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Eastem Oregon University set to reinstate men's and add women's wrestling programs at no upfmnt cost to the school beginning this fall

makes a comeback at Eastern

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CraigBraseth recallsa packed Quinn Coliseum in the mid-1960s when the University of Oregon came to wrestle at Eastern.

'You couldn't cram another person into the gymnasium," saidBraseth,president of the Mountaineer Athletic Association.cWe had a tremendous wrestling program in the late'60s,early'70s."

He hopes that can soon become a reality once again.

Braseth joined Eastern Oregon University officials Monday as they announced the university will reinstate men's wrestling and add women's wrestling to its list of athletic programs. Competition is set to begin next fall.

Eastern will add the teams atno startup costto the university, said EOU President Tom Insko. Thanks in largepartto state Rep. Greg Smith, who also runs Eastern's Small Business Development Center, the university was allocated

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X Eastern Oregon University Athletic Director Anji Weissenfluh announces the return of men's wrestling and the addition of a women's wrestling program to the school.

Both programs will begin this fall.

4 Brick Woodward pins a Washington State University wrestler in this 1968 file photo.

$300,000for startup costsby the Legislature.

'Tm pleased to announce that in addition to the

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By Kelly Ducote The Observer

Whether a document signed by five of La Grande's seven city councilors is a violation of state law may come down to whether it constituteda"decision."

The Department of Justice has not yet responded to a City of La Grande inquiry on the document, which was delivered to City Manager Robert Strope Jan. 6. The document lays out a list of nine topics the councilors who signed would like to have discussed at the council's annual retreat, during which time the council sets itsprioritiesforthe upcoming fiscal year.

Mayor Steve Clements pointsto severalOregon See Letter / Page5A

ORS 192.620 (2) states that "A quorum of a governing body may not meet in private for the purpose of deciding on or deliberating toward a decision on any matter except as otherwise provided by ORS 192.610."

$300,000 wereceived fiom the state, we have commitments See Wrestling / Page5A

In Sports Rebirth of men's wrestling and the addition of women's wrestling offers local high school athletes the chance to compete closer to home.

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WreStlingNIOgIamOmeIS'yOleIIial' s I sat and listened Monday in the

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ern Oregon University's press conference announcing it was reinstating men's wrestling while adding women's wrestling, I kept coming back to one word that summed up the day — potential.

Now, in the sports world, potential is sometimes an ugly word. It's occasionally used to explain a player or team that

BENHAM'S BENCH JOSH BENHAM has all the tools to be successful, but just isn't for whatever reason. But with this new venture for the athletic department, I'll delve into why this word should be seen in an extremely positive light for

Eastern.

The most obvious thing is the quality of prep boys wrestlers in Eastern Oregon, Central Oregon and the outlying areas.

Eastern Director of Athletics Anji Weissenfluh pointed out that Hermiston has won eight state championships in Class 5A in the last nine years, as has Culver in 2A/1A. See Benham / Page 5A

ODFW may target birders for revenue 5 Group searching for fix to money woes

By Taylor W. Anderson WesCom News Service

SALEM — A group of 20 lawmakers and experts picked by toppoliticians and the governor has set out to find a more reliable way to fund the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

because, despite higher license fees, revenue from hunters and anglershas failed to keep the agency afloat.

ODFW has been beset by what some hunters and anglers say is a vicious cycle of the agency raising the cost of licenses to hunt and fish, which theysay leads to fewer people buying licenses. That decline

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then leads to budget woes for the department, they say.

A recent audit by the Secretary of State's office also paints adirepictureforthe long-term sustainability of the top conservation agency in Oregon as its costs rise much faster than revenues.

The task force looking at ODFW funding is made up of

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leaders from outdoors, tourism and wildlife viewing groups, and none is from Central or Eastern Oregon. The group embarked Tuesday on what will be months of workbefore itreportsto the Legislature on how to get a growing community of wildlife viewers — like bird watchersand other groups that benefit See Revenue / Page 5A

occupiers plan meeting to discuss exitplan PORTLAND — The armed activists occupying a national wildlife refuge in southeastern Oregon said Tuesday they plan to hold a community meeting this week to explain themselves and inform residents when they will leave.

A member of the anti-governmentgroup told reporters the meeting will be Friday evening in Burns, 30 miles from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, The Oregonian newspaper reported.

