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Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Mel Harris of Baker City.

Partial solar eclipse Thursday

• The decision doesn't affect the district's controversial new curriculum for math instruction, however

Twilight in the afternoon. A rare occurrence but one which Baker County will experience Thursday during a wellpositioned partial solar eclipse. The time of the event is predicted by NASA as beginning at 1:52 p.m., maximum at 3:15 p.m. and ending at 4:31 p.m. If you rose in the early morning a few weeks ago to watch the full lunar eclipse you can now enjoy the companion piece — a partial solar eclipse in the early afternoon. The great thing about a solar eclipse is there is no need to lose sleep to view it. It does require care however, as the sun's rays can cause eye damage evenwhen itis in eclipse. SEE STORY ON PAGE 3A

By Chris Collins ccollins©bakercityherald.com

The Baker School Board has declined to endorse a schooldistrictreportthat sets "aspirational goals"

designedtoclose the achievement gap and bring all students up to benchmark standards. Although the district has submitted the report to the

Oregon Department of Education, the board, on a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, refused to sign off on the plan. Directors Andrew Bryan, Richard McKim and Kyle Knight

voted no. Kevin Cassidy and Chris Hawkins voted in favor. The rejection came despite Superintendent Walt Wegener's explanation that

tim er • More than150 people turn up for a town hall meeting in La Grande Katy Nesbitt VVesCom News Serwce

LA GRANDE — Rep.Greg Walden, R-ore., took time out from his re-election campaign to meet with national forest users and U.S. ForestService representatives atthe Blue Mountain Conference Center in La Grande Monday afternoon. Walden is championing a bill that has been passed twice by the House of Representatives and awaits action in the Senate. The legislation would allow more timber harvestand removal of Walden small diameter trees to restoreforesthealth and put people to work in Eastern Oregon. Timber harvest wasn't the only concern at Monday's town hall; accesstotheforest,m ining permits and maintaining livestock grazing on public lands were alsoaddressed by both a panel assembled by Walden and the more than 150 people in attendance.

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The popular instinct about the potential of vaccines to address the horrific Ebola outbreak in West Africa is: Why delay? If there's any chance they'll work, let's get them out now. Unfortunately, things aren't that simple. That was made clear during an emergency conference convened by the World Health Organization at the end of September to address this very issue. The meeting brought together 70 experts — epidemiologists, public health regulators, pharmaceutical company reps and ethicists, among others — to hash out the right way to proceed with trials of two vaccines that have shown the most promise in private and first-phase human trials.

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Baker City neighborhoods, including this scene along Grandview Drive, continue to brighten with autumn hues. The chilly weather and wind, in this week's forecast, will hasten the duration of the season which already seems too short. The complete weather forecast is on Page 10B.

regular unleaded is $3.09

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idly nationwide, although Baker City's prices remain well above both the Oregon and national averages. The national average for

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Slightly more than 12 percent of Baker County's 9,894 registered voters— 1,221 — had returned their ballots fortheN ov.4 generalelection as of this morning, Baker County Clerk Tami Green said. The deadline to return ballots is 8 p.m. on electton day. Ballots that haven't been mailed by late next week should be handdelivered to the Courthouse, 1995 Third St., or taken to a drop-off site. The ballot box on the west side of the Courthouse is open 24 hours per

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The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday to take a 1-0 lead in the World Series.

the board, by law, is excluded from being involved in developing what's known as an "achievement compact."

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That's down 4 cents from lastweek, 26 centsless than one month ago, and 21 cents less than a year ago. AAA predicts that gas prices will continue to drop

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agecould reach the $3 level for the first time since 2010. The Oregon average

coulddip to $3.15by the end of the year, AAA says.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014

BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 • Baker City Farmers Market:3:30-6:30 p.m. at the Community Events Center, 2600 East St., Baker City. THURSDAY, OCT. 23 • ODS College of Dental Science free dental screening:9:30 a.m., Department of Human Service,3165 10th St.; open to people 55 or older or those who have a partial or full denture; more information: 541-663-2721. • St. Alphonsus Auxiliary Annual Book Fair:9 a.m. to 2 p.m.inthehospitalbreezeway,3325 PocahontasRoad. • YMCA Fitness Center Open House:4 p.m. to 7 p.m., 3715 Pocahontas Road. FRIDAY, OCT. 24 • Community Concert featuring Al Simmons:A oneman variety show,7 p.m., Baker High School, 2500 ESt.; tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students; 541-524-2600. SATURDAY, OCT. 25 • Photographer Rich Bergeman:Talk and slide show about the Fort Rock homestead era and his efforts to preserve its history,1 p.m., OregonTrail lnterpretive Center, five miles east of Baker City along Highway 86. MayDay Cosmic Bowling: 3:30 p.m., Elkhorn Lanes,333510th St. • Missouri Flat Grange Chili feed, pie sale and bazaar: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grange Hall; lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Oct. 22, 1964 Dedication of the North Pine Road that now connects Baker and Wallowa counties was watched by a crowd of nearly 200 persons Wednesday. The official dedication, which took place at the top of the divide near theWallowaBaker County line, was a ceremony in which Regional Forester Herb Stone, Baker county Commissioner R.M. Phipps and Wallowa County Judge Fred Himelwright cut the three-part ribbon. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Oct. 23, 1989 Photo: New construction — Ground work is continuing for the construction of a new 3,200-square-foot building next to the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Pocahontas Road. Mark Sackos of Baker said he is building the facility on his one-acre plot to house B2M Irrigation, currently at 279510th St. The building should be completed in about 40 days, he said. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald Oct. 22, 2004 The real local heroes during the flu vaccine shortage may be the people who answer the telephones at St. Elizabeth Health Services and at the Baker county Health Department. Operators passalongthe same message to concerned callers at both places: No, we don't have any of the flu vaccine.Yes, we expectto receive some one day.Please be patient. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald Oct. 30, 2013 The appearance of a deer inside the Rite Aid store in Augustcaused a huge sensation around the community and onlin e afteraphoto showed up on Facebook. But the continuing proliferation of deer around Baker City concerns officials — especially as the animals' annual mating season starts. Baker County Commission Chairman Fred Warner Jr. Iives in the city and has noticed a lot of deer roaming, particularly along the Powder River and the freeway underpass.

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OBITUARIES 'Jim'Simmons

Bonnie Gill

Baker City, 1930-2014

Baker City, 1938-2014

City when Jim took a job as controller with the EllingJames Leverne"Jim" Sim- son Lumber Co., where he mons, 84, of Baker City, died remained employed until his on Oct. 16, 2014, at Meadow- retirement in 1995. brook Place Assisted Living Jim was a passionate and center. accomplished outdoorsman His memorial service will and spentmany a day afield hunting, fishing or panning be at noon Friday at the First Presbyterian Church, forgold.He had a wonderful 1995 Fourth St. Pastor Katy sense of humor and enjoyed Nicole of the First Presbyspending time playing cards, terian Church will officiate. golfing and playing dominos. Interment will be at Mount In retirement, Jim continHope Cemetery. There will ued to spend time outdoors be areception afterward at as well as traveling to visit his family, gardening iraisQuail Ridge Golf Course. Jim was born on Jan. 12, ing an impressive garden 1930, at Wenatchee, Wash., each season featuring a to Jim McNabb and Doropumpkin grown specially for each grandchild in which he thy J. Chisholm Simmons. Answering to the family lovingly carved their name), as "Leverne" as a youth iin cheeringfor hisbeloved order to distinguish him Washington State Univerfrom his father), Jim grew up sity Cougars and helping helping on the family ranch others. near Twisp, Washington. He In both his personal and attended school at Twisp, professional lives, Jim was a graduating at the age of 16 quiet, gentle and an exceedbefore attending Washington ingly capable man whose meticulous eye for detail State College at Pullman inow Washington State and patience were exceeded University) where in 1950 he only by his kindness and earned a degree in geology. considerationofothers,family members said. He was a Soon thereafter, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. devoted husband, grandfaHe served his country as ther, brother and son as well a geological technician at as a great fiiend. He will be Presidio, California, until greatly missed by all who his discharge at the rank of knew him. corporal in 1953. He was preceded in death While in California, he by his parents; and one met the love of his life, sister, Kay Branter. Carolyn Mattson. They were Survivors include his wife married on Sept. 27, 1953, of 61 years, Carolyn of Baker at San Francisco. The couple City; his children Steven would later be graced with and his wife, Judy, of Troutthree children: Steven, David dale, David and his wife, and Ann. Ronda, of Boise, and Ann For a time after their mar- and her husband, Paul Philriage, Jim and Carolyn made lips, of Gillette, Wyoming; their home at Ventura, Cali- four grandchildren, Katie fornia, while Jim worked as Nelson iJosiahl of Missoula, a cartographerforWest ern Montana, Hannah Phillips Geophysical in the off-shore and Derek Simmons, both of petroleum industry. ThereSeattle, and Abigail Phillips after, the couplereturned to of Brookings, South Dakota; the family ranch to work and one sister, Sherri Woods raise a family. of Spokane, Washington; After working the ranch and numerous nieces and for a time, Jim went to work nephews. for Wagener Lumber Co. Memorial contributions Initially, he worked in the may be made to Heart 'n' woods but was soon moved Home Hospice or a charity of one's choice through Gray's to the office as an accountant. West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, In 1970, Jim and Carolyn 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, moved the family to Baker OR 97814.

