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

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Fred Warner Sr. to signcopies of his new book Fred Warner Sr., 87, has followed his own advice and published a book of his family's history in Baker County.

Warner will have two book signings this week — from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 24, and11 a.m. to1 p.m.

Saturday, July 26. Both events will be at Betty's Books, 1813 Main St. See Friday's Baker City Herald for a story about howWarner's bookcame to be.

Children's Theatre returns Missoula Children's Theatre is returning to Baker CityAug. 18-23, and this year's play is "Rapunzel."

The production requires 60 youngsters ranging in age from Grades 1-12. Auditions will begin at10 a.m. Aug. 18 at Baker High School, and then rehearsals will be from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Aug. 18-22 (depending on part). Cost is $30 per student. For information, call Crossroads Carnegie Ait Center at 541-5235369 or stop by 2020 Auburn Ave. There will be two performances for the community: 6 p.m. Aug. 22 and 3 p.m. Aug. 23.

Admission is $5.

Vacation Bible School set Wilderness Escape is the theme of the Vacation Bible School scheduled July 28 through Aug. 1 at the Baker City Nazarene Church, 1250 Hughes Lane.

The school will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day. More information is available by calling Deidra Richards at 541523-3533.

S. Jahn Collins / Baker City Herald file photo

A tanker drops retardant on the Radio Tower fire near Baker City on July 17The fire burned about 3,300 acres. which is actually two large blazesscorched more than 300,000 acres 45 miles northeast of Burns.

The regional fire season outlook As of Monday, the Buzzard does not hinge on a complicated mathematical formula.

Complex fire was about 75 percent In fact, the engine that propels a contained. ire seasonisprettybasicandrotates f Meyer said drought overshadows around a single factor: weather. justabout every aspectoffi re season And in particular, lightning and severityprojections.

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Add to that volatile formula a linwe didn't have drought those larger geringdrought and the stageissetfor fuels would not consume as easily.

Our snowpack was good but the longa potentially severe fire season. ''Weare definitely dry,"Steve Meyer, term drought, itaffectsthoselarger forestprotection supervisoratthe Or- fuels," he said. egon Department of Forestry's Baker Vale BLM Fire Management OfCity offtce, said earlier this week. ficer Robert Narus said dry conditions Meyer conceded the axis of the predominate in his region too.

"I feel if we get more lightning future fire season is lightning.

"I think we will be in for a busy without rain and get wind we have fire season but it all depends on how more fires. And possibly big fires much lightning we get," he said.'The because the fuels are so dry," he said. bulk of our fires are from lightning Vegetation and trees along with otherpotentialfuelsingestm ostof starts." their water content in the late winter Range and forest fires are already taking a toll across Oregon and Wash- and earlyspring.By summer, even ington State. with rain, the moisture level does not The Carlton Complex blaze in Cen- rise significantly. tral Washington has consumed more "They ipotential fuels) are still than 350 square miles, and destroyed going to be dry," Narus said."There dozens ofhomes, while more than is not much soil moisture anywhere 10 other major wildfires are burnirg because there was very little rain in across Oregon.

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The month has been both hotter and drier than average. After a brief cooling period that starts Thursday, when the forecast high for Baker City is in the low 70s, temperatures are forecast to rise back into the 90s by Sunday.

Here's how this July compares:

AVERAGE HIGH TEMP. This year: 90.2 degrees Average: 85.0 degrees The 90.2-degree average would rank as the fifth-hottest July since World War II. The top four: 1985 (92.0); 2007 (91.4); 2003 and 1960 (90.3).

RAINFALL This year: 0.05 inches Average: 0.52 inches

A series of thunderstorms Tuesday that battered Eastern Oregon with the most lightning strikes on a July day since 2000 also sparked several new wildfires.

The strongest storms were both south and north of Baker County.

More than 1,300 lightning strikes were recorded in MalheurCounty,and more than 800 in Harney County, according to the National Weather Service office in Boise.

A total of 2,759 strikes hit the Boise office's forecast area, which includes Baker, Harney and Malheur counties and much of Idaho's southwest corner.

Although some of the storms brought torrential rain as well as copious lightning, at least half a dozen new fires had been reported, although not all were conirmed, as of8 a.m .today. f ''We're just getting a handle on it," said Keith Dunn, assistant fire management officer for the WallowaWhitman National Forest's Burnt-Powder Fire Zone. sWe've had four fires called in, and I expect a bunch more."

Dunn didn't have any details about the sizeofany of the new fires.

The fire nearest Baker City was reported near Old Auburn Reservoir, about eight miles southwest of town near Elk Creek.

Other new fires were reported in eastern Baker County, near McBride Campground northwest of Halfway, near Summit Point Lookout north of Halfway, and north of Sparta.

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There's no job too big or too colorful for the new combination scanner-plotter in the Baker County Assessor's offtce.

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records while digitizing the other records that the office only has in hard copy. "tWel have a scanner now, but it's breaking down a lot lately and they don't make partsforitanymore,"Assessor Kerry Savage said.

That said, the office has managed to scan 1,104 documents, such as surveys and appraisals ,on theold scanner.

Progress has been halted by another malfunction, however, S. Jahn Collins / Baker City Herald and won't resume until the Baker County Assessor Kerry Savage, left, andTami Green, county clerk, examine renew machine is installed. sults from a test run of the county's new scanner that arrivedTuesday. At right is Daniel See History/Page 8A Schumacher of Bonneville Blueprint Supply at Boise.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014

BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 • Baker City Farmers Market:3:30-6:30 p.m. at the Community Events Center, 2600 East St., Baker City.

FRIDAY, JULY 25 • KeithTaylor:Plays piano every Friday, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Veterans Center,1901 Main St.; free admission.

• Stefannie Gordon:Plays fiddle,7 p.m., Geiser Grand Hotel, 1996 Main St. SATURDAY, JULY 26 • Chalk It Up:Art event sponsored by Baker Art Guild.

Beginning at 9 a.m., local artists will donate their time and talent to create chalk drawings on sidewalks throughout downtown Baker City. The community is invited to watch the artists workthrough the day.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald July 23, 1964 Photo: CONSTRUCTION NEARS COMPLETION — The construction of the new Ellingson Timber Co. plywood plant in South Baker appears to be in the final stage, however, a date hasnotbeen announced asto w hen the production of plywood will begin. The plant will have its official opening Sept. 5, 1964, it was announced today, but officials said the plant will be in operation sometime prior to the official opening. Announcement of the plant was first made in January.

25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald July 24, 1989 Baker's McDonald's restaurant will begin satisfying Big Mac Attacks when it opens Thursday.

The 3,500-square-foot store located on Campbell Street near the freeway interchange was scheduled to open in time for Miners Jubilee. But franchise owner Swend Willadsen said"soil problems" on the building site delayed the opening.

An official groundbreaking ceremony was held April 5.

A grand opening is scheduled for Aug. 5. An invitationonly VIP party will be held the evening before, featuring champagne and hors d'oeuvres.

10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald July 23, 2004 May was a good month to be looking for work in Baker County — the best month in almost two years.

New estimates from the Oregon Employment Department show that 263 more people were employed in May 2004 than the same time a year ago, and 132 more than April 2004.

Thosejob gainshelped push Baker County's unernPIOment rate down to 6.8 percent, the lowest it's been in two years.

ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald July 31, 2013 Several cases of cryptosporidium, a waterborne illness that can cause persistent watery diarrhea, stomach cramps and a fever, symptoms that in some cases mimic the flu, have been reported in Baker City residents the past two days.

Although the source of the infections has not been confirmed, the city's drinking water is suspected, and city officials recommend residents boil tapwater that is to be consumed, City Manager Mike Kee said this morning.

Kee said city officials are taking water samples to be tested. Results could take several days.

Kee said city workers early today changed the area of the watershed from which the city gets its water. The city uses a dozen springs and streams in the Elkhorn Mountains about 10 miles west of town.

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SENIOR MENUS • THURSDAY:Beef tips over noodles, baby carrots, fruit ambrosia, bread, cookies • FRIDAY:Chicken salad croissant, macaroni salad, corn, three-bean salad, applesauce Public luncheon atthe Senior Center,2810 Cedar St., noon; $3.50 donation (60 and older), $5.75 for thoseunder 60.

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OBITUARIES Park Coker

would return to Protem often to visit his family who still Park Coker, 88, of Halfway, live there. His trips always died July 19, 2014, at his occurred during the Missouri wild turkey hunting season. home,surrounded by family andfriends.

Park enjoyed his drives A viewing through the mountains and will be Friday, especially got a kick guiding July 25, from 4 city folks down the Hess logp.m. to 7 p.m. ging road. He always referred at Tami's Pine to the Pine and Eagle valleys Valley Funeral as "God's country."

Home 125 In the years following his Park N. Main St. wife Ethel's death in 1991, Coker in Halfway. A Park began volunteering at traditional funeral will be Pine Haven Cemetery. This Saturday at 11 a.m. at the was especia lly treasured time Pine Baptist Church. Vault for him. Park also worked interment will be at Pine to upgrade the Coker Bald Haven Cemetery in Halfway. ifamilyl Cemetery, located Friends are invited to join in the White River Basin of the family for a reception Missouri. afterward at the Pine Baptist In the summer of 1999 Youth Center.

Park took his great-grandPark was born on April son, Cody, on a two-week 26, 1926, at Lead Hill, Boone trip through Alaska. Park County, Ark., the third of always wanted to see "them eight children of Jess and big mountains." Park enjoyed Nellie Coker. After Park's several trips with longtime birth the family moved to fiiend and partner in crime, Protem, Mo., and homestead- Dude Douglas, to some of ed along the banks of James North America's biggest River and Bull Schoals Lake. rodeos, even attending the Park left school as a young Calgary Stampede. Also, man to assist his father family and friends knew that working on the family farm it was best not to call or visit to provide for his family. Park Monday and Fridays nights. felt like that was his respon- Park was busy watching his sibility as the eldest son. "wraslin" and that it wouldn't As a young adult he be a very productive converfarmed, logged, worked sation. construction, and served Park was a family man on acrew that relocated a and friend above all else. cemetery. Park wanted to He had great pride in all his volunteer for the United relationships, including that States armed forces during with Jesus Christ, who he World War II and was not said on numerous occasions able to due to a small physihe was looking forward to cal impairment. However, he meeting. Park thoroughly was able to assist in the war enjoyed his church family effort by working in a Kansas at Pine Baptist Church. He City factory assembling liked showing up early and components for Boeing B-17 handing out pamphlets. His bombers. family and friends all knew In the early 1950s, Park he enjoyed the "hugs from decided he wanted to head theladies"more.

West. He settled at Prineville, While on hospice during where he met and married his last few days, Park told his beloved, Ethel Hilderhis great-grandson, Cody, brand, mother of six. While in that he was proud of the life Prineville, Park went back to he lived. There were some logging. During the construc- tough days in his life, but tion of the Round Butte that he had more good days Dam in Central Oregon, he than tough days. worked as a general laborer.

Park is survived by"his girl" Parklyn Maine BurIn 1963, Park and Ethel moved with their grandrows and her husband, Ted, daughter, Parldyn, who they of Pendleton; his greathad raised, to Halfway. Park grandson, Cody Maine, his tookajob helping construct wife, Brittany, and their son, the Hells Canyon Dam until Parker, of Walla Walla, Wash.; its completion. Loving Halfhis brother, Jessie Coker; way, the family remained and sisters, Mary Mae Coker, Park would not live anyand Bessie Gideon and her where else. Once again, Park husband, Robert; numerous returnedtologging,retiring nieces and nephews; stepin 1982afterbeing severely sons, Jim Hilderbrand and injured while falling a tree. his wife, Theresa, of Halfway, Park was an avid outdoors- Leon Hilderbrand and his man who enjoyed cutting wife, Nell, of Prineville; stepwood, mushrooming and daughter, Colleen Campbell gardening. He loved catfishof Hermiston; and their ing on the Snake River, elk families. and deer hunting in the He was preceded in death Pine and Eagle valleys. Park by his wife, Ethel; his parents, Jess and Nellie Coker; two brothers; tw o sisters;two stepdaughters; one stepson; and three stepgranddaughters.

Memorial contributions may be made to Pine Baptist Church or to Heart 'n' Home Hospice through Tami's Halfway, 1926-2014

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Baker City, 1920-2014

Donna Clair Crooke, 83, a longtime Pendleton resident and former Baker City resident, died July 17, 2014, at her home.

There will be a celebration ofher life at 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, at the Salvation Army Church in Pendleton. A potluck luncheon is e scheduled after Donna th eservice.

Crooke Fr i e nds are invited to bring a dish to share.

Donna was a first and second mom to many people.

She will be greatly missed.

Sign the condolence book at www.burnsmortuarycom Burns Mortuary of Pendleton handled arrangements.

Donna was born on Oct. 16, 1930, at Baker City to Pete and Clair McGovern.

She was raised in Baker and Union where she attended school.

She worked in hospitals from the age of 10 to 15, until she married her husband, Bill Crooke. The couple were married in Baker in 1947.

She came to Pendleton in 1953.She helped tostarta couple of churches and the Pendleton Christian Academy.

Donna was an entrepreneur. She provided foster care for children in her home for 20 years. In that time she caredforhundreds offoster kids whom she treated like family, making a lasting impact in their lives.

She then became a certified nursing assistant iCNAl and providedcare forthe elderly for more than 20 years.

In her time she had cared for hundreds of elderly people.

She also started adult fosterhomes to giveelders greatcare and a place that felt like family. Donna spent almost her entire life caring for others. She had a big heart and was helping others constantly.

She wasa member ofthe Salvation Army Church where she volunteered with many church activities. She was a member of the Good News Club. She also enjoyed going to movies with her son, Rosco, and spending time with her boyfriend, Joe Baker.

Survivors include her sons, Rosco Crooke and Joey Crooke; her grandchildren, Shannon Carrico, Craig and Kathleta Rodriguez, Yvonne and Matt Mascarenas, Pete Crooke, and Ella Rodriguez; her great-grandchildren, Lashay, Daniel and Anthony Rodriguez, Matthew Mascarenas and Samantha Soliz; tw o great-great-grandchildren; her church family and her many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two broth-

Madeline M. Earl Steward, 94, of Baker City, died July 17, 2014, at Elkhorn Adult Care Facility.

A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, July 26, at 2 p.m. at St. Stephens Made l ine Episcopal Steward Church, 2177 First St. Aletha Bonebrake will officiate. There will be a reception at the church after the service.

Madeline was born on Jan. 2, 1920, at Scio to Ralph H. McDonald and Myrtle Peterson McDonald. She was the second born of six daughters.

Madeline attended Grades 1 through 8 in a one-room schoolhouse in Scio, where her fathertaught allgrades.

Upon graduationfrom the 12th grade in Scio, Madeline enrolled in St. Anthony's School of Nursing at Pendleton. Having successfully completed nurses training and receiving her "cap," she went to work for Dr. Fevis, whose practice included the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

While attending nursing school, Madeline met and married Stuart T. Earl.

Stuart was employed by the Oregon State Police and that employment promotion would ultimately bring Madeline and Stuart to Baker in the winter of 1949.

During World War II, when Stuart was deployed to Okinawa, Madeline spent two years as a"war widow" raising their firstborn daughter. Before leaving Pendleton, two more daughters would be born.

Upon arriving in Baker Madeline worked private duty cases at St. Elizabeth Hospital, now known as Baker Towers. Soon after she acquired a position with the Baker Clinic at their old locationacross the street from what is now Crossroads iCarnegie Library Building).

Her employers were Palmer McKim iBob McKim's father), Menzie McKim and Carl Kostol. Madeline loved nursing and was passionateabout thecare ofher patients.

In 1962 Madeline obtained her real estate license and also continued nursing full time for the Baker Clinic.

She had a love oflearning and continued her nursing education taking additional classes when opportunities presented.

Madeline expanded her nursing career in 1972 by working in Pendleton for eightyears fora urology specialist .U pon Stuart'sretirement, Madeline and Stuart traveled extensively with the WallyByam Caravan group in their bright shiny new aluminum trailer.

Excursions covered most of Mexico, Guatemala and the United States. Madeline loved adventure and was always ready to go down a new road, meet the locals and try their cuisine.

Madeline, having retired also, found itnecessary to go back to work upon the sudden and unexpected death of Stuart.

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Library book sale continues this week The Baker County Friends of the Library's annual book sale will continue this week during regular library hours.

The library, at 2400 Resort St., is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

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Dunn said he anticipates more fires will show up today as theforestsdry following

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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 2A in the country. She and Robert built a home in Baker City after their ranch in Keating sold. Madeline lived in the home she designed until July 2011.

One of Madeline's greatest joys was serving a beautiful dinner to family and friends.

She set an elegant table and tookgreat carein preparing food. She enjoyed gardening, was passionate about bridge and nevertired ofreading.

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Madetine Steward Baker City, 1920-2014

She acquired a position with St. Elizabeth Hospital in Home Health. There she met Robert Steward whom she would marry the following year. Robert was a rancher and Madeline jumped into the role of "cowgirl." She learned to ride horses, sortcattle and check on newborn calves. She was active in the Cattlewomen's Association and loved living

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"A lot of people want (to see) them if they're putting in fences," he said."People will be able to doa lotoftheirow n research."

The office will also be able to emailtheserecords on request, Savage said, which will let the office skip physically pullinga record tobe faxed or copied.

Savage said that having electronic access will be more efficient for his office and will ensure that records stay in

Continued fmm Page1A "It's a starting point, and it does give us something to work with," Savage said.

"It should last us another 10 yearsorbetter,"he said of the new machine.

The county bought the old scanner about 10 or 12 years ago, Savage said.

The new scanner will be able toscan athigher resolution and in color, and the ultimate goal is to have the office's records put online for public access by mid April 2015.

"Most everything in here's public, "Savage said ofthe records.aWe dohave a lotof peoplecoming up lookingfor that information."

Savage said that many people come looking for surveys of their properties.

good shape.

"Every time you touch (a physical record), it deteriorates," he said.

The current batch of survey records dates back to the 1970s, Savage said.

"There's gotta be more older than that," he said.

Savage said that digitizing the records will not only ensure their preservation, but

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the Oregon Nurses Association, Oregon Cattlewomen's Association, Oregon Realtors Association, Beta Sigma Phi and the Me "N" You Social club. She was also an active member in St. Stephens Episcopal Church, serving on vestry and alter guild numeroustimes as wellasavariety ofothercommittees form ore than 55 years.

Madeline is survived by her youngest sister, Norma Winters; her daughters, Susan Earl Castles, Pamela Earl Busey and Jane Earl Barrett; two granddaughters, Heather Renjen and Sara

Kleen; as well as two greatgrandchildren, Tobin KleenWilliam and Shiv Renjen.

Madeline was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Stuart T. Earl and Robert Steward; and four sisters.

In lieu of flowers the family request contributions may be made to St. Stephens Episcopal Church or Best Friends of Baker Animal Rescue. This may be done through Gray's West & Company Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City,

that the move will also help to keep the records safe, especially once the digital copies can bestored off-site.

'There's a lot of information there," he said.aYou couldn't afford to replace it.

You just couldn't do it."

Tom Hanley, the Baker County surveyor, said that hisoffi cereferstothe assessor's for digitized information "at least as frequently as weekly."

'Their website is very helpful and handy to us," Hanley said.'They're the go-to source for some of the things that we use."

Indeed, Hanley said that the surveyor's office has been taking its own documents, such as maps, to be digitized.

