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• YES: 115 • NO: 83 The current question is: "Should Oregon allow limited self-serve gas in counties with fewer than 40,000 people?
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Off road group to clean up forest May 16, and public invited The Locked trt Loaded OffRoad 4x4 group in Baker City will participate in the eighthannual AIIThings Jeep National Go Topless Day May 16 by taking the tops off their Jeeps and heading to the forest to clean up trash. Everyone is invited to join the effort. The group will leave the Baker Truck Corral at 8 a.m. on May16 and drive to the Sumpter area. The group will provide gloves, trash bags and a lunch after the cleanup.
Mail carriers collecting food this Saturday Letter carriers and other U.S. Postal Service employees and volunteers from throughout Oregon will participate in America's largest single day of giving this Saturday, May 9 — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. It's conducted in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Feeding America and others. Just leave a non-perishable food donation in a bag by the mailbox, and the postal carriers will do the rest. In 2014, through the generosity of postal customers nationwide, 72.5 million pounds of food was collected by postal carriers, feeding an estimated 30 million people.
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The Elkhorn Mountains, except at the highest elevations, are snow-free, a sight more typical of mid June than of early May.
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To understand how historically low the snowpack is this spring in the Elkhorn Mountains you have to cast a long look back. To a time when there was only one World War. To 1936, to be precise. That's the first year snow surveyors trudgedto a m eadow severalhundred yards east of Anthony Lake. That year they measured the snowpack only once, on March 23. The next two years, 1937 and 1938, surveyors also made a single trip to the site, on April 6 and March 28, respectively. In 1940 they added three other monthly measurements — around the first of January, February and March. And then in 1954 the surveyors added a May 1 visit, creating the same five-month schedule that continues today. Over the pastsix decades the snowpack in that meadow, elevation 7,125 feet, peaks most years around the first of May. Not this year. The snowpack, as measured by its water content, reached its maximum this year, at 18.5 inches, around the first of March.
SNOWPACK SHORTAGE WATER CONTENT INSNOWPACK AT ANTHONY LAKE MEADOW, MEASURED AROUND MAY 1
AVERAGE (1954-PRESENT) THIS YEAR LOWEST (1977) HIGHEST (1993) AVERAGE (PAST 10YEARS) In the two months since, an abundance of warm days, especially in March, and scarcity of rainfall30 percent below averageforthe March-April period — has eroded the already scanty snowpack to a nearrecord level. The water content measured at the Anthony Lake meadow May 1 was 11 inches. In only one year was the water content lower on that day. That was 1977 — one of the most severe drought years of the 20th centuryin Oregon — and the water
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content on May 1 that year was 9.4 inches. The average for May1is 29.6 inches. And although surveyors didn't start the May 1 measurement until 1954, based on themnnis forApril 1 it's likely that in none of the years between 1936 and 1953 was the water content on May 1 as low as it was this year. The most meager water content forApril1during thatperiod was 19 inches.
State Rep. Cliff Bentz isn't trying to reverse more than half a century of Oregon's quirky approach to pumping gas into cars. Not completely, anyway. Even if the state Senate follows the House's lead and passes Bentz's House Bill 3011, Oregon will remain, along with New Jersey, the only states where drivers, in
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most cases, can't fuel their vehicles. But the bill, for which Baker County's other representative in Salem, Sen. B en t z Ted Ferrioli, is a co-sponsor, would carve out a minor exemption to Oregon's 64-year-old ban on self-serve gas. HB 3011, which the
House passed unanimously, would allow people to pump gas,but italso hasa couple of significant limitations. First, the bill would apply only to counties with populations of 40,000 or less. That includes 18 of Oregon's 36 counties, among them Baker County, with an estimated population of 16,325. Second, the bill, at least
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In spite of its name, the only things the Oregon Legislature's Joint Committee on the Implementation of Measure 91 is passing around are ways to regulate marijuana. The committee — made up of10 representatives and 10 senators — is tasked with sorting out how the voterapproved measure, which legalizes recreational use of marijuana starting July 1, will be enforced by examining,amending and moving 25 current bills through the legislative process. Some bills also involve changes to Oregon's Medical Marijuana Act iOMMAl — including its dispensary program legislated lastyear which took effect Jan. 1 — as well. Senate Bill 844 is getting much of the media attention. The bill is an example of "gut and stuff," which is legislative nomenclature for a bill that has had its text completely changed from its originalversion.Theprocess is allowed as long as the subjectmatter isgenerall y the same as the original text.
in its current form, allows self-serve only"during hours that no owner, operatororemployee ispresent." Bentz, a Republican from Ontario, said the Senate might change the bill. He pointed out that the bill doesn't specifically state that stations must be officially closed to allow self-serve.
The House Armed Services i Committee approved the provision. Walden expects Wa l den the full House to vote on the bill later this month. "A federal listing of the sage grouse could shut down countless ranches and rural communities throughout Eastern Oregon. The impacts on our economy could make the spotted owl look like child's play. And it could also severely harm our military readiness and national security,"Walden said.
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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 • Interchange Area Management Plans Public Workshop:4 p.m .to 6p.m.,BakerCountyCourthouse, 1995Third St.; for more information, email Patrick Knight at william.p.knightIodot.or.us or Holly Kerns at hkernsI bakercounty.org. THURSDAY, MAY 7 • Brian Sorensen Car Rally:7:15 a.m., in the student parking lot at Baker High School, 2500 ESt.; student entry fee, $5; others, $10; applications are available at the BHS office or by emailing Bryson Smith at b.sorensencarrallyI gmail.com; proceeds go to the Ronald McDonald House in Boise; fundraising goal of $1,000 set. • National Day of Prayer:noon, Geiser-Pollman Park. • Special Olympics 'Tip A Cop' Fundraiser:5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Barley Brown's, 2190 Main St. • 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. • All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Musical:Presented by Eastern Oregon RegionalTheatre, 7 p.m., 2101Main St., Suite 207; performances begin with this half-price night.
TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald May 6, 1965 The scale model of the Babe Ruth athletic field, which is now under construction north of the Baker Armory, is on display in the lobby of the Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan office. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald May 7, 1990 A jubilant Brian Cole announced Friday afternoon that the Fred Meyer MemorialTrust approved a $47000 grant for development of the Hells Canyon Overlook. That paves the way for construction of the $200,000 overlook project. Cole, city/county economic developer, said the grant will be added to the Forest Service's $95,000 contribution, leaving $40,000 of Regional Strategies funds yet to be approved. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald May 6, 2005 More than a dozen Baker High School students have been suspended from sports and other activities, or placed on probation after they allegedly attended drinking parties during the past few weeks, a violation of the school's athletics/activities code of conduct. The Baker County Sheriff's Office is investigating the allegations of underage drinking, which first surfaced at the highschoolWednesday, Undersheriff W arrenThompson sald.
ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald May 7, 2014 A postcard mailed recently to an unknown number of Baker County voters calls into question County Commission Chairman Fred Warner Jr.'s record as a Republican and implies his political philosophy is more in line with tenets of the Democratic Party. The postcard, which is not connected with the campaign ofWarner's opponent, Bill Harvey, does not list any author or sponsor. Oregon law does not require a sponsor's name to be printed on such a document,saidTony Green,a spokesman for the state.