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a son, Greg, and daughterin-law, Jo-Lynn Dennett of Bonnie M. Gill, 76, of Baker Nampa, Idaho; four grandchildren and four greatCity, died Oct.12,2014,at home after a long battle with grandchildren, who she cancer. loved very much; her sisters, Her funeral Betty Pittman and Beverly Schlottman; and sister-in-law, was Oct. 18 at Lienkaemper LaPreal Dennett. Chapel in OnMemorial contributions tario. There will may be made to a charity of one's choice or to the Shriners be a celebration ofherlife at4 Bo n nie Children's Hospital. p.m. Saturday Gill Nancy Warner Oct. 25, at the

Quail Ridge Golf Course in

Former Baker County resident, 1947-2014

Baker City. Bonnie was born on Feb. 19, 1938, at New Plymouth, Idaho, to Roy and Opal Sweet Dennett. Shegrew up in the New Plymouth area and graduated from high school at Fruitland, Idaho, in 1956. She worked at Genoways Green House for a few years and then went to work for a dry cleaning business at Payette, Idaho.Shelatergotajob as secretary to the Ontario city manager. Later, Bonnie and a good fiiend, Mary Collingwood, went into the interior decorating business. They worked togetherfor severalyears until Mary had to quit as the resultofan accident. Bonnie then recruited her husband, Denny, who was retired. Bonnie and Denny worked together for several years until 2012. Bonnie lovedpeople and peopleloved her. "She never met a stranger and she would talk to anyone — even a lamppost if it would stand still long enough," family members said. She put in a great number of volunteer hours at the Baker City Golf Course. She belonged to the Golf Course Social Club where she held the offices of secretary, treasurer and president. She ran the Ladies Golf Tournament, started by a fiiend, Jan Danford, for four years. The tournament, The Ladies Combo, is still running to this

Nancy Warner, 67, died Oct.18,2014,atProvidence St. Peters Hospital in Olympia, Washington. Her funeral will be at 1

day. "Bonnie was a very great lady and will be missed by m any, many fi iends,"her family said. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Opal Sweet Dennett; a brother, Bill Dennett; and two brothers-inlaw, Dave Pittman and Craig Schlottman. Survivors include her husband of 51years, Denny; ' t~

p.m. PST i2 p.m. MSTl Friday, Oct. 24, at the Bear Schoolhouse in Bear, Idaho. Interment will N ancy be at the Bear W ame r Cemetery. Nancy was born on May 27, 1947, to Lawrence and Millie Smith Warner. She was raised on the ranch that was homesteaded by her great-grandparents, Idaho pioneers Amos and Phoebe Harding Warner. Nancy's family history spanned both sides of the Snake River. She was granddaughter of lifetime Hells Canyon/Pine Valley resident, Lena Hogg, whose parents John and Letha Hendrix homesteaded on the Oregon side of the Snake River. Nancy was a very creative person. She dreamed big dreams and loved to createitems ofgreatbeauty whether through her sewing and needlecraft talents or through her paintings. Nancy always lived her life full of vibrancy, family members sald. Nancy's journey through life took many twists and turns and she lived in many places throughout the Northwest. Nancy was blessed with two sons ofher own, Larry and Matthew Wood, both of the Yakima, Washington, area and also an adopted daughter, Tonya Wood, and adopted son, John Wood, currently living in Alaska. SeeObituaries/Page 8A News of Record on Page 3

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Sesquicent;ennial Celebrat;ion! Baker Methodist Church I 0 AM• October 26

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• THURSDAY:Orange-glazed chicken tenders, fried rice, Asian vegetables, Asian salad, bread, cookies • FRIDAY:Baked cod,cupofclam chowder,peasand carrots, coleslaw, roll Pub/ic luncheon atthe Senior Center,2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.; $3.50 donation (60 and older), $5.75 for thoseunder 60.

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MavQavgetsdonationforsafehouse • Money helps pay for repairs after flooding in the basement damaged the shelter The MayDay, Inc. safe house for victims of domestic violence is better able to serve clients thanks to a generous donation from the Baker County chapter of Soroptimist International.

accomodations. Food and personalitems are provided because clients often leave their homes quickly in order toescape abusive situations, according to Milli Joseph, MayDay's executive director. The safe house is fully furnished and includes a complete kitchen. There are m ultiple bedrooms foradults and for the children, who often accompany them. In order to protect clients'

The club paid nearly $1,000 forrepairsatterthe shelter home wasdamaged by fl ooding in its basement. The home provides temporary housing for victims while they find longer-term

safety, MayDay does not disclose thelocation ofthe shelter. Clients and workers at the sitemust also agree to keep that information confidential. Because most of the clients needing shelter are women, alternative locations are arranged for male clients. The nonprofit agency also does exchanges with similar facilities in other communities in cases where clients need to

leave the area. The furnishings, linens, and other items have been donated over the years since the home, itself, was donated. MayDay welcomes donationsofpaper products,laundry soap,linens and other supplies for use in its safe house. Cash donations can be designatedforthe shelter or fortransportation forvictims who must leave the area.

LOCAL BRIEFING New playground structure at S. Baker Park A playground structure has been installed at South Baker Park in Baker City iColorado Avenue), along with new wood chips. The structure was donated to the city by Head Start. Also, old swings were removed at the park and will be replaced next month iweather permitting) with a new swing set. New swings are also planned to be installed at Cedar Acres Park and Riverpark. The city has established a dedicated fund within the parks budget — the Playground Improvement Fund — to hold money idonations and grants) that can be used for improvements.

St. AlphonsusAuxiliary book sale Oct. 23 St. Alphonsus Auxiliary — Baker City will have its annual book fair Thursday, Oct. 23 &om 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the breezeway at the hospital, 3325 Pocahontas Road.

Twilightintheafternoon: Partialsolar eclinselhursdav By Ryc Rienks For the Baker City Herald

Twilight in the afternoon. A rare occurrence but one which we will experience Thursday during a well positioned partial solar eclipse. The time ofthe eventispredicted by NASA as beginning at 1:52 p.m., maximum at 3:15 p.m. and ending at 4:31 p.m. If you rose in the early morning a few weeks ago to watch the full lunar eclipse you can now enjoy the companion piece — a partial solar eclipse in the early afternoon. The greatthing about a solar eclipseis thereisnoneed to lose sleep toview it.Itdoesrequire carehowever,as the sun's rays can cause eye damage even when it is in eclipse. Caution must be taken, particularly for children who find the sight attractive and may cause damage to their eyes by watching too intently. There are no pain receptors in your eyes to

Photo by Ryc Rienks

A partial solar eclipse seen in April 2005 outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Sunspots (active regions) are seen near the occlusion area created by the moon covering a portion of the sun. warn you of the damage caused by looking at the sun with out proper eye protection. To aid in your safe enjoyment of this event, I will provide solar observing telescopes with the filters necessary to safely watch the sun

OBITUARIES Continued from Page 2A

Nancy Warner

and returned to the ranch on weekends. When Nancy was a senior in high school, the ranch was sold and her family moved to Halfway. She was a 1965 Pine Valley High School graduate. With a real knack for numbers, Nancy made her living as a bookkeeper. She returned to Pine Valley in 2000 and started her own

Former Baker County resident, 1947-2014

Nancy attended elementary school in a little one-room schoolhouse, which was the same as attended by her fatherand allhersisters.After hereighth-grade graduation, Nancy attended high school at Council, Idaho. She lived with loving families during the week

in close-up views. 111set these up in the Baker City Herald's parking lot at 1915 First St. These will show surface detail only visible to solar scientists. I'll also have a projection system with which you can watch directly with no danger as well as eclipse glasses and shields. The location will be ideal as long as the clouds stay away &om the sun during the event. As I always say, we use the skies we get. The forecast isn't promising, with the N ational Weather Service predicting cloudy skies Thursday. A partial eclipse shows the moon's passage between the sun and our position on the Earth as it nibbles away a portion of the sun's disc. The eventislessdramatic than a total eclipse as it doesn't completely black out the sun's disc. The advantage is we see the event over a longer time &ame. Perhaps, through the safe solar telescopes, you will see details

little business "A Better Way Bookkeeping" and became involved in the affairs of the small rural community. She was involved in the consignment endeavorsofHaifway Whimsical, as well as participating in City Council and restoringand preserving the Baker County Fairgrounds. Nancy was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and followedin the footsteps of her ancestors. She was active in the Relief Society and

