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County Tourism weekend set Baker County Tourism Celebration Weekend is set for April 24-26.

Also known as a FAM (Familiarization)Tour, the weekend gives local residents and businesses a chance to network.

Friday, April 24, is the last day for businesses, attractions, lodgers, and eateries to register to participate and be featured on the FAM weekend. Trade show booths will be upstairs at the Chamber of Commerce at 490 Campbell St. from April 24-26.

These booth spaces give out-of-town attractions and businesses an opportunity to connect with local Baker County residents to show off their businesses using visual aids such as pictures and videos.

On Sunday, April 26 at11 a.m. the Fun Bus will take off from the Chamber of Commerce and participants will be touring local hotels, vacation rentals and BSBs. To finish off the weekend, there will be a networking barbecue by the information kiosk near the Chamber office.

A passport book is being published with coupons for all kinds of goodies throughout town for the FAM Weekend and the Chamber will be giving Baker Bucks to the person w ho spends the most in Baker County over the weekend.

More information: Call 541-523-5855.

St. Alphonsus book sale set Saint Alphonsus Auxiliary-Baker City will have its annual book fair Thursday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the breezeway at the hospital, 3325 Pocahontas Road.

There will be a wide selection of books as well as other gifts at 40 percent to 70 percent off retail pricing. Proceeds will benefit St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City and the Auxiliary Scholarship Fund.

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Seventh period work experience class at Baker Middle School is a well-oiled sandwich-making machine made upofafew teachers and five to eight students.

Four days a week in room number three, Melody Webb, aparaprofessi onal,leads eighth-grade students in making 250 sandwiches in a flurry of peanut butter, jelly and bread.

And they do it in 30 minutes. ''When I first started this class, I didn't think we could actually make that many," 15-year-old Justice Osborne said."But now it's pretty easy after more than half a semester (in the class)."

Children burn a lot of calories at school whether they're at recess orlearning reading, writing and arithmetic.

All that brainpower takes its toll on a child's energy reserves.

(The human brain uses about20 percent ofthecalories a person consumes in a day, according to the National Academy of Science.)

And it can be a long time between lunch and dinner for middle school students.

M any of them have extracurricular activities, like sportspractice and otherafterschoolprograms, student Ben Hutchison said.

"A lot of kids get hungry during the day — so it's good for them to get some food in them," he said.

During the last period of the day — eighth period advisory class, which is sort oflike a home-room classstudentrepresentatives from each of11classrooms come and get the sandwiches for distribution in their class.

Hutchison's role in the process was bagging the sandwiches as the rest of the students and teachers slathered peanut butter and jelly on sli cesofbread and folded them into half sandwiches.

Principal Mindi Vaughan said folding one piece of bread in half was quicker than slicing a whole sandwich.

There was a bit of trickery involved to make sure all of the bread was utilized.

"I've learned that putting the peanut butter and jelly on the outside of the heel (then folding it in half) is betterbecause the students don't know it's a heel," Vaughan said.

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Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are being provided as a quick snack four days a week for about 250 students at Baker Middle School. Part of the crew that performs this daily task are, from left, Aidan Weems, Justus Osborne, Ben Hutchison and group leader MelodyWebb, a paraprofessional at BMS. enjoys the dynamic she and the students experience in the class.

She said what she likes aboutitare"the personal relationships I get with the students that I normally wouldn't get with other classes. We work together and webecome a family here."

All of the students in the classagreed on the importanceofpreparing food for the whole school, but they especiall y appreciated the camaraderieand friendship they have with their classmates.

"I get to hang out with my friendsand it'sa good place to tal k,"said 15-year-old Trevor Zemmer.

Ashley Hoflman, 15, agreed with her classmate.

"I like being able to hang out with everybody," she said."I like knowing that it's

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Students and adults involved with the snack program must earn a Food Handlers Card. have to worry about kids being judgmental," said 15-year-old Cameron White.

"It feels good to know that

you are contributing to the whole school."

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The Baker School Board is expected to appointareplacement fordirector Kyle Knight, who has resigned, when it meets Tuesday night.

The meeting will begin with a work

Baker County's unemploymentraterecorded a significant decline from ayear ago but the local area still lags behind both the state and the nation regardingthe overall number of people without employment.

According to February statistics from the Oregon Employment Department's Eastern Oregon Labor Trends, Baker County logged a seasonally adjusted unemployment rateof6.5 percent.

The good news is the 6.5 percent rate isfarlower than numbers noted in February 2014. In February 2014 Baker County chronicled a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 7.9 percent. On the flipside however, Baker County's February seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is still higher than the jobless rate for Oregon — fixed at 5.8 percent. The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2015 was 5.5 percent.

Government jobs — including state, federal and local — continue to employ the mostpeople— 1,190 — in Baker County.

In nearbyGrant County, unemployment statistics showed a dichotomy of slight growth and a higher unemployment rate than a year ago. Grant County listed a 10.1 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, up from 10.0 a year ago.

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session at 5:30 p.m. at the District Office, 2090 Fourth St. The topic of the work session will be a report from incoming superintendent, Mark Witty, on his recent trip to China.

Witty, who is superintendent of Grant School District 3 at John Day, until June

30, traveled to China during spring break as part of an exchange program in his current role. He and his family and school district hosted a Chinese school principal who visited John Day in January.

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ruary 2014 to February 2015, according to Eastern Oregon Labor Trends.

As the local and regional economic situation continues to straggle behind the state and the nation, solutions to the challenge remain elusive. Answers to the economic puzzle run the gamut, but for Baker County Commission Chairman Bill Harvey the solutron ts simple. ''We can get a lot of our problemsolvedifwe are allowedto go afterour naturalresources," he said.

Harvey's insistence on frequent access to natural resources should not be a surprise. Since he began his campaign to clinch the top political spot in Baker County, he has focused on the need to open up forests and streamline mining operations across the county as soli d ways to create

good jobs.

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MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015

BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR MONDAY, APRIL 20 • Governing Board of the Baker Web Academy & Early College:5 p.m., North Baker Campus, 2725 Seventh St. TUESDAY, APRIL 21 • Baker School Board:6 p.m., District Office, 2090 Fourth St. • Baker Rural Fire Protection District Board:7 p.m. at the Pocahontas Fire Station.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 • Free Fee Day:Visit the Interpretive Center at no charge.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23 • St. Alphonsus Auxiliary Book Fair:9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the hospital breezeway at 3325 Pocahontas Road.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24 • Elkhorn Swingers square dance club's 36rd-annual Spring Fling:at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St. Pre-rounds begin Friday and Saturday night at 6:30 p.m., with a square dance at 7 p.m.; features workshops all afternoon on Saturday.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28 • Baker City Council:7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 • Local Public Safety Coordinating Council:7 a.m., Sunridge Restaurant Library.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald April 20, 1965 Dennis Patch, the director of school reorganization for the state of Oregon when the Pine-Eagle School District 61 was formed in1959, was on the witness stand today as the court battle over school consolidation entered its second day.

He said he did not comment about the legality of the "gentlemen's agreement" when speaking to Eagle Valley residents at a public meeting at Richland, however, it was generally known that the agreement did not carry any legal status.

25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald April 20, 1990 The Baker Ranger District of theWallowa-Whitman National Forest is planning to move.

Not really the entire district, just the site for the district's administrative offices. District Ranger Ken Koon said the district office is planning to move from its present site on 10th Street and Pocahontas Road.

10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald April 20, 2005 Next month, the Oregon Downtown Development Association will distribute 12 awards for downtown excellence.

Baker City-area groups, businesses or individuals will lay claim to five of those 12 awards.

"They love us over there," said Ann Mehaffy, the director of Historic Baker City Inc., the downtown development gr'oup.

ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald April 21, 2014 Jeff Colton has been getting an awful lot of what he doesn't want — wind — and very little of what he needs.

Rain.

Colton, who manages the Baker Valley Irrigation District, would like to fill Phillips Reservoir, the Powder River impoundment between Baker City and Sumpter that supplies irrigation water for about 30,000 acres in Baker Valley.

But the weather, after delivering a series of snowpackboosting storms in February and March, has yet to summon the spring rains that are so vital locally.

OSll studentsstudyCatherine Creek

By Cherise Kaechele VVesCom News Serwce

UNION — More than 40 beavers were spotted along Catherine Creek outside of Union over the weekend.

A riverengineering class of46 students from Oregon State University traveled to Union for the opportunity to put what they've learned in the classroom intopractice.

Desiree Tullos, OSU professor of biological and ecological engineering, brought her class to Hall Ranch, which is owned by OSU and located southeast of Union, and presented them the problemneeding to be solved.

Along Medical Springs Highway, Catherine Creek has diverted itself and is now eroding the highway, said student Elsie Weisshaar. The students' job is to figure out what can be done to save the roadway without hindering the wildlife and the creek.

"The class takes a lot of the principles the students have learned in other classes and implements the design

aspect," Tullos said."Itposesthe question, 'How do you design in real world problems?"'

The students took all of Saturday to collect the data. They were split intoseveralgroups to compile photo records, GPS, surveys and more.

The students will travel back to Oregon State and create a computer model of the specific portion of Catherine Creek they're working on to study as theysearch fora viable solution, which they will share with stakeholders involved with the project — including the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Transportation and the Grande Ronde Model Watershed.

Students Marina Cameron and Ceili Shannon, both seniors majoring in environmental engineering, said this is a great way to put what they've learned in class into practice.

"It's one thing being in class. It's another to go into the field," Shannon sald.

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The Baker County Sheriff's Office and Oregon State Police are investigating the death of an unidentified man who died in his car on Manning Creek Road near Durkee Sunday.

Sheriff Mitch Southwick said today that the

death was reported by a Durkee-area rancher who discovered the man in the vehicle about 5:30 p.m.

Sunday.

"Itdoesn't appear to be criminal," Southwick said.

The victim is a young black man between the ages of 18 and 25 who was locked inside his car with a variety of household

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chemicals, Southwick said.

The man, who is not believed to be local, had been seen driving in the Durkee area about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Southwick said. The car, a 1996 Subaru Legacy, had been sold recently and Department of Motor Vehicles information about the current owner was not immediately available.

The car was last registered in Portland.

A hazardous materials team from Ontario was called to the site Sunday to renderthe vehicle safe, Southwick said. A contractor with the state Department of Environmental

Quality was called to do the cleanup as the investigation continues.

OB1TUARIES Jean Bennett

Lester Gaddy, all of whom died earlier.

Jean Gaddy Bennett, 92,of MediJean and Robert Bennett were cal Sprlngs, dhed Aprll married on Dec. 21, 1942, and would 16, 2015, while being have been married 73 years next cared for by her family in December. Soon after their marriage, Nampa, Idaho.

Robert joined the U.S. Marine Corps Visitationsare schedand servedas a radio operator with uled from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. the 1st Marine Air Wing in the South today, April 20, at Gray's Jean Pacific during World War II. West & Co. Pioneer ChaBen n ett Jean andRobert made theirhome pel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Her at Eugene until 1983, when they acfuneral will be at 1 p.m. quired the Pondosa Store near MediTuesday, April 21, at the First Church cal Springs. They had five children: of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane.

Barbara Ekstrandof Medford, PatriPastor Lennie Spooner will officiate. cia Taylor of Elgin, Larry Bennett of Private family interment will be at Eagle Point, Lori Brock of Nampa, the Pioneer Cemetery at the Park Idaho,and Robert Todd Bennett of near Medical Springs.

Boise. Together they had 20 grandJean was born on June 24, 1922, at children, 25 great-grandchildren and Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was seven great-greatgrandchildren. the oldest of five siblings. Her brothJean was a great inspiration to all ers and sisters were Marie Weeks, who entered the store at Pondosa, Dorothy Soulsby, Dale Johnson and both emotionally and spiritually. She Medical springs, 1922-2015

helped Robert stop smoking in the 1970s and claimed that was the reason he was able and healthy all the years they were together.

Since then, she wouldn't let up on anyone until they also quit. She loved to visit w ith strangers or neighbors who came in the store and would invite anyone interested to join the local Bible study group.

Jean and Robert have been members of the First Church of the Nazarene in Baker City since the 1980s. Jean was loved and admired by anyone who met her and was always thinking of others more than herself, family members said. She is well-loved and will be missed by all who knew her.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pioneer Cemetery at the Park through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Baker

City, OR 97814.

NEWS OF RECORD

OREGON LOTTERY MEGABUCKS, April 18

Tullos said this is her fifth time teaching the class, which she teaches every other year. She takes her classes to dif ferent areas and presentsdifferent,butvery real,problems to the students to solve for landowners and local organizations.

"This helps them understand the issues that Eastern Oregonians are facing," Tullos said.

Tullos said every single one of the projectsher students have presented has ended up getting implemented in some way through the years. "(The students) provide data that (the landowners) don't have to pay for," she said."It benefits the students and it benefits the landowners."

Tullos said the students are a combination of undergraduates and graduates majoring in environmental engineering and civil engineering.

"The big thing is the potential longterm collaboration and building this as an outdoor classroom," Tullos said. "It's a mutually beneficial experiment."

