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Oregon, 5A SALEM — In a reversal from two months ago, Dennis Richardson, a former Republican state representative who challenged John Kitzhaber for governor in 2014, has dipped his toe into what has become the top statewide race ahead of the 2016 general election. Richardson, a Central Point conservative who ran for governor largely on his experience coleading the Legislature's budget-writing committee, said he's now mulling a run for secretary of state.

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In a unanimous vote Monday, Baker City Councilors appointed Margaret"Sandy" Lewis as a councilor, for the second time, to fill the spot left when Ben Merrill resigned last month. The first vote, on Oct. 13, was not official. Lewis, one of four applicants, receivedvotes from three ofthe six councilors at that meeting: Rosemary Abell, Michael Downing and Mayor Kim Lewis Mosier. But the city charter states that councilors will fill a vacancy"by appointment by a majority of the council." Based on that criterium, Lewis needed four votes. '%e don't think that three votes constitutes a majority," City Manager Mike Kee sard. SeeCouncil IPage8A

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Friends of the Baker Heritage Museum plan membership meeting The Friends of the Baker Heritage Museum will have their fall general membership meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the museum. Get updates on the museum, Friends activities, by-law changes, and upcoming events. Light refreshments will be served, and the meeting will only last an hour. Everyone is welcome.

Cascade Natural Gas cuts rates starting Nov. 1 Natural gas will cost less this winter for Baker City customers of Cascade Natural Gas. The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) has approved a rate reduction for the company, effective Nov. 1. Residential rates will drop by 6.6 percent. That will save the average residential customer about $3.56 per month, according to the PUC. Commercial rates will drop by 75 percent, and industrial rates by 13.5 percent. The rate cuts reflect drops in the wholesale price for natural gas.

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More than 50 parents, and even some grandparents, crammed into the Baker School District 0$ce's north conference room Tuesday night with math on their minds. They brought concerns, questions and demands before the schoolboard as partofan effort to change the new math lessons being taught in the district using a system known as Engage New York. Judging from the enthusiastic applause, hoots and whistles for those speaking against the district's use of the Engage New York curriculum, most people in the audience would give that curriculum a failing grade. Prior to the public comments, Betty Palmer, assistant superintendent, provided an update on the curriculum changes in reading, writing, math and science. She noted that the board had directed the district to align the curriculum for all students in kindergarten through 12th grade,and that districtoffi cials used meetings with parents, and newsletters to explain those changes. The new standards were implemented in 2012-13, and Engage New York, which originally was available at no charge to the district but now comes

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mation Thursday. Palmer said the district will continue to offer professional development, consultation and coaching for teachers as they continue to use the new curriculum. She said she met recently with administrators in Deschutes County schools to learn m ore about strategiesthat helped their students score well on recentstate tests.

A proposal to protecta swath ofSoutheastern Oregon bigger than the state of Rhode Island has captured the attention of two lawmakers who represent Baker County, and will be the focus of a town hall meetinginAdrian later this month. The Owyhee Canyonlands Conservatio n Proposalisdesigned to safeguard 2.5 million acres of public land in Malheur County. The effortis supported by a host of conservation groups induding the Sierra Club and the Oregon Harv e y Natural DesertAssociation. The proposal would also designate more than 40 miles of streams as federally protected. The Oregon Natural DesertAssociation and Keen Footwear, a Portland-based footwear firm, are gatheringpetitionsin supportoftheconservation proposal. The Baker County Board of Commissioners has passed a resolution opposing the plan. "It's a massive land grab," Commission Chairman Bill Harvey said."It also takes away fiom the tax base of Malheur County. To me it is theft. It does nothing but anger me to no end. Itis nothing but a payback fiom President Obama to his greenie fiiends."

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015

BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 • Baker County Commission:9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Third St. FRIDAY, OCT. 23 • KeithTaylor:Plays piano every Friday, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Veterans Center,1901 Main St.; free admission. • WBKR Retro Radio:7 p.m., lron GateTheatre 2101 Main St.; admission, $10; radio shows from the mid-1900s, including "The Whistler," "Burns and Allen," "Abbott and Costello," and more; show continues at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. MONDAY, OCT. 26 • St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker CityAuxiliary Book Fair:9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the breezeway at the hospital at 3325 Pocahontas Road; proceeds benefit the hospital and the auxiliary's scholarship fund. TUESDAY, OCT. 27 • Baker City Council:7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28 • Local Public Safety Coordinating Council:7 a.m., Sunridge Restaurant Library. SATURDAY, OCT. 31 • Downtown Baker City Halloween Trick-or-Treat:4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald October 21, 1965 A group of cable television users are calling a protest meeting for Friday evening, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of the City Hall. The protest meeting evidently originates from information brought out in a Democrat-Herald article Tuesday. The article indicated that KTVB Boise and its satellite station KTVR La Grande, are pressing to enforce an FCC ruling that would black out specific programs similarly carried by others stations of the same national network on the cable. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald October 22, 1990 Most of the kids playing on athletic teams around Northeastern Oregon know him as "Virg," and that's just the wayVirgel Scrivner likes it. Scrivner, born and raised in Baker City, and a graduate of BakerHighSchool,said he enjoyswhat he doesand being around the youngsters. "I've lived in Baker City most of my life. I love it. It's the greatest town in the world to live in," said Scrivner, who would only admit to being between 30 and 60 years old. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald October 21, 2005 Haines School was one of 137 in Oregon rated as "exceptional" in the Department of Education's 2004-05 state report cards. The school received exceptional ratings for academic achievement based on state test results and school characteristics, which report the percentage of students tested. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald October 22, 2014 Gas prices are falling rapidly nationwide, although Baker City's prices remain well above both the Oregon and national averages. The national average for regular unleaded is $3.09 per gallon, and Oregon's average is $3.36, according to the AAA auto club. Baker City's average is $3.53. That's down 4 cents from last week, 26 cents less than one monthago,and 21cents lessthan ayearago.

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COUNCIL Continued ~om Page1A Before Monday's vote to appoint Lewis, Mayor Kim M osier apologized to everyone who participated in the process. "There were a number of people in the room who could have caught that error on the night when we had our first vote," Mosier said."I could have caught it, Mr. Kee, any of the stafF and our city attorney was also in the room. So here we are but I believe in doing it right." Kee interjected while she was speaking and said, "Mr. Kee should have." Randy Daugherty received two votes during the Oct. 13 meeting — from Councilors Richard Langrell and Jim Thomas — and Michael M eyer recei ved one vote,from Mack Augenfeld. Dawn Buckelew was the otherapplicant. Daugherty withdrew his applicationbefore Monday's meeting, and Meyer withdrew during the meeting afteraddressing councilors regarding the purchase of a carforadministrative stafF to use. Meyer said "most of the citizens — many on a fixed

He said the money spent on a new vehicle could go a long way to paying to maintain the Citizens on Patrol vehicle and possibly pay for othercit y projects. Langrell said the reason such purchases are bid out is to getthe bestpricefor Baker City citizens. $4,000 less from Powder River Motors. Before the motion was iCouncilors voted on Oct. made to purchase the Ford, Langrell made a motion to 13 to buy the Ford, but becauseLewis participated in buy the Dodge Dart. The mothat decision the decision was tiondidnotreceive a second. not ofFicial.l The purchase of the Ford Public Works Director was approved by a 5-1 vote, Michelle Owen said the Ford with Langrell opposed. isthebettervaluebecause He asked why the Dodge it comes with nine free oil Dart was not considered by changes, warranty service stafF. is local and the vehicle's fuel Kee said the Dodge car did not meet the specifications economy would contribute to in the original request for substantial savings overthe lifeofthe city'sownership of proposal iRFPl for an administrative vehicle. the vehicle compared to the other proposals. The Dart ts a compact Meyer agreed with Lanvehicle and the RFP specified a mid size sedan sucha as the grell but proposed an idea that he said would cost the Fusion. city even less. Kee said the car will be He said the Baker City used totransport water Police Department's Citizens samples to Pendleton twice on Patrol vehicle doesn't seem a week, but that it would to be used that often and alsobe used by city stafFto is frequently parked at the travelto various functions police station. and eventsrelated tocity "It seems to always be business and would need to there. I don't think I've ever transportup tofourpeople seen it move," Meyer said. comfortably.

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$4,000 to acquire the rifle used in last year's shooting at a local high school. Freshman Jared Padgett killed a Reynolds High classmate, then himself, with an AR-15 rifle he stole from hisolderbrother. The brother, Lucas Padgett, went to court this summer, asking a judgetoorder the city to return his property. The judge ruled that city police had to return the rifle unless it could prove it was still being held as evidence. The City Council last week approved paying

the brother $3,950 for the rifle, ammunition and otheritems recovered at the scene.

OB1TUARY Peggy Perkins

During Peggy's working career, she worked for Leo Adler Distribution, Western Auto, Crown Cleaners, the Blue and White Lunch iRestaurantl and Safeway. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Patricia; and brother, Jim Longacre. Survivors include her husband, Donald; sister-in-law, Nellie Edwards; nephew, Jeff Longacre; niece and nephew, Danny and Pauline Evans; cousins, Jim McCullough and Chuck Rohner; and several more nieces, nephews and

She andgood fi iends ClairRudolph and Pauline Giles were always going PeggyPerkins,78,died Oct.8,2015, hunting — "Peggy was a good shot," at her home. family members said — or to the lake There will be a celebrafishing. In Peggy's later years she added tionofPeggy'slife and a potluck at 2 p.m. Sunday Georgia Brown and Patty Stockdale to at the Veteran's Memorial the adventures. She also enjoyed riding Club, 2500 Valley Ave. her Harley 125 motorcycle, and also her Peggy Marie was born Honda 90. Peggy on N ov. 21, 1936, at Baker Peggy boated and liked to water Perkins to Joseph and Marjorie ski, she was on a bowling league and Longacre. She was raised also golfed. She loved her Green Bay at Haines, later moving to Baker where Packers and never missed a ball game. she graduatedfrom Baker High School Her motto, which she shared often, was "Never fear, Peg is here." in 1955. She married Donald Perkins at Peggy was the longest living member Haines on April 1, 1956. Don and Peggy of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Baker enjoyed deer hunting up Vinegar Hill, or City Post. She had lots of fiiends and hiking the Skyline Trail from Anthony faithfully fed the squirrels and neighLakes to Marble Creek. borhood cats. Baker City, 1936-2015

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Memorial contributions may be made to the Veterans Memorial Club through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com

NEWS OF RECORD DEATHS Frances Stapher: 94, of Baker City, died Oct. 17, 2015, at Settler's ParkAssisted Living Community. Arrangements are by Gray's West Br Co. Francis Lee Larm: 76, of Baker City, died Oct. 18, 2015, at Madison Adult Foster Care. Arrangements are by Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. Mary Morgan: 89, of Elko, Nevada, died Oct. 18, 2015, at Highland Manor. A service will take place in Elko, followed by

burial in Unity. Arrangements are by Gray's West Br Co. Allan Fine: 67, of Richland and Baker City, died Oct. 19, 2015, at Richland. Arrangements are by Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home Br Cremation Services. Onlinecondolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalley funeralhome.com

BIRTHS Taylor: Trevor and Sara Markhham Taylor, La Grande, Oct. 4, 2015, at Grande Ronde

Hospital in La Grande; a girl, Roselin, 6 pounds, 10 ounces; she joins siblings, Mayli, Elena, and Derek; grandparents areTim and EdenTaylor of Baker City and Mikeand Linda Markham of Banks; great-grandparents are, Ed Markham and the lateWilma Markham of LaGrande, Leon and LaRue Johnson ofMeridian, Idaho, Tim and Marian Taylor of Baker City, Marjorie Reese and the late Bud Reese of La Grande and Zora Peacock and the late Var Lynn Peacock of Castle Dale, Utah.

