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Baker City officials hope to avoid mandatory water use restric tions even asthevolume flowing from the city's watershed has plummeted to autumn levels. The 12 streams and springs that make up the watershed are producing less than 2.5 million gallons

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Fire danger results in ban on woodcutting High fire danger has prompted the U.S. Forest Service to ban firewood cutting and impose campfire restrictions on theWallowaWhitman, Malheur and Umatilla national forests starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Campfires will be allowed only in designated campgrounds and recreation sites. Stoves and heaters that burn liquid or bottled gas are allowed outside campgrounds.

Summer reading program carnival set for Aug. 13 The finale carnival for this year's summer reading program happens from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the North Baker School gym, 2725 Seventh St. Kids need to turn in reading time cards at the library byWednesday, Aug. 12, to get prize coupons for use at the carnival. Earned reading coupons can be traded for books and prizes or to enter grand prize drawings. There will be games, hula hoops and more.

Baker County Garden Club meets Aug. 12 The Baker County Garden Club will meet Wednesday, Aug. 12. The meeting and auction will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Bobbie's house. Those attending are asked to bring a sack lunch and an auction item.

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Powder River Correctional Facility inmates are learning to grow through a Master Gardener program. Above, an inmate adjusts irrigation lines in the garden he helped produce.

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Police Chief Wyn Lohner had two surprise visitors Monday, both bearing gifts to help fund a replacement for his department's drugdetection dog. The first visit came from Ken McPheron, president of Baker City Broncs and Bulls, the organization that sponsors the rodeo event Friday and Saturday during the annual Miners Jubilee. "I was very pleased when Ken McPheron came in," Lohner said. McPheron asked the chief how short the police department was of reaching its

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It's not every day you see a prison inmate waistdeep in a tomato patch with a hoe in his hand. But the inmates working in the garden at Powder River Correctional Facility iPRCFl in Baker City aren'texactly typical. At PRCF — and at 13 other correctional facilities across Oregon — inmates are busy working their green thumbs in partnership with Oregon State University's iOSUl Extension Service Master Gardener program. Each program has between eight and 25 participants, led by volunteer Master Gardeners. At PRCF, those two Master Gardeners are Robert Gentili and Richard McClain.

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An inmate wades into the tomato patch to thin plants and grab a few weeds hidden beneatha thick canopy.

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The greenhouse offers inmates the opportunity to start new plants, make comparisons between types of soils and experiment with organic methods and pesticides.

Anna Sullivan, a longtime Baker Countyrancher, has been appointed to the Oregon Farm Service Agency iFSAl State Committee by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Sullivan and her husband, Pat, have operated acow/calf; hay and grain ranch near Hereford for 35 years. Anna Sullivan has served for more than 10 years, in two separate stints, on the Baker County FSA Committee.

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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5 • Baker County Fair:OSU Daywith Benny the Beaver, 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; fair continues through 6 p.m. Saturday. • Scholastic Book Fair for students K-3:Continues through Aug. 7 at the Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St.; library hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursdayand 9 a.m .to 6p.m.on Friday. • Baker City Farmers Market:3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the corner of D and East streets; the venue was moved this week because the Baker County Fair is under way at the Fairgrounds. THURSDAY, AUG. 6 • Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: Meetings are the firstThursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station. FRIDAY, AUG. 7 • First Friday art shows:Baker City art galleries are open late to showcase the month's new artwork; opening times varybetween 5:30p.m .and 6 p.m.atCrossroads Carnegie Art Center, Peterson's Gallery, ShortTerm Gallery. SATURDAY, AUG. 8 • Demolition Derby:6:30 p.m., at the Fairgrounds arena; tickets available at the gate; sponsored by the Haines StampedeRodeo Association.

who has past fundraising experience with animal-related organizati ons,volunteered Continued ~om Page1A 'The board voted and to help raise money for the future needs of the departwe wanted to contribute," McPheron told Lohner."I'll be ment's canine program. By noon Monday, Lohner back with a check for $1,000." That boosted the totalto had posted that the fundrais$9,750, just$250 shortofthe ing effort had met its goal

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and now totaled $10,750.

Lohner said he'd had a call early last week from Shawna Patton, a Sumpter-area resident, who said she and her husband, Carl, wanted to fund whateveramount was remaining. But by the time Shawna visited the police department, Lohner had already received the Bronc and Bull contribution. The Pattons went ahead

On Tuesday the city also received a $100 donation from Black Distributing,

and donated another $1,000, Lohner said. And Shawna,

bringing the totalto $10,850. Lohner is working to contact Southern Coast K9 Inc. of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, near Daytona Beach to arrange to buy a new drug

dog. Unfortunately, he said, the Washington woman who supplied the department with its retiring dog, Turbo, is no

SULLIVAN Continued~om Rge1A Sullivan was raised on a farm in the Treasure Valley and earned a Bachelor of Science degreein agri-businessatEastern

longertraining dogs. "Istarted searching for kennels that train drug dogs and narrowed it to this one," he said of Southern Coast K9. Lohner said the dog will cost $7,500. Training and expensesfor airfareand lodging isexpected tocostanother 2,500. He hopes to send an officer to training in October and then to have the dog on duty by Nov. 1. Lohner said officer Rand Weaver, the current dog handler, will not continue in that role with a new dog. Turbo, who is trained to signal when he finds marijuana, is retiring two years earlyafterOregon voters approvedthe recreational use of marijuana in the November election. The new dog

Oregon University. "FSA helpedmy husband and Iget into this business manyyears ago and I appreciate the opportunity to give back on a statewide basis," Sullivan said in a press release issued by the agency.

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That's one reason a 25-person broadcast crew will be at Bulldog Memorial Stadium Saturday to televise the annual East-West Shrine All-Star Football Game for the first time in the game's 53-year history. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald August 6, 2014 Baker County's three commissioners have joined their counterparts from nine Eastern Oregon counties in calling for the U.S. Forest Service to scrap its proposal to update the management plans for the three national forests in the Blue Mountains. Representatives from the Eastern Oregon Counties Association met Friday in John Day and voted to object to the draftversion of the Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision and urge the Forest Service to restart the process from scratch. The more than1,000-page plan was released to the public in March and covers theWallowa-Whitrna, Umatilla and Malheur national forests.

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OBITUARIES

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 5, 1965 The city council met in special session last night to pass resolutions instigating the Powder River Clearing and Snagging project, it was announced today. A spokesman at City Hall said two representatives of the Corps of Army Engineers were present at the half-hour meeting and outlined tentative plans for the project. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 5, 1990 Money for adding 100 beds to the150-bed Powder River Correctional Facility may be included in the governor's 1991-93 budget. Dan Johnson, superintendent of the Baker City minimum security prison, said funding for the expansion must be approved by the governor, then the Legislature. If funding is approved, he said, it is hoped construction could be completed by February1992. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald August 5, 2005 Fox Sports' motto is "We want to be where the action

He had acquired his Realtor's license while in California, and decided that he Donald "Pat" Paterson Sr., 84, died would expand on that. He sold properties in Oregon and California, and was July 8, 2015, at Keizer. There will be a celebration of Pat's the first in the State of Oregon to open life and a memorial serup a business called Help-U-Sell Real vice with military honors Estate. at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. Pat and Marta met in 2009, when 8, at the New Bridge Pat was visiting his son for Christmas. Nazarene Church in The two were married on April 12, New Bridge. Friends are 2013 on April 12, 2013, at the Church 'Pat' invited to join the family of the Nazarene. Pat shared on many afterwardfor a potluck Pat erson occasions that his life became whole reception at the New the day he met Martie. Bridge Grange. Pat enjoyed fishing, hunting, travelPat was born on March 27, 1931, ing, and people. He spent a lot of time at Kearny, New Jersey, to Robert and in Costa Rica, and his passport is Marion GlynnPaterson.He graduated stamped atleast20 times forhistrips from Lancaster Academy at Lancaster, there. New Hampshire, in June 1949. One of Pat's favorite sayings was, "There are two kinds of people in this Pat served with the U. S. Army Medical Corps, enlisting right out of world — givers and takers." high school. He received an honorable He would most want to be rememdischarge on Jan. 20, 1953. beredforshowing allhiscard tricks When he returned to civilian life, Pat and making people laugh. And also went to work for Garrett AiResearch, that he created happiness for everyone where he worked for 28 years. After he met. That was his giving way. those years in California, Pat moved to Survivors include his wife, Martie; Salem. hisdaughter,Donna Marie Dugan of City, 1931-2015

