layer of asphalt, theprojectincludes concrete walkways and curbs in some sections.
The biggest change is on the south side. Beforethe projecttheroad ended at H Street, which then ran east to Atwood
The 2007 contacts ranged fiom a traffic stop on Feb. 2, to two civil issues on Feb. 9 and Oct. 19. In 2010, police were called to investigate several complaints that stemmed fium Palmer's relationships with womenin the community.
' We have no reason to believe he has anyvictims in Baker Cit," Lohner said."But we want the public to be aware
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Idris I. Welch: 95, of Forest Grove, a former Baker City resident, died Sept. 30, 2014, at Beehive Assisted Living Center in Forest Grove. Gray's West
POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations FAILURETO APPEAR (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Brenda Epler, 61, unknown address, 11:39 a.m. Monday
DASH Continued from Page1A "By the end, participants look like a rainbow," organizers said in a press release. No times are kept and this is not a competitive event. Pre-registration will be accepted at the BHS front offrce, 2500 E St.,or atthe Sports Complex starting at 9:30a.m.the day ofthe race. The regist ration fee is$10 for those providing their own T-shirts or $15, including a white T-shirt.
William Everett Rachau Jr., 26, has absconded fiom the supervision of the Baker County Parole and Probation Department on a conviction for delivery of methamphetamine. The Department is asking the public forhelpin fi nding Rachau. Baker County residents should not attempt to apprehend him, however, said Will Benson, Parole and Probation supervisor. Rachau has brown hair and hazel eyes. He Rachau is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. Anyone with information about Rachau is asked to call Parole and Probation at 541-523-8217; thenearestpolice department;ortheBaker County Consolidated Dispatch Center's business number, 541-523-6415;or send the information via email to parole@bakercountyorg.
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easure Marijuana helps thousands of Oregonians. About 65,000 state residents (247 of them in Baker County) have a card, issued by a doctor, that allows them to legally use the drug for medicinal purposes. By far the most common reason — 62,100 peopleis relief of severe pain. Another 16,300 consume the drug to ease chronic muscle spasms, and 9,000 use it to relieve nausea (those numbers, obviously, exceed 65,000; many people who have a medical marijuana card use the drug to treat multiple symptoms.) Measure 91 on the Nov. 4 ballot has nothing to do with those Oregonians. The measure's purpose is to legalize marijuana for people who don't need the drug for its therapeutic benefits but who enjoy its intoxicating effects. We don't believe that purpose is compelling enough to offset the potentially negative effects of legalizing recreational use of marijuana. We urge voters to reject Measure 91. Proponents note that the measure would impose a tax on marijuana that would generate an estimated
$17 million to $40 million per year. That might sound like a significant amount, but as a proportion of the state's budget it's a pittance. Consider that the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), which would distribute marijuana tax revenue, in the past fiscal year allocated$213 million from the sale of distilled spirits — more than 5 times the most optimistic estimate of pot tax revenue. Then too, the benefits of marijuana taxes would be diluted considerably by the distribution formula in Measure 91 — 40 percent to the Common School Fund, 20 percent to the Mental Health Alcoholism and Drug Services Account, 15 percent to the State Police Account, 10 percent to cities for law enforcement, 10 percent to counties for law enforcement, and 5 percent to the Oregon Health Authority for alcohol and drug abuse prevention, early intervention and treatment services. The bottom line is that tax revenues from legalizing recreational use of marijuana would have no appreciable effect on budget challenges for schools, cities, counties orthe state itself. As for social effects, Measure 91 proponents oken argue that marijuana is not vastly diferent from alcohol in many respects. We agree. But alcohol, though the vast majority of people who consume it do so responsibly, also harms thousands of Oregonians and their families every year. It seems to us unreasonably optimistic to believe that increasing recreational use of marijuana would not have deleterious effects as well. Certainly Measure 91's passage would result in more people driving while under the inHuence of marijuana, a trend that Colorado, where voters legalized recreational pot use, has reported. American society has progressed well beyond the silly propaganda of"Reefer Madness," and well that this is so. But Oregon's current approach to marijuana — allowing its use for medicinal purposes but outlawing recreational use — is a reasonable compromise that should be retained.
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Your views Wehby won't go along with Obama doctrine I urge voters in November to take a hard look at Monica Wehby, who is campaigning to replace Senator Jeff Merkley. Unlike Senator Merkley, who supports and will vote for the UN Arms trade treaty which is being pushed by Obama on gun control, Monica supports our 2nd Amendment gun rights. Unlike Senator Merkley, Monica isn't in the pocket of environmentalists that are destroying America's economy by locking up more wilderness and wild lands, which Monica strenuously opposes. Senator Merkley signed on to a bill by Senator Wyden's Forest Restoration bill that lets environmentalists appeal and appeal and appeal, locking up timber salesforyearsifnotforever.W hil e environmentalist sgetpaid toappealbyJeff and Senator Wyden because they left out a clause allowing just one appeal. A vote for Jeff Merkley is a vote for the Obama doctrine and of course Obamacare, which by the way Jeff voted for.