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to scan in color is an advantage here, Savage said, as maps often use color to differentiatebetween types of information. aIQ1 end up in savings of time and effrciencya Hanley said.'There'll be plenty of advantages to what they're rlomg.

The assessor' soffi ceisalso working with 17 other countieson tabletsofbvare that will allow for the collection of property data out in the field. The data would then be uploaded in the computer system once the tablet's back in the offrce.

The grant that paid for the scanner-plotter was awarded in early June, but the money couldn't be spent until the new fiscal year started July 1.

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Barbara Wood: 67, of Baker City, died July 21, 2014, at her home. Gray'sWest Bt Co. Pioneer Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

FUNERAL PENDING Myron Ralph "Paint" Painter: Viewing, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.,Thursday, July 24, atTami's Pine Valley Funeral Home in Halfway; graveside service with military honors, 11 a.m. Thursday, July 24, at Pine Valley Cemetery in Halfway. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception afterward, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Halfway.

Memorial contributions may be made tothe Pine Haven Cemetery Beautification Fund throughTami's Pine Valley Funeral Home Bt Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543 Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences can be placed at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com

POLICE LOG

ASSAULT IV and HARASSMENT: Bryson Buchanan, 23, of 1209 Court Ave.; and John Urlacher, 19, of 15601ndiana Ave., No. 108, Monday; both were jailed; Urlacher was granted a conditional release Tuesday; police said the two men assaulted and harassed Johnathan Clark, 24, and Nicholas Horn,23, both of Baker City, at Horn's residence. No one was seriously injured.

Baker County Parole 8r Probation Arrests, citations PROBATION VIOLATION: Gerald Leonard Andross, 73, 2845 Hughes Lane No. 131, 9:54 a.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of Grove St.; jailed.

Baker County Sheriff Arrests, citations PROBATION VIOLATION: Andrew Jay Culley, 25, no fixed address, 5:03 p.m. Tuesday at the sheriff's office; cited at the Baker County Jail where he was already incarcerated on other charges.

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• Best photo essay, S. John Collins,3rd place for scenes of ice on the Powder River, Jan. 28, 2013, issue.

• Best educational coverage, Chris Collins,3rd place for a story about OregonTeacher of theYear Nanette Lehman awarding a scholarship to the University of Phoenix to Danielle Freese.The story was published May 31, 2013.

• Best Enterprise Reporting, Jayson Jacoby, 1st place for a threepart series about the rate of fatal accidents on Interstate 84through the Blue Mountains that was published in February 2013.

• Best Editorial, Kari Borgen, Chris Collins and Jayson Jacoby, 1st place, for three editorials dealing with the city's response to the crypto outbreak(Aug. 9 and Sept. 4,2013), and one dealing with HBC's agreement on ownership of the Ison House (July10, 2013).

• Best feature story, Jayson Jacoby, 2nd place for a story about a soldier in Vietnam receiving a Christmas tree from his mother in Baker City. The story was published Dec. 24, 2013.

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eo e rou e Alcohol and summer festivals.

The combination can be a volatile one.

But this summer, in Baker City, it wasn't.

On successive weekends we welcomed thousands of visitors, first for the Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally, then for Miners Jubilee.

A larger-than-usual contingent of local police patrolled during both events but the oKcers spent more time talking to people than putting on handcuA's.

The police presence is partly responsible for the relative tranquility, of course.

And in the case of the beer garden that's part of the festivities surrounding the annual bull and bronc riding events, a series of protocols agreed upon by the organizers and Baker City Police Chief Wyn Lohner — including requiring a minimum number "alcohol monitors," who try to ensure people don't overindulge — no doubt helped to curb problems.

Ultimately, though, we give the lion's share of the credit to people who imbibed, but not to excess.

Moreover, almost everyone who drank alcohol chose not to drive a vehicle. Baker City Police arrested only one person for drunken driving during Miners Jubilee weekend, and Lohner said there was no evidence that person had attended any events related to the Jubilee.

We don't mean to imply that people shouldn't always be thoughtful, law-abiding citizens.

Nonetheless, it's refreshing to see that major events, which inevitably involve alcohol, needn't devolve into ugly, and potentially dangerous, scenes.

Your views ForestoNcials don'tw ant to listen to the public In a letter dated July 17 of 2014 the forestsupervisorsofthe threenational forests %allowa-Whitman, Malheur and Umatillal of the Blue Mountains closed the door on public comment meetings to the people of Eastern Oregon.

Mr. Laurence of Baker, Ms. Raaf of John Day, and Mr. Martin ofPendleton all signed a letter provided to this paper stating that they did not feel there was a need for public comment meetings, and no extension was warranted as they were doing their due diligence to interact with the public of Eastern Oregon. Mr. Laurence assured a group of people on March 1 that such meetings would take place, now he is declining to move forward with those meetings as promised, yet another misrepresentation of the truth.

The people of Eastern Oregon not only deserve to have open public comment meetings on the Forest Plan Revision, they require such meetings becauseofthelim ited opportunities they have to comment on the 1,400page document. The U.S. Forest Service has supplied three electronic means to submit comments, and one paper means, all in written format, with no way to articulate their positions verbally and has also stated you may visit a supervisor' sor districtofFiceto submit comments, that is if one wants to be made to feel like a criminal in accessing an ofFice building, or can get an appointment with a Forest Service employee to discuss the matter.

It is grossly apparent the USFS in Eastern Oregon does not want to engage with the public in Eastern Oregon in an open forum public comment meeting, and they are hoping that

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the written comment method will help limit the amount of comments they will receivein the matter.

You must stand up for yourselves and have avoice.Please contactthepeople below and let them know you expect and demand public comment meetings beforethe Aug. 15 cutoffdeadline or request an extension of the comment period on the Forest Plan Revision.

Wallowa Whitman Forest Supervisor — John Laurence — jalaurence@fs.fed.us Malheur Forest Supervisor Teresa Raaf — traafÃs.fed.us Umatilla Forest Supervisor Kevin Martin — kdmartin@fs.fed.us Regional Forester Pena — jpena@ fs.fed.us Secretary Vilsack — tom.vilsack@ usda.gov Chief Tidwell — ttidwell@fs.fed.us John George Bates

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GUEST EDITORIALS The Roseburg News-Review, July 20: The Oregon Department of Forestry's annual report on timber production shows the need to increase logging on federallands.

The report contains good news and restates a troubling trend. On the plus side, timber harvests in 2013 topped 4 billion board feet for the first time since 2006. Oregon produced enough timber to build 419,920 houses.

Recovery from the Great Recession continued, and demand for timber has room to grow. Housing starts nationally were still only abouttwo-thirds the historicalaverage.

The troubling trend is Oregon's overreliance on private timberlands to the detriment of the environment and economy.

Privately owned forests make up 34 percent of Oregon's timberlands and produced 77 percentofthetim ber.

The federal government manages 60 percent of the timberlands and yielded 13 percentoftheharvest.

It's an old story. The federal government sellsafraction ofthe tim ber thatgrows each year on the lands it manages, putting pressure on private lands to meet demand.

Annual harvests on private timberlands are sustainable for now. But they might not be if construction fully recoversand overseas demand for raw logs stays high or picks up.

Gov. John Kitzhaber's task force on Oregon & California Railroad lands concluded in early2013 that Oregon'sprivate timberlands would be insufFicient in flush times.

'Timber from public land is likely necessary to allow Oregon's mills to respond to a prolonged surge in demand," the report stated.

Harvestson private and federallands were once roughly proportional. Federal timberlandsaccounted for57 percent oftheharvest in 1988, two years beforethe spotted owl was

listedas a threatened species.

Since then, federal timber harvests have fallen by roughly 90 percent.

Meanwhile, private timber harvests have fluctuated, depending on demand. The yield peakedinrecent years at3.6 billion board feet in 2004 and hit bottom at 2.1 million in

protections" It's a curious disconnect: At the same time federalofFicials are celebrating the recovery of graywolves as oneofthe greatvictoriesofthe Endangered Species Act and are preparing to remove protections for Canis lupus in the lower48 states,the population ofthe species in the strategically important Yellowstone 2009.

In contrast, federal forest management National Park region has declined in recent defies economics. In the high-demand year of years because ofhunting.

It's also curious that the U.S. Fish and 2004,the Bureau ofLand Management sold 96 mill ion board feet.In therecession yearof Wildlife Service is proceeding with plans to eliminate protections, insisting that the 2009, it sold 147 million board feet.

Private timberland owners have cut more wolf has sufFiciently recovered after being in each of the past four years to meet the hunted to near extinction more than a half century ago. Yet many wildlife biologists warn gradual increase in demand. Private lands, that the species' numbers have not reached however, can only produce so much.

The Department of Forestry estimates sustainable levels and that the gray wolfhas only begun to re-establish itself in historic that3.8 billion board feetgrow each year on ranges such as California and Oregon. private timberlands. The yield last year was 3.2 billion board feet.

As the ranking minority member of the Private forests still have untapped capacity House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. and may be able to meet demand. Still, comPeter DeFazio, D-Ore., has kept close watch munities surrounded by federal forests won't on the recovery of gray wolves, which he benefit as much as they should from the good rightly understands are an integral part of a times. Mills that depend on federal logs will natural, healthy ecosystem. Last week, Demiss out, too.

Faziosent a letterto Secretary oftheInterior Sally Jewell proposing the creation ofbufFer Also, private timber can beexported asraw logs, diminishing the number of jobs created. zones to protect wolves in areas surrounding The timber is there for the federal governYellowstone and other national parks. ment to cut. The BLM estimates 1.2 billion Ifthe federalgovernment persistswith its board feet grow annually on 0&C lands alone prematurede-listing plan,theprotection of in Western Oregon. The annual harvest since wolves outsidepark borders isan essential 1995 hasbeen about 150 million board feet. adjustment. While killing the animals would still be prohibited inside Yellowstone and othYes, the timber industry is bounding back.

Right now, though, the federal government er parksifde-listing occurs,DeFazionotesthe wide-roaming wolves are now being shot and has a ceiling over how high the rebound can killed outside park borders thanks to state be. regulations that allow hunters to kill wolves, in some cases on sight and without limit.

The (Eugene) Register-Guard, July 15 The Yellowstone region has played a pivotal Newspaper's headline Wolves hang in balrole in wolf recovery. Wolves were once abunance;DeFazio says species stillneedsfederal

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office +OQ RBuilding, U.S. Senate,Washington, D.C.,20510; 202-224-3753;

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105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; merkley.senate.gov.

U.S. Sen.Ron Wyden: D .C.of fice:221 Dirksen Senate Office Building,Washington,D.C.,20510;202-224-5244; fax 202-2282717. La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541-962-7691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden.senate.gov.

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Under federal protection, the animals thrived and began what eventually can be — but is not yet — a full recovery.

Becauseofcourtrulings,w olvesare already under state rather than federal control in several states, including Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. Wolf management in those states has been strongly influenced by hunting and livestock interests and threatens to reverse what until recently was a conservation success story in the making. More than 2,800 wolves have been slaughtered since the partial delisting occurred in 2011.

Earlier this year, DeFazio and 72 other members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, asked Jewell to abandon the delisting plan. Among other findings, they cited an independent peer review showing that the Fish and Wildlife Service failed to use the "best available science" when it drafted the delistingproposaland warned that removal of protections would be premature.

The only possible explanation for why federalagencieshave ignored the pleasofscientists and members of Congress is that the Obama administration is weary of protecting the wolves from hunters and ranchers and political interests that would be happy to see wolves disappear once again from the nation's wilds.

Jewell should keep in mind that the stated goalofthe Endangered SpeciesActisto save species from extinction and to allow their full recovery by removing threats to their survival. That hasn't happened yet for the gray wolf.

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn Offic e Building, Washington, D.C.,20515,202-225-6730; fax 202-225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La G rande,OR 97850; 541-624-2400, fax,541-624-2402;walden. house.gov.

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"Children are easy to maevangelical Christian group nipulate, we all know that," plans to try to convert said CEF's vice president children as young as 5 at Moises Esteves.'We don't use Portland apartment pools, any of the schemes and highpublic parks and dozens of pressuretacticsthatwe're other gathering spots this accused of. Nothing could be summer — a campaign that's further from the truth." gotsome residents upset.

Esteves' group decided They've banded together in to hold its annual summer recent weeks to warn parents mission program in Portland about the Child Evangelism becauseofthearea'sirreliFellowship's Good News gious leanings.

Club, buying a full-page ad in Trying to reach young the local alternative weekly people in Oregon presents to highlight the group's the group with two strongly tactics. secular demographics.

'They pretend to be a Gallup polls in 2008 and mainstream Christian Bible 2012 have consistently indistudy when in fact they're a cated that Oregon is among very old school fundamental- the least religious states in ist sect," said Kaye Schmitt, the country, with one of the an organizer with Protect fewest populations identiPortland Children, which fying themselves as "very takes issue with the group's religious." message and the way it's Furthermore, focusing delivering it. on young people opens the CEF says Protect Portgroup up to an increasingly land Children is a shadow irreligious demographic. Milgroup run by atheists who lennials, or those born in or seek to dismantle Christian afterthe early 1980s,arethe outreach. The group said its least religious generation in methods are above reproach. U.S. history, according to Pew

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CEF has encountered controversy before.

It won a 2001 U.S. Supreme Court case that decided they could hold chapter meetings on school grounds.

The organization was also the subject of a critical book that asserts the group advances a fundamentalist agenda and uses public spaces like schools to make children believe such views are endorsed by authority figures.

In schools, the group obtains permission slips to speak with children, but it is not required to do so in public spaces.

CEF spent last week training its volunteers, Esteves said, and will span out through the area this week trying to reach children. ''We do teach that children are sinners, but we're not nasty about it," Esteves said."If we were nasty about it, the kids wouldn't come back." He said that they don't try to coerce the children,

SALEM — Oregon voters will be deciding this year whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

State elections officials certified Tuesday that the petitioners submitted enough valid signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot.

Election workers say there were roughly 88,500 valid signatures — about 1,400 more than required.

The measure would allow adults 21 and older to buy and possess marijuana. It gives the Oregon Liquor Control Commission the job of regulating and taxing marijuana.

Votersrejected a legalization measure two yearsago, but little money was spent promoting it. The group backing this year's effort has received contributions from some of the same donors who backed successful marijuana initiatives in Washington and Colorado..

as "coercion leads to false conversion."

At a park on Monday, the grouplaid outa tarp for children and chairs for their parents.

A pairofvolunteers led about 12 kids through Bible verses and songs that praiseda Christian god.

"My heart was dark with sin," they sang, "until the savior came in."

Mia Marceau, a mother of two in the Portland suburb of Vancouver, Washington, said she was intrigued when the group approached her apartment complex pool last week.

She said she, too, believes in Jesus Christ.

Within a few hours, however, she didn't like what the group was telling her 8-yearold son and his friends: They were headed to hell, needed toconverttheirfriends and were duty-bound to raise money for the organization.

"Iraised a freethinker," she said."He didn't buy in.

All of a sudden, he's having arguments with his friends over salvation."

CAVE JUNCTION — Oregon State Police arrested a 23-year old Cave Junction man accused of attempting to elude troopers on his all-terrain vehicle.

Lt.Gregg Hastings says state police tried to stop Michael Murphy after seeing him popping wheelies and driving recklessly on Highway 199. Murphy allegedly sped away until he was stopped by a dead end and then fencing.

Murphy was booked in the Josephine County Jail on Monday on charges of reckless driving and felony attempt to elude on a vehicle.

Ruling on Obamacare won't affect Oregon PORTLAND — Cover Oregon officials say Oregonians won't be affected by afederalappealscourtruling that President Barack Obama's health care law authorizes subsidies only for people who buy insurance on exchanges establishedby states.

Two months ago, Oregon officials decided to ditch the state's glitch-filled exchange website and switch to the federalmarketplace.

But Cover Oregon spokeswoman Ariane Holm said sinceOregon's exchange isdesignated as astate-based marketplacein 2014,and a supported state-based marketplacein 2015,the rulingdoesnotaffectOregon.

The federal administration isexpected to appealthe ruling and said policyholders will keep getting financial aid in the meantime.

In a conflicting ruling, a Virginia court said the government could subsidize premiums for people in states that use the federal insurance exchange.

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goalistophaseoutthepesticidesby January 2016, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman Miel Corbett said Monday.

The agency's pest management policy calls for pest-killing methods that pose the least risk to wildlife, and there is scientific evidence that neonicotinoids kill bees and other pollinators, said Kim Trust, the agency's deputy regional director ofrefuges. ''We made the decision because we

Associated Press

GRANTS PASS —Federal wildlife refuges in the Northwest and Hawaii will phase out a class of pesticides that are chemically similar to nicotine becausethey pose a threatto beesand other pollinators key to crop growth.

The region covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Hawaii is the first in the agency to ban neonicotinoids.

There is room for exemptions, but the

areconcerned over the globaldeclinein all pollinators — bees and butterflies," she said.

Pollinators such as domestic honeybees and wild bumblebees and butterflies are vital to the proliferation of domestic crops as well as wild plants, spreadingpollen thatfertilizesthe seedproducing flowers while they gather nectar. Their numbers have been declining worldwide.

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v en, er evsee iremoney Rain aids crews • Oregon's U.S. senators join others in asking for$615 million for firefighting eff'orts WASHINGTON — As wildfires continue to burn across Oregon, Sens. Jeff Merldey and Ron Wyden wrotetoSenate leadersTuesday, urging them to give a vote to the Obama administration's supplementary budget request, which includes $615 million in emergency wildfire suppression funds.

The Oregon Democrats were

joined by 10 other Democrats, mostly from Western Merkley st a tes, in signing letters to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch Wyden M c Connell, R-Ky. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and ranking member Richard Shelby, R-Ala., also received copiesof the letter.

"There are large active fires in many western states, and new fires starting daily.

Both Oregonand Washington havedeclared statesof emergency, acknowledging that the scope, breadth, and severity of the wildfires have overwhelmed local capabilitiesand pose a threattolife, safety, and property," the letter states.

The letter also called for a floor vote on legislation authored by Wyden and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, that w ouldtreatthe largest1 percent of wildfires, which consume 30 percent of the federalfi refighting budget, as natural disasters like tornadoes or hurricanes. Responsetothese catastrophic fireswould be funded through the Federal Emer-

FIRE SEASON Continued from Page1A A few rainstorms, he said, are not going to change the potential fire paradigm much either.

"It will take significant rain to really make a change," he said.

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"I have concerns because on the BLM, one of our drivers is that live fuel moisture and it isn't going to significantly change between now and fall," Narus said.

Historically, the peak of the fire season in this region occurs between late July and late August. Put another way, even though hundreds ofthousands ofacreshave already burned this summer, the worst, statistically speaking, is yet to come.

In a very real way, federal and state agencies that monitor fires across the West are at the mercy of Mother Nature and often must react to an event — such as a severe lighting storm — at a moment's notice. Still, Narus said the Vale BLM does take a number of proactive steps to ensure it can respond quickly to a blaze. ''We can't control the weather. But the National W eatherService hasa m eteorologistdedicated to fi res and every morning we have a call with the weather serviceand we geta forecast.Ifthey are telling us there will be lighting, we have our crews on later. If they predict there will be a significant event, we will orderin extra resources,"he said.

M eyer said while a lotcan bedone topreparefor a blaze, prediction is still very much a gamble.

