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RECESSION TAKES LUSTER OFF JEWELRY BUSINESS
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By RUSSELL VINEYARD Baker City Herald The Baker City Council will have special meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 1655 First St., to hear a presentation from a company that could help the city stream Council meetings live on the Internet. Granicus Inc. of Seattle will explain to councilors how it can not only stream meetings but also record and archive the video footage. Now, City Council meetings are broadcast live on Charter Cable Channel 3. That service is free to the city, but it’s not clear whether it will remain free in the franchise agreement the city will be negotiating with the cable TV provider. The cost of streaming meetings via the Internet, meanwhile, has dropped, according to the city. Granicus, which works with many other cities and counties, would show meetings live on the company’s Web site, www.granicus.com, and archive meetings so residents could watch the proceedings later, also on the Internet. City Recorder Becky Fitzpatrick said if the council decides to start streaming video, there would be a link on the city’s Web site, www.bakercity.com, leading to the Granicus site and the live video. Once the footage is recorded, it would take about 24-hours to archive it for later viewing.
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Don McClure helps a customer at his jewelry store in downtown Baker City. McClure, who opened the store in 2006, is closing the business due to the effects of the recession.
Jeweler decides recession is too severe to outlast Don McClure is closing his Baker City jewelry store after four years By RUSSELL VINEYARD doubled since he got into the business. Baker City Herald “We’re going to close about a week after Christmas,” he said. “Something may happen The recession’s latest victim is a Baker City and we might stay open a few weeks after that jewelry store. but, I just want to keep it alive until after “The economy has eaten up another one — Christmas,” he said. it’s gotten too difficult to maintain in the retail Anything not sold, McClure said, will be industry,” said Don McClure, who opened Don’s turned over to a wholesaler. The sale will inJewelry at 1937 Main St. in 2006. clude jewelry, furniture, equipment and display “Especially for cases. luxury items.” “Everything McClure anin the store,” nounced last ‘Unfortunately, 12 months after I he said. week that he Don’s Jewwas closing his elry is one of opened the store, the economy sank.’ doors and distwo Baker counting his City jewelry more than $1.5 — Don McClure, jewelry store owner stores. The million in invenother is J. Tatory by up to 70 bor Jewelers percent. at 1913 Main McClure St. opened his first jewelry store in La Grande in (Tabor Clarke, who owns J. Tabor Jewelers, 1997. Nine years later he opened his store in declined to comment for this story.) Baker City. McClure said that in addition to the sluggish “I saw the opportunity in Baker City, I had a economy, the lack of a significant manufacturing good following here. But unfortunately, 12 base in Baker County — and in particular the months after I opened the store, the economy demise of the timber industry — adds to the sank,” McClure said. challenge of running a successful jewelry store. He closed his La Grande store last year. Baker County’s last sawmill closed in 1996. “I’ve been in this business for 26 years and “If there were five mills open, we’d all be the luxury items just aren’t there anymore,” Mcfine,” he said. “If there was one mill open, we’d Clure said. “The Internet has taken a big bite be breaking even. It has gotten to the point out of it.” where two jewelry stores in Baker City is too McClure said another reason he has decided to close is the price of gold, which has more than many.”
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Jobless rate rose slightly in September By JAYSON JACOBY Baker City Herald Baker County’s unemployment rate rose a bit in September but remained below both the Oregon and national averages. The county’s non-seasonally adjusted jobless rate in September was 8.7 percent, compared with 8.3 percent in August. Oregon’s rate for September was 9.9 percent. The national rate was 9.2 percent.
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Old hammers, and ‘OldYeller’ Flea market at Basche-Sage Place a treasure trove of eclectic stuff By RUSSELL VINEYARD Baker City Herald Mark Fox of Baker City has been selling stuff he found in his grandmother’s house after he inherited the home. Old tools. Antiques. Even an unopened Reader’s Digest book pack featuring the classic novel “Old Yeller.” Twice a month, Fox displays the eclectic mixture of merchandise — old hammers, knickknacks and a
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Baker County Calendar Tuesday, Nov. 16 Baker School Board work session, 5:15 p.m., School District Office, 2090 Fourth St.; regular meeting, 6 p.m. Aglow meets at 6:30 p.m. at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center. Harlem Ambassadors performance, 7 p.m. at Baker High School, 2500 E St. This benefits the Baker County CASA program. Advance tickets cost $8 adults, $6 seniors/students, and available at Sunfire Real Estate and The Sycamore Tree. Tickets at the door cost $9 adults, $7 seniors/students. Thursday, Nov. 18 Union-Baker Education Service District Board meets, 6 p.m., Island City Boardroom, 10100 N. McAlister Road. BHS drama presents “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” 7 p.m. at Baker High, 2500 E St. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 students and seniors. Friday, Nov. 19 “Over the River and Through the Woods” presented by Eastern Oregon Regional Theater, 7 p.m.; $10. Baker County Seniors Inc. annual meeting, 1 p.m., in the Turner Meeting Room at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St,; the meeting will include the presentation of reports and election of officers. All Baker County senior are eligible to vote and urged to attend. BHS drama presents “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” 7 p.m. at Baker High, 2500 E St. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 students and seniors. Saturday, Nov. 20 Eagle Valley Grange Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Bridge Grange in Richland.
Turning Back the Pages 50 years ago From the Democrat-Herald Nov 15, 1960 The second livestock sale of the year sponsored by the Baker County Livestock Assn. grossed $291,386 Monday afternoon. 25 years ago From the Democrat-Herald Nov 15, 1985 The Baker City Council has cleared the way for a new cable television company to come to Baker. The council, at its Thursday meeting, gave final approval to a 10-year franchise agreement between the city and McCaw Cablevision. 10 years ago From the Baker City Herald Nov 15, 2000 On Thursday, more people will quit smoking than any other day of the year — including New Years Day, that repository for all our best intentions. One year ago From the Baker City Herald Nov 16, 2009 Give Kathy Hunter a microphone and she will mesmerize her listeners — not an easy feat when the audience is nearly 400 youngsters from kindergarten to grade 3.
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By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press Parts of the Upper Midwest dug out from a heavy snowfall Saturday that caused more than 400 traffic accidents in Minnesota, and wintry conditions also were being blamed for a collision in northern Wisconsin that killed two people. Nearly a foot of snow had fallen in parts of the Twin Cities area by Saturday evening, downing trees and causing sporadic power outages. The storm that began late Friday night was blamed for a collision Saturday morning that killed both drivers and left a passenger hospitalized. The sheriff’s department in Wisconsin’s Bayfield County said the storm produced “rapidly deteriorating road
conditions” that likely contributed to the crash. Kevin Kraujalis of the National Weather Service’s Duluth office estimated that Bayfield County had a couple of inches of snow on the ground when the collision occurred. The meteorologist said the county had about 5 inches as of 6 p.m. Saturday. The Minnesota State Patrol responded to 401 crashes as of 4 p.m, with 45 of them involving minor injuries, Patrol Capt. Matt Langer said. There were no other immediate reports of fatalities or major injuries. The storm dumped 11 inches of snow in parts of Eden Prairie, Minn., and 10 inches in the Forest Lake and Mankato areas, said Todd Krause, a federal meteorologist in Minneapolis.
News of Record DEATHS Doug White Doug White, 62, a former Baker City and Prairie City resident, died Nov. 10, 2010, at his home in Richland. Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Editor’s Note: Due to incorrect information supplied to the Herald, Mr. White’s last name was misspelled in Friday’s edition.
Geraldine I. Cook Geraldine I. Cook, 83, of Baker City, died Nov. 12, 2010, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. Coles Tribute Center is in charge of arrangements.
Evelyn Markgraf Evelyn Markgraf, 95, of Baker City, died Nov. 12,
2010, at her home. Coles Tribute Center is in charge of arrangements.
POLICE LOG The Baker City Herald reports the names of people age 18 and older who are charged with crimes: BAKER CITY POLICE Arrests, citations VIOLATION OF RELEASE AGREEMENT: Lawrence William Taylor Jr., 18, 2257 Fifth St., 9:35 a.m. Saturday at the sheriff’s office; cited and released. FOURTH-DEGREE ASSAULT, HARASSMENT: Loren Dean Prevo, 18, 2240 Failing Ave., 12:54 a.m. Saturday at his home; jailed. CRIMINAL TRESPASSING: Bruce Brandy, 48, 1921 Main St., 3:35 p.m. Friday at the Police Department; cited and released. BAKER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arrests, citations DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Richard Cory Watkins, 22, 15031 S. Rock Creek Rd., 12:09 a.m. Sunday on Highway 30, Milepost 47; jailed. PROBATION VIOLATION, CONTEMPT OF COURT: James Franklin Keiper, 66, 1718 Valley Ave., 7:31 p.m. Friday at his home; jailed.
Food production still a bright spot in economy By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MILWAUKEE — While the recession took a toll on manufacturing and other industries, one part of the economy has remained a bright spot over the past few years: food production. Across the nation, food producers are seeing enough growth that many are expanding and investing in new equipment. For cheesemakers, dairy farmers and vegetable growers, the slow economy has brought opportunities to expand while construction costs are low. Food makers have also benefited from having products that consumers still buy in hard times and from ongoing efforts to open up new markets overseas. The result is growth — both in sales and in facilities. The expansions include cheese-making operations in Wisconsin and Idaho and a sweet potato canning plant in Arkansas. Hershey Co. is spending $200 million to expand and update a plant in its namesake town in Pennsylvania, and General Mills Inc. has been pouring millions into yogurt plants in Michi-
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gan and Tennessee. "Even in tough economic times, people are still going to buy groceries," said Barbara Gannon, a spokeswoman for Wisconsin-based Sargento Foods Inc. While Chrysler, General Motors and other companies tied to the auto industry have closed factories in Wisconsin in recent years, Sargento is among the food makers expanding there. It's adding a multi-million-dollar building to its headquarters in Plymouth. Sargento is the fifth local cheese company to expand in the past five years, Plymouth Mayor Don Pohlman said. Their growth makes his job easier when it comes to attracting other companies, he said. "Businesses want to be around other businesses that are growing and expanding," Pohlman said. "The cheese industry here really helps me sell the city." Gannon said Sargento began considering expansion a few months ago to keep up with demand that has remained brisk even as the economy stalled. The company, which is best known for its cheddar, Swiss and provolone cheeses, had about $900 million in sales last year and projects about $950 million in sales this year, Gannon said. Other cheese makers and distributors also are expanding factories and office spaces, saying they expect their good times to last. That's because cheese is recession food, said John Umhoefer, the executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. People are eating more frozen pizzas, he said, or adding string cheese to the lunches they're increasingly packing at home.
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Have you seen Edgar? Edgar went missing during a cattle drive (he’s not a cow dog) on the evening of November 9th in New Bridge in Eagle Valley. He is a 4 year old, neutered, mixed breed; black with brown markings and a white chest. He had no collar on. His family misses him. Please call Kathy at 541-519-5142 or 541-893-6614
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Effects of stress same with women, men By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer CHICAGO — Working women are equal to men in a way they’ll wish they weren’t. Female workers with stressful jobs were more likely than women with less job strain to suffer a heart attack or a stroke or to have clogged arteries, a big federally funded study found. Worrying about losing a job can raise heart risks, too, researchers found. The results seem sure to resonate in a weak economy with plenty of stress about jobs — or lack of them. The mere fact this study was done is a sign of the times: Past studies focused on men, the traditional breadwinners, and found that higher job stress raised heart risks. This is the longest major one to look at stress in women, who now make up nearly half of the workforce. “The reality is these women don’t have the same kind of jobs as men” and often lack authority or control over their work, said Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of the Women and Heart Disease program at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. “It’s not just going to work, it’s what happens when you get there.” Steinbaum had no role in the study, which was led by Dr. Michelle Albert, a cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Results were reported Sunday at an American Heart Association conference in Chicago. The research involved 17,415 participants. The women were healthy, 57 years old on average, and had worked full or part-time when the study began in 1999.
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Briefly Community garden meeting set The Baker County Fair Board and Oregon Rural Action invite residents to attend the Baker Community Garden 2011 planning meeting. This gathering will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Baker Fair Board meeting room in the OSU Extension Office, 2600 East St. Residents will have a chance to evaluate the 2010 garden season and to plan for 2011. Those who would like to be involved in the garden in 2011 or who want to help guide its future are urged to attend. Oregon Rural Action representatives also will be available to answer questions and give advice to anyone who’d like to start a community garden in their town or neighborhood. More information is available by calling the Baker Fair manager Colleen Taylor, 541-523-7881; or Nella Parks at Oregon Rural Action at 541-975-2411. More information about the Baker Community Garden can be found online at www.oregonrural.org/chapters/baker-county-chapter-1.
Dance at Crossroads Center Amy Martin-Friedman will be back in town to teach a Zumba dance class at Crossroads from Nov. 22 to Nov. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (including Thanksgiving) at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave. For information, and the cost of the class, call Crossroads at 541-523-5369.
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Carol Bradford irons the petals she made from brocade fabric to form a poinsettia during a workshop Sunday at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. This coming Sunday, Nov. 21, a workshop on quillwork style paper ornaments is scheduled from 1-3 p.m. Cost is $5 plus center admission.