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OBITUARIES Anna Brittain
'Marge' Watter
Formerly of Baker City, 1937-2015
Formerly of Baker City, 1920-2015
Anna May Brittain, 78, of Sidney, Montana, and a former Baker City resident, diedApril30,2015,atthe Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility. Her memorial service will be at1p.m. MDT, Saturday, May 9, at Fulkerson Memorial ChaAnna pel in Sidney. Brlttain Pa s tor Rolf Preus will officiate. Cremation has taken placeunder thedirection of Fulkerson Funeral Home of
campingand grange projects. She enjoyed each season of the year, because it was always different. Marge was very generous and always compassionate to all; especially people in need. She always had an extra potato to put in the pot for dinner when company came by. Marge was very family oriented, never missed a birthday, anniversary or other holiday without a card, call, visit or a carefully selected gift She corresponded with dozens of friends she made over the years and enjoyed receiving mail back from them. She loved bird-watching, evencollecting feathersfor the church youth group study project. Marge liked to sew and loved to remember that,"I made Bonnie's baby clothes" 4er youngest
Almyra"Marge"Walter, 94, a former Baker City and Richland resident, died May 1,2015,atLourdes Medical Hospital in Pasco, Washington. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 8, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 42171 M arg e Chico Road, Walter in Baker City. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a Sidney. reception after the interment Anna was born on March at the Seventh-day Adventist Church Reception Hall. 25, 1937, at Baker City Almyra Marge, lovingly to Catherine and Marian Meacham. She was the known as "Marge," was born youngest and last survivor of on Dec. 8, 1920, at Richland eight children. She was born to John and Lurana Hall sibling). into a pioneer family that She embroidered handkerGray. She attended schools among other things founded in Baker County and at chiefs, pillow cases and even Hermiston, then high school the town of Meacham. patches with names, dates, Anna spent part ofher life at Gem State Academy, etc., for family quilts. She enin Oregon and later in Calia Seventh-day Adventist joyed working jigsaw puzzles fornia where she owned and boarding school in Caldwell, and wasvery good atfinding ran a restaurant at Redding. Idaho. the next piece. She nurtured She later moved to Sidney to Marge met and married dozens of plants, including a Ed Walter in 1957 in Califor- huge Christmas cactus. be close to some ofher kids and grandchildren, and for nia.They had met through Marge was an avid reader. She had several hundred the past few years, her great- a mutual friend at Central Point. She worked for a grandchildren. booksinherpersonal library Survivors include her canteenservicefor atim e and studied her Bible daily. children: Mike iGingerl at White City. They lived in She loved animals and had Dockweiler, Theresa Dee, and the Rogue Valley and then several dachshunds, one at a Randy iDanal Dockweiler; moved to McKenzie Bridge time, over the years. three stepchildren: Ramona for a few years. In cold weather they Whitlock, Mike Whitlock and She and Ed returned to sported winter coats and Richard iTeresal Whitlock; Baker in 1993. Ed died on went on car rides with her. nine grandchildren; 15 great- Dec. 24, 1995, and Marge re- They slept on the foot ofher grandchildren; and four mained in Baker for 16 years bed or in her chair with her great-great grandchildren. after Ed's death. when she was napping. She was preceded in death She had a loving church Marge loved collecting by her parents, Catherine family and many comthings. She had a nice collecand Marian Meacham; her munity friends whom she tion ofblack glass she disbrothers, Harvey, Chuck, stayed with, until her health played. She collected stamps, Earl and George; and her declined and she needed buttons and numerous other sisters, Irene,Ma rie and family to care for her. It was things for her personal enjoyEmma. then that Marge moved to ment. Above all she will be Remembrances, pictures Pasco, spending these past remembered for being a very and condolences may be four years living with her kind, loving person and will shared with the family at daughter,Janet. be missed very much by her www.fulkersons.com. Marge enjoyed cooking, family and all who had the 2,
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pleasure to have known her, her family said. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ed; all four ofher siblings and one halfsister; her parents; and two grandchildren. Survivors include her daughters: Janet Richards of Pasco, Washington, Cindy Headley of Central Point, Yvonne iBilllWilson of Trail
and Sandy iJerryl Stowell of Central Point; her son, Bill Walter of Central Point; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may bemade tothe Baker City Seventh-day Adventist Church through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
'Ernie'Scrivner Baker City, 1923-2015
Ernest Leland iErniel Scrivner, 91 of Baker City, died May 1, 2015, at his home with his wife of 30 years by his side. Ernie endured years of illness with various cancers and Parkinson's disease. A visitation Emie is scheduled Scdvn e r from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. There will be a celebration ofhis life at 2 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, 1919 Second St. His nephew, Galen Scrivner, will officiate. SeeObituaries/Page 8A News of Record on Page 3
Xhank You Australia! May 7th is the 64th annual National Day of Prayer in the United States. In Baker, it will be in Geiser Pollman Park at 12 noon. Why the headline thanking Australiaf The people involved in Australia's National Day of Prayer have decided to fast and pray for seven days for the USA from the 30th of April to May 6th of this year ending their time of prayer and fasting the day before ours begins. Alison Iessup from Australia said "We in Australia believe it is our turn to bless the nation of America and pray for healing for the USA through prayer and fasting according to 2 Chronicles 7:14. We in Australia are grateful for the protection that America gave Australia and the nations of the free worldduring World War IL The 1942 Battle ofthe Coral Sea, led by the USA, was the turning point in the Second World War for Australia." Lana Vawser also from Australia said that there is a fight for the destiny of the USA right now. Last year8 people from Baker gathered in the park to pray for America.
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a entota eoverstore aV Haggen will take ownership of the Albertsons grocery store at Baker City on May 15. The store at 1120 Campbell St. will close at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. Haggen will take ownership at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 15. The pharmacy will open the late morningofMay 15. The remainder of the store
is tentatively scheduled to re-open, as a Haggen store, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, according to an email from Darcy Hagin and Deborah Pleva of Weinstein PR, a firm that represents the Haggen chain, which is based in Bellingham, Washington. The Baker City store is one of 146stores,mostofthem Albertsons, that Haggen
bought earlier this year. The acquisitions happened after the Federal Trade Commission mandated that Albertsons and Safeway, as part of their company merger, sell stores in certain markets, including Baker City, to avoid local monopolies. Haggen, which touts its commitment to selling local produce, has scheduled a
Mothers Day fashion show Saturday Queen City Modern and Dot & Rosie will present a spring fashion show this Saturday, May 9 at 4 p.m. in the event space adjacent to Queen City Modern, 1840 First St. The $10 ticket includes a complimentary beverage. There will be a social halfhour, runway show, shopping and swag bag giveaways.
public meeting for June 30 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Baker Community Events Center, 2600 East St. The company is inviting local farmers, nonprofit group leaders and community members to attend and discussways that localfood producers can potentially sell their items at the Baker City store.
NathanPaytonwins scholarship Nathan Payton has been awarded the $1,500 St. Alphonsus Auxiliary — Baker City scholarship. Payton, a 2012 Baker High School graduate, is attending Biola University and plans to work as a physician's assistant. Scholarship Committee members Marilyn Bloom, Betty Rouse and Peggy Payton recently met to choose this year's scholarship winner. The award is given each year to a Baker County resident who is studying in a healthcare field. Applicants must have college sophomore status or higher by September 2015. Auxiliary members assist at the blood draw and various other hospital events and also work in the newly remodeled St. Alphonsus gift shop. New members are always needed. More information is available by calling President Jeanne Schroeder at 541-403-0054 or Laura Huggins at 541-523-8102.
The)oe and)adin Bell Story
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Bell and learn their story. Jody Bullock, a close family friend, saidthatreliving theeventsof2013 was painful especially because everyone's memories of the year are so immediate. "I feel it everyday. I miss them both," Bullock said. Bullock said that the pain of reliving the experience will be worth it if the film sends a message to those who are guilty of bullying. "I just hope it makes a difference," Bullock said. Lola Lathrop of La Grande, Jadin's mom and Joe's wife, shares a similar sentiment.
quit his job at Boise Cascade and began a walk across the United States, telling his son's story to make people aware of bullying. His trek, named Joe's Walk for Change, ended tragically Oct. 9, 2013, when a truck hit and killed him while he waswalking on a Colorado highway. The movie about the Bells is set to be directed by Cary Fukunaga. He is best known for directing the the 2009 movie "Sin Nombre" and the HBO drama 'True Detective." Fukunaga will team up with writers from the 2006 film "Brokeback Mountain" to produce the movie. The film's writers visited La Grande for four days a month ago to meet with the family and friends of Joe and Jadin
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The compelling and heart-wrenching tale of a La Grande man's effort to keep the memory ofhis son alive is set to be made into a major motion picture. The website Deadline reported that the movie production company A24 is preparing to produce a film about Joe Bell and his son, Jadin. The film will reportedly tell the story of Jadin Bell, a 15-year-old La Grande High School sophomore, who was driven to attempt suicide in late January 2013 after being bullied because he was gay. Jadin Bell died Feb. 3, 2013, from injuries suffered in his suicide attempt. Almost three months later, Joe Bell
before moving back to Baker where he worked for Baker Redi-Mix and Blue Mountain Continued from Page 2A Asphalt until 2002. 'Ernie'Scrivner through the Army and was Ernie enjoyed outdoor Baker City, 1923-2015 discharged January 17, 1946. activities, fishing, camping Interment with military Ernie married June Fisk and hunting trips with his honors will be at Mount Hope of Baker on June 13, 1948, sons, brothers and nephews. Cemetery. There will be a din- and they raised four children, Basketball was one ofhis ner afterward at the church. Kathy, Linda, Steve and loves. He even played Outlaw Ernie was born on Dec. 30, Dave. They later divorced. Basketball for thoseover 50 1923, at Vale to Vollie Arthur On Nov. 7, 1984, Ernie for many years. Scrivner and Maude Lela married Donna Paulsen He coached Little League Yeager Scrivner. He was the of Baker at Lake Tahoe, through Babe Ruth Baseball oldest of four children. As a Nevada. Together they raised with his brother, Everett, child, Ernie, and his brother, three children, Andrea, Jody as they followed their sons Everett, delivered the local and Kent. through the years. Ancity newspaper for the entire Ernie worked for the state other passion was riding his town. Highway Department for 28 motorcycle on long or short Ernie was a 1942 Baker years. He moved nine times trips with his wife, Donna, High School graduate. In between 1946 and 1968, his brother, Virgil, daugh1943,he and afriend, Layton working on different highway ters, Kathy and Linda, and Baker, went to Portland to projects. friends. enlist in the U.S. Army. He DooleyMountain Road Survivors include his served in the Army for the was one ofhis first jobs. He wife, Donna; brother, 58th Quartermaster Base also worked on the survey Everett Scrivner and his Depot in North France, team between North Powder wife, LaVelle, of Baker City; Ardennes, Rhineland and and La Grande between daughters, Kathy Menser of Central Europe. He attended 1970 and 1973. The freeway Eagle Creek, Linda Nagle the South Dakota School leading to the Oregon Zoo and her husband, Pat, of Esof Mines for Engineering in Portland was his last job tacada, Andrea Paulsen and
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Parole violator sought Ryan Scott Kellogg, 32, has absconded from the supervision of the Baker County Parole and Probation Department on a conviction for delivering methamphetamine. The Department is asking the public for help in finding Kellogg. Baker County residents should not attempt to apprehend him, however, said Will Benson, Parole and Probation supervisor. Kellogg has brown hair and brown eyes. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 210 pounds.
