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OregonSchools Switching ToSmarter BalancedAssessmentThis Spring

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

By Chris Collins ccollins©bakercityherald.com

School ofllcials predict that Oregon students will struggle with new tests that will be administered this spring, despiterigorous efforts topreparethem.

That won't necessarily mean students are doing

worse, it's more a reflection ofanincrease in expectations, according to the Oregon Department of Education.

The new Smarter Balanced Assessment will requirestudents toprovide more in-depth answers and to explain how they arrive

at them.

The previous tests-

OAKS ioregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills)were multiple-choice.

Teachers are employing a varietyofstrategiesdesigned to help their students meet the new standards and to prepareforthe Smarter

Balanced Assessments.

But that doesn't mean they are "teaching to the test," says Superintendent Walt Wegener. He maintains that it's impossible to teach to a test when no one knows what the questions will be.

The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting will be held Sunday, Dec. 14, with a local gathering at 6:30 p.m. at the Event Center, 2600 East St. The lighting happens at 7 p.m.

The candle lighting unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor the memories of the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren who left too soon.

According to a TCF press release, now believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the 18th annual Worldwide Candle Lighting creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from time zone to time zone. Started in the United States in 1997 as a small Internet observance, the event has since swelled in numbers as word has spread throughout the world of the remembrance.

TCF's website, www. compassionatefriends. org, will host extended chat room hours and a message board for families to post tributes.

To contactThe Compassionate Friends regarding the Candle Lighting, Chapter locations, or general information, call the toll-free number at 877969-0010.

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agenda • Grant available topay partofthe cost to hire a school resource oficer

Baker City Kicks Off The Christmas Season

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It's up to the Baker City Council to decide Tuesday night whether to accept or reject funding for a full-time school resource ofllcer iSROl. The Council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 1655 First St. The Baker City Police Department has received a grant through the Community Oriented Policing Services

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Sports, 1C The Oregon Ducks routed Arizona 51-13 in Friday's Pac 12 Championship football game.

On Sundaymorningthe Ducks were rewarded by being picked as one of four teams in the inaugural College Football Playoff .No.2 ranked Oregon will play No. 3 Florida State, the defending national champion, in the Rose Bowl, one of two national semifinals, on New Year's Day.

BAICER CITY COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY

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In his report to councilors, Police ChiefWyn Lohner wrote that the three-year grant will

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provide $125,000out of an expected costof$267,394 to hire an SRO for that period.

The terms of the grant also require the position to be maintained for a fourth year. The fourth-year cost for an SROis approximately

$97,000, which would have to Kathy Orr/ Baker City Herald

CurtisTaylor makes sure his daughter, Sonara, who's 3, gets a hug and candy cane from Santa Claus and helper as they make their way down Main Street during the Twilight Parade Saturday evening.

be paid entirely by the city or, as in the past, by the city and the Baker School District.

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Tree Festival ends,but workjust begins

By Lisa Britton For the Baker City Herald

Lisa Britton / For the Baker City Herald

Baker City's community Christmas tree shines more brightly this year thanks to new lights and snowflake

Kathy Orr/ Baker City Herald

K-Lee Hickman, left, and Rebekah Compas from Baker High School's Bel Canto choir sang Christmas carols after the Twilight Parade on Main Street Saturday evening.

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Alanda Torres,10, left, and siblings Evangeline, 8, standing at right, Jossah, 5, and Isabella, 2, have their picture taken with Santa.

Afterthe celebrations of the Festival of Trees — three days of viewing, auctions and family fun — the work is just beginning for a small group of volunteers.

After Family Day ended at 3p.m. Saturday and the last visitors had left, a group recruited by Jason Yencopal arrived at the Event Center.

Each year, Yencopal and his helpers carefully gather up thetrees and goodiesto be deli vered to thosewho purchased each one during the Festival.

This is no small feateach tree is trimmed with hundreds oflights and ornaments, and surrounded by all sortsofgiftsthatreflectthe tree's theme.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014

BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR TUESDAY, DEC. 9 • Baker City Council:7 p.m., City Hall, 1650 First St. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 • Soroptimists of Baker County Christmas Party:5:30 p.m., Baker Elks Lodge,1896 Second St. • Lower Powder River Irrigation District Board:6 p.m. at the Sunridge.

THURSDAY, DEC. 11 • Baker School Board special meeting:5:30 p.m., District Office, 2090FourthSt. MONDAY, DEC. 15 • Baker Web Academy and Baker Early College Governing Board:5 p.m., North Baker Campus, 2725 Seventh St. TUESDAY, DEC. 16 • Baker School Board regular meeting:5:30 p.m., District Office, 2090FourthSt. MONDAY, DEC. 22 • Baker County Board of Commissioners:9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995Third St.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Dec. 8, 1964 The prices held their own at the feeder sale yesterday sponsored by the Baker County LivestockAssociation, Dick Kirby, general sales chairman, said today.

He said 3,279 head of cattle brought a total of $299,123.94 and described it as a "good" sale.

The four head of top yearling heifers, consigned by Daily Creen Ranch, were purchased by Hartley at a price of $16.10 cwt.

The 41 head of top heifer calves averaged 427 pounds and sold for $18.50 to B and L Livestock. They were consignedby Staggs andWeber.The 1,202 head,averaging 419 pounds, sold for an average price of $1733.

25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Dec. 8, 1989 A plan to improve Hewitt Park on Brownlee Reservoir near Richland will cost about $82,800, the Baker County Court learned Wednesday.'Plans call for improving two boat ramps and increasing parking facilities, according to RickTraw, roadmaster and park department maintenance supervisor.

Duane West of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFWj andTraw will present the above park improvement proposals to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Dec. 14. The commission will be asked to fund $56,880.

10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald Dec. 9, 2004 A better-than-expected report from auditors has led county commissioners to offer a $1,000 one-time bonus to full-time county employees.

Part-time workers will be given a pro-rated bonus. Halftime workers for example, will receive $500, minus taxes.

Contract workers are not slated for bonuses.

The payments cost the county about $126,000, said Fred Warner Jr., county commission chair.

ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald Dec. 16, 2013 The Baker City Bandstand Pavilion Project received an early Christmas present this week in the form of a $1,000 donation from the Jack and Meredith Wilson Family Fund.

"The letter announcing this generous gift was issued byThe OregonCommunity Foundation,which manages the funds," Dave Hunsaker, Bandstand Project Chair, said in a press release.

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The annual CORE training for pesticide applicator re-certi fi cation creditsis Tuesday, Dec. 16, starting at 9:45 a.m. and finishing at 3 p.m. at the OSU Extension Service small meeting room

ed into two two-hour sessions which allows participation in either morning or afternoon sessionitwo creditseach)or bothsessions ifourcredits total). Oregon pesticide applicator re-certification credits

at the Event Center, 2600 East St. in Baker City.

The free training session will be delivered simultaneously via video-conference to several Eastern Oregon counties. The course is divid-

earned during this training will count either as CORE or general credits.

Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP the Baker County OSU Extension Serviceoffi ce at541-523-6418.

OBITUARIES 'Bert'Medlin

and Judy Akahosha and her husband, Tosh, of Lincoln City; and a brother, Howard Medlin of Baker City.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Alzheimer's Association through Gray's West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.

Baker City, 1931-2014

Bertis "Bert" Medlin, 83, of Baker City, died Dec. 2, 2014, at Angel Wings Adult Foster Care.

His funeral was at 10 a.m. today at the Baker City Christian Church, 675 Highway 7. Pastor Jesse Whitford officiated.

Bert was born on Oct. Bert 22, 1 931, at Bernie, MisMedlin so u ri, to Cecil and Nellie Daniels Medlin. The family moved to Baker in 1947 and Bert was drafted into the U S. Army in 1952.

He was stationed at Ft. Lewis, Washington, until his deployment to Korea where he served on the front lines of combat. He was on active duty until 1954.

When he returned to Baker, he worked for the Clyde Ward farm. He married Christine Ward on March 3, 1961, at Baker City. They had been married for 53 years when Christine died last year.

Bert worked for Mel Cross as a machinist for several years, then as a mechanic at Phillips Long Ford for 10 yearsbefore he retired in 1994.

He enjoyed fishing, camping and gardening. He was a member of the Baker City Christian Church.

Survivors include his sons, Stephen, and his wife, Virginia, of Madras and Roger of Baker City; grandchildren, Jeremy Medlin of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Stephanie Insile of La Grande; sisters, Helen Pilcher and Janice McNair and her husband, Hugh, all of Baker City,

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Wanda Nelson Baker City, 1926-2014

Wanda Ione Nelson, 88, of Baker City, diedNov.24,2014,in Boisefrom complications of surgery.

A celebration ofher life will be Saturday, Dec. 27, at 11 a.m. at the South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave. S.E., in Salem. Interment will be in Wanda the spring of2015 atVale.

Nelson Wand a was born on June 6, 1926, at Washoe, Idaho, to Orville Carl Nichols and Nina Mae Warden Nichols. The family was living in Brogan at the time and Nina went to her mother's at Washoe to have the baby. Wanda grew up in Ironside.

She was an only child until, to her delight, a sister, Donna, was born on her 11th birthday.

Wanda met Merle Aaron Nelson at Ironside. They were married on Oct. 17, 1948, and enjoyed being together nearly 65 years.

Merle's work took them to several towns before they returned to Ironside to help run the family ranch and care for Wanda's mother and sisters. By 1955 they had moved to Lacomb and raised their four boys in the Willamette Valley.

Merle and Wanda moved to Salem in

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Baker City Police Arrests, citations CONTEMPT OF COURT (Two Baker County Circuit Court warrants): Justin Ray Page, 26, of 2845 Hughes Lane, 12:51 p.m. today, at Clark and Campbell streets; jailed.

DRIVING WHILE OPERATOR'S LICENSE SUSPENDED: Jeffery Jay Reese, 44, of 2705 Cedar St., 2:15 p.m. Sunday, in the 1100 block of Campbell Street; jailed and later released on bail.

FAILURETO APPEAR (Union County warrant) and POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Jacob Perry Fischer, 31, of 1640 Valley Ave., 12:01 a.m. Sunday,in the 2400 block of Oak Street; jailed.

CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Justice Court warrant): ChuckWayne Briney, 21, of 1821 Estes St.,8:30 p.m.

Saturday, at his home; cited and released.

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(Baker County Justice Court warrant): Angela Dawn Carlile, 34, of 2239 Ninth St., Apartment B,B:54 p.m. Saturday, at her home; cited and released.

CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Justice Court warrant): Travis Levi Culbertson, 31, of 1319Washington Ave., 9:42 p.m. Saturday, in the 1900 block of Seventh St.; cited and released.

NEGOTIATING A BAD CHECK (Warrant): Wendy Margaret Bye, 56,0f 1600 Eldon St.,2:11 p.m.

Saturday, at her home; cited and released.

CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): John Thomas Gregg, 58, of 3055 10th St.; 10:13 p.m. Saturday, at his home; cited and released.

DRIVING UNDERTHE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Garland Eugene Reynolds, 63, of 1472 Auburn Ave., 7:26 p.m. Friday at East Street and Auburn Avenue; jailed and later released.

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Judith Kaesemeyer: 72, of Baker City, died Dec. 4, 2014, at St. Alphonsus Medical CenterBaker City. Gray's West Br Co. is in charge of arrangements.

Jay "Bill" Heaton: 87, of Baker City, died Dec. 5, 2014.

Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home Br Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may bemade at www.tamispinevalleyfuneral home.com

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Benjamin Nelson, Cory Nelson iShannonl, Scott Nelson iMeganl, Lucus Nelson, Lydia Nelson and Grant Michael Nelson; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Merle; her sister, Deanna Nichols; and her daughter-in-law, Cathy

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AfterMerle retired,they traveled in theirmotor home around the U.S.and Canada for a couple of years, an adventure they both treasured and talked about often. They moved to Baker City in 2009 to share their lives with their son, Lloyd, and his family.

Wanda was a wonderful, dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and sister.

She enjoyed reading, being with family, traveling and working with Council on Aging.

Wanda and Merle spent many years involved with the Meals on Wheelsprogram inSalem. She had a great sense ofhumor and presence that will truly be missed, family members sald.

Survivors include her sons: Ross of St. Petersburg, Florida, Grant iMichellel and Larry of Albany, and Lloyd iJanicel of Baker City; a sister and her husband, Donna andVerne Duncan ofMilwaukie; grandchildren include Maria Baroni

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Continued from Page1A According to ODE offtcials, the new math standards are shifbng to a more focused system with the expectation that students will learn more about less. Skills will be built across the grade levels and studentswilldevelop speed and accuracy as they study math facts.

The goal is to produce students who understand math concepts and can use them in the realworld,according to the website www.ode.state. or.us/go/commoncore.

Baker's elementary school classrooms are using the "Engage New York" process to help students step up their understanding of math.

In the realm of English and language arts, reading material has shifted to include as much nonfiction as fiction. Students are encouraged to learn about their world by reading, and to read more challenging material closely and several times if necessary to better understand it.

And they are expected to use evidence from the text in writing about their reading and increasing their academic vocabulary.

This new rigor is designed to make students more competitive nationally and globally ,and to decrease the number of students who require remedial instruction in college.

Wegener supplied these Smarter Balanced test questions as examples of what students will face when testing begins this spring.

The first sample is a series of sixth-grade English/ language arts questions; the second is a sample high school math problem.

In the area of English and language arts,students are given a prompt in the form of an essay, Wegener said. In addition to answering multiple-choice questions, students areasked to perform other tasks.

They will be required to return to the "stimulus text" to answer questions that demonstrate their knowledge of what they've read by using their computer mouse to "click on a sentence that could be used as evidence to support the statement."

The tests are "open book," Wegener said.

Sixth-grade English/LA This sample uses an excerpt from Gary Soto's novel "Summer on Wheels."