"I think it is a roll of the dice. Everything is lining up to be pretty severe but it just depends on how much lightning we get," he said.

gency Management Agency. to end "fire-borrowing," in Merkley has co-sponsored which land management this legislation, and a similar agencies "borrow" funds bill, sponsored by Reps. Kurt from other projects, includSchrader, D-Ore., and Mike ing cutting back the small Simpson, R-Idaho, is pending trees and brush that burn in the House. easily in forest fires, to pay The legislation is designed the costs of fighting wild-

fires. While Congress often backfills these accounts later, the hazardous-fuel reduction and other projects can be delayed or canceled, leading to bigger fire costs in the future.

"This is no way to responsibly fund wildfire management in this country," the letterstates."We cannot afford to wait another year to fix this urgent problem."

The other senators who signed the letter were Tom Udall, D-N.M., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Mark Udall, D-Colo., Jon Tester, D-Mont., John Walsh, D-Mont., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Barbara Boxer, DCalif., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo.

Wyden and Merldeysent a separateletter Tuesday to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell and Neil Kornze, director of the Bureau of Land Management, asking them to try to make sure Oregon consistently has adequate resources throughout this year's challenging fire season.

With more than 16 active wildfires, which encompass more than 585,000 acres in Oregon,Gov.John Kitzhaber declareda state of emergency this month, the letternoted.

"While we understand the need to balance resources not only in areas where there are active fires, but also in areas where fires may occur, Oregon remains at severe risk nationally.

Protracted drought and record low fuel moisture indices exist across much of the state. This presents significant risks to rural communities, forestresources,public health, and wildlife habitat," the senators wrote.

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ENTERPRISE — Fire crews on the Cougar Fire are making progress with mop-up duties, and were aided by some rain in the area Tuesday night.

Fire officials said the fire, located four miles southwest of Lostine between Cougar Ridge and Deer Creek, is 75 percent contained and is approxim ately 45 acres in size.

Crews achieved 100 percent mop-up within 60 feet of the containment line and are using water drops as needed. Fire crews will be returning to Enterprise today, turning control back to the Wallowa Mountains Office.

The fire will be monitored by air and visited on the ground until it is out.

The larger Hurricane Creek Fire, four miles southwest of Joseph in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, is 20 percent contained and has burned approximately 645 acres, according to fi re officials this morning.

La Grande Hotshots evaluated the right Tuesday for possible line con-

struction and determined it was too dangerous. The crew was released for reassignment to another fire. A Type 1 helicopter continues to work the ridge south of Dunn Creek to keep the fire within the drainage.

As of Tuesday morning the cost for the Hurricane

Creek Fire was $715,000 and $300,000 for the Cougar Fire.

After a spectacular run on Sundayafternoon that took the Hurricane Creek Firefrom 120 to645 acres, things are quieting down again thanks to coolertemperatures and a direct fire line constructed by the La Grande Hot Shots.

Sunday morning smoke jumpers and helitack crews assigned to the fire were taken off the line and only a lookout remained to guide in helicopter bucket drops of water and single engine air tankers. By 4 p.m., winds pickedup and the fi re made a run up the Dunn Creek drainage, stopped on top by the rocky ridge of Chief Joseph Mountain.

BRIEFING ODOT worker killed in accident near Echo ECHO iAPl — The Oregon Transportation Department says a 54-year-old highway worker has been killed in a workplace accident in northeast Oregon.

The department said 29-year highway department veteran Donald Kendall died Tuesday during a chip seal paving operation. That work was being done along Oregon Highway 320 south of Interstate 84 near the town of Echo.

Transportation spokesman Dave Thompson said no details were immediately available. Oregon State Police are investigating.

Thompson says Kendall was a maintenance crew member who had operated snowplows and graders and helped strandedcitizens.

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The medical examiner confirmed through dental records that the remains are those of Byron Fusselman of Milton-Freewater.

The Umatilla County sherif's office said Tuesday that due to the condition of the remains it may never know an exact cause of death.

KNDU-TV reports that a Jeep Cherokee belonging to Fusselman was found in the parking lot of Harris Park southeast of Milton-Freewater in November 2005, and the area was searched. Authorities said at the time the teenwasn'tdressed for thefreezing temperatures.

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The Albany Democrat-Herald reports 4ttp://is.gdl jY50U8 l that police Lt. Marv Hammersley says a caller reportedthe collision atabout 7:30 p.m.

Ithappened attherailroad crossing atMadison Street Southeast near Sixth Avenue.

The man's name was not immediately released.

The newspaper says it was at least the third railroadrelated death in the Albany area this year.

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REFUGES Continued ~om Page 5A Neonicotinoids are commonly applied as a coating on seeds such as corn, wheat, barley and soybeans planted on refuges both as commercial crops and to benefit wildlife, according to Fish and Wildlife Service documents on the ban. More than 13 square miles of national wildlife refuges were planted with crops using neonicotinoids in 2013.

The documents noted that neonicotinoids are taken up throughout the entire plant, and insects are exposed through pollen, water droplets on the plants, and dust released when coated seeds areplanted.The effectscause problems for individual bees, as well as bee colonies. The pesticides accumulate in soil

and water ecosystems and remain for a long time.

The Center for Food Safety and Center for Biological Diversity had petitioned Fish and Wildlife to ban neonicotinoids on wildlife refuges nationwide, but agency spokeswoman Miel Corbett said the decision was made independently.

Lori Ann Burd of the Center for Biological Diversity saidthe conservation group hoped the agency would match the European Union with a wider ban.

"In Europe we've seen pesticide bans really work, and pollinator populations are coming back," she said.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has imposed new restrictions on spraying neonicotinoids on trees after recent bee kills.

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Ramirez was pleased with effort in his return from the minor leagues. Now, he'd like a win.

Ramirez struck out 10 in seven innings, but the Seattle Mariners had little success against Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets in a 3-1 loss Tuesday night.

"I got to the seventh with no more than two runs," Ramirez said."I hate to lose but I'll take it. That's

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Ramirez i1-5l allowed five hits and walked two but lost his fikh straight decision.

He has not won since April 1. Over his previous four starts — all no-decisionsRamirez had a 0.90 ERA with 14 strikeouts and 16 walks.

"He did a very nice job, gave us the opportunity to win the ballgame," Mariners

Seattle Mariners center fielder James Jones misplays a pop fly by the NewYork Mets'Travis d'Arnaud for an RBI triple in the second inning at Safeco Field in Seattle on Tuesday. managerLloyd McClendon said."He saved our bullpen.

He did a tremendous job. I'm very pleased."

After the game, Ramirez was sent back to Triple-A Tacoma for the fikh time

this season to make room for Wednesday's starter, Taijuan Walker.

Ramirez said: "Not everything good is going to happen. You have to be positive all the time."

hits and one run over his seven innings. He walked just one and struck out seven.

Over his last six starts, deGrom is 4-1 with a 1.59 ERA. Even more impressive, he's 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA over his past three, walking three and striking out 26.

"I'm telling you this guy, he's going to figure it out and he's going to be a tough guy to deal with," Mets manager Terry Collins said.

Travis d'Arnaud drove in a run with a gift triple ofF Ramirez and scored on Ruben Tejada's soft single in the second inning to help New York end a three-game skid.

Lucas Duda hit his 15th home run, a 446-foot drive ofF the second deck scoreboard in right field in the eighth.

Jeurys Familia worked an easy eighth and Jenrry Mejia picked up the save.

BRIEFING Nibali retains lead in Tour de France BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France iAPl — Michael Rogers of Australia led a breakaway to a downhill finish in winning the longest stage as the Tour de France entered the Pyrenees on Tuesday.

Vincenzo Nibali, about 8 V2 minutes back, reined in his top challengers and retained the yellow jersey after Stage 16.

But the contest for the podium spots below him was shaken up: Thibault Pinot of France rose to third in the standings, bumping aside compatriot Romain Bardet, and Tejay van Garderen of the U.S. lost more than 3 V2 minutes — and fell from fikh to sixth overall. Bardet, up to fifth, was nearly 3 minutes ahead of the American.

Rogers, a three-time world champion, took a bow as he crossedthe line aloneto collecthisfi rstcareerTourstage win after the 147-mile leg from Carcassonne to Bagneresde-Luchon featuring an ascent up the super-tough Port de Bales.

Taurasi, Mercury top Seattle Storm SEATTLE iAPl — Diana Taurasi scored 22 and Candice Dupree added 19 to help the Phoenix Mercury win their 13th straight game and clinch a playofFberth with an 89-71 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.

Brittney Griner added 17 points, seven rebounds and five blocks for Phoenix i19-3l, the first team to win 13 straight since the Storm in 2010 and the third longest win streak in league history. The Mercury are five shy of tying the Los Angeles Sparks' record of 18 consecutive.

SCOREBOARD GOLF

Men's Twilight League Week 4, second half W L T Tn CountyEquipment 5 5 0 5 15 5 Baker Daines 5 1 15 5 Rosie's Bordello 3 5 2 5 14 PfftE 2 5 3 5 13 Rosie's Bordello 3 5 2 5 6 Four Seasons 2 5 3 5 11 Supenor Towing 2 5 3 5 11 Outpost Electnc 3 5 2 5 10 5 Blackers Hackers 1 5 10 5 Sunlire 3 5 2 5 9 5 Barley Brown's 0 5 5 5 9 5 Gross, front nine — Troy Phillips, 36 Net, front nine —Fred Warner, 30 Gross, back nine —Dan Story, 33 Net, back nine —Gary Carter, 31

MAJOR LEAGUES AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct. Baltimore

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Today's Games Alllimes PDT Cleveland (Bauer 4-4) at Minnesota (Swarzak 1-0), 10:10 a.m.

Kansas City (Shields 9-5) at ChicagoWhite Sox (Quintana 5-7), 11:10 a.m.

Detroit (A.Sanchez 6-4) atAnzona (Cahill 1-6), 12:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 8-8) at Seattle (TWalker 1-1), 12:40 p.m.

Texas (Darvish 9-5) at N.YYankees (Phelps 4-4), 4:05 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz 5-5) atToronto (Dickey 7-10), 4:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Cobb 5-6) at St. Louis (Lynn 11-6), 4:15 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 7-5) at L.A Angels (Weaver 10-6), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (Peacock 3-6) at Oakland (J.Chavez 7-6), 7:05 p.m.

Thursday's Games Boston (R.De La Rosa 3-2) atToronto (Stroman 5-2), 9:37 a.m.

Texas (Lewis 6-7) at N.YYankees (McCarthy 1-0), 10:05 a.m.

Houston (Feldman 4-7) at Oakland (Samardzila 1-1), 12:35 p.m.

ChicagoWhite Sox (Noesi 4-7) at Minnesota (PHughes 10-6), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 10-6) at Kansas City (Duffy 5-10), 5:10 p.m.

Detroit(Scherzer113) at LA Angels(Richards 11-2), 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore (WChen 10-3) at Seattle (Iwakuma 8-4), 7:10 p.m..

NAllONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Washington 5 5 43 .561 Atlanta 54 46 .540 M iami 47 52 .475 New York 4 7 53 .470 Philadelphia 43 57 .430 Central Division W L Pct M ilwaukee 5 6 45 .554 St. Louis 54 46 .540 Pittsburgh 5 3 47 .530 Cinannati 51 49 .510

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Washington (Strasburg 7-7) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 10-6), 12:10 p.m.

Detroit (A.Sanchez 6-4) atAnzona (Cahill 1-6), 12:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 8-8) at Seattle (TWalker 1-1), 12:40 p.m.

LA. Dodgers (Haren 8-7) at Pittsburgh (Linano 1-7), 4:05 p.m.

San Franasco (Bumgarner11-7) at Philadelphia(A Burnett69),405 p m.

Miami (Eovaldi 5-5) atAtlanta (E.Santana 8-6), 4:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Cobb 5-6) at St. Louis (Lynn 11-6), 4:15 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 7-9) at Chicago Cubs (Wada 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Thursday's Games San Franasco (Hudson 8-6) atPhiladelphia (Hamels 4-5), 10:05 a.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 6-5) atAtlanta (Harang 9-6), 4:10 p.m.

San Diego (TRoss 8-10) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 5-10), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 6-7), 5:10 p.m.

VERN KNAPP ESTATE AUCTION FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014, 10:OOAM • 3595 10th St., Baker City, OR DIRECTIONS: From I-84 take the OR-86 E, Exit 302, take a slight right onto Cedar St/OR-86, slight right onto Hughes Ln. and then left onto 10th St/US-30 E. to property. TERMS: Cash or credit card, 10% buyer's premium. Concessions onsite. preview Thursday, July 31, 12:00pm-6:00pm. NOTE: Vern Knapp was a committed family 8z business man for more than 50 years in Baker City. After working in the timber business for 20+ years, Vern and his wife Alice purchased Elk Creek Enterprises. We would like to invite everyone to attend this great auction.

COLLECTOR CAR: 1955 Mercury Montery 4 dr Sedan, big block V8, 4spd, all new interior TRUCKS/TRAILERS: 1974 Ford L8000 roll off flatbed, 25'x8' tandem duals, like new rubber, 58z2, air brakes, big block V8 — 1977 GMC Sierra 6500, 48z2, V8, like new tires — 1963 Ford C600 cab over, 15' flatbed, duals — 1982 Ford Club Van equipped with handicap hand controls and side door wheel chair access — 1957 Ford Pickup w/ Shop bed — 1994 Travel Trailer — Foothills trailer 20' tandem axle equipment trailer, tilting — Spicer Brownie 6041 2 speed transmission — 391 Ford V8 complete motor RECREATIONAL VEHICLES: 1989 Four Winns 205 Sundowner, OMC Cobra 5.7Lt V8, Johnson 7.5hp trolling motor, AM/FM, like new interior, with Four Winns tandem axle trailer -1991 Sea Nymph 19' glass boat, 1991 90hp Evinrude engine, 8z 1992 8hp trolling motor, with HRKU boat trailer — 1979 polaris Centurion 500cc, 4000 miles — 1979 Polaris Centurion 500cc, 1000 MOTORCYCLES: 1996 Harley Davidson Electra-Glide Classic, 21k miles, full fairing, saddle bags, 88cu/in — 1970's Rokon Trail Breker single cyl, gas, 15" tires — 1970's Rokon Trail 140 single cyl, single drive, 12" tires HEAVY EQUIpMENT: Baker single mast forklift, 4k, 4 cylinder gas, side shift — Husqavarna I 130SB-LSb snowblower, new, 15.5hp w/hand warmers — epek light bar w/KC light — Duerr 8hp chipper shredder — belly mount sickle mower — box bladesteel wheel spring tooth harrow — 5 sections drag harrow — Armor 36" slip — 9' single section disk — 12' fuel tank stand PORTABLE GENERATOR: Isuzu 3LBI 3 cylinder diesel generator, new, single or three phase, 18kw, HD 12v wi CHAINSAWS: McCulloch Parts — Husqvarna Parts — i24l McCulloch vintage chainsaws — il ll Homelite vintage chainsaws — VariOuS Vintage ChainSaWS — TWO man/Single man CrOSS Cut SaWS — MerCury tWO man ChainSaW, 5' blade, Vintage — LOtSOf

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chainsaw chains, new and used, Blades By Oregon — Pull cord by Winsor SOLAR BATTERY BACK-Up: Trace Engineering power conversion center, mod SW4024,— Solpan I IO DC power fuse center NIB — i8l siemens sRI00 solar panels 23x59, mod 019879 — 400' ff2 7 strand wire, solid copper SpECIALTY TOOLS: Central Machinery 5" depth countertop model milling machine, variable speed, single phase I IO, 29" bed, mod:590, with stand — Jet metal lathe, mod JET-I236PS, 12" swing, 36" centers, 6 '/z" 3 jaw chuck, variable speed 220, 1984 model -Miller Dialarc HF constant current AC/DC ark welder, with leads -Bar Shop mod pRO with Doerr s/4 hp motor TOOLS: Jetcarbine toolgrinder mod BCG-6, 8amp, dual arbor — Trindl p300A pipe thawer — Koehring rammer packer — Delta 71700 toolbox, new — Hein-Werner AL38 pneumatic bumper jack — ATV sprayer — 8" 4 jaw chuck — Starrettdepth gaugeCOllet ChuCk — 12 tOn ShOPPreSS - Jet eleCtriC benCh grinder '/4 hP — WiltOn '/4 hP benCh grinder — OXy Settling Cart — Numatic air lift — Snap-On 16gal parts washer — 180 gal truck bed fuel tank with 12v electric pump — aluminum saddle fuel tank, 46x27 — 600gal fuel tank, gasoline 96"x40"— 300gal diesel tank, full — Highway products 22x5 truck bed tool box — antique gas cans — Hannay 12v power reel — C8zC air compressor twin cyl, single phase 5hp — 10-2/C portable cord, 50'— ShopSmith Mark 3 woodworkers unit, band saw, table saw, lathe — Honda diagnostic system mod: 4500 ser: 593, lamp — primitive logging tools OUTDOOR: Warn 2,0001b 12v ATV winch — S.G. Read and Bro Co. Ogden Utah 13 '/z " western saddle heavily tooled, Serial ff 520-161 — wood frame sawbuck saddle — 14" double riggin western saddle, heavily tooled, manufactured 1993 — 6X6, 5x5, 4x4, 5x5, 3x3, Elk antler mounts — 5x6 i2 down tines), 5x5, Mule mounts — 1940's tin National vintage register — i3l stacking ATv racks — Vintage wood skis — F.E. Meyers and Bro. barn trolley DIVING: Pulse IO, boat towed pulse detector — Max Air high pressure air compressor system, mod: Max-air 35, 3.5 CMF, 5 '/z hp Honda motor — Brownies Third Lung divers compressor, mod: 65160, 5 '/z hp Honda motor, twin compressors — Brownies CO2 hose — CO2 tanks — Sherwood octopus — Dive knives — Imprex IQ300 dive watch — tank belts — divemaster flippers — Divemaster gear bags — Bright Lite diving lights — Brownies tank flotation raft 25+ VINTAGE BOAT MOTORS: Evinrude 15hP, outboard — Evinrttde 55hP go outboard motor — 1940's Buccaneer 5hP — 1940's Johnson seahorse — 1950's champion outboard motor — i5l 1950's Evinrude motors 5-9hp — 1950's Johnson seahorse 5hp — 1940's Evinrude Sportsman 2hp — R8zM 1940's fan — 1960's Mercury Thunderbolt 4 — 1937 Johnson Seahorse 3.2hp — 1970'9-1980's Mercury, Johnson, Evinrude 4-8hp — complete set of service manuals for Johnson, OMC, Evinrude MINING: Keene sluice box, 3 section — Briggs and Stration 8hp, gas motor, Keene 2" pump — 12' x4" suction line

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014

FOR MAKING 2014 MINERS JUBILEE A SUCCESS! Without the support of these Baker County merchants, the

2014 Miners Jubilee would not be possible. Please drop by and thank them for their generosity and com munity spirit!

Vendors in the Park: Baker City Herald Miners Jubilee Parade: Organizer Angie Turner, Sponsors Community Bank and Historic Baker City Broncs R Bulls: Baker Bronc & Bulls Committee Eastern Oregon Minining Association Gold Panning and Hand Steeling Competition: Chuck Chase, EOMA, and Sponsor Energy Trust of Oregon Kids Activity Area in the Park: Organizer Michaelle Clarke, volunteer and Sponsors club Baker City Kiwanis, Sponsor Homestead Realty/Tasha's Treasures Clarke Construction Penny Dig in Kids Activity Area: Heidi Quintela and sponsor Wells Fargo Bank Knights of Columbus Bingo Tent: Organizer JR Vela, Knights of Columbus Duck Races, Bed Races, Sidewalk Sales: Jeff Nelson and Historic Baker City Miners Jubilee Buttons: Cristi Vega and Baker City Events Committee Music in the Park and Street Dance: Organizer Lynette Perry, Powder River Music Revue Sponsors OTEC, Britt Construction Old West Federal Credit Union Gentry Motors (use of their truck) Heritage Demonstrations at Fairgrounds: Organizer Bob Parker, Oregon State Extention Forestry Arts R Crafts Vendors at Fairgrounds: Organizer Angie Turner, Baker County Fair Donations R Sponsorship: Requested by Debra Peters Silver Sponsors: Baker Truck Corral/Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally O'Reilly Auto Parts, Powder River Electric, Whelan Electric, York's Park Grocery Copper Sponsors: Betty's Books, Bisnett Insurance, Grumpy's Repair, Maverik, Inc., Lew Bros. Les Schwab Tires, Random Resales & Riches

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TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE (OR MULCH, ANYWAY)

HAPPENINGS

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Money Smart classseries in Baker City, La Grande A series of weekly Money Smart classes sponsored by Community Connection and Umpqua Bank will continue through the fall, with the free classes taking place either at Umpqua Bank, 1990 Washington Ave. in Baker City, or at the Northeast Oregon Housing Authority office at 2608 May Lane in La Grande.