Court Ave., 6:25 a.m. Monday, at her home; jailed. FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT, PROBATION VIOLATION: Devin Joseph Ricci, 37, 2233 Carter St.,9:56 a.m. Tuesday at St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City; jailed. Oregon State Police Arrests, citations POSSESSION OF STOLENVEHICLE, POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE: Ryan Mathew DeJong, 42, Arroyo Grande, California, 5:49 p.m. Oct. 17 on Highway 7 near Milepost 2. DeJong was taken to the Grant County Jail in Canyon City. A 2008Toyota Tundra pickup truck, reported stolen by Gentry Ford, was recovered.

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MATH Continued from Page1A Those visitations, along with continued work by the district's math cohort and visits to sites where curriculum vendors, known as curriculum caravans, are selling their products will continue. Parent math activity and information nights are scheduled in the weeks ahead and a Parent Advisory Council of parentsfrom allgradelevels also will be formed, Palmer Sald.

As the public comment portion of the meeting got under way about haifway through the two-hour meeting, Board Chair Kevin Cassidy explained the ground rules. He thanked the group for letting directors know in advance that they planned to attend Tuesday's session and announced that there would be three parents addressing the board and one student. A letterto the board signed "Parents for Math Curriculum Change" was presented priortoTuesday'smeet ing. Cassidy told the group Tuesday that the letter was forwarded to Superintendent Mark Witty and that he would be responding. In the letter, parents criticized the district's continued use of Engage New York as an inadequate choice ..."and now demand that the school distric tallow teacherstouse other supplemental math resources, while beginning the processofpiloting a state approved math curriculum." The lette radvised the boardthat"a number of students" have left the high school math program to seek instruction elsewhere. And the group expressed concern about students' grade-point averagessuffering atthe high school level, which they

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"We've hadjustration and tears that we've never experienced over school work. Parents have been taken out fothe equation

with the ability to help our kids." — Coby Mastrude, mother of a fifth-grader and a ninthgrader, talking about the Baker School District's math cumculum

said would hamper their children's efforts when they

apply to colleges. In speaking Tuesday night, Marcy Osborn, the"concerned parent of a freshman," said the love of math was instilled in her by her teachers at Baker High School, many of whom are still teaching there. Atter graduation, she went on to earn a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a master's degreein education. She said she does not believe the Engage New York curriculum is best suited to instilling the love for math that she gained in her experience at BHS. "Engage New York uses mathematics language unique to itself," she said, adding that in some cases the vocabulary is not consistent between grade levels. "Engage New York is poorly written, poorly sequenced and does not engage students as it should," she said. Coby Mastrude, the m other of a fikh-grader and a ninth-grader, had similar concerns. ''We've had fi ustration and tearsthat we 'venever experienced over school work," she told the board."Parents have been taken out of the equation with the ability to help our kids." She said the Engage New York curriculum and "the

poor choices of the administration" have made parents consider removing their children &om the district. "By staying the course, we will be sacrificing our students' education," Mastrude

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Her son, Dylan Mastrude, receiveda standing ovation from the audience when he asked the board to"please allowiourteachers)to teach us using methods they already know work." Julie Gentry, a parent of two students who has brought her concerns about the curriculum to the board in previous meetings, pointedtolow testscores as proof that the curriculum is not working. She expressed her displeasure with the district for mandating curriculum "not on the current approved math list." "The only conclusion to draw is that thisparticular open educationalresource is not eff ective forour students and the exclusive use of it needs to end immediately for the sake of the education of our children," she said. Parent Loran Joseph came from his position in the hallway to voice his support for Engage New York. He received a less robust round of applause from those in the audience who agreed with his point of view. "The things I've heard tonight are really hard to ignore," he said, and called referencesto testscores"a completemisrepresentation." Joseph said Brooklyn, Keating and Haines all scored abovethe stateaverage in English and math. And, he said, his secondgrader is doing well with the new math curriculum. "I'm impressed with

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the strategieshe's learning,"Joseph said. Superintendent Witty said this morning that the district administrators will be evaluating comments from Tuesday's meeting and considering the new adopted list material that will be releasedby the state department Thursday. ''We're going to go through the process and determine in the end what's going to be inthe bestinterestofour kids," he said. Any math curriculum will, however, include both "conceptual and procedural" methods at all levels, Witty

LOCAL BRIEFING Maker's Club meets at Baker Library The second Maker's Club will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at the Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. The group, for ages 9 to 14, gathers in the large meeting room, and this time will be testing several mini catapult designs. The cars made at the first Maker's Club are currently on display in the library lobby. To sign up orforinformation, call541-523-6419 or email makers@bakerlib.org.

Economic Development Board to meet The Baker County Economic Development Board will meet Thursday, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. in the commission chambers at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St.

City seeks volunteer for Sam-0 committee Baker City needs a volunteer to fill one vacancy on the city's Sam-0 Swim Center Committee. The vacancy is for a term that continues until June 30, 2018. Anyone interested in volunteering for appointment to the above committee may contact Luke Yeaton at City Hall, 541-524-2033 or lyeaton@bakercitycom. Applications may be submitted electronically through www. bakercitycom.

Natural ResourceCommittee meets Oct 27 The Baker County Natural Resource Advisory Committee will meet Oct. 27 at 3 p.m. at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St. Agenda items include: Oregon's public meetings law and how it affects the Committee; East Face project; Jason Spriet from the Oregon Water Resources Department.

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''We want to give our kids the highest level of understanding to get them where they need to be," he said. "The goal is to get math accesstoa greaternumber of students in as successful a way as possible." Witty emphasized that Engage New Yorkis a "framework" from which teachers work. "The stafF needs to use professional judgment on how to implement it," he

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Witty said he was pleased that so many parents turned out for the meeting. "The discussion was good and the information was good," he said. "It's invigorating tosee thatparents of the Baker School District arevery interested in their children's education.Itbodes well for the long term."

BOISE — IdahoPower Company has begun a major refurbishment of the turbines at Brownlee Dam, the largest hydroelectric power plant on its system. A team of Idaho Power employees successfully removed a 100-ton turbine runner &om the dam last week. A massive gantry crane that is part of the dam facility was used to remove the runner after weeks of preparation. The runner — part of the turbine with blades — is pushed by water flowing through the turbine. The turbine is one of five at Brownlee, which has a combined capacity to generate more than 585 megawatts ofelectricity.Itwascompleted in 1959,and isthem ost upstream of the three dams in Idaho Power's Hells Canyon Complex. The dam's four oldest turbines are being refurbishedover a four-year span,ata costofabout$40 million. The first turbine unit is expected to be back onlinebefore mid-2016. The projectispartofIdahoPower's ongoing maintenance of its 17-dam hydroelectric fleet, which provides about half of the electricity its customers use each year, on average.

HEART TO HEART Nancy Basche Night: Simply awesome The Nancy Basche Night at the VFW was simply awesome. Manifestly, its intended purpose was for a community tocome togetherto support Nancy and to demonstrate its love for her as well as the entire Basche family. That was done in spades. I would suggest far more was accomplished that night. It has been said that all towns like Baker have a collectiveconscience.We mirror our community's attitude toward a multitude of issues. Our collective community conscience reflects how we feel, think and what we do about drugs, quality of education, the physical appearance and cleanliness of our community, the honesty and integrity of our elected otFIcials, the concerns we have and the actionswe take forthose less fortunate than ourselves and the decency and respect we show others. By our community conscience we mirror to everyone where we stand on important issues. Never has our community conscience had a finer hour than Nancy Basche Night. A group of Baker citizens planned and implemented a night designed to help her with her expenses, but in the words of one of the implementers, Randy Dodson,"to let her know she is not going through this alone" and that "so many people love her." A place was selected ithe VFWI, a band was hired iChaz Browne Group), a multitude of silent auction items w ere assembled and delicious foodwas prepared.And allof this extraordinary planning didnotfallon deafears. Seldom, if ever, has the VFW experienced a crowd and a night like this. Seldom,

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if ever, has a community responded so warmly and so appropriately. The warmth and the love everyone has for Nancy simply consumed the entire night. Baker's community conscience shined brightly that night. And so, sincere thanks are in order for the Dodsons, the Browns, the Wards, the Clarkes, Bev White, Tom Laeger, Lois Gates, the Warners and all who put Baker's community conscience in play in such a splendid manner and forsuch adeservingrecipient. And to Nancy, nothing couldbe clearerthan thelove and affection this town feels for both you and the entire Basche family. And you will always have our love, our thoughts and our prayers Gene Rose Baker City

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The issue of guns is complicated. There's more than one issue, of course, which partially explains the complexity. We're skeptical, then, when someone suggests that the matter can be distilled to the conflict between Americans who "favor gun rights" and those who "favor gun control." That's the basis for a recent column that Adam Winkler, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, wrote for The Washington Post. Winkler also is the author of a book,"Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America." The gist of Winkler's column is that support for

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the National Rifle Association (NRA) will wane if demographic trends continue, and that eventually the barrier stopping what he believes would be effective gun control laws will collapse. 'The core of the NRA's support,"Winkler writes, "comes from white, rural and relatively less educated voters. This demographic is currently influential in politics but clearly on the wane." Winkler cites as evidence public opinion polls which show that minority groups with expanding populations, including African Americans and Latinos,"say that gun control is more important than gun rights." Urban residents also favor gun control over gun rights, Winkler writes, as do Americans who have a

college degree. We don't question Winkler's statistics. But the notion that a person's beliefs about what, if anything, the government can do to prevent mass shootings such as the one Oct. 1 at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg — which Winkler mentions in his opening sentence — comes down to whether he favors gun control or gun rights, seems to oversimplify the issue to the point of making these poll results irrelevant. Winkler's implication seems to be that people who tell a pollster they favor gun rights also oppose any legislative effort to prevent people such as the Roseburg shooter from getting guns. We don't believe that's a fair implication. For that matter, neither do we believe that people who "favor gun control" want the government to confiscate guns or even to further restrict the types of guns law-abiding citizens can buy and own. American's opinions, suKce it to say, are too nuanced to be captured in a two-choice poll. The greater flaw, though, in Winkler's column is that he seems confident that reducing the frequency of mass shootings requires only that America let demographic changes shik political power from the NRA to people he describes as "supporters of gun safety legislation." That's not an unreasonable belief. But it's far from a certainty. Ultimately, Winkler inflames rather than informs this important debate by branding, to re-use his phrase,"white, rural, relatively less educated Americans" as a monolithic mob whose love of guns and blind allegiance to the NRA enables demented people who commit mass murder with guns.