Arizona rancher Robert See Exit / Page5A

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DAtLY PLANNER TODAY Today is Wednesday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2016. There are 353 days left in the year.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016

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TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT On Jan. 13, 1966, Robert C. Weaverwas nominated to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon B. Johnson; Weaver became the first black Cabinet member.

ON THIS DATE In1794, President George Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the Union. (The number of stripes was later reduced to the original 13.)

In 1978, former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey died in Waverly, Minnesota, at age 66.

In 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River while trying to take off during a snowstorm, killing a total of 78 people; four passengers and a flight attendant survived.

In 2014, a shooting at a Wesley Chapel, Florida, movie theater left Chad Oulson, 43, dead; retiredTampa police captain Curtis Reeves, 71, is accused of killing Oulson during what authorities said was an argument over Oulson's texting.

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water improvement project has hit a speed bump.

The completion of a 520-foot wellfor thew ater project by Riverside Inc. of Parma, Idaho, has been delayed because of a problem triggered by the use of a largetool.Thetoolgotstuck in the well's steel casing as a crew was in a final stage of completing the well, said Island City Mayor Delmer Hanson.

Despite the problem that caused the delay, Hanson said on Tuesday he definitely believes Island City's water project work still could be finished within two years.

The mayor said the well problem is forcing Riverside Inc. to work longer and use more resources. Hanson said, though, that the firm will not charge Island City any additional money despiteits added expense. eWeare lucky to have a

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Kieran Riley, right, ties down equipment to a truck after disassembling a drilling rig with Jeff Hash, both of Riverside lnc. of Parma, Idaho, near the Island City Cemetery Tuesday. The rig will be replaced by a bigger one which will help get the project back on track. Riverside lnc. has been working on the well since summer of 2015. reputable company which stands behind its work," Hanson said.

The problem now being addressed involves a well beingcreated south ofIsland City Cemetery. Work on the well started in July and drilling has been completed.

The problem developed after the drilling was done when a crew tried to remove a large tool used for sediment removal and inadver-

tently pulled the well's metal casing up 82 feet. Pulling the casingup dislodged thecasing's alignment with its filter screens, meaning the casing must now be completely pulled out so the screens can be reattached and properly aligned, Hanson said.

Once this happens, the casing can be placed back into the well.

Pulling the casing out will create a complication, how-

ever, for it will cause filter bags outside the casing filled with gravel to fall to the bottom of the well. This will fill the bottom of the well w ithdozens offeetofgravel.

Workers will have to drill through this gravel to the bottom of the well, cutting up the gravel that fell from the filter bags, Hanson said.

Work on the well casing repair project will start today.

"It could all be done within a week," Hanson said.

Should this repair project not succeed, another well may have to be drilled.

Hanson said it would be drilled near the present well site. Should such a well have to be drilled, it could be finished by late April, according to Dave Wildman, a project engineer for Anderson Perry and Associates, which is designing and helping manage the construction of the water improvementproject.

Water from the south Island City project will be used to fill a 500,000-gallon weldedsteelreservoir,which will be adjacent to the well.

It will complement the well the City of Island City has on Walton Road, the only operational well the city now has.

The well provides enough water to fill the 760,000-gallon welded steelreservoirat that site.

The well project is just a portion of the water system improvement project. Money from the $2.99 million USDA loan will also be spenttoreplace agingwater pipes and install new pipelines and routes in the north portion of Island City.

Fe SHSHOwfe 0 8fel el S Locally, the Umatilla, Walla Walla and Willow basins measured 122 PENDLETON — Oregon started percent oftheir normal snowpack. off 2016 with more snow than at any Snow depth in the northern Blue Mountains ranged from 13 inches point during last year's historically dry winter, though more is needed to at Emigrant Springs to 65 inches fill streams and reservoirs heading at Milk Shakes, a snow survey site into next summer. near the Oregon-Washington border.

The Natural Resources ConservaIf the region continues to receive tion Service issued its first water normal rain and snow, the Umatilla River, Willow Creek and South Fork supply outlook report of the new Walla Walla River could all meet or year, and the numbers are promising: on Jan. 1, the snowpack was 138 exceed average flows through Seppercentofnormal acrossthestate tember, according to the NRCS. That comparedtojust53 percent a year would be great news for the area's farms,fi sh and fi refighters. ago.

