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Community Orchesba begins fall rehearsals on Sept, 18 The Baker Community Orchestra will begin weekly fall rehearsals on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6:15 p.m. for strings and 7 p m. for full orchestra, in the Baker High School band room at 2500 E St. and continuing on Thursdays through the fall. All interested musicians are welcome to join in. The orchestra plays music from many genres. This fall it is doing classical pieces, a movie theme, some Cole Porter tunes, and Christmas music. There is no charge to participate, though freewill donations to help pay for music are welcome. No auditions are required. All orchestra or band instruments, guitar and bass guitar are welcome as well. The Orchestra always has a need for strings, particularly cello, viola and bass. The group is also in need of trumpets and percussion. The Orchestra welcomes "drop in" musicians to come in to observe and to participate for the fun of it at any of rehearsals. The purpose of the Orchestra is to provide the opportunity for community members to participate in making music, in particular, adult "comeback" players. Many members enjoyed playing in high school or college, then quit playing for some time, often due to no opportunity to play. Others members have recently learned to play an instrument to join in. There is room for all in the Orchestra. Ifyou are interested and would like more information or to chat about joining, call Brian Watt at 541-523-4662.

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The Baker City Councilvoted Tuesday to give Baker County an additional $15,000 to hire more workers at the police and fire dispatch center. Baker County operates the Baker County Consolidated Dispatch Center, which handles radio communicationforthecity'spolice and fire departments. Sheila Thompson, the dispatchcenter' sdirector, said the center's been having stafFmgissues foraboutfour and a half years due to a general lack of funding. "I like the decision they made tonight," she said after the meeting. The city and county share costsforthe dispatch center's operation, with the county paying 30 percent and the city paying 70 percent, which roughly matches the usage patternsat the center.

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Officers from Baker City Police, sheriff's office and Oregon State Police searched Baker Middle School due to a bomb threatTuesday morning. Students were not in the building at the time, and nothing was found. By Chris Collins ccollins©bakercityherald.com

A 13-year-old Baker Middle School boy is being held in juvenile detention at The Dalles on a charge of rstfi degree disorderly conduct, accusedofleaving a note thatstated there was a bomb in the schooh Baker City Police learned of the threatat 6:30 a.m. Tuesday after a janitordiscovered thenote in a boys bathroom on the second floor of the Helen M. Stack Building, said Police Chief Wyn Lohner. Police and public works crews barricadedstreetssurrounding the school and plans were made to bus students to Baker High School as they arrived at the middle school Tuesday morning. The school served baggedbreakfaststo some, while othersatejustacrossthe streetat

the Presbyterian Church's Open Door free breakfast program, which startsat 7 a.m .each schoolday. Lohner said Baker School District personnel and 11 officers — three from the Oregon State Police, two sherifF's deputies and six from the city — began a search of the building and the grounds at about 7:30 a.m. Searchers returned by 8:15 a.m. to the command post that had been set up to report that nothing suspicious had been found. Middle school students were returnedtotheirclassrooms by 8:30 a.m., said Mindi Vaughan, BMS principal. Lohner said middle school stafF suspected who might have left the notebased on the Monday behavior of one of the students.

Vaughan said that because of the school's small population of about 260 students, the staff is well-acquainted with most of the seventhand eighth-graders and in tune to trouble when it arises. ''We knew there was one student who was really frustrated ion Monday) and wanted to go home," she said.sWe talked him into staying and fi nishing and he had a good day and wenttoallofhisclasses." Because of the stafF's suspicions, Lt. Kirk McCormick interviewed the boy who was then arrested on the misdemeanor charge based on information obtained in the interview. iThe Baker City Herald does not name juveniles charged with misdemeanor crimes.)

Baker City Mayor Clair Button is the first one to admit that sometimes the practice ofdemocracy atthe local level can be contentious Button, who stepped into the city's top elected slot in July, said usually the City Council tackles issues in a forthright, constructive manner which is followed by a consensus decision.

But not always. "Ninetyseven percent of the time we have a unanimous decision B utt o n and we can make some compromises," he said. He conceded, though, that when a flashpoint issue does arise, the council sometimes is divided.

'Those 4-3 idecisions) are usually the most contentious and unpleasant," he said. Button, who was voted into the mayor slot after the Council decided to rescind the title from Richard Langrell, who remains a councilor, said representative democracyworks best under certain circumstances. 'You really don't want to tick ofFhalf the community by being outrageous," he

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sald. The Council has weathereditsshareoftough issues during the past nine months. From a dispute regarding the Resort Street Local Improvement District tax assessments on property owners, to the decision to strip Langrell' stitle,controversy has seemed to always be lurking in the shadows. See Council/Page 2A

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100-acre fire discovered Monday afternoon by a hiker on the Ice Lake trail in the Eagle Cap Wilderness is under investigation as a human-caused fire. Nathan Goodrich, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest's North Zone fire management officer, said the West Fork fi reisburning between the Adam and Johnson Creek drainages. "Itstarted on the lower part of the Ice Creek Trail, less than half a mile from the IceLake bridge,"said Goodrich. That bridge crosses the West Fork of the Wallowa River, about three miles south of Wallowa Lake. After the hiker reported the fire, the Forest Service sent a helicopter to find the blaze, but the pilot couldn't see the smoke. Goodrich said a crew was then sent to hike the trail, and they estimated the fire at 2 acres.

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BAKER COUNTY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 • Baker City Farmers Market:3:30-6:30 p.m. at the Community Events Center, 2600 East St., Baker City. • Lower Powder River Irrigation District Board:7 p.m. at the Sunridge. THURSDAY, SEPT. 11 • Community Concert:Baker Community Concerts features Habaneros,7 p.m., Baker High School, 2500 ESt.; $25 adults, $15 students; season tickets are also available. FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 • Lone Pine Tree Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution:11: am., Sunridge Restaurant. • Adler House tours:10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 2305 Main St.; $6 adults, free for children; tours continue Saturday. • Last of the Season:Annual celebration to mark the end of the season at the Sumpter Dredge,11:30 a.m., Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area; meat and beverages provided; bring a potluckdish to share. SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 • Demonstrations:TheThreadbenders Guild ofBaker and Union counties is displaying works at Peterson'8 Gallery,1925 Main St. during September and will give demonstrations Sept. 13.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Sept. 10, 1964 The Oregon sportsmen feel that the Oregon Fish Commission is not doing the Iob of a "sustained yield" on the salmon and steelhead fish in the inland waters of the state, George Reed told members of the chamber of commerce legislative committee Wednesday morning. Reed made the statement in his explanation of the purpose of the initiative measure that will be on the Nov. 3 ballot which proposes to ban all commercial fishing for salmon and steelhead on inland waters in the state. 25 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald Sept. 11, 1989 Efforts to put the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center on the map received a major boost Friday. The Oregon Trail Steering Committee won a $42,100 grant from the Fred Meyer Charitable Trust for marketing the interpretive center planned at Flagstaff Hill. The steering committee was awarded 100 percent of the amount sought in its application. Funds will be used for pre-operational marketing materials, according to Gary Schmitt, committee chairman. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald Sept. 10, 2004 A feasibility study to determine whether to transform the 4,000-acre King Ranch property near Whitney into an off-highway vehicle park will include economic and environmental impacts and at least two public hearings a consultant told county commissioners Thursday. Terry Eccles, a partner in Salem-basedTEM Recreation Consultants, LLC, briefed commissioners on the scope of a feasibility study for purchasing the property from Kent and Anita Nelson for use as an OHV park. Commissioners will decide during theirWednesday morning regular session whether to hire Eccles' firm to complete the study. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald Sept. 18, 2013 Baker School Board members agreedTuesday night that the district should step back from any plans to establish a one-stop service center for children and families at the North Baker Education Center. More details are needed before moving forward with any plans, the directors stated, after hearing from two women coordinating the efforts.

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Button agreed that democracy often means disagreementbut hesaiditis important to remember that eachelectedleadernotonly represents his own voting bloc but the entire city as well. 'The thingis ifyou disagree you can be mad at me individually, but as a counselor you areresponsibleto setan example for the whole community," he said. Button will condude his public service on the Council at the end of this year. He alreadyserved two different terms on the Council and carriesauniqueperspective regarding local politics.

"In a democracy, you have a pendulum effect. And it all evens out. Certainlyitisn't perfect butoverthelong term itis a system I want," he said. Button said problems crop up when individual ambitions collide with long-term, city

Kim Mosier, Barbara Johnson and Mike Downing. Most recently, when the Gty Council had a special meeting Sept. 4 to evaluate City Manager Mike Kee's performance, Button, Mosier, Johnson and Downing attended. Langrell, Coles and Dorrah goals. "If during that idemocraticl were absent. process, people try to bully Button said he recogothers, it stops communication, nizes that occasionally the unless they have the majority. two groupsofelectedleaders But ve I'seen a lotofself-deare not on the same page and featingarguments,"hesaid. that is a situation he finds Any close observer of the troubling. "Like national politics, it's Baker Gty Council can identifyits two voting blocs. gotten to the point where Langrell, along with counpeople don'ttalk to each other cilors Roger Coles and Dennis and they divide into factions," Dorrah, sometimes stand on he said. the opposit e sideofan issue Button said democracy at from Button and councilors the Gty Council level is criti-

callyimportant for the overall health of the Republic. "It' sthelastplacewherea single individual can make a difference so I thinkitis important," he said. Button also said he wants to encourage local residents to participate in democracy and run for a seat on the council. 'To me itjust makes sense and those who can and have the time and energy and can stand a little heat should getinvolved, "he said.'We've made it sound so contentious that no one thinks they can stand and sit and serve. But a tremendous amount has gotten done. You have people ion the Council) who really want to get things done."