Last week, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush put forward a health care proposal as part ofhis campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The plan, which has many moving parts, is intended as a replacement for the Affordable Care Act. If you don't anticipate getting sick, you might like it. Instead ofhealth care exchanges and mandated insurance, Bush's plan w ouldprovidetax creditsforbuying catastrophic coverage. This means the government would pick up a substantialshare ofthe costofa plan thathas a large deductible, with the insurance only kicking in after a person had paid close to $7,000 out of his or her own

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choiceson coverage levels— consumers who choose gold plans are in a different pool from those who choose silver plans, and so forth — but this is its general direction. The Bush plan would take the country in the opposite direction, making it much easier for healthy people to avoid paying the cost of treating the ill. In spite of this difference, there is an important area in which the two plans are similar. Beginning in 2018, the ACA imposes a"Cadillac tax" on health care plans pocket, or $13,000 for a couple. thatcostmore than $10,200 a yearfor At the same time, the Bush plan a single individual. The intention of would eliminate the requirement that the taxisto discourage plans thatcost insurersdisregard pre-existing condia lot up front but don't make patients tions. Under the ACA, a person with contribute much at the point of service cancer or diabetes can sign up for insur- — through copays and the like. That's ance and pay the same premium as a also what Bush's plan sets out to do by healthy person of the same age. While promoting catastrophic insurance with the Bush plan does include some protec- a high deductible. tions, itdoesnotguarantee coverage at There are two problems with the an affordable price.In thisrespect,the logic of this tax. First, the reason most Bush plan is quite explicitly designed to expensive plans are expensive is not shift costs from the more healthy to the the generosity of the benefits; it is the less healthy. health condition of the participants. The goal of the ACA is to get everyone Most of the plans that would be subject into a common pool and share the costs, tothetax have a disproportionate share regardless of whether we have good of older workers with higher medical fortune in terms of our health. It doesn't expenses. So the tax won't primarily do this perfectly,because there are still punish executives with luxurious, cushy

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plans; it will punish older workers who are more likely to have health issues. The other problem with the taxand the Bush plan — is that it assumes peoplewould seek outmore cost-efflcientcareifthey paid foritoutofpocket. But new evidence — from a study that came out the same week as the Bush plan — indicates that when people have to pay at the point of service, they often ignore necessary care. They don't just skip frivolous or purely optional treatments; they choose their wallets over their well-being. Furthermore, they do not do the sort of comparison shopping that economists like to see. People might shop around for clothes or cars; they apparently don't shop around for colonoscopies or mammograms. So both the Bush plan and the Cadillac tax will transfer costs from the more healthy to the less healthy. Both also rely on a disproven view that patients will be cost-efflcient purchasers of medicaltreatment.Whatever theirdifferences on other issues, Bush and Obama apparentlyhave some common ground on health care. Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economics artd Policy Research. He is the coauthor of"GettinI, Back to Full Emptoyment: A Better Bargain for Working People."

GUEST EDITORIAL Editorial from The Orange County Register: We know that governmentis paternalistic and controlling, but this is ridiculous. In Kentucky, the Board of Examiners of Psychology went after nationally syndicated columnist John Rosemond for dispensing parenting advice without a state psychology license. Mr. Rosemond, who has written his syndicated column since 1976, was served with c aease-and-desistletterin 2013 after the Kentucky psychology board received a complaint about a column in which Mr. Rosemond advised parents to take away their underachieving teenager's privileges until his behavior and schoolworkimproved. The licensing board also objected to Mr. Rosemond's use of"family psychologist"in his column's byline, despite the fact that he is a licensed psychologist in

his home state, North Carolina. Fortunately, U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove saw the licensing board's actions for what they were:"an exercise of regulatory zeal" that violated Mr. Rosem ond's free speech rightsand abused occupational licensing laws. "Rosemond is entitled to express his views, and the fact that he is not a Kentucky-licensed psychologist does not change that fact," Judge Van Tatenhove wrote. If the state was allowed to censor a newspaper columnist like Mr. Rosemond, Judge Van Tatenhove reasoned,"itis difficult to understand how Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz and countless other self-help gurus would not also be in the government's cross hairs." "If the government could censor a nationally syndicated columnist like me,

there would be no limit on the sources of parenting advice it could outlaw," Mr. Rosemond said in a statement for the Institute for Justice, the libertarian public-interest law firm that represented him.'Thankfiilly, this ruling ensures that parents have the right to decide for themselves where they want to get parenting advice." As courts across the nation consider more cases of governments using occupational licensing laws to restrict free speech,allow usto dispensesome free advice: Consumers areperfectly capableof making their own decisions about whom they should listen to or do business with. They do not need protectionist, paternalistic government licensing boards to violate the economic liberties and freedom of speech of those who choose to make their livings in legal occupations.

CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: TheWhite House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202-456-2461; to send comments, go to www.whitehouse.gov/contact. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building,U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.,20510; 202-224-3753; fax 202-228-3997. Portland office: OneWorldTrade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386; fax 503-326-2900. Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second St. Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; merkley.senate.gov. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building,Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717. La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541962-7691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden.senate.gov. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515, 202-225-6730; fax 202225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850; 541-624-2400, fax, 541-624-2402; walden.house.gov. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: 254 State Capitol, Salem, OR

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97310; 503-378-3111; www. governo r.o rego n.g ov. Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler: 350Winter St. N.E., Suite 100,Salem, OR 97301-3896; 503-378-4329. Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum: Justice Building,Salem, OR 97301-4096; 503-378-4400. Oregon Legislature: Legislative documents and information are available online at www.leg.state.or.us. State Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario): 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 Day): Salem office: 900 Court St. N.E., S-323, Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1950. District office: 111 Skyline Drive, John Day, OR 97845; 541-490-6528. Baker City Hall: 1655 First Street, PO. Box 650, Baker City, OR 97814; 541-523-6541; fax 541-524-2049. City Council meets the second and fourthTuesdays at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. R. MackAugenfeld, Mike Downing, JamesThomas, Benjamin Merrill, RosemaryAbell, 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 recorder. Baker County Commission: Baker County Courthouse 1995 3rd St., Baker City, OR 97814; 541-523-8200. Meets the first and third Wednesdays at 9 a.m.; Bill Harvey (chair), Mark Bennett, Tim Kerns. Baker County departments:541-523-8200. TravisA sh, sheriff; 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: Mark Witty. Board meets the thirdTuesday of the month at 6 p.m., Baker School District 5J office boardroom; Andrew Bryan, Kevin Cassidy, Chris Hawkins, Melissa Irvine and Autumn SwigerHarrell.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015

BAKER CITY HERALD — 5A

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SALEM — In a reversal from two months ago, Dennis Richardson, a former Republicanstate representative who challenged John Kitzhaber for governor in 2014,has dipped histoe into what has become the top statewiderace ahead ofthe 2016 general election. Richardson, a Central Point conservative who ran for governor largely on his experience coleading the Legislature's budget-writing committee, said he's now mulling a run for secretary of state. The announcement, first reported by The Oregonian, marks a change from this summer, when Richardson told The Bulletin he wouldn't run if he didn't think he could win, so he was "not interested in running for any 2016 position at this time." Ifhe changes course and announces a bid for the position, which political analysts say will be the most contested statewide race in 2016, it means he believes he can rise above a crop of Democratsthat includes aformer House majority leader, chief

Stateffice, o andit's true that I'm highly disappointed with thefailure of the (office) to audit and stop the wasteof hundredsfomillions of taxpayer days onCover Oregon, the Columbia River bridge project, energy tax credits, etc. — Dennis Richardson, Republican candidate for Oregon govemor in the November 2014 election

budgeteerand statelabor commissioner, as well as a Republican Lane County commissioner. "I'm hearing from many Oregonians who believe I can win the Secretary of StateofFIce,and it'strue that I'm highly disappointed with the failure of the iofFIcel to audit and stop the waste of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on Cover Oregon, the Columbia River bridgeproject,energy tax credits, etc.,"Richardson wrote in an email Sunday. Richardson has kept a low profile following his defeat last November. He said he plans to send out a newsletter this week goingdeeper intotheissues he's followed in recent

Deschllessherimwon't releasedetailsadoIN suiIeruisoriIINonleave BEND iAPl — It's been almost a month since an Oregon SherifFs OfFIce placed a supervisor on paid leave during a high-level investigation, but the office has refused to release documents that might shed light on the situation. The Bend Bulletin reports 4ttp//bit.ly/1XhCf39 l that Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson says he rejected The Bulletin's request for specific financial documents earlier this month to maintain the integrity of the investigation. The inquiry involves the accounting of investigative funds. Nelson wrote in an email Friday that the requested audits and budgetsare"central"to an ongoing federalinvestigation that's still in its early stages. He wrote that U.S. attorney Chris Cardani asked the office not to release the documents.

months. He said he'll decide "within the next few weeks" whether to run. Kitzhaber, who would later win election to his unprecedented fourth term as Oregon governor, was plagued late in the campaign by issues that would force his resignation amid a federal investigation. Kitzhaber was once considered untouchable as acandidate in the 2014 election. But details about the private environmental consulting work of Kitzhaber's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, while she shaped public energy policy, helped Richardson to pick up some steam heading toward Election Day. Richardson lost by 5.7 percentage points. "As I said last August, I do not take running for statewide office lightly and only would agree to run if I truly believe I can win and help make Oregon state government honest, transparent and ethical, like it was before the blight of one-party rule took over our state," Richardson said in an email.

If heentered the race, Richardson would face Republican Lane County Commissioner Sid Leiken for a primary challenge. Richardson told The Bulletin he is still a member of the Oregon Republican Party and didn't join the Independent Party of Oregon. The Republican nominee will face the winner of what has become a closely contestedbattle between Democratic juggernauts. Rep. Val Hoyle, a Eugene Democrat who until last month was House majority leader, is squaring ofF against Sen. Richard Devlin, D-Tualatin, and Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. Avakian has an advantage because of name recognitionas a statewide official who also ran in a 2012 congressional race, saidJim Moore,directorof the Tom McCall Center for Policy Innovation. Devlin, who is co-chair of the budget-writing committee, wouldn't have to give up his seat in the Legislature if his bid was unsuccessful, as Hoyle would. Democrats debated Sunday during the state Democratic Party'sretreat in Sunriver. Devlin has focused on the auditing function of the ofFIce, a key responsibility forthe secretary ofstate,as well as overseeing elections with county clerks, managing thestate's corporations division and sitting on the State Land Board.