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her husband, Scott, and Jody Lamberson and her husband, Dan, all of Pendleton; and sons, Steve Scrivner and his wife,Vicki, of Grants Pass, Dave Scrivner and his wife, Robin, of Clinton, Iowa, and Kent Paulsen and his wife, Denise, of Medford; 10 grandchildren,10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and dozens of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister, Helen Knight; his brother, Virgil Scrivner, son-in-law, Paul Menser; and grandsons, Todd and Benjamin Chaves. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church or Heart N Home Hospice & Palliative Care through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City,
NEWS OF RECORD Velma K. Semingson: Memorial service, 1 p.m., Thursday, May 7, at the Haines Methodist Church. SallyWiens 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 Fred Masterson: A Celebration of Fred's life and a potluck will be Sunday, May 17, at 1 p.m. at the VFW Hall in Halfway. Arrangements are under the direction ofTami's PineValley Funeral Home Br Cremation Services,PO. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Onlinecondolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com Lois "Peggy" (PicklerMcoowell) Black: Graveside celebration of Peggy's life will be Saturday, May 23, at 1 p.m. at Pine Haven Cemetery in Halfway. Arrangements are under the direction ofTami's Pine Valley Funeral Home Br Cremation Services,PO. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Onlinecondolences may be made at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com
The Friends of Baker County Library will meet May 27 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Walrod Room ipiano meeting room) of the Baker Library at 2400 Resort St. All Friends of the Library are welcome — they will vote-in officers for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. Refreshments will be available. If you are busy, come and vote, grab a cookie and leave! For more information, please call Kata Bulinski at 541-523-7981.
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PERS: G utton won't oawa Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin: Sorry, students, roads, public safety. The Oregon Supreme Court's decision on reforms to the state pension program means you lose and public retirees win. The reforms in the 2013 grand bargain might have saved the state close to $5 billion in unfunded liability of the Public Employees Retirement System. Now the state has to find a way to cover that gap. Beginning in 2017, the state may need to find another $700 million to cover benefits. Where's that going to come from? Itcould be cutsin schools,roads and publicsafety. Cross your fingers and pray things don't get worse. Most of PERS funding — about 73 cents on the dollardepends on investment returns. When the Great Recession hit, it wiped out one quarter of the investments the state had in PERS. It meant a doubling of the rates paid by PERS employers — schools districts, local governments and the state. But one thing that can be done is to try to ensure future generations of Oregonians are not wrestling with the same financial burden from PERS as Oregonians are today. State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, proposed sensible reformsearlierthisyear thatgotlittle attention before the court's ruling. Senate Bill 785 would have put new public-sector employees in a retirement plan very similar to those in the private sector. It was basically a 401ik). What is wrong with that? It would create another tier of employee benefits under PERS. It would apply only to new employees. It would set the stateon a path to providing more reasonable retirement benefits. But do you know what is happening with Knopp's bill? Nothing. The Legislature needs to take action to reform PERS, not just find new cuts or taxes to pay for it.
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Your views Give all voters a voice: Yes on only a small handful had enough apMeasure 1-63 preciati on,orrespect,to take an hour or I support Measure 1-63. Since 1870, Baker County has had 22 county judges I chairs. 12 have been Democrats, nine have been Republicans, and onea member ofthe Union Party. Since 1870, Baker County has had 55 commissioners. 31 have been Democrats, 21 have been Republicans, two Populists, and one member of the Union Party. All of thesededicatedpeoplehave helped to manage our resources, build our roads, create emergency managem ent operati ons and develop public health systems. They have been responsibleforlargebudgetsand providedoversight tohundreds of employees. They have struggled through local planning challenges and shifbng financial conditions. They have been actively involved in the county's natural resource-based economy through the timber, agriculture, mining opportunities and the outstanding recreational opportuniti es. They have committed themselves to this challenging job because of their shareddedication toallthe peopleof Baker County, not because of their political a51iation. I cast my vote for county commissionersbecause oftheir ability to dothejob, not because of their political a51iation. I cast my vote for a county commissioner because I ask where they stand on the issues. I don't rely on their party a51iation to fill in the blanks. I believe every registered voter should have avoice thatmattersin primaries — not based on their political a5liation but because they care about Baker County. Vote yes for Measure 1-63. It is the right thing for our community. Thank you. Mike Rudi Baker City
Hope to see more turn out for next LAMP clean up I think I've read that Baker City has a population of close to 10,000 citizens. So when mywifeand Ishowed up to help clean up the Leo Adler Memorial Parkway and adjacent Powder River we were literally shocked by the meager turnout! I am guessing that more than 11 cit izens read the"callforvolunteers" in the April issues of the Herald? We walk the river almost daily and have crossed paths with hundreds of others, also enjoying this treasure, yet
two of their time to help preserve it. My disappointment is immeasurable. Hard to fathom how a community that talks about being able to manage a million acres of national forest, without federal involvement, can't find an hour of time, on a Saturday, to pick up trash along a two-mile stretch of river. From the 11 residents, who thought it was important, to all our fellow residents who walk, run, bike, skateboard, fish, swim, float, birdwatch... along the parkway and river — you're welcome. All is not lost, redemption is available. The cleanups are bi-annual, the next one will be in September. With the new expansion, and the increased summertime use, it will be important to have more involvement. Go to the solveoregon.org site, contact the Powder Basin Watershed Council or keep an eye on the newspaper. It's all of our responsibility. Hope to see you this September. Mike Meyer Baker City
No on 1-63: Change primaries, not commission Partisanship is an essential element of multi-party political systems. Civilized disagreement between parties with opposing views promotes compromise, resulting in a balanced form of democratic government that is most acceptableto am ajority ofitsconstituents. Until such time that all citizens share identical values and beliefs, partisanship is the pathway to stability and balance in representative government. Partisanship is transparent. The political philosophies of partisan candidates are recognizable and require minimal investigation by individual voters to know where candidates should stand on major issues. It is naive to presume that the decisions of"nonpartisan" officials will be made in a vacuum, unaffected by personal political views. In Baker County, registered Democratswere recently prevented from voting in a primary election for County Commissioner seats because Oregon has a closed ipartisan) primary election system and because no Democratic candidates filed for a seat. A number of Baker citizens who rightly resent voter exclusion policies have proposed to fix the problem by making the County Commissioner offices nonpartisan. Their solution intends to "open up" the primaries to all voters by eliminating the last vestige ofhealthy partisanship and
transparency in county government. This is a step in the wrong direction. It ignores the actual problem inherent to closed primaries while attempting to paint over it with two new problems: loss of the partisan balance mechanism and loss of transparency. A better solution would be to leave the Commissioner seats partisan and instead devote effort to making the primary elections nonpartisan. OregonstatewideMeasures 65 i2008) and 90i2014) attempted todojustthat. They proposed an open blanket nonpartisan primary election system where all candidates and party a5liations are listed on one ballot and all citizens are eligible to vote on that ballot. In open primary elections, political parties lose control over how party members vote, while voters lose a restriction on how they vote. Open primary elections wrest voter controlfrom the partiesand return it to the citizens. Vote no on 1-63. The next time you see astatewide measure to convert Oregon to an open primary system, vote
yes! David Spaugh Baker City
One-party system is bad for county, state, USA I have already voted no on 1-63 so this is for the last-minute voters, the ones who are Republicans, the ones who are changing their spots like in the last commissioner election, the ones that look like a deer caught in the headlights, the ones who listen to a silverhaired,silver-tongued new age activist liberal progressive orator. The Communist Party tried to take over labor in the 1920s. Then we had the McCarthy hearings and a little later Nikita Khrushchev came to town and pounded on the podium with his shoe and said we will bury you from within, and then President Reagan came along and said tear down this wall and then Mikhail Gorbachev moved to California and is or was up to his old ears in the Green movement, rewilding of America and Agenda 21. So come on, vote right, let your heart and conscious be your guide and vote no on 1-63. We do not want a one-party system. This socialist, communist way is bad— bad foryou and me, bad for the county, bad for the state and bad for the United States of America. Edwin L. Hardt Baker City
CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: The White House, 1600Pennsylvania Ave.,Washington, D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202-456-2461; to send comments, go to www.whitehouse. gov/contact. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building, U.S. Senate,Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-2243753; fax 202-228-3997. Portland office: One WorldTrade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503326-3386; fax 503-326-2900. Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second St. Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; merkley. senate.gov. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, W ashington, D.C.,20510; 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717. La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541-9627691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden.senate.gov.
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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515, 202-225-6730; fax 202-225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850; 541-624-2400, fax, 541-624-2402; walden. house.gov. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: 254 State Capitol, Salem, OR 97310; 503-378-3111; www.governor.oregon.gov. Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler 350Winter St. N.E., Suite 100, Salem, OR 97301-3896; 503-378-4329. Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum: Justice Building, Salem, OR 97301-4096; 503-378-4400. Oregon Legislature: Legislative documents and information are available online at www.leg.state.or.us. State Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario): Salem office: 900 Court St. N.E., H-475,
Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1460. District office: PO. Box 1027, Ontario, OR 97914; 541-889-8866. State Sen. Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day): Salem office: 900 Court St. N.E., S-323, Salem, OR 97301; 503-986-1950. District office: 111 Skyline Drive, John Day, OR 97845; 541-490-6528. Baker City Hall: 1655 First Street, PO. Box 650, Baker City, OR 97814; 541-5236541; fax 541-524-2049. City Council meets the second and fourthTuesdays at7 p.m. in Council Chambers. R. Mack Augenfeld, Mike Downing, JamesThomas, Benjamin Merrill, RosemaryAbell, Richard Langrell, Kim Mosier. Baker City administration: 541-5236541. Mike Kee, city manager;Wyn Lohner, police chief; Mark John, fire chief; Michelle Owen, public works director; Luke Yeaton, HR manager and city recorder.
