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INSIDE: • Calendar of summer aclivilies • Camps & classes • Summer reading programs +'s"„ssstsrnas

• Council plans to appoint task force to look at maintenance needs

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

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The most recent question on our website poll at www.bakercityherald.com. was: "Should Oregon allow limited self-serve gas in counties with fewer than 40,000 people?"

• Recent rain, combined with onset of flood irrigation, has createdplentyofplacesforthe insectstoincubatetheireggs

•YES: 284 • NO: 94

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The soggy second half of May has greened lawns and refreshed gardens, but the copious rain bolstered another crop that nobody would grow on purpose. Well, maybe somebody who owns an especially sinister sense of humor.

The current question is: "Who should get Oregon's income tax 'kicker' money?" Choices are: • Taxpayers • State • Divide Between Both

And a goodly supply of DEET. The mosquito is one of the unfortunate insectile beneficiaries of our recent rainy spell. M osquito eggs need water to progress through their larval stages and become the flying, bloodsucking banes ofbarbecues and other outdoor activities. And with almost 2 inches of rain falling at the Baker City Airport since May 11, combined with the onset of irrigation season on local farms and ranches, the bugs boast an abundance ofliquid nurseries.

BRIEFING

Forest owners to talk weeds, business options The Baker County Private Woodlands Association will get information about controlling weeds and starting new businesses during its monthly meeting set for Thursday, May 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Extension Office, 2600 East St. Arnie Grammon, the county's weed department supervisor, will talk about common weeds and ways to deal with them. Sara Miller of the Northeast Oregon EconomicDevelopment District will talk about the new"Hatch Oregon" program designed to help entrepreneurs launch businesses. Everyone is welcome to attendThursday's meeting.

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Correction: A Memorial Day tribute on Page 8A of the Friday, May 22, issue listed the wrong rank for Rick Gloria. He is a retired lieutenant colonel.

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City moves watershed fence By Joshua Dillen ldillen©bakercityherald.com

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Keith Magnuson, Baker City shop/facilities supervisor, examines the original boiler that needs to be replaced at Sam-0 Swim Center.

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The Baker City Council will createa task force to look at maintenance needs at Sam-0 Swim Center, but who will serve, and how many, remain to

be decided. Councilors talked about the task force during their meeting Tuesday night at City Hall. The idea arose last week when Randy Daugherty, chairman of the city's Budget Board, and a former councilor, suggestedsetting up atask forceto study the needs of the cityowned swimming pool, which is managed by the Baker County Family YMCA. Daugherty recommended a five-membergroup including himself, local property owner Rustin Smith, City Engineer Doug Schwinn, City Councilor Ben Merrill and Heidi Dalton, the YMCA executive director. The Council's discussion Tuesday centered around which city officials should be on the committee, how many

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at-large community members to appoint and whether volunteers should apply through the cityas isthe casefor othercity boardsand committees. City Manager Mike Kee recommended that the committee include 12 to 14 members. He also said he had been contacted by pool users and by other Budget Board members interested in serving on the task force. Kee talked to Baker County Facilities Foreman Dan McQuisten iwho is also a Budget Board member) who expressed an interestin being on the committee. Mayor Kim Mosier was in favorofthe task force,butsaid it should have a limited scope and be a temporary committee. She was also concerned that 12 to 14 members might be "unwieldy." "I think a councilor should be involved, a budget board member, the pool manager, the city engineer and two citizen m embers ipool users),"M osier said."That would be six mem-

bers —thatwould be doable ... I don't think it should be more complicated than that." Councilor Mike Downing liked the idea of a commission but suggested that having more members producesmore ideas. "It's something that we need to have," he said. Councilor Richard Langrell agreedthata task forcew as a good idea. He suggested the task force comprise the five members Daugherty suggested, plus two local residents who are frequent pool users. Mosier was not in favor of the directappointments. "Ihave a gutreaction to naming individuals by name. I don't want thereto bea perception that the budget board ... handpicks individual people ifor a committee)," she said. M osier said she prefers the process that the council uses that allows the review of volunteer applications for"atlarge" positions. See Sam-0/Page 8A

During a tour of the Baker City Watershed lastyear,city stafFdiscovered that a section of livestock fence was inside the boundaries of the watershed near Elk Creek. The fencing was in good repair, but it did allow cattle from the Forest Service's Blue Canyon grazing allotment to enter the water-

shed. The cattle were not able to get to Elk Creek, City Manager Mike Kee said. He said officials from the Oregon Health Authority who attended the tour said it was possible that cow excrement could roll down a hill and into the creek, which is one of several in the watershed that the city taps for its water supply. City workers built a new section of fence on the watershed boundary, and last week they removedtheold fence. The 17-acre area is about 10 miles southwest of Baker City. Elk Creekisa possible sourceofthe cryptosporidium outbreak that sickened hundreds of Baker City residents during the summer of 2013. The microscopic parasite can infectwater through animal feces. The highest concentration of crypto in any water sample tested during that summer was taken from Elk Creek. 0$cials also found cow manure in the area at that time. Although none of the four samples of manure tested contained crypto, state health offic ialswrotein a 2014 reportthatcattle fecesare the"most plausible"sourceofthe crypto contamination.

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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR THURSDAY, MAY 28 • Thursday Art Night:A different art film is featured monthly; the program begins with a half hour of storytelling time before the featured film, 6:30 p.m. Eltrym Historic Theatre, 1809 First St.; $6 adults, $4 students/ seniors. • Never Miss A Chance to Dance:The Powder River Dance Club meets, 6:30 to 8 p.m.,Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, 2005Valley Ave.; more information is available by calling 541-524-9306. FRIDAY, MAY 29 • Adler House tours:Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; $6 adults, free for children; 2305 Main Street, Baker City; 541-523-9308. • Live music by KeithTaylor:Music by ragtime pianist KeithTaylor;5 p.m.;Veterans Center,1901 Main St., Baker City. • Oregon Book Awards author tour:7 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.; free. SATURDAY, MAY 30 • Keating School play, "Peter Pan" ,outside: 5 p.m.; the free event includes a pulled pork dinner and all the fixings. Dessert fundraiser scheduled afterward. For more information, call the school at 541-523-2377.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald May 27, 1965 The contract for construction of a six-room addition and reroofing at South Baker Elementary School was awarded to Leagjeld Construction Co., Bend, at a low total bid of $117,932. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald May 27, 1990 A decision by the state Land Use Board ofAppeals (LUBA) about whether the Ash Grove CementWest firm needs a permit change to burn tire fuel could come in early June. Attorneys for the Durkee cement plant and concerned Baker County residents have squared off before LUBA about the question. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald May 27, 2005 There's a 700-degree inferno blazing three feet from Dale Olsen's right cheek, and he seems ready for a nice refreshing nap. Olsen and Paul Van Ness are sitting, their knees bumping a 6-foot-tall chunk of black steel that confines the fire and, at frighteningly random intervals, belches steam, as if it had an explosive case of the hiccups. The Sumpter Valley Railroad chugs out of the McEwen depot. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald May 28, 2014 Oregon State University is naming its newest residence hall for the lateWilliam "Bill"Tebeau, an OSU alumnus and Baker City native who made history in Oregon both as a student and as a professional. Tebeau died July 5, 2013, in Salem, at age 87. He graduated from Baker High School in 1943 and, because he wanted to be an engineer, he applied to Oregon State University. Tebeau didn't mention on his application that he was black. His race was no minor matter in 1943. Although OSU was founded 75 years earlier, no black man had yet graduated from the university.

