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December 29, 2014

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A special good day to Herald subscriber Edna Gawith of Baker City.

Oregon, 3A What exactly drove an Oklahomateenager to travel to Oregon, leave his truck and survival gear behind and disappear on Steens Mountain will remain a mystery. But at least friends and family of Dustin Self know what happened to the 19-year-old after he was last seen in March 2013.

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Services for elderly topic of free program A free community program about the "Five Most Requested Services for the Elderly in Baker County" will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St. in Baker City. Topics will include: care coordination, homemaker services, meals, ombudsman, respite care, transportation and more. Plus the best resource to use when you aren't even sure what to look for.

Holli Diamond waited for people to sign up for Christmas food boxes and toys for their kids. She waited, and she wondered. Always, in the decade Diamond has worked for The Salvation Army, they showed up in their dozens in the three weeks before Christmas. But not this December. Diamond can't explain why requests for donated

foodand giftsdropped by

Mining Association meeting 3an. 2 The Eastern Oregon Mining Association has its monthly meetings on the first Friday of each month. The Association's next meeting will be Friday, Jan. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Baker City Hall, 1655 First St.

Scouts picking up Christmas trees on 3an. 3 Baker City Scouts will be picking up Christmas trees the morning of Jan. 3 starting at 8:30. Residents can leave their tree near the curb of the street that morning. Scouts will deliver trees to Baker Sanitary Service, which will turn the trees into mulch. Donations are appreciated, but not required. They may be placed in an envelope attached to the front door of the residence. Contributions go toward supplies, camping and other activities as needed by the Scout units. The money remains with the local Scouting unit that picks up the tree. More information is available by calling Ed Hibbard at 541-519-6806.

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about 50 percen at The SalvationArmy's socialservices office in Baker City. "I'm not aware of anything that would account for that big of a drop,"said Diamond, who is the Eastern Oregon ieldand service center direcf tor for The Salvation Army. "It's just a great mystery." There were no changes to the program this year, Diamond said. As usual she started soliciting requests from people in early November. The sign-up sheets were in the same place. Typically, Diamond said, relatively few people apply until early December.

Baker Heritage Museum displays many unusual items such as this 1895 portable dental chair manufactured by S SWhite Company. Arlie King, left, his mother, Gudelia, and his father, Richard King wondered how tough the patient had to be to sit in the chair.

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Besides playing in the snow, a trip back in time was possible over the weekend in Baker City. At least it was for those who took advantage of an off-season opening at the Baker Heritage Museum. Closed for most of the winter season, the museum was open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the holiday break. Museum Director Chris Cantrell said the opening is a nice break for staff who are usually busy changing exhibits and getting ready for the spring, when the museum, at 2480 Grove St., opens for the season. "It's so good to seevisitors.W e know that people have visitors from out of town and they're looking for something to do," Cantrell said.eWe want them to have something to do while they're here visiting. It's just a goodopportunity forfamiliesto show off the history of our town." Cantrell said the adult admission

feewas discountedfrom $6 to $5 this weekend because some exhibits are still under construction. Volunteer tour guide Elaine Logsdon said she enjoys talking to the visitors. She loves the whole

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Richard King signs the guest book at Baker Heritage Museum on Friday while volunteer Mindy Sherrieb greets the family. museum, but particularly enjoys one ofitsinteresting facts. "I love to tell people about the swimming pool," Logsdon said. While it's no longer there, the building used to house a huge swimming pool in the 1920s and was the local natatorium ia building containing a swimming pool). 'You're standing at the shallow

end of the swimming pool," Logsdon saidto a group ofvisitors as she pointedoutpictures ofthepoolon a display at the entrance to the main section of the museum. One of those visitors, Richard King, was definitely taking a step back in time. SeeMuseum IPage 2A

Used to seeing a"2" as the first digit in the price at the gas pumps yet? The consistent drop in gas prices this fall and winter is unprecedented, according to the AAA auto club. The national average for regularunleaded has fallen for more than 90 days in a row, the longest streak on record. The national average is

$2.28pergallon,the low est since May 2009.

Oregon's average of $2.55 is the lowest since June 2009. Baker City's average price is $2.61, with prices as low

as $2.55. The average has dropped58 centsin the past month, and $1.28 in the past six months.

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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR FRIDAY, JAN. 2 • First Friday Art Walk:Downtown Baker City. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 • Baker County Commission:9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Third St. • Powder Basin Watershed Council:6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Richland Community Center; more information is available by calling 541-523-7288. THURSDAY, JAN. 8 • Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station.

TURNING HACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Dec. 29, 1964 The following bulletin was issued by State Health Officer, Richard Wilcox, M.D., and released today by C.A. Grant, M.D., Baker County part-time Health Officer: Anyone who lives or works in the flood areas should receive protective shots against typhoid fever as soon as possible. Three shots are usually needed and about 30 days are required to develop an effective immunity. Unless the shots are completed before typhoid germs enter thebody,you may catchthe disease.Ifyou have notcompleted your typhoid series before entering the flood area, be particularly careful not to permit anything to touch your mouth which has been in flood water. The typhoid germ enters the body only through the mouth. Typhoid germs cannot live on a complete dry surface for more than a few hours. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Dec. 28, 1989 Many folks have never known Baker City without the Blue trtWhite Cafe. The Blue trtWhite at 1825 Main St. has long been a householdword when itcomes to good food anda congenial place to drink a 10-cent cup of coffee with friends. Sadly, though, the restaurant's doors will close forever Saturday. And for many that will be like a death in the family. Ed and Iva Brehmer, owners, and both in their 60s, say it's time to retire after 35 years in the business. They've attempted to sell the Blue trtWhite, hoping someone would take over and preserve the name. But highemployee insurance costs have scared offsome prospects. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald Dec. 29, 2004 Forty-four years later, Angelica Johnson still remembers the day the chandeliers swayed. Johnsonremembers the day she endured an earthquake which, improbable as it might seem, was even more powerful than the massive and deadly temblor last week in Indonesia. About five times more powerful, in fact. But Johnson was spared the ravages of tsunamis, the quake-spawned ocean waves that killed tens of thousands of people in SoutheastAsia. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald Jan. 6, 2014 Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennett has devoted the better part of four days to the BLM's sage grouse study. To describe his grasp of the document, the tip of the iceberg analogy seems appropriate. "It's just mind-boggling," Bennett said of the 900-page draft environmental impact statement (EISj.

Continued~om Page1A King, 73, said his family lived in Baker City from 1947 to 1957, when they moved to Watsonville, California. 'To me it brings back a lot of memories from when I was a kid," said King, who is a tractor parts salesman.'You don't appreciate those things as a kid." He said the pictures in the Museum's agricultural display reminded him ofhis family. King was especially interested in an antique milk separator on display. "I used one just like that. The hardest part was lifbng the heavy milk can and dumping it in," he said. King explained that his family were ranchers and dairy farmers, and using the apparatuswas one ofhisjobs as a young kid. King's father was a bit of a nonconformist when it came to the industrialization of dairyfarming. "He gotoutofbigdairy farming because he didn't believe in the pasteurization that they started requiring back then," King said."He still kept a couple of dairy cows. He sold iunpasteurizedl milk on the side — kind oflike booze during Prohibition." King was visiting the museum with his wife, his sons, Arlie and Jason, and daughter-in-law, Maira. The family has no relatives here, but decided to make the trip

to Baker City on the their way home to California to see the town where they have roots. They have familyin Gresham. The visit was a learning and humbling experience for Jason King. "I like learning about the Oregon Trail and how interesting it is. It seems like you had to be pretty tough back then," he said. He also enjoyed the mining exhibits. "I like how you can see how they did the mining back then. The exhibits are really detailed," he said. Jim Schneider, a retired history teacher, and his wife Denise, who is a retired librarian, were delighted the museum was open for the weekend they were visiting family in town. ''We've wanted to come before ion previous visits to town) but it wasn't opened," Denise Schneider said.'We were very excited to find out it was open." Jim Schneider said the museum was overwhelming. And that's not a lighthearted statement from a history teacher. "I'm not an uncritical eye," he said. The Schneiders have been to many local history museums,. "It's a surprise to find something this expansive and varied, "Jim Schneider sald. With extensive displays of mining, logging, cattle,

railroad and blacksmithing memorabilia, there is plenty ofhistoryto explore. Along with several horsedrawn carriages there is a greatexample ofa carfrom yesteryear. A 1928 Whippet is one of the fi rstexhibitsvisitorssee as they enter the main part of the museum. The car originally sold for

$625. In the past it has been a part of the the Miners Jubilee parade. "It runs — we got it started lastyear — one ofthese days we'll get it back in the parade," Cantrellsaid. She and the museum stafFwill be busy until their spring opening putting up a new main exhibit. ''We'regathering stories and start ing to doresearch for the new military exhibit," she said. Cantrell said besides the main display, they will have

displaysthat tellthe story of what happened in Baker City during wars. ''We're going to embellishit allthroughoutthe museum — this was part of the service during that era iof warl. This is going to be a big exciting project," Cantrell sald. She is soliciting the community for a military stories and artifacts to use in the new displays. ''We would love it if anybody out there maybe has military uniforms or awards that they would be interested in loaning to the museum," she said. Cantrell said that they need themby January if possible so they can be ready for display by the March openingofthemuseum. For information about donatingor loaning artifacts, call 541-523-9308 Tuesday through Friday or by email to museum@bakercountyorg.