OBITUARIES Robert Richmond

the Order of the Eastern Star Youth Scholarship Funds, ESTARL, or to a charity of one's choice. This may be done through Coles Tribute Center, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.

and servedleadership rolesfor m any other Appendant and Concordant bodies of Freemasonry. He was honored to be Robert Main Richmond, 76, of Baker worthygrand patron ofthe Grand ChapCity, died Sept. 5, 2014, at Dillon, Monter of Oregon, currently chairman of tana. There will be a celrevisionoflaws and advisorto the most worthy grand patron, general grand ebrationofBob'slifeon Saturday, Sept. 13, at 10 chapter, OES. Bob traveled tirelessly for many years serving others where a.m. at the Baker High School auditorium, 2500 needed and with total commitment. Bob's love and commitment to his E St., with a reception family was at the forefront ofhis life. He Bob afte r ward. Richmond Ver l e and Jud Richwas a loving husband, son, and brother. mond welcomed their He was a wonderful father, grandfather, firstborn, wee Robbie, on Jan. 3, 1938, and uncle. He could fill a room with his at Thermopolis, Wyoming. He had the smile and sense ofhumor. honor of being the first grandchild to Bob was an avid reader! To say that he loved books, would be an understateRobert, his namesake, and first child born in 1938 in Hot Springs County. ment! In fact, Robert was on his way Imagine the thrill ofhis mother being home loaded down with close to 8,000 honored with $5 for this feat. books when he left us with a massive He preceded to live his life honoring heart attack in Dillon. his Scottish ancestors, carrying their Bob had a delightful way of sharing names with dignity. stories and reciting poetry. His delivery Bob had the joy and freedom of and style of those tales and poems would attending small country schools. His enchant all who were present. humor started atayoung tender age by Bob was a man of integrity. His word locking his teacher in the outhouse of the and his handshake were true and one-room schoolhouse — to the delight of unwavering. There was only one Bob fellow students! He learned a valuable Richmond and all who had the opporlesson in etiquette and proper decorum. tunity to have been a part ofhis life will Aftergraduationfrom Cody High be forever blessed. He has left a lasting School, Bob attended the University of impression on us all and will be in our Colorado, transferring to the University hearts eternally. of Idaho to graduate in 1961 with his Survivors include his wife, Joyce, of 56 degree in forestry. years; his daughter, Robyn RichmondBob began his 36-year career with Winden and son-in-law Jerry Winden; the Forest Service, pulling up stakes to his son, Jeffrey, and daughter-in law travel back and forth between North Kristy; his daughter, Verlyn Richmond, Dakota and Montana, Virginia and and special daughter, Cyndi Richmond; Oregon where he retired as supervisor of granddaughters Kaylin, Janae and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Haylee Winden; his mother, Katherine During these travels they were blessed Verle Richmond; his brother, Dennis with the opportunity to make lifelong Richmond; his sisters, Joan Richmond friends with so very many wonderful and MaryRichmond Anderson;brotherin-law, John Ellis Ward; sisters-in-law, and interesting people. Bob may have retired from the Forest Jean Ward, Judy Metzger and Lenna Service but he kept going nonstop right Bernhardt; plus many special cousins, up until he left his earthly home. He was nieces and nephews. a member of the Baker United MethodHe was preceded in death by his ist Church serving as finance chairman. father, George iJudl Richmond. Most Worshipful Brother Robert In lieu of flowers, the family suggests excelled as grand master of the Ancient memorial contributions to the Baker Free and Accepted Masons of Oregon United Methodist Church, Masonic and Baker City, 1938-2014

Carl Carpenter Baker City, 1934-2014

Carl LaVern Carpenter, 80, of Baker City, Sept. 7, 2014, at his home. The family is planning a private urn burial at the Union Cemetery in Union at a later time. Carl was born on Jan. 14, 1934, at Baker City arpe CatI t oRo b ertLeeC n te r Carpenter and Ethel May Dement Carpenter After attending school, Carl went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad as a section man. He worked for the railroad for 32 years. On Sept. 3, 1955, Carl married Jane Marie Patterson in Weiser, Idaho. The couple remained married for more than 57 years until Jane passed away. Carl enjoyed watching the Seattle Mariners, panning for gold, hunting, fishing and any other thing that would take him outdoors. He would say his biggest accomplishment was staying married for more than 57 years and raising his eight children. Carl is survived by his brothers, Ron Carpenter of Haines and Keith Carpenter of Baker City; his children: Sam Carpenter, Dawna L. Carpenter, Kathy Smith, Carl Carpenter Jr. and Chanc T. Carpenter, all of Baker City, Sarah A. Hanson of Clarkston, Washington, Casey L. Carpenter of Elko, Nevada, and Jasen M. Carpenter of Marysville, California; along with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Carl was preceded in death by his wifel; his parents; three brothers and two sisters. The family requested those wishing to contribute to the memory of Carl to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. This may be done through Gray's West & Company, 1500 Dewey Ave, Baker

City, OR 97814.

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Debi Garrett: Private graveside service Friday, Sept. 19 at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a celebration of Debi's life on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge, 2935 H St. in Baker City.

Baker City Police Arrests, citations OUT OF COUNTYWARRANT: Shebb Robert Bassman, 26, 1209 Court Ave., 6:35 p.m. Monday at Auburn and Seventh streets; jailed. FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT (domestic), HARASSMENT: Richard R. Wagner, 62, 1625 14th St., 1:40 p.m. Monday at his

SENIOR MENUS • THURSDAY:Chicken-broccoli Alfredo over fettuccine, baby carrots, green salad, garlic bread, cheesecake • FRIDAY:Sweet and sour pork over rice, Asian vegetables, Asian salad, bread, fruit Public luncheon atthe Senior Center,2810 Cedar St., noon; $3.50 donation (60 and older), $5.75 for thoseunder 60.

home; jailed. HARASSMENT, CRIMINAL TRESPASSING, UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE: Chantelle Jordain Griffin, 19, 2755 Eighth St., 11:21 a.m. Monday in the 1400 block of Dewey Ave., jailed and later released. DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Matthew Ryan Coon, 19, 3475 Carter St., 9:18 a.m. Monday in the 2100 block of 17th Street; jailed and later released on bail. CONTEMPT OF COURT: Patrick Bran Cleveland, 34, of 19301 Hughes Lane, 5:26 a.m. today, in the 500 block of Campbell Street; jailed. Baker County Sheriff Arrests, citations PROBATION VIOLATION: Ryan Adam Culley, 35, 1992 Plum St., 2:49 p.m. Monday at 40603 Sparta Butte Road; jailed. CONTEMPT OF COURT: Christina Janelle Cox, 58, transient, 11:08 a.m. Monday at the

Courthouse; jailed. POST-PRISON SUPERVISION VIOLATION (Baker County detainer): Michael Eugene Cassidy, 57, of 312 Hillcrest Place, No. 37, 3:48 p.m. Tuesday, in the alley of Auburn Avenue near Fourth Street; jailed. UNLAWFUL DELIVERY OF METHAMPHETAMINE (Baker County warrant): Jo Dodd Calhoun, 51, of 14593 Angel Lane, 7:14p.m.Tuesday, at his home; jailed and later released on bail. Oregon State Police Arrests, citations FAILURETO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER: Hermes Alfred Brown, 55, Baker City, 8:59 a.m. Sept. 2 on Pocahontas Road; cited and released. THEFT, LARCENY (Hood River County warrant): KelseyWarren Day, 22, North Powder, 8:34 a.m. Sept. 5 on Highway 30, Milepost 37; jailed and later released.

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Crossroadsartshowwinnersnamed Crossroads CarnegieArt Center has announced the artists who won awards at the 16th-annualArt at the Crossroads openregional show that

opened Sept.5. The show drew 132 entries fiom 59 artists. The judge was Barbara Noonan. More than

$1,000in cash prizes was awarded. Winners are: • Best of Show: Antonia Carriere of Halfway, pastel • First place: TomDimond of La Grande, blown glass • Second place: Janet HumeSchwarz of La Grande, photog-

raphy ~Third place: Vicki Herman of La Grande, acrylicon paper • Fourth place: George Keister of Baker City, oil • Fifth place: Doug Davies of Gresham, watercolor • Honorable mentions: Mary Davies Kerns of Princeton,

acrylic on board; Alan Glitzow of Donnelly, Idaho, earthenware mix; Steven Wadner of Union, mixed media; Ann Eriksmoen of Baker City, pastel; Amy VanGaasbeck of Baker City, charcoal. • People's Choice: Denise E. Stone of La Grande, batik watercolor

BakerCitvmanonensmohilerestaurant Twan's iConstantine's nickname is Twanl is located at 10th and Church Anthony Constantine developed streets. It is currently open from 7 a.m. an idea for a mobile restaurant when to 2p.m. Monday through Friday. On Sundays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. he was in high school and now, three the restaurant moves to serve food at years after graduating from Baker High School, he's opened Twan's, offer- Barley Brown's taphouse, 2200 Main ing breakfast burritos, Philly cheesSt. Twan's is housed in a camper trailer esteak sandwiches, grilled cheese and fries— with other specialson occasion. — painted white with blue stripesBy Lisa Britton

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that was outfitted for food preparation. Due to minimal insulation, Constantine said he might have to close during the coldest months, although he is looking for an indoor location. The restaurant is managed by Jake Gilmer. To call in an order for pick up, dial 541-403-4363. Updates and the menu are also posted on Facebooksearch for Twans.

Baker Coun seeks parole violator Clayton D. Bates, 31, has absconded from the supervision of the Baker County Parole and Probation Department on convictions for tampering with a witness and possessing methamphetamine. The Departmentis asking the public for help in finding Bates.

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Baker County residents should not attempt to apprehend him, however, said Will Benson, Parole and Probation supervisor. Bates has brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. Anyone with information about

Batesisasked to callParole and Probationat541-523-8217;the nearestpolice department;or the Baker County Consolidated Dispatch Center's business number, 541-523-6415; orsend the information via email to parole@bakercounty.org.

FROM THE HEART Communitypitches in to helpspay/neuter committee The Spay/Neuter Committee of New Hope for Eastern Oregon Animals would like to thank all the people who made our bake sale Aug. 29-30 a big success. Albertsons graciously allowed us to set up our tables in front of their store. Many New Hope volunteers provided baked goodsand treatsforour sale. Several people made generous donations. The Committeeisvery gratefulto our volunteers and the generous

people who stopped by to contribute. The money will go toward spaying/neutering feral cats within the Baker City area. The Committee would also

like to extend a big thank-you to York's for supplying the ice for our bottled water fundraiser during the Shriners' parade. The committee would also like to thank Linda and Bob Haynes for allowing us to set up our table in front of their store. We'd also like to thank all the wonderful people who bought water and left a donation. Karen Skeen Spay/Neuter Committee Chair Baker City

personable and wonderful. The peanut butter and jelly sandwich you made for me at 11 p.m. was the best. A super big thank-you to our friend Paula for her friendship. Bottom line — we are very fortunate to have such a dedicated group of people living and working in Baker City.

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Angela Mascall earns master's degree WILKES-BARRE, Pa.— Angela Mascall of North Powder has earned a Master of Science degree in education at Wilkes University. Mascall received her degree during the summer commencement ceremony Sept. 7.

Baker City Christian Church staff changes Luke Burton has been hired as associate/youth pastor at the Baker City Christian Church, and Jase Madsen is the church's new associate/children's pastor. Jesse Whitford is the lead pastor at the church at 675 Highway 7.