OREGON BRIEFING Hundreds protest proposed natural gas terminals SALEM (APl— Hundreds ofpeople rallied at the Oregon Capitol calling on Gov. Kate Brown to block two proposed liquefied natural gas export terminals in the state. The Statesman Journal reports

(http://is.gd/70Ue7x l that Canadian company Veresen Inc. wants to build an export terminal in Coos Bay on Oregon's south coast. The Jordan Cove Energy Project would receive natural gas through a 232-mile-long pipeline. American company Oregon LNG is also trying to build a terminal in Warrenton that would be connected to Woodland, Washington. Those opposed say that the Coos Bay pipelinewould crossprivate property, affecting about 700 landowners. It w ould also cross400 bodiesofw ater, which contain threatened or endangered species. Participants marched Tuesday from the Capitol to the Oregon Department of State Lands, which has legal authority to block LNG terminals and pipelines.

Corps of Engineers to cease warnings about algae EUGENE (APl — The U.S.Army Corps of Engineers will no longer send out warnings about potentially toxic

blue-green algae blooms in the Oregon lakes it manages. The Eugene Register-Guard reports

(http//bit.ly/1cXhV4W l that corps officials say they will post permanent metal signs that explain how to spot an algae bloom and its potential toxicity at the most-used beaches and boat ramps insteadofthenow-standard practiceof testing individual blooms, posting specific warning signs and triggering the public alert system that generates news stories statewide. Testing and advisories will continue on lakes and reservoirs managed by the U.S. Forest Service, various state and county park agencies, and water districts. Blue-green algae blooms can generate harmful toxins.

Portland police want to removehomelesscamps PORTLAND (APl — Portland police have launched an effort to get homeless campersto remove theirstreetcamps. The Oregonian reports (http J/is.gd/ TiX79c l that Sgt. Pete Simpson says the enforcement of anti-loitering and camping laws comes after numerous public complaints over large, visible homeless camps. He says the problem may not have worsened but the camps are more visible to the public during the longer daysand warmer weather ofapproaching summer.

The newspaper says sweeps of camps along the city's waterfront are common this time ofyear. Simpson says the enforcement that began Tuesdayin southeast Portland will expand to other areas over the next coupleofweeks.He saysoffi cerswill work with neighborhood response teams and mental health groups, trying to pair homelesscampers with available services.

Wyden,Merkley seek money to protect sage grouse DENVER (APl — Five Democratic senatorsareasking colleagues tofund preservation efforts for the imperiled greater sage grouse and Gunnison sage grouse. The senators on Tuesday urged the Appropriations Committee to fund programs that include cooperative efforts with landowners. The greater sage grouse lives across the West. The Gunnison grouse is found in Colorado and Utah. Federaloffi cialsface a September deadlineto decided whether toprotect the greatersagegrouse.Stateand federal agencies hope voluntary efforts will avoidalisting because oftherestrictions it would bring. The senators are Michael Bennet of Colorado, Dianne Feinstein of California, Jon Tester of Montana and Jeff Merkleyand Ron Wyden ofOregon.

OBITUARIES Cathy Sapp-Charbonneau

home mom and part-time high school teachers' assistant. She enjoyed being Cathy Louise Sapp-Charbonneau, 54, involvedin hertwo sons'sportsactiviof Baker City, died May 18, 2015, at her ties. She was very proud ofbeing a sochome. cer and baseball mom. Her memorial service The family moved to Baker City will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, in 1992. She met and married Mark May 30, at the Baker ValChristensen in 1994. While in Baker ley Church of Christ, 2533 City she worked part time as a teachers' assistant and at Step Forward. Church St. Cathy Louise Sapp was She was always very close to her Cathy bor n on Oct. 30, 1960, at mother, father and big brother. In 2001 SappLon g Beach, California, to she moved to St. Helens. There she Charbon- Jerry and Marcilee Sapp. started struggling with mental health neau As a child she always issues, but she always had a loving looked up to her big broth- heart and always put her children first. er, Brad. She enjoyed going to the beach, She had a special relationship with surfing, horseback riding and visiting Christ that she shared with many Knot's Berry Farm and Disneyland. people right up until she passed away. She graduated from high school in For those who knew her, she was 1976 at Cypress, California. She maralways there with advice, money or just ried Robert Eugene Charbonneau in a good chat. Even as she got older and 1979. They had three children: Joseph her mental health issues worsened, she AllenCharbonneau, Jeffrey John Charwas still always there to help. bonneau and Crystal Lee Charbonneau. Just a week before she died she was They moved to Temecula, California, able to make it to her grandson Maddox's baseball game, which made her in 1985 where Cathy was a stay at Baker City, 1960-2015

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veryhappy. Survivors include her brother, Brad Sapp; sons, Joseph and Jeffrey Charbonneau; daughter, Crystal Charbonneau; niece, Jillian Ewers; seven grandchildren, Joseph Charbonneau, Maddox Charbonneau,Milana Charbonneau, Roco Charbonneau, Trinity Palmer, Cali Charbonneau and Alijah Charbonneau. She was preceded in death by her father, Jerry Sapp; her mother, Marcilee Sapp; her grandparents, Eldon and Louise Brooks; her grandmother, Helen Sapp; and her aunt, Sandy. Memorial contributions to help defrayfuneral expenses may be made to Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.

Correction An obituary for Colleen Toombs in the May 15 Baker City Herald listed the wrong address for sending contributions in her memory. The address for Heart 'n' Home Hospice is 1100 N.W. 12th St., Fruitland, Idaho 83619.

unsettled weather Feetjng a ljttte hasIf Mafs you yearning for summer, chitty~ damp7 youmighttryAlaska. Really. Fairbanks has been both Try Farrbanks warmer, and much drier, than

Baker City this month. Fairbanks' average temperatureism orethan a degree warmer, and the city has had just 0.18 of an inch of rain, compared to our 1.87 inches.

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SENIOR MENUS • THURSDAY:Chicken-fried chicken, potatoes and gravy, baby carrots, beet and onion salad, rolls, bread pudding • FRIDAY:Breaded pork loan, rice pilaf with brown gravy, green beans, green salad, rolls, pudding Public luncheon atthe Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.; $3.50 donation (60 and older), $5.75 for thoseunder 60.

