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MayDay needs volunteers MayDay, Inc., the Baker City nonprofit that helps victims of sexualassault,domestic violence and elder abuse, needs volunteers to answer a crisis phone line that's available 24 hours a day. To fill rotations in that position, MayDay needs a compassionate person who is a good listener and can carefully follow training protocols. This volunteer position requires a criminal background check and strict adherence to the confidentiality policy. The job can be done from home or other locations, depending on the setting. Anyone who can meet these qualifications and be on call approximately one week each month, should call Milli at 541-523-9472, or come to MayDay's office at1834 Main St. in Baker City.

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Courthouse open through lunch The Baker County Courthouse, 1995Third St. in Baker City, has expanded its hours and will now remain open during lunch. The Courthouse hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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The Baker High School varsity and junior varsity baseball and softball teams probably didn't realize they'd be taking tests when they arrivedatpractice lastThursday at the Baker Sports Complex. At various times during the practices,therapistsKim Zinn, Jodi Flanagan and Blake Marlia met one-on-one with the players. Zinn is a physical therapist and certified athletic trainer at St. Alphonsus Rehabilitation Services iSTARSl. Flanagan and Marlia are physical therapists at Baker Valley Physical Therapy. Players were asked to close their eyes and lift one foot, trying to keep their balance for 20 seconds. Next came the coordination

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Kim Zinn, left, and Jodi Flanagan, right, finish a Sport Concussion AssessmentTool 3 test with Leonard Radinovich, Baker High School varsity baseball player. Baseball and softball players were tested during practice last week to create a baseline of fundamental information about players should they incur a head injury during the sports season. test, then a memory recall of words or numbers they heard several minutes earlier. The exercise is called a SCAT3 — Sport Concussion

Forest owners to meet March 26 Private forest owners can learn about the Oregon Department of Forestry's new online notification system during the March 26 meeting of the Baker County Private Woodlands Association. The meeting will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Baker County Extension Office, 2600 East St. in Baker City. Logan McCrae of the Forestry Department will demonstrate the online system by which forest owners can notify the agency, as required by law, before doing such work as timber harvesting, slash disposal or building roads.

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Assessment Tool 3. Zinn said the idea is to establish a baseline in the case of a concussion during the sports season — the numbersgathered during the testing, on the practice field when athletes feel fine, can be measuredagainsttests done if a head injury occurs during a game. Dr. Melissa Knutson from St. Alphonsus Medical Group-Baker Clinic, along with other medical professionals fiom St. Alphonsus and Baker Valley Physical Therapy, have performed thesebaselinetestsfor the other Baker High School athletic teams during the school year. ''We should do the test at least once every school year," Zlnn saId.

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Softball player Morgan Plumbtree has neck flexibility tested, as well as other physical and verbal tests, by Blake Marlia from BakerValley PhysicalTherapy.

'The tests are not needed everysportsseason,butit's good if we can." What is a concussion? According to SCAT3 documentation a concussion is a

mild traumatic brain injury resulting fiom any blow to the head. It might or might not cause a loss of consciousness. Signs and symptoms include: • Headache • Visual problems • Difficulty concentrating and remembering • Drowsiness • Nausea • Vomiting • Balance problems • Dizziness • Nervousness • Difficulty falling asleep • Sadness • Sensitivity to light/noise

• Feeling"foggy" • Irritability • Depression • Abnormal sleep patterns Sports at the highestrisk forconcussion arefootball, soccer,wrestl ing,basketball, softball,baseball and vol-

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Guardsman enjoys pursuit ofmusic fora cleaning service.Her fourth part-time job, however, might at first appear to be LA GRANDE — Chelsea Fudge is a busy young out of characterforsomewoman. one who considers herself a "girly-girl." The sophomore at Eastern Oregon University is Once a month, Fudge working toward securing a drives to Baker City to atdegree in music education. tend drill with her Oregon Music is a big part of her life. Army National Guard unit. So much so that Fudge often Fudge, originally from volunteers tolend hervoice Umatilla, is a member of to variousevents acrossEast- Baker City's Fox Company, ern Oregon. She often sings 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry the national anthem before Regiment, Oregon Army area sporting events and National Guard. The 3rd has staged her own small Battalion consists of Guard units from across Oregon, concerts in the past. "I've been singing for big including La Grande, Baker City and Ontario. events since I was 13. It has been a thing for me. I don't Fudge said her interest ask for money," she said. in theGuard happened to Along with her singing correspondwith herdesire to career, Fudge is busy with go to college and find a viable four part-time jobs. She said method to pay for her higher she works at GameStop in education. La Grande, McDonalds and SeeFudgelPage 8A

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Baker City councilors voted Tuesday night to adopt an ordinance that bans the sale of marijuana in Baker City. Ordinance No. 3336, besides banning pot stores, prohibits the cultivation, processing or consumption of marijuana irecreational or medical) in public places or within public view. Councilors passed the third and final reading by a 4-1 vote, with Jim Thomas casting the dissenting vote iCouncilors Ben Merrill and Rosemary Abell were absent). Carole Free, who has pleaded with the Council at severalmeetings not to goforward with a ban on marijuana sales in the city, spoke more about marijuana Tuesday. "I know you're tired of hearing from me," she said. "I don't take this

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Chelsea Fudge, La Grande, and a private first class assigned to the Baker City National Guard unit, climbs into the cab of a big fuel truck last weekend in Baker City. Fudge, 19, works several part-time jobs, including her Guard vocation, as a way to pay for college.

Free told the Council aboutseveralelderly women who have approached her about obtaining medical marijuana legally. "This week, I'm taking them to La Grande — to the La Grande clinic — to a physician to sign for them to get on medical marijuana," she said. Free emphasized that she is going to fight for the rights of all medical marijuana patients in Baker City. "I'm going to help them till the day I die. Medical marijuana patients have the right to go downtown here ito obtain medical marijuana) — not La Grande, not Ontario, not John Day, but our community," she said. "They shouldn't feel belittled because that stuff imarijuanal can work for people. I know you're fearful but it

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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 26 • Baker County Library Spring Break Program:10 a.m. daily through Friday. • National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Spring Break Workshops:10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily through March 26; $80 for two adults and two children or $40 for one adult and one child. Includes admission, supplies, two workshops and lunch; 541-523-1852. • Never Miss A Chance to Dance:The Powder River Dance Club meets, 6:30 to 8 p.m.,Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, 2005Valley Ave.; more information is available by calling 541-524-9306. FRIDAY, MARCH 27 • Live music:Music by ragtime pianist KeithTaylor,5 p.m., Veterans Center,1901 Main St. • Baker County Library Spring Break Program:10 a.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 • Baker County Legislative Hotline Video Conference: 7 a.m., Extension Office's media room, 2600 East St.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald March 25, 1965 Robert C. Rapp has been promoted from the rank of sergeant to lieutenant, it was announced today by City Manager Fred C. Dyer and Chief of Police James Read. Chief Read told the Democrat-Herald Lt. Rapp's promotion "was well deserved and a little late coming". Lt. Rapp joined the city police department in April of 1960. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald March 26, 1990 Restoration. That's a key item behind the Baker Improvement Grant for Downtown Economic and Aesthetic Livability or BIG DEAL grant program. And the first recommended grant recipient isTom Bootsma, the owner of the Palmer Building. The grant recommendation has come from the Historic District Design Review Commission, which recommends historic district changes. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald March 25, 2005 Baker Valley rancher Jan Kerns described a cougar's scream, a noise, she said, "that makes your blood literally run cold." Angie Butler told of driving her kids to school in Halfway becausepeople have seen cougars prowling nearthe family's bus stop. Through more than 35 speakers and for three hours Thursday afternoon, the cougar stories continued. After the last person had spoken, the six members of the Oregon House of Representatives, who had driven 350 miles from Salem to Baker City to hear those stories, voted to hoist one step closer to Gov. Ted Kulongoski's desk a bill they believe will help ease the fears. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald March 26, 2014 Two flash-point issues — one involving animals and the other a Local Improvement District assessmentgobbled up the lion's share of business at the Baker City Council session Tuesday night at City Hall. The elected board sent a clear message regarding a proposal to add a monthly surcharge to water bills to help fuel an effort to spay and neuter animals locally and approved the first reading of a mandate to enact a Local Improvement District assessment for the Resort Street project.

Braden Phillips, a Baker City man who is attending Trinity Bible College at Ellendale, North Dakota, was injured Sunday in an icy freeway crash while returning to school with two fiiends after spring break. One oftheyoung men he was traveling with, Cameron Byrd, 21, of Duncanville, Texas, died at the scene, according to newspaper reports. The third young man, Marcus White, 19, of Coconut Creek, Florida, was seriously injured. Phillips and White were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Dickinson, North Dakota, The Dickinson Press newspaper reported Monday. Phillips underwent surgery

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Brad Phillips is en route to North Dakota, Lemmon said. He was traveling with a group of pastors in Israel when his son was injured. Braden Phillips and his fiiends spent the week in Baker City, Lemmon said. The North Dakota school's spring break was March 1620. Classes resumed Monday. The three young men left Baker City Saturday and were driving back over the weekend. The 2014 Toyota Camryin which they were traveling belonged to Brad and Lisa Phillips, Lemmon said. The young men were trading off driving during the trip. The North Dakota High-

could be out iof the hospital) by theend oftheweek,"Lemmon said. White remains in intensive care after undergoing immediate surgery Sunday, Lemmon said. He will be facing jaw surgery also as he recovers, she said. Phillips' mother, Lisa, is in North Dakota with her son. Joyclynn Potter accompanied her on the trip. Both women are teachers at Harvest Christian Academy.