Silverton; son, Donald M. Paterson Jr. and his wife, Linda, of Keizer; a brother, Tom Paterson of Fort Collins, Colo.; sister Janet Roych and husband Raymond of Rancho Palos Verdes, California; numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. Memorial contributions may be made to the Eagle Valley Ambulance EMTs through Tami's Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www. tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com

Paula Yankey Former Baker City resident, 1920-2015

Paula M. Yankey, 95, a longtime Portland resident and a former Baker City resident, died July 31, 2015, at her home. Burial will be at 3 p.m. today at the Haines Cemetery. Survivors include her sons, Ron Yankey of La Pine, Pat Yankey of Portland, Kim Yankey of Oregon City and Greg Yankey of Milwaukie, Oregon; and a daughter, Lisa Yankey of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

NEWS OF RECORD FUNERALS PENDING Kristi Mastrude Vaughan: 42, a former Baker City resident, died July 25, 2015, at Santiquin, Utah. Her memorial service will

be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, atThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane.

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POLICE LOG Correction Joseph William Dial's address was listed incorrectly on an arrest report taken from Monday's Baker County Sheriff's Office Press Log. Dial is a Lakeview resident, Police ChiefWyn Lohner said. Baker City Police CONTEMPT OF COURT and PROBATION VIOLATION (Baker County Circuit Court warrants): Jay Oncher-Fontaine, 27, address unknown, 5:31 p.m. Monday, at the Baker County Jail where he was being held on other charges. He later was released. DRIVING UNDERTHE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Echo Teresa Moran, 47, of Aberdeen, Idaho, 3:14 a.m. Tuesday, on lnterstate 84, about 20 miles south

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SENIOR MENUS • THURSDAY:Chicken-broccoli Alfredo over fettuccine, baby carrots, gelatin with fruit, bread, apple crisp • FRIDAY:Pork filet mignon, parslied potatoes, tomato green beans, coleslaw, roll, cookies Public luncheonat the Senior Center,2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.; $4 donation (60 and older), $6.25 for those under 60.

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will not be trained to hit on marijuana, but will focus on methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and ecstasy. Turbo will continue in Weaver's care. And Weaver already has one other lab, and didn't want a third, Lohner said. Weaver has fewer than five years before retirement and he didn't want to start the dog with one handler and then have to turn it over to someone else. Because of unforeseen circumstances, Turbo has had three handlers during his career. Lohner said he's opened the position to in-house applicants for the next two weeks and will continue the selection process fiom there.

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of Baker City; jailed and later granted a conditional release. SEXUAL ABUSE III and HARASSMENT: Robert Clell Bixler, 55, of 1560 Indiana Ave., No. 101, 9:28p.m. Monday; jailed and later released. Police ChiefWyn Lohner said Bixler subjected a minor girl known to him to sexual contact and to offensive physical contact while shopping at Safeway with a family member of the victim's. DISORDERLY CONDUCT 11: Austin Tylor Schneider, 21, Baker City, 2:01 a.m. today; in the 3900 block of Campbell Street; police said he was creating a disturbance in theWest Campbell Street neighborhood; jailed. Baker County Sheriff's Office Arrests, citations DRIVING UNDERTHE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: BenIamrn Gilbert Baxter, 19, of 3410 Indiana Ave.,7:15 am. Tuesday, on Pocahontas Road; cited and released. Baker County Parole and Probation Arrests, citations PROBATION VIOLATION (detainer): Casey Daniel Mader, 40,of 2932 Ninth St., House B,1:41 p.m. Monday, at Parole and Probation; jailed and later released.

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LOCAL BRIEFING Special Olympics fundraiser Aug. 15

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Baker City Police are partnering with Paizano's Pizza on a fundraiser for Baker County Special Olympics on Aug. 15. From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. that day, Baker City Police officers will deliver pizza orders to your door, in a police car with lights flashing. You will get a free serving of cheesy breadsticks with each order.There isa $3 delivery fee. People who eat at the restaurant that day can also donate to Special Olympics. To placean ordercallPaizano'sat541-524-1000.

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available through the city's website, www.bakercitycom. Click on the"Charter & OrdiContinued from Page1A Owen hopes the city won't nances" link under the "Government"pulldown menu have to impose water limits. A combination of residents on the website, then click on "Title V: Public Works" and and businesses voluntarily "Chapter 53: Water." cutting back on water use, and acouple periods ofcooler Starting July 2 the city weather that also reduced asked residents and busidemand, have helped the nesses to voluntarilyreduce their water use by irrigating city deal with the dwindling supply from the watershed, their lawns and gardens Owen said. every other day. Statist icsfrom a city report Stage 2 of the water show that water use drops curtailment ordinance would make those voluntary cutsubstantially when the temperature does the same (see backs mandatory. chart at left). Currently, the city is able Rain helps too. After to meet water demand bethe recordrainfallof2.03 causeitstw o storage supplies inches on July 10, water use — Goodrich Reservoir and dropped by more than 1 mil- the aquifer storage and relion gallons per day. covery well iASRl — are able The National Weather to augment the diminished Serviceisforecasting high flow from the watershed. temperatures ranging from IfGoodrichwere todrop to the low to mid-80s for the 50 percent of its 200-millionnext week. gallon capacity, the city could enforceStage 3 restrictions Owen said the city continin the water curtailment ues to limit irrigation at city ordinance. Under Stage 3, parks, Mount Hope Cemresidents would be prohibetery and the Quail Ridge Golf Course. ited from watering lawns or In addition, the Baker washing their cars with city School District is watering water. The city also would its grounds only two days per ceaseirrigating parks,the week. cemetery, the Baker Sports "That's made a differComplex and the golf course. ence. We're able to keep up Owen said that rather than implement Stage 2, she because of that," Owen said. Each of these stepsis would prefer to wait until the partofStage 1ofthecity's situation is serious enough to water curtailment ordinance. warrant Stage 3. ''We're informally in Stage That ordinance, No. 53.25, is 2," she said."I'd much rather impactas few people asposmillion gallons sible." Under Stage 3, city police 1 On this day city officials would enforce the water asked residents and busicurtailment mandates in the nesses to voluntarily cut ordinance. back on their water use The penalty for violating that ordinance is a fine not to 2On this day a record exceed $500. rainstorm hit Baker City — 2.03 inches at the Baker City Airport.

Soil/water conservation districts to meet August meeting dates have been set for Baker County's four soiland water conservation districts. • Burnt River: Thursday,Aug.6,6 p.m .attheU SDA Service Center, 3990 Midway Drive in Baker City. • Baker Vall ey:Thursday,Aug.13,noon attheU SDA Service Center in Baker City. • Eagle Valley: Monday, Aug. 17, noon at the Shorthorn Cafe in Richland • Keating: Tuesday, Aug. 18, noon at the USDA Service Center in Baker City. The public is invited to attend any of the district meetings. For agendas or more information, call Tara at 541-523-7121, Extension 100.