Chuck Chase Baker City
Wyden, Merkley votes violate Constit ution Each of our elected officials, at all levels of government, takes an oath before entering office that he or she will obey the U. S. Constitution in all of their official actions. There are no exceptions, not evenforOregon U.S.SenatorsWyden and Merkley. It matters not what one's personal preferences are, the Constitution is the LAW OF THE LAND! [The following "Freedom Index" information is available iclick on'Voting Index" at TheNewAmerican.coml.j The record shows that during the 113rd Congress both Senator Merkley, who is up for reelection, and Wyden violated their sworn oath to obey the Constitution on 30 opportunities with 93 percent of their votes. And many Americans wonder how our government got so far out of control. Without going into detail on each, here is a sampling
of whereboth senators violated the Constitution. Debt Limit Suspension, S. 540; Child Care, S. 1086; Unemployment Benefits Extension, H.R. 3979; Ukraine Aid, H.R. 4152; Minimum Wage, S. 2223; Border Security, S. 744; Student Loans, S. 1238; Immigration Reform, S. 744; and Aid to Egypt, S. 1243. There is no question whether the U.S. Constitution remains the law of the land until it is amended. These two senators representing Oregon have sworn to uphold it against all enemies, both foreign and domestic! But they eachhave repeatedly,and deliberately, violated their sworn oath. Call their behavior what you will but technically they each are clearly domestic"enemies" of the Constitution and therefore the Nation. Surely, in all of Oregon we can find two candidates to replace them that will take their oath of office seriously. We are clearly obligated to try. Jasper Coombes Haines
GUEST EDITORIAL
Yes on M. 87: Letjudges tea , too Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin: at public colleges. The Oregon Constitution has a"sepaMeasure 87 may be the least controversial item on the November ballot, rationofpowers" clausethatprohibitsa and it deservesyour votein support. person from simultaneously serving in The measure amends the Oregon more than one branch of Oregon governConstitution in two ways. It allows state ment.The Oregon Supreme Courthas ruled that means that a judge can't courtjudges toserve asteachersat public universities and get paid for it. It teach at institutions of public education. That prohibi tion curtails agreatopalsoclarifi esthatstate courtjudges can serve in the Oregon National Guard. portunityforstudents atpubliccolleges Law students and others should be to learn.Sothe Legislature voted to able to get instruction from experienced put this measure on the ballot to allow judges. Some judges already teach in judges to be paid to teach at public colthe schools. The problem is that under leges. the Oregon Constitution, the judges can The change to allow judges to serve getpaidforitatprivate collegesbutnot in the Guard is similar. Some judges
already serve in the Guard. Article II, section 10, of the Oregon Constitution could be interpreted to mean they cannot be compensated fortheirservice. The ballot measure says a judge"may be employed by the Oregon National Guard for the purpose of performing mihtary service." There is no organized opposition to this measure. These are simple, straightforward changes. But the Legislature can't just tweak them itself, because they change the Oregon Constitution. The changes require your vote. We urge you to support Measure 87.
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CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: The White House, 1600 PennsylvaniaAve.,Washington, D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202456-2461; to send comments, go to www.whitehouse.gov/contact. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building,U.S. Senate,Washington, D.C.,20510; 202-224-3753; fax 202-228-3997. Portland office: One WorldTrade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386; fax 503-326-2900. Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second St. Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; merkley.senate.gov. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717 La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541962-7691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden.senate.gov. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515, 202-225-6730; fax 202-225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850;541-624-2400, fax, 541-624-2402; walden.house g OV.
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CHAVES Continued ~om Page1A While attending EOU, Chaves attended classes during the day, worked nights at the Chevron station and worked an additional job on the weekends. Three weeks before graduating he went to the EOU job placementservice. ''Which was a bulletin board," he says with a smile. He knew he wanted to stay in Eastern Oregon, so he scannedthejob offerings thatfit. He applied for a position w riting federalgrants for law enforcement agencies. Chaves didn't know anything about writing grants, or law enforcement, but he dedicated himself to learning. He wrote grants for three years. 'That's how I met all the city and county officials," he says. During that time Chaves traveled to Salem where he met the attorney general and Portland chief of police. Instead ofbeing intimidated — he was only 21-
"I taught myself how to program and wrote the software," he says."Over the have today." next several years, I met with departments to find the need. — Richard Chaves That's when I learned how to communicate with customChaves saw it as opportunity. ers." ''What I found out was they He also needed tointroare the same as me," he says. duce the computer to people In 1976, the chairman of who'd never worked with one. the Baker County Board of His approach to this was to Commissioners asked Chaves encouragehiscolleagues to to be the county's accountant. play games on the computer, "I told him I really wanted getting them accustomed to to work with computers," he the technology. He continued to write apsays. A deal was struckplications for the county use, then Baker City expressed Chaves would do accounting for a year until the county interest in a computer. This was of course before bought a computer. A year later he helped wireless Internet — he purchase a computer from said the city ran a cable on IBM — but the delivery date the telephone poles to the was one year away. courthouse to hook into the So he spent another year system. in accounting and as the chief By 1984, Chaves decided to elections deputy. start his own company. "Where I could make comWhen the technology finally arrived, it was the mon sense decisions," he says. first multi-use computer in He started with 90 days Oregon east of The Dalles. worth of guaranteed workAnd it came with no softand hasn't stopped since. "Every customer I had ware for countiesand cities. when I started, I still have So Chaves wrote the program himself. today," he says.
"Every customer I had when I started, I still
It is his business, of course, but Chaves and his wife, Kathleen, stress that it is all about building relationships, creatingjobs,and working to better the community. Richard said they decided, longago,that"forthe restof our career, we'd do things that make a difference in Eastern Oregon." For example, he mentions the years Kathleen spent helping raise money for the Baker Sports Complex and the Carnegie Library renovationprojectfor Crossroads Art Center. At Chaves Consulting, they encourage employees to volunteer in the community as well as honor family obligations, such as children's games andactivities.