STATE BRIEFING Portland pot dispensary fined $2,500 PORTLAND iAPl — A Portland dispensary is out $2,500 after the state fined the establishment for allowing a vendor to give away marijuana concentrates and pre-rolled joints in the parking lot on the opening day of recreational marijuana sales. The fine against Cannacea is the first disciplinary actionagainstadispensary since recreational salesbegan Oct. 1, The Oregonian reports 4ttp://is.gd/OuupXLl. Accordingto a stipulated settlement order,thedispensary allowed marijuana products to be given away in its parking lot and that Cannacea failed to check the identification of people receiving the swag to be sure they were 21 or older or that they were medical marijuana patients. Marijuana concentrates and edibles are currently ofFlimits to recreational customers. The health authority investigated Cannacea on Oct. 1 after the Oregonian asked officials whether giving away marijuana-infused candies in the store's parking lot was legal. The authority has hired about a dozen inspectors, but they don't start until next month. Spokesman Jonathan Modie said the stafFfrom other departments has been conducting spot inspections on dispensaries statewide. Tisha Siler, who was cited as the one responsible for the store, paid the fine in full.

OHSU opens campus in Klamath Falls KLAMATH FALLS iAPl — An Oregon university devoted to bringing high quality medicine to rural areas recently opened its second rural campus "hub" site. The Herald and News reports 4ttpJ/bitIy/1KmycJz l that Oregon Health & Science University officially opened of its Rural Campus Academic Headquarters in Klamath Falls Monday. The first hub is in Coos Bay. The campuses are meant to make it easier for rural Oregon communities to recruit physicians, pharmacists, dentists and otherhealth careproviders. Klamath Falls Regional Associate Dean Dr. Joyce Hollander-Rodriguez says students will be more likely to returntoruralareasto practiceifthey have been exposed to the region while learning the profession. University officials say they may consider a third hub in northeast Oregon in the future.

Funnel cloud seen near Eugene EUGENE iAPl — People living in a small city north of Eugene saw a funnel cloud. National Weather Service meteorologists in Portland posted video and photos of the funnel cloud on Facebook. The images were provided by Harrisburg residents who spotted it late Monday afternoon. The difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado is a tornado touches the ground and typically causes dam-

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015

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OWYHEE Continued/rom Page1A Oregon Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, who represents Baker County in the state Senate, and Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, are slated to appear atthe town hall session Oct. 29 in Adrian to gatherfeedback from area residents about the proposal. 'There are some voices we should hear from,s Ferrioli said. Ferrioli said Monday the proposed conservation blueprint sparks a number of questions that he wants to explore and, he hopes, to answer. One key question, he said, is how the proposal would affect the economy, and in particular livestock grazing. ''What is the plan to maintain these economic uses?" Ferrioli asked.'There are any number of activities that happen onthat areathatmay ormay not be affected." The area in question — most of it alongtheOregon/Idaho border — is twice the size of Yellowstone National Park and is considered one of the last untamed and unprotected areas in the lower 48 states. Corie Harlan, the Owyhee Coalition Coordinator for Oregon Natural Desert

Associati on,said thereis adegree of information distortion swirling around the proposal. "There is a lot of misinformation that is stirring things up," Harlan said. "Roads will remain open. People will not be locked out. That being said, we want to make sure, we need to have this landscape be healthy and meet ecological standards." Harlan said the proposed conservation blueprint does not include a provision to eliminate existing grazing operations. t We are not proposing a cow-fiee piece," Harlan said."These are public lands that belong to all." Ferrioli said he wants to know far m ore about the entire scopeofthe proposal because when an area is designated as protected, it is difftcult to change that mandate. Ferrioli said the conservation blueprint leaves him uneasy. While Ferrioli said the proposal does appeartoboasta number ofsupporters, he isn't convinced the elected leaders in Malheur County feel the same. "I don't have any question that if you polled the county commissioners you'd get adifferent perspective,"he said. Another of Ferrioli's questions has to

do with tourism. Although promoters toutthe area'sability to attractvisitors, Ferrioli pointed out that national parks such as Yellowstone have infrastructure to support tourism. That's not the case with the Owyhee canyonlands, he said. "Even without the designation it is still oneofthe m ostdesolate and secluded and isolated areas," Ferrioli said. Ferrioli said he isn't necessarily againstconservation efforts,butsaid a key theme for policymakers and elected leaders must center on the concept of fairness. "Balance is what most folks are after," he said. The meeting in Adrian, he said, will be crucial. "It is an opportunity for us to hear from people who might actually know something about the area. So engagement is key and asking the right questions," he said. H arlansaidrepresentatives from the Oregon Natural Desert Association will be at the Adrian meeting. t We are going to tryto share the facts as we have them and hopefully folks are receptivetothat,"Harlan said. For more information go to: http:// wildowyhee.org/

Umatillahomelesscamnclearingout By Jade McDowell

abandoned and its tenants seemed tohave moved upriver UMATILLA — It used to be out of the city. ''Whentheymoved out a community of sorts, a haven for some of Umatilla's most what remained was not a down and out. pleasantsight, "he said. Now the stretch of woods Ward said the city's public along the Umatilla River works department had been cleaning out the debris, includbetween the high school and River Road is quiet. The ing 14 empty propane tanks, improvised homeless camp at least some of which were thatused to benestled against suspected stolen properly. the river banks is gone. In its He said law enforcement had tried to make sure those place is a red and white sign proclaiming"No camping," the who were contacted about "N" defiantly whited out. moving out of the city were City Manager Bob Ward given information about available help, including a fiee said the sign is part of the city's enforcement of an bus that can take people fiom ordinancepassed Sept.1that Umatilla to Hermiston for a banned livingin tents inside visit to resourcessuch asthe city limits. After people living Agape House food bank. "I really don't want to in near the river were put on notice by the city that they any way diminish the plight of the homeless population, but neededtomove orbecited, this is not just someone strugWard said the camp was East oregonian

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Edmiston said the department assisted in notifying people they were on private property. David Hughes of the Agape House said when cities or property owners undertake an effort to clearouta homeless camp, it may take care of that particular site, but the people who were living there almost alwaysjustmove to a different

Paul Ryan in running for House Speaker WASHINGTON iAPl — Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is seeking unity in a place it's rarely found, telling House Republicans he will serve as their speaker only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate. It's a big"if' for a House GOP that's careened from one crisis to another in recent years, with a compromiseaverseband ofhardliners forcing a partialgovernment shutdown two years ago, ultimately driving out the current House speaker, and scaring offhis No. 2. That left Ryan, the GOPs 2012 vice presidential nominee, to get dragged reluctantly into seeking a job he never wanted. As he announced late Tuesday that he would seek the speakership, Ryan made clear that he would do so only with conditions. He wants the endorsement of the major caucuses of the House, including the hardline Freedom Caucus. That's the group whose threats against Speaker John Boehner pushed him to announce he would resign by month's end and forced Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to abruptly drop his campaign to replace him.

Canada's new leader promises changes TORONTO iAPl — With a host of policies that differ dramatically from his predecessor, Justin Trudeau's victoryover the most conservativeleader in Canada's history will reverberate beyond the country's borders. The first major shift came Tuesday when Trudeau announced he had spoken with President Barack Obama and told him he will remove Canada's six fighter jets from the U.S.-led bombing campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Among the other areas in which Trudeau differs from Conservative Stephen Harper: climate change, immigration and whether relations with the U.S. should hinge on the future of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Speaking at a rally in Ottawa, the 43-year-old Trudeau — son of one of the country's most dynamic politicians — underlined the sea change. "I want to say this to this country's fiiends around the world: Many of you have worried that Canada has lost its compassionate and constructive voice in the world overthe past 10 years.W ell,Ihave a sim plemessage for you on behalf of 35 million Canadians. We're back," he declared.

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"Unfortunately that does not solve the problem. You need a long-range plan to get them off drugs and off the streets," he said. He said many chronically homeless people haveissues with drugs and mental health, but unfortunately the state hasn't given communities the resources to fund mental health programs atthe level they are needed.

died after being shot in the head in a gun battle while pursuing a suspect following a report of shots fired, pohce said. "He is the fourth New York City police officer murdered in this city in the last 11 months," Police Commissioner William Bratton said during a press conference at Harlem hospital where Offtcer Randolph Holder, 33, was pronounced dead Tuesday night."That's about as bad as it gets," he said. Dozens of Holder's fellow officers stood outside the hospital early Wednesday morning and saluted as the ambulance carrying their fallen comrade left.

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gling to survive in the woods," Ward said."These are places thatare unsafeto livedue to illegal activity and unhygienic conditions." At the same time the Umatilla Police Department was directing people to m ove outof the camps along the Umatilla River, a private properly owner in Hermiston decided to dear out trees along the Hermiston Ditch behind Wal-Mart that had often given shelter to some of Hermiston's homeless population. Hermiston Police Department Chief Jason Edmiston saidtheburnirg ofthe trees along the ditch was not initiated by law enforcement, but the property owner did contact the department to ask if offi cerscould besent beforehandto notifypeopleof theplanto destroy thetrees.

DAMASCUS, Syria iAPl — President Bashar Assad has traveled to Moscow in his first known trip abroad since war broke out in Syria in 2011, meeting his strongest ally Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The two leaders stressed that the military operations in Syriain which Moscow is the latest and most powerful addition — must lead to a political process. The visit Tuesday reflects renewed confidence from the embattled Syrian president after Russia and Iran, another staunch ally, dramatically escalated their support recently as Moscow began carrying out airstrikes on Syrian insurgents and Tehran sent hundreds of ground forces. A Syrian official confirmed Wednesday that Assad had returned to Damascus. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Syria's conflict began in March 2011 after the government cracked down violently on largely peaceful protests againstAssad'srule.The protestsgradually became an armed insurgency and a civil war that has killed a quarter of a million people in the past five years. Moscow, a traditional ally of the Assad family, started an air campaign on Sept. 30 against what it said are terrorist groups threatening Syria andAssad'srule. It became the latest international power to deepen its involvement into the increasingly intractable conflict that saw a mushrooming of armed groups, including the Islamic State group and al-Qaida.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015

BAKER CITY HERALD — 7A

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Tigersshutout Sakergirls By Gerry Steele

Baker athletic director Tim Smith said that if Baker makes the post-season the Baker's post-season girls soccer hopes Bulldogs' first match would be Oct. 31 took a hit Tuesday at the Baker Sports tentatively against Henley at the Sports Complex. Complex. A Baker win Thursday would clinch a Greater Oregon League champion La Grande shut out the Bulldogs 5-0, keeping state play-in berth for the Bulldogs. A tie Baker in second place. would mean the Bulldogs would have to Baker sits at 2-3, just ahead of Mac-Hi wait to see the outcome of Mac-Hi's final at 1-2-1. That gives Baker six points in the match Oct. 24 against Ontario. A Mac-Hi win Thursday would end league standings i3 points for each win), and Mac-Hi four points i3 for a win and 1 for a Baker's post-season hopes. Against La Grande, Baker gave up four tiel. Mac-Hi visits Baker Thursday at 2 p.m. first-half goals. Baker defeated the Pioneers 3-2 at MiltonThe Bulldogs' defense then tightened Freewater earlier. after halftime, allowing just one more goal. gsteele©bakercityherald.com

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Baker's post-season volleyball hopes came to an end Monday, but not without a gallant Bulldog effort. Baker needed to defeat La Grande on the Baker floor to earn a chance at the postseason. La Grande had won 36 straight Greater Oregon League matches, winning four straight GOL titles entering play. The Bulldogs extended La Grande to five games, the first time this season in GOL matches that had happened, beforefalling 25-19,22-25, 13-25, 25-18, 8-15. La Grande had lost just one GOL set, to Ontario, in leagueplay before Monday. "It's just heartbreaking," said Baker coach Warren Wilson.