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residentson evacuationnotice "It is kind of scary. How do you determine how to Gaye Young of Elgin is put your whole life into a wrestling with a question car?" Young said Tuesday as heart-wrenching as it is afternoon. Young and all people perplexing. Young andher family living on Valley View Road live on Valley View Road, from Highway 204 to Gorone of the areas where don Creek Road received residents have received Level 1 evacuation notices Level 1 evacuation notices from UnionCounty Mondue tothe threat posed day afternoon. Residents by the 1,582-acre Phillips living on Highway 204 Creek Fire. People receiv- between Phillips Creek ing Level 1 evacuation Road and Valley View noticesare expected to be Road also received Level ready to leave their homes 1 evacuation notices the at a moment's notice. same day. Young andher family The blaze is now 5 aretrying to determine percent contained, which what keepsakes they can represents progress. The quickly pack into their car fire was zero percent conif they must evacuate. tained late Monday. By Dick Mason

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Bakermanchargedwith assault A Baker City man was arraigned Monday on a grand jury indictment charging him with one count of seconddegree assault and one count offourth-degreeassault. Austin Edward Scott, 21, of 2335 Baker St., No. 1, is accused of committing the crimes on Dec. 11, 2014, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club in Baker City, District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff said

in a press release. The second-degree assault chargealleges thatScott struck Thomas Hinrichsen, 26, of Baker City in the face with a metal T-square that was being used in a game of

shumeboard. Second-degree assault is a Class B felony. The fourth-degree assault charge, a Class A misdemeanor, alleges that Scott punched Dustin Melgarejo,

28, of Baker City, in the face during the fight. Shirtcliff said the case was underinvestigation for several months while the state awaitedcrime lab resultsof bloodtestssubmitted tothe Oregon State Police Crime

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Since Saturday you may, if you're a thrill seeker, go bungee jumping into the Crooked River Gorge from the Kgh Bridge at the Peter Skene Ogden Scenic Viewpoint there. Or, if that doesn't get your adrenaline pumping, you can take a quick trip to the Sunset Beach State Recreation Site for a quick paragliding lesson or tandem flight with a trained paraglider. These clearly aren't your mama's park activities, but they may well be the wave of the future. The state Parks and Recreation Department is in the midst of testing new attractions that may become fixtures at some state facilities as part of an effort to keep the department's sites attractive for today's users. In addition to tests in Central Oregon and on the coast south of Astoria, the department also is testing jet boating at the TouVelle State Recreation Site near Medford. Clearly, bungee jumping is not for everyone, and the parks department knows it must take care to assure that the addition of one use doesn't drive away those who come to a site for something else entirely. Meanwhile, the department's contracts with those providing the new activities run only through next summer's recreation season, which generally ends about Labor Day, the department says. Contractors must carry full insurance and indemnify the park department from any liability should something go wrong, as all vendors do. We'd hate to see Oregon's state park systemwhich offers camping, picnicking and other recreation opportunities from the Succor Creek State Natural Area within walking distance of the Idaho border to the Oregon coast — turn itself into a series of amusement parks for adrenaline junkies. Parks department oKcials presumably understand that something like paragliding may not blend well with the sort of family activities that go on at Tumalo State Park, for example. Moreover, they will take public comments until November 2016before making a finaldecision about them. So far, the department has proceeded with caution, as it should, and public response to the new activities will play a role in making them permanent or letting them disappear.

YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: The White House, 1600 PennsylvaniaAve.,Washington, D.C.20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202-456-2461;to send comments, go to www.whitehouse.gov/ contact. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building, U.S. Senate,Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3753; fax 202-228-3997. Portland office: One World Trade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386;fax 503-326-2900. Pendleton office:310 S.E. Second St. Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; merkley.senate.gov. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-5244; fax 202-228-2717. La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850; 541-962-7691; fax, 541-963-0885; wyden. senate.gov. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515, 202-2256730; fax 202-225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850; 541-624-2400, fax, 541-624-2402; walden.house.gov. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: 254 State Capitol, Salem, OR 97310; 503-378-3111; www.governor.oregon.gov. Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler: 350Winter St. N.E.,Suite 100, Salem, OR 97301-3896; 503-378-4329. Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum: Justice Building,Salem, OR 97301-4096; 503-378-4400. Oregon Legislature: Legislative documents and information are available online at www.leg.state.or.us. State Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario): District office: PO. Box 1027, Ontario, OR 97914; 541-889-8866. State Sen. Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day): District office: 111 Skyline Drive,John Day, OR 97845; 541-490-6528. Baker City Hall: 1655 First Street, PO. Box 650, Baker City, OR 97814; 541-523-6541; fax 541-524-2049. City Council meets the second and fourthTUesdays at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. R. Mack Augenfeld, Mike Downing, James Thomas, Benjamin Merrill, Rosemary Abell, Richard Langrell, Kim Mosier. Baker City administration: 541-523-6541. Mike Kee, city manager;Wyn Lohner, police chief; Mark John, fire chief; Michelle Owen, public works director; Luke Yeaton, HR manager and city recorder. Baker County Commission: Baker County Courthouse 1995 3rd St., Baker City, OR 97814; 541-523-8200. Meets the first and third Wednesdays at 9 a.m.; Bill Harvey (chair), Mark Bennett, Tim Kerns.

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a s rum 'sexitstrate Full disclosure: I never thought Donald Trump would formally declare his candidacy. Nor did I think he would make the required financial disclosure. And I was sure his asinine comments about John McCain would cause his numbers to tank. But I was wrong on all three, or what Mr. Trump would call "a loser." At this stage, even I'm thinking that maybe he was right to have once tweeted:"I can't believe that@CNN would waste time and money with@ smerconish — he has got nothing going. Jeff Zucker must be losing his touch!" Still, I want to quadruple down. I cannot see him competing beyond the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, which both take place next February — assuming that his name is even onthosetwo states'ballots.Despite his early success, I wouldn't be surprised to seehim drop outofcompet ition before votesare castin eitherofthose states. Thank goodness I have company. Stuart Stevens, the chief adviser for the Romney campaign in 2012, recently told Politico Magazine that he was ''highly skeptical" Trump would be on eitherofthoseballots. 'The process has no respect for wealth, status or power," Stevens said."All of that argues, to me, that Donald Trump will use the system to make the points he is making and exit before the parade of judgment days we call elections." Thursday's debate might hasten Trump's fall ifhe is forced to offer substance in his responses to Fox News moderators Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace. None is a patsy. He might escape a bit longer given that 90 minutes of debating split 10 ways could

18.9percentofthevote.)Perot'sstated rationale was that he didn't want the MICHAEL contest to be determined by the House SMERCONISH of Representatives, after no winner emerged from the Electoral College. give him ample opportunity to dodge. Or Later came the"true" reason for his maybe one ofhis opponents will engage withdrawal: Perot said President George him in a manner not seen thus far exH.W. Bush was planning to disrupt his cept by former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. daughter's wedding with a computerRegardless of the short-term outcome, altered photograph. my view is that he has peaked. "I can't prove any of it today, but it was A Quinnipiac University poll released a risk I did not have to take, and a risk last week shows him holding firm at I would not take where my daughter is 20 percent among Republican voters. concerned," Perot told"60 Minutes." Impressive in a (now) 17-candidate field, Consequently, the bar for withdrawal but where is the growth potential? Who has been set pretty high by one billionarethepeoplewho thus far,despite all aire for another. What does The Donald ofhiscoverage,have opted nottosupsay or do to get out? port him but will change their minds? I Here's the best I can come up with for don't see it, particularly where a full 30 now: percent — of Republicans — say there is Because the escaped Mexican drug no way they will ever support him. lordJoaquin"El Chapo" Guzman had More likely is that Trump will soon apparently put a price on Trump's head, becomethefi rststartofade similarto he could use the resulting security risk the fate of Michele Bachmann, Herman as the reason why he needs to accede Cain and Newt Gingrich in the 2012 to his family's wishes and exit the race. election. If I'm right, I doubt he has the (The tweet attributed to@EIChapOGusresolution of Hillary Clinton in 2008, or man has been translated as an obscenithe fortitude of Rick Santorum in 2012, to hang on when it's pretty clear the race ty-laced threat to make Trump swallow his words. ) is unwinnable. The Donald doesn't do Or maybe he will soon announce that second place in anything, much less fifth, he will withdraw from the campaign sixth or 10th. because third wife, Melania, is expecting What I can't fathom is his exit stratbaby No. 2 — Trump's sixth child and a egy. There's no way he tanks in the polls sibling f or olderbrother,Barron. or gets thumped at the ballot box, makes I know — it sounds crazy. Like saying a concession speech and goes quietly into your opponent is going to disrupt your the night. This man needs a big finish. daughter's wedding. Something fitting his ego. It's gotta be grandiose. Michael Smerconish writes for The Such as when, in the summer of 1992, Ross Perot suddenly withdrew his bid Philadelphia Inquirer, artd is host of for the presidency. (He resumed the race "Smerconish"on CNN. Readers ~y contact soon thereafter and placed third with him at r cr CKsmerconish.com