Arizona voters OK medical marijuana PHOENIX (AP) — By a narrow margin, Arizona voters have given their OK to legalized medical marijuana for people with chronic or debilitating diseases. The decision makes Arizona the 15th state to approve a medical marijuana law. California was the first in 1996, and 13 other states and Washington, D.C., have followed suit. Proposition 203 won by just 4,341 votes out of more than 1.67 million ballots counted,
Jobless: Continued from Page 1A Statistics show that the recession continues to plague Baker County, which lost 140 nonfarm jobs between September 2009 and September 2010, according to the Oregon Employment Department. Total nonfarm employment dropped during that period from 5,420 to 5,280, a decline of 2.6 percent. The losses were actually slightly higher in the private sector, which shed 150 jobs during the 12-month period (the public sector, led by a gain in federal government employment, added 10 jobs over that span). The biggest decline in the private sector was in the construction sector, which lost 70 jobs — 260 to 190 — in the year ending Sept. 30, 2010. Manufacturing jobs dropped from 560 to 510. The only private sector segments that added jobs during the period are professional and business services (a net increase of 10 jobs, to a total of 270) and educational and health services (up 10 jobs, to 770). Despite the slight rise in overall unemployment in September, Baker County continues to fare better than most of the rest of Northeastern Oregon. Of the six counties in the region, only Wallowa, at 8.1 percent, had a lower nonseasonally adjusted rate in September. The other counties: • Union, 8.8 percent, down from 9.0 percent in August • Malheur, 9.1 percent, down from 10.5 percent in August • Grant, 10 percent, down from 10.3 percent in August • Harney, 12.5 percent, down from 12.8 percent in August
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according to final tallies Saturday. Approval came as somewhat of a surprise after the measure started out losing on Election Day by about 7,200 votes. The gap gradually narrowed until it surged ahead during Friday's count by more than 4,000 votes. Saturday's final count was 841,346 in favor of the measure and 837,005 opposed. "We really believe that we have an opportunity to set an
example to the rest of the country on what a good medical marijuana program looks like," said Andrew Myers, campaign manager for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project. The Arizona measure will allow patients with diseases including cancer, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and any other "chronic or debilitating" disease that meets guidelines to buy 2fi ounces of marijuana.
The Baker School Board will meet Tuesday at the District Office, 2090 Fourth St. Directors will convene at 5:15 p.m. for a work session to continue discussion of criteria for setting goals and evaluating Superintendent Walt Wegener. The revised evaluation process is scheduled to be adopted during the regular meeting, which will begin at 6 p.m. Also during the session, Barry Nemec, special education director, will report on the district’s special education program and Learning Opportunity Center. Anthony Johnson, curriculum director, will report on the district’s adequate yearly progress monitored by the state Department of Education and tied to federal school reform laws.
Ducks Unlimited banquet Baker County Ducks Unlimited will hold their annual banquet at 5 p.m., Nov. 20 at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St. Proceeds from the banquet will go to benefit more than 160 wetland restoration projects in Oregon. There will be a no-host bar hosted by Barely Browns Brew Pub. Cost for the banquet $40 for individuals, $70 for couples. Greenwing youth members pay $25. For more information contact Bob Mason 541-523-7642.
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No. 1 Oregon holds off California By GREG BEACHAM AP SPorts Writer BERKELEY, Calif. — Oregon’s sturdy defense loved the chance to demonstrate that the Ducks’ offense isn’t the only star of this show. Jeff Maehl caught a 29-yard pass for the Ducks’ only offensive touchdown, and No. 1 Oregon caught a huge break on an illegal motion penalty against California’s kicker during a 1513 victory on Saturday night, keeping the Ducks on course for the BCS title game. Cliff Harris returned a punt 64 yards for the only touchdown in the first half for the Ducks (10-0, 7-0 Pac-10), who undeniably wobbled on the road to a shot at the national championship. Oregon’s offense managed a season-low 317 yards and went scoreless in two quarters — yet the defense largely shut down Cal after its opening drive. Those defensive players were just as surprised as everybody else in Strawberry Canyon when the normally purring Oregon offense sputtered and stalled. The Ducks had played just three scoreless quarters all season long until Cal shut them out in the first and fourth. “I wasn’t expecting that, especially in the second half,” Oregon linebacker Casey Matthews said. “It feels really good to come through for the offense this time. We did pretty good, but we should do that every week, no matter what the offense does.” Oregon also got a bit of luck: Early in the fourth quarter, Cal kicker Giorgio Tavecchio erased his own 24-yard field goal, which would have put the Golden Bears ahead by one, by taking a stutter step forward before the snap. The junior then missed a 29-yard try on the next play. “There’s no excuse for that,” Cal coach Jeff Tedford said. “We kick field goals every day. There’s no excuse for jumping the gun like that. It’s poise under pressure, and we didn’t have it right there.” Oregon kicker Rob Beard also missed two field goals after going 8 for 8. Darron Thomas passed for 155 yards and led a final drive
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Briefly Lady Bulls trio receives honors UNITY — Three members of the Burnt River volleyball team received honors recently. Chelsea Bradford was named first-team all-High Desert League and second-team all district tournament team. Whitni Anderson was named second-team all-league. Celina Kezerle received honorable mention all-league.
Vaughan completes soccer year MCMINNVILLE — Julia Vaughan, a Linfield College sophomore, recently completed her women’s soccer season for the Wildcats. Vaughan played in 16 games, starting five. She had three assists for three points. Vaughan had 16 shots, 11 on goal. The Wildcats finished the season 13-6-1.
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that chewed up the last 9fi minutes. It was a strange sight to see the high-speed Ducks down shift into super-slow motion, but it worked to perfection: Kenjon Barner and LaMichael James took turns with the ball while Thomas milked the play clock on an 18play, 65-yard drive. The Heisman hopeful James rushed for a season-low 91 yards, but Oregon’s defense shut out Cal’s offense for the final 55 minutes. James left Berkeley leaning on crutches with his left leg in a protective casing, but he played on Oregon’s final drive, and the tailback insisted he was fine. “I pulled my hamstring jumping up and down because we won the game,” James joked. “At the end of the season, they aren’t going to say, ‘How many points did Oregon beat Cal by?’ They’re just going to see we won.” The Bears held the nation’s most prolific scoring team almost 40 points below its average, but couldn’t get the Ducks’ offense off the field when they most needed a stop. Cal defensive tackle Derrick Hill forced a fumble and recovered it in the end zone for the Bears (5-5, 3-4), who lost at
home for the first time all season — but only after putting a mighty scare into their first top-ranked opponent in five years. “It’s very hurtful that we let it slip away,” Hill said. “There’s no consolation, because you’re left with an L.” Shane Vereen rushed for 105 yards and scored a touchdown on Cal’s opening drive. Brock Mansion went 10 for 27 for 69 yards in his second career start. Just two hurdles remain between the Ducks and an unbeaten regular season: a visit from Arizona on Nov. 26, followed by the Civil War at Oregon State. Oregon’s offensive struggles certainly weren’t for a lack of nerve. The Ducks went for it twice on fourth down on their opening drive, but turned over the ball at midfield. After an incomplete pass, Cal handed the ball five straight times to Vereen, who barreled in from 1 yard out just 4fi minutes into the first quarter. The Ducks didn’t score until the second quarter, when Harris broke down the Oregon sideline for his fourth TD punt return of the season. “Every game isn’t going to
be a 50-point blowout,” Harris said. “You need luck sometimes, but luck favors the prepared.” Defensive end Dion Jordan took the 2-point conversion in for a score on a trick play, putting the Ducks up 8-7. Vereen fumbled at the Cal 29 on the Bears’ first drive of the second half, and Thomas hit Maehl in stride for a score on the next play, finally showing off the quick-strike offense that has captivated college football. But Hill’s tremendous play punished the Ducks moments later. He swatted the ball out of Thomas’ hand as the quarterback drew back to pass before recovering it in the end zone, with the play upheld by video review. Cal failed on the 2-point conversion pass, but mounted another clock-chewing drive to the Oregon 7 moments later. That led to Tavecchio’s crucial misstep. “It was pretty loud,” Tavecchio said. “We don’t have a rhythmic cadence, but the snapper, the holder and I have a rhythm. It’s usually a couple of seconds after the cadence, but the ball came back a little bit later, and I jumped.”
Broncos rout in-state rival Idaho By TIM BOOTH AP SPorts Writer MOSCOW, Idaho — Kellen Moore holds a soft spot for Idaho because the Vandals were the only other Football Bowl Subdivision team to offer the Boise State star a scholarship. That doesn’t mean he, or his fourthranked Broncos, gave the Vandals any breaks on Friday night. Moore threw two touchdown passes in the first half, Chris Potter broke three tackles on his way to a 76-yard punt return for a score the first time Boise State touched the ball, and the Broncos routed rival Idaho 52-14. Boise State coach Chris Petersen always preaches fast starts. But this was a blitz that impressed even him and kept the nation’s longest win streak going at 23 games. “Certainly when you’re on the road, especially, to get a fast start and settle our guys down and keep the crowd a little bit quiet is very important,” Petersen said. While Potter was the kick start for the rout, Moore was also at the center of the Vandals’ misery. The junior threw a 58-yard touchdown strike to Titus Young late in the first quarter to give Boise State (9-0, 5-0 WAC) a 280 lead and added a 17-yard TD pass to running back Jeremy Avery in the final minute of the first half to make it 38-0 at halftime. By then, a 12th straight win over the Vandals was a given. About the only moment that didn’t go perfectly for the Broncos in the first half was Moore’s throw to Austin Pettis that bounced from the receiver’s hands as he hit the end zone turf while Moore had his hands in the air, ready to celebrate. “Every game presents different challenges, different things take place and we were able to take advantage of some short
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fields, score points quickly,” Moore said. When these teams might play again remains a question. Boise State’s victory put an emphatic lid on the 40th and potentially final meeting between the in-state rivals. The future between the Vandals (4-6, 14) and Broncos is in doubt because of the Broncos’ pending move to the Mountain West Conference and their desire not to make the trip every other year to Moscow. Boise State president Bob Kustra, who did not attend Friday’s game, only fueled the disconnect between the schools by calling the culture in Moscow “nasty” and “inebriated” last summer. Many of the fans Friday night bailed at halftime. The nastiness? That came from the Broncos, who started a string of three straight Friday night games on national television with complete domination. After being off-limits to reporters all week, Broncos players said they’ll miss seeing the Vandals. “I’ve got to be a little bit sympathetic — they were my only other offer,” Moore said. “Down the road I’m sure they’ll make arrangements and figure it out. I’ve always enjoyed playing them.” Moore finished 19 of 26 for 216 yards, after throwing for 507 yards in just three quarters last week against Hawaii. His pass efficiency rating of 180.9 on Friday night will actually lower his season mark that was at 192.4 entering the week. And his best pass came straight off the sandlot on his final throw of the night. Flushed from the pocket, Moore threw an on-the-run dart to freshman Gabe Linehan at the back of the end zone for a 52-7 lead midway through the third quarter. That was Moore’s capper, as he donned an orange baseball cap the rest of the way. “You’re kind of shaking your head as a coach going, ‘That’s not how we designed it,’ ” Petersen said.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed wide receiver Ruvell Martin, making the move ahead of their game Sunday at Arizona.
Doug Martin ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns, while Avery had a 1-yard TD run in the Broncos’ 28-point first quarter. The Vandals tried to size up Boise State when they took the field, some players venturing onto the Broncos half before coaches and officials shoved everyone to their respective benches. That was the most fight the Vandals were able to put up. Their mistakes never allowed the sold-out Kibbie Dome to get revving. “That’s a darn good football team, ranked No. 1 or No. 4 or whatever,” Idaho coach Robb Akey said. “It’s for good reason. They didn’t get there by accident.” Potter’s punt return — the first taken back for a Boise State score since Kyle Wilson’s in 2008 — only set the stage for what followed. The reserve receiver shed three tackles, weaving through the Vandals’ coverage unit and giving the Broncos a 7-0 advantage just 41 seconds into the game. It only got worse. Idaho’s best offensive plays were two fake punts Kama Bailey ran for a combined 93 yards. Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle, who watched last year’s matchup with Boise State from the Bronco Stadium sideline, was intercepted twice and finished just 16 of 34 for 118 yards. His second pick was a crusher after Idaho started at the Boise State 29 following a failed onside kick and personal foul penalty on the Broncos. Enderle’s pass landed in the hands of linebacker Aaron Tevis. Brandyn Thompson had two of Boise State’s three interceptions and Jeron Johnson also blocked an Idaho punt as the Broncos got contributions in every phase. “This game is important to Idaho and it’s a shame it’s not going to get played again,” Idaho defensive end Aaron Lavarias said.
To make room on the roster, the team released defensive tackle Frank Okam. The Seahawks signed Martin on Nov. 3, then released him three days later.
Martin was with the Seahawks during training camp but was part of Seattle’s final roster cut following the conclusion of the preseason. Okam was signed Nov. 2.