''We really wanted to beat La Grande; to send our seniors out with a win over La Grande. I just feel bad for our seniors." In Game 1, Baker rode the servingofAmy Wong and Makenna Bachman to a 9-3

lead. Then La Grande fought back to take an 18-15 edge beforeBaker rallied. With Bachman serving, the Bulldogs regained a 20-18 advantage. La Grande managed to pull within one point after that but Madi Elms then served Baker's final four points for the win. Baker fell behind in Game 2 beforebattling back totake a 17-15 lead. But, La Grande answered and Baker could never rebound. In the third game Baker trailed just 9-8 when the bot-

tom dropped out. La Grande scored 11 straight points to build its lead to 20-8 and never looked back. Game 4 see-sawed back and forth until Kaeli Flanagan served Baker on top 21-17. Dani McCauley then served Baker's final three points to force a deciding fikh game. The Bulldogs were never really in the final game. La Grande broke a 3-3 tie with five unanswered points and Baker could get no closer than four points after that. Baker won both preliminary matches. The Bulldogs won the JV2 match 25-16, 24-26, 15-4. Baker won the JV match 18-25, 25-14, 15-6. Baker completes its season Monday witha nonleague match at Pendleton.

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Baker played a strong first half against La Grande Tuesday in a Greater Oregon League boys soccer match at the Baker Sports Complex. The Bulldogs trailed just 1-0 at halfbme,

The Tigers scored eight second-half goals to rout the Bulldogs 9-0. Baker will close out its season Thursday at the Sports Complex, hosting Mac-Hi at 4 p.m.

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day night game. Jackson's vehicle sustained moderate front end damage. Jackson remained on scene until officers arrived and was cooperative. He was then taken by team personnel back to the facility and did not report any injuries. Photos of Jackson's car with New York license plateswere seen on social media. A stop sign and street signs were knocked over in the wreck.

Seattle Seahawks running back Fred Jackson was uninjured when his car crashed outside the team's facility on Tuesday. The Renton Police Department said shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jackson lost control of his 2016 Chevrolet Corvette as he drove down Seahawks Way. The crash happened about 48 hours before the Seahawks face the San Francisco 49ers in a Thurs-

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Powder Valley will play Joseph at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the second match of the Old Oregon League district volleyball tournament at La Grande High School. Powder Valley finished the regular season as the

OOL champion. Joseph earned the right to play the Lady Badgers after defeating Pine-Eagle 25-8, 25-17, 25-11 in a play-in match Tuesday at

Joseph. Griswold meets the winner of Tuesday's EchoWallowa play-in iresults

weren't available for this story) Saturday at 9 a.m. The losers of the two early Saturday matches then play at noon for the league's third berth. The winners of Saturday morning's matches meet at 1:30 p.m. to determine the top twostate berths.

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Oregon Wheat Foundation providing scholarships 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 parttime 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.

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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 from Marilyn Blagg, scholarshipcoordinator,at541-276-7330 or mblagg@owgl.org. All applications must be postmarked by Feb. 1, 2016.

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Some Eastern Oregon leaders believe a commuter air service could help draw businesses to the region by offering a link to its rural cities and their airports, like the Baker City Municipal Airport shown here. The leaders, though, are not sure how such a program could be funded.

MartyLien named Baker County Realtor of the year BAKER CITY — Marty Lien of John J. Howard and Associates has been named Realtor of the Year for 2015 by the Baker County Board of Realtors. The award is given to Realtors who compose themselves with professionalism, show Lien high ethical standards in their business and personal conduct and performa high levelofservicetotheir community and their boards. Lienhas been arealestateprofessional brokersince 1989 and a principalbroker since 2010. She has been a resident of Baker County for more than 40 years and raised a family here. Lien can be reached at 541-519-6886 or by email at martylien@eoni.com.

Business advisers join Small Business Development Center BAKER CITY — Blue Mountain Community College's Small Business Development Center in Baker City has named two new business advisers. Joining current business adviser Jeff Nelson are Glenas Orcutt and Phillip O'Reilly. Orcutt brings extensive experience in business and marketing with more than 25 years in advertising management and sales. In her previous position as regional advertising director for the Baker City Herald and The Observer, Orcutt was responsible for sales management, training and developmentofprintand digitalproducts. With a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado, OReilly brings considerable experience in finance and economics. He recently owned a wireless Internet service provider company and is currently a computer consultant. oWith Nelson's knowledge of Baker County's business climate, O'Reilly's experience in business finance and Orcutt's backgroundinmarketing,Baker County will have an outstanding trio of resources available to them," said Art Hill, director of the Small Business Development Center. The Center offers free individual counseling in new business start-ups, business plan preparation, financial management and general management strategies for small businesses. The Center also offers free and low cost workshops, seminars and coursesgeared totheneeds ofsm allbusinesses. Advising will continue to be free, but trainings, workshops and webinars will be delivered for a nominal fee. For an appointment, call 888-441-7232.

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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Three key regional elected leaders say a commuter air service to link the rural cities ofEastern Oregon is an idea with solid potential but doubts lingerregarding theneed forsuch a dealand themeanstopayforit The idea of a commuter air service is not a new one. A comm uter air service already existsin Pendleton — SeaPort Airlinesthat offers flights to Portland and otherareas ofthe state six days a week.Oregon Senate Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli said previously finding a method to create and sustain a commuter air service to even small cities in the region is a viable goal. Ferrioli, though, conceded such a concept most likely will hinge on the infusion of outside subsidy dollars from the state. The idea of subsidies fueling such a venture doesn't sit well with Baker County Commissioners Bill Harvey and Mark Bennett. Union County Commissioner Mark Davidson said the idea of utilizing government subsidies to drive an airline service to small communities isn't his first choice either. However, Davidson saiditmay be a case ofchoosing betweenthelesser evil. ''Well, philosophically I understand the argument about the problem with subsidies. But the practicalmat teriswe are hamstrung by our location and our geography and the amount of public lands and overarching environmental restrictions on how we can use them to fuel out

economy," he said. Davidson said a functioning air service to such places as La Grande, Baker City or even John Day will help the region economically. "Commuter air service would be extremely valuable to the rural counties and cities within them. Because it would eliminate one of our shortcomings for businesses thatare considering locatinghere. If we had a commuter service that, you know, made a run and went from John Day to La Grande and onto the Tri-Cities tWashingtonl or Portland then we would be competitive as well and it would help promote business up and down the I-84 corridor," he said. Ferrioli said an idea of a transportationlink thatreceives support from the state is already in place in the western side of the state. Oregon already subsidies a commuterrailservice— from Eugene to Portland — with about

nesses is just not a sustainable vehicle forfutureprosperity. "I struggle with subsidies. I wish we could ween ourselves off of them. My conservative background says I wish to God we could do without subsidies. You are always under the threat of going away. That doesn't build something," he said. Bennett and Harvey both saidthe concept isa good one, but Harvey said he isn't sure if there is the need now in Eastern Oregon to sustain such an air commuter program. oThe problem is volume. I am excited about the potential. But we have to build up a need, businesses opportunities that would drive the need," he said. Bennett said he would be willing to review the prospect of a government subsidy for such a commuter air service but only if it timeframe was very specific, short and with a definite end date. "Iguess Iwould consider a sub$25 million a year. Yet it isjustthattype ofgovern- sidy, maybe they need to do it for ment monetary assistance that a limited period of time and see if it actually generate demand," leaves Bennett and especially Harvey uneasy. he said. oWell I am not necessarily in Bennett said he recognizes that favorofgovernment subsidies. Eastern Oregon is isolated from That is kind of a tough pull," Ben- therestofthe state. 'There is no interconnectionnett said. Harvey said subsidizing busiSeeCommuter / Page 3B

DEAR KEN: One area that I know would help my employees and the company would be more training. I can't afford to send people ofj"site because we need everyone here to take care o f customers andfulfrll orders. The workshops I receive mailings about are out of my price range. Plus, I'd like to do something with lasting impact and that will cover varied topics and require multiple sessions. Do you have any suggestions how I can provide the training onsite and in such a way that our daily business is not disrupted? — JEFFA. DEAR JEFF: Investing in your employees is always a safebetforim proving productivity, having more efficient operations and engaging your employees. Most ofyour employees will appreciate the investmentyou are making. Some will not. You will need to explain not just the"how we are doing this" but more importantly, "this is why we are doing this." As you start down this path, you will need to be clear about the topics where you see training is needed, what thegoalsareforeach topic and who should be attending each session. What you are doingiscreating a program framework for your speakers to create a specific workshop curriculum. To address the cost and time constraint issue, consider "lunch and learn" sessions where you bring in lunch for your employees and you hire localprofessionals tocome in to teach short sessions on yourselected topics. As an alternative, you can schedule sessions either first thing in the morning and bring in donuts, bagels and coffee or in the late afternoon and bring in cookies, cupcakes and coffee. For each session, the speaker needs to create a snappy title to get people excited about attending. Having someone show up to teach"How to make effective collection calls" is a sure way to have any employee call in sick that day so they won't have to attend. SeeKeller / Page 3B

Dividends are important to the bottom line hy do you invest in a comw pany? The foremost reason is to make money. So you make money when the prices of the company shares go up. This form of profit is called appreciation, which is when the value of your investment rises to a higher level than what you originally paid. The profit is only on paper, or unrealized, until you actually sell and then realize a capital gain. On the other hand, if the value falls below your cost or original investment you can also have a loss. Like the gain, the loss is only on paper until you actually sell. But wait: there is more. There are two ways to profit

The combination of price appreciation and dividends is known as total return. A good MARCY HAINES analogy and example of total return is rental property. Dividends from ownership. are like rent. You receive the The second way to profit from rental income and also have the investments is through divipotential for the value of the underlyingproperty to appreciate. dends. A dividend is a distribution of a portion of a company's In his 1938 classic book, earnings or profits. The company 'Theory of Investment Value," can reinvest all its earnings right John Burr Williams believed back into the business igenerally dividends play a very important in the case of small, rapidly grow- role in determining the value of ing companies) or it can pay out an investment. He put it quite some of its earnings to sharehold- poetically: "A cow for her milk, a ersintheform ofdividends.Ifa hen for her eggs, and a stock, by company has no profits it pays no heck, for her dividends." dividends. Williams goes on to write: "If

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How important are dividends? Much more than you might think. A study by Ned Davis Research shows that dividendSeeHaines / Page 3B

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and industry officials and hobbyists. They11 recommend which drones should be required to register and which should be exempted, and design a system that would be easy for commercial operators to comply with, the department said. Toys and small drones that don'tpresent a safety threat are likely to be exempt. Drones that weigh only a pound or two or that can't fly higher than a few hundred feetare considered lessrisky. Heavier ones and those that can fly thousands of feet pose more of a problem. There is no official count of how many drones have been sold in the U.S., but industry officials say it is in the hundreds of thousands and will easily pass a million by the end of the year. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx directed the task force to deliver its report by Nov. 20. The Consumer Electmnics Association has forecast that 700,000 dmnes will be sold this holiday season,

WASHINGTON — Thefederal government will require many drone aircraft to be registered, a m oveprompted by thegrowing number of reported close calls and incidentsthat pose safety risks, officials announced Monday. Pilot sightings of drones have doubledsince lastyear, including sightings near manned aircraft and major sportingevents,and interference with wildfire-fighting operations, the government said at a news conference to announce the step. 'These reports signal a troubling trend," Federal Aviation Administration chief Michel Huerta said in a statement. Registration will increase pressure on drone operators to fly responsibly, he said, adding, "when they don't fly safely, they11 know there will be consequences." To work out details, the FAA and the Transportation Department are setting up a 25- to 30-member task force including government

and Foxxsaidit'sespeciafl y important that new drone users be taught the responsibilities that come with flying. Registering drones that couldpose safety risks "makes sense, but it should not becomea prohibitive burdenforrecreationalusers who flyforfun and educational purposes and who have operatedharmoniously within our communities for decades," Dave Mathewson, executivedirectorofthe Academy for Model Aeronautics, said in a statement. The FAA now receives about 100 reports a month from pilots who say they've seen drones flying near planesand airports,compared with only a few sightings per month last year. So far there have been no accidents, but agency officials have said they're concerned that even a drone weighing only a few pounds might causeserious damage ifit is sucked into an engine or smashes into an airliner's windshield.