Your views Prohibition is 'politics as usual' for conservatives Through the Herald I have been following our city council's politically m otivated approach to the legalma rijuana issue. Their proposed prohibition ofboth medical and recreational sales is nothing more than a placebo, placating the abundant conservative attitudes of this corner of Oregon. This is the same mindset that wants less, if not zero, encroachment by our federal government on their lands and lives, yet the hypocrisy is evident. I seem to recall that the council was preparedto toutfederaldrug law as a means to an end, and, most recently, the hypothetical loss of federal funding and grants was used as another tactical excuse. I am not sure why the feds would

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single out Baker City as a whipping boy ate legal growers who will be more than when denial of federal funds to Porthappy to contribute medicinal mariland, Salem or Eugene would be more juana to patients in need. monetarily logical. Yet again I have gotIt is sad, however, that it has been loten off track, my point is that you can't cally forced underground when a major have it both ways. point of both Oregon laws was to end My sympathies go out to cancer the black market madness. The prohibipatient Carol Free and advocate Rodney tion oflegal marijuana, both medicinal and recreational, in Baker has little Shaw, their common-sense appeals falling on deaf ears — but they have nothimpact or meaning other than upholding to worry about. Every law-abiding ing the majority wishes of the voters. Politics as usual in a conservative adult Oregon citizen can legally grow world. If it makes them feel like they've and sustain a half-pound of marijuana, at all times. accomplished something, and the It is now more abundantly available majority is happy — I wouldn't dream of than ever. I have seen no law that protaking that away. I would much rather hibits the unpaid transfer of this legal walk amonghappy people,nom atter the lost revenue ... substance between law-abiding adult citizens. My intuition tells me there will Mike Meyer be plenty of kindhearted, compassionBaker City words and one letter per writer every15 days. Writers must sign their letter and include an address and phone number.

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"This has beenmy salvation." — Don Hansen, inmate and gardening student at Powder River Correctional Facility

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A small greenhouse within the big greenhouse hosts a wide variety of plants, including rhododendrons and spinach, that bask in a magenta glow.

GARDEN Continued from Page1A 'The first year, I did it alone," Gentili said.'Afler that, iMcClainl came and taught with me, and that

helped a lot." The PRCF Master Gardener program recently graduateditsclassof2015 — 13 inmates received their Certificates of Home Horticulture on July 6. The program, which started at PRCF in 2011, covers a wide range of skills, from vegetableand fl owe rgardening to disease identification and pest management. In addition, Powder River is the only Oregon correctional facility that offers instruction in greenhouse operation and management. The greenhouse course is Gentili's brainchild. ''We saw that the greenhouse wasn't being used," Gentili said."It was really nice, and they were using it for storage." The greenhouse is open to inmates in the Master Gardener program from midFebruary to mid-November, and everything that grows insidestartsfrom a seed ora cutting and is propagated by

the inmates. Gentili wrote the curriculum and an accompanying assessment to teach in the greenhouse, then he submitted it to OSU's Department of Horticulture and it was approvedshortly afterward. "It really is the feather in their cap," McClain said of the greenhouse course. Gentili uses the greenhouse quiz to teach the inmates a lesson about being prepared for class. "I give the greenhouse quiz twice — the first time they getit,they've done no reading and there's a 100 percent fail rate," Gentili said.'The purpose is to show them they can't wing it, they have to study. After greenhouse instructionand readings,Iget a 100 percent pass rate." The 13-week program offersclasses every Monday, for six hours per session, from February to July. To qualify for the program, inmates must have a GED or be inthe processofobtaining a GED, they must have a minimum of eight months lefton theirsentence before entering the program, and make appropriate arrangements with their work supervisorsto gettim e off

cost of the Master Gardener textbook. PeterHallett,the corrections and rehabilitation manager at PRCF, says inmates alsoneed to have a history of goodbehaviorattheprison. "There are one, two and three incentive levels," Hallett said."One means you've been written up for misconduct or bad behavior. You need to be at level two or threetotakethisclass." Don Hansen is a level three inmate and has been in the Master Gardener program for two years. He comes from afarming background, but says the instruction he's receivedin gardening at PRCF has been extremely valuable. "It's all hands-on working with the assistance of the greenhouse and the volunteers," Hansen said."And I've learneda lotaboutalternative methods of gardening and sustainable gardening." Hansen estimates there are 51different plantsgrowing in the outdoor garden, and about three quarters of these are vegetables. He says inmates have produced about 700 pounds of vegetablessince they began harvesting at the beginning of June. This is important, Hallett says,because itgivesinmates a chance to contribute to the PRCF community. "The last time they've eatenfresh vegetables,for some of them, it could have been years, "H allettsaid. "They start with dirt and a seed and produce food for the entire population here." But Gentili emphasizes that the class focuses on teaching inmates the ins and outs of gardening and the nursery business. "This class is not designed forfood production forthe prison," Gentili said.'Whatever we grow, they eat. But that's a byproduct." Gentili says the program produced 7,000 pounds of vegetableslastyear,and Hansen hopes this year's plot will yield 10,000 pounds. Janice Cowan, the Baker

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Behind fences and razor wire spreads a garden that first promotes knowledge and skills for inmates, but will indirectly help feed the prison community.

Members from around County representative for OSU's Extension Service, de- the Baker community with scribed the OSU and PRCF gardeningexpertise also volunteer their time teachpartnership as "wonderful." "But you have to be dediing morning lectures to the inmates. cated to it," Cowan said."It's very time-consuming and David Cowan, who's labor-intensive." Janice Cowan's husband and Thesedescriptions apply to the headofthe lawn and teachers and students. garden department at D&B In addition to 120 hours of Supply, is going into his third lecture time, inmates must yearteaching aclasson fruit tree pruning at PRCF. David alsocomplete 70 hours of required reading, indepenCowan has a degree in life dent research and homescience and has taught treework. They are tested on 14 pruning courses for eight subjects and are expected years. He says teaching at PRCF is different because to passatleast13 ofthem with a minimum score of 80 the inmates aren't just looking to pick up a hobby percent. This includes the final they're looking to make a exam. living. "Ifyou don'tapply your"Those guys are hungry for information," Cowan said. self, you won't get through "It's a different atmosphere this program," said inmate Mark Lenning, who is a 2015 there, and they ask different graduate. questions than, say, a home "They do a tremendous gardener would. And the proamount of work," Gentili gram has a good track record said."Other programs don't in helping them get placed in teachallthe aspectsofthe horticulture employment." nursery business. We do Both Gentili and Mceverythingfrom fertilizer to Clain are retired. Gentili flower arranging." is a former military officer Gentili says it's not and McClain worked as the uncommon for one or two groundskeeper for the Baker students to drop out of the SchoolDistrictfor20 years. program every year because McClain says programs the courseload becomes too like the one at PRCF are much to handle. crucial forinmates because r Now they go through an a strike on their record and orientation so they know no marketable job skills are what they're getting into," often the biggest obstacles in Gentili said. obtaining employment postBoth Gentili and McClain incarceration. "I feel it's a positive step teach on a volunteer basis. They prepare the materials, in changing the future and gradethe tests,and willalter lives of people we are teaching," McClain said. "It's not the curriculum to include specialareas ofinterests just a hobby — a majority based on class enthusiasm. of them are looking for a job opportunity." Gentili estimates that 80 percent of inmates who have completed the program and have since been released from prison are working in the nursery business. He said he knows of just two inmates who have gotten out and are not in the nursery business. "There's a guy in Bend starting a full nursery with greenhouse," Gentili said. "He startedita year ago,it's going to be extremely successful. "Another guy who is in there iPRCFl is from

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Washington, he's going to get out next month and his dad gave him 10 acres to build a nursery. He took the Master Gardener class, and he has been talking about it since day one." Both Gentili and McClain say they have been pleasantly surprised by the inmates' attitudes and enthusiasm toward the gardening classes, breaking any preconceived stereotypesor misconceptions that they had about prisoners. 'These guys spend hours studying, they want to improve their life," Gentili said. "I'm sure a lot of facilities are like that, but I didn't know." "One immatel who I didn't even know, who wasn't even involved in the program, he came up to me and said that he wanted to thank us for our time, to thank us for giving them something to look forward to," McClain said. For their part, inmates Hansen and Lenning say that enrolling in the Master Gardener program has contributed positively to their well-being during their time at PRCF. 'This has been my salvation," Hansen said."Being able to get away from the hubbub in there ithe prison) and have other people to work outside with you, it's great." 'There's an immediate benefit to being outside in the environment," Lenning said."It puts you back to being human." Gentili and McClain have planstoretire from the Master Gardener program after this year. PRCF and the OSU Extension Service arelookingfora M aster Gardener to take over the program in 2016. ''We'rein direneed ofvolunteers for next year," Hallett said."It ithe program) can't go away and there's a good possibility that it will because as of right now we have no volunteers to take it over." Any Master Gardener interestedin leading the 2016 course at PRCF should call Janice Cowan at 541-5236418 orHallettat541-5236680, extension 288.