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Marian Brady: 89, a longtime Baker City resident, died May 24, 2015, at Provo, Utah. Her funeral will be on Wednesday, June 3, at Provo. There will be a service in Baker City on Friday, June 5, at 11 a.m. atThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. A visitation is scheduled at 10 a.m. Friday, June 5, at the church. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Coles Tribute Center is in charge of local arrangements.

FUNERAL PENDING

Mary Ruth Brown: Friends and family are invited to help celebrate the life of Mary Ruth Brown,who died on Feb. 23, 2015. The celebration will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30,

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at the Union Hotel on Main Street in Union. "Come share remembrances and the poetry and the music she loved family members said. There will be a buffetlunch served at noon by the Union Hotel. RSVP the Hotel by calling 541-562-1200 or email historicunionhotel@gmail.com to make a lunch reservation. Later that day, attendees are encouraged to join in further celebrating Mary Ruth Brown's life at a potluck and bluegrass jam atWisdom Creek Ranch at 5 p.m. Those attending are welcome to bring a tent, trailer, or RV or plan to sleep under the stars. John Paul Atkinson: Memorial graveside service for John Paul Atkinson, who died Feb. 2, 2015. The service, with military honors, will begin at1 p.m. Saturday, May30, at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor JesseWhitford of the Baker City Christian Church will officiate.

The reception at Community Connection of Baker County has been cancelled; Gray's West Bc Co. Pioneer Chapel is assisting with arrangements.

POLICE LOG Baker County Sheriff's Office DRIVING UNDERTHE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Anthony Scott Attebery, 33, of Redmond, 4:29 p.m. Monday, on Highway 7 at Beaver Creek Road, about five miles south of Baker City; jailed. CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County warrant): Robert James Gray, 27, of 3055 10th St., 5:15 p.m. Thursday, at the sheriff's office; cited and released. PAROLE VIOLATION (Oregon Parole Board warrant): Michael Lynn Moore, 52, of Ontario, 8:13 a.m. Friday, at Sumpter; jailed and later released to Malheur County.

Theme: Make an EmergencyPlan and Builda Kit When: May30,2015from9 t o 3 w i t h a Thrive Life presentation from 3 to 5

Where: National Guard Armory, 1640 Campbell Street, Baker City Why: Because itis FREE, you can learn how to be more prepared for disasters. (and dld we mentlon It is FREE!) Questions7Pleasecall:BakerCountyEmergency Management 541.523.9669

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Highway groiectswill alect tramic Severalroad construction projects are either under way or scheduledto startsoon in Northeastern Oregon, and all will affect travelers. • Highway 7, Sumpter Highway, pavement chip sealing from Union Pacific Railroad underpass in Baker City to Salisbury Junction, M ilepost 41.8 to 50.5.Expect

lane closures, reduced speeds, day/night flaggers, pilot cars, loose rock on the road and delays up to 20 minutes. Work is scheduled to start June 15 and will take about a week ielectronic signs in place in Baker City and at Salisbury Junction). • Highway 203, Medical Springs Highway, pavement

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at the budget hearingcomprising one councilor, Continued from Page1A one budget board member, Merrill asked what author- the city engineer and three ity the task force would have. volunteer citizens/pool users Mosier said it who would apply through would have no the usual board/committee n process. decision-making applicatio There was not a second to authority and her motion. would present recommendaCouncilors will resume their discussion about the Mosier t i o ns to the task force during their next Council for meeting, June 9. approval. "I think it's After more discussion and a simple thing no second to Langrell's mothat has been tion, he withdrew it. Joyce Bornstedt, the city's over analyzed administrative supervisor, that could have advisedcouncilorsthatthe done some good and has been Lan g rell creation of a permanent committee would require destroyed," the drafling and passage of Langrell said as the matter an ordinance detailing the was tabled. specifics of the committee Also on Tuesday, councilthat details its authority and orsdiscussed the possible the appointment selection implementation of a parks process of members. vegetation plan. An ordinance is not necesBornstedt referred toa saryforthecreation ofa tem - plan from Ashland. porary task force, however. She said Ashland enforced Mosier asked councilors averystrictplan thatalwhat course of action they lowed virtually no chemical wanted to take. use in their parks, but city ''We could come up with a offic ialslaterrevised that task force tonight and then policy to be less restrictive. "I would like to caution ask staff to come up with an ordinance for us to look at icouncilorsl that we not rush at the next meeting," Mosier into establishing a policy that won't work in the best intersaid."Or we could put the whole discussion off for the estofthecitizens, "Bornstedt next meeting." sald. Mosier then made a moDiscussion about a postion to form a short-term sible plan development was task force — limited to work- tasked to city stafFfor posing on the four projects at the sible review by the Parks and center that were approved Recreation Board.

patching near Catherine Creek State Park, east of Union, Milepost 5-9. Lane closures, flaggers,pilotcars, delays up to 20 minutes. Work should start the first or second week of June and will take about a week. • Highway 245, Dooley MountainHighway, pavement patching 11 miles east

of Unity, Milepost 11-13. Lane closures, flaggers, pilot cars. Work is ongoing and should be done by June 1. • Interstate 84, Milepost 330.7 to 342.12. Repaving and guardrail work. Lane closures, flaggers and minor delays. Work is under way and will continue through October.

Downing and Kee both agreed that the city should take this idea slowly and create a plan on a test basis. Councilors came to a consensus that the most reasonablecourse ofaction was to implement a plan on a triaVtest basis involving just one park. Establishing 25-foot nospray buffer zones around playgrounds is another idea, as is using volunteers to pull weeds in those areas where chemicals wouldn't be used. Clint Troyer with Grassm asters, the city'scontractor for maintaining parks and MountHope Cemetery, said using nonchemical weed control methods is not economical. He said organic products are notas effective asthe herbicides the company uses. He said organics turn the grass brown but don't kill the rootsofweeds. "I would love to go organic if you had a viable product thattook care oftheproblem," he said. Troyer said the use of chemical herbicides in the parks has resulted in great weed control. He pointed out that this success has allowed the company to significantly cut back on its use of the chemicals. Troyer said the company is very careful when spraying herbicides. ''We handle it and we know the effects of it," he saId.

Councilors discussed placing signs in areas where chemicals have been sprayed recently. Councilor Mack Augen-

feld said he wants to ensure that the city is giving residents adequate warn- Augenfeld ing about the use of chemicals. Bornstedt and Troyer agreed that it would be no problem toplace signs a couple of days before spraying will happen in an area rather than right before the application as they currently

do. Councilors came to a consensus to have city stafF developa parks vegetation plan to use on a trial basis in one area. In other business Tuesday, councilors: • Appointed Christine Howard to the Tree Board. • Approved an intergovernmental agreement that allows the use of state funding for pavement maintenance atthe airport;$40,958 will be funded by the state with the city providing

$4,095 from funding provided by the FAA to operate the airport. • Awarded a contract for city audit services to Guyer and Associates. • Listened to a presentation by Baker County Economic Developer Greg Smith.