DEATHS

FUNERALS PENDING

Charlotte Ward: 76, of Baker City and a former resident of Halfway and Richland, died April I9, 20'I 5, at Settler's Park Assisted Living Center. Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Roland "Scott" Bannister: Visitations will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at Gray'sWest Br Co. Pioneer Chapel, I500 Dewey Ave. His funeral will be at ro a.m. Friday, April 24, at First Lutheran Church, I734Third St. There will be a luncheon afterward in the

fellowship hall at the church. Interment will be at 4 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Athena Cemetery in Athena. Memorial contributions may be made to First Lutheran Church in Baker City or to the American Alzheimer's Association through Gray's West Br Co., I500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 978'I4.

POLICE LOG Baker City Police FAILURETO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A DRIVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT (Baker County Justice Court warrant): Alexandra Joyce potter, 20, of ro'I5 S. Bridge St., 'ro:32 a.m. Saturday, at her home; cited and released.

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During the SOLV cleanup day Saturday, Amber Brown tells her daughter, Cadence, "first we clean, then we play." The kids' playground at Geiser-Pollman Park was calling the 6-year-old, but there was trash to pick up along the Leo Adler Memorial Parkway and picnic areas. SOLV organizers supplied all the necessary cleanup gear.

Somehotelsresist tsunami awarenessinitiative SEASIDE iAPl — Some hotels on the Oregon coast are resisting a new tsunami awareness initiative.

The city of Seaside has given hotels key holders that contain warnings of a potential tsunami and evacuationinstructions,in an effort toinform visitors about the risks, Fire Division Chief Chris Dugan said. Area hotels have the option to incorporatethesleeves into their safety plan.

The key sleeves are the main feature of Seaside's new awareness initiative for hospitality industries. But while some hotels and other businesses are using them, The Daily Astorian reports others have"mixed emotions."

Hotel patrons often gasp or respond with anxiety when they see the warnings, because being greeted up front with a tsunami warning while on vacation can be unnerving, said manager of the Hi-Tide Resort Debra Hudson.

No one has been apprecia-

tive of the warning, Hudson use the new tool, said guests said, although she believes haven't had any negative the key holders areeffective reactions. The hotel also has for increasing awareness. binders in each unit with a "It's kind of a catch-22," page about tsunamis that Hudson said. provideevacuation instrucThe key holders give tions and maps.

"Any little bit of informainstructi ons to drop,cover and hold on during an earth- tion will help them in case we quake,then move inland do have a tsunami," general quickly or use a local, evacua- manager Mary Vellutini said. tion route; and lastly, wait for Finding a balance between an official"all clear" before enticing visitors to come returning to the beach. to Seaside and spreading The overall projectcost the word about potential of about $5,000 is financed hazards such as tsunamis "is through state funds and is something this community is freetothehotels. always going to have a chalSome hotels decided not lenge with," Dugan, the fire to use the key sleeves. Best chief, said.

Western declined, citing a The state also offers hotels corporatepolicy thatprohibother products to warn visiits using any other key enve- tors, including a Living on lopebuttheonescorporate Shaky Groundmagazine in approves.

English and Spanish, a twoAnd Worldmark by Wynsided poster on earthquakes dham said it already has an and tsunamis, a printable taevacuation plan that incorpo- ble tent with information and rates directing people to the an OregonTsunami Waves facility's parking structure, video that can be played on in-room television channels. said Jon Rahl, director of tourism for the Seaside Visitors Bureau.

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Suzy Cole's class at the high school volunteer to collect Continued ~om Page1A donations at the church.

Osborne said it was like Besides helping tofeed a breakfrom regular school middle school students at work. the end of their school day, As part oftheclass,the FEED supplies loaves of students and teachers have bread to the Salvation Army, gotten Oregon Food HanCatholic Church and the dlers Cards, which are reHarvest Christian Church quired by the Oregon Health food banks as well as the Authority for food service Bountiful Baskets program. workers.

FEED mostly provides Having the card gives the the bread for the PB&J's students the ability to be but also othersnacks for the hired at restaurants in the middle school students dursummer or as an after school ing theiradvisory period at job next year in high school. the end of the school day.

Chaves Consulting ownJim Tomlinson, retired ers Richard and Kathleen Baker City police chief, grant Chaves donate the fees for coordinator for the YMCA the students to obtain the and li teracy coordinator for card. the Baker County CommuStudents must pass an on- mty Literacy Coahbon, helps line test to receive the card. to organize the monthly They take the test at the bread drives along with beginning of the semester as ESL iEnglish as a Second a class.

Language) interpretor and Besides the sandwiches, translator Ma'Lena Wirth thestudentsalso prepare at the Baker School District bakedpotatoes,appleswith and theOregon School Empeanutbutter,garlictoast ployees Associatiion. OSEA and more depending on represents classified workers what they have. in the district.

All the food is donated by Tomlinson explained that teachers and other school there is a FEED committee, district staff, students' which is composed of comparents and the FEED munity members who meet iFeed Everyone Every Dayl monthly to discuss the food Program. needs — especially relating to children — in Baker County.

FEED Program Tomlinson said Wirth is The FEED Program and vital totheprogram thatshe its monthly bread drive are helped create in December essential to the snack proof 2013. The main part of the gram at the middle school. program is a monthly bread It is organized by volundrive.

"Ma'Lena has a contact teers from the Baker Chapter 20 of the Oregon School at each school and a box for Employees Association donations," he said."It really iOSEAl and St. Stephen's is a neat deal. She collects Episcopal Church. bread and cash and brings it The church accepts to the church." "doughnations" in the form Wirth said Tomlinson of dough — as in moneycontacted her more than a and dough — as in loaves of year ago and said they were bread — the second Wednes- running low on bread.

"So I said,"Why don't we day of every month during the school year. Community have a bread drive?""He members can also donate said,'Oh, that's funny,' and peanut butter, jelly and I told him I was serious. I otherfood items aswell. decided that our local union Leadership students from could help run it."

As secretary ofthe local chapter of the OSEA, Wirth proposed the idea to executive board members. They approved. ''We started in December iof 2013l freezing our patooties off," she said."And then we kept it going once a month."

Tomlinson said that Safeway donates bread periodically as well.

He said there have been 11 bread drives that have collected636 loaves ofbread and more than $1,000. The FEED program provides the breadtosupply atleastone day and sometimes two days worth of sandwiches for the snack program at the school. ''What's neat iabout the snack program) is that the kids are actually involved in making the sandwiches," Tomlinson said.

Baker Middle School librarian Ruth Woodworth explained that the bread and other foods donated through the drivearevitalto the success of the snack program in Room No. 3 at Baker Middle

School.

She said it has made a huge impact on the student

body.

"Because of the FEED program we are able to provide the students with a snack," Woodworth said.

"A lot of our kids have after school programs they go to so they're burning all kinds of energy — so they are really hungry."

Tomlinson said it wasn't just the Episcopal Church that madethe program possible.

The effortsof many individuals in the community, local service clubs and businesses have helped the FEED Program and many other local children's learning and nutrition programs that he helpstocoordinate.

"They really help out a lot and contribute volunteer time and funding to benefit the children in our community," he said.

BOARD

Baker High School head boys basketball coach.

Continued ~om Page1A And the hiring of Suzy Cole as BHS The regular board meeting will begin cross-country coach, Candace Hoskins at 6 p.m. with the appointment of a new as Baker Middle School track coach and directorslated as thefirstcourse ofaction. Kristin Schwin as BMS tennis coach.

• Administration and certified conMelissa Irvine, who has served as a budget committee member for the past tracts: two years and is running unopposed for a The retirements of Anthony Johnson, seat on the board in the May election, is curriculum/federalprograms director; expectedtobe appointed.

Kim Virtue, BHS student services; and In other business, the board will hear Jan Bonn, Grades K-3 music teacher. a report from the Baker County Ford The resignations of Seth Bingham, Institute Leadership Program regarding Baker High School FFA/Ag instructor, construction of a nine-hole Frisbee disc and Stephanie Rasmussen, BHS half-time golf course at the Baker Sports Complex. socialscience teacher.

The preliminary budget for building the The hiring of Jason Todd and Karen courseisestimated at $12,000. The leadTannehill to teach kindergarten; John ershipgroup isasking the districtto serve Simpson, BHS special education; and as the fiscal partner with the Ford Family Shaun Simpson, South Baker special Foundation. Funding must pass through education.

• Goals for a continuous improvement from the foundation to a nonprofit agency or a public entity, according to the group's plan. outlineofthe project.

Promise of Baker students from South The board will decide Tuesday whether Baker Intermediate and Brooklyn Primato authorizethe projectto move forward. ry schools also will be honored during the In other action, the board will consider: meeting.Gabe Gambleton, a South Baker • Extra-dutycontracts: sixth-grader, will be recognized along with The resignation of Joel Richardson, Henry Hester, a Brooklyn first-grader.

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1 e OOze Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin:

This summer brings with it the right to smoke marijuana legally in Oregon, even if you don't have a doctor's prescription. There are limits, however, and some of them apply to the workplace.

Workers and their bosses should be current on what the state's new marijuana law does and does not mean in the workplace.

The new law, approved by voters in the November 2014 general election, does not change the way marijuana can be dealt with at work.

Don't expect it to be handled just like alcohol. The diference is because marijuana is still classified by thefederalgovernment as a ClassA dangerous drug.

If your boss requires pre-employment drug testing today, he or she can continue to do so.

Too, employers today can refuse to hire a worker who uses physician-prescribed medical marijuana.

That won't change.

Nor will an employer's ability to discipline or even fire an employee who tests positive for the drug once hired. Meanwhile, the law does not distinguish between a positive test for the drug and impairment at the workplace.

Marijuana users may find that all unfair when recreational marijuana use is going to be legal in Oregon. But protesting the unfairness of it may do little good if a user gets fired.

Lawsuits may resolve some of the issues. But it's risky to bet your job on a lawsuit.

Employers should review their policies. Employees should ensure they know the policies.

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lPILT) and Secure Rural Schools lSRS) payment schemes are not in the best long-term interests of Oregon's citizens.

I have attended countless budget meetings where hard-working folks strive to manage their limited resources. However, the hard-truth is that relying on these monies will only place us on the same street corner next year, with the same cardboard sign, asking once again, "Please, Sir, More..."

All of these federal disbursement models are outdated, whimsically amended,and hobbled by bureaucratic ineptitude. They are built on a mishmash oflegislative actions from selfinterestedpartiesthatare forged deep within the marbled halls of our nation's distantcapital.W orseyet,m ostfederal actions are rank with either executive or legislat iveover-reach orpregnant with deplorable raids on the US Treasury.

• Executive Over-reach No. 1Between 1904 and 1906, President Roosevelt went tearing through Oregon maps creatingten new forestreserves: 1904 — Baker City; 1905 —Chesnimnus, Maury Mountain, Wallowa and Wenaha; 1906 — Blue Mountains, Fremont, Goose Lake, Heppner and Siskiyou.

• Defensive Response — In 1907, Oregon's US. senator Charles W. Fulton introduced an amendment to eliminate the president's authority to establish national forests in Oregon. This amendment appropriately gave responsibility back to Congress and changed the name from forestreserves tonationalforests in ordertomake itclearthatthe forests were to be used, not preserved.

• Executive Over-reach No. 2 — In 1907, the night before signing Sen. Fulton'sbill,Rooseveltgrabbed another 16 million acres, deridingly known as the "Midnight Reserves." Opponents were furious, but five new national forests were proclaimed in Oregon: Blue Mountains National Forest ladded to the older Maury Mountain Forest Reserve), Co-

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Land retention is the skunk in the woodpile. This is exactly why PILT and DENNIS LINTHICUM SRS exist. These monies are aimed at buying your complacency through the bankrupt budget and monetary poliquille National Forest, Imnaha National cies of our federal government. Don't Forest lcreated trom the older Wallowa mistaketheirofferfora m ere 25percent and Chesnimnus Forest Reserves), Tilof the revenue as the answer to your lamook National Forest, and Umpqua county's difficulties.

Instead of talking about PILT, SRS National Forest lCoast Range).

• Congressional Pandering — The and 0&C monies, it is time to start talknext year, 1908, Congress invented the ing about the transfer of public lands to 25 percentannualized receiptssharstates, countiesand private enterprises. ing plan to placate states and counties Dismantling federal land jurisdiction would give local communities control whose land assets were completely nationalized through Roosevelt's takings. and management over their own natu• Whimsically bureaucratic — Since ral resources.

It's time for us,asloggers,ranchers, counties first impaled themselves in this economic death trap, Congress has entrepreneurs and elected officials to neverrepealed federalmisdoings but believe in our own future. Do not allow the politburo in Washington, D.C., have only amended ormodified the original acts with cheery acronyms like, to plan your life for you. Focusing on "Payment in Lieu of Taxes", "Safety Net government handouts is never the right Payments","Secure Rural Schools and answer.