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ties in both chambers after last year's election, partially SALEM — An Oregon because key candidates in bill expanding background the Senate were backed by checks to encompass nearly billionaire Michael Bloomall gun sales in the state berg's gun control group, made it through the Legisla- Everytown for Gun Safety. The bill that passed the tureon Monday, overcoming obstacles thatstymied two state House on a 32-28 vote Monday requires background previousattempts to pass similar laws. checks on most private The measure now heads to salesand transfers,except Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, those between close family who has indicated support. members such as spouses Her signature would make or siblings. There are some Oregon the eighth state to exceptions, such as sharing a require screening before gun while hunting or handfirearms could be transferred ing over a firearm for use between private, unrelated at a shooting range. Three owners. No other states have Democrats joined all 25 Repassed such legislation this publicans in opposition. year, advocates said. Once the measure takes Oregon's effort is the latest effect, private sales would after the long-running debate need to happen in front of a licensed gun dealer who over gun rights intensified following the shooting at would run the check through Sandy Hook Elementary Oregon State Police. There is an exception for School in 2012. Last year, Washington state passed a gun sellers and buyers who ballot initiative requiring live more than 40 miles from background checks on all gun each other. In that case, the sales and transfers, and Dan seller could send the firearm Gross, president of the Brady to a dealer near the buyer, CampaigntoPrevent Gun who would then run the Violence, said the group has check and hand over the gun the signaturesfora sim ilar to the buyer if they're cleared. ballot initiative in Nevada. The bill has borne inSupporters have tried tense opposition from gun rights supporters, and every twicebeforeto expand background checks in legislative Republican has Oregon, saying itclosesa voted against it. Many cited loophole that allows people law enforcement officials in to purchase firearms online their districts who said they without a review. Neither at- wouldn't enforce the law or tempt made it past a Senate that it would be difficult, if vote, but Democrats mannotimpossible,toenforce. "Senate Bill 941, worse aged to increase their majoriAssociated Press
than doing nothing, gives falsehope,because itrepresentsto peoplethatfelons are not going to get guns. And colleagues, I think we all know that's not true. They are going to get them one way or another," House Republican Leader Mike McLane said. Othersargued the bill would trample Second Amendment rights or would make criminals of gun owners who choose not to get a background check every time they hand over a gun to a friend or neighbor. The seller of a gun would facea misdemeanor fora first offense, punishable by up to a year in jail and a
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POT BILLS Continued from Page1A The bill's summary on the Oregon Legislature's website — www.oregonlegislature. gov — describes it as having to dowith recreational marijuana and its legal delivery. However, the adopted 89page amendment deals with medical marijuana. Committee Co-Vice Chair Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, introduced an amendFernoli m e n t to the bill last week that would give city and county governments the ability to ban medical dispensaries in their jurisdiction. That amendment hasnot been adoptedand ight be considered when the committee meets today at 5 p.m. Republican members of the committee say they have beenlef toutofnegotiations on thebilland areadvocating for Ferrioli's proposal to be included in the final bill. Without more power for local governments to control the medical marijuana program, Republicans might withhold their support, Ferrioli said. When and if the bill will be moved to the floor of the Senate is still up in the air. At a meeting Monday night, Joint Committee CoChair Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, made a vague statement about tonight's meeting. '%e havea meeting scheduled Wednesday — stay tuned — that meeting will or will not take place," she said. Committee Co-Chair Rep. Ann Lininger, D-Lake Oswego, said '%e are hoping to have a bill soon. There's a lot of thinking and work to be done." Last week the committee approvedan amendmentto the bill that would require
record keeping 4nown as a "seedto sale"tracking systeml by medical marijuana growers and limit the number of patientsan authorized grower can produce marijuana for, as well as limit new grow sites — which include multiple growers — to possess 48 plants in nonresidential areas and 12 in residential areas. Existing grow sites couldbe grandfathered into higher plant counts. Gov. Kate Brown supports the regulations and put pressure on the committee to adopt them last week. "I have become convinced that a successful recreational market depends C. in large part on a medical mariBr o w n juana program thatisreasonably regulated," Brown wrote in a letter to members of the committee. According to Alex Rogers, an international marijuana advocate and executive producer of this year's International Cannabis Business Conference in San Francisco, a call to action campaign from medical marijuana proponents had produced some results to curtail new requirements. The amendment was passed that had lesssevere restrictionson the record keeping requirements. Instead of a seven year periodofrecord keeping,itis now two. Rogers said in an email Tuesday, that a vote on the bill was expected at Monday's meeting, but didn't happen in part, he believes,duetothe call to action by the medical marijuana community. However, other provisions that medical marijuana proponentslobbied forwere not changed. It passed with reductions in the number of patients a grower may cultivate the herb for. Currently that limit is four patients and the bill,
if passed, would reduce that to two patients beginning in March 2016. There are proposed amendments that would extend that deadline to the end of 2016 or to July 1, 2017. Proponents were also not fond of the grower limits on how many plants they would be allowed to grow. The bill also would set rules regarding packaging, reporting and testing requirements of medical marijuana. The proposal would also redefine an immature plant to mean any marijuana plant that isn't budding. Current law defines immature plants by size, limiting them to 12 inches. Taxes on recreational marijuana are another issue that the Joint Committee is working. The current version of SB 844 has a provision that forbids cities and counties from taxing medical marijuana. Another bill, SB 542, w ouldrepealsectionsof Measure 91 that prohibit local governments from taxing recreational marijuana. Measure 91 does not allow thetaxationofrecreational marijuana except by the state. SB 542 would also allow city councils and county commissions to regulate, restrict or prohibit state-licensed recreational marijuana dispensaries, which could start opening in 2016. Under Measure 91, cities and counties can ban recreational marijuana sales outlets only by way of a voterapproved initiative. Despite that, Baker City and Baker County have recentlyadopted ordinances that ban all commercial marijuana sales, whether for medicinal or commercial use, within their jurisdictions. Other marijuana-related bills being considered in the legislature:
• HB 2033 would direct the State Board of Pharmacy to classify any synthetically manufactured cannabinoid as a controlled substance. • HB 2040 would prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries and other licensed facilities from being located within one mile of a school. • HB 2041 would allow local governments to prohibit those facilities regardless of location • HB 3369 would prohibit the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCCj from issuing licenses to producers, processors or sellers of marijuana if proposed premises for producing, processing or selling marijuana is within 1,000 feet of school. • HB 2127 would direct the Department of Revenue to conduct study on taxation of marijuana. • HB 2676 would direct the OLCC to register medical marijuana production sites, processing sites, wholesale sites and individuals who perform work that requires handling marijuana. It also provides for testing of marijuana through existing laboratory accreditation program and transfers regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries from Oregon Health Authority to the OLCC. • HB 3238 relates to the financing of marijuana operations that are not criminal under state law. It directs state Department of Justice to study and report on barriers to extending credit to marijuana operations that are not criminal under state law. • HB 2885 provides that the OLCC may delay issuing licenses to applicants for processing marijuana products that are intended to be consumed as food or as potable liquid until July1, 2016. • HB 3298 would prohibit the sale or transfer of cannabinoid products by a medical marijuana facility or person who holds license to sell marijuana at retail if cannabinoid product is not labeled. It re-
quires the medical marijuana facility and person who holds license to sell marijuana at retail to post notice of certain health-related dangers. • HB 3370 would prohibit the sale or transfer of certain types of marijuana products by person who holds license to sell marijuana at retail if marijuana products are not labeled. • HB 3299 appropriates monies from General Fund to the Department of Education for State School Fund distributions made for the purpose of developing and implementing marijuana abuse prevention curricula and public information programs. • HB 3400 would direct the Oregon Health Authority (OHA to develop and maintain a database of information related to producing and processing of marijuana by persons responsible for marijuana grow sites under Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. Requires person responsible for marijuana grow site under program to submit to authority certain information related to producing and processing marijuana. Specifies number of mature marijuana plants that may be produced at single address. (This bill is similar to much of SB 844.) • SB 445A would require medical marijuana facilities and marijuana retailers to post at facility or on premises of retail location notice of potential harmful effects of marijuana on pregnant women, fetuses and breastfeeding infants. • SB 460 would direct the OHA to adopt rules providing for relocation of registered medical marijuana facility. It provides that if a school is established within 1,000 feet of registered medical marijuana facility, that medical marijuana facility may remain at current location until the date on which the medical marijuana facility must renew registration with authority for second time following date on
which school is first attended by students. • SB 464 would prohibit a registrant under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMAj from processing cannabinoid extracts unless the registrant is certified by OHA to process cannabinoid extracts, would require OHA to adopt rules regulating processing of cannabinoid extracts, would require the OLCC to adopt rules regulating the processing of marijuana extracts and would require the OHA and OLCC to collaborate in the adoption of rules. • SB 479 would create task force on clinical research of cannabis and directs the task force to study and report on development of medical cannabis industry that provides patients with medical products that meet individual patient needs. • SB 480 would establish a semi-independent Clinical Research of Cannabis Board as a state agency. • SB 755 would restrict amount of cannabinoid products that medical marijuana facility may transfer during 24-hour period to a registry identification cardholder or cardholder's designated primary caregiver. • SB 842 would specify the amount of civil penalty that the OLCC may impose on a licensee for violating law or rule related to regulation of marijuana. It would establish a Marijuana Enforcement Fund and requires moneys collected from licensees who violate law or rule to be deposited in fund. • SB 843 would require the OLCC to develop and maintain system for tracking marijuana items offered for retail sale in this state. Full text of these bills can be viewed at https://olis.leg.state. or.us/. Taylor Anderson of WesCom News Service contributed to this story.
