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Local, 3A No one was injured in a truck fire that closed Interstate 84 in Ladd Canyon for much of the afternoon Monday. The fire was reported about 12:10 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 just east of Ladd Creek.

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Volunteers needed for Friends of Library sale Friends of the Baker County Library are looking for volunteers to help sort books on Thursday, July 16, to work as cashiers during the first weekend of the Miners Jubilee Book Sale, July17-19, and to pack up books on July

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Jimmy Lloyd Rea doing what he loved — playing the blues on stage.

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Beginning this Friday, July 3, volunteers can sign up at the circulation desk at the library, 2400 Resort St., or by calling 541-523-6419.

City has money available for sidewalks City grant money is available to help property owners pay for the cost of replacing sidewalks. Applications are available at the Baker City Public Works Department in City Hall at 1655 First St. or can be found online at www. bakercity.com. There is about $17000 available. Applications will be accepted until available funding has been expended. More information is available by calling 541-524-2063 or stop by City Hall.

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He was Baker City's own bluesman, but Jimmy Lloyd Rea's musical — Mike Mallory, La Grande guitarist who met Jimmy Lloyd reputation went far beyond the town Rea when both were in high school where he was born, a reputation forgedin dark dingy barsand on brilliantly lit stages where he performed a permanent member in April 2014. ''What an awesome man," Dyke with blues legends like B.B. King and John Lee Hooker. said Tuesday morning."I'm absolutely heartbroken and crushed right Rea, who had endured a series of health problems, including a kidney now." transplant in 2003, died Tuesday James Lloyd Rea Jr. was born on at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Oct. 6, 1951, at Baker. His father, Lloyd Rea, served as Nampa, Idaho. Baker County judge ia position He was 63. known today as chairman of the Rea is survived by his wife, Marydee, and four children: Georgene county board of commissioners) for 30 Rea, Marianne Stone, Francine years. OConnell and Lloyd Rea III. In a 2003 interview with the Baker "Jimmy was a legend — not just City Herald, Jimmy said he was just in Baker City, but everywhere," said 5 when he started performing with Wayne Dyke, a Baker City drummer his dad, who was a guitarist. In a biography on Rea's websitewho was a back-up member of Rea's longtime band, the Switchmasters, wwwjimmylloydrea.com — he wrote foralmosta decade beforebecoming that he started playing bass at age 9

and formed his first band, the Perils, when he was 15. That's about the time Mike Mallory of La Grande met Rea. Mallory, a guitarist who has played in several Eastern Oregon bands, including the Mike Mallory Band and, currently, the Wasteland Kings, graduated from La Grande High School in 1971, one year after Rea earned his diploma at Baker

High School. As members of the "small pool" oflocal musicians it was perhaps inevitable, Mallory said, that he and Rea would become acquainted. ''We started playing together on and ofE" Mallory said."I got to watch him progress into a legendary bluesman." Mallory said he and Rea had talked during the 1970s about forming a band together, but the timing was never right. See Bluesman/Bge 7A

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Baker County commissionershave sent a letterof protest to the BLM over the agency's plan toprotectsage grouse habitat in Oregon. On May 28 the BLM released the Final Environmental Impact Statement iFEISl for the sage grouse plan. Baker County has about 2percentofwhat biologists believeisOregon'smost

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vitalsage grouse habitat, known as preliminary priorityhabitat,according to the 1,000-page document. The plan addresses issues identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a 2010 study that found the sage grouse was deserving of protection under thefederal Endangered Species Act due to the inadequacy of regulatoryprotections to prevent further sagebrush habitat fragmentation, placing the

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chicken-size bird in danger ofextinction.Federalprotectionwas deferred because of higher priorities; however, the Service is required to make a final decision on whether to list the sage grouse by Sept. 30, 2015. BLM allows a 30-day periodtoprotestthedocument ''Wehad hardly any time to respond," Commissioner Mark Bennett said. One basis for the comm issioners' protestistheir

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A 25-year-old Baker City woman was arraigned Mondayin Baker County Circuit Court on charges that she assaulted an 8-month-old baby girl in hercarelastyear, causing injuries that will result in permanent impairment to the child. Kira Vansickle of 2492 Carter St. is accused of causing "abusive head trauma, which can include shaken baby syndrome,"said Vansickle District Attorney Matt ShirtclifK Vansickle was arraigned on charges of first-degree assault and first-degree criminal mistreatment. The baby, who is Vansickle's niece, had been living at the Vansickle home, Shirtcliff said. Kira Vansickle was caring for the baby temporarily in place of the child's mother when the alleged assault took place on Sept. 20, 2014, Shirtcliff said. See AssaultlPage7A

June: Hot, not record By Jayson Jacoby llacoby©bakercstyherald.com

It wasn't the hottest June ever in Baker City. But good luck convincing somebody whose air conditionerwas busted for the last week or so. This June did, however, mount the most serious challenge to the monthly temperature record in more than 40 years. The hottest June at the airport, where statisticsdate to 1943, was 1961. The average high temperature that June was 84.1 degrees. This June's average of 83.2 degreestiesfortherunnerup spot with 1974. No other June comes close — third place is 1977, when the average high was 81.6 degrees. The overall average for all Junes, 1943 to the present, is 74.2 degrees. Although this June didn't establish a new monthly record, several daily temperature records were set or equalled.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015

BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 • Baker City Farmers Market: 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Fairgrounds, 2600 East St. THURSDAY, JULY 2 • Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station. FRIDAY, JULY 3 • 2015 Kiddies Parade:line up for judging at 9:30 a.m. on the sidewalk across the street from the Baker City Herald in the 1900 block of First Street between Court Street and Washington Avenue; open to all ages. Free ice cream and gamesand prizessponsored bytheBakerElksLodge afterward at Geiser-Pollman Park. • The AdlerHouse Museum, inthe house that was Leo Adler's home for 94 years:10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 2305 Main St.; 541-523-9308; open at the same time on Saturdays through September. $6 adults, free for children. • Haines Fourth of July Celebration:Begins with Art in the Park; the Haines Stampede Rodeo gets under way at 5 p.m.; the celebration continues Saturday at Haines. • First Friday art shows:Baker City art galleries are open late to showcase the month's new artwork; opening times vary between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald July 1, 1965 According to Baker Fire Chief Babe Transue, efforts are being made to contact local merchants in order to limit the sale of cracker balls, tiny balls which can explode if bitten. "Local retailers have been cooperative in this movement to protect Baker children. Several merchants upon receiving shipments of the dangerous fireworks have returned them," said ChiefTransue." "Parents should be on the lookout for the balls, nevertheless," he stressed. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald July 2, 1990 The First Interstate Bank of Oregon will present a $50,000 donation Tuesday for the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. The donation comes at a time when First Interstate is celebrating its 125th anniversary. The presentation will be at the Baker branch. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald July 1, 2005 Mickey Cowan and Bonnie Rux strained and toiled and sweated for an hour Sunday afternoon to reel in a fish they knew they couldn't keep. Which is just as well, because they never could have hefted the estimated 900-pound white sturgeon into the boat even if they had wanted to. And anyway there wasn't room in the 16-foot-long boat for the 12-foot-long fish, nor sufficient payload capacity, unless Cowan or Rux was willing to jump into the Columbia River near Irrigon and swim to shore. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald July 2, 2014 City residents will see a modest boost in water fees this month, and the trigger to the hikes can be traced to both a slightly vague measurement of the cost of consumer goods, and the 2013 cryptosporidium crisis. The Residential Utility Fee — which includes water, sewer and sidewalks fees and is billed every other month by the city — will jump from the current base rate of $99.44, to $104.02. The incr ease of$4.58 became eff ectiveTuesday.