Classes are from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., unless noted.

The schedule: July • 30th: Check It Out, Baker City August • 5th: Money Matters, La Grande • 6th: Money Matters, Baker City • 13th: Pay Yourself First, Baker City • 20th: Keep it Safe, Baker City • 27th: To Your Credit, Baker City September • 3rd: Charge it Right, Baker City • 10th: Pay Yourself First, 10 a.m. to noon, La Grande • 10th: Loan to Own, Baker City • 17th: Your Own Home, Baker City • 24th: Financial Recovery, Baker City October • 9th: To Your Credit, La Grande November 5th: Charge it Right, 10 a.m. to noon, La Grande To reserve a spotin any class,orfor more information about class topics, call Ed at 541-523-6386 or Debbie at 541-963-

3186.

Business ARer Hours event set forAug. 5 atAnytime Fitness LA GRANDE — The next Business After Hours event will be Aug. 5 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Anytime Fitness, 2212 Island Ave. in La Grande.

The event is open to everyone. There w ill be food,beverages and prizes.Don't forgetto bring your business cards.

Business After Hours is an opportunity to meet other local business owners, as well as officials from the Union County Chamber of Commerce.

Baker City Realty hires Realtor, oNce manager in training BAKER CITY — Baker City Realty has hired two outdoor sports enthusiasts who arealsoOregon natives,oneasa Realtor and the other as an office manager in trainingtobecome a Realtor.

Bethany Micka, who grew up in Baker City and has lived in La Grande since 2011, has been hired as a Realtor.

Chelsea McLagan is from Bend but has lived in Baker since 2007, has been hired as office coordinator and is training to become a Realtor.

"Bethany's and Chelsea's enthusiasm for outdoor recreation is a huge plus for our agency, as many people wish to relocateto Baker foritsoutdooropportunities," said Andrew Bryan, owner of Baker City Realty.

Wallowa Mountain Properties, Esprit Graphics awarded ENTERPRISE — Wallowa Mountain Properties and Esprit Graphic Communications will receive an Award of Merit in the 2014 Premier Print Awards.

The companiespartnered toproduce an 18-month, self-promotional calendar featuring scenic photos of Wallowa County and Southeast Washington.

Hosted by the Printing Industries of America, the 65th annual Premier Print Awards is the graphic arts industry's largest and most prestigious worldwide printing competition. This year's contest included more than 3,000 entries from seven countries.

Representatives from Wallowa Mountain Properties and Eprit Graphic Communications have been invited to the Premier Print Awards Gala this September in Chicago.

Wallowa Mountain Properties has offices in Enterprise and Joseph, while Espirt has offices in Enterprise and Kennewick, Wash.

— From staff reports

About thiscolumn 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 541-5233673.

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The garbage trucks pull into the building and dump their contents on the ground. The conveyer belt, left, will take the trash and dump it into a machine that will turn it all into a large bale to go into another truck and be hauled to the landfill.

• A refresher course regarding the do's and dont's of recycling seeing the nonrecyclable items or WesCom News Servrce they won't dump it at all.

Garbage service "People want may be one of the things in life to recycle," Larvik m ost people don't said."They just worry about after might not know they've dumped what isn't altheir trash. Howlowed."

By the time ever, knowing more the third offense aboutthe types of additional services comes around though, there's a provided to the definite PrOblem customers may be cherise KaechelervvescomNews service beneficial to your Darin Larvik holds out the final product after the compost that needs to be household as well material has been treated. The compost is for sale to cus- fixed, he said.

"Rentals are the as the environtomers and is great to use for gardens and landscaping. ment. biggestproblems, typically," he said.

City Garbage Servicesprovides more than trash Boundary and recycling to both People renting apartments are all recycling into one bin and the and basic recycling. In addition those cities every other week.

During recycling week, a truck to traveling to Union, Wallowa, personresponsibleforrecycling Baker, Grant, Umatilla, Morrow split in half is used to cater to the wrong items doesn't always and Harney counties to collect both regular trash and the recyget the warning. However, the the garbage and recycling of their cling, Larvik said. rules still applies — if it continues customers, they offer hazardous Most people know the basics of then the bin gets taken away and waste drop off, document destruc- what can, and cannot, be recycled. it doesn't come back until the test is administered. Which doesn't tion,and forthelocalgardenersa However, for customers who continue to put the wrong items necessaril y solvetheproblem. compost rich in material to help in the recycling bin, Larvik issues College students can also be your garden grow. a problem because they don't CityGarbage Services serves two warnings to the resident and more than 5,000 customers in the third offense the recycling bin always learn their lesson, Larvik said. However, he emphasized seven counties, Operation Mangets taken away and a test must that out of the 5,000 customers agersofCity Garbage Services be administered.

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Typically, the first two offenses he has, only 1 percent lose their They offer residential curbside receivea letterand phone call recycling privileges. services to those in La Grande, Is- and the employee will have either land City and the Urban Growth dumped it in the truck without SeeRecyclingIEbge 3B

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future The signals I pick up on the economy continue to showa mixed bag.One week I think things are getting better; the next week I see signs of impending doom.

Whatever your take on the economy, July is always a goodtime toconsider successesand failures,review strategies and make necessary changes for the last half of the year.

One of the major responsibilities of a leader is to take the fear out of the future.

This is easier said than done because of the turbulent economic and political environment most businesses operate in today.

The constant uncertainty and change has turned those employed into a constantreactionary state where the surprises never end.

Hard-working people come to work every day no longer make a list of tasks or results they want to achieve because when they arrive, someone shouts "Fire!" and the next 8 to 12 hours are spent dealing with a crisis. This applies across all industries.

Distractions abound.

Today's problems will easily be carriedover to tomorrow unless someone takes a stand and starts looking to the future; what could be.

That someone has to be the owner.

However, some owners live for a crisis. In fact, without a crisis to deal with, they are utterly lost and bored.

I have figured out that some owners want to be seen as the constant hero; the firefighter if you will, always waiting around, impatiently for the next crisis to deal with.

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Theresa Ball isn't sure what word she'd use to describe her two-part shop in downtown Baker City.

In the back half, Baker City Vape deals in a wide array of electronic cigarette supplies.

Theresa's Treasures, up front, providesan eclecticassortment of everything from hats and backpacks to knives, wallets and watches.

"I wish I could find a word for what we're doing with it," she said."It's almost like a flea market in some ways."

While the front of the shop is all-ages, the vape shop is limited to customers 18 yearsofage or older, Ball said.

"If you don't produce ID, you don't get in," she said.

'Vaping" is a term describing the use ofelectronicore-cigarettes.

Thee-cigaretteheatsup a nicotine liquid iniquidl to produce a vapor that the user inhales.

Included in the back of the shop is a vape lounge with wi-fi where customers can sample

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Theresa Ball, right, owner of Baker CityVape andTheresa's Treasures, helps customer Kim Brock. different flavors of niquid in a relaxed environment.

Up front is where people can get their hands on"things you just can't find in Baker," Ball sard.

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"I've always wanted to bring in fun stuff that people can afford," Ball said. c You don't see zebra luggage everywhere."

Ball said that her inventory changes every day.

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gone tomorrow and it may never come back," she said.

Ball said that when the vape shop was started about a year and ahalfago,itwascalled Vapoligy. It's been called Baker City Vape since April of this year, and Ball says the new name hasn't caught on yet.

"People still call us Vapoligy, but that's going to happen forever," she said.

The whole store is now on summer hours, Ball said, and is openfrom 9 a.m. to 6 p.m .during the week. The store is also open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is closed on Sundays.

Ball said thatadson theradio and in the newspaper, as well as wordofmouth around town, have helped keep her busy. Being across the street from the Eltrym Theater helps, too, she said. cWe stay pretty steady over here on First Street," she said.

"People need their vaping sup-

plies."

That said, Ball hasn't ruled out a potential move.

"This store would be great on Main Street," she said.

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LOSTINE — Two Wallowa County families in the Leap country northeast of Lostine have recently been included as Oregon Century Farms.

Lois Harmon Bacon and her husband Gerald moved home to Wallowa County from Asotin, Wash., a couple years ago when they retired.

They bought most of what remained of Lois Bacon's father, Gerald, and Uncle Jack's farm on School Flat Road on the prairie between Lostine and Enterprise.

The Leap country is a remote-feeling land of cultivated prairie where mostly hay is grown along with some wheat and barley. Just a few miles out of Lostine, this land feels like another world with only the Wallowas in the distance to remind one that this isn't the prairie of the Midwest.

Lois Bacon said that in 1910 her great-grandfather Oscar bought a farm homesteaded by the Chapmans.

He brought his family from Rippey, Iowa, a town she said no longer exists.

"Some of their fiiends had moved out here and told them it was a beautiful country and to come out and buy a farm," said Lois Bacon.

Her great-grandfather and her grandfather and grandmother came to Wallowa County by train and arrived at the Evans Township train stopoutsideofLostine.

She and her brother and her father before her were raisedon the placethatonce covered 711 acres. She said she inherited one quarter of the farm and bought out her uncle's share.

Gerald Bacon said he was raised over the hill from his wife and they both went to school in Lostine.

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The Harmon Farm northeast of Lostine in Wallowa County's Leap Country will be honored as a Century Farm at the Oregon State Fair in August. ofthe many schoolhouses that dotted Wallowa County — as many as 90 districts over the years. Lois Bacon said there were approximately five schools just in the Leap country.

The Harmons farmed hay, barley and wheat and raised cattle, sheep, pigs and dairy cows, pretty typical of the early 20th century farms in Wallowa County. Gerald Bacon said there used to be a lot more farms back then when most farms existed on 160 acres.

Now, 500 acres isn't enough to make a living and the farm isinconservation reserve, but a generation or two ago people grew most of their own foodand bartered forwhat they didn't.

Lois Bacon said families would take their wagons to Imnaha tobuy or tradefor fruit and bring it home to can.

Gerald Bacon said he and Lois lived in Wallowa County the first decade of their marriage, but moved to Washington in 1973.

"Logging started to go down at that time," he said. aWallowa County is a beautiful place to live and a poor place to make a living."

Growing up on the prairie was a bit rustic even when Lois and Gerald Bacon were growing up. Gerald Bacon said they didn't have electricity until 1957. Before that they had acetylene gas lights and used kerosene lanterns.

Lois Bacon said the refrigerator was run on kerosene and the hot water heater was plumbedthrough the wood stove. She said they got a floor furnace in the 1950s.

The Leap country is still pretty quiet. ''When we lived in Asotin we whined about the traffic,a Lois said."Now when we hear a car we jump up to see who is going by."

Up Leap Road from the Harmon Farm is the Gastin Ranch, founded in 1907 by Carrie and John Couch. Ted Gastin, their grandson, and his wife Marilyn still live there.

The original farm had 159.7 acres and John Couch bought an additional 490 acres in 1913.

Eugene Gastin, Ted's father, married Clarice Couch, and in 1945 bought the place from his mother-in-law. Ted Gastin took over ranch in

1989.

The ranch has raised wheat, rye,oats,cattle, chickens, dairy cows and horses. Most of the grain crops were fed to animals on the ranch. Over the years, the ranch has changed with the markets and currently raises cattle and has some land in a conservation reserve.

The 2014 ceremony honoring century and sesquicentennial farms and ranches is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Oregon State Fair in Salem.

The total number of Oregon Century Farms and Ranches is now 1,164 and Sesquicentennial is 28.

The Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program is administered by the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation. It is supported by a partnership among the Oregon FarmBureau,the State Historic Preservation Office, OSU University Archives, and Wilco and by generous donations of Oregonians. For information about the Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program, contact Andrea Kuenzi, Program Coordinator,at503-400-7884 orcfi@ oregonfb.org.

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"It's hard to know what's For their work, those happening2 to 3feetdeep researchers, along with their down in the soil," Neibling partners from 17 otherland grant universities around the said."It's easy to put on just a western United States, will be little bit too much water and presented with the Western not even realize it."

Region Award of Excellence The purpose of the drip in November by the Western lines is to provide only enough Association ofAgricultural water when needed, rather Experiment Station Directors. than spraying all over the Howard Neibling, extension surface where much of it can water management engineer be lost to heatorwind before at the UI Kimberly Research the plant has a chance to and Extension Center, has absorbit,said PeteJacoby,a been working on microirriga- WSU crop and soil sciences tion research for nearly 20 professor.

The W-2128 project will years. As part of the W-2128 Microirrigation for Sustaincome to a close in September, ableWater Use project,he has but many researchers will been analyzing results from move on into the W-3128 projdrip irrigation systems in corn ect, which has a greater focus on irrigation management yields and comparing them to yield results from more and scheduling. traditional sprinkler irrigaJacoby will focus on drip tion systems, he said. irrigation systems related In an impact summary to wine and juice grapes in provided by the WAAESD, UI Washington and California.

Through a $47,000 grant researchers"demonstrated from the WSU Agricultural better crop yields with microirrigation than center pivot Research Center, Jacoby will irrigatio n i32 tonsper acre study how concord grape roots near Prosser, Wash., are versus 28 tons per acre)."

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It's beginning to sound like the story of Goldilocks and the three bears: first it was too cold, then it was too hot, then it was too wet and finally too dry.

When it comes to growing wheat in the Pacific Northwest, weather conditions are seldom just right. But farmers remain cautiously optimistic yields this season will be at least average despite the fickleness of recent weather.

"Even though the lower country is harvesting, the upper country is still green," said Bob Cox, manager of Pomeroy Grain Growers."I feel like this heat this past week has really hurt the upper country, which had a pretty good crop coming. So it's a double whammy, with the lower country too dry and the upper country with hot weather too soon on it."

Farmers began cutting winter wheat around the first of July in Garfield and Asotin counties, and started late last week in the Tammany area south of Lewiston.

Cox said sofaritlooks asthough yields areoffabout10 percent from normal.

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to make predictions or estimates ofhow the wheat crop around the LewistonClarkston Valley will shake out this year. aWe're probably expecting an average crop," Braun said. aWe had some really warm weather and the rain has not been as timely, but I'm optimistic it will be maybe an averagecrop — potentially above average on the Camas Prairie. It depends on the current heat wave. That can prove yields quite quickly."

Wheat prices, Braun added, have been dropping since May 9 because growing conditions have been ideal in the South and Midwest for the corn crop — which is the primary feed grain in the country. That's been driving the price of all classes of wheat down because of an expected abundance of the crop. Corn yields seem to be improving, he said, as the harvest moves north from Texas to Nebraska and Colorado.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture daily grain report W ednesday atPortland put pricesforallclassesofwheat

from about $6.37 a bushel to $8 abushel - down about a dollar abushelfrom a yearago.

Lewis County Extension Agent Ken Hart said he has not had time to carefully assess the fields around the Camas Prairie, but so far he hasn't seen signs of the grain showing too much stress from the heat.

"It's very hot and now a lot of the spring crops are making kernels or seed at a time they need a good supply of moisture," Hart said."So it remains to be seen how much effect it will have and if the heat will hold. Everybody is a littl econcerned about that."

Most winter wheat crops are mature enough, he said, that they probably will not be hugely affected if the heat wave continues. Some of the winter wheat fields are still green, so prolonged hot and dry weather could have a stunting effect.

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can travel into the aquifer. iBaker Sanitary Service handlesgarbage collection Continued from Page 1B ITEM AC CEPTABLE N O T ACCEPTABLE "La Grande is very in Baker City and also opconscientious of recycling," eratesa recycling center at Mixed Waxed papers, cores, Larvik said. "This place is 12th and Campbell streets.

Mail, computer paper paper, cereal boxes carbon paper, plastic pretty easy to run because Curbside recycling is not of it." offered in Baker City.) (loosej (without liners), coated paper, paper towels or tissue, ream Items such as glass, Larvik said the City shoe boxes, NCR which cannot go into the re- G arbage Services paper, white ledger, wrappers, waxed collects cycling bins, can be dropped hazardous waste such as phone books, color cartons ledger, manila file offat thefacility.Glasscan aerosol cans, flammable folders, windowed break and the shards will materials and paint cans envelopes, paper mix into the other material that customers cannot recycle in their bins. egg cartons or possibly injure employThe company is also able ees. Usually, paper from the bins is treated and resold to treatthe more dangerITEM AC CEPTABLE N O T ACCEPTABLE but if there is the the posous hazardous waste that Corrugated Corrugated boxes, sibility of glass fragments requires employees to wear Cereal boxes, then the paper can't be sold. full-body protective suits. cardboard grocery bags. shoeboxes, cores.

Pet food bags are not Medical waste is largely (flattenedj' recyclable. The bags have collectedfrom the major hospitals but also from a plastic liner that rules ITEM AC CEPTABLE NOT ACCEPTABLE them out. Also, styrofoam diabetics who use needles Newspaper Newspaper cannot be recycled. People to inject insulin. Medical will get a new television waste cannot be put into (loosej' Cat a logs and all slick Magazines papers with styrofoam inside to the garbage or recycling, help protect it but it must but customers can drop off (loosej' taken out before recycling their materials as well.

Document destruction is the cardboard box, Larvik ITEM AC CEPTABLE N O T ACCEPTABLE said. available to all customers Tin Cans S t eel cans Bi-metal (paper and tinj Additionally, most of the as well. Those fearful of identity theft can drop off (label people who get to the third removed)' offense where they have to their personal documents and they will be shredded take a test will never have a problem again.

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Servicesalso takes comremoved)' In addition to the regular post material — including recycling, City Garbage m eats, eggs and coffee ITEM AC CEPTABLE N O T ACCEPTABLE Servicesoffers offersmore grounds — and turns the Aluminum Beverage cans, Foil/plastic laminates services at their facility on material into a landscape the La Grande-Baker High- mulch. The company gets (washedj' foil, TV diner trays, (potato chip bags) cooking pots and way. First and foremost is much of its compose from the house hazardous waste. Walmart, Larvik said. pans The Baker Sanitary Landscape material is also sold at their location.

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Does your vision reflect reality? Is it full of energy, direction, and focus?

One of my mentors often said,"If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there."

The person at the top sets the tone for the company they lead. Your company can be proactive and move forward to a better future, or you can lead your people by fighting fires

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AII occasion sounds of America 2 PM at Geiser-Pollman Park on

Campbell Street in Eaker City Thanks to the musicians for donating their time and talent to raise funds to build the bandstand.