Donald Lee Curtiss Baker City, 1934-2015

Donald Lee Curtiss, 80, of Baker City, died March 22, 2015, at Baker City. The rosary will be said at 7 o'clock tonight at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated by Donald's brother, Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss, at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Cathderal. There will be a luncheon afterward at the Parish Hall. Interment with military honors will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Donald was born on March 29, 1934, at Baker City to Elden "Bo" and Mary Curtiss. He was raised at Baker City in a loving family with three brothers. Don was a 1952 graduate of St. Francis Academy in Baker City. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1960. He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus at St. Francis Cathedral in Baker City. Don was an avid outdoorsm an who loved to hunt and fish. You could find him in the summer months at one of the various lakes and streams catching trout and

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in the fall around a campfire at deer or elk camp with family members. Don was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, family members said. He was known for his generosity and endless smiles. Don was a very determined individual who did not have a"give Donald up " bone m lns Curtiss bo d y. He will be greatly missed, his family said. Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Nancy Curtiss iNorwoodl; daughter, Teresa Curtiss of La Grande; sons, Michael Curtiss of La Grande, James Curtiss iJanicel of Vancouver, Washington, John Curtiss of La Grande, and daughter in law, Cheryl Curtiss of La Grande; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Survivors include his brothers, Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss, Thomas Curtiss iVivianl and sisterin-law, Eilene Curtiss; and seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, David; and children, Don Jr., Mark and Joseph. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Knights of Columbus, in care of St. Francis Cathedral, 2235 First St., Baker City,

OR 97814, or through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St. Baker City, OR 97814.

Jerry Cohoe Former Baker City resident, 1936-2015

Jerry Vernon Cohoe, 79, of La Grande, died March 20, 2015, at his home. His graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Prairie City Cemetery. Jerry was born on Feb. 28, 1936, at Prairie City to Virgil Vernonand Regna Matilda Johnson Cohoe. He lived at Long Creek, Austin-Bates, Basque, Ontario, Baker City and La Grande. Jerry attended Long Creek School, participated in basketball and Junior Rodeo Group. He spent some ofhis childhood years on the ranches ofhis grandparents, Felix and Maude Johnson on the Middle Fork of the John Day River. He was married to Elaine Davis and Virginia Adams. Jerry was a logger and then worked for the Oregon Highway Department stationed at Austin Junction, Basque and Ontario, retiring from Ontario in 1995. He made his home at Baker City until January 2010, moving to Joseph to live with his nephew and niece, Chuck and Earleen Arbogast. He moved to La Grande in 2011. Jerry was an active mem-

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way Patrol said Byrd, who was driving at the time, died when the car rear-ended a stopped 2013 Freightliner truck traveling east on Interstate94 about 3:39 a.m. Sunday, according to The Dickinson Press. The Freightliner truck was stopped in the passing lane after another truck had pulled over on the shoulder because of icy conditions, police said. The driver of the Freightliner was not injured. The Highway Patrol said two moreaccidents occurred at the scene. No one was hurt in those subsequent crashes. Police said the eastbound freeway was closed until 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

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ber of the Blue Mountain Fiddlers. He loved to play music. He was also an active member of the Baker City Eagles Lodge. He loved to hunt and fish. Survivors include his sister, Dean Arbogast of La Grande; nephew, Chuck, and his wife, Earleen Arbogast of La Grande; stepsons, Bill and Ron Davis of Halfway; nine great-stepgrandchildren; stepgrandsons, Collin, Martin and Jason Davis; two great-nephews, John Arbogast of Enterprise and Justin Arbogast of Houston, Missouri; and many other family members. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Regna; grandparents; wives, Elaine and Virginia; brother, Jack Cohoe; and sister, Virginia Jackson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Grande Ronde Hospice through Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St., La

Grande, OR 97850. Online condolences may be made to the family at www. lovelandfuneralchapel.com

NEWS OF RECORD DEATH NOTICE Phyllis Miller Lew: 91, of Baker City, died March 24, 2015, at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City. Gray's West Bt Co. is in charge of arrangements. Josephine Zemmer: 100, of Columbia City, a former longtime Baker City resident, died March 22,2015. Her memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran Church at St. Helens. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker City later this spring. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lutheran churches in Baker City or St. Helens or to senior centers in either community.

FUNERAL PENDING Bertha Bales: Recitation of the rosary, Saturday, March 28, at 2 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, First and Church streets; Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. at the cathedral. There will be a gathering afterward in the Parish Hall. ColesTribute Center is in charge of arrangements.

POLICE LOG Baker City Police VIOLATION OF RELEASE AGREEMENT: Devin J. Powsey, 22, of 1604 Fourth St., No. 2, 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, in the 3300 block of 10th Street; jailed. Oregon State Police FAILURETO PERFORMTHE DUTIES OF A DRIVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT: Kyle Harp, 23, of Huntington, 9:05 a.m. Saturday; jailed and later released; police said the arrest was made after investigation of a hit-and-run accident on Highway 30 just east of Huntington. Harp's pickup truck was traveling west on Highway 30 when it went out of control on the gravel road and crashed down an embankment. About 20 feet of fence belonging to the City of Huntington was damaged in the crash, police said. He also was cited on a charge of careless dnvmg.

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Another issue is that even if the SRS funds are approved, there won't be any disbursement until 150 daysafter theirapprovalby Congress and the president, he sard. Bennett added that he is more hopeful about receiving SRS funding this week compared to a week

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ments to rural Oregon. Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennett estimates Baker County could receive around

''We went from fairly dismal to pretty positive. It certainly looks like both sides are working together and they're working with the White House in order to get this through," he said.

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House Republicans and Democrats in Washington D.C. are moving forward with legislation to extend critical funding for Oregon counties.

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$800,000ofthatm oney. He said the monies are essential to Baker County for road maintenance and other county expenses, but noted "it's not a done deal until we get a check in hand." "iThe House legislation) looks hopeful, but it's still going to have to go through the Senate and President Obama," Bennett said.

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced on Tuesday that he had secured the two-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools

iSRSl program for local schools, roads and law enforcement in Oregon's rural forested communities. "Last December, Speaker

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Boehner and I committed to extending this lifeline for rural Oregon communities by March 31. Today, we fulfill that commitment. My Oregon colleague Peter DeFazio deserves credit,too,for working with his leadership to support including this provision," Walden statedin the pressrelease. "This two-year extension gives us time to continue work on a long-termplan to reform federal forestpolicy togrow jobs in the woods, improve forest health and providecertainty foressentiallocalserviceslike schools and roads." The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the House is expectedtovote on the Medicare bill Thursday. It then would go to the Senate where it would have to be resolved with a different version. In the Senate, an amendment to thefederalbudget billthat

would reauthorize federal money tied into the Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Act iSRSl has been approved by the Senate Budget Committee, according to a press release from the office of U.S. Sen.Ron Wyden, D-Ore. "It is good news the House Leadershiphas decided to stop playing politics with the safety net for Oregon counties," Wyden stated in the pressrelease."Their decision is a concrete recognition that linking the safety net to unsustainable and unacceptablelogging practices can never become law." Wyden and Sen. Mike Crapo, RIdaho, introduced a bill to extend the county payments program last month. Wyden authored the original SRS program with then Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, in 2000. Since then it has brought more than $2.8 billion to rural Oregon

counties. Last year the SRS program funded about $107 million to Oregon counties. "As the author of the bipartisan Secure Rural Schools program, I'm pleasedto reportprogress in the Senate: an 18-to-4 vote in favorofa three-year reauthorization of SRS in the Budget Committee and a bipartisan bill with Senator Crapo for three-year reauthorizationand restoration of PILT iPayments in Lieu of Taxes," Wyden stated."I will continue to pursue at every opportunity and on every piece of must-pass legislation, this lifeline for Oregon counties." iPILT are federal payments to localgovernments that help offset lossesin property taxes due to non-taxable federal lands within their boundaries.)

better, he would have. He hadone fi nalm esContinued from Page1A sage for his fellow councilors Thomas said before his beforethey voted.Hesaid father passed away 12 years he hoped none of them ever ago &om cancer, he was ofhave aterriblediseasethat fered medical marijuana and results in them driving refused it. miles and miles or jumping "I figure I'm kind of beatthrough a bunch ofhoops to ing a dead horse on this one," obtain medicine. "Instead of just a ban, we he said."Instead of medical marijuana, he was taking need to work on this so it's huge amounts of morphine available with regulations," just to keep the pain in check. he said. Even though he voted Could medical marijuana have madeadifference? to approve the ordinance, Maybe not, but it might have Councilor Mack Augenfeld made the end ofhis life just a expressed reservations. "I'm not entirely happy little better. " Thomas said that ifhe adopting the ordinance we are presenting today. Looking could have done anything to make the end ofhis dad's life at theattitude ofsome ofthe

people directly responsible for voting on the issue, I see it asa compromise,"he said. Mayor Kim Mosier reminded the Council that it is still legal for medical marijuana patients to use and grow medical marijuana. "It's not my concern about actual medical usage iof marijuana) that brings me to vote in favor of the ban on sales," she said."It's all of the other circumstances iandl all of the other consequences that come with sales that we've heard about iandl I've read about." Opponents have vowed to legally challenge any decision by the Council to ban commercial marijuana sales.