By George Plaven East Oregonian

However, the long-range forecast is iffy at best. A strong El ¹ino in the Pacific Ocean will likely linger into spring, and the National Weather Service is calling for warmer, drier weather in northeast Oregon over the next three months.

Melissa Webb, snow hydrologist with the NRCS in Portland, said that could derail snowpack in a hurry. In fact, Webb said the snowpack has alreadydipped from 149percent to 105 percent in the Umatilla Basin since Christmas Eve, showing just how quickly things can change.

"A couple inches, plus or minus, is

a pretty big deal," she said.'We really need to havepretty consistentstorms."

December undoubtedly delivered, with Jan. 1 marking the highest snowpack to start a year since 2011.

But the effects of recent drought years are cumulative, Webb said.

Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that 2015 was Oregon's warmest year on record. The NRCS already reported last winter yielded the lowest snowpack on record.

Those factors combined mean Eastern Oregon is still in moderate to severe drought.

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BACKINTIME:Anereidlake,1918-1930

KAT STICICRQTH

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ust as Dorothy was told upon arrivingin the Land of Oz,'This isn't Kansas," I repeatedly am reminded, "Katherine, this is NOT the urban South."

I am grateful for my personal council of Wallowa County elders who have time on their hands to teach me about Wallowa life. Among them areManford and Vera Isley. How to drive in hazardous road conditions was the first lesson in my Wallowa Life education.

The problem of speeding climaxedlastDecember.

Manfordand Verainvited me to their daughter's Christmas dinner in Athena. We agreed to go in my truck. He drove up there; I drove back.

It was when we approached and topped Tollgate in the keezing dark that he began firmlyrepeating,'Slow down, Katherine."

Vera was in the back seat,

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probably praying.

The road was icy with a cover oflight snow. I applied brakes, which gave the truck a sliding wiggle. I realized I didn't know what to do.

"Do you want to drive?" I invited him.

"No. Just keep going," he replied.

M anford told me when to downshift and to keep a steady speed and whatever happens, don't stop. It was more than I thought I could handle, but he insisted I could do this.

The tension in the air was oppressive by the time we pulled into Joseph. We were all gladto place ourfeeton terra firma.

After a few days, I knocked on their door and Manford answered. I blurted out,'The other night on the way home, it became obvious I don't know how to drive on these winter roads. Would you teach me?"

With myinstructor at the wheel, we headed for Imnaha.

I felt like a 15-year-old in Driver's Ed as he showed me how to recognize black ice.

He pointed out how to approach a blind curve, with my eyes fixed on the limits of field of vision to anticipate the approach of an unseen vehicle.

He explained how snow sits on ice, and how careful I need to pay attention.

After two weeks ofpractice, I asked him for a check ride.

We wound through the canyons and back without my hearing,"Slow down."

My teacher does not readily hand outA's, but when Manford got out and said with a smile,cYou're learning," I took that as maybe a B, and could not have been happier.

JOSEPH

By Katherine Stickroth ForThe Observer

The etymology ofthe word "Cheyenne"reveals part ofits meaning is "to speak."And a lot of talking takes place at the kont table of the Cheyenne Cafe in Joseph.

A groupofbreakfasteaters meet every morning, not only to enjoy the ample meals served at reasonable prices, but more likely to get their social hour in at the beginning of each day.

What could be dubbed 'The Cheyenne Gang," membersbegin taking their seats when the restaurant opens at 6 a.m. They come and go throughout the rest of the morning. cWe have up to 13 people seatedhere sometimes,"said Stormy Burns at the table set for six.cWe create problems and then solve them by the time we leave."

Stormy, retired kom a Navy career, was introduced to Wallowa County when he and his wife, Shirley, worked at Swamp Creek cow camp kom 1980 to 1990. cWe got tired of California.

I enjoy the cowboy lifestyle, and we decided to make this our home," Stormy said. He has faithfully come to the breakfast"meeting" foreight years.

Dan Moody, a retired Enterprise school teacher, has been a regular for about

two years.cYou know most of the people.Nothing issacred here," he adds with a smile.

"Everyone gets picked on.

"It's like asoap opera.You can get busy and miss days, or even a few weeks, then return and pick up on the local hearsay without missing a thing."

Their jobs are varied.

Many are retired, but Moody describes,"every profession you can imagine is represented here."