Here's the"stimulus text": Bentley sat at the kitchen tablerunning an ice cube back and forth across the knot on his forehead. The knot was like a speed bump.

The ice cube glided across smoothskin beforeitjumped up and over the knot. Bentley whimpered like the puppy he was. He had flown over the handlebars and not only hurt his head, but also scraped his elbows and chin. And the air left his lungs when he belly flopped. It took a full minute beforehe could getenough air back into his system to complain, "Golly, that smarted."

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A two-point score would choose the sentence that best supports that statement from include less detail:"The author compares a bump on the these choices: boy's head to a speed bump.

A. Bentley sat at the kitchen table running an ice cube Similes make writing more back and forth across the interesting." knot on his forehead.

One point would be given B. The ice cube glided for a response such as this: '7'he author means the across smooth skin before it jumped up character has a bump on his and over the knot. head. Our teacher taught us C. Bentley whimpered like how to use similes when we the puppy he was. write."

D. And the air left his lungs No points would be given when he belly flopped. for this response, which does not identify the literary deAnd the answer is ... vice and includes no relevant information from the text: A. Incorrect: This is 8 'The literary device is comstraightforward statement paring riding a bicycle over a describing Bentley's bump with an ice cube." actions, and does not provide any clues about Highschoolmath his emotional state.

The sample question asks B. Incorrect: This sentence students to analyze the expands on 8 simile from results of a survey: the previous sentence, Jaime randomly surveyed but does not describe some students at his school Bentley's emotions. to see what they thought of a C. Correct: The word "whimpered" suggests possible increase to the length oftheschoolday.Theresults that Bentley feels unhappy ofhissurvey areshown in the and that his injuries table below. are painful, and the description of him as 8 "puppy" makes him seem Part A — A newspaper reporter will randomly vulnerable and sensitive. select 8 Grade 11 student D. Incorrect: This sentence from this survey to is 8 straightforward interview. What is the description of what probability that the student happened after Bentley fell selected is opposed to off the bike. Although most lengthening the school day? people would probably find what happened to Part B — The newspaper Bentley painful, there is reporter would also like no indication that he is "upset" by the incident. to interview 8 student in favor of lengthening the In the next part of the school day. If 8 student sample question, the student in favor is randomly isasked to write two orthree selected, what is the sentences to discuss the literary device used in this sentence: "The knot was like a speed bump."

Grade In Favor And to explain why the author might use the device 12 to describe the knot on BentRESOURCES FOR PARENTS www.achievethecore.org www.pta.org/4446.htm http://www.cgcs.org/ Domain'36 www.ode.state.or.us/go/ commoncore

WHAT'S NEW WITH TESTS? English Language Arts/Literacy: • Focus on nonfiction, careful reading • Discuss reading and write using evidence •Increase academic vocabulary Mathematics • Learn more about fewer concepts • Focus on skill building,speed and accuracy • Use of real world examples to better understand concepts Parent support can help students succeed • By staying involved, informed and engaged, parents can help students be successful •There are many ways to help: Read with your children Review and discuss their homework Communicate with their teachers Attend public meetings to learn more Learn about the standards and how they affect your child's education and school Look through your child's backpack each afternoon probability that this student is also from Grade 11?

Key: Each item is scored independently and will receive 1 point.

Part A: 0.4 (or equivalent) Part B: 0.2 (or equivalent) Process: Part A: The universe of 11th grade students is 8+12+10 = 30; those opposed are 12, so the random ratio is 12/30 = 2/5, 0.4 or 40 percent.

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are in the 11th grade: 8/40 = 1/5, 0.2 or 20 percent.

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The Friends of the Library winter book sale and silent auction of collectible books will continue during regular library hours through Dec. 14 at the Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. Dates and times: • Monday through Thursday, Dec. 8-11: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• Friday, Dec. 12: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Saturday, Dec. 13: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Sundays, Dec. 14: noon to 4 p.m.

The silent auction of collectible books ends Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Baker County Library and its six branch libraries.

Special services at First Presbyterian The Baker First Presbyterian Church has special services scheduled for later this month. The church is at 1995 Fourth St. • Worship children's Christmas program, Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m.

• Longest night service, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.

The name comes from the season — during December we experience the shortest day and the longest night of the year. But the name also applies to the feeling that a number of us have about this season. It is the, "long dark night of the soul,""the winter of our discontent," in which memories of past experiences and the pain of present struggles can become overwhelming.

• Christmas Eve candlelight service, Dec. 24, 6 p.m.

In this service, we will have some singing appropriate to the season, recognizing that this is not necessarily a season of joy. We will invite you to meditate on the pain you may bring, or others are experiencing, and to offer that pain to the coming Christ child and we trust that you will find hope and comfort in knowing that you are not alone.

Warm tea and cookies will be available following the service.

Childcare orridesare availableupon request,by calling 541-523-5201.

The Christmas Eve service is a beautiful time of worship filled with carols and scriptures, tone chimes and soloists, lighting of the Advent Wreath and closing with a candlelit"Silent Night."Welcome are both those who have called First Presbyterian home for years and those who arelookingfora place to celebrate Christ'sbirth thisyear.

Dove sales help domestic violence victims Jacksons Food Stores, including the Baker City store at 500 Campbell St., are selling doves during the holidays to raisemoneyt fordomesticviolence prevention.

Paperdovesin increments of$1,$5,and $10 are being sold in the "Give the Gift of Peace" campaign. Funds collected will be matched up to a total of $75,000 by the Jackson family.

Allproceeds arededicatedtothe Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence iOCADSVl, which supports organizations such as MayDay Inc. in Baker City. These programs conduct prevention campaigns as well as providing legal and other support for victims of domesticand dating violence.

The campaignbegan on Thanksgiving Day and runs through Christmas.

Fall prevention seminar set for Dec. 9 The Baker County YMCA will present a free seminar on preventing falls, Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 12:15 p.m. at the Fitness Center, 3715 Pocahontas Road, in Studio 1. Walkins are welcome, but you can reserve a spot by calling 541-523-9622.

Physical therapists Blake Marlia and Jodi Flanagan from Baker Valley Physical Therapy will demonstrate exercisesdesigned toreduce therisk ofafall.

LodgingTax Committee meets Tuesday The Baker County Transient Lodging Tax Committee will meet Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St. The Committee oversees some of the money collected from guests at hotels and motels, bed and breakfasts and RVparks.

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orsa e rouse The Endangered Species Act can be a frightening law if an animal that has the power of the federal government behind it happens to live on your property.

And no species has prompted more concern among Baker County landowners — cattle ranchers in particular — than the sage grouse.

But even as federal oKcials ponder whether to list the sage grouse as threatened or endangered — a final decision is due in September 2015 — local landowners can ease their fears by enrolling in what amounts to an insurance policy.

It's called a Candidate Conservation Agreement

with Assurances (CCAA).

The basic idea is that property owners who have sage grouse, or sage grouse habitat, on their land agree to take certain steps to protect the bird. In exchange, the federal government guarantees that the landowners won't have to do anything more on behalf of the species even if it is listed as threatened or endangered.

Bill Moore, a Unity area rancher who is the first Baker County property owner to enroll in a CCAA for sage grouse, thinks this is a pretty good deal.

We agree.

And we hope other Baker County residents who could be afected by a sage grouse listing will look into joining Moore when a new, multi-county CCAA program becomesavailable in early 2015.

Complying with the CCAA requirements need not be onerous, according to both Moore and Whitney Collins, who manages Baker County's four soil and water conservation districts.

Indeed, many of the practices that responsible ranchers already employ — rotating their herds to avoid overgrazing, cutting juniper trees to free up water for native plants — benefit sage grouse.

But the biggest advantage to enrolling is that doing so may help keep the sage grouse oA'the endangered species list.

Marisa Meyer, a wildlife biologist who works at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's field oKce in La Grande, said that the more acres enrolled in CCAAs, the stronger the argument that can be made that sage grouse don't need federal protection.

That's the ideal result.

But even if the bird does get listed, property owners such as Moore who get enrolled in a 30-year CCAA — the program is voluntary, and participants can opt out at any time — will at least have the assurance that the listing won't have any effect on how they manage their own land.

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By the way, I tend to write in an "unvarnished" manner when in a m ood.

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We, as a board, decided to honor someone, and named the large gym in the high school"Peacock Court." If that upsets you, I expect to see you at the next school board meeting to make public comment. We welcome community involvement. If that makes you giggle, and you are over age 15, you will someday mature.

Regarding the Dec. 3 letter to the editor: I don't understand how the board's decision became"pompous." I don't think that word means what some think it means. Were you even there? After all, no one who has recently written about the decision was there to my knowledge.

We made a decision. That is what we are elected to do. It was just a decision, no pomposity involved.

Further: 1. It was written that the board"... completely ignore what would seem properprotocol."Isupposeitmight "seem" so to some, but we followed proper protocol, and I don'tlive in a world of what"seems," I live in the world of what "is." This comment is therefore invalid. If the only complaint is "style points" with how we went aboutit, fine, I will live with my actions. This "scab picking" is old. The displeasure is duly noted. Got it.

I made my decision. I am moving on to the next issue. Please feel free to discuss this with me prior to the next board meeting. I will show up an hour early for convenience.

2. The people who have been asked if they knew who Mr. Peacock was must not have been the least involved in the workings of the school district for the lastthreedecades i1984-2014l.Other-

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RICH MCKIM wise they would know of Mr. Peacock's vastcontributions. An average of100 studentsperyeargroup,plusatleast one relative, times 30 years equals well over 6,000 people who know who Jerry Peacock is.

Why should anyone think these people would suddenly, out of thin air, care one bit about the naming of a gym?

Likewise, the obviously scientific poll of"People Gary Dielman Knows" gave similar results. I think he reported the results here some weeks back, but I was not up to reading another screed.

3. Again, I read of the tiresome issue of Mr. Peacock's last name. Did any of us pick our last name? I doubt Jerry Peacock did. But I bet heis proud ofit, and should be. If someone wants to make that an issue, it says more about them than our Bulldogs, and they need to look in the mirror, and grow up. If visiting teams make comments, again it says more about them than our students.

Does anyone really think our students are that weak of character? Our kids are made of stouter stufF than you give them credit for. They are creative enough to come up with a retort that will shame opponentswho dare tobelittle their gym. Would all this be an issue if Jerry Peacock's name was Brock Sampson? Or Thor Armstrong? His name is an irrelevant side issue that I consider childish.

If I hear about it as an issue again I am going to puke.

4. The decision was not behind closed doors. Gather facts before accusing. This is not Ferguson, Missouri, where feelings overridefacts.Iguessthisanswers my earlier'Were you even there?" question.

The Dec. 3 letter author wasn't. Otherwise, they would not make obviously

accuracy of all statements in letters to the editor.

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name'? wrong claims. They didn't know one way or the other, so they guessed. Nice research, champ.

5. The only public outcry I have seen or heard has been generated by Mr. Dielman's letter, which also made an issue of Mr. Peacock's last name. I was taught that when one side starts getting personal, they have run out of facts, and the other side has won the argument. If we are all going to be consistent, I should expect a hue and cry from the crowd, pouting about an entire exterior wall of the high school that has been painted to honor a teacher.

6. Since it seems to be in fashion, I'll make fun of my own name: Why hasn't one swinging Richard gotten off their recliner on one Tuesday evening to make one public comment at one school board meeting since we made this decision several months ago? All I can conclude is that no one cares; a few are just barely pouty or sulky enough to write the editor.

I am curious about the stir that the naming of the Helen M. Stack building caused back in the 1920s. My word, an entire building? i.....oh, wait, now I got it:peoplehad realissuesto worry about back then, and thicker skins) I'm sure someone will have the time on their hands to pore through the archives at the library and set me straight.

In summary, don't make assumptions.

Gather information before making accusations, or else you look stup... how do I put this delicately....."poorly prepared" to make your point.

W e all have a generation ofkidsto preparefor ahard world outthere.Isuggest we hold hands, and focus on preparing them. We will all be dead for a very long time. Our kids are what we will have to show for ourselves. Not a gym name....

Rich McKim is a member of the Baker Sctuet Board.

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CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: The White House, 1600 PennsylvaniaAve.,Washington, D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202456-2461; to send comments, go to www.whitehouse.gov/contact.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building,U.S. Senate,Washington, D.C.,20510; 202-224-3753; fax 202-228-3997. Portland office: One WorldTrade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386; fax 503-326-2900. Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second St. Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; merkley.senate.gov.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717 La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541962-7691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden.senate.gov.

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515, 202-225-6730; fax 202-225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850;541-624-2400, fax, 541-624-2402; walden.house g OV.

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber: 254 State Capitol, Salem, OR

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Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown: 900 Court St. N.E., Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1523.

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: P.O. 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.

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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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LAS VEGAS iAPl — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says the federal government is trying to find a way to save the sage grouse without having to list the bird as an endangered species.

Jewell, at the Western Governors'Association's winter meeting in Las Vegas, said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been working with environmentalists and officials in 11Western states to find a solution to protect the species and its habitat without a formal listing. ''We want to create an en-

vironment where a listing is not warranted," she said."So we're all working with that common objective.... It truly is epic collaboration. It's not justthe sage grouse that'sat stake. It's the Western way of lifethat' satstake."

Jewell's comments came during a luncheon speech Saturday at the conference hosted by Republican Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, who is association chairman, the Las Vegas Review-Journal report-

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Sandoval and some other governors object to listing the

to balance the competing needs of people and wildlife.

Sandoval said the West remainsa placeofgreat opportunity and growth, and the states are facing challengesin providing resources such as water and energy as aresult.

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz touted the Obama administration's "all of the above energy policy," which promotes both fossil fuel development as well as clean energy.

sagegrouse,arguingitwould spare hundreds of thousands ofacresfrom development and harm miningand ranching.