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on the moon's limb in silhouette. If you want to watch the process of the moon taking a bite out of the sun iup to 66 percent for usl &om your location, I suggest using a welder's mask with a No. 13 or No. 14 shade. Nothing with a smaller number as those are too bright and will cause discomfort. Perhaps you would like to try your hand at projecting the image. Often people watching the sunlight shine through the trees as it shines on the ground or a sidewalk will seehundreds oflittlecrescents,the image of the sun projected through the smallspacesbetween theleaves. For a better view you need a smaller aperture and a better screen. Take asheet ofstiffcardboard,cut a hole about one inch square in it, tape a piece of aluminum foil over the hole, then carefully pierce it once with pi a n.You have made the aperturenecessary forprojecting the

enjoyed the sisterhood she found there. Nancy was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2009 and survivedboth the disease and the treatment to bless us with her presence for another five years, outliving 98 percent of those with her type of cancer. Her family and fiiends recall many special memoriesofthoseadditional years they were blessed to enjoy. Nancy spent the last years of her life in the loving care of her sisters. She will be deeply missed by them all. Survivors include five sisters; her sons and her adoptedchildren;fi vegrandsons; and two granddaughters. Her granddaughter, Natalie Wood, was the apple of her grandmother's eye and she brightened her grandmother's life with many memorable hours together. Memorial contributions m ay be made tothe Pine Valley Museum through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be made at www.

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tamispinevalleyfuneralhome. Over the years, Ben spent com numerous hours in volunteer work. He worked to help 'Ben'Estes decorate manyfloats for Former Baker City resident, 1948-2014 the Portland Rose Parade. Harry Vernon"Ben" Estes, He was especially proud of 65, a former Baker City resi- his work at Our House in dence, died ofnaturalcauses Portland where he received on Oct. 19, 2014, in Portland, a Presidential Citation &om surrounded by his family. then President Bill Clinton. A graveside service will be Ben is survived by his Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. brother, DarrellEstesof at Mount Hope Cemetery. Roseburg; hissisterand best Pastor Katy Nicole of the friend, Mardene Dowdy and First Presbyterian Church in her husband, Harold, of BoiBaker City will oSciate. A se; his dog, Sadie; numerous reception will follow at the nieces and nephews, grand Sunridge restaurant. nieces and nephews, and too Ben was born on Dec. many friends to count. 26, 1948, at Baker City to He was preceded in death Harry and Marie iBrownl by his parents, Harry and Estes. He graduated &om Marie; his brother, Duane, Baker High School in 1969. and sister-in-law, Margaret; Throughout high school he his sister-in-law, Audrey; and was very involved with the his good friend and cousin, Elks Drum and Bugle Corps Mike McCord. and thoroughly enjoyed this Ben loved to spend time experience. with his family and fiiends For several years atter and was very loyal to them. high school, Ben worked He was extremely witty and a variety of jobs in Baker, known by all for his crazy then moved to Portland sense of humor. and started working for Old Just mentioning his name Town Florist in 1979. In brings a smile to so many 1981, he launched his career faces. He was a very giving in the restaurant business. and caring individual, a perFrom 1981-1988 he served son you could always talk to. as manager at Salty's in Ben impacted so many lives Portland. In 1988, with his and touched so many hearts. good fiiends Gary Hutton While we will miss him terand Ted Douglas, he helped ribly, we know he's in a better launch Vista Spring Cafe in place and his memories will Portland until it was sold in be with us forever. 2006.After severalyearsotf, In lieu of flowers, please he moved back to Baker City send contributions to Our and helped Gary and Ted House of Portland in care launch Porchibee's until it of Gray's West & Company was sold in 2013, and then he Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey moved back to Portland. Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.

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sun's image. The only other thing you need is a bright surface to show the image. I prefer the glossy white paperused for computer printing of photos. This gets a little tricky as you hold the two parts in line and cast the shadow on the screen. Once aligned you should see an image of the sun. As you move the two pieces furtheraparttheim age getslarger but fainter. A small hole will give a sharper image, though a bit larger hole throws more light. These are the trade-otfs in science. However you participate in the event you are both seeing and being a part of planetary mechanics, the relationship between our sun, our moon, and our home planet, as they obey the laws of nature. They follow their paths as they have since they were created and, periodically,they remind us of our connection to the larger universe.

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FUNERAL PENDING Shirley Collis: Memorial service, 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Richland Methodist Church in Richland, Oregon. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward in the fellowshi p hall of the Richland Christian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Eagle Valley EMTs of the Eagle Valley Fire Department throug h Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97814. Online condolences may be

made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com

BIRTHS Talbot: Tyler and Rachel Kyrie Streifel of Baker City, 6:37 a.m., Oct. 1, 2014, at St. Alphonsus Medical CenterBaker City; a girl, Miah Kyrie Talbot, 5 pounds, 8 ounces; grandparents are Dana and J.R. Streifel of Baker City, Tim and Erica Jaensch of Baker City and Stephen Talbot of Fruitland, Idaho.

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The latter two items on the Nov. 4 ballot for Baker City voters could almost escape a voter's attention who has plowed through local, state and federal races and seven statewide measures. But these two Measures — 1-59 and 1-60 — could bring a welcome influx of cash to Baker City's water department. We recommend a"yes" vote on both measures. Voter approval would allow the city to sell two parcels of forest land along Salmon Creek, about eight miles west of Baker City near the city's watershed. (The city charter requires voter approval before the city sells real property worth $5,000 or more.) The city acquired the property decades ago but doesn't need the land for any aspect of its water distribution system. The county assessor's oKce lists the real market value of one parcel at $160,560, the

other at $25,230. This is an opportune time to sell the parcels and put the money in the water department budget. The

city will be spending about $3 million to disinfect its drinking water with UV light, a process that protects against cryptosporidium, the microscopic parasite that contaminated the city's water during the summ er of 2013 and sickened hundreds ofpeople. Moreover, selling the property will get the land back on the property tax rolls, generating revenue for public services in Baker County.

GUEST EDITORIAL Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin: Cover Oregon continues to try to hide its actions from the public, revealing it has learned little about the corroding effects of secrecy from its past mistakes. Taxpayers have paid more than $600,000 for the work of business consultant Clyde Hamstreet, a corporate turnaround expert hired by the governor to figure out what went wrong in the exchange. But as Oregonian reporter Nick Budnick wrote recently, state officials told Hamstreet not to submit his report, but to offer its conclusions orally, apparentlyhoping to prevent itsrelease. After initially saying they didn't have the report and thereforecouldn'treleaseit,CoverOregon offi cialsdiscovered a draft copy on one of their computers. That's a public record,according to Oregon law. The report is a scathing critique of the way the exchange has been organized and managed, with a long list of inadequacies that includes little accountability, unprofessional conduct, poor communication, weak financial controls and piles of untouched work. It's not difficult to see why officials would find its release embarrassing. Meanwhile earlier last week, the Cover Oregon board reversed itself on its own governance without any discussion before the public. In early September, the board appeared to be on a collision course with Gov. John Kitzhaber,Budnick reported.The board was moving toward a recommendation to the Legislature that would preserve the exchange's independent status, despite the governor expressinghisdesire thatitsdutiesinstead be moved to otherstate agencies. Last week board members reversed course without public discussion, saying they would leave decisions about structure to the Legislature. The public had no opportunity to learn what changed their minds. Secrecy seems to be in Cover Oregon's DNA, with the most disastrous consequences revealing themselves last October when the website failed so thoroughly. Disbanding the agency and moving its duties to other state agencies might not help if that DNA manages to tag along.