SEATTLE (AP) — Tony Wroten highlighted a group of four high school players who signed national letters of intent to play college basketball at Washington last week. Wroten is from Seattle’s Garfield High School; guard Hikeem Stewart from Seattle’s Rainier Beach; 6-foot-10 Jernard Jarreau from New Orleans; and Andrew Andrews from Portland, signed with the Huskies. “Three of the four kids are from the Northwest,” Romar said in a release. “We are excited about the class. We have three guards and then some height too. The class represents what we’re all about as a program and will help us continue to move in the right direction.” Wroten is considered the gem of the class. The 6-4 guard has been rated among the top players in the country since his freshman year of high school. He missed his junior season of high school ball with a knee injury, but played for the 2010 USA basketball developmental national team this past summer. “Tony has great vision and is the best passer in the country. He is a serious competitor that is a great on-the-ball defender that possesses great quickness,” Romar said. “He can go out and score points if he has to, but is also satisfied going out and dishing out 15 assists and scoring 10 points.” Stewart is the younger brother of former Rainier Beach stars Lodrick and Rodrick Stewart, who went on to careers at Southern California and Kansas, respectively. Jarreau might be the most unique member of Romar’s class. Jarreau, from New Orleans’ McDonogh 35 Senior High School, missed his junior season because of a broken wrist. Romar said Jarreau has the skills of a player on the wing having grown 7 inches during high school. “He has a tremendous upside and we feel to get a kid from Louisiana with his potential is a real coup for us,” Romar said. Andrews averaged 25 points per game as a junior at Portland’s Benson Tech High. Romar said Andrews might attend a prep school next year before joining the Huskies in 2012.
BSU-Nevada game sold out RENO, Nev. (AP) — Fourth-ranked Boise State’s football game at No. 21 Nevada later this month has sold out, again. The contest officially sold out in September, but Nevada officials put an additional 300 standing-room-only tickets up for sale Thursday morning at $30 each. Those were gone before noon. It’s the second sellout at Mackay Stadium this season along with the victory over Cal in Reno on Sept. 17. The Wolf Pack host New Mexico State on Nov. 20 before the Broncos come to town Nov. 26 in another nationally televised game the day after Thanksgiving.
Trio added to U.S. soccer roster CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielders Lindsay Tarpley, Leslie Osborne and Tina DiMartino have been added to the U.S. roster for the Women’s World Cup qualifying playoff against Italy. Backup goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris, who trained with the team during regional qualifying in Mexico, also has been added to the 24-woman roster, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Friday. Eighteen players can dress for each game in the playoff, which will determine the final berth in the 16-team tournament next year in Germany. The U.S. left Sunday for the first leg, which will be Nov. 20 in Padova, Italy. The return leg in the total-goals series is Nov. 27 at Bridgeview, Ill. The Americans were forced into the playoff when they were upset 2-1 by Mexico in the semifinals. The U.S. then beat Costa Rica in the third-place game and advanced to the playoff against Italy, which finished fifth in European qualifying. Tarpley is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament and trained with the team in Mexico. She has 120 international appearances. Osborne, part of the 2007 World Cup roster, has not been with the team since July 2009. DiMartino had four goals this season for Philadelphia in WPS. Goalkeeper Hope Solo is sidelined by a right shoulder injury that requires surgery. She’s expected to return in time for the World Cup on June 26 in Germany.
NHL all-star game makeover NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL All-Star Game will look like a schoolyard pickup game this year. The league announced last week that it is switching from the conference-vs.-conference format it has used for years to a player draft conducted by the All-Stars themselves, in which captains selected by the players will determine the teams. The 2011 All-Star Weekend will be hosted by Carolina on the last weekend in January. Under the new format, two captains per team will select the remaining All-Stars in any order they choose. Those teams will compete in the All-Star Game and SuperSkills competition.
Everett stopsTri-City Americans EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Josh Birkholz had five points to lead the Everett Silvertips to a 5-2 victory over the TriCity Americans in Western Hockey League play Friday night. Scott MacDonald added two goals and an assist and Luke Siemens stopped 45 shots in goal for Everett.
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Dear Annie: I’m a public school teacher with 20 years of experience, but this one has me shaken. The sweetest and brightest of my 9-year-old students spends most of the day positioning herself so she can rub against her chair in a way that gives her pleasure. Her previous teachers noticed this, too, and it was brought to the principal’s attention when she was in first grade. Out of concern, he contacted Child Protective Services, but they said it was a non-issue. The principal brought the parents in, and they said it’s “just something she does” and the pediatrician told them it was normal. I’m not sure there is anything normal about a student spending the entire day masturbating on her plastic chair. Fortunately, none of the other students is mature enough to notice. I suspect the girl doesn’t realize how frequently she’s doing it. It almost seems obsessive-compulsive. It certainly wouldn’t be appropriate if a boy were doing the same thing all day long in class. I know toddlers do this, but grow out of it. Are the parents covering something up? I imagine terrible things happening if she does it in a public place where a predator might be lurking. Budget cuts have limited our psychological services. In first grade, the teacher used to take her chair away and make her stand, but the parents complained that this was humiliating to her. I’m not sure what a teacher is supposed to do in this situation. — Concerned Teacher Dear Concerned: “Natural” does not mean the behavior is acceptable in public. All young children masturbate. Responsible parents teach them to do this only in private, and most children stop by the time they reach kindergarten. You and the parents should work together to make the girl more aware of her behavior and to help her control it. At school and at home, it should be explained to the girl that this is something to be done in her bedroom or bathroom. When you notice her rubbing herself in school, simply call on her to get her attention focused elsewhere.
Dear Annie: We recently were invited to a farewell party for the son of family friends who is entering basic Annie’s training. It’s an outdoor affair at their home, and the e-mail Mailbox invitation says it is a “time to wish him well and enjoy food, fellowship, and fun.” Are we supposed to bring a gift? Since he can’t take anything with him, should we give him a check? Is there an appropriate price range? — Just Wondering Dear Just: You are not obligated to bring a gift since your friend’s son is likely to be allowed only religious medallions and his wallet. You can ask his parents if there is anything he needs. You also could give him cash, phone cards or gift cards, although he may not be able to use them for a while. The amount is up to you. The most important gift is to be supportive and offer to write him often. Dear Annie: I think you left out an important point in your response to “Sam in Pittsburgh,” whose sister wanted to use the family home for her vacation, but didn’t want to pay anything. By selling the house to Sam, his sister gave up her claim. It is no longer “the family home.” It is Sam’s property. She traded her interest in the home for the estate settlement. Now she wants the money and the use of the home. I say Sam should explain this and then change the locks. — Same Situation in Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Utah: It’s true that Sis may require a better understanding of what constitutes “her” home. However, if Sam doesn’t mind that she uses the place, neither do we, although she should not saddle him with her electric and water bills. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
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All times PDT Monday, Nov. 15 Philadelphia at Washington, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Nov. 16 Ohio at Temple, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)
Cascade Christian 40, Clatskanie 26 Blanchet Catholic 24, Vale 21, OT Dayton 28, Nyssa 7 Pleasant Hill 34, Burns 8 Rainier 72, Toledo 6 Sheridan 56, Glide 14 Class 2A Knappa 45, Stanfield 8 Gold Beach 48, Weston-McEwen 16 Lost River 20, Heppner 8 Class 1A Crane 61, Country Christian 6 Lowell 84, Echo 34 St. Paul 68, Adrian 16 Wallowa 34, Dufur 28
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Oregon Prep Football Poll-2010 Season Final Class 4A 1. Gladstone (3) 2. Siuslaw (1) 3. Baker 4. Central (1) T5. Mazama T5. Astoria 7. Douglas 8. Banks 9. Cottage Grove 10. Klamath
USA Today Top 25 Poll The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 13, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking: 1. Oregon (46) 2. Auburn (6) 3. Boise State (5) 4. TCU (2) 5. Wisconsin 6. LSU 7. Ohio State 8. Stanford 9. Nebraska 10. Oklahoma State 11. Michigan State 12. Alabama 13. Arkansas 14. Oklahoma 15. Virginia Tech 16. Missouri 17. South Carolina 18. Nevada 19. Texas A&M 20. Iowa 21. Miami (Fla.) 22. Mississippi State 23. Arizona 24. Utah 25. Northwestern Others receiving votes: Florida State 87; Michigan 72; North Carolina State 55; Northern Illinois 30; Temple 23; San Diego State 20; Maryland 18; Syracuse 13; Hawaii 10; Navy 6; Central Florida 5; Kansas State 5; Southern Mississippi 4; Baylor 3; Air Force 2; Penn State 1.
High School Football Nov. 19 or 20 Class 4A quarterfinals: Ontario at Baker, tba, Bulldog Memorial Stadium
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Friday’s Scores Class 1AFirst Round Camas Valley 70, Mohawk 30 Cove 26, Perrydale 6 Sherman 56, Dayville/Monument 12 Triad School 62, McKenzie 6 Class 2AFirst Round Kennedy 56, Bonanza 14 Monroe 22, Gaston 3 Oakland 41, Regis 37 Oakridge 12, Culver 6 Scio 58, Nestucca 0 Class 3AFirst Round Illinois Valley 27, Horizon Christian 7 Santiam Christian 28, Coquille 7 Class 4AFirst Round Astoria 36, Central 22 Banks 69, North Bend 0 Douglas 50, Newport 20 Estacada 37, Cottage Grove 21 Gladstone 36, Stayton 0 Siuslaw 48, La Grande 21 Class 5AFirst Round Corvallis 27, Bend 10 Crescent Valley 33, The Dalles-Wahtonka 32 Jefferson PDX 28, Liberty 0 Lebanon 24, Putnam 22 Marist 49, Parkrose 7 Mountain View 56, Franklin 7 Sherwood 63, Ashland 14 Wilsonville 41, Churchill 36 Class 6AFirst Round Aloha 42, Barlow 17 Canby 35, David Douglas 20 Central Catholic 43, North Medford 14 Forest Grove 24, Centennial 21 Hillsboro 35, Sunset 14 Jesuit 76, North Salem 0 Lake Oswego 47, McKay 6 Lincoln 35, South Medford 31 Roseburg 42, Grant 28 Sheldon 54, Lakeridge 14 South Salem 42, Southridge 13 Tigard 63, Oregon City 41 Tualatin 51, Sprague 9 West Linn 21, Thurston 14 West Salem 42, Beaverton 20 Westview 35, Glencoe 28, OT Saturday’s Scores First Round Class 4A Baker 52, Klamath 14 Ontario 20, Mazama 14 Class 3A
The AP Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: 1. Oregon (38) 2. Auburn (12) 3. Boise St. (9) 4. TCU (1) 5. LSU 6. Wisconsin 7. Stanford 8. Ohio St. 9. Nebraska 10. Alabama 11. Michigan St. 12. Oklahoma St. 13. Arkansas 14. Virginia Tech 15. Missouri 16. Oklahoma 17. South Carolina 18. Texas A&M 19. Nevada 20. Southern Cal 21. Iowa 22. Mississippi St.