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Bank of Eastern Oregon announces 2nd quarter earnings HEPPNER — Bank of Eastern Oregon nettedearnings of717,000 and 62 cents per share for the quarter last year. Year-to-date earnings are down slightly

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Crop insurance deadline nears in the Pacific Northwest USDA's Risk Management Agency reminds Pacific Northwest and Alaska producersofthefastapproaching 2016 sales closing deadlines for federal crop insurance programs. Producers need to buy, review or modify their crop insurance policies before the salesclosing datehas passed. Crop insurance provides protectionagainstcrop production lossesdueto natural perils such as drought, hail and excessive moisture. The sales closing date for fall-planted canola and rapeseed in Idaho, Oregon and Washington is Aug. 31. The sales closing date for fall-planted barley with winter coverage in select counties in Idaho, Oregon and Washington is Sept. 30. The sales closing date for fallplanted dry peas and lentils with winter coverage in select counties in Idaho and Washington is Sept. 30. The sales closing dateforforageialfalfalseed and form int with winter coverage in Idaho, Oregon and Washington is Sept. 30. The sales closing dateforforageproduction in Idaho,Oregon and Washington is Sept. 30. The sales closing date for wheat in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington is Sept. 30.

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The national survey provides a glimpse into how Americans think water should be managed at a time when abnormally dry weather has aNicted swaths of the country, and water shortages in some states have led to conflict over who should get water and how much. Two-thirds of Americans believe water is a limited resource thatcan be depleted ifpeople use too much, the poll found, and 70 percent believe that government should restrict how much residents and businesses use when drought takes hold. When asked to rate the importance of competing needs when waterisscarce,74 percent said agricultureshould be atop or high priority, followed by residential needs i66 percent), wildlife and ecosystemsi54 percent) and business and industry i42 percent). To Cheryl Hendricks in parched California, it's simple: To put food on the table "we rely on agriculture." "It's getting kind of serious when you are not giving water to people who are producing food," said Hendricks, 63, of Rancho Cucamonga, about 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. She and her husband are taking shorter showers and removing lawn in response to California's four-year drought, but for

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Tony Corcoran records sprinklers watering the lawn in front of a house in Beverly Hills, California. growers and ranchers "it's more important for them to have it." The poll's findings appear to run against criticism offarmingpracticesthatdemand vast amounts of water. In California, for example, agriculture accounts for80 percent ofallwater drawn from rivers, streams and the ground. Producing California's almond crop consumes more water than all the showering, dish-washing and other indoor household water use of the state's 39 million people. The drought has been acute in California, where rainfall has dippedtorecord lows, reservoirs aredepleted and stateregulators

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have ordered conservation from cities, businesses and agriculture. Some communities have been given nine months to cut their use by 36 percent compared to 2013 levels. Nevada's Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the country, is hovering near its historic low water mark and residents in the Las Vegas area have limits on lawn watering. In Oakridge in western Oregon, a community well is 23 feet below normal and restric tions prevent residents from washing cars and filling swimming pools. cWe needto takecareofpeople SeeDrought / Page 2B

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AntlersEsgressoreogensinnewliuilding • COA'ee drive-thru is in new building

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

The new employee told me that he quit. He said he did this because he was being hassledby otheremployees.I asked him to tell me who had beengivirg himabad time and he refused, sayirg that, in the end, tellirg me who was hasslirg him would not matter. In his mind, it was goirg to boil down to believirg the word oflong-time employees, or him. Based on that, he made the decision to simply quit. Iinterviewed the employees involved. All said that no harassmenttookplace.I chose not to pursue the matter. What am I missing here? — ROBERT K DEAR ROBERT: I believe you are missing that your company has turned into what the law in your state defines as a"hostile work environment." When someone in your employ, regardlessoftenure or position, feelssothreatened that they prefer to walk away from apaying job because of the environment created by fellow employees, action is way past due. You need to retain an experienced employment attorney to conduct an investigation into what took place. That attorney can recommend a courseofaction to address what happened to your former employee and can createpolicies,procedures and training so that this kind of situation does not take place again. Just because you have not heard from this former employee doesn't mean that this is resolved. There may be a legal case against you and your company. If the harassment was sexual in nature and was perpetrated by supervisors, those individuals may be personally liable. You should be prepared for adverse legal action, which an experienced employment attorney can proactively address.

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Antlers Espresso has reopened with a new permanent structure.

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in part by the La Grande Urban Renewal Agency, the drive-thru coffee shoplocatednear the corner ofIsland and Adams avenues in La Grande, looks to be more efficient with the change. "The old building wasn't intended for the amount of customers Antlers was getting," said owner Jenna Russell."I twa stoocongested."

Russell said she hopes to nearly double her staff. The business currently employs four college students. The new building, Russell said, will hopefully ease wait time for customers. "I want people to be able to swing in andbe abletogeta coffeewithout waiting in line," she said.cWe couldn't be fast enough in the previous building because it was too small." The new building is equipped with a largerespresso machine, an ice maker, a bathroom and room for storing supplies.

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ANTLERS Continued from Page 1B year has a limited amount offunding toallocate toward economic development projects within the La Grande Central Business Zone. The URA process, Russell said, was "really thorough." "However, when you have drive and passion, things just work out sometimes. I'm just really thankM," she said.'You always have to find ways to better your business, especially when you are competing with other coffee

shops." Russell said she now hopes to giveback even more to the community through things like Little League and Eastern Oregon University athletic sponsorships and participating in the Union County Fair. "Antlers has a really strong sense of community," she said."If someone comes and asks us for something, we are willing to help because we would not be here without them."

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WASHINGTON — Look around the country and you'll find the same impassioned argument about pay for low-wage workers is taking place. The $15 minimum wage was approvedinSeattlelastyearand iscurrently being proposed in New York City. Bernie Sanders is pushing for a federal $15 floor. Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate leading the latest polls, would prefer it remain as is, at $7.25 an hour. But raising the minimum wage carries a diferent significance depending on where you live. A dollar goes a lot further in the South than it does in New England. The Pew Research Center used regional price parities, supplied by

the Bureau of Economic Analysis, to place where $15 is actually worth estimate how fluctuations in purchas- $15 is Allentown, Pennsylvania, acing power affect the real implications cording to Pew. In some senses, local, price-driven of a$15minimum wage around the minimum wages already exist. country. Many of the findings are "Thereisa strong correlation fairly obvious — in New York Cit, where things are 22.3 percent more between the purchasing power expensive than the national average, parity data and the minimum wage the hike wouldn't mean quite as much amount, which shows that local policymakers are actually responsive to as it would in Macon, Georgia, where prices are 12.2 percent below average. the conditions of their states,"Alan But the overarching takeaway is Cole, an economist with the Tax still an important one. It's all about Foundation, told The Washington the real purchasing power of $15 in Post last month. The picture is similar to one BEA every state. In Honolulu, the priciest urban area in the United States, a data painted recently, which showed $15 minimum wage is worth only the value of state-level minimum about $12.24; in rural West Virginia, wages. States with higher minimum meanwhile, where prices are lower wages don't necessarily pay employthan anywhere else in the country, ees ahigher relative salary. And it underscores an important $15 is worth closer to $20. The only