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Retailers arein fora strong, yet competitive holiday season, according to two forecasts out Thursday. Sales in November and December are expected to

rise 3.7 percent to $630.5 billion — a bigger jump than the 10-year average of 2.5 percent but less than last year's 4.1 percent gain, the National Retail Federation said. Holiday purchases will account for a fifth of annual retail sales this year, the trade group said. Online holiday-related sales will be up even more than store sales — between 6 percent and 8 percent — to

about $105 billion, NRF projected.Storesaregearing up to hire between 700,000 and 750,000 seasonal workers. eWith several months of solid retail sales behind us, we're heading into the all-important holiday season fully expecting to see healthy growth," said Matthew Shay, NRF president and CEO,

KELLER Continued from Page 1B But an hour long workshop on"Learn how you can help earn a raise" will have people inquiring about what this workshop is all about. You may find more employees willing to make those unpleasant calls once they discover a financial incentive for doing so. Sessions should be short, about an hour, with not more than 12 participants. Having a larger audience will inhibit partici pation.Each session will need an agenda, deliverablesand materialsforthose attending. Allow plenty of time for questions and answers. Not everyspeaker is effective at facilitating participation but having that skill is critical to havean interactive session which is best for adult learners. Be prepared for some negativity in the first several sessions because some individuals will clearly want to be somewhere else — any-

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giNQk said in the group's announcement. That said, consumers' ability to spend may be a bit constrained by a slower pace of job creation and income growth, with families expected to spend"prudently and deliberately," Shay said. Retailers will continue to compete not only on price, but on digital offerings, store hours and special deals, the grOup sald. In aseparate forecast,the Consumer Electronics Association said Thursday that well over half the shoppers in the U.S. plan to buy tech gifts this year, boostingoverall holiday sales by 3.4 percent. Topping the holiday tech wish list are TVs, tablets, smartphones, laptop or notebook computers and video game consoles, the CEA said.

where else. If this happens, you will need to personally coach those individuals, making your expectations clear. Consider having sessions without managers and supervisors in attendance. Sometimes the presence of someone in a position of authority will squash anyone asking questions of significance, especially if this individual is not in favor of the educational opportunity beingprovided and believes itis a waste of time. To counter that, you will need to sell your managers and supervisors on this program individually. If you believe that one of them can perform training, have them create the curriculum and you approve it. Finally I recommend you reach out to your employment attorney to discuss how this program can be conducted for your hourly employees. They can guide you to make sure that you are legally compliant. Ken Keller can be contacted at KenKeller0SBCglobal.net.

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Continued ~om Page 1B paying companies outperform their non-paying counterparts by a significant amount: "From 1972 through 2013, non-dividend paying stocks earned a measly 2.3 percent return per year. But dividend paying stocks crusheditwith a 9.3 percent average annual return. And those that paid a dividend and raised it year after year dideven better-generating a compound annual return of 10.12 percent." The results of the Ned Davis Research are consistent with The Wharton School of Business's Professor Jeremy Siegel. Forbes Magazine stated that Siegel,"famously showed that throughout history through to the early 1990s, roughly three quarters of the real return from the stock market came from dividends, with one quarter

COMMUTER Continued ~om Page 1B other that through private transportation or Greyhound — with Boise or the westside that's once a day. I have always thought the rail and air pieceiforEastern Oregon) has been totally ignored. For us to grow as a community that needs to be addressed," Bennett said. Davidson said officials often grapple with Eastern Oregon's remote location when recruiting businesses. eWe getthat feedback on a regular basis — they ibusinessesl need access to airlines in some sort of reasonabletime frame,e he sald.

may payadividend and even increase it during a time while the market price is declining. Charles Farrell was quoted in the Wall Street Journal saying,"If What to Look For you puttogether a portfolio ofgood blue Dividends ategenerallypaidbycompa- chips, you might start with a yield of 3 nies on a~ l yb a sis. Here ate thtee percent. You have to train your brain to key points tolookforindividendcompanies: ignore the price movement. You want • Companies with a long history of to focus on the income production and the growth of that income." The article paying dividends. Look at the history over 10 years, 20 years, 30 years and continued, "Over the past 50 years, the even longer S&P 500's dividends have grown an • Companies that have not only con- average 5.7 percent a year, somewhat sistently paid dividends but also have a ahead of the average 4.1 percent inflaregular history of increased dividends. tion rate. If we continue to see that sort • Companies with strong and conof 1.6 percentage-pointgap,retirees sistent earnings over long time frames. who have a big enough portfolio to live This is important because if the comsolely off dividends would potentially be in great shape, because they would pany isn't earning enough to pay the dividends the dividend may be reduced be coll ecting a stream ofincome that is or eliminated. rising faster than inflation." Lastly, dividends are important but Keep dividends on your radar. They may provide a nice source of income they don't eliminate price fluctuations oftheunderlying company. A company during market ups and downs.

Davidson said while the to help us meet the demands m ove away looking foropcommuter air service in Pend- portunities. You know it is of people who are looking to leton is a plus for the region, it a prettysobering situation locate businesses," he said. still doesn't answer logistical from an economic standFor Harvey the issue isn't challenges for firms that wish point when our natural reso much whether a comto locate in Union County. sourcesland arenotutilized muter air service is an idea "The problem is for comand zoning laws are such with potential, but how to munities like Baker and fund it. And relying on more that we can't justify adding La Grande and John Day, land to the urban growth government help is not the when we tell a business boundary," he said. answer, he said. 'The concept is wonderA commuter air service, prospect they can get on a he said, could help reverse ful. But we need to not be plane in Pendleton, it is like we are saying, maybe you the declining economic dependent upon Salem for should go look at locating paradigm. everything. I am never com"It would be another tool fortable with that," he said. your business in Pendleton or Hermiston," he said. Davidson said the stark Powder V a l l ey Sch o o l s realities of economic life in North Powder School District 8J P hone 541- 89 8- 224 4 FAX 5 4 1 - 8 9 8 - 2 0 4 6 Eastern Oregon — slow growth and a declining population — haunt elected leaders. "Our growth rate is flat to declining and our children October 7, 2015