23. Arizona 24. Miami 25. Utah Others receiving votes: Northwestern 99, Florida St. 69, N.C. State 38, N. Illinois 37, San Diego St. 32, Temple 9, Michigan 4, Syracuse 2, Tulsa 2, Delaware 1, Maryland 1. Friday’s College Football Scores FAR WEST Boise St. 52, Idaho 14 Saturday College Football Scores EAST Navy 38, Cent. Michigan 37 Syracuse 13, Rutgers 10 West Virginia 37, Cincinnati 10 SOUTH Alabama 30, Mississippi St. 10 Auburn 49, Georgia 31 Boston College 21, Duke 16 Florida St. 16, Clemson 13 Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 20 LSU 51, Louisiana-Monroe 0 Maryland 42, Virginia 23 Miami 35, Georgia Tech 10 N.C. State 38, Wake Forest 3 South Carolina 36, Florida 14 Southern Miss. 31, UCF 21 Tennessee 52, Mississippi 14 Tulane 54, Rice 49 Virginia Tech 26, North Carolina 10 MIDWEST Army 45, Kent St. 28 Michigan 27, Purdue 16 Minnesota 38, Illinois 34 Missouri 38, Kansas St. 28 Nebraska 20, Kansas 3 Northwestern 21, Iowa 17 Notre Dame 28, Utah 3 Ohio St. 38, Penn St. 14 Wisconsin 83, Indiana 20 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 58, UTEP 21 Oklahoma 45, Texas Tech 7 Oklahoma St. 33, Texas 16 TCU 40, San Diego St. 35 Texas A&M 42, Baylor 30 Tulsa 28, Houston 25 FAR WEST Air Force 48, New Mexico 23 BYU 49, Colorado St. 10 Colorado 34, Iowa St. 14 E. Washington 31, S. Utah 24 Louisiana Tech 41, New Mexico St. 20 Montana 27, North Dakota 17 N. Colorado 35, Portland St. 30 Nevada 35, Fresno St. 34 Oregon 15, California 13 Sacramento St. 45, Idaho St. 17 Southern Cal 24, Arizona 21 Stanford 17, Arizona St. 13 UNLV 42, Wyoming 16 Utah St. 38, San Jose St. 34 Washington St. 31, Oregon St. 14 Weber St. 27, N. Arizona 26
College basketball USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the preseason USA TodayESPN men's college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, 2009-10 record, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2009-10 final ranking: 1. Duke (29) 2. Michigan State (2) 3. Kansas State 4. Pittsburgh 5. Ohio State 6. Villanova 7. Kansas 8. Purdue 9. North Carolina 10. Kentucky
11. Florida 12. Gonzaga 13. Syracuse 14. Baylor 15. Missouri 16. Illinois 17. Washington 18. Butler 19. Memphis 20. Tennessee 21. Georgetown 22. Temple 23. Virginia Tech 24. Wisconsin 25. Texas Others receiving votes: San Diego State 73, BYU 55, West Virginia 49, Minnesota 41, Florida State 31, UNLV 19, Wichita State 13, UCLA 12, Vanderbilt 11, N.C. St ate 10, Georgia 9, Richmond 9, Xavier 8, Mississippi State 7, Utah State 6, California 5, Texas A&M 5, Murray State 4, New Mexico 4, Louisville 3, Arizona 2, Dayton 2, Marquette 2, Maryland 2, Saint Mary's 2, Northwestern 1. The AP Preseason Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' preseason 2010-11 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2009-10 record, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2009-10 final ranking: 1. Duke (55) 2. Michigan St. (8) 3. Kansas St. (2) 4. Ohio St. 5. Pittsburgh 6. Villanova 7. Kansas 8. North Carolina 9. Florida 10. Syracuse 11. Kentucky 12. Gonzaga 13. Illinois 14. Purdue 15. Missouri 16. Baylor 17. Butler 18. Washington 19. Memphis 20. Georgetown 21. Virginia Tech 22. Temple 23. Tennessee 24. BYU 25. San Diego St. Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 126, Texas 107, Georgia 67, West Virginia 65, Minnesota 55, Florida St. 28, W ichit a St. 28, UNLV 21, Richmond 17, Murray St. 15, Vanderbilt 14, N.C. State 10, Arizona 8, Connecticut 8, Colorado 7, Mississippi St. 7, UCLA 5, Miami 4, Ohio 4, Utah St. 4, Xavier 4, Dayton 3, Old Dominion 2, Georgia Tech 1, New Mexico 1, Wofford 1. Friday’s College Basketball Scores EAST Boston College 79, St. Francis, NY 49 Connecticut 79, Stony Brook 52 Penn St. 70, Lehigh 56 Princeton 78, Rutgers 73, OT Syracuse 68, N. Iowa 46 Temple 62, Seton Hall 56 Villanova 68, Bucknell 52 West Virginia 95, Oakland, Mich. 71 SOUTH Alabama 76, Florida A&M 37 Clemson 87, W. Carolina 64 East Carolina 74, Erskine 46 Florida 77, UNC Wilmington 60 Florida St. 75, North Florida 55 Georgetown 62, Old Dominion 59 Georgia 72, MVSU 70
Georgia Tech 52, Charleston Southern 39 Kentucky 88, ETSU 65 LSU 87, Northwestern St. 78 Memphis 104, Centenary 40 Mississippi 68, Arkansas St. 60 Mississippi St. 75, Tennessee St. 65 N.C. State 82, Tennessee Tech 69 New Mexico St. 92, Louisiana-Lafayette 76 North Carolina 80, Lipscomb 66 South Carolina 94, Elon 79 Stetson 89, Wake Forest 79 Tennessee 82, Chattanooga 62 UNC Asheville 70, Auburn 69, OT Vanderbilt 88, Presbyterian 47 Virginia 76, William & Mary 52 Virginia Tech 70, Campbell 60 MIDWEST Indiana 88, Florida Gulf Coast 60 Iowa St. 78, N. Arizona 64 Kansas 113, Longwood 75 Kansas St. 75, James Madison 61 Marquette 97, Prairie View 58 Michigan St. 96, E. Michigan 66 Minnesota 69, Wofford 55 Nebraska 76, South Dakota 68 Notre Dame 98, Georgia Southern 61 Ohio St. 102, N. Carolina A&T 61 SOUTHWEST Baylor 87, Grambling St. 52 Oklahoma 77, Coppin St. 57 Texas A&M 88, Alcorn St. 56 FAR WEST BYU 83, Fresno St. 56 Colorado 88, Idaho St. 80 Gonzaga 117, Southern U. 72 Hawaii 77, Montana St. 59 Oregon 97, N. Dakota St. 92, OT Portland 80, Wis.-Milwaukee 60 Portland St. 83, Pepperdine 81 San Francisco 97, Seattle 76 San Jose St. 67, E. Washington 60 Santa Clara 82, CS Bakersfield 77 UCLA 83, CS Northridge 50 UNLV 85, UC Riverside 41 Saturday’s College Basketball Scores EAST Pittsburgh 95, North Florida 49 MIDWEST Michigan 66, S.C.-Upstate 35 SOUTHWEST Oklahoma St. 86, Houston Baptist 73 FAR WEST Boise St. 78, Western St., Colo. 52 Colorado St. 82, Ark.-Pine Bluff 51 Idaho 86, E. Oregon 74 Oregon 68, Denver 56 Portland 75, UC Davis 60 Southern Cal 62, UC Irvine 49 Utah St. 77, Weber St. 65 Washington 118, McNeese St. 64 Washington St. 86, Southern U. 47 Wyoming 92, Kean 58
Women’s basketball Women's AP Top 25 The top 25 teams in the preseason 2010-11 The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2009-10 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and 2009-10 final ranking: 1. Connecticut (39) 2. Baylor (1) 3. Stanford 4. Tennessee 5. Xavier 6. Duke 7. Ohio St. 8. Texas A&M 9. Kentucky 10. Oklahoma 11. West Virginia 12. Notre Dame
13. Georgetown 14. St. John's 15. North Carolina 16. UCLA 17. Texas 18. Florida St. 19. Georgia 20. Iowa St. 21. Maryland 22. Iowa 23. TCU 24. Vanderbilt 25. Michigan St. Others receiving votes: LSU 75, Georgia Tech 73, Dayton 67, Gonzaga 64, DePaul 49, California 44, N.C. State 28, Bowling Green 22, Nebraska 19, Temple 15, Wis.-Green Bay 15, San Diego St. 8, Wisconsin 8, Southern Cal 7, James Madison 5, Rutgers 4, Ark.-Little Rock 3, Arizona St. 2, Pittsburgh 2, Kansas 1, Miami 1, Penn St. 1, Tulane 1. Friday’s Women’s Major Basketball Scores EAST Ohio St. 84, Temple 75 Pittsburgh 78, Youngstown St. 58 Syracuse 72, Northeastern 69 Virginia 82, Hofstra 66 West Virginia 80, Loyola, Md. 49 SOUTH Alabama 82, Tennessee St. 55 Auburn 79, Mercer 61 Clemson 71, UNC-Greensboro 55 Florida St. 89, Alabama St. 39 Georgia Tech 66, Georgia St. 56 Kentucky 82, Morehead St. 48 N.C. State 73, Coll. of Charleston 36 North Carolina 110, North Florida 41 Tennessee 63, Louisville 50 Virginia Tech 59, Presbyterian 52 MIDWEST Arizona 81, Wichita St. 72, OT Illinois St. 69, Illinois 62 Indiana 81, Ball St. 66 Iowa 76, Southern U. 52 Kansas St. 67, Grambling St. 44 Michigan 88, Alcorn St. 43 Notre Dame 99, New Hampshire 48 Penn St. 112, Dayton 107, 2OT Purdue 93, Austin Peay 53 Wisconsin 60, Saint Louis 32 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 71, Florida A&M 62 Baylor 83, Fla. International 36 Texas 92, MVSU 60 FAR WEST Air Force 64, Lipscomb 50 Arizona St. 81, N. Arizona 46 California 66, Rutgers 57 E. Washington 80, Cal St.-Fullerton 70 Portland 83, Boise St. 76 Rice 86, Montana St. 83, OT Saint Mary’s, Calif. 73, Washington St. 69 Southern Cal 79, Gonzaga 73 Texas Tech 80, New Mexico 53 UCLA 55, San Diego St. 48 Weber St. 59, San Jose St. 50 Wyoming 64, Denver 58 Saturday’s Women’s Basketball Scores SOUTH Duke 69, BYU 54 Maryland 73, Monmouth, N.J. 40 MIDWEST Iowa 50, Arkansas St. 47 Iowa St. 58, W. Illinois 32 Michigan St. 90, IPFW 62 Nebraska 95, Vermont 38 Oklahoma 76, Wis.-Milwaukee 59 SOUTHWEST Baylor 93, Montana St. 56 Oklahoma St. 68, Texas Southern 30 FAR WEST Idaho 72, E. Oregon 55 Oregon 110, W. Oregon 70 Oregon St. 71, Long Beach St. 39
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Your views Most counties voted sensibly To the editor: Most Oregon counties voted sensibly in this month’s gubernatorial election. 29 of Oregon’s counties gave a majority of their votes to Dudley; only seven went with Kitzhaber, and when we went to bed, Dudley clung to a narrow lead. But then a bunch of Multnomah County votes came in and put a stop to that. Obviously, Multnomah County voters didn’t want to “join Oregon’s comeback.” Multnomah County has a nasty infestation of Democrats, the kind which would vote for Fidel Castro if he were running as a Democrat. Lest you think I’m exaggerating, consider the steady stream of Americans, mostly Democrats, who travel to Cuba and do homage to that bloody tyrant. Worse yet, there are more voters in Oregon’s largest county than there are in all of Oregon east of the Cascades, so they regularly outvote us. Consequently, we have to live with the consequences of their votes, not our own. Maybe we should just saw off Multnomah County and give all those Democrats to someone else — Washington, Massachusetts, whoever. Let them go outvote someone else while we have a little more say in our own affairs. The trouble is, if we were to do that, probably no one else would want Multnomah County either. Pete Sundin Baker City
FunMatch support appreciated To the editor: The Wolf Creek Agility Group would like to thank your newspaper for a wonderful article about our first Dog Agility FunMatch and the following sponsors: Bronson Lumber-Baker City, Oregon Trail Livestock Supply, Curves, Pepsi Corp. (La Grande), Soroptimist International of Baker County and the Equestrian 4-H club, which provided food and drink to competitors and spectators at a very reasonable rate. Without these sponsor we wouldn’t have been able to host the Fun Match
on Nov. 6. Their kindness and generosity is a testament to the wonderful people in Baker City and surrounding areas. We have a community to be proud of. We hope the Wolf Creek Agility Group has brought some fun and excitement to the area and given the public a chance to see how wonderful and talented dogs can be regardless of breed, age or size. A lot of the dogs that participated were rescue dogs, which says a lot for the owners who rescued and now compete with them. All who volunteered their time and efforts deserve a big pat on the back. We hope to make this an annual event. We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving, Carolyn Flynn Baker City
We must remember history lessons To the editor: With growing reports of drug-oriented attacks in Mexico desperately trying to cross the border ... are the drug lords unaware that “We The American People” are armed? Is someone among the drug lords bent on sparking a war, at least a severe border conflict ,with us? Could drug lords in league with terrorists be trying to give us an incentive to withdraw our troops from overseas to deal with an imminent terrorist threat on our home soil? This is all speculation. However, something to think about: “They who forget history are doomed to repeat it!” Have we forgotten that during both world wars Mexico sided with Germany, giving safe haven and strategic materials to the enemy at our doorstep! Have we forgotten the Zimmermann Telegram of World War I? In it, Germany urged Mexico to initiate its own war with us to keep us from sending our troops to France. The telegram was intercepted by British Intelligence and forwarded to us. No all of us have forgotten history entirely and we hope Homeland Security hasn’t either. Ron R. Fischer Elgin
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A first step on the national debt Nancy Pelosi is remarkably consistent. During the election campaign, she attacked Republicans for proposals to tackle the nation’s fiscal problems. After the election, she is attacking the co-chairmen of President Barack Obama’s fiscal commission for the same offense. What was all that about how Americans can’t abide a “party of no” again? Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, the Republican and Democratic chairmen of Obama’s commission respectively, shocked Washington with a bipartisan proposal that isn’t the typical wishy-washy fare. It is starkly forthright about our fiscal mess and about potential solutions. They say that “America cannot be great if we go broke,” and suggest a package with a ratio of roughly 3:1 spending reductions to tax increases for a total of $4 trillion in deficit reduction by 2020. Pelosi would prefer a ratio of 0:4 spending cuts to tax increases. The implicit Democratic deficit plan is to careen toward bankruptcy, then hike taxes as much as possible. Pelosi deemed the Simpson-Bowles proposal “simply unacceptable.” AFLCIO President Richard Trumka thundered that the two had told “working Americans to Drop Dead.” When introducing his chairmen in February, Obama praised them for their “willingness to tell the hard truths even when it’s hard.” It’s so hard partly because the president’s party savages anyone who doesn’t favor the remorseless expansion of the welfare state as a cruel enemy of the elderly and the poor. Amid all the budget wonkery, the simplest number in Simpson-Bowles
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curity, Medicare and Medicaid are about 10 percent of GDP now. By 2035, thanks to the retiring baby boomers, they’ll be 16 percent all by themselves. In this context, 21 percent is a starting point. It makes clear what the direction of government’s size should be: downward. Simpson-Bowles has its flaws. Among other things, it cuts defense and accepts the fiscally ruinous architecture of ObamaCare. But it includes serious proposals to cut discretionary spending, to put Social Security on a sounder footing and to broaden the tax base while simplifying the code and bringing the top rate down to 23 percent. The next move is President Obama’s. He constantly says the debt is “unsustainable.” Either he’s going to play against type and cut government, or he’ll need to raise taxes on the middle class. For all the controversy over the Bush tax cuts for “the rich,” ending them would only generate $700 billion in revenue during the next 10 years. The real money is in the Bush tax cuts for everyone else — $3 trillion over 10 years. Democrats are extending those and exempting them from the “pay-go” rules so they don’t have to find countervailing spending reductions. Simpson and Bowles delivered the kind of fresh, fearless thinking Obama said he wanted. But the comfortable, stale politics of Nancy Pelosi beckons.