He never raises his voice Also, they have partnered with Arikkan Inc. to develop — allmistakes present a records management for learning opportunity — and Oregon. encourages everyone to share And one of Chaves' main his view of focusing on"the projects is providing a sucjourney, not the end goal." cessfulhelp desk forvarious applications, where customSupporting EOU ers can call with questions Chaves' philosophy to give and receive an answer from back includes his alma mater. the person who answers the For about four years, he phone. has served on the EOU FounKathleen describes itas dation Board. "closing the loop." Instead "It's agroup ofpeopledediof transferring the caller cated to the same thing — doto someone else ior a lot of ing the best for the students," someone elsesl, the person he said. at the help desk does the Most recently, he was apresearch to find the answer. pointed to the Governance And many of thehelp desk Board for EOU. Boards like operatorsaretrained on the job — one hadn't even used a thisarebeing created atthe computer before — much like state's universities to bring how Chaves took his first job decisions about higher education to the local level. with no prior experience in A nationwidebusiness He said the board becomes the field. official on July 1, 2015, but The Chaveses foster a posiChaves Consulting Inc. has work will begin prior to that grown over the years, and tive environment within their as board members work to now has customers across the company, where employees hire a new president. United States. nominate others for"Beyond To be part of the goverTake, for instance, their the Call" awards and every nance board, Chaves was Synergy Data Center & SerFriday features a fun activity. "It's something everyone nominated, then had to vices located in Baker Tower, which provides a high level of enjoys, including us," Chaves submit an application and y in frontofthe state security and backup to store said.'We have a nice, friendly testif information. environment." Legislature.
Internationally acdaimed author and dimber Isabel Suppe ofArgentina will re~nt'StanyNght,atruesurvival account, "asa specialprogram atthe Baker County Public Library, 2400
the Void." She was near the summit ofAla Izquierda, a 17,761-footpeakin the BolivianAndes, when her partner's anchors R~~sr~Ba~cyonmdyor,. failed to hold and both c limbers fell 1,100 feet. Supp e 3 at 6:30 p.m. Suppe's storyhas often beenreferred Her parlner did not to asa t ruefimalevemionof"Ibuching survive. Exposed to the elements, Suppe
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afterward. Allen was born on March 27, He married Lonna Moreland on 1953,atPortland to Sept. 17, 1960, at Stayton. They Charles Orville Lutz had three children, Brian, Tami and Janice Irene and Craig. They enjoyed 46V~ years West Springer. He together prior to Lonna's death in graduated from Sho2007. recrest High School Ron was a very talented welder in Seattle. On April All e nLutz by trade. In 1967 he purchased 30, 1978, Allen marFord's Welding from his father, ried Mildred "Millie" Machelle Danley in Juanita, Ford. You can still find many of hiscreations and welding projects Washington. They moved to Baker around town and in people's homes. City in 1980 where they raised He retired from welding in 2005. their six children. Allen had been a Ron was a lifetime member of custodian for the 5J Baker School the Baker Elks Lodge and volunDistrict for the past 10 years. teered his time to the lodge when Allen loved playing foosball with needed. He enjoyed hunting and his sons, going dirt bike riding, playfishing with family and friends over ing Mexican Train, doing Sudoku the years. He was known for his puzzles, reading, and he was an avid famous jerky that he dropped off to recycling enthusiast. He owned and businesses and individuals around operated Baby Fresh Services with town. Healso had a green thumb his wife for 16 years. A hard worker, and was a great gardener and Allen was the first to lend a helping landscaper. He was a fun-loving, hand to anyone who needed him. caring, funny and generous man Along with being an active memwho will be missed by many, family ber of the Church of Jesus Christ of members said. Latter-day Saints, Allen volunteered Survivors include his three chilfor the American Red Cross. dren: Brian Dolby of New Meadows, He is survived by Millie, his wife Idaho, Tami Randall of Milwaukie of 36 years; and their six children: and Craig and his wife, Shiela, of son, Shaun, and his wife, Penny, Baker City; nine grandchildren: of Woodbridge, Virginia; daughter, Amanda, Brandon, Darren and Tamra Adamson, and her husKailey Dolby and their mother, Kar- band, Jeremy, of Bountiful, Utah; lynn Dolby, Derek, Dena and her son, Aaron, and his wife, Kayla, of fiance Jim Culp and Dylan Randall Beaverton; son, Adam, of Berlin, and their father, Eric Randall, Germany; son, Daniel, of Beaverton; Tyson Dolby and his wife, Kaycee, and son, Brandon, of Baker City. Kayla Dolby and her fiance, MiHe is also survived by his mother, chael Brown; three great-grandchil- Janice Springer of La Grande; dren: Maliyah and Gracie Culp and three sisters: Denise Hughes of La Kalanie Dolby; two sisters: Mary Grande, Julie Bailey of La Grande Lou Wirth and her husband, Bucky, and CherylJohnson ofClayton, of Medical Springs and Betty Jean Washington; a brother, David Lutz Dwyer and her husband, George, of Burien, Washington; 11 grandof Medford; and many nieces and childrenwhom he adored:Samannephews. The family expressed tha, Alexander, Alyssa, Annie, Emspecial thanks to Jeff Givens for his ily, Benjamin, Rowan, Maximilian, daily visits, friendship and generous Kassandra, Vincent, and Taylor. help and to caretaker, Tamara ZemAllen was preceded in death by mer, for the care and compassion his father, Charles; and a brother, she provided. Charles Jr. Ron was preceded in death by his Contributions may be made in wife, Lonna; and his parents. memory ofAllen to Coles Tribute Memorial contributions may be Center, 1950 Place St., Baker City, made to Heart 'n' Home Hospice OR 97814. through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker Clarice Johnson Baker City, 1939-2014
City, OR 97814. Allen I.utz Baker City, 1953-2014
Allen Nathan Lutz, 61, of Baker City, died Sept. 24, 2014 in Boise. His funeral will be today at 4 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bishop Parker Ussery will conduct the service. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. There will be a reception at the church
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spent two nights draggingherself with a broken legover a glacier. "All of the stars in the skylooked like torches," she said. Suppe managedto survivemore than 40 hours of strong winds and below-fieezing temperatures before a rescue team, includingclimbers who had given up their own summit at-
family of Hallie and Irene Pound Daniels. She joined an older brother, Leslie Robert. She attended school in Redmond until the family moved to Keating to ranch. She then attended Baker High School. She married George Johnson on June 16, 1948. They raised four beautiful children: Leslie, Susan, Bill and Rick. She was a wonderful mother and a soul mate to her husband of 66 years. Clarice was a member of the Lone Pine Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter, a Trail Tender volunteer and a very talented painter. She also volunteered at the Cash Creek Ranch every April for nine years. Of all the things she did, her two trips touring Alaska in theircamper was her favorite! Survivors include her husband; their four children and their spouses; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; her brother, Bob, and his wife, Beth; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart "n" Home Hospice or Doernbecher Children's Hospital through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker
Evan and Gerald. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart 'n' Home Hospice through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker
City, OR 97814.