The use of recreational marijuana 4y those 21 or older in a private residence) will still be legal in Baker after July 1. Up to four marijuana plants can also be grown by an individual as long as it is not in view of the public. Individuals can possess up to eight ounces in their household and one ounce in public. These limits are per household. In other Council business: • Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Media Spokeswoman Lara PetitclercStokes presented a check in the amount of $105,715 to the city &om OTEC for its franchise tax payment

http//bakercitycom/government/plans-a-projects. • City Manager Mike Kee announced the official grounbreaking of the Bandstand $5,000 each to Baker County Project at Geiser-Pollman Students Parkissetfor April6 at • Councilors heard a report noon. &om GingerSavage about • Councilors and Kee set a the Carnegie Crossroads Art dateand time fora com Center and its value to the bined meeting of the Baker community. She said it brings City Council and the Baker an estimated$337,000 tothe County Commission for April local economy. 22 at 6 p.m. • The Council adopted the • Kee volunteers for Meals 2015 Water, Wastewater and on Wheels on a part-time baStormwater Capitol Plan for sis and asked for the council's Baker City Public Works and approval to continue doing the 2015 Pavement Manthat. The city manager is not agement Plan. To view the allowed to have a second job capital plans and pavement unless the council approves, management plans visit: which it did.

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"I really like it," she said. The best part, though, of her part-time job with the Guard, Fudge said, is the varietyofpeople and experiences she has secured. "I have made so many connections with people. And I'm getting a lot of life experience. And a paycheck doesn't hurt," she said. Still, she said, her Guard time isn't all about the money. "It is a self-sacrifice. And

it has been an eye-opener. This gave me the opportunity to take responsibility for my job," she said. In August, Fudge, 19, and her comrades in the Baker City Guard unit will journey to Fort Irwin,

California, in the Mohave Desert to conduct training exercises at the National Training Center. The rotation through the National Training Center is already shaping up to be the ultim ate peacetimetestfor the

Continued from Page1A "I joined because it would help me with my education," she said. Fudge said her enlistment bonus and her ability to draw upon a GI Bill kicker program has helped solve some of the common financial challenges many college students face. She added that her experience in Eastern Oregon's citizen-

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soldieroutfi thasproved to be beneficial. "Ithas opened a lotof doors for me. It has been an amazing journey," she said. Fudge's job revolves around operating one of the big HEMMIT fuel trucks the Baker City unit utilizes to keep the tanks and Bradly fighting vehicles of the Eastern Oregon cavalry unit on the road. The task is one she said she discovered she enjoys.

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and another for $1,000 for the Golf Course Conservation Fund. She also reported that OTEC has awarded 10 scholarships in the amount

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"I'm looking forward to it because it will be another experience. It will open up a lot of my learning processes," Fudge said.

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recor s aw exem on Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin: Let's hear it for state Rep. Julie Parrish, R-West Linn.She believes Oregon lawmakers should live by at least some of the rules that apply to members of the Bend City Council and other public bodies in Oregon. Parrish is working on legislation that would end the Legislature's in-session public records law exemption. We can only say, more power to her. It's not the only thing lawmakers are exempt from while they're meeting in Salem — the state constitution gives them broad freedom to do the state's business without the sorts of restrictions applied to the governor's oKce and most other state and municipal agencies. Among other things, legislators have far more ability to determine the fate of their in-session emails than other public oKcials do, and they need not respond to public records requests while they're in session. In addition, they cannot be sued for what they say in debate. That latter provision makes sense, actually. Lawmakers must be able to express freely their feelings about proposed legislation, and worry about libel suits and the like might hinder those discussions. Parrish's bill would require lawmakers to live by the same disdosure rules that apply elsewhere in Oregon. They can do so now, of course, and some do, at least under certain circumstances. But they're not required by law to do so, and that's just wrong. She also would require lawmakers to store their emails on state servers, a change from current rules. They now may use personal email accounts, a la Hillary Clinton, which puts those emails conveniently out of the public's reach. Oregon's open records law is designed to do one thing, but it's a biggie. It was written to ensure that the public can track what their government oKcials do. It allows citizens to see where oKcials' money comes from and determine who is trying to inHuence their decision-making. In an era when trust in government has been damaged againby the eventssurrounding former Gov. John Kitzhaber, timely public disclosure of information is critical. Parrish recognizes that. So, too, should the rest of the Legislature.

GUEST EDITORIAL Editorial from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: The fight over the Confederate battle flag and whether it can be included on a Texas specialty license plate has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard arguments in the case Monday. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, finding the symbol offensive to others, denied an application by the statedivision oftheSonsofConfederateVeterans to place its logo containing the flag on a specialty plate. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appealssaid the stateshould notdiscriminate against the expressionofthe group'spointofview,afree speech right. The high court should reject that argument. Texas should have the right to determine what goes on a state-issued license plate bearing its name. Otherwise, practically any image or language must be allowed. As the Star-Telegram Editorial Board has previously stated, if the Supreme Court says Texas can't keep the Confederate flag offitslicense plates,the state should get out of the specialty plate business.

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public engagement as Travel Management [Subpart Bj paused in the Blue Mountains" Iseethat there have been several This press release is nothing new, cougar sightings around Baker City, dogs have been called out to find the and bordering on an open attempt to confuseand give a false senseofhope cat,and ofcourse wolves are always a hot topic. to the public on Travel Management. Some get a little edgy when head1l Travel Management has been on ing out to the woods where wolves the "back burner" ofboth the WallowaWhitman and Malheur National Forest are active. After many generations of urbanization, it isn't all that hard to since 2012; this article states nothing understand the uneasiness that the new, and is a disservice to pretend they wild world might cause in civilized have done something new. folks. Other things are a little harder to 2l This release gives the false understand. impression that the supervisors and reYou can count on your fingers the gionalforester are giving some sortof number of cougar-related deaths in the relief to thepeople ofEastern Oregon, country and probably on one hand the when no such relief is being given. number of wolf attacks. Pit bulls, on 3l Subpart A ofTravel Management on the Wallowa-Whitman National the other hand, are a different story. A few minutes on the Internet or a Forest is still being developed and the smarter-than-you phone and you get a article failsto state thator how Subpictureofrealcarnage, often involving part A will be used as a springboard young children. to Subpart B and the closure of the mountains. I guess it is legal. I Googled myself, and the first thing that came up led me Most importantly — This is not the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision. to my Oct.4, 2013,letterto the editor, with another person's letter commentRestricting motorized use fully is in ing on the little boy killed by a pit bull the forest plan revision through the in Baker City. I didn't know it at the designation of routes and you are still fully looking at a closure of our mountime, but the pit bull came from John tains if it goes through as written with Day, where some of my grandkids are. Not long ago I passed through Baker designationofroutes. City and there was one of our wellThe message is the same: No designationofroutes,N o obliteration educated "animal lovers" being pulled along by four big pit bulls. If they had ofroads,and No reduction ofroad decidedtochase another dog, a catora densities in The Blues, period, end of child, there is nothing the owner could discussion. I cannot stress enough, this is a have done to restrain that much dog nonstory and worse, it gives people the power. false impression this is some sort of vicI guess the city passed some kind of w atered-downdog ordinance but asfar tory. IT IS NOT! Your access is still in as I can tell the county is still messing jeopardy and your vigilance is needed around. and required to keep your mountains Let's not have another child death open. Do not get sucked into the hype, beforeour leadership getsoffitsbutt. because it's all smoke and mirrors. Steve Culley Chuck Chase Baker City I John Day IRichland Baker City

Forest Service press release is I owed it to others to try to 'smoke and mirrors' straighten this out On March 19, a press release was put out by the U.S. Forest Service on "Focus turns to Forest Plan Revision

I was amazed by the misinformation in the Baker City Herald editorial on March 18, 2015. Tim Collins' mistake

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was deciding he had the power to dictate sewer/water rates, only City Council can set rates. The person costing taxpayers thousands of dollars is City Manager Mike Kee. Mike can't understand a simple one-page contract. In depositions, Mike said "the City has no document that allows us to charge Langrells double for sewer/water." Mike convinced four members of City Council, one an attorney, to enter into the lawsuit instead of returning the overcharged fees. A double sewer/water rate was never part of the annexation. It was discussed, but never considered forthe contract. The City offered the 10-year moratorium on taxes because none of us felt a need for more property in the city. We built in the county because we didn't want to be in the city. None of the annexed property has been built on. Judge Pahl's ruling does not preclude the city from introducing evidence. It says Tim Collins has no authority to set rates and what was discussed during negotiations is not part of a written contract. The reason the city will not be introducing any evidence is because none exists. Itriedto getcity managers to follow the terms oftheircontractfor 10 years. My only choices were, allow the city to cheat me or take them to court. If I was the only one being cheated, I would have let the city get away with it. It's only because I am a member of the Baker City Council that I feltI owed the other people, who the city is also illegally double charging, my obligation to straighten this out. I have endured one year of ridicule from the city staff, four members of the City Council and the Baker City Herald. I was wrongfully removed as mayor by those four council members.