Musicians will have tapes or cd's for sale at the concert.

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lowing the harvest, bluegrass field stubble will be burned in accordance with strict guidelines developed and monitored by the Nez Perce Tribe and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Even though grass field burning has been controversial in the past, Hart said burns have been successful under the new system and there have been very few complaintsabout the practice from the public.

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Powder River Music Review concert series is presented to raise funds to build a bandstand pavilion in the centerof Geiser-Pollman Park. Brochure and brick order blanks may be downloaded at www.bakercitybandstand.org for anyone interested in purchasing an engraved brick to be placed in the stage of the new bandstand pavilion. There will also be a brick order table at the concert.

Soroptimist international of Baker County (SIBC) is the 501(c)3 non-profit for this project .

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4 inch by 8 inch bricks are $60 8 inch by 8 inch bricks are $300 12 inch by 12 inch tiles are $1000 A support column sponsorship is $10,000 Special price for Veteran bricks 8 inch by 8 inch for $150 Thanks Supporters of PRMR/Bandstand Project: Historic Baker City Powder River Music Review is sponsored by Baker City Herald and organized by volunteers of the Bandstand Committee. See concert photos at www.facebook.com/bakercitybandstand Questions call 541-519-5653 • Ask about perks of being a band sponsor

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD — 5B

PUBLISHED BY THE LAGRANDE OBSERVER & THE BAKER CITY HERALD - SERVING WALLOWA,UNION & BAKER COUNTIES

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Baker City Herald: 541-523-3673 ® www.dakercityherald.com• classifiedsOdakercityherald.com• Fax: 541-523-6426 The Observer:541-963-3161® www.la randeodserver.com • classifieds©lagrandeodserver.com • Fax:541-963-3674 110 - Self-Help Group Meetings AA MEETING: Survior Group.

Mon., Wed. & Thurs.

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$1.00 per foot (The Observeris not responsible for flaws in material or machine error) THE OBSERVER 1406 Fifth • 541-963-3161 CHECK YOUR AD ON THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION We make every effort t o a v o i d err o r s .

However mistakes d o s l i p thr o u g h .

Check your ads the first day of publication & please call us immediately if you find an error. Northeast Oregon Classifieds will cheerfully make your correction & extend your ad 1 day.

AA SCHEDULE for Wallowa County Monday, W e dnesday Fnday, Saturday-7p.m Tuesday, Thursday- noon 113 1/2 E Main St. Enterpnse Across from courthouse gazebo 541-910-5372 Monday- noon 134 Hwy 82, Lostine Community Center 541-398-801 3 Wednesday- noon 107 N Main St, Joseph Baptist church 541-432-4824

Thursday- 7 p.m.

606 W Hwy 82, Wallowa Assembly of God church 541-263-0208

AL-ANON MEETING in Elgin Wednesday Warnors

PREGNANCY SUPPORT GROUP Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, post-partum.

541-786-9755

AL-ANON Concerned about someone else's drinking?

Sat., 9 a.m.

Northeast OR Compassion Center, 1250 Hughes Ln. Baker City (541)523-3431

is preparing for t h e ir 60th Class Reunion. If

Anyone should have a ny i n f o rmation r e garding ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE, PLEASE CALL SHARON BOLEN AT 541-432-6655.

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Peggy Blakely Perry John Clark Everett Winburn

CLASSIFIEDS of fers Mart Area. Call to ID 541-91 0-6911 Self Help & Support G roup An n o u n c e ments at n o c h arge. FOUND PERSCRIPTION For Baker City call: glasses at park dunng J uli e — 541-523-3673 Jubilee. Smaller brown For LaGrande call: frames. Call the Baker E n ca — 541-963-31 61 City He ra l d at : 541-523-3673 LA GRAND E Al-Anon .

Thursday night, Free- LOST CAT, blk w/wht dom G roup, 6-7pm.

Last seen near S 4th in Faith Lutheran Church, U nion, July 1 7 , r e 12th & Gekeler, LG. wa rd. 541-562-5456.

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Fn. & Sat. -8 PM Episcopal Church Basement 2177 1st Street Baker City First Saturday of every month at 4 PM Pot Luck — Speaker Meeting

AL-ANON-HELP FOR families & fnends of alc oho l i c s .

U n i on County. 568 — 4856 or 963-5772

Rear Basement Entrance at 1501 0 Ave.

110 - Self-Help Group Meetings AL-ANON. At t i tude o f Gratitude. W e d n e sdays, 12:15 — 1:30pm.

Faith Lutheran Church.

1 2th & G e keler, La Grande.

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS (For spouses w/spouses who have long term terminaI illnesses) Meets 1st Monday of every month at St. Lukes/EOMA©11:30 AM $5.00 Catered Lunch Must RSVP for lunch 541-523-4242

100 - Announcements 105 - Announcements 110- Self Help Groups 120 - Community Calendar 130 - Auction Sales 140 - Yard, Garage Sales, Baker Co 143 - Wallowa Co 145- Union Co 150 - Bazaars, Fundraisers 160- Lost 8 Found 170 - Love Lines 180 - Personals

200 -Employment 210- Help Wanted, Baker Co 220 - Union Co 230 - Out of Area 280 - Situations Wanted

300 - Financial/Service 310- Mortgages, Contracts, Loans 320 - Business Investments 330 - Business Opportunities 340 - Adult Care Baker Co 345 - Adult Care Union Co 350 - Day Care Baker Co 355 - Day Care Union Co 360 - Schools 8 Instruction 380 - Service Directory

400 - General Merchandise 405 - Antiques 410- Arts 8 Crafts 415 - Building Materials 420 - Christmas Trees 425 - Computers/Electronics 430- For Sale or Trade 435 - Fuel Supplies 440 - Household Items 445 - Lawns 8 Gardens 450 - Miscellaneous 460 - Musical Column 465 - Sporting Goods 470 - Tools 475 - Wanted to Buy 480 - FREEItems

500 - Pets 8 Supplies 505 - Free to a Good Home 510- Lost 8 Found 520 - Pet Grooming 525 - Pet Boarding/Training 530- Pet Schools, Instruction 550 - Pets, General

EATING TOO MUCH? DIETS DON'T WORK! Fn., 8:45 a.m.

Presbyterian Church 1995 Fourth St. (use alley entrance) Call: 541-523-5128 www.oa.org/podcast/

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Saint Alphonsus Nedical Center

EXECUTIVE ASSITANT to President and CEO, Saint Alphonsus Medical Center — Baker City OR Minimum of three (3) years office and secretanal expenence.

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thinking skills in AA MEETING: conlunction with Powder River Group ever-changing, high Mon.; 7 PM -8 PM pnonty issues. Excellent Wed.; 7 PM -8 PM interpersonal skills to Fn.; 7 PM -8 PM Grove St. Apts. relate with individuals at all levels within the Corner of Grove & D Sts. hospital and community.

Baker City, Open Must possess excellent Nonsmoking secretanal, time Wheel Chair Accessible management, and UNION COUNTY interpersonal skills and AA Meeting be proficient in Microsoft Info.

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600 - Farmers Market 605 - Market Basket 610 - Boarding/Training 620 - Farm Equipment 8 Supplies 630 - Feeds 640 - Horse, Stock Trailers 650- Horses, Mules, Tack 660 - Livestock 670 - Poultry 675 - Rabbits, Small Animals 680 - Irrigation 690 - Pasture

700 - Rentals 701 - Wanted to Rent 705 - RoommateWanted 710- Rooms for Rent 720 - Apartment Rentals 730 - Furnished Apartments 740- Duplex Rentals Baker Co 745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co 750 - Houses for Rent 760 - Commercial Rentals 770 - Vacation Rentals 780 - Storage Units 790 - Property Management 795 -Mobile Home Spaces

800 - Real Estate 801 - Wanted to Buy 810- Condos, Townhouses, Baker Co 815 - Condos,Townhouses,Union Co 820 - Houses for Sale, Baker Co 825 - Houses for Sale, Union Co 840- Mobile Homes, Baker Co 845 - Mobile Homes, Union Co 850- Lots 8 Property, Baker Co 855 - Lots 8 Property, Union Co 860 - Ranches, Farms 870 - Investment Property 880 - Commercial Property

900 - Transportation 902 - Aviation 910 - ATVs,Motorcycles,Snowmobiles 915 - Boats 8 Motors 920 - Campers 925 - Motor Homes 930 - Travel Trailers, 5th Wheels 940 - Utility Trailers 950- Heavy Equipment 960 - Auto Parts 970 - Autos for Sale 990 - Four-Wheel Drive

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BAKER COUNTY Cancer Support Group Meets 3rd Thursday of every month at St. Lukes/EOMA © 7 PM 120 - Community Calendar Contact: 541-523-4242

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MEET S I NGLES right now! No paid operaNARCOTICS tors, Iust real people ANONYMOUS: l ike y o u . Bro ws e Monday, Thursday, & greetings, e x change Fnday at8pm. Episcopal m essages and c o nn ect Iive. Try it f r e e.

Church 2177 First St., Baker City.

Ca II n ow : 877-955-5505. (PNDC) NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS HELP LINE-1-800-766-3724 Meetings: 8:OOPM:Sunday, M onday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Fnday Noon: Thursday 6:OOPM: Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- 210 - Help WantedBaker Co. day (Women's) 7:OOPM: Saturday

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1st & 3rd Wednesday Evenings ©6:00 pm Elgin Methodist Church 7th and Birch

THE LA GRANDE High School Class of 1954

Richard Browning Dick Craig Charlotte ICain Doherty Adnan Lorenz Paul Lowe George Nelson Barbara O'Bnan ICramer David Rau Don Tummonds

110 - Self-Help 210 - Help Wanted210 - Help Wanted220 - Help Wanted 220 - Help Wanted 160 - Lost & Found Group Meetings Baker Co. Baker Co. Union Co. Union Co. NORTHEAST OREGON FOUND CAMERA, Wal BAKER SCHOOL DIS- WANTED: EXP. carpen- C OM M U N IT Y C O N - LA GRANDE Post Acute

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TRICT 5J is currently ter. All phases of conNECTION is seeking a Rehab is hiring for a accepting applications struction. Call & leave Food Bank Warehouse F ull T i m e R . C . M . , for a .5 FTE Language msg. 541-523-6808 & Distribution CoordiR.N.. Sign on bonus Arts Teacher at Baker nator. Coordinate the available. Please apply H igh School. F o r a flow of food and prodat 91 Aries Lane in La NEEDED complete description ucts to an d t h rough Grande or c al l IMMEDIATELY 541-963-8678. LGPAR o f th e p o s i t ion a n d Full time applicator for the Food Bank Network. Supervise assisi s a E E O/AAP e m qualifications p l ease agriculture b usiness. t o tant and volunteers. g0 ployer.

CDL preferred. Please www.baker.k12.or.us Up to 2 8 h o urs p er pick up application at or contact the employw eek, $ 1 1 .0 3 p e r 2331 11th St., Baker. ment division .

Yo u hour. EEO Job descnp- FLYING J Resta ura nt is 541-523-6705 may al s o c a II tion an d a p p l ication h iring fo r P / T c o o k 541-524-2261 or email 220 - Help Wanted available at the Oregon starting at $10hr. Also hiring P/T S e r ver's. nnemec©baker.k12.or. Union Co. Employment Departus ment. Position closes Please apply in person.

IT IS UNLAWFUL (Sub- July 28, 2014 at 5:00 EXTENSION FAMILY sectio n 3, O RS pm. and Community Health 6 59.040) for an e m LA GRANDE Post Acute Education Program ployer (domestic help COVE SCHOOL Distnct Rehab is hiring for a Assistant (EPA) excepted) or employ- 5th Grade Teacher Full Time L.P.N.. Sign Oregon State University ment agency to print The Cove School Distnct on bonus available.

Baker County Extenor circulate or cause to Please apply at 91 Aris currently accepting sion Service is recruitbe pnnted or circulated ies Lane in La Grande a pplications for a 5t h ing fo r a p a r t - t ime, any statement, adveror call 541-963-8678. grade Teaching posi0.46 FTE, Extension tisement o r p u b l ica- tion at Cove ElemenLGPAR is a EEO/AAP Family & Community t ion, o r t o u s e a n y employer. tary School.

Health EPA. The priform of application for Re uired/Preferred mary focus of this poemployment o r to Qualifications: sition is to support the m ake any i n q uiry i n ' Valid Oregon Teaching LA GRANDE Post Acute Oregon Family Nutric onnection w it h p r oRehab is hiring for a License tion Program, known spective employment ' Teaching experience Full Time R.N. Sign on nationally as SNAP-Ed, which expresses dib o n u s a va i I a b I e. at the pnmary level in delivering programs rectly or indirectly any Please apply at 91 Arat e l i gible s c h o ols, limitation, specification A l i cation Procedures ies Lane in La Grande a gencies, and o t h e r or call 541-963-8678. or discrimination as to and Timeline: sites in Baker County. race, religion, color, P osition i s o p e n u n t i l LGPAR is a EEO/AAP Salary is commensuemployer. sex, age o r n a t ional filled rate w i t h e d u c ation ongin or any intent to and experience. To remake any such limita- ' Complete application view posting and apFULL-TIME CERTIFIED t ion, specification o r which is available at M edical A s s i s t a nt . ply, pl e a s e v i s it discrimination, unless www.cove.k12.or.us Medical office experihttp://oregonstate.edu/ b ased upon a b o n a under District InformaIobs. Apply to posting fide occupational qualience required. Job lotion. ¹ 0012805 . C l o s i n g fication. cation will be in Elgin. ' Letter ofinterest date: August 10, 2014.

Closing date: August ' Resume 15th, 2014. P l e a se OSUis an AA/EOE When responding to ' Three (3) Letters of m ail a p p l ication t o Blind Box Ads:Please Recommendation EXPERIENCED South County Health be sure when you adSTYLISTS Distiict, PO Box 605, dress your resumes that Preferred Submission Needed for Busy Salon!

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Please mail applications Reasonable Rent quired, including the to: CaII Now 541-519-6777 Blind Box Number. This Cove School Distnct LOCAL PROPANE Delivis the only way we have PO Box 68 ery Drivers needed for ew Diredions' of making sure your reCove, OR 97824 Union, Baker, & Walsume gets to the proper lowa Counties. E-mail place.

EASTERN O R EGON resumes to: University is looking to Iack.moseley© JOIN OUR TEAM! hire a Director of Deedstaub.com ANGELINE SENIOR Iiv- velopment. For more 2 NEW POSITIONS ing is looking for PT/FT information please go d ependable c a r i n g t : ~4tt NEEDED, HARD WorkTreatment Facilitator d caregiver/medical aid. ing, self motivated perSwing Shift at Mother Apply in person at 501 son part-time for farm and C h il d f a c i l ity 3rd St., L a G r ande. ENTRY L E V E L L A - and yard work.

Teenage Facility and New hire bonus, EOE. B ORER, Mt . E m i l y Work includes: Extensive Co-Ed Adult facility.

Lumber — Perform a weed whacking, mowHS d i p l om a reTHE CITY of La Grande variety of tasks associing, fence work, sprayquired. Paid training. is accepting applicaated with the processing, and painting. MaPaid Health Benefits tions for the following ing and manufactunng chinery e x p e r i ence for F/T positions. of lumber i n cluding, p 0 s It I 0 n s: helpful. 541-963-0800

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014

PUBLISHED BY THE LAGRANDE OBSERVER & THE BAKER CITY HERALD - SERVING WALLOWA, UNION & BAKER COUNTIES

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LEAVE YOUR PAPER shop stuff, tools, BowSun. 11am-4 pm AT HOME flex, 4 x 4, Jeep parts, 507 SU NSET Dr, LG. 63651 Gekeler Ln, p aint b a l l , hu n t i n g 8 Multi-family, l ot s o f LG. Something for Full editions of gear, women's clothgood stuff! S a t only EVERYONE! The Observer ing, hand made lew8am — 3pm. is now available HUGE SALE!!! 2604 N elry, misc craft s u ponline. plies, and more!

St. LG Fn. BABY/KID ITEMS, tra- 14Greenwood 25th I!z Sat. 26th 7a-1p 9 ger BBQ, fabric, misc 3 EASY STEPS ESTATE YARD Sale, h ousehold i t e m s I ! z Lots of t o ys , m i s c ., books, household.

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8-2. 605 2nd St. Cove JULY 25TH, 26th, 8-5. account before you Quality/new furniture, leave grandfather clock, w/d, BACK YARD Sale. Sat. 15Lots of t o o ls, s h op 2. Call to stop your s upplies, w i r e f e e d nice woman's 1 0-12 1026th Only, 8-?. 2706 N pnnt paper w elder, 3 t o n c h a i n c lothes , p or c e l a i n 2nd St. LG 3. Log in wherever you hoist, I!z misc. dolls, baby girl clothes/ 585 N 14th Ave. Elgin items, I!z '97 Reinell f ish/ski b o a t . T oo S ATURDAY O N L Y !

ITEMS, fishing, much to list, NO)unk. 1 1 Multi f a m i l y sa l e , LARGE something for every- 15camping, tools, shoes, clothes, boat, f u r n iare at and enloy MOVING SALE, 1704 Y one. Large little tykes ture. Sat. 26th 7a-2p play structure, com5 Ave, LG. Sat I!z Sun, 8 2302 E "N" Ct. LG 541-963-3161 poster, tools, tables, am — noon. Household, clothes, household, I!z furniture, etc.

SALE! Call Now to Subscnbe! toys. July 26 7-3 at Fn.SIDEWALK Sat. I!z Sun. Store hrs 2302 East L Ave LG 17La Grande Ace HardSAT 8-2 at 61822 Riddle ware. Sporting Goods, 5 Rd LG. Toys, baby SAT J U L Y 2 6 , 8 4 , Tools, Hardware, I!z SALE IN Ba rn, cheep s tuff , ad ul t/ k i d s 121 0402 S. E St reet I C, Plumbing. Up to 90% 18pnces, Fn. 25th I!z Sat. clothes, h o u s e hold Lots of misc, clothes, Off! 2212 Island Ave. 26th, 8am-2pm. 61477 items, furniture, and baby clothes, so me Melody Rd. LG ¹290. 541-605-01 52 much, much more. furniture.

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Haines. (541)856-3595 need papers to wrap those special items?

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AND READY PICKED Sweet Dark Chernes MAY LOSE UP TO 30 Pie Chernes POUNDS in 60 Days!

Once daily a p petite Apncots Semi-Cling Peaches suppressant burns fat and boosts energy for healthy weight l o ss.

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for updates LOSS! P h e n t razine 37.5, a once daily ap- 630 - Feeds petite s u p p r essant, b oosts e n e rgy a n d For Sale: Excellent grass burns fat. 60 day sup- alfalfa hay. 3'x4' bales.

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660 - Livestock NORTHEAST OREGON CLASSIFIEDS re- 2 yr. old Polled Hereford serves the nght to reBulls, $2250. ea. Will be semen t e sted I!z l ect ads that d o n o t comply with state and ready to go to w o rk. federal regulations or Ca II Jay S ly , that a r e o f f e n s ive, (541 ) 742-2229. false, misleading, deceptive or o t herwise OAT, PEA, I!z Barley Hay unacceptable. for sale. Small bales in t he f i e l d . $ 1 5 0 t o n 541-437-4881 or leave 475 - Wanted to Buy message.