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irl dittendydogneeds5 stitches A teenage girl was bitten by a pit bull Saturday evening about 9 o'dock at a Baker City home she was visiting. The girl was taken to the emergencyroom at St. Alpho-

nus Medical Center-Baker City and required 50 stitches for the bite wound, Police Chief Wyn Lohner said. Lohner said the dog was locked in a room but got out

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Commissioners are asking the BLM to write a supplerights and opportunities mental study and extend the Continaed~om Page1A Bennett, who owns a ranch depend on the outcome comment and protest period in southern Baker County for the FEIS for at least 60 here.Youcan't take near Unity, said the BLM's more days. ffect the The protest letter citesa sage grouse plan could have a actions that a profound effect locally. customs and cultures courtcase,Californiav.Block, "People's livelihoods, rights in which an SEIS is required of Baker County. They when the proposed action and opportunities depend haven't take thatinto on the outcome here," he differs "dramatically from the alternatives described in said.'You can't take actions consideration." the DEIS so that meaningful that affect the customs and — Mark Bennett, Baker cultures of Baker County. public comment is precluded. County commissioner They haven't taken that into The commissioners also who helped write a 22consideration." are challenging the BLM's page protest letter to the Bennett noted that the BLM over the agency's conclusionsaboutareas that management plan for sage BLM's plan doesn't allow are listed in the plan as pregrouse the disturbance ofleks liminary primary habitat for isage grouse breeding sites), sagegrouse — in particular requiring a four-mile buffer higher-elevation sites such and does not comply with zone with no human activity applicable laws. They also as Mormon Basin south of around the leks, including Durkee. state that the differences in limiting the noise to less than the draft document and the The FEIS states"Based on currentclimate models over 10 decibel sabove the ambient final version are substantial levels. These requirements enough that a supplemental the long term ii.e. 30 years), environmental impact statechanging climate conditions would only be in effect two hours before to two hours are expected to generally ment iSEISl is required as after sunrise and sunset dur- providedby thefederalcode limit the area in which isage ing the bird's spring breeding ofregulati ons aswellasthe grouse) could survive to above season. National Environmental 5,000 feet in Eastern Oregon." "This could affect the girPolicy Act iNEPAl. Mormon Basin is an tue Flat) off-highway vehicle Only those who submitted important mining area, the park, the rifle range and even substantive comments to the commissioners point out. BLM's draft plan were althe iOregon Trail InterpreTheir protestletternotesthat tive) visitors center," Bennett lowed to protest the final plan a BLM-approved biologist sald. released May 28. found no sign of sage grouse The protest letter points But Bennett said people in the area. out that miners would have who might not have been The protest letter asksthat to work in the heat of the affectedby the drak version the BLM use only on-theday and not be able to take might not have felt the need ground wildlife surveys to advantage of the hours that to submit comments. determine habitat and not "Because of the substantial computermodels.Itstates are within the disturbance perlod. changes in the final docuthat Mormon Basin and other "Even with a pick and shov- ment, those people who didn't high-elevation sites with el you're going to be making comment may now be affected no confirmed sage grouse too much noise," Bennett said. 4y the FEISl," he said,"But populations should be left as Commissioners contend the because they didn't comment general or non-habitat. BLM plan contains invalid before, they weren't allowed to The commissioners also and incomplete information protest the final document." note that the BLM plan

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.

CONTACT THE HERALD 1915 First St. Open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Telephone: 541-523-3673 Fax: 541-523-6426 Kari Borgen, publisher kborgen@bakercityherald.com Jayson Jacoby, editor jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Advertising email ads@bakercityherald.com

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According to Lohner, the dogbitanother person atthe entrance to the residence a few weeks ago. No other information was available because an investigation is pending.

doesn't addresspredation of sage grouse by other animals such as ravens, coyotes and

badgers. The BLM claims in the FEIS that addressing predationis"outsidethe scope of this amendment." The commissioners' other concerns include the possibilitythatpeopleaffected by the BLM plan might not have access to the Internet to download or view the document and that the information presented wasn't understandable for the average person. 'You send everyone to the dictionary to understand these terms," Bennett said,"It becomes mind-boggling. It's supposed to be a simplistic process." He said it's prohibitive for the average person to go through the document. Bennettcommended Jan Alexander from the Eastern Oregon Mining Association for her work in helping to provideinformation forthe protest letter. He said County Planner Holly Kerns and Natural Resources Committee members worked on it as well. Bennett said Theodora Dowling was instrumental in supplying the technical background, including citations to federalregulations,court cases and other information. Dowling is an independent consultant for the county. The BLM plan can be viewed at http J/www.blm.gov/ or/energy/opportunity/finaleis.

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NEWS OF RECORD DEATHS Jimmy Lloyd Rea Jr.: 63, of Baker City, died June 30, 2015, at St. Alphonsus Medical CenterNampa, Idaho. His funeral will be Monday,Julyeat2 p.m.at the Baker City Christian Church, 675 Highway 7. Coles Tribute Center is in charge of arrange-

ments. Stephen 'Steve' Sheridan: 67,0f Halfway, died June 30, 2015, at La Grande Post Acute Rehab. Arrangements are under the direction ofTami's Pine Valley Funeral Home Bc Cremation Services.Online condolences may be made at www.tamispine

'2fian( gou 2/Iefamily foCat6art'ne Ott would li(eWo say t/Mn(t/ou, 'Xhe many eg ressionsfofove and support, given to us durinr/ tkis time fgreat o loss,were an immeasurabte com fort, 26e/telj from gray's 'I4'est @ Companyp/anninrl t6e service, a// fo t6e cards,flowers,food, phone cat '( s and memorial contributions tuere vert/much appreciated,

SENIOR MENUS • THURSDAY:Pork filet mignon, parslied red potatoes, broccoli-blend vegetables, cottage cheese with fruit, roll, cake • FRIDAY:Closed for the Fourth of July holiday.

and attacked the girl. Lohner said the case has been submitted to the Baker County District Attorney's 0$ce for possible criminal charges.

Juanita HelenHerman January 16, 1922 — June 22, 2015 JuanitaHelen Herman,93,ofLa Grande, formally of Baker City, passed away at home with her family by her side on Monday, June 22, 2015. At her request, there will be no service. Helen was born January 16, 1922 in Jasonville, Indiana to Curtis and Lily (Harris) Michael. She attended Christ Hospital School of Nursing, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She met and married Robert Kingman, later on she married Herschel Kelly, and finally Don Herman. Helen was a wonderful and dedicated nurse and adevout Chrisuan. She loved to study the scriptures whenever she had free ume. Helen is survived by five children, Louis Kingman and his wife Pat of Wilsonville, Oregon, Margaret Kingman of La Grande, Oregon, John Kingman of Portland, Oregon, Mary Karl and her husband Mark of La Grande, Oregon and Nancy Simonis and her husband Dusun of North Powder, Oregon; grandchildren; Kate & Mark, Camille, Spencer & Hannah, Ashley, Josh & Amy, Nick & Krisu, Marie & Garrett, Nate, Jayme & Joe, Dusun & Brittany; great-grandchildren; Levi, Finley, Quinn, Sidera, Theda, Cabe, Mia, Cecily, Tanner, and Shaun. She was preceded in death by her husband Don Herman and her parents Curtis and Lily Michael. Online condolences may bemade to the family at www.lovelandfuner alchapel.com

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POLICE LOG Baker City Police CONTEMPT OF COURT (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Taylor Michael Morris, 18, of 2850 Seventh St., 4:18 a.m. Tuesday, at the sheriff's office; jailed. UNION COUNTYWARRANT: Mary Jane Gray, 66, of Baker City, 12:57 p.m. Tuesday, in the 2200 block of 10th Street; jailed and later granted a conditional release. INITIATING A FALSE POLICE REPORT (Baker County Circuit Court warrant): Randi Ann Hester, 29, of 2847 Sixth St., 1:28 p.m. Tuesday, at the sheriff's office; cited and released. Accident report At Main Street and Auburn Avenue, 8:32 a.m. Tuesday; police said a vehicle operated by Kimberly Kay Suitter, 46, of 3215 14th St., left the street and drove onto the curb; Suitter told the officer that her coffee cup had become caught in the steering wheel while she was attempting to light a cigarette while dnving and she lost control of the vehicle; Suitter was cited on a charge of careless driving. She refused medical care at the scene, police said. Baker County Sheriff's Office Arrests, citations FORGERYI andTHEFTI:Ryan

William Ray, 21, of Huntington, 3:22 p.m. Wednesday, at Huntington; jailed; SheriffTravis Ash said Ray and others took checks belongingto Susan Adams, 75, of Huntington, while working for her. Checks totaling $2,700 were cashed on her account, Ash said; other charges are pending in Idaho. MINOR IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL: Brandon L. Norland, 20,of Pendleton; and Bradley Wade Cates, 20, of lsland City, 11:06 p.m. Saturday, at Phillips Lake; both were cited and released; Cates also was cited on a charge of furnishing alcohol to a minor. SheriffTravis Ash said the citations were issued after a Sheriff's Office deputy responded to a noise complaint. MINOR IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL: Chances Brister,20, of La Grande,12:45 a.m. Sunday, at Phillips Lake; cited and released; SheriffTravis Ash said Brister also was arrested after a separate noise complaint at Phillips Lake. PAROLE AND PROBATION DETAINERS: Eric Lee Cavyell, 24, 10:01 a.m. Tuesday, at the Baker County Jail where he is being held on other charges. Oregon State Police Arrests, citations FAILINGTO PROPERLY SECURE A CHILD PASSENGER (Baker Justice Court warrant): Bobby A. Sickler, 32, of Baker City, 4:46 p.m. Saturday; cited and released.