Forester to speak to woodland owners Paul Oester, Extension forester for the Oregon State University Extension Service in Union, Wallowa and Umatilla counties, will speak to the Baker County Private Woodlands Association during its Sept. 18 session. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. at the OSU Extension Offlce, 2600 East St. in Baker City. Oester manages the 120-acre Oberteuffer iObiel Research and Education forest and one ofhis current projects is studying how to manage forests for uneven-aged characteristics using an ITS or individual tree selection process. Little is known about uneven-aged forestry and this study will help provide information on how landowners can implement ITS in a typical mixed conifer forest and how the stand, including regeneration, responds to periodicharvestentries. Some of the questions the study is examining include: • Will uneven-age management promote a shift toward shade-tol eranttreespecies? • How will it influence the volume, type and quality of wood fiber production? •What aretheassociated logging costsand damage to residual trees? • How can ITS be used to enhance wildlife habitat? Everyone is welcome to attend the Sept. 18 meeting.

Daughters of American Revolution to meet

on the desk. Through the blood I was able to call 9-1-1. BJ and Jason from the Baker City Fire Department responded and transported me to the ER. A big thank-you to bothoftheseprofessional young men. You are the best and I appreciate your care and concern. Thank-you to the hospital stalKYou areprofessional,

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A regular meeting of the Lone Pine Tree Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will be Friday, Sept. 12, at the Sunridge restaurant in Baker City. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., with the meeting starting at noon. Chris Cantrell will talk about the Baker Heritage Museum, which she manages. Anyone interested in researching family history is invited to attend any meeting. For more information, call Meschelle Cookson at 541-523-4248, Joan Smith at 541963-4861,orRobertaMorin at541-446-3385. — Compiled from staff reports and press releases. Tocontribute, emrrit to neros@bakercityherrdd.com,ctdt 541-528-8678, or brirginforrtmtion to the Herutd office at 1915 First St.

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e invo ve Baker City Council members Dennis Dorrah, Roger Coles and Richard Langrell let down their constituents last week. The trio didn't attend a special City Council meeting during which councilors evaluated City Manager Mike Kee's performance over the past year. This is a vital part of the Council's job. Kee oversees the city's day-to-day operations. He's responsible for the city's 70 or so employees. Dorrah, Coles and Langrell have made it clear over the past year that they believe Kee has made mistakes. Given that, we don't understand why the three councilors didn't summarize their concerns about Kee during a meeting scheduled expressly for that purpose. Even though councilors evaluated Kee during a session closed to the public, as Oregon law allows, we would prefer that all seven of our elected representatives participate and add their opinions to the oKcial record. Dorrah and Coles will be leaving the Council when their terms end Dec. 31 — Dorrah is ineligible to run for re-election due to the city's term limits rule, and Coles decided not to seek another term. But we think all councilors, while they're in oKce, owe it to the people who elected them to participate as fully as possible in all of the Council's duties.

Your views Merkiey needs to be voted out of oNce Saul Alinsky was a radical that graduated from the University of Chicago and wrote two books, "Rules For Radicals," and "Reveille for Radicals," the subject being on how to create a socialist state. He died in 1972 but his writings still go on. Hillary Clinton did her college thesis on Alinsky writings and Obama writes about him in his books. Alinsky advocated eight rules to createasocialiststate,the fi rstbeing the most important. 1l Healthcare: Control healthcare and you control the people. 2l Poverty: Increase thepoverty level as highas possible.Poorpeopleare

easier to control and will not fight back if you are providing everything for them to live. 3l Debt: Increase the debt to an unsustainable level. That way you are able to increase taxes, and this will produce more poverty. 4l Gun control: Remove the ability to defend themselves from the government. That way you are able to create a police state. 5l Welfare: Take control of every aspectoftheir livesifood,housing and income). 6l Education: Take control of what peopleread and listen to.Take controlof what children learn in school. 7l Religion: Remove the belief in God

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These days it just isn't real until we can see it online. Now that video of Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice savagely punching his then-fiancee, now his wife, in an elevator earlier this year has surfaced online, he has been let go by his team and suspended indefinitely by the National Football League. And we are going to have to endure a lotofdebate about trivialnonsense while the most important issue gets little play. We'll get to hear about whether the team did the right thing. For itself? For its image? For its fans? And even for the victim, Janay Rice. We'll get to hear about whether the NFL did the right thing, with its initial

from the government and schools. 8l Class welfare: Divide the people into the wealthy and poor. This will cause more discontent and it will be easier to tax the wealthy with the support of the poor. Does any of this sound like what is happening in the United States? It is time for all Americans to wake up and votethebig government, socialist leaning politicians out of office. Senator Merkley has voted with the Obama agenda about 96 percent of the time. It'stime for him tobe voted outof

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LANE FILER two-game suspension, or the current one. And the talk will be about whether the league is hypocritical, or only cared aboutthe violence oncethe video disgustedenough people,ordidn'thave a strong enough reaction until it realized how very angry women and men who oppose violence against women were. All of this will be debated ad infinitum on talk radio and sports television. But what won't get nearly enough attention is the only important thing here:

Stop beating women. Stop accepting men who beat women. Stop teaching young men it's OK to beat women. Make every conversation about this a real conversation, not about marketing or products but about ending violence against women by abusive men. That's what the NFL should be talking about, what ESPN should be talking about, what the Ravens should be talking about and what everyone involved should be talking about. Everything else is trivial in comparison. ~ne Filler is a member of the Newsday editorial board. His errmil address is lane. filler@newsday.com.

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Enrollees s ouldn't pay for Cover Oregon's mistakes Editorial from The (Bend) Bulletin: Through no fault of their own, thousands of Oregonians may have to pay more than they expected to the IRS because of errors by Cover Oregon. These are people who followed the law, signing up for required health insurance as the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, required. Cover Oregon has identified at least four categories of people who face financial surprises. The latesttwo categories were revealed last week by The Oregonian's Nick Budnick, who reported that Cover Oregon

used an incorrect formula to calculate tax credits for: • People who bought policies that include non-standard benefits such as chiropractic or naturopathic coverage. • Some people in Marion and Polk counties, depending on what private policies they purchased through Cover Oregon. Cover Oregonhasn'tsaid how many people were affected, but Executive Director Aaron Patnode told The Oregonian: "I'm not trying to say this is an insignificant problem. It's anything other than that." Those people will face additional pay-

ments to the IRS, or a reduced tax return, because they'll have to pay back tax creditsthey received because of Cover Oregon's mistaken formula. Those repayments are limited depending on a person's income, Cover Oregon said, but still could total $300 for a family making twice the federalpoverty level,and up to $2,500 for families at four times that income level. Earlier, Cover Oregon had disclosed two other categories of people who might have to pay more: • About 1,400 were mistakenly enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan, which is the state's Medicaid program. They might

have to reimburse for benefits received. • Approximately700-800 people,in contrast, should have been put in the Oregon Health Plan, but were instead enrolled in private plans. They might have to repay tax creditsthey received. The errors were made by Cover Oregon, but it appears the repayments will be demanded from innocent enrollees. The injustice couldn't be clearer. Given thatelected state officials are responsiblefor the errors,allstate taxpayers must bear the burden of yet another Cover Oregon fiasco. Voters should not forgetitwhen it's time to vote.

CONTACT YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: The White House, 1600 PennsylvaniaAve.,Washington, D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202456-2461; 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 WorldTrade 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; 541962-7691; 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, 202-225-6730; fax 202-225-5774. La Grande office: 1211 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850;541-624-2400, fax, 541-624-2402; walden.house g OV.

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though only some would be affectedby theerror. In all other counties, the standard plans contain only the essential 10 benefits. And only people who took their credits in advance would be affected by the error. Under the ACA, people can choose to use some or all oftheircreditrightaway to lower their monthly premium, but they can also wait and use it when they file their taxes, reducing the total amount of taxes owed. '%e're still working to identifythe size and scopeof this problem," Patnode said. "It's a very complicated issue given how individualized the application is." The exchange discovered

standardplans thatcover Associated Press alternative carebeyond the PORTLAND — Cover 10 essential health benefits Oregon is trying to figure m andatedunder theAffordout how many people who able Care Act — such as enrolled in private health acupuncture and chiropractic insurance plans may owe care. more tax money as a result Most plans on the exof the exchange's blunder in change contain only the 10 calculating federal tax credits. essential benefits, such as Executive Director Aaron hospitalization, emergency or Patnode said the exchange preventive services. used the wrong formula to People who bought plans calculate credits for individu- in Marion and Polk counties als and families with incomes couldalso be affected,because between 139 and 400 percent those counties' standard ofthefederalpovertyline. silver plans — which are In Oregon, about 80 perused as a benchmark for the cent of the 67,500 people who tax credits — contain noneshave paid plan premiums sential benefits. Currently, qualified for a tax credit. 3,500peoplegettax credits The error is limited to in Marion and Polk counties, those who purchased nonaccording to Cover Oregon,

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without knowing what you guys were going to decide," Thompson told the council. The county, therefore, budgeted for the lesser amount

amount of $345,000.

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county the additional $15,000 on the condition that it's used to increase staffing at the dispatch center. Thompson said the money will allow the center to hire of$330,000 and billed the city to that effect, meaning an additional half-time staff member to help distribute the any additional money would arrive in the county coffers as workload and cover gaps in "unanticipated funds." scheduling due to lrainings, Kee said he was worried illness and other absences. that, since the funding would Also on Tuesday, the City go over to the county in the Council gave unanimous middle of the funding year, approvalto a setofcodes, it could end up sitting in the covenantsand restrictionsfor county's reserves until the the Elkhorn View Industrial next fiscal year began, rather Park. It's at the northwest corner than be used for dispatch center personnel. of town, and includes OTEC's The motion councilors headquarters and the Behlen approved Tuesday gives the factory, among other tenants.

Eagle Cap, they are banned within one-quarter mile of many lakes, including Ice Lake and the popular Lake Basin, which includes Mirror Lake. The West Fork fire has revived discussions among fire officials about the potential diKculties of protecting the south end of Wallowa Lake, with its state park, homes and businesses, from fire. "This is something we've talked about, the county, state and fire departments, for a long time," Goodrich said."Now that the fire is

bearing down on the lake, it made us regain some focus as far asfuelsreduction and evacuation plans. "There are more people up thereon a summer day than in Enterprise and Josephthe placeispacked and there is only one way in and one way out," Goodrich said. This summer the state and the Natural Resource Conservation Servicestarted funding mitigation and fuel breaks on private land, which will be a big help in protecting homes along the boundary of the wilderness.

