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Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscribers Gene and Clair Duncan of Baker City.

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The pottery sale this Friday to benefit the Baker High School art department has changed venues and will now be held at Lone Pine Cafe,1825 Main St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the First Friday art walk.

The pottery — bowls, cups, plates and more — were made during a 12-hour period by eight BHS students and art teacher Kristen Anderson. Proceeds from the sale will help buy art supplies and bring guest artists in to work with the students.

Locals on EOU dean's list LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University has named 528 students to the dean's list for winter term 2015.

Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term.

Local students on the dean's list: • BAKER CITY: Melissa Andino, Nathan Baeth, Amanda Bailey, Michelle Birkmaier, Kyle Boudreau, Riley Carter, Desiree Christensen, Meranda Christensen, Rikki DiNardi, Alison Dixon, Jennifer Haselhuhn, Sheila Johns, Kaycie Kitzmiller, Chelsea Krohn, Evan Krohn, Trace Richardson, Raven Shipsey • HAINES: Faith Hall, Kathryn Hamann • HALFWAY: JacobTraw • NORTH POWDER: Lindsey Loennig

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Nolan Perkins breaks roots that also are mixed in with old wiring once used for lights along the parking strip and pipes for an underground watering system. Daniel McQuisten, Baker County facilities maintenance foreman, said the five-year plan concerning courtyard trees involves input and planning from the County, OTEC, the Baker CityTree Board and Cascade Natural Gas.

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The roar of chain saws filled the airTuesday as fi ve diseased silver m aple trees met their demise at the Baker County Courthouse.

Baker County's five-yeartree plan, which starts this year, called for removing the five maples, w hich are estimated at40 to 100 years old.

Over the next four years the county plans to remove eight other maple trees and one chestnut tree on the Courthouse grounds. All of those trees are near the sidewalks thatborder thefourstreetsthat form the Courthouse blockThird and Fourth streets, and Washington and Court avenues.

The plan also calls for pruning many other trees. The county doesnotintend to cutseveralof the tallertreeson theproperty, including the two spruces and two birches on the east side of the Courthouse.

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Several Baker High School students have been disciplined in connection with allegationsofcyberbullyingrelated to"sexting" at the school.

School district administrators in conjunction with police began investigating the matter about two weeks ago, said Ben Merrill, BHS principal.

"A student came to me concerned about the safety of another student," Merrill said."The ireportingl student wanted me to be aware of the rumors."

Merrill said the student told him that a nude image of another student was being shared with other students via electronic devices.

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SeeTreeslPage 7A Map le trees come down at the County Courthouse.

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HarveV:Wolves on'tnee stateSrotection

By Pat Caldwell

gered species list.

"I think they ought to delist them.They have toomany of them," Harvey said.

The gray wolf issue — a lingering political and wildlife quandary for Eastern Oregon — secured

For the Baker City Herald

Baker County Commission Chairman Bill Harvey doesn't mince words regarding whether wolves in Oregon should be removed from the state's endan-

T ODAY Issue150, 54 pages

Full forecast on the back of the B section.

For the second time this month, herbicide use was the hot topic at a Baker City Council meeting.

Several residents implored city councilors to consider banning on city properties the use of products containing glyphosate and 2,4-D, and to consider alternative methods to control weeds at publicplaces.

Public Works Director Michelle Owen gave areporton the city'suseofchemicalherbicides as requested by councilors at the April 14 meeting.

The request stemmed from numerous complaints of residents about herbicide use in the city.

Owen explained that the use ofherbicides iincluding glyphosate and 2,4-Dl in city parks and along the Leo Adler Memorial Pathway iLAMPl is contracted to Grass Master lnc. and that the contractor is required to apply the chemicals according to regulations as required by law.

Workers also use herbicides at other cityowned properties including Quail Ridge Golf Course, the wastewater treatment facility north of the city, the airport and various warehouse and storage facilities Owen also said that state law requires the city to control noxious weeds.

At the previous meeting several citizens expressed concern that 2,4-D was Agent Orange, the controversial defoliant used in the Vietnam War. See CouncilIPage5A

the limelight again last week in Bend when the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission decided to consider removing wolves in Eastern Oregon from the state's list.

State biologists will review the matter and then return in the fu-

ture to the commission for further consideration. "lt ia delistingl is not a forgone conclusion," said Arran Robertson, a communications associate with Oregon Wild.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015

BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 30 • Thursday Art Night at the Eltrym: Monthly celebration of the cinematic arts the lastThursday of every month, 7 p.m., at the historic Eltrym Theater in historic downtown Baker City. Each month features a different art film and begins with a half-hour storytelling time before the featured film. Tickets are $6 adults or $4 seniors and students.

SATURDAY, MAY 2 • Truffle Shuffle: 8 a.m., at First Street and Washington Avenue; same-day registration will be from 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.; advance registration is encouraged and forms can be found at Peterson's Gallery, 1925 Main St.; the Baker Family YMCA, 3715 Pocahontas Road; and online at http://tinyurl. com/mcnne8g.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 • Baker County Legislative Hotline Video Conference: 7 a.m. PDT, at the Baker County Extension Office's media room, 2600 East St. Rep. Cliff Bentz, (R-Ontario), and Sen. Ted Ferrioli, (R-John Day), will update constituents on legislative action while the 2015Oregon Legislature is in session.

SATURDAY, MAY 9 • PowderRiverFriends of the NRAAnnual Banquet: 4 p.m., Baker County Events Center, 2600 East St.; more information is available at www.prfnra.org

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald April 29, 1965 The Upper Columbia Basin Resource Committee is expected, in the near future, to launch into a water resources study for Baker County.

The study will be part of an overall plan to obtain complete evaluation of Oregon's water supply and anticipated needs. Clinton Bowman, representing the State Water Resources Board, met with the local committee at the Baker County Courthouse last night.

25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald April 30, 1990 Baker won its 14th straight Northeast Oregon Forestry Skills championship Saturday at Baker High School.

The Bulloggers earned103 points, to nip a strong Scio team by 11 points.

"I think we will have the capability of winning state again, but the Bulldoggers will have to work much harder, "said Bakercoach Mike Monaco. Bakerhaswon the state title eight of the past nine years.

10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald April 29, 2005 Tom Kulog of Baker City suggests the city add a small piece to its already ambitiously big plan to extend the Leo Adler Memorial Parkway along the Powder River.

But Kulog's idea ought to be simple.

Cheap, too, because the city already owns the property.

City officials have proposed to build the Adler Parkway, a paved path open to pedestrians and bicyclists, from Washington Avenue north to Madison Street.

ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald April 30, 2014 Baker City physician Jon Schott has been named the Oregon Family Doctor of the Year by the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP).

Schott, who specializes in family medicine and has been practicing in Baker City since1999, received the award Saturday in Portland.

"I feel a huge honor and am very humbled by this award," Schott said.

He credited his partners and the staff at St. Luke's/ Eastern Oregon Medical Associates, the Baker City clinic where he has his practice.

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OBITUARIES 'Val'Valenzuela

member of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, the Fleet Felix'Val" Valenzuela died Reserve Association and the April 21, 2015, in Baker City Elks. surrounded in love.

Though Val had traveled There will be and lived around the world, a celebrationof he felt most at home in the life for Val this Baker Valley and in the summer. community of Baker City.

The youngest Val believed that all people of three siblings, deserved to be safe, cared for 'Val' and heard. For years, Val volVal was born Valenzuela in 1930 atLos unteered his time to transAngeles, back late at different agencies and when the city was surround- locations in Baker City and La Grande. ed by orange groves. Raised in Southern California, he Countless times, Val entered the U.S. Navy in brought families home who 1950. were stranded on the road Val was in the Navy for to ensure they were safe more than 20 years, servand had a good meal. And ing on many different ships, when he would learn that a including the USS Columbus family was in need of food or (CA-74), USS Somers (DDshelter he would take food or volunteer to fix their homes 947), USS Coucal (ASR-8) and the USS Prairie (AD-15). to make them more comfortVal served in the Korean and able.

Vietnam wars and during Val was a generous and loving soul. He was very senthat time, while stationed in London, he served on the sitive and kind. He could tell Board of Translators and In- a good joke and laugh deeply. terpreters for his Command He ended every conversaand the US Embassy. tion with"God Bless You" Val met Victoria'Vickie" and meant it. He would help Barnes of Haines in 1965, a stranger, give a hand to and three days later they someone others might pass married. While in the Navy, by and talk with everyone, they adopted their son, John, whether at the bank, the groand daughter, Suzan. cery, the post office. Val was a After retiring from the fiiendlyand genuine guy.

Navy in 1975, Val and Vickie Family members exmoved back to Baker City pressed their deepest and to raise their family. They m ost ncere si appreciation added to the family with to the nursing staff at St. the birth of their youngest Alphonsus in Baker City.

"The nurses and CNAs son, David. Val and Vickie built their home together were kind, caring and comon Madison Street, turning passionate, giving special a two-bedroom home into a attention to Val's needs and five-bedroom home. Workprovidingthe bestcomfort ing together, they rocked, care possible while reassided and wired the home, an suring and supporting the experience Val enjoyed and family. We will be forever treasured. grateful," they said.

Valretired after 17 years Survivors include his wife, with the Oregon Transporta- Vickie; and his three chiltion Department in 1993. Val dren and their spouses, John was an excellent cook and and Kimberly Valenzuela known for making the hotof McFarland, Wisconsin, testsalsa around; ifyou gave Suzan and Brian Huntington him ajarofpreserves he of Portland, and David and returned that jar filled with Gokce Valenzuela of Augusta, his "famous" salsa.

Georgia, and two grandchilHe enjoyed vintage cars dren, Addyson and Riven and owned several throughValenzuela. out his adult life. Val was a Memorial contributions Baker City, 1930-2015

may be made to St. Francis de Sales or the Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org

by his parents; brother, Charles; and grandsons, Matt Halley and Rory HuK Survivors include his wife, LaRue; children, Gail, and her Stan Brooks husband, Mark Halley, of SisBaker City, 1928-2015 ters, Steve and his wife, Gerri, Stan Brooks, 86, a longof Richland, and Rod and his time Richland resident, died wife, Kelli Brooks, ofAddison, April20,2015 atMeadowTexas; grandchildren, Paul, brook Place in Baker City.