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REFLECTING ON 40YEARS
HAPPENINGS Bank rewards employees for superior performance in 2014 HERMISTON — Banner Bank has announced the recipients of the company's Banner's Best awards for 2014. This year, 51 employees from across the Pacific Northwest were recognized for their exceptional performance in exceeding personal and bank-wide goals and delivering superior client service. The Banner's Best Award is given to employeeswho have made an extraordinary difference throughout the year by delivering exceptional quality service and products to our clients. The four recipients of the 2014 Banner's Best Award from the Eastern Oregonarea include Shawna Taylor, senior vice president, La Grande Branch Manager Jeff Puckett, Customer Service Manager Casey Hinldey of Hermiston and Teller Anabel Rodriguez of Hermiston.
Small business investment training being offered ENTERPRISE — Oregon has a new law allowing businesses to raise up to $250,000 through local investing. To learn how it works, the Northeast Oregon Economic Development District is offering free help. The district is now accepting letters of interest from business owners who would like to receive free training and technical assistance in order to raise funds through the Community Public Offering, a new law that allows Oregon businesses to raise up to $250,000 through small investments
by fe llow Oregonians— up to $2,500per person. To offer the training, the district is teaming with Hatch Innovation to support a cohortofbusinesseswith preparation for fundraising beginningin the fall of 2015. In addition to free training and technical assistance, participating businesses will be featured atinvestor events at which they can pitch their offerings to Oregon investors. The district is looking for five businesses interested in receiving free training and technical support in order to raise funds through a Community Public Offering. Interested business owners should contact Lisa Dawson at 541-426-3598 or email lisadawson@neoedd.org. Lettersofinterest will be accepted until May 15.
Local-investing guru Marco Vangelisti in NE Oregon ENTERPRISE — The Northeast Oregon Community Capital Collaborative continues its examination of the power of local investing by inviting international financial adviser Marco Vangelisti to speak in La Grande, Enterprise and Baker City. Vangelisti came to the United States from Italy as a Fulbright scholar in mathematics and economics at the University of California in Berkeley. The public events will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in Baker City at the Little Bagel Shop, 1780 Main St.; Tuesday in Room 201 of Inlow Hall at Eastern Oregon University; and May 13 in Joseph at Red Horse Coffee Traders, 306 N. Main St.
Suggested donation scale is$5 to $15 and admission free for students. No registration is required.
Cost share reimbursement funds available The Oregon Department ofAgriculture is accepting applications for partial reimbursement for some of the costs paid to become organically certified by a U.S. Department of Agriculture-accredited certifier or renew such certification. This reimbursement is also available to Oregon growers, processors and handlers renewing their certification. Applications must be received no later than Oct. 31. For more information, contact ODA's Marketing Program in Portland at
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About thiscolumn Small Business Happenings covers Northeast Oregon's small-business community. The column carries news about business events, startupsand 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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Anderson Perry employees celebrate the company's milestone of 40 years in business last week. The civil engineering company employees 70 people in the region and works for both private and public entities. From left, Brad Baird, AP President; Chas Hutchins, AP Engineer; Keith Olson, former AP Vice President and his wife, Rhonda; and Brett Moore, AP Secretary-Treasurer.
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Anderson PerryandAssociates,a localengineering company, iscelebrating 40yearsin business. Theconsulting civil engineering company celebrated the milestone last Wednesday with a party for its employees and somecommunity members. Founded in La Grande in 1975 by Steve Anderson and Howard Perry, the company has grown and now employs 70 peoplein the region,according to a press release from Anderson Perry. Anderson Perry also opened a Walla Walla, Washington, office in
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At Anderson Perry's 40th celebration last week, the previous employees who has shapedthe company were on display.Steve Anderson and Howard Perry, both pictured, were the founders of the company. Utah to join forces with Anderson because ofhis desire to raise his family around rural values. Both hoped that if they were
efficient and hardworking they might be able to keepfoodon the tablefor their families, Hagedorn sald.
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valuable insight it provides and have passed to prospects and clients is from Inc. Magazine. "Marcus Buckingham Thinks Your Boss Has An Attitude Problem" was published in the summer of 2001. It'sa crash course in leading people, and I believe the article should be required reading for anyone in a position ofleader-
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tive), thosenotengaged )ust putting in time) and those who are actively disengaged iunhappy and spreading discontent). The term "employee" refers to every level of worker, including leaders. As the leader, assuming you ship. are not disengaged yourself, your One "aha" I had was that job is to improve the ratio of enwithin any organization, the em- gaged to actively disengaged and ployee population can be divided reduce the number of employees intothree categories:peoplewho who are not engaged. are engaged Ooyal and producSeeKeller / Page 3B
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"It is a satisfactory feeling to reflect over the 40 years and see the many, many projects that Anderson Perry has been
involved with throughout our service area," said co-founder Howard Perry. "Allofthese projects, mostly unseen, have provideda directbenefi t to thecitizens ofourarea such as clean drinking water, wastewater collection and treatment, roads and bridges and environmental enhancement. It is rewarding to look back and recognize how our humble work efforts have helped benefitour communities in a positive way." Current Anderson Perry President Brad Baird has worked for the company for 18 years and was named president in
2008. "Our No. 1 resourcethat weprideourselves on — is our employees," SeeMilestone / Page 3B
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MePelrocineioins CommunitVSolutions By Katy Nesbitt Wescom News Service
ENTERPRISE — In a region with need a forforestrestoration affordable energy, Community Solutions, Inc. is working to help communities and private landowners make the most of Eastern Oregon's natural resources. Kyle Petrocine joined the stafF at Community Solutions in Enterprise this spring and is navigating through a list of biomass and hydropower projects already in the works. Petrocine worked at Intel in
Hillsboro as a systems engineer and in the company's environmental, health and safety division. "It broadened my experience with groundwater and stormwater issues and water quality concerns," Petrocine said. He found his way to Wallowa County to backpack and attend Blues and Brews, a Joseph summer music festival held in August. Intrigued by the county, he saidhe started researching what makes the county tick from the county's community SeePetrocine / Page 3B
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you're in the car, versus when you're in an auditoIt's one of the five senses, rium versus when you're at the theater." but many people think of it as more of a luxury as age He also said this app will increases. Eastern Oregon link to FaceTime as well as Audiology recently changed the Pandora radio station. "They're like wireless locationsbecause ofitssucheadphones," he said. cess at givingits clients the There's a number of gift of sound. Robin Maxon, doctor of different hearing aids out there and it's just dependent audiology, provides more than just hearing aids to on what the patient wants her customers. She opened and what their hearing loss her office in Baker City requires. "A lot of the patients think originally about 17 years Cherise Kaechele /The Observer Robin Maxon, audiologist and owner of Eastern Orhearingaids area lotof ago anddecided to move to the La Grande area. Thus egon Audiology, holds up one of the instruments used money and they say, 'I'm not worth that.' Hearing isn't far,she said it'sbeen amazto check someone's hearing when they're getting hearing. Recently, she moved ing aids. Maxon just celebrated her grand opening at a a luxury. You need to hear," new location on Cove Avenue last month. Kunkle said."This is a lifeto 1807 Cove Ave. in La Grande, which was once changing experience." the location ofa veterinary Maxon said signs of want to give the gift ofhear- port. The brain changes too clinic, to gain more space to ing back to them." and the hearing aids will hearing loss include ringing her expanding business. need to be adjusted accordin the ears, pulsing, hearShe said hearing aids Maxon and Anne Simon, shouldn't be a simple choice ingly. If you don't use it, you ing your heartbeat, sudden to make. lose it." loss ofhearing, when ears the otheraudiologistatthe cw e see office, both hold doctorate KC. Kunkle is the hearare plugged but they're not alotofpatients unplugging and dizziness. degrees and specialize in purchasing hearing aids like ing coach forthe practice. hearing and balance disorthey're purchasing a camera He helps patients learn to Eastern Oregon Audiology is holding free hearing ders, Maxon said. If someone off the shelf or a box of cook- clean the hearing aids and experiences hearing loss, ies," Maxon said. It's a much other general maintenance screens for the month of then an audiologist is really more complex decision than required for keeping the May, with this week as the toolsin top shape. the specialist to go to. that. peek week to come in. It "Hearing aids are simply Maxon's office is open and Kunkle said technology generally takes a totalof30 she's ready for her patients finding the right tool for the is changing constantly, and minutes with the test and carpenter to use," she said. that goes the same for hear- the paperwork, Maxon said. to come in — both the ones cwe're the carpenters. We're ing aids. she's had for years and new This will give Maxon and trying to help build a life Kunkle said even hearing Simon agood placetostart ones. "Every person who worked after hearing loss." aidsthatare fouryearsold to see if a person is experion this project was amazing," should probably need adjust- encing hearing loss. Costco and other similar Maxon said. Maxon and her ing or replacing. For more information, call placesthat offerhearing staff ofthree celebrated the He said there's a hearing 541-605-0550 or go to their aids don't really know how app that links with smartwebsite at www.easternorgrand opening of the new totestsomeone properly for hearing aids. At Eastern Or- phones which will stream egonaudiology.com. location in mid-April. ''What we do is treat egon Audiology, the staff can movies, phone calls and hearing loss," Maxon said. perfectly match the hearing control the ambient sound Contact Cherise Kaechele at While she said most of the with an application on the 541-786-4234or ckaechele C aid to the client because of their equipment. time, the treatment is hearphone. lagrandeobserver.com. cwe support our patients," cYou can fine tune the ing aids, it's not always the Follow Cherise on Twitter Maxon said."Hearing aids situations," Kunkle said. C'lgoKaeche/e. answer. "Our biggestgoalisto get need adjustment. To use the cYou can adjust the volume, our clients to know their tool to its fullest potential, change hearing to rememthey're going to need supber the volume levels when own value," she said.cwe The Observer
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To dew or not to dew. That is the question. And modern technology's answer is... don't dew. Steam instead. Waiting for dew to form is something that alfalfa growers are all too familiar with when it's time to start baling their crop. Alfalfa isnotready for baling until the moisture isjustright— about 14 or 15 percent for large square bales. If the alfalfa is too dry when baling, the leaves shatter and the crop's value drops. Because of this, a farmer is at the mercy of Mother Nature — waiting for dew to form on windrows of excessively dry alfalfa waiting to
be baled. And waiting. Farmers often end up waiting until the wee hours of the m orning tobale,when dew has formed. "Itcan costyou a lotof money," said Ontario farmer Chris Payne, who works about 12,000 acres including 2,000acresofcustom alfalfa and 4,000 acres of custom straw.