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Continued ~om Page1A City Manager Mike Kee said that during discussions with Fred Warner Jr., chairman of the Baker County Board of Commissioners, "it was determined that the dispatch center could use another $15,000

on top ofthe$330,000 that was being recommended" as the city's contribution for the 2014-2015 fiscalyear,which started July 1. The city's budget committee then approved the new

FIRE Continued from Page1A Goodrich said the West Fork fire illustrates that despitecoolerweatherrecently, the fire danger remains high. '%e've had three or four human-caused fires recently," he said.'%eareatthedriest point of the year. We had an

escaped campfire iTuesdayl at Ice Lake, one at Mirror Lake, one in Six Lakes Basin and one at Duck Creek. All abandoned campfires." Although campfires are allowed in most places in the

Continued ~om Page1A The 13-year-old was arrested at 8:43 a.m. Tuesday and driven to the juvenile section of the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facility at The Dalles. The student is awaiting a preliminary hearing on the charge, said District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff. Lohner praised the cooperationfrom the police agencies and the school district, which he credited for the quick resolution of theinvestigation. "It takes a lot of people in a small community to work through these large-scale operations," he said. He added that he would liketodevelop some type of mechanism through the court system to hold parentsaccountableforthe costofsuch labor-intensive procedures. '%e'regoing to try toget compensation back from families," he said, noting that Tuesday's search of the building required his agency alone to hold two night-shift officers over

the error as it was preparing areport for the Internal Revenue Service. Essentially, Patnode said, Cover Oregon based its tax credit calculations on the totalvalueofpeople's premiums, instead of basing them on the portion of the plans that represent the 10 essential health benefits. For those affected by the error, it's still unclear how much they would have to pay back, officials said. In most cases analyzed thus far, nonessential health benefits represented only a small percent of the plansabout 2 percent — though in some casesalternative care represented a higher share of the plan.

Baker City Manager Mike Kee announced Tuesday that he has appointed Cliff Hall as interim fire chief. Hall replaces Jim Price, who has taken a Iob with the Rogue River Fire District.

Puhlic lanlstalKSaturlaV Utah State Representative Ken Ivory will be in Baker City on Saturday Sept. 13 to conduct a seminar on local control of public lands. The free event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

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in ou nOnCOn8r8nC8 By Gerry Steele Baker andEmmett slugged away at each other like a pair of heavyweight fighters Tuesday in a nonleague volleyball match in the Baker gym. With the match knotted at a game apiece, Baker earned a 30-28 decision in Game 3 to turn the tide in its favor. When all was said and done Baker came away with a 25-15, 17-25, 30-28, 25-18 victory. "I thought we played scrappy on defense late in that third game," said Baker coach Michele McCauley. "I'm glad we won it. We never gave up and kept plugging away." In Game 3, Baker fell behind 8-4 before rallying. The Bulldogs rode seven service points from Kayla Davis to take a 12-8 edge. The teams then battled through six ties before Michelle Freese served Baker on top 23-19. But Emmett still wasn't done. The Huskies forced five more ties before Baker finally pulled out the final two points for the win. Baker then used that momentum to build a 7-1 cushion in the fourth game. Emmett tried to rally but could get no closer than six points the rest of the match.

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In Game 1, Baker built a small lead before Danielle McCauley served eight straightpoints for a 18-7

lead. The Bulldogs held a solid leadforthe remainder of the game. In Game 2, Emmett broke awayfrom a 9-9 tie

to slowly pull away. Amy Wong had a solid all-around match for Baker. Wong was 14-of-17 serving, 11-of-14 serve receive and

9-of-11 digging. Freese was 12-of-14 serving and 34-of-43 hitting with 14 kills. Kate Averett was 8-of-10 serving and

17-of-20 hitting with seven kills. Davis was 13-of-14 serving and 15-of-23 hitting with two kills. Makenna Bachman was 12-of-14 serving and 4-of-6 hitting with 13 assists. McCauley was 19-of-19 serving, 9-of-9 hitting with two kills and 13-of-13 digging with 10 assists. Jennifer Hibbard was 3-of-4 serving, Kaeli Flanagan 13-of-17 hitting with four kills, Michelle Lehman 9-of-12 hitting with two kills, and Madi Elms 8-of15 on serve receive. Baker split the non-varsity matches. Baker won the frosh match 26-24, 21-25, 15-6. Carson Lien was 12-of14 serving and 13-of-16 digging. CheyAnne Watkins was 6-of-6 hitting with two kills. Gracee Cross had four blocks, and Desi Davis was 10-of-10 serving and 14-of17 passing. Baker lost the JV match 25-9, 25-23. Baker hosts Fruitland Thursday.

drop out of lead for AL wild card SEATTLE iAPl — Though the Mariners are the team in a tight playoff race, it was the Houston Astros who played like contenders Tuesday night. Jonathan Villar hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning to lift Collin McHugh and the Astros to a 2-1 victory over Seattle. Logan Morrison homered off McHugh in the eighth to tie it, but Houston countered and dropped the Mariners a half-game out in the race for the second AL wild card. 'This type of win builds character," said interim Astros manager Tom Lawless, who is 5-2 since taking over when Bo Porter was fired last week."They have the confidence and they know they can win." With two outs in the ninth, Yoervis Medina i4-3l walked Jon Singleton and he advanced to second on a wild pitch. Singleton moved to third on Matt Dominguez's single to deep shortstop. Villar bounced a 1-1 fastball from Charlie Furbush to the right of second baseman Robinson Cano, who made a dive for the ball as it skipped over his glove.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANIt',INGS

Ducks rise to No. 2 By Ralph D. Russo AP College FootballWater

After impressive performances in two of the young season'smost attractive nonconference showdowns, Oregon jumps to No. 2 in The Associated Press

college football poll behind No. 1 Florida State — and ahead of No. 3 Alabamaand Virginia Tech vaults into the rankings at No. 17. The Ducks pulled away late from Michigan State on Saturday at Autzen

Stadium in Eugene to beat the Spartans 46-27. Oregon receives16first-placevotes from the media panel. Florida State has 38 irst-place votes. f Alabama slipped one spot. No. 4 Oklahoma receivestwo fi rst-place votes. No. 5 Auburn, No. 6 Georgia and No. 7 Texas A&M give the Southeastern Conference four of the top seven. Michigan State slipped six spots to 13th.

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Ray Gibbons, left, CEO of St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City, received the PatriotAward Friday from Ricardo Gloria of the Oregon Army National Guard.

Baker City hospital CEO receives Patriot Award BAKER CITY — Ray Gibbons, CEO at St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City, received the Patriot Award on Friday for supporting his employees when they are called to active duty in the U.S. military. Officials from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve presented Gibbons with the award Friday afternoon at his office in the Baker City hospital. Mary P. Colvin, a surgeon at the hospital and a U.S. Navy reservist, nominated Gibbons for the award. Colvin wrote in the nomination: "On short notice, Mr. Ray Gibbons, CEO, Saint Alphonsus Medical Center- Baker City fully supported temporary active duty ordersto Naval HospitalPensacola during the months of April and May 2012. "Five months later, due to a Navy wide critical staffshortage ofgeneralsurgeons, Ireceived active duty specialw ork orders for fiscal year 2013 in support of my gaining command, Naval Hospital Pensacola. Again, Mr. Ray Gibbons provided his full support, and welcomed me upon return to my civilian practice in October 2013."

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NEODD receives innovation award from NADO WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Northeast Oregon Economic Development District, basedinEnterprise,received a 2014 Innovation Award from the NationalAssociation of Development Organizations Research Foundation last month for the NE Oregon Community Capital Collaborative project. NEOEDD is working to relocalize private investment from Wall Street to Main Street. The goal is to make more capital available to local businesses by shifbng a portion of the money that typically leaves the region back into local investments. NEOEDD is not focusing on accredited investors but on non-wealthy people who have some investment money and care about the region in which they live. aWe are looking at a number of ways to foster local investing," NEOEDD Executive Director Lisa Dawson said.aWe've already formed Local Impact Investing Opportunity Networks in Baker, Union and Wallowa counties. We are setting up public events and educational workshops for potential investors, business owners, attorneys and financial planners, so everyone can better understand some of the benefits and limitations oflocal investing." NEOEDD supports the crowdfunding site Changefunder, which focuses on projects in the Pacific Northwest. The first business featured on the site, the Lostine Tavern, raised nearly $28,000. NADOis a Washington, D.Co-based associat ion thatpromotes programs and policies that strengthen local governments, communities, and economies through regionalcooperation,program delivery,and comprehensivestrategies.Theassociation's InnovationAwards program recognizes regionaldevelopment organizationsand partnering organizationsforim provingthe economic and community competitiveness of the nation's regions and local communities.

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

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Jaymes and Makenzie Jesseph look over the space that will becomeThe Mongo, a Mongolian grill, in the SACAnnex in downtown La Grande. The couple recently moved to La Grande in hopes that it was the right place to establish their restaurant.

• La Grande couple hopes to open The Mongo by mid-October tively newlyweds, recently moved to La Grande in hopes that it was the right place to establish their Like so many in the U.S., Jaymes and Makenzie Jesseph restaurant, The Mongo. Makenhave a major goal in life: to own zie, 22, grew up in the area and their own business. has family nearby. "Living here has been so much They are hoping to make that dream a reality in a small easier, "Jaymes, 26,said."Itwas really hard 4efore moving to space in the SAC Annex at 1405 Washington Ave. where they are La Grande) but we have a lotof transforming what was once a suppoit. salon into a Mongolian grill. Jaymes was making weekend "It's pretty small, but my wife trips from the Spokane area, and I were looking for something where the couple lived, in order we could do together," Jaymes to prepareforthemove and the launch of their business. For said.aWe love the idea of a Mongolian-style restaurant. It's months, they researched possibiliso different than anything else we ties and even had some training have here." sessions with a chef in Boise, Idaho. Jaymes and Makenzie, relaBy Kelly Ducote