Ace, Miranda, David, ChrisAt his request topher and Carla; and eight there will be no great-grandchildren. service.

Memorial contributions Stanley m ay be made tothe Eagle Wayne was born ValleyAmbulance/EMTs at his grandpar- through Tami's Pine Valley Stan ent s ' home, on Funeral Home & CremaBrooks De c. 11, 1928, tion Services, P.O. Box 543, in Halfway, to Halfway, OR 97834. Online Paul and Olga LaRue Miller condolences may be made at Brooks. He was the oldest of www.tamispinevalleyfuneralthree boys. His brothers were home.com Dwight and Charles. He Lauren Loennig was raised at Richland and North Powder, 1999-2015 attended Richland ElemenLauren Annastacia Loentary, then graduated from Eagle Valley High School at nig, age 15, of North Powder Richland in 1947. died April 24, 2015.

After high school graduaThere will be tion he went to work for his a public memorial service from dad on the ranch and for a short time worked on the noon to 2 p.m.

Brownlee dam.

Friday, May 1, Stan married LaRue at the North Lauren Po w der Charter Colton on June 1, 1952, at the home ofheraunt and uncle, Loennig Sc hool. Those Wallace and Bess Richardson who would like (The old Fort Moody Place), to send flowers are asked to in Richland. They had three have them delivered to the children: Gail, Steve and Rod. school on Friday morning.

Stan started milking cows Lauren was born at Baker in 1962 and later joined his City in 1999. She was an avid brother, Charles, and sisteroutdoors person who loved in-law, Mary Lee, in the dairy many activities, particularly business. He worked at hiking, fishing and tying flies. the Pine Eagle Co-op, first She was proficient with the making butter before going guitar, enjoyed singing and into the dairy business and she loved to dance. She was lateras the accountant before driven in all aspects ofher retiring. life, whether it be her hobbies He loved fly fishing, huntor academics. ing, camping, playing cards In addition, she was and hunting for mushrooms actively involved with many in the spring. Stan used his charitable activities, includcarpentry skills for home ing donating her hair to remodeling projects and Locks of Love and volunteerbuilding picnic tables. ing on a medical mission to Hobbies were leather work, Honduras. She also loved making billfolds, purses and taking care of animals. She belts for family members, showed livestock through 4-H and was always taking and after retiring he tied flies for fishing. He enjoyed in strays. family gatherings and playing Lauren was a loving and pinochle. benevolent girl who always He was preceded in death thought of others first.

Survivors include her father, Gerald Loennig; her mother, Elizabeth Loennig; and three siblings, Logan Loennig, Lindsey Loennig and Lane Loennig.

The family suggests contributions to the Sierra Bingham HeartFund in memory of Lauren. An account has been established at the Baker City Umpqua Bank.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015

BAKER CITY HERALD —3A

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By Chris Collins

Amy Powell, 39, reported that items valued at $1,060 were taken from her 1990 Jeep Wagoneer parked in the 1000 block of Idlewood Drive.

Two vehicles parked in the 3000 block of Third Street were entered and $31 in change and miscellaneous items were taken. Victims are Marissa Uriarte, 24,owner ofa 2004 Toyota Corolla; and Teresa Uriarte, 57, owner of a 2003

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Baker City Police are investigating at leastseven carprowls reported Tuesday morning.

Sgt. Mike Regan said today that most of those vehicles were left unlocked overnight.

M iscellaneous items valued at$1,045 were taken &om a 1993 Ford F-250 pickup truck and a 2007 Toyota Corolla parked in the 3100 block of Elm Street.

The ownerisMari lyn Shumano Cham-

Jeep.

A prowler entered a 2007 GMC Yukon parked in the 1800 block of D Street. The victim was Denise Radford,

plin, 37.

29. Police said $61 in miscellaneous items were taken &om her vehicle.

A fifth report came from Reagan Emm el, age unavailable,whose 1998 Jeep was entered and $40 in miscellaneous property taken. Her vehicle was parked in the 3000 block of Walnut Street, police said.

Regan urged Baker City residents to lock their vehicles. ''Werecommend lockingup your vehicles and keeping personal property and property of value out of sight," Regan said.

Investigatorsunahleto findcauseforhousefire

Tuesday: Warmest in more than half a year If the blossoming trees and the green grass hadn't convinced you that spring has arrived, Tuesday ought to have persuadedthe most jaded skeptic.

It was the warmest day in Baker City in more than half a year.

The high temperature at the airport was 74 degrees.

We haven't basked in such balminess since Oct. 20, when the high was 75.

Unlike March, which was much warmer than average in Baker City, Aprilhas been moderate.The average hightemperaturesofaris59.1,less than a degree above average.

Investigatorswere unable to determine the cause of a Saturday fire at a Kirkway Drive home.

A single-wide mobile home sus-

tained$10,000 damage, said Dan Curtis, assistant fire chief. The tenant, Beth Robles, her husband and three children, lost contents valued at another $10,000, Curtis said. The property was covered by insurance.

There were no injuries.

The Robles family reported the fire at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Curtis

OBITUARIES Continued from Page 2A were married &om 1984 to 2006.Attersuffering a stroke Patricia Lynn Cartmell, 60, in 2005, Pat moved to Baker of Baker City, died on April City to be closer to her family.

Pat claims her employ21, 2015, at St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City. ment history consisted of A family "a workhorse for life." She milked cows, took care of gathering will be held at a chickens, worked with horses, later date. lots of yard work, flower beds, Patricia Lynn gardening and canning. She worked on many ranches as was born on Patricia Ap r il 25, 1954, a"cowboy."

Cartmell at Mapleton, She enjoyed the horses and driving pony carts. PackIowa, to John and Bernice lBolligl Virtue. ing into the high country to Pat was the eighth of 12 chil- hunt deer, elk and bear were dren. She was raised in Iowa special memories. Pat in her where she attended school own words shared"life itself in Castana through the was a ride." She loved a good eighth grade before moving party, being crazy, making to California with her family. memories. Pat collected NaWhile living in Washington, tiveAmerican artifacts,fosPat met Bill Cartmell; they sils, marbles, and all things

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said. Firefighters worked at the scene for about 2V2 hours.

The property is owned by Harold and Barbara Miller, according to Baker County Assessors OffIce records.

A Red Cross Disaster Team responded Saturday night to help the Robles family. The team provided family members with lodging, food, clothing, infant supplies, comfort kits, stuffed animals and information about disaster mental health and health services.

W estern orrelated to horses.

She studied and knew the importanceofeach piece collected.

Pat was lovingly referred to as "Aunt Pat Pat" to numerous nieces and nephews.

Pat is survived by brothers, Jack Virtue, Steve and Kim Virtue, Randy and Anna Virtue, Tom and Tina Virtue, and Kent and Tammy Virtue; a brother-in-law, Kenny Austin; sisters, Shirley and Phil Barbera, Sandy Shumway and Mike Proschold; sister-in-law, Marianne Virtue; nieces and nephews, Luke and Courtney Benson; and children, Remington and Welker, Luke and Ashley Austin, Buddy and Rhonda Hillman, Dustin and TJ Hillman and son Mason, Corey and Jessica Hillman and daughter Temperance, Codey Hillmanand Nevada Hillman, Nicole Virtue,

Garrett and Kerbie Virtue and Paisley; and many more nieces and nephews in other areas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her baby sister, Sheral; her brothers, Jim and Jerry; her sister, Lori; and her nephew, Kim M. Virtue.

Pat had a compassion for others, she worried, said a prayer, always wanted to be ofhelp if she could. And as the days would test her, she would say"It's always something."

Those who would like to make a donation in memory of Pat may do so to the charity of your choice, through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be made at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome. com

NEWS OF RECORD tributions may be made through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home Br Cremation Services, PO. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may bemade at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com Velma K. Semingson: Memorial service, 1 p.m., Thursday, May 7, at the Haines Methodist Church. Sally Wiens will officiate. Interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward at the Haines Methodist Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital through Gray's West Br Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814

DEATHS Fred Masterson: 70, of Baker City, died today at his home. Arrangements are by Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home Br Cremation Services, PO. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may bemade at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com

FUNERAL PENDING Thomas Connolly: Pontifical Mass of Christian burial, Friday, May1 at11 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral.

Lauren Loennig: 15, of North Powder, died April 24, 2015, at her home. Her memorial service will be at noon Friday, May 1, at the North Powder Charter School gymnasium. The family requests contributions to the Hearts for Binghams Foundation in memory of Lauren.

Bruce Valentine: Graveside service with military honors, Friday, May 1, at 4 p.m. at Mount Hope Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Oregon Health Br Science University (OHSU) Cardiac Transplant Unit, where Bruce experienced many miracles. Con-

POLICE LOG Baker City Police CRIMINALTRESPASSING: Jamie Joseph Weiss, 50, of2185 14th St., 11:55 a.m. Saturday, at Broadway and 10th streets; jailed and later released.

CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Roderick Joseph Gagnon, 37, of 115 Hughes Lane, 2:24

a.m. Saturday, in the 2400 block of Oak Street; jailed and later released on bail.

ASSAULT IV (Domestic) and MENACING: Michelle Lynn Wehl, 43, of 2614"/~ First St., 5:35 p.m. Friday, at her home; jailed and later released.

FAILURETO PAY FINES (Baker County warrant): Christopher Allen Bicknell,33, of 2520 Myrtle St., 8:44 a.m. Friday, at Auburn Avenue and Plum Street; jailed and later released.

FAILURETO APPEAR (Union County warrant): Marsan Kay Edison,32, of 305510th St., No. 19,2:35 p.m. Monday, atthe Baker County Jail where she is FAILURETO APPEAR, DRIVING UNDERTHE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS, OPEN CONTAINER OFALCOHOL IN AVEHICLE and REFUSINGTOTAKE A BREATHTEST (Umatilla County warrants): James Dean Logsdon,50, of Haines,7:56 p.m.

Monday, at his home; jailed.

FAILURETO PAY FINE (Baker County Justice Court warrants): Andrew Jay Culley, 26, of 1519 10th St., 8:03 p.m. Monday, at the sheriff's office; cited and released.