Vern Garrett began coming to Lostine at 4 years old, lived in Troy for a while, then moved here permanently after his Navy service as an electrician.

'Tourists come here and comment, We heard how things are and wanted to come.'They are impressed with the amount of food they get," he said while enjoying a plateful ofpancakes.

Upon finishing a meal, visitors often thank the cashier for the entertainment with, cWe enjoyed listening to those guys."Then, to the veterans seated at the main table, they expressgratitude, 'Thank you for your service."

No topic of discussion is offlimits, with subjects varying kom presidential elections to Alzheimer's disease to ongoing commentaries about someone's quirks.

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Ray Mammenga, John Roberts, Dan Moody, Ray Mallon and Sonny Stroup discuss Wallowa life at the Cheyenne Cafe. attachments to the eatery.

With a noticeable alteration, one posting warns the public not to feed Stormy.

They have a special affec-

"Sometimes Kara is at the other end of the restaurant wiping tables, and we start whispering. She11call out with a warning,'I heard that!"'

tion for owner Kara Myers and her children. ''We're watching them grow up,"Garrettsaid.

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ON DECIf',

PREP GIRLS

COLLEGE WRESTLING

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Thursday PREP BOYS BASKETBALL • La Grande at Pendleton, 7 p.m.

Tigers chew through Bucks

Friday PREP WRESTLING: • Elgin at Oregon Classic, Redmond, TBD PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL • Baker at La Grande, 6 p.m.

• Joseph at Pine Eagle, 6 p.m.

• Burns at Union, 6 p.m.

• Echo at Powder Valley, 6 p.m.

• Enterprise at Cove, 6 p.m.

• Imbler at Grant Union, 6 p.m.

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: • Baker at La Grande, 7:30 p.m.

• Joseph at Pine Eagle, 7:30 p.m.

• Burns at Union, 7:30 p.m.

• Echo at Powder Valley, 7:30 p.m.

• Imbler at Grant Union, 7:30 p.m.

• Enterprise at Cove, 7:30 p.m.

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: • Oregon Tech at Eastern Oregon University, Quinn Coliseum,5:30 p.m.

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL: • Oregon Tech at Eastern Oregon University, Quinn Coliseum,7:30 p.m.

AT A GLANCE

Former Butler player passes Former Butler big man Andrew Smith, a key player on Brad Stevens' two teams that went to the national title game, diedTuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 25.

The 6-foot-11 Smith was a freshman reserve on the 2010 team. He started as a sophomore on the 2011 squad and averaged 8.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Smith scored five points and grabbed nine rebounds in Butler's loss to UConn in the 2011 title game.

He spent two more seasons at Butler, then played professionally in Lithuania.

He returned home to Indiana in 2013 and was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in January 2014.

Just a few days into his new job, on July31,2014, he went into cardiac arrest and spent three days in a coma.

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La Grande shot out of the gates with an effective first quarter, and a 10-0 second-half run helped offset 6.2 decision aver Woodwar 'heau braught 66 pound di un some up-and-down offensive es with aA o essette in the f i ve p "with . a thir d round pin final score to Sp points «o fr5 coo NC's m visioA «a ceco moments as La Grande area. You can now Vf ll'1'itsr 1SO pound divisimb iaineers «ii 1,1 fi- over NNC 8 Gord n Smith.

Big. intern O egon College tvr~ Dan Btjsworth grabbed - the incraig'A'ood" " "ndp .in over hlarun third easily topped Pendleton, BOC team captai" . k io rrs c @ ihe;r most thei Lyc wresd«s I' si pin for Prvrhvh • elwed brothcr Bric rhm d 1 meet season since <or th Ore ward follo ~ " vjcrusader k roun fall over llugh 146 vcl too,h«hland 58-40, Tuesday in a nonpounat and A dispatchi rencclourn frosch Erling Odegaardtoo 2zenhnch. , thc m • iyiountainee n e„tSchnnar,ind Lahcgiatce«d ' ' reins af the wrestling pro- der, Narm Berney. followed Bi- 167 pounder Ncw league matchup. .

At, " S-l de. id gt ht au m the liiounts crushed ao(die firnt tmund "- an s«onda o 1.Cbruar 1owor t h 3 p i n w"i t'o""b h a nb " ' tatal 'll haa'1 Samm , ivrv t lrr .