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aWe're rookies so we tried to do our homework," Makenzie said. Though rookies, the Jessephs are happy to have landed a location downtown that sees plenty of traffic. "La Grande is a great fit. I love the feel of it," Jaymes said. Once open, people will be able to seeJaymes and the grillat work. Inside, patrons will have an upclose view of the grill. oThey11 be able to see, is the grill clean? Is the chef clean?" Makenzie said. The Jessephs know they are going out on a limb and taking some big risks with The Mongo, but they are ready for the gamble. SeeDream / Page 2B

ome years ago an issue for discussion was brought up in an Advisory Board meeting I was facilitating. The topic was phrased as, "How do I turn employees into having an ownership mindset?" This same topic has been cycled through every few years as owners are in constantsearch toincrease employeeengagement. One major U.S. bank tried to jump start the process by granting shares of stock to every employee. What the question really boils down to is, "how much financial information should I share with my employees to get them to care about my company?" Public companies are required by law to share all their numbers. Private companiescover the spectrum from not sharing anything to sharing everything, including the salary and dividends the owner earns. My observation is that companies that share financial information are more focused and have a higher percentage of engaged employees. This is because there are usually rewards ifinancial and otherwise) tied directly to company financial results. I believe that when loyal, hardworking, dedicated and focused employees know the score and have the ability to positively influence it for their employer, many do step up for the opportunity. Those employees that don't, or won't, are fairly easy to recognize and can be redeployed elsewhere. That's the good news. The bad news, and scary news, is that more financial information is already being shared than you might think. First, your employees know a lot more than you think. An intelligent employeecan piece together approximaterevenue fi gures, estimateexpenses and offer up a range on profits just by doing some online research, SeeKeller / Page 2B

ORGANIC HARVEST MONTH

Organic ag is celebrated locally, nationally • A September salute to Oregon's organic agriculture WesCom News Servicestaff

Organic production remains a vibrant and expanding sector of agriculture 365 days a year, but September will include a special recognition both in Oregon and across the country. While the nation celebrates the ninth annual Organic Harvest Month, a yearly salutetoorganicagriculture in Oregon has been going for decades with the 26th annual Organically Grown in Oregon Week, beginning Sunday. What may have been consideredyears ago asfiinge sector of agriculture with a narrowlyfocused market base has

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US Census of Agriculture proves the point. "Organic agriculture is right at home in Oregon," said Katy Coba, the Oregon Department of Agriculture director.'The same great growing conditions and wonderful diversity of products thatservesallofOregon agriculture benefit our organic producers as well." According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, Oregon had 554 farms reporting they had marketed organic products with sales exceeding $194 million. That's only 1-V2 percent of the state's 35,439farms and stilllessthan four percent of Oregon's total cash receipts for 2012,buttheorganic sectorhas made serious inroads over the past several years. For SeeOrganic / Page 2B

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ORGANIC Continued from Page 1B many years, consumers were not able to find organic products readily available in mainstream markets. They would have to go to a healthfood store or a specialized niche market. Today, shoppers can find organic products in nearly every mainstream grocery store, either integrated with other foods, or placed in a special sectionfor organics. "Organic agriculture gives Oregon consumers a choice in the bounty of products they enjoy," ODA Marketing Director Gary Roth said. ''What Ipersonally celebrate during this special month is the availability of organic products that just wasn't there 20 years ago. We grow so many different crops in Oregon, and we have so many different organic crops to offer as well." The Census of Agriculture providesmore perspectiveon organic production. From the 2007 census to the 2012 census, the number of organic farms in Oregon dropped from 799 to 554. Still, Oregon is tied for sixth of all states in the number of organic farms. "The drop largely took place in the smaller operations, those farms with less than $5,000 in annual sales," saidDave Losh, state statistician with the Oregon field office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

DREAM Continued from Page 1B ''We don't have a lot of things holding us down right now," Makenzie said. Since moving to La Grande, a lot has changed for the Jessephs. Makenzie previously worked as a medical assistant while Jaymes was a certified welder. Now they work together. "It was a big transition," she said. "It's been pretty good," Jaymes added."I miss going to work." That is why the couple is anxious to open up and get

However, the market valueoforganicproducts in Oregon increased dramatically over the five year period from $88 million to $194 million. Oregon ranks third of all states in total organicproduct salesbehind only neighboring California and Washington. At the county level in Oregon, all but three counties reportedsalesoforganicproductsaspartofthe2012Census ofAgriculture. Lane County leads the way with 60 organic growers followed by Ciacka-

mas i53l, Jackson i36l, Linn i36l, Yamhill i36l, and Marion i35l counties. Even underpopulated Wheeler Countyin Eastern Oregonreports having one organic grower. In terms ofsalesoforganicpmducts, Klamath County surprisingly leads the state with more than $19.7 million in sales followed

by Linn i$18.7 million), Ciackamas i$18.5 million), Yamhill i$15.3 million), and Umatilla i$11.4million) counties. Statistics from another source — a survey by the Organic Trade Associationshow thattotalorganicfood salesjumped 10.2 percent nationally from 2011 to 2012. Specifically, US. sales of organic fresh produce increased by more 13 percent to $9.7 billion. That same survey saidorganics account for4.3 percentoftotalfood sales,but the marketshareisbiggerfor organic fruits and vegetables, which accounts for one of ev-

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back to a more regular schedule. The Mongolian sauces — some of which are Jesseph originals — areready but there is much renovation work to be done in the next few weeks. As the chef, Jaymes is ready to be cooking for customers. Makenzie is preparedtobe theface ofThe Mongo. Together they hope to

highlight local photography at the restaurant. ''We want to bring the community in as much as possible," Makenzie said. "Good food, good service and a nice atmosphere, that's what we're hoping for," Jaymes said.

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time toperfect a craft," Baker Former Foley Station Chef sald. Merlyn Baker will be preThe 40 paring an all locally-grown participators menu for the Farm-to-Fork Baker w h o are lucky dinner Saturday to celebrate enough to enjoy local agriculture. the four-course meal will be The farm-to-fork dinner in for a treat, he said. will be located at the base On the menu is teff crepes of Mt. Emily under cherry with grilled plums and trees that will be used in the sweet onions, Italian beef rolls stuffed with bacon dessert served by Baker. Baker has called La and Parmesan cheese and Grande home for 17 years. braised with swiss chard, He's been a chef for 42 lemon poppyseed cake with fresh berries, to name just years and has worked in San Francisco, Seattle, a few items. All food will Portland, the Caribbean come from local farms and and numerous other places, ranches. he said. He has also worked Baker said he was given with chefs from around the a list of the items available world. to him and with that he "Forty-two years is a long compiled the menu. The Observer

"This is a chance for farmers, ranchers and producers in the valley to show their products in the most creative way," Baker said. This event helps build a community interest in local

food, he added. "The farm-to-fork dinner is a model that many across the nation have done to highlight local food," Oregon Rural Action representative Thomas Stratton said.'We expose the process to the consumers and give them more information about the food they eat." Stratton said this is the first farm-to-fork dinner locally, but he's hoping this becomes an annual event. ''We'rebuilding a better relationship with farmers,"

Strattonsaid.'We're providing strength to our community. We're supporting localproducers ofthefood industry." The farm-to-fork dinner begins at 5 p.m. and is already sold out. However, if this year goes well, Stratton said, then ORA hopes to holditevery year ata different location. Stratton said he hopes the success of this event will encourage local producers to parti cipate nextyearand more of these dinners will be held throughout the year. The barn dance, which follows the dinner, is on its fourth year. The barn dance will have live music and a dessert auction and will begin at 7 p.m.

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ATHENA — The news came largely as a shock in downtown Athena, tucked behind miles of fresh-cut wheat fields following the recent summer harvest. Pendleton Grain Growers Inc., the longtimelocalfarmers'cooperative with roots dating back to the Great Depression, planned to close its retail store on Main Street where many in the small community shopped for their home, garden and agricultural needs. Officials with PGG made the announcement Aug. 14 after months of trying to find a buyer for each of six AG Supply locations. Stores in Pendleton, Hermiston and Milton-Freewater are also slated to close Friday. Losing retail hurts in every community, but especially tiny Athena — population 1,200 — where many items carried atPGG arenotavailable anywhere else in town. That means residents must drive 22 miles round-trip to Milton-Freewater or 36 miles to and from Pendleton to buy things like paint, irrigation or livestock supplies. Or even a hammer. The result hits residents at the gas pump and takes further income out of

the community. 'You can imagine, the impact is great," said Margaret Hansell, who serves as president of the Athena Chamber of Commerce.'There's no other business that supplies those things. PGG was the main one." The store also employed three local full-time workers, as well as seasonal help. Janet Cahill, a retired school teacher, said her grandson used to work in the store while visiting over summer from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. "I'm disappointed for the employm ent of the peoplethere,"Cahillsaid. "Because they depend on those jobs." For its part, PGG has stated the coop understands the impact losing these stores will have on communities. The boardofdirectorsincludes one member, McKenzie Hansell, who lives in Athena and two others in neighboring Helix, where the storeserved residents and farmers in the area. Spokeswoman Maddee Moore said the co-op is simply unable to continue operatingretail,and moved forward with clearing inventory in Athena. But that doesn't mean somebody else

couldn't step up and come into the storefront, she said. 'That option has been on the table since May," Moore said. GatheredWednesday morning at the Sugar Shack Espresso Bar not far from PGG, fiiends Cahill, Ellamae Kennedy, Carol Judkins and Karen Montee said they hear rumors about what will come of the building, but so far no action. They agreed the store filled a serious need in the community. Without it, they will have to start planning shopping trips to stores Athena just doesn't have. ''We'll just miss PGG, because it was so handy for all those little things," said Kennedy, who first came to Athena in 1950."It was a shock, after all these years." Vicki Bonifer, part-owner of the Sugar Shack, said the closing is a blow to therestofthe localbusinesscommunity. The more vibrant Main Street is, the more visitors Athena can attract, she said. And more visitors means more business for everybody. "It's justnice to have our streetsfull and thriving," Bonifer said.

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KELLER Continued from Pcge1A and by asking a couple of not so innocent questions. Second, your competition knows your numbers despite your attempts to keep financial data behind closed doors. Consider this: one owner thought that his company's financial information was being leaked by another owner on his Advisory Board. The owner received a call from a business broker who provided information thought to be known only inside the company. It just so happens that the internal company finance guy was providing regular updates to Dunn & Bradstreet. And who regularly pulled the company credit report? Not just the competition, but a business broker looking for an angle to approach the owner to encourage getting a better listing. Third, if people jump around in the same industry, there are very few things being kept under wraps, despite the besteffortsof attorneysto keep data itrade secrets) confidential. Fourth, sales people usuallyhave a pretty good idea as to what is happening because they are usually compensated for success in improving key metrics. It does not take much for a salespersontotake a report, do some quick calculations, and determine how their employer is doing, or how their next employer is doing. Fifth, accounting people know what is happening

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before the owner does. Those quiet, focused clerks surrounded by stacks of papersittingin frontof a computer screen all day know what is, or is not happening; who is, and is not producing; who is paid what, how much the rent is, how much is going out for meals, and such. So, what is the ugly? Anyone of the "bad" items can turn ugly, perhaps fatally impacting the company. This short list needs to be addressedto protectthefinancial integrity of your firm. H owever, Idon'tbelieve that any owner, despite their bestintentions,isevergoing to getemployees engaged beyond putting in time for a paycheck unless there is something bigger to share. It's one thing to provide incentives to sales people, but if nothing isoffered for other employees, they will resent what they are not being offered. This will simply accelerate disengagement and anger. In an age of no or low raises; rising energy and food costs and entitlement attitudes, it makes sense to engage as many employees as possible. This will require uncovering some part of the company financials, if only in percentages. How this gets done is ultimately left the owner of the company.