Community Self-Determination Act", I know local families, businesses "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st and communities are hurting. I know county services will face constraints Century Act", "Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act", "The but Congress needs to admit that it has Emergency Economic Stabilization Act" promised more than it can deliver. The and the "American Taxpayer Relief Act." feds have over-spent your hard-earned This ought to remind everyone of the money by throwing $18.2 trillion down the proverbial rat-hole while your comObamacaredebacle.It'scleverly named the"Affordable Care Act" but there's missioners are scrounging the pavelittle that's affordable or caring about ment looking for road fund nickels and it. What was sold as a well-intentioned dimes. new idea has turned into a wasteful, Instead ofbeing placated by the ineffective nightmare. We should know empty wordsofcareerpoliticianswe should place our faith in local control better than to believe the cleverly named bad policies trom Washington, and open markets as the best means of D.C. restoring and preserving our water, fish, Look at the 1976 Federal Land Policy game, timber, and mineral resources.

Management Act lFLPMA). This is This is the road we must be willing to where PILT was birthed. This is also travel to secure the blessings ofliberty where Congress declared a fundamental to oursel ves and ourposterity. transformation of its public land goals.

Up until this single event the federal Dennis I,inthicum is a former Ka~th government had a legislative mandate County commissioner ard is a local for disposing of public lands. Atter businessman,rancher,and in7' I,ator.H e m n FLPMA the focus became one ofland against incumbent US. Rep. GregWatden retention. in 2014.

Your views Bucking a worm shortage to haul in a smallmouth bass We had been past Farewell Bend many times on our excursions to Boise, once a month for Costco, Trader Joe's, Fred Meyer and anything the wife and I can't find here. It looked pretty fishy to me every time we drove past. When I couldn't stand it any more the wife packed a nice lunch and I gathered up my fishing gear. I was figuring catfish for dinner. I had even bought some surefire, guaranteed,"bloody chicken" dough bait — and grabbed a dozen worms — just in case.

The doughbaitproved toxicupon opening. The stench cloud enveloped my whole being and squeezing it on to my hook left a finger odor that could kill. Atter depositing the bag ofbait a quarter mile away lmy wife had moved a half mile) I threw out my line and stared at my motionless pole for a good hour before reeling in. Fighting the

gag refl ex,Isw apped thenerve gasfora worm. On my next cast I hooked the biggest smallmouth bass of my fishing life, pushing five pounds. Atter sending a picture to my brother in-law, he decided to visit us.

A couple weeks later Larry and I found ourselvesin them idstofalocalworm shortage?

Any place we thought would have 'em — none, sold out,"sorry!" I couldn't help but think the Democrats were behind it! Bi-Mart wouldn't open for another hour and we had searched almost everywhere. Finally we located the last dozen worms in all of Baker City 4a! ha!, take that stupid Democrats). And otf we went.

We soon learned that Huntington had hoarded all the worms and they don't sell gas on Mondays? I didn't ask but had an inkling that the local barber also owned the only gas pump. Larry and I stared at the end of our polesformost ofa day beforereturning to Baker without fish and, surprisingly, a bit

sunburnt — it was only March!

That evening we fished the Powder in town — spinners — caught fish.

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ees. Democrats are sponsoring five different bills that would raise the minimum wage up to $15 dollars an hour. They are also shutting down all mining in Oregon unless you want to pay through the nose for the privilege. Oh, and bythe way, they are grabbing your kicker I like to know about candidates; refund too. And on and on. vote no on Measure 63 Last November Baker County rejected the It looks like we will be voting on a Ballot nonpartisan state ballot measure, but that Measure 63 in May, making voting for a Bak- didn't deter them, oh no. Democrats are trying er County commissioner nonpartisan. This again to slip this through the back door in means they don't have to let you know what Baker County by having you vote for nonkind of values they possess,orthecore beliefs partisan county commissioners. I don't know that drive them. This ballot measure is the brainchild of the Democrats. We already know aboutyou but I kind oflike to know what the candidates running for office believe, we darn what the Democrat values are trom what is going on in the Democrat-controlled state Leg- sure know what the Democrats believe and islature. Raising the price of gas with a carbon where they want to take our state and county.

Stand with me and vote no on Measure 63. tax that goes to enrich the alcohol producers Chuck Chase at our expense, as well as a business having to Baker City pay sick leave if they have over five employ-

CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS 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

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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.

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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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MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015

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Recall yetitionsoverguncontrol yutyressureon regonoemocrats

By Jonathan J. Cooper Associated Press

SALEM — With Oregon Democrats moving forward on a bill to require background checks for private gun sales, the potential political backlash is becoming apparent.

Gun rights advocates last week filed petitions to recall three Democratic lawmakers who sponsored the legislation, and they say more could follow.

It's not yet clear whether deep-pocketed gun interests such as the National Rifle Association will get involved and raisea serious threat to the targeted lawmakers.

The state Senate voted last week to require background checks on any person-to-person gun sale not involving relatives.

Therecallm ove puts pressure on Democrats as the bill awaits a hearing in the House, which could come as soon as next week.

A Junction City gun shop owner filed the first recall petition against Rep. Val Hoyle, who received campaign money from gun-rights groups but signed on as a sponsor of the background check bill.

In a statement released by her spokesman, Hoyle said she won't back ofE adding that she's confident her constituents would support her if it got that far. To hold a recall election, Hoyle's critics would need to collect more than

3,000signatures from registered voters in the district she won last year by 12 points.

"I want to be clear that I won't be intimidated away from doing what I think is right," Hoyle said.

Separately, a group of constituents filed recall petitions against Rep. Susan McLain of Forest Grove and Sen. Chuck Riley of Hillsboro, both freshmen Democrats from swing districts in Washington County.

Riley barely eked out a win, defeating a Republican incumbent by less than a percentage point last year. But he said he'snot concerned about arecallover gun control, noting he campaigned on the issue. He said he believes his support for background checks is part of the reason he won his election.

"There's no reason to think that you're going to be recalled for doing what you said you were going to do in your campaign," Riley said."If you make promises and keep them, there's no reason to think that you're going to be recalled."

A successful recall effort would require gun-rights advocates to quickly collect thousands of signatures — an expensiveand labor-intensive endeavorand then to square off with gun control supporters in an expensive campaign.

It's unclear whether the recall backers will attract large donations or organiza-

tion. The National Rifle Association did not respond to a request for comment.

Norm Voshall, a spokesman for the group seeking a recall of McLain and Riley, said he'd welcome financial assistance from national groups but is starting slow.

"No groups or nothing, just four guys who don't like the way things are going," Voshall said.

In another closely watched 2013 campaign, gun rights advocates successfully recalled two Colorado lawmakers who backed a background check expansion after the movie theater shooting in Aurora.

The day Oregon's Senate approved the background checks bill, Everytown forGun Safety,a gun-controladvocacy group backed by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, began airing television ads supporting the policy.

The lawmakers facing recall also got a show of support from national Democrats. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which works on expanding the party's influence in state legislatures, sent a statement last week calling the recall petition against Hoyle "naked retaliation by anti-gun safety activists who object to common-sense firearm laws."

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afterofficialsinvestigated him and put him on paid administrative leave for more thanfi ve months.

According to newly disclosedrecords related to a claim by Chase against the city, Chase said Bowers asked him whether he received direct communication from God that guides him in his leadership decisions. Chase told Bowers he is a man of faith but

RATE Continued from Page1A "It inatural resources) is all we have. We don't have any other options. I'd really like to havesome decent-sizedjobswith good incomes. We have got to push back and tear down all the roadblocks,"hesaid.

Harvey specifically pointed out lawsuits regardingtimber harvests and regulations as two key barricades to gaining access to Baker County's natural resources.

While Harvey conceded there are a lot of interesting economic development concepts floating around, he said there is a large reservoir of untouchable resources locally that should be the focus.

"Every town in America is going after all of these other things at the same time. Why not use what we already have?" he asked.

Harvey said, however, the effort to open up the county's natural resource reservoir will not occur overnight.

"It will be an ongoing process," he said.

Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennett agreed with Harvey that natural resourcescould bea criticaleconomic engine for future prosperity. However, Bennett cast a more holistic view on the development of new jobs and industry in Baker County.

"Ifwe could realize and truly getthatpiece inatural resources) going, there are so many opportunities," Bennett said.

Bennett said the county has secured some success with its two largest economic mechanisms — the cattle industry and agriculture — during the past few years and that is encouraging.

'The cattle industry and agriculture have been strong," he said.

Yet Bennett emphasized that while the search to open up the county's natural resourcesiscrucial,he cautioned the overall economic development picture is an often dense and intricate problem with no easy answers.

"It is a lot more complicated. Opening up the timber potential is going to take time.

Moving that product ilogsl to a mill is the real solution. I think the forest and mining are a long-term opportunity. You have to build an infrastructure first," he said.

Bennett said he is optimistic about the future of Baker County and is especially excited about what he termed "partnership" opportunities. Bennett pointed out the coalitions between educational institutions — such as

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felt her questioning was improper.

Chase alsoalleges that Bowers directed him to meet with other police chiefs to learn how to balance his religious beliefs with his job responsibilities. He claims the administratorplaced him on leave afterChase told her to stop asking about his religion.

Records show Chase

The BakerCounty Transient Lodging Tax Committee will meet Tuesday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St. in Baker City.

Baker High School Choir will present its annual Cabaret concert on Thursday, April 23.

The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Baker High School Auditorium, 2500 E St. There will be a dessert social afterward in the BHS Commons. Tickets are $5 per person or $15fora fam il y ofany size.

This is a fundraiser for the upcoming choir tour and clinic.

Large boulder smashes waterline Last week a breach was discovered in an 18-inch waterline near Salmon and Little Salmon creeks according to the Baker City Weekly Update.

A boulderapproximately 12-by-10-feetrolled offthe hillside above the pipeline road. It landed in the roadway making a small crater there and smashed the concrete water pipe.

The massive rock then continued to roll down the hill for about a quarter of a mile leaving behind a path of destruction.

The water was immediately diverted.

Bend shel terhouses more women BEND iAPl — Older women with health problems are increasingly seeking beds at Bethlehem Inn, a Central Oregon homeless shelter.

The Bend Bulletin reports men usually outnumber women 2 to 1 at the shelter, but Managing DirectorChris Clouart said that gap has closed lately.

Staffers said the shift could be caused by any number of reasons. Some have lost partners who supported them financially, and others were left without retirement savings after the economic downturn.

The women typically seeking shelter at the Inn are overthe age of 50,Clouart said,with more health problems and fewer prospects of finding jobs orindependence.

Clouart said the increase in older women seeking shelter has sparked a conversation about the need for facilities specifically designed for geriatric populations.

filed the tort claim notice against the city in February. Bowers left the city that month, saying it was for personal reasons.

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unions between Eastern Oregon University and the Oregon Health Sciences University — create viable avenues for young people in the region.

"Itimproves our workforce,"he said.

Workforce improvement — not just the number of people looking for jobs but qualified individuals — is a key issue for one area merchant. Beverly Calder, the owner of two Bella stores in Baker City and La Grande said finding qualified people to employ has often been a challenge.

"I'm looking for semi-skilled labor. We are looking for experience and we are always looking," Calder said.

Calder, who employs 10 people in two stores, said she works with the Oregon Employment Department and Eastern Oregon University to get the word out when she needs new workers. Still, the search is often a difficult one. ''Wehave had a hard time finding employees," she said.

Calder, who said she kicked offher businessin 1997,pointed outherstoresareas susceptible to the ups and downs of the economy as any other firm. ''We experience the pressures of the economy and we make adjustments," she said.

YetforCalder successrevolves around a few crucial fundamentals.

'You have to change and be innovative all the time. And being open is the most important thing you can do. We are open seven days a week," she said.

Calder said another benefit is her business isn't situated next to a major chain store.

"It is not next door to Trader Joe's and that is what makes Bella possible," Calder said.

Calder noted that tourism picked up last yearand that delivered a boosttoherbusiness. She also said while Baker County's economy isn't an easy one, it is still possible to start a small firm and be successful.

"If you want to start a business here, there is a lot of opportunity. Right now, I see young business people investing in Baker City and to me that is the most exciting thing. There arelotmore diverse businesses,"shesaid.

H arveysaidproper utilization ofthe county's natural resources should be the single key factor in any economic revival.

"I have no plan to look for jobs other than what is in front of us. We have to utilize what we have, take care of our forests and mines or we will lose them," he said.

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Lodging tax committee meets Tuesday

Baker High to present Cabaret Thursday

Police chief claims religious discrimination — Junction City's police chief is accusing the city and a former official of discriminating against him due to his Christian beliefs.

Chief Mark Chase claims the city and then-city administrator Melissa Bowerstriedto remove him from his position because of the bias, The Register Guard reported Friday.

Chase made the claims

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6A — BAKER CITY HERALD

MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015

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Baker track teams second at Vale meet VALE — Both the Baker boys and girls placed second at the Vale Invitational track and field meet Friday.

The Baker boys earned five individual firsts — Kalani Heiser, shot; Zarom Bruce, javelin; Cody DeCarli, high jump; and Porter Cline, pole vault and long jump. The Baker girls earned one individual first — Jennifer Hibbard in the javelin.