Donna Curts Baker City, 1922-2014

Donna Mae Kelley Bording Curts, 92, of Baker City, died Dec. 26, 2014, at her home, with her son and daughter-in-law at her side. Her funeral will be Saturday Jan. 3 at 10 a.m. at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Bishop Parker Ussery of the LDS church will officiate. Visitations will be Friday, Jan. 2 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Donna at Gray's West & Co. Donna was born on June 2, 1922, at Elko, Curts Nevada, to Otto John Kelley and Pearl McBride Kelley. Being the daughter of a Union Pacific railroad engineer, Donna grew up near Union Pacific's rail line, completing grammar school in Elko High School in Winnemucca, Nevada, and nursing school in Salt Lake City.

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Joyce Short: 83, of Baker City, died Dec. 28, 2014. There will be no services. Online condolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.

Betty Jones: Saturday, Jan. 3 at 11 a.m. at the Richland Grange Hall. Arrangements are under the direction ofTami's Pine Valley Funeral Home. Onlinecondolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralh om e.com.

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HARASSMENT: Forrest Lee Entermille, 35, 39608 Pocahontas Road, 9:26 a.m. Sunday at the sheriff's office; cited and released. PROBATION VIOLATION: Casey John Campbell, 31, unknown address, 1:11 p.m. Sunday at the sheriff's office; jailed. UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE, DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Kristopher Michael Cook, 21, Boise, 3:48 a.m. today in the 4000 block of Cedar Street; jailed.

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Below is a summary of MayDay services rendered through the first ten months of the year. • Provided crisis response/counseling to 167 people in person • Provided information and/or referral for 178 people in person and 613 by phone • Instructed and guided 742 people in classes and support groups • Ac companied 80 victims to court, and 6 for medical care • Received 924 phone calls, including many on the 24-hour crisis line Other services included emergency shelter, food boxes, child care, and transportation. MayDay staff also conducts abuse awareness and prevention presentations for schools, service clubs and the general public.

In spite of these numbers, we know that many more people facing domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse are not receiving services. Please offer support and information for victims and support MayDay in its mission to reduce violence in Baker County. MayDay is committed to clients' safety, privacy, and right to make their own decisions.

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MYSTERY ON SOUTHEASTERN OREGON'S STEENS MOUNTAIN

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sure they belonged to Self. cWe had only one missing person up there," he said.

Deputies of the Baker County SherifFs Office will be working extended patrol shifts during the holiday season to prevent and apprehend drunken drivers. The extra hours are paid for by a grant through the Oregon Department of Transportation. Although deputies are primarily looking for intoxicated drivers they will also be focusing their attention on speeding violations and unsafe driving practices.

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Steens Mountain is remote, and the particular corner where Neal found Self is rarely, if ever, visited. "It was a miracle that anyone found him where he was at," said Darrell Williams, president of Harney County Search and Rescue."He was 100 yardsfrom alittletwotrack road." Hunting alone, Neal had spotted a deer and was trying to sneak up on it, Williams said. He cut through a grove of 8-foot quaking aspens. First he found a coat, then a pair of pants and then a leg bone. Neal called the sherifFs office.

RICHLAND — The Powder Basin Watershed Council will have its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Richland Community Center. Les Perkins of the Farmers Conservation Alliance will give a presentation titled "Designing, Installing, and Operating Low Maintenance Fish Screen." Everyone is welcome to attend. Refreshments are provided. For more information, call the Council office at 541-523-7288.

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What exactly drove an Oklahoma teenager to travel to Oregon, leave his truck and survival gear behind and disappear on Steens Mountain will remain a mystery. But at least friends and family of Dustin Self know what happened to the 19-year-old after he was last seen in March 2013. A hunter, trying to cut through an aspen thicket to pursue a deer, found Selfs remains Oct. 7 on a remote section of the mountain southeast of Burns. His remains showed the young man had hunkered down in thetreesand stripped hisclothes beforehe died. The find ended the hope his parents held that Selfhad slippedcoff the grid" and would someday reach out to them again. "It is comforting to have some closure to it," Victor Self, Dustin's 50-year-old father in Piedmont, Oklahoma, satd. More than 1,500 miles from his home in the Oklahoma City suburb, Self disappeared on March 16, 2013. His last contact that day was a phone call to his ex-girlfriend, during which he descri bed being lostin the Oregon outback. The day before, a gas station worker in Fields, a tiny Oregon town 22 miles north of Nevada, fueled up Self's truck.

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Dustin Self's truck as it was found in April 2013 along Stonehouse Road on the east side of Steens Mountain. 55, of John Day, reported he had foundhuman remains near Riddle Creek on Steens Mountain, about 9 miles from where the truck was located, Harney County Sheriff David Glerup said he was

Conservation districts schedule dinner The Baker County Soil and Water Conservation Districts iSWCDl will be have their annual dinner meeting on Jan. 23 at the Sunridge Inn in Baker City. A no-host social hour will start at 5:30 p.m., with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Costis$15 perperson,payable priortotheevent atthe SWCD office, 3990 Midway Drive. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by Jan. 20 by calling the SWCD at 541-523-7121, extension 100 or 109. — Compiled from staff reports and press releases

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W e figured the news had penetrated even the dimmest cracks of the world, where the cretins lurk who know how to threaten but who couldn't create a coherent argument if you gave them a script. In America, freedom is more than a word. Yet some anonymous people apparently believed that threats of violence could keep a movie from showing up on American theater screens. For a couple weeks the thugs seemed to be right. But in the end, as it almost always does in America, freedom prevailed. 'The Interview," a satirical film that depicts the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was finally made available by Sony Pictures on Christmas Eve. The company had delayed the movie's release after hackers threatened attacks on theaters that screened the movie. Instead, people congregated at theaters nationwide.

Many told reporters they were attracted not by the movie's artistic value — 'The Interview" has drawn mixed reviews — but because they believed buying a ticket and taking their seat was a symbolic act, one that showed America doesn't sacrifice freedom to

appease bullies. That's exactly right. Perhaps the most compelling point, though, was made not in the U.S. but in North Korea. Kim Song, a North Korean diplomat to the United Nations, condemned the release of"The Interview," calling the movie an"unpardonable mockery of our sovereignty and dignity of our supreme leader."

We appreciate Song's highlighting the vast differences between his country and ours. In America we don't have a supreme leader; we have a president, and we're free to mock him when, and how, we want. In fact President Barack Obama was among the people who criticized Sony Pictures' decision to delay the release of'The Interview."

GUEST EDITORIAL Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin: The Oregon Department of Transportation reported a significant change recently. Only about 4 percent of drivers in thisstateuse studded tiresthesedays,a 75 percent decline from 20 years ago, when a similar survey was taken. There's more to the story, of course, though it still should servetolessen pressure to ban thetiresoutright. Lots has changed since the first ODOT survey on stud usage was released in 1995. Then, about 16 percent of drivers in Oregon used studded tires in the winter months, though the number varied dramatically depending on where one looked. In southwest Oregon, only about 5.4 percent of drivers used wintertime studs in 1995; here in Central Oregon, about 40 percent of drivers did so. Southern Oregon aside, usage west of the Cascadesranged from about 15.6 percent to 12.4 percent. Roughly 30 percent of drivers in far Eastern Oregon used them, according to the earlier study. Today, studded tire usage is down most dramatically west of the Cascades, where it has dropped by as much as two-thirds. In Central Oregon, meanwhile, only about 26.6 of drivers still use studs, and farther east that number has fallento21.8 percent. There's a catch, however, in all those numbers. While 1995 drivers tended to put studs on only half their axles, the common practice today is to put them on all four. Moreover, today'sshorter,lighterstuds are lessdamaging than their predecessors and all-weather and non-studded winter tires have improved dramatically. Today, in fact, ODOT says studded tires are better than non-studded ones under only very limited conditions — when, in temperaturesnear freezing,there'sice. The combination of fewer studded tires and less damaging studs adds up to a reduction in road damage even where many drivers continue to use them. Almost every year, however, Oregon's lawmakers take up and ultimately reject an outright ban on the tires. With this new information, they should be able to skip the exercise completely. Oregonians, even dry-side Oregonians, are abandoning their studs without a law. Let them continue to do so or if they believe they need them, continue to use them.