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD —9B

PUBLISHED BY THE LAGRANDE OBSERVER & THE BAKER CITY HERALD - SERVING WALLOWA, UNION & BAKER COUNTIES

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Baker City Herald: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityherald.com • classifieds@bakercityheraId.com• Fax: 541-523-6426' The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.la randeobserver.com • classifieds@lagrandeobserver.com• Fax: 541-963-3674 xg w 710 - Rooms for Rent

720 - Apartment Rentals Baker Co.

720 - Apartment Rentals Baker Co.

725 - Apartment Rentals Union Co. LARGE BDRM with at- 3-BDRM, 1 bath. $625 NICE 1 bdrm apartment HIGHLAND VIEW W/S paid. Completely remodeled.Downtown location. 541-523-4435

t ached p r i v at e 1 / 2 b ath. In b e a utiful 3 bdrm home. 14 blocks from campus. Q uiet tenants only. $325/mo,

in Baker City. Elderly or Disabled. S u b sidized Low Rent. Beautiful River Setting. All

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745 - Duplex Rentals Union Co. 2 BDRM cozy dupl., IC ACCEPTING APPLICANICE, 2 bdrm apt, w/d covered deck, fenced, electric heat, r ange, f rig, DW, w / d h o o k ups, incl water, gas, m owing. NO pets or smoking. Avail. Aug. 1st, $700/mo first/last/ secunty, rental ins. required 541-910-4044

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800 N 15th Ave Elgin, OR 97827

TIONS o n n e w e r 2 bdrm 1 1/2 bath with garage. All appliances, plus w/d. gas heat and w ater h e a t e r . No s moking, o r pet s . $750 mo, $600 dep.

Ref req. 541-786-2364 or 541-963-5320

e x cept ences. (541)534-4373 p hone a n d cab l e Now accepting applicaSENIOR AND E qual O p p o r t u n i t y tions f o r fed e r a l ly housing. Call T a ylor funded housing. 1, 2, DISABLED HOUSING 541-910-0354 RE 7i t M g mt at and 3 bedroom units Clover Glen 503-581-1813. with rent based on inApartments, Commercial Rentals 2 BDRM, 1 ba, stove, re- CUTE, COZY 1 b d rm TTY-711 come when available.

2212 Cove Avenue, 1200 plus sq. ft. profesf rig. w / s inc l u d e d . close t o c o l l eg e 7it view. Storage space is La Grande sional office space. 4 $550/mo. 1415 1/2 Y avail. in dbl. car gaQUIET, PRIVATE Pro)ect phone number: Clean 7it well appointed 1 d owntown, n o p e t s , offices, reception Ave LG. 541-398-1602.

541-437-0452 rage, nosmoking/pets/ ELKHORN VILLAGE retreat w/nver access.

7it 2 bedroom units in a $325, $300 cleaning area, Ig. conference/ APARTMENTS Clean 2-bdrm rear unit quiet location.

Housing parties. Other roomTTY: 1(800)735-2900 dep. 541-215-2571.

2 BDRM, 1 ba. w/ New break area, handicap mates are quiet adults. Senior a n d Di s a b l ed in duplex. Move in now. for those of 62 years paint 7it vinyl, kitchen access. Pnce negotia"This institute is an Would be happy to txt or older, as well as Housing. A c c e pt ing 1355 Dewey. $450/mo appliances, including NEWER duplex for rent ble per length of or email pics or video. applications for those No smoking/pets equaI opportunity those disabled or w/d. w/s/g, lawn care 3bd 2 ba with gas firelease.

A va iI a b I e N ow ! ! ! aged 62 years or older Call Ann Mehaffy handicapped of any provider." p d. N O C A TS . N o place, w a s her/dryer 208-867-9227 as well as those dis541-51 9-0698 age. Rent based on ins moking. D o g s a l - g arage an d f e n c e d come. HUD vouchers abled or handicapped Ed Moses:(541)519-1814 lowed $700/mo. 509 yard. $925 month. Call R OOM FO R Rent 705 - Roommate of any age. Income reaccepted. Call Joni at W ashington St . L G , 541-910-5059 for de$ 250/mo. + f ees .

725 - Apartment strictions apply.

Call 541-963-0906 Wanted 541-91 0-4938.

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Candi: 541-523-6578 Rentals Union Co. TDD 1-800-735-2900 HOME TO sh are, Call LA GRANDE NEW 3 bd r m , 2 b a , 2109 3 RD St . , 1 b / 1 b 750 - Houses For m e I et s t a Ik . J o GREENWELL MOTEL Retirement This institute is an equal $1050/mo, plus dep.

541-953-4134 ext. 101 Apartment, W/S/G In541-523-0596 Apartments Rent Baker Co. opportunity provider.

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No Rent $450/mo. cluded, Coin-op Laun767Z 7th Street, La smoking. Pets on ap- 2-BDRM., 1-BATH: No Furnished room w/micro710 - Rooms for dry, Fr ee W i- Fi , Grande, Oregon 97850 p roval.

M t. Emi l y pets/waterbeds. wave, small fridge, color $475/m o A v a iIa b I e Rent Property Management Mc Elroy Properties.

TV, phone 7it all utilities 7/1/14 541-963-1210 FAMILY HOUSING Senior and Disabled (541)962-1074 541-523-2621 i ncluded. 30 5 A d a m s NOTICE We offer clean, attractive Complex All real estate adver- Ave. La Grande.

CENTURY 21 two b e droom a parttised here-in is sub)ect PROPERTY ments located in quiet STUDIO A P T i n t h e Affordable Housing! to th e F e d e ral F a ir 720 - Apartment MANAGEMENT and wel l m a i ntained country. Avail Aug 1st, Rent based on inH ousing A ct , w h i c h Rentals Baker Co. settings. Income r eF urnished, i n l u d i n g come. Income restncmakes it illegal to ad- 1-BDRM. A L L ut i l ities La randeRentals.com stnctions apply. utilities, internet 7it TV. tions apply. Call now vertise any preference, paid. No pets. $590 •The Elms, 2920 Elm $450/mo. No pets/ to apply! limitations or discnmi(541)953-1210 per month plus dep.

S t., Baker City. C u rsmoking 541-963-7583 nation based on race, 541-523-9414 re n t ly av a i I a b I e Beautifully updated Comc olor, r e ligion, s e x , CIMMARON MANOR 2-bdrm a p a rtments. munity Room, featur- STUDIO, a I I ut i l i t i e s h andicap , f a mi l i a l 1-BDRM. W/S/G paid.

ICingsview Apts. p aid., a/c, c l os e t o $350/m o, $300 se c u- Most utilities paid. On 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century ing a theater room, a status or national onEOU, $ 38 0/ m o site laundry f a cilities nty dep. 541-403-0070 pool table, full kitchen g in, o r i n t e n t io n t o 21, Eagle Cap Realty.

541-91 0-0811 and island, and an make any such prefer- 2-BDRM $500/mo. plus and playground. Ac541-963-1210 cepts HUD vouchers. electnc fireplace. e nces, l i m itations o r $375/dep. W/S/G paid.

UNION COUNTY Call M ic h e l l e at Renovated units! discnmination. We will CLEAN 1 BR in Tn-Plex, No Smoking, No Pets.

Senior Living (541)523-5908. not knowingly accept w/s/g pd, HUD OIC. 541-523-5756 Please call (541) any advertising for real $375, 541-963-4071.

Mallard Heights +SPECIAL+ 963-7015 for more estate which is in vio- 2-BDRM, 2 bath, plus a 870 N 15th Ave information. $200 off lation of this law. All den great for an office.

CLOSE TO do wntown www.virdianmgt.com Elgin, OR 97827 1st months rent! persons are hereby inApartment located on and EOU, 2 BDRM. No TTY 1-800-735-2900 the 9th floor of T he s moking, n o pet s , Now accepting applicaThis institute is an Baker Tower. This is w /s/g p a id , $ 5 0 0 This institute is an Equal tions f o r fed e r a l ly equal opportunity the only unit on t h at month, $450 deposit, f unded h o using f o r formed that all dwellprovider. floor. Very pnvate and 541-91 0-3696 t hos e t hat a re i ngs a d ve rtised a r e quiet. sixty-two years of age available on an equal Downtown LG Studios or older, and h andiOpportunity Provider. opportunity basis.

Available 07/01/14 1 carpeted $395/mo capped or disabled of EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUTDD 1-800-545-1833 Approx.

2,200 SF 1 hw floors $425/mo any age. 1 and 2 bedNlTY Newly remodeled.

Includes heat 7it Dishnet.

LA GRANDE, OR room units w it h r e nt Abundant natural light 541-569-5189 b ased o n i nco m e with fantastic views to Luxury Condo living, in THUNDERBIRD when available. t he south, east a n d beautiful, historic. St. Welcome Home!

APARTMENTS North from the tallest Elizabeth T o w e rs: 307 20th Street Pro)ect phone ¹: b uilding i n B ake r .

541-437-0452 1044 sq. ft. o f I iving 7it I I I I High-end kitchen appliCall space. Large, 1 bedCOVE APARTMENTS ances: D i s hw asher, TTY: 1(800)735-2900 r oom, 1 . 5 bat h s .

(541) 963-7476 1906 Cove Avenue Oven, Refngerator, MiFreshly painted, new c rowave . W al k in "This Institute is an appliances, and lots of UNITS AVAILABLE GREEN TREE c loset T i l e k i t c h e n natural light. Includes: NOW! equaI opportunity • I I APARTMENTS counter tops. Tile floors washer/dryer, ma)or provider."

I I I I I in kitchen and b a t h2310 East Q Avenue kitchen a p p l iances, APPLY today to qualify roo m s. Sta ck-a bIe covered parking, se- La Grande,QR 97B50 for subsidized rents washer and dryer locure storeage, exer- tmana er@ slcommunities.c at these quiet and I • I I I c ated in u n it . W a t e r c ise r o om , m e e t i n g centrally located and garbage paid for rooms, and beautiful I I • Income Restnctions multifamily housing by the Landlord. Eleccommon areas. Close Apply properties.

I • I 730 - Furnished tncity is paid for by the to downtown. Water, Professionally Managed Tenant. Secured buildApartments Baker Co. sewer, garbage paid. by 1, 2 8t 3 bedroom i ng on e v e ning a n d No smoking, no pets. units with rent GSL Properties FURNISHED 1300 sq ft, weekends. No p ets. $ 675/mo. C o n t a c t : based on income Located Behind 2 bdrm, in house. Wi-fi No smoking. Off-street Nelson Real Estate. when available.

La Grande W/S/G paid $1200/mo. parking available.Lease In c. 541-523-6485.

Town Center (541)388-8382 term of 1 y e a r p rePro)ect phone ¹: f erred .

Re nt is (541)963-3785 740 - Duplex Rentals $1,075.00/ Month, Se- NEWLY REMODELED Baker Co. 1 -bdrm in t h e W h i t e curity D ep o s i t of $550.00 i s r e q u ired Apartments. Upgraded 2-BDRM, 1-BATH, DUalong with a Cleaning kitchen a p p l iances, plex W/Carport. S/W/G TTY: 1(800)735-2900 Deposit of $150.00. granite c o u ntertops, NEWLY REMODELED, Inc. No Pets/Smoking.

For more information secure building, W/D 4b/1.5b A p a rtment, $500/mo + dep. Referc a I I: HoIIy o n s i t e . $4 2 5 / m o . W/S/G Included, W/D ences will be checked.

•I• 1-541-728-0603 or W/S/G paid. Call Nelincluded, Free W i-Fi, CaII 5 4 1 - 5 23-0527 www.La rande visit: www.bakerson Real Estate, Inc. $1400/mo . Available Days or 541-523-5459 Rentals.com 541-523-6485 tower.com.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014

PUBLISHED BY THE LAGRANDE OBSERVER & THE BAKER CITY HERALD - SERVING WALLOWA, UNION & BAKER COUNTIES

DEADLINES : LINE ADS:

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Baker City HeraId: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityheraId.com • classifiedsObakercityheraId.com• Fax: 541-523-6426' The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.la randeobserver.com • classifiedsOlagrandeobserver.com • Fax: 541-963-3674 750 - Houses For 752 - Houses for 780 - Storage Units Rent Baker Co. Rent Union Co. OREGON TRAIL PLAZA WA N T E D!!! 3 B D R M + VI/e accept HUD + 1-2 bdrm mobile homes starting at $400/mo.

Includes W/S/G RV spaces avail. Nice

home, small aceage, outside of La Grande or Elgin area- can be a fixer. I have pets, willi ng to pa y f i rst f o u r months, plus deposit.

Call B ru c e at 503-341-4626

SAt'-T-STOR SECURESTORAGE Surveillance Cameras Computenzed Entry Covered Storage Super size 16'x50'

825 - Houses for Sale Union Co. HOUSE FOR SALE N ewly R e m odeld, 2 bdrm, 1bth. At 2604 North Ash. To see call 541-963-3614

855 - Lots & Property Union Co.

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Sunny Hills, South LG. 541-786-5674. Broker Owned.

On August 22, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Union County Sheriff's Office, 1109 ICAve, La Grande, Oregon, the defendant's interest will b e s o ld, sublect to redemption, in the r ea l p r operty commonly known as: 861 West Arch Street, Union, Oregon 97883.

The court case number i s 1 3 - 01-48184, where OCWEN LOAN S ERVICING,LLC, it s successors in interest a nd/or a s s i g ns , i s plaintiff, and AARON J. R I C ICER A I CA A ARO N JA COB RICICE R; LISA J .

R I C ICE R A ICA L I SA JEANEEN RICICER; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; AND THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 861 WEST ARCH STREET, UNION, OREGON 97883, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for c ash o r cas h i e r ' s check, in hand, made out to U n ion County S heriff's Office. F o r m ore information o n this sale go to: www.ore onshenffs. com/sales.htm

ATV 1001 - Baker County CORNER LOT. Crooked 2013 Suzuki 750 Camo Legal Notices C reek S u b d i v i s i o n .

ICing Quad P.S. 2,500 NOTICE OF 1-BDRM, 1 ba th, W/D 11005 ICristen W ay .

ICFI wench, hand SHERIFF'S SALE h ookup, g a s h e a t . 760 - Commercial 101 ft. x 102 ft. Island heaters, Sedona Rip 541-523-2128 $450/mo plus dep. Call Rentals City. $70,000. saw, 26" tires, front 3100 15th St. 541-519-8444 for app.

A rmand o Rob l e s , bumper, gun case & On August 19, 2014, at 16 X 25 Ga r age Bay Baker City the hour of 9:00 a.m.

Molly Ragsdale 541-963-3474, cover for ATV. w/11' celing & 10 x 10 Property Management at the Baker County 541-975-4014 272 miles, $8,000 Roll-up door. $200/mo C ourt H o use, 1 9 9 5 ca II: 541-786-5870 +fees. 541-519-6273 Must see listing! New T hird S t reet , B a k e r MT. VIEW estates subdifloonng, paint, and For Rent City, Oregon, the de20 X40 shop, gas heat, vision, Cove, OR. 2.73 fendant's interest will co unte rs $79,000. roll-up an d w a l k - in •Mini W-arehouse acres for sale.

Electnc be sold, sublect to re280 S College, Union.

2 BDRM, 1 ba, corner doors, restroom, small • Outside Fenced Parking ava il. $49,9 00 . demption, in the real ~541 805-8074 lot, no smoking or o ffice s p ace, $ 3 5 0 208-761-4843.

• ReasonableRates property c o m m o nly pets, $650/mo i nmonth, $300 deposit. known as: 475 East For informationcall: c ludes w/s, $ 3 0 0 541-91 0-3696.

Madison, Huntington, cleaning & sec. dep.

ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivi528-N15days O regon 97907. T h e ' $560,000 GORGEOUS GORGOUS HARLEY must have rental refBEARCO sion, Cove, OR. City: case number is 5234807evenings HOME ON 38 ACRES e rences, & pa s s BUSINESS PARK Sewer/VVater available. D avidson 200 8 F X D L court 13283, where WELLS Has 3,000 & located in the beautiful Low Rider, balck & orback ground. $35 378510th Street Regular price: 1 acre FARGO BANIC, N.A., age, rubber mounted app fee. Avail NOW! 1,600 sq. ft units, Palmer Valley. Property m/I $69,900-$74,900.

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503-341-3067 retail commercial We also provide property boasts a large shop, 4 MERGER TO WEST6speed cruise d r ive Ca II 541-963-7711 management.

C heck bay machine shed, 2 ERN SUNRISE AICA 795 -Mobile Home 2-BDRM 1-BATH, Sunbraided Break lines afout our rental link on car garage, and a cute CROSSLAND MORTroom, Fridge, DW, Ga- BEAUTY SALON/ Spaces ter marked pipes and our w ebs i t e guest house.

The propGAGE CORP., itssucrage. Close to DownOffice space perfect IC&N in take system www.ranchnhome.co AVAILABLE, eriy has 300,000 board ' c essors i n in t e r e s t for one or two opera- SPACES lots of chrome 2 Hartown $600./mo First m or c aII one block from Safeand/or assigns is plainfeet of merchantable and Last & $250. Dep. ters 15x18, icludeds ley Helmets. Stored in Ranch-N-Home Realty, way, trailer/RV spaces. tiff, and U NICNOWN , timber, wildlife, open 541-51 9-8887 restroom a n d off garage Excellent ConIn c 541-963-5450.

W ater, s e w er , g a r HEIRS OF THOMAS E. meadows and a pond street parking. dition, ONLY 1,500IC. bage. $200. Jeri, manCORNELIUS; C. MI2828 COLLEGE St.: 2 $500 mo & $250 dep with fish.

14124456 $9,900 541-910-5200 I a ger.

La Gra n d e bdrm, 1 bath w/ baseI CHAEL CORNELIUS; 541-91 0-3696 Century 21 541-962-6246 CURT CORNELIUS; ment, $525/mo., w/ 930 - Recreational , Eagle Cap Realty, THOMAS M. CORNE$ 25 0 d e p o s i t . COMMERCIAL OR retail Vehicles , 541-9634511.

(541)523-4464 days or space for lease in hisLIUS; STATE OF ORE880 - Commercial THE SALE of RVs not 5 41-523-1077, e v e t oric Sommer H e l m GON; OCCUPANTS Property beanng an Oregon inOF THE PREMISES; nings.

Building, 1215 Washsignia of compliance is AND THE PROPERTY i ngton A v e ac r o s s illegal: call B u i lding L OCATED A T 4 7 5 3-BDRM, 1 bath 2-story OUR LISTINGS ARE BEST CORNER location from post office. 1000 Codes (503) 373-1257. duplex. Range, fridge, for lease on A dams SELLING! plus s.f. great location E AST M AD I S O N, Published: July 23, 30, laundry hookups & INVENTORY LOW. Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft.

HUNTINGTON, ORE- 2014 and August 6, $850 per month with 5 NORTHLAND 8.5' W/S i n c l u d ed . year lease option. All Lg. pnvate parking. Re- 1999 GON 97907 is defen- 13, 2014 CAN WE SELL camper, $3295.

Fully $ 625/mo p lu s d e p . utilities included and m odel or us e a s i s .

YOURS? d ant. T h e s ale i s a self contained, in great 541-51 9-6654 541-805-91 23 p ublic auction to t h e LegaI No. 00037228 parking in. A v a ilable 805 - Real Estate shape! Duel propane highest bidder for cash m id J u l y p lea s e t anks, & Ba t t e r i e s .