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MILTON-FREEWATER — Baker ran its Greater Oregon League baseball record to 4-0 Friday with a 6-1, 11-1 sweep of Mac-Hi. Kyle Srack and Taylor Gulick earned the wins on the mound for the Bull-

Vale lnvitational (Baker results) Boys events Team scores— O ntano156 5,Baker127,Nyssa 123 5,Adnan 105,Vale68 5,Parm a34 5, Imbler 29, Meadows Valley 16 100 — 2 PC(ine, 1140 6 Conant, 118711 Thamert, 1234 19 Pierson, 1264 200 —4 Conant,2414 7 Hamilton,2479 9 Conley,2491 13 Thamert,2543 400 —9 Conley,5768 800 —4 Tidwell,21932 7 DeCarli,22161 14 C Cline,23491 15 Barnes,23534 1,5005 Tidwel(,44088 4x100relay —2 Baker,4621 4x400relay — 5 Baker,35393 Discus —2 Heiser, 108-8 5 Denton,975 7 Ball,96-6 8 Pierson,928 9 Freeman,92 7 Javelin — 1 Bruce, 1720 10 DeCarh,1029 Shotput — 1 Heiser,475 5 Ball,3711 8 Denton,35-1 13 Freeman, 33-7Highjump —1 DeCarli,56 3 Hamilton,54 4 C Cline,5-2 Longjump —1 PC(ine, 21025 Tiiplejump —7Taylor,37425 9 Thamert,360 Polevault —1 PChne,130 5 Taylor, 10-6 8 Barnes,8-0

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Austin Folkman led Baker's offense with four hits in the two games.

Gulick had three hits, Srack two, Keaton Bachman two and Stephen Schott two.

Baker plays its first home game of the season this afternoon when the Bulldogs host Fruitland at 4:30 p.m. at the Baker Sports Complex.

Girls events Team scores —Vale187, Baker 117,Ontano 105, Nyssa 90,(mbler 54, Adnan 44, Parma 9, Rimrock 6 100 — 5 Fuzi, 1366 6 Scrlaccr, 1371 9 Wong, 1398 13 McCauley, 1420 200 —6 Scrlaccr, 2929 11 Gerber,3063 15 Galbraith,3165 17K Bott,3552 400 —5 Gerber,108376 Flanagan, 10867 11 McCauley, 11160 14 Richards,1 1341 800 —3 A Bott,2 5131 15005 A Bott,55571 6 Anderson,607378 Sandefur,64374 3,000 —3 Anderson,134290 100 hurdles —4 Severson, 1943 5 Freeman, 2161 300 hurdles — 5 Freeman, 1 03 34 4x100 relay —2 Baker, 5370 4x400relay —4 Baker,43660 Discus —6 Severson, 73-0 13 C Maldonado, 60 7 17Wells, 55 5 18 A Maldonado, 54 3 27Villastngo,491 Javelin —1 Hib bard,93-14 Flanagan,90-2 6 Freeman,815 7 Richards,76-0 14 A Bott,637 Shotput — 4 Severson,2710 5 C Maldonado,279 6 Burchard,274 10 A Maldonado,25-1 26 Villastngo, 18-727 Conklin,178 29 Harns,16-9 Highjump —2 Flanagan,410 5 Wells,46 6 O'Neal, 42 Longjump —2 Fuzi,15-275 12 Tatlcck,13-225 15 Burchard,12675 16 Hibbard,12 65 18 Villastngo, 116 21 Harns, 104

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ALLTIMES PDT Monday, April 20 Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p m (TNT) Houston at Seattle, 7 p m (ROOT) New Orleans at Golden State, 7 30 p m

Kentucky 3, Tennessee 1 Louisville 6,Wake Forest 5 Maryland 2, Cal State Fullerton 1 Notre Dame 2, NC State 0 Virginia 5, Miami4 Virginia Tech 8, North Carolina 3

(TNT) Tuesday, April 21 Boston at Cleveland,4 p m (TNT) Dallas at Houston, 6 30 p m (TNT) Houston at Seattle, 7 p m (ROOT) Wednesday, April 22 Portland at Memphis, 5 p m (KGW/TNT) Houston at Seattle, 7 p m (ROOT) San Antonio at LA Chppers, 7 30 p m (TNT) Thursday, April 23 Cleveland at Boston,4 p m (TNT) Golden State at New Orleans, 630 p m

MIDWEST llhnois 5, Indiana 1 Kansas St 5,TexasTech 3 Missoun 4, Alabama 3 Notre Dame 2, N C State 0 Texas 3, Kansas 2, 14 innings

(TNT) Friday, April 24 Houston at Dallas, 4 p m (ESPN) LA Clippers at San Antonio, 6 30 p m (ESPN) Minnesota at Seattle, 7 p m (ROOT) Saturday, April 28 Atlanta at Brooklyn, noon (TNT) Golden State at New Orleans, 5 p m (ESPN) Minnesota at Seattle, 6 p m (ROOT) Memphis at Portland, 7 30 p m (KGW/ESPN) Sunday, April 26 Cleveland at Boston, 10 a m (ABC) LA Clippers at San Antonio, 12 30 p m (ABC) Minnesota at Seattle, 1 p m (ROOT) Toronto at Washington, 4 p m (TNT) NY Mets atNYYankees, 5 p m (ESPN) Houston at Dallas, 6 30 p m (TNT)

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FARWEST Gonzaga 5, Portland 3 Oregon St 3, Anzona 1 UCLA 7, California 1 Washington St 4, San Jose St 3 Saturday's College Baseball Scores EAST Michigan St 15, Rutgers 7 UConn 7, East Carolina 3 SOUTH Boston College 6, Georgia Tech 1 Clemson 6-8, Duke 2 1 Flonda St 6-10, Pittsburgh 5-6 Kentucky 5, Tennessee 3 Louisville 10-6,Wake Forest 1 5 LSU 4 9, Georgia 1 1 Maryland 9, Cal State Fullerton 5 North Carolina 11,Virginia Tech 10 South Carohna 3,Vanderbilt 2 Virginia 5, Miami 2

MIDWEST Alabama 6-3, Missoun 0-5 llhnois 6, Indiana 3 lowa 13, Northwestern 4 Kansas 5, Texas 4 NC State 4 2, Notre Dame 2 7, 1st game, 14 innings

Baker ladies Golf Association April 18 1 DellaSteele 2 KonnieMcManus 3 Virginia Kostol

PREP STANDINGS Greater Oregon League Baseball W L 4 0 3 1 1 3 Mac Hi 0 4 Friday games Baker 6, Mac Hi 1 Baker 11, Mac Hi 1 La Grande 9, Ontano 1 Ontano 7, La Grande 6 Baker La Grande Ontano

Greater Oregon League Softball W L Mac Hi 4 0 Ontano 3 1 La Grande 1 3 Baker 0 4 Friday games Mac Hi 2, Baker 1 Mac Hi 12, Baker 1 Ontano 4, La Grande 0 La Grande 9, Ontano 8

Ohio St 2, Nebraska 1, 10 innings

SOUTHWEST Oklahoma St 10, Baylor4 Rice 98, Texas San Antonio 8-2 TCU 1, Santa Clara 0 Texas A8rM 13, Arkansas 6 FARWEST Air Force 2, Fresno St 1 Anzona 3, Oregon St 1 New Mexico 10, UNLV 8 Portland 10, Gonzaga 6 UCLA 2, Cahfornia 1 Washington St 14, San Jose St 2 Sunday's College Baseball Scores EAST Boston College 4, Georgia Tech 0 East Carolina 4, UConn 3 Michigan St 6, Rutgers 2 Oklahoma 10,WestVirginia 2 SOUTH Flonda 10, Mississippi St 5 Miami 8,Virginia 6

MIDWEST Ohio St 5, Nebraska 2, 10 innings Texas 16, Kansas 7 Texas Tech 4, Kansas St 1

SOUTHWEST Arkansas 8, Texas A8rM 2 TCU 9, Santa Clara 2 FARWEST Fresno St 6, Air Force 5 Oregon St 5, Anzona 3 Portland 6, Gonzaga 5 UNLV 3, New Mexico 2,10 innings Utah 11, Stanford 3 Washington St 8, San Jose St 5

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The Baker girls placed fourth.

Crane Invitational (Baker, Huntington results) Boys events Team scores —Baker 94, Hines 915, Harper 74, Alsea 72, Grant Union 56, Jordan Valey 49 5, Crane 40, North Lake 36, Praine City 27, McDermitt 22, Pailey 15, Huntington 9, Dayville 5 100 — 2 Spencer, 13 32 3 Tertehng, 13 33 4 Arenas, 13 35 6 Black, 13 48 15 Jensen, 14 27 18 Lewis, 14 92 24 Yervasi, 15 35 38 Mathews (H), 16 45 41 Lopez (H), 1709 44 Bowman (H),1798 45 Harnson(H),1844 200 —1 Spencer,2742 6 Nantz(H),2976 14 Barber,3299 400 —2 Black, 1 0872 9 Wilhams, 1 1826 11 Barber, 1 2197 800 — 5 Daugherty,30327 1,500 —4 Daugherty, 52928 9 Anderson, 5 5912 4x100relay —1 Baker, 5678 8 Baker, 10246 Discus —18 Williams,63-5 Javelin —4 Jensen,964 8 Osborn,82710 Daugherty, 791 12 Lewis, 76-7 15 Barber, 6911 24 Chnstman, 5911 25 Wilhams, 54 0 28 Anderson, 4411 Shotput — 3 Nantz(H),3265 6 Yervasi,31075 10 Chnstman,279 11 Harnson (H), 278 16 Terteling,25-1075 28 Hicks (H),2110 31 Lopez (H), 19-0 34 Bowman (H), 16-7High jump —1 (tie) Severson, Black, Spencer, 4 10 7 Sand, 4 8 9 (tie) Osborn, Rothenberger (H), 46 Longjump —5 Severson,1410 7Lewis,13-115 9 Osborn,13-65 14 Sand,12720 Anderson, 12 1 Girls events Team scores —Grant Union 175 33, ines 143, Alsea 75, Baker 53, Crane 38, Jordan Valley 20, Dayville 20, North Lake 1583, Harper 10 5, Praine City 7 Paisley4 33, Mitchell 2, McDermitt 2 100 —4 Conant,14176 Ramos, 1431 7 Baker,1478 11 Sorensen,1511 16 Benson, 1550 20 Fuzi,1582 29 Madison,1695 36 Harnson(H),1779 200 — 1 Conant,29073 Ruby 3040 400 — 6 Ruby, 1 1741 4x100relay — 2 Baker, 5924 Discus —20 Harnson (H), 429 27 Burley(H),36-8 Javelin —4 Benson,63-712 Sorensen,35-7Shotput — 13 Conant, 2210 15 Harnson (H),22225 17 Ruby,220 18 Benson,219 Long jump —4 Ramos, 1265 5 Baker,1225 7 Ruby,211 9 Benson,111025 16 Sorensen,110 27 Fuzi,9825 29 Harnson (H), 93 33 Madison, 91

Pine-Eagle, Burnt River, Locos at Crane CRANE — Pine-Eagle, Burnt River and Huntington track and field athletes competed at the Ranchers Invitational meet at Crane Friday.

Ranchers Invitational (Rne-Eagle, Burnt River, Huntingtonresults) Boys events Team scores —Crane 151, Mitchell/Spray 139, Harper 81, Praine City 54, Grant Union 44 5, Alsea 40, Paisley 36, Pine Eagle 26, Burnt River 17, Dayville 11, North Lake 3, Lakeview 2, McDer mitt 2, Jordan Valley 15 100 —5 Garcra (B), 1245 200 —5 Heinnch (B),2536 400 — 7 Seggerman (P), 1 0461 1,500 —2 Walker (P),4 5376 4 Seggerman (P), 52232 11 Isenberger (B), 54318 3,000 —1 Walker (P), 11 03 57Discus —8 Kamin (B), 80-10 Javelin —6 Seggerman (P), 111 10 Long jump —7 Garcra (B), 16-11 20 Heinnch (B), 13-2 Tiiple jump — 5 Garcra (B), 34 0 5 Girls events Team scores —Mitche(FSpray 104, Crane 101, Paisley 71, Grant Union 70, Alsea 35, North Lake 29, Praine City 21, Burnt Rrver 21, Lakeview 21, Harper 15, Dayville 10, McDermitt 8, Huntington 7 100 —11 Lu (B), 15 97 200 — 7 Schuff (B), 35 44 100 hurdles —5 Schuff (B), 21 91 4x100 relay —3 Burnt Rrver, 1 01 99 Discus —18 (tie) Lu (B),Vahsholtz (H), 56-2 24 Nguyen (B),42 1 Javelin —4 Kezerle (B), 94 3 19 Kamerwong (B), 380 21 Nguyen (B), 33-3 Shot put — 6 Vahsholtz (H), 28-0 25Long jump —5 Schuff (B), 13-7 Tiiple jump — 5 Guern (H), 28 5 11 Lu (B),2115 12 Kamerwong (B), 179

Linfield clinches post-season berth SALEM — Linfield clinched a college softball post-season berth Sunday by sweeping Willamette 8-0 and 11-1 in a Northwest Conference doubleheader.

Linfield, coached by Baker graduate Jackson Vaughan, will play Whitworth Friday in the first round of the NWC tournament.

Maszk places in two events at Ellensburg ELLENSBURG — Nic Maszk, an Eastern Orgon University sophomore from Baker, placed in two events Saturday at Central Washington.