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a en oo The biggest disagreements and loudestvoicesgotm ostoftheattention during this last session of Congress, from filibusters to failed websites, immigration to ISIL. However, while the punditsblared,many ofusw orked hard to achieve important legislative wins for Oregon and America in 2014 — like boosting American energy and jobs and rooting out waste to save taxpayer dollars. Make no mistake, we still have work todo,butw ehave a strongfoundation to build on next year with the new Republican majority in the Senate on efforts to grow and strengthen Oregon's rural communities. All in all, I'm proud that three bills Iwrotethissession — protecting rural satellite television service, providing more water and power for Central Oregon, and boosting agriculture research in Hermiston-are now the law of the land. And several other of my initiatives passed the House with bipartisan support, including the plan toreform federalforestpolicy to grow jobs in the woods, improve forest health, and provide needed revenue for schools, roads, and law enforcement. Although I am disappointed the Senate did not hold a vote on this plan or any forestry bill to assist ourregion,thisgivesusa strong base to build on next year with the new majority in the Senate. I've already begun conversations with members of the House and Senate from both partieson effortsto reform federalforest policy and better manage our lands. All of these initiatives were developed transparently with community support, so they will have good momentum going into 2015. One of my top priorities is making federal agencies like the IRS, the VA, and the EPA more transparent and accountable to taxpayers. I sought and securedafederalinvestigation into the enormous, costly, failure of Cover Oregon to stop the waste, demand the truth, and get accountability. That investigation is ongoing, and we hope to

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get the results in the near future. And when the FDA proposed rules that would have made it harder to grow onions and brew local beer, I pushed back hard on behalf of producers and brewers, inviting the FDA to visit with Oregongrowers tow itnesstherules' impact firsthand. Our voices were heard as the agency reworked these to make them better for Oregon producers. I doubt most people realize how much time a member of Congress and his/ her staff spend helping cut through red tape at agencies like the Social Security Administration or the VA. For me and my team, we helped more 2,811 Oregonians over the past two years, including nearly one thousand veterans cases. The Energyand Commerce Committee I serve on had 51 bills signed into law this session, including legislation to increase hydropower and boost research forpediatricdiseases.W e launched a major initiative called 21st Century Cures to aggressively help find cures for the nearly 6,500 known diseases that lack them. This is an exciting initiative that will dramatically improve the lives of people all over the world. The Committee also conducted thorough oversight of federal agencies under our jurisdiction. When the Federal Communications Commission proposed a"study" that sought to poke their noses into America's newsrooms, the Communications and Technology panel that I chair objected strongly, leading to the agency dropping this threat to the First Amendment. And Congress successfully passed legislation to help clean up the mess at the VA and allow more veterans to go outside the VA to access care in the communities where they live. This will really help veterans, especially in our rural communities. We also passed

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planstostreamline and improve jobtrainingprograms and provide needed resourcesto farmers to tackledrought, fire, and new diseases and pests in their crops. Getting deficit spending under control also remains a huge priority of mine. The House passed a budget that balances over the next 10 years and eventually pays off America's debt. I supportedeffortsto reform programs, eliminate waste and duplication and as a result we cut discretionary spending to a level below when President Obama took office. This work doesn't always grab the headlines or dominate the chatter on Twitter, but these quiet gains improve the li ves ofpeople and help getour regionand country on abettertrack. I could not have been as successful working on these issues without hearing from and listening to you — the people of Oregon's Second District. Just this year, I traveled more than 9,000 miles through our enormous district to hold town halls i49 in the past two years) and other community meetings. That's in addition to the thousands of telephone town hall questions, emails, letters, phone calls,Facebook messages, and tweets I've received from you and answered imore than 41,000 just this

year). As the New Year dawns, I pledge to continue to work as hard as I can to solve our problems, here at home and across the nation. I want to continue to hear from you about your ideas and priorities. This is how I develop my"to do" list to take back to Washington, D.C. each week. Please visit www.walden. house.gov to send me an email to let me know what you think should be on my plate for 2015. Greg Walden, a Republican, represents Oregon's Second Congressiorud District, whichcovers20 counties, including Baker County, in Southern, Central, arrd Eastern

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appeared accidental. 'There is no evidence that he committed suicide," she Continued ~om Page 3A Glerupresponded to the call said.'There is no evidence of with a deputy, and in dwinany injuries to his bones." dling daylight, found more reShe said the office was not mains in the grove as well as able to determine exactly items that helped determine when Self died."I mean sometime after he was last seen itwas probably Self.Thecoat thatis as good as we cando," contained a Toyota key connected to a skull key chain, a Gunson said.'There is no way cellphone and cash, according to tell with the remains that to a Harney County sheritf's we have." report. As nightfall came, they Lingering questions called otf the search until the next day. Victor Self says he still has a million questions about his Victor Self confirmed with the sheritf's office that the son's disappearance. "I can't figure out what hapkey chain matched his son's, according to the report. The pened," he said.'There's no next day's search of the 50-by- logical reason why he would 100-yard grove yielded more havegone up the mountain. items, including Dustin Selfs There's no logical reason why Oklahoma driver's license and he didn't use his vehicle for shelter or find shelter down a credit card in his name. Williams said the recovery lower. He knew the firstrule of survival is shelter." team did not find a tent or Until the team found subzerosleepingbagSelfwas thought to have with him Dustin Selfs personal items, when he left his truck, with his father still hoped he had his GPS and laptop, behind. made it otf Steens Mountain There was no indication of and had stayed out of contact. ''We had a hard time believing him setting up camp. "He'd crawled into a little it was him until theyidentikind ofhole in the brush and fied his clothing and other that's where he died and his things," Self said. Information fiom his son's body had decomposed,"Williams said. cellproviderthatitappeared Williams said Self probably someone was checking his suffered fiom hypothermia. voice mail after his disap"As far as we could tell he had pearance fueled this hope, but no clothes on,"Williams said. turnedoutto be afalselead. A low body temperature While Self was missing, can affect someone's brain his parents hired a private function, even making them investigator fiom Portland, think they are very hot when hoping to find new dues to his they are actually cold. In whereabouts, and even travDecember 2006 James Kim, eled to the Willamette Valley a San Francisco writer, also themselves in February. They talked with homeless young died ofhypothermia after he, his wife and two children peoplecloseto theage oftheir became lostin the mountains son. ''We spentbasically 18 of Southern Oregon. Williams said Kim was also found with hours a day around them, his clothes oK trying to see if anybody had The Oregon State Medical seen him," he said.'We went Examiner's 0$ce listed Selfs to Portland, Salem." They found no trace of cause of death as exposure, said Dr. Karen Gunson, the Dustin SeK state medical examiner. She said he probably suffered fiom Last contact hypothermia and his death When Self set out on his

trip to Oregon he stayed in close touch with Sarah Baugh Tyler, his ex-gir16iend. Earlier stories about Selfsdisappearance, and even the Harney County sheritf's report list his last contact as a text with his ex-gir16iend, but Baugh Tyler, 19 and living in Austin, Texas, said the last she heard fiom him was a phone conversation. The phone call came at 6:15 p.m. the day he would go missing, as she was preparing to board a 7 p.m. flight fiom Florida, where she had gone to Disney World with her family. "He was getting worse and worse," Baugh Tyler said."His conversati ons were getting weirder and weirder so I went into the bathroom to talk to him so my parents couldn't overhear what he was saying or anything like that." She said he told her he had been driving around a town for five hours and could not figure out how to get out. "He ... said there were devil worshipers atevery gasstation thathestopped at to get help and that all the plants and animals were dead everywhere and he was trying to bring them back to life," Baugh Tyler said."He was really, really upset and really scared. And then the line went dead." She later found out that Selfhad not been in a town, ratherin aremote section of Oregon. Part of Selfs motivation to travel to Oregon was his curiosity about a church in the state that uses hallucinogenic mushroom tea as sacrament, but Baugh Tyler does not think what he described seeing resulted fiom illegal drugs. Throughout their relationship and 6iendship — they still talked every day — she said she saw Self slip into paranoia and that he sometimesabused prescriptiondrugs designed to combat attentiondeficitdisorder. Before he left, Self watched

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the movie"Into the Wild," based on the true story of a young man who planned to live otf the land in Alaska but died. But Baugh Tyler said Selfs mission came more fiom the 2010 David Icke book"Human Race Get Otf Your Knees," in which the author outlines conspiracy theories about government and society. The book became a source ofbig fights between Self and Baugh Tyler. Building on what he read in the book, Self wanted to find a place otf the grid where government could not track him, Baugh Tyler said. He decided to go to Oregon. "He said he would only be gone for two years and that when he came back we would try again 1to have a relationship)," Baugh Tyler said,"but I didn't think that he would really ever come back." After sharing a photo of his son fiom February 2013, Victor Self said how he does not look like a drug user and said his son was not taking prescripti on drugs.Selfsaid he had talked to his son about the Icke book but did not think it influenced his decisions. He also thinksreports about Dustin Selfs interest in "Into the Wild" were overblown. "I don't think that was his motivation," he said."I think he was just out on a 19-yearold adventure. I don't think he intended to live otf the land."