— which still has to be considered by the broader commission — is 21 percent. The proposal would cap revenues at 21 percent of GDP, and eventually bring spending in line with revenue. The left can’t accept that number. It ‘means giving back the federal govern‘ment’s gains of the Obama era, when ‘federal spending has spiked to more than 24 percent of GDP. And it is inconsistent with the massive subsidy regime of ObamaCare. Democrats didn’t trash their House majority in the spending splurge of the past two years only to go back to George W. Bush levels of expenditure. The right isn’t — and shouldn’t be — happy with 21 percent, either. It would be a historically high tax take by the federal government. Christopher Papagianis of the think tank e21 calculates that federal revenues averaged 17.8 percent of GDP from 1946 to 2008. For five decades, Washington absorbed less than 20 percent of the economy without courting utter fiscal ruin. Given the trajectory, though, 21 per‘cent looks better. Absent any other Rich Lowry can be reached via e‘action, bracket creep and other facmail: comments.lowry@nationalretors will increases taxes to more than 23 percent of GDP by 2035. Social Se- view.com.
Editorial roundup The Philadelphia Inquirer: Emboldened congressional Republicans are predicting a rocky couple of years ahead for the health-care overhaul that they disparagingly call “Obamacare” — as they hatch plans to scuttle the law by holding up funding for key elements. But they had better act quickly. Millions of Americans already are enjoying tangible benefits from the health-care law, and they’re not likely to look kindly on having those benefits weakened, much less revoked. The list of benefits so far includes: required coverage of preventive services such as childhood immunizations and cancer screenings for women; a ban on denying coverage for youngsters with preexisting medical conditions; letting young adults still at home remain on their parents’ health plan; barring insurers from setting lifetime limits on coverage; and a $250 rebate for seniors facing the Medicare “doughnut hole” in drug coverage. As of January, there will be added incentives for family doctors who work in underserved areas, and cost controls on insurers to assure premiums are used for health care rather than executives’ salaries. A year from now, additional funding will be provided for community health centers (the centers that Republicans have offered as their solution to the problem of 50 million uninsured.)
So the GOP’s guerilla-style tactics to slow and even reverse health reform could well prove unpopular with growing numbers of citizens as the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (its official name) take hold. That, of course, is the message President Obama’s aides should, and will, try to get out in the months ahead. One of the other problems with the GOP strategy is that it does not appear to offer anything to replace the healthcare reforms. Granted, more could be done to find ways to reduce costs. Even Obama admits the law isn’t perfect and will require adjustments over time. But the Republicans’ focus so far is solely on upending the law’s implementation in an effort to force Obama to agree to changes. So much for all that GOP talk on the campaign trail about simultaneously repealing and replacing the supposedly objectionable aspects of the law, right? If the strategy proves to be merely more party-of-no maneuvers that do nothing to improve Americans’ access to affordable, quality health care, that’s bound to make people really sick.
House, as it was on her party. According to an analysis by CNN, $65 million was spent on campaign ads attacking the speaker, mostly by Republicans trying to tie their Democratic opponents to her. Polls put her approval rating around 29 percent. So when she announced that she would not relinquish power — she will seek the post of House minority leader — it provoked dismay among some in her own party and glee from many Republicans, who see her decision as proof that Democrats still don’t understand the reasons for their defeat ... ... Many Republicans claim that Democrats lost control of the House because of voter disgust with Pelosi’s high-handed ways and the policies she rammed through Congress ... By approving health-care reform and imposing tighter regulations on Wall Street, Democrats delivered precisely the “change” they promised two years ago, when they were wildly popular. Meanwhile, although the government’s economic stimulus strategy has helped engineer a slow turnaround for the economy, it hasn’t reduced joblessness, so it’s hardly surprising that the The Los Angeles Times: party in power took a beating ... Judged To some, the “shellacking” of Democ- solely by her record, and not by GOP attacks trying to paint her as either a rats at the ballot box last week was nearly as much a referendum on Demo- Leninist or the Wicked Witch of the West, Pelosi deserves to stay on as her cratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of San Franparty’s leader. cisco, the lightning-rod speaker of the
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Market: Continued from Page 1A pair of 1970s sportsman binoculars, the kind that fold up and are no bigger than a cigarette case — on a table in the basement of the Basche-Sage Place, 2101 Main St. Fox even has a car cigarette lighter from the 1920s. Fox said he planned to eventually hold an estate sale, but for now he is content selling the antiques in the basement of the BascheSage building. Across the hall from Fox’s table in this community flea market, Shirley Wick has a small table covered in handmade Christmas decorations and wooden bookmarks. “I made them all myself,” she said. Inside a small room behind her table are glass bulbs, plates that she decorated herself and DVDs — even a Blu-ray copy of “Iron Man.” “I used to teach a glass decorating class over in Baker Tower,” Wick said. At 8 a.m. on every second Friday and Saturday of the month, Fox and Wick, along with about 20 other venders, set up shop. A special holiday market is planned for Friday, Nov. 26. Anyone interested in setting up a table at the flea market should call Katie Biegler at 541-403-0991. The cost is $10 per space.
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Looking for treasure at the flea market in the basement of Basche-Sage Place in Baker City are Cindy Vincent of Donnelly, Idaho, and Kathy Vincent of Baker City. On Friday morning boxes of antique jewelry caught their eye for later use in craft projects.
School official in trouble over Elvis impersonation video
YONCALLA (AP) — A controversial Elvis performance by the school superintendent has highlighted some problems in the Yoncalla School District near Eugene. Posted on YouTube, the video shows Yoncalla Superintendent
Marc Thielman decked out in a tight white Elvis jumpsuit and wig. It's one reason Yoncalla resident Sheila Cox led a recall effort against school board members Cathey Grimes, Scott Sublette and Jill Cunningham, who all
PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon state dollars for special education have decreased because of budget cuts, and now state officials are working to avoid federal sanctions. Federal special education law requires states to support special education at the same level or higher from year to year or face penalties. But Oregon's 2010-11 special education funding is about $19 million down compared from the previous school year. Oregon Department of Education officials hope a clause in the federal law that makes an exception for uncontrollable circumstances and unforeseen declines in state resources will help them avoid a cut in federal dollars for special education. If the waiver request is denied, the federal government will reduce its contribution to the state by $19 million for the 2011-12 school year — a 15 percent cut. "A sanction at the state level would put an additional hardship on our school districts that are already struggling," said Nancy Latini, Oregon Department of Education's assistant superintendent for the office of student learning and partnership. Oregon isn't the only state
lost their jobs on Election Day. The (Eugene) Register-Guard reports the five-member school board will cease to exist temporarily after election results are certified on Nov. 22, and there will be no quorum until a Douglas County board appoints re-
considering this option. So far, at least five states — Iowa, Kansas, South Carolina, Alabama and West Virginia — have requested waivers. Nancy Reder, deputy executive director for the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, said she's not surprised that states are seeking the normally hard-to-get exemption. In fact, Reder said she expects to see more. "Given the budget shortfalls of the states, I think this is a real area of concern going forward," Reder said. "I think states are working really hard to get the funding in but state budgets are slow to bounce back." Gov. Ted Kulongoski has twice ordered across-theboard state budget cuts. The Oregon Department of Education receives money to support special education programs within its department and to provide direct special education services to kids, mostly in early childhood programs, juvenile corrections or who have vision or hearing impairments. As part of the across-theboard cuts, the education department reduced dollars for early childhood programs, hospital programs and other regional services.
placements. Meanwhile, Thielman has fired the school district's business manager and secretary after learning its finances have been managed so poorly the state is now demanding that an outside auditor investigate.
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Oregon Legislature’s 2011 agenda includes revising congressional district maps Republicans predict Gov.-elect John Kitzhaber will veto any GOP proposal gained seats in the state House and Senate but could lose their opportunity to participate if the process stalls and again falls to the secretary of state, who is a Democrat. In 2001, Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber vetoed maps created by a GOP-controlled Legislature. Democratic Secretary of State Bill Bradbury picked up the ball and drew boundaries that, according to some Republicans, laid the groundwork for Democratic gains in the ensuing decade. After eight years out of office, Kitzhaber is returning to the governors office next year, and that has Republicans worried hell again kick the process to a Democratic secretary of state. “The same governor using the same strategy will aim at the same outcome for redistricting,” said Senate Republican leader Ted Ferrioli. He called Secretary of State Kate Brown, a Democrat, a “good soldier” who would ensure her party benefits from friendly legislative maps. Deputy Secretary of State Barry Pack said Browns office
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would draw a plan thats “good for all of Oregon.” State officials expect to get Census data in March. Oregon law requires them to ensure as much as posTed Ferrioli sible that districts: • Are contiguous; • Are equal in population; • Respect existing geographic or political boundaries; • Dont divide communities of common interest; and • Are connected by transportation links. Lawmakers have until July 1 to complete the task before it becomes Browns responsibility to draw legislative districts. Disputes over congressional districts are generally litigated in federal court. These backup plans mean that redistricting, unlike the state budget or any other issue, cannot fall victim to legislative gridlock.
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PORTLAND — On top of a big budget deficit, next years closely divided Oregon Legislature will have to tackle a highstakes task that will influence the next 10 years of state government. Following the release of figures from the 2010 U.S. Census, Oregon lawmakers will try to redraw the maps for legislative and congressional districts — a task that affects lawmakers own political futures and the partisan balance of state and national government. The result determines which legislators get easy re-election battles and which political party is more likely to control the statehouse. Few legislative tasks are more important to lawmakers and their political parties. And few have such longlasting effects on public policy. Politicians in Oregon havent been able to reach agreement on drawing legislative maps since 1981, so the secretary of state has had to do it instead. The stakes are particularly high for Republicans, who have
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House Speaker Dave Hunt, a Democrat, acknowledged that the process gives Democrats an incentive to stall until July 1 but said theres no plan to have the process fall to Brown. “Weve been planning for probably a year to have the Legislature do it and I think theres a very strong desire and commitment to have the Legislature do the process,” Hunt said. Democrats are likely to have a narrow 16-14 majority in next years Senate. The House will be tied at 30-30, and party leaders will have to figure out how they can share power. Former Democratic Secretary of State Phil Keisling, now at Portland State University running the Center for Public Service at the Hatfield School of Government, said the Legislature would be well advised to try to find “a neutral process” to handle redistricting. “I think its just a big distraction” that erodes public confidence, he said. Earlier this year, conservative activists fell short in a petition drive that would have asked voters to hand redistricting chores to a panel of retired judges. Other states have taken the task away from lawmakers in hopes of creating more neutral maps that dont benefit one party over the other.
Briefly A one-way trip to Mars? PULLMAN, Wash. — Invoking the spirit of “Star Trek” in a scholarly article entitled “To Boldly Go,” two scientists contend human travel to Mars could happen much more quickly and cheaply if the missions are made one-way. They argue that it would be little different from early settlers to North America, who left Europe with little expectation of return. “The main point is to get Mars exploration moving,” said Dirk Schulze-Makuch of Washington State University, who wrote the article in the latest “Journal of Cosmology” with Paul Davies of Arizona State University. The colleagues state — in one of 55 articles in the issue devoted to exploring Mars — that humans must begin colonizing another planet as a hedge against a catastrophe on Earth. Mars is a six-month flight away, possesses surface gravity, an atmosphere, abundant water, carbon dioxide and essential minerals. They propose the missions start by sending two two-person teams, in separate ships, to Mars. More colonists and regular supply ships would follow.
Search continues for Kyron PORTLAND — Diving teams are again searching a northwest Portland island for missing 8-year-old Kyron Horman. Lt. Mary Lindstrand of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office says the teams were at Sauvie Island Saturday looking for clues. The island has been a focal point in the past in the search for Kyron, who vanished June 4 after a science fair at his elementary school. Lindstrand says the search was part of the ongoing investigation and not based on any new information.
Truck dealer’s offer: Free AK-47 SANFORD, Fla. — A central Florida dealership trying to drum up business is offering an unusual perk for potential used-truck buyers: A free AK-47 assault rifle. General sales manager Nick Ginetta says that since the promotion was announced on Veterans Day, business has more than doubled at Nations Trucks in Sanford. Customers would have to pass a background check before using the $400 gun shop voucher. They also have the option of using the money toward other firearms, or they can request a check in that amount instead. The dealership has fielded some complaints about the deal, which Ginetta acknowledges is controversial. But, he adds: “My buyer is absolutely a gun owner, no question.” The promotion runs through the end of November. — Compiled from The Associated Press
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Bush’s memoirs surprisingly revealing By TIM RUTTEN Los Angeles Times The first great American autobiographies both appeared in the 19th century, were born of conflict and written by public men — “The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass” and “The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant.” Since then, what we might call the publishing-industrial complex has turned the reminiscences of our public men and women into a never-ending stream. As former President George W. Bush — barely two years out of office — points out in the acknowledgement of his memoir, “Decision Points,” virtually every member of his extended, very political family has published a bestseller, including his parents’ dogs. Where does Bush’s account of his astonishingly eventful eight years rank in such company? Probably far higher than many of his detractors expected. As Bush writes in “Decision Points,” he enjoys surprising those who underestimate him. As the title suggests, the former chief executive elected to abandon the usual chronological approach to these volumes (except for a brief, obligatory foray into childhood and school years) in favor of his recollection of his presidency’s key choices and the personal decisions that Bush says prepared him to make them. Foremost among the latter were his conversion to active Christianity, which he attributes to an after-dinner talk that evangelist Billy Graham gave to the extended Bush family at their Maine compound, and to participation in his male friends’ Crawford, Texas, Bible study group. According to Bush, he continued to read the Bible every morning of his presidency — like his daily run, a comforting habit. Bush credits his religious awakening, along with a growing sense of obligation to his wife and daughters, with his other foundational personal choice: the decision to quit drinking after a night of boorish overindulgence in celebration of his 40th birthday. It’s a change Bush credits with making possible his subsequent public life. Leaks and an active publicity campaign of television and radio appearances have made many of the substantial points Bush makes rather familiar. Essentially, “Decision Points” confirms many of the better nonfiction accounts of his presidency published
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while he was in office, particularly Bob Woodward’s four volumes and Robert Draper’s “Dead Certain.” The Bush White House may not have been given to doubts or its chief executive to indecision, but it did have a penchant for ad hoc deliberation, stubborn persistence in the face of failure — as in Iraq up to the surge — excessive personal loyalty and for being “blindsided” by events beyond the unforeseeable tragedy of 9/11. Nearly midway through “Decision Points,” Bush writes that, “History can debate the decisions I made, the policies I chose, and the tools I left behind. But there can be no debate about one fact: After the nightmare of September 11, America went seven and a half years without another successful terrorist attack on our soil. If I had to summarize my most meaningful accomplishment as president in one sentence, that would be it.” For that reason, Bush is singularly unapologetic and clear about the fact that he personally ordered the torture of key al-Qaida members, who CIA interrogators were convinced held information of other planned terrorist attacks. (Bush also continues to insist that waterboarding is not torture.) When thenCIA Director George Tenet asked whether he had per-
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count of his cooperative relationship with the late Sen. Edward Kennedy and his disappointment that they were unable to push through comprehensive immigration reform, which both felt was within a vote or two of their grasp. Given the contentious political use Karl Rove and other Bush aides made of abortion, readers also may be interested in the former president’s unfailingly respectful discussion of the abortionrights advocates with whom he disagrees. (There’s also something amusing about Bush’s account of urging the late Pope John Paul II not to waver in his pro-life convictions.) Actually, one of the impressions that arises repeatedly in “Decision Points” is how much civility and bi-partisan cooperation matter to Bush. “The death spiral of decency during my time in office, exacerbated by the advent of 24-hour cable news and hyper-partisan political blogs, was deeply disappointing,” he writes.