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percent — think government should limit develContinued from Page 1B opers to building only in places with an adequate, first — and food," said Willong-term water supply. liam Clarke-Jessimy, 33, The advocacy group from Queens, New York, Food & Water Watch has who thinks homes and agurged Gov. Jerry Brown ricultureshould befavored to place a moratorium on forwater rights. groundwater use for irriHe's watched prices spike gatingcrops in some parts forCalifornia fresh fruits of theheavily farmed San and vegetables in his local Joaquin Valley. California markets, and he worries director Adam Scow said the poll's findings reflect about friends and family in the San Francisco area thatpeople value food who are living with the production but the group believes "we simply don't scarcity of water, with no relief in sight. have the water" to sup"It's really scary," he port crops in some drought stricken regions. said. "They need tofind David Abbott has ways to deal with the droughton a long-term witnessed the toll in his basis. I don't think a lot of hometown. people realize how bad it The resident of Winton, really is." California, in the heart of Earlier this month, the the state's Central Valley House passed Republifarm belt, has seen fields can-backed legislation turn to dusty patches and designedtobring more farm workers end up jobwater to California's farm less. Friends' wells have belt. Republicans have gone dry. blamed some cutbacks on In California, farmers environmental regulations have seenallocations of designedtoprotectsalmon w aterfrom rivers and resand the threatened Delta ervoirs slashed by governsmelt, a three-inch-long ment agencies in amounts fish that is disappearing. greater than at any other California Democratic Sen. time in California history, Dianne Feinstein has pro- forcing many to tap depletposed spending $1.3 billion ed groundwater sources or over a decade for reserbuy it at high prices. voirs, desalination projects Abbott, 27,a part-time and water recycling. collegebusiness profesAccording to the survey, sor, places home use and Republicans are slightly the needs of agriculture more likely than Demoon about equal footing. cratstocallw ater for For his part, he's watering agriculture a top priority, less outdoors at home, has 81 percent to 74 percent, changed shower heads to respectively. Democrats conserveand waits to get were more likely than a full load of dirty launRepublicans to see water dry before turning on the forwildlife and ecosystems washing machine. "I know it's hard when as a top need, 61 percent to 49 percent. we don't have water," said There was little variaAbbott, who lives amid tion in regions around farms andalmond orthe nation in picking top chards. "They say we are priorities. goingtohave arealwet The poll also found most winter, but I don't think that's going to be enough." Americans — nearly 80

part of national minimum-wage policy that doesn't often get discussed. If the goal is to ensure that all workers are paid a living wage and thecostofliving variesnotjust by state but by county, then regional pay floors make more sense. At the moment, there is at least one aspiring presidential candidate seems toagree.Democraticpresidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has said she supports a $15 minimumjust not for everyone. "I think part of the reason that the Congress and very strong Democraticsupporters ofincreasing the minimum wage are trying to debate and determine what's the national floor is because there are diferent economic environments," Clinton said in New Hampshire last month.

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program director. 'That's the hardest grant to get," Morton said."Everyone wantstopay forprogramming, which is great, but we need something to keep things runnmg. The Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center also benefitted from the awards, with

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Local nonprofit leaders are smiling after US Bank awarded$15,000 tothem last week. Five nonprofits in Union, Baker and Wallowa counties went home with a little more in their pockets after an informal US Bank reception held July 28 in La Grande. 'This is exciting for me becauseit'snotoften you get to give away free money," said Stacey Candlish, US Bank La Grande branch manager. Grant awards went to Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, the Baker County Fairgrounds, Friends of the Elgin Opera House, ArtsEast/ the Art Center and Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center. At Crossroads in Baker City, board member Brian Watt

said the nonprofit's $2,000 award will go toward supplies for Art Speak,"a program for at-risk kids," he said. 'They get to come in to a safe environment and create," Watt said. Over at the Baker County Fairgrounds, a $3,000 award went toward a door to separate sheep and hogs.

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a $5,000 grant. Executive Director Gwen Tim Mustoe/wescom News sennce Trice said the funds come at a Bob Kavanaugh, US Bank regional manager, second critical time for the nonprofit. "It is so timely to have this from right, speaks to grant recipients at a reception last week. Five nonprofits in Union, Baker andWallowa grant right now because we counties received funds. From left is Kathy Bonney, of areinthem idstofa strategic Friends of the Elgin Opera House, Angie Turner, of the planning extravaganza," she Baker County Fairgrounds, and Mika Morton, of Artssald. Maxville's seventh annual East/The Art Center. Gathering eventisslated for 'This will make the director Aug. 22, and the center is Angie Turner, fairgrounds manager, said the work was working on moving the last and stage manager's jobs so completedlastweek foruse much easier," she said. remaining Maxville building during the fair this week. Although actors and and onlylog structurecloser ''We got the numbers and to the interpretive center. those on set know their cues, "It helps me breathe a sigh the hog entries jumped to 71 chilrlren involved in shows are this year,"Turner said. Usuof relief"Trice said of the kept upstairs until they are ally, they have fewer than 50. due onstage. In the past, they grant. Turner said the $5,600projhave had to text someone to let US Bank Regional Manthem know it's time to come ager Bob Kavanaugh said ect, which was completed with the help ofother community he was impressed with the down. The headsets will be nonprofits' grant applications. sponsors, will help with safety readytogofortheproduction of"Little Shop of Hormrs"in and traffic flow at the fair. The grant awards, he said, In Union County, grant are not about US Bank but all September, Bonney said. monies will help those putting AtArtsEastiThe Art Center that the nonprofits do for their on shows at the Elgin Opera in La Grande, a $2,500 award communities. 'You guys are doing the will be used for operational House. Kathy Bonney, treasurer for the Friends of the costs — like electricity and air work, the heavy lifbng," he OperaHouse,saidits$2,500 and heating, said Mika Morsaid."I want to congratulate award will go toward a head- ton, ArtsEast program duector, you on your grants — so well and Darcy Dolge, Art Center written, so thought out." set communications system.

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ONTARIO — A closed Ontario food processing facility is getting new life as part of Idaho-based Fry Foods' expansion. The Select Onion Company, which produced bagged, whole peeled, frozen diced onions and onion rings, was built in 2000 and then closed in 2012. The company, which grew onions on 9,000 acres next to the plant, went bankrupt and hundreds of jobs were lost. Now, Fry Foods is planning to hire about 330 people from the Ontario area,according to a statement. At least 60 percent of thosejobs are supposed to go to low-income residents. The company will also be

KELLER Continued ~om Page 1B with a Certified Public Accounting Prm focused on minimizirg our tax liability. At this stage of growth, there might be other CPA Prms that could do more of what we need. The partner handling our account is a torg-time friend. Afterso many years I am already dreading having a conversation; even sendirg an email to setit up makesmy palms sweaty. What are your thoughts ahout this? — TOM F. DEAR TOM: It's a good businesspracticetoreview what your needs are today and what you will need in the future with any vendor. Be proactive and do this first with your CPA firm. You've identified areas your company may need assistance but you don't

Auditorsexamineenergytaxcreditsales By Ted Sickinger The Oregonian

SALEM — The Oregon Department of Energy has been allowing recipients of its energy tax credits to sell them to thirdpartiesatsteeperdiscounts than staterulesappear todictate,and now state auditors are taking an interest in the practice. The Secretary of State's office has receivedrecordsfrom the Department of Energy covering dozens of tax credit sales in 2013. They include sales by wind farm owners, coffee roasters, trucking firms and public agencies, all arranged by third party brokers earning sales commissions. Laura Tiller, a spokeswoman for the Secretary of State's office, wouldn't characterize the inquiry, first reported

by the East Oregonian."It's not an audit and we wouldn't be able to confirm an investigation until it's complete." But the Energy Department did provideda copy oftherecords itsentto the Secretary of State to The Oregonian. The agency issued nearly $1 billion in energy tax credits during the past decade. The majority of recipients chose the so called"pass- through option" which allows them to sell the credit at a discounted cash price — initially set at about 67 cents on the dollar. The individual or corporation who buys the credit, meanwhile, can use the full face value of the credit to offset their state tax liabilities over the following five years, earning a return on the purchase. Staterulesestablished thepass

through price to ensure most of the taxcreditproceeds would goto supportthe desired energy project,and the Energy Department enforced the rule as it originally brokered most of the tax credit sales. Legislators reduced the allowed discount on the tax credit sales in 2010 after determining it was too generous forbuyers.Bu ttax creditrecipients immediately protested the move. The new discount rate not only made the tax creditslesslucrativeto buyers,butin the aftermathofthe 2008recession,there were far fewer buyers in the market. Instead, they began using third party brokersto sellthecreditsratherthan waiting for the department to find a partner. The price ofthosesaleswasn't reported to the agency.