Trip to the mountain Victor Self said his family has yet to have a memorial service for his son. He hopes to do so early next year. And this coming spring he and some of Dustin Selfs otherrelatives hope to visit Steens Mountain, trying to understand more what happened to him. Reflecting on his son's disappearance, Victor Self said it appears his GPS may have lead him astray and if he had had a paper map, it might may have shown him how ruggedthe mountain was. He also wishes his son had taken a GPS messenger he tried to give him before he left. The device could send out a request for help and give his location with one push of a panic button. While from the flatlands of Oklahoma, Dustin Self had camped in mountains like Steens Mountain in New Mexico, his father said. ''We four-wheel as a family a lot," Self said."And he's been in a lot worse positions than he was up there." Self and Baugh Tyler are leftto grieve and wonder about the unknowns. "He was a really intelligent kid," Self said."... He would have thought things through beforehe justtook off."

THE WORLD IN BRIEF Search continues for missing jetliner SURABAYA, Indonesia 1APl — An Indonesian helicopter searching for the missing AirAsia jetliner saw two oily spots in the water Monday, and an Australian search plane spotted objects elsewhere in the Java Sea, but it was too early to know whether either was connected to theaircraftand its 162 passengers and crew. In any case, officials saw little reason to believe AirAsia Flight 8501 met anything but a grim fate after it disappeared&om radar Sunday morning over theJava Sea. Wary ofbad weather, one of the pilots had asked to raise the plane's altitude just before it vanished, but was not allowed because another aircraft was in the way. "Based on the coordinates that we know, the evaluation would be that any estimated crash position is in the sea, and that the hypothesis is the plane is at the bottom of the sea," Indonesia search and rescue chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo said. Jakarta's Air Force base commander Rear Marshal Dwi Putranto said an Australian Orion aircraft had detected "suspicious" objects near Nangka island about 100 miles otf central Kalimantan. That's about 700 miles from the location where the plane lost contact.

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Donna Curts Baker City, 1922-2014

Donna married LeRoy Bording, the love ofher life, in June 1942 in Winnemucca. Roy died one year later in a plane crash during WWII. Donna supported the war effort, first while in Chicago manufacturing K rations, and later in Salt Lake City as a member of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. After completion of nursing school in Salt Lake City in 1946, she worked as a registered nurse at Salt Lake City General Hospital. Donna married Paul Curts in May 1948 in Winnemucca, then moved to Baker, where she worked at both old and new St. Elizabeth Hospitals. Their marriage produced four children: Bruce, Diane, Gail and Keith. Donna and Paul divorced in 1993. Through the years, Donna worked as a medical, surgical and ER nurse, but her passion was delivering babies. Many times through the years she, or her family, were stopped on the street by mothers she helped through delivery, always thanking her for the extra care, compassion and advice she offered them. Donna volunteered for Red Crossblood drivesform any years and served a stintas president of Baker County's chapter of the Oregon Nurses Association. Donna was active in the LDS church, active in genealogy, and loved to help at the Family History Center in Baker City. Survivors include her son, Keith Curts, and his wife, Pim, of Baker City; her daughters: Diane Robeck, and her husband, Steve, of Tonasket, Washington, and Gail Worthen of Taylorsville, Utah; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by both husbands; a son, Bruce Curts; her parents; a granddaughter, Kirsten Robeck; her brother, Terrence Kelley; and her sister, Darlene Kelley. Memorial contributions may be made to MayDay, Inc. of Baker City, through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave, Baker City, OR 97814.

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Gather your ingredients together and heat the oven to 375 F. Grease a regular-sized 12 muffin cups baking pan with coconut oil. Cook the chard in 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, until it is limp and dark green. In a skillet, cook the sausage over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until the sausage, hash-browns, cheese and chard are mixed together.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease your muffin pans generously then mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl, you can use Stove Top stuffing Mix if you like, it is exactly two cups. For the sausage, use the bulk package (about "/2) not the links. Scoop the mixture into individual muffin tins it is about "/2 cup. Bake for 25 minutes until the eggs are fully cooked and they are nice golden brown.

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'Tis not the season without panettone. The mile-high domed Italian Christmas bread, studded with raisins and candied orange, light and airy in texture yet richly 4 v vp + K l flavored with eggs and butter, tastes like the holiday. Our mom had it at Christmas always, a reminder ofher Italian homeland, though she had to travel far from our little Ohio village to the one grocer for miles that carried it. I have it every year. My sister-in-law even gets it for me when we travel to her place in Charleston, S.C., for the holidays. In recent years, given enough time, I've '. pP o. taken to making it — though that won't happen this year; there won't be a whole '.-.. -p~p M~ day to set aside for the rising, kneading and rising again. For me, the store-bought brands shipped from Italian bakeries are nearly as delicious. Biting into the yeasty goodness, I don't feel like I'm settling. As much as I love eating panettone straight-up, with a cup of cofFee as sole accompaniment, I've wondered about playing with the sweet bread,using itto create otherdishes. This year, I bought several of the breads in their festive boxes and stepped into the kitchen. Cutting up thick slices, cubing big blocks, mixing in milk, cream, eggs, and definitely breakfasting on extra pieces, I've answered my question: Yes, panettone is delicious as a building block for such dishes as bread pudding, French toast and panini. Here are ideas to serve Christmas morning for breakfast or that night for dessert. Oh, and what about a trifle? . '

PANETTONE BREAD PUDDING Adapted from "The New Family Cookbook" by America's Test Kitchen. Skip the amaretto if you prefer to go without alcohol. Qr sub with another spirit, like orange liqueur.

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Panettone, the Italian Christmas bread, makes a delicious and versatile base for other holiday breakfast recipes. and whole milk. Add remaining dried panettone cubes; toss to combine. Transfer mixture to a 13-by-9-inch baking dish; let stand, occasionally pressing on bread to submerge, until cubes are well saturated, about 30 minutes. 3. Combine 2 tablespoons light brown sugar and1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Sprinkle reserved panettone over bread pudding, pressing gently into the custard. Brush with 1 to 2 tablespoons melted butter; sprinkle with sugar mixture. Place baking dish on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until custard is just set and center of bread pudding registers 170 degrees, 45-50 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking. 4. Let cool until pudding is set and just warm, about 45 minutes. Makes: 8to 10servings

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1. Heat oven to 325. Cut about half a loaf of panettone into s/4-inch You'll want to cut the slices thick, as the airy bread compresses a lot. cubes. (Panettone sizes vary, so plan for about14ounces or12cups For each sandwich, cut two 1-inch slices of panettone. Spread one side cubes.) Spread cubes in a single layer on two rimmed baking sheets. Bake, tossing occasionally, until just dry, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool. of one slice with filling; cover with top slice. Toast in melted butter in a skillet until golden, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Qr in a panini press or waffle Measure out 2 cups; set aside for the topping. iron (but just 1 minute — the bread browns quickly.) 2. Whisk 9 egg yolks, s/4cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest, 1 tablespoon amaretto and s/4teaspoon salt together in a large bowl. Whisk in 2"/2 cups each heavy cream SeeBread/PaI,e 2B

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When I was growing up in the 1950swe would celebrate every holiday with my grandparents at their home. The routine never changed — it always started with a table full of family favorites. It was ham for Easter, turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and, whatever the occasion, pasta. Our desserts were mainly fruit-based. My grandparents had a fig tree in their backyard, right beside the chicken coop. We had fresh figs in the summer but by October my grandfather was covering the tree with leaves and brush to protect itfrom the cold. In the winter he would buy dried figs and dates to eat as a snack. The figs were attached to a string and we just "picked" one as we walked past. For the holidays my grandmother would make

a deep-fiied cookie filled with mashed dates (no one pureed anything back then) and chocolate. They were delicious. I'm sure my grandmother would have loved these fig and date recipes. The Fresh Fig Pizzette Bar, which allows guests to make their own fruit"pizzas, "isan especially fun idea for the

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THE FRESH FIG PIZZETTE BAR This idea (from "Indulge" by Kathy Wakile from the reality show, "Housewives of New Jersey") is perfect for holiday entertaining. It's a buffetofassorted fresh fruit, nuts,cheese and spreads and homemade pizzas (pizzettes) to put it all on. You will find the recipeforpizzetteand a recipe for Infused Honey Syrup from the cookbook. For the my pizzette topping, I used dried figs instead of fresh ones (they're not in season) and used navel oranges instead of Valencia, but you could use whatever frtut you like. Simply top the pastry base with frtut, nuts and cheese and then drizzle with the syrup.