ATTRACTIVE 2-BDRM or cashier's check, in PUBLIC HEARING call 541-786-1133 for 541-963-5912, see at plus den/office. Carpet PARADISE! 800 ft o f more information and h and, made o u t t o 1002 3rd St, LG. & drapes throughout. nver, pond, new barn, August 5, 2014 VI ewI n g .

Baker County Shenff's Stove, fndge, high effilarge garage with work At 7:30 P.M. Office. For more inforCall Us Today: ciency ga s f u r nace. shop an 1/2 bath, AirCove City Hall mation on this sale go FULLY EQUIPPED 541-9634174 2001 28'CAMPANION Nice yard, attractively stream next t o r i v er.

504 Alder SALON AVAILABLE 5th Wheel 14 ' S l ide to: w w w . ore onsherSee all RMLS l andscaped , e as y 2bdrm, 1b a h o u s e, Cove, OR 97824 Large, recently remodout, Hard sides built-in Listings: maintenance. No pets, gardens, 3.75 acres, eled salon for rent. 6 generator. Excellent no smoking. R e f er- hair stations, 2 m a niA public hearing will be p rivate p ar k s e t t i n g www.valleyrealty.net Condition. Must See! Legal No. 00037182 ences. $550/mo, $450 held to consider a Conwith easy access to 82 Published: July 23, 30, cure stations, 2 mas$9500./541-519-5818. refundable d e p o s it . sage/foot bath p e diditional Use application and city of Enterprise, 910 ATV, MotorcyAuqust 6, 13, 2014 845 Mobile Homes 541-523-4807

by John W. & Cheryl 1/2 mile t r ai l a l o ng cure chairs, extra room cles, Snowmobiles S. Robinson a nd/or river, pictures on zil- Union Co. These little ads r e ally AVAIL. July 1st. Lease for masseuse or f aPRESIDENT GOLF Cart. w ork! J o i n t h e t h o u - agent Daniel Baum of low.com. $ 2 49,000. FOR SALE, like new. cials, full laundry (W/D option to buy: 3 bdrm, Glotel lnc., on Map & Good c o n d. Repriced sands of other people in 81762 Fish Hatchery included), of f s t r e et 3bdrm, 2 bath, double FOR SALE Honda 80 2 bath fully remodeled.

Tax Lot Elite Scooter 2 0 05 , at $ 2 9 99. Contact Lisathis wide mobile home. In parking and l o c ated Lane. 541-426-0918 area who are regular Huge backyard. 2020 3S4021AD-500 to add 900mi. 541-663-1922, (541)963-2161 centrally in downtown new addition at Sunusers of classified.

P I u m S t. $900/m o.

1 — 6' MW dish to the Baker City. $895/mo 820 - Houses For downer Mobile Park, 1st, last, $900 refundexisting tower. sp ¹94. 541-91 0-351 3. a ble dep. N o p e t s . Call Suzi 775-233-7242 Sale Baker Co. 541-379-2645. Ba ker.

Applicable Land Use FSBO: B E A U T IFUL Requirements: 780 - Storage Units 2600 sq. ft. manufac- 850 - Lots & PropAVAIL. AUG. 1ST. 2 tured home on over- erty Baker Co. bdrm w/covered patio, 12 X 20 storage with roll Zoning Ordinance, 1984 sized lot. 2 -bdrm, 2 5 .78 A CRES, 3 6 x 4 8 garage & carport. Fur5.03 (1) & 4.03 (10) up door, $70 mth, $60 bath, office, large famshop, full bath, well nished w/fridge, stove deposit 541-910-3696 ily room, utility, sun8t septic installed. 7 & W/D. $600/mo., 1st The 1984 Zoning Ordiroom, storage sheds, & last. 541-523-6246 mi. from town. Price n ance p e rtaining t o underground spnnkler, reduced to $166,600. t his a p p l ication r e fruit trees, bernes, garNEWLY REMODELED 503-385-8577 quest is available to reden.$165, 000.

3 PLUS bedroom, 2 bath view at the City Office.

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EXCELLENT If you are unable to at$825 per month. Call LARGE CORNER LOT tend the heanng, your 541-523-566 5 o r + Security Fenced 100' x 1 2 5' . W a t e r , written comments for 541-51 9-4607 sewer, gas & electric the Council's consid+ Coded Entry o n s i te . C o r ne r o f e ration m us t b e r e SUNFIRE REAL Estate Balm & P l ace S t s ., ceived at City Hall no LLC. has Houses, Du- + Lighted for your protection Baker City. $53,000. l ater t h a n M o n d ay plexes & Apartments + 4 different size units 208-582-2589 Au g u st 4, 2014. for rent. Call Cheryl + Lots of RV storage Guzman fo r l i s t ings, 855 - Lots & Prop541-523-7727.

41298 Chico Rd, Baker City City Recorder off Pbcahonras erty Union Co. HOME, SHOP, OFFICE 752 - Houses for and BARN on 29 ACRES 1/3 T O 3 a cr e lo t s , Published: July 23, 2014 Rent Union Co. Premium Pasture.

South 12th, beautiful Close to town. $359,500 LegaI No. 00037227 view, & creek starting 1 B D RM, $ 50 0 / m o . 7X11 UNIT, $30 mo.

By Appointment Only 541-963-41 25 dep. a t $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . Ca I I $25 541-519-4853 541-91 0-3568.

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1607 1 S T . St . 3 b / 2 b Make your advertising home, W/D included, A PLUS RENTALS PRICE R E DUCED to dollars go further! List fenced yard, $875/mo.

VIE W has storage units $155,000. Fully remod- B EAUTIFUL 541-963-1210 LOTS f o r s a Ie by your businessevery day availabie. eled home in beautiful, o wner i n C ov e O R .

5x12 $30 per mo. q uiet a nd priv a t e i n the Service Directory 2 BDRM, 1.5 Ba, family 8x8 $25-$35 per mo.

3.02 acres, $55,000 neighborhood. Located r oom, carport & g a in our classified section a nd 4 ac r e s $30 per mo. at 3660 9th Dr. 1300 rage. $850/mo Avail. 8x10 • ee • o $79,000. Please caII 'plus deposit' sq. ft. home is 3-bdrm, of this newspaper.

Aug. 1st. 2402 Empire 208-761-4843.

1433 Madison Ave., 2 bath with office/launDr. LG 541-910-9944 or 402 Elm St. La dry room & attached Grande.

2BDRM, 1BA. New gagarage. Custom hardCa II 541-910-3696 wood cabinets, granite rage, Very clean, 1yr lease. $800/mo. countertops, stainless 2504 N Depot St. LG steel appliances, new American West c arpet, tile & w o o d 541-963-751 7 Storage f loors. 1/4 a c r e l o t 3 BDRM, 2 ba in Elgin. 7 days/24 houraccess completely landscaped $800/mo. W/S pd.

541-523-4564 with automatic sprin(541 ) 910-0354 COMPETITIVE RATES klers. Photos can be Behind Armory on East viewed at zillow.com.

3 PLUS bdrm, southside, and H Streets. Baker City Contac t D an at $1100 plus dep. Mt 541-403-1223 E mily P r o p M gm t 541-962-1074.

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4 BDRM, 2 Ba $900/mo r 2-bdrm, 1 bath home MIII STOELGI 541-91 0-0354 on 75x120 ft. corner • Secure lot on paved streets.

4BDRM, 2ba, DW, dryer, All utilities are on propg as, fen c e d y a r d , • KeyIfad EIlfzjj erty. $37,500. Call for • Auto-Lock Gate shed, $875. Avail Aug. an ap p oi nt m en t • Security Ligbbing NO smoking/pets.

541-524-106 3 or 541-963-9430 • Fenced Area 541-51 9-1 31 7 (6-foot barb) 4BR, 3BTH, Fence yard, SEW I Ix36 units Garage, Close to down SUMPTN SFAUTY! for "Big Boy Toys" town & EOU $1,400/m Pets Ok! 541-263-0706 S2S-1688 quiet downtown location

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CUTE 3 BDRM $690 + dep. No pets & no tobacco. W/S/G pd.

541-962-0398 FOR RENT: 2 bdrm, 2 bath in Eagle Cap Estates. 2407 E N Ave, L G. A b s olutely n o pets/smoking. Ready A ug 1st , CA LL 541-786-0282 for info & application.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014

COFFEE BREAK

Girl and cousin both need counseling after assault

Gourt opinions conflict on health care subsidies Within hours of each other, tvvo federal judicial panels Tuesdayissued conflicting rulings on the legality of federal tax credits applied to premiums paid by enroiiees in the Affordable Care Actin the 36 states that use the federal health insurance marketplace system, creating more doubt about thelaw.

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DEAR ABBY: My granddaughter "Cindy," stay single. How do I ftnd a healthy balance age2, was being watched by her mommy's ex- so I won't go back to my old ways or end up sisterin-law and her sons. Cindy went to her settling out of desperation? mommy and said, "Bubby hurt me."Bubby — HEALED BUT CONFUSED DEAR HEALED BUT CONFUSED: One is what she calls her 10-yearoldcousin. Her mother called the police. A policeman spoke way would be to continue the counseling. toherand said therewasn'tenough evidence. While you may want to be married now, desNow my granddaughter is scared of men. perationand neediness are nottraitsthat The police wentand talked attract worthwhile men.

You need to be prepared to the cousin who said he DEAR "accidentally touched her to take some time and find down there with her pull-up ABBY a bala nce in your life while on."DCFS was called in, and you're looking for Mr. Right.

Explore your own interests, again it was a man. We took make friends with members ofboth sexes, Cindy to a female doctorand Cindy told the doctor everything that happened to her. Now do some volunteering if you have the time.

If you do, the chances of your meeting the she wakes up having nightmares and yells, ''No, Bubby. Stop!" right kind of man will improve because you What's a grandmother to do to help her? will have more to offer.

We needjustice for Cindy.

— DISTRAUGHT GRANDMOTHER DEARABBY: I had a baby girl a month DEAR DISTRAUGHT You may need agoand I live with my in-laws. My husband isn't here right now because ofhisj ob. justice for Gndy, but what Cindy needs rightnow isprofessionalhelp to getpastthe Theyaregreatandvery helpful,butInever trauma of what was done to her. Contact have any private time with my daughter. Every the nearest rape treatment center, tell them time she cries my st'sfers-in-law pick her up. everything you have told me and ask for their When she wants to sleep, they always take her assistance in finding therapy for your grand- away fmm me toputher tosleep. Even whenI child. They hear stories like this all too often. breastf eed,theyarealwaysin theroom with me.

I can't seem to tell them no or ask them to get The boy who assaulted Cindy also needs counseling so that he won't/can't repeat outofthemom. Imean,they arevery helpful, what he did to her with another little girl. and they are leaving in a month for another From my perspective, both of these children country, so I understand they want to be with need profess ional help. her as much astheycan.However,Iwould sttll like some time alone with my daughter.Advice?

DEARABBY: For years Idated guys who — NEWAT THIS INHOUSTON I knew wanted a committed relationship, DEAR NEWAT THIS: As a mother, it's up to you to assert yourself and do what is while Ij ustwanted to havefun.Ienjoyed right for your baby. Find the courage to tell being single and never saw myselfgetting marf7'ed. My mom was marf7'ed three times your in-laws that you are grateful for their to men who abused her. It made theidea of assistance but want privacy when you nurse marrmge terrifying to me. the baby. It is important that your daughter Throughcounseling I havefound healing bond with you, and if your sisters-in-law are always tending to her needs, it may be more from my past. I regret the damage I caused difficult for you when they leave. I'm sure by leading guys on. Now that I want to be marf7'ed, my life feels empty. While I used to your pediatrician would back you up. enj oy my independence, I now want to share Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van my experiences with someone.

Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and Becauseofthecounseling Ihave had,I know what Ishouldn't settle for, but the only was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com guys asking me out are sleazy. I feel like in or PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069. some ways life was easier whenI wanted to

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La Grande's Matt Henneke came to the region's Guard outfi tin a roundabout fashion but in a real way his decision to join the military traces its roots to a strong family tradition.

Henneke, 37, works fulltime as a computer help desk technician with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, but once a month he steps away from his desk and dons his uniform to work as a communications specialist with Eastern Oregon's 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment.

Henneke isn't new to the military. He first joined the U.S. Army in 1995, a decision, he said, that was right in line with a strong family lradition. His father served as an active duty U.S. Marine until he reti red.Hisfather'sactive duty career meant Henneke moved around a lot as a child but he said while he wanted tofollow in hisfather' sfootsteps and contribute to his nation, he didn't want to be a Marine.

"Iwanted tobedifferent," Henneke said about his decision to join the Army and not the Marines.

At first glance, Henneke's full-time job with the Confederated Tribes may seem to be a far cry from his duties with the 3rd Battalion. Yet, Henneke admitted that both jobs translate into helping people.

For the 3rd Battalion, his job is critical. Henneke works with a crew of communications specialists who must maintain and fix the array of diferent communications platforms the battalion utilizes.

From computers to laptops to tank radios,the 3rd Battalion's mission pivots around the ability to communicate. If one of those communication links goes down it can trigger a host of challenges.

'The radios are really importantforbattlefi eld awareness," Henneke said.

The critical point of Henneke's job arrives when the battalion journeys to the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Boise, Idaho, to conduct gunnery exercises.

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Sgt. Matt Henneke, La Grande, a communications specialist assigned to Eastern Oregon's Oregon Army Guard unit, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, tests a radio in a Humvee July12 at the Orchard CombatTraining Center south of Boise, Idaho. Henneke is a member of the battalion's communications team. the Orchard Combat Trainthe year and when the sumgraphic arts and Eastern Ormer annual training maneu- ing Center job is the small egon University seemed like vers kick ofK communications support a good placetostarthe said.

"It was a good fit," he said.

On one weekend in July, crew Henneke is part of. The Henneke and his fellow communications specialists, Henneke said he isn't sure communications specialhe said arespread out all ifhe will stay on with the Naists arrived on a Friday and over the vast range. tional Guard after he reaches immediately went to work Henneke arrived at the his 20-year retirement fixing various communica3rd Battalion in the late benchmark. But he said he tionplatforms.

1990s after he was honorwas happy he has been able '%e went out to the ranges ably discharged from the U.S. to serve his country.

"I'm glad to serve my counand welooked atand fixed Army and wanted to go to fourdifferent vehiclesthat college.

He decided tostudy try and state," he said. had someform ofradioproblems," he said.

The problems, he said, ran the spectrum of difficulty from easy to difficult.

"It's ajob and we doit step by step," he said.

Henneke said his crew finished up Friday night at Serving Union, Baker &Wallowa Counties about 11:30 p.m. and then turned right around the next morning and traveled back out to the gunnery ranges to 877-963-0474• 541-963-0474 Thank You For Your Susiness troubleshoot communication devices.

If there is a single major obstacle atthe Orchard Training Center it is the climate, Henneke said.

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When Wayne Chastain received notice he would be deployed, he knew the routine.

Chastain is a command sergeant major with 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard.

This is his third deployment. His first was in 2004-2005for Operation Iraqi Freedom III and second w as 2010-2011 forOperation New Dawn.

In the two earlier deployments, Chastain was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, a unit that includes citizensoldiers from Baker City.

Chastain is currently training in Fort Bliss, Texas, and he leaves for Afghanistan later this summer.

When he's not serving in the National Guard, Chastain is a patrol officer with the Baker City Police Department.

When his latest military orders came, he gave notice ofhis deployment and his intention to return to his

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Command Sgt. Maj. Wayne Chastain, front, seen in this 2004 photo during his first overseas deployment is currently training in Fort Bliss,Texas, is preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan later this summer.

police job.

Under USERRA — the Uniformed Services Employment andReemployment Rights Act — Chastain is guaranteed a similar position with the same pay when he returns.

While he's gone, Chastain is on an"unpaid military leave of absence." However, as part of USERRA, when he returns the City will pay into his PERS account the amounthe would have earned during that time.

Jeanie Dexter, finance directorforBaker City,said that amount will be 22.16 percent ofhis salary, plus overtime. To calculate that, they refer to hours worked by patrol officers in a similar position.

Also, Chastain won't lose his seniority status in the department. He joined the BCPD in February 2001.

When he left for his first deployment to Iraq, he was a

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Command Sgt. Maj.,Wayne Chastain, right, chats with Chaplain Jacob Scott of Klamath Falls. Chastain spent most of his Guard career in Eastern Oregon's 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment but now is the top enlisted man for the Bend-based 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry, Oregon Army National Guard. patrol off icer and com munity serviceoffi cer.H ealsoinvestigates crimes and is a drug recognition expert.

"He's a tremendous value to the department," Police Chief Wyn Lohner says.

And Chastain's deployment to Afghanistan leaves a hole — one the department has to fill in his absence. aWith our staffmg levels, we can't sit on that position," Lohner said.

BCPD has 14 sworn officers — 1.4 per thousand residents in the city. Those

officers provide 24-hour coverage, with two officers on duty.

A temporary officer has been hired during each of Chastain's deployments with the knowledge that he or she may be laid off when Chastain returns.

"He needs to be able to walk right back in," Lohner

said of Chastain.

When Chastain returned the first two Lohner t i m es, an open position allowed that temporary officer to remain with the department.

But his position isn't always the same as when he left — when he deployed in 2010, he was the handler for Turbo, the department's drug detection dog. Since Turbo couldn't be inactive for the deployment, the BCPD invested in training a new handler.

Which meant Turbo went to live with another officer.

'That was a blow to him and his family," Lohner said of the Chastains.

Wayne and his wife, Farrah, have three children.

This time, Chastain was still working on investigations when he learned ofhis deployment. Lohner said they try to resolve those cases before he leaves.

And his job will be waiting when he returns.

"Our biggest concern is him getting home safely," Lohner said.

The National Guard originated on Oct. 7, 1636, with the formation of the Old North and East Regiments of the Massachusetts Colonial Militia. The1st Regiment of Middlesex is now the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry and the Militia Regiment of Essex County is now the 101 st Engineer Battalion, MassachusettsArmy National Guard. It is the oldest military force in the nation and has participated in all major U.S. conflicts from the RevolutionaryWar to Vietnam.

By an Act of Congress, the Guard is the primary backup force of the Army and the Air Force. In peacetime, it is commanded by the State Governors, and serves in State emergencies, natural disasters and civil disturbances.

Although not a direct Federal or State Mission, the National Guard performs a unique third role in service to the nation — its ability to provide local communities with community service programs. Unique in the fact that its members are part of the local community it serves, the Guard participates in almost every conceivable way — from helping the handicapped to working with youth groups. Its bulldozers transform Boy Scout trails into serviceable roads, its aircraft fly mercy missions to help the seriously injured or sick.

Although some of the expended man-hours are performed on a "drill status," most of the time and energy devoted to these programs are accomplished on the Guard members' own time. The number of youths and adults being reached by this program is averaging in the hundreds of thousands annually.

The Air National Guard operates on accredited NCO Academy providing professional military training for senior NCOs of the Army and Air National Guard, the active Air Force and the Air Force Reserve. The Air National Guard also operates two additional schools at the Professional Military Education Center at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tenn. These schools include the Academy of Military Science and the Air National Guard Leadership School.

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Sattem said the values and advantages to his military career and his civilian job often mesh well.

'The military taught me to be aself-starter and bea task manager. The real estate side of things has taught me m ore of thepersonalrelations aspect. I think we look at isoldiersl and say this is private 1, 2, 3, and on the realestatesideofthings you analyze what motivates

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La Grande's Mike Sattem joined the Oregon National Guard at 17.

By the time he was 23 he was leading Guard soldiers from Eastern Oregon in combat in Iraq.