It was the fourth win in w b., Vloiinbiiiicer ) iiwr u La Grande's last five games following a Jan. 5 loss to o,nt mr e stlers m in w Hermiston, which came on the heels of the Tigers winii eec"cce mm 'mai n ri m oe o Norihwew, aaareee,ai 12th om m ning all three games to claim Eastern Oregon University asthe oaiy athlete m othe a iioa m n Vtmm, ai wia 1oioia 137, deciaioaed Laod eeene deciaio Noritl B , a e y de c iaioaed Eta1e held a press conference Monday OC II yoc Blliiie 6 3 the Sisters Tournament.

«Ob*ee 8-2; Bi n arebbe bem Aeile Sharfec 1-8 aad Lemwcd "It's really big for us, ing t e mmch. to announce the reinstatement Pheiaa best Newt Schoooc Se. N iii at 1 2 3 pouiida o ahoaldered "Northwest Naaarene etd a ieth 1ay in o ne mmute tlat. of the men's wrestling program EOC'a Rohin Schimmel had a good job. Theiy bi oa pot ap because we just lost to Herma iot or compentioaiat1dstirst l~ decision on the boayda be y ear o f t h i i r wrestnng pyrw fore hepmned Gordon Sm iston," La Grande's Breann to the athletic department, plus ithwith gram," two minutes and 25 seconds lett stated EOC grid coach seco leh Arctae Donsmoov who ti ned in in the match. the implementation of a women's Givens, who nailed a pair of for an iii Eayiiog Odegaard. (.'raig Woodward at 167 showed the same degree of 3-pointers for six points,said. wrestling program for the first "Coming back and beating time in the school's history.

"One of the reasons we are iPendletonl by that much felt launching wrestling is the conneca lot better. We didn't want to tion to the region," EOU President keep our losing streak going."

Tom Insko said."Eastern Oregon is a Avery Albrecht did a little bit of everything for hotbed for wrestling iandl successful high school programs. The addition La Grande, finishing with of these programs means that we 12 points, 14 rebounds and gpC Lv Gaawos Oasaavea will hopefully be able to attract local eight assists. Kylin Collman o .. 71 .,a i . e, ri i cy i I~„~ ~ and regional talent." scored 10 ofher team-high Both programs will begin 13 points in the first half and p 'i immediatepreparations forcompetiearned five steals, and Kali tion in the 2016-2017 school year at Avila made three 3-pointers the university. Both the men's and en route to an 11-point night. „coa ige I were Bih Guant aed c, women's teams will compete indeMadi Wilcox added six points cw o™tmcsdswc~ ward. coaeh Erthgn o wdilld ceompanM the iow. pendently, with the men's program and seven boards. prwsentadvea et,oe jfoaades' m, scgame beinggoverned by the NAIA, and the The Tigers finally got off Odsgsard. ln a telei ,awunw e™~~ n versation wlth his iyeiii dcrcadrg Locli iiaifmb women's program will be governed nhcjoadth Grsmle, saidthe com to afaststart.They leaped mueh stjffer than c of years. The localconc by the Women's Collegiate Wrestling to a20-4 lead after the (fiilcllet aesm as a team in ninth pl ,2 ~ Stndtcsi Vnesb 74 enteeed inthe ehae '~ e n t at Lcch Naveib first quarter behind superb Association. The men's team, which ad am tuj ln tlwee The EOC delegation was a power in the 1960s and '70s, is Ci aui wes mnlm! ta to srrive In Portl overall team ball movement ac wnaudhg wresuer return to La Gtaod .::, returning after a 36-year hiatus, and with lmmln hlerheleyof offensively that kept the Waehlaaon, the 167 r.

Insko pointed to organizations like Buckaroos on their heels. ~hvmej, 3 sndor, h UCSPASSER RE ISN'T bat lilea eo one eioeeie268Po. La Grande hit four of the Restore College Wrestling, which was ed Nec «ctere oregon Conyge wrestl er, John Bil yeae, A st mt'lwnl tgte.' In Nfytrjf ytdR the derby anyway. Aygiag Ihe big Noeaiaieeer ~m Nrud meets, he 'IIAIf Et g yeenter e tler oc io greater sPeed ie assistant wrestling coach o team's seven treys in the SeeWrestlingIPage 9A ,"„m~ Adrd andfjfth. lonu serorgy schimmei. The aciioa took puce dereg condition- nawecdr ' ~ mee m e h ecacceiei w w, P",~~"ma team Uae I Rh II egonicdvini at me couege.ror' wreauerihavenreewail aeaeini mwmm ~w m m mwm iem wmeeeur wwwaavaryece.Wm 2 period, with Givens starting hec iched ied this e e heod i ciudi o e ai home sam 1st the festivities with a 3 in the Inside opening moments.