the start of the expansion six "You're really not building up the tightness that years ago. WASHINGTON — Wages everyone says. For the people who were saying the Fed's Because the ECI tracks

and salaries rose in the second quarter at the slowest pace on record, dashing projections that an improving labor market would boost

pay. The 0.2 percent advance was the smallest since records began in 1982 and followed a 0.7 percent increase in the first quarter, the Labor Department said Friday. The agency's employment cost index, which also includes benefits ,alsorose 0.2 percent in the second quarter from the prior three months. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and her col leagues arecounting on rising wages to boost the economy and bring inflation closertotheir2 percent goal. The setback may prompt some officials to call for a delay in raising interest rates for the first time since 2006. 'You're really not building up the tightness that everyone says," said Steven Ricchiuto, chief economist at Mizuho Securities USA Inc. in New York, who projected the overall ECI would rise 0.5 percent, among the lowestestimates."For thepeople who were saying the Fed's got to raiseratesin September, this is a shock." The median forecast of 57 economists surveyed projecteda 0.6 percent increase

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Wages and salaries typicall y account for about 70 percentoftotalem ployment expenses. The ECI data help color the outlook for worker pay after the June employment report showed average hourly earnings rose 2 percentfrom a year earlier, matching the average since

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million. The Oregon Strategic Reserve Fund chipped in a

$550 000 loan and Business Oregon, the state business and development agency, expandedits"enterprise zone" to include the facility. The enterprise zone designation comes with property tax exemptions. The state got behind the project, because Ontario has a poverty rate of 27 percent and high unemployment compared to the rest of Oregon.

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

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BAKER CITY 8t LA GRANDE MERCHANTS My name is Tamara D. McDonald . Someone has stolen checks on a c losed a c c o unt o f mine. The account is w ritten o n St e r l i n g Bank, last four numbers of account: 2754. P LEASE, D O N O T t ake an y o f the s e checks!! Please ask for ID and call police. Get license plate number, anything you can to stop this! PINOCHLE Fndays at 6:30 p.m. Senior Center 2810 Cedar St. Public is welcome

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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 3048 MONTHLY MEETING 2nd Thurs. of the month. Post St Auxiliary meet at

6:30 p.m. VFW Hall, 2005 Valley Ave., Baker 541-523-4988

PREGNANCY SUPPORT GROUP Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, post-partum. 541-786-9755

110 - Self-Help Group Meetings AA

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AA MEETINGS 2614 N. 3rd Street La Grande MON, I/I/ED, FRI NOON-1 PM TUESDA Y 7AM-8AM TUE, I/I/ED, THU 7PM-8PM SAT, SUN 10AM-11AM

SETTLER'S PARK ACTIVITIES 1st St 3rd FRIDAY (every month) Ceramics with Donna 9:00 AM — Noon. (Pnces from $3- $5)

AA MEETINGS 2614 N. 3rd Street La Grande MON, I/I/ED, FRI NOON-1 PM TUESDA Y 7AM-8AM TUE, I/I/ED, THU 7PM-8PM SAT, SUN 10AM-11AM

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ACCEPTANCE GROUP of Overeaters Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 7pm. United Methodist Church on 1612 4th St. in the library room in the basement. 541-786-5535

EVERY MORNING (M onday —nday) F Exercise Class;

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Evenings ©6:00 pm Elgin Methodist Church 7th and Birch

AL-ANON Concerned about someone else's drinking? Sat., 9 a.m. Northeast OR Compassion Center, 1250 Hughes Ln. Baker City (541)523-3431

CHRONIC PAIN Support Group families St fnends of al- Meet Fndays — 12:15 pm c oho l i c s . U n i on 1207 Dewey Ave. Baker Connection County. 568 — 4856 or IPT Wellness 541-523-9664 963-5772

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

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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

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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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725 - Apartment Rentals Union Co. 2 BDRM, 1 bath, stove, HIGHLAND VIEW refngerator, W/S/G inc I u d e d, W/D, $4 65 mo. 640 S 6th St, Elgin. 541-398-1602.

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All persons are hereby The Elms Apartments is informed that all dwellcurrently accepting i ngs a d ve rtised a r e applications. We have available on an equal available 2 bedroom opportunity basis. apartments in a clean, EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

attractive, quiet, well-maintained setting. Most utilities are paid, with onsite laundry facilities and a

ICingsview Apts. 2 bd, 1 ba. Call Century 21, Eagle Cap Realty. 541-963-1210

Welcome Home! Call (541) 963-7476

playground. Income restnctions apply and GREEN TREE HUD vouchers are APARTMENTS accepted. Please 2310 East Q Avenue ADULT LIVING, Large, contact manager's office La Grande,OR 97850 beautiful,quiet, 1-bdrm, at (541) 523-5908 or stop I by the office at 2920 1 bath upstairs apt. 9I Elm Street, Baker City $550/mo. Nosmoking, for an application. no pets. 509-374-7831 or Affordasble Studios, 541-51 9-5762. 1 Ltt 2 bedrooms. This is an equal (Income Restnctions Apply) BEAUTIFUL UPSTAIRS opportunity provider Professionally Managed STUDIO. Go r g eous by: GSL Properties k itchen w /c u s t o m Located Behind cabinets. 10 ft ceilings La Grande Town Center with ceiling fans. LaunTDD 1-800-545-1833 dry on site. W/S/G Ltt lawn care p r ovided. Close to park Ltt down- 725 - Apartment town. 2134 Grove St. Rentals Union Co.

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800 N 15th Ave Elgin, OR 97827 Now accepting applications f o r fed e r a l ly funded housing. 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units with rent based on income when available.

Prolect phone number: 541-437-0452 TTY: 1(800)735-2900 "This institute is an equal opportunity provider."

SENIOR AND DISABLED HOUSING Clover Glen Apartments, 2212 Cove Avenue, La Grande Clean Ltt well appointed 1 Ltt 2 bedroom units in a quiet location. Housing

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1 BDRM, 1 ba, w/d hookups, $425/mo + $425 dep. No pets/smoking. (541 ) 963-4907

THUNDERBIRD APARTMENTS 307 20th Street

COVE APARTMENTS 1906 Cove Avenue

APPLY today to qualify for subsidized rents at these quiet and centrally located multifamily housing properties. 1, 2 8r 3 bedroom units with rent based on income when ava ila ble. Prolect phone ¹: (541)963-3785 TTY: 1(800)735-2900

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UNION 2 bcI, $650. 1.5 bcI, $600. 2bd, 1ba $695. Senior discount, pets ok. 541-91 0-0811

VERY CLEAN, 1250 sq ft, 3 bed, 1 bath, util1905 TAURUS, 2 bcI, 1 SMALL 2-BDRM, 1 bath i ty, garage. Al l n e w ba, single garage, w/s w/appliances Ltt W/D. f looring. No p et s o r p d, no p e t s , $ 6 0 0 , Storage shed, fenced s moking. $ 8 0 0 m o . (541)962-7828 gravel backyard. $600/ 541-963-7724 mo Ltt$600 dep. Sm. pet neg. 509-374-7831 2 BD, 1 ba, garage, new 760 - Commercial or 541-519-5762 carpet, private b a ck yard, no smoking no SUNFIRE REAL Estate Rentals pets, $700/mo. Call LLC. has Houses, Du- 20 X40 shop, gas heat, 541-91 0-4262 roll-up a nd w a l k -in plexes Ltt Apartments doors, restroom, small for rent. Call Cheryl o ffice s p ace, $ 3 5 0 NEWER D U PLEX for Guzman fo r l i s t ings, month, $300 deposit. r ent. 3bd, 2 ba, g a s 541-523-7727. 541-91 0-3696. fireplace, A/C, large fenced yard and more! 752 - Houses for Avail. July 1st. $925 a Rent Union Co. month. 541-910-5059. 1 bdrm, full bath, up- 780 - Storage Units s tairs ove r a s h o p , 750 - Houses For southside, creek, great