The family of Lois Colton woulrI. lilze to express their sincere appreciation t o

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015

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LOCAL BRIEFING BMCC announceshonor roll students By Kelly Ducote WesCom News Service

No one was injured in a truck fire that closed Interstate 84in Ladd Canyon for much of the afternoon Monday. The fir ewa sreported about 12:10 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84just east of Ladd Creek. The truck was carrying hay, which is known to spontaneously combust, but officials are not sure what caused the fire, said La Grande Rural Fire Chief Larry Wooldrige. "It's going to go down as undetermined,"Wooldridge said. 'There's just so many factors as to what it could have been." The Oregon State Police, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon Department of Forestry and fire departments of the La Grande Rural Fire District, La Grande, Imbler, Cove and

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A hay truck on fire Monday afternoon closed Interstate 84 in Ladd Canyon for several hours. North Powder responded. According topolice,the truck was a 1996 Internationaltruck tractorregistered to Frederickson Farming, LLC out of Boardman. Westbound lanes of I-84 closed and backed up for hours after the fire was re-

ported. All lanes, except the westbound slow lane, were reopenedby midnight. The slow lane did not re-open until early Tuesday morning, according to ODOT media releases. Wooldridge said firefightersleftthe sceneabout 5

p.m. Mondaybut returned at 7 p.m. and stayed until 9 a.m. Tuesday watching for hot spots. "For us, the fire was like any other hay truck fire, but this time of year, our fear was it spreading over on the side of the road and having another incident to deal with," he said. Wooldridge said a couple of sparks made their way to the interstate median as firefighters were suppressing the fire. Several spots continued to smoke throughout the night. "There was no emergency, but just the possibility of it going somewhere deemed it necessary to have someone up there,"Wooldridge said. Fortunately, no additional fires were started, he said. "No fires, just unhappy folks on the freeway," he said.

Crossroads ArtCenterreceives grant torevitaliieitsseniorsrograms Crossmads Carnegie Art Center in Baker City has receivedagfantto help senior citizens experience art. According to a press release fmm the center, it has received

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the art in our gallery to life," Ginger Savage, Crossroads executive director, said in a press release."Monthly programs may feature the local artists in our community but italsocould belecturesabout local history, senior topics, or conversati ons aboutregional or national issues. The goal is to increase the participation

NO RECORD Continued from Page1A The high of 93 on June 8 broke the old record of 89, set in 1973. The high temperatures of 99 on both June 27 and 28 were also new daily records. But scorching afternoon temperatures weren't the only notable weather statistics during June. Nighttime temperatures during the last week of the

individuals over 60 who live independently or those who live in care or assisted environments by b~ th e m to the art center." Crossroads'missio n isto create opporhmties for the entire community to be engaged, inspired, and transformed by the arts through participation in classes, workshops, exhibits, mentorships, and partnerships.

OCF awards nearly $70 month also were abnormillion annuallyin grants and mally mild for Baker City, scholarships. where cool nights are typical even during heat waves. The low temperature on June 29 was 62 degrees16 degrees above average for that day. That tiedthe record for the "highest low" for June 29, set in 2013. It wasalso the second warmest June night on record, behind only June 26, 1970, when the temperature went no lower than 65.

PENDLETON — Blue Mountain Community College has announced its 2015 spring term honor rolls. Recognition went to these full-time students:

President's List, 4.00 grade-point average: Derrick Coates, Meaghan Coval, Nicol Crowson, Jessica Hatfield, Emma McClinton, Deborah Riley, Brent Rowan, Eliza Rushton, Morgan Scilacci, Malcolm Zoon

Dean's List, 3.40 to 3.84 grade-point average M akenna Bachman, TerriClark,Megan Curry,Koby Hansen, Trent Law, Kimberly Nelson, Taylor Nelson, Bianca Parish, John Teixeira, April Williamson, Molly Wynn

Honor Roll: 3.0 to 3.39 grade-point average Carol Brown, Melissa Foltz, Sarah Harrington, Patrick Heck, Deanna Johnson, Mackenzie Patterson, Danielle Pierce, Cole Preuit, Savannah Wirth

TraNc delays at Hells CanyonDam3uly 6-9 BOISE — Travelers planning to drive over Hells Canyon Dam should prepare for significant delays July 6-9 while crews perform repairs and maintenance requiring heavyequipment on thedam. The closures will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with briefbreaks to allow trafrc to pass scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Drivers should plan accordingly.

Local students on dean's list at EOU LA GRANDE — Several Baker County students were named to the dean's list for spring term at Eastern Oregon University. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a gradepointaverage of3.50 orhigheron a 4.00 scalewhile completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term.

Baker City Lydia Andersen, Amanda Bailey, Michelle Birkmaier, Kyle Boudreau, Riley Carter, Desiree Christensen, Meranda Christensen, Michelle Coley, Rikki DiNardi, Alison Dixon, Erin Elms, Allisyn Ferdig, Chelsea Krohn, CodieLagao,JoelRohner, Raven Shipsey,Brian Staebler Siewell

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CountV looKingfor iIarole violator Samantha Parkay, 25, has absconded fmm the supervision of the Baker County Pamle and Probation Department on convictions for possessing methamphetamine. The Departmentis asking thepublicfor help in finding Parkay. Baker County residents should Par kay not attempt to apprehend her, however, said Will Benson, Parole and Probation supervisor. Parkay has blonde hair and blue eyes. She is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. Anyone with information about Parkay is asked to call Pamle and Probation at 541523-8217; thenearestpolice department; or the Baker County Consolidated Dispatch Center's business number, 541-523-6415; or send the information via email to parole@ bakercountyorg.

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Obituary for Patty E. Hunter

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June 21, 2015 at Meadowbrook Place. Her service was held at Meadowbrook Place Sunday, June 28th at 2:00 in the afternoon. A graveside service will take place in Benton, Illinois at a later date. Patty was born February 28, 1921 in Illinois, the daughter of Ila (Stauffer) Gelo and An thony Gelo. She was raised with her brother F.B. Clarke in Benton, Illinois. Patty married Thomas C. Hunter on December 24, 1940. They celebrated nearly 68 years of marriage and had one son, Francis Clark Hunter. Patty worked as a secretary and stenographer in the mayor's office and also for many years at the Benton School District. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Benton. After her husband's death, she remained in Benton for several years, later moving to Baker City 2012 to be closer to her extended family in Oregon. She was a kind and generous spirit, and we are grateful for the time we had with her.

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Patty Hunter is survived by her son Clark Hunter (Eve), grandson Lucas Hunter (Chantelle), and great grandson Travis, all from Toronto, Canada and many nieces and nephews.

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Naturalists couldn't be happier about the growing number of wolves in Oregon. For them, the return of wolves restores a missing piece of the ecosystem. But almost in inverse proportion, ranchers are not so pleased. We don't want to make light of the serious issues that divide naturalists and ranchers, but there are great mystery stories in the state's wolf kill investigations. The reports are how the state determines if

a wolf is guilty of killing livestock. They help measure the impact of wolves in Oregon and can earn ranchers compensation for losses. The reports aren't great literature. But for a bureaucratic report, there is fascinating intrigue in the evidence, sleuthing and suspects. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife tries to get an investigator on site within 24 hours of a report of a possible wolf kill. There is measurement of bite marks and location. Determinations are made about what wounds were killing strikes and what was postmortem feeding. There's analysis of tracks. There's comparison of tracking locations of collared wolves. The final reports are published online at www.dfw. state.or.us/Wolves/depredation investigations.

asp. Sometimes, wolves are blamed. Sometimes, it's a mountain lion. Sometimes, ODFW investigators are just not sure. Ranchers complain about these investigations. Todd Nash, a Wallowa County rancher and chairman of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association wolf committee, doesn't feel ODFW is willing enough to confirm a wolf kill. He told the East Oregonian it would be easier to find O.J. Simpson guilty than a wolf. He pointed to an incident in Wallowa County this year of the death of a calf. There was evidence the calf had been attacked by a wolf and a coyote. The investigation decision was "probable wolf" instead of "confirmed wolf." Nash's frustration is understandable. But ODFW's decision in that case seemed reasonable given the evidence presented in the report. The state does have a responsibility to get rid of wolves that are chronically preying on livestock. But if the paw doesn't fit, the state must acquit.