OREGON LEGISLATURE

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rently the tactic of what's known as upskirting is not SALEM — Oregon lawcovered for various reasons," makers on Tuesday advanced said Sen. Floyd Prozanksi, a a proposal aimed at closing Eugene Democrat.'This bill a loophole in state privacy will, in fact, cover the infraclaws that recently let a man tions, the conduct and hold go unpunished after he took peopleaccountableforthat." photographs up a teenager's The judge in the Target skirt. case said that while the act The state Senate unaniwas lewd and appalling, it didn't violate the state's existmously passed the bill, HB 2596, which would make ing voyeurism laws because it a misdemeanor to surthe girl was clothed and in a reptitiously take photos up public place. women's dresses without Laurie Wimmer, an Oregon their consent. A teachers Education Association lobbyunion proposed the measure ist,hassaid herorganization after a student took so-called proposedthe billin response upskirt cellphone photos of to an incident a year ago inan educator and shared them volving teacher Dana Lovejoy. online. In February, Lovejoy testiThe Senate vote came fied in favor of the measure three months after an Oregon before a House committee. judge ruled a 61-year-old She wore the same long, man did nothing illegal when black dress she had on when he snapped photos up a teen's the incident happened. skirtin aTargetstore. Lovejoy told lawmakers 'You've probably seen in that during one ofher classes the news reports that curlast May, a middle school stuAssociated Press

dent stuck a camera phone under her skirt as she leaned over to help other students. The student who took the images then disseminated them toclassmates overvarious social media networks. "Upon learning what happened I felt immediately in shock and violated. Not only was I photographed without my consent, not only was it of my genital area, but the majority of the school had seenitbefore Iwaseven aware it existed,"Lovejoy told the House Committee on Judiciary. "Our laws have not kept up with technology," she

Severalother statesincluding Kentucky, Florida, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania — have passed measures outlawing clandestine upskirt photos, though a similar bill in Wisconsin has stalled in the Senate. The Massachusetts legislation also was aimed at closing a gap in privacy laws. It was passed two days after the state's highest court ruled a man who took cellphone photos up the skirts of female subway passengers in Boston was not violating state laws as written. The Oregon proposal heads back to the House for consensus.

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LOCAL BRIEFING Michelle Lehman wins $1,000 scholarship Michelle Lehman, who will graduate next month from Baker High School, has received one of nine $1,000 scholarships from the Oregon Wheat Foundation. Scholarships are awarded to students in eight counties, plus one at-large scholar-

shp. Applicants were judged based on their academic record, community involvement and anessay on a topicrelated tothe Lehman wheatindustry. Lehman, the daughter of Tracy and Nanette Lehman, plans to study elementary education at Boise State University.

Entrepreneur to speak at Pub Talk 3une 10 Jason Glaspey, a co-founder of the Portland Incubator Experiment, will give a presentation at the Pub Talk event set for June 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Lefty's Taphouse, 1934 Broadway St. in Baker City. In addition, Stephanie Hartman of Catalyst Performance Consulting will give an overview of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, or for $5 which includeslightappetizersand beverages.

Free fishing derby for kids 3une 6 A free fishing derby for kids 13 and younger is scheduledforSaturday,June 6,from 9 a.m. to noon atthe Highway 203 Pond just east of Interstate 84 at Exit 298, about five miles north of Baker City. The event is coordinated by the BLM's Baker Resource Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. More information is available by calling Shannon Archuleta at 541-523-1385.

Guestspeaker Sunday atMethodistChurch The Baker United Methodist Church, 1919 Second St., will welcome the Rev. Pete Nelson as the guest speaker for w orship services Sunday,May 31,at8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. At noon there will be a potluck and discussion about revising the church's mission statement. Pastor Elke Sharma will lead the congregational leadership meeting, and suggestions from the congregation are encouraged. Boy Scouts meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Vacation Bible School is scheduled for the afternoon hours, June 15-19.

Christia n Women's Luncheon set3une 4 "Summer is a Growing Season" is the theme of a Christian Women's luncheon and special program scheduled on Thursday, June 4. The event will be from 11:20 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sunridge Inn. The cost is $12 inclusive. 'Three Peas in a Pod" is speaker Evelyn Burt's topic, a flier announcing the program stated. Burt, who lives in Silverdale, Washington, will share stories about her 45year marriage, including 35 years as a military wife and tell about a"new season" ofher life as a way of inspiring others. Computer expert Dale Bogardus also will provide computerti ps,and a coffeebasketw illbe auctioned offduring the event. Reservations are required by the morning of Tuesday, June 2, by calling Jerri Wickert at 541-523-3447, or JenniferGodwin a 541-519-2060.

4-H livestock judging field day 3une 15 The Poco-Wing 4-H Club will have its annual livestock judging field day June 15 at 6 p.m., rain or shine, at the Thomas Angus Ranch on Pocahontas Road. All 4-H and FFA members are welcome to attend and improve their skills in judging on several breeds of livestock. More information is available by calling Beth Mackenzie at 541-523-5053 or 541-403-0506. — Compiled from staf reports and press releases.

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rwr No place is immune to natural disasters, but Baker County's level of inoculation is quite high. Hurricanes are very nearly a meteorological impossibility around here. And even if we had to endure such a storm, we're well-protected from the most dangerous aspect — a storm surge oA'the sea — the Pacific being a safe distance to our west. Tornadoes and earthquakes are also rare — in particular the local risk of the most severe types of such phenomena is exceedingly low for twisters, and comparatively low for temblors. But as fortunate as we are, even less catastrophic episodes — blizzards and thunderstorms, to mention two common events hereabouts — can cause at best annoying disruptions in our normal lives, and at worst put our lives in peril. Which is why we encourage residents to attend a free Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oregon Army National Guard

Armory, 1640 Campbell St. It's an excellent chance to learn how to assemble the items, and prepare a plan, that your family might need during a natural disaster. Sure, odds are that you won't rely on these to save lives. But evenifthenewfound knowledge only makes for a more comfortable experience when the power goes out, you'll be thankful.