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Your views No better candidate for Baker than Bill Harvey I would like to say there is no better candidate for Baker County Commissioner than Bill Harvey. He has been in business in Baker County for many years and is a man of integrity who will do what he says and stand behind his word. His many years of successful business experience reflect this! I have personally seen this for myself. Andrea Lucas Baker City

Where have all the true statesmen gone? I'm befuddled and disappointed to the point of the ancient cliche, "All about us are crazy but me and thee and sometimes I worry about thee." Doesn't anyone listen to radio, watch TV or read the paper? The information is rampant abouta 100 percent increase in potrelated trafftc deaths in Colorado and the high number of kids getting high on pot-laced cookies, punch or whatever in Washington. Yet a majority of folks in conservative Baker say it should also be legalized here. WOW! While I'm at it, do the local Democrats really believe we should vote for all the ballot measures they recommend? It's hard for me to understand how most of those ever got on the ballot in the beginning. They certainly have no basisfor approval. I was raised a Democrat through the 1930s, '40s and '50s, but the party changed or maybe our family and others in our circle saw the light. Subsequently, we all changed afftliation over time. The only president, whose hand I have ever had the honor of shaking, was Harry Truman's at the White House in 1949. I liked his explanation that he was called upon to occupy the position of the presidency, rather than just being named the "President." Another statesman of whom I was proud was Oregon's Wayne Morse. He was not always right, but he worked very hard at what he was elected to do. He was also fun to watch in harness racing competition. Yes, I've been around a long time, but it's difficult to watch the deterioration of the principles and great individual freedoms our founding fathers put into place. The liberal establishment in Oregon and nationally, through deceit, illegal manipulation, lies, lack of morals, in addition to bankruptcy and the cur-

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tailment of the wise use of our abundant natural resources,aredetermined to turn this great republic into a socialist state. Ihope and prayit'snottoolateto get this great country turned around. Let's hope we have some patriots to elect on the right. I don't see any on the

left. Dan Warnock Baker City

Republicans favor small government The political ads now running mostly ignore the important fact that the governing philosophies of the two major political parties are quite different. The Democrats favor big government. They believe that our modern life is so complicatedthat theaverage person is not competent to make good decisions on things, and so we must allow government experts to make our choices for us. Republicans favor small government. They feel that the average citizen is reasonably intelligent and so competent to make decisions which directly affect themselves. Obamacare is an excellent example of this Democratic philosophy in action. Government bureaucrats decide what must be included in our health care insurance policies. Insurance companies must offer policies with the mandated coverage. Employers must provide these policies to their employees, even if they have moral qualms about some of the specific items covered. Individuals not otherwise covered must purchase one of these policies, whether or not they want or need all of the coverage which they are paying for. A government panel of expertsdecideswhich medical procedures are to be used. A good example of a Republican health care program is Medicare Part D, the prescript ion drug program. Under it, insurance companies can offer a wide

variety of policies, with minimal to extensive coverage. From these offerings, we can select a policy which best meets our individual situation. If our situation changes, or if we are unhappy with our current policy for any reason, we can change policies or even insurance companies at the end of each year. If you like Obamacare and similar top-down programs, then vote for Senator Jeff Merkley. He voted for Obamacare and continues to support it. But if you'd rather have some choice in your health care insurance, then vote for Dr. Monica Wehby. She pledges to replace Obamacare with a program with more flexibility, not the one-size-fits-all health care plan which Obamacare is. Governor John Kitzhaber likes Obamacare, even though his administration's attempt to implement it in Oregon was an expensive fiasco. Mr. Dennis Richardson favors small government programs. Something to think about when you vote. Pete Sundin Baker City

Best option is to vote 'no' on all ballot measures If you are still undecided about the ballot measures, please vote NO. They are generally costly, serve special interest groups and limit liberty for the rest of us. First is cost. They either are funded by taxdollarsorfeesim posed on some group, usually not the group proposing the measure. Other ways they are costly isincreased costto consumers orbusiness. Secondly, they are usually proposed by special interest groups like druggies, pushers, illegals, or students looking for free stuff this year. Other years, other special interest groups. They benefit, we provide. Thirdly, most laws, whether statute law or ballot measure, limit"we the people". They limit, to some degree, virtually all areas of our lives. We have more than enough laws now. Let's not vote for more of them. For those undecided on the governor's raceor Senaterace,avote for Dennis Richardson and Monica Wehby would be useful for Oregonians. I am especially concerned about the current state ofhealth care cost in Oregon and 2nd amendment issues. Dennis and Monica have posi tions opposite ofthecurrent administration's. Tom Van Diepen Baker City

CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: The White House, 1600 PennsylvaniaAve.,Washington, D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202456-2461; to send comments, go to www.whitehouse.gov/contact. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building,U.S. Senate,Washington, D.C.,20510; 202-224-3753; fax 202-228-3997. Portland office: One WorldTrade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386; fax 503-326-2900. Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second St. Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; merkley.senate.gov. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717 La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541962-7691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden.senate.gov. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515, 202-225-6730; fax 202-225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850;541-624-2400, fax, 541-624-2402; walden.house g OV.

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Downing, Barbara Johnson, Richard Langrell, Kim Mosier. Baker City administration: 541-523-6541. Mike Kee, city manager;Wyn Lohner, police chief; Jim Price, fire chief; Michelle Owen, public works director; Becky Fitzpatrick, 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.; Fred Warner Jr. (chair), Mark Bennett, Tim Kerns. Baker County departments:541-523-8200. Mitch Southwick, sheriff; Jeff Smith, roadmaster; Matt Shirtcliff, district attorney; Alice Durflinger, countytreasurer;Tami Green, county clerk; Kerry Savage, county assessor. Baker School District: 20904th Street, Baker City, OR 97814; 541-524-2260; fax 541-524-2564. Superintendent: Walt Wegener. Board meets the thirdTuesday of the month at 6 p.m., Baker School District 5J office boardroom; Andrew Bryan, Kevin Cassidy, Chris Hawkins, Kyle Knight, Rich McKim.

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State revokes nurses assistant's certiFicate By Chris Collins

stated. ccollins©bakercityherald.com On that same date in A state licensing board February, Sackos did not has revoked the nursdocument patient care in ing assistant certificate charts as required. of a Baker City woman Sackos' name was placed for neglecting patients in on the Abuse Registry her care while she was on July22,2014,atthe employed at St. Alphonsus request of the Department Care Center last February. of Human Services. Hayley Sackos, 25, of Barbara Holtry, an 3105 Grandview Drive, Oregon Board of Nursing was one of 11 nursing spokeswoman, explained in assistants or nurses who an email to the Baker City were disciplined at the Oct. Herald that the Abuse Reg15 meeting of the Oregon istry is a function of DHS. State Board of Nursing in "If DHS places a person Portland, a press release on the Abuse Registry, that announcing the action person can no longer work stated. in federally funded care The Boardnotifi ed agencies," Holtry wrote. Sackos of its plan to revoke "Being on the Abuse Regher license in a letter dated istry doesn't automatically Sept. 25 and she did not re- mean that a license will quest a hearing within the be revoked by the Board 20-day time period granted. of Nursing; the Board A final order of revocation conducts its own investigaby default was issued at tion and takes disciplinary the October meeting. actionbased on thefacts Sackos could not be uncovered. reached for comment. "However, being on the The fact-finding invesAbuse Registry is a signifitigation of the complaint cant matter that the Board against Sackos determined would take seriously," she that she had neglected sald. the care of five residents Sackos was issued an assigned to her on or Oregon nursing assistant about Feb. 16, 2014, while certificate on Jan. 12, 2012. employed at the Baker City No other complaints had nursing home. been filed against her until "It was determined Feburary 2014. by witnesses that the In itsorder,the board residents had notreceived stated that Sackos'cersutficient continence care tificate was revoked under during iSackos'l shik," the Oregon law for"conduct order states. unbecoming a nursing asEvidence of the lack sistant in the performance of care included"heavily of duties." soaked and soiled clothing The board also found and bedding, and the lack that Sackos had failed to of catheter care." respect her clients rights Sackos' neglect placed and dignity; neglected her the residents atrisk for clients; did not keep combed sores, thereportstated. plete client care records; Two had active or healing and failed to competently bedsores and another's performthedutiesof skin was red fiom soaked a nursing assistant, as briefs. And the residents' required under Oregon rooms were not clean and had a bad odor, the report Administrative Rules.

ELECTION 2014: GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE

ic ar son, iu a ersnarover overnor's iancee's usiness • Allegations regarding Cylvia Hayes have become a major issue in the campaign By Jeff Barnard Associated Press

MEDFORD — With two weeks to go before mail-in ballots are counted, Republican gubernatorial challenger Dennis Richardson tried to turn up the heat on Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber by focusing on the consulting business of the governor's fiancee. "He thinks it's OK that his first lady and senior adviser would triple her income in one year, receiving payments trom companies that wanted access to her government connections," Richardson said Monday in the studios of KOBI television in Medford in the sixth and final debate. "Governor, that's not OK. That's corruption." Kitzhaber responded that Cylvia Hayes had a successful consulting business before he was elected four years ago,that they created a set of guidelines and protocols for her business and that he has called on the state Ethics Commission to confirm those guidelines and protocols were proper. ''We are taking an allegation that is undocumented and unproved and treating it asfact,"Kitzhaber said. "Someone who is desperate enough to go down that route, it raises serious questions in my mind about what they have to offer Oregon except for the fact that they are not me." Kitzhaber had appeared to