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mission to waterboard Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the 9/11 mastermind, Bush replied, “Damn right.” Bush writes that about 100 “terrorists” were placed in the CIA interrogation program and that about a third “were questioned using enhanced interrogation”; three were waterboarded. All, according to Bush, gave up usable intelligence that thwarted other acts of terrorism. Other reports have contradicted that assertion, but Bush is firm on the point. Similarly, he writes that his stomach still churns over the fact that he and the rest of the country were misled by faulty intelligence concerning Saddam Hussein’s pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, but that the nation and world still are better off with the Iraqi dictator deposed. His only real regret, in fact, is that he failed to act more rapidly and decisively when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Many readers will be surprised by Bush’s warm ac-
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Looking back on his exit from office, Bush recalls, “I reflected on everything we were facing. Over the past few weeks we had seen the failure of America’s two largest mortgage entities, the bankruptcy of a major investment bank, the sale of another, the nationalization of the world’s largest insurance company, and now the most drastic intervention in the free market since the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. At the same time, Russia had invaded and occupied Georgia, Hurricane Ike had hit Texas, and America was fighting a two-front war in Iraq and Afghanistan. This was one ugly way to end the presidency.” There’s a great deal in that statement of what this unexpectedly engrossing memoir suggests is the essential George W. Bush — a disarming candor, for example, combined with almost alarming off-handedness about the implications of what’s being
said. The man and the president portrayed in these pages is, at the same time, passive and strong; intelligent but not curious; a public person apparently at his best in private; willing to admit shortcomings, but not particularly self-critical; unfailingly civil himself, but happily surrounded by bare-knuckle partisans. There is a kind of pragmatic courage that makes a leader fearless of contradictions. Bush, for his part, seems oblivious to them. Immediately after the admission that his presidency was coming to an “ugly” end, Bush adds, “I didn’t feel sorry for myself. Self-pity is a pathetic quality in a leader. ... As well, I was comforted by my conviction that the Good Lord wouldn’t give a believer a burden he couldn’t handle.” One suspects that Bush hopes to have the way in which he bore his unexpected burdens compared to the service of another wartime president, Lincoln. “Decision Points” records that, during his eight years in the Oval Office, Bush read 14 books on the first Republican commander-in-chief. Somehow, though, it isn’t the Great Emancipator who comes to mind at the end of this memoir, but Shakespeare’s Macbeth: “To know my deed, ’twere best not know myself.”
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Sailors, scientists agree: Waves growing People who work the sea have noticed the trend for years, and recent research confirms their anecdotal evidence By LES BLUMENTHAL McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — It’s one of the most treacherous stretches of water in the world, where 1 million cubic feet of water a second collides with 20- or 30foot ocean swells over a fourmile stretch of shifting sand. A small band of pilots braves often-treacherous conditions to guide ships across the Columbia River Bar. The pilots who work the “Graveyard of the Pacific” have a deep respect for the relentless forces they face daily as they ride out to tankers, bulk carriers, car carriers, and cargo and passenger ships standing offshore. They commute in 72foot self-righting boats that can roll over 360 degrees as winter gales and sometimes hurricane-force storms blast out of the North Pacific. The pilots also confirm what marine scientists have just started talking about: Ocean waves are becoming bigger and more powerful, and climate change could be the cause. “We’ve been talking about it for a couple of years now,” said Capt. Dan Jordan, who served in the merchant marine for 30 years before becoming a Columbia River Bar pilot. “Mother Nature has an easy way of telling us who is in charge.” Using buoy data and models based on wind patterns, scientists say that the waves off the coast of the Pacific Northwest and along the Atlantic seaboard from West Palm Beach, Fla., to Cape Hatteras, N.C., are steadily increasing in size. And, at least in the Northwest, the larger waves are con-
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sidered more of a threat to coastal communities and beaches than the rise in sea level accompanying global warming. Similar increases in wave height have been noticed in the North Atlantic off England. Unclear is whether the num-
ber and height of “rogue” waves beyond the continental shelf have increased. The existence of such freak waves, which can reach 100 feet or more in height and can swamp a large ship in seconds, wasn’t proved until 2004, when European satellites equipped with
radar detected 10 of them during a three-week period. According to some estimates, two merchant ships a month disappear without a trace, thought to be victims of rogue waves. “Obviously, this is an issue we are interested in,” said Trevor Maynard of Lloyd’s of London’s emerging risk team, which tracks global climate change developments. “We are seeing climate change fingerprints on a lot of events.” Since the mid-1970s, buoy data show the height of the biggest waves off the Northwest coast has increased an average of about 4 inches a year, or about 10 feet total, according to Peter Ruggiero, an assistant geosciences professor at Oregon State University and the lead author of a study published recently in the journal Coastal Engineering. Ruggiero and his colleagues also estimated how high a 100year wave might be. These
would be the largest waves expected to come along every 100 years. The estimate has increased 40 percent since the 1970s, from 33 feet to 46 feet. Some calculations estimate a 100-year wave might be 55 feet high, taller than a five-story building. “We are assuming the trends will increase in the future,” Ruggiero said. The future already may be here, however. Jordan, the Columbia River pilot, said a 44-foot wave was recorded off the river in October. In a major spring storm in 2007, a 54-foot wave was recorded. “After that the buoy quit recording,” Jordan said. On the East Coast, a yet-tobe-published study also has showed that average wave heights have been increasing, by a couple of centimeters or so a year. “The averages aren’t very
exciting,” said Peter Adams, an assistant professor in the University of Florida’s Department of Geological Sciences who used wind data from the past 20 to 30 years to develop a wave height model. “Given that there are 3 million waves a year, one wave every 10 seconds, it’s not so alarming.” Adams said he finds it startling that the height of the biggest waves has increased nearly a foot in 10 years. “In a lifetime, that can be profound,” he said. A scientific debate is raging over what’s causing the increase in wave size. Possible causes include changing storm tracks, higher winds and more intense winter storms — all signs of global climate change. “While these increases are most likely due to Earth’s changing climate, uncertainty exists as to whether they are the product of human-induced greenhouse warming or represent variations related to natural multi-decadal climate cycles,” Ruggiero’s study said. Among the weather phenomenon that could be affecting wave heights in the Pacific, Ruggiero said, are El Nino — warmer surface temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific — and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation — 20- to 30-year patterns of warmer or cooler surface temperatures in the Pacific. “There is a lot of speculation, a lot of reading of tea leaves,” he said. Others are skeptical about any link to climate change. Richard Seymour, the head of the Ocean Engineering Research Group at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California, said any connection between increased wave height and climate change is tenuous. In fact, Seymour said, there isn’t enough data on wave heights to provide the “statistical reliability” to predict any trends. Seymour and others said too little is known about the oceans. “It always struck me as odd we know more about the surface of Mars than the floor of the Pacific Ocean,” he said.
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Jackie Burns looks through a spotting scope at the water off Cape Disappointment in Washington on Nov. 5. Sailors and scientists are finding that waves are becoming bigger and stronger.
— Capt. Dan Jordan, Columbia River Bar pilot
There’s no real secret behind the compact fluorescent bulb By JOE TASCHLER and THOMAS CONTENT Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MILWAUKEE — As the use of incandescent light bulbs is phased out in the United States, consumers are turning to compact fluorescent bulbs as an energy- and cost-saving alternative. The way CFL bulbs sometimes behave, though, has left some wondering whether they are safe. Search the Internet, and you’ll find a lot of items describing compact fluorescent bulbs as a fire hazard. They are not, at least for the vast majority of the bulbs, experts say. There are a number of reasons people might think CFLs — especially older model bulbs — are fire hazards. “Incandescents, we’re all so familiar with — they’ve been around 100 years — and we know how they burn out,” said John Drengenberg, consumer safety director for Underwriters Laboratories. “We’ve only had compact fluorescents for a relatively short period of time. “When (CFLs) do burn out, it’s completely different than an incandescent. And that’s why you have people who say, ‘My goodness, this is doing something I never expected,’ ” Drengenberg said.
For some older model CFL bulbs, burning out can sometimes involve light smoke, discoloration of the bulb’s base and a burning smell. The organization’s testing has determined the bulbs are safe. “We did long-term research and found there is no safety hazard,” Drengenberg said. “It’s all based on science,” Drengenberg said. “All of these things are tested by UL to very, very strict standards.” Linda Mae Schmitt, residential field manager with the Wisconsin Focus on Energy program, said it’s important for consumers to know that, when a CFL is emitting smoke, it’s a sign that “safety measures built into the bulb are managing heat and preventing subsequent hazard.” She said she has heard of the problem from consumers only rarely, maybe once or at most twice a year. Consumers should look for the Energy Star label on bulbs. Energy Star bulbs must meet Underwriters Laboratory standards, which require that materials be self-extinguishing, she said. Still, Drengenberg can see why people might be concerned when a CFL burns out. “You have to understand, if this is in your child’s bedroom and you see
smoke coming out of a light, what are you going to do? You’re going to turn it off, you’re going to get the child out of there, you’re going to sniff smoke and say ‘my goodness.’ ” In early October, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 124,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs sold at discount retailers on the East Coast in 2008 because the bulbs could overheat and catch fire. That’s only a fraction of the 130 million to 150 million CFLs that Underwriters Laboratories says retailers sell every year. Technology has improved CFLs significantly in recent years, said Celia Lehrman, deputy home editor at Consumer Reports magazine. The publication featured the results of light bulb testing in its October edition. “We tested them out through 6,000 hours and really didn’t see a huge number of failures,” she said. “There were differences among the various bulbs. Brightness, warm-up times — there were differences but not a rash of failures.” Bulbs with the Energy Star label were the best performers in the magazine’s tests, she said. Energy Star requires manufacturers to submit the products to independent, third-party testing, Lehrman said. “New CFLs, they do a better job of
producing bright light and producing bright light in a color temperature that people are familiar with and like,” she said. “And they also work pretty consistently.” While people had bad experiences with old versions of CFLs, the good news is that new CFLs are much better, she said. They also cost less to use. “There’s no question they save energy. Because they use less energy, they’re going to save you money,” Lehrman said. CFLs quickly pay for themselves, Consumer Reports says, saving about $6 per bulb per year compared with electricity costs for incandescent bulbs. Multiply that by the number of light bulbs in a home or business, and the savings begin to add up. But even as CFLs are refined, they may soon be supplanted by bulbs that use light-emitting diodes, LEDs “We’re seeing a lot of (LED bulbs) in our labs,” which means manufacturers have developed a product that they intend to bring to market, Drengenberg said. There hasn’t been a huge amount of testing on the LED bulbs because there are not many models on the market, Lehrman said. “LEDs have advantages. They turn
on instantly. CFLs don’t hit full brightness right away,” making them less-desirable in areas such as stairways that might need light right away, Lehrman said. LEDs are more efficient, and they also don’t have any mercury in them, as CFLs do, Lehrman said. “I think that manufacturers are learning how to use less and less mercury in their CFLs and still produce good light, but there is some in there,” Lehrman said. As the phaseout of incandescents looms in a few years, Focus on Energy is trying to emphasize that it’s not a one-bulb-fits-all world when it comes to CFLs. “One bulb doesn’t fit all sockets,” Schmitt said. “There’s a huge array of CFLs out there to select from for all different types of applications. So you need to make sure you’re getting the correct CFL for the correct application.” With the new bulbs, reading the label is crucial, experts say. If it says don’t use it with a dimmer, don’t use it with a dimmer. “What we always tell consumers is, it’s not a regular light bulb like have been around for 100 years,” Drengenberg said. “This is different. Look at the instructions. See what they have to say about it.”