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problems of offering free comm. college Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin: Imagine if community college were free in Oregon. If it were free, more people would likely go. It could help thousands of Oregonians who graduate from high school, need additi onal training beforethey can getgoodjobs,but can'tafford togo. That's the basic idea behind Senate Bill 81. State Rep. Tobias Read, D-Beaverton, and Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton, have been pushing the bill. Eligible students would have to be recent high school graduatesorgeta GED and keep a 2.5 grade-pointaverage. The state would pay only for classes that lead to a degree. Students would have to apply for federal financial aid and there are other requirements. But, of course, it means somebody still has to pay for it. Estimates are the state would be paying $20 million to $25 million a year. In some cases, the state would not have to pay for a student's tuition, because it would be covered by federal financial aid. Read and Hass told us the state already pays some $19 million a year for the programs in some high schools that pay for a fifth year ofhigh school, enabling students to take classes at community colleges. That could go away under thisbill,sothe added costofthisprogram may notbe as much. The idea is intriguing and has demonstrated some success in Tennessee. But more than a few things are troubling to us. Itcreatesa new entitlement. Oregon legislatorsalready saythey don'thave enough money todo everything Oregon should do. This is a new expense. And once a government entitlement is created, it won't go away even if it is not working well. When community college is free, it makes sense for everyone eligible to go. That will have unpredictable consequences in the future. For-profit training schools will have difficulty competing withfree.Isitbestforthe stateto drive them out ofbusiness? Some students who pay now to go to community college will be able to go to free. If the goal is to help students who can't afford it, why is Oregon helping people who can? At least Oregon should test eligibility for this program based on financial need.

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ama s Obama administration critics often charge that the president has no strategy in the war against Islamic State, but that's not true. Eight months ago, after Islamic State's army swept across northern Iraq, President Obama's national securityaidesdrew up aplan toreverse the militants' gains. It began with air strikesto stop theiradvance.Italsoincluded a series of steps to enable Iraq to defeat the invaders without using U.S. combat troops. First, the United States planned to push Nouri Maliki, the stubborn Shiite prime minister, out of office. Then it w ould help a new government rebuild the country's security forces, set up a "national guard" oflocal militia units, and arm Sunni tribesmen who wanted to fight Islamic State. Once those steps were underway,a strengthened Iraqi army wouldmarch north and retake Mosul, the country's second-largest city. So Obama does have a strategy — but for the most part it hasn't worked. U.S. pressure helped shove Maliki out of the prime minister's office last fall, buthissuccessor,HaiderAbadi, hasn't succeeded in making the most of the other changes the administration sought. Some 3,000 American military advisers are in Iraq, but they couldn't prevent Iraqi army units from abandoning the western city of Ramadi to Islamic State last week. Abadi's government drafted a law to set up the national guard, which would allow Sunni military units to defend Sunni provinces, but Shiite politicians have blocked the bill in parliament. As for arming the Sunni tribes, U.S. officials say the Iraqi government has budgeted money and weapons for 8,000 fighters in Anbar, the largest Sunni province — but most of the aid hasn't been delivered.'The weapons have all been approved," a U.S.offi cialsaid last week.'We just have to get them to the

s ae DOYLE MCMANUS site and get them to the guys." And the Iraqi recapture of Mosul, which some officials rashly predicted could happen this spring? It's been postponed several times — most recently because aides have concluded that retaking Ramadi must come first. Obama'sreaction tothesereversals has been to counsel patience, reaffirm faith in his strategy — and blame the Iraqis."If the Iraqis themselves are not willing or capable to arrive at the politi calaccommodations necessary to govern, if they are not willing to fight for the security of their country, we cannot do that for them," he told Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic magazine last week. A large portion of the blame clearly does belong in Baghdad — especially to the Shiite factions that have blocked Abadi'sattempts to do m ore. But plenty of pro-American Iraqis and Americans who have spent time in the country believe the Obama administration could do more, too — without putting U.S. troops in ground combat. "America can help," Rafi Issawi, a moderate Sunni leader and former deputy prime minister, said during a visit to Washington this month. He called on the Obama administration to set up "joint committees" in Sunni provinces to get aid and weapons flowing."Direct financing from the American side encouragedpeople to defeatAlQaeda in 2006 and 2007," he noted. "The administration's strategy is a goodstrategy — but itonly getsdoneif you actually do it," Ryan C. Crocker, the formerU.S.ambassador in Baghdad, toldme."There hasn'tbeen enough political engagement at the top level. Where are the visits ito Iraq) by the secretaryofState and the secretary of Defense? Where are the phone calls

ai in from the president? It's not happening." Crocker said he met with Iraqi politicians in exile last week — "guys who usually want to kill each other" — and heard a common refrain Where is America?" 'They're all realistic; they understand we are not going to do boots on the ground," he said."But they all think we can do more than we're doing now." Part of the problem, he warned, is that Abadi is under increasing criticism from both sides, Sunni and Shiite. "He's being seen as weak — and in Iraq, weakness is death," he said. What more could the United States do? Thereare severaloptions,some already under consideration by the administration, officials say. The United States could send more advisers and trainers to Iraq to expand the relatively small force already there and allow them to work with more Iraqi units, or even accompany Iraqi forces onto the battlefield. Although the administration has already increased military aid to the Iraqi army, it could be tougher in demanding that Baghdad's defense ministry implement its promises to arm Sunni forces beforemore aid arrives. The U.S. could also consider arming Sunni forces directly. That step, however, could undermine Abadi and accelerate Iraq's division into sectarian camps. Finally, Obama probably needs to take steps to bolster Abadi — which could include more economic aid and even a symbolic visit or two. If Iraqi attitudes don't change, the war against Islamic State won't be won. And Iraqi attitudes don't appear likely to change without more pressure from the United States — whether it comes from Obama or, 20 months from now, his unlucky successor. Doyle McManus is a columnist for the Los Argeles Times. Readers ~y serd, him email at doyle.mcmonus@latimes.com

Your views Forest Service playing shell game with road closures It'sbeen described asa shellgame, it's been deli vered as a saving graceforthe "sustainability" of our nation, and it is so important that is has taken at least five forest supervisors and eight years to complete, but one thing is for certain, they don't want you knowing what you're getting in the travel management plan, and they surely do not want you having a true voice in the discussion. Currently the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is working on Subpart A of the plan, this part is where the forest service decides how many and what roadsareneeded iormore importantly not needed) to manage the forest. One would think the supervisor's office would hold meetings with the residents of the region to find out their specific uses and needs and work that into the equation, unfortunately that isn't the

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case. I personally have a request in from Septemberof2014 for the draftdocument outlining those minimum roads numbers, as of today, I still have no document. Why, you might ask, well it's pretty simple because they don't want us to know. See, it's pretty hard to sneak somethingthru when everyone knows what you're doing, and so the Forest Service simply keeps us in the dark

until they file the report with their re-

gional office in Portland. The+ say, we asked them to participate in the maps session and that should count for meeting their needs, but it doesn't. Currently in Eastern Oregon exists a draft document of the Subpart A report, and the roads it intends to identify for closure. And by the end of 2015 the WWNF will release that plan to the regionaloffi cefor acceptance. The question is, will you allow them to do it without standing up and saying no? If you have time, please send an email to tmontoya@fs.fed.us requesting the draft Subpart A report and tell him travel management planning cannot m ove forward untilallusesareprotected in the Subpart A report. John D. George Bates