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Denzil Robbins, center, talks business with a current customer, Chris Payne of Ontario, left, and Doug Newman, Robbins Farm Equipment employee. The Staheli Steamer is positioned between baler and tractor. A solution to this dilemma is the DewPoint 6210 iStaheli Steamer) from StaheliWest. The machine injects steam intothe alfalfa as it's baled to optimize the moisture content. According to the company's website, leafloss can be cut in half compared to baling with natural dew. Justin McArthur, marketingdirectorforStaheliWest, explains the technology: "It's a isteam boiler) on wheels attached to a baler via hoses. The steam is applied by four manifolds in the mouth of the baler," McArthur said.'The operator can
PETROCINE Continued from Page 1B food assessment compiled by Northeast Oregon Economic Development District. "It's a cool document; it gave you a feel what the core work is here," he said. 'You know it is agriculture, but it gave details to help understand what goes on in the county and the opportunity for community self-reliance." He said community self-reliance is what Community Solutions strives to do. "Community Solutions is really about building community, making it more resilient and creating energy and independencejobs," Petrocine said. Through his research and visits, he learned about Wallowa Resources, Community Solutions' parent organization, contacted its director, Nils Christoffersen, and told him he wanted to beapartofit atsome point.Matt King, the former program manager at Community Solutions, is working more and more with Renewable Energy Solutions out of Enterprise, working on sustainable energy and water projects
adjust the moisture from the cab to put up the kind ofhay that is going to make them the most money." More leaf equals more money. McArthur said in areas where it's too dry iwhere leaf lossorleaf"shatter"is a serious issue) the steam baling system keeps a farmer from leaving his profits in the field in the form ofleaves that could have been in the bales adding weight. "The quality and the w eight are big,"he said. McArthur said a moisture-sensing system is required to work with the
in Alrica. "Matt pursuing overseas work and looking to step out of this role was the perfect time forme to step in,"Petrocine said."A role like this is so exciting for me. I expect to be there a long time." One of the projects Petrocine will oversee is a feasibility study to determine the costs and benefits of a centralized wood-powered heating system that would support Enterprise City Hall, the Enterprise City Library and the Pioneer Guest House downtown. "The idea is to have a centralized biomass boiler because each building won't need its own," Petrocine said. The three buildings are within a block ofeach other.A centralbiomass boiler heats water and sends it through pipes connecting to the various buildings. It's a common system used in Europe and being rediscovered in the U.S. Petrocine said it is an exciting project because it will reduce heating costs and reduce buying fuel oil. "Burning biomass in these modern boilers is highly efficient. Modern boilers are closely monitored by the Department of Environmental Quality and are
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DewPomt 6210. He ex plainedthat there are electricormicrowave sensors, but his company prefers the latter. Payne said the system has increased his profits considerably because he has more leaf retention in his alfalfa resulting in hay that has a higher relative feed value. Besides better quality hay, the technology saves time and increases his
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''We've seen an increase of probably 120 pounds per bale," Payne said."Some of that might be moisture, but we're gaining a whole lot of leaf weight." That and a decrease in baling hours have decreased his bottom line greatly, Payne sald. McArthur said the DewPoint 6210 can contribute to m ore crop production aswell. He said because you can get your crop baled sooner you can start watering your next crop sooner. 'After you get three or four or however many cuttings are possible in your areaat the end of the year you have another partialcrop that you wouldn't normally have," McArthur said.
less polluting than an in-home wood stove," Petrocine said. Usingbiomass also provides ama rket forforestrestoration in the region. "By creating the market and connecting all the dots it expands that market and improves habitat and water quality," Petrocine said. Hydropowerprojectsare also brewing for Petrocine with a feasibility study in the works for a power generator on the City of Joseph's water supply. "There's a lot ofhydro buzz in the county right now with irrigators," Petrocine said. In 2011, a micro-hydro project was installed on the Spaur Ranch in the Wallowa mid-valley with help from Community Solutions. Petrocine said thereare afew different projectsin predevelopment. "Farmers are stewards of their land. With micro-hydro you can give farmerspressurizedwater to increase their water delivery efficiency while offsetting some of their pump and other farm operation cost. You end up saving some water that leaves more in the stream for fish," Petrocine said.
efits to accrue with once this system is in place. The first and most important is that every employee will know what they are responsible for. No employee will be able to hide behind the excuse that they did not know how they were to spend their time while on the clock. The second benefit is that thisprocessforcespeopleto eitherstep up,orto step out. It becomes quickly apparent who is not doing what they need to be doing. The third benefit is that ownership will quickly realize where there is conflict between key result areas iindividual and departments). Fourth, employees will grow as individuals to achieve KRA.
Someone in Accounts Payable may be called on to take new responsibilities in Accounts Receivable. Not having done this work before, they will have to learn new skills and not just take on more tasks. The most significant benefit is to the company, which is likely to grow as a result of improved internal alignment and focus. The company will also grow because employees are growing and learning and many may become more
engaged. What gets measured gets done. To be sme it gets done, every employee needs to understand that what they are expected to do will be regularly inspected to insure that what is expected, gets done.
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Oregonians with complaints about a pesticide incident can now file their concerns online with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, which has set up a new pesticide complaint intake feature on its website. ODA hopes online reporting of incidents will make it easier for citizens to provide important information to the agency and result in a more timely response. eWe really encourage the public to let us know as soonas possibleif therehas been a pesticide incident impacting health or the environment so that we can immediately investigatethe matter if it is warranted," said Dale Mitchell, manager of ODA's Pesticides Program. "ODA is the agency that investigatesimproper use ofpesticide products,but unfortunately, many people don't know where to go if they have been impacted or become awareofa pesticide incident."