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EUGENE—Amida potential global shortfall in hazelnut production, Oregon grovesare expected to yield about20 percent lessthis year. The upshot for growers: rising prices for the nut sometimes known as the filbert that's found favor in recent years. "I think the consumer is going to be able to find them, but they might be a little more expensive," said Oregon grower Gene Tinker. A federal government forecastisfora harvestof about 36,000 tons in Oregon, down from last year's 45,000 tons, the Eugene Register-

Guard reported. The recent high, 47,000 tons, was from 2009. Oregon produces 99 percentofthedomestic crop ofhazelnuts. But that's only 5 percent of the world production. Globally, Turkey has been the big player, with a share ofproductionestimated at more than 70 percent, said Mike Klein of the Hazelnut Marketing Board. Klein said a severe freeze in Turkey this spring may have reduced the harvest there to 500,000 tons, down from 700,000 to 800,000 tons Turkey doesn't have a reliable forecastsystem, so the yield won't be known

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+ (4/e accept HUD + 1-bdrm, 1 bath. Small 1 bath. Appliances in1 ba, ga s f i r eplace pets/waterbeds. 1- bdrm mobile home newer carpet, garage, McElroy P r operties. pet allowed. $450/mo. cluded, W/D hook-up. fd. yd., w/s/g pd. plus $400/mo.Includes W/S/G 541-523-2621 1st, last fk $300 dep. $550/month plussecuRV spaces avail. Nice See at 1749 Church r it y d e p o s it . yd. care. All appl. w/d h ookup, $ 65 0 p l u s quiet downtown location St. 541-51 9-7063 541-963-5736. dep. No pets/no smok541-523-2777 NOW SHOWING: 4 plus bdrm, 2- bath, full base- SMALL, CUTE 2-bdrm FOR RENT or For Sale: NEW 3 bd r m , 2 b a , ing 3201 Union St. La 1-bath on 2 1/4 acres. In La Grande, compact ment. Near elementary Grande. (541)963-7380 $1050/mo, plus dep. to t ow n . 2 bd, 1 b at h m o bile s chool. Re m o d e l e d Close Some e x t r a s . No O NE M O NT H F R E E 2-BDRM, 1 1/ 2 b a t h. $550/mo. 1st fk last. home. Gas f u r nace kitchen, gas heat, charmsmoking. Pets on apRENT w/ lease agreeHouse all remodeled ing v in t a g e hom e, References required. and W H . W / D in p roval. Mt . Emi l y ment. Charming, large outside. Fenced yard, $900/mo. plus cleaning (760)413-0001 or (760) cluded. Energy eff iProperty Management 3 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath 41 3-0002. cient vinyl windows fk large family room, side deposit. 5 4 1-523-4043 (541 ) 962-1 074 duplex on th e n o rth b rand-new 2 0 - y e a r deck, back deck, lots for more info. s ide of t o w n . N e w SUNFIRE REAL Estate o f w i l d l ife . Qu i e t roof and replacement f looring a n d pai n t LLC. has Houses, Duneighborhood. $ 6 75 front door w/ covered EXCELLENT 2 bdrm duplexes fk Apartments throughout. Washer/ QUIET, COUNTRY entry porch. Low utility per month. 1st, last + plex in quiet La Grande dryer hookups, large for rent. Call Cheryl setting in Baker City dep. Ready to move b ills. $440 pe r m o . soutside location. GaGuzman fo r l i s t ings, yard, quiet neighbor4-bdrm, 2 bath, pet i n. 541-519-1301 o r $200 secunty deposit. r age fk s t orage, n o hood. W a t e r/sewer 541-523-7727. 541-523-6074 friendly house. Fenced No dogs, no smoking. smoking/pets, $675mo paid. Sorry, no pets. Call 541-910-0056 for yard, RV parking, patio. 541-963-4907 Takin A Ii c a tions viewing o r a d d itional $900/month; $925/deElectnc, W/S/G pd. 3-BDRM, 2 ba th. W/D rent or purchase inforposit. 541-786-6058. You pay gas heat. h ookup, g a s h e a t . mation. 2-BDRM, 1 bath. N ew $750/mo, $750 dep. $800/mo plus dep. STUDIO, $ 3 00/mo + Te I I s o m e o n e H a p py paint, carpets, range, +Last month's rent paid Molly Ragsdale FOR RENT or For Sale: water heater. $550/mo $300 dep. w/s/g paid. Birthday in our classified in 3installments In La Grande, 2 bd, 1 Property Management No smoking or pets. No pets.541-523-6485, References checked. section today! 541-519-8444 b ath m o b il e h o m e . ask for Paula 541-963-4907 720-375-1919 Spacious single-wide 752 - Houses for w/new deck. Gas furRent Union Co. nace and WH. W/D in2+ BD, 2b a, in I s land cluded. New refig and kitchen. $500 per mo. C ity, f en c e y ard . $200 secunty deposit. $850/mo plusdep. MT No dogs, no smoking. Emily Prop. ManageCall 541-910-0056 for ment. 541-962-1074

3 BD, 1 1/2 bth, close to hosp, college, school. Fenced back yard- lots of storage, No smoking/pets. $850 plus deposit. Avail. Qct. 1st. By appointment only, 541-963-3083 3 BDRM, 2 ba in Elgin.

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THE OBSERVER a BAKER CITY HERALD —9B 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE OF Preliminary UNION COUNTY Determination for BOARD OF Water Right Transfer COMMISSIONERS T-11761 T-11761 filed by the CorGOOD ROAD VACATION poration of the Presid-