a marria esette ? O t The long-expected decision of the U.S. Supreme Court imposing same-sex marriage on the country has been issued. The obvious next question is whether this settles the matter, and there's a oneword answer: "Hardly." If anything, the court's decision is likely to roil the nation and pave a path toward more cultural conflict, not less. I have been engaged with the American people in a robust debate on the nature of marriage and how it should be treated in the law ever since I managed the successful Proposition 8 campaign in California. I've been involved in legislative and electoral contests in more than a dozen states and in every region of the country. Irealizethatmany people disagree with the view that marriage is the unionofoneman and one woman. That's what makes a debate, and why we have elections. My side prevailed in four public votes and lost in four others. That is how closely divided the nation is on same-sex marriage. The 5-4 majority on the Supreme Court has illegitimately truncated that debate. In his dissent, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote The majority's decision is an act of will, not legal judgment. The right it announces has no basis in the Constitution or this Court's precedent." The court's narrow majority has substituted its views for those of countless elected officials and more than 50 million voters who decided that traditionalmarriage should be preserved in their respective states. In his dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia called it exercising "super legislative" authority. In legislating &om the bench, the courthas deprived both sidesofthe

Amendment Defense Act to prevent any federalagency from taking adverse acFRANK SCHUBERT tion against anyone based on their belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. satisfaction of potentially winning the The court's decision will also powerpublic debate, while cheating the losing fully inject marriage into the 2016 side of any solace that might come &om presidential contest.Themost direct being defeated in a fair fight. course to reverse this ruling lies in the This decision joins other infamous next president appointing new justices rulings that lacked constitutional to the Supreme Court. Social conserlegitimacy, including the Dred Scott vatives will do everything possible to case declaring that Atrican-Americans were not citizens but property, and Roe ensure that the Republican nominee is a strong pro-marriage champion, making v. Wade mandating abortion in every state. Just as Roe did not settle the issue this a litmus test throughout the GOP primaries and caucuses. of aborti on,Obergefellv.Hodges won't There will also be a strong push to settle themarri age debate. amend the U.S. constitution, not only The inevitable result of this ruling t o reverse thisruling,buttohold the will be to ensure that marriage remains controversial. The most immediate Supreme Court more accountable. Is amending the constitution easy? No, but political conflict concerns what actions governments might take to force neitherisrecalling a governor orremovacceptance of the ruling. In states with ing state Supreme Court justices, yet gay marriage, bakers, florists, photogthese things have been accomplished. raphers and innkeepers have been Liberals will bemoan these conflicts punished for refusing to participate in as a continuation of the"culture wars," same-sex ceremonies. Religious groups but they are responsible for advancing have been forced to close ministries such them. As long as important values are as adoption agencies to avoid violating under fire, especially when they involve their beliefs. President Barack Obama's giving government the power to subvert top litigator has already hinted that unalienable rights granted by our creChristian colleges could lose their tax ator, conservatives must eitherengage exemptions if they do not allow gay the debate, or surrender. I don't see any couples to live together on campus. white flags on the horizon. Chief Justice Roberts noted the court majority"ominously" gives lip service to Frank Schubert is fourrder of Mission religious liberty by saying that religious Public Affairs, a Sacramento, Calif., people and groups can"teach" and "adpolitical consultirg firm. He ran the vocate" for traditional marriage,butthe Yes-on Proposition 8 campaign in 2008, constitution guarantees the right to the exercise of religion. arrd several other campaigns around the There will be a pitched legislative country supporting traditiorud ~rriage. battle in Congress to enact the First He wrote this for The Sacrrrmento Bee.

Your views Pope Francis' inspiring call to action on climate change '%e need to strengthen the conviction that we are one single human family." Therearemany profound teachings in Pope Francis' newly-issued, wide-ranging Encyclical on climate change, inequality, and justice. It is a truly majestic document. It's lengthy, but I urge everyone to read it in its entirety with both mind and heart, and to go well beyond the words to the spiritual meaning they convey. lA link may be found here: http J/www.papalencyclicals.net/Franc/index.

htm) Reflective reading can evoke a deeply-felt loveand respectfortheworld and every living creature. It offers an eloquent invitation and an urgent appeal to "a new and universal solidarity." 'The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all." It is essential that we heed Pope Francis' call to regain"that sense of responsibility for our fellow men and women upon which all civil society is founded." Pope Francis assures us that we are "One Nation under God, indivisible." Therefore, the time has come for us to boldly overcome barriers and distractions and join together in

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moderating carbon dioxide lCO') emissions and in providing justice for all. The Pope encourages calm wisdom and generous, open dialogue.In addition tom eeting technological and economic obstacles, we must therefore overcome delay and confusion produced by the many divisive and false claims of global-warming deniers here at home. For example: the assertion that volcanoes are responsible for the historic increase in CO' in our atmosphere lLetters, June 19) is grossly erroneous and easily disproved. Even the most casual Internet search reveals that volcanoes, both above ground and beneath the oceans, contribute less than one percent of the CO' increase, with most of the rest being man-made. http J/volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/ gas/climate.php Climate-change deniers say they deal with facts, not fairy tales, and yet simple Internet searchessend theirso-called"facts"scattering in the wind. Their dangerous deceptions must be fi rmly rejected in favorofdecisive and persistent action. Pope Francis shows the clear path and offers powerful inspiration. Let us follow him and accept our full responsibility to the planet and to future generations.

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Local control imperative to protecting public land Carbondioxideisnecessary forlife.Perhaps there is an overabundance. I want folks toremember thattrees,grass and allvegetation thrive on carbon dioxide. BUT, all of this flora needs to be growing. That big, old,over-ripe pinetreehas already used up its allocation of CO' and has sequestered some carbon in the soil while domg so. The young upstarts around it are doing their best to suck up their share of nutrients and light. However, being too crowded with the old ripe trees shading out the sunshine for photosynthesis has slowed their progress. Grassiseven more important for absorbing carbon dioxide. It has a much faster turnaroundtime ifharvested properly.Asa grass plantripens and repeats the processover time, while not being harvested, will eventually shade itself to death. The abundanceofold growth prevents any new shoot &om receiving enough sunlight. The Federal Conservation Reserve Program thatrentsmillionsofacresofprivatefarm-

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land for nonuse is a very sad example. A windshield inspection of one of these fields looks like lots of vegetation. Stop the car and walk into the field, looking down, to see all is dead. The supposed intent was set aside for erosion control and benefit of wildlife. The birds and game animals only used it a few years until it matured and became moribund. All land requires management for any kind of sustainable production. Renewable natural resources are the only basic wealth. Stupid excuses, such as a spotted owl or sage grouse to stop food and fiber production only adds to ourcountry'sproblems ofexcessive debt, unemployment and too much carbon dioxide. In addition, this government style of managementincreasesrisk offi re to allset-aside lands. Fire leaves bare soil. All soil needs cover with viable, living organisms. Use it or lose it. Our problems will never be solved by top down Washington, D.C., bureaucrats, goaded by misguided tree huggers and animal rights activists .W e have to getpublicland management decision making closer to home. Local control is imperative. Dan Warnock Baker City

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eliminated all nonmedical exemptions to vaccines. But SALEM — In an effort to it died in committee after tackle the high number of encountering vehement students using nonmedical opposition from parents who w aivers to optoutofvaccina- saiditusurped theirparental tions, Oregon state senators rights. approved a measure Tuesday So Beaverton Democrat requiring all schools to pubSen. Elizabeth Steiner lish their immunization rates Hayward introduced a new and to break out the rates by measure making public disease. each school's vaccination Data show 5.8 percent rates,am ove that she said ofthestate' skindergarten is designed to help parents know which schools have students have opted out of one or more vaccines, and low immunization rates and state health officials have ex- whether their school has pressed worries some schools achieved herd immunity. The won't be able to achieve"herd information would have to be immunity," which protects postedon theschool'swebsite children who aren't vaccinat- and in the main offIce. "This bill is about parental ed by surrounding them with rights. Parents have the right people who are immune. Legislation introduced now to exempt their children earlier this year would have from immunizations for any Associated Press

reason they so choose. But parents who can't immunize their children have no right to know what the immunization rates are in their child's school," Steiner Hayward sald. The Oregon Health Authority publishes the state's vaccination rates,but it doesn't break out the immunizations by disease and is difFIcult to find, Steiner Hayward said. The bill's opponents argued it would only give parents partial information about the school's vaccination ratesbecause itdoesn'ttrack which teachers and stafF m embers have been fully immunized. Others have also argued it could lead to bullying and shaming parents who opt out of some vaccines.