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on the budget. A copy c uit Court, 1007 4 t h Alan N. Stewart of Hura mou n t of which the Grantor has n ot e x c e e ding t h e of the budget docuor had power to conamounts provided by S t, La G r ande, O R $100,874.09, accrued ley Re, P.C., 747 SW dant United States or ment m a y be i n97850. Mill View Way, Bend, interest in the amount vey at the time of the said ORS 86.778. State of Oregon Despected or obtained on OR 97702, was a pof $18,497.11, subsidy execution by Grantor or after May 11, 2015 Published: April 27, 29, in t he of the said Deed of In accordance with the partment of Revenue) p ointed S u c c e s s o r recaptur e a long w i t h t h e r e - at the North Powder 2 015 and May 4, 6 , amount of $2,093.96, T rust, t o gether w i t h Fair Debt C o l lection Trustee by the BenefiCITIFINANCIAL, INC, C ity H a l l b e t w e e n 2015 any interest which the P ractices Act, t hi s i s ciary on January 15, assessed fees in the quired filing f ee . It an attempt to collect a m ust b e i n pr o p e r 8:30AM and 12:30PM. 2015. amount of $8,589.36, obligations thereby sePlaintiff, form and have proof of This is a public meet- LegaI No. 00040821 and interest on fees in cured and the c o sts debt, and any informaservice on th e p l aining where deliberation Both the Beneficiary and t he am o u nt of and expenses of sale, t ion obtained w ill b e NOTICE TO V. tiff's attorney or, if the of the Budget CommitTrustee have elected $ 687.77, for a t o t a l including a reasonable used for that purpose. tee w il l t a k e p l ace. INTERESTED PERSONS charge by the Trustee. This communication is to sell th e s aid r eal a m o u n t of plaintiff does not have GARY W. HUG; AND from a debt collector. an attorney, proof of Any person may apNotice is further given property to satisfy the $130,742.29, plus inALL O T HER P E R- service on the plaintiff. obligations secured by terest continuing to acthat any person named pear at t h e m e e t i ng J. Glenn Null has been appointed P e r s o nal said Deed of Trust and SONS OR PARTIES If you have questions, and discuss the proc rue at t h e r a t e o f in ORS 86.778 has the In construing this Notice, Representative (hereUNICNOWN CLAIMthe singular includes posed programs with nght, at any time pnor you should see an ata Notice of Default has $15.8911 per day, inafter PR) of the Estate ING ANY RIGHT, TIt he plural, the w o rd torney immediately. If the Budget Commitbeen recorded pursucluding daily interest to five (5) days before of L i I I i a n E I I e n ant to Oregon Revised tee. on fees at the rate of t he date last set f o r Grantor includes any TLE, LIEN, OR INTER- you need help in findBrown , Deceased, EST IN TH E REAL ing an attorney, you Statutes 86.752(3); the $ 1.3531, u n ti l p a i d, the sale, to have this successor in interest Pro b a t e No. P ROPERTY C O M foreclosure proceeding to the Grantor as well may contact the Ore- Published: Apnl 29, 2015 default for which the plus any unpaid prop1 5-04-8535, U n i o n foreclosure is made is MONLY ICNOWN AS as any other person and May 6, 2015 erty taxes, attorney s dismissed a n d t he gon State Bar's LawCounty Circuit Court, 21 0 N 15TH, E LG I N, yer Referral Service Grantor's failure to pay owing an o b l igation, f ees, fo re c l o s u r e Deed of T r ust r e i nState of Oregon. All OR 97827, online at www.oregon- LegaI No. 00040774 costs, and sums adstated by payment to the performance of when due the followpersons whose rights the Beneficiary of the which is s ecured by statebar.org or by calling sums: vanced by the benefimay be affected by Defendants. said Deed o f T r u st, ciary pursuant to t he e ntire a m o un t t h e n ing (503) 684-3763 (in Public Notice the proceeding may the Portland metropoliAs of January 15, 2015, terms of said Deed of due (other than such and the words Trusobtain additional inforNOTICEOF BUDGET Case No. 15-02-49607 tan area) or toll-free to t h e Pr o m i s s o ry Trust. portion of the pnncipal tee an d B e n e f iciary mation from the court and interest as would include its respective elsewhere in Oregon COMMITTEEMEETING Note dated March 8, SUMMONS BY successors in interest, at (800) 452-7636. not then be due had 2006, the amount of A public meeting of the Budget records, the PR, or the attorney for the PR. All PUBLICATIONno default occurred) if any. $26,241.36, plus late WHEREFORE, notice is G ARY W. H UG; a n d Published: April 22, 29, Committee of the Training and persons having claims hereby given that the a nd b y c u r in g a n y charges in the amount Employment Consorti u m, Uni o n, a gainst t h e est a t e ALL OTHER PERo ther d e f ault c o m - DATED: March 3, 2015. 2015 and May 6, 13, of $1,146.87, plus fees undersigned Trustee state ofOregon,todiscussthebudmust present them to SONS OR PARTIES 2015 due in the amount of will on July 21, 2015, plained of herein that Alan N. Stewart, the PR at: UNKNOW N C LAIMget forthefiscal yearJuly1, 2015to at the hour of 11:00 o i s capable o f b e i n g Successor Trustee $3,847.37 for a total ING ANY RIGHT, TI- LegaI No. 00040690 June 30,2016,wil beheld at Baker Mammen 5 Null, delinq u e n c y of clock, A.M., in accord cured by tendering the Hurley Re, P.C. with the standard of TLE, LIEN, OR INTERperformance required 747 SW Mill View Way $31,235.60. County Courthouse Baker City, Lawyers, LLC EST IN TH E REAL NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S Oregon.Themeeting wil takeplace J. Glenn Null, under the obligation or Bend, OR 97702 t ime e s t ablished b y SALE Attorney for PR P ROPERTY C O M By reason of the default, ORS 187.110, on the Deed of Trust, and in Telephone: on ThursdayMay14,2015a(10:00 1602 Sixth StreetMONLY KNOWN AS the Beneficiary has defront steps of the Unaddition to paying said 541-317-5505 A.M. On May 21, 2015, at the P.O. Box 477 210 N 15TH, ELGIN, i on C o u nt y C o u r t - sums or tendenng the clared all sums owing hour of 10:00 a.m. at OR 97827 The purposeofthe meeting lsto La Grande, OR 97850 on the obligation sehouse, 1 0 0 7 4t h performance neces- P ublished: May 6, 1 3 , t he U n i o n Co u n t y receivethe budgetmessageandto (541) 963-5259 cured by the Deed of Street, in the City of s ary to cure the d e 20,and 27, 2015 Sheriff's Office, 1109 TO DEFENDANTS: Trust immediately due La Grande, County of f a ult, by p a y ing a I I receivecomment fromthe public on within four months after ICAve, La Grande, Orethe f i rs t p u b l ication a nd payable, t h o se IN THE NAME OF THE Union, State of O r ecosts and expenses Legal No.00040936 date of this notice or STATE OF OREGON: gon, the defendant's the budget. actually incurred in ensums being the followgon, sell at public aucA copy o f t h e b u d g e t do c u me n t interest w ill b e s o ld, theymay be barred. Y ou are h e reby r e tion to the highest bidforcing the obligation There's an easy way for lng, to-wlt: sublect to redemption, may beinspectedorobtained onor der for cash the interand Deed of Trust, to- you to sell that bicycle quired to appear and in the r ea l p r operty after May14,2015a(1901Adams Published: Apnl 29, 2015 As of January 15, 2015, defend the action filed e st i n t h e s a i d d e gether with Trustee s you no longer use. Just commonly known as: AvenueLaGrande,Oregonbetween and May 6, 13, 2015 against y o u i n t he a nd attorney s f e e s advertise it in classified! unpaid pnncipal in the scribed real property 2809 N Cherry St, La the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 above-entitled cause G rande, O r 9 7 8 5 0 . LegaI No. 00040838 w ithin 30 d ays f r o m Public Notice The court case num- P.M. the date of service of be r i s 1 4-05-49098 This ls a public meetingwhere TRUSTEES NOTICE this Summons u pon NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING OF SALE where US Bank, Na- deliberation of the Budget you; and if you fail to A public meeting of the Union Rural Fire Protection District will be held on May 13, 2015 at 7:00 pm at t ional A s s ociation i s Commi t tee wi l take pl a ce. Any perappear and defend, for w ant t h e r e of , the plaintiff, and Jared D. son mayappear at themeeting and R eference is m ad e t o the Union Fire Hall, 570 E Beakman Street, Union, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the that certain Deed of budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 as approved by the Union Rural Fire Protection District Hansen; et al is defen- discusstheproposedprogramswith Plaintiff will apply to Trust made by Nickie Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected d ant. T h e s al e i s a the court for the relief the BudgetCommittee. Voltaire, as Grantor, to or obtained at 270 S Bellwood, Union, OR, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. This budget is for p ublic auction to t h e demanded therein. S tate Director of t h e highest bidder for cash Dated: Rural Housing Service an annual budget period. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is the same as the or cashier's check, in Publish:May6, 2015 o r i ts s uc c e s s o r preceding year. hand, made out to Un- Legalno.4904 PITE DUNCAN, LLP agency, as Trustee, in ion County S heriff's ontact Ma Ellen Russell Tele hone 541-910-5288 Emai l Umon rf d outlookcom favor of United States Office. For more inforBy: ICatie R ig gs NOTICE OF o f A m e r i c a a c t i n g mation on this sale go OSB ¹ 095861 FORFEITURE FILING TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS Actual Amount Adopted Budget Approved Budget t hrough t h e Ru r a l to: (858) 750-7600 2013-14 This Year 2014-15 Next Year 2015-16 H ousing S e rvice o r www.ore onshenffs. Fax: (503) 222-2260 Begmmng Fund Balance/Net 1Norlang Capital 35,638 38,109 42,409 Union County has filed a s uccessor a g e n c y , Fees, Licenses, Permits, Fines, Assessments & Other Service Charges com/sales.htm knggs©piteduncan.com motion for forfeiture of Federal, State and all Other Grants, Gifts, Allocations and Donations 4,153 8,000 United States Departanimals in Oregon v. Revenue from Bonds and Other Debt ment of Agnculture, as Published: April 22, 29, Pite Duncan, LLP Interfund Transfers/ Internal Service Reimbursements Ross Painter and OreB eneficiary, da t e d 2015 and May 6, 13, II Other Resources Exce t Current Year Pro ert Taxes 621 SW Morrison Street, 6,115 1,355 1,603 gon v. Av a D e nton, M arch 8, 2 0 06, r e Urrent Year Pro ert Taxes Estimated to be Received 31 002 34 645 35 928 2015 Suite 425 Union County Circuit Total Resources 76 908 74 109 87 940 corded March 9, 2006, Portland, OR 97205 Court cases F21328 as D o c u m en t No . LeqaI No. 