The Fish and Wildlife Service isfacing a September deadline todecide whether to list thebird asan endangered species and set aside protectedhabitatforit.

The two-day meeting also focused on energy needs, including fossil fuels and renewable resources such as wind, solar and geothermal.

Governors also discussed land managementand how

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in 2006. For every cent increase in the gas tax, countiesestimate receiving County road departments could be about $7.9 million, according to the strapped for cash over the next five study. The tax was last raised by 6 years without increased state revenue. cents in 2011 and hadn't been raised Declining federal funds and inbeforethat since 1993. creased costs mean Oregon counties About 39 percent of Oregon's 68,141 miles of road are maintained by need an additional $505 million per year to fill a budget gap, according to a counties, which are also responsible for nearly 3,500 bridges and 26,000 new study.

Conducted by a road program within culverts. In Deschutes County, the road the Association of Oregon Counties, the department oversees maintenance and studyfound thatrevenue and expenoperationof900 milesofroadway. diture forecasts for the next five years State funding for county road departshow that county road departments ments is funneled through the state will be 54 percent short annually of highway fund,which isrevenue generwhat they need. ated from the state gas tax, a highwayLooking ahead to the 2015 Oregon use tax on commercial vehicles weighLegislature, the study suggests increas- ing more than 26,000 pounds and other ing the state's gas tax to meet the fiscal fees.

Counties are allocated revenue need facing counties. based on the number of registered County officials, including Deschutes vehicles within their jurisdiction.

County Road Department Director Deschutes County's road department Chris Doty, will present the study is in a more comfortable position than to the Oregon House Committee on some other counties — because of the Transportation and Economic Develop- county's population — but will still ment on Tuesday. struggle to meet capitalim provement The new study is an update to the needs in the next five years, Doty said. county road needs study last conducted Road widening and maintenance would WesCom News Serylce

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By Taylor W. Anderson Oregonpolice agencies foryearswere largely given a green light to stock up on military gear under a program thatsuppliesexcess equipment to local law enforcement.

But the flow of that gear into Oregon has slowed in recent months amid public scrutiny of police tactics following high-profile killings by police in Missouri, New York City and Cleveland, and the heavy policeresponse to some protests.

President Barack Obama lastweek said thefederal government would look to tighten standards local police must meet when they apply forand acceptgearthathas moved from battlefields into communities throughout the country. But documents from Oregon's program coordinator and others show the Department of Defense didn't w ait forthepresident before tightening the program.

In early November, states agreed to require training plans before the militarygrade gear was given out.

Steve Smith, who has overseen Oregon's program since 2000, said Friday he was waiting to see what impact, if any, the president's recommendations would have on what's known as the 1033 Program in addition to the changes already in place.

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Ifthe board issatisfied with the top two or three candidates at the conclusionoftheprocess,those finalists will be invited to visit the community as the search continues, Cassidy srnd.

In an announcement of Thursday's meeting, Norma Nemec, executive secretary to the board and superintendent, stated that meetings "will be recessed and reconvened from time to time to conduct inter30, 2015. views, check references and Once the board makes other details pertaining to its initial review, commuthe selection of the chief nity volunteers will take a executive officer." lookattheapplications and More information is rank applicants in order of available by calling Nemec preference, said Kevin Cas- at 541-524-2261.

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Five police agencies told The Bulletin they've already returned or plan to return the military equipment they received through 1033, though there's no immediate indication the new scrutiny over policing played a role.

Oregon State Police have returned weapons and an armored vehicle the agency had acquired through the program, according to a spokesman with the department, who didn't provide an explanation.

The sheriffs' offices of Douglas and Sherman counties and the Hermiston Police Department will return the M-16 rifles they received through 1033, citing lack of use and impracticality and low quality of the weapons.

Douglas County will keep its mine-resistant vehicle.

Smith said departments haveleftthe program before and that he didn't think it had anything to do with the national attention.

The Portland Police Bureau will return most of the rifles it received through 1033, Sgt. Pete Simpson, a department spokesman, said in an email.

The focus on 1033 hasn't stopped the flow of equipm ent to localagencies nationwide, according to a spokeswoman at the Defense Logistics Agency, which oversees 1033.

The Baker School Board has scheduled a special meeting Thursday to begin reviewing applications from prospectiv esuperintendent candidates.

The meeting will begin at 5:30p.m. atthe District Office, 2090 Fourth St. The directors will meet in executive iclosed to the public) session to begin to pare down the applicants as they search for a replacement for Walt Wegener, who has announced that he will retire on June

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have to be put on the back burner. eWe'rebetterioff)than a lotofother counties in Oregon," Doty said."The rural counties are suffering due to lack of investment and allocation."

Doty said investment will be needed in the state's transportation system to not only maintain it, but also to add to it.

"There's nothing in jeopardy," he said, about Deschutes County."But there certainly is a need to increase the level ofinvestment based on allthe tools that we have."

In recent years, counties have depended on federal funds through the Secure Rural Schools Act, which was passed by Congress to supplement declining timber revenue once generatedfrom federalforestland in Oregon and puttoward schoolsand roads.It's unclear whether the payments will be renewed for the coming fiscal year.

In addition to funding, county road departmentsare alsofaced with increases to diesel fuel and material costs. The cost of asphalt cement has tripledover the pastdecade.

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Continued from Pcge1A The trees, by the way, are decorated by volunteers who are given a budget to purchase decorations and gifts for the trees, which aresoldasafundraiserfor the St. Alphonsus Foundation in Baker City.

Each year the funds are earmarkedfora projectat the Baker City hospital.

This year's will help build a new helipad.

To prepare the Festivaltreesfor transport, the volunteers wrap the full-size specimens with plastic wrap, encasing all the ornaments safely inside. Each is then placed inside a large appliance box, which makes for easy delivery.

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Continued from Page 5A ''We clearly want to work with the states in all the ways that we can to keep minimizing the environmental footprints," he

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Continued from Page1A Doug Dalton, the school The City Council must district's chief financial ofdecide by Dec. 26 whether ficer, said the school board to accept the grant. shares the city's and Lohner recommends thepolicedepartment's councilors do so. passion for keeping chilFor a decade beginning dren safe, but the board in 1998iexcept2001l, can't give an immediate there was a full-time SRO answer as to whether the employed by the city. The school district will be able juvenile arrest rate in to contribute funds for an Baker City fell by 85 per- SRO. cent during that period, ''We can't consider this accordingto city records. until budget decisions For the past five years, iby the Baker 5J School thepolice department Board) are made next has employed a part-time spring," Dalton said.

SRO. The Baker School At a special meeting District contributed of the council Nov. 28 $15,000 annually for that regarding the COPS part-time position. grant, City Manager There is no SRO this Mike Kee recommended school year.

A contract the city had the Council grant him the authority to sign and with the school district accept the grant because — which ended after the of the looming deadline.

2008-09 school yearKee assured the Counhad the school district cil that the city is under paying an average of 65 no obligation to allocate percentofthecostofa money immediately to full-time SRO. fund an SRO position If they entered into even if the city accepts a similarcontract,the the grant. city would be obligated As long as the city to fund an average of doesn't spent any grant approximatel y $20,000 each year of the four- year money, it can withdraw from theprogram later grant period.

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Moniz said the adminislration is working on programs to recycle nuclear fuels and will not force a high-level nuclear waste site on any state.

Nevada's Yucca Mountain, 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas, has long been targeted as a repository site, but Sen. Harry Reid, Sandoval and other top Nevada elected officials remain strongly opposed to it.

Moniz reaffirmed in a private meeting with Sandoval that the Obama administration continues to believe Yucca Mountain is "not a workable solution," the two said in a joint statement issued Saturday night.

'That has not, and will not change," the statement says.

"The iEnergyl Department firmly believes in a consentbased process as a prerequisite forlong-term success."

Governors scheduled to attend the conference were Republicans Butch Otter of Idaho, Susana Martinez of New Mexico, Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota, Gary Herbert of Utah and Matt Mead of Wyoming, and Democrats John Hickenlooper of Colorado and Steve Bullock of Montana.

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The gifts surrounding Kathy Orr/Baker City Herald After the festival ofTrees is finished for the day there each tree are boxed too, and labeled with the theme still is work to be done. Numerous volunteers must to keepeverything together take down, wrap, box and deliver the trees, decoraand going to the right tions, and gifts to the buyers. Dustin Newman,left, and Mike Downing work on the tree donated by the house.

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Once boxed, everything is loaded into brand-new "The boxj ustfits through the door. horsetrailersdonated for the evening's use by Mike — Jason Yencopal,talking about the large appliance Hutton. The trees are all boxes that decorated trees are placed in before being delivered by Saturday delivered to buyers following the Festival ofTrees night to their new owners. fundraiser for the St. Alphonsus Foundation

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The ACLU and more than three trucks at around three dozen other groups $40,000 each in late Septemcalledfor a m oratorium ber. The Klamath County on the 1033 program in SheriA"s 0$ce received a mine-detecting set worth October.

"There is very little discus- $19,300in early October. sion at the local level about Baker County received the weapons that they're ob- some items such as a tent, taining," said Becky Straus, shirts and packs. Clackamas legislative director of the County got an outboard ACLU-Oregon. motor.

Straus said the ACLU Inventory lists dating to m ay advocate for citizen 2006 show Oregon local and panels or legislative commit- countypolice possess about teestooversee the program 3,700 of pieces of equipment, in Oregon. down about 800 in the last In the last five years, the federal government has giventhousands ofpiecesof equipment worth $2.7 billion to local agencies through

Continued from Page5A There have been "no changes in the pace of requests, approvals or transfer of equipment," Michelle McCaskill, a spokeswoman, wrote in an email.

In the months since the initial protests in August afterawhite policeoff icer killed a black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, state and local police have faced scrutiny within some communities, the White House and members of Congress over what some said was the over-militarization oflocal law enforcement.

The protests in the St. Louis suburb in the weeks following Michael Brown's deathwere largely peaceful, but police responded with rifles and heavy vehicles.

They lobbed tear gas canisters to break up crowds and arrested some journalists who were covering the

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three months.

The Deschutes County SherifFs Office has about

$385,000 in equipment, including a REVA Armored Vehicle. The Bend Police Department has about $5,700 in guns.

Smith said he doesn't track denials, but that he rarely turns down requests if departments can show that they aren't asking for too much.

"Normally if it looks a little screwy to me I'll call them up and say'Hey, what

are you doing with this?' " Smith said."As long as they have a logical reason for it then I'll go ahead and approve it."

He added that although the state was suspended from theprogram fora month in recent years, no department is currently suspended from 1033.

Spokesmen for state coordinators in other Western states such as Washington, California, Idaho, Nevada and New Mexico generally said the only time an agency

would be denied equipment would be if it was clear a department had no need for a piece of gear.

The president's recommended changes included after-incident reports filed when the equipment is used in part to combat what the White House said was a lack of accountability and oversightofthegear.

Some departments in Oregon said in August they were unable to recall specific times their vehicles were used.

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Oregon agencies currently have at least $10.9 million, though it's difficult to tell how much gear is in the state because some items no longer show up on inventory listsaftera year.

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It wasn't as exciting as cutting down a tree in the woods, but it was always a highlight of the season.

My family would choose a family in our neighborhood that would be the recipient of something we called the 12 days of Christmas. Secretly, every morning 12 days before Christmas, we w ould put a baked treatora sm allgift on their doorstep.

My parents didn't overdo Christmas with lots of gifts to their children, and looking back, I'm grateful for that.

What was important was establishing and keeping traditions and as a result that's what I fondly remember rather than what gifts were under the tree.

Now that I have a family of my own, one of our Christmas traditions is to cut down our own tree. We go to Bi-Mart, get a$5 national foresttree permit and then head into the woods to find the perfect tree.

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In addition to the traditional handwritten letter in the mail, children can use a variety of websites to communicate with Santa.

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Memories of Dec. 7, and saying thankyou Yesterday, being Dec. 7, we remembered Pearl Harbor, the resulting devastation, andWorld War II.Itputs me back only a few weeks ago when we were honoring all the veterans once again. This is how it was: They have a nice big room for their dining hall now, and I'm pleased for them.

They also make good spaghetti and igarlic?l bread to go with it, and I've waited a long time to enjoy a plate ofit.

When I read it in the paper that the public was invited, I put it right on my calendar.

The event was Veterans Day after the parade of what surely must have been half-kozen participants as well as viewers.

The temperature ofbelow keezing in the sunshine wasn't too bad, but when the wind blew, it was miserably cold.

Still, the parade took form and proceeded up Adams Avenue as they have in the past, pleased to see so many folks lining the sidewalks despite the cold in support and honor of the veterans and otherorganizations.

While the adults and children alike shiveredkom thecold,the colorguard and honorees led and the La Grande High School band played. Those who could marched on in step while vehicles and proud folks came along behind.

Afterthe parade,severalorganizations served dinners, basically to honor the military with the public invited to attend.

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Many kids know Santa Claus is coming to town soon, and there's no question they've all been nice, not naughty — or at least they tried — so there surely will be surprises and squeals on Christmas morning.

But to give them an experience beforethepresents,parentshave any number of ways to put their children in touch with Santa to justto say"Hi" orto be reassured he's not having a senior moment and mistakenly thinking they want a Lego set when what they really, really, really want is "Minecraft."

Whether you're old school or high tech, Santa's within easy reach.

The U.S. Postal Service can help with its "Letters From Santa" program in which it mails kom Anchorage, Alaska — but postmarks "North Pole" — selfaddressed stamped envelopes containing letters written by parents in Santa's hand. Directions for participating in the program can be found online at http//bit.

ly/LetterskomSanta The program has been around for a number of years — last year 170,000 envelopes were postmarked"North Pole" — but the postal service only this year began promoting it widely. ''We tried it on my niece's son. It really works," said Mark Saunders, U.S. Postal Service spokesman.'The combination of the postmark with how Santa responds with personalized information — that's what really blew my niece's son away."