adding that he expected to be fully exonerated. Kitzhaber, in turn, repeatedlyreminded voters of in oneyear, receiving paymentsfrom Richardson's longstanding COmPanieS that Wanted aCCeSS to her opposition to abortion and governmentconnections.Governor, gay marriage, noting that while in the Legislature he that's not OK. That's corruption." introduced 11 bills to limit — Dennis Richardson, Republican candidate for Oregon abortion. govemor Richardson responded that thosesocialissueshave been settled, and as governor he would enforce the law. "It's notgoing tobe part "We are taking an allegation thatis of the agenda while I'm undocumented and unproved and governor," he said.'We will be treating it aS faCt. SOmeOne tt hO iS focusing on our economy, jobs, deSPerate enOugh to gO dOWn that rOute, education, andrestoringtrust and accountability in governit raises serious questions in my mind ment office." abOuttt hat they haVe tOO Per OregOneXCe Pt f Or the Kitzhaber said Richardson's plans to provide money fact that they are not me.." foreducation firstbeforego— Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber ing on to other budget items, getting rid of the Common be cruising to re-election to tens of thousands of them for Core curriculum and creating his fourth term but lately has the first time. an office oflieutenant goversuffereda seriesofsetbacks, More recently, Kitzhaber's nor to promote overseas trade though he has held on to his fiancee has acknowledged would not create more jobs in position as fiont-runner. that she accepted money to Oregon. A year ago, Richardson, enter a traudulent marriage Richardson blamed Kitzhaa staterepresentative fiom with an immigrant seeking to ber for the low graduation southern Oregon, opened his remain in the United States rates at Oregon high schools, campaign criticizing Kitzhaand was later involved in a saying that he would make ber for the Cover Oregon plan to grow marijuana on sure the needs of education health insurance website's a remote property in Washwere funded first before other failure to launch and conington state. There have services. tinued that theme in the also been reports she used Kitzhaber responded that debate, noting the website her position as first lady to Oregon was spending an has been taken over by the advanceher private consultextra $1 billion on education, federal government. Kitzhaing business. a new program would ensure ber responded that Cover Kitzhaber acknowledged all preschoolers were ready Oregon has made it possible thatvotersshould consider forkindergarten,and kinderfor95 percent ofOregonians the ethical questions raised gartenwould expand trom a half-day to a full day. to have health insurance, about his administration,

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014

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• One vaccine has been shown to work in primates, but it's unlikely that continued testing will begin until January or February By Michael Hiltzik

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granted to Oregon in opting out of the No Child Left Behind school reform law. That law would have required all Continued from Page1A Directors were not being asked to students to meet benchmark goals by this year. approveit,butsim ply toverify that licenseddistrictemployees had done Under the Oregon plan, all the work, in cooperation with the students will be required to meet benchmarks by 2025 based on Comstate Department of Education, to complete it. mon Core Standards, which the 'This is a hoop we have to jump Legislature has adopted as Oregon's through because somebody told us to," standards, Wegener said. The board's action against the Wegener said this morning. Bryan, the board chair, said he compact will have no effect on the disbelieves the board and community trict' sw ork to m eetthosestandards, should be involved in the process including a new math curriculum rather than just signing off on a docu- that has proved controversial this fall. ment after it's been submitted to the "Nobody's going to be excluded from Common Core, nobody's going state. 'The board represents the comto be excluded from Smarter Balmunity and the community ought anced ithe new and more detailed to have a voice in what we think our testing program being implemented aspirational goals are in terms of this year),"Wegener said."That's why scholastics and the achievement com- we're going to continue to do the new pact," Bryan said this morning. math andaccelerated programs." In discussing the document with Wegener said the achievement the board, Anthony Johnson, the compact was submitted to the board district's curriculum director, said in the same way an employee is given the achievement compact provides a copy of a performance review and some information that's not available asked to sign it to acknowledge that he or she had seen it. to the district elsewhere. But beIf directors disagree with the state cause of changes in testing and state standards, the data isnotvalid asa department's requirement for how comparison from one year to the next. the plan is developed, that is a battle The achievement compact is a to be taken up with the Legislature, requirement of the federal waiver Wegener said.

The document, which includes 104 sectionsfordata related to student achievementand career and college readiness, was due at the Oregon Department of Education on Oct. 15. Cassidy, who voted in favor of the plan, disagreed with the way it was presentedto the board and took exception to Wegener's comment that the board was required only to"rubberstamp" it. ''We want to be thoughtful about anything we're doing," Cassidy said. He met with Johnson prior to Tuesday's meeting to learn more about the compact, and Cassidy noted that the Portland School Board also had declined to sign off on the document for its district. 'There is no harm in sending it because it really doesn't mean anything," Cassidy said."But it would have beengood to talk about itbefore it became an action item tonight." Hawkins said he sees the board's requirement to accept the plan as simplybureaucraticred tape. Knight, who attended the meeting telephonically, said prior to voting no that he was "rebelling against the process." And McKim said his negative vote was cast to "see what happens." ''What are they going to do?" he asked."I want it to be a useful tool."

LOCAL/STATE BRIEFING Museum Friends group to meet Thursday The Friends of the Baker Heritage Museum's fall general membership meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Museum, 2480 Grove St. The meeting should last about an hour and will cover topics such as membership and upcoming museum activities. The meeting is open to anyone who is interested, and light refreshments will be served. Sunday, Oct. 26 is the last day of the museum's regularseason,butseveralspecialopenings areplanning later.

Bend fails to meet crypto treatment deadline BEND iAPl — More than 21,000 city of Bend water customers are receiving notices in the mail that the city failed to meet an Oct.1 statedeadlineto treatthew aterfora parasite called cryptosporidium. City officials say the water is as safe as ever, but it has to notify customers because a $32 million water filtration plant won't go online until early 2016. KTVZ reports 4ttp J/bit.ly/1teEnvm l the notices are required under an agreement with the Oregon Health Authority. The parasite can cause gastrointestinal illness. It has been detected on occasion in Bend's water but there have been no outbreaks. Crypto contaminated Baker City's water supply during the summer of 2013, and several hundred people were ill.

OSU president gets 9-percent raise CORVALLIS iAPl — The Oregon State University Board of Trustees approved a 9-percent pay raise for President Ed Ray. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports that Ray's annual salary goes from just over $485,000 to $528,739. Board Chairwoman Pat Reser cited Ray's performance in recommending the increase.

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Baker entered its Greater Oregon League volleyball match at La Grande Monday with a chance to tie the Tigers for first place in the league standings. But LaGrande would have none of that,defeatingtheBulldogs 25-17,25-13, 25-12. The results mean Baker finishes second in the GOL race and will host a Class 4A play-in match tentatively Sat-

urday. Playoff pairings were to be made Tuesday evening. Baker was its own worst enemy Monday. "In the first game we missed too many serves," said Baker coach Michele McCauley.eWe struggled with our serve receive and gave them quite a few free balls. They pounded them back at us and we struggled with our blocking." Amy Wong finished 12-for-13 serving with three aceserves,5-for-6 serve

receive and had seven digs. Madi Elms had seven digs. Michelle Freese was 13-for-17 hitting with five kills. Kayla Davis was 9-for-10 hitting with a kill. Makenna Bachman was 25-of-26 setting with four assists and 7-of-9 hitting with a kill. Danielle McCauley was 10-for-10 serving with two aces, 6-for-6 hitting with two kills, 31-for-31 setting with four assists

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Kansas City threw two wild pitches, slick-fielding third baseman Mike Moustakas misplayed a ball, and sure-handed rightfielder NoriAoki letonegetpast him. The fleet Royals managed only four hits and didn't get a chance to run. ''Well, we never got on base," manager Ned Yost said.'That disrupts a lot of things when you don't get on base. The old adage is you can't steal first, and Bumgarner did a greatjob ofkeeping us offbase." The Giants led 3-0 after the first inning at Kaufman Stadium and won their seventh World Series game in a row. The Royals' string of 11 straight postseason wins, dating to their last Series appearance in 1985, came to sudden halt. Bumgarner added to his sparkling World Series resume, improving to 3-0 and extending his scoreless streak to 21 innings before Salvador Perez homered with two outs in the seventh.

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Red Ribbon Weekis the oldest and largest national drug prevention campaign in the country. Join in the fun activities like the ones listed below. Or have fun creating your own activities at work or home that will encourage a drug free lifestyle for everyone in our community. For more information about Red Ribbon Week go to www.http://redribbon.org Sunday, October 26:Compassion and Caring Day Make a difference • Share the message Harvest Party 5-7 pm at Nazarene Church All week:Journal writing and poster contest for classrooms who choose to participate Prizes complements of NDNW prevention program. Fill out your pledge to be drug free. Share it with a friend or carry it with you.

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The U.S. Baseball Academy will conduct a 6-week clinic at Baker High School beginning Jan. 11. The clinic, conducted by BHS coach Tim Smith, will run Sundays Jan.11,18,25 and Feb.1,8 and 15. The camp is geared for players in Grades 1 through 12. Each skill session last one hour. Cost is $139 for one skill session, $238 fortwo skillsessions,and $297 forthree skill sessions. Registration is available by by going to www.USBaseballAcademycom or by calling 1-866-622-4487, extention 101.