"The problem is, you're not going to get all the information. You're probably going to getabout 80 percent ofthe information, and if you don't use that correctly it can be misleading," said Sen. Tim Knopp, a Bend Republican. Other legislative efforts to increase the immunization rate appear to be working. A drop inthe number ofkindergarten students who filed for nonmedical exemptions for this school year is likely tied to a 2013 law requiring parents seeking an exemption to talk to a doctor or watch an online video about the benefits of vaccines. That law went into effect last March. The bill, Senate Bill 895,passed the Senate 19-10. It now heads to the House.

fire destroyed Eugene's historic Civic Stadium on Monday eveningand prompted the temporary evacuation of a two-block area, the fire chief satd. Fire crews found flames shooting twice the height of the structure when they were called to the stadium atabout 5:30 p.m., police spokesman John Hankemeier said. Smoke was visible throughout the city, which is about 100 miles south of Portland. The stadium's dry, seasoned lumber causedthe blaze to spread

quickly, Eugene-Springfield Fire Chief Randy Groves said after the fire was controlled at about 7 p.m. He said the cause is under investigation. No one was hurt. The stadium was approved by voters in 1938 during the Great Depression and opened that same year. Labor was provided by the Works Progress Administration, and materials were donated by lumbermen in the area. The Eugene Emeralds, a minor leagueteam, had been a longtime tenant, but vacated in 2009. A nonprofit group ofcommunity activists bought it in April, with

Knight to step down as Nike chairman NEW YORK iAPl — Nike Chairman Phil Knight plans to step down, and says he wants President and CEO Mark Parker to succeed him. Nike Inc. says it expects to name a new chairman in 2016, but no specific date was set for Knight's departure. Knight, 76, says he plans to stay involved with the company. Phil Knight co-founded Nike and has been adirector ofthefootwear and athletic Knight apparel and equipment maker since 1968. Parker has been Nike's president and CEO since 2006. Knight also says he will transfer most ofhis Nike stock to a limited liability company called Swoosh LLC. The directors of the company will be Knight himself, Parker, and Nike direc torsAlan Graf and John Donahoe. On Tuesday Knight said he had transferred 128.5 million shares, or about 15 percent of Nike's total outstanding shares, to Swoosh. Because Knight owns a large amount of Nike's Class A shares, which aren't publicly traded, Swoosh now has the power to elect three-quarters of Nike's board. Knight says the move will help keep Nike's corporate governance strong. As of a year ago, Knight owned about 75 percent of Nike's Class A shares and a fraction of a percent of its Class B shares. The Class B shares are currently trading around all-time highs and closed at $108.02 on Tuesday. On Thursday Nike said its annual profit grew 22 percentto $3.27 billion and itsrevenue rose 10 percent to

$30.6 billion. The Beaverton, Oregon-based company also named Knight's son Travis to a spot on the board Tuesday.

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plans to eventually build a soccer fieldand a park on the property. "We're really heartbroken," said Derek Johnson, co-founder of the Eugene Civic Alliance, which worked for years to secure the stadium from the city of Eugene. "It's a hard day. "When I first heard, I was desperately hoping that something could be saved of the stadium," he told The Register-Guard newspaper ihttp:// is.gd/MxoQm Tl. "It's a magnificent structure but it was wood, and that was one of the parts of it that was really beautiful. But that wood ... that's an impermanent structure."

egon, man has shot and seriously wounded himself after a police pursuit on Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge. Hood River County Sheriff Matt English said late Monday night in a statement that law enforcement oficerswere lookingforJerome Matilton aftera reported f domestic violence incident in The Dalles, Oregon. The sherifFsays the man was armed and reportedly had made threats toward law enforcement if they tried to stop him. A short, high-speed chase on I-84 followed an Oregon State Police officer's attempt to stop the car. Then the car pulled over. The sherifFsays a gunshot was heard and officers found Matilton with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. The man was flown to a Portland trauma hospital, where English reported he was in"grave condition."

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015

STATE 8 NATION

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA LEGAL STARTINGTODAY IN OREGON, BUT RETAIL SALES MUST WAIT

Califomia govemor signs bill making it tougher for kids to avoid vaccinations

a in mone iommaniiana • It's unclear how legalizing recreational use will aA'ect Oregon's pot farmers By Jeff Bamard

rested with large amounts of pot in their trunks. WILLIAMS — On the the hall. Many dropped $10 Just what the regulated third Thursday of each into a donation box. retail cannabis industry in month, veteran medical Attorney Paul Loney told Oregon will look like continmarijuana growers and hope- the gathering that if the Leg- ues to be a m oving target. ful newbies gather in the islature authorizes medical A bill would allow medical old Williams Grange hall in marijuana growers to sell to marijuana dispensaries to a small rural Oregon valley dispensaries for retail sales start selling small amounts long known for growing some starting Oct. 1, growers need to retail customers starting of the best cannabis on the to besure they geta transfer Oct. 1, with supplies coming planet. form signed by the patient from medical growers. Since voters last fall made they grow for. The Oregon Liquor Control "There will be cops trolling Commission, which will the statethe fourth to legalize recreational marijuana, Craigslist looking to set up overseeretailsalesand propeoplehave been fl ocking to people," Loney warned. duction, plans to start taking the hall to get the latest upThe Williams Valley was applications from growers in date on lawmakers' progress settled in the 1850s gold January, so permits can be on crafting rules for the new rush, and has seen eras of awarded in time for spring industry. homesteading, timbering and planting. The entrepreneurs also dairy farming. Farms today Permitsforprocessors, share tips on how to produce grow herbs, vegetables, wine wholesalers and retailers happy andhealthy marigrapes, hay and cattle. The would roll out in succession, juana plants. valley is home to about 2,000 allowing retail sales to start ''Why not come to the people. late in 2016. "It's really a hostile busisource to learn about growAn analysis by The Associing?" says Gina Erdmann, ated Press in 2011 found that ness environment. But things director of the Oregon Sunabout20 percent ofresidents areimproving,"said Cedar Grown Growers' Guild, as held medical marijuana Grey, the growers' guild she lays out materials on the cards, the highest concenpresident and a local homesign-in table outside the hall, tration of any zip code in builder who along with his now a community center. Oregon. wife grow medical marijuana While the pot law went The climate is ideal for on a clearing in the pine and intoeffecttoday,itm ay pass growing cannabis, with long fir woods. without much fanfare in the warm summers with little or In Washington state, state, which was the first to no rain. The region is remote where recreational maridecriminalize small amounts and rural, which attracted juana has been legal for two of marijuana in 1973. Smok- hippies looking for a little years, cashing in has proved ing it in public is illegal, but land in the 1970s who grew more difficult than many exPortlandpolice arediscourmarijuana in secret gardens pected, said Seattle attorney aging residents from calling in the nearby hills. Christine Masse, who works 911 to report smokers. After medical marijuana with marijuana businesses Adults will be allowed to became legal in 1999, people and regulators. "Some people thought this possess and grow limited brought their gardens home. amounts of marijuana, but For years, medical mariwould be the next gold rush," not to buy or sell it yet. It juana laws did not allow she said."On the whole, that will be a few months to more growerstobepaid fortheir has not been the case up than ayear beforeitislegal labor. But the limits on here." to sell, and then only with a plants and the amount a paThey face major economic state permit. tientcould possessleftlarge obstacles, she said. Because In the old Williams surpluses, which some sold marijuana is still prohibited Grange, expectations of pot illegally. Police logs noted federally ,growers can'tget prosperity drew about 75 peoplefrom other statesarbank loans, deposit their Associated Press

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money, or claim tax deductions. Seth Crawford, who teaches marijuana policy at Oregon State University, does not expect any surge in demand, which has been served comfortably by the black market for some 40 years, and medical marijuana since 1999. Unless they can find some niche market, he expects many small growers, who

By Julia HoroMvitz Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif — Gov. Jerry Brown wasted no time Tuesdayin signing a contentious California bill to impose one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the country following an outbreakofmeasles at Disneyland late lastyear. Brown, a Democrat, issued a signing statementjust one day after lawmakers sent him the bill to strike California's personal belief exemption forimmunizations, a move that requues nearly all public schoolchildren to be vaccinated. The bill takes effect nextyear. 'The science isclearthatvaccinesdramatically protect children against a "The science is clear that number ofinfectious anddangerous diseases," vaccines dramatically

typically sold about $7,500 worth of cannabis a year in 2012, to be eaten up by bigger organizations with more capital. ''We are moving from an era of small, backyard producers...toa sm all number of enormous production farms," he wrote in an email."There will be a lot of 'newcomers,' ranging from inexperienced to expert. Almost all of them will fail." Despite the obstacles, the Legislature is trying to encourage the industry, both to strangle the black market and to help the state's economy. State Rep. Carl Wilson, R-Grants Pass, campaigned against legalization last fall, but since serving on a legislativecommittee creating the laws to regulate it, has been convertedto theidea that cannabiscan be an effective medicinal. He hopes a legal cannabis industry will help rural Oregon, which has struggled to find a replacement for the defunct timber industry. "It is a legitimate product now," he said."It is my interesttoseeitprosper,along with the medicinal."