Maszk was seventh in the 1,500 (4:09.30l and 16th in the

800 (2:09.35l.

Winterhawks advance to Western finals EVERETT, Wash. — Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, including the eventual winner, as the Portland Winterhawks beat the Everett Silvertips 3-2 in Game 5 on Sunday to advance to the third round of the Western Hockey League playoffs.

Portland will face the Kelowna Rockets in the Western Conference final for the second straight year.

Last season the Winterhawks eliminated the Rockets in five games to qualify for the WHL final.

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BaKerTennis WEEIt', AHEAD MONDAY, APRIL 20 • Baseball:Fruitland at Baker, 4:30 p.m.; Fruitland JV at Baker, 4:30 p.m.

• Golf: Baker Girls Invite, 1 p.m.

• Tennis:Baker at Payette, 3 p.m .MDT FRIDAY, APRIL 24 • Softball:La Grande at Baker (2), 3 p.m.; La Grande JV at Baker (2), 3 p.m.

• Baseball:La Grande at Baker (2), 3 p.m.; La Grande JV at Baker (2), 3 p.m.

• Golf: Baker boys at Vale, 9 a.m. MDT • Track:Baker 3-way, 2 p.m.

• Tennis:Vale at Baker, 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25 • Softball:Homedale at Baker (2),10 a.m.; Homedale JV at Baker (2), 10 a.m.

• Baseball:Homedale at Baker (2),10 a.m.; Homedale JV at Baker (2), 10 a.m.

• Track:Baker, PineEagle at Pepsi Invite, 11 a.mu Union • Tennis:Baker at Homedale, 10 a.m.

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Baker golf teams set dessert raNe The Baker High School golf teams are planning a Golf Dessert Raffle at 6:30 p.m.,April 25, at Quail Ridge Golf Course.

Tickets are $5 each, 5 for $20, or 30 for $100. Those purchasing $100 or more in raffle tickets will receive one complimentary golf round at Quail Ridge, a complimentary dessert the night of the raffle and entry into weekly raffle drawings.

Items to be raffled are Barley Brown's gift certificates, a Traeger grill, Giant Mountain Bike, Little Bagel Shop gift certificates, andYork's Grocery gift certificates.

Bulldogs fiRh at Pendleton Invite PENDLETON — Baker placed fifthThursday at the Pendleton Boys Golf Invitational.

The Bulldogs shot a team score of 380.

Rylee Gassin was low Baker individual with 84.

Other Baker scores were Shaun Lepley 93, Parker Turk 97, Cayn Osborn 106 and Drew Story 111.

Eastern men are ranked 18th NEW ORLEANS, La. -The Eastern Oregon University men's track and field team dropped four spots, from No. 14 to No. 18 in the latest U.S. Track flt Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Computer rankings.

EOU's women fell out of the top 25.

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Baker girls winMIc-Hititle

By Gerry Steele Baker won the girls team championship at the Mac-Hi tennis tournament Saturday.

The Bulldogs finished with 42.5 team points, 3.5 ahead of second-place Pendleton.

"It was quite a day for the Bulldogs," said Baker coach Dave Johnson.

"It's kind of a football term, but I told the kids they really bowed their necks."

In girls singles play, Baker's Gracie Huggins won all four ofher matches to win the individual title.

Mikaylah Treanor and Stella Bowers both reached the semifinals before losing. Treanor lost her semifinal match to Huggins.

In doubles play, Hannah Wilson and Lena Bowersalsoadvanced to the semis beforefalling. They then bounced back to win the match forthird place.

Tori Gentili and Alex Wachtel lost their opening round match then marched through consolation to claim the consolation championship.

In boys action, John Cunningham advanced to the semifinals before losing.

Max Gruber and Ezra Taylor each lost their first match and would have faced each otherfor the consolation title.

But, that match wasn't played. aWe were hungry and decided they could play that match at home if they wanted to play it," said Baker coach George Keister.

Baker travels to Payette for a nonleague

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By Tim Booth Ap Sports VVrtter

SEATTLE — Nelson Cruz showed power early on Sunday with two home runs, and patience and resiliency late coming through with the winning hit in the ninth inning after three strikeouts.

It was a display by Cruz of the many reasons why Seattle paid last offseason to add him to its lineup.

"Even when you hit homers you have to forget about what you do the Oastl at-bat.

I strike out three times and I have to forget about what

happened the previous atbats," Cruz said."That's the beauty aboutbaseball.You have a chance to do damage every time you go up there."

Austin Jackson singled in the tying run in the ninth inning, Cruz followed with a two-out single for his fifth RBI of the game and the M ariners overcame a pair of five-run deficits to beat the Texas Rangers 11-10.

Cruz homered twice in the first three innings, raising his major league-leading total to eight and Jackson hit the 11th leadofFhomer of his

career.

That was just the start.

The big drama came late as Seattle rallied from deficits of 7-2 and 10-5, scoring six runs in the final three innings.

'This team is a very gritty bunch. They're built for this.

They're tough. Characterwise they're tough," Seattle managerLloyd McClendon said. aWe have a nice mix of veterans and young players.

This team is built for greatness. I don't know what's going to happen but I like where we are."

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By Teresa M. Walker Ap Sports VVrtter

MEMPHIS, Tenn.— Beno Udrih is doing his best to make sure the Memphis Grizzlies can ease Mike Conley and Tony Allen back into the lineup from their injuries.

Udrih scored 20 points in the best playofF game of hiscareer and the Grizzlies

never trailed in routing the Portland Trail Blazers 10086 onSunday nightin Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round series.

"Beno gets the game ball," Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph said.aWith Mike being out, helps him get his confidence up and playing."

Udrih hit his first six shots coming ofF the bench late in

the first quarter and he allowed Conley to sit the entire fourth quarter in his first game back after missing four with a sprained right foot. In his 44th career playofF game, Udrih finished with seven assists and seven rebounds — the first reserve to do that in the postseason since Nick Van Exel on May 10, 2003, for Dallas at Sacramento.

Powder Valley junior high at Union UNION — Powder Valley's junior high school track and field teams opened their season Saturday at the Cove Invitational at Union High

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Baker at Patma Boys singles— Schwin 0-6,Nemec 0-6,Barnes 16 Boys doubles — Lien/James 0-6,2 6, Nemec/Davila 1 6, 4 1, Baireuther/Hays 34, 4 3, Fuzr/Srddoway 14, 14, Shaw/Remien 14, 34, WrserMarvrn 14 Girls singles —Johnson 2 6, Finley 1 6, Birmingham 1 6 Girls doublesTrebilcock/Bennett 26, %ttrt/McKrm 56, Duvall/Nemec 65, Stone/Birmingham 14, Smrthrfffrng sworth 14, 43, Bennett/Titus 34, Batzell/Trebilcock 34, Rttrt/fffrngsworth 43, Finley/Trebilcock 40

Vale at Baker Mixed doubles — Nemec/Nemec4 0, Lien/Bennett 4 1Boys singles — Schwin 62' Cun ningham 16, Nemec 6-1Boys doubles — LrenrBarnes 16, James/Davila 5-6, Baireuther/Hays 6-3, FuztrSrddoway 04, ShawNyrse 04, Lay Remien 4 2, Wise/Marvin 04 Girls singles —John son 2 6, Finley 1 6, Bennett 3-6 Girls doubles —Trebilcock/Bennett 6-5, Rttrt/McKrm 4 6, Duvall/ Nemec 62, StonerBrrmrngham 4 1, Smith/Miller 14, fflingswortfyTrtus4 3

Baker runners compete at Sisters races SISTERS — Two Baker runners competed at the Peterson Ridge Rumbler races April 12 at Sisters.

Alyssa Henry, 28, of Baker City placed 213th in the 20Mile Trail Run with a time of 3:56.07.

David Henry, 30, placed 17th in the 40-mile Ultra event with a time of 5:36.47.

Winterhawks take 3-1 lead in playoffs PORTLAND — Blake Heinrich scored his third goal of the post-season in overtime as Portland edged Everett 2-1 Friday in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in their second-round Western Hockey League playofFmatchup.

Chase De Leo opened the attack in the second for Portland.

DeSales clinches berth in league playoffs CENTER VALLEY, Pa.— DeSales University swept Delaware Valley College Friday to clinch a berth in the Freedom Conference softball playoffs later this month.

Darryn McCauley, a DeSales junior from Baker City, was the winning pitcher in one of the clinching games.

Cline pitches in relief against Walla Walla WALLA WALLA — Mason Cline, a Blue Mountain Community College freshman baseball pitcher from Baker City, pitched in relief against Walla Walla CC Saturday.

Cline threw 2.1 innings, allowing two hits, walking one and striking out one. Walla Walla won the game 8-5.

Bulldogs' McCauley picks up sixth victory CENTER VALLEY, Pa.— Darryn McCauley, a DeSales University junior from Baker City, picked up her sixth softball win of the season Saturday against King's College

(Pa.).

McCauley threw a complete game in the 6-2 win to improve her season record to 6-3. She allowed four hits, two runs, walked one and struck out seven. At the plate, McCauley walked four times and scored two runs.

In Game 2, a 5-3 DeSales loss, McCauley was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Powder boys place 20th at Umatilla meet UMATILLA — Powder Valley placed 20th in the boys team standings Friday at the annual River's Edge track and field meet at Umatilla.

Rivar'a Edge Invitational (Powdar Valley results) Boys events Team scores —Union 82, Hermiston 53, Umatilla 47, ColumbiaBurbank 35, Irngon 28, Mac Hi 23, College Place 19, Heppner 14, Stanfield 12, CondogN/heefer 10, South Wasco County 9, Cove 9, Sherman 9, EIgin 9, Pilot Rock 7 Riverside 6 Arlington 6, Kndfeton 5 Walla Walla Valley 4, Powder Valley 2,Weston-McEwen 1 100 —29 Aldnch, 12 87 31 Smith, 1313 800 — 16 Aldnch, 2 3742 3,000 — 7 Balderas, 11 1244 4x100relay —9 Powdert/affey, 5034 Discus —24 Ficek,868 47 McElligott, 726 Javelin — 8 McElligott,1311 59 Balderas,6210 Highjump —2 Smith,6-0 8 Ficek,54 Girls events Team scores —Umatilla 79, Union 64, Mac Hi 59, Cove40, SouthWasco County25,Weston McEwen 22, Pilot Rock 19, Sherman 18, Gnswold 15, Hermiston 9, Kndfeton 9, Riverside 8, CondogN/heefer 6, Echo 6, Stanfield 2, Elgin 2,WallaWallaValley 2,1rngon 1, Heppner 1 100 — 10 Jimenez, 14 06 100 hurdles —1 Jimenez, 2035 Javelin —34 Sexton, 70-1

Morgan rests as Thorns take 1-0 victory PORTLAND (AP) — U.S. national team forward Alex Morgan sat out Saturday's match with the Portland Thorns because of a minor left knee contusion.

Fellow national team player Tobin Heath started for the Thorns in a 1-0 victory over the New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League.

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Baker's bats were no match for Mac-Hi left-hander Colette Robert Friday.

The Pioneer lefty struck out 28 Bulldogs on the way toleading a 2-1,12-1 Mac-Hi sweep in the Greater Oregon Leaguesoftballdoubleheader at the Baker Sports Complex.

Robert and Baker's Morgan Plumbtree locked up in an old-fashioned pitcher's duel in Game 1.

Baker actually scored first in the game.

Kayla Davis wrapped a one-out single — Baker's only hit — in the bottom of the first inning.

Walks to Dani McCauley and LaKalyn Thomas loaded the bases.

Thomas then broke for second base on a pitch in the dirt. However, neither run-

ner in front of her moved.

Realizing there was no where to go, Thomas reversed her momentum and headed back to first. And, when Mac-Hi made a play on her, Davis broke for home and beat the return throw.

Mac-Hi answered with a two-run, bases-loaded double in the top of the second to completethe scoring.

Davis' hit was the only ball Baker got out of the infield.

Besides 16 strikeouts, the Bulldogs popped up once to the pitcher, grounded out to first, and grounded out three times to the pitcher.

Robert and Plumbtree continued their battle through four innings of Game 2.

Again Baker scored first.

Sierra Koehler opened the second inning with a double — Baker's only hit in this game — and eventually scored on a bunt by Hope

Collard.

Mac-Hi tied the game with a single run in the top of the third.

The Pioneers then broke the tie, using four hits and three Baker errors to score three runs in the fifth inning.

Mac-Hi then exploded for eight runs in the sixth to break the game open. The Pioneers had six hits and took advantage of four Baker errors in the inning.

The losses drop Baker to 0-4 in GOL play. The Bulldogs host La Grande in a GOL twinbill Friday.

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He threw for 175 man dual-threat quarteryards and two touchdowns, back Seth Collins. while also gaining 74 on the Collins led the White team ground. to what appeared to be a Collins, who is &om El 38-7 victory over the Orange, Cajon, California, committed although the scoreboard in January after switching read 41-31 to reflect fan field &om San Jose State and goals. enrolled in school early. As a Andersen was hired in senior at Granite Hills High December after just two School, he passed for 1,013 seasons at Wisconsin. He re- yards and 12 touchdowns placed longtime coach Mike while running for 988 yards Riley, who unexpectedly left and 17 scores. the Beavers to fill the openHis moves in the spring ing at Nebraska. game included a flip and a Andersen liked what he hurdle.