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to sell the Real Prop- In construing this notice, 1300 SW Fifth Avenue, dition. the word "Grantor" in- Suite 2300 erty to satisfy the obliment basis in a ccor86.752 (3) of Oregon cludes any successor Portland, OR 97201 The real property is not gations secured by the dance with Executive On November 4th, 2015 R evised Statutes . T T rust D ee d a n d t o in interest of Grantor, 503-778-5338 in the actual possesOrder 13175 and other at the hour of 1 0 :00 he default for w h ich f oreclose t h e T r u s t as well as any other STATE OF OREGON) s ion of any e ntity o r the for e n closure is policies. T r i bal c o n- a .m. a t t he Uni o n Deed b y a d v e r tise- person owing an obli- County of p erson o t h e r t h a n c erns, i n cluding i m County Sheriff's Of made is the grantor s: Plaintiff. m ent and sale. T h e gation th e p e r f orm- Multnomah) pacts on Indian trust fice, 1109 IC Ave, La BORROWER(S) defaults for which the a nce of w h ich is s e assets and p o tential Grande, Oregon, the FAILED TO M A I Nf oreclosure i s m a d e c ured by t h e T r u st I, the undersigned, cer- SUMMARY OF RELIEF impacts to cultural redefendant's i n t e rest TAIN HAZARD INDeed and their succestify that I am the attorREQUESTED: Plaintiff ability for this loan in are: sources, will be given will be sold, sublect to SURANCE ON THE which case this letter s ors in i n t erest; t h e ney or one of the attoris requesting the court w ord " T r u stee " i n ney s f or t he d ue c o n s i d e r at i o n . redemption, in the real PROPERTY (AND/OR is intended to exercise a. The f a i lure o f the to declare Plaintiff to above-named SuccesFederal, State, and loGrantor to pay when cludes any successor b e the owner in f e e property c o m m o nly FAILED TO PROVIDE t he n o t e ho ld e r s cal agencies, a l o ng known as: 946 North ADEQUATE PROOF trustee; and the word sor Trustee and that s imple o f t h e re a l nght's against the real due five monthly paywith tribes and other F irst S t r e et , U n i o n , OF I N S U RANCE), "Beneficiary" includes the foregoing is a comments of $18,576.00 property d e s c r i b ed property only. As reAND ALSO FAILED any successor in interplete and exact copy stakeholders that may O regon, 97883. T h e quired by law, you are each, due on February above and entitled to of the o r iginal Trusbe interested in or afcourt case number is TO PAY PROPERTY hereby notified that a est o f Be ne f i c i a ry 10, 2015 and on the possession t h e reof, f ected b y t h e p r o - 1 5-01-49546 w h e r e T AXES PRIOR T O free of any estate, tinegative credit report t enth da y o f ea c h n amed in t h e T r u st tee's Notice of Sale. posed withdrawal that Wells F argo B a n k, THE DELINQUENCY reflecting o n y our m onth thereafter. A s Deed. tle, claim, lien, or interDATE IN VIOLATION Wendell ICusnerus the BLM is evaluating, credit record may be of June 29, 2015, the est of Defendants or N.A., its successors in Attorne for Successor are invited t o p a rticii nterest a n d /o r a s OF THE TERMS OF submitted to a c r edit t ota l am ou n t of The Beneficiary, as sethose claiming under BORROWER(S)' cured party, holds a Trustee Defendants and quietpate in t h e s c o p i ng signs, is the p laintiff, r eport agency if y o u monthly payments in and Mary Myers, as HOME EQUITY CON- fail to fulfill the terms secunty interest in the ing title in th e p r e mprocess and, if eligible, d efa u l t was may request or be reV ERSION M ORT - of your credit obligaf ollowing p e r s o n al Published: September Personal Representa$92,880. 00. ises i n t h e P l a i ntiff; tive of th e E state of GAGE AND, AS A RE- tions. Without limit30, 2015 and October and to enloin Defenquested by the BLM property, which shall to participate in the deC larence A . M y e r s ; S U L T , THE ing the trustee's dis- b .On or about May 1, be referred to as the dants and those claim7, 14,21,2015 "As-Extracted Collatvelopment of the enviMary Myers, IndividuABOVE-REFERclaimer of represening under Defendants 2 014, Co m m u n i t y ronmental analysis as ENCED SUMS WERE tations o r w a r r a n- Bank filed a lawsuit to eral": Legal No. 00043018 from asserting any esally; Todd Myers; Scott a cooperating agency. ADVANCED ON BOR- ties, Oregon law reforeclose a Iunior deed Myers; United States tate, title, claim, lien, IN THE CIRCUIT C omment s i nc l u d i n g of Amenca; Cam CredROWER(S) BEHALF quires the trustee to of trust o n t h e R eal All mined rock, rip-rap, or interest in the premCOURT OF THE names and street adTO M AI N TA I N I Ni ses o r a n y p o r t i o n its, Inc.; State of Orestate in t his notice Property. g ravel, dec o r a t i v e STATE OF OREGON dresses o f r e s p o n- gon; Occupants of the SURANCE ON THE thereof. rock, and any o t her that some residential FOR THE COUNTY dents will be available P remises; a n d T h e PROPERTY AND TO rock products w h ich p roperty sold a t a B y reason of s aid d eOF UNION for public review at the Real Property located PAY PRO P E RTY trustee's sale may faults, Beneficiary has o riginated from r o c k NOTICE TO THE BLM Washington Ofa t 94 6 N o r t h F i r s t TAXES By this reason h ave been used in d eclared t h e e n t i r e mined from the Real DEFENDANTS: LA GRANDE SCHOOL READ THESE PAPERS f ice o r t h e O r e g o n Street, Union, Oregon o f said d e f a ult t h e Property. manufacturing methamount of all obligaDISTRICT BLM State Office at 97883, is defendant. b eneficiary ha s d e amphetamines, the tions secured by t he CAREFULLY! the addresses noted The sale is a p u b lic clared all obligations c hemical com p o Trust Deed to be im- The Beneficiary, through NO. 1 above, during regular auction to the highest secured by said deed Y ou must " a ppear" i n nents of w hich are m ediately d u e a n d the undersigned in her business hours Monb idder f o r c a s h o r of trust i m m e diately known to be t o xic. capacity as a t t orney Plaintiff, this case or the other paya bI e. Th e s um owdue and payable, said for th e B e n e f iciary, day through Friday, exc ashier's c h e c k , i n Prospective purchasing on all obligations side will win automatiV. cept Federal holidays. sums being the followers o f r e s i dential secured by the Trust h ereby g i ves n o t i c e cally. To "appear" you hand, made out to UnBefore including your ion County S heriff's ing, to-wit: The sum of Deed is as follows: that th e B e n e f iciary must f i l e w i t h t he property should be GEORGIA M. CATES, an address, phone numOffice. For more inforwill sell or lease or licourt a l e ga l p a per $170,117.42 together aware of this potenindividual, and the unwith interest thereon cense, as applicable, mation on this sale go tial danger before decalled a "motion" or ber, email address, or known heirs of GEORother personal identifyto: at the rate of 2.7500 ciding to place a bid PnncipaI $1,899,412.16 the As-Extracted Col"answer". The "moGIA M. CATES, also all tion" or "answer" ing information in your www.ore onshenffs. lateral to the highest p er annum; plus a l l for this property at other persons or parcomment, you should com/sales.htm trustee's fees, foreclomust be given to t he qualified bidder in pubthe trustee's sale. IntereSt (to June 25, 2015) ties unknown claiming be aware that your ens ure costs an d a n y Q UALITY MAY B E 33,905.81 lic as follows: court clerk or adminisany nght, title, lien or tire comment — includ- P ublished: October 7 , sums advanced by the CONSIDERED A Day and date: November trator within 30 days interest in the property ing your personal iden14,21, 28, 2015 beneficiary pursuant to DEBT COLLECTOR Late Charges 4 , 644.00 13, 2015 of the date of first pubdescribed in the Comtifying i n f o rmation the terms of said deed Time: 2:00 p.m. l icatio n s p e c if i e d A TTEMPTING T O plaint herein, may be made publicly Legal No.00043127 of trust. Whereof, noPlace: 4 t h Avenue enherein along with the COLLECT A D E BT Trustee's Sale Guaranty available at any time. t ice hereby i s g i v e n AND ANY INFORMA- 3,450.00 trance required filing fee. It While you can ask us that Quality Loan ServT ION O B T A INED Union County Defendants. m ust b e i n pr o p e r i n your c o m ment t o NOTICE OF i ce C o r p o ratio n o f Courthouse form and have proof of WILL BE USED FOR Phase 1 Environmental Case No. 15-09-50025 withhold your personal FORECLOSURE SALE W ashington, the u n service on th e p l ainTHAT PURPOSE. TS Study 4,500.00 1007 4th Street tiff's attorney or, if the identifying information dersigned trustee will No: OR-15-674165-AJ La Grande, OR SUMMONS from public review, we Miscellaneous houseon 12/22/2015at the Dated: 8/6/2015 Qual- Attorney Fees (to May plaintiff does not have cannot guarantee that hold furnishings, etc., hour of 1: 0 0 PM , an attorney, proof of ity Loan Service Cor31, 2015) 1 3 ,023.50 TO: Georgia M. Cates, we will be able to do will be sold at A-1 Mini Standard of Time, as Such sale of the As-Exservice upon the plainporation of Washingan individual, and the s torage, 1 5 1 3 2 1 s t so. established by section tracted Collateral will tiff. ton, as Trustee Signa- Total: $1,958,935.47 unknown h e i r s of If you have any quesFor a penod until SepStreet on October 29, 187 .110, Oregon Reture By: Alma take place as part of Georg ia M. Cates, a lso tions, you should see tember 23, 2017, sub2015 at 10:00am. vised Statues, Inside Cla rk, Assista nt Sec- Interest continues to acthe sale of th e Real all other persons or the main entrance of P roperty, as se t o u t an attorney i m m ediIect to v a li d e x i sting ¹136. The owner or reretary Trustee's Mailcrue on the principal partie s un k no w n p uted ow ner o f t h e the Daniel Chaplin above, and the As-Exrig hts, the la nds deing Address: Quality a mou n t of ately. If you need help claiming any nght, tiproperty to be sold is scribed in the Federal B uilding 1 00 1 4 t h Loan Service Corp. of $1,899,412.16 at the tracted Collateral may in finding an attorney, tle, lien, or interest in Register notice will be Bency Robert-Fasien. Street L a G r a n de, Washington C/0 Qualbe sold together with rate of eighteen peryou may call the Orethe property descnbed segregated from locaT he amount due o n Oregon 97850 County the Real Property, as a ity Loan Service Corcent (18%) per annum gon State Bar's Lawi n t he Com pl a i n t the lien is $352.00 and tion and entry under of UN I O N, State of from June 26, 2015, single unit, in a c corporation 411 Ivy Street yer Referral Service at herein. the United States minA -1 M in i S t o rage i s Oregon, sell at public San Diego, CA 92101 until paid. A t t o r n ey dance wit h B e nefici( 503) 6 8 4-3763 o r ing laws, unless the foreclosing the lien. auction to the highest toll-free in Oregon at Trustee's Physical Adf ees an d c o s t s i n - ary's r ights w it h r e - YOU ARE HEREBY rewithdrawal ¹416. The owner or rebidder for cash the inspect to the Real Propd ress: Quality L o a n curred by the benefici(800) 452-7636. quired to appear and application/proposal is p uted ow ner o f t h e terest in the said deerty. Sermce Corp. of Wash- ary or the trustee after defend the complaint property to be sold is denied or canceled or scribed real property ington 108 1 St. Ave. May 31, 2015 will also DATED this14th day of filed against you in the the withdrawal is apSamantha D. Winburn. which the grantor had South, Suite 202, Seatbe part of the sum im- Beneficiary can be conOctober, 2015 above-entitled action or had power to contacted at the address p roved prior t o t h a t T he amount due o n mediately due, owing, t le, WA 9 8 104 T o l l within thirty (30) days BAUM SMITH, LLC the lien is $850.00 and date. L i c enses, pervey at the time of the Free: (866) 925-0241 and payable on such and telephone number from the date of first Attorneys for Plaintiff e xecution by h i m o f I DSPUb ¹ 0 0 8 9 0 7 5 indebtedness. o f it s a t t o r ney, t h e m its , c oo p e r a t i v e A -1 M in i S t o rage i s publication o f t hi s agreements, or discreforeclosing the lien. the said trust deed, toSuccessor Trustee, as 10/7/2015 10/14/2015 Summons, and in case By: W~ tt S. B t ionary la n d us e ¹421. The owner or reset out below. G rangether with any interThe Beneficiary and the 1 0/21/201 5 o f your failure to d o OSB No. 111773 authonzations may be p uted ow ner o f t h e est which the grantor 1 0/28/201 5 S uccessor T r u s t e e tors are entitled to an so, for want thereof, 1902 Fourth St., Ste 1 property to be sold is a llowed d u r in g t h e or his successors in inh ave elected to s e l l accounting of the unPlaintiff will apply to PO Box 967 temporary segregative Samantha D. Winburn. terest acquired after P ublished: October 7 , the Real Property to paid indebtedness sethe court for the relief La Grande, OR 97850 T he amount due o n the execution of said cured by the A s-Expenod, but only with satisfy the o b ligation 14,21,28, 2015 demanded inthe com- Telephone: the lien is $840.00 and approval of the authortrust deed, to satisfy secured. A n o tice of tracted Collateral, for plaint. A -1 M in i S t o rage i s no charge. Grantors ized officer of the BLM the foregoing obliga- Legal No. 00042361 default and election to (541) 963-3104 or the USFS. foreclosing the lien. tions thereby secured sell was duly recorded m ay request an a c Facsimile: SUMMARY OF COMThe application will be ¹500. The owner or reand the costs and exTRUSTEE'S NOTICE counting by calling the on July 1, 2015, in the (541) 963-9254 PLAINT: Plaintiff is atOF SALE Beneficiary's attorney email: processed i n a c c or- p uted ow ner o f t h e penses of sale, includrecords of U nion tempting to quiet title property to be sold is i ng a reas o n a b l e at the telephone numdance with the regulaC ounty, Oregon, a s office©baumsmith.com t o real p roperty l o t ions set f o rt h i n 4 3 Joshua M. Siel. The charge by the trustee. Reference is made to a Document ber set out below. cated in Union County, CF R part 2300. a mount du e o n t h e Notice is further given D eed of T r us t ( t h e No. 20151979, referDATE OF FIRST Oregon, p a r t icularly P U B ILCAT I0N lien is $636.00 and A-1 "Trust Deed") made, t hat a n y pe rs o n ence thereto hereby Dated at Portland, descnbed as follows: Mini Storage is f o ren amed i n S ect i o n executed, and d e livLegal No. 00043344 being expressly made. Oregon, July 13, 2015. October 14, 2015 Published: October 21, closing the lien. 86.778 of Oregon Reered by Union Lumber The North 50 feet of Published: October 14 2015 vised Statutes has the Co., Inc., an Oregon WHEREFORE, NOTICE Wendell ICusnerus OSB Lots 5 and 6 in Block Published: October 14 nght to have the forec orporation, t o A b ¹792922 HEREBY IS G IVEN 21, 28, 2015 and 1010 - Union Co. 94 in CHAPLIN'S ADand 21,2015 closure p r o c e e ding s tract 5 T i t l e C o m - that the undersigned Attorney for Bethany November 4, 2015 DITION to the City of Legal Notices dismissed a n d t he Trustee or T rustee's Colema n-F ire, pany, as Trustee, to L a G r a nde , U n i o n LegaI No. 43233 Legal No.00043239 trust deed reinstated secure certain obligaattorney will, on NoSuccessor Trustee PUBLIC NOTICE County Oregon, acb y payment t o th e tions in favor of Banvember 13, 2015, at Davis Wnght Tremaine cording t o t h e re ner Bank, as Beneficithe hour of 2:00 p.m. LLP P U B L I C N O T I C ETRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF beneficiary of the encorded plat of said adtire amount then due ( standard time as esary, dated June 1 4, HEREBY IS G IVEN SALE T . S . N o . : if applicable ) and curtablished b y ORS 2007, and r e corded THAT THE TWO-YEAR OR-15-674165-AJ Oring any other default J une 15 , 2 0 07 , a s 1 87.110, at t h e 4 t h PERIOD FOR THE REc omplained of in t h e dei No.: D ocu m e n t No . A venue e ntrance o f DEMPTION OF REAL 1501 57235-0 R-M SO Notice of D efault by 20073220 of the offit he U n i o n Co u n t y P ROPERTIES IN Reference is made to tendenng the performcial records of Union Courthouse, 1007 4th CLUDED IN THE 2013 t hat c e r t a i n deed ance required under County, Oregon, covStreet, in the City of D ELINQUENT T A X made by, ALFRED L. the obligation or trust enng the following deLa Grande, County of LIEN FORECLOSURE CRAIG, TRUSTEE OF deed, at any time pnor Union, State of O r escribed real property PROCEEDINGS INSTI- T HE A L F RE D L . to the sale date. For (the "Real Property") gon, sell at public aucTUTED BY U N I ON CRAIG REVOCABLE S ale In f o r m a t i o n i n such c o unty a n d tion to the highest bidCOUNTY, OREGON, 888-988-6736 or state: der for cash, the interON AUGUST 21, 2013 TRUST DATED JUNE Call: L ogi n to: IN TOWNSHIP 3 2005 as Grantor to est in the Real PropIN T H E CI R C UIT 13, PACIFIC NORTHWEST Salestrack.tdsf.com In SOUTH. RANGE 40 erty that Grantor had COURT O F THE construing this notice, EAST OF THE or had power to conSTATE OF OREGON COMPANY OF ORE- the masculine gender WILLAMETTE INC, as trustee, vey at the time of the FOR UNION COUNTY, GON, in favor of ONE R Eincludes the feminine MER IDIAN execution by Grantor SUIT NUM B E R VERSE MORTGAGE, a nd the n e uter, t h e of the Trust Deed, to13-08-48578 AND INLLC, as B e n eficiary, singular includes plu- Section 19: The southgether with any interCLUDED I N THE dated 12/1 8/2008, reral, the word "grantor" e ast quarter o f t h e est that Grantor or the JUDGMENT AND DEcorded 12/31/2008, in includes any succesnortheast quarter and successors in interest C REE ENT E R E D official records of UNs or in interest to t h e t hat p o r t io n o f t he to Grantor acquired afTHEREIN ON NOVEMION County, Oregon in grantor as well as any south half lying east of ter the e x ecution of BER 13, 2013 WILL other persons owing t he r e located C o v e the Trust Deed, to satbook/reel/volume No. EXPIRE ON NOVEM- fee/file/instrument/ mian obligation, the perSeconda ry Hig hway isfy the foregoing obliBER 13, 2015. c rofilm / rec e p t i o n formance of which is g ations t h e reby s e number 2008 5 590 secured by said trust Section 20: The southcured and th e c o sts ALL PROPERTIES ORcovenng the following deed, the words "trusw est quarter o f t h e and expenses of sale, DERED SOLD UNDER descnbed real property tee" and 'beneficiary" southwest quarter including the cost of a THE JUDGMENT AND in sa id include their respectitle search, a reasonDECREE, UNLESS RE- s ituate d C ounty, a n d S t a t e , tive successors in in- Section 30: That portion able charge by Trus- L Full color Real Estate picture ad DEEMED ON OR BE- to-wit: A P N: 1 4 5 9 0 terest, if any. Pursuant of the north half lying tee, and a reasonable FORE NOVEMBER 13, Start your campaign with a full-color 2x4 LOTS ONE (1) TWO t o Oregon Law, t h i s east of relocated Cove attorneys' fee for Trus2015 W ILL BE picture ad in the Friday Baker City Herald (2), AND THREE (3) IN sale w i l l not be Secondary Highway t ee's attorneys. N o DEEDED TO UNION and The Observer Classified Section. BLOCIC FORTY-THREE deemed final until the tice is f u r t her g i v en COUNTY, OREGON, (43) IN THE TOWN OF T rustee's d ee d h a s SITUATE IN the County 2. Amonth of classified picture ads t hat Grantor, or a n y I MMEDIATELY O N P O W DER, been issued by Qualof Union, State of person named in ORS Five lines orcopy plus a picture in 12 issues EXPIRATION OF THE NORTH Oregon 86.778, has the right, or the Baker City Herald and the Observer Classified Section PERIOD OF REDEMP- UNION C O U N TY, ity Loan Service CorACCORDporation of Washinga t any t im e p r io r t o TION, AND E VERY OREGON, 3. Four weeks ofBuyers Bonus and Observer Plus Classified Ads I NG TO T H E R E - ton . If there are any Bethany C o leman-Fire five days before the RIGHT AND INTEREST CORDED PLAT O F Your classified ad automatically goes to non-subscribers and outlying areas or Baker i rregularities are d i s was appointed S ucTrustee's sale, to reOF ANY PERSON IN and UnionCounties in the mail for one month in the Buyers Bonus cr Observer Plus ADDITION, EXcovered w i t h i n 10 cessor Trustee by a quire that the forecloSUCH PROPERTIES SAID Classified Section. CEPTING T H E RE- days of the date of this c ertai n i n s t r u m e n t s ure proceeding b e WILL BE FORFEITED FROM THE SOUTHsale, that the trustee dated June 11, 2015, dismissed a n d t he 4. 30 days of 24/7 online advertising TO UNION COUNTY, EASTERLY 7.5 FEET will rescind the sale, and recorded June 17, Trust Deed reinstated That classified picture ad will be there for online buyers when they're looking at www. OREGON. CONVEYED TO THE r eturn t h e bu y e r ' s 2015, in the records of by the payment of the ncrtheastoregonclassi fieds.com — and they look at over 50,000 page views a month. C ITY O F NOR T H money and take furUnion County, Oregon, e ntire a m o u n t du e Home Setter Specia( price(8 for aduertising the same home, with no copy changes POWDER BY DEED ther action as necesas D o c u m en t No . (other than such porLINDA L. HILL and no refunds i f c(rusiged ad (s k(I(ed before end ofschedu(e. RECORDED AS MIsary. If the sale is set 20151792, and is now tion of the principal as ASSESSOR/TAX C ROFILM D O C U - aside for any reason, v ested w i t h a l l t h e would not be due had COLLECTORMENT NO. 86470, UNincluding if the Trustee no default occurred) powers of said former UNION COUNTY ION COUNTY DEED is unable to convey tiunder the terms of the Trustee. The mailing RECORDS. Commonly address of the Succestle, the Purchaser at Trust Deed and the obP ublished: October 2 1 known a s : 555 A the sale shall be entisor Trustee is: l igation s s ec ur e d and 28,2015 Street, North Powder, tled only to a return of thereby, including all O R 97867 Both t h e the monies paid to the Davis Wnght Tremaine costs and expenses Legal No.00043295 b eneficiary an d t h e Trustee. This shall be LLP actually incurred and trustee have elected the Purchaser's sole 1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Trustee's an d a t t o rT oo cold fo r a y a r d to sell th e s aid r eal and exclusive remedy. Suite 2400 neys' fees as provided property to satisfy the The purchaser shall Portland, OR 97201-5630 by ORS 86.778. sale? Sell those items obligations secured by h ave no f u rther r e bakercityherald.com lagrandeobserver.com with a classified! said trust deed and noc ourse a g ainst t h e Beneficiary has elected tice has been recorded p ursuant t o S e c t i o n