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Omicials gsnder future of flying Confederateflagsat Georgiasite By Jeff Martin Associated Press

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015

SEATTLE MARINERS

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as rookies were Dwight Gooden, Orel Hershiser, SAN DIEGO — Rookie Fernando Valenzuela and left-hander Mike Montgom- Hideo Nomo. ery never threw a shutout Montgomery, who turns in 168 starts during eight 26 on Wednesday, was minor league seasons. coming offhis first career Now he's got two straight shutout, a five-hitter after just six big league against Kansas City. His starts, putting him in some latestfeatcame in frontof elite company. about 40 family members Montgomery took a and friends who came no-hit bid into the seventh down from the Los Angeinning and finished with les area. "It's an honor, but I a one-hitter for his second don't think about that too consecutive shutout as the Seattle Mariners beat much," he said. "I'm just trying to get on top of my the San Diego Padres 5-0 Tuesday night. game and control what I It was the seventh time can control .It'spretty cool, and I'll acknowledge that a Mariners pitcher threw in between starts a little consecutive shutoutsRandy Johnson did it three bitbecause baseball'sgota times, including three great tradition and history straight in 1994, and Mark to it.... Having those teamLangston did it twice. mates back there making Montgomery is the 12th plays and putting up runs, m ajor league rookie,and it's just fun for the whole second Mariners pitcher, to team." do it since 1980. Langston Montgomery opened the pitched consecutive shutseventh by getting Jusouts for Seattle on June 26 tin Upton on a fly to left. and July 1, 1984. Yangervis Solarte hit the Others who tossed next pitch into the left-field consecutive shutouts corner for a double. AP Sports Wnter

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MONTREAL — Julie Johnston thought she had blown it. Handed a yellow card for a foul in the box on Alexandra Popp, Johnston's heart sank when German striker Celia Sasic stepped up to take the penalty kick. It missed. The United States went on tobeat Germany 2-0on a penalty kick from Carli Lloyd and a late goal from Kelley O'Hara, erasing Johnston's fear that she had cost her team the game and sending the Americans to the title match of the Women's

World Cup. "The team definitely lifted me up after thathappened and finished the chances. Definitely an emotional roller coaster,"Johnston said. "But it's a team sport and the team todayreall y stepped up for me. I really can't thank them enoughand I' m sure I'll thank them all the way to the final." Goalkeeper Hope Solo posted her fifth straight shutout, continuing a dominant run for the American defense. The second-ranked U.S. women have gone 513 minutes without conceding

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Alex Morgan (13) of the United States tries to fend off Germany's Annike Krahn of Germany in the semifinals of the 2015 FIFAWomen'sWorld Cup in Montreal, Canada, on Tuesday. The U.S. advanced, 2-0.

the final: Defending championJapan,ranked fourth in the world, faces sixth-ranked England in the other semifinal on Wednesday night. a goal. The title match is set for The United States is Sunday at BC Place in Vanseeking its third World Cup couver. Germany will play title, but first since 1999. The the loser of the second semiAmericans went to the final final in the third-place game in Germany four years ago in Edmontonon Saturday. "In a way maybe it's good but fell in the end on penalty kicks to Japan. for us," German coach Silvia Now the Americans wait Neid said through a translato learn their opponent for tor about the consolation

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prevailing on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw. The United States, which had struggled to find its offense earlier in the tournament, had found success in a 1-0quarterfinal victory over China by moving Lloyd to the top and allowing her to play more freely. The tactic worked again against Germany; the United States kept its opponent on its heels for much of the match.

DucKs,Aahararamatchia 2919 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Auburn and Oregon will open the 2019 season at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, nine seasons after meeting in the BCS national championship game. The matchup on Aug. 31, 2019, was announced Tuesday. It is part of a series of Labor Day weekend season openers at the home of the NFL's Cowboys. Auburn beat Oregon 22-19 in the BCS title game in Glendale, Arizona, to end the 2010 season. Alabama plays this year's opener against Wisconsin, and takes on Southern California there in 2016. Florida meets Michigan in the 2017 opener, and LSU plays Miami in 2018.

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Union County family to be honored at state fair SALEM — Families from across the statewillbe recognized foroperating century or sesquicentennial farms or ranches, including one Union County family. GregoryBingaman ofBingaman Enterprises in Union County will be among 11 farms and ranches trom nine different counties that will be honored during the Oregon State Fair in August. The public recognition ceremony and awards celebration will be held in the Garden Tent on the west side of the fairgrounds at 11 a.m. Aug. 29. Award winners receive a certificate signedby the governor and directorof the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Historic roadside signs are imprinted with the founder's name and the year the ranch or farmwas established. The Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program is administered by the Oregon Farm Bureau Foundation for Education. It is supported by a partnership among the Oregon Farm Bureau, the State Historic Preservation 0$ce, OSU University Archives, and by generous donations of Oregonians. For information about the OregonCentury Farm & Ranch Program, contact Andrea Kuenzi, program coordinator,at503-400-7884 orcfi@ oregonfb.org. The application deadline for 2016 is May 1.

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Three La Grande teenagers created the idea to make smoothies with a bicycle. Aaron Corsini, on bike, Joey Goodman-Gray and ArthurWilliams (not pictured) sell the smoothies at the La Grande Farmers' Market.

OSU Extension Service hires new extension agent BAKER CITY — The Oregon State University Extension Service has hired Leticia Verlas as the livestock extension agent for Baker and Union counties. Verlas, whose office will be in Baker City, will start the job in mid-August. She replaces Cory Parsons. Verlas grew up on a cattle and sheep ranch in southeastern New Mexico. She earneda bachelorofscienceand amast ers ofscience degree in agriculturaleconomics at New Mexico State University.

Tri-County wool pool schedules product delivery date LA GRANDE — The tri-county wool poolhas scheduled thedelivery date for wool for 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. July 8 at the Union County Fairgrounds. Ranchers who have delivered wool in the past few years should receive a letter and sign-up form that needs to be returned to the nearest Oregon State University Extension Service office. The wool buyer will pay white face price if the fleece is finer than 24 microns iabove 58 spinning count). Other reminders from the buyer: • Wool trom Dorsey, Romney, Southdown and some Corridale breeds will not have wool fine enough to sell as white face and will be sold as black face. •Wool will notbe accepted from Dorper or Dorper-cross sheep. • Black fibers found in any white face fleece will disqualify it to be sold as white face • Do not tie fleeces • Do not use poly twine to tie any part of the bags, fleece or anything else to do with wool —therewillbe a 10 percent deduction if any poly twine is found. • Tags — if tags are too heavy they will not be accepted iif manure is more than 50 percent of weight it will be rejected) •Bellies only need tobekeptseparate on white face • Lamb wool is at least 1-V2 inches long Prices for 2015:

•W hite face— $1.20 • Black face — 78 cents • Tags — 35 cents • Bellies — 45 cents • Black — 15 cents • Lambs — 50 cents — I/VesComNews Service staff

• Teenage entrepreneurs create bicycle-generated smoothies at market

My wife is tired of my By Cherise Kaechele

complaining. What do you recommend? — DOUGA.