John Duke Jr. Baker City, 1931-2014
Capt. John Martindale Duke Jr., 82, of Baker City, died Sept. 29, 2014,ofcongestive heartfailure, with his family around him and each ofhis three children holding him. He is survived by those three children: Diane Duke, Sharon Defrees and John Duke, and their spouses, Shelley, Dean J ohn and Rachael; his Duke Jr. grandchildren, Jason, Ashley and Austin Thelen, Lindsay Loehden, Nathan, Jess, Dallas and Tyler Defrees, Max Patashnik, Isaac and Solomon Duke; and his close companion and friend Jean Simpson-Geddes. His funeral will be Saturday, Oct 4, at 2 p.m. atthe FirstPresbyterian Church, 1995 Fourth St. Pastor City, OR 97814. Katy Nicole will officiate. There will be a brief graveside service at Herschel Scott Sr. Mount Hope Cemetery, followed Baker City, 1932-2014 by a reception at the Presbyterian Herschel Granville Scott Sr., 81, Church. of Baker City, died Sept. 27, 2014, John was born on Oct. 14, 1931, at Angeline Senior Living in La at Norfolk, Virginia, at the same Grande. hospital and by the same doctor as A graveside serhis mother, Eleanor, and later, his c5~ vice w i ll be Friday, daughter, Diane. Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. at He grew up in Norfolk, riding Mount Hope Cemhis bike all over Suffolk County. etery in Baker City. He graduated from the Virginia Pastor Jonathan Episcopal Military School and was Herschel Privett ofthe First accepted into the U.S. Naval Acadscott sr. Ch u rch of the Naza- emy,through arecommendation rene will officiate. from family friend Admiral Nimitz. Herschel was born on Oct. He chose instead to enter the U.S. 8, 1932, at Hershall, Oregon, Coast Guard Academy and graduto George Arthur and Meda C. ated in 1955. Pritchard Scott. During the course That sameyear he married Era ofhis life, he lived at Sumpter, Jean Hill of Herndon, Virginia, in Pondosa and Baker City. Herschel a military wedding at the academy's new chapel, as a new ensign servedin theU.S.Navy from July of 1950 until August of 1953. He with a promenade of cross swords went on to work as a log truck and dress whites. Together they driverwith George Reed and the raised three children: John illll, Wise brothers. Later he worked as Sharon and Diane. They followed a truck driver for K-Line, hauling him through a succession of duty cement for the Hells Canyon Dam. tours over the next decades includHe also worked at Baker Redi-Mix ing Wilmington, North Carolina, paving the streets of Baker City Norfolk, Galveston, Texas, Miami, Baker City, 1931-2014 and at the asphalt plant. Florida, Baltimore, Maryland, Clarice Anne Johnson, 83, of Baker Herschel loved fishing and playWashington, D.C., Yorktown, Viring his guitar and singing in his ginia, Portland, Oregon,and New Cit, died Sept. 24, 2014, atAshley M anor, surrounded by herfamily. band,"Gold Dust." Orleans, where he retired. A celebration oflife serviceis schedSurvivors include his children: During his Coast Guard career uled for Saturday, Oct. Patty Good and her husband, Curhe served as a seaman cadet haul11, at 10 a.m. at Comtiss, Bud Scott and his wife, Sandy, ing sails on the U.S.S. Eagle, as an munity Connection, and Herschel Scott Jr. and his wife, engineer on several weather ships 2810 Cedar St., with Joyce; six grandchildren and seven in the North Sea, and the cutter Karl Wirth officiating. great-grandchildren. U.S.C.G. Mendota. For a year he Clarice was born He was preceded in death by his served as an engineer on the first Clarice on April 11, 1931, at parents; two sons, Eddie and Don; and last nuclear-powered passenJohnson Redmond into the his wife, Donna; and two brothers, ger ship, the U.S.S. Savannah, and
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then he took over as the executive officer on the Coast Guard Cutter Andrew Scoggins, patrolling the Caribbean and rescuing Cuban refugees in lifeboats fleeing the Castro regime. Later as senior officer he served negotiating international maritime "Rules of the Road" out of Washington, D.C., and England. He taught engineering as the executive officer of the Coast Guard training base in Yorktown, Virginia, and then served as the first captain of the Coast Guard base at Swan Island in Portland, where he was responsiblefor Coast Guard operations overseeingcommercial and recreational maritime safety from Coos Bay to Long Beach and as far east as the Snake River in Idaho. It was during this tour that he and his family fell in love with Oregon and some of its residents and why he later retired here and made it his home after his second career. He mustered out of the Coast Guard in 1982 after serving as the captain of the Coast Guard base in New Orleans. After retiring he was hiredas executivevice president of the American Waterways Association where he coordinated and supportedtow boatcompanies of the Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico and southern waterways of the United States. In 1990 he and Jean and his mother-in-law, Hettie, bought a big house on First Street in Baker City and moved here to be with his family and grandchildren. Jean took over as president of the Baker City Historical Society and John began writing the Society's monthly newsletter, which became very popular due to his peculiar wit. As a Baker City grandparent and no longer at sea, he filled his life attending youth sports games, plays and pageants ofhis seven grandkids, driving hundreds of miles from Portland to Burns, Corvallis, Eugene, and Ashland. He brought the clan home for Christmas, hosting family gatherings at the Coast and in the mountains, usually as his wife's sidekick. In 1997 and 1999 John lost both Hettie and Jean quickly and unexpectedly. He was devastated and bewilderedand hischildren feared that he too would soon die. But gradually he regained his focus, learning to live without his wife and to do many of the things he had relied on her to do. He became the glue to bind his family together, a role he did awkwardly, playfully, sometimes annoyingly, but always with a passion and a persistence that followed him to the end. Always prepared, he left wrapped Christmas gifts for every one ofhis clan, and we know that true to his custom, one of them is a gag gift ,family members said.