Excitement in area's It was 3-1 when La Grandereeled off10 wrestling community already growing with consecutive points. Albrecht the announcement that scored in transition and Frlday.

The Mom>tles only m> Eastern 0 egon College wrestyEOU is bringing back two individual matches out lI Collman followed with five lers clinched an O regon collegiate wrestling CollegIate Corfference tie here eight but picked up 15 polntsh straight points — a bucket off beginning in the fall.

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Seniordominates Buckaroos The La Grande girls basketball team had their way with Pendleton Tuesday night at home, controlling play for the entirety of the game during a 58-40 trouncing of the Buckaroos. Avery Albrecht was all over the floor for La Grande and proved to be a thorn in Pendleton's side. The senior totaled 12 points, hauled down 14 rebounds and dished out eight assists in the victory.

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La Grande's Avery Albrecht, in white, slices through the Pendleton defense with ease.

The senior had 12 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists Tuesday.

TIGERS Continued from Page7A meeting was that ball movement, and everybody sharing the ball, and how much fun it is when you're playing basketball like that."

Avila drilled a 3-pointer ofFAlbrecht' spassto cap the run before Pendleton's Rylee Gentner cut the Tigers' lead to 13-3 with a bank shot.

Collman countered with a strongdrive to the rack for a score. Following a Buckaroo free throw, Avila hit her secondtrey oftheperiod,and Albrecht scored in transition offa defensiverebound to end the first quarter with a 20-4 lead. aWe've had an issue with startingout slow,so ourgoal coming in was to start how Josh Benham/TheObserver we know we can," Albrecht La Grande's Kylee Schelin prepares to fire a shot during sard. theTigers'58-40 win over Pendleton at home.

The offense bogged down, however, in the second quarattacking the hoop," he said.

Collman's look-ahead pass aWe were more content with ter, as La Grande mustered stretchedthe advantage to just five points and didn't just passing the ball around 19. La Grande would push score until the 3:26 mark. theperimeter instead oftrythe lead to as many as 21 in The Tigers still went into ing to get to the hoop." the fourth quarter.

"Every game we have halftime up 25-12, but the La Grande instantly passive nature of the team picked up its intensity to difficulties in one area of carried into the third quarter. put the game away with 10 the game, but what team Pendleton scored the only unanswered points. Wilcox doesn't?a Albrecht said."All four points of the initial three scored inside, and Collman we take from that is to bring minutes in the third quarfollowed with a triple off thoseerrorsinto practicethe terbefore MacKay called a Albrecht's dish. With three nextday and fi x them." timeout. minutes left in the third, Next up for La Grande i8-4 "I think that we kind ofhit Avila hit a second-chance overall) is its Greater Oregon coasttherefor alittlebit,and 3-pointertomake it33-16, League opener at home stopped being aggressive and and her fastbreak layup off against Baker Friday.

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John Goforth, 58, of Laverne, has remained a fan of the team through its Continued from Page7A tenure in St. Louis, traveling "It's something that I to games in Phoenix and San never thought I'd see again," Diego.

"I grew up as a Ram fan," said Rodney Lusain, 44, of Inglewood.'You know, 21 Goforth said.'When I was years is a long time. You lose a kid we would pretend we hope from time to time, but were the Fearsome Fourthe dream stayed alive. My some, and we'd play against 'Ram-ily' out here wouldn't eachotherin thestreetsor at let the dream die, and now the schoolyard. You became we're waking up to a new a fan or you stayed a fan. I reality. The Rams are coming always had hope that they home!" would come back."

A few fans in Rams gear He said he plans to be walked through the downat the team's first game town LA Live entertainment back, especially if it's at the complex in festive moods.

Coliseum.

"It's special," Goforth said.