I risked paying about $50,000 in attorney fees. If the mayor of Baker City has to go through this to be heard, what chance does an average citizen have? Richard Langrell Baker City

• Letters will be edited for brevity, grammar, taste and legal reasons. Mail:Tothe Editor, Baker City Herald, PO. Box807,BakerCity,OR 97814 Email: news@bakercityherald.com Fax: 541-523-6426

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

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Massachusetts Democrat, Sen. Elizabeth Warren. WASHINGTON — PresiPatrick and Kirk are two dent Barack Obama's allies of the nation's most promiare recruiting high-profile nent African-American poliDemocrats to help combat ticians. Obama has openly liberal resistance to his bid wooed the Congressional for new trade agreements in Black Caucus in hopes of Asia and elsewhere. securing some of the House The effort will sharpen Democratic votes he will differences between the need topass his trade plans. Democratic Party's liberal The effort squeezes black and pro-business wings, lawmakers between a presiespecially in New England. dent they generally support And it could accelerate the and liberal constituents who effort to woo black lawmak- may strongly oppose new ers, a key target in the tract pacts. The polit icsoftrade are House. Heading a pro-trade unusual. Republicans generallysupport free trade,asdo advisory board being announced Tuesday are former most presidents, whatever their party. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, former Washington But liberals, labor unions Gov. Christine Gregoire and and some environmental former US. Trade Repregroups have grown increassentative and Dallas mayor ingly hostile to trade deals Ron Kirk. in recent years. Meanwhile, Kirk's and Gregoire's roles numerous congressional are not surprising. But PatRepublicans dislike the idea rick's might add some sizzle of giving Obama victories on any front. to thetrade debate heatThat's why the White ing up in Congress. Among the Obama tradeagenda's House is scrambling to strongestcriticsis another gain as many Democratic Associated Press

votesas possible.A recently formed group, Progressive Coalition for American Jobs, on Tuesday said Patrick, Kirk and Gregoire will head its advisory board. Obama hopes to send two trade measures to Congress this year. The first will seek Trade Promotion Authority, often called TPA or "fast track." It would renew presidential authority to present tradedealsthat Congress can endorse or reject, but not amend. The second measure will be the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, a proposed trade agreement involving the United States, Japan, Vietnam, Canada, Mexico and seven other Pacific-rim nations. Labor unions and others say the Pacific pact would hurt U.S. job growth and encourage other countries to abuse workers and the environment. The Obama administration rejectsthose claims, and says U.S. goods and services must have greateraccess to foreign

buyers. Patricksaid in a statement that"embracing global trade" is essential tojobgrowth. He said it's better to have the Obama administration hammering outtrade objectives "through the Trans-Pacific Partnership than leaving it to administrations, at home or abroad, less sensitive to worker rights and environmental stewardship." Pro-trade and anti-trade groups are pouring huge resourcesinto thedebate. Various coalitions have hired top lobbying and PR firms. They host forums, conductconference callsor releasereports almost daily. Liberal groups have picketed the home — and threatened a 2016 Democratic primary challenge — of Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, which handles trade. Pro-trade groups have advertisedin Oregon to defend Wyden, who says he hopes trade legislation will pass.

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which captures 25 hours' worth of infor— French investigators cracked open a mation on the position and condition of mangled black box and extracted audio almost every major part in a plane. "At this moment people are on the from itscockpitvoicerecorderWednesday,but gleaned no explanation forwhy scene still searching," Hollande said, a German planedropped unexpectedly speaking alongside German Chancellor and smashed into a rugged Alpine Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minmountain, killing all 150 on board. ister Mariano Rajoy in Seynes-les-Alpes, The orange cockpit voice recorderthe town nearest to the crash site. Most dented, twisted and scarred by the imof the plane's victims were German and pact — is considered the key to knowing Spanish. "This is a true tragedy, and the visit why the pilots of Germanwings Flight 9525 lost radio contact with air traffIc here has shown us that," Merkel said. controllers over the French Alps then Hollande promised that French crashed Tuesday during a routine flight investigatorswould do everything to from Barcelona to Duesseldorf. determine the crash's cause. French officials said terrorism apHelicopters surveying the plane's peared unlikely, and Germany's top scattereddebrislifted offatdaybreak security official said Wednesday there for a look at the craggy ravine while was no evidence of foul play. emergency crews hiked through snow Remi Jouty, director of the French and rain over the steep, rocky terrain to aviation investigative agency, said an the high-altitude crash site. In all, more audiofi lew asrecovered by Wednesday than 600 rescue workers and aviation afternoon, including sounds and voices. investigators were in the area, French But he said it was too early to draw any officials said. conclusions from the recorder, which The crash left pieces of wreckage takes audio feeds from four microphones "so small and shiny they appear like in the cockpit and records all the conpatches of snow on the mountainside," versationsbetween the pilots,airtraffIc Pierre-Henry Brandet, the Interior Mincontrollers as well as any noises. istry spokesman, said after flying over Jouty said the plane was flying "until the debris field. the end" and was at 6,000 feet i1,820 Investigators were zooming in on meters) when it smashed into the two key minutes Tuesday — 10:30mountainside, well below its previous 10:31 a.m.— said Segolene Royal, a top cruisingaltitude of38,000 feet.He said government minister whose portfolio the final communication from the plane includes transport. From then on, air was a routine message about permistraffIc controllers were unable to make sion to continue on its route. He would contact with the plane. notspeculateon possiblecausesofthe German Interior Minister Thomas de crash or rule anything out. Maiziere told reporters in Berlin"there French President Francois Hollande, is no hard evidence that the crash was meanwhile, said the case for the plane's intentionally brought about by third second black box had been found but not parties." its contents. Jouty refused to confirm The plane, operated by Germanwings, that about the flight data recorder, a budget subsidiary of Lukhansa, was

less than an hour from landing in Duesseldorf when it unexpectedly went into a rapid, eight-minute descent. The pilots sentoutnodistresscall,France' s aviation authority said. LufthansaCEO Carsten Spohr, himself a pilot, said he found the crash of aplane piloted by tw oexperienced captains "inexplicable." The four possible causes of any crash are human error, mechanical problems, weather, criminal activity or a combination of two or more. Investigators will use the cockpit voice and flight data recorderstomap out and focustheir work, said Alan E. Diehl, a former air safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board. "Both will point you in directions of what is critical," Diehl says."Based on what you learn from the recorders, you might focus on key pieces of wreckage." Diehl says investigators will essentially work backward. "You're usually dealing with a jigsaw puzzle with many of the pieces missing," he says. "You start eliminating things that didn't happen." Lufthansa said two charter flights to France will be made available for family members who want to get as close as they can to the crash site. Locals in Seyne-les-Alpes offered to host thebereaved families due to a shortageofrooms to rent. Germanwings itself cancelled several flights Wednesday because some crews declaredthemselves unfit to fly after losing colleagues. "The management completely understands this, because we are a small family. Everyone knows everybody inside Germanwings, so it is a big shock for employees," said CEO Thomas Winkelmann.

Here is the Baker United Methodist Church's Lenten schedule: • March 29 — Baker Methodists will observe Palm/Passionservice at8:30 a.m. and 11a.m. The Gospel of Mark will be featured in the children's sermon. Pastor Elke Sharma presents a Drama of Palm and Passion of Jesus. • April 2 — Maundy Thursday service at 6 p.m. at the church at 1919 Second St. • April 3 — Good Friday service at 6:00 p.m. at the church. • April 5, Easter Sunrise Service, 6:30 a.m. at the Interpretive Center; 9:30 a.m., brunch at church; 11 a.m., one service only at church. Baptisms will be administered.

Countysigns sage grouse agreement Baker County has recently signed a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances iCCAAl with the US

Fish and Wildlife Service iUSFWSl. The main goal of the CCAA program is to assist landowners in preparing their land for the possible land use regulations that would come with listing the sage grouse. Some have compared the potential impact to the agriculture industry to impacts felt by the timber industry when the spotted owl was listed. Landowners who are interested in the program would work one-on-one with SWCD staff to form a site specific plan. These plans will help demonstrate that ag operations are not causing damage to the sage grouse habitat. Landowners in Baker County who are interested in learning more about the voluntary CCAA program are invited to attend a public meeting hosted by the Baker County Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Speakers will include representatives from USFS and Baker County Commissioners. The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 9 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the OTEC meeting room in Baker City.

Broadway Blast this weekend at Anthony The Anthony Lakes Ski Racing Association presents the annualBroadway BlastSuper G race on Saturday.Sunday there will be a Nordic freestyle race as well as a ski jumping event. The races and jumping events are open to all ages of competitors. Racersare encouraged to pre-registerfortheevents, earlyregistration costis$15 and must be received by 5 p.m. Thursday. Saturday morning registration opens at 7:30 a.m. and closes at 9 a.m. and will be held in the ground floor of the lodge. This weekend's events feature a ski team alumni gathering and an opportunity to race again with old fiiends and teammates. There will be a kickoff event and ski team'Wax and Beer" fundraiser at Barely Brown's brew pub in Baker City Friday at 6 p.m. $15 buys a fresh hot wax and a pint of beer. There will be live music. Saturday's popular Super G race gives skiers a chance to ski fast and compete with other racers within their age groupforawards and "speeding ticket"bragging rights. The Sunday schedule includes a cross-country race to be followed by the always entertaining gelande jumping event. Contact KristiOsborn topre-registerfor the eventsat osborn.kristi@gmail.com

Pendleton hopes to raise graduation rate PENDLETON iAPl — Fewer than half of Native American students graduate from the Pendleton School District — a rate much lower than that of white students and significantly lower than the statewide average for Native Americans, said officials who want to increase the graduation numbers. Most of Pendleton's Native American students come from the nearby Umatilla Indian Reservation. The district has a graduation rate of 45 percent, the East Oregonian reported Saturday. The figure is more than 30 points lower than white students. Statewide, Native Americans graduate at a rate of 54 percent. Historical and generational trauma has weighed heavily on Indian students. Indian boarding schools were often the sites of forced assimilation and abuse, said Ramona Halcomb, education directorforthe Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

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BRIEFING Youth track and field starts March 30 The Baker High School track and field team will be hosting its annual Youth Track Program beginning March 30. The program is offered to students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The program starts March 30 and runsthrough May 6,me etingevery Monday and Wednesday trom5:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. Attendance at every practice is encouraged, but not required. The first two weeks the students will practice both days, then starting April 15 they will have meets every Wednesday with practices on Mondays. Baker head coach Suzy Cole said the coaches for this program are the high school coaches and athletes. Cost is

$30 per athlete, with a $75 family cap. Each athlete will receive a T-shirt. Registration forms may be picked up at the high school, the YMCA Fitness Center or at any practice.