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PLAYOFF BASEBALLTODAY • North Marion at Baker • Baker Sports Complex,4 p.m. By Tom Withers

linked generations. He has a chance to turn Cleveland, CLEVELAND — LeBron a city that has taken its fair share of knocks over the James knew what he left behind when he bolted to years, into a title town. "I understood what these Miami five years ago. He broke hearts at home, people were going through, where generations of Clevethe people here," he said. sa land fans only know champi"Not only in Cleveland but onships through stories told Northeast Ohio and all over by their fathers, yellowed the world who love and newspaper clippings or bleed wine and gold. To be at this point tonight, it's very grainy black-and-white film. emotional." James had to go back. "I'm a guy who believes in Jeff Teague scored 17 and unfinished business," he said. Paul Millsap 16 for Atlanta, With four more wins, he which won a team-record 60 can end a half-century of games during the regular sports misery. season and made the conference finals for the first time James scored 23 points, KyrieIrving provided aboost since 1970. But the Hawks after missing two games and were no match for the Cavaliers and had no answer for Clevelandreserved a spotin the NBA Finals with a 118James, who nearly averaged a triple-double in the four 88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night to games. win the Eastern Conference J.R. Smith added 18 points title. and Tristan Thompson had Curtis Compton /Atlanta Journal-Constitution 16 points and 11 rebounds By sweeping the topfor the Cavs, who were seeded Hawks, the Cavs, who Cleveland Cavaliers'Timofey Mozgov slams for two over Atlanta Hawks' Paul Millsap during Game 4 of the handed new caps and Tovercameadversity from the shirts following the win. season's start,earned their Eastern Conference Finals onTuesday. second trip to the finals, It was a tough way for where they will face either won more championships, the Hawks to end a remarkCleveland after four years in Miami to try and end this Golden State or Houston but none has ever done it for able season. They survived city's championship drought his ring-starved home region. a tumultuous offseason, and starting June 4. It will be the fifth straight datingto 1964.Ifhe can, When he announced his their young roster gelled in visitto the league' s showJames will have a title that return last summer, James January when they became caseevent forthe inimitable would put him in a class by talked about ending a cham- the first franchise to go 17-0 James, who returned to himself. Other players have pionship dry spell that has in a calendar month.

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eager'sHRs lea Mariners ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. iAPl — Kyle Seager's grand slam put the Seattle Mariners up by three runs in the eighth inning Tuesday night. It turned out it wasn't quite enough. So Seager hit another home run in the 10th to lift the Mariners to a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The game-winner, Seager's 10th home run of the season, came off Brad Boxberger i2-2l after the Rays had rallied for three runs to tie the game in the ninth. "It was a very emotional game, had its momentum turns for sure," said Seager, who drove in six runs with three hits and extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

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Federer on to 3rd round PARIS iAPl — The latThe 2009 champion est from the French Open: screamed at himself after one in a series of flubbed Not something you backhands in the third set. see every day in tennis: normally composed Roger After another, he retrieved Federer losing his cool. his black French Open Something you see far towel,covered hisface more regularly: Federer to muffl ethe sound, and winning, again. yelled at himself again. The 17-time Grand Slam But, like all three of champion's backhand gave their previous encounters, him fits against secondthis match on Court Suround opponent Marcel zanne Lenglen ended with Granollers at the French another Federer win. The Open.

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know where most of those areas are, and that's where they concentrate their antimosquito campaign. Their main goal is to kill larvae, which never bit anybody, before they hatch into adults, which in the case of the female mosquitoes are quite capable ofbiting any mammal they come across. iFemales need a certain amino acid to grow eggs, and to our great misfortune, that amino acid — isoleucine — is in human blood.) Hutchinson said district workers and contractors have been spreading larvae-killing products by land and by air. On a few recent days, though, the weather was so rainy and windy that crews couldn't distribute the larvicide effectively, he said. Although most local mosquitoes hatch in irrigated fields, the frequent rainstorms this month have also createdhundreds ofpotential insect incubators in Baker City and Haines. Even a kids' plastic toy bucket can nurture mosquitoes if it holds water long enough. "Anything that can hold water, people need to make sure to dump it out," Hutchinson said.sThat would definitely help us by keeping

Continued ~om Page1A 'Things really did take offlast week,"said Matt Hutchinson, who apparently has a flair for puns as well as for entomology. Hutchinson manages the Baker Valley Vector Control District. His job, to put it another way, is to control mosquitoes in a 200,000-acre, property tax-funded district that includes most of Baker, Bowen and Keating valleys. As of Tuesday morning, Hutchinson said he has had only one complaint call about mosquitoes making a nuisance of themselves. That was fiom Quail Ridge Golf Course, and Hutchinson planstohave partsofthe course fogged with a mosquito-killing product soon. But he won't be surprised if the itch-inducing bugs start showing up in elsewhere. r We got enough rain that low areas and ditches could have created some habitat," Hutchinson said. The major breeding grounds, though, are parts of the valleys where farmers use flood irrigation to wet their fields and pastures, he said. Hutchinson and his crew

the population down." Hutchinson said the district will start its annual mosquito-trapping schedule next week. The goal isn't to pare the population — trapping mosquitoes isn't akin to trapping, say, muskrats — but rather to allow Hutchinson to keep track of which types of mosquitoes are flying where. More vitally, he sends batchesofm osquitoesto alab at Oregon State University, which tests the insects for West Nile virus. That mosquito-borne disease, which in rare occasions can befatal,infected atleast four Baker County residents last summer. All survived, and all live in the Eagle Valley area, outside the Vector Control District. If you live inside the district and you end up swatting trequently when you're in your yard — an occasional mosquito is to be expected, so you don't need to report a single bite — you can call the Vector Control District at 541-523-1151 and leave a message including your address. Hutchinson also urges residents to call that number if they want to have their addressesadded to the district's "no spray" list.

the work NRCS continues to do every day to support waterconservation,soil health and productivity on Oregon's working agricultural lands and forest lands." NRCS will give higher priority to applications in counties with the highest droughtstatus according to the USDA Drought Moni-

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apply. In Oregon, NRCS will focus the funding on cropland, rangeland and forestryconservation practices. For cropland practices, NRCS will assist producers with planting and managing cover crops and implementing emergency soil erosion measures. These practices will helpfarmers protectthe soilfrom erosion,promote m ore orgainc matter in the soil, and aid in better water infiltration. For rangeland, NRCS will assist ranchers in developing grazing

Dealreachedfor cleanun at Hanfordnuclear site By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash.— An agreement has beenreached to clean up a radioactive basin on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation's most polluted nuclear weapons productionsite,tw ofederalagencies said Tuesday. The deal about the KWest Basin was reached between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, which owns Hanford. The settlement stems trom the Energy Department's failure to meet a September 2014 deadline to begin removing nuclear sludge trom the basin, which is located along the Columbia River. Under the deal, the new deadline for startingtheremoval ofsludge isSept.30, 2018. The work must be completed by Dec. 31, 2019. Hanford, which is near Richland, Washington, for decades made plutonium for nuclear weapons. It now is involved in a decades-long, multibillion dollar process of cleaning up radioactive waste left by that

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work. As part of the agreement, the Energy Department agreed to pay a penalty of $125,000formissing the September 2014 deadlineto startremoving sludge. r We're glad we've reached an agreement so we can get back to focusing on cleanup and protecting the Columbia River," said Rick Albright, director of EPA's Superfund cleanup program in Seattle.'The K Basins should be one of the Department of Energy's highest cleanup priorities." The Energy Department said the settlement "reflects the agencies' commitment to moving radioactive sludge away trom the Columbia River to reduce the risk to the river in the next few years." The agency in the past blamed a lack of funding trom Congress for the delay. Under the settlement, 10 other milestonesaffected by thedelay in thestartof sludge removal will be extended, with all work to be completed by 2024. The 100 KArea is one of six areas where plutonium production reactors operated during the Cold War.