crements for a fee of ing B i s ho p o f the $ 600.00 paid i n a d vance. The extension NOTICE IS H E REBY C hurch O f J es u s 2.73 acres, $45,000 ICing Quad P.S. 2,500 f ee shall b e i n t h e G IVEN, t h e Uni o n Christ Of L a t ter-Day and 3 acres, $49,000 ICFI wench, hand f orm o f c e r t i f ied o r County Board of ComSaints, 79 S Main St, Surplus Sale 8r Auction 208-761-4843 heaters, Sedona Rip LegaI No. 00037967 missioners will hold a S uite 1000, Salt Lake cashier's check made saw, 26" tires, front Published: September 3, payable to the c o mpublic h e a r in g on City, UT 84111-1929, B aker County w i l l b e bumper, gun case & 10,17, 2014 missioner. If the high Tuesday, September proposes a d d i t ional holding a public sale cover for ATV. bidder closed the sale 1 6, 2014, a t 1 0 : 0 0 points of appropriation Buying or Selling CORNER LOT. Crooked and auction of surplus FHA ¹ 4313478864 272 miles, $8,000 a .m. i n t h e J o s e p h and a change in place pnor to the expiration Real Estate? C reek S u b d i v i s i o n . items on September TS¹14-13014-25 ca II: 541-786-5870 p eriod, t h e u n u s e d Building Annex Conferof use u nder CertifiOur name is under 11005 ICristen W ay . 26, 2 0 1 4 a t 261 0 NOTICE OF DEFAULT portion of th e e x tenence Room, 1106 "IC" cate 35175. The nght SOLD! 101 ft. x 102 ft. Island Grove St., Baker City, AND FORECLOSURE sion fee shall be apAve., La Grande, to reallows the use of 0.05 915- Boats & Motors City. $70,000. OR. The sale will start SALE WHEREAS, on view a petition submitcfs from a well in Sec. plied to w a r d t he A rmand o Rob l e s , at 8:00 am and run un11/02/2000, a certain a mount d ue . I f t h e ted by Dennis Cross to 9, T3S, R38E, WM for 541-963-3474, 19 1/2" Sea Nymph. 135 til 1:00 pm. Sale items (Deed of Trust) was high bidder is unable vacate the f o llowing i rrigation in S e c ts . 9 hp Evinrude outboard. 541-975-4014 include o f f ic e f u r n iexecuted by Winnifred t o c l o s e t h e sal e p ortion o f Co u n t y and 10. The applicant 541-523-5315, Mike ture, tools, electronics, E. Oesterling, as TrusR oad 4 5 4 — Good proposes a d d i t ional within the required peand other misc. items. tor, in favor of Wells nod, or within any exRoad: points of appropriation The auction will begin F argo Hom e M o r t - t ension s o f t im e 541-963-4174 in Sec. 3, T3S, R38E, ROSE RIDGE 2 Subdivi- 925 - Motor Homes at 10;00 am and w ill gage, Inc, as Beneficigranted by the Secre- A 60 f oot w i de WM and to change the See all RMLS sion, Cove, OR. City: include the following: ary, and Amerititle, as right-of-way approxiplace of use to Sec. 3. Sewer/VVater available. tary, the high bidder Listings: Trustee a nd w as m ately 2000 f eet i n The Water Resources may be required to forRegular price: 1 acre www.valleyrealty.net R eco r d e d on 1989 Jeep Cherokee feit the cash deposit length along the west Department proposes m/I $69,900-$74,900 1999 Ford Taurus 11/13/2000 as Instruor, at the election of property lines of Tax to approve the transWe also provide property (2) 2000 Chevy Tahoe ment No. 00460103B, Lots 1601, 1800 and a fer, based on the remanagement. C heck the Foreclosure Com2006 Chevy Impala i n the o f f ic e o f t h e p ortion of 1 70 0 a n d q uirements o f O R S missioner after consulout our rental link on 2 002 D o d g e R a m Bake r C o u nt y , t ation wit h t h e H U D east property line of a Chapter 540 and OAR 894,000 BEAUTIFUL our w ebs i t e 1500 Ext. Cab Oregon Recorder, and 690-380-5000. Field Office represenp ortion o f T a x L o t www.ranchnhome.co VIEWS TOLOOK AT WHEREAS, the Deed tative, will be liable to 1900, all in Twp. 1N, A ny person ma y f i l e , m or c aII from your 10 acres in All Sale and Auction of Trust was insured Range 40 EWM, SecIointly or severally, a HUD for any costs inRanch-N-Home Realty, 2007 PHOENIX Cruiser Union, Land is builditems shall be transb y t he U N IT E D Class B Motorhome. curred as a result of tion 5. p rotest o r s t a n d i ng In c 541-963-5450. able, subject Io septic ported off county propSTATES SECRETARY such failure. The Com28,000 mi., new tires, s tatement w i t h i n 3 0 approval. 13249042 erty by purchaser on OF HOUSING AND fresh battenes for the missioner may, at the Adlacent landowners days after the last date I the day of the sale, no URBAN D EVELOPCentury 21 I new owner.. No damand interested persons of newspaper publicadirection of HUD Field exceptions. Payment MENT, (the Secretary) Eagle Cap Realty, age, pets or smoking. Office Representative, are invited to s u b m it t ion o f t h i s n o t i c e , p ursuant to t h e N a i 541-9634511. V ery g o o d s h a p e . is Due upon receipt of offer the property to w ritten o r o r a l t e s t i09/10/2014 . C aI I tional Housing Act for $38,500. May be seen the property and only the s e cond h i g hest mony before or on the (503) 986-0807 to obon the day of the sale. 860 - Ranches, farms the purpose of providby appt. 541-519-4960 day of the hearing. If tain additional informabidder to an a mount FOR SALE by owner — 3 All Auction items to be ing single family housequal to th e h ighest n o opposition Is p i e tion or a protest form. Bedroom 1 bath home 7 1/2 acres in Richland 930 - Recreational sold as is to the highing; and WHEREAS, price offered by that sented, the Board of If no protests are filed, o n large c o rner l o t est and best bidder. All the beneficial interest with 3 - b dr m 1 - b ath Vehicles b idder. There i s n o C ommissioners m a y the Department will isa cross f r o m pa r k . home. Abundant waSale items sold as is in the Deed of Trust is grant the request with sue a final order connght of redemption, or SALE of RVs not 2911 North 4th street for posted price. Cash n ow ow ned b y t h e ter. Cross fenced, 6 THE right o f p o s s e s sion s uch restriction as i t s istent w it h t h e p r ebeanng an Oregon inLa Grande. New carSecretary, pursuant to or checks will be acpastures, Solid barn, based upon a nght of deems r e a s onable. liminary determination. signia of compliance is pet, New roof, Large cepted. For questions a n a s s ignment r e Orchards w/cherries, redemption, i n t he Additional information illegal: cal l B u i lding cal Baker County FaICitchen, Small Shop, corded on 4/4/2008, as peaches and p e ars. on the request may be Published: September 10 mortgagor or o t h e rs Codes (503) 373-1257. and upgrades, asking cilities, 541-523-6416. I ns t r u m e n t ¹ $240,000. possible disobtained from the Unand 17,2014 subsequent to a fore$129,000 Please call 08150095B i n the count for quick sale. closure completed purion County Planning 208-392-9628 or 24 ft. 2013 KEYSTONE Legal No. 00038102 o ffice o f t h e B a k e r suant t o 541-51 9-71 94 t he A ct . Department. LegaI No. 00037914 P assport Ul tr a l i t e Published: September 208-31 5-0886 County, Orego n Therefore, the Foreclo195RB travel t railer. 10, 12, 17, 19, 22, 24, R ecor d e r , and IN THE CIRCUIT sure C o m m i s s ioner Hanley Jenkins, II 880 - Commercial Excellent c o n d i t ion. 2014 WHEREAS, a default COURT FOR THE w ill issue a D eed t o Planning Director Used two times. Rear has been made by rea- the purchaser(s) upon STATE OF OREGON Property IN THE MATTER OF c orner b a th , a n g l e son of failure to pay all receipt of t h e e n t i re Publish: August 27, 2014 FOR THE COUNTY OF 2785 MAIN ST. 4-bdrm, THE ESTATE OF shower, toilet & sink, sums due under the UNION & September 10, 2014 purchase pnce in ac3 bath w/shop, fenced JOAN D. MILLER, rear wardrobe, gas & Deed of Trust, pursu(Probate Department) cordance w i t h the backyard & 1 car garage. Deceased. e lectric f r idge, A / C , ant t o P a ragraph 9 terms of the sale as Leqal No. 00037703 In the Matter of Estate PRICE REDUCED! $155,000 State of Oregon TV, r a dio, & DVD Subsection (i) of said of ANNABEL K. p roved herein H U D TAICE ADVANTAGE Andrew Bryan County of Baker player. 3 burner range, d eed o f T r u s t a n d CARLSEN, Deceased. does no t g u a rantee of this 2 year old home! Owner/Broker NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S double kitchen sinnk, WHEREAS, by virtue that the property will 541-519-4072 3 Bed, 2.5 Bath, Clicult Couit SALE booth dinette, pantry. o f t hi s d e f ault, t h e Case No. 14-08-8498 be vacant. The amount 1850sqft large fenced In Probate Front q u e e n bed Secretary has declared that must be paid by yard. $209,000. Ca se N o. 14-594 On September 18, 2014 w/wardrobes on both the entire amount of NOTICE TO the Mortgagor, to stop 2905 N Depot St., LG at the hour of 1 0 :00 sides. Sleeps 4. Dual the indebtedness INTERESTED PERSON 413302 HWY 30 t he sale prior to t h e 541-805-9676 NOTICE TO a .m. a t t he Uni o n axle, much more! Dry secured by the Deed Commercial/Residential scheduled sale date is County Sheriff's Of - NOTICE IS HEREBY w eight 3 , 7 3 9 l bs . INTERESTED PERSONS of Trust to be immediVa ca nt La n d. $275,000. $85,716.94 a s of 845 -Mobile Homes fice, 1109 IC Ave, La $16,500. ately due and payable, GIVEN that the underAndrew Bryan 9/23/2014, PLUS all NOTICE I S H E REBY NOW THEREFORE, Union Co. Grande, Oregon, the 541-523-4499 signed has been apOwner/Broker other amounts that are GIVEN that the underdefendant's i n t e rest p ursuant t o po w e r pointed personal rep3 BD, 2 bath, 1 bath w/ 541-519-4072 due under the m ortsigned has been apwill be sold, sublect to MUST SEE! 2006 NoI acuzzi ba t h t ub . v esting in me by t h e resentative for the gage agreement. Plus pointed personal repredemption, in the real mad pull along, model S ingle Family M o r t f enced yard & f r u i t above-referenced esadvertising costs and r esentative. Al l p e r property c o m m o nly tate. All persons hav3150, 2 slides. Nice, gage Foreclosure Act trees, raspbernes, dog sons h aving c l a i ms of 1994, 1 2 U . S .C. postage expenses inknown as: 760 E Ash needs some work. Will ing claims against the kennel, $20,000. Call BEST CORNER location curred in giving notice, against the estate are for lease on A dams Street, Union, Oregon 541-975-3775. s ell for $ 7 ,500. No 3 751 et seq., by 24 estate are required to mileage by the most required t o p r e s e nt Ave. LG. 1100 sq. ft. 97883. The court case Trades. 541-963-0633 CFR part 27, subpart present them, with reasonable road disthem, with v o uchers n um b e r Is B, and by the Secrevouchers attached, to 3 BDRM T RA I L E R , Lg. pnvate parking. Retance for posting noattached, to the under13-07-48531, w h e re m odel or us e a s i s . PRESIDENT GOLF Cart. tary's designation of the undersigned pern ewer w i n d ow s & tices and for the Foresigned Personal Rep541-805-91 23 U.S. BANIC TRUST, sonal representative at doors, cntrl air, deck, Good cond. Repriced us a s F o r e c losure c losur e C om m i s resentative at Silven, N.A., AS T RUSTEE Commissioner" notice at $2999. Contact Lisa 1507 Y Avenue, La f enced y a r d , i n s u l sioner's attendance at Schmeits & Vaughan, FOR LSF8 MASTER is hereby given that on Grande, OR 97850, shop-storage. $8500 (541 ) 963-21 61 the sale, reasonable Attorneys at Law, P.O. PARTICIPATION 9/24/2014 at 10:00 AM within four months afobo. 541-786-9518 and customary costs Box 965, Baker City, TRUST, BY CALIBER local time, all real and ter the date of first incurred for t itle and 970 - Autos For Sale Oregon, 97814, within HOME LOANS, INC., 850 - Lots & Proppersonal property at or publication of this nolien record searches, four (4) months after AS ITS ATTORNEY IN used i n c o n n e c t ion tice, or the claims may erty Baker Co. the n eces s a r y the date of first publi1988 FORDThunderbird FACT is plaintiff, and w ith f o l l o w in g d e be barred. out-of-pocket costs inTurbo Coupe cation of this notice, or STATE OF OREGON, All persons whose nghts 5 .78 A CRES, 3 6 x 4 8 s cribe d pre m i s e s curred by the Foreclo1961 Willy's Wagon. t he c laims m a y b e OREGON DEPARTshop, full bath, well ("Property") will be sold may be affected by sure Commissioner for 541-523-5315 Mlke barred. 8r septic installed. 7 M ENT O F S T A T E the proceedings may at public auction to the recording documents. LANDS, ESTATE ADmi. from town. Price highest bidder: Comobtain additional inforPlus a commission for All persons whose rights reduced to $166,600. M I N I ST RATO R, AS monly known as: 1305 mation from the rethe Foreclosure commay be affected by 503-385-8577 PERSONAL REPREValley Avenue, Baker cords of the Court, the missioner and all other the proceedings may SENTATIVE/CONCity, OR 97814 APN: personal representac osts incurred in t h e obtain additional infor855 - Lots & PropSTRUCTIVE TRUSTEE tive, or the lawyer for 0 954016CD 1 2 8 0 0 c onnection w it h t h e m ation from t h e r e OF THE ESTATE OF the personal represenerty Union Co. More thoroughly deforeclosure prior to records of the court, the JOHN FESICANICH; scnbed as: Lots 1 and tative, Charles H. Gili nstatement . Da t e : 1/3 T O 3 a cr e lo t s , Personal RepresentaCAM CREDITS, INC„ 2, Block 30, Pacific AdSouth 12th, beautiful S eptember 3 , 2 0 1 4 UNICNOWN HEIRS OF lis. tive, or the attorneys dition, according to the view, & creek starting FORECLOSURE COM- JOHN FESICANICH, The first published on for our most current offers and to for the Personal RepOfficial Plat thereof, in Fnday, September 3, MISSIONER: CIMARa t $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . Ca I I resentative. OTHER PERSONS OR 2014. Baker City, County of browse our complete inventory. 541-91 0-3568. RON SERVICE CORP, P A R T I ES, i n c I u d i n g Dated and first p ubB aker and St ate o f Linda IC Carlsen of N E V A D A 4 25 lished September 3, O CCUPANTS, U N Oregon. The sale will M echem D r ive R u i- ICNOWN CLAIMING Personal Representative BUILDABLE LOTS o n 2014. be held at the followdoso, NM 88345 Teleq uiet c u l -de-sac, i n ANY R IG HT, TITLE, PERSONAL REPRESENi ng location: A t t h e p hone N o . (575 ) Sunny Hills, South LG. Personal Representative LIEN, OR INTEREST TATIVE m ain entrance to t h e 808-8394 F a c s imile 541-786-5674. Broker J. Henry IN THE PROEPRTY Linda IC. Carlsen 1415 Adams Ave • 541-963-4161 Catherine County C o u r t h ouse No. ( 5 75) 808-8397 Owned. PO Box 894 DESCRIBED IN THE 1995 3rd St . B aker, CATHEY E. LATNER, COMPLAINT HEREIN, 1507 Y Avenue La Grande, OR 97850 O R 97814 Pe r T h e V ic e P r e s id e nt a re defendants. T h e Secretary of Housing P1 098829 9/1 0/2014 sale is a public auction LAWYER FOR PERand Urban Developto the highest bidder ment th e e s t i m ated Legal No. 00038109 SONAL REPRESENTAfor cash or cashier's o pening bi d w i l l b e TIVE. Published: September check, in hand, made Charles H. Gillis $85,891.94. There will 10, 2014 out to U n ion County 1306 Adams Avenue b e no p r o -ration o f S heriff's Office. F o r La Grande, OR 97850 taxes, rents or ot her 1010 - Union Co. m ore information o n Ph: (541) 963-2700 income o r l i a b ilities, Legal Notices this sale go to: e xcept that th e p u rFax: (541) 963-2711 PUBLIC NOTICE www.ore onshenffs. Email: chaser will pay, at or com/sa l es. ht m before the closing, his charlie©gillis-law.com prorate share of any P U B L I C N O T I C E HEREBY IS G IVEN Published: August 20, real estate taxes that Published: September 3, THAT THE TWO-YEAR 27, 2014 and have been paid by the 10,17, 2014 PERIOD FOR THE RESeptember 3, 10, 2014 Secretary to the date DEMPTION OF REAL of the foreclosure sale. Legal No.00037997 P ROPERTIES IN - Legal No. 00037711 When making a bid, all CLUDED IN THE 2012 b idders e x c ep t t h e D ELINQUENT T A X Secretary must submit NOTICE TO LIEN FORECLOSURE a deposit totaling ten INTERESTED PERSONS PROCEEDINGS INSTIpercent (10%) of the TUTED BY U N I ON J. Glenn Null has been Secretary's estimated COUNTY, OREGON, appointed P e r s o nal b id a m o unt , i n t h e Representative (hereform o f a c a s h i er's ON AUGUST 24, 2012 after PR) of the Estate IN T H E C I RC U IT check made payable to of Mary A. Fincher, COURT O F THE the Foreclosure ComDeceased, P r o bate STATE OF OREGON missioner C i m a r r on FOR UNION COUNTY, No. 14-08-8500, Union Trustee Services. Each SUIT NUM B E R County Circuit Court, o ral bid need not be State of Oregon. All 12-08-47924 AND INaccompanied by a depersons whose rights CLUDED I N THE posit. If the successful may be affected by JUDGMENT AND DEbid is an oral, a deposit C REE ENT E R E D the proceeding may of $8,589.19 must be obtain additional inforTHEREIN ON S EPpresented before the 1. Full color Real E st ate pi ct ur e a d T EMBER 26 , 2 0 1 2 mation from the court bidding is closed. The Start your campaign with a full-color 2x4 WILL EXPIRE ON SEP- records, the PR, or the deposit is nonrefundattorney for the PR. All TEMBER 26, 2014. picture ad in the Friday Baker City Herald able. The remainder of persons having claims and The Observer ClassiAed Section. t he p u r chase p r i c e a gainst t h e est a t e m ust b e del i v e r ed ALL PROPERTIES OR2 . Amonth of classified pictur e a d s DERED SOLD UNDER must present them to within 30 days of the THE JUDGMENT AND the PR at: Mammen & Five lines of copy plus a picture in 12 issues sale or at such time as DECREE, UNLESS RE- Null, Lawyers, LLC of the Baker CityHerald and the Observer ClassiAed Section the Secretary may deDEEMED ON OR BE- J. Glenn Null, Attorney t ermine f or good 8. Four we eks of Eu y ers Eonus and Observer P lu s Classified Ads FORE SEPTEMBER for PR cause shown, time be1602 Sixth Street Your classiAed ad automatically goes to non-subscribers and outlying areas of Baker ing of t h e e s s ence. 2 6, 2014 W IL L B E P.O. Box 477 DEEDED TO UNION and Union Counties inthe mail for one month in the Buyers Bonus or Observer Plus This amount, like the La Grande, OR 97850 COUNTY, OREGON, bid deposits, must be ClassiAed Section. (541) 963-5259 I MMEDIATELY O N delivered in the form EXPIRATION OF THE within four months after 4 . 80 days of 24/7 online adv e r t i sin g of a cashier's or certiPERIOD OF REDEMP- the f i rs t p u b l ication That classiAed picture ad willbe there for online buyers when they're looking at www. fied check. If the SecTION, AND E VERY date of this notice or If you've never placed northeastoregonclassiAeds.com — and they look atover 50,000 page views a month. retary is the high bidRIGHT AND INTEREST they may be barred. a Classified ad, you're der, he need not pay OF ANY PERSON IN Home Se((er Special priceis for advertisi rig the same home, with rio copy chaeges in the minority! Try it t he b i d a m o u n t i n Published: September SUCH PROPERTIES ari,d ri,o refuri,dsi f c(assified ad is kiI(ed 6efore eri,d of schedu(e. o nce and se e h o w cash. The successful 10, 17, 24, 2014 WILL BE FORFEITED bidder will pay all conq uickl y y o u g e t TO UNION COUNTY, veyancing fees, all real results. Legal No. 00038123 OREGON. estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the re- LINDA L. HILL m ainder of t h e p a y- ASSESSOR/TAX m ent an d a l l o t h e r COLLECTOR costs associated with UNION COUNTY the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the Published: September 3 and 10,2014 sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidR R R R ders will be returned Legal No. 00037917 to them. The Secretary bakercityherald.com lagrandeobserver.com may grant an extenBeautiful Cove, OR. Larger home w/ views, 3 bd 2 1/2 ba, 1.72 acres, oak floor, hot tub, pond, creek, fruit trees, $319k (541) 910-7957