Babe Ruth registration under way Baker Babe Ruth registration is under way through

April 3. Registration forms, medical releases,and coach/volunteer applications are available at Lew Brothers Les Schwab Tires, 210 Bridge St., Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Forms also are available at the Baker Middle School and Baker High School offices and at Powder Valley School. Paperwork may be returned to any of those locations. Players must have a copy of their birth certificate. Coaches/volunteers must have a copy of a governmentissued photo ID. Registration is $50 per player with a maximum of $100 per family. There will be a $10 late fee after March 31. Checks should be made payable to Baker Babe Ruth, P.O. Box 1113, Baker City, OR 97814. Online registration also is available at http://bakercitybaberuthonline.com Babe Ruth tryouts will be at 4:30 p.m. April 7 at Leo Adler Field. More information is available from Shannon Moon at 541-523-5737.

Eastern Oregon to host volleyball camp LA GRANDE — Coming off their most successful season in program history, the Eastern Oregon University volleyball program has announced its dates for the 2015 EOU Volleyball Skills Camp. The camp is scheduled May 16-17. The skills camp is an individual camp for players in Grades 6-12. The camp runs trom 9 a.m. to noon with an hour and a halflunch break. It resumes at 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour and a half dinner break and resumes at 5:30 p.m. and continues to 7 p.m. Lunch and dinner is not provided. Those attending are asked to bring their own lunch and dinner each day. Camp is designed to instruct and enhance the fundamental skills of volleyball for all positions and levels of players. Specialized instruction will include skills for defensive specialist/liberos, setters and hitters. All skills will be taught utilizing up-to-date techniques and will be integrated into the team concept. Players should bring volleyball attire, including good court shoes, knee pads and a water bottle. Each player will receive an EOU camp T-shirt. EOU Volleyball will also host a one-day High School Day Tournament on July 12. Teams will get in as many games as possible with action beginning at 9 a.m. Registra-

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Bakeropened its2015baseball season with a pair oflosses Monday and Tuesday at the Coach Bob Invitational tournament at Phoenix, Arizona. Monday, the Bulldogs lost 13-7 to Apollo, Arizona. Tuesday, Baker fell 2-0 to Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Against Apollo, the Bulldogs fell behind 4-0 after one inning then five Baker errors hurt any comeback attempts. "After falling behind 4-0 the kids battled back," said Baker coach Tim Smith. r We were swinging the bats well enough to stay in the game, but five errors— timely errors— didn'tallow us to stay in the game defensively." Baker actually battled back to take a 7-6 edge in the top of the fourth inning. But, Apollo then scored seven unanswered runs the rest of the game. Smith said many of the errors were the result of first-game nerves. "This was our first game and Apollo's

13th game. I think a lot of our mistakes were caused by nerves," Smith said. Starting pitcher Taylor Gulick took the loss on the mound. "I thought Taylor threw well after that first inning," Smith said. Baker finished with 10 hits, the same

as Apollo. Keaton Bachman, Stephen Schott and Austin Folkman each had two hits for the Bulldogs. Bryson Smith scored two runs. Baker's bats became silent Tuesday against Wheat Ridge. The Bulldogs managed just two hits, both by Smith. r We hit the ball well right at them," Coach Smith said. Bryson Smith led otf the top of the first inning with a triple but was strandedatthird. Smith also reached base in the sixth inning and advanced to third, but again was lef t stranded. Kyle Srack's walk made him the only other Bulldog to reach base. Coach Smith said he was pleased with Baker's defensive effort Tuesday.

The Bulldogs committed just one error. "Defensively it was like night and day," Smith said. H e also praised Srack'sefforton the mound. aWe had a great-pitched game trom Kyle Srack," he said. Srack threw five innings allowing seven hits, walking one and striking out five. aWe played much better Tuesday," Smith said. aWe're right where we need to be."

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yet. r We might be a little subPORTLAND — The music dued, but I think everybody was turned up in the locker is proud of what we've done. room and the mood was fesWe still have 11 games left to tive, but Golden State didn't keep getting better so I think overdothe celebration ofthe everybody is focused on that," team's first division title in Stephen Curry said."But 39 years. I think everybody is pretty These Warriors aren't done happy right now." AP Sports Wnter

Curry had 33 points and 10 assists and the Warriors pulled away from the shorthanded Trail Blazers in the second half for a 122-108 victory on Tuesday night. Andre Iguodala came off the bench to score 21pointsfor the Warriors, who won their seventh straight to push

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58-13. Golden State hasn't won the Pacific Division crown since the 1975-76 season, the year after the team won the NBA championship. After the game, many playerssportedT-shirtsthatread "Pacific Claimed."

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Seattle Sennderstie Clnd TESTING Tiinana 2-2infriendly SEATTLE iAPl — Andy Richard Ruiz scored seven minutes apart midway Rose, who subbed into the through the first half for game tostartthe second half, scored in the 56th min- Club Tijuana, leading Liga MX Clausura with a 7-2-2 ute on Tuesday night and the Seattle Sounders rallied record. Midfiel der Andy Kovar to tie Club Tijuana 2-2 in an international friendly. set up Rose's equalizer. Lamar Neagle also scored From the top right corner for the Sounders, who are of the penalty area, Kovar 1-1-0in theearly stagesof chippedthe balltoward MLS play. goalkeeperCirilo Saucedo's Dayro Moreno and 6-yard box.

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Syndrome iSISl. This happens when a person suffers a second concussion before symptoms Irom the first have cleared, and causes the brain to swell rapidly. To prevent SIS, which can be deadly, the Youth Concussion Safety Law was passed in 2009. The law has two parts: • A player must not return to play the same day he or she suffers a concussion • Players must be symptom free and have a medical release stating they can return to playing their sport. Zinn offered four local examples during the past three years involving two soccer players, a basketballplayer and a skier. In each case the athletes w ere tested one tothree times after suffering a concussion until the readings returned back to their individual baseline. Only then w ere the athletesallowed to return to competition.

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Information gathering during a Sport Concussion AssessmentTool 3 test includes placing one foot behind the other or lifting one foot and holding the position for a short period of time. Kim Zinn, left, physical therapist and certified athletic trainer at St. Alphonsus-Baker City, tests junior varsity player Draven Pearce, right, while Jodi Flanagan from BakerValley PhysicalTherapy works with Mason Dowdy, background. Coaches will have the SCAT3 symptom evaluation form so they can test an athlete immediately in a sidelineassessment.

The completed baseline SCAT3 forms will be available at Knutson's office and Irom Brad Dunten, BHS athletic director.In caseof

a concussion, an athlete's primary care physician can request the baseline to evaluate the extent of the injury.

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basketball in Los Angeles with warm feelings for the teammates and fans who supported him. The 41-year-old Canadian icon confirmed the longanticipatedend ofhis 19-year NBA career.

through pain and injury for essentially his entire career. Until last fall, he really thought he could do it again for the Los Angeles Lakers. The two-time MVP point

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UNION COUNTY CHAMBER BUSINESS OF THEYEAR

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An Oregon Employer Council State Conference will be held May 3 through May 5 in Sunriver. Full conference registration is $349 per personand offersone-day registration and grouprates.Early bird ratesare available until Friday. The conference will offer a way to network with other employers around the state and take advantage of trainings, as well as speakers. The trainings are all directed to better, m oreeffi cientbusinesspractices. The Bureau of Labor and Industries will alsopresent attheconference. For more information, go to www.oec.org or contact Shaun Engstrom at 503-947-1692.

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Hot Lake Springs to remain with current owners The Manuel family announced via postcard that the historic Hot Lake Springs Resort will remain in their hands despite making the announcement of a property switch back in October 2014. Lee and David Manuel sent postcards out announcing the"Manuel Family to remain at Hot Lake Springs." Jeri Mackley and Jay Mackley, owners of the Maridell Center in La Grande, were supposed to be the new owners of the property with the idea that the Manuels would switch buildings to open up their own interpretive center in downtown La Grande filled with the items from the Hot Lake Springs artifacts and bronze collection housed in Hot Lake's upstairs rooms. Lee Manuel and Jeri Mackley did not return multiple phone calls for interviews regarding the postcard announcement. It's unclear whether the sale will go through later in the year or whether Hot Lake Springs is on the market again. The Manuels took over Hot Lake Springs 12 years ago.

Community invited to celebrate in Bob Butler's retirement Les Schwab's Bob Butler is retiring after 38 years in the company. Beginning in Redmond, Butler then moved to Priest River, Idaho, then Colville, Washington, and finally moved back to his hometown in La Grande in 2000. Tuesday will be Butler's last day as a"Schwabbie" and the community is invited to a party to celebrate with him. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, stop by Les Schwab for a cake social and wish Butler a happy retirement.