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WORLD SERIES GAME ONE

Win or lose, Jake Peavy is a treat to watch when he pitches. He scowls, he shouts, he grimaces, he grins. Never hard to tell how things are going for him. And depending how he does for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night against Kansas City rookie Yordano Ventura, this World Series could quickly shape up as an even match or a mismatch. Madison Bumgarner, who shows virtually no emotion on the mound, got the Giants off to a terrific start in Game 1. Given an early cushion by Hunter Pence's home run, the man called MadBum by his teammates carried a shutoutinto the seventh inning and beatthe Royals 7-1 Tuesdaynight. "He doesn't get flustered out there," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. Back on the field after a

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Monday, October 27: BMS/S/B: Mustache Day "I mustache you not to do drugs." Tuesday, October 28: BMS/S/B:Team Up- kids wear team jerseys to school Wednesday, October 29: BMS - Pajama Day- kids wear pajamas to school S/B: Too Cool for Drugs- kids wear sunglasses Thursday, October 30: BMS/S/B: Red Day- Wear as much red as possible FREE swim for students w/red ribbon at YMCA evening open swim hours Friday, October 31 Everyone: • Plant the Promise at the Geiser Pollman Park. From10:30-12:30 We will be planting red

More information is available by caling 541-519-2634.

Youth volleyball camp Friday at BHS A youth volleyball camp will be conducted Friday by Baker High School volleyball coaches and players for players who want to improve their skills while having fun. It will be at Baker High School, 2500 E St., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Girls or boys from Grades 3 through 8 are invited to participate. The cost for the clinic is $20 without purchasing a T-shirt, or $30 with the purchase of a T-shirt. Registration forms may be picked up at the Baker High School office and are available at Baker schools this week. For more information call Baker coach Michele McCauley at 541-403-2446.

La Grande shuts out Baker soccer boys LA GRANDE — La Grande handed Baker a 5-0 loss in Greater Oregon League boys soccer play Tuesday at La Grande. Shane Morgan scored two goals for the Tigers. Blaine Kreutz, Erland Lervik and Lewis Wright each added single goals. Baker completes its season Thursday at Mac-Hi.

La Grande defeats Baker girls 7-1 LA GRANDE — La Grande stopped Baker 7-1 in a Greater Oregon League girls soccer match Tuesday. Alisa Welberg and Brittany Hanson each scored two goalsfor theTigers. No information was available about the Baker goal. Baker finishes its season Thursday at Mac-Hi.

Blazers rout Denver in exhibition game BOULDER, Colo. iAPl — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds in Portland's 93-75 win over Denver in an exhibition game Tuesday. Damian Lillard had 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting to go with six assists for the Blazers at the Coors Event Center. Wesley Matthews went 4 for 7 from beyond the arc for 17 points for Portland, which won its third straight game. While Wilson Chandler had a team-high 13 points and Darrell Arthur added 10 points, the Nuggets shot just 33 percent from the field in their fourth loss in five games. The Trail Blazers are out to prove last year's Western Conference semifinals run wasn't their last. The Trail Blazersgrabbed theirfi rstlead on a 20-footAldridgejumper with 10:06 left in the first quarter and never let it go. "I think we can be good — we can be really, really good," Matthews said."I think we deserve to be talked iaboutl as contenders in the West. I really believe that."

Serena suffers worst loss since 1998 SINGAPORE iAPl — Serena Williams was routed 6-0, 6-2 by Simona Halep at the WTA Finals on Wednesday in one of the most one-sided losses of the 18-time Grand Slam champion's career. The last time Williams managed to win just two games in a WTATour or Grand Slam match was in 1998 when she was just 16. "Embarrassing describes the way I played today,"Williams said.'Very embarrassing." The loss in the round-robin match snapped Williams' 16-match winning streak at the year-end championships, where she is the two-time defending champion.

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HAPPENINGS

OTEC CHANGES POLICY FOR CUSTOMERS WHO DISCONNECT SEASONALLY

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EasternOregon counties have lower percentage of employees in 'prime working years' Eastern Oregon counties have a lower percentage of their workforce in the 25 to 54 age range than the Oregon average, the Oregon Employment Department reports. Workers in that age range are deemed the "prime working age group." The Employment Department's study averages the number of workers for four consecutive quarters, ending with the thirdquarter of2013. Wallowa County had the lowest share of workers in the prime working age group, at 57percent.Thestatewide average was 65 percent. Other counties' percentages of workers ages 25 to 54: • Union, Grant and Harney, 59 percent • Baker, 60 percent • Malheur, 61 percent All six counties also had a higher percentage of workers who are 55 or older comparedwith thestate average,possibly a reflection of the number of farmers and ranchers in the counties. The average age of U.S. farmers has increasedover thepastfew decades and is estimatedatabout 57yearsold. Statewide, 21percent ofworkersare55 or older. Local counties' figures: • Wallowa, 32 percent • Grant, 27 percent • Baker and Harney, 25 percent • Union, 23 percent • Malheur, 22 percent On the other side of the age spectrum, percentage of workers younger than 25, four of the six counties in the region have a higher percentage of workers in that categorycompared with thestate average. Union County tops the list, with 18 percent of its workers younger than 25, comparedwith a statewide average of14 percent. The Employment Department attributes Union County's larger share of younger workers to the presence of Eastern Oregon University. The percentage of workers younger than 25 in the other counties: • Malheur, 17 percent • Harney, 16 percent • Baker, 15 percent • Grant, 14 percent • Wallowa, 11 percent

Val's Veggies corn maze open at night this Saturday Val's Veggies corn maze and pumpkin patch will have a night maze Saturday, Oct. 25 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Regularadmission is$8 forages 13 and older and $5 for children. The kiddie maze is for ages 6 and younger and is $3 per

child. The maze is located at 44889 Houghton Creek Road in Medical Springs. To get there, take Highway 203 to Medical Springs. At mile marker 26 turn on Blue Mountain Ridge Road, go a half mile and turnright on Houghton Creek Road.The maze is about two miles on the left. It is open Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.mu Saturdaysfrom 7p.m. to 9p.m u and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is open Monday throughThursday by appointment only. Group rates are available.Form ore information, call 541-853-2358 or visit the website www.valsveggies.com.

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.

Correction: In the Page 1B small business happenings "La Grande Dry Cleaning" published Aug. 20, the brief misstated that the business had ceased doing all alterations. La Grande Dry Cleaning is doing some alterationsaswell as repairs on clothes that are being dry cleaned. Other alterations they are referring out.

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It costs Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative to maintain electrical service even when the homeowner is away and the service has been disconnected temporarily.

By Cherise Kaechele Wescom News Service

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative is changing some of its rules, and a small gmup ofcustomers will be affected. Jim Horan, manager ofcommunications and government affairs at OTEC, said the company has notupdated itsrulesandpmcedmes since founding the co-op 25 years ago. The change has to do with customers who disconnect and mconnect their services seasonally, Horan said.

Horan said OTEC incurs costs even when service has been disconnected temporarily. 'The cost of serving the meter doesn't go away,"he said.'The real changeisregardless,thatstandard monthly delivery charge remains the same." The standard monthly delivery chargeis$21.56forresidential, commercial is $34.50 and irrigation

OTEC has mailed letters to those customers notifying them that they will be billed the cost of maintaining service during the temporaryperiod thatpower isdisconnected beginning Jan. 1, 2015. Customers who typicallydisconnect and mconnect the service are those who head south for the winter or who have cabins they use in the summerljme, he said.

is $30 per month. Horan said OTEC has approximately 200 customers who disconnecttheirservice seasonally,atone time or another.

Contact Cherise Kaechele at 541-786-4235 or ckaecheleC lagrandeobservercom. Follow Cherise on Twitter diCigoKaechele.

UNION COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

ham er olershealth glans By Kelly Ducote WesCom News Service

Union County employers now have another option for offering their employees health care coverage. The Union County Chamber of Commerce is now offering health plans through PacificSource in conjunction with the Bend Chamber Health Care Plan. Chamber Director Kristen

Dollarhide said the idea came to her after she attended a conferenceearlierthisyear. "It's absolutely huge for us," Dollarhide said."I'm hoping it will be easier for businesses to afford health insurance for their employees." The Chamber director said she is encouraged by the fact thatthe plans offered arefrom PacificSource Health Plan, based in Eugene.

"To me, PacificSource is a well-known company that offers insurance," Dollarhide said."And it's here in Oregon, which is wonderful." The Chamber is working with Beth Stewart of Valley Insurance to enroll businesses into the plan. Stewart said she has run quotes for just a few companies, but they are looking good so far.