Crime reports BURGLARY: At Wheatland Insurance Center, 1405 Campbell St., between Friday night and Saturday morning; taken: miscellaneous items belonging to employees and $100 cash belonging to the business; police said the total loss was estimated at $850.

Baker County Sheriff's Office CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Jessey James Thomas O'Quinn, 19, of Halfway, 1:54 p.m. Saturday, at Halfway; jailed and later released.

LOCAL BRIEFING Harvey to meet with citizens Friday Baker County Commission Chairman Bill Harvey will have "First Friday with the Commissioner" on Friday, May 1, &om 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Baker County Courthouse, 1995 Third St. Citizens can visit with Harvey about issues affecting Baker County.

Haines citywide yard sale set for Saturday HAINES — The annual Haines citywide yard sale will be this Saturday, May 2.

Spaces for vendors are available at the Elkhorn Grange on Third Street, either inside or outside, for $10. Tables and chairsareprovided.To securea space,callJoann at 541-856-3435.

Vendor maps willbe availableatthe Grange.

Breakfast will be served at the Grange &om 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Cost is $5 per person and the menu includes pancakes, sausage, pop, water and coffee.

Freeway interchange plan meeting May 6 A public meeting is set for May 6 to discuss the Oregon Department of Transportation's management plans for the areas around the Exit 302 and Exit 306 &eeway interchanges in Baker City.

The meeting will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St.

Soil-water districts schedule May meetings Baker County's soil and water conservation districts have scheduled meetings for May. • Baker Valley, May 14, noon at the USDA Service Center, 3990 Midway Drive in Baker City.

• Eagle Valley, May 18, noon at the Shorthorn Cafe in Richland.

• Keating, May 26, noon at the USDA Service Center, 3990 Midway Drive in Baker City.

All meetings are open to the public. Meals will be available for those who RSVP by calling Tara at 541-523-7121, extension 100.

DAR to meet May 8 at the Sunridge The Lone Pine Tree Chapter of the Daughters American Revolution will meet Friday, May 8, at the Sunridge restaurant in Baker City. Lunch be at 11:30 a.m., with the meeting starting at noon.

Carol Guthrie will present the program 'War: Part One." Nancy Wilson will present a point to ponder, "Nostalgia: Do you remember your prom date?"

Meetings are open to the public and anyone interested in genealogy is welcome to attend. For more information, callMeschelleCookson at 541-523-4248,Roberta Morin at 541-446-3385, orJoan Smith at541-963-4861.

Street closures for TruNe Shuffie Saturday The second-annual Trume Shume is set for 8 a.m. Saturday, May 2, starting at the intersection of First Street and Washington Avenue. Same-day registration will be &om 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Entry is $25 and proceeds &om the run support Baker City Young Life. lNo T-shirts are available forrace-day entrants.)

There are two distances to choose from: the 5K is a run or walk and the 10K is a run. Both routes include a hill up toward Quail Ridge Golf Course. More information is posted on the Facebook page: www.facebook.conIITruSeShuSeFunRun. Fortherace,severalstreetsdowntown willbeclosed &om 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Washington Avenue will be closed from Main to Second and First Street will be closed &om Washington to Auburn.

County has several vacancies on boards Baker County has vacancies on several boards and commissions.

The list includes: Baker County Planning Commission (A representative from the Pine-Eagle area is preferred); Northeast Oregon Economic Development District (small cities representative); Transient Lodging Tax Committee; Baker County Fair Board; Baker CoUntyTravel Management Committee; Baker County Heritage Museum Commission; Baker County Cultural Coalition;Transportation/Traffic Safety Commission.

Volunteers need to fill out a volunteer form before May 15. Forms available at http//www.bakercountyorg/commissioners/pdfs/ApplicationForm.pdf.

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Especially rapists who don't leave DNA evidence.

House Bill 2317, under consideration in the Legislature, would make our state less attractive to rapists by doubling the statute oflimitations for firstdegree rape and some other felony sex crimes.

The House earlier this month approved the bill by a 59-0 vote.

The bill doesn't go far enough, but it's a significant improvement. We hope it becomes law.

Right now, Oregon has one of the shortest statutes oflimitations for rape, at six years. (This applies to cases without DNA evidence; for crimes with DNA evidence, there is no statute oflimitations.)

HB 2317 doubles the time frame for prosecuting rapists to 12 years aker the crime in cases where the victim is 18 or older. If the victim is younger than 18, the statute oflimitations lasts until the victim turns

30.

We think rape is suKciently serious that, like murder and attempted murder, it should have no statute oflimitation.

However, changing from six years to 12 years almost certainly would bring to justice rapists who otherwise would get away with their crimes.

That's because rape is so traumatic for many victims that they either never report it, or they are mentally unable to do so for many years.

We find abhorrent the notion that a rapist should be immune from prosecution aker six years simply because the victim couldn't meet an arbitrary deadline. Victims certainly don't magically emerge untainted from their ordeal after six years.

Neither should rapists.

GUEST EDITORIAL Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin: Gov. Kate Brown wants to start a conversation on campaign finance reform. But it's hard to see that pieces of it will, or should, go very far.

"No one should be able to buy a megaphone so big that it drowns out every other voice," she said recently. 'The First Amendment was intended to protect political discourse for all Oregonians, not just those with the deepest pockets. Truly representative leadership requires meaningful change to the status quo."

She testified in support of two bills. Senate Joint Resolution 5 would let voters change the Oregon Constitution to allow campaign contribution limits. Senate Bill 75 would put limits in place if SJR 5 passes. How will they hit the right balance and satisfy the Constitution?

For instance, what if a potential Democratic candidate forgovernor was given $10,000 by Comcast between 2006 and 2012? It happened. That potential candidate — Brown — wrote a glowing letter of support to the Federal Communications Commission supporting Comcast's merger with Time Warner Cable. The letter that Brown wrote was mostly a copy of one drafted by Comcast's lobbyists. Is that a part of the status quo that requires no meaningful change orshould itbe addressed by the bills?

Campaign finance reform has worked, somewhat. Public disclosure of what is spent and where it comes from has passed Constitutional muster. But when laws have gone much further than that, the U.S. Supreme Court has said no. It would be a truly odd thing for the court to rule that political speech is somehow a crime. And giving money to candidates or paying for political advertising is political speech.

So where does that leave the two bills? SJR5 contains no limits and it may be safe. It's the specifics of the limits in SB 75 that matter. The path, though, is full of pitfalls. Will it cover spending by corporations and by unions? Brown's office said it's their understanding that they would be covered.

There are more significant challenges. Remember what political strategist Ralph Reed said: "Money is like water down the side of the mountain. It will find a way to get around the trees." His point is that as campaign finance laws are erected, the money moves around. If there is a limit placed on spending of some political committees, other political committees form.

Then there's the problem of rich candidates. How can the government tell a rich candidate that it's illegal for him to spend his own money to get himself elected?

Many have argued that the ultimate solution to the challenges of campaign finance is to have publicly financed campaigns. That's a curious, problematic arrangement.

Candidates would then be going to the government to ask for money to change the government. We are yet to hear any solution better than prompt, public disclosure of campaign spending.

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Your views Work together, not against each other: Yes on 1-63 After much research and soul searching this letter is meant to address two very important issues. In Baker County, I believe, they are related.

Eastern Oregon has been under assault since 1973 when Gov. McCall mandated the L.C.D.C. The county was governedby ajudge and two part-time commissioners.

At this time thegoalsand objectives w ere to protectprime ag land and use of our natural sources. From that time until 1997, the planning process, meetings, scoping, comments were hashed over.

Baker County was issued a moratorium to stop all building because we did not submit our "plan" to the state on time.

At this time the order from the state was issued. The Commission would consist of a full-time chair and two part-time commissioners. This was entered into the minutes by Diane Stone, planning director, and the statute was

sive process. Not exclusive. We should celebratethe existence ofdifferent views,perspectives,and positions.W e can only achieve this by adopting a nonpartisan basis for selecting our County Commissioners.

A vote for Measure 1-63 will give all registered voters of our County the opportunity to vote their convictions. It will strengthen the democratic process in our county, making the citizens and Baker County the big winners. 28 of 36 Oregon counties have already made this important move forward. So too, should Baker County.

Vote Yes on Measure 1-63. Thank you.

Steve and Mickey Edwards Baker City

cal manipulation was at the forefront oflocal elections. The influence of the political"boss" machine limited choices for voters. Citizens challenged a broken system. This resulted in open elections in local municipalities where any registeredvotercould casta ballot.

We do not want a small number in either political party manipulating our Baker County Commissioners. By voting to make our commission positions nonpartisan, we ensure that every voter has a voice in primary elections.

County Commissioners should be electedby the peopleand for the people, regardless of the voter's political affiliation.

I urge you to vote yes on measure

Measure 1-63 gives everyone a voice in county affairs

1-63.

We arewriting today to address concerns raised by some other writers about Baker County Measure 1-63, and to ask our friends and neighbors in Baker County to vote "yes" on the passed.

The only elected officials in the coun- measure this May. First, there seems to be some confuty that are partisan are the commissioners. The City Council is not partisan. sion about what the measure actually Most of the time the state is NOT our does. Measure 1-63 opens up the county friend. We should not be divided against commissioner elections in Baker to each other in a county this small. everyone by making commissioner Our main problem is ego. I love this positions nonpartisan. This prevents county and the people and seek to presituations like what we saw last year, serve our unique way oflife. We need to where roughly half of Baker County use our energy to reverse the issues that voters could not vote in the primary that are strangling all of us. decided who would become our next Please join me on voting"yes" on 1-63. county commissioner.

Alice Knapp What the measure does not do is Baker City allow the governor to appoint anyone to the county commission when our comMeasure 1-63 strengthens missioners resign. The governor already democratic process has that power under existing law when We support Measure 1-63 and urge two commissioners resign at once. you to vote yes.

Nor does it limit the information votA basicpremise ofdemocracy is ers have about candidates. Candidates citizens have the right to participate arefreetoidentify themselves asbein the selection of their leadership. longing to a political party in the Voter's This idea has been around for a long Guide and in their campaign materials. time. The slogan"no taxation without So those who want to vote for a commisrepresentation" was a rallying cry of our sion candidate along party lines will still forefathers in the Revolution that lead be able to do so.