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Polly Chartier joins the Century 21 team aRer hiatus Pauline "Polly" Chartier is the newest employee at Century 21
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Stacy Shown new FACTEastern Oregon Program coordinator Stacy Shown is the new Family and Community Together Eastern Oregon Program coordinator. Shown has been active in the disability and publiceducation arenas fora number of years. She has a S how n background in supporting families in need of encouragement and counsel in her work as a children's pastor. Shown has worked as a paraprofessional for La Grande School District, a home visitor fora national program forfi rst-tim e parentsand a regional trainerfor Oregon's previous parent training and information center. She is a current board member for her local child abuse assessment center.
'Speak Your Mind' radio show canceled by Pacific Empire Pacific Empire Radio has decided to cancel "Speak Your Mind." According to an email from the show's host, Eddie Garcia, on Sept. 25, the station's general manager Greg Bogard decided to cancel the talk show. Garcia said he intends to find another home for his talk show.
La Grande chamber hosting Business aRer Hours Tuesday The La Grande Chamber of Commerce is hosting its October Business After Hours at Benchwarmer's Pub and Grill from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Benchwarmers is located at 210 Depot St. in La Grande.
Oregon Wheat Foundation offering scholarship PENDLETON — The Oregon Wheat Foundation will provide up to 12 scholarships for high school seniors whose families are members of the Oregon Wheat Growers League. The scholarship is also open to students who work part-time for grower members. Students whose family members are employed by OWGL members are also eligible. The scholarship requirements include an essay on any topic related to the wheat industry and a summary of the student's school and community involvement.
One $1,000 award will be made to a qualifying student from each of the participating counties, which include Baker, Gilliam, Klamath, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wasco. In addition, up to two awards will be made in the Willamette Valley counties and one in the Central Oregon counties. Application forms are available from the Oregon Wheat Growers League website at www.owgl.org or Marilyn Blagg, scholarship coordinator for the Oregon Wheat Foundation. Email Blagg at mblagg@owgl. org.Applications are due Feb.1. — From staff reports
About thiscolumn Small Business Happenings covers Northeast Oregon's small-business community. The column carries news about business events, startups and owners and employees who earn awards and recognition or make significant gains in their careers. There is no charge for inclusion in the column, which is editorial in nature and is not ad space or a marketing tool. Products and services will be discussed only in general terms. Email items to biz@lagrandeobserver.com or call them in to 541-963-3161. Baker County residents can submit items to news@bakercityherald.com or call them in to 541-523-3673.
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Carmen Gentry checks the stock of food she has for the numerous pantries across the four local pantries. The room that houses the food is particularly full with donated food.