"I was cringing, like, saw on Saturday — and 'C'mon Seth,' " joked senior throughout spring practice.

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"So allofthose spitethe strong spring.

"There's so much that goes things are positive."

Andersen is tasked with into it, I don't think 15 days rebuilding the Beavers, who can tell the tale," he said. finished last season 5-7 and Junior Chris Brown's out of the postseason picture. 3-yard run put the White in The team also lost prolific fi ont, but on the next play quarterback Sean Mannion, &om scrimmage the Orange AP Sports Wrrter

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At one point, Andersen helped fire the T-shirt gun into the crowd, which was announced at 12,316. Players also danced on the field during one of the breaks.

Andersen was 19-7 in his two seasons as Wisconsin's coach. He came to the Badgers from Utah State, where he spent four seasons.

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e eart There is a disreputablepiece of furniture beside my easy chair where I spend agreat dealofm y leisuretime.

Normally I think nothing about it as it sits there quietly answering to my utilitarian needs, but this morning I noticed it as a visitor might see it.

Why don't you get a new side-table?" they might wonder."Or, at least, just paint it?"

The latter question has occurred to me but, like so many other undone things, I just haven't gotten past the recognition of need.

The piece of furniture of which I speak is justa setoffour drawers painted white and gilded with a strip of gold paint and a marble look-alike top of contactpaper,allwell-worn.

It really is quite homely, quickly m ade with hardly any redeeming features except that it"holds things."

I have to admit that my George, whom I proudly praise in many ways, built this stand as well as a second mate to it, hidden someplace about the house.

To an outsider, it might be an embarrassment in their home, but in mine I know the story behind it and therein makes the difference.

Back in 1963 we purchased and moved into a house perched on the crest of a hill overlooking the valley from where we had left behind the valley home formerly owned by George's folks.

From there we had brought the framework of an iron bedstead that had come across the plains in a covered wagon by Mother Fleshman's Willett parents.

She had told us we could have it but that it lacked one of the frame mattresssupportrailsbecause she had broken it and had used it in her flower bed tosupport the taller growth.

We had no idea how that little woman had broken off the piece of steel that she needed to hold up her flowers, but she seemed capable of most anything.

After her death and in our moving to the hill, George dug out the broken portion of the rail and brought it the two pieces along to the new house.

The bed frame was in deplorable paint condition, but we wanted to use our hist oricbed,so we setabout restoring it, not to its original condition, for it was just an openwork of curling iron rods that Mother Fleshman had painted some time before, but with a new coat of white paint, gilding the raised portions. Somehow George had m anaged to fasten together thepieces ofbroken railing to the headboard with a bit of wire and this and that, so the stead stood ready forouruse.

It really turned out quite nicely with our matching window drapes and

bedspread.

The bedhad come with a mirrored dresserand a tallseven-drawer chest, the wood in both in equally poor condition,sothey received the same treatment of white paint and gold gilt.

We were proud of our new master bedroom except for one thing. We had no bed stands.

Here we were in the middle of getting settled in our new house in the middle of winter, George attending to so many details as well as his job in town, and there was no place to put his alarm clock or drawers for our personal belongings on either side of

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By Karen Kain ForyyesCom News Service

British I was recently introduced to the idea of cooking flapjacks with rolled oats. I was interested, but really didn't know where to start.

Then my neighbor shared a curried oatmeal dish with me, which I absolutely loved. So I decided to dig a bit British Fla 'acks deeper into cooking with oats. I must say that I think I have been 1/2 Cup Unsalted butter (1 stick) introduced to a plethora ofhealthy cooking options.

1/2 Cup Brown sugar packed (or coconut sugar) Oats are gluten-free and have been recently labeled as one of the 1/4 Cup Honey world's healthiest foods. They lower your cholesterol levels and aid in 21/3 Cups Quick-cooking oats not instant or old-fashioned the preventionofheart disease and diabetes.Oatshave come a long Pinch Salt way from a breakfast meal.

As I started my new cooking adventure I quickly came across this Guilt-Free Chocolate Banana Cookie recipe, it is easy to make and Preheat oven to 350'E deliciously sweet. Of course I had to try a British Flapjacks recipe Butter 8x8x2-inch baking pan. before I found my way to making a Curried Oatmeal With Kale dish, a Combinethe butter,sugarand honey in a heavy medium saucepan. perfect lunch option and a greatparty recipe.

Stir constantly over medium-low heat until butter melts, sugar dissolves, and the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Add oats and salt; stir until coated. Add the nuts and dried fruit. Transfer mixture to prepared Guilt-Free Chocolate Banana Cookies pan and spread out in an even layer. Bake until the top is golden (edges 2 Ripe bananas will be darker), about 25 minutes. Cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Cut 1 Cup quick oats into 4 squares; cut each into 4 triangles (mixture will still be soft). /2 Cup dark chocolate chips 1 Heaping teaspoon peanut butter or Nutella (I used Nutella)

Curried Oatmeal With Kale

Mix all the ingredients together in a kitchen aid. Put a spoonful of dough onto a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.

2Cups OrganicOats,cooked 3Teaspoons Curry powder 1Teaspoon turmeric Powder 1/4Teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 Handful green beans cut into bite sized pieces 1 1/2 Cups kale chopped 1 Cup broccoli chopped 4 Spring onions, diced (you can substitute red onion) 1-15 Ounce can garbanzo beans, drained 1-8 Ounce can water chestnuts, drained 3/4 Cup mayonnaise 1/2 Cup plain yogurt Salt 8r pepper, to taste

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Steam the broccoli, beans and kale for 3-5 minutes and set aside. Cook the oats and drain, allowing time to cool. In a large bowl add the oatmeal, garbanzo beans, kale, broccoli, water chestnuts and onions. Stir to combine. In a separate bowl combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, salt, pepper, curry powder, cayenne, and turmeric together. Stir the mayonnaise mixture into the salad, making sure to fully combine all the flavors. Serve as a main dish or side salad.

By Daniel Neman St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Allspice is a victim of its own name.

You can't blame someone for seeingthe word "allspice"and thinking that it is a blend of m any spices — oreven allspices.

It's a natural assumption.

But allspice is just one spice, a driedberry from abroad leafevergreen tree that grows primarily on the islands of the Caribbean Sea and Central America. It got its English name, according to a book published in 1736, because it tastes like"all the other spices."

Usually when people today try to describe the taste, they limit the mixture of spices it resembles to cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.

Sometimes they also add juniper, ginger and black pepper.

What this means to the home cook is that allspice can be counted on to add an extra kick to practically everything. Whatever tastes good with cinnamon, clovesornutmeg tasteseven bet-

Chicken with cumin, paprika and allspice. ter (or at least just as good) with s o ciate with cloves or cinnamon allspice. And it is great in the sort too, such as soups and stews and of things you don't necessarily as- vegetables.

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ALLSPICE Continued ~om Page 1B The nexttime you make a chicken soup — or beef soup, or tomato — add a little allspice. Four or five berries will do for a gallon of soup, or one berry for every quart of liquid. Or if you are making a pot roast, stew or otherbraised dish,try three to fiv e allspice berriesfor a lovely hint of the flavor of the islands.

And don't forget to use it in desserts, too. Allspice is like cardamom; it is just as happy in sweet dishes as it is in savory. Cookies, cakes, oatmeal and even applesauce all perk up a bit when sprinlded with ground allspice.

I decided to use it in three distinctly different ways: as part of a flavorful rub on roast chicken, in a spicy marinade inspired

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sugar, molasses), a little salty (soy sauce), a little spicy (cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger along with the allspice), a little aromatic (onions, shallots, garlic), a little fruity (orange juice, red wine) and perhaps more than a little hot (scotch bon-

net chile peppers).

I couldn't find scotch bonnets locally, so I used habaneros instead. They areclosely related and pack the same amount of fierce heat, but scotch bonnets are said to taste a bit fruitier.

Because of the wallop of fire that these peppers contain, Iremoved the seeds before chopping them. But the meat did not turn out to be as spicy as I feared because the heat was limited by the marinade. If you like it extra hot, try keeping the seeds in Q$u the sauce.

Ready for dessert,Ialso made sweet-potato muffins. I was a little uncertain (and perhaps used) by the indigenous people of the about these as I was making London Broil with Arawak Marmalade.

Caribbean islands and in them because the shredmuffins made, surprisingly, ded sweetpotato clumped with sweet potatoes. together, making the batter Sweet potatoes? Yes, a bit weird. allspice also pairs well with I needn't have worried. all of your most popular orIt eventually unclumped ange vegetables — carrots, (a fair amount of stirring squash and sweet potatoes. was involved) and became a I made the chicken first, recognizable muffin batter. and I'm glad I did because They baked with no problem. as it was baking a marvelAnd the taste? Superb. ous aroma of allspice permeated the kitchen. Cumin and It tasted just like carrot paprika are also major parts cake, only one in which the of this dish, but the spice carrots had been removed and replaced with sweet that you smell is allspice.

And it is sublime. potatoes.

The dish is wonderYou know that carrot cake fully easy to make, too. You flavor. It tastes like cinnasimply combine the spices mon. And cloves. And maybe (including garlic and onion just a hint of nutmeg. powders and salt and pepper) with just enough olive ROAST CHICKEN oil to make a wet paste. This WITH CUMIN, you rub all over the chicken — it's fun to play with your PAPRIKA AND food — and then roast it in ALLSPICE the oven.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings You don't even have to wait. With most rubs, you want to let the spices sit on 1 (6 to 6"/2-pound) chicken the meat for a while to let 2 tablespoons olive oil the flavors permeate the 1"/2 teaspoons ground cumin food. But this dish cooks so 1 teaspoon garlic powder slowly that the meat has 1 teaspoon onion powder the chance to absorb the 1 teaspoon ground allspice flavor from the spices while 1 teaspoon paprika Allspice. it cooks. It only roasts at /2 teaspoon salt 375 degrees, rather than the /2 teaspoon ground allspice, salt and grated sweet 425 degrees or so usually S WEET-POTATO black pepper potato. Make a well in the used to cook chicken, and 1 large lemon, halved MUFFINS center and pour in the egg the chicken winds up being Yield: 15 servings mixture.

Stir the egg mixture, surprisingly tender and 1. Preheat oven to 375 degradually incorporating it into moist, redolent of all the grees. Rinse chicken; pat dry. the sweet potato mixture. Stir good things smeared on it.

Place chicken on rack in large 2 eggs in the raisins and walnuts.

The marinade I made is roasting pan.

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons 4.

Spoon the batter into the more old school, meaning 2. In a small bowl, stir packed brown sugar muffin tins; filling them to the that the meat has to soak together the oil, cumin, /2cup canola oil rim will result in large caps. up the flavor before it is garlic powder, onion powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or cooked. This is especially allspice, paprika, salt and 2 cups all-purpose flour until a toothpick inserted into truebecause Iused itto pepper to form a paste. Rub 2 teaspoons baking powder the middle comes out clean. make London broil and, as spice paste all over chicken.

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Use a paring knife around with other tough cuts of 3. Roast chicken 1 hour.

1 teaspoon freshly the edges of each muffin, if meat, London broil needs Squeeze juice from lemon grated nutmeg needed, to help pop them out a good, long marination to halves over chicken; place /2teaspoon ground allspice of the tin.

Best when served make it tender. lemon halves inside main /2teaspoon salt immediately.

The great thing about this cavity. Continue to roast until 4 cups peeled, shredded marinade is that it could be chicken is cooked through sweet potatoes Per serving: 284 calories; 14 used for any kind of meat and thermometer inserted (about 2 large) g fat; 1 g saturated fat; 25 mg or fish. But try it with a into thickest part of thigh reg- /2cup raisins cholesterol; 4 g protein; 39 g London broil and let the isters 180 degrees, from 30 to 1 cup chopped walnuts carbohydrate; 21 g sugar; 2 g meat marinate overnight.

60 more minutes. Transfer to fiber; 163 mg sodium; 74 mg It is astonishingly good. platter; let stand 15 minutes.

1. Preheat oven to 350 decalcium.

Your family or guests will grees. Grease muffin tins to Recipe from allrecipes.com go crazyforit— as long as Per serving (based on 6): 609 hold about 15 muffins. they like their food spicy. calories; 37 g fat; 10 g saturat2. Crackeggs into a small A versionoftherecipe ed fat; 206 mg cholesterol; 64 bowl and beat well. Add Arawak Marinade apparently originally comes g protein; 2 g carbohydrate; brown sugar, oil and vafrom the Arawaks, an indig- no sugar;1 g fiber;387 mg nilla, and whisktogether until Yield: AbOut 2"/2 Cupa enous people of the Caribsodium; 44 mg calcium. smooth. bean islands and South Recipe from Bon Appetit 3. In a large bowl, mix America. The recipe has it together the flour, baking all: It is a little sweet (brown powder,cinnamon, nutmeg,

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6 green onions, chopped 3 tablespoonsminced shallots 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 tablespoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon /2teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon brown sugar /2cup fresh orange juice /2cup cider vinegar "/4 cup red wine /2cup soy sauce /2cup vegetable oil 1 tablespoon molasses 2 scotch bonnet chile peppers, see note Note: Scotch bonnet peppers are closely related to habaneros, which you can substitute if you cannot find the scotch bonnet. Both are among the hottest peppers in the world, so be very careful.