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a surprise but not an outcast DEAR ABBY: I am ftve months pregnant with my second child and enguged to a wonderful man, "Tony." We get along well with my ex-husband with whom Ishare custody of my ftrst chiid. But problems may arise when the baby is born. Ihud a night ofsexwith a friend whois of a diff erentrace.Tony knows about itand the possibility that the baby will be mixed. He feels strongly that he will help me raise the child us his own. My family knows nothing aboutthis,nordoesmy ex. How should I handle the possible backlash and confusion if this child is, indeed, the product of my one-night stand?

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your mind. If you don't, it will fester until there is an eruption. Better to air this now, beforeitgrows outofproportion.

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WASHINGTON — In an address to the nation, President Barack Obama will outline an expanded military and political effort to combat Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, possiblyinduding airstrikes in Syria, officials said. The president will also urge Congress to quickly give him authority to arm moderate Syrian opposition forces fighting President Bashar Assad. But administration officials said Obama will press forward with other elements ofhis plan without formal authorization from lawmakers. That could include wide-ranging airstrikes in Iraq and possibly in Syria. Other elements of Obama's plan, which he was to lay out in a prime-time TV speech Wednesday, includedincreased support for Iraqi security forces, as well as military and diplomatic commitments from partners in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere. After an hour-long discussion with congressional leaders Tuesday, the White House said Obama told lawmakers that he"has the authority he needstotake action"against the Islamic State militants. The White House added that the president still would welcome action fiom Congress that would"aid the overall effort and demonstrate to the world that the United States is united in defeating the threat." For Obama, a sustained U.S. intervention in the Middle East is at odds with the vision he had for the region when he ran for president on a pledge to end the

DEARABBY: Upon going into a public women's restroom where the doors fothe stalls are closed, what is the polite way to check if someoneisin a stall? Should I try to open the doororlook under toseeif there are feet?

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DEAR GOTTA: The timehonored, foolproof method is tocheck ifthere are feet.It'slessdisruptive than pushing on the door, which might startle an occupant.

— SCARED IN THE SOUTH DEAR SCARED: Say nothing prematureDEAR ABBY: Twenty-three years ago my ly. If your baby turns out to be mixed race, husband andIlostourftrstborn son.As my deal with it matter-of-factly. While there husband was uctive duty military, we could may be confusion, all you have to do is say have bur7'ed him anywhere in the United that you and Tony plan to raise this child States. At the time, we were in a place where together in a loving family. If they wish to my sister swore to me she would always live, participate, they are welcome. If not, make it and she would always be there to take care clear that you will do it without their help. ofhim.Iknew with my husband's career Your baby will not be alone. According to the we had many more moves ahead of us, and Census Btneau, the population ofmixed-race it helped to ease the loss knowing that he Americans grew 32 percent fiom 2000 to 2010. would be taken care of. Well, that lasted all of three years. My DEARABBY: My girlfr7'erd, "Donna,"and husband and I are now at a point where I have been together for eightyears. We have a we have settled down and we know where great retutionship, respect each otherand never we should have buried our precious angel, argue. She hus a low-payingj ob, and I don't instead of trusting my sister. ask much ofherin regard to rent or other bills, Wewant to have him exhumed, cremated butshedoesbuy afew groceriesnow and then. and placedin a veterans cemetery,butmy I have always told Donna thatifshe ever question is this: Do I have the right to ask needs money, all shehas to do is ask me and my sister to pay part of the costs as she I'll help with what I can. My dilemmais that "broke"herpromise to help careformy son? she"borrowed"about $50in change I had — HEARTBROEEN MOTHER DEAR HEARTBROKEN: Please accept been saving in a coffee can and didn't tell me. When Iasked her uboutit, she said she'd put my sympathy for the loss of your son. While it's clear that there are many hurt feelings it back. That was more than a monthago. Am I being petty? I'd hate for this to become about what happened after his original interanissuebetween us.Should Isay something ment, I think it's time to forgive your sister. It's a factoflife thatsometimes unforeagain, orjust wait to see what Donna does? — SHORTCHANGED GUY seen circumstances prevent people with DEAR SHORTCHANGED: That Donna the best of intentions from keeping promises they make. Forgive her if you can, but would take the money, not tell you, and don'task herfor money.Shemay owe you not pay it back or start "feeding the kitty" is disappointing. Because it bothers you to an apology, but she does not owe you any the point of writing to me, tell her what's on money.

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