More importantly, we don't think to the establishment of a new nation — our United States of America. That party affiliation says anything useful was a long time ago, but this principle about how a person would approach the is as valid today as it was then and is issues our commission usually deals particularly important in Baker County with. What we need are competent administrators on the county commission, today.

Our primary system disenfranchises regardless of political party.

28 percentoftheregistered Baker Those who know us know that we County voters in the primary elections. have variously been small business owners, ranchers, parents to three chilHow? Our current primary system is based on an outdated view that only dren, PTA members and law enforceregistered Republicans and Democrats ment officers in Baker County over the have the right to consider County Com- last 15 years. Our family is deeply inmission candidates forwarded by their vested in this community and we want party in primary elections. All other to ensure that everyone has a voice in registered voters, including Indepencounty affairs going forward.

Anyone who wants to know more dents, nonaffiliated voters and members can visit the website for the measure at ofseven other politicalpartieshave no POPBakerCountycom. We know that vote in the selection of the candidates who will oppose each other in the genwe are voting"yes" on Measure 1-63. eral election.

Thomas and Jodie Averett In the last primary election, 49 perBaker City cent of Baker County voters had no real Commissioners should be voice in the primary election for County elected by all voters Commissioner.

We are not saying the outcome was I am casting my vote in favor of Ballot bad. We are saying government of the Measure 1-63.

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Measure 63 aims to solve a problem that doesn't exist In a short time Baker County residents will receive ballots for Measure 1-63, the measure to change the county commissioner position from partisan to nonpartisan.

The chief petitioner for Measure 63, Mr. Randy Joseph, feels the current systems is flawed and "needs to be fixed."

I respectfully disagree. Although the partisan system maybe flawed, it is much superior to the nonpartisan system. This last week I read two letters to theeditorexpressing extreme disappointment in going from a partisan to a nonpartisan system on the election process for the County Commissioner.

Ask the residents of Josephine County how "bitter they feel" or how well the nonpartisan system is working out for them!

In 2012 when Commissioner Dr. Carl Stiff, a Republican, became ill and resigned,thereplacement processwas left up to the Baker County GOP central committee. The special meeting was attended by over 50 GOP members who had a chance to listen to 10 people interested in filling Dr. Stiff's position. Mark Bennett was selected asthatreplacement. Mr. Bennett has served the needs and interest of Baker County residents very well, in my opinion.

A wise old scholar once said, no one among us is as smart as the sum of all of us. Or in electing Mark Bennett, 50 people vs. the two remaining County Commissioners, which would happen under the nonpartisan system. In the case if there were two commissioner vacancies at once the governor would choose. Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber recently resigned and his actions as the governor are beinginvestigated by the FBI. In a nutshell, it sounds like Mr. Joseph appears have a case of"sour grapes."

Going toa nonpartisan selecting process for to fix Mr. Joseph's perceived flaws in the current system is the same as "throwing the baby out with the bathwater."

As for me and my household, we are voting no on Measure 63.

Arvid E. Andersen Baker City

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COUNCIL Continued ~om Page1A Owen explained that Agent Orange was a mixture of 2,4-D and other chemicals including 2,4,5-T, which has since been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency because it contains dioxin, a known carcinogen.

"I'm not diminishing 2,4-D iandl I'm not going to debate the chemical ... I just wanted to be clear that we are not using Agent Orange — we're using 2,4-D. They are diferent products," she said.

Owen said she had extensive communication with Arnie Grammon, Baker County weed supervisor, who told her he believes in a balancedapproach to weed control.

That approach includes the use of products such as Round-Up iwhich contains glyphosatel and 2,4-D as well as cutting or pulling weeds.

Resident Yvonne Da Torre, who during the April 14 meeting asked councilors to ban glyphosate and 2,4-D on city properties, on Tuesday said that two days atter that meeting, on April 16, she and several ofher neighbors were exposed to herbicides sprayed on an adjacent property.

Da Torre, who lives in the Elkhorn Village apartments at 3085 ResortSt.,said she speculated at first that someone was retaliating againstherforvocalizing herobjec-

BULLYING Continued ~om Page1A Atter reviewing district policies and conferring with interim superintendent Betty Palmer and police, Merrill said he interviewed students the day after he learned of the incident. Through conversations and student testimony, the list of those suspectedto be involved was narrowed. ''We were looking to identify as many students as we thought had firsthand knowledge of the situation," he said.

Once Merrill completed his investigation, students involved in the incident were disciplined in accordance with district policy. That discipline has been administered.

District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff said that once police complete their investigation, he will review reports and decide whether to file criminal charges.

Cyberbullying is defined in school district policy as "the use of any electronic communication device to harass, intimidate or bully."

WOLVES Continued from Page1A That Portland-based environmental group opposes the delisting.

While the state's wolf population, estimated at 77, and numbers ofbreeding packsmeet the statew olf benchmarks for delisting, that doesn't necessarily mean that should happen, Robertson said.

'The wolf plan was always this compromise. The main thing we want to keep doing is reviewing the science," Robertson said.

Robertson said now is not the time to delist the animals.

"77 is not enough. It is still a very small population," he SRld.

But Harvey argues that the wolf issue pivots around erroneous presumptions and naive notions.

"Because it was once here we should have it again?

Well we used to have bubonic plague too," he said.

Harvey said the gray w olves present a realchallenge to livestock producers.

'These things are born killers," he said of wolves.

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"I kind of thought someone was giving me the middle finger salute," Da Torre said.

She said that she and several other residents in the apartments sufferedtrom a variety ofsymptoms thatsheattributes to the herbicide.

A pet living in the complex was affected as well, she said.

"iMy neighbor'sl dog ate some grass that had been sprayed. The dog hadexplosivediarrhea fortwo days," Da Torre said.

She said she and those exposed plan to file a lawsuit against the person who applied the chemicals on a windy day.

Da Torre said she saw no sign or notification warning people that herbicides were goingtobe applied.

She saidthe spray drifted acrossthe Leo Adler Memorial Parkway, which is just east of Elkhorn Village.

"One of my neighbors was running upand down the path warning the people who had children there to stay away," she said.

Da Torre and other residents of the apartment complex have filed a complaint with the Oregon Department of Agriculture and there is an ongoing investigation.

Before she was through speaking to the Council, Da Torre had one last question.

"I'm wondering what this Council is going to do. Are you going to just sweep it under the rug again and

The bullying comes into play when the images are sent"with the intent to humiliate," Palmer said.

And while the initial sending of the images was not intended to humiliate anyone, "there was no concern or considerationgiven to the person involved" by those who continued to circulate those images, Palmer said.

The Baker School Board adopteda policy regarding cyberbullying in February of 2008based on state law.

The boardrevised that policy in August of 2012 to comply with changes in the law, which are designed toprotect students.

The revised policy was expanded to include harassmentjintimidation/bullying/ cyberbullying and teen dating violence.

Students violating the policy can face discipline up to, and including, expulsion.

There is also an option for the district to ask the Oregon Department of Transportation to suspend driving privilegesfor those 15 and older who have been suspended or expelledatleasttw icefor menacing another student

that an unwise attitude underpinsthe entirewolfsaga.

And it frustrates him.

"If they had a chance to reintroduce the Tyrannosaurus rex they would," he said.

"It ireintroduction of gray wolves) has been a disaster.

If these things were running around the Portland hills you'd already have 4untingl tags," he said.

Harvey also said he believes there is a political disconnect between the east and west sides of the state that is personifi ed by thegray wolf reintroduction issue. ''We iEastern Oregon) are the red-headed stepchild, someone you have to put up with at reunions but then you can forget about them," Harvey said."They take away our natural resources, tell us to concentrate on tourism and then introduce wolves.

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day."

Robertson said that while gray wolves are a part of Eastern Oregon, conflicts with the animals have decreased, not increased. ''We'vehad a growing wolf populationand adecrease in conflict. The emphasis should be on non-lethal, preventativemeasures,"hesaid.

put a sign up or are you going to do something?" she asked.

Deborah Hannah, who also lives at Elkhorn Village, said she was directl y sprayed by theherbicides while she was walking on the Adler Parkway April 16.

'The wind was blowing and it came right across the path," Hannah said."Immediately my lips and tonguewent numb, my eyes were burning and it hurt to breathe."

Bryan Barrow of Baker City also voicedhis concern about herbicides and asked the Council to ban their use.

Organic farmer Dick Haines urgedcouncilorsto consideralternative methods of weed control and suggestedthey develop a vegetation managementplan.

Mayor Kim Mosier and Councilor Jim Thomas both indicated that they would be interested in exploring the use of alternative methods to control we eds on publicproperties.

Water Use and the ASR Owen gavea reportabout the city's aquifer storage program, in which water trom the city's watershed in the Elkhorn Mountains is diverted into a well, where it is available for use during the summer when surface sources are depleted.

Owen said the city has diverted about 170 million gallons into the well this year, 30 million gallons

or stafFmember, damaging district property orforthe use of threats, intimidation, harassment or coercion.

Palmer and Merrill declined to identify those involved in the sexting incident, citing student confidentiality policies. This was the first offense for those involved, Palmer said.

The district is obligated to take action any time online activity interrupts school activities, she said. In this case, the images were shared between the students involved while they were at the high school during the day and during an after-school activity, Palmer said.

Students viewed the images througha variety ofsocial media, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, texting via SMS ishort message service) or MMS imultimedia messaging service) and screen capture, depending on the user' spreference,Merr ill SRld.

Police were called because of the concern that the photos were shared among students who have reached

short of the limit in its state permit.

Owen said the city ceased injection of water into the well because of a request from a downstream water right holder.

She said the drought might force the city to impose water-use reductions this summer.

Tree City USA Katie Lompa with the Oregon Department of Forestry presented the city with a Tree City USA Flag and two new street signs honoring Baker City's 30 years as a Tree City

USA. Grant Writing Contract Grant Writer Kat Davis talked about a marketing strategy that might improve the city's chance of receiving grants.

She said a plan that includes marketing the community as a town with artisan-based industries such as craft beerand gourmet coffee couldimprove the chances ofreceiving certain grants.