• Community Connection serves 1.2 million pounds of food By Cherise Kaechele The Observer
Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Union County's food bank headquarters, helps feed low-income families in four counties. Community Connection distributesthefood itreceivesfrom the major donors in the state, including the United States Department of Agriculture, Walmart, Rite Aid, as well as local farmers and families, then distributes it to families in need. Last year, the location sent 1.2 million pounds of food to different pantries located in Grant, Baker, Wallowa and Union counties. The year before they gave away 1.4 million pounds. oWe're an organization that peoplecan feelgood about donating to," said Carmen Gentry, food bank manager. There are 18 pantries and two backpack services in the four counties, she said. Of the totalpeoplethefood bank serves, 40 percent are kids, Gentry said. The food pantries in the four counties are run by volunteers who drive to Community Connection at no expense to the organization. The food banks are at the
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Community Connection stores fresh produce in two coolers until it is picked up by the pantries. mercy of their donors as far as whatthey receiveforfood, she said. However, they mostly provide staple items like pasta, peanut butter, dry beans, mashed potatoes, canned fruit,etc. oWe're usually short on canned meat," Gentry said."Just recently, though, we received salmon." Community Connection has two coolers and one freezer on the property asw ell,she said. They store the local produce they receive in the coolers until the pantries pick them up. Families must pass an income guideline to be eligible to take food from the pantries, Gentry said. They are able to take food from the pantries once a month, and the
amount of food they take is dependent on their household size. Community Connection is gearing up for a major fundraising event in one month. Every year, itgoesto the localgrocery stores, Safeway, Grocery Outlet and Walmart, and collects donations that day from the community. oWe put the volunteers out in the grocery stores," said Jeff Puckett, who's heading the project. oWe're starting to collect from our corporate sponsors as well." On Oct. 23, corporations in the area are asked to donate food items. And Nov. 1, the volunteers will be outatthe grocery stores. SeeFood / Page 2B
ne of theworstplaces any golfer wants to end up is in a sand trap. A good golfer may relish the challenge and usually makes quick work of getting out of trouble, but an amateur can quickly and easily run up their stroke count unless they have spent time practicing and using a strategy to get the ball to a better lie. Water hazards are a deceiving difficulty. Some golfers lose confidence and perspective when faced with having to hit over a pond or stream. Natural hazards, like trees and dense vegetation, require consideration and often, decision-making without all known facts available. The funny thing is that these hazards — sand traps, water, plant life and the "rough" — are not hidden from view; anyone with decent eyesight can see these hazards as they tee off and move downthefairway. In business, sometimes the hazards are seen but more often than not, they come as a surprise. Many times the hazards are behind the owner, over groundthought tobe already covered. Picture a water hazard showing up out of nowhere time and time again when you thought you'd alreadydealtwith itsuccessfully. Sometimes the hazards are on the owner's team, which isdisconcerting because golf is, in fact, a team sport when playedattheprofessional level; it consists of the golfer
and caddy. I've identified a few traps that an owner is almost certainly going to deal with, and they apply to hackers, golfers and any owner who has spent time at the 19th hole or has watched"Tin Cup" or
"Caddyshack." The first known hazard is that change is not required. Golfers play on unfamiliar courses all the time; equipment changes and upgrades are unveiled; pins and tee boxes are moved; weather SeeKeller / Page 2B
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Department of Ag board meets in Enterprise By Katy Nesbitt
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ENTERPRISE — Wallowa County isn't just a destination for hunters, anglers and art lovers. Last week, the Oregon Department of Agriculture's board and staffbased their fall meeting in Enterprise, with a tour of Upper Wallowa Valley farmland. The board met last Wednesday with five farmers and ranchers — three of them are part of the "younger" generation continuing a traditional lifestyle on land long managed by their families. Woody Wolfe, a fifth generation Wallowa County farmer, farms in the Mid-Wallowa Valley. In 2011, he and the Wallowa Land Trust completed an easement along the confluence of the Wallowa
Steve, thought of different ways to purchase it. One of the ways he came up with to raise capital was to sell the development rights. Though it didn't work out quickly enough to pay back the down payment to the bank, Wolfe said the idea stayed with him. Later he discovered an unusual value to the land while he was working out an easement deal with the Wallowa Land Trust. "It was during that process that the confluence became a National Historic Site for the Nez Perce — to me that was some of Katy NesbittNVesCom News Service my highest valued ground,"Wolfe Denny Dawson,above, ranches with his son, Joe, in the upper valley in Wallowa County. sald. He said even with the easeand Lostine rivers where the Nez to Wallowa County after college, ment, he still owns and controls Perce once had a fishing camp. t he neighbor's property came up ingress and egress and worked Wolfe said when he returned fo rsale and he and his father, SeeBoard / Page 2B
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Alittle baking doesn't daunt spud crop By George Plaven East Oregonian
HERMISTON — Watching potatoes tumble down the conveyor belt into storage at Royale Columbia Farms is enough to make Greg Juul a little dizzy. Inside the two storage units, spuds arepiled 16feethigh over 15,000 square feet each. That's about 8,000 tons of fresh market Russet Norkotahs that will eventually find their way onto supermarket shelves. Juul, who owns G2 Farming LLC in Hermiston with partner Troy Betz, is anticipating a slightly above-average potatoharvest aswarmer,drierweather helped to jump-start growth in early spring. While a snap of triple-digit temperaturessuffocated some plants'development in late July, Juul said yields look good — especially among their early seasonvarieties,w hich averaged close to 40tons peracre.Late season pota-
toescould beashigh as 32 tonsper acre, despite the brutalheatacrossthe Columbia Basin. ''We just have a very controlled growing environment, which makes us so productive," Juul said. Statewide, Oregon harvests nearly 40,000acresofpotatoesperyear.U matilla and Morrow counties account for more than half that total, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. G2 Farming grows about 1,100 acres ofpotatoes divided among four farms around Hermiston. RA Farming, also operated by Juul and Betz, adds another 800 acreson land leased from Madison Ranches in nearby Echo. Together, they produce about 70 percent of spuds for Bud-Rich Potato, which markets as a member of Basin Gold, a co-op based in Pasco. Harvest season begins in late June, digging up varieties that will ultimately be sold for making potato chips locally
at Shearer's Foods, Inc. The next wave begins about July 15, with varieties sold for processing into french fiies at ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston. But the bread and butter at Bud-Rich is still fresh market potatoes, which come alonglastand are stored atthe farms to sell throughout the year. Excessive hot weather runs the risk ofstressingstoragepotatoesbeforethey finally come out of the gmund, which can lead to arough surface or abnormal shape. So far, Juul said he likes what he sees. ''We're very fortunate in the Columbia Basin to have control over our irrigation,"he said.'We're very good irrigators." Bill Brewer, president and CEO of the Oregon Potato Commission, said other regions aren't as lucky. A lack of waterinreservoirshas affected harvest in Malheur County and Klamath Falls, though hestillforecastsbetteryields than a year ago.