RUSTICA PASTRY FOR PAZZETTE 2 "/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar /2 teaspoon fine sea salt 7 ounces (12/4 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into "/4-inch cubes 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest 2 large egg yolks,1 white reserved for egg wash 1 teaspoon vanilla extract /2 teaspoon orange extract 2 tablespoons cold water, plus more as needed Combine flour, sugar, salt, butter, and orange zest in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a standard blade. Pulse 8 to 10 times, or just until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal with some pea-

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Orange-infused honey is poured over a mixture of figs and nuts on a plate with olives and oranges. sized clumps of butter. Add egg yolks, vanilla and orange extract, and 2 tablespoons of the cold water; pulse a few more times to combine. Add more water, a teaspoon at a time, and continue pulsing just until the dough begins to form large lumps. Pat the dough into 2 disks, wrap it tightly, and chill it in the refrigerator for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Note: The dough can be made ahead and keptin the refrigerator overnight or up to 3days before using. Ifit chills for more than an hour, it will be very stiff let sit at room temperature about 20 minutes to soften. To make the pizzette: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of

the oven. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. On a smooth, lightly floured work surface, roll out 1 disk of dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper to a thickness of between [ and "/4 inch. Use a 3-"/2 inch cutter to cut about 18 rounds, rerolling scraps as needed. Set the rounds on the prepared baking sheets, spacing the rounds, about "/2 inch apart, and use a fork to pierce each round all over. Repeat with the second disk. Beat the reserved egg white with 1 teaspoon water. Lightly brush the rounds with egg wash and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Note: The rounds can be double-wrapped in plastic and frozen up to 3 months. Thaw

Preheat oven to 350. In amedium sauce pan, From: "Indulge: Delicious Little combine dates, water, Desserts That Keep Life Real espresso powder, vanilla Sweet" by Kathy Wakile (St. bean,cardamom, and salt. Martin's Griffin; Sept. 2014, Bring to a boil, remove from $26.99) heat, cover and steep 15 minutes. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Cool BAKED FIGS to room temperature. I used dried bay leaves and Using the paddle attachplaced them in the baking ment on a stand mixer, cream dish with the wine and extra together butter and sugar on zest. I removed the bay leaves low speed. With mixer still before serving. going, add eggs one at a time, stopping to scrape down the 12 dried figs sides of the bowl and making Zest of1 orange, removed sure each egg is incorporated in large strips with a before adding the next. Sift tovegetable peeler 6 fresh bay leaves gether flour and baking soda /2 cup almonds and add to the butter mixture /2 cup sweet wine in increments, 1/3 at a time. Stop mixer, scrape down, turn Preheat oven to 400 dethe mixer back on low, and grees. add in the cooled date puree. Cut a small horizontal slit You want it just incorporated in each fig, being careful not — don't over mix. to cut all the way through. Place 8 3-inch cylindrical Cut orange zest into a dozen paper molds on a baking 1-inch long pieces, and tear or sheet. Fill with the batter only cut each bay leaf in half. Stuff a little more than halfway — it each fig with1 piece orange risesquite a bit. Bake 25to30 zest, half of a bay leaf and1 minutes on the center rack in almond. the oven, until a cake tester Pack the stuffed figs into comes outclean.Remove and a small baking dish that will place on a rack to cool. hold them in a snug, even layer. Scatter over any additional For the coffee glaze: almonds and any extra orange Larry Roberts/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette-TNS Bring all ingredients up to a zest if you're left with some. boil and then lower to a simPour the wine evenly over the figs, place another baking mer. Simmer uncovered for 3 to 4 minutes, until the glaze is at room temperature before dish over the figs to weigh thick and a bit syrupy. Glaze baking. them down, and press firmly cakes while the glaze and the to really get the figs quite flat cakes are still hot. and saturated with the wine. From: "Indulge: Delicious Little Place the whole thing, includServe warm or at room Desserts That Keep Life Real temperature. ing the second baking dish, Sweet" by Kathy Wakile (St. Yields 8 3-inch cakes. into the oven and bake 20 Martin's Griffin, Sept. 2014, minutes. $26.99) From: "ExoticTable: Flavors, Serve figs hot, warm, or at Inspiration, and Recipes from room temperature, alongside INFUSED HONEY Around the World — to Your just about any cheese. Kitchen" by Aliya Leekong Serves 4. SYRUP (Adams, 2013) From: "Buvette: The Pleasure /4 cup honey of GoodFood" by JodyWil3 cinnamon sticks liams (Hachette, 2014, $30) CHOCOLATE2 star anise 2 cloves DIPPED HOT COFFEE2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest GLAZED MEDJOOL CALIFORNIA FIGS 2/4 cup freshly squeezed These are easy and especially DATE CAKES orange juice from 2 to 3 tasty with the combination of These cakes are luscious esoranges (one reserved chocolate, marshmallow and pecially with a dab of freshly from zesting) nuts. I couldn't find large figs whipped cream. so I used small pieces of walTo infuse the honey, nuts instead of whole walnuts. For the date cakes: combinehoney,cinnamon /2 pound Medjool dates, pitted 20 large dried California figs sticks, star anise, and cloves (approximately 12 to 13) in a medium heavy-bottomed "/4 cup miniature 12/4 cups water saucepan and cook gently marshmallows 3 tablespoons instant over medium-low heat for 15 20 walnuts or pecans espresso powder to 20 minutes. Remove the /2 cup semisweet or 1 vanilla bean, split saucepan from the heat and white chocolate and scraped allow the honey to cool and 1 teaspoon ground cardamom infuse at least 1 hour. Cut a slit in the side of each 1 teaspoon salt To make the honey syrup, fig and stuff with a marshmaluse a slotted spoon to remove 1 stick unsalted butter, low and a nut. Melt chocolate softened at room and discard the spices from in top of a double boiler over temperature the infused honey, then add simmering water, stirring until '/4 cup light brown sugar the orange zest and juice to smooth and satiny (do not 4 eggs, room temperature the saucepan. Bring the mixboil). Remove from heat. Hold12/4 cup all-purpose flour ture to a simmer over medium ing by stem, dip figs halfway heat, then lower the heat and 1"/2 teaspoons baking soda into chocolate. Allow excess continue simmering until chocolate to drip. Place figs on the syrup is thickened and For the coffee glaze: wax paper until the chocolate reduCed tO abOut s/4 Cup, abOut 2 tablespoons water sets. Store in airtight con20 minutes. Takethe pan off 1 "/2 teaspoons instant tainer, separating layers with the heat and let the syrup cool espresso powder 1 /2 teaspoons coffee liqueur wax paper. to room temperature. The syrup can be made "/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 2/4 cup confectioners' sugar a day ahead and kept in an From: Californiafigs.com

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bread with thick slices of panettone; or Ricotta cheese sweetened with a use this one from Tribune archives. little honey and finely grated orange Continuad~om Page 1B zest, about 1teaspoon ofeach percup. 1. Whisk together 6 eggs and 1 Fillings: cup heavy cream in a bowl. Add1 Chocolate-hazelnut spread. Nutella French toast tablespoon sugar and 2 teaspoons rules the market, but other brands Use your favorite recipe, subbing the each vanilla and cinnamon; whisk until have been popping up in stores.

DORY Continued from Page 1B Fireman Ted Clausen was making several trips up and down the ladder to ready the bell and the activity brought interested firemen and citizens to the scene, including Fire Chief Roland Shaw, Fireman Ray Snider, and businessman Hal Bohnenkamp. It had seemed such a little request to me to have caused so much work and trouble for everyone else, but they took

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well combined. Pour mixture into a pie plate or shallow bowl. 2. Cut12 slices panettone; dip each into egg mixture, turning once. Melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add enough bread slices to cover bottom of

skillet without overlapping. Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Turn; cook until second side is golden. Remove slices to warm plate. Repeat with remaining bread slices, adding butter as needed. Serve with maple syrup. Makes:12slices

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DEARABBY: I'm a single mom. My child's DEAR MUSICAL CHAIRS: One of the father has refused to take any responsibility perks of hosting a sit-down dinner is havsince before the baby was born. I never cut ties ing the privilege of controlling the seating, regardlessofwhether guests are friends because I'm sure my son will someday long or relatives. That it was a "family dinner" for and want to know his real father. Even though he renounced his responsibility, is beside the point. For you to have made he tookit back and said he'd try to be there for such a scene that you ruined your hostmy child. We are geographically many miles ess's evening was rude, and you owe her an apart, and I no longer expect or hopefor any apology. possibility of a reconciliation — whichis ftne. Ijust never DEAR ABBY: I was marDEAR tv'ed to an incredible manfor wanted to seem like someone who has been dumped, so I ABBY 32ye a rs. He was quite a bit reason that we're cool. older and passed away a few months ago. Abby, he never calls to ask Along with a wonderful marr7'age, I also how ourchildis. WhatshouldIdo? ShouldI cut ties with him forever, or mustI continue enjoyed the gracious family I married into: to be the one to message himinforming him stepchildren, step- grandchildren and, in about the milestones? Should I keep this con- later years, step-greats. Although we rarely nectiongoing or letitgo? used the word "step,"everyone always under— CONFUSED SINGLE MOM, stood how I was related to them. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN My question is, now that my husband is DEAR CONFUSED: A man who "tries" gone, am Istill their step-whatever, or did I to beresponsibleforhischildren pays at lose that when my husband died? We remain least token child support to ensure that they close. are fed, clothed and educated. Nowhere in — STEP- WHATEVER INKANSAS DEAR STEP-WHATEVER: Please accept your letter did you indicate that your child's father has done that — or intends to. my condolences for the loss of your husband. If you want to stay in touch so your child Because your relationship with the family is will have an address to reach him when he's a warm and close one, you shouldn't worry. I'm sure you will always be family to them. older, I think that's laudable. But if you're expecting he will suddenly develop an inter- It's only when relationships are strained est —ora conscience — the pattern that that problems like the one you're concerned about arise. has beensetseems pretty wellestablished, so don't get your hopes up. DEAR READERS: If you plan to be out DEARABBY: We're in the middle of a dis- celebrating New Year's Eve on Wednesday pute with my motherin-law. She insisted on and plan to drink, PLEASE arrange for usingplacecards atourfamily's Thanksgiv- a designated driver to transport you. It ing dinner to indicate where she wanted us could save your life or someone else's. The to sit. I felt it was controlling because it was American Automobile Association in some — not all — communities offers a safe-ride only a small group ofpeople. When I asked her why she needed a seating plan, she said program for members and nonmembers. To find out whether it's happening in your comit would be "fun." While it ended up that we all sat where we munity, go online or call your local branch of the AAA. wanted and everyone conversed nicely, she said her holiday was "ruined"because I r7'diDear Abby is written by Abigail Van culed her for wanting to use place cards. What is your opinion? Wouldyou askyour immedi- Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and ate family to sit in their appointed chairs, or was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. let everyone sit where they would like? — MUSICAL CHAIRS com or P.O. Box69440, Los Angeles, CA