Poppy Day Proclamation Mosier proclaimed May 1-31, 2015, as Poppy Day to honor the millions who have died on the field ofbattle.

Poppy girls trom the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars collected donations trom all city stafF and councilors as well as several audience members.

the age of majority — 18 in Oregon — and those in the minority — younger than 18, Palmer said.

Merrill is in his first year as BHS principal after serving one year as assistant principal and a yearaseastern region principal of Baker Web Academy.

In his total nine years as a school administrator, including work in Idaho and at Mount Angel, this is the first year he's had to deal with the issues of sexting and cyberbullying, he said.

Another case involving a BHS student was brought to his attention by Oregon State Police at the beginning of the school year, he said.

Students are allowed to use cellphones on campus while passing in the hall between classes, before and after school and during lunch, Merrill said.

They also use them in class when appropriate, he said, adding that BHS is a"bring- your-own-device building."

Students who don't have their own smartphone,

tabletor laptop computer are providediPads by the school, he said.

One example ofhow they are used in class is to access Kahoot.it, a website that is used for warm-up activities, during class, or at the end of the periodtoevaluate student learning, Merrill said.

Oregon standards require schools to include student instruction on how to be "goodcitizens oftechnology" and forstafFto model"appropriate useoftechnology,"

he added.

Students also are required to sign an Internet access agreement at the beginning of each school year regarding appropriate useofthe Internet and the school's expectations of them while using the Internet, Merrill said.

Cyberbullying isn't only a concern at the high school level, said Palmer, who spent years as an elementary principalbefore moving to the district offi ce thisspring.

"It pops up occasionally at the elementary level," she sard.

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SALEM iAPl — Advocates of gun control often say states that have expanded background checks have far fewer women gunned down by their domestic partners. Now, lawmakers in Oregon are targetingconvicted domestic abusers directly with legislation making it harder for them to keep their firearms.

Under the bill, Oregon law enforcement officials would have the authority to confiscate the firearms of people convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence against an intimate partner or subject to a restraining order that was upheld atter a hearing.

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the goalisalw ays to educate rather than to punish them for making poor choices, she sard.

Lessons on ethical and responsible use of social media are also taught in the lower

grades, she added.

Merrill said he hopes parents use the incident at the high school as an opportunity to talk to their children about their use of social media.

"It'sa serious matter,"he said."And it has a huge impact on everyone involved.

"I think the advice I would giveparents is to bevery vigilant in their communication with their childrenthis is not only a high school issue," he said. "I think we can learn a lot from this situation and hopefully parents will use it as a learning experience for their son or daughter." yr~ ' ~e-+zz.

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YEAR 3 (2017) Remove Maple 4 and Maple10. Maple 4 will be replaced by a type I tree and Maple 10 will be replaced with a type II tree per Tree Board selection and approval. Pruning will be completed on all smaller ornamentals and maples on north side of Courthouse.

YEAR 4 (2018) Remove Maple 3 and Maple 12. Both trees will be replaced with type I trees per Tree Board selection and approval. Pruning of Birch 2 and Conifers will be completed

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Continued ~om Page1A Removing the trees also Dan McQuisten, the coun- will also allow better access ty's facilities foreman, said to underground utility lines thetreesarebeing removed when theyneed maintefor safety and maintenance nance, he said. reasons.

Some of the root masses "It's a public safety issue are being ground up because from the county's standof their proximity to utilities, point," he said."They've done while others are being dug extensive damage to the out andremoved with heavy sidewalks and curbs. The city equipment. can't replace them until the County Roadmaster Jeff Smith watched as a front trees are removed."

According to the tree plan, end loader lifted a huge root "many of the trees scheduled mass out of the ground and forremoval have heartrotor into a dump truck. The mass otherissuesthatjeopardize was pulled from the ground their long term stability." between the sidewalk and McQuisten said the unstreetnear thecorner of derground sprinklers need Washington Avenue and maintenance that is hindered Fourth Street.

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The process went better than he expected.

"Our saving grace was thattherootsstopped atthe street and the sidewalk," he sald.

Only a small section of asphalt was damaged and the sidewalk was intact. Smith saidthatmade iteasier and also mitigates street and sidewalk repair later.

McQuisten said the trees will be replaced with"Type 1" trees, which only grow to about 20 feettalland have minimal root structures.

"It will make it easier and safer for us to maintain and keeps the roots away from

the utility lines," he said.

"They will need minimal topping. That makes it easier for OTEC iOregon Trail Electric Cooperative) to maintain them."

McQuisten said that over the next 30 to 45 days the spaces where the maples were removed will be prepped and replanted with new trees.

OTEC also supplies vouchers that will pay for the new treesthat arenear their overhead power lines.

"It helps them out and reduces their maintenance costs because the trees are m ore appropriat e,"M c-

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He also explained that because the new trees are smaller, it will allow more trees to be planted at the courthouse grounds.

OTEC removed the limbs from the trees Monday to make it easier for the county crew to safely cut them down.

Besides coordination with OTEC and other utility companies, the county worked closely with Baker City's Tree Board to plan the project.

Baker City Engineering Technician Jennifer Murphy said McQuisten met with the Tree Board in February and

earlier this month to evaluate thecondition ofthetreesat the courthouse.

All of the aging trees on the grounds were categorized as an rmmerhate hazard ithe five that were removed this week), or priority, needing future removal or maintenance.

Murphy said the city has a strong commitment to educating the community about theimportance oftrees. ''We want the community to embracetreesasan asset as opposed to a burden," she said. Working together, we've found ways to address the challenges faced with tree maintenance."

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Haggen grocery store sets timeline for Baker franchise BAKER CITY — The Haggen grocery chain is tentatively scheduled to take over ownership and operation of the Albertsons store in Baker City May 14-16.

The conversion typically takes about 36 hours, during which the store is closed, said Deborah Pleva, an associate with Weinstein PR, a firm that represents Haggen.

Pleva said the May 14-16 schedule is not final. The Baker City Albertsons is one of 146 stores that Haggen agreed to buy in December.

Haggen's acquisitions were prompted by the merger of Albertsons and Safeway.

The Federal Trade Commission required the merged company to sell stores in markets such as Baker City that have both a Safeway and an Albertsons store.

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Harlan Scott, of Elgin, was namedTree Farmer of theYear in 2014and was named the Union County Forest Steward of the Year. Scott has more than 700 acres of trees.

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OTEC places first in Northwest regional safety award OregonTrailElectricCooperativeplaced first in the 2015 Northwest Public Power Administration Safety Awards contest.

General Manager Werner Buehler was delighted with the notification received earlier this month.

'This is a big deal for us," he said. ''While this is not the first time OTEC has received this honor, it acknowledges our continued perseverance and commitment to safety. It is priority No. 1."

In 2014, between the 150,000-500,000 hour category, OTEC had no lost-time accidents. This paired with the lack of injury cases is what put OTEC in the lead for the recognition.

"Utilities from across the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and California compete in this annual safety contest, and it is a great honor to be recognized," Buehler said.

The awards ceremony was held at NWPPA's Engineering and Operations Conference on April 9 at the Tacoma Convention Center in Washington and a small representative group from OTEC traveled to accept the award.

Stockhoff and McEwan achieve Advanced level recognition La Grande's Chet Stockhoff and Baker City's Dave McEwan both reached their Advanced level recognition from John Deere. McEwan received recognition as a service technician and Stockhoff received it for parts.

Each completed training via several m ethods ofdelivery,according to a release from Tri-County Equipment. Classroom, Web-based and Web-based interactive have all been part of their training paths and each has completed more than 150 credit hours of instruction to reach this goal.

Stockhoff and McEwan will continue their training to achieve "master" level recognition.

John Deere University credits are earnedin various categoriestoensure expertise in the sales,service and parts departments of John Deere Dealerships, like Tri-County Equipment. The structure for this recognition is similar to achieving credit hours in a university, according to the release. All sales, service and parts employees at Tri-County Equipment are enrolled in the John Deere University training program.

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• Elgin man wins Eastern Oregon's Tree Farmer of the Year' award

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Tree farmer and retired wildlife biologist Harlan Scott of Elgin receivednotice thathewas selected as the eastside runner-up for the 2014 Oregon Tree Farmer of the Year award.

"Jamie Knight of the Oregon Department of Forestry in La Grande gave me the news this week," said Scott."This is the first time I've won this particular award. I was surprised."

Scott also won the 2014 Union County Forest Steward of the Year and the 2014 Union County Tree Farmer of the Year.

At age84,Scott'sdaily retirement occupation revolves around his tree farm.

His 730-acre farm is located on Yarrington Road outside of Elgin, and it stretches out about two miles. Most ofitis flat land, but some of it includes gullies and part of Duncan Canyon. He also has a couple of ponds on the property.

"I'vebeen ableto gooutalmost daily from February on because the weather has been warmer," Scottsaid."Ispend a lotoftim e thinning the trees and spraying the weeds around the little trees forbettergrowth."

He said there has always been a difference of opinion among tree farmersastohow far aparttrees should be thinned.

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spacetreesfarther apart.I've seen others thin their trees 15 to 20 feet apart,and they aredoing well. The experts say at least 15 to 20feetapart."

Planting new trees is another importantpart ofScott'sforestry management plan. Since 1992, when he first started farming, there have been years when he planted 10,000 trees. Today, some ofthose sugar pinetreeseedlings

he planted back then are 20 feet tall. They inspire him to keep planting.

Any day now, he will be planting another 620 trees, mostly pines with cones and seeds that will provide food for the birds.

"I manage the tree farm with a wildlife emphasis, especially supportingthe bird species,"Scott said."I feel they keep the bugs SeeScott / Page 2B

have long believed that if you are not growing, you are dying. This applies to both individuals and organizations.

Before the Great Recession, I met owners who had the "Goldilocks Mentality," which is to say, they had created and built an organization that was "just right."

Most of those folks are now out ofbusiness. They failed to grow their business when timeswere good,and suffered when times were bad.

If you want to grow your business, you have to grow personally and professionally as the owner and leader.

You also need to invest in your people; you need to help them grow too.

I've heard owners say, "Our employees are our most important asset," but do they act with that belief?

I know owners who shun investing in their people out of fear that, once the investment is completed, the employee will leave, and their next employer ioften a competitor) will reap the return on investment.