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By Tina Susman NEWYORK Nobodyexpected Justin Trudeau to win when he entered the boxing ring three years ago to duke it out against one of Canada's Conservative senators in a charity match. Trudeau's competitor, Patrick"Brass Knuckles" Brazeau, had fought more matches in a month than Trudeau, a Liberal senator, had in his privileged life, one skeptical announcer said as the fi ghtbegan. A few minutes later, though, it was Trudeau's arm that was thrust into the sky, and not even Brass Knuckles could argue with the outcome."I'm giving the man credit. He beat me," the breathless Brazeau said. Trudeauhad defied all expectations, proving that he was more than just the son of Canada's charismatic, beloved former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He has done it again with his stunning upset over Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's party, defying polls, pundits and skeptics who just a few months ago saw the 43-yearold with the youthful looks and lovely family as having little chance of ending the decadelong Conservative hold on Parliament. Trudeau's Liberals on Monday won 39.5 percent of the overall voteand 184outof338 seats in Parliament, a large enough majority to enable Trudeautogovern withoutrelying on other parties. Trudeau has vowed to raise taxes on the rich, boost government spending on inlrastructure

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and other projects,step up efforts to reducecarbon emissions, and embrace Canada's ethnic diversity. For manypundits, the turning pointin Trudeau's campaign came onAug. 6, during a televised debate against his opponents. Until that point, theConservatives'campaign mantrahad been thatTrudeau was"just notready." Harper's spokesman famously said before the debatethat expectations for Trudeau were so low that if he managed to come onstage with his pants on it would be an accomplishment. That strategy ofbashing Trudeau actually made it easier for the Liberal to shine, says Jonathan Malloy, chairman of the political science department at Carleton University in Ottawa, the capital. "They lowered expectations so much, it was easy for him to beat them. He was

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Canadian voters reclaimed their country's liberalidentity sending Justin Trudeau to the prime minister's office and ending nearly a decade of conservative leadership under Stephen Harper. Trudeau is the son of the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau

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