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on de Blasio again at the funeral for Ramos' partner. Arrangementsforthatservice have not yet been announced. The silent protest was a continuation of the defiance shown at a hospital after the officers' slayings on Dec. 20, when Lynch and others turned their backs on de Blasio. Lynch said the mayor had"blood on his hands." Bratton said de Blasio was "totally supportive" of officers and had contributed hundreds of millions of dollars outside the department's budget this year, much ofit focused on officer safety enhancements. After Bratton, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani told the CBS program that it was wrong for officers to turn their backson de Blasioorto try to blame him for officers' deaths. But he also said de Blasio should apologize to the police department because he "created an impression with the police that he was on the side oftheprotesters."

that action," he said.'That funeral was held to honor Oflicer Ramos. And to bring politics, to bringissues into that event, I think, was veryinappropriate." He acknowledged, though, that the morale of officers is low and said their actions "unfortunately" reflected the feelings of some toward the mayor. Some police officers blame deBlasio forcreating an atmosphere of negativity toward the New York Police Department in the city after a grand jury declined to charge an officer in the police chokehold death of Eric Garner on Staten Island. The gesture at Ramos' funeral came amid contentious contract negotiations with the city. The rank-and-file police union did not claim credit forthe symbolicprotest, and its head, Patrick Lynch, repeatedly dodged reporters' attemptstoask about itafter Ramos' funeral. It was not clear if officers planned to turn their backs

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WEEIC AHEAD MONDAY, DEC. 29 • Boys basketball: Powder Valley at La Grande tuorney, tba; Baker vs. Seaside, 1 p.m., Sisters tourney • Girls basketball: Powder Valley at La Grande tuorney, tba; Baker vs. Soda Springs,5 p.m. MST, Parma tourney TUESDAY, DEC. 30 • Boys basketball: Powder Valley at La Grande tuorney, tba; Baker at Sisters tourney, tba • Girls basketball: Powder Valley at La Grande tuorney, tba; Baker at Parma tourney, tba WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31 • Boys basketball: Powder Valley at La Grande tuorney, tba; Baker at Sisters tourney, tba • Girls basketball: Powder Valley at La Grande tuorney, tba; Baker at Parma tourney, tba FRIDAY, JAN. 2 • Wrestling: Baker, Pine-Eagle at Jo-Hi tourney, 2 p.m. • Girls basketball: Powder Valley at Adrian, noon; PineEagle atTri Valley, 1 p.m. • Boys basketball: Powder Valley at Adrian, noon; PineEagle atTri Valley, 1 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 3 • Wrestling: Baker, Pine-Eagle at Jo-Hi tourney, 10 a.m. • Girls basketball: Pine-Eagle at Council, noon; Prairie City at Powder Valley, 3 p.m.; Baker at Stanfield, 4 p.m. • Boys basketball: Pine-Eagle at Council, noon; Baker at Homedale, 2 p.m. MST; Prairie City at Powder Valley, 3 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

TWO BulldogS On 4A all-State Two Baker players received honorable mention on the Class 4A all-state football teams released recently. Defensive lineman Austin Jones and defensive back Keaton Bachman received the honors.

Mountaineers finish 15th

LA GRANDEThe Eastern Oregon University football team finished the postseason ranked 15th in the NAIA Coaches Poll. Eastern finished its season with an 8-3 record.

By Ralph D. Russo AP College Football VVnter

The only thing left for Marcus Mariota to win at Oregon is the national championship. The Ducks' star quarterback is The Associated Press college football player of the year, adding yet another honor tohisspectacular season. Mariota won the AP vote in the same landslide fashion he won the Heisman Trophy. He received 49 ofthe 54 votes submitted by the AP Top 25 media panel. Alabama receiver Amari Cooper drew three votes. Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston had one vote each. Mariota is the first Oregon player to win AP player of the year, which was first awarded in 1998, and the eighth quarterback to win it in the last nine years. The junior has also won the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp player of the year, and the Davey O'Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which go to the top quarterbacks in the country. Oregon will face Florida State and last year's Heisman winner and AP player of the year, Winston, in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl. The winner will face Alabama or Ohio State in the national championship game Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium in North Texas. With his combination of speed and a strong arm, Mariota is a play of the day waiting to happen. He set a Pac-12 record by accounting for 53 touchdowns, including 38 TD passes. He is the highest rated passer in the country i186.33l and has thrown for

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3,783 yards and just two interceptions. "He's an absolute competitor,an incredibleperfectionist," Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said. Here are a few of the most memorable Mariota moments from 2014:

THE SHOVEL In what was perhaps the biggest nonconference game of the season, Michigan State had Oregon in trouble in the second half. It was 27-18 Spartans midway through the third quarter and the Ducks were facing a thirdand-10 after having already punted away their first two second-half possessions. Michigan State collapsed the pocket around Mariota,

who eluded three defenders, slipping and stepping around a mess of Spartans around his feet. Mariota stumbled outofthe pocket andpushed a pass to Royce Freeman, who went for 17 yards. That drive ended soon after with a touchdown. And so did the next Oregon drive. And the next one. The Ducks went on to win 46-27.

SCOOP AND SCORE As good as Mariota is, a little luck helps. Against UCLA, the Ducks were dominating when Mariota was driving them toward another score in the third quarter. He faked a

handoff and the ball slipped trom his hand and hit the turf. The ball bounced back into Mariota's hands and he

secured it on the go — like a dribble drive — bursting into an untouched sprint to the end zone fiom 23 yards out.

that point it was obvious Oregon was done being pushed around by the Cardinal. The final: 45-16 Ducks.

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Oregon's rout of Stanford, Mariota's first win after two losses to the Cardinal, had plenty of flashy plays trom Hawaii native. Still, it was an 8-yard run early in the second quarter on a third-and-5 around midfield which said more about Mariota than any of the big gains and great throws. The Stanford losses called into question the Ducks' toughness. On this play it was Mariota busting through a tackle and dragging a Stanford defender for a first down that led to a touchdown. At

From Oregon's first big game of the season to its latest. The Ducks and Mariota had already jumped out to a huge lead against Arizona and Mariota assured there would be no miracle comebacks in the Pac-12 championship. As he did against Michigan State, Mariota escaped a crumblingpocket androlled to his right with his eyes down fi eld.On themo ve,he stepped into a long twisting throw that hit Darren Carrington in the numbers for a 46-yard gain.

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jameis, MarcusaMickev:RoseBowlweekstarts By Ralph D. Russo AP College Football VVnter

ANAHEIM, Calif. — They posed for pictures with Disneyland's most famous resident, squeezed in a few minutes of media interviews and then it was time to hit the rides. "C'mon!""Let's go!" Marcus Mariota'sOregon teammates called to him as he finished up with the last couple of reporters. The Ducks and their Heisman Trophy winner, Marcus Mariota, and Florida State and its Heisman winner, Jameis Winston, started Rose Bowl week with the traditional visit to Disneyland on Saturday, including a welcome to Southern California from Mickey Mouse. This Rose Bowl, however, is like no other before.