North East Area Commission on Transportation meets April 2 The North EastArea Commission on Transportation will hold its next meeting from 9 a.m. to noon April 2 at the Oregon Department of Transportation Region 5 Headquarters, located at3012 Island Avenue in La Grande. The meeting isopen to the public. The NEACT is comprised of transportation stakeholders from Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Baker counties, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Time has been set aside for public comments regardingprojectproposals and othertransportation related topics. To schedule time on the agenda at NEACT meetings, please contact Lisa Hill at 541-963-3179. The commission is an advisory body chartered by the Oregon Transportation Commission to help address all aspects of transportation. More information about ACTs is available at www.oregon.gov/ ODOT/COMM/act main.shtml. For more information about this meeting, contact Lisa Hill at 541-963-3179, email at Lisa.A.Hill@odot.state.orus . Pleaserequest alternate formats atleast 48 hours prior to meeting. — From staff reports

About thiscolumn Small Business Happenings covers Northeast Oregon's small-business community. The column carries news about business events, staitupsand owners and employees who earn awards and recognition or make significant gains in their careers. There is no charge for inclusion in the column, which is editorial in nature and is not ad space or a marketing tool. Products and services will be discussed only in general terms. Email items to biz@lagrandeobserver.com or call them in to 541-963-3161. Baker County residents can submit items to news@bakercityherald.com or call them in to 541-523-3673.

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Tim Laurence, left, visits the Hobby Habit three times a week. Kyson Lamoreau, who recently started working at the Hobby Habit, finishes his transaction.

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It's an old-hobbyist-meetsnew-hobbyist generation when customers walk into La Grande's Hobby Habit. Model planes hang from the ceiling, and the store is filled to its brim with games, Legos, puzzles, Magic: The Gathering cards and everything in between. Owner Dave

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"I'm a plane guy," he said. "I had a store I went into when I was growing up and thought, 'I could do it better."' Campbell must be doing something right because he was the Union County Chamber of Commerce's choice for Business of the Year. "It's really cool. I didn't expect it," he said of winning the award. "It's really an honor because I don't consider myself an old, establishedbusiness." Campbell previously worked for the Oregon Department of Transportation. In 1988, he purchased the Hobby Habit from two sisters who had opened it in 1983. Campbell said he took the busi-

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Hobby Habit was recently named the Union County Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year. ness over and didn't change much aboutit. oThe general idea was the same," he said."Trains, planes, Legos, helicopters...Ittook the betterpart oftwo yearsto work out the details of them selling the store." He admittedhe had never worked a day of retail in his life before purchasing the business. The Hobby Habit, for anyone who hasn't visited, is pretty much what the name implies — a store

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"Its a historic, old-time, hobby shop," Campbell explained."If we carry something, then we carry a lot of it. Traditional hobbiesLegos, we have a huge selection ofnon-electronicgames, board games,role-playing games, art supplies, crafts, disc golf, radiocontrolled flying things." He doesn't have many regrets of going from ODOT to owning his own business, he said. Possibly he misses a steady paycheck and paid time ofK SeeHobby / Page 2B

en an employee has been poached away, where can you find their successor? I use the word successor, because when someone resigns, the goalshould be to findsomeone capableofm aking an even greater contribution than the person who has moved on. Don't just replace the person who resigned. Find someone better. Search with the goal of bringing new ideas and new energy into the organization; someone who can build client relations, improve service levels and quality, generate stronger cash flow and increased profits. This assumes that these changes are actually wanted in the business. Many owners speak of changing the status quo but decide they are not willing to make the necessary investment or changes to earn the benefit. Put another way, the owner likes things just as they are. But, assuming a diflerent condusion is reached and the organization would benefit fiom change to get different results, read on to find out how. Greatpeoplearenotcheap; it costs more for higher quality and for higher levels of contribution. My opinion is that one engaged, committed employee can contribute as much as three disengaged employees — perhaps as many asfi ve disengaged employees. A new employee of this sort can set a new standard of performance in the company,leadingby example, focused on key result areas, pushing things and people for higher quality levels and delivering products and services on time if not early. A great employee will call out under-performers and will either pull the willing peoplealong orwork tirelessly to push out the disengaged and the uncommitted. Before taking the bold SeeKeller / Page 2B

Preparing to live comfortably in retirement ne of the main goals most people work toward is a comfortable retirement. Just think, the freedom to do what you want to do and when you want to do it — bliss. Having plenty of retirement income is a key factor in a successful retirement. According to the Income of the Aged Chartbook, putoutby the Social Security Administration, the average retiree has four main sources of retirement income. Social Security accounts for 37 percentofthe average retiree income; 30 percent from earnings — yes earnings, more and more people are planning to work during retirement and for a variety ofreasons;18 percentfrom pensionsand 12 percent from asset income. Managing and planning each of the sources is critical in retirement planning. First, let's take a look at Social

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Security. It is important not only if it is your main source of income but even it is a smaller portion of your retirement income. If you are a high-wage earner, you have to put a lot of money into Social Security and will have several decisions to make about how and when to begin receiving benefits. Review your Social Security income by going to www.ssa.gov/ estimator. It allows you to tap into the SSA's earnings database to estimate your benefit based on your past earnings. The question I most frequently hear when analyzing Social Security benefits is, "How can I increase my benefit?" There are three ways to do it.

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Cost of Living Adjustments The easiest way to increase your Social Security benefit is to do nothing. In 1975, Congress authorized the automatic cost-ofliving adjustment based on the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. The CPW-W is determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor. The COLA is based on the increase in the CPI-W from the third quarter of one year to the third quarter of the following year. If there is no increase, there is no change in benefit that year, such as 2010 and 2011. The COLA for 2015 is 1.7 percent and began on Dec. 31. There is always considerable debate when the COLA is announced, about whether it is actually enough to keep pace with the high cost ofliving. Yet the factremains that itdoesincrease

most years which over time has a significant positive impact on retirees' Social Security income.

Continue Earning Many retirees continue to earn, as mentioned above, with 30 percentofthe average retiree's income coming from earnings. This can also increase your Social Security benefit. Social Security's primary insurance amount is based on an average of the highest 35 years of earnings. If you don't have 35 years of earnings, your total earnings will still be dividedby 35 yearstocome up with the average. Working longer will allow you to replace those years of zero earnings with positive earnings and bring up the average. If you already have 35 years of earnings, you can still improve your earnings record if you earn enough to cause an SeeHaines / Page 2B

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

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CANADA DRUG Center REDUCE YOUR Past ANTLER BUYER Elk, 2ND CROP Alfa Ifa FURNISHED 2-BDRM is your choice for safe Tax Bill by as much as APARTMENT deer, moose, buying $220/ton. Small bales, All real estate advertised h ere-in is s ub)ect t o and affordable medica75 percent. Stop Levall grades. Fair honest Baker City Utilites paid, includes tions. Our licensed Ca541-51 9-0693 the Federal Fair Housinternet/cable ies, Liens and Wage p rices. Call N ate a t nadian mail order pharGarnishments. Call the 541-786-4982. ing Act, which makes $1 200. 00. 541-388-8382 ALFALFA 4TH Cutting. macy will provide you Tax Dr Now to see if it illegal to a dvertise Small bales, No weeds with savings of up to any preference, limitay ou Q ual if y THE ELMS BU YING ANTL ERS or Rain. Tarped. We 1-800-791-2099. APARTMENTS 93% on all your meditions or discnmination all types, any condition. load 185./ton, here cation needs. Call tobased on race, color, (PNDC) Paying top DOLLAR! 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Summer range, (4 Iines for 3 days) for 150 pair. 2 1 bath, stove, NORTHEAST 2-BDRM., 2-BATH: In- BDRM, 541-376-5575 refngerator, W/S/G inOREGON CLASSIFIEDS cludes space rent & GOT KNE E Pa in? Ba ck reserves the nght to c I u d e d, W/D, $4 65 some u t i l i t i es . No Pain? Shoulder Pain? mo. 640 S 6th St, Elre)ect ads that do not 550 Pets smoking/pets. SwimGet a p a i n -relieving comply with state and gin. 541-398-1602. ming pool, spa & launbrace -little or NO cost federal regulations or dry on-site. Rental refto you. Medicare Pa- that are offensive, false, $380-$450, e rences re q u i r e d . 2 STUDIOS tients Call Health Hot- misleading, deceptive or close to EOU, all utili2845 $495/m o. l in e N ow ! 1ties paid 541-910-0811 450 - Miscellaneous otherwise unacceptable. Hughes Ln. Space ¹ 1 HELP PREVENT FORE- 800-285-4609 (PNDC) Use ATTENTION 541-523-4824 CENTURY 21 ELECTRIC TREADMILL, C LOSURE & S a v e VIAGRA 100mg or CIAGETTERSto help PROPERTY exercise bench, violinYour Home! 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PRICES REDUCED %METAL RECYCLING Multi Cord Discounts! We buy all scrap $140 in the rounds 4" metals, vehicles to 12" in DIA, $170 & battenes. Site clean split. Red Fir & Hardups & drop off bins of wood $205 split. Deall sizes. Pick up Iivered in the valley. service available. (541 ) 786-0407 WE HAVE MOVED! Our new location is LODGEPOLE:Split & de3370 17th St Iivered in Baker, $175. Sam Haines W hite F i r Rou n d s , Enterpnses $150. Guaranteed full 541-51 9-8600 c ord. R u r a l a r e a s $1/mile. Cash please. 1-PLOT LOT¹409 M t . (541)518-7777 Hope Cemetery. NW 440 - Household Cleaver endowed sect. Items $1000. Incl. perpetual ca re. 541-523-3604 MOVING SALE. Two 7' l eather s o fas, d a r k ATTENTION: VIAGRA chocolate, $500 each; and CIALIS USERS! A 30"x54" Mangowood cheaper alternative to c offee t a ble, $ 2 2 5 ; high drugstore pirces! T wo W agon W h e e l 50 Pill Special — $99, Style wall tables, $125 F REE shipping! 1 0 0 each; 6' Mangowood Percent Guaranteed. dining table w/24" exCALL tension, 4 arm chairs NOW:1-800-729-1056 and table bench, all (PNDC) w ith l e a t he r s e a t s , $850; Two 2 4 " x 24" AVAILABLE AT end t ab l e s w it h THE OBSERVER drawer, $ 125 e a ch; 32" JVC TV w/enterNEWSPAPER BUNDLES tainment center stand, Burning or packing? $125; ICenmore upnght 13.7 cu.ft . f r e ezer, $1.00 each $100; Pro Form 770 EICG exercise walker NEWSPRINT with gnp sensor, $75; ROLL ENDS EICG exercise bicycle Art pro)ects & more! with gnp sensor, $75. Super for young artists! Everything is in excel$2.00 65 up lent or great condition. Stop in today! 541-523-4499 1406 Fifth Street 541-963-31 61