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Bulldogs pummel Pelicans; advance to quarterfinals
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Baker coach Dave Johnson pointed out a situation to Colten Richards.
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The Bulldogs’ offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage against Klamath Union.
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Trenton Howard, right, received congratulations from Jordan Osborn after returning a fumble for a touchdown.
By GERRY STEELE Baker City Herald Baker dominated both sides of the football against Klamath Union Saturday at Bulldog Memorial Stadium. The Bulldogs (9-1) handed the Pelicans a 52-14 loss in the opening round of Class 4A state playoffs. Baker amassed 473 yards on offense and limited Klamath Union to 219 yards. Baker next will host GOL foe Ontario Friday or Saturday in the 4A quarterfinals. Ontario upset Mazama 20-14 Saturday. “That was certainly a dandy football game,” said Baker coach Dave Johnson of the Klamath Union game. “As far as the defense goes, man oh man, kudos to those guys. Our defense was just outstanding.” Baker defensive coach Jason Ramos echoed Johnson. “Our defense played great,” he said. “We’re doing what we’re suppose to do. It was just a great defensive effort. Two defensive touchdowns was just gravy. “This game goes down in the history books for me,” Ramos told the Bulldogs. “Even over ’02 — the Sweet Home game was great — but this one’s
right there, too.” Baker’s first big defensive stop came on Klamath’s opening drive. Linebacker Will Barr stopped the Pelicans’ Colt Alaniz for a 3-yard loss on fourth-and-one at midfield. Six plays later, Baker lit the scoreboard on Stephen Talbot’s 1-yard run off left tackle. “The linebackers — Colten Richards, Nick Cripe, Jake Skillings and Barr in particular — played great,” Ramos said. “Our linebackers stepped it up today and we got some great DB (defensive back) play too,” Johnson said. Cripe, Trent Taylor and Justin Durflinger each intercepted a Klamath pass. After Barr’s initial stop, the Bulldogs forced a Klamath punt, and mounted a sevenplay drive that culminated in Talbot’s 10-yard TD run and a 14-0 Baker lead with 3:31 left in the first quarter. “I was really proud of the offensive line,” said line coach Joel Richardson. “The way they’ve taken on this bullish attitude I’ve asked them to. We controlled the line of scrimmage.” “The O line played very well,” Johnson added. “They did a great job of run blocking,
pass blocking, everything. It all came together. It was just a great day to be a Bulldog.” Baker increased its lead to 20-0 with 8:39 left in the first half on another Talbot touchdown. This time Talbot took a short swing pass from quarterback Jesse Brown and raced 86 yards for the touchdown. Baker led 20-0 at halftime. Baker then opened the second half by marching 67 yards on nine plays for a 28-0 lead. This time Brown did the honors, zigzagging his way through the middle of the Pelicans defense for a 14-yard TD run. Klamath finally broke the scoring ice on the ensuing kickoff when Peter Bell scooted around left end and went 80 yards for the score. Baker answered on its next drive when Barr booted a 22yard field goal. The Bulldogs increased the lead to 38-7 after another Klamath punt when Brown connected for a 25-yard touchdown with Durflinger. On the play, Brown double pumped then found Durflinger in stride along the right sideline. Klamath scored its first offensive touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter when quarterback Riley Kemp
hit Braxton Miles on a 4-yard TD pass. Baker’s defense then kicked things up a notch. Barr tackled Kemp, forcing a fumble and lineman Trenton Howard rumbled 82 yards for a touchdown. Howard took some good-natured ribbing from his teammates on the sideline after the play. “I’m still huffing and puffing,” he said at the time. Later, in the locker room, the Baker coaches added their jibes. “My chin strap was blocking my mouth,” Howard said. “I couldn’t breathe.” Johnson had to tease his senior lineman. “I told Trent it was a good thing there wasn’t two more yards because No. 2 was going to catch him,” Johnson said. Three plays after Howard’s jaunt, Cripe intercepted a Kody Kuhlman pass and scooted 15 yards for the game’s final points. Klamath Union 0 0 7 7 — 14 Baker 14 6 18 14 — 52 B — Talbot 1 run (Barr kick) B — Talbot 10 run (Barr kick) B — Talbot 86 pass from Brown (Kick failed) B — Brown 14 run (Durflinger pass from Brown) K — Bell 80 kickoff return (Kuhlman kick) B — Barr 22 FG B — Durflinger 25 pass from Brown (Barr kick) K — Miles 4 pass from Kemp (Kuhlman kick) B — Howard 82 fumble return (Barr kick) B — Cripe 15 interception return (Barr kick) Individual statistics Rushing — Klamath Union: Thomas 11-49, Kemp 1247, Alaniz 9-39, Kuhlman 2-5, Bell 3-(-7). Baker: Talbot 21154, Brown 9-33, Austin 1-21, Barr 1-6. Passing — Klamath Union: Kemp 10-24-2-86, Kuhlman 0-2-1-0. Baker: Brown 17-23-0-268. Receiving — Klamath Union: Butler 4-32, Bell 3-31, Crawford 2-19, Miles 1-4. Baker: Everson 6-57, Durflinger 5-76, Barr 2-15, Talbot 1-86, Richards 1-15, Osborn 1-10, Austin 1-9.
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Carol Dyke yelled enthusiastically for the Bulldogs on a chilly, overcast afternoon.
Baker’s defense swarmed on a Klamath ball carrier, above. Quarterback Jesse Brown, above right, got set to fire another pass. Below, right, Stephen Talbot ran over a Klamath defender on his way to his total 154 yards rushing.
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Cougars top OSU CORVALLIS (AP) — Quarterback Jeff Tuel passed for 157 yards and rushed for 79 Saturday as Washington State snapped a 16-game conference losing streak with a 31-14 win over Oregon State. It was the Cougars’ first Pac-10 win since a 16-13 overtime victory against Washington in the 2008 Apple Cup. Tuel completed 10 of 15 passes, connecting with receiver Daniel Blackledge four times for 76 yards and hitting Marquess Wilson for a 33-yard touchdown pass that gave Washington State (2-9, 1-7) a 21-0 lead in the third quarter. James Montgomery added 67 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Cougars. The Beavers (4-5, 3-3) lost for the third time in the last four games — and the first time in seven games at Reser Stadium — and are in jeopardy of missing the bowl season for the first time in five years. Oregon State still has USC, No. 6 Stanford and top-ranked Oregon left on the schedule.
Catron leads Ducks to win EUGENE (AP) — Joevan Catron scored 20 points and Malcolm Armstead added 15 as Oregon defeated Denver 68-56 on Saturday in the BTI Invitational. With the Ducks (2-0) trailing 51-50, Catron recorded a three-point play with 7:52 remaining to start a 12-1 Oregon run. Johnathan Loyd’s free throw capped the run, making the score 62-52 with 4:19 remaining. During that span, Denver coach Joe Scott was issued a technical foul that led to two made free throws by Oregon’s E.J. Singler, who had 11 points. Brian Stafford scored 18 points and Andrew Hooper added 13 for Denver (0-2). The Pioneers made a final push, cutting the deficit to 62-54, but Oregon sealed the win by making 6 of 6 freethrow tries in the final 2:10. The Ducks made 24 of 29 free throws in the second half. Catron, who scored a career-high 27 points on Friday, had 13 points in the second half on Saturday. Denver led 32-28 at halftime after Stafford’s 3-pointer started a 15-3 Pioneers run to close the first half. Stafford scored 13 points in the first half, shooting 3 of 3 from beyond the arc. The Ducks also trailed at halftime in their seasonopening 97-92 overtime win over North Dakota State on Friday. Oregon held a 30-22 rebounding advantage and forced 14 Denver turnovers.
Idaho stops Eastern men MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Djim Bandoumel and Shawn Henderson scored 14 points apiece as Idaho defeated Eastern Oregon 86-74 Saturday night. Luiz Toledo added 13 points and six rebounds while Brandon Wiley had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Vandals in their regularseason opener. Idaho led only by 38-36 at halftime, but scored 14 of the first 18 points in the second half to open up a double-digit lead. Jason Mumm scored 21 points for Eastern Oregon, an NAIA school. The Mountaineers made 12 of 22 attempts from 3-point range, led by Thomas McCarthy, who made 5 of 10 attempts. McCarthy finished with 18 points. Idaho won the battle on the glass, outrebounding Eastern Oregon 41-26.
Briefly Bulldog Madness set Nov. 29 Baker’s new exchange student, Azamat Kuban from Kyrgyzstan, will be introduced Nov. 29 at the annual Bulldog Madness basketball scrimmage at BHS. “He is a great addition to an already loaded varsity,” said Baker boys coach Craig Woods of the 6-foot-10 Kuban. “He is like two athletes in one uniform. Solid and graceful, he will amaze and impress all that witness his physical prowess.” Bulldog Madness begins at 6 p.m. with the frosh/soph girls meeting the JV girls. That will be followed at 7 p.m. by the frosh/soph boys against the varsity girls. The varsity boys meet the JV boys at 8 p.m. Spectator admission is $3, which includes a free pick of old high school uniform tops, bottoms, warm-ups, camp Tshirts and other basketball memorabilia. There will be a paper airplane toss competition at halftime. Prizes include basketball shoes from Kicks Sports Wear.
Mat Club has three champions
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Senior Tiffany Burk had 20 kills at the state tournament.
Bulldogs go two and out MCMINNVILLE — Baker lost its first two matches at the Class 4A state volleyball tournament Friday and Saturday at Lane Community College. Friday, the Bulldogs lost 22-25, 25-12, 25-8, 25-10 to Hidden Valley. Saturday, Baker lost to Sisters 23-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-23 in consolation action. Sisters went on to finish fourth. Crook County won the title. “Hidden Valley got their offense going in games two, three and four,” said Baker coach Michele McCauley. “We did a nice job coming out aggressive, but struggled with serve receive.” Tiffany Burk finished with 11 kills, and Tori Brown eight. D.J. McCauley was 15-for-15 serving with three ace serves.
Baker had a seven-point lead in Game 4 against Sisters, then made some errors. “At the state games consistency is huge,” McCauley said. “Our serving wasn’t as aggressive as it has been and Sisters passed the ball, split the hitters in the front row and pounded the line. “We just didn’t adjust well as a team,” McCauley said. “I felt we gave them a good match, just wasn’t our day and Sisters had a great day.” Brown finished with a dozen kills and seven blocks. Burk had nine kills. “It would be nice to play matches like that on a regular basis. We would only get better,” McCauley said.
Baker wrestlers shine at Pendleton PENDLETON — Fifteen Baker Mat Club wrestlers earned seven championships and five second-place awards at a tournament at Pendleton Saturday. Ayden Welk, Trent Ashby, Johnny Niehaus, Luke Stearns, Korey Grende, Garrett Monroe and Taylor Hawes each won their division. “Most of our runners-up lost to one of their teammates for the championship,” said Baker coach Brandon Young. “Wrestling your friend/teammate is difficult, so coaches kind of step back and let the kids do their thing and emphasize win like a champion, lose like a champion.” Young said it was Stearns and Welk’s first
tournament of the season. Overall Baker won 34 matches and lost 12, winning 24 by fall. Young is assisted by Jeremy Johnson, Flint Stearns, JR Vela, Mike Pearson and Carl Hansen. Baker’s next action is this weekend at a tournament in La Grande. Pendleton tournament (Baker results) 60 — 1. Johnny Niehaus, 3-0. 2. Carlos Dela Rosa, 2-1. 2. Colton Anderson, 2-1. 70 — 1. Ayden Welk, 1-0. 1. Luke Stearns, 3-0. 2. Jace Hayes, 2-1. 75 — 1. Korey Grende, 3-0. 85 — 1. Trent Ashby, 3-0. 95 — 1. Garrett Monroe, 3-0. 2. Derritt Gwynn, 2-1. 2. Lincoln Turner, 3-1. 4. Logan Valentine, 0-3. 110 — 3. Marco Vela, 3-2. 125 — 1. Taylor Hawes, 3-0. 135 — 3. Juan Diaz, 2-2.
Stanford edges Sun Devils TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Heisman Trophy contender Andrew Luck threw an interception and fumbled. The running backs seemed to be spinning their wheels in sand against Arizona State’s speedy gang tacklers. After piling up scores and wins, Stanford’s offense had become uncharacteristically ineffective. The defense knew exactly what to do: Keep the game close, get the ball to Luck for one final drive. It worked to perfection. Luck threw for 292 yards and engineered a long fourth-quarter scoring drive to set up Owen Marecic’s second 1-yard touchdown dive, lifting the No. 7 Cardinal to a defense-dominated 17-13 win over the Sun Devils Saturday night. “When you have the best quarterback in the nation, a Heisman candidate on the other side of the ball, you just have do your job and keep them out of the end zone,” Stanford cornerback Richard Sherman said. “No matter how long it takes, he’s going to get it done.” Stanford (9-1, 6-1 Pac-10) had to suffer through an in-the-trenches fist fight to get there. Accustomed to cruising to victories this season, the Cardinal labored against Arizona State’s speedy defense, unable to do much on the ground or through the air. The Cardinal defense did its job, though, holding the Sun Devils (4-6, 2-5) to 268 yards
to give Luck one final chance. He came through, as usual, guiding Stanford 85 yards in 10 to set up Marecic’s bulldozing TD run with just over 5 minutes left. The defense came back out and held, and the offense was able to grind away the final 4 minutes to give the Cardinal their first win in Tempe since 1999. “I think this is the kind of game that brings your guys together,” Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh said. “You rely on each other, you trust in each other and every play is critical. They feel good about each other now after that game, and the reason they do is that they know they themselves and their teammates played like champions. Champions win those type of games.” Arizona State played another good team tough, only to fail again down the stretch. The Sun Devils stifled Stanford’s running game, holding the Cardinal to 128 yards on 42 carries. They also forced Luck to throw underneath instead of downfield, prevented him from hurting them with his legs and forced the two turnovers. It just wasn’t enough. Arizona State’s offense mustered just two scoring drives and the defense caved when it needed a stop the most, giving up the late, game-deciding drive — helped along by linebacker Vontaze Burfict’s consecutive penalties on the same play — to lose its 11th straight against a Top 25 opponent.