1. In a medium bowl, combine the green onions, shallots, garlic, ginger,

allspice, ground black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, brown sugar, orange juice, vinegar, wine, soy sauce, oil and molasses.

2. Chop the peppers and add to the mixture. If you want it a little less hot, remove the seeds before chopping. Wash your hands thoroughly, then wash the knife and the cutting board.

3. Mix well, cover, and allowto sitfor1 hour. Stir again before using to marinate fish or meat. Marinate fish at least 30 minutes, chicken or pork at least 1 to 2 hours, or beef (such as for London broil) at least 4 to 6 hours or overnight. Discard marinade after use.

Per (2-tablespoon) serving: 70 calories; 6 g fat; 1 g saturated fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 1 g protein; 4 g carbohydrate; 3 g sugar; nofiber; 583mg sodium; 12 mg calcium.

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homestead could no longer be under my tender care, so it meant another house and Continued from Page 1B storageofthe iron bed frame.

The bed stands were still durable, if not Always up to the challenge, he brought home some half-inch and quarter-inch boards, handsome, and one of them just fit my needs plywood I think it was, and with his skill-saw beside my chair, so I put it to use without he measured and cut numerous pieces to nail thinking ofhow it may look to others. Why together. buy something new when this one can The finished product was two bed stands continue to serve, a reminder of days gone by with three medium-sized and one small when necessity was quickly met in a homely fashionbut speaks oflove in spiteofitsless drawer, angled to open without handles, that desirable looks. just fit the space on each side of the bed.

To match our white and gold color scheme, Maybe one day I will buy a new one that we painted and gilded our new additions and looks pleasing with fine wood and beveled w ere grateful fortheuse they provided over joints ... or ... maybe I will repaint this one a the years, rustic as they were. We could have different color. Or maybe I'll just look at this one — and remember. purchased new, properly constructed ones in years to come. But we never did.

Time passed and, with it, my George as Reach Dory at well. The three-story house and near 15-acre fleshman&oni.com.

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L arge M a s te r w i t h ceive comment from Ob)ections delivered walk-in closet. New Amount Due: $575.00 as t he p u b li c o n the b y mail must b e r e 10x20 shop. Private, 2007 NUWA HitchHiker of Apnl 1, 2015 budget for the f i scal ceived b e f o r e the nicely landscaped back Champagne 37CKRD year July 1, 2015 to close of the fifth busi$39,999 Auction to take place on June 30, 2016. A copy ya rd. $247,900. F o r a n ness day after the obTnple axles, Bigfoot Iack a ppointment t o s e e Wednesday, April 29, of the budget docuIection f i l in g p e r i od . leveling system, 2 new this home or more 2015 at 9:00 AM at A ment m a y be i nFor e m ailed o b ) ecinfo call 541-786-0334. 6-volt battenes, 4 Slides, 2 Z Storage ¹3 , o n spected or obtained on tions, please email to: Rear Dining/ICitchen, www.zillow.com 1 7th S t r e et , B a k e r or after May 5, 2015, ob ections- nw-wallowa large pantry, double between the hours of whitman©fs.fed.us City, OR 97814 fndge/freezer. Mid living 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Please put O B J ECroom w/fireplace and Name of Person Forea t th e I m b l e r H i g h TION and the pro)ect surround sound. Awning closing: A 2 Z Storage School Office. This is a name in t h e s u b)ect 16', water 100 gal, tanks Units are managed by public meeting where line. Electronic ob)ec50/50/50, 2 new PowerNelson Real E state deliberation o f t he tions must be submithouse 2100 generators.

B udget C o m m i t t e e ted as part of an actual Agency, 845 Campwill take place. A ny e-mail message, or as bell, Baker City, OR SINGLE RESIDENCE, Blue Book Value 50IC!!

541-519-1488 97814, 541-523-6485 person may appear at a n attachment in M i f our-level home, f o r the meeting and discrosoft Word ( .doc), sa I e b y ow n e r.THE SALE of RVs not No. 00040640 cuss the proposed prorich text format (.rtf), 2014/15 Real Market beanng an Oregon in- Legal Published: April 15, 17, or portable document grams with the Budget Value is assessed at signia of compliance is Committee.

20, 22, 24, 27, 2015 format (.pdf) only. For $252,319.00 w/ taxes illegal: cal l B u i lding electronically mailed at $3,800.47. Actual Codes (503) 373-1257. OREGON TELEPHONE P ublished: Apr i l 2 0 , appeals, the s e nder sale pnce is $229,000.

Corporation is the re2015 s hould normally r e Located at 1403 Cris VINATGE 1954 Wally cipient of F e deral ficeive a n a u t o m ated Ct. La Grande, OR. Byam Holiday travel n ancial a s s i s t a n c e e lectronic a c k n o w Close to Hospital and t railer.

A n ex c i t i n g from the Rural Utilities Legal ¹: 40409 l edgement from t h e Central School. It feapart of Baker City HisService, an agency of agency as c o nfirmatures new roof, new tory since Mr. Byam LIMBER JIM/MUIR the U.S. Department t ion of receipt. If t h e extenor paint, f e nced was the i n ventor of FUELS of Agriculture, and is s ender does not r e back yard, 5 move in A irstrea m t ra i l e r s .

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Limber Jim Creek and 69IC, leather and GPS, partment of A g r iculDewey Avenue, Baker Please, no Saturday cash or L a G r a nde t ure w h i c h p r o v i d e Muir Creek area in T.5 phone calls or showCity, Oregon 9 7 8 14 and 6S, R.36 and 37E. that no person in the cashiers check only, between 7:45 AM and ing. 541-215-0300 T he d r af t de c i s i o n U nited States on t h e $11,500 OBO. 4 :30 P M , M o n d a y would authorize areas 509 554-1032 basis of r ace, c o lor, ~ 845 -Mobile Homes through Fnday except of m e ch a n ica l age, religion, national legal holidays. Ob)ecUnion Co. FOR SALE-1997 Toyota harvest/removal and origin or handicap shall t ions m a y a l s o b e prescribed b u r n i ng, 4 Runner, 4WD, clear be excluded from parBRAND N E W 2 0 1 4 , faxed to: F o rest Sus tocking d e nsity r e F leetwood De l u x e t itle, 1 9 6 IC, n e e d s ticipation in, or admisp ervisor, Attn: 1 5 7 0 duction, planting, hazvalue w o rk, $ 2 , 800 double wide home for sion or access to, deO b)e c t i o n s at ard tree removal, precash. No pymts. Call nied the benefits of, or s ale St o ne w o o d (541)-523-1315. Ob)ec541-963-0735. commercial thinning, o therwise b e s ub comm. over 1,500 sq. t ions must b e p o s t slashbusting, firewood f t. 3 BD , 2 b a , w i t h Iected t o d i s c r iminamarked or received by cutting, and harvest refamily room 9 ft c eiltion under any of this the Reviewing Officer, moval by tractor and o rganization' s p ro ings and more! Selling Forest S u p e r v i sor, winchline yarding sysf or $ 7 4 , 0 0 0 cal l grams or activities. w ithin 45 d ays f r o m tems. No new speci541-910-5059 for The person responsible the date of publication fied road construction details. f or coordinating t h i s of notice of the ob)ecor temporary road conorganization's nondistion in The Observer struction would be re855 - Lots & Propcrimination compliance news p a p e r , La quired. e ffort s is Deli n d a erty Union Co. Grande, OR. The pubAnalysis has been comICluser, General Manlication date is the ex81X113, 1818 Z Ave, LG. 1001 - Baker County ager. A n y i n dividual, pleted and the Limber clusive means for calUtilities available, Legal Notices Jim/Muir Fuels Reducor specific class of inculating the time to file $36k. 541-963-2668 t ion Pro)ect i s n o w BASIC SERVICE d ividuals, wh o f e e l s an ob)ection. T h ose sub)ect t o p r e -deciAnnual Ad that this o rganization wishing to file an obBEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in sional a d m inistrative has sub)ected them to Iection should not rely Cove, Oregon. Build Oregon Telephone Correview pursuant to 36 discnmination may obu pon dates o r t i m e y our d r ea m h o m e . poration is a q u a l ity tain further information CFR 218 subparts A frame information proSeptic approved, elecand B. The Responsitelecommunications about the statutes and v ided b y a n y o t h e r tnc within feet, stream ble Official is Bill Gamservices provider that r egulation s li st e d source. r unning through l o t . ble, District Ranger of above from and/or file provides basic and enA mazing v i e w s of hanced services at reaa w r i t te n c o m p laint the La Grande Ranger Issues raised in ob)ecmountains 5 v a l l ey. s onable rates w i t h i n Distnct. A copy of the with this organization; tions must be based 3.02 acres, $62,000 Environmental Assessits s e rvice t e r r i tory. or USDA, Director, Ofon previously submit208-761-4843 ment and draft Decifice o f C i v i l R i g hts, Basic services are oft ed s p e c ific w r i t t e n sion Notice and/or adRoom 326-W, Whitten fered at the following comments regarding d itional i n f o r m a t i o n ROSE RIDGE 2 SubdiviBuilding, 1400 I nderates: the proposed pro)ect c an be o b t ained b y sion, Cove, OR. City: Single Party Residence p endence A v e n u e , or activity and attnbcontacting Cindy ChnsSewer/VVater available.

Service, Monthly ServSW, Washington, DC uted to the ob)ector, t ensen a t t he La Regular price: 1 acre ice Charge, $ 11.95; 2 0250-9410, o r c a l l u nless th e i s s u e i s Grande Ranger D i sm/I $69,900-$74,900 Single Party Business (800)795-3272 (voice) based on new informatrict, 3 50 2 H i g h w ay We also provide property Service, $16.50; or ( 2 0 2 ) 7 2 0-6382 tion that a rose af t er 3 0, La G rande, O R management. C heck Federal S u b s criber ( TDD). U SDA is a n t he opportunities fo r 97850, 541-962-8501, out our rental link on equal opportunity emLine Charge — Single comment. The burden our w ebs i t e Line, $6.50. ployer. Com p l a ints or by emailing her at is on the ob)ector to www.ranchnhome.co Touch Tone Service: m ust be f i led w i t h in c chnstensen©fs.fed.us . demonstrate compliO nly individuals or o r m or c aII 180 days after the alTouch Tone service is ance with this requireganizations that s u bRanch-N-Home Realty, provided as a part of leged d i scrimination. ment for ob)ection ismitted specific wntten In c 541-963-5450.

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If you have a concrete driveway, chances are you're goingtogetacrack or tw o as time goes by. If you don't do anything about it, a crack will just get worse as water seeps in and freezing and thawing occurs. So it's time to fix those cracks. eWeather is our problem in Central Oregon — hot days, cold nights, expansion and contraction.

Ifthe subgrade wasn't prepared properly and moisture gets under concrete in the winter and freezes,thaws and settles, weak spots can turn into cracks," said David Graham, a Central Oregon custom home builder who specializes in concrete.

He's run DC Graham Construction for 19 years and gave us tips for successfulconcreterepair.

The good news is that filling a concrete crack, and preventing it &om cracking more, is a relatively easy do-it-yourself job if both sides of the crack are the same height.

The bad news is that it's only aBand-Aid fi x,even when done by an expert.

The only real solution for a cracked driveway is an entirely new driveway at some point.

"Igetfourorfivecalls each week, sometimes two or three per day, asking me, 'Do you do driveway crack repair?' and honestly, I don't anymore. That's what crack filler is for, and most peoplecan do itthemselves.

I recommend going to a good place like Bend Construction Supply to get their recommendation for a product that works best in our climate," Graham said.

David Baker, the owner of Bend Concrete Supply, said most people use a hybrid polyurethane caulking. He carriesavariety to choose from that come in multiple colors, including concrete gray. They can match most stainedorcolored concrete as well.

This is a do-it-yourself project thatBaker told usis definitely worth doing, and the sooner the better.

"Some cracks that are very fi ne aren'tw orth fixing, but if you have concrete cracks that are opening, to prevent them &om continuing to crack and prevent water from getting in there and freezing and thawing, it makes sense to fill them.

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DRIVEWAY CRACK REPAIR • Time: One day to sweep or hose off the driveway, widen the crack, let it dry, vacuum it and then fill it with caulk.

• Difficulty: Moderate, because it involves drilling and physical exertion.

• Cost: Less than $200, assuming that you already own some of the supplies.

SUPPLIES: Broom, whisk broom, dustpan Shop vacuum 4/2-inch angle grinder ($30-$150), with V-shaped crack chaser ($40-$100), or Hammer and chisel (about $35) Sand or backer rod (aka foam rope) Polyurethane caulking ($8 per tube that covers 10 to 12 feet) Caulking gun ($5) Mask (N95) to prevent breathing concrete dust (about $15) Safety goggles (about $20) STEP 1: CLEANTHE DRIVEWAY Sweep and then wash off the driveway, getting as much debris as you can out of the crack with a broom, whisk broom or water. Let the crack dry.