He suggested parents photograph or videotape their child's surprise and joy and post it on social media. The irony was unintended — emails, Facebook and social media platforms have been increasingly and steadily replacing letters as the way the world's population communicates.

In fact, there are innumerable websites cobbled by capitalistic elves that will provide a way to communicate with Santa, some for kee and some at a cost much higher than postage. Indeed, there are so many sites that Santa must be sitting at his com-

puter monitor constantly, and he's quite digitally adept — he may have been around forever but that doesn't mean he's a Luddite.

There are websites where children — of course under a parent's supervision — can write Santa an email and even receive a reply, if requested.

"Too bad you have to work on Christmas Eve, but all the kids are sure glad you do!swrote one 8-year-old kom Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on one site.

Some websites allow parents to personalize lettersto besentkom "Santa" to their children. Others offer DVD greetings kom Santa mailed to a child's home once the Jolly Old Elf receives personal information to include in the video.

And there' seven live video chatting with Santa.

Still, Saunders of the Postal Service feels there's nothing quite like a handwritten letter."There's something unique about a letter.

It's something that's physically created and can be treasured for generations."

Indeed, each year the postal service handles millions ofletters

written by children or their parents to Santa Claus, a tradition that began more than 100 years

ago.

In fact, then-Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock started the postalservice's"Operation Santa" program in 1912, authorizing local postmasters to let employees and citizens respond to the letters. Mail volume for Santa increased so much in the 1940sthatthe postalservice invited charitable organizations and corporations to participate by providing written responses and small gifts.

That program operates in 20 American cities and includes participation by charitable organizati ons,m ajorcorporations, local businesses and postal employees who purchase, wrap and mail gifts to children who write to Santa. For safety reasons, participants do not know the child's name or address.

The program kicked off Dec. 2 in New York City, which has the largest participation in the country with more than 500,000 responsestoletterseach year.

Myless-than-stellar historywithcacti I think one of the prettiest blooms is a ChristGRANNY'S mas ior Thanksgiving or GARDEN iEaster) cactus, but my history with them hasn't CRISTINE MARTIN been stel lar.Overthe years I have bought a few that had beautiful blooms in never did anything. I put it the store, but NEVER bloomed outside for the summer, iout of again. direct sunl along with my disapI didn't think it was a very pointing Orchid cactus plants. pretty plant so would get impaThe plant didn't look too great tient with it and give it away or when I brought it into the house ditch it. My mother-in-law had and put it in the bay window at one that would bloom again and the first threat of cold weather. again and she didn't fuss with After a short time though, it at all. I would go over and her buds formed, much to my amazeplants would be begging for a ment and they grew and grew drink so I'd water them. It turns until I had a couple blooms. I out her Christmas cactus thrived was so excited I thought I should under those conditions and I send out announcements. WELL tend to over water.

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Curse you, Wolfgang Puck!

Actually, I've interviewed Wolfgang Puck, and I liked him immensely. He is warm and generous, kind of the opposite of the way he seems on television. But curse him, anyway.

Single-handedly, Puck ruined pizza forever. He did it casually, offhandedly even.

As if he were not starting a revolution. As if he were not flippantly knocking away the foundations on which Western civilization had been built.

Back in 1982, when he was just 33, the chef opened his instantly famous Spago restaurant in West Hollywood iit later relocated to the tonier Beverly Hills).

The highlight, the focus and certainly the bulk of the attention went to his new, life-changing creation: haute pizza.

Smoked salmon and caviar pizza. Sonoma baby lamb with braised greens and rosemary pizza. Spicy chicken pizza.

Actually, I've had some of this pizza, and I liked it immensely. It wasn't at Spago, it was at his San Francisco outlet, Postrio.

Iwas ata reception, and they passed around plate afterplate ofthe pizza iand bottleafter bottle ofwine).

I sampled many of the pizzas that night, but the one that stood out in my mind, the pizzade resistance,as it were, was the smoked salmon and caviar pizza.

The crust was phenomenal — all those wood-fired oven places these days, whether they know it or not, are copying Puck's crust and cooking method.

The caviar was caviar, which is never a bad thing.

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The Thriller, served with Spanish chorizo, tomato sauce, mozzarella and oregano, at A Pizza Story in St. Louis.

And the smoked salmon was absolutely extraordinary, probably the best smoked salmon I'd had in my life, up to that time.

But here is the thing: It wasn't pizza.

It was slices of succulent smoked salmon, dotted with caviar and laid over a dillcream sauce on top of a wonderful flat bread.

If you look at it one way, it was a big, flat, open-faced sandwich.

Pizza has tomato sauce.

Pizza has cheese. Pizza has mushrooms or pepperoni or sausage or anchovies. Pizza does not have barbecued chicken with Thai duck sauce.

Itis not that I am not fond of barbecued chicken or Thai duck sauce, if such a thing exists. And I certainly enjoy them on top of a pizza crust. It is just they do not fit my definition of pizza.

I realize I'm about 30 years too late with these

thoughts, but I've been thinking them for 30 years.

So I'm really au courant.

I happened to have had a pizza for lunch today. I got the mushroom. It was great. Among the pizzas Idid not getwere an American Gyro pizza iit's like a gyros pizza, but it's American so it doesn't end in an esul, a pizza with roasted chicken and jalapenos on cilantro cream and one with vegetables and chimichurri — all of which pretty much take Italy entirely out of the pizza equation.

And now Papa John's is offeringa pizza with beef, chili sauce, Roma tomatoes, onions, cheddar and mozzarella. It's bad enough that it is basically chili on a pizza crust, but then they sprinkle Fritos corn chips on top. Fritos. On top.

I don't know what that is, but it isn't a pizza. And this comes after the company ended its promotion

for a Double Cheeseburger Pizza, which was topped with, as they called it, "cheeseburger sauce."

According to "A Curious History of Food and Drink,"

by Ian Crofton, pizza was being eaten in Naples in the 16th century. A recipe for it was included in a cookbook written in 1570 — but think about this. Tomatoes, which are native to the Americas, had not yet been introduced to Italy, at least not as something to be eaten. They belong to the nightshade family of plants, which were thought to betoxic iand some nightshades arel.

So what was the original, tomato-less pizza like?

It was sweet — it had a marzipan crust — and it was stuffed with crushed almonds, pine nuts, figs, dates,raisins and cookies.

It sounds marvelous. But I don't care if they were eating it in Naples in 1570. It still ain't pizza to me.

FORT WORTH, Tex.— On a recent breezy afternoon, Justin Rivas and his crew lugged a 100-pound, 32-foot ladder across a one-story home in north suburban Haslet, Texas, as they lined its gutters and peaks with red and white lights. The ladder was almost too heavy for Rivas' 20-year-old workers to carry.

"Forone person to move around a 32-footladder— it could crush you," said Rivas, owner of We Hang Lights DFW. Many homeowners, however, choose to use ladders, chairs and even stacks ofboxes and books to hang holiday decorations and lights themselves. The result can be a holiday in the hospital with broken bones.

W hile ma ity costabout $800 fora professional to deck out the average two-story home with holiday lights, that's just a fraction of what it will cost if you fall and suffer a brain injury, area medical professionals and lighting experts say.

The average homeowner trying to go it alone often is a middle-aged man with a 6-foot ladder, Rivas said.

Those ladders are the bane of the season, hospital trauma workers said. ''When I talk to people about doing that, they say it's expensive.

But an average fallcostisabout$40,000 because the most common injury is a brain injury," said registered nurse Mary Ann Contreras, trauma outreach coordinator at Fort Worth's John Peter Smith Hospital i JPSl. Brain injuries take months to heal, while arm or leg injuries can require six to eight weeks in casts, she said.

JPS admits about 100 people suffering from fall injuries per year; about seven of those are injured hanging holiday lights, Contreras said.

Rivas said homes with peaks more than two stories high requireprofessionals.

For those who insist on doing it themselves, having a cup ofholi day cheer beforehand for courage isa bad idea.

'You probably shouldn't be using ladders at all if you've been drinking. It sounds very obvious, but you wouldn't believe ..." said Dr. David Smith, trauma department medicaldirectorforTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.

Don't want help?

Hang lights in groups with at least two workers, with one holding the ladder at the bottom, Smith said.

Make sure the ladder is firmly positioned, and avoid climbing one-handed by attaching items to a belt, Smith said. Untangle the lights and prepare them with clips before climbing ladders to make sure you don't get caught up, said Justin Rivas, owner of We Hang Lights DFW.

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Continued ~om Rge 1B What's funnyis that the perfect tree doesn't What our kids need more than anything are experiences that are memorable. If we establish seem to existin nature. We11 spot what we think experiences andtraditionsthatcreatefond is just the rightone. It looks full and stout and the branches are shaped perfectly. Then, as we memories theywill potentiallyperpetuate for getdoserwe realizeitlooksperfectbecauseit's generations to come. Now is the time ofyear to actually two trees growingreallydose together. provide that gifL Spending time together is the one key componentin family traditions.

So we continue the search, hoppingfrom tree to I recentlyread a quote fiom Anthony Douglas tree, optimistic that the next one we spotis sure to be the one. Gradually our ideals lower and the Williams in La Grande's public library: "Spendmain search criteriais to find a tree with limbs ing time with childrenis more important that that are actuallyfirm enough to hold ornaments. spendingmoneyon children.u Finally, we undoubtedly agree on a beautiful With that I wishyou and your family a Merry Charlie Brown tree thatwe can'twait to decorate Christmas. when we get home.

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DORY Continued ~om Page 1B After the parade,several organizati ons served dinners, basically to honor the military with the public invited to attend.

I was one of the public and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution

iDARl, so I sidled into the American Legion Hall No. 43 at 301Fir St.toobtain a plate of spaghetti at a very nominal cost.

I mentioned that they now have a nice dining room space and a pleasure for their own use as well as accommodating visitors.

When my George was a member of the American Legion Post No. 43, we attended their Wednesday evening hamburger feeds. The food was always excellent, but the seating room was sparse and crowded at best.

Over time the organization's members got together to overcome this need, and now it is an enjoyable fact.

What surprised me, once inside, was to find the American Legion men doing kitchen duty as though they may have served in that capacity in earlier uniform days, quite comfortable in the role.

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I don't know who was cooking, but whomever it was knew what they were doing and I was enjoying the results offered me by the veteransthemselves.

They still serve, I thought, even while this day is in their honor, and, we owe them so much.

This time and this place with these folks was being repeated in so many places over our area and nation led by the color guard, the honorees, and the bands speaking

of wartime, bravery, honor, and patriotism for our special people and nation.

How could one's heart not be aff ected by theirrepresentation?

I thinkof them now as I reflect on a simple plate of spaghetti, bread,and coffee, incalculable in worth by what it represents.

Enjoy your new dining hall, American Legion and Auxiliary Post No. 43, friends, and guests. You deserve it.

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9I metals, vehicles $ 170 i n t h e r o u n d , +fees. 541-519-6273 serves the nght to reamt. of orchard grass 740 Duplex Rentals EQUAL HOUSING $ 200 s p l it , S p r u ce & battenes. Site clean I ect ads that d o n o t $ 220/ton, 2n d c r o p OPPORTUNITY 25X40 SHOP, gas heat, Affordasble Studios, Baker Co. $150 in the round, & ups & drop off bins of comply with state and Alfalfa $220/ton. 1st roll up & walk-in doors, 1 & 2 bedrooms. all sizes. Pick up delivered. 541-910-4661 3-BDRM, 2 bath w/two federal regulations or crop A l f alfa g r a s s, $375. (541)963-4071, (Income Restnctions Apply) service available. that a r e o f f e n s ive, some rain, $165/ton.

Professionally Managed car garage. $700/mo plus LG. FIREWOOD WE HAVE MOVED! dep. Quiet neighborhood false, misleading, deSmall bales, Baker City by: GSL Properties PRICES REDUCED Our new location is BEARCO 3140 Elm St. ceptive or o t herwise 541-51 9-0693 Located Behind $140 in the rounds 4" 3370 17th St BUSINESS PARK unacceptable.

La Grande Town Center 51-519-1938, after 2pm to 12" in DIA, $170 720 - Apartment Sam Haines Has 3,000 sq ft. also split. Red Fir & HardEnterpnses 745 - Duplex Rentals ALFAFA C E RTIFIED Rentals Baker Co. 16x30 storage units wood $205 split. De541-51 9-8600 w eed-free , s m al l Union Co. Availible Now! 2335 BAKER ST. 475- Wanted to Bu Iivered in the valley. bales. $220/00 ton. no Large studio. $375./mo CaII 541-963-7711 2 BD, 1ba, newly reno(541 ) 786-0407 r ain. La Gran d e .

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C ERTIFIED W H E A T ELKHORN VILLAGE restroom a n d off Elgin, OR 97827 APARTMENTS $400 dep. $750mo refble & hutch (no chairs) The Baker City Herald straw, small bales, street parking. $150. Maple table, 2 at 1915 F i rst S t r eet $3.00 bale, barn stored, Senior a n d Di s a b l ed Now accepting applicaerences required,leave $500 mo & $250 dep Housing.

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OREGON TRAIL PLAZA access. Pnce negotiaCommunity Room, + (4/e accept HUD + eager to see how certain things are going to CANCER (June21-July 22) —It's not over ble per length of featunng a theater room, This institute is an 1- bdrm mobile home lease. a pool table, full kitchen equal opportunity starting at $400/mo. and island, and an provider.

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541-91 0-3696 Rentals Union Co. TTY 1-800-735-2900 35 Rumor, ACROSS 541-51 9-6654 perhaps 1 bdrm, all utilities pd, BDRM, 2 bath house 780 - Storage Units plus free internet and Thisinstituteis an Equal 4/5$950/mo.