The mood was even better in The Rams have moved to suburban Inglewood, where a largegroup ofsteadfast this town before: In January Los Angeles Rams boost1946, Cleveland Rams owner Dan Reeves overcame other ersgathered atthesite of Rams owner Stan Kroenke's NFL owners' objections and proposed stadium, which is moved his team to the West expected to open in 2019.

Coast, citing losses at home Those supporters waved and the boundless opportunities in L.A. yellow and blue flags and chanted "LA Rams!a Almost exactly 70 years to Lusain said he was 8 years the day later, Kroenke used old when the Rams lost the some of the same reasoning Super Bowl in Southern tojustify thereversalofthe California. He recalled"crying decision made by the late on my couch."

Georgia Frontiere to move "But this is way sweeter her late husband's team to than any of the sour moments St. Louis. aWith the NFL returning that I might have had growing up," he said. home, Los Angeles cements One fan at the rally waved itself as the epicenter of a giant cut-outof the head of the sportsworld,"said Los Kroenke, which has become a Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, talisman for Rams fans since a major proponent of the city's 2024 Olympic bid.aWe the franchise's visit to Southern California for two days of cannot wait to welcome the training camp five months ago. Rams, and perhaps others Kroenke plans to use private soon, as they join a storied funds to build a sprawling, lineupofprofessionalfranchises, collegiate power$2.66 billion complex at Holhouses, and sports media lywood Park centeml on a companies." domed stadium that will host Los Angeles' enthusiasm is the Rams and perhaps another team — and conceivablyevery likelytobetempered atleast until the Rams take the Colievent from the Final Four to seum field for their exhibithe World Cup.

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tion opener in August. After all, any Angelenos currently old enough to buy alcohol were alive when Frontiere and Raiders owner Al Davis rippedtheirteams out of town almost simultaneously after years of declining attendance and fan interest.

NFL apathy still exists among many fans with long memories, while younger fans have grown to love other franchises while watching the NFL's best teams on television every weekend.

Lakers coach Byron Scott is an Inglewood native, but he grew up as a fan of the PittsburghSteelersbefore adopting the San Francisco 49erstosupportold friend Ronnie Lott. Like many Angelenos, he isn't converting to blue and gold right away, although he plans to root for the Rams when they're not facing his favorite teams.

"It's greatforthecity of Inglewood, there's no doubt about it," Scott said."I'll be going to some Rams games.

I'm not saying I'll be a Rams fan, but I still have my loyalties to my Steelers and my 49ers."

The Rams are joining a packedsportslandscape that includestwo baseballteams, two NBA teams, two NHL teams, two major college athleticsprograms and ahostof individual sports.

Scottbelieves L.A.isvast enough to supportit all.

"The city of Los Angeles and Inglewood can handle a pro football team as well as abasketballteam," he said."I'm not worried about that.It'sbeen able to do that before.

It'llbe greatforfans that have been without professional football for so long.

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Continued ~om Page7A on hand,Rep.Greg Smith, private funding and alumni as all playing a large role in bringing the sport back. aWeare really looking forwardtothe addition of both men's and women's wrestling and what it will bring to our campus, our community and our region," EOU Director of Athletics Anji Weissenfluh said."This is an extremely exciting time for EOU and our growth, and I'm glad we can be a part of it."

Weissenfluh stated the school is beginning an immediate nation-wide search for one head coach thatwilllead both programs.

Her goal is to zero in on a hire by mid-February and bring that coach in by early March, at the latest, and she said the local reaction has beenpositiveforthatsearch.

"I have heard from some local coaches within the regionthat areinterested," she said."I'm really encouraged about how rich our coaching pool will be."

The collegiate wrestling season begins in late fall, and is similar to collegiate basketball. Currently, the NAIA allows 20 dates for schools to set up a schedule, and Weissenfluh is already in theprocessofdoing so.

But with that short turnaround from the official announcement to competition, Weissenfluh acknowledged it will be a struggle, logistically, at times.

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for this fall. The long-term mission is to keep growing that number to 60 within the next four years.

In the interim before the coach is on board, Assistant Athletic Director Stephanie Upshaw is serving as the pointofcontactforpotential recruits. But the programs are also inviting current Eastern students the opportunity to try out for the team, much like it did with the men's soccer program last year. aWe definitely want to open it up and include everyone,"Weissenfluh said.

"I know of several quality wrestlers in our general student 4odyl, as well as our athleti cprogramisl,and we're excited about that."