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HAPPENINGS City receives 55,000 Christmas Tree Growers to meet for summer meeting Christmas tree growers from Oregon and Washington will meet in Rochester, Washington, for the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association's annual Summer Meeting and Farm Tour to be held at Lucky Eagle Casino and Hotel. This two-day event — June 19-20will include educational sessions, with seminars on Christmas tree growing ideas from Denmark, disease management, pest control options, weed identification made easy, a genetic trial and Christmas tree

check ofK Growers will also tour Hedlund Christmas Trees and Tillman Christmas Trees. Field demonstrations and a barbecued lunch will be offered. The Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association is the nation's largest regional Christmas tree association. The associatio n iscomposed ofgrower, supplier and retailer members from Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho and British Columbia. This event is open to members only, but membership information can be obtainedby calling 503-364-2942.

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While Union County is no longer in the running to receive $3 million for a grant toward revitalizing the community, it

did receive $5,000. Frontier Communications Chief Executive Officer Maggie Wilderotter wanted to highlight m ore of Frontier'sideaoflocal engagementthrough the America's Best Community contest, said Justin Stinson, Frontier

raduates, faculty members, parents, invited guests, I am honoredand humbled to speak to you. Your graduation is certainly worthy of a celebration and some words of thought-provoking advice, encouragement and inspiration. You have much to be thankful for. You have studied, grown mentally, physically and emotionally, and are now eligible to join those folks out in the "real world of work." My goal today is to share five lessons with you.

Business Edge general manager out of Kennewick, Washington. "She wantedto putourmoney where our mouth is," Stinson said."Theidea was tostarta competition to identify America's best communities across the U.S. To invigorate the communities." Stinson said the top three finalists in the competition will

receive $3 million, $2 million or $1 million to go to a project to help the community grow. SeeEffort / Page 2B

The first lesson is you will end up working a majority of your life, either for yourself or someone else. The good news is that you have developed a good work ethic. Employers like to have peopleon the payrollwh o see things through to the end. The bad news is that you will SeeKeller / Page 2B

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Union County Chamber offering 'Hospitality You!' courses The UnionCounty Chamber ofCommerce is creating a program — "Hospitality You!" — to help business owners become well-informed and enthusiastic about entertainment, dining, lodging, recreational, cultural and shopping options in Union County. The program was created for front-line employees, according to a releasefrom the chamber. A series of classes will take place to inform employees who would be responsible for imparting information to visitors in an effort to entice them to stay longer in the county. The classes will take place at diferent times of the day to fit everyone's schedule. On-site training is also possible if employers request it. Each training will take approximately 90 minutes. The next meeting will be from noon to 1 p.m. on June 4 at GC Fusion. It will be a no-host lunch and is a free event. To RSVP, call 541-963-8588 or email info@unioncountychamber.org.

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TempleNamed Northwest FCS Senior vice president ONTARIO — David Temple has been named senior vice president of Northwest Farm Credit Services in Eastern Oregon. He will be based in the Ontario branch and will be responsible for leading the marketing efforts of the lending teams in the Ontario, Baker City, Pendleton, The Dalles, Redmond and Klamath Falls branches. Temple began his Northwest FCS careerin 2002 asacreditoffi cerin the Twin Falls, Idaho, office. He most recently servedas regional vicepresidentin the Ontario office. Temple was born and raised on a Ranch near Wallowa. He isa 2002 graduate of Oregon State University with a bachelor's degree in agricultural business management and a 2013 graduate of Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, with a Master of Business Administration degree. Northwest FCS is a customer-owned financial cooperative providing financing and related services to agricultural, forestry and fisheries business owners in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Northwest FCS provides approximately $13 billion in loans and is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of borrow-owned lending instituti ons thatprovide approximately $217 billion in loans to rural America. — I/I/esComNews Service

About thiscolumn Small Business Happenings covers Northeast Oregon's small-business community. The column carries news about business events, sta1tupsand owners and employees who earn awards and recognition or make significant gains in their careers. There is no charge for inclusion in the column, which is editorial in nature and is not ad space or a marketing tool. Products and services will be discussed only in general terms. Email items to biz@lagrandeobserver.com or call them in to 541-963-3161. Baker County residents can submit items to news@bakercityherald.com or call them in to 541-523-3673.

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BrocTurley manages the La Grande Sorbenots location. Turley said he's worked at Sorbenots for five years now, two years as manager.He loves the company and he loves the people he works with, he said.

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While thecogeeis important, it's the friendly smiles and welcoming greeting that Sorbenots advertises in its Eastern Oregon locations The Baker City .co /fee companywas openedby theStonebrothers,whichisSorbenotsspelled backwards.Thetwobrothers, Jason and Phil Stone, decided to open a cof/eeshop after Phil was looking for something consistent, Jason said. "At the same time iPhil was looking for something new), I moved back to Baker City and didn't have a job," Jason said. "Phil approached me with the idea ofa drive-thru coffee shop and so we tried it." Jason said neither of them had tasted a latte before,but they understand the concept and opened a small location in Baker City in 1996. The next year, they opened La Grande's Adams Avenue location. "The others followed after that,"said Jason referring to the Pendleton, Hermiston and Ontario locations. La Grande Manager Broc Turley said Sorbenots in La Grande is popularbecause of thecollege students. Turley described the business as a mom and pop type coffee shop, which is what Jason and his brother were going for. Jason said they've had loca-

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the fact that we really love our coffee, and the business of coffee, butwe'resoingrained and rooted in family and in Eastern Oregon," Jason said. He added that if the company does expand to new loca-

tions, thegl likely be locations in professional office buildings or hospitals. They roast their own coffee beans in Baker City, Jason said. There's not an exact science to it, which is why the coffee in different coffee shops tastesdifferent. ''We play around with it," Jason said.'We don't do things the industry standards say you should. We do what tastes good to us." Turley said it takes about 25 minutesto roastcoffee,and thereare different beans and diferent ways to roast them to SeeSorbenots / Page 2B