36 Tree trunk Answer to Previous Puzzle 1 Frost victim 1st, last & c oin-op l a undry, n o 37 Not sunny-side deposit. Available Dec. .12 X 20 storage with roll 4 Links letters smoking and no pets. up door, $70 mth, $60 JA M B R OA R D A D 20th. Pets on approval 8 Handle L!P $475 mo, $400 dedeposit 541-910-3696 with a fee. Large cor38 Slackened off problems posit. 541-910-3696.

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541-786-4252/4253 THUNDERBIRD 46 Large tents Cooper's YO N G A B H A L Q S AVAIL. JAN. 1ST APARTMENTS 50 Forum hello channel 2- bdrm w/covered I R I S N E A D A B S 307 20th Street + Security Fenced 2 ROOM dormer, all utili51 Make small 16 Auto problem patio, garage & carport & ties paid, plus internet + Coded Entry NA P E S GE E W I N Fndge, stove & W/D talk (2 wds.) and laundry, no smok- COVE APARTMENTS included. $600/mo 52 Ballerina's attire + Lighted for your protection 18 Expedite 1906 Cove Avenue ETA RNS i ng, n o p e t s , $ 2 7 5 1st, last+ sec. dep.

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UNITS AVAILABLE 54 Without 21 Vexation + Lots of RV storage NOW! CA R L U S L O D E NEWLY REMODELED 55 Canal of song 22 Brand of CENTURY 21 3 PLUS bdrm, 2 b a th 41298 Chico Rd, Baker City 56 Shriveled up spandex RD S E L MO K L E E APPLY today to qualify PROPERTY off Pccahontas W/S/G paid. $825/mo for subsidized rents at 26 Sherpa's MANAGEMENT Call 541-523-5665 or YE A R E EL Y A N K I these quiet and sighting DOWN 541-51 9-4607 12-9-14 © 2014 UFS, Dist. by Univ. Ucuck for LIFS La randeRentals.com centrally located 28 Orange road 7X11 UNIT, $30 mo. multifamily housing SUNFIRE REAL Estate $25 dep. marker 1 Johann (541)963-1210 properties.

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31 Fail to keep Sebastianplexes & Apartments 5 Arrange for 10 Snow boot CIMMARON MANOR 1, 2 8t 3 bedroom for rent. Call Cheryl 2 Arm bone pace 6 Fence flaw 11 Moose kin A PLUS RENTALS ICingsview Apts. units with rent based Guzman fo r l i s t ings, 32 "The Greatest" 3 Population has storage units 7 Pretty soon 17 Ticks off 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century on income when 541-523-7727. availab!e.

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TAKING APPLICATIONS: constellation 4 River like cheese 23 Two-term 541-963-1210 8x8 $25-$35 per mo.

1 & 2-bdrm. units: 34 Baseball stat embankment 9 Galleon cargo President Prolect phone ¹: 8x10 $30 per mo.

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26 Kind of lock No pets. $ 5 50/mo, 12 13 14 Ca II 541-910-3696 Rent Union Co. p lus $ 5 0 0 d e p o s it 27 Essay byline 541-91 0-3696 2BD, 1BA, w/ b o n u s 28 - -Magnon SENIOR AND 17 15 16 room i n b a s e m ent, DISABLED HOUSING man CLOSE T O EO U, 1 w /d h o o k ups, g a s ABC STORESALL Clover Glen 29 Sunflower b drm, w/s/g pd, n o HAS EXPANDED heat, $700/mo. Call for 18 19 20 Apartments, smoking/nopets, $425 more details.

Units sizes from yield 2212 Cove Avenue, month, $400 deposit.

503-991-1789 Sx10 up to 10x30 30 Bridal notice La Grande 21 22 23 2 4 25 541-91 0-3696.

541-523-9050 Clean & well appointed 1 3 BD, 1.5 bath, fenced word & 2 bedroom units in a 33 Kareem y a rd. $900/m o. L o American West CLOSE TO EOU, Lg 3 26 27 28 29 30 quiet location. Housing cated 10200 GrandStorage — -Jabbar bdrm, a l l u t i l i t i e s for those of 62 years view Dr. Island City. 7 days/24 houraccess paid. No smoking, no o r older, 37 URL suffix as w ell a s Ca II 541-963-2343 33 541-523-4564 pets. $900 mo, $850 39 Fixes a t hose d i s a b le d or COMPETITIVE RATES dep. 541-910-3696. h andicapped of a n y 3 BDRM, 2 bath in LG. 2 Behind Armory on East manuscript 35 36 37 age. Rent based on incar garage, large yard, and H Streets. Baker City 40 Come later COMFY B A SEMENT come. HUD vouchers $ 1000 pe r m o , n o apt., $395/mo. 1 bdrm, 42 Quick snack accepted. Please call pets. 541-963-4174. f urnished , u t il i t i e s 38 39 40 43 Not "pro" 541-963-0906 paid, partial k itchen, 3-4BD HOUSE in Elgin, TDD 1-800-735-2900 44 On any close to downtown & large back yard, w/s/g •Mini W-arehouse 41 42 43 44 45 OCCaSiOn college. No pets/smokincl., $800/mo + $500 This institute is an equal • Outside Fenced Parking ing. 541-963-6796.

45 Fresh d ep. Avail. Ja n 1 s t . opportuni ty provider • Reasonabl e Rat e s 46 47 48 49 50 541-786-3385 l e ave 46 LaPtoPS, STUDIO APARTMENTS massage.

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1/1/15 Next to Grande Ronde Hospital. BeauTEMPORARY tiful view of the valley.

AD M I NST I RAT IVE RULES 700 Sunset Suite C. LaGrande , Ca l l 701-21 0-11 38 A Statement o f N e e d and Justification accompanies this form.

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to cope in new surroundings DEARABBY: My husband, 'Norm,"has your son is away at college, he is still a part of your family, so include him. Once he has becomeprofoundly deafHe hasacochlearimplantin one ear and a hearing aidin the other; finished with school and is out on his own, neither has helped much. He has extreme that would be the time to suggest he start sending his own greetings. diffrculty with speech recognition. We can talk togetherin the quietofour home as long asI DEARABBY: My son took his own life last sit right next to him and speak slowly. We use assisted-listening devices to communicate with year. I am raising his smail children because their mother is out of the picture. How do I tell each other in the car or at a restaurant.

Norm's hearing loss has them how their daddy died? afi"ected us as a couple. We no — GRANDMA IN THE DEAR longer have a social life. When MIDWEST Norm and I are out together, ABBY DEAR G RANDMA: Tell them gradually when they we become"invisible"to other couples. It'sjust too much start asking questions. If workforanyone tocommunicate with us. they ask why Daddy died, say he was very We are about to move to a retirement com- ill. When they want to know what the illmunity where one meal a day is included ness was, tell them he suffered from depresin the dining room. I'm worrr'ed about how sion. When they want more details, reveal them inan age-appropriate manner. we will navigate the social aspects of eating with others, who will rapidly decide they don't want to eat with us again because of DEAR ABBY: Do you have any advice the digculty of trying to chat with Norm. for coping with a child who is incarcerated Norm is well aware of this problem. He duringthe holidays? My son,who has never has proposed that he eat alone in our apartbeen in trouble in his life, made a foolish ment while Igo to the dining room and meet mistake. He ran with the wrong crowd and people, unencumbered by his impairment. is now in prison.

Every day is a torment, and I don't know Can you advise?

— TRAPPED INA SITUATION how tohandle my emotions.Ican'tenjoy DEAR TRAPPED: Before moving into anything at all, much less prepare a holiday the retirement community, make a point of meal and put up a Christmas tree. Itfeels discussing your husband's severe hearing like all thej oy in my life has been sucked out. impairment with the director, the nurse — FEELING HOPELESS DEAR FEELING HOPELESS: You have and/ortheirmedical adviserbecause they my sympathy. When a loved one is incarcerneed to be made aware of your husband's special needs in order tobe able to accomated, in a sense, his or her family is serving a sentence, too. modate him, if it's possible.

According to the House Clinic in Los AnAll I can offer is to remind you that your geles, he will probably be advised to check in son is paying for his mistakes, and that with his otologist ia doctor who specializes making yourself sick isn't going to help him. in the anatomy and physiology of the earl Right now he needs your emotional supto see if anything further can be done to port, and in order for you to give it to him, improve his hearing. you must take care of your health and stay strong.

If you're preparing holiday meals and DEARABBY: What is the rule of etiquette in sending out and signing Christmas cards decorating a tree, then there must be other family members who need you. Exercise can from myfamily when one childis over20 and in college? Do I send cards fromj ust helppeoplecope with depression,and so my husband, me, and the kids still living at can the support of other mothers who have home? Or shouldIalsoinclude my son, the children in prison. If you can affiliate with some of them, it may help you, too, because one away at college?

— REALLY CONFUSED IN TEXAS if anyone can relate to what you are feeling, DEAR REALLY CONFUSED: Even if they should be able to.

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LEGAZPI, PhilippinesTyphoon Hagupit knocked outpower,leftatleastthree people dead and sent nearly 900,000into sheltersbefore it weakened Sunday, sparing the central Philippines the typeofmassive devastation that a monster storm brought to theregion lastyear.

Shallowfl oods,damaged shantiesand ripped offstore signs and tin roofs were a common sight across the region, but there was no major destruction after Hagupit slammed into Eastern Samar and otherislandprovinces.It was packing maximum sustained winds of 87 miles per hour and gusts of 106 mph on Sunday, considerably weaker from its peak power but still a potentially deadly storm, accordingto forecasters.

The typhoon, which made landfall in Eastern Samar late Saturday, was moving slowly, dumping heavy rain thatcould possibly trigger landslides and flash floods.

Traumatized by the death and destruction fiom Typhoon Haiyan lastyear, nearly 900,000 people fled to about 1,000 emergency shelters and safer grounds. The government, backed by the 120,000-strong military, had launched massive preparati ons toattain a zerocasualty target.

Rhea Estuna, a 29-year-old mother of one, fled Thursday to an evacuation center in Tacloban — the city hardesthit by Haiyan — and waited in fear as Hagupit's wind and rain lashed the school where she and her family sought refuge. When she

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'The Philippines are not alone as theybrace up for a possible hardship," Stylianides said, adding that the European Commission was"hoping that the impact will be less powerful than ayear ago, when Typhoon Haiyan left a devastating imprint on the country."

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peered outside Sunday, she saidshesaw a starkly different aftermath than the one she witnessed after Haiyan struck in November 2013.

'There were no bodies scatteredon theroad,no big mounds of debris," Estuna told The Associated Press by cellphone.'Thanks to God this typhoon wasn't as violent."

Haiyan's tsunami-like storm surgesand killer winds left thousands of

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A family walks along a flooded street during a heavy rain brought byTyphoon Hagupit in Legazpi, Albay province, eastern Philippines on Sunday. Haunted byTyphoon Haiyan's massive devastation last year, more than 600,000 people fled Philippine villages and the military went on full alert Saturday to brace for a powerful storm only hours away from the country's eastern coast.

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TUESDAY, DEC. 9 • Girls basketball: Baker at Emmett, 3:30 p.m. MST • Boys basketball: Fruitland at Baker, 4 p.m.

By Gerry Steele

FRIDAY, DEC. 12 • Wrestling:Baker at Muilenberg tournament,4 p.m., La Grande • Boys basketball: Pine-Eagle at Enterprise tourney, tba; Powder Valley at Cove, tba • Girls basketball: Fruitland at Baker,4 p.m.; Pine-Eagle at Enterprise tourney, tba; Powder Valley at Cove, tba SATURDAY, DEC. 13 • Swimming:Baker Invitational, noon, Sam-0 Swim Center • Wrestling:Baker at Muilenberg tournament, 9 a.m., La Grande • Boys basketball: Pine-Eagle at Enterprise tourney, tba; Burns at Baker, 2:30 p.m.; Burnt River vs. Long Creek/Ukiah, 2:30 p.m., Ukiah; Jordan Valley at Powder Valley, 2:30 p.m.

• Girls basketball: Pine-Eagle at Enterprise tourney, tba; Burnst ar Baker, 1 p.m.; Burnt River vs. Long Creek/Ukiah, 1 p.m., Ukiah; Jordan Valley at Powder Valley, 2:30 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

Eastern cross country fourth LA GRANDEThe Eastern Oregon University men's cross country team was ranked fourth in the NAIA postseason poll.

Trinity Bible

in the second half.

Logan Sand led the way Baker clamped on a stiwith 16 ofhis game-high 22 fling defense in the second points after halfbme. half Friday to top Redmond The Bulldogs led just 3846-36 in a nonleague boys 36 with about four minutes basketball game at BHS. left in the game, then scored The Bulldogs allowed just the final eight points. That 10 second-half points on the included 5-of-6 from the free way to evening their season throw line. record at 1-1.

That was a turnaround 'That was great defense," from Baker's early free said Baker coach Joel Rich- throw shooting. The Bullardson.'You couldn't ask for dogs shot poorly from the anything more." line at Emmett and finished Richardson noted that just10-of-19 against RedRedmond was much bigger mond. inside, but that didn't stop '%e still have to show the Bulldogs. accountability at the free "I was very pleased with throw line," Richardson the play of Kyle Srack and sald.

Zarom Bruce down in the '%hen these kids step to post," Richardson said.'%e the line they have to know played bigger than what we they're gong to make the are." shots. I can't go out there Baker outrebounded and make them for them." the taller Panthers 33-30.

Srack finished with seven REDMOND (36) Wilkerson, Aamodt 0 2 2 2,Winters 2 2 2 rebounds, Bruce five and 7, Powell 2 0-1 4, Moss 7 1 2 16, McDonald, Aiden Hayes six.