FOOD Continued from Page 1B "All of the food collected goes to Community Connection," Puckett said.'The Community Action Network, or CAN, raised 40,000 pounds of donated food last year. That may sound like a lot, but it only lasts for one month here. We appreciate everyone's support in helping out the community." This is the sixth annual event for CAN, and the volunteers will be out from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. on Nov. 1at the grocery stores in La Grande, Puckett said.
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Employee Justin Fraga picks through carrots donated to Community Connection. Fresh produce is available for the families who want it. Last year, Community Con- in the four counties combined, nection served 41,804 people G e ntry said. That's counting
BOARD Continued from Page 1B with the trust on a management plan. Agriculture Board Chairman Steve Van Mouwerik asked Wolfe what he would coach other ranchers to do when considering an easement. "It's not something you just go do. It's not abad routeto go,butitis along, arduous process and you better be in it for the long haul,"Wolfe said. Tom Butterfield farms in the upper valley, as do his children and some ofhis grandchildren. He is also the president of the Associated Ditch Company that manages the Wallowa Lake Dam. The boardismade up ofpresidents offive ditch companies. Butterfield said the dam irrigates 16,000acres directly.Thedam serves as flood control in early spring during peak run-otf, contributes torecreation for waters sports and fishing and is the city of Joseph's water source. The Associated Ditch Co. has applied to the Oregon Water Resources Department to increase its storage rights. The
hope is to find water users along the Columbia River to buy it. In turn, ADC would use that money to repair the dam, considered a'high hazard because ofthepotentiallossoflifeand property downstream in the case of a catastrophic flood." "Since 1979, we've been trying to rehabilitate the dam. It's nearly $1 million for a permit. As farmers, we don't have that kind of money," Butterfield said. Ifthe application isapproved and a buyer found, Butterfield said 4,200-acre feetwould be sold and 300-acrefeetset aside for fish. Estimates vary widely on how much it will cost to fix the dam, but a ballpark guess right now is $15 million. Rod Childers ranches on private and public land in the upper Wallowa Valley and on Lower Joseph Creek in the northern part of the county. He, his wife and toddler moved to Eastern Oregon fiom Idaho in 1977. He served as the Oregon Cattlemen's Association wolf committee chairman for seven years and is still an advocate of the ranching industry through the Wallowa County Stockgrowers and the OCA.
the same family who comes multiple times to the pantry. Numbers usually fluctuate, she said. The number usually goes up in the winter and down in the summer. An average family, she said, comes to the pantry six times per year. Gentry said Community Connection accepts donations any time at their locationand not just food items. They take all kinds of toiletries and items that are always needed in a household. Contact CheriseKaechele at 541-786-4235 or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver com. Follow Cherise on Twitter C'lgoKaeche/e.
Childers said known livestock kills by wolves in Eastern Oregon started in 2009 in Baker County. By the spring of 2010, the Imnaha pack was killing livestock in the Wallowa Valley. At that time, Defenders of Wildlife had been compensating ranchers for livestock lossto wolves for25years.A yearlater that program ended, leaving ranchers in Oregon with no recompense for losses to wolves. Legislation passed in 2011 freed up stateand federal money for distribution to ranchers with proven livestock loss to wolves. By the end of that year, Oregon Department of Agriculture stafFhad written rules for the compensation plan and by early 2012 ranchers were being paid for their confirmed losses. "I want to commend Wallowa County," Lauren Henderson, assistant ODA director, said. 'They really have worked very hard as a group. We've used them as a model for the other counties."
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when market forces cause substantial drops in crop U.S. Department of Agricul- prices or revenues. Producture Secretary Tom Vilsack ers will have through early unveiled new programs to springof2015 to select help farmers better manage which program works best risk, ushering in one of the fortheirbusinesses. To help fanners choose most significant reforms to U.S. farm programs in betweenARC and PLC, the USDA helped create online decades. Vilsack, who made the tools that allow fanners to announcement Monday, enter information about their also announced that new operationand seepmjections tools are now available to about what each program helpprovide farmers the will mean for them under information they need to possible futurescenarios. USDA provided $3 choose the new safety net million to the Food and program thatisrightfor their business. Agricultural Policy Research 'The 2014 Fann Bill Institute at the University representedsome ofthe of Missouri and the Agricullargestfannpolicyreforms tural and Food Policy Center in decades. One of the Fann at Texas A&M, along with Bill's most significantreforms the University of Illinois to is finally takingeffect,"Vilsack develop the new programs. ''We're committed to said."Farnungis one of the riskiestbusinesses in the giving fanners as much world. These new pmgmns information as we can so help ensure thatriskcan be they can make an informed eflectivelymanaged so that decision between these families don'tlose fanns programs,"Vils ack said. 'These resources will help that have been passed down thmughgenerati onsbecause farm owners and producers ofevents beyond their contml." boil the information down, The new programs, agriunderstand what their options are, and ultimately cultural risk coverage and price loss coverage, are cor- make the best decision on nerstones of the commodity which choice is right for farm safety net programs them. We are very grateful in the 2014 Farm Bill, to ourpartners fortheirphelegislation that ended direct nomenal work in developing these new tools within a payments. Both programs offerfarmers protection very short time &ame."