That kind of thinking will keep a company small, regardless of revenue size or headcount. The employees who leave were already planning onmoving on;the education provided would have been paid for by you or their next employer, regardless.

Then there are owners who believe that employees should take the burden of development and improvement solely on themselves.

Those few employees who rise to this challenge usually end up competing against their former employers.

Imagine the positive impact ofhaving smarter, more productive, more engaged employees in return for investing in their growth.

Which leads to the question,'What are you doing to help your people grow?"

My fiiendDave Baney, founder of 55 Questions in Chicago, recently highlighted a story in Fortune magazine with the publication of its list of"100 Best Companies to Work For." These companies make a priority to invest in their employee's development and have historically grown nearly twice as fast as the

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Password do's • Make sure your password is long enough. The more characters there are in your password, the more diKcult it could be to guess. Both Google and Microsoft

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ENTERPRISE — Growing food for kids and with kids was just the beginning for the Joseph and Imnaha Magic Gardens. A grant this spring from the Wallowa County Soroptimist Club will help the Magic Gardens realize its next dream — a commercial kitchen open to the public.

The Joseph Methodist Church's congregation has committed $340,000 in its capital campaign to build a fellowship and activity hall that will serve as a Friday soup kitchen, a food bank and a commercial kitchen available for members of the community who need access to a licensed kitchen to make food for sale.

'The kitchen will be open to local entrepreneurs at an inexpensive cost," Robin Martin, the Magic Gardens organizer, said.

She said she expects the combination of the historic church and the new activity hall to become a popular wedding venue.

Martinsaid to add togrowing vegetablesand teaching courses the Magic Garden now has an acidification specialist on hand to help make pickles,relishes and salsa forthe schools.

Those skills will be used to teach classes to the community, as well.

The grantThe Magic Garden received in April from the Soroptimist Club is $4,272 to buy a multi-burner propane stove and convection oven.

In the grant application, Martin said that those two items were the most requested when local chefs were polled.

'The kitchen will have a good impact on the whole county," Soroptimist Sue Coppin said."Our whole goal behind our large grant, and our mission, is to improve the lives of women and girls.

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Sue Coppin of theWallowa County Soroptimist Club awards the Magic Garden's Robin Martin a check that will buy a propane stove and convection oven for its new public kitchen m eet those goals."

M artin's grant application said the reason the church and the garden organizersdecided to build theirown kitchen is because other available commercial kitchens have proven inadequate in terms ofhigh cost of rental, adequate space for community cooking classes and times available for rental or donated use.

Martin said the church will provide commercialkitchen space atreasonable cost for women entrepreneurs who may be unable to afford to attempt a food-basedbusiness because ofthe high costs associated with equipment, safestorage,food production and space rental.

Coppin said the club had $5,000 set aside for what they call their Major Grant, a program started about four years ago. They awarded the Magic Garden the full request of $4,272 because the club thought that would make the most impact. ew e decided todo thatinstead of dabbling a little bit here or there. It's a largeenough sum ofmoney tohave a goodstart, "Coppin said.

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cost$50,000,and Martin said other fundraising has the Garden well on its way to meeting it.

The MagicGarden broke ground in 2010 at the Joseph School. Since then it was given a garden space in Imnaha, improved greenhouses at the school, providedfood forthe schoolsand Community Connection food bank as well as other nonprofits and for-profit businesses. In five years, the garden produced 12,000 pounds of food.

In 2014 alone, the Garden's volunteersoffered fourcooking and food preservationclasses,gleaned from gardens and fruit orchards as requested by property owners foradditionalfood to donate, sponsored awards commending youth gardening at the Wallowa County Fair, designed and sponsored fieldtripsfor 43preschool students with a grant received through the assistance of Northeast Oregon Economic Development District, a continued part-time living wage position for a farm worker, and full tuition for a young woman to receive her lifetime Acidification Certification so that the project can legally provide preserved foods to the community.

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Over the years, Scott has made over 400 bird boxes and placed them throughout the free farm. The wrens use a lot of the boxes, and together with the free swallows,they eata lotofinsects.

He's also happy to see the great gray owls on his tree

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farm, which keep the gopher and mice population down.

Managing a free farm of thissize requires some roads, so Scott used his CAT bulldozerand created 10 miles of road through his farm. He maintains those roads by mowing down the weeds and bushes as needed.

He acknowledges that he's fortunate to work at something he's passionate about.

"I like to see how fast things grow," said Scott."I like to see the results and what it attracts in birds. The forestismy cathedral.Ifeel a lot of joy out there, even though it's hard, physical work."

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This is equal to two weeks Without these things, the company would be out of of development, education and training each year for business. every employee.

But each day that goes by There are plenty of reasons that you do not invest in your why an investment in trainemployees, they are becoming and developing employing morereplaceable by ees might not take place. someone who is at the top of There is always a question of their game and can make an cost,concern about coverage immediate impact from Day 1 on your payroll. ofessential operations,and The problem is that the doubt about the return on investment. hotshot at the top of their When I sat down to write game is going to cost you a my column this week, I had lot of money to recruit. And intended to write about the the cost will go up each year top 20risksfacing every to retain him or her. company.

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1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE OF BUDGET THIS IS an action for Juon the budget. A copy ments. P l e ase c a ll 541-962-1 309.

COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE I S H E REBY dicial Foreclosure of of the budget docu5 41-962-1309, to r e A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the City of Baker City, Baker County, State of Oregon to discuss the budget for the f i scal y ear July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, will be held at Baker City Hall, 1655 First Street in the City Council C h ambers. The meeting will take place on the 19th day of May 2015 at 4 0 0 p m . , a nd if n eeded, a d d i t i o n a l meetings will be held a t 6:00 p .m. o n t h e 2 0th, 21st an d 2 7 t h

GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal repr esentative. Al l p e r sons h aving c l a i ms against the estate are required t o p r e s e nt them, with v o uchers attached, to the undersigned Personal Representative at Silven, Schmeits fk Vaughan, Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 965, Baker City, Oregon, 97814, within four (4) months after the date of first publi-

r eaI property c o m monly known as 210 N . 15th, E l gin, O R 9 7827. A m o t ion o r answer must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30

d ays of th e d ate o f first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF UNION

ment m a y be i nspected or obtained on or after May 11, 2015 at the North Powder C ity H a l l b e t w e e n 8:30AM and 12:30PM. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee w il l t a k e p l ace.

Any person may appear at t h e m e e t i ng and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.

quest an interpreter or to arrange special ac- Angelika Brooks commodations.

City Recorder Should you have quest ions i n co n n e c t i o n Published: Wednesday, with this proposed OrApnl29,2015 dinance or desire addit ional in f o r m a t i o n , Legal No. 00040847 please contact City Rec orde r A ng e l i k a Too many puppies, not B roo k s at enough room? Classified can help.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the CM Company, Inc. for demolition and renovation work required in cation of this notice, or Published: Apnl 29, 2015 conjunction with the La Grande School District Bond Projects. All bids will be on a lump sum basis and t he c laims m a y b e and May 6, 2015 must be submitted on the bid package form provided; segregated bids will not be accepted. Sealed Bids barred.

CITIFINANCIAL, INC, will be accepted at CM Company, Inc. main office (431 W. McGregor Drive, Boise, Idaho 83705) until days of May 2015.

A ll p e rsons w h o s e LegaI No. 00040774 10:00 am MDT on [5/14/15] and at the La Grande School District Office (1305 N. Willow Street, La Grande, nghts may be affected Plaintiff, T he purpose of t h e NOTICE OF OR 97850) until 2:Oopm PDT on [5/14/15]. by th e p r o c eedings meeting is to r e ceive FORFEITURE FILING The CM Company, Inc. and the La Grande School District is seeking qualified contractors to submit bids may obtain additional V. the budget message i nformation from t h e and to receive comfor the following Projects: ment from the public records of the court, GARY W. HUG; AND Union County has filed a • La Grande High School — Phase 1 Renovations motion for forfeiture of the Personal Repreon the budget.

ALL O T HER P E R• La Grande Middle School — Phase 1 Renovations animals in Oregon v. sentative, or the attorAt this meeting, a special SONS OR PARTIES • Greenwood Elementary School — Phase 1 Renovations Ross Painter and Oretime will be reserved neys for the Personal UNICNOWN CLAIM• Island City Elementary School — Phase 1 Renovations gon v. Av a D e nton, t o receive written o r Representative.

ING ANY RIGHT, TICounty Circuit A Pre-bid Conference and Walk Throughwill be held on [5/6/15] at [10:OOAM PDT] at the [La Grande Dated and first p uboral comments on the TLE, LIEN, OR INTER- Union lished Apnl 29, 2015 EST IN TH E R EAL Court cases F21328 School District Office, 1305 N. Willow Street, La Grande, OR 97850]. Attendance by bidders is STRONGLY possible use of State and F21327. The aniR evenu e Sha r i n g P ROPERTY C O M RECOMMENDED. Failure to account for all subjects observed and discussed at the Pre-bid Meeting will mals are descnbed as: Funds.

Personal Representative MONLY ICNOWN AS not be a cause for a change order.

2 pigs, 6 m u l es , 5 Martha J. Rose A copy of t h e b u dget 21 0 N 15TH, E LG I N, Important Dates: horses, and 72 cattle. document may be in- 8706 W. Entiat Ave. OR 97827, The reputed owners • Publish Ad for Bid — April 29th ICennewick, WA 99336 spected or obtained on are Ava Denton and • Pre-Bid Walk-Thru — May 6th or after May 11, 2015 Defendants.