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605 - Market Basket HONEY BEES for SALE Nuc: Queen, 4 Ibs of bees, 4 frames of honey, pollen & brood: $125 Complete Hives: Cover, deep box, bo tom board, 10 frames with queen/bees: $210 Queens: $40 WANTED HONEY bee equipment/sup pliesall types, new or used (hives, boxes, frames, tools, etc.). Call Don (541 ) 519-4980

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Pinehurst Apartments 1502 21st St. La Grande A ttractive one and tw o bedroom units. Rent based on income. Income restrictions ap-

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015

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

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Welcome Home!

LA GRANDE, OR

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THUNDERBIRD APARTMENTS

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5 COVE APARTMENTS 1906 Cove Avenue

2310 East Q Avenue La Grande,OR 97850 N 9I

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740 - Duplex Rentals Baker Co.

750 - Houses For Rent Baker Co.

752 - Houses for Rent Union Co.

2 BDRM, 1 bath duplex 2-BDRM w/detached LARGE 4 bd, 1ba wood, with carport; carpet, 5 garage. $575/mo + dep. g as, e l e c t ri c h e a t , appliances to include Molly Ragsdale $850mo 541-963-4125 w asher a n d d r y e r ; Property Management Quiet area near river; Call: 541-519-8444 NICE, 2 bd, north edge Sewer, water, garbage of North Powder. No 2-BDRM., 1-BATH paid, and yard maintepets or smoking. $500 No pets/waterbeds n ance included. N o p lus u t i l i t i es . C a l l McElroy Properties Pets/Smoking. $520 541. 786. 8006. 541-523-2621 per mo. plus deposit. Days: 541-523-0527 Eves: 5 4 1 -523-5459AVAIL. 4/ 10. 1- b drm UNION 2b d, 1 ba s gc $695, senior discount, w/gas heat. Garage, pets ok. 541-910-0811 745 - Duplex Rentals fenced yard. $475/mo w/dep. 541-523-4986 Union Co.

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ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivi- 1001 - Baker County sion, Cove, OR. City: Legal Notices Sewer/VVater available. FOR SALE by bid offerRegular price: 1 acre ing. 2002 El Dorado m/I $69,900-$74,900. Aerotech 14 passenWe also provide property ger bus on Ford chasmanagement. C h eck sis. Includes 2 flip-up out our rental link on seats with securement our w ebs i t e stations for 2 w h eelwww.ranchnhome.co chairs. Bus in fair conm or c aII d ition w i t h 1 8 7 , 5 0 0 Ranch-N-Home Realty, miles. Contact ComIn c 541-963-5450. munity Connection to o btain b i d pac k e t . I Please submit sealed I bid by W e d n esday, Apnl 15th at 5 p.m.; include bidder name, ad880 - Commercial dress, contact phone Property and/or email, and bid BEST CORNER location amount. Minimum bid for lease on A dams of $950. Bids will be Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft. opened publicly on FnLg. pnvate parking. Reday, Apnl 17th at 1:30 m odel or us e a s i s . p.m., at C o m m unity 541-805-91 23 Connection, 2810 Cedar St., Baker City OR. GREA7 retail location Contac t p h o ne 541-523-6591. in the Heart of Baker City! LegaI No. 00040410 Published: March 25, 27, 1937 MAIN ST. 1550 sq. ft. building. Apnl 1, 3, 6, 2015 $900/mo. STORAGE UNIT 541-403-1139 AUCTION Descnption of Property: SHOP FOR SALE Drum set, guitars, 2 2.8 acres. Water, sewer, f ans, f i s h i n g r e e l , and electnc located on 2mattresses, enproperty on Oregon St. tchair, ertainment c e n t e r , close to Hwy 7„ e d ge end table, speakers, of town. Heavy indussymbols, 2 couches, tnal property. For more folding chair, m i c roinfo caII, 541-523-5351 wave, tennis rackets, or 541-403-2050 p laystation g a m e s , vacuum, dishes, and boxes of m i scellaneous items unable to inventory.

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for Pine Eagle Parking Uot Prolect according to th e p r o c urement process for bids over

$1 00,000. 00 Wages must be prevailing wage as posted in the January 1, 2015 rates for public works contracts in Oregon. Copies of th e Request for bid, i ncluding attachments can be requested by contacting the Pine Eagle School Distnct Office using information listed below. Bids may be mailed to the Pine Eagle School Distnct Attn: Shawn Thatcher 375 N. Main St.

Halfway Oregon 97834

Deadline for bids to be submitted t o Pine Eagle School Distnct is

12 P.M. Wednesday Apnl 15th, 2015. Bids w ill b e o p e n e d o n Thursday April 16th, 2015 and the successful bid will be awarded w ithin 3 0 da y s of opening bids. For q u e st ions o r to schedule an inspection of the f a cility w h e re the work will be performed please contact:

Shawn Thatcher, Pine Eagle School Distnct Cell: 541-540-6590 Office: 541-742-2550 Fax: 541-742-2815 Email: sthatcher©pineeaglesd.org Legal No. 00040358 Published: March 20, 23, 25, 2015

LEGAL NOTICE Little Dean Fuels Vegetation Management Project 30 Day Notice and Comment Period The Little D ean F uels Vegetation M a nagement Prolect Prelimina ry E nvironmenta I A ssessment (EA) i s now available for publ ic review an d c o m m ent . Th e Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is proposing to conduct timber harvest and non-commercial thinning, and fuels treatments, prescribed burning, riparian restoration, and associated road activities w ithin t h e ap p r o x i -

m ately 16,960 a c re prolect planning area. The overall purpose of t his prolect is t o

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prove f o rest h e a lth and resiliency to d isturbance ( i n c l uding fire, insects and disease), reduce the risk o f wildfire w it hin t h e

wildland urban inter-

face (WUI), and to provide economic benefit to the local economy. In addition, the prolect will increase the structural complexity and s pecies d i v ersity o f vegetation to provide h abitat f o r a w id e r range of wildlife species within the prolect area. These a c t ions

are proposed on the Whitman Ranger District south of P h illips Lake, approximately 5

1001 - Baker County Legal Notices air miles southeast of

Sumpter, Oregon and a pproximately 7 a i r m iles so uthwest o f Baker City, O r egon, w it h i n

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Creek-Burnt River, Sutton C r e e k -Powder River, and Upper Powder River watersheds. T he prolect a re a i s completely within two WUI areas, Black Mt.

and Sumpter/McCully Forks. The legal des cription

is : T . 10S,

R.38E, sections 22, 24 — 29, 32 — 36, T.10S, R.39E, sections 19, 28 -33, T.11S, R38E, sections 1 -5, 8 - 1 7 , 23, 24, and T.11S, R39E, s ections 4 — 10, 15 21. The preliminary EA can b e accessed on t h e Forest Service website at:

http://www.fs.usda.go v/goto/prolects/waIlowa-whitman/landmanagement/prolects/ UittleDean. A paper copy of t h e document or additional prolect information can be obtained by c o ntacting Melissa Shelley (Distnct Environmental C oordinator) a t th e Whitman Ranger Dist rict, P.O. Bo x 9 0 7 , Baker City, OR 97814, 5 41-523-1350, or by

1001 - Baker County Legal Notices west-wallowa-whitmanwhitmanunit©fs.fed.u s. For e l e ctronically mailed comments, the s ender s hould n o r mally receive an automated electronic acknowledgement from the agency as confirm ation of r e c eipt. If the sender does not receive an automated a cknowledgment o f the receipt of the com-

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1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices A PUBLIC meeting of A PUBLIC meeting of NOTICE OF PUBLIC the Budget Committee the Budget Committee HEARING o f th e I s l and C i t y C emetery M ai n t e nance District, Union