Facilities to house the new athletic teams haven't been finalized. But Weissenfluh said there's "several options" on the table, either on campus or ofK What is official is that Eastern will the fall of 2016 iisl we're be tapping into that rich kind of a little late in the history of men's wrestling recruiting process,"shesaid. while riding the growth of "Currentcollegiate coaches, women's wrestling.

The men's team had 18 or even high school coaches All-Americans in its heyday that would be qualified, are in the middle of their and was nationally ranked from 1965to1973.Itslast season."

But the school still decided season was 1979-1980, and on launching both immedithe wrestling community ately, with a target of signing has been pushing for years 20 to25 student-athletes for Eastern to bring the

sport back.

"I'm extremely excited about the energy this program will bring, and the opportunity to reconnect with alumni that we lost connection with," Insko said.

"I have been amazed — I think it was my 10th day as president ithatl I had my first meeting with wrestling alumni, and some of the men here today, about restoring wrestling. They've done a phenomenal job of rebuilding the network to support our launch today."

Insko also said the fledgling women's program should see strong interest from potential wrestlers as the sport continues to gain popularity for women.

"It's an opportunity to create a niche for EOU to become much more visible," he said of women's wrestling.

Restore College Wrestling's Kurt Davis said the trend of bringing back wrestling at institutions is on the upswing, and touted EOU for beingone ofthosecolleges.

"It was about '77, '78 when a lot of schools lost programsforavariety of reasons," Davis said."Now the pendulum has reached a certain point and it's coming

back. For iEOUl, as a state school, to reinstate wrestling is huge. We're excited to be a partofthattim e."

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contribution limits, but it wouldn't immediately enact any limits.

SALEM — A task force assembled to The concept instead would do away with Ballot Measure 47, which voters passed in propose ways to rein in money in Oregon elections has recommended getting rid of the 2006,that enacted strictcampaign contribuonly contribution limits on Oregon's books. tion limits. Those limits aren't in effect beThe group narrowly agreed Tuesday it cause a companion measure, Ballot Measure would support a bill that, if passed by the 46, which would have amended the constituLegislature, would ask voters to amend the tion to allow the limits, failed.

Oregon Constitution to allow contribution The 17-member group voted 10 to 2 to limits in the future. supporta proposalin the Legislature that, The concept supported by the task force if ultimately passed by voters, would amend on campaign finance reform asks the Legthe constitution to allow limits on campaign islatureto send a ballotm easure tovoters contributions if and when voters or the Legin November to amend the constitution to islaturedecidetoenactthem. The proposal allowthe Legislature orvoterstoim pose needed nine votes to pass.

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against their daughter's two lovers, Paul Sanelle and Terlin Patrick, claiming that they conspiredtokillherfor her life insurance money.

Herinckx, Sanelle and Patrick lived together in Bethany and had been in a relationshipfor severalyears.

Sanelle and Patrick were allegedly listed as beneficiaries on Herinckx's insurance policy. Herinckx died of blunt force trauma to her head and a crushing injury to her chest.

ALBANY — Linn County offlcials say they are planning to file a class-action lawsuitagainst thestateof Oregon.

The Democrat-Herald reported the three Linn County commissioners have scheduled a press conference forWednesday morning at the state Capitol in Salem.

The county has not yet releasedany detailsabout the legal action it plans to file Wednesday.

A mediaadvisoryreleased by the county says it will be pursuing"substantial damages"againstthestate butdid not provide an exact figure.

ly 20 percent from last year, the Centers for Medicare and M edicaid Services said Tuesday. Oregon has been using the federal exchange website since last spring after ditching its problem-plagued Cover Oregon portal.

Attorney: Mother has mental disease

ASTORIA — The mother accused of killing her 2-yearolddaughterin ata coastal Oregonresortsuffersfrom a mental condition and can't proceed with her trial, Oregon nears health according to her defense insurance deadline attorney.

PORTLAND — OregoAttorney Lynne Morgan nians have a few more weeks filed a defense motion Monto get their health insurance day asking for a competency plans locked down for 2016. evaluationof42-year-old Parents awarded Sign ups, renewals and Jessica Smith, reported The $3.3M in suit changes to existing plans Daily Astorian.

"I have met with Ms. PORTLAND — A Washing- through Healthcare.gov can Smith on a number of occaton County jury has awarded