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KELLER Continued from Page 1B and temperature can play a key factor as well as the individuals in the two-some or four-some. The owner who thinks nothing is going to change in their world is simply delusional. Yet I know owners who still operate their business like it was 1965. The second difficulty is in golf; thecourse provides an idea ofleading indicators by hole. This is called par, and each hole is calculated to determine how many strokes it should take a solid golfer to get from the tee to the hole. Unfortunately, many
owners lack any meaningful leading indicators, so instead they pour over past performance in the hope of getting a clue as to what the future looks like. As an example, if sales have been declining or remained flat the last few years, results might be projected to continue along that trend. On the other hand, if a quantifiable sales plan was laid out, by month, for the next year or two, with targets and business development people assigned to each prospect, the future might turn out differently than the past. Yet, how many owners have a sales plan to hold peopleaccountable for achieving? It is not a rhetori-
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cal question. The third tough lie is that in golf ,itispretty apparent who is following you around the course. The bignames, like Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, have a healthyflock behind them at everyhole. The fans ate visible and pretty supportive. In business, the owner is never sure who is playing with, or against them. It sometimesappears that every employee has their own agendaand often itisatodds with the owner. I can't tell you how many times I have seen nodding heads around a meeting table and within an hour, every commitment made has beenforgotten orignored.
Owners need to carefully note who is just following and who is supportive becausethe difference issuccess or failure. Golf is a lot like business; you have limited resources to achievethesame goal as your competition. In the end, it is the attitude and approach of the owner to determinewhat number appears on his or her scorecard. The number is determined by how you play, every day, with your team. Ken Kelleris a syndicated business columnist focused on the leadership needs of small and midsizecloselyheld companies. Contact him at KenKeller@SBCglobal.net.
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DEARABBY: Last year I found a bottle children and the elderly and has sgniQant of Valtrexin my husband's car. He had been expe/7'ence doing so, but she believes suchjobs are "beneath"her. I'm her only close relative, takirg the medicine for months. and I'm afraid she'll eventually turn to me for WhenIasked him aboutit, he lied. I was devastated when I realized I had been ftnancial support — something my husband exposed to herpes. He actually tried to say he and I cannot afford to provide. What can Ido got it from me, but later he admitted that he or say to make her realize that a steadyj ob is had been steppirg out with random women what she really needsforthenext10years? — SENSIBLE SIB while working out of town. (Hes a truck INARIZONA driver) I had a blood test and thankfully I didn't catch it. DEAR SENSIBLE SIB: Tell DEA R your sister exactlywhatyou What is the doctor's responsibility ininformirg ABB Y have written to me:"Sis, what thespouse?I'm suremy ex you need is a steadyjob for the next 10 years, because ifyou're is going to sleep around and infect others. We are divorced now, so I'm free counting on support from me, I'm tellingyou ofhis lying and cheating, butI am fearful for now myhusband and I can't afford to give it to others. He's so lowdown that he will spread you." It's short, sweet, and it may be the wakeup call she needs before it's too late. it to other women and not care. Should I be concerned, orshould Ijustleaveitalone DEAR ABBY: I'm a 29-year-old single since he's not my problem anymore? — HEARTBROEENINALABAMA man who is hard ofhearing. I have a steady DEAR HEARTBROKEN: Unless your job and plans foragood future,butI'm havirg trouble in the datirg world. husband gave his physician permission to revealhismedi calstatustoyou,the doctor I would love to have aspecial someonein was bound by HIPAA regulations, and by my life, but I'm shy. I have a hard time talklaw could not warn you that your husband ing with the girls who live in my area. I can had an STD. iYes, I agree this aspect of the hear people pretty well unless they mumble law is disgusting.) or talk quietly,orfaceaway from me when Much as you might wish to, there's they speak. nothing you can do to control your former I have asked people to repeat what they spouse's behavior. My doctor tells me that say (I try not to doit often) ifI missed someherpes is most contagious during an outthing. They get frustrated and so do I, and break. The risk is far less when the person then they say, Never mind." is not shedding the virus. Valtrex further I try so hard to hear people. Butit seems the harder I try, the less it seems worth it to decreases thechances ofspreading it, although it's still possible. ftnd a relationship. Any tips on dealing with If the result of the blood test you were impatient and non-understanding people? — FRUSTRATED IN WISCONSIN givenwas negative,then you have never DEAR FRUSTRATED: As people age, been exposed. However, if you have any symptoms, such as itching or swollen lymph many of them encounter the problem you nodes in your groin, you should let your OB/ are trying to cope with now at your young GYN know right away. age. Hearing loss is difficult because it is often subtle and can be extremely isolating DEARABBY: My 57yearoldsister has had for the person who has it. many career problems. She's well-educated, My first tip would be to avoid noisy places for meeting women, if you can. My second personable professionalandpunctual,but would be to be upfront about your hearing she quits oris let go from onej ob after another within weeks because "it wasn't a good fi t."She loss right off the bat. If a woman finds you attractive, she will find ways to accommoseemstobeholding outforwhatshehad 25 years cgo — a well paying position supervising date the problem. And if she doesn't, then she wasn't the right candidate for a relationclerks. Butj obs like that don't exist anymore. She's excellent at working with small ship in the first place.
By Craig Schneider The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ATLANTA — A Texas hospital is treating the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, and the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to prevent any spread of the deadly virus, federal health officials announced Tuesday. The patient, a man, arrived in the United States from Liberia Sept. 20, and later began showing Ebola symptoms. Health officials said they are confident the virus will be contained. But they acknowledged that as long as the outbreak, which has killed more than 3,000 people, continues in West Africa, therisk remains ofcases emerging in the U.S. "I have no doubt we will controlthiscaseofEbola, so it will not spread widely in this country," Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the CDC, said during a news conference. At the same time, he cautioned that in today's world, "ultimately we are all connected." The man — whom officials declined to identify, citing privacy concerns — showed no symptoms when departing Liberia or during the flight, officials said. They said he developed symptoms last Wednesday after arriving in Dallas and was hospitalized Sunday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. Texas health workers, aided by a CDC team dispatched Tuesday morning, have alreadybegun identify-
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