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Typically, a bicycle and a smoothie don't go well together. However, three local teens combined the two to make for a retreshing drink — and some entertainment while preparing it. Fourteen-year-old La Grande High School students Aaron Corsini, Joey Goodman-Gray and Arthur Williams, all incoming treshmen next year, have put theirheads together to create a bicycle contraption to make smoothies at the La Grande Farmers' Market. Williams and Corsini had the idea last year, Williams said. Through some family fiiends who knew just how to build the contraptions, the teens came together to make a bicycle that blends smoothies. The three teens can be seen on Saturdays at the farmers' market and community members can order a smoothie, or gather with the rest of the group who come to watch them make their orders. "People stand there and watch us,"Williams said."It does draw a crowd." They also created the recipes for their smoothies, getting the fiuit, milk and other ingredients

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Three teenagers made up smoothie recipes to create in their bicycle blender. They sell the smoothies at the farmers' market. trom localgrocery stores. While they're not making a lot of money with the idea — they mostly are working to pay their parents backfortheproducts— they'recertainly having a good time doingit. They heckle each other while they work, saying the day at the farmers' market when Williams wasn't there went a lot more smoothly than the days he is present, but the three teens say they all share the jobs and responsibilities of the business. Corsini said they're consider-

ing doing this again next year, but admitted they hadn't thought that far in the future yet. Goodman-Gray said they're learning about how to run a business, and they're the only ones at the market selling smoothies so there's no competition. They said their smoothies are

$5 each and they're delicious. aWe have good taste in smoothies," Corsini said.'They're all healthy ingredients. We tried to use whatever gets icustomersl

addicted."

DEAR DOUG: The first place to start is in your own mind. You must be able to separate what you can control trom what you can't control. Your attitude, altitudeand approach is something that only you can alter but only if you chose. The question is: do you really want to quit complaining or has it become your default position? I am assuming you have a desire to change because you wrote me. Let me address how you"go to war" to get people to visit and spend money at your restaurant. You start by deciding who is your ideal customer and learning why they choose to be your guest. Findpeoplewho fi tyour description and ask them to come over to your place and give you their candid opinion of your "offering." You don't need to hear "everything is great." You need to hear the unvarnished truth. You might need new SeeKeller / Page 3B

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ora ISOuiOnO ere Or i OS • H Avenue Storage oA'ers high security and alotofroom By Cherise Kaechele

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During the summer, many peopleare taking theirbig toys out and enjoying the water or the roads. Storing the RVs and boats, though,may pose a problem for some who do not have ample storage space. A new storage business has come to town with just the answer for those who need more space. H Avenue Storage has the room for toys, both big and small. Just on the border of La Grande city limits is a four-acre parcel ofland that owner Ron

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I've owned a restaurant for a long time. I thought things would get easier, but the business isgetting more difficult. Summer is the worst. Once school lets out, everyone headsoutfor vacation,and they don't come back until August. The city is also approving morerestaurants;many of these are franchises or chains. The city needs the tax revenue. When a new place opens, people flock to it until the "newness"wears ofi"and then folks drift back to us. Due to the drought, the costofthefood we buy has gonethrough the roof.Idon't expect those prices to drop anytime soon. I am feeling pressured by all of these arrows being slungatmeby forcesoutof my control. I've always loved this business and I hate that it has come down to a constant struggle.

Arritola knew was a great buy, but didn't know what he wanted to use it for. "I bought the property. I didn't know what to do with it, but I knew it was good property,"Arritola said. Some ofhis fiiends were talking about storing their RVs but not having many secure options in the La Grande area, he said. He decided that was a good idea and also had the idea to build his own home on the property as well to add more security to the business. "I wanted to develop it, live here and manage it," he said."My wife, Stacy, has an in-home office. She can co-manage it with me." Arritola said thestorage business gives him something to do and requires some maintenance

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but not a lot. He has been a licensed home building contractor in La Grande since 1988 and has been working on building his new home just outside the business' gates since mid-May. The mini and RV storage offers 10-by-20footenclosed storage units, good for apartments and maybe vintage cars, 12-by-25 units for large homes and boat storage, plus 12-by-30 and 13by-40 units for big, drive-thru RV storage and room to build even more storage ifhis business is successful, Arritola said. He is also planning to build larger, enclosedstorage unitsforlarger boats and RVs for people who want the added security. However, he has installed a

security fence all around the perimeterand islocated next to some bigger industrial businesses with secure areas as well. He has video surveillance, LED lighting trom dusk to dawn, a unique-to-each-customer key code for the main, and only, gate, and he will be living right outside the only entrance into and out of the business. If someone wanted to steal something big, they'd have a big challenge ahead of them, Arritola said. H Avenue Storage was a recipient of La Grande's Urban Renewal discretionary project funds, which matches eligible funding trom business owners. Arritola received $50,000 from the Urban Renewal program to SeeStorage / Page 3B

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brings Oregon's chip industry domTttown ny," said Billerbeck.aWe're providingthings peoplecan PORTLAND — No com- use." pany better embodies the Lattice's move downlast generation of Oregon town reflects a seismic technology than Lattice shift in Oregon technology, Semiconductor. from sprawling factories Founded in 1983 by in Washington County to employees &om Intel and downtown software startTektronix, Lattice literally ups packed with coders trademarked the phrase and kegs. Lattice wants to "Silicon Forest." It survived straddle that divide. bankruptcy, an investor On the seventh floor of revolt overa priorCEO's the U.S. Bancorp Tower iaBig Pink") downtown, Latlavish spending habits, tice's employees rub elbows and nearly a full decade of unprofitability following the with SurveyMonkey and dot-com bust. New Relic's workers in the A throwback to another elevatorand technologists time, Lattice wants desper- from startups Jama Softately to be more than a relic. ware and Puppet Labs at It moved its headquarters thefoodcartsoutside.Bikes this year from Hillsboro to hang in the office next to downtown Portland and a ping pong table, evoking paid $600 million to buy the atmosphere of much another chip business, emyounger companies. aWe want that culture. blematicofbroader shiks as Lattic e seeks to update We want that vibe, that itself fora new era. vibrancy of technology," said Still a small companyGloria Zabel, Lattice's chief Latticeforecastsrevenue of staff. under a half-billion dollars Lattice makes program2015 —itsfortunes are mable computer chips, improving. Those would be known asfi eld programits best results in 15 years, mable gate arrays. They coming amid renewed boostthe performance of interest in the kind of proindustrial and telecommugrammable computer chip nications equipment and — increasingly — conLattice produces. While investment sumer electronics including analysts wonder if Lattice smartphones, tablets, TVs will eventually be acquired, and digital cameras. chief executive Darin BillTo grow the business, erbeck said he's building a Billerbeck said, Lattice new future for the business needs to be more responsive to stand alone in Portland. to its clients and build capaaWe're not just a 30-year- bilities for specific functions old semiconductor compainto its chips. By Mike Rogoway The Oregonian

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Rebekah Webb, left, shares a family-style meal with Zoe Turner during lunch with other 5-year-olds at the Olathe FamilyYMCA in Olathe, Kansas. As early childhood teachers lament toddlers too large to fit in playground swings, officials are mulling changes designed to make meals served to millions of kids in day care healthier.

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cookies and cakes, would no longer be reimbursable, and children younger lamentseeing toddlerstoolargetofi t than 1 would no longer be offered juice. in playground swings, a federal proFacilities wouldn't be reimbursed when foodisdeep-fried on site,although gram that feeds millions oflow-income children may be overhauled for the first prepackaged fiied foods, such as chicken time in almost 50 years, aiming to make nuggets, could still be served, though the meals at day cares healthier and recommendations urge that they be ofreduce obesity. fered inirequently. About 3.8 million young children are About one in eight low-income fed daily through the Child and Adult preschoolers isobese,accordingto a Care Food Program, which primarily Centers for Disease Control and Prevenreimbursesday-care providers,and also tion survey of 12.1 million children provides food for children in emergency enrolled in federally funded nutrition shelters and pays for after-school meals programsfrom 2008 to2011,the latest or snacksin areaswhere atleasthalf data available. the students qualify for free- or reducedThe changes to the Child and Adult price lunches. Care Food Program, which started in Millions of more afIIuent children also 1968, were called for by the Healthy areaffected because atleast30 states Hunger-Free Kids Act, passed in 2010 — including North Carolina, Michigan, at the urging of First Lady Michelle Oregon, and Virginia — require day Obama. The act's more well-known cares to use the program's nutrition requirement boosted the quantity of guidelines to receive licenses. And fiuits, vegetables and whole grains in beyondchildren,about 120,000 elderly school meals. or disabledadultsarefed each day in The programhas an annual budget of programsdesigned to spellcaregivers. about $3 billion, and the USDA focused M ore vegetables and lesssugar lead on proposed requirements that wouldn't the U.S. Department of Agriculture's boostcostsbecause providers won'tbe proposals, developed with guidance &om paid more. "The USDA should get tremendous experts. Grain-based desserts,such as

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credit for attempting to make the changes cost-neutral," said Kati Wagner, the president of the Wildwood Child and Adult Care Food Program Inc., which helpshome-based chil d care providers in Colorado receive reimbursements. The school meals changes have been met with mixed results, with some school officials complaining kids are throwing away &uits and vegetables. The solution, some experts say, is starting earlier, when children are more willing to try new things. Mary Beth Testa, a lobbyist for the Salt Lake City-based National Association for Family Child Care, said food choices people make in early childhood are "the building blocks for the healthy habits of their lifetime." The obesity numbers worry Geri Henchy, director of nutrition policy for the Washington-based Food Research and Action Center nonprofit. Research shows obese children are more likely to become obeseadults,she said. "Something has got to happen," she said, citing teachers who tell her about children who are too chubby for swings. "Thatisbad from a predictive pointof view, but it's also not good &om a getting around point of view."