Troutman, Wilhngham, Benson 3 00 7, Cable 14 5-7 36 "Did we improve from the Totals BAKER (46) Stairs1 0-02, Bowers0121, Hayes 1 night before ian overtime 2 2 5, Gulrck 00-1 0, Scott, Sand 7 4 6 22, loss at Emmettl? The LeaMaster 3 24 9, Bruce 1 0-2 2, Smith 1 1 2 Srack1 0-02 Totals 1510-1946 answer is yes, we did," Rich- 3,Redmond 818 6 4 — 36 Baker 101211 13 — 46 ardson said.

Three-point baskets —Winters, Moss, The Bulldogs trailed Benson, Hayes, Sand4, LeaMaster Fouled — Rwell, Moss Total fouls —Red 26-22 at halftime, then out- out mond 16, Baker 7Technicals —Aamodt, Scott scored the Panthers 24-10 gsteele©bakercityherald.com

THURSDAY, DEC. 11 I Boys basketball: Emmett at Baker, 3:30 p.m.

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Bakerdsysretnrnveteran MountainWestFootdall Championship teamtoGreaterIlreienwars Hedrick leads

By Gerry Steele

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Unlike a year ago when just two players with varsity experience returned, this year's Baker boys basketball roster is heavy with varsity experience.

Baker finished third during the Greater Oregon League regular season and lost to Ontario in the second round of the GOL district

playoffs.

This year's squad would liketobetterthoseresults.

"The kids have been working very, very hard," said Baker coach Joel Richardson.

Five returning seniors join a half-dozen juniors to make up this year's varsity squad.

Seniors Kyle Srack, Clay

LeaMaster, Aiden Hayes and Logan Scott are returning starters. Senior Taylor Gulick was one of the first players off the bench a year

some life-skill things," Richardson said.

The Bulldogs have been practicing "daily doubles" at 6 a.m.and 4 p.m. daily. '%e're doing so because ago.

Also returning are senior the OSAA pushed the startZarom Bruce, and juniors ing date back a week to Nov. Logan Sand, Brandon Stairs, 17," Richardson said. '%e've spent a lotoftim e Rab Bowers, Bryson Smith and Teancum Taylor. shooting and a lot of time "Our juniors have been getting our hands on the ball in the mornings," he said. very complementary to our seniors," Richardson said.

Nine sophomores and a '%e have a lot of interfreshman will make up the changeable parts. junior varsity squad. '%e will rely on our se'%e have a really strong niors as the burden carriers. sophomore class that will And, our juniors are compet- comprise our JV team," ing for minutes. I'm really Richardson said.

He said many of the pleased with the competition for playing time. younger players will float "These kids are mentally between JV and JV2 ifrosh/ tough and are developing soph) teams.

loses 74-59 VALLEY CITY, N.D.— TheTrinity Bible College men's basketball team lost 74-59 to Valley City State Dec. 2.

Braden Phillips, a Trinity sophomore from Baker City, had 11 points and six rebounds.

Central Catholic rolls HILLSBOROThe Central Catholic High football team left little doubt as to which team is the best in Oregon.

The Rams tied the largest margin of victory in an OSAA 11man state title game on Saturday, beating Tigard 49-0 for the 6A state ttile.

They tied Jesuit's 56-7 win against Southridge in 2006.

Central Catholic is the first 6A team to win back-to-back state titles since Jesuit did it in 2005-06.

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made a strong final impression in his bid for the Heisman Trophy, and No. 3 Oregon left no doubt about whether the Pac-12 champions will get a chance to play for the national title.

About the only question now is who the Ducks will face next.

Mariota threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a career-high three scores, and Oregon all but assured itself a spot in the first College Football Playoffby overwhelming eighth-ranked Arizona 51-13 in the Pac12 title game Friday night.

"There are a bunch ofbig smiles, and I'm proud of that," Oregon coach Mark Helfiich sald.

The Ducks i12-1l entered the week ranked second in the playofFstandings and are expected to land in the Rose Bowl for the semifinals. Alabama i11-1l is No. 1 and TCU

Ducks In Playoffs Oregon ranked No. 2 in the final College Football Playoff and will play No. 3 Florida State in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Ohio State will play in the Sugar Bowl, the other semifinal.

The winners ofthe Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will play in the national championshipgame Jan.12.

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i10-1l is third followed by Florida State i12-0l, Ohio State i11-1l, Baylor i10-1l and Arizona i10-3l, which is now just hoping to make a Jan. 1 bowl.

Even that is no longer certain.

On a rainy night in Silicon Valley, Oregon wiped out the Wildcats in front of a sparse but rowdy pro-Ducks crowd.

Oregon outgained Arizona 617 yards to 224. The Ducks ran for 301 yards and held the Wildcats to 111 on the ground.

'This is a huge accomplishment for us," said Mariota, who won game MVP honors.

"Now we need to continue to improve and get better for whoever comes next."

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BSU to MWC UHe "The last year has been crazy,but itjustgoes BOISE — Boise State to show you the type of didn't need to be perfectto chemistry we have and the kindofteam we have beat Fresno State in the Mountain West champion- and what a brotherhood ship game Saturday night. we are," Hedrick said."It's The 22nd-ranked Broncos been a crazy experience just needed senior quargoing through spring ball and then to be here and terback Grant Hedrick and ahandful ofbig defen- bringing home the first sive plays. outright MWC trophyit's huge and goes to show Hedrick ran for two touchdowns and accounted you what a great program for more than 75 percent we have." of the team's offense in Tanner Vallejo, who had leadingBoise State to a 13 tackles and an inter28-14 win. ception return for a touchThe Broncos i11-2l, who down, won the defensive claimed ashare ofthe MVP award. conferencetitle in 2012, After winning the won their first outright inaugural Mountain West league championship since championship game last joining the Mountain year, the Bulldogs i6-7l West four years ago. Boise lost to the Broncos for the second time this season.

State, which needed perFresno State, led fectseasons in the past to gain access to a BCS bowl, by quarterback Brian Burrell's 332 yards passpreserved their chance to getthe lone slotfor a team Tng, outgafned Boise State outside the power five con- on offense, rolling up ferences in a major New 402 yards to 303 for the Year's Day bowl game.

Broncos.

"The goal from when '%e came into the game, we set out this season was expecting to win. I think our guys competed like it," to be in this game — and when we got into this Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter said. uWe kept game, the goal was to win this game," said Boise fighting, we kept believing, State coach Bryan Harsin, and kept trying to make who took over the program plays to get back into the from Chris Petersen after game.

"But give Boise State last season."To accomplish credit. They made some thatgoalis a credittoour approach to the game each plays when they had to. And there's clearly a and every week.

"It's been up and down home-fiel d advantage here. But Boise State but mostly up. I'm very excitedabout this opporearned it and they fi ntunity that we had tonight ished it off n and that we won it."

The Bulldogs limited Hedrick was 9 of 16 Boise State star running passing for 155 yards, and back Jay Ajayi to 70 yards had 81 yards rushing with rushing and prevented him from breaking the the two scores to earn the game's offensive MVP school record for yards honors. rushing in a season.

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Biola ends Eastern volleyball season SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Eastern Oregon University volleyball team's season came to an end in the quarterfmals of the 2014 NAIA Volleyball National Championship, Friday. The Mountaineers were defeated by Biola University, 24-26, 25-20, 13-25, 20-25 at the Tyson Event Center.

Emily Nay led the way for the Mountaineers with 12 kills on 17 attacks. Casey Loper followed with 11 kills and Amanda Miller recorded 10 kills to round out the players with double-figures. Rachelle Chamberlain dished out 42 assists, while Jessalyn Smith collected 18 digs to lead the Mountaineers.

By Gerry Steele gsteele©bakercityherald.com

Baker's girls basketball team split a pairofnonleaguegames against Class 5A opponents Friday and Saturday at BHS. The Bulldogs defeated Redmond 39-24 Friday, but lost 39-27 to Ridgeview Saturday.

Friday, the Bulldogs limited Redmond to just three second-half points in the come-from-behind win.

"Defense is always first," said Baker coach Jenny Mowe-Joseph.

'The officials told us there is a new rule about no open-handed checking on defense. For my girls that could be an advantage because I've preached that ideaforyears.Iwasn't aware of the rule change, but it didn't make that much difference for us."

Against Redmond, Baker trailed 21-20 at halftime.

Neither team mounted much offense in the third period, which ended with the scoretied at22-22.

Baker then scored the first nine points in the fourth quarter — five by Brie Sand and four by Michelle Freese — to take a 31-22 advantage.

Baker outscored the Panthers 17-2 in the fourth quarter.

Freese led the Bulldogs with 14 points.

Against Ridgeview, Baker had no answer for the Ravens'6-foot-3 post Chloe Ross.

Ross effectively shut down the inside except for Baker's Whitney Lemmon.

Lemmon led the Bulldogs with 11 points, but nine of those points came before halNme. Baker managed just eight field goals — five

by Lemmon and three by

Sand. ''Whit did a great job against Ross," Mowe-Jo-

seph said. ''We got good shots, but they just didn't drop. We were rushing them a little bit."

Baker i1-11 travels to Emmett Tuesday.

Friday game REDMOND (24) Edwards 0 14 1, Toledo 0 1 2 1, Hendacks, Hamilton 4 5-515, B Dannis 00-1 0, Joyce 0222,Jackson, C Dannis2135 Totals6 10-17 24

BAKER (2)) Huggins1 OO 2, Sand 31 1 7,Lemmon, M Lehman 1 0-1 3, Tatlock 1 3-5 5, Phillips 2 0-34, rreese 53714, Severson 20-04, K Lehman 00-1 0 Totals 1571839 Redmond 8 13 1 2 — 24 Baker 515 217 — 2) Three-point baskets —Hamilton 2, M Lehman, rreese Fouled out —Edwards, Joyce Total fouls —Redmond 21, Baker 18 Technicala —none

Saturday game RIDGEVIEW (2)) yyhtney 1 0-0 2, Wilder 2 1 2 5, Wilcox 5 1 3 11, Epps 1 4 6 6, Mcretiidge 1 OO 2, Ross 3 127,yyeadrrrrard1476 Totals14112039 BAKER (27) Huggins, Sand 3 1 2 9, Lemmon 5 1 1 11, M Lehman, Tatlock 0 1 2 1, Phillips, rreese 0 6-6 6, Severson, K Lehman Totals 8 9-11 27 Ridgeview 1313 5 8 — 2) Baker 711 3 6 — 27 Three-point baskets —Sand 2 Fouled out —none Total fouls —Ridgeview 15, Baker 14 Technicala —none

Oregon women top Portland PORTLAND iAP1 — The Oregon women's basketball team dominated on the glass and made nearly50 percent ofits 3-point attempts on Friday night in a 72-49 victory over Portland at the Chiles Center.

Lexi Petersen scored 16 points and Jordan Loera added 14forOregon.Jillian Alleyne had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

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De'Sean Mattox and Bryan McGrif lead the Mountaineers with 24 points apiece, while Michael Crane followed with 20 points. Case Rada scored 10 points to round out the Mountaineers in double-figures. McGrif collected 10 rebounds on the night for his sixth double-double of the season. Frankie Johnson led all scorers, on the night, as he scored 28 points for Evergreen. Jordan Dam followed with 15 points and Alix Hernandez scored 11 for the Geoducks.

Eastern women top Evergreen State

Kathy Orr/ Baker City Herald

Brie Sand drives around Redmond's Sophia Hamilton Friday.

Baker girlsshowmaturi, enthusiasmenteringyear

By Gerry Steele

confidence midway through the campaign.

"I think we11 see that Baker girls basketball coach Jenny Mowe-Joseph is confidence, maturity carry hoping that like a fine wine, through to this season," she her team will get better with said."Hopefully early in the age. season."

"I expect this group to run Mowe-Joseph said Baker's our offense with more confistrength should be its defense.

"Defense should be the dence," said Mowe-Joseph of her team that includes seven strenth of any good team," she returning players fiom last sald. year's Greater Oregon League Returning for the Bulldogs third-place team. areseniorsMichelle Freese, Mowe-Joseph noted that Emily Tatlock, Michelle many ofthe same players Lehman andWhitney Lemwere on last year's team that mon, juniors Brie Sand and began playing with more Summer Phillips and sophogsteele©bakercityherald.com

more Grace Huggins.

Newcomers are Kourtney Lehman, Kylie Severson, Cecylee Bruce and Kaeli Flanagan.

Mowe-Joseph hopes to get scoring trom almost every one ofher players.

"I think once the girls figure out that they don't have to be in a panic to score we11be OK. They figured that out late lastseason and itpaid otE"the Baker coach said.

"Overall, we need to be patient on offense. That comes fiom building confidence and maturity."

EIKsHoopShootFree ThrowContest

Sixadvance atElksHsspShsst • Annual Elks Hoop Shoot draws 23 youngsters in three age groups at Baker Middle School

Kuta wins title at Enterprise Kickoff ENTERPRISE — Pine-Eagle's Haden Kuta won the championship at 152 pounds Friday at the Enterprise Kickotf wrestling tournament.

Kuta defeated Enrico Maeciotta of Irrigon by fall for the title.

Trinity Bible College wins 67-58 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Trinity Bible College defeated Faith Baptist Bible College 67-58 in a men's college basketball game Friday.

Braden Phillips, a Trinity Bible College sophomore from Baker City, had six points and five rebounds.

Vancouver edges Portland Winterhawks VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Giants honoured late co-owner Pat Quinn with a win on Friday.

The Giants beat the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 in Western Hockey League action, in Vancouver's first home game since Quinn's death on Nov. 23.

The team held a pre-game ceremony in honour of Quinn, a former player, coach and executive in the National Hockey League. Vancouver also unveiled a jersey patch and logo to commemorate him.

On the ice, it was Jackson Houck who scored twice and added anassistfortheGiantsi11-18-01.CarterPopotf rounded out the attack, in the debut ofhead coach Claude Noel.