Now, at 27, Sattem, sells realestate,m anages rental properties and still finds time to devote to his career in Eastern Oregon's Guard outfit, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment.

Sattem's busy career schedule personifies the challenge many face as they often juggle a full-time job with their part-time commitment to the National Guard.

Sattem, who is afiliated with Century 21 in La Grande, said he wasn't sure ifhe could successfully negotiate the demands of the Guard and his other jobs. ''When I first got really serious about working down iat Century 21l, I didn't think the Guard and what I did would work well together," he said.

Yet,as time passed,Sattem said he was able to find the right balance.

"It has actually worked out very, very well," he said.

"Most folks are not that understanding when I say I'm going away on a family vacation, but when I talk to my clients and say I will be gone for the next week for the Guard, they are very understanding."

Sattem led 52 Guardsmen into Iraq for the 3rd Battalion's Charlie Co. based in Ontario. The experience, he said, illustrated the professionalism of the 3rd Battalion in a high-stress environment.

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Mike Sattem sells real estate, manages rental properties and still finds time to devote to his career in Eastern Oregon's Guard outfit, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment. awe had some guys who

The time commitment, he said, hinges for the most m ade somevery tough, but good, decisions," he said. part on what kind of position Sattem concedes the a Guardsmen holds down.

When he was a platoon Guard, as an organization, that he joined when he is leader in Ontario, Sattem 17 hasevolved over time. said his time commitment Especially regarding the kind was significant. He spent a of time commitment soldiers greatdealoftim e seeing to and officers must devote to the needs of the men in his the training schedule. platoonbutwhen he moved "It is a lot different now up to the battalion level in La than it was 10 or so years ago Grande, his priorities shifted.

"A lot of it depends on when I joined. There is no more show up on Saturday what position I'm in with m orning and hang outfor the Guard. Now that I'm up here at the battalion level a day or two days and then and Idon'tseesoldiersthatI go home. But I think thatis directly mange this is a huge good. We've become a more professi onalorganization dur- weight off of my shoulders in ing the past 10 years," he said. terms of making sure their

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Sattemsaidhe received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in 2008 and now, as a 1st Lieutenant, he works as the assistant plans officer for the 3rd Battalion. He said he misses his time as a platoon leader but his job in the higher echelon of the battalion's leadership cell is also satisfying.

"It is the same amount of work but a different kind of work," he said.

Sattem said one of the key reasons he remains in the Guard is the camaraderie.

'The people I've met and know are people I would normally associate with and it allows me once a month to get together with them and bond with them. And I think ithe Guard) is something I truly enjoy and something totally different from what I do in my civilian job," he said.

Sattem said in many ways he has accomplished many of the goals he set when he decidedtobecome a leader in thebattalion.

'The goals I had all along since I joined the Guard arethings I've already accomplished, you know, lead soldiers in combat. I've done that. The thing that does stick out to me is going overseas and bringing everyone home," he said.

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Specialist Richard Kinney, Baker City, takes a break inside a Bradley fighting vehicle in late June. Kinney is a part-time member of Eastern Oregon's Guard outfit, the 3rd Battalion,116th Cavalry Regiment and also works full-time for Natural Structures in Baker City.

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When Baker City's Richard Kinney endured basic training he secured a unique status in many ways among his fellow recruits.

Mainly, though, it was his agethatstood out.

While most of the recruits in his basic training unit fell in the 18 to 25 age group, Kinney was distinctive because he was 34 — seemingly an old man compared to his fellow trainees.

"They called me 'Old Man Rivers,"' Kinney said.

Kinney may not have fit the traditional mold of a young, barely-out-ofhis-teens soldier in the U.S. Army, but he isn't an anachronism in Eastern Oregon's 3rd Battalion,

116th Cavalry Regiment or the Guard as a whole.

Typically, Guard units tend to reveal a slightly older dem ographic — by about four years — than their active duty Army counterparts.

Also, a Guard unit like the 3rd Battalion boasts a significant number of former activeduty soldiers and veterans of the 10-year global war on terror.

Kinney joined the 3rd Battalion about three years ago, mainly he said, to supplement his income and fulfill a lifelong desire to contribute to the nation. awas out of work and needed some income. And I'd mulled over the idea of joining the military for years but always found excuses," he said.

While most of the members ofhis basic training company were just starting out in life, by the time Kenney joined the 3rd Battalion he was a married father of three. Kinney said he doesn't regrethisdecision SeeKinney / Page 8C

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Maj. J.W. Lundell, La Grande, chats with Master Sgt. Alex Porter also of La Grande at the La Grande armory. Lundell is the operations officer for Eastern Oregon's largest Guard unit. Lundell attained his officer's commission in 2000 and has been a member of the 3rd Battalion ever since. "(The Guard) was just an opportunity. I was at a point in my life where college was not what I really wanted. To get a taste of (the military) I joined the Guard to see if it was what I wanted to do full time," he said.

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Though he doesn't really seem to be the kind of personthatspends alotof time focused on the past, La Grande's J.W. Lundell does recall a specific time nearly 10 years ago when he returned home from his first tour of duty in Iraq.

At the time, Lundell was closing the door on a nearly 16-month long deployment to Northern Iraq with Eastern Oregon's Guard unit, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment.

While one chapter in his life — acombat tour — was abouttoclose,hewasfast approaching a crossroads of sorts regarding his future career. He left the United Statesto deploy to Iraq, unsure exactly what kind of

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"It wasn't really until after the first deployment, where I was, you know, I want to do this full-time," he said.

Ten years after his first combat tour, Lundell, the National Guard and the 3rd Battalion have weathered a lot of changes. Lundell is now a major and the operations officer for Eastern Oregon's largest Guard outfit. The 3rd Battalion — a unit steeped in a rich, rural heritage of Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho — is structured differently now after more than 10 years of the global war on terror. And the Guard, as a whole, is far more expeditionary than at any other time in its history.

Lundell represents a rare historical anomaly in terms of combat experience for a Guard officer. He and his brethren that secured

officer commissions either justprior orrightafter the deadly, Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks came of age inside the crucible of modern-day combat. Lundell deployed twice — once in 2004 and again in 2010with the 3rd Battalion. On the first deployment he was a lieutenant and a platoon leader. By the 2010 deployment, Lundell was a captain and worked as the assistant operations officer.

Lundell, who was born and raised in MiltonFreewater, said he learned a great deal during his first deployment. For a young officer, the experience was an excellent one because Lundell faced an array of leadershipchallenges seemingly all at once. Learning the fine art of managing expectations was one key lesson. For example, when Lundell's platoon — designed to be a support outfit to deli ver fuel,food and

bullets to soldiers — trained to preparetogo to Iraq,they practiced one method. When they arrived in Iraq,after weeks of stateside training, everything changed, he said.

"At Fort Bliss we trained as support. As soon as we got overseas, they broke us down and made us like everyone else, as mounted infantry," he said."It was a very demanding job. I was used to running a platoon of 16 guys and all of the sudden I had 41 guys."

It was during his first tour of duty in Iraq that Lundell said he began to gain an interest in understanding the military"big picture."

"I learned a lot during that deployment," he said.

The 2004 deployment was a groundbreaking event on a number oflevels for the Guard and the 3rd Battalion.

For one, it was one of the first deploymentsoverseas since World War II where three citizen-solider contingents-

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"At that time we had not reallytrained to thatorseen it. It was an eye-opening experience," he said. The 2004 to 2005 timeframe also showcased a period when the Guard contributed 40 percent of the total American army force deployed overseas.

While Lundell now works full time for the 3rd Battalion at the La Grande armory he is very much a product of the Eastern Oregon citizensoldier motif. Lundell said he joined the Guard after a fiiend talked him out ofhis plan to enter the regular Army. From there, he said his progression from enlisted soldier to an officer was predicatedon securing more

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"I didn't feel like I was getting all of the information, so I wanted to become an officer.

To disseminate information," he said.

Lundell attained his officer's commission in 2000 and has been a member of the 3rd Battal ion eversince. "(The Guard) was just an opportunity. I was at a point in my life where college was not what I really wanted. To get a taste of (the military) I joined the Guard to see if it was what I wanted to do full time," he said.

Now Lundell, 38, said his Guard experience has allowed him to raise his family where he wanted to: in rural Oregon.

"It gives them hunting and fishing opportunities in our own backyard. And I have a greatjob leading these troops and helping run this battalion to help make it successful. To me, I have the bestjob in the community," he said.

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Phillips, 35, said one of the bestaspectsofhisjob is working with soldiers.

"I really enjoyed being a platoonleader and tried to stay doing that as long as possible," he said.

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thatIhave forthebattalion. My goal is not just my company's success but to work toward the battalion's success," he said.

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By Pat Caldwell and saidhe believesthe WesCom News Service Guard holds a unique, and La Grande's Sean Phillips' lips said. valuable, position for indi"I think because itis one of vidual states and the nation career in Eastern Oregon's 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry thosegreatbalances you get. as a whole.

"Some people don't underRegiment can essentially be You get to spend time with the enlisted soldiers and you stand what it means to be tracedtofootball. still have hands-on and you in the National Guard. The Becauseitwasfootballor, more specifically, Eastern OrGuard concept predates the have some administrative af egon University football, that stufFbut you are still doing active military in the United brought Phillips to La Grande States," he said. a lot of the tactical stufFwith the platoon," he said.

He said that one critical and, eventually, to a career The ability to work and as an officer in the regional pieceofevidence to how efFective the 3rd Battalion is rests Guard outfit. Born and raised succeed within the framein Portland, Phillips said he work of a team is essential on the unit's performance for success, Phillips said. during two tours in Iraq. was sold on the La Grande "I really think a big part of "I don't know if anyone area the first time he saw it.

"I came out to play football it is being able to work well could have done that mission with other people. Just like of ours as well as we did," he at Easternand decided to any business or organizasald. stay and get an education instead of play football. And Phillips said his motivation," he said.

I fell in love with the area.

The ability to make concise tioneach day to participate I wanted to stay in Eastern judgments in stressful situa- in the Guard in general and Oregon," he said. tionsas a Guard leader also the 3rd Battalion in particuPhillips entered into the pays dividends, Phillips said. lar is fairly simple.

"I'm still very proud to put "People need to be able to National Guard's Officer Candidates Course — a onereally have a good vision and on the uniform. I know some a clearassessment ofsituayear, one-weekend a month peoplegettired ofit,but tions. We talk about resilien- some peopledon'tnecessarily program — and eventually cy quite a bit and I think that realize, no don't necessary secured a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was more and more it becomes see,what agreattradition vital.

You have stressorscom- we are part of," he said. eventually assigned to one of the 3rd Battalion's tank ing from above and the side The Guard will continue companies — Charlie Comand your troops below and to be relevant into the future Phillips said. pany in Ontario — where he you also have your mission "If you look at world events worked as a platoon leader. and the enemy," he said.

Phillips admitted his Pat CaldwellNVescom News Service More than anything, Philgoing on now you have much lips said he feels fortunate smaller events going on but decision to enter the military Capt. Sean Phillips stands in formation at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, regarding his position in the I think the Guard, really, was predicated on a common in this 2011 photo. Phillips, a La Grande resident and now a captain, commands the 3rd Battalion now. While afFords you the best bang for sense feeling that he could Hermiston Oregon Guard outfit, Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regimake a difFerence. still technically in the partthe buck and I know it comes ment.

"I really wanted to serve time mode of a traditional down tothat.W ehave an and I think it was just someIn a sense, Phillips men and women honed in units, including the 3rd BatGuardsman, Phillips is doing immediate response or very thing I thought I'd be good represents the new breed of the crucible of combat — that t a lion. Phillips led a platoon temporary, full-time work shortresponse tolocaland at," he said. comprise many citizen-soldier during the 3rd Battalion's at the La Grande Armory to state incidents, or natural National Guard leaders2010 to2011 combat deployhelp the battalion as it enters disasters, if need be. But then ment to Iraq. Now, after being into a very intensive training we also, in a fairly short time, can train up and change promotedtocaptain,he leads schedule this summer.

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The Global War on Terror changed Eastern Oregon's largest National Guard unit in a number of specific ways but no more so than in the amount of time enlisted soldiers and officers must devote to what was once very much a part-time endeavor.

Before the deadly September 11,2001,terrorist ssl S . r.4i; v attacks, Eastern Oregon's v 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment was very much a unit locked firmly into the ethos of the peacetime National Guard motif. The one weekend a month, two weeks Pat CaldwellNVescom News Service a year theme so familiar to Americans was a common An M1A2Abrams SEP tank fires on a gunnery range at the Orchard CombatTraining Center south of Boise, Idaho, in this July 2013 photo.The reality for Guard units across continued support of area employers is a key element to the success of Eastern Oregon's Guard unit, the 3rd Battalion,116th Cavalry Regiment. the nation. Yet the War on Terror, and the subsequent with sister units in Idaho and world. Armor units journey soldiers into a longer annual invasion of Iraq, pushed the Montana — to take part in to the NTC and face an elite, training and more rigorous mock"enemy" force that is a rotation at the U.S. Army's drills," he said.

Guard and Reserves into the forefrontofAmerica'sdefense National Training Center consideredtobethebestin Yet, the intense training template. Before the war on nextsummer added another the nation. schedule will end after next terror, the Guard was widely wrinkle to the already packed Dean said it is hard to put summer's NTC rotation, consideredto bewhat is unit training schedule. too much emphasis on how Dean said. ''Afier the NTC, we will go known as a strategic reserve: Dean said time investimportant the NTC rotation ment is very much a product will be for the 3rd Battalion. back to the two weeks anTo be called upon in large "Next year, we will be numbers only in the case of of the modern age where nual training schedule. We go an emergency on par with high-tech tanks and other tested by a world class backintoreset,"hesaid.

World War II. weapons platforms are the enemy. We are out to prove Dean said the 3rd BattalYet by 2004, a large number main instruments of national that a National Guard armor ion could not be the kind of brigade combat team is effective state and national of Guardsmen were already power. Learning to operate an M1A2 Abrams SEP tank good enough to go out and defense force it is without rotating in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan and some select is not a task that can be compete against any army the assistance ofhundreds of units — such as the 3rd Bataccomplished in a few days. around the world," he said. employersstretched across talion — were tapped often to The ramp-up to NTC Eastern Oregon.

Plus, he said, Guard soldiers "I'm proud of our employareobliged to be trained to rotation means Guardsmen provide supportin overseas the same standards at their in the 3rd Battalion must ers. I wish there was a way I combat zones. The 3rd Battalion deployed twice — in 2004 active duty brethren. devote more time to training tell them how thankful I am ''We are required to meet and 2010 — to Iraq. which in turn translates into about allowing our soldiers The war on terror trigactive duty standards and we employer sacrifice, Dean said. and patriots to do this," he "It locks their iemployer'sl have to do thatin 38days or sald. gered a new breed of Guard soldier and officer — combat less a year," he said.

That means Guard units veterans with experience leadingmen and women in like the 3rd Battalion must the most difficult situations performata high levelofef— but it also translated into ficiently every drill weekend. a more proficient and profesAlso, such is the case this sional force. summer, the battalion will be Yet that proficiency meant compelled to stretch its reguthe members of the battalion lar two week annual training sessionto threeweeks to prehad to devote one key item: Time. And lots of it.

Pat CaldwellNVescom News Servrce pare for the National Training Maj. John Qualls, the 3rd Lt. Col. Brian Dean, the commander of Eastern Oregon's Center rotation in 2015.

The NTC rotation is a Battalion's Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment talks to Guardsdouble-edged sword for the or second in command, said men at the Orchard CombatTraining Center July 12. battalion. Situated at Fort the bar— in terms ofprofes- Dean said the commitment by regional employers to sionalism — is higher now Irwin, Calif., in the Mojave support their workers that serve in the Guard is critical with the regional Guard unit Desert, the NTC boasts for his unit's success in the future.

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"It is hard to articulate tank — the M1A2 Abrams like, no less than one weekend a month and two weeks how much we appreciate an SEP. The battalion secured the new tanks before most a year.Especially forleaders. employer's sacrifice. It really It ends up being extra week- is the employer's sacrifice to active duty army units. Yet, the country," he said. that new tank also required ends away," he said.

The commander of the 3rd Ironically, the 3rd Batthatthe citizen-soldiersof the battalion invest more Battalion, Lt. Col. Brian Dean, talion's very success as a saidhe and therestofthe bat- combat unit created a kind time and more training durtalion's senior leadership are of Catch-22 scenario regarding the past two years.

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KINNEY Continued from Page 4C to join the Eastern Oregon Guard unit.

"I love training. It is weird because I'm not really a group person.

But I love what I do," he said.

Kinneyis assigned as the Bradley fighting vehicle gunner for the 3rd Battal ion'soperations offi cer, Maj.J.W. Lundell. The Bradley boasts a 25 millimeter cannon that can fire up to 200 rounds a minute and thearmored vehicleisalso armed with machine guns and was createdto haul soldiersand perform as a scout vehicle. The Bradley featuresacrew ofthree:a vehicle commander, a gunner and a driver.

Kinney said he derives pleasure from working inside the Bradley.

"I love driving them. I get the biggest kick out of driving a Bradley," he said.

Yet, because he is the vehicle gunner, his focus is naturally centered on the 25mm main gun. Gunnery exercises — where Bradley spends hours on the vast, desolate Orchard Combat Training Center south of Boise, Idaho — consume his time and effort. Kinney said there is a real adrenaline rush when a Bradley crew goes through a gunnery exercise.

"It is like hunting. You know, can I hit this target like when I'm hunting? But on a much bigger scale," he said.

The 3rd Battalion recognized as one of the best Army Guard armor formations in the U.S., and while thatfactdeliversacertain amount of pride, it also translates into a substantial amount of training time.

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HIDDEN HEROES That training time, in turn, means Guardsmen like Kinney spent far more time away &om home then their citizen-soldier brethren did in the 1980s and 1990s.

This year, for example, Kinney will join the 500-plus members of the battalion, which consists of Guardsmen &om across Eastern and Western Oregon, on a three-week annual training session at the Orchard Combat Training Center. Kinney said his employer, Baker City's Natural Structures, is very supportive ofhis Guard commitment.

'They are always very supportive.

I let them know in advance and keep them updated," he said.

Kinney's boss, Ted Hausotter, the general manager of Natural Structures, conceded the loss of an employee for Guard duty for three weeks can create challenges. Still,

Hausotter said his firm believes in thecitizen-soldierconcept.

"I'm very happy to do it. We've hired icitizen-solidersl since I can remember. It is very rare where we don't have someone in the Guard," he said.

He also said that it is important units like Eastern Oregon's 3rd Battalion stay proficient and the only way to do that is to train.

"If they are going to be any good they have got to train," Hausotter SRld.

Kinney did concede, though, that extensive training time does mean time away &om family.

"That's the hardest part, being away &om family. I just can't pick up the phone and give them a call," he said.

Still, Kinney said he enjoys the hectic training pace set by the 3rd

Battalion. "iTrainingl sets you up for the real scenario. Being out iat the Orchard Combat Training Center) sets you away from reality but pulls you into a whole different reality. And it is a reality check. We are training to go to war on protect our homeland.

But that is part of why we are here, to improve," he said.

One key aspect Kinney said to the training environment is staying positive.

"I keep a positive attitude because it is something I want to do.Imade a promise.A promise to my unit, to myself, to my family," he SRld.

And his age? Kinney said it benefits and enhances his performance.

"Ifeelmy ageisan advantage.I feel like I look at things &om a little bitmore ofa m ature level,"hesaid.

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