00040726 FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION and F21327. The ani20061061, Records of Of Attorneys for Plaintiff Personnel Services 16,465 13,270 13,620 mals are descnbed as: A PUBLIC Meeting of Union County, Oregon, Matenals and Services 22,914 22,560 31,500 2 pigs, 6 m u l es , 5 the Budget Committee a ital Outla 36,279 40,820 covenng the following horses, and 72 cattle. Debt Service o f the City o f N o r t h descnbed real property NOTICE TO The reputed owners Interfund Transfers Powd e r , U ni o n situate d in U n io n DEFENDANT/ ontmgenaes 2,000 are Ava Denton and County, State of OreC ounty , Or ego n , peaal Payments DEFENDANTS Ross Painter. The anig on t o d i s c uss t h e to-wit: na ro nated Endm Balance and Reserved for Future Ex enature READ THESE PAPERS mals were seized from Total Re uirements 39 379 74 109 85 940 budget for the f i scal CAREFULLY 62053 Behrens Lane, The Northwest quarter year July 1, 2015 to Summerville, OR. A June 30, 2016 will be of Block Thirty (30) in ate or mount mpose ate or mount mpose ate or mount pprove Y ou must " a ppear" i n hearing on the motion held at the Wolf Creek 2013-14 This Year 2014-15 Next Year 2015-16 M.A. Stevenson's Adthis case or the other will be held on M ay Permanent Rate Levy (rate limit 1 2292 per 1,000) 1 2292 1 2292 1 2292 Grange, 215 E Street, dition to Elgin, Union Local 0 tion Lev side will win automati14, 2015, 9 AM, and N orth P o w der, O R County, Oregon, acLev For General Obli ation Bonds cally. To "appear" you June 1-2, 2015, 9 AM, 97867. T h e m eeting cording t o t h e re - Publish: May 6, 2015 must f i l e w i t h t he at Union County Circorded plat of said adcourt a l e gal p a per will take place on May Legal no. 4910 11, 2015 at 6:30PM. dition. called a "motion" or T he purpose of t h e Eager buyers read the "answer". The " m omeeting is to r e ceive Classified ads every day. Commonly referred to as tion" or "answer" Public Notice the budget message If you have something 1770 Beverly Terrace, must be given to t he and to receive com- for sale, reach them fast TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Elgin OR 97827. court clerk or adminisment from the public and inexpensively. The Trustee under the terms of the Trust Deed described herein, at the direction of the Beneficiary, hereby elects to sell the property described in the Trust Deed to satisfy the obligations secured thereby. Pursuant to ORS 86.771, the following information is provided: 1. PARTIES: Grantor: MARTHA ANN DALTON Trustee: AMERITITLE Successor Trustee: NANCY K. CARY Beneficiary: R ODNEY A. DALTON, TRUSTEE FOR THE RODNEY A. DALTON PENSION TRUST 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The real property is described as follows: Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 in Block 20 of HINDMAN'S ADDITION TO Elgin, Union County, Oregon, according to the recorded plat of said addition. ALSO, all that portion of the north 10 feet of Detroit Street accruing to said Lot 12 by reason of the vacation of said north 10 feet by City of Elgin Vacation Ordinance No. 9, Series 1975, recorded September 29, 1975 as Microfilm Document No. 57857, Deed records of Union County, Oregon. 3. RECORDING. The Trust Deed was recorded as follows: Date Recorded: August 21, 2013 Recording No. 20132945 Official Records of Union County, Oregon 4. DEFAULT. The Grantor or any other person obligated on the Trust Deed and Promissory Note secured thereby is in default and the Beneficiary seeks to foreclose the Trust Deed for failure to pay: Monthly payments in the amount of $215.91 each, due the twenty-first (21) of each month, for the months of April 2014 through January 2015; plus late charges and advances; plus any unpaid real property taxes or liens, plus interest. 5. AMOUNT DUE. The amount due on the Note which is secured by the Trust Deed referred to herein is: Principal balance in the amount of $18,518.28; plus interest at the rate of 11.990% per annum from March 21, 2014; plus late charges of $97.20; plus advances and foreclosure attorney fees and costs. Ne RerfConrettei~ 6. SALE OF PROPERTY. The Trustee hereby states that the property will be sold to satisfy the obligations secured by the Trust Deed. A Trustee's Notice of Default and Election to Sell Under Terms of Trust Deed has been recorded in the Official Records of Union County, Oregon. 7. TIME OF SALE. Date: July 2, 2015 NlonaeoDYsasY Time: 11:00 a.m. 4 Csrvatts PIIIIII - LOIODDD ' Crirrsg ~I Place: David Chaplin Building, 1001 Fourth Street, LaGrande, Oregon e solid Features includ "pe, 3Sp a„ 8. RIGHT TO REINSTATE. Any person named in ORS 86.778 has the right, at any time that is not rlacecounters,4rniies, later than five days before the Trustee conducts the sale, to have this foreclosure dismissed and the Trust drfridge,convect' ®~Q- Ad Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due, other than such portion of more d rnicro,built-inwashthe principal as would not then be due had no default occurred, by curing any other default that is capable "d intere@;„ ac of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed and by paying fo or $ggf L all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with the dish,airIeveiin "agirl trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amount provided in ORS 86.778. trator within 30 days
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NOTICE REGARDING POTENTIAL HAZARDS (This notice is required for notices of sale sent on or after January 1, 2015.) Without limiting the trustee's disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee's sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee's sale.
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DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of10years, "Scott, "and Iseparated lastyear.Iwas pregnant and hormonal at the time, and told him we would never get back together. We went a month without contact, then reconnected. While Scott was in the process of working things out with me, he had a girlfriend. He made it seem like not a big deal, but apparently it was more serious. He told her she was the
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By Patrick MCGreevy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. California lawmakers are wading into the politically sticky issue of regulating medical marijuana, laying groundwork for state control ofthesale and cultivation of cannabis with the expectation that voters will legalize recreational use next year. The Legislature is considering multiple — and conflicting — plans to impose the first major statewide restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries and growers; the billion-dollar-a-year industry is now regulated largely by local governments. The debate has pitted cities and law enforcement agencies against marijuana growers and sellers. "The Legislature has an important itaskl in getting a bill passedthisyear,especially as we stare down 2016 and the propositi ons thataregoing to beon theballot"advocating general legalization, said Assemblyman Rob Bonta iD-Alamedal, author of one of the bills.'We need to have a strong regulatory structure in place before then." Colorado, Washington, Oregonand Alaska have legalized recreational pot to varying degrees. In California, as many as four competinginitiatives to do so are in the works for next year's fall ballot. Although 53.5 percent of California voters rejected a general legalization measure in 2010, a Public Policy Institute of California survey last month found that 53 percent now support legalization.
want to lose her, etc. When ABBY our daughter was born ftve you have an eating disorder. months later, he told me he Because your doctor and was done with the other woman. They talked your therapist both seem unable to underfora month afterourbaby arrived and then stand that and help you, consider replacing them. You should also consult a licensed he cut her ofj". I recently found some old messages nutritionist who is a registered dietitian between them, and my heart shattered all iR.D.l. Caffeine and sugar withdrawal can both over again. Scott says it was all ajoke and he never meant any ofit. The text messages cause the symptoms you describe. Neither withdrawal is "fun," and both can cause imply otherwise. Idon'tknow ifIshould takeanother break headaches and more. You may have to wean to clear my head, or wait until my heartache yourself rather than quit cold turkey, and a nutritionist can help you to create a personpasses. Please help. — EMOTIONAL IN THE SOUTH alized eating program that's right for you. DEAR EMOTIONAL: If you were convinced that Scott has been completely DEARABBY: I like a girl but don't know honest, I doubt you would have searched his if she likes me. I went to a school dance with message history. As to his relationship with her, but that's about it. I'm a choosy person, the other woman being a"joke," I doubt she but everything seems right about her. I never had a girlfriend before. Am I doing was laughing when — after hearing she was the love ofhis life and he didn't want to something wrong? I really want to be in a lose her — he announced it was over. relationship with her, butI don't want to get rejected. Ihate thatfeeling Canyougive me You appearto likedrama. You brought this on when you told Scott the two of you advice on what todo? — INLIKE IN WISCONSIN would "never" reconcile. I do think you should take a break until you are less emoDEAR IN LIKE: There is a saying,"Nothtional, because the choices you have made ing ventured, nothing gained." It means so far haven't been entirely rational. that in order to succeed, you have to try. In dating relationships, there is always some DEARABBY:I live on soft drinks. Idon't risk of rejection, and it applies to girls as well as boys. If you want a relationship with eat real food. I can't remember the last time I ate a hot meal, much less vegetables. I exist her, stop being afraid and start acting like it. Because she went to a dance with you, she solely on massive amounts of soda — two two-liter bottles a day. IfI put food in my probably already likes you, too. stomach, it's usually bread or candy. I don't binge and purge. Because I'm never Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and hungry, Idon't look atit as starving myself. The last time I tried to get ojj"the soda Igot was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. sick to my stomach, light-headed and felt out Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069. of sorts. I don't know i f I'm addicted to the
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