Duck women defeat Western Oregon EUGENE (AP) — Amanda Johnson had 18 points and 11 rebounds and five other players scored in double figures for Oregon as the Ducks opened the season with a 110-70 victory against Western Oregon. Freshmen Deanna Weaver and Ariel Thomas came off the bench to score 16 and 15, respectively, Ashley Buis added 14 points and
Jasmin Holiday and Nia Jackson scored 12 each for Oregon (1-0). The Ducks also outrebounded the Wolves (01) 65-34, coming within seven of the school record while grabbing 34 on the offensive end — the most for the Ducks since Oregon started keeping track of offensive rebounds in 198687.
BOARDMAN — The Baker Mat Club opened its season Nov. 6 at a tournament in Boardman. Baker had three champions. Carlos Dela Rosa, 8, won the 60-pound division. “Carlos is a takedown machine,” said Baker coach Brandon Young. Trent Ashby, 8, won the 85-pound class. “Trent is big for his age, however he is a solid kid, and won his division by pinning all his opponents,” Young said. Lincoln Turner, 10, won the 95-pound class. “He is a great athlete and he has great expectations,” Young said. Boardman tournament (Baker results) 60 pounds — 1. Carlos Dela Rosa, 2-0. 3. Johnny Niehaus, 2-2. 70 — 3. Jace Hays, 1-2. 75 — 3. Korey Grende, 2-2. 85 — 1. Trent Ashby, 3-0. 3. Tanner Eubanks, 2-2. 95 — 1. Lincoln Turner, 3-0. 2. Derritt Gwynn, 2-1. 2. Garrett Monroe, 3-1. 4. Logan Valentine, 0-3. 125 — 4. Taylor Hawes, 1-3. 135 — 2. Juan Diaz, 2-1.
Y youth hoops set to start Registration for Baker County Family YMCA’s thirdthrough sixth-grade boys and girls youth basketball program are being taken through Friday. Registration forms may be picked up at the YMCA pool, 580 Baker St., or Y Fitness Center, 2021 Main St. Fees, if paid and registered by Friday, are $20 for Y members and $45 for non-members. After Nov. 19, there will be an additional $5 fee on a space-available basis. Games will be played January through mid-February. Coaches and sponsors also are needed. More information is available by calling the Y at 541523-9622.
Stadium project gets pledge BOISE (AP) — Two longtime donors to Boise State athletics and academics are pledging $5 million toward an expansion project for Bronco Stadium. The donation from Larry and Marianne Williams and Jerry and Muriel Caven is earmarked for a new football complex. Boise State athletic officials unveiled in August designs to upgrade the stadium, facilities and add seats to its capacity of 33,500. Phase 1 could cost up to $50 million to lower the playing field, put in 12,000 seats in the north end zone and build a two-story football complex. University officials say expansion is critical to keeping the football team competitive as the university prepares to move into The Mountain West Conference next season. Officials have not yet given a construction timeline or total amount of money pledged to the project.
Posada has left knee surgery NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada has undergone arthroscopic surgery to repair a small tear in the meniscus of his left knee. Dr. Lee Kaplan operated last week in Miami. The Yankees expect Posada will be ready for spring training. The 39-year-old was limited to 120 games this season, including 83 behind the plate, as he shared time with Francisco Cervelli. Jesus Montero, a Triple-A All-Star at Scranton, is expected to be brought up sometime next season, further limiting Posada’s catching.
Washington State signs pair PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Davonte Lacy and Greg Sequele have signed to play basketball for Washington State next season. Lacy is a 6-foot-4 guard from Tacoma and Sequele is a 6foot-8 forward from Los Angeles.
Rockets’ Ming hurts left ankle HOUSTON (AP) — Rockets center Yao Ming has a mild left ankle sprain and is expected to be out at least a week. Yao was injured in the first quarter of a 98-91 loss to Washington last week that dropped Houston to 1-6. An MRI taken in Indianapolis confirmed the injury. The seven-time All-Star will return to Houston to begin rehabilitation while the team finishes its road trip. The Rockets have been closely monitoring Yao’s minutes this season in his return after sitting out all of last season following surgery to repair his broken left foot. Yao is averaging 10.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in only 18.2 minutes a game.
Hyndman named coach of year NEW YORK (AP) — Schellas Hyndman of FC Dallas was voted MLS coach of the year after leading his team to the Western Conference final in its first playoff appearance since 2007. Dallas had a 19-game MLS unbeaten streak and finished 12-4-14 in league play, tied with San Jose (2005) and Real Salt Lake (2010) for the fewest losses in an MLS season.
Japanese duo interested in majors TOKYO (AP) ‚— Two members of the Japan Series-winning Chiba Lotte Marines say they want to play in the major leagues next season. Shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka said last week he intends to move to Major League Baseball via the posting system, while closer Hiroyuki Kobayashi will try to sign as a free agent.
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Powder’s Ali Abrego and Kaycie Kitzmiller went up for a block against Cove earlier in the season. Cove rallied to edge the Badgers in five games Saturday for the Class 1A state championship.
Cove edges Badgers for 1A net title Old Oregon teams meet for sixth time this season in championship match FOREST GROVE — Two old Old Oregon league foes — Powder Valley and Cove — went tooth and nail for the Class 1A state volleyball title Saturday at Pacific University. When the dust had settled Cove came away with the crown after an 18-25, 2512, 26-24, 11-25, 15-13 win. It was the sixth time this season the two teams had met. Powder Valley defeated the Leopards to win the District
4 title last month. With Saturday’s match tied at two games each Cove built a 6-2 lead in the deciding game. But Powder rallied to take an 11-9 edge. Then, with the game tied at 13-13, Cove’s Brittany Leithner served an ace to give the Leopards the lead for good. Tierra Prince then ended the match with a kill. Prince led the Leopards with 23 kills.
Jamie Murchison added 11 kills and 18 assists. Ali Abrego, a first-team all-tourney pick, led Powder with 13 kills. Kaycie Kitzmiller, the lone unanimous all-tourney selection, added seven kills and 18 assists. Jessica Pedro was named to the second team. Cove and Powder Valley also met in the 2001 title match, with Cove winning.
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Hornets top Trail Blazers NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thanks to dramatically improved defense, the unbeaten New Orleans Hornets are a totally different team from last season. So are the Portland Trail Blazers, with All-Star guard Brandon Roy rendered ineffective by a chronically sore left knee. David West and Marco Belinelli each scored 18 points Saturday night and the Hornets improved to 8-0, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 107-87. The Hornets have held all of their opponents this season under 100 points. This was the third straight time New Orleans allowed fewer than 90 points. New coach Monty Williams, a Portland assistant the previous five years, has done an immediate makeover of what was one of the NBA’s worst defensive teams last season. “Defense is where we want to make our staple,” West said. “We are really drilling and really working and doing what we have to do in terms of preparation. We’ve been able to execute the game plan defensively from start to finish.” Chris Paul added 11 points and 13 assists for the Hornets. Center Emeka Okafor had a double-double before the end of the third quarter, finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Roy limped to the locker room with 6:43 left in the third quarter. He missed his first six shots and did not score until the third period, shortly before exiting for good. Roy said earlier this week he would not opt for surgery and would play through the pain, but he could not finish against the Hornets. “He told me his knee was sore, and he needed to be pulled,” Portland coach Nate McMillan said. “He’ll be evaluated here and we’ll wait and see what happens.” Portland cut a 17-point deficit to 75-70 in the fourth quarter, but New Orleans responded with a 16-5 run.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant and Brandon Roy are reviving an old Northwest Division rivalry in a new location. Durant came out on top in the second meeting between the young All-Stars in eight days, scoring eight of his 34 points during Oklahoma City’s decisive run in the final 5 minutes, and the Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-108 on Friday night. Russell Westbrook scored 36 points on his 22nd birthday, but it was Durant who scored the final eight points in a 100 run that turned the Thunder’s five-point deficit into a 105-100 lead with 1:29 to play. He hit a floater in the lane, followed by a series of three straight jumpers — then ran into flying chest bumps with his teammates when Portland called timeout. The Blazers, who had three straight shots blocked by Oklahoma City during the run, came back with Nicolas Batum’s jumper before Marcus Camby swatted away Westbrook’s driving layup try. Roy had a pair of putbacks that each got Portland within one and then hit two free throws to trim the deficit to 109-108 with 13 seconds left. Durant missed the second of two free throws with 12.3 seconds to go, but Rudy Fernandez missed a 3-pointer from the corner with 2.9 seconds left that would’ve put Portland ahead. Roy led the Blazers with 24 points and played 35 minutes just three days after he created a stir in Portland by getting a heat wrap on the same right knee that needed arthroscopic surgery to fix a meniscus tear leading up to the playoffs last season. Batum added a season-high 21 points, Andre Miller had 19 points and 10 assists, and Fernandez scored 15 off the bench in another down-to-the-wire thriller between the divisional rivals.
Ducks open season with OT win EUGENE (AP) — Fifth-year senior Jovan Catron scored a career-high 27 points, including the go-ahead jumper in overtime, as Oregon defeated North Dakota State 97-92 on Friday in the BTI Invitational. Jay-R Strowbridge, a senior transfer from Jacksonville State, added 18 points for the Ducks (1-0), who successfully opened the Dana Altman coaching era. Michael Tveidt scored 27 points and Marshall Bjorklund had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bison (0-1). Tveidt’s third 3-pointer of the game gave North Dakota State a 9290 lead with 1:49 left in overtime, but after Strowbridge cut the deficit to one with a free throw, Catron drilled a long jumper with 27.1 seconds to put the Ducks up 93-92. Freshman guard Johnathan Loyd went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final seconds. E.J. Singler had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Teondre Williams had 15 points and eight rebounds for Oregon. Catron, who received a medical hardship waiver after a nagging back injury ended his 2009-10 season after four games, was 9-of-14 from the field and 9-of-12 from the freethrow line. His previous career high was 20 points. North Dakota State led 39-37 at halftime. The second half featured six ties and nine lead changes, the last coming when Catron scored inside to put the Ducks up 84-82 with 1:11 to play. But Nate Zastrow tied it for the Bison with a pair of free throws with a minute remaining. Malcolm Armstead appeared to give Oregon the lead with 6.8 seconds left in regulation when he drove the baseline for a layup, but he was instead called for an offensive foul. The contest tipped off the final half-season at McArthur Court, which opened in 1927. Oregon plays its first game at 12,500-seat Matthew Knight Arena on Jan. 13.
Vikings slip past Pepperdine PORTLAND (AP) — Paul Guede connected on a deep 3pointer with 5 seconds remaining to give Portland State an 83-81 win over Pepperdine in the season opener Friday night. Melvin Jones led Portland State with 23 points and was among five Vikings in double figures. Chris Harriel added 16 points and Chehales Tapscott scored 15 points. Keion Bell paced Pepperdine with 22 points, while Corbin Moore chipped in 12 points. PSU closed an 11-point deficit to within one point at 6059 with 11:25 left to play. The Waves grabbed the lead back at 81-80 with 15 seconds to play on a 3-pointer by Jonathan Dupre’. The Vikings scrambled on their final possession, but got the ball in the right corner to Guede, who hit the game winner. Pepperdine could not covert a final-second shot. Portland State shot 42 percent from the field while Pepperdine connected on 52 percent of its shots from the floor.
Gonzaga rolls past Southern SPOKANE (AP) — Steven Gray, Gonzaga’s lone senior, scored 25 points to lead the 12th-ranked Bulldogs in their season opener. After the game, however, Gray was praising the play of freshman Mathis Monninghoff. Monninghoff and Gray combined to go 9 of 12 from 3point range and Monninghoff finished with 12 points to lead Gonzaga to a 117-72 win over Southern University on Friday night. Gray had nine assists and Gonzaga had six players score in double figures. Sam Dower scored 15 points, Elias Harris added 12, Robert Sacre contributed 11 and Kelly Olynyk finished with 10. Madut Bol led Southern with 12 points, while Julius Ingram, Patrick Coleman and Jameel Grace all scored nine. The Jaguars shot 41.1 percent from the field. The Bulldogs led 56-30 at halftime and extended the lead to 91-50 with 7:57 remaining. Gonzaga, which had all 12 players see action, led by as many as 48 points.
Saskatoon surprises Portland SASKATOON, Canada (AP) — The Saskatoon Blades engineered a small upset in one of the most anticipated matches of the young Western Hockey League season. Marek Viedensky had a goal and three assists as Saskatoon rallied past the Portland Winterhawks 4-3 Friday night. The two teams have the best records in the WHL, with the Winterhawks owning a slightly superior .825 winning percentage in 20 games. The Blades are at the top of the Eastern Conference with a .725 success rate. Portland is currently ranked second in the Canadian Hockey League’s weekly power rankings.