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California regulators Friday accepted a historic offer from a group of farmers holding some ofthe state'sstrongest water rights to voluntarily reduce their water use by one-quarterto stave offdeeper, mandatory cutbacks amid one of the worst droughts on record. 0$cials hope the deal will serve as a model for more such agreements with growers in the nation's topproducing farm state, where agricultureaccounts for80 percent of all water drawn from rivers, streams and the ground. cwe're in a drought

unprecedented in our time. That's calling upon us to take unprecedented action," Felicia Marcus, chairwoman ofthe state Water Resources Control Board, said in announcing the agreement. The rare concession from the farmers is the latest indicationofthe severity ofthe water shortage in California, which is suffering through its driest four years on record. California water law is built around preserving the rightsofthe so-called senior rights holders — farmers and others whose acreage abuts rivers and streams, or whose claims to water date back a century or more, as far back

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Some of the community members who helped apply for the America's Best Community competition came to a lunch held by Justin Stinson, Frontier Business Edge general manager (right). He presented a check to the group for $5,000 to go toward a revitalization project.

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Stinson said the judges were looking for opportunities where job growth could happen and current revitalization efforts were taking place. Local community members joined with Union County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kristen Dollarhideto apply forthe grant. It wasn't an easy application process, and it was the first yearfor thiscontest. While it's disappointing La Grande wasn't chosen, Stinson said the effort should kickstart the communities that applied into continuing with their projects. "It was a struggle with the application process," Dollarhide said at the luncheon last week with those who helpedapplyfor the contest. According to Stinson, 138 communities sent in applications for the contest, which required the community to be under 80,000 people, though there were some situations where two very small communities could turn in one application. Out of the 138 communities thatapplied,50werechosen to advance to the quarterfmais.

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another community working as a mentor for the chosen community. The community would also have to match the

$15,000 tom ovetheproject forward,Stinson said. "La Grande had a pretty goodstartto theproject," Stinson said."I think they're in a position that hopefully they can move that forward. If they do ithis competition) again, they11 have a better understanding. They've never had this opportunity at all. They have a good start to put someresources together and drive the bus and move it forward." Stinson said the final winners of the competition won't be decided until 2017. If this campaign is successful, Frontier may have the competition again, Stinson said. Last week, Stinson presented Dollarhide with a

check for $5,000 to go toward a project to revitalize the community. Contact Cherise Kaechele at 541-786-4234 or ckaecheleC lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Cherise on Twitter C'lgoKaeche/e.

ers a fiiendly greeting. "They're encouraged and try to remember the name of Continued from Page 1B the customer or their drink, m ake Sorbenots coffeetaste or get to know the regular the way the Stone brothers customers enough to see if want it to taste. they've had any personal The company doesn't just changes. Anybody can make sell coffee, though. goodcoffee,so really,the Phil Stone's wife, Andrea, business became customer is the baker for the company. serviceoriented. Ifthey Jason said they're in the want their drink a certain processofdoubling the size way, the employees try to of the warehouse in Baker remember that so the cusCity to build a bigger bakery tomer feels acknowledged. for Andrea, who bakes the We train our employees locations' baked goods every about how important that morning. is. And the drive-thru allows eiThe baked items) comple- us to do that quickly and efment our coffee," Jason ficiently with large amounts of people in a small amount said."She makes scones, cinnamon rolls, muKns and of space." cookies." Sorbenots offersdaily Turley said it's not the cof- drink specials and punch feeoffered atthedrive-thru cardstoitscustomers.Turley and the baked goods that said the company's Facebook make thecompany unique page provides updates on but its employees. events and specials. cYou can get coffee anywhere," Turley said."But Contact Cherise Kaechele at 541-786-4234 or ckaecheleC the customer experience you can't." lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Jason said the employees Cherise on Twitter areexpected to give customC'lgoKaeche/e.

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NEW YORK — Wal-Mart's push to get its suppliers to give farm animals fewer antibiotics and more room to roam isexpected tohavea bigim pact on the food industry, experts say. Though the steps are voluntary, Wal-Mart, which sells more food than any other store, has a history of using its retail muscle to change the way productsaremade and sold acrossthe retail industry. Wal-Mart told The Associated Press thatit'sasking meat producers,eggs suppliersand others to use antibiotics onlyfordisease prevention ortreatment, not to fatten their animals, a common industry practice. The guidelines also aim to get suppliers to stop using pig gestation crates and other housing that doesn't give animals enough space. They're also being asked to avoid painfulprocedures like de-horning or castration without proper painkillers. Other major companies, including McDonald's Corp., Nestle and Starbucks Corp., have already pledged to reduce or eliminate the use of gestation crates for pregnant sows and otherwise improve animal treatment. But activists hailed Wal-Mart's steps and said its guidelines would be one of the most sweeping and could become the blueprint for the food industry. Concerns are growing that antibiotic

overuseisleading germs to develop resistance to the drugs, making diseases more difficult to treat. Shoppers are also driving changes. They want to know more about where their food comes from and are choosing foods they see as more healthy or natural. Wal-Mart said its own research showed 77percent ofitsshoppers said they will increase their trust and 66 percent will increase their likelihood to shopata retailer thatim proves the treatmentoflivestock. Activists have reported animal abuse at farms supplying Wal-Mart and other major companies, launched petition campaigns and staged protests at its stores. Kathleen McLaughlin, senior vice president of Wal-Mart's sustainability division, said Wal-Mart wants suppliers to produce annual reportson antibiotic use and animal welfare and post them on their own websites. It's alsopressuring supplierstoreport animal abuse to authorities and take disciplinary action. Animalactivistsgroups praised the steps but want more. 'This is a historic and landmark day for the protection of farmed animals in America," said Nathan Runkle, president of Mercy for Animals, an animal

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what you enjoy doing and then try to find a job engaging those interests. When your passion clicks, it will energize you. The final lesson is that time flies. It was just yesterday I was sitting right where you are, waiting for the speaker to finish. I wanted my diploma and to go ... somewhere. You know, get on with my life. Get a job, make money, travel. I did get on with mylife and it has been great. But, it has gone by too quickly. You reallydo need to stop and smellthe roses. Get up early and watch the sunrise and the sunset, walk in the rain, tell people if you love them, call your friends, send birthday cards, sit and watch the birds, watch water flow by, enjoy

the silence of a cool night. These are small things yet they remind us there are greatpleasures allaround us, every day, if we only take the time to experience them. Don't spend all your time at work; take time to enjoy the world you live in, and enjoy it.Itwascreated foryou. No one ever said on their deathbed, "I wish I had stayed later at work." Thank you and best of luck in your life. P.S.: These same lessons apply to business owners. Ken Keller is a syndicated business columnist based in Valencia, Calif. He owns a leadership advisory firm specializing in small and midsize companies. He can be reached at KenKeller@ SBCglobal.net.

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