I have a client who takes deep pride in its "company culture." The company is a comfortable place to work, and the people that work there, are, for the most part very nice. Italsoappears thatto get anything of significance accomplished is difficult. Put another way, almost everyone seems to be generally satisfied with the status quo. Thereareseveralmiddle managers who are frustrated and want to see things change. With their dual visibility into both the market and the company they have a listofissuesthatneed tobe addressed to keep the company profi table and moving forward. The company is essentially stuck; revenue is not growing like it should and keeping expenses under control is a never-ending issue. The "flavor of the month" approachtolong-term change never works except for ice cream shops. Changing a company culture starts with defining what culture actually is. In a Forbesmagazine article Mary Barra, the CEO of GM, stated,"Culture is how people behave." As head of Human Resources at GM, Barra reduced a 10-page dress code into two words: "Dress appropriately." This freaked out many in GM management who thrive on conflict, paperwork, policies, bureaucraticred tape and the illusion that people can't define what it means to dressappropriately forw ork. In a smaller business, where people mrhvIdually play a much more substantial role in both the survival and growth of a company, would any owner want someone on the payroll who did not have the basic judgment aboutappropriatedressfor work? SeeKeller IPage 2B

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ENTERPRISE — After several years of sharing a water master with neighboring counties, Wallowa County has its own watermaster, Dave Bates. Commissioner Susan Roberts said lack of funding forced the county to share a watermaster for many years with Pendleton, but an increase restored the fulltime position. She said Bates will work closely with Wallowa County Soil and Water Conservation Service and the U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service as well as other natural resource agencies. Bates started his new position, housed at the Wallowa Resources Stewardship Center in Enterprise Oct. 7 and is settling in to his new digs. W atermasters regulate and distribute irrigation water in the state, inspect wells, work as arbiters between disputes and monitor shortages and excess tail water runoff.

eWe're bound by the rules and research. water rights ofthe state,but Seven years ago he said he was hiredby theOregon Water every situation is unique," said Bates. Resources Department as an He said he is tasked with assistant watermaster forthe monitoring surface stream gaug- Deschutes River Basin covering networks and measuring ing Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson dischargeofstreams. and small parts of Klamath and eWatermasters are a first line Wasco counties. Now he will be customerservicerepresentative," coveringseveralw atersheds in saidBates."Ifpeople have water just one county. right questions, ideas of what For now, Bates said he is imthey'd like to do or questions mersing himself in learning the regarding the correct way to file water rights of the county. "Every basin is set with difwith Water Resources, they call ferent rates and duties and the us. Batesgraduated from Heppner climate is unique in each area," High School and attended Blue said Bates. Mountain Community College in Water use and rights are long Pendleton and later graduated held contentious issues. Water from the University of Idaho with resources in Oregon came under a degree in physical geology. As a a unified code in 1909, said Bates college student he worked for the eWater users had to defend their rights before that. You've seen U.S. Forest Service as a hydrolthe picture of the two farmers ogy technician on the Umatilla National Forest. Later he worked threatening each other with for the Forest Service in Central pitchforks?" Oregon where his work sent him Water rights are still crucial to Trapper Creek near Odell today for farming, ranching and Lake to conduct night snorkeling development. In the upper Wal-

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lowa Valley, irrigation turned dry land covered in sagebrush into fertile land used primarily to grow grain. As the state triestoregulate and monitor water rights and use in a time of increasing need and the threat of drought, Water Resources also has stream gaugesthatare usefultoboaters and anglers as well as irrigators. Their website, http://apps.wrd. state.or.us/apps/sw/hydro near real time/offers near real-time stream flows measured by satellite telemetry, said Bates. Locally there is a stream gauge on the Lostine River, Bear Creek in Wallowa and two on the Wallowa River. Used in tandem with the U.S. Geological Survey's website, there is a wealth of information outthereforrecreationiststo access water flows. "The Internet is a great resource," said Bates.'The cool thing about our website is you can actually see mean daily flow, a greatresource forrafters."

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014

BUSINESS 8 AG LIFE

ADVANCES IN BIOFUELS

Air bags recalled The Associated Press The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an urgent plea to more than 4.7 million car owners whose air bag inflators have been recalled to get them repaired. The air bags,especiallyin areasalong the coast with high absolute humidity, have inflators that can rupture. If the air bags go off in a crash, that can send shrapnel into the passenger compartment and injure people. Below is the listofm odelscovered by recallsthatdate back to 2013. Some recalls are nationwide and some are limited to coastal areas:

By David Shaffer (Minneapolis) Star Tnbune

EMMETSBURG, Iowa — The first large ethanol plants to produce biofuel &om nonfood sources like corn cobs arestarting operations in the Midwest as the industry worries that they might also be thelast— atleastin the United States. After a decade of research and development, ethanol maker Poet Inc. and its Dutch partner Royal DSM recently produced the first cellulosic ethanol at a $275 million plant next to a cornfield in this northern Iowa town. Two other companies are completing new cellulosic ethanol plants in Iowa and Kansas. By next year, they expect to be producing millions of gallons of the advanced biofuel. "It was a big moment when we produced ethanol," said the Emmetsburg plant's general manager, Daron Wilson, who kept a vial &om the first batch in August as a memento."It was jubilation." Yet the goal of producing ethanol &om nonfood sources facesamurky future.W avering U.S. policy on renewable fuels and the North American oilboom casta shadow over the commercial triumph. The next big cellulosic ethanol plants are planned on being constructed in Brazil, not the United States. Although the U.S. government has spent more than

$1 billion to develop cellulosic technology, industry executives recently wrote to President Barack Obama that other countries, including China, could"reap the economic and environmental rewardsoftechnologiespioneered in America." Most ethanol is fermented &om corn kernels. The fuel made at the new Emmetsburg plant is derived fiom inedible parts of the corn plant. Straw and grasses also can be used because, like corn residue, they contain sugars that cellulosic technology can extract &om the fibers. Outside the Emmetsburg plantare 158,000 balesof corn cobs, husks and stalks collected fiom farmers' fields. The residue is ground up, subjected to acid, water, heat and enzymes to extract hidden sugars. Then they're fermented and distilled. The

KELLER Continued ~om Page 1B If someone does not know how todress appropriately for business, do you really want that person on your payroll? Can you risk that a representativewould dress inappropriately for clients, prospects, partners and fellow team members? Barra has stated that she expects changes in how her direct reports behave. Instead of ignoring issues and hoping they will go away, her direct reports have been told that they are expected to demon-

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Corn husks and cobs stripped of their kernels are the raw material for a new cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, lowa. The material is collected in large bales and fed into the first large commercial ethanol plant to rely on nonfood material. Jointly built by ethanol maker Poet lnc. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Royal DSM of the Netherlands, the plant is expected to produce 25 million gallons of ethanol per year.

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The game plan for cellulosic pioneers like Poet-DSM is to license their technology to other ethanol companies and earn fees on the intellectual property. That might be diKcult if investment dollars dry up for large, new ethanol plants. Yet there is another, new, low-cost cellulosic option that might appeal to ethanol plants looking to expand. Quad County Corn Processors, a locally owned ethanol plant in Galva, Iowa, developed technology that extracts trapped sugars fiom fibrous parts of the corn kernel and ferments them in an ethanol plant's existing equipment. ICM Incn the Colwich, Kansas, company that designed most of the U.S. ethanol plants, offersa com peting corn-fiber cellulosic technol-

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sible to raise investment capital for more U.S. cellulosic ethanol plants. The Obama administration, which has signaled it might change the mandate, is expected soon to announce its policy. One problem facing the ethanol industryis that traditional ethanol plants have more than enough capacity to supply 10 percent of the can be produced today for $3 U.S. fuel supply. Almost all pergallon,butcostsaresure gasoline is sold at that blend, to drop, making it competitive E10. with corn ethanol, whose U.S. Ethanol makers never average rack price recently planned on cutting back corn dropped below $2 per gallon. ethanol output to make way Besides federal R&D for the new cellulosic version. iresearchand development) At Emmetsburg, the PoetDSM cellulosic plant called grants, Congress has, at times, offered a $1pergallon "Project Liberty," stands next taxcreditto promote adto a 9-year-old corn-ethanol vanced biofuels like cellulosic plant. ethanol. The credit expired That leaves one choice: last year. In 2007, Congress higher blends like E15. 'The truth is that there enacted the renewable fuel standard that imposed a is only so much ethanol becomplex system of mandates ing bought in this country," to blend more ethanol into said Paul Niznik, research the nation's motor fuel. The manager and biofuels expert oil industry has resisted it as at Hart Energy Research & onerous, costly and unworkConsulting in Houston."If you able. are making cellulosic ethanol, Ethanol makers say that you are not competing against without a blending mandate, petroleum products, you are it will be difficult if not impos- competing with other ethanol 200-proofalcoholisthe same as that made &om corn. "Cellulosic is kind oflike corn ethanol was in the '80s," said Jeff Lautt, chief executive of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Poet, the nation's second-largestethanol m aker operating 27 traditional production plants." Lautt and other industry officials said cellulosic ethanol

strate:directness,t ransparency and candor and to hold themselves and each other accountable. Itis sad to say,butmany companies, including those I have as clients, tend to have "me" typepeople reporting to the top executive, not "we" type people who have a leadership style that is focused on a team achieving company results. GM has suffered for decades as an under-performing company. It wasn't just the business model, which was broken; it was also the "don't rock the boat" approachtoboth strategic

and tactical issues. Small businesses tend to begin as a result of client need but as the business expands and grows, and layers of managementareadded, hearing or seeing the client never happens. Like an aging body that never exercises, a company can quickly lose its sense of vision iwhere it is going), ignore the senses of sight, touch and hearing ibecause theclient isnotconsidered important enough to care about) and accept the smell of overwhelming overhead as people ride their desks and keyboards day after day,

In September, the Galva cooperative officially flipped the switch on its system$9 million worth ofbolt-on equipment to boost the plant's ethanol output by 6 percent, and, eventually, 11 percent, chief executive Delayne Johnson said in an interview. "Our technology doesn't need any government subsidies to make it profitable," said Johnson, who believes the investment will pay off in three years.

never venturing to the real world. The answer is not always to lose weight ishedding people, overhead expenses, cuttingthe costofgoods sold) however, appealing that might be. The correct answer is to change the culture; to teach, hold accountable and reward people for changing their behaviorsto do the most important things for the company.