Second-seeded Oregon i12-1l and third-seeded Florida State i13-Ol will play the first College Football Playoff semifinal on Jan. 1. The winner advances to the national championship game on Jan. 12 at

Rose Bowl Game • Oregon vs. Florida State • Thursday, Jan. 1, 2 p.m. • TV on ESPN • Winner advances to national championshipgame Jan.12

the home of the Dallas Cowboys in North Texas. It will be the first time teams from college football's top division play two postseason games. The playoff semifinals, both here and in New Orleans where the No. 1 Alabama faces fourth-seeded Ohio State at the Sugar Bowl, are both setup like traditional bowl weeks. There won't be similar festivities leading up to the championship game for the semifinal winners. This week, the teams will practice in the Los Angeles area, fulfill a bunch of media obligations, and get a chance to take part in some bowl

week recreation — starting in the Disneyland. The Seminoles got into town Friday afternoon, hit the Hollywood Boulevard to check out the stars on the WalkofFame and gobbled up some tacos. "Business started a long time ago,"Florida State defensive tackle Eddie Goldman said. "Now we're just enjoying ourselves trying to have fun. But it's all business." Florida State is back in SoCal for a second straight season. The Seminoles won the final BCS championship game at the Rose Bowl last season, beating Auburn 34-31. For coach Jimbo Fisher, playing two huge games in the Rose Bowl is something he never thought he would get a chance to do coaching teams from the South. 'You always watched ithe Rose Bowl) as a little kid. Watched the tournament of Roses Parade," said Fisher, who recently reached agreement on a new eight-year contract

extension that Florida State says will make him one of the highest paid coaches in the country. "I always said that's probably the one game you'll never get to coach in because ofhow the Big Ten-Pac-1 setup was and to do it two years in a row,it'sbeen ablessing." Fisherwas razzed a bitfor wearing a green paisley tie that looked more in line with Oregon's colors. "It goes with the suit," he said. Oregon coach Mark Helfrich noticedthe tie. "He looked sharp in that green tie," said Helfrich, who is in his second year leading the Ducks. Helfrich said his wife and kids, 7-year-oldMax and 3-year-old Maggie, had already put in a long day at Disneyland before he and the team got there. He said he received a textfrom Max that said "Best day ever." The Ducks will try to top it in a few days.

Military Bowl

Coleman leads Virginia Tech past Cincinnati 33-17 By David Ginsburg AP Sports VVnter

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ANNAPOLIS, Md.— J.C. Coleman ran for 157 yards and a touchdown, and Virginia Tech harassed and ultimately injured Cincinnati quarterback Gunner Kiel while rolling to a 33-17 victory Saturday in the Military Bowl.

The Hokies i7-6l knocked Kiel out of the game in the third quarter during a play that virtually assured the Hokies a 22nd consecutive winning season. Deon Clarke sacked Kiel and forced a fumble at the Cincinnati 43. Nigel Williams picked up the ball and fumbled at the 12, where

teammate Greg Stroman scoopeditup and took itinto the end zone for a 27-10 lead. Kiel remained down for several minutes and was

helpedoffthe fi eld beforebeing taken to the locker room. The 6-foot-4 sophomore did not return, and without him Cincinnati i9-4l had little chance to mount a comeback.

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Kiel finished 14 for 26 for 244 yards, but his three turnovers led to the end of Bearcats' seven-game winning streak. The Notre Dame transfer finished the season with 3,254 yards passing, the third-highest total in school history. Michael Brewer went

14 for 24 for 94 yards and a touchdown to guide the Hokies to their highest point totalsince a 34-17 win at North Carolina on Oct. 4. Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer worked in the upstairs coaching box to avoidthe risk ofinfection during his recovery from throat surgery.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A turnaround season got a lit tle sweeterforN orth Carolina State in the Bitcoin Bowl. The Wolfpack took another step forward under second-year coach Dave Doeren on Friday night with a 34-27victory over Central Florida that wasn't as close as the final score.

NC State i8-5l dominated forthree quarters before Justin Holman threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes to help UCF pull within seven. "This is just the beginning," Doeren told cheering Wolfpack fans listening to a postgame interview over the public address system at Tropicana Field. "Go Pack!" Jacoby Brissett threw for 262 yards and one touchdown and Matt Dayes scored on runs of 24 and 15 yards for NC State, which won just three games in its first season under Doeren. "I can't wait for next season, there's no telling how far this team can go," Brissett said. "I'm excited in the direction we're going. This is a greatprogram to be at. Everything is set up for us to have success." Brissetttossed a 37-yard TD pass to Johnathan Alston to put the Wolfpack ahead for good in the second quarter. Running back Shadrach Thornton got NC State going early with

to Reese with 1:44 left. NC State's Tyler Purvis recovered the ensuing onside kick, and the Wolfpack ran out the clock. ''We just let the game get out of a whack a little bit," UCF coach George O'Leary said."You can't do that." UCF is a year removed from arguably the biggest victory in school history, an upset of Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl that capped the Knights' first 12-win season. Goingfrom appearing in a BCS game for the first time to ending the year in St. TNS Petersburg for the second UCF running backWilliam Stenback is hit by North Caro- time in three seasons might lina State's Rodman Noel Friday. have been perceived as a letdown except the Knights have continued to prosper an 18-yard scoring pass to Doeren thanked his afterlosing star quarterJaylen Samuels. back Blake Bortles to the players and coaching stafF NFL draft, where he was UCF i9-4l began the night and talked about Brissett's ranked in the top 10 in few- growth in his first season at the third overall selection by the Jacksonville Jaguars. estyards allowed per game, NC State after transferring from Florida. Holman's Hail Mary as well as pass efficiency, rushing and scoring defense. "He takes things so pass to Breshad Perriman But American Athletic as time expired gave UCF personal. He is such a comConference co-champions a 32-30 victory over East petitor, "Doeren said."H e had no answers for Brissett Carolina and a share of its gives all the credit to his teammates. He learned a lot second straight AAC chamand a supporting cast that throughout the season, and pionship. amassed488 yards oftotal offense — over 200 more we love him." NC State is in its second than opponents averaged Holman completed 23 of season of rebuilding under against the Knights during 53 passes for 291 yards for Doeren, who took over after the regular season. UCF, including TD passes of a highly successful stint at Brissett was 15 of26 6, 14 and 2 yards to Josh Re- Northern Illinois. The Wolfwith no interceptions, ese, who had six receptions pack went 0-8 in the ACC completingpasses to eight for 75 yards. Reese's second and 3-9 overall in 2013, and receivers. Thornton rushed touchdown cut it to 34-20 the four-game improvement for 96 yards on 17 carries with 11 minutes remaining. in their regular-season and Dayes finished with The Knights got the ball record this year matched back three more times, but Mississippi State for the 78 yardson 13 attempts to key a ground attack that couldn't get any closer until second-biggest in the five Holman threw his 2-yarder produced 188 yards. power conferences.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2014

BRIEFING U.S. Baseball Academy in Baker City The U.S. Baseball Academy 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 or by calling 1-866-622-4487, Extension 101.

U.S. beats Finland in SO in junior hockey MONTREAL iAPl — Jack Eichel and ChaseDeLeo scored in a shootout to help the United States beat defending champion Finland 2-1 on Friday in their round-robin opener in the World Junior Championship. Eichel is a freshman at Boston University, and DeLeo plays for Portland in the Western Hockey League. Boston College's Thatcher Demko made 28 saves, and stopped Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Kasperi Kapanen in the shootout to secure the victory. Mikko Rantanen opened the scoring for Finland, and Boston College's Alex Tuch tied it on a first-period power play. Ville Husso stopped 36 shots for Finland. In the other Group A game Friday night at Bell Centre, Canada beat Slovakia 8-0. The United States faced Germany on Sunday, will face Slovakiaon Monday and fi nish group playWednesday night against Canada. The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarterfmals.

Globetrotters"Showboat' Hall dies DETROIT iAPl — Former Harlem Globetrotter Robert "Showboat" Hall, who spent nearly three decades with the team, has died in his hometown of Detroit. The Globetrotters said Hall died Wednesday. A cause of death and his age were not immediately available. Hall attended and played basketball at the former Miller High School in Detroit. He joined the Globetrotters in 1949, and in 1955 succeeded Reece"Goose"Tatum as the team's primary showman. Hall became player-coach in 1968. The team says the 6-foot 2-inch Hall played in over 5,000 games before his1974retirement. Harlem Globetrotters Chief Executive Kurt Schneider said in a release Friday that"Hall's dedication to the team, to his craft and to bringing joy to families around the world is matched by few people in the history of the organization."

Boise State running back Ajayi to turn pro BOISE iAPl — Boise State tailback Jay Ajayi says he's

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45 seconds left. Itwas a heartbreaking end for Duke team that also lostclose bowl games the previous two seasons. Duke alsomissed a chance to make program history with consecutive 10-win seasons, while Arizona State i10-3l tied program history with a third consecutive 10-win campalgn. "I felt we were very ready to play today," Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. ''We shot ourselves in the foot early. Unfortunately, we got in a position to win the game and didn't win it."

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played in a bowl game for the first time since January 2012 after the NCAA lifted the m ost severe sanctions levied against the program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Captain to captain, Ficken had the honor of using the retired Jeter's locker and some of the five-time World Series champion shortstop's clutch postseason play appeared to rub off. Ficken sent the game into OT with a 45-yard field goal with 20 seconds left in regulation and won it with his extra point.

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yards and two touchdowns, Cooper caught nine passes for 170 yards and a touchdown and South Carolina beat Miami 24-21 on Saturday in the Independence Bowl. South Carolina has won a school-record four straight bowl games. Miami i6-7l ended the season on a four-game losing streak.