Noel previously coached the Winnipeg Jets trom 2011-14 and was hired by Vancouver on Nov. 30.

Miles Koules and Alex Schoenborn each had a goal for Portland i15-13-31, which had its six-game winning streak snapped in the loss.

Payton Lee got the win, making 32 saves, while Brendan Burke turned aside 34 shots for the Winterhawks.

The Giants went 2 for 5 on the power play while Portland was scoreless on six chances.

Seattle defeats Tri-City Americans KENT, Wash.— Ryan Gropp had a goal and an assist as Seattle downed Tri-City 3-1 in Western Hockey League play Friday.

Jerret Smith and Ethan Bear also chipped in with goals for the Thunderbirds i12-12-41.

Jordan Topping responded with his first of the season for the Americans i15-13-01.

By Gerry Steele gsteele©bakercityherald.com

Six winners advanced Saturday at the annual Baker Elks Hoop Shoot at Baker

Middle School.

The 8-9-year-old winners were Paul Hobson and Jozie Ramos.

The 10-11-year-old winners were Justin Ash and Keanna Bingham.

The 12-13-year-old winners were Clayton Hickson and Jayme Ramos.

Twenty-three youngsters participated in the event with the help of 14 Elks volunteers.

The six winners now advancetothedistrictcompetition Jan. 18 at Hermiston.

Winners at district then advancetothestate competition at Milwaukee in February.

LA GRANDE — Behind an 18 point effort of Madeline Laan, the Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team defeated The Evergreen State College Geoducks, 7550, in their first game of the Cascade Collegiate Conference season.

Following Laan's 18 points effort, was Airashay Rogers and Kassy Larson who scored 11 points apiece. LaNieci W eatherspoon led allscorerswith 19 pointson 8-of-17 shooting for Evergreen. Brittnay Gray led the Geoducks with 10 rebounds.

BYU vs. Memphis in first Miami Beach bowl MIAMI iAP1 — BYU and Memphis will meet for the first time in the Miami Beach Bowl at Marlins Park on Dec. 22.

Memphis i9-31 was one of three teams that finished atop the American Athletic Conference standings, and comes into the game with a six-game winning streak.

BYU i8-41 had its trip to the game basically set in April.

As an independent without any conference tie-ins, the Cougars are making deals with bowls to guarantee a postseason destination, having already accepted invites to play in the Poinsetta Bowl in 2016 and 2018.

The Cougars started the season with four straight wins, then lost four straight, and have won their last four. BYU is bowl-bound for the 10th straight season.

Hot shooting leads Eastern women's win Kathy Orr/ Baker City Herald

Jozie Ramos eyed the basket under the watchful eye of Vic Endicott Saturday at the Hoop Shoot.

Oregon State women rout Sacramento State 109-61 CORVALLIS iAP1 — Deven Hunter had 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and No. 17 OregonStatebroke the schoolrecord for assists in a 109-61victory over Sacramento State on Saturday.

Oregon State i7-01 shot 57.1 percent trom

the field with assists on 40 of its 45 made field goals.

The previous record was 34,setagainst Pacific Christian on Jan. 9, 1982.

Ruth Hamblin had a double-double at the break and finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.

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LA GRANDE — The Eastern Oregon University women's basketball team forced 24 turnovers and shot 62 percent from the floor in a, 94-49, victory over Northwest University on Saturday evening at Quinn Coliseum.

Airshay Rogers and Kassy Larson led the Mountaineerswith 15 points apiece.

Jordan Klebaum and Nikki Osborne followed with 12 points each. Klebaum also recorded seven steals in the contest. Chanara Green led the Eagles with 10 points.

Homedale boys roll past Marsing HOMEDALE — Homedale defeated Marsing 60-40 in a boys basketball game Saturday.

Homedaleiscoached by Baker graduate Casey Grove.

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U.S. Baseball Academy in Baker City The U.S. BaseballAcademy will conduct a six-week clinic at Baker High School beginning Jan. 11.

The clinic, offered 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 lasts one hour. Cost is $139 for one skill session, $238fortwo skillsessions,and $297forthree skill sessions.

Registration is available by going to wwwUSBaseball Academycom orby calling 1-866-622-4487,Extension 101.

By Gerry Steele gsteele©bakercityherald.com

Baker junior varsity stops Emmett EMMETT — Baker defeated Emmett 54-45 in a junior varsity boys basketball game Thursday.

Grant Berry led Baker with 29 points.

Imbler 3V girls edge Baker 3V2 23-20 Imbler's junior varsity girls basketball team slipped past the Baker JV 2 squad 23-20 Fridayin the Baker gym.

Josie Ash led Baker with nine points.

Baker 3V2 boysdrop two games Baker's JV2 boys basketball team lost a pair of games last week.

Baker lost 47-22 at Emmett Thursday. Cayn Osborn led Baker with nine points.

Baker then lost 46-38 to the Imbler JV Friday at Baker.

Sam Hamilton led the Bulldogs with 14 points.

Homedale evens boysbasketball record HOMEDALE — Homedale evened its boys basketball record at 1-1Thursday with a 69-50 victory over Cole Valley.

Homedaleiscoached by Baker graduate Casey Grove.

Linfield advances to Division III semifinals CHESTER, Pa.— Sam Riddle threw five touchdown passes and Alex Hoffhad a hand in five sacks as Linfield dominated previously unbeaten Widener iPa.l 45-7 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III playoffs Saturday afternoon at soggy Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium.

Linfield i11-1l returns to the national semifinals for the first time since 2009 to face defending champion UW-Whitewater, a 37-33 winner Saturday overpreviously unbeaten Wartburg ilowal. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. PST.

Winterhawks defeat Everett 5-3 PORTLAND — Paul Bittner scored twice for Portland as the Winterhawks defeated Everett 5-3 Saturday in Western Hockey League play.

Miles Koules, Dominic Turgeon and Oliver Bjorkstrand also found the back of the net for Portland i16-13-3l. Layne Viveiros added threeassists.

Remi Laurencelle, Graham Millar and Cole MacDonald replied for the Silvertips i17-7-4l.

Mariners sign Nelson Cruz to deal SEATTLE iAPl — Had things come together last season, Nelson Cruz's introduction with the Seattle Mariners would have taken place a year ago.

Seattle pursued Cruz last year but when it didn't work out, he went on to lead the majors in home runs playing on a one-year deal in Baltimore. The Mariners were quick to try to find a deal that would work for both sides as soon as thisoffseason arrived. ''We were open and honest as we could possibly be and say, This is the guy that we want,"' Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said Thursday."He was the guy we wanted to bring into this organization and it just came together."

Seattle landed the right-handed power bat that was a priority this offseason with a $57 million, four-year contract that was finalized Thursday. He gets a $1 million signing bonus payable by Dec. 31 and yearly salaries of $14 million.

Cruz parlayed an $8 million, one-year contract with Baltimore into a long deal with the Mariners after hitting 40 homers and driving in 108 runs for the Orioles. Zduriencik said adding a fourth year to the contract — which will take Cruz to age38 — was criticalto getting the dealdone.

Seattle Sounders sign coach to new deal SEATTLE iAPl — Coming off its best season, the Seattle Sounders signed Sigi Schmid to a multi-year contract on Thursday, keeping around the only coach in franchise history.

General manager Adrian Hanauer announced Schmid's new deal during an end-of-season news conference. The Sounders were eliminated from the MLS Cup playoffs last Sunday by Los Angeles.

"Sigi will be around for the foreseeable future. We're very happy to have him as a coach," Hanauer said.

Terms of the deal were not released.

Schmid joined Seattle before its inaugural 2009 season and has led the team to three U.S. Open Cup titles and this year's Supporters' Shield as the best team in the regular season. Schmid won MLS Cup titles with Los Angeles in 2002 and Columbus in 2008. The Supporters' Shield title with Seattle was the third time leading a team to that honor.

Last offseason there was debate about whether Schmid would return in 2014 after a late-season collapse by the Sounders. Schmid stayed and Seattle responded by being the best regular season team in the MLS.

S. Oregon wins to reach NAIA title game CHICAGO — The Southern Oregon University football team can pack its bags for Daytona Beach, Fla. The No. 8-ranked Raiders ran away from No. 3 St. Xavier im.l 62-37 on Saturday in the NAIA national semifinals.

This was the second consecutive top-three upset for the Raiders, who beat No. 1 Carroll in the quarterfinals.

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NORTH POWDERPowder Valley boys basketball coach Kyle Dixon has a different job this seasondevelopingayoung team.

Seven seniors graduated from last year's fifth-place state squad, and just two seniors return. Powder Valley tied Imbler for the Old Oregon League regular-season title, and was the district champion..

''We're young and not very tall," Dixon said.

"But I think we'll try to run the ball even more than we did last year and if we can get more shots up we'll see.

This is a whole new group."

The returning seniors are Lee McElligott and Eddie Bedolla.

Dixon said McElligott would have been a starter a year ago except he played the forward position, where the Badgers had plentiful

numbers.

Junior Caleb Day and sophomoreIsaacColton also return. Day is among the tallestBadgers at6-foot-4.

Lane Loennig returns this season after sitting out a year ago due to injuries. And, Dixon said, freshman Tanner Eubanks has looked good duringearly practices.

"The great thing about this team is that these guys get afteritevery day atpractice," Dixon said.

BakerMaf.Cludshinesaf. Enfernrise ENTERPRISE — Baker Mat Club had 25 kidstravelto Enterprise to compete in the Wallowa Mountain Wrestling Tournament last weekend.

Coach Jeris Stephens said all the kids wrestled hard.

Danielle Batchelor, Baker Mat Club's only female wrestler, walked away with her first win of the season which was a pin.

Stephens said he's impressed with Danielle's passion for wrestling and her no-quit attitude.

Mason Downing, Matt Batchelor, Shae Warner, Chris Grende, Gavin Stone, Weston Slatter, Quinton Johnson and Ian Feldmeier won all of their matches, many of them by

pln.

The club will travel to Union on Dec. 13 and then Baker is hosting this year's ORWAY Regional Tournament on Saturday Dec.20.

• 5-6-year-old placers: Mason Downing 1st, Jacob Watkins 3rd.

• 7-8-year-o ldplacers:M attBatchelor1st, Shae Warner 1st, Ulrich Warner 3rd, Ethan Morgan 2nd, Gabriel Watkins 2nd.

• 9-10-year-oldplacers:ChrisGrende 1st, Danielle Batchelor 3rd, Trey Ashby 3rd, Cody Eskew 1st, Gavin Stone 1st, Ryan Hunt 2nd, Weston Slatter 1st, Ayden Welk 2nd.

• 11-12-year-old placers: Quinton Johnson 1st, Colton Slatter 3rd, Jake Eskew 2nd, Ian Feldmeier1st.

Maybe it was the fact Baker was playing its third game in three nights.

Baker boys basketball coach Joel Richardson wasn't using that as an excuse,though.

Whatever the reason, Baker wasn't playing its game against Class 5A Ridgeview, falling 49-36 in the Baker gym. eWe were flat," Richardson said.

"Our intensity level was not there."

Richardson said he knew his charges would be tired, and he substituted freely in the first half to save players' legs later in the game.

But the same early-season problems — cold shooting and poor free throw shooting — continued to haunt the Bulldogs. eWe had some shots that didn't go in and I think that weighed on our confidence," Richardson said.

Baker shot just 10-of-21 from the free throw line.

"It's getting old," Richardson satd.

"Talking about the same thingevery game. Somebody'sgotto take some ownership at the line.

We've got to work harder at the line."

Baker traded~ust 9-7 afterone quarter before falling behind 20-14 at halfbme.

Ridgeview then outscored the Bulldogs 15-8 in thethirdperiod. eWe just have to learn from games like this and move on," Richardson said.

The Bulldogs i1-2l host Fruitland Tuesday.

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by Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship game.

The Wildcats i10-3l appeared to be in danger of missing out on one of the four New Year's bowls after losing51-13 to the second-

ranked Ducks in Friday's Pac-12title game.

Arizona was ranked No. 11 in the College Football Playoff rankings despite the loss and will face the Broncos i11-2l, the Mountain West Conference champions who are making theirthird trip to the Fiesta Bowl.

BoiseState ended itsseason with a 28-14 win over Fresno State. The Broncos qualified for a major bowl as the top-ranked champion from a group of five conferences without New Year's bowl contracts.

The Fiesta Bowl is Dec. 31 at University of Phoenix Stadium.

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St. Mary's loss MORAGA, Calif. iAPl — Derrick Marks scored 22 points and Boise State handed Saint Mary's iCalifl its first loss in six games, 82-71 Saturday night.

Mikey Thompson and Anthony Drmic had 14 and 12points,respectively,

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Georgia Tech, Mississippi St. to Orange MIAMI LAKES, Fla. iAPl — Mississippi State's body of work somehow lookedconsiderablybetter to the College Football Playoff selection committee this week, without the Bulldogs even playing.

As such, they're headed to the Orange Bowl.

After climbing three spots in the

finalCFP rankings and leapfrogging Michigan State, the Bulldogs will be at Sun Life Stadium on Dec. 31 to take on Georgia Tech — the first meeting between those programs since 2009.

Mississippi State i10-2, No. 8 AP, No. 7 CFPl was second to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference's West Division. Georgia Tech i10-3, No. 10

AP, No. 12 CFPl won the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Divisionand lostthe league title game to Florida State.

Georgia Tech ranked second nationally by piling up 333.6 yards rushing per game this season, and finished with 41 rushing touchdowns — fourthmost among all FBS schools.

SOU i12-2l will play No. 7 Marian ilnd.l at noon Dec.19 at Municipal Stadium in Florida. It is SOU's first appearance in the national title game.

QuarterbackAustin Dodge had little trouble moving the ball forthe Raiders,ashecompleted 32of51passesfor460 yards and five touchdowns. He also ran the ball nine times for 30 yards and another score.