Ross Painter. The aniat the office of the City Attorney for Estate • Last Addendum Date — May 8th mals were seized from Finance Director, City Floyd C. Vaughan Case No. 15-02-49607 • Bid Date May 14th 62053 Behrens Lane, H all, b e t w ee n t h e OS B ¹7841 67 "Name on Bid Form must match name on CCB License" Summerville, OR. A hours of 8:00 a.m. and P.O. Box 965 SUMMONS BY hearing on the motion Drawings and specifications, including bidding documents and conditions of agreement, may be examined 5 :00 p.m . T hi s i s a 1950 Third Street PUBLICATIONwill be held on M ay at the following locations starting Thursday, April 30, at noon: G ARY W. H UG; a n d public meeting where Baker City, OR 97814 14, 2015, 9 AM, and deliberation o f t he (541) 523-4444 ALL OTHER P ERCM Company, Inc. i a Grande School District Office Hermiston Plan Center June 1-2, 2015, 9 AM, B udget C o m m i t t e e SONS OR PARTIES 431 W. McGregor Drive 1305 N. willow street 1565 N 1st st ste 8A will take place. Any Legal No. 00040771 UNKNOW N C LAIM- at Union County CirBoise, ID 83705 i a Grande, QR 97850 Hermiston, QR 97838 c uit Court, 1007 4 t h Published: April 29, May ING ANY RIGHT, TI208-384-0800 person may appear at (5411 663-3202 (5411 564-0420 S t, La G r ande, O R 6, 13, 2015 the meeting and disTLE, LIEN, OR INTER- 97850.

Idaho Branch AGC (Boisei Submittal Exchange cuss the proposed proEST IN TH E REAL 110 N. 27" Street htt s //www submittalexc e c o m /bKi/LaGrandeschool/ haselbond P ROPERTY C O M grams with the Budget 1010 - Union Co. Boise Idaho 83702 Committee.

MONLY KNOWN AS Published: April 27, 29, (208) 344-2531 Legal Notices 2 015 and May 4, 6 , 210 N 15TH, ELGIN, 2015 Legal No.00040823 OR 97827 NOTICE OF HEARING Bidders may obtain (1) complete set of bid documents at CM Company's main office for a refundable Published:Apnl 29, May UNION COUNTY deposit of $150.00 per set or CD's will be available at the La Grande School district office free of charge.

LeqaI No. 00040821 TO DEFENDANTS: 6, 2015 BOARD OF The deposit will be refunded upon return of documents, in good condition, within 10 days after bid opening IN THE NAME OF THE COMMISSIONERS NOTICE TO NOTICE OF BUDGET "0" STREET STATE OF OREGON: INTERESTED PERSONS date.

COMMITTEE MEETING Hard Copy of the drawings and specifications will be available for purchase in La Grande at The Copy Y ou are h e reby r e VACATION quired to appear and J. Glenn Null has been Club (1701 Adams Ave, La Grande, OR 97850) (541) 963-9043.

A public meeting of the NOTICE I S H E REBY defend the action filed appointed P e r s o nal All Bids must be submitted on the forms furnished and must be signed by the bidder in pen and ink with Budget Committee of G IVEN, t h e Uni o n against y o u i n t he Representative (here- their name and mailing address. the Huntington School above-entitled cause County Board of Comafter PR) of the Estate This project is subject to State Prevailing Wage Rate Law. Every Subcontractor will be required to file D istrict ¹ 1 6 J , B a k e r w ithin 30 d ays f r o m missioners will hold a of L i I I i a n E I I e n a $30,000 Public Works Bond with the Construction Contractors Board prior to starting work, in compliCounty, State of Orethe date of service of public h e a r in g on Brown , Deceased, g on, to d i s cuss t h e Wednesday, this Summons u p on May 6, Pro b a t e N o . ance with ORS 279C.836, unless exempt per ORS 279C.836. budget for the f i scal you; and if you fail to 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in 1 5-04-8535, U n i o n All bids must contain a statement complying with State of Oregon law as per ORS 279.348 to 279.380 year July 1, 2015 to appear and defend, for the Joseph B u ilding County Circuit Court, stating that all wages will be paid at not less than the Prevailing Rates for Union County.

June 30, 2016, will be w ant t h e r e of , the State of Oregon. All No bidder may withdraw his bid after the time set for opening thereof, or before award of Contract, unless held a t H u n t i n gton Annex C o n f e r ence Plaintiff will apply to Room, 1106 "IC" Ave., persons whose rights award is delayed for a period exceeding (60) days.

School Library, 520 E the court for the relief La Grande, to review a may be affected by 3rd St., H u n t ington, Bid proposals will be accepted from those contractors who, prior to the bid opening, hold a current demanded therein. petition submitted by the proceeding may OR. The meeting will Construction Contractor's Board License in the State of Oregon with a commercial endorsement, Dated: t h e Su m m er v i l l e obtain additional infortake place on May 11, C emetery M ai n t e mation from the court and who do not appear on BOLI's current List of Contractors Ineligible to Receive Public Works 2015 at 5:00 p.m. The n ance District t o v a - PITE DUNCAN, LLP records, the PR, or the Contracts. purpose of the meetcate "0" St reet in the attorney for the PR. All CM Company may reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed bidding procedures and requirei ng is t o r e c e ive t h e Summerville Cemetery By: ICatie Riggs persons having claims ments, and may reject for good cause any or all bids upon a finding that it is in the public interest to do budget message and OSB ¹ 095861 descnbed as follows: a gainst t h e est a t e to receive c o m m e nt so.

(858) 750-7600 must present them to from the public on the Before any contract is awarded for the work contemplated herein, CM Company shall conduct such "0" S t r eet a s d e d i- Fax: (503) 222-2260 the PR at: budget. A copy of the investigation, as it deems necessary to determine the performance record and ability of the apparent lowcated by the plat of knggs©piteduncan.com Ma mmen fk Null, budget document may est responsive bidder to perform the type and size of project specified under this contract. Upon request, S ummerville C e m e Lawyers, LLC b e inspected o r o b tery, within Blocks 7 Pite Duncan, LLP J. Glenn Null, the bidder shall submit any such information as deemed necessary for such evaluation. tained on or after May and 8, as platted, be- 621 SW Morrison Street, Attorney for PR 11, 2015 at Huntington i ng "0 " S t r eet f r o m Suite 425 1602 Sixth StreetS chool District ¹ 1 6 J , Publish: April 29, 2015 the North line of Block Portland, OR 97205 P.O. Box 477 520 E 3rd St., HuntingLegal no. 4909 7 to the South line of La Grande, OR 97850 ton, OR, between the "0" Of Attorneys for Plaintiff (541) 963-5259 Block 7 a nd hours of 9:00 a.m. and Street from the North within four months after 3 :00 p.m . T h i s i s a Public Notice line of Block 8 to the the f i rs t p u b l ication public meeting where NOTICE TO South line of Lots 40 date of this notice or TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE deliberation o f t he DEFENDANT/ theymay be barred.

B udget C o m m i t t e e and 41 of said Block 8 The Trustee under the terms of the Trust Deed described herein, at the direction of the Beneficiary, DEFENDANTS along with the North w ill take place. A n y READ THESE PAPERS 3 .85 feet o f C e n t e r Published: Apnl 29, 2015 hereby elects to sell the property described in the Trust Deed to satisfy the obligations secured thereby. person may appear at CAREFULLY Pursuant to ORS 86.771, the following information is provided: Street adlacent to Lot and May 6, 13, 2015 the meeting and dis1. PARTIES: cuss the proposed pro99, Block 7.

Y ou must " a ppear" i n LegaI No. 00040838 Grantor: MARTHA ANN DALTON grams with the Budget this case or the other Trustee: AMERITITLE Committee.

Adlacent landowners side will win automati- CITY OF LA GRANDE Successor Trustee: NANCY K. CARY and interested persons cally. To "appear" you LegaI No. 00040587 are invited to s u b m it Beneficiary: R ODNEY A. DALTON, TRUSTEE FOR THE RODNEY A. DALTON PENSION must f i l e w i t h t he NOTICE of ORDINANCE Published: April 15, 29, w ritten o r o r a l t e s t iCONSIDERATION court a l e ga l p aper TRUST 2015 mony before or on the called a "motion" or 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The real property is described as follows: day of the hearing. If "answer". Th e " m o- Pursuant to Section 34. Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 in Block 20 of HINDMAN'S ADDITION TO Elgin, Union County, Oregon, NOTICE OF BUDGET n o opposition Is p i e tion" "answer" of the City Charter of or COMMITTEE MEETING sented, the Board of the City of La Grande, according to the recorded plat of said addition. ALSO, all that portion of the north 10 feet of Detroit Street must be given to t he C ommissioners m a y Oregon, the following accruing to said Lot 12 by reason of the vacation of said north 10 feet by City of Elgin Vacation Ordinance court clerk or adminisA public meeting of the grant the request with entitled Ordinance is No. 9, Series 1975, recorded September 29, 1975 as Microfilm Document No. 57857, Deed records of trator within 30 days Budget Committee of s uch restriction as i t scheduled to be read Union County, Oregon. (or 60 days for Defenthe Haines Fire Protecdeems r e a s onable. dant United States or for the first time by ti3. RECORDING. The Trust Deed was recorded as follows: t ion D i s t r i ct , B a k e r Additional information State of Oregon Det le only, d u ring t h e County, State of OreDate Recorded: August 21, 2013 on the request may be Council's Regular Sespartment of Revenue) g on, to d i s cuss t h e Recording No. 20132945 obtained from the Unsion on W e dnesday, a long w i t h t h e r e budget for the f i scal ion County Planning Official Records of Union County, Oregon M ay 6, 2015, in t h e quired filing f ee .

It year July 1, 2015 to Department.

4. DEFAULT. The Grantor or any other person obligated on the Trust Deed and Promissory Note m ust b e i n pr o p e r Council Chambers of June 30, 2016, will be City Hall, 1000 Adams secured thereby is in default and the Beneficiary seeks to foreclose the Trust Deed for failure to pay: form and have proof of h eld at t h e H a i n e s Hanley Jenkins, II service on th e p l ain- Avenue, La G rande, Monthly payments in the amount of $215.91 each, due the twenty-first (21) of each month, for the months Branch, Baker Public Planning Director Oregon. This Session of April 2014 through January 2015; plus late charges and advances; plus any unpaid real property taxes tiff's attorney or, if the L ibrary, 8 1 8 Col e will begin at 6:00 p.m. plaintiff does not have Street, Haines, Ore- Published: April 17 and or liens, plus interest. an attorney, proof of gon. The meeting will 5. AMOUNT DUE. The amount due on the Note which is secured by the Trust Deed referred to 29, 2015 service on the plaintiff. AN O RDINANCE OF take place on May 4, THE CITY COUNCIL herein is: Principal balance in the amount of $18,518.28; plus interest at the rate of 11.990% per annum If you have questions, 2015 at 6:00 PM. LegaI No. 00040417 OF THE CITY OF LA from March 21, 2014; plus late charges of $97.20; plus advances and foreclosure attorney fees and costs. you should see an atT he purpose of t h e G RANDE, U N I O N 6. SALE OF PROPERTY. The Trustee hereby states that the property will be sold to satisfy the obligatorney immediately. If meeting is to r e ceive COUNTY, OREGON, tions secured by the Trust Deed. A Trustee's Notice of Default and Election to Sell Under Terms of Trust you need help in findthe budget message REGULATING CONing an attorney, you and to receive com- NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S Deed has been recorded in the Official Records of Union County, Oregon.