County, State of Oreg on, to d i s cuss t h e budget for the f i scal year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, will be held at Island City City Hall, 10605 Island Aven ue, Island City. T h e meeting will take place o n April 8 , 2 0 1 5 a t m ent , it is t he 10:00 a.m. The pursender's responsibility pose of the meeting is to ensure timely reto receive the budget ceipt by other means. m essage and t o r e E mails submitted t o ceive comment from e-mail addresses other t he p u b li c o n the t han th e o n e l i s t e d budget. This is a puba bove, in o t he r f o r lic meeting where demats than those listed, liberatio n of t he or containing viruses B udget C o m m i t t e e w i I I be r e I e c t e d . w ill take place. A n y Names and contact inperson may appear at the meeting and disformation s u b m itted w ith c o m m e nts w i l l cuss the proposed prob ecome part o f t h e grams with the Budget Committee. A copy of public record and may the budget document be released under the Freedom of Informamay be inspected or tion Act. o btained on o r a f t e r The proposed prolect April 7, 2015 at Island City City Hall, between is sublect to the oblection process pursuant the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 36 CFR 218. Indiand 4:30 p.m. v iduals an d

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who have submitted Publish: M a rch 18 and timely, specific wntten 25, 2015 comments regarding a proposed prolect or ac- Legal No. 00040284 tivity dunng any desigemailing nated opportunity for mshelley©fs.fed.us. P ublished: March 18 and Published: M a rch 2 5 , public comment may NOTICE TO file an oblection. For INTERESTED PERSONS A PUBLIC meeting of 2015 W ritt en , fac s i m i l e 25, 2015 o blectio n e l i g i b i l it y James Kelly Warnock (FAX), hand-delivered, the Budget Committee and electronic c o meach individual or repLegal No. 00040374 has been a p pointed of the Island City Area Legal No. 00040344 ments concerning this resentative from each Personal RepresentaSanitation District, Unaction will be accepted entity must either sign tive (hereafter PR) of NOTICE OF BUDGET ion County, State of the comments or verfor 30 calendar days the Estate of Helen COMMITTEE Oregon, to discuss the following p u b lication i fy identity u po n r e - Janice Warnock, DeMEETING budget for the f i scal o f this n o t ice i n t h e quest. In cases using ceased, Probate No. year July 1, 2015 to A public meeting of the B aker C it y H e r a l d , a n e l e ctronic m e s 1 5-03-8529, U n i o n June 30, 2016, will be Budget Committee of sage, a scanned signaCounty Circuit Court, Baker City, OR. The the Union Rural Fire held at lsland City City ture is one way to propublication date in the State of Oregon. All Protection Distnct, UnHall, 10605 lsland Avenewspaper of record is vide venfication. persons whose rights ion, State of Oregon, n ue, Island City. T h e the exclusive means It is the responsibility may be affected by to discuss the budget meeting will take place of persons providing f or c a l c ulating t h e the proceeding may for the fiscal year July o n April 1 , 2 0 1 5 a t = c omment p e riod f o r comments to s u b mit obtain additional infor1, 2015 to June 30, 1:00 p.m. The purpose : this proposal. Those them by the close of mation from the court 2016, will be held at of the meeting is to rewishing to c o m m e nt the comment p eriod records, the PR, or the the Fire Department, ceive the budget mesand ensure that their attorney for the PR. All s hould no t r e l y o n sage and t o r e c eive 570 E. Beakman, Uncomments have been dates of timeframe inpersons having claims ion, Oregon 9 7 8 83. c omment f r o m th e formation provided by received. a gainst t h e est a t e The meeting will take public on the budget. any other source. must present them to place on Apnl 2, 2015 This is a public meetI'OR PIOPHIERVICIS W ritte n c om m e n t s Publication Date: March the PR at: at 7:00 pm. The puring where deliberation concerning the prolect 25, 2015 Mammen 5 Null, pose of the meeting is of the Budget Commitmust be submitted to: Lawyers, UUC tee w il l t a k e p l ace. to receive the budget Jeff Tomac, c/o UegaI No. 00040408 J. Glenn Null, m essage and t o r e Any person may apMelissa Shelley, Whit- P ublished: M arch 2 5 , Attorney for PR pear at t h e m e e t i ng ceive comment from 2015 man Ranger District, 1602 Sixth Streett he p u b li c o n the and discuss the pro1550 Dewey Ave, P.O. P.O. Box 477 posed programs with budget. Box 907, Baker City, 1010 - Union Co. 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DEARABBY: My france,"Jerry,"has a and hang up. Then screen your calls. Ifhe emails, delete his messages without looking daughterin-law who flushes both of us intimate parts ofherbody At a recentgathering at them. However, ifhe follows or continues she went down to thefloor 2 feet away from to pursue you, make a police report. where Jerry was sitting and gave us both a full DEARABBY: Last year my unmarried 80ish view up her dress. Abby, she didit deliberately! I thought the time one ofher breasts niece became a mother. Never atfamily gatheringshastherebeen any mention ofa father. popped out of her blousewas a "wardrobe I am more than a little bit curious. malfunction."I no longer feel that way. Jerry is a pushover. He A one-night stand? A fertility doesn't say anything; hejust clinic? A do-it-yourself turkeyDEAR runs away from it. I'm afraid basterjob? Would Ibe wrong things will only get worse. ABBY t obri n gup the subject? — CURIOUS UNCLE IN She must be trying to run me off.I can't think ofany other OREGON DEAR UNCLE: Yes, you would. I can 100 reason for her behavior. We decided to not go on vacation with them percentguarantee that a m alewas involved this year because of this. Jerry is doing what at some point in the conception of that he can forusto avoid being around her,buthe child. And if the father's identity was any of has his 1-year-old granddaughter headoresto your business, you would already know the consider. What doyou thinkis going on? answer to that question.

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DEARABBY A few years ago, I broke up with a guy who was emotionally and sexually abusive. Wehad been seeing each otherfor eight months. We weren'tliving together, but I still was scared to break up with him because of what he might do to me. He would often call me bad namesi fI disagreed with what he wanted to do and have angry outbursts during which he would throw things. Ihave looked up how tosafely exitan abusive relationship, but everything I frnd deals with what to doifyou are living with theabuser.They don'tteach usin high school how to safely drop an abuser; theyj ust tell us to drop him. How do you safely break up with an abuser when moving to the other side of the country is impractical?

— RECOVERING INTHE USA DEAR RECOVERING: Here is what I recommend: If you have mutual friends, tell them why you ended the relationship with him. In addition, stop going places where you know he hangs out. If he continues to call you, tell him to stop

BERLIN — A German more passengers) passenger jetthatcrashed Tuesday morningin the Alps Numder ofaccidents in southern France, killing an 60 estimated150 passengers and crew, dimbed for 44 minutes to 40 reach its cruising altitude but remained there for only about 20 a minute before it began to lose altitude, officials say. The descentinto the ground '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 lasted just eight minutes. The plane, an Airbus 320 Fatalities flown by Germanwings, was 2,000 en route fiom Barcelona, Spain, to Dussedorf, Germany, 1,500 with 144 passengers, some of whom likely had paid as 1,000 little as $32 for their seats. The French Interior Ministry 500 placedthe time ofthe crash at about11 a.m. localtim e. '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 The ministry said it apSource: Aviation Safety Network peatedthat allpassengers, wings'parent company, and the two pilots and four crew members died. Wreckage was that the plane had been given found scattered in bits in the a thorough checkin 2013 and mountains at about 6,000 feet. a technical check on Monday. The nearest town was BarceThey said that the flight left lonnette, a small French village Barcelona at 10:01 a.m. and known for hiking and skiing reachedits cruising altitude of amid ~ mo u ntain terrain. 38,000feetat10:45 a.m .The Photos of the area fium near oflicials at the press conference the crash site show steep and said the plane maintained that snow-covered peaks, the mcky altitude for one minute before terraininterrupted onlyby beginning the eight-minute dedense mountain forest. There scent that ended in the crash. are few roads in the region. They said that at this point In European media reports, they had no explanation for local residents reported hearthe descent. ing a sound that made them Initial reports indicated that think of an avalanche or one of 45 of the dead were Spanish, the supersonic fighter jets that while 67 were German. German Chancellor Angela sometime train in the area. At a news conference in Merkel addressed her nation Cologne, Germany, Germansoon after the news broke. 'This is a time and an hour wings officials said that the ofgreatsorrow and greatgrief pilot had 10yearsofexperience with Lufthansa, German- We should be thinkmg about

DEARABBY: My wife has stage 4 breast cancer. She is only 51, and our most optimistic prognosis is three tofour more years. Our children, 15 and16,understand her disease, but don't really havea senseofhow much longer we all have together. Recently we went out to dinner, and the kids started talking about my retirement and their college plans. Later that night, my wife told me how sad it was hearing the kids talk about things she knows she will never see. I havebeen debating whetherIshould have a talk with the kids and perhaps suggest they avoid subjects that make their mother sad. What do you think?

— NOT TALKINGABOUT THE FUTURE DEAR NOT TALKING: Before talking to your children, you should talk to your wife. Although your instinct is to protect her, I don't think you can. Sadness in her situation is normal. I'm sure if you were to ask her if she'd prefer the kids censor their remarks in front of her, she would tell you she wants to hear everything she can. When people have a terminal illness, they have a right to be sad when contemplating the things they will be missing. Let your children express themselves fully with their mother, and if she's having a bad/sad day, listen and let her unburden herself.

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— COVERING MY EYES INTEXAS DEAR COVERING: I think the daughterin-law either has no sense of modesty or she's an exhibitionist who enjoys shocking people. Because it bothers you and embarrasses your fiance, he should tell his son and explain how it makes the both ofyou feel.

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