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MEDFORD — Southern Oregon farmers might be sufferingastemperatures soar, but they're not the only ones — several orchards are takingsteps to protectthe fruit they're growing. Pear growers like Talent orchardist Ron Meyer have developed measures to keep theircrops coolin threatening triple-digit temperatures, the Medford Mail Tribune reported. "Generally speaking, pears quit growing when it gets over 100 degrees," explained Meyer."So far, that hasn't happened. We've put sun blockeron thevarietiesthat arethemost susceptible and the orchards that have overhead sprinklers and water available have been turning them on in the afternoon to keep them cool. If you don't have that option, then you have to getin therotation to wait for irrigation." Sunblockmade from micronizedcalcium carbonate doesn't work forallvarieties, but it can minimize sunburn and heatstressfor tw oof Jackson County's mainstay commercial crops, Red Anjous and Comice. Orchardists caught a break Sunday after a succession of 100-degree days, but forecasts show more tripledigit highs with a peak of 111 degrees on Thursday. Until this point, growing conditions have been nearly perfect. Meyer said he even pushed harvest dates two

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weeks ahead of normal and anticipates Bartlett picking to begin Aug.10 to 15. Normally it is Aug. 20 to Sept. 1. aWe have one of the nicest pear crops we've ever had," Meyer said."It's nice and clean with no russeting." Meyer remembers scorching temperatures harming family crops in the 1950s, but

says modern-day orchards have better protection. 'Tve seenitreach as high as 114heTe, and actuallyburn pears on the trees,ahe said. 'That was 60years ago or more. We didn'thave the sunblocker orirrigationwe have now." Orchards used to keep the ground bare beneath trees, but that reflected heat and

caused problems. Now, Meyer said,there isgrassbetween the rows of trees. Despite the lowest snowpack on record, Meyer thinks there will be plenty ofirrigation water for m ost growers to make it through the summer, though farmers dependent on smaller stream flows might stuffer.

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DEARABBY:I have been with my boynew executive director should be able to give friend for a little over two years. He recently you a definite answer to your question. And mentioned that when he was younger (19), while you're at it, suggest that because there are now three employees with tattoos, the he had a threesome (two guys, one girl). We are both over85,soIrealizethishappolicy should be clearly stated in the employee which may be duefor an update. pened many years ago, but the fact thatit was handbook, two guysis hard for me. Ican't seem togetit DEARABBY: My husband, "Brett," misout of my head. I keep seeing theimages. I try to tell myself my takenly used the dog's toothbrushfrom thebathroom boyfriend is a different man DEAR today than the teen he was. cabinet. I had itin there with I don't understand why it's ABBY a bowl ofhomemade doggie bothering me so much. How toothpaste that I wastrying on the dog. I didn't realize it can I ftnd a way to get past this? Please give me some direction. untiljust now. Should I tell him? — CAN'T GET ITOUT OF MY HEAD — QUIET SOFAR IN VERMONT DEAR CANT: I respect your boyfriend's DEAR QUIET SO FAR: If I were you, I'd honesty and openness. Because you can't get open my mouthand "SPEAK!" before your this out of your head, talk further with him husband does it again. Ifhe's grossed out, it will be no more so than the rest of us who abouthis youthfulescapade.Ifyourconcern is that your boyfriend is interested in having read your letter. From now on, keep Rover's sex with other men, ask him that question. toothbrush in a different location. It occurs to me that when two horny teenage DEARABBY: I recently received a Faceboys found one willing girl, that they may not have been as interested in having sex with book messagefrom a 47-year-old mother of each other as they were with her. fourwho believessheismy daughter.WhileI do not remember her mother and have comDEARABBY: I am a tattooed femalein municated this to the woman, the pictures my late 20s.When Istarted ajob asa cookin she sent ofher children somewhat resemble an assisted-living facility ayear ago, Iwas my family. I'm happily married with two sons, and required to go through an orientation and the dress code was explained. When I asked my wife is aware of this and will support about visible tattoos, the lady who ran the any decision I make. I'm conflicted about the orientation was unsure if they were allowed choices before me and the impact they may to show and told me to ask my manager. My have on her family and mine. Whatis the manager said she didn't know, but suggested right thing to do? — CONFLICTED INFLORIDA Icoverthem anyway j'usttobesafe." DEAR CONFLICTED: Try to get a little Sincethen,I haveworn long-sleevedpolo shirts with the sleeves rolled up. No one has more backgroundfrom the woman about commented about the sleeves. Since I went her mother. For instance, WHY does she through that orientation, two girls have been think you are her father? Were you and her hiredwho have inkon theirarms. They wear mother ever in the same place at the same time? If there is a possibility that you could short sleeves every day. I'm wondering ifIshouldj ust show up be her dad, the ethical thing to do would be in short sleevesand risk someone saying to let her know that your attorney will be something email corporate and ask what the contacting her to arrange a DNA test. policy is, or ask our new executive director? Any thoughts? Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van — TO COVER OR NOT TOCOVER Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and DEART.C.O.N.T.C.: While displaying your was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com tats may not be aproblem considering that two other employees are showing theirs, your or PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles,CA 90069.

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himself. Public broadcaster NHK quoted a 58-year-old businessman as saying the By Ken Aragaki man walked up and down Pacifi JAPA Ocean and Mari Yamaguchi the aisl e a few times before KOREA The Associated Press returning with a plastic Tokyo ODAWARA, Japan — A container that splashed a Odawara City man set himself on fire on liquid on the businessman's a high-speed bullet train in shoulder as he walked by. The man then started Japan on Tuesday, killing himself and another passendumping the liquid on the ger as the coach filled with floor, and the businessman smoke, a fire official said. quickly left as he smelled 200 miles OET At least 26 other people A gasoline, he said. 200 km were injured, three seriously, Bringing hazardous mostly from smoke inhalamaterials on public transSource: AP Graphic: TNS tion, Odawara Fire Departportationisprohibited,but ment official Ikutaro Torii there is no way of checking, railway analyst Ryozo Kasald. said on condition of anoThe man's motive wasn't washima told NHK. He said nymity, citing department clear. rules. he does not recall any other The passenger poured an The passenger on the incident like this in the buloil-like substance over his let train's 50-year history. floor, a woman, was later Japan'ssuiciderateis head beforesetting himself pronounced dead, reportedly on fire, authorities said. from inhaling smoke. among the world's highest, Crew members rushed to and a number of people Kyodo News service reportedthathe used a lighter. extinguish the fire, said Ken- jump off station platforms in 0$cials said the fire was at go Sasaoka, a spokesman for frontofapproaching trains the front of the first car of Central Japan Railway Co., everyyear. the train, which was headwhich operates the bullet Self-immolation, though, ing from Tokyo to Osaka. train between Tokyo and is relatively rare. Two oc"I said to myself,'This is curredlastyear,one fatal, Osaka. bad!"' said Takeo Inariyama, TBS television broadcast a but both were political a 54-year-old businessman video of passengers evacuat- protests. ing the smoke-filled coach, Bullet train service betraveling in the second car. "I saw everyone running tosome coughing, others cover- tween Tokyo and Osaka was ward me and smoke coming. ing their faces with towels suspended for about two and Also the smell iof smoke) and handkerchiefs. a halfhours Tuesday while filled the car. So I felt my life Witnessesprovided somerescue workers helped some was in danger." of the injured off the train. what varying accounts to The train stopped on The train then moved slowly Japanese networks. to Odawara station, where the outskirts of Odawara One passenger, in a teleabout 1,000 passengers got city, about 80 kilometers phone interview with TBS, off. i50 miles) west of Tokyo, said the man approached when a passenger pressed him when he was standing The 16-car bullet train, an emergency button after outsidethe driver' scompart- called Shinkansen in Japafinding someone collapsed ment and told him to stay nese, travelsthe 553 kiloon the floor near a restroom away because it would be meters i343 miles) between dangerous, then poured an Tokyo and Osaka in 2 hours at the back of the first car, a transport ministry official orange-colored liquid over and 33 minutes.

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