SALE may contact the OreDUCT IN THE CITY ment from the public 7. TIME OF SALE. PAR ICS O F LA gon State Bar's Lawon the budget. This is Date: July 2, 2015 GRANDE, OREGON; yer Referral Service a p u b l i c m eet i n g On May 21, 2015, at the online at www.oregonSETTING OPERATING Time: 11:00 a.m. hour of 10:00 a.m. at where deliberation of POLICIES; P ROVIDt he U n i o n Co u n t y statebar.org or by callthe Budget Committee Place: David Chaplin Building, 1001 Fourth Street, LaGrande, Oregon ING PENALTIES; AND Sheriff's Office, 1109 ing (503) 684-3763 (in will take place. Any 8. RIGHT TO REINSTATE. Any person named in ORS 86.778 has the right, at any time that is not REPEALING O R D Ithe Portland metropoliICAve, La Grande, Oreperson may appear at N ANCE N U M B E R later than five days before the Trustee conducts the sale, to have this foreclosure dismissed and the Trust tan area) or toll-free gon, the defendant's the meeting and disinterest w ill b e s o ld, elsewhere in Oregon 2848, SERIES 1993; Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due, other than such portion of cuss the proposed proALL AMENDING OR- the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred, by curing any other default that is capable at (800) 452-7636. sublect to redemption, grams with the Budget DINANCES; AND ALL of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed and by paying Committee. in the r ea l p r operty OTHER ORDINANCES all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with the commonly known as: Published: April 22, 29, A copy of the budget OR PARTS OF ORDI- trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amount provided in ORS 86.778.

2015 and May 6, 13, document may be in- 2809 N Cherry St, La N ANCES IN C O N G rande, O r 9 7 8 5 0 . 2015 spected or obtained on FLICT H EREWITH; The court case numor after May 4, 2015 at NOTICE REGARDING POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND DECLARING AN be r i s 1 4-05-49098 LegaI No. 00040690 Haines City Hall be(This notice is required for notices of sale sent on or after January 1, 2015.) where US Bank, NaEFFECTIVE DATE t ween th e h o urs o f Without limiting the trustee's disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee t ional A s s ociation i s A PUBLIC Meeting of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. the Budget Committee I f adopted, t hi s O r d i- to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee's sale may have been used in manuplaintiff, and Jared D. o f the City o f N o r t h nance will update the facturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective Hansen; et al is defenLegaI No. 00040733 Powd e r , U ni o n rules of conduct in the purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid d ant. T h e s al e i s a Published: April 22,29 C ity's parks and w i l l County, State of Orep ublic auction to t h e 2015 enable staff and law for this property at the trustee's sale. g on t o d i s c uss t h e highest bidder for cash IN THE MATTER OF budget for the f i scal enforcement to interor cashier's check, in THE ESTATE OF act with park users to You may reach the Oregon State Bar's Lawyer Referral Service at 503-684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at year July 1, 2015 to hand, made out to UnPhyllis M. Lew, June 30, 2016 will be ensure parks are pre- 800-452-7636 or you may visit its website at: www.osbar.org. Legal assistance may be available if you ion County S heriff's Deceased. held at the Wolf Creek served for the enloy- have a low income and meet federal poverty guidelines. For more information and a directory of legal aid Office. For more inforState of Oregon Grange, 215 E Street, ment of all. mation on this sale go programs, go to http://www.oregonlawhelp.org.

County of Baker N orth P o w der, O R to: Clicult Couit 97867. T h e m eeting A ll Sessions of th e L a Any questions regarding this matter should be directed to Lisa Summers, Paralegal, (541) 686-0344 www.ore onshenffs.

In Probate will take place on May Grande City C o uncil (TS ¹31405.28). com sales.htm Ca se N o. 1 5-287 are accessible to per- DATED: February 10, 2015. Nancy K. Cary, Successor Trustee, Hershner Hunter, LLP, P.O. Box 1475, 11, 2015 at 6:30PM. sons with disabilities, Eugene, OR 97440.

Published: April 22, 29, T he purpose of t h e meeting is to r e ceive and specialaccommo2015 and May 6, 13, NOTICE TO the budget message dations will be made Publish: April 22, 29, 2015; May 6, 13, 2015 2015 INTERESTED PERSONS and to receive comfor those w it h v i sual ment from the public and/or hearing impair- Legal no. 4903 Legal No.00040726

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COFFEE BREAK

SUPREME COURT

Mom with secret addiction

Highcourthearsarguments is playing dangerous game onsame-sexmarriage DEAR ABBY: I'm a 17-year-old girl and I DEAR STRESSED:After spending a week caught my mom snifftng nail polish remover. in anICU your husband may behaving She obviousl y doesn'twant me to know concerns about ever emerging. He mayhave because she tries to hide it. suggestedhissistercom ebecausehewa sworIdon't know what to do. Idon't know why she ried about how you would handle being alone. would want to do this It's something people my Thatyou might be upset becauseyour home isn'tready to be featured in House Beautiful age would do. I know better than to do that.

Should I talk to her about it? She'll probprobablydidn't enter his mind. ably make up some excuse However, now that she's coming, be smart. Ask her to like she likes the smell. She DEAR help you with the deferred sometimes tells me I need to grow up because I can act ABBY house work so the place will be shipshape whenyour husband silly. But honestly, she is the is discharged. If as you say, one who needs to grow up.

Iwant tohelp herbecauseIknow what you and your sister-in-law aten't close, her she's doing is not good for her. But how? stay with you may be shorter than planned.

— KVOWS HER SECRET IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR KNOWS: Your mother may have an acetone addiction. Because you can't convince her to take your concerns seriously, tell another adult ASAP what's going ona relative, your father ifhe's in the picture, a teacherorcounseloratschool.

This kind ofinhalant addiction is serious because in high concentrations acetone is a nervous system depressant. This means it can slowa person'sheartbeat,respiration and metabolism, causing a person to become dizzy, confused and pass out. It can damage the vital organs and cause cardiac arrest and death.

A support group for the children of addicts such as Alateen could give you emotional support. To find one, visit al-anon.org.

DEARABBY: My husband had a heart attack a week ago and is still in the ICU. I visit him every day. Yesterday I found out that he had asked his sister to stay with me to "bethereforme."

I am furious. My sisterin-law is a nice woman,butwehaveneverbeen close.M y houseis in shambles(my husband and Iareboth disabled)becausehousework ispainfulforme.So now, in addition to the stressfotaking cabs to see him, I have the additional stress and pain of trying to make the house presentable I know my husband meant well, butIdon't want to go through thisin front ofan audience.

Ifeelangry and alsoguilt y forbeing angry.

Canyou help me put all this into perspective?

Same-sexmarriage inthe SupremeGourt The Supreme Courtis hearing arguments in a case on same-sex marriage rights at the state level. in 20ts, the court ruledin favor of marriage rights, striking down portions of the Defense of Marriage Act.

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My ftrst marriage lasted 20 years, the second one about four years.

During my ftrst marriage, I started cheating seven months after our wedding. My wife knew about some oftheaffairsand stuck with me anyway. I ftnally felt so guilty for hurting her emotionally, I called it quits and married the last woman I cheated on her with.

My second marf7'age was in many ways better. I was able to remain faithful for more than threeyearsbeforecheating again.Ifeel terrible that I have hurt another woman I loved, but I have now fallen in love with the woman I'm cheating with.

It's like I'm in a perpetual cycle and don't know how to stop. I want this relationship to be my last one. I want to remain faithful and committed, but I'm scared to death I'll end up cheating on her and let us both down.

I'm not proud ofhow I treated my exes, but I can't change the past. How do I change this pattern ofbehavior soIcan beafaithfuland devoted partner?

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By Mark Sherman The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote could decide the same-sex marriage issue for the nation, did not tip his hand Tuesdayin historic arguments at the Supreme Court. But Kennedy's record on the issue could give encouragement to gay and lesbian couples.

As advocates and protestersdemonstrated outside, the author of the court's three prior gay rights rulings talked about the touchstones of dignity and concern for children in same-sex householdsthatdrove hisfavorable earlier opinions.

But he also worried about changing the definition of marriage from the union of a man and a woman, a meaning that he said has existed for "millennia-plus time."

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The 78-year-old justice's likely role as a key, perhaps decisive votewas reinforced during arguments that lasted 2-'/~hours in a rapt courlroom and appeared to divide the court's liberaland conservative justices over whether the Constitution gives same-sex couples the right to marry.

Those couples can do so now in 36 states and the District of Columbia, and the court is weighing whether gay and lesbian unions should be allowed in all 50 states.

"Same-sex couples say, of course, We understand the nobility and the sacredness of marriage. We know we can't procreate, but we want the otherattributes ofitin order to show that we, too, have a dignity that can be fulfilled,"'

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Kennedy said in an exchange with lawyer John Bursch, who was defending the state marriage bans Later, Kennedy also seemed concernedabout adopted children in same-sex households if onlyone partner isconsidered a parent."Under your view, it would be very difftcult for same-sexcouplesto adopt those children," Kennedy said.

Tuesday's arguments offeml the first publicindication of where thejustices stand in the dispute over whether states can continue defining marriage as the union ofam an and a woman, or whether the Constitution gives gay and lesbian couples theright to marry. In the court's last look at same-sex m arriage in 2013,thejustices struckdownpartofthefederal anti-gay marriage law. Federal courts with few exceptions have relied on Kennedy's opinionin thatcase to invalidate gaymarriage bans in state after state.

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