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skipping his senior season to enter the upcoming NFL draft. The junior ranks fourth in the nation with 1,689 rushing yards. He is second to Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon with 25 rushing touchdowns. His final game as a Bronco will be in the upcoming Fiesta Bowl againstArizona. He tweeted Sunday that he can't wait for his NFL future, but the Broncos need to finish right"with a victory over the Wildcats.

Winterhawks slip past Tri-City 4-3 KENNEWICK — Adin Hill kicked out 45 shots as Portland held on to edge Tri City 4-3 Friday in a Western Hockey League match. AlexOverhardt and Alex Schoenborn each had agoal and an assist for the Winterhawks i18-14-3l while Dominic Turgeon and Evan Weinger scored the others. Beau McCue had a pair of goals for Tri-City i17-14-1l, Jordan Topping scored once and Evan Sarthou made 30 saves in defeat.

TCU's Patterson namedCoach of the Year TCU coach Gary Patterson embraced changed and joined an exclusive club. Pattersonwas voted collegefootballcoach oftheyear by The Associated Press on Wednesday, joining Nick Saban as the only two-time winners. The AP coach of the year has been awarded since 1998. Patterson, in his 14th season at TCU, was coach of the year in 2009. Saban was coach of the year in 2003 when he was with LSU and in 2008 at Alabama. Patterson received 27of54votesfrom theAP Top 25 mediapanel.Urban Meyer ofOhioState was therunner-up with 14 votes. Mississippi State's Dan Mullen received six votes. Alabama's Saban and Arizona's Rich Rodriguez drew two votes each. Florida State's Jimbo Fisher, Baylor's Art Briles and Memphis' Justin Fuente had one. Patterson guided the sixth-ranked Horned Frogs to an 11-1 record and a share of the Big 12 title after going 4-8 in 2013.

Gonzaga rallies to edge BrighamYoung PROVO, Utah iAPl — It took more than a half ofbasketball before Gonzaga found the right formula for pulling away from Brigham Young. Kyle Wiltjer scored 24 points and Kevin Pangos had 21 points and seven assists, helping No. 8 Gonzaga rally for an 87-80 win over BYU in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams Saturday night. "It felt like four games in one, and luckily we made enough plays and tightened up the D down the stretch and that got us the difference," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. Byron Wesley had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Przemek Karnowski added nine points and 10 boards. Tyler Haws and reserve Anson Winder each scored 17 points for BYU i10-4, 0-1 WCCl. Kyle Collinsworth had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. "I think we had enough in us to win it, we just needed to make the plays," Collinsworth said. Gonzaga i12-1, 1-Ol led by 16 points in the first halfbefore falling behind by seven in the second. The Bulldogs rallied to take control in the final 10 minutes. They made 6 of 10 3-point shots in the second half. "Early in the first half they were guarding shooters more but when they started collapsing we were getting more open shots, so that kind ofhelped," Pangos said.'We had to knock down a few to keep the defense honest. Right after a timeout I found one and hit it and got rolling from there." The Bulldogs outscored BYU 36-24 in the paint and had 22 assists to BYU's 13. The Cougars had 40 bench points to only 15 for the Bulldogs.

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esser ea s Sast e ras a • Trojans overcome late Nebraska rally to pull out 4542 victory in Holiday Bowl By Bernie Wilson

USC i9-4l, which was playing Nebraska i9-4l in a bowl game for the first time. Adoree' Jackson scored on a 98-yard kickoff return and a 71-yard pass from Kessler. Javorius Allen gained 152 yards on 26 carries and scored on runs of 2 and 44 yards. ''We've been through a lot this year," Sarkisian said. ''We've had a couple of just excruciating losses, and to come out tonight and win at the very end, we always lry to make it exciting. We make it entertaining for everybody."

HOMEDALE — The Homedale boys basketball team finished December with a 7-2 reord. The Trojans, coached by Baker graduate Casey Grove, host Baker Jan.3.

where we needed to be for our kicker." Nebraska fired coach Bo Pelini on Nov. 30. New coach Mike Riley watched from a skybox. Armstrong completed 32 of 51 passes for 381 yards and three TDs, with one interception. "In a close game, you have to respond and show up and do things the right way. I think that's what I did that after the second quarter."

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SAN DIEGO — It wasn't until Nelson Agholor knocked down a desperation pass by Nebraska's Tommy Armstrong Jr. inside the 10 that Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian could exhale and celebrate. After blowing most of an 18-point, third-quarter lead, the No. 24 Trojans beat No 25 Nebraska 45-42 in a wild Holiday Bowl on Saturday night. "Nelson made a heck of aplay togo attack the football," first-year coach Sarkisian said.'You can only get burned so many times, I guess. Let's just get the ball on the ground. And that's kind of what I was hoping for." Cody Kessler completed 23 of 39 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns for

Homedale finishes December 7-2

Pine-Eagle wrestlers earn two firsts ELGIN — Pine-Eagle wrestlers earned two firsts, two seconds and a fifth at the John Rysdam Memorial wrestling tournament at Elgin Dec. 20.

Blake Butler i120 pounds) and JosephAguilar i152l placed first in their weights.

Isaiah Simpson i132l and Haden Kuta i145l each placed second.

River Colnot i160l placed fifth.

Baker runners places at Portland race PORTLAND — Collin Hessel of Baker City placed 46th at the Portland Holiday Half Marathon Dec. 14. Hessel, 20, ran the race in 1:29:23.

USC had 515 yards of total ofFense and Nebraska finished with 525. Kessler tied the USC single-season record of 39 touchdown passes set by Matt Barldey in 2011. TNS Kessler had no idea he USC receiver Juju Smith clutches Nebraska defensive tied the record. back Nate Gerry after missing a long pass Saturday. "That is completely irrelevanttome,"Kessler said. we're at our best. That to me "I'm not just saying that. I "We've had acouple o is just awesome. really do mean it. I've always ju st excruciating losses, "Our future is ridiculously put the team before me." and to COme Out tOnight bright." Cotton coached Nebraska, The Trojans took a 45-27 and win at the very end, which fired Bo Pelini on Nov. lead after Kessler threw a We alWayS try to makeit 20-yard scoring pass to Bryce 30. New coach Mike Riley watched from a skybox. exciting." Dixon with 2:03 left in the After Nebraska's Drew — USC Coach Steve Sarkisian third quarter. Brown kicked a 34-yard Armstrong brought the Huskers back with a 65-yard field goal early in the first quarter, Jackson caught the The most painful loss for touchdown pass to Jordan USC this season came when Westerkamp with 24 seconds kickofFat the 2 and ran it up the right sideline for the Arizona State's Jaelen Strong left in the third quarter and longest kickofFreturn in caught Mike Bercovici's 46then a 15-yard keeper with Holiday Bowl history. yard desperation pass for a 6:52 left in the game. His His 71-yard TD on a catchconversion passto touchdown as time expired to 2-point and-run came on the first give the Sun Devils a 38-34 Kenny Bell pulled Nebraska play from scrimmage after victory in Los Angeles on Oct. to 45-42. Nebraska punted on its first 4. Three weeks later, Utah USC held De'Mornay Pierpossession ofthe second half. scored with eight seconds left son to a 1-yard gain on a pass He caught a short pass from to beat the Trojans 24-21 in from Armstrong on fourthKessler and weaved through and-3 from the USC 31 with Salt Lake City. "I'm happy for these guys," 2 V2 minutes left. defenders to give USC a 3117 lead. "The idea was we were Sarkisian said.'They work "They were everything we every day. That to me a is a goingtogoforitbecause thought they would be," Cotreally cool sign of the charwe were just outside the ton said. "They were physiacterofthe character on this envelope for our kicker," team of where we're headed interim coach Barney Cotton cal, they were very skilled. They have a big-play ofFense. and what we're doing, that said." I'm glad that we had we have people in our organi- the opportunityto go foritat I thought it was a good zation that work. As hard as the end. We were probably battleout there. Itcould've itcan get,astough asitgets, three or four yards beyond gone either way at the end."

Trail Blazers roll past Philadelphia PORTLAND iAPl — Missing two centers and All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge, the Portland Trail Blazers used their long-range shooting to earn another win. Damian Lillard scored 28 points, Wesley Matthews had 25 and the Trail Blazers hit a season-high 18 3-pointers on their way to a 114-93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. Matthews went 7 for 14 from beyond the arc, and Lillard made three 3-pointers. Eight Portland players made at least one 3, and theBlazersi24-7ltied afranchiserecord with 43 3-pointattempts. Aldridge was sidelined for the second time in three games with an upper respiratory illness, and centers Chris Kaman 4irth of child) and Robin Lopez iright hand fracturel also were unavailable. But the Blazers are among the NBA's top five in 3-point attempts and makes, so they had more than enough offense to post their seventh win in eight games. Portland wasn't entirely lost inside. Center Joel Freeland grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds, a Blazers season high. Tony Wroten, who missed Philadelphia's last game with a right knee sprain, came ofFthe bench to score 22 points. Michael Carter-Williams had 17 points, and KJ. McDaniels finished with 12.

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