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FSBO: Sm., cute 2-bdrm BEAUTIFUL VIEW lot in 2000 NEW VISION 1-bath on 2 1/4 acres Cove, Oregon. Build ULTRA 5TH WHEEL w /view . C l o s e t o y our d r ea m h o m e . town. 1 9 0 9 5 G race Septic approved, elecSt. $99,000/OBO. CaII: tnc within feet, stream (760)413-0001 or (760) r unning through l o t . 41 3-0002. A mazing v i e w s of e Seovitty irenoed mountains & v a l l ey. e CodedEotry NEW 3-BDRM 2-bath 3.02 acres, $62,000 208-761-4843 1700 sq ft Home Exe Lightedler yOvrpreteetkia cellent neighborhood e 6 diifererd size vNrls $16,000 Energy efficient Walk 1985 B E A CHCRAFT e LOISOIRV SIOrage in Shower $225,000 BUILD YOUR DREAM Magnum 192 Cuddy, Fully loaded! HOME. Lots on quiet Ca II 541-51 9-6528 41296 ChiooIRd,Baker Clty 200 hp, Coast Guard cul-de-sac, Scorpio Dr. Ori RrcahOrrraS radio, d e pt h f i n d e r, LG. 541-786-5674 825 - Houses for • 3 Slide Outs s wim/sk i p l a t f o r m , • W/D Combo Sale Union Co. very good c o ndition, Kitchen Island ONLY ONE 1-acre Deal canopy, boat c over, • •4-dr American West BEAUTIFUL Fridge/Freezer and e-z trailer included. Storage Canyon Lane view lot CUSTOM-BUI LT For more info. call: left. I n side city limits 7 days/24 houraccess $5,500 firm (541) 519-0026 541-663-6403 541-523-4564 with sewer and water COMPETITIVE RATES t o s i t e . Ca ll B i ll 541-272-2500 or Jodi Behind Armory on East 541-272-2900 for infor- 925 - Motor Homes 970 - Autos For Sale and H Streets. Baker City mation.

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1001 - Baker County Legal Notices STORAGE UNIT AUCTION Descnption of Property: Dresser, coffee table, suitcase, couch, BBQ, and boxes of miscellaneous items unable to inventory.

2000 CHEVY BLAZER w/ snow tires on nms and snow chains. New stereo system, hands free calling & xm radio capability. 2nd owner. Have all repair history. Good condition! $4000/OBO 541-403-4255

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Legal No. 00042158 Published: July 27, 29 3 1, August 3, 5 , 7 2015

Name of Person Foreclosing: Serve Yourself Units are managed by Nelson Real E state 2011 JEEP GRAND Agency, 845 CampCHEROKEE OVERLAND bell, Baker City, OR 97814, 541-523-6485 with HEMI VS

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needs to figure out why DEARABBY: I am 21 and on my second vague. We see a marriage counselor every marrmge. My husband of two years is every three weeks. I can ask the counselor. I can girl's dream man — the kindest, gentlest, ask aclosefriend.Ican buy books,but most patient guy. He loves mefor everything, thought I'd also give you a try. — NOT GOOD ENOUGH including my flaws. I honestly believe he is theonlyonewho could everhandle me. INNEW HAMPSHIRE DEAR NOT GOOD: Honest communicaSo tell me, why am I cheating on him? Inever thoughtIcould find myselfin this tion is essential in a strong marriage, so the person to ask is your situation. I have a lot happening in my life, but there husband because only he can DEAR is noexcuseforwh y Iam answer this question. straying from such an amazABB Y I'm gl ad that the two of ing husband. Ilove him, but you are in marriage counselwhen Iget a text,I hopeso ing,and Irecommend you badly that it's from the other man, and when raise this subject during your next session. it's from my husband I feel disappointment. Because your husband seems capable of only vague answers when you have asked We see the other man. He worksfor my for clarification, your counselor may be able parents. This situation is messy, and I don't know what to do. I can't tell my husbandto encourage him to open up. If that's not it would ruin his life. I'd ratherjust leave possible, then the two of you should consult him without giving any reason than tell him a licensedsex therapist. the truth. I want to leave him and live my DEARABBY: I'm 26and still live with own life ,butI'm afraid to beon my own. I don't know why I stay. I'm lost and confused. my mother, helping her with bills and rent. Can Ihave some advice,please? A couple of months ago Igot an opportu— RECELESS INFLORIDA nity to move out, but thefear ofleaving my DEAR RECKLESS: You're playing at mat- mother alone with her medical conditions rimony as if it were a game instead of a deep, stopped me. enduring partnership. Staying married to Now that I have another chance to move someone because you're af'raid to be on your outand live alone, Idon't know how to tell own is doing both of you a disservice. her, orevenifI should go.W hen both ofmy If you think leaving your husband"for no sisters moved out, Mom got really depressed. reason" would be less hurtful than telling My fear is she will find herself alone and try him the truth, you are mistaken. You owe to harm herself. What shouldI do? it to him to level with him about the affair — YOUNGADULT INFLORIDA DEAR YOUNG ADULT: The mark of so he won't blame himself for your leaving. When you do, I strongly recommend that a successful parent is having raised her children to be self-sufficient. Because you you get counseling from a licensed mental health professional to help you slow down are afraid your mother might become so and more carefully consider what you're do- depressed she might harm herself if you ing before you marry a third time. move, you should discuss this with her physician and explore what social services DEARABBY:I have been married for in your community can do to help her 8-1/2years to my wonderful husband. We adjust. Many hospitals have social workers on staff ,and thatwould be a placeto start are both 51. It's my first marriage and his asking what is available. second. He complains thatI am not sensual enoughforhisneeds,orintim ateenough.I Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van have been with only two men in my life but Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and have dated a lot. I'm Catholic andhad no complaints from my ex-ftance. was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com My questionis: How do Ibecome more or PO. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069. sensual and intimate? His complaints are

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WASHINGTON — The orange groves in Fort Myers, Florida, have turned to poison for David Mendes' honeybees. The onetime winter havens for bees have been treated with popular a pesticidethat he says kills his livelihood. Statesand thefederal government ate searching for ways to protect managed bees like Mendes'and their wild counterparts. The White House issued a strategyin Mayto pmmote the health ofhoneybeesand atleast24 stateshave enactedlaws to protectbees and other pollinators such as bats, bitds and butterflies. Of the 100 crops that supply about 90 percent of the foodformost oftheworld, 71 are pollinated by bees. Pollination has a direct effect on the quality of food and the diversity of crops. Declines in bee populations mean fitut and vegetablesare lessavailable and more expensive. Though the number of honeybee colonies managed by beekeepers appears to be on the rise for the first time since"colony collapse disorder" was identified in 2006, U.S. bee populations have notreturned to whatthey hadbeen beforea devastatingparasiteappeared in the late 1980s, causing the lossofup to 70 percentofm anaged bee colonies. Advocates hope they can stem future colonylosses by addressingpesti cideuseand pmtectinghabitats. But states have yet to prohibitneonicotinoids, or neonics, pesticides used on agricultural cmps,

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attackingthenervous system. Chemical companies say neonics, which can be sprayed on plants ,usedtocoatseedsbeforetheygerminate orapplied directly to soil, ate safer than older pesticides. Theydispute reseamh showing the chemical can be toxic to bees,sayingit relies on overexposinglaboratorybees to the chemicals. But Mendes is confident the chemicals have animpact on his bees as hemoves them amund the country to pollinate. Findingsafe placesto raisebees has gotten more difficult, he said. Keeping his hives next to crops like citrus or watermelons mean the colonies "just won't thrive." Others agree. The chemicalscan affectan entire colony, making it difficult for bees to return to the hive, and causereproductiveproblems and other long-term ailments, said Rikki Seguin, state director for the advocacy group EnvironmentOregon.

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