The Raiders scored 31 unanswered points after falling behind 17-10 and never looked back, a run that was capped by a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown by Heston Altenbach.

Ryan Retzlaff caught a team-high 11 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown.

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PHILADELPHIA — The Seattle Seahawks had the perfect blueprint for shutting down Chip Kelly's offense: Keep the Eagles off the field.

Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes, ran for another score and the Seahawks set a franchise record for time of possession in a 24-14 victory overthe Eagles on Sunday.

Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman and the rest of Seattle's "Legion of Boom" defense held the Eagles to 139 total yards, the fewest under Kelly. Wilson and the offense held the ball for 41:56 and Philadelphia ran just

place in the NFC East at stake next week.

They had won 10 straight regular-season games.

"If you don't get as many opportunities, you have to make the ones you get count and we didn't do that," quarterback Mark Sanchez said.eWe expectedto do a lotof thingsbetter."

Carroll was the winner in his first NFL matchup against Kelly. In the coaches' only other meeting, Kelly's Oregon Ducks beat Carroll and USC 47-20 on Oct. 31, 2009.

"Ihave totalrespectforeverything Chip 45 plays. ''We didn't give them many plays, that's does," Carrollsaid."Our defense,forthe not what they're used to, so the tempo third straight week, did the job for us." wasn't a problem," Seahawks coach Pete Sanchez, who played for Carroll in college, Carroll said of Philadelphia's fast-paced, no- threw for 96 yards, two TD passes and one huddle offense.eWe never thought we would interception. hold them to (underl 50 plays."

Marshawn Lynch had 86 yards rushing Wilson had 263 yards passing and ran and a 15-yard TD catch for Seattle. for 48 to help the Seahawks (9-4l win their The Seahawks hadn't allowed a touchthird straight game. The defending Super down since a 24-20 loss at Kansas City on Bowl champions have victories over NFC Nov. 16 before Sanchez tossed a 1-yard TD West-leading Arizona (10-3l, San Francisco pass to Jeremy Maclin in the first quarter.

(7-6l and Philadelphia (9-4l in the last three They beat division rivals Arizona and San Francisco by the same score, 19-3, in the weeks.

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Savanah Stephens, left,Taylor Martin (with ball) and Sally Mary Blair work out.

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By Gerry Steele gsteele©bakercityherald.com

NORTH POWDER — Powder Valley's girls basketball team, which placed second in the Old Oregon League and at district a year ago, is looking to take the next step toward the league title this season.

Veteran coach Allen Bingham hopes to ride the one-two punch of seniors Sally Blair and Bailee Allen.

'Those two are returning starters," Bingham said.

"Sallywas our leading rebounder and Bailee our second-leading rebounder. Bailee was our second-leading scorer and Sally was third."

Sophomore Hallie Feik is expected to step

Knicks lost their eighth of his own with his second straight and 12th in their 3-pointer in that spurt.

NEW YORK — Portland last 13.J.R. Smith scored The Knicks then went on 20 points off the bench and a 16-5 run, taking the lead coach Terry Stotts always knows he can dial up LaAmare Stoudemireadded on Anthony's basket that Marcus Aldridge's number 16 for New York, whose 4-18 gave them a 97-95 advanwhen the Trail Blazers need startisafranchiseworst. tage with 3:33 remaining, "Losing games as close as Damian Lillard made a free someone to settle them down. we are losing them, whether throw, and after a turnover Aldridge scored 24 points, it's five or six points over the by Stoudemire and a Knicks including six in the final past 13 games, this is new timeout with 3:19 to go, 2:46, and the Trail Blazers to me. This feeling is new to Aldridge made two free me,"Anthony said. regrouped after blowing a throws to give Portland the 11-point lead in the fourth 'This situation is new to leadforgood,98-97with quarter to beat the New me. But, we're not going to 2:46 left.

York Knicks 103-99 on Sun- stop and I'm not going to The Knicks cut it to 100day night for their fourth stop. The easy thing to do is 99 on Stoudemire's dunk straightvictory. to stop right now, hang your with 1:27 left. But just like "He does that often," heads, and nobody is going Aldridge did back on Feb. 5, Stotts said."He's a stabiliztofeelsorry forussowe've when he hit a turnaround ing influence at the offengot to keep on going." jumper with 35 seconds to sive end. We have a lot ways The Trail Blazers came seal the win for the Trail we can score, but when in having won four straight Blazers at Madison Square things are going a little over New York. It seemed Garden, the All-Star forsideways we usually rely on they were on their way to an ward answered right back him." easyvictory,leading 92-81 with a 14-foot jumper and Carmelo Anthony had 23 with 7:35 left after Wesley Portland held on to improve to 16-4, tied forthe secondpoints with LeBron James Matthews, who scored 17 sitting courtside, but the points, capped a 9-2 run bestrecord in the league.

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in at point guard for the graduated Alexandra Colton.

"Hallie played there some time last year and she has matured quite a bit over the year," Bingham said.

Two other seniors, Amanda Feik and Taylor Martin, add frontcourt depth. Martin last played two seasons ago.

Juniors Annelia Jimenez and Maria Bedolla also return along with sophomore Savanah Stephens. eWe got some help from our younger players," Bingham said. eWe should be pretty strong inside. We're in good shape and I'm really confident with our inside game," he said.

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542 11 509 19 4 50 2 0 20 Louisville 93 406 21 21. Boise St. 11-2 368 22 22 LSU 2 21 2 3 23 Utah 1 34 2 4 24 Southern Cal B4 112 NR 25 Nebraska 93 79 25 Others receiving votes:Minnesota 58, Okla homa 46,Marshall36,Memphis 34, Duke 32, Colorado St 13, N lhnois 11, Air Force I Cinon nati 5, UCF 4,WestVirginia 4, Stanford 1

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By Gerry Steele gsteele©bakercityherald.com

HALFWAY — Pine-Eagle girlsbasketballcoach Robert Thorn says the Spartans will have to overcome a lack of height this season to contend. eWe're quite a bit smaller this year," Thorn said.

"Expect to see more man offense. I've always liked man-to-man offense, and with us being smaller I think that will work better for us."

The Spartans' coach said his team also will use manto-man defense.

"Again because we don't have a lot ofheight we'll try to use our quickness on defense," Thorn said.

The three seniors — Jami Pallan, Hayli Kuta and Celisa Digges — will anchor the starting five.

They will be joined by Lacey Walker and either Hannah Tanaka or Sarah

Cooley.

Kathy Orr file photo/ Baker City Herald

Jon Thorn is among the returning Spartans boys players.

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By Gerry Steele gsteele©bakercityherald.com

HALFWAY — Second-year Pine-Eagle boys basketball coach Dan Mitchell has a bright outlook for this year's Spartan squad.

A lot of that outlook is bolstered by the factthat the Spartans lostjustone starter from last year's team that finished fourth duringthe Old Oregon League regular season and fifth at the district tournament.

"Our varsity is pretty heavy, very strong, with a lot of experience," Mitchell said.

"Our gut feeling is that we'll stand out this season."

Seniors Nathan McCall, Lukas Fisher, Andrew Haughton, Jesse Swanson, Dalton Robintette, Jon Thorn, juniors Wyatt Tyler, Leland Seggerman and Creed Marks, and sophomores Natahn McCall, Wyatt Akers and ShaneDenig make up thebulk ofthe Pine-Eagle squad.

Mitchell said the Spartans' opening game this past weekend against Imbler will be a good measuring tool as to where the Spartans stand.

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"Hannah and Sarah are pretty equal and we can use them in a variety of situations," Thorn said.

The Pine-Eagle coach added that Kelsey Taylor and Katelyn Jensen also will see more playing time this season.

Kathy Orr file photo/ Baker City Herald

Celisa Digges returns for the Spartans.

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"No, not at all," Payton said."I can look over and he can give me some pointers if I'm doing something wrong, so it's helpful."

The younger Payton overcame a cold start shooting and finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds in a physical 65-58 overtime victory over the Portland Pilots on Saturday

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The committee has been ranking the top AP College Football Writer 25 weekly since late October's rankings and GRAPEVINE, Texas — Alabama, Oregon, last week had Alabama and Oregon at the Florida State and Ohio State have been top, followed by TCU and Florida State. selected to play in the first College Football The committee ranks teams differently PlayofK than traditional college football polls, such Alabama is the top seed and will play No. as the AP Top 25. Instead of collecting a 4 Ohio State in one semifinal at the Sugar ballot from each member and tallying votes, Bowl in New Orleans. Oregon is the second the committee ranks small groups by a seed and will play third-seeded Florida seriesofvotes.And Long,the athleticdirecState in the other semifinal at the Rose tor at Arkansas, has said that each week the Bowl in Pasadena, California. Both games panel starts with a blank slate. will be played New Year's Day. The great debate for weeks was whether The winners will advance to the national TCU or Baylor would make it into the final championship game to be played Jan. 12 at four. The Bears beat their Big 12 rivals the home of the Dallas Cowboys in Arling61-58 in Waco back in October, but from the ton, Texas. start the committee ranked TCU ahead of A 12-member selection committee set the the Bears, who lost at West Virginia by 14 field, revealing its selections Sunday mornand played a particularly weak nonconfering. Later in the day, it was expected to comence schedule. plete its full top 25 and make the matchups For weeks, Long said that the difference for the other four New Year's bowls that are between the Bears and Horned Frogs was partoftheplayoffrotation. not close enough for it to come down to the Committee chairman Jeff Long said the head-to-head result. But when the season top three were clear and the final spot came concluded the teams had played 10 common down to a debate between the Buckeyes and opponents.

The Big 12 further muddled the Big 12 co-champs Baylor and TCU. issue by not designating a champion by a Among those three, Long said: "It was tiebreaker.

The Bears and Frogs both got a decisive forOhio State." trophy and are called co-champions.

The College Football Playoff is replacing Ohio State has come from the farthest the Bowl Championship Series this season. during the season, overcoming an early loss The BCS matched the top two teams in the to Virginia Tech to make a strong run. The country in a national championship game.

Buckeyes final statement was a doozy: 59-0 The playoff contenders did not make it against Wisconsin in the Big Ten championeasy on the committee by all winning on Saturday. ship game Saturday.

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The Badgers lost the championship game 54-26 to Union. Powder Valley defeated Cove 44-39 Friday.

Against Cove, Sally Mary Blair and Bailee Allen combined for 35 points.

The Badgers forged afirsthalflead then maintained their edge in the second half.

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Amanda Feik led Powder with 10 points.

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Logan Valentine, top, and Elijah Banister worked out during a Baker practice.

Baker matmenasolidmix "The GOL will be tight."

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This year's Baker wrestling squad is a mix of veterans and newcomers.

Ten of the 18-member roster return from a year ago. Eight younger grapplers will add depth to the team.

"I think we'll be right in the mix in the Greater Oregon League race," said Baker coach Brandon Young.

His hopes are higher because the OSAA revamped theClass 4A districtsthisseason. Ayear ago Baker was part ofone of the larger districts. This season the GOL is a four-team district, the same as the other GOL sports.

Three wrestlers in each weight class will qualify for the state meet.

"That's a good deal for us," Young said.

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by Bry a n McGrifI"s six, en rou t e to a 100-82 victory over Northwest University on Saturday evening at Quinn as easons best record by hitting 15 three-pointers, led C oliseum.

Baker senior Aiden Hayes has been selected as a member of an Oregon boysbasketballteam to copete in Australia July 13-24.

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Baker opened its wrestling season Friday at the Woodfin Robinson tournament at Burns.

Coach Brandon Young said the tournament was a 5-way dual featuring Vale, the top team in the 3A division Lakeview currently ranked 12 for 3A, Crane, ranked fourth in 2A, and Burns, ranked fikh in the 3A division.

"So we had some excellent competition," Young said.

Baker defeated Crane 36-16, but lost54-27 toVale, 48-36 to Lakeview and 41-36 to Burns.

Against Vale it was sophomore Dylan Feldmeier who gotthings started forthe Bulldogs with a come-fi'ombehind victory in overtime, Young said.

"This got the team excited and we were able to wrestle some verycompetitive matches throughout the day.

This was a huge jump for the team compared to our duals with Vale last season," Young

A 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be planned shortly after the first of the year, and a golf tournament in the spring.

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Several wrestlers had a good day, according to the Baker coach. Those were Jace Hays, Elijah Banister, James AhHee, Marco Vela, and Feldmeier.

"Every dual was competitive, so this made for a fun day. Duals really incorporate theteam as compared to tournaments," Young said. ''We have several &eshmen and first-year wrestlers in the varsity lineup, which is a tough chore for them.

'The team is loolung very tough in the lower weights.

Several key wrestlers were out this week due to grade issues and minor injuries in the middle and upper weight classes. Hopefully we can fix the grade issues as we finished third in the Dairy Farmers last season with a 3.2 overall GPA." Next up is the Muilenburg in La Grande Dec. 12-13.

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The returning swimmers are Jared Miller, Makenna Bachman, Levi Mansuetti, Brandon Myers and Cory Lee. Miller and Bachman advanced to statelastseason.

Moe said she isn't sure who will swim in what events until the Bulldogs have competed in a couple of meets.

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A year ago the Baker swim team was low in numbers.

Things haven't changed all that much this season with just 14 swimmers on the roster.

Of that group just five return. On the plus side, Coach Paula Moe said, is the fact that the bulk of the younger swimmers all have competed on the Baker

Barracudas club team.

"Our numbers on that team havegrown in the past year, but we can't seem to get kids out for the high school team," Moe said.

"There's just too much competition with the other sports.

"But that's what I like aboutthis group,thatthey all swam for the Barracudas so they know all four strokes. Some years we've had kids that knew two

Braden Phillips, a Trinity Bible College sophomore from Baker City, finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

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