STEP 2: ENLARGETHE CRACKAND VACUUM Put on safety goggles and a mask (N95 is a particulate respirator mask that will prevent you from breathing in concrete dust).

With a hammer and chisel or, for greater speed and precision, a grinder with a crackchaser blade attachment, cut a V-shaped groove into the concrete crack, opening it up to a consistent width of "/4-inch to "/2-inch, so you have space to fill it with caulk.

Sweep the concrete dusk you generate into a dustpan and save it for sprinkling over the crack when it's filled. The crack will be less noticeable that way.

After the crack is widened, vacuum out any debris with a shop vac or wash it out with a hose. If the crack is wet, allow it to dry completely before you fill it.

STEP 3: FILLTHE CRACK Before you start caulking, if the crack is deep or cracked to different depth levels, you might want to pour in some sand or push a backer rod (foam rope) into it, so that you'll be able to fill the crack to a consistent depth of about "/2 inch.

Put a tube of polyurethane crack filler in a caulking gun, and then fill the crack.

"While the caulk is wet, broadcast the concrete dust you saved over it, and it'll stick. The next day, when it's dry, sweep up any excess that did not stick," said David Baker of Bend Construction Supply.

In response to a column abouttossingvegetables in olive oil and roasting them in a 400-degree oven, a reader &om Connecticut writes: "My wife and I often roast vegetables as you described. But we recently heard that olive oil, when used with high heat, creates icompoundsl that are definitely not good for us.

We are now concerned about using olive oil in cooking and baking and are somewhat confused as to what we should do. Do you have any knowledge or information about such issues?"

High heat can definitely damage the integrity and nutritional value of cooking oils, say food chemists.

Especially when the oil is heated beyond its "smoke point."

How do you know when it reaches this level? It emits a harsh odor and sets off your smoke alarm.

When oils begin to smoke, they release volatile and sometimes dangerous compounds into your food.

Oils vary in their smoke point. Extra virgin olive oil, for example, disintegrates at alower temperature than refined olive oil. And the practice of reusing the same oil over and oversuch as in deep fat fiying — causesitto become rancid much more quickly.

Studies conducted on "thermally stressed culinary oils" show they can produce toxic substances known to harm health. And valuableomega-3 fats are destroyed when vegetable oilsareheated above their

smoke points. Exposure to light and oxygen can accelerate thedeterioration of cooking oils as well, so where we store them becomes important. Here are some other guidelines: Avoid consuming fiied foodsas much as possible.

Duh. When you do cook in oil, use high monounsaturated fats such as olive and canola oils. These may be better able to resist oxidativedamage when heated than oils that are high in polyunsaturated fats such as corn or safIIower oils.

Use extra virgin unreined oilsforsalad dressf ings and lightly sauteed dishes. Use more refined oils for cooking at higher temperatures. Extra virgin olive oil, for example, has a smoke point of about 320 degrees F. whereas refined olive oil begins smoking at around 410 degrees.

Use nut oils like peanut, walnut, sesame and grapeseedfordishes thatrequire higher cooking temperatures. These oils generally have smoke points of 400 degrees or higher.

Save your cherished flax-

seed, hemp and poppyseed oilsforrecipesthatrequire little if any heat. These oils have a high propensity to become rancid even at low cooking temperatures.

Who needs to char foods with ghastly high temperatures anyway? According to a technical paper on this topic &om Oklahoma State University, most foods cook well at temperatures between 325 and 375 degrees F. Maybe we could even turn the heat down a bit with our olive oil tossed roasted vegetables.

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starts popping ofE and it's crumbling and falling apart, it'stime for a tear-out," Baker said.

If you decide that it's time to get a new driveway put in, Graham said the price is anywhere from $1.45 to $1.75per square footto

remove theold concrete.

An average two-car driveway is about 600 square

feet, sothat'sabout$900.

Then the cost ofhaving a new driveway poured runs

between $2,000 and$4,500.

Graham said he's putting in more paver driveways than

concrete ones these days.

"Pavers in Central Oregon are agreat option because if something happens to one of them, you just replace it, not the whole driveway. Pavers last longer than concrete, and wearbetter,too,"Graham said.

Dog dangers:Whenneteats VourNills The Seattle Times A medication that does one thing for peopledoes notnecessaril y dothe same for our pets, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association iAVMAl. Although there are many medications used in both animals and people, the effects, dosesneeded,and otherthings can differ.

A pet can easily ingest dropped pills or may be given harmful human medications by an unknowing owner, causing illness, or even death. About one-quarter of all phone calls to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center are about human medications, the AVMA says. The center lists the 10 most common human-medication complaints they receive.

Here they are, in order based on the number of complaints: 1. Ibuprofen: Also sold as Advil and Motrin, this is the most common human drug ingested by pets. Many brands have a sweet outer coating that makes it appealing to pets ithink"M&M,n but a potentially deadly one). Ibuprofen can cause stomach ulcers and kidney failure.

2.Tramadol: Also sold as Ultram, this is a pain reliever. Your veterinarian may prescribe itforyour pet,butonly ata dosethat'sappropriate.Never giveyour medication to your pet without first consulting your veterinarian. Too much tramadolcan cause sedation oragitation, wobbliness, disorientation, vomit-

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3. Alprazolam: Also sold as Xanax, thisisprescribed asan anti-anxiety m edication and a sleep-aid.M ostpets that ingest alprazolam can become sleepy and wobbly; however a few will become veryagitated instead.These pills are commonly ingested by pets as people put them out on the nightstand so they remember to take them. Large dosesofalprazolam can drop theblood pressure and could cause weakness or collapse.

4. Adderall: This is a combination of four different amphetamines and is used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder iADHDl in children. This medication doesn't have the same effect in pets as it does in people; it acts as a stimulant in pets and causes elevated heart rate and body temperature, along with hyperactivity, tremors and seizures.

5. Zolpidem: Also sold as Ambien, this is a sleep-aid for people. Pets commonly eat pills left on the bedside table. Zolpidem may make cats wobbly and sleepy, but mostpetsbecome very agitated and developelevated heart rates.

6. Clonazepam: Also sold as Klonopin, this drug is used as an anticonvulsant and anti-anxiety medication. It is sometimesalsoprescribed asa sleep-aid.

When animals ingest clonazepam, they can become sleep and wobbly. Too much

clonazepam can lower the blood pressure,leading tow eakness orcollapse.

7. Acetaminophen: Also sold as Tylenol, acetaminophen is a very common pain killer found in most households.

Catsareextremely sensitiveto acetaminophen, but dogs can be affected, too. Acetaminophen can cause liver damage.Italsocan cause damage to yourpet' sred blood cells so thatthe cells are unable to carry oxygen — like your body, your pet's body needs oxygen to survive.

8. Naproxen: Also sold as Aleve or Naprosyn, this is an over-the-counter painreliever.Dogsand catsarevery sensitive to naproxen and even small amounts can cause stomach ulcers and kidney failure.

9. Duloxetine: Also sold as Cymbalta, thisdrug isprescribed asan antidepressant and anti-anxiety agent. When ingestedby petsitcan cause agitation, vocalizat ion,tremors and seizures.

10. Venlafaxine: Also sold as Effexor, venlafaxine is an antidepressant. For some unknown reason, cats love to eat the capsules. Ingestion can cause agitation, vocalization,tremors and seizures.

Although this may be the list of the medications about which the APCC receivesthelargestnumbers ofcomplaints, the AVMA warns that any human medication could pose a risk to your pets — not just these 10.

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Put away the snowblower and tune up the lawn mower becausewhat passesforspringthesedayshasarrived.

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute offers some tips forproper and safeoperation ofallthethings youneedto keep your yard looking marvelous: • Use the right equipment for the task. Mowers, hedge trimmers and so forth aie designed to help you manage a landscape as efficiently and productively as possible.

•Selecta"right-sized"pm duct.Askyourretailer/dealerfor assistance in size, capabilities, power sources and feattnes that fityour needs.

• Assign the right person to use the equipment, and allow onlyresponsible adults familiar with the instructions to operate it. Such tools should not be operated byyoungpeople who are not physically or developmentallyready to operate them.

• Alertpeople nearby of the work to be done. Confirm the locations of pets and childien and ask that theybe kept out of the area and supervised.

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Woman's explosive boyfriend must learn to control his fuse

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DEARABBY I have known "Dean" for 10 at le asttheboy washonest.Iadvised Jackson years. We have been living together for two. to ftndanother friend to play with.

I'm at a loss on what to do next,ifanything.

Since the begt'nning, he has struggled with depression, anxiety and anger issues. Occasion- Do I talk to the parents? Orjust let it go? ally he has explosive episodes where he'll throw Friendship shouldn't be forced, but my heart things and punch or kick inanimate objects. aches for my son. Please give me some advice.

— MAMA BEAR INILLINOIS Recently things escalated. He was angry with himselfafter getting angry with me DEAR MAMA BEAR: Tell the parents what happened if they ask again for Jackfor disturbing his "process"while making dinner, and he threw a potted son to come over. While children say all kinds of things plantacross theroom.

I'm not an idiot. I know DEAR in the heat of the moment, these are semus issues Every ABBY it wou l d be better for your 6, son if you found some other friend or family member of mine who knows him believes activities for him — group he's a good guy deep down. But they all tell activities involving sports or science or the arts — for at least a while. me to leave him. I talked with him after the While it's understandable your neighbor's incident. He called a therapist, set up an apson mayresent being forced to play with Jackpointment and has promised he won't drink anymore. son, it is equally understandable that Jackson I'm struggling with thejudgment I'm feel- might be reluctant at this point to have anything more to do with him. Don't push it. ing from my friends and family. Dean is a man I see a future with, and I don't want to DEARABBY:I havej ust found outI'm 10 give him up when he's ftnally seeking treatment.My friends areconcerned about me weeks pregnant. Both sets foparents are overj oyed — it's their ftrst grandchild — and I'm getting hurt, either in the crossftre or when I try to stop him from hurting himself AmI happy because this was the plan all along. My an idiot for not walking away? husband wants kids,and thisis our ftrst baby.

— NOT READY TO WALK My husband isn't the kind to wear his DEAR NOT READY: If all your family heart on his sleeve. I have ttv'ed to involve and fiiends are worried about your physical him in appointments and classes, but he safety, for your own sake, you may have to seems uninterested. He has expressed no stop trying to save Dean and concentrate on emotions, even when he saw ourftrst sonoyourself for a while. gram. It makes me feel sad and lonely. When He may have many fine qualities, and the Iaskhimifheishappy about thepregnancy, fact that he is willing to seek help for his ex- he says yes, but it's hard to tell.

W hat can Ido?Hisreassurance doesnot plosive temper says a lot for him. That's why I'm suggesting you and Dean pay a visit feel genuine. This is supposed to be a mileto his therapist together and ask whether stone, the next chapter of our lives.

— PREG-0 INARIZONA it would be better if you live apart until he learns to recognize and manage his "trigDEAR PREG-0: While your parents and gers." It may give him the incentive to work in-laws are overjoyed, and you are excited harderon hisproblems — because itappears at theprospectofthe baby,itispossiblethat he has more than a few to deal with. yourhusband may be overwhelmed atthe reality ofbecoming a father and the responDEARABBY: Recently my 11-year-oldson, sibility it entails. Not all men are good at "Jackson,"wasata neighbor' shouseplaying expressing their emotions, particularly emowithanotherboy a few yearsyounger.Theboy tions that they think might be "unmanly."

Instead of depending upon him to reastold my son he plays with him only because his parents make him, and he said he isn't sure you, try reassuring him about what a wonderful father he is going to be. If you do, Jackson's friend and neverwanted to be.

Jackson came home upset, and I was heart- you mayfi nd thatasyourpregnancy probroken for him. I comforted him and told him gresses, his level of excitement will increase.

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BILOXI, Miss. — Vernon Asper is a scientist who works in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, looking for oil. It's still out there, five years after the nation's worst oil spillthe Deepwater Horizon blowoutinApril 2010 that killed 11 rig workers and spewed what was estimated at the time to be 205 million gallons into the Gulf over three months.

How muchis there and where itis ate legitimate questions, but fiveyears out, answers still aren't them It may have to be enough to know scientists are still looking and thatsome ofitisaccounted for — burned, skimmed, oxidized and eaten bybacteria. Butitis in the deep waters.And learninghow oil connects with sediment there is hugelyimportant to finding where the oil is.

One theoryis it collected and moved thmugh a canyon on the Gulffloor like a series of underwater mountain stzeams, or stuck to the Continental sheKAbout 10 million gallons was found to have settled on the Gulffloor amund the rig.

Asper, aprofessorofm arine sciences for the University of Southern Mississippi, studies mud and the clouds of material in the water called marine snow. He was with a team thatdiscovered agiantplume ofoil andgas suspendedin the water column two weeks after the blowout.

Today, meters with hollow glass floats, some moored a mile below the surface, measure the flow of water to see if currents pick up oiled material on the sea floor, lift

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