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HEALTH Continued ~om Page 1B 'They are very competitive rates out in Eastern Oregon," she said. To be eligible for the plans, a business must employ two or more full-time employees and be a member of the Union County Chamber of Commerce. 'That's where the Chamber benefits," Stewart said. And since the plans are offered via the Bend Chamber Health Care Plan, businesses must also become associatio n members of the Bend Chamber, which costs $100 a year. Stewart saidthatbased on the quotes she's seen so far, the savingsforemployers are well worth that membership fee. Employers can choose among seven different plans — five PPOs and two Health Savings Account plans. All plans are compliant with the Affordable CareAct.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014

PUBLISHED BY THE LAGRANDE OBSERVER & THE BAKER CITY HERALD - SERVING WALLOWA,UNION & BAKER COUNTIES

DEADLINES: LINE ADS: Monday: noon Friday Wednesday: noon Tuesday Friday: noo nThursday DISPLAY ADS:

2 days prior to publication date

Baker City Herald: 541-523-3673 ® www.dakercityherald.com• classifieds@dakercityherald.com• Fax: 541-523-6426 The Observer: 541-963-3161 ® www.la randeodserver.com• classifieds©lagrandeodserver.com • Fax:541-963-3674 105 - Announcements SETTLER'S PARK ACTIVITIES 1st & 3rd FRIDAY (every month) Ceramics with Donna 9:00 AM — Noon. (Pnces from $3- $5)

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110 - Self-Help Group Meetings AA MEETING: Powder River Group Mon.; 7 PM -8 PM Wed.; 7 PM -8 PM Fn.; 7 PM -8 PM Grove St. Apts. Corner of Grove & D Sts. Baker City, Open Nonsmoking Wheel Chair Accessible

AL-ANON. At t i tude o f UNION COUNTY Gratitude. W e d n e sAA Meeting days, 12:15 — 1:30pm. TUESDAY NIGHTS Info. Craft Time 6:00 PM Faith Lutheran Church. 541-663-41 1 2 1 2th & G e keler, La (Sm.charge for matenals) Grande. 120 - Community

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BAKER COUNTY Cancer Support Group Meets 3rd Thursday of every month at

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Check your ads the first day of publication & please call us immediately if you find an error. Northeast Oregon Classifieds will cheerfully make your correction & extend your ad 1 day.

TRAP CLUB: Thurs., 7 p.m. T r a p Cl ub Grounds, Imnaha Rd., west of Baker City. For info, ca I I Ed at 541-523-6077.

401 NE 1st St, Suite B PH: 541-426-4004 Monday 10am — 11am

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

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

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

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

500 - Pets 8 Supplies 505 - Free to a Good Home 510- Lost 8 Found 520 - Pet Grooming 525 - Pet Boarding/Training 530- Pet Schools, Instruction 550 - Pets, General

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LOCAL RETAIL agricultural company, looking for people to deliver to & service local customers. A class A CDL or able to acquire one within 30 days. Intere sted app l i c a n t s , please apply at Baker City Employment Office

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When responding to Blind Box Ads:Please be sure when you address your resumes that 599: Fri., weigh-in at FULL editions of address is complete 8:45 a.m., meeting at PREGNANT? CONSID- the with all information re9 a.m. P r esbyterian The Baker City ERING AD OPTION? quired, including the Church social hall, 4th Call us first. Living exHerald Blind Box Number. This St. & Washington Ave. p enses , h ous i n g , is the only way we have are now available Weight loss & maintemedical, and c o ntinonline. making sure your renance f o r men & u ed s u pport a f t e r - of sume gets to the proper women. More info. is wards. Choose adop3 EASY STEPS a vail. by c al li n g t ive fa mily o f y o u r place. 541-523-703 6 or c h o i c e. C a I I 24/7. 1. Register your 541-523-5669. 855-970-21 06 (P NDC) ASSEMBLY LINE workaccount before you ers needed, early start, leave EATING TOO MUCH? $9.25 per hr. Welders 2 . Call to s to p y o u r DIETS DON'T WORK! start above $9.25 hr. pnnt paper Fn., 8:45 a.m. Looking for the nght 3. Log in wherever you Presbyterian Church person willing to work 1995 Fourth St. hard w/ reliable trans(use alley entrance) p ortation, a p p l y a t Call: 541-523-5128 Al-ICo Axis 64423 Airwww.oa.orq/podcast/ port Lane LG. are at and en)oy

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701 - Wanted to Rent 705 - RoommateWanted 710- Rooms for Rent 720 - Apartment Rentals 730 - Furnished Apartments 740- Duplex Rentals Baker Co 745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co 750 - Houses for Rent 760 - Commercial Rentals 770 - Vacation Rentals 780 - Storage Units 790 - Property Management 795 -Mobile Home Spaces

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902 - Aviation 910 - ATVs,Motorcycles,Snowmobiles 915 - Boats 8 Motors 920 - Campers 925 - Motor Homes 930 - Travel Trailers, 5th Wheels 940 - Utility Trailers 950- Heavy Equipment 960 - Auto Parts 970 - Autos for Sale 990 - Four-Wheel Drive

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each additional line. 801 - Wanted to Buy Call for more info: 810- Condos, Townhouses, Baker Co 541-963-3161. 815 - Condos,Townhouses,Union Co Must have a minimum of 820 - Houses for Sale, Baker Co 10Yard Sale ad's to 825 - Houses for Sale, Union Co pnnt the map. 840- Mobile Homes, Baker Co BARKIN' BASEMENT 845 - Mobile Homes, Union Co Thrift Store is having a 850- Lots 8 Property, Baker Co 855 - Lots 8 Property, Union Co GRAND 860 - Ranches, Farms OPENING 870 - Investment Property 880 - Commercial Property Saturday, Oct. 25th

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SPORTS 8E YOUTH Programs Coordinator Develop, organize and AVON - Ea rn extra income with a new caimplement high quality reer! Sell from home, sports and youth programs. 25-35 hrs/wk, w ork, o n l i ne . $ 1 5 startup. For informaincludes evenings and c a I I: t io n , Saturdays. $10-12/hr. 877-751-0285 (PNDC) V isit www.bake m c a. orcl or pick up an appliRESERVE POLICE c ation at t h e B a k e r OFFICER County YMCA, 3715 The La Grande PD is rePocahontas Rd. cruiting fo r R e s e rve (volunteer) Police Officers. M i n i m u m 2 1 CARE AT HOME is Iookag e , HS ing for a C N A/care- y ears o f giver to see patients in graduate or GED, Valid Oregon DL. Applicants the Halfway/Richland m ust p a s s w ri t t e n area. Apply a t the E mployment O f f i c e test, physical test, oral board interview, backlocate d at 15 75 Dewey Ave., B a ker ground investigation, medical exam and City. drug screen, and must also be able to attend BAKER SCHOOL DIS- the Reserve Academy TRICT 5J is currently h eld i n B a k e r C i t y accepting applications every Saturday for 6 for a M aintenance months, beginning in p osition. F o r a c o m January 2015. For an a pplication c o n t a c t p lete d e s cription o f the position and qualiCarla Greenough at La fications please go to Grande Police Departwww.baker.k12.or.us ment, 1109 IC Avenue, or contact the employ541-963-1017 or ment division . Yo u cgreenough©cityof lagrande.org. may al s o c a II 541-524-2261 or email Closing date: O c t ober nnemec©baker.k12.or. 31, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. us EOE.

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PUBLISHED BY THE LAGRANDE OBSERVER & THE BAKER CITY HERALD - SERVING WALLOWA, UNION & BAKER COUNTIES

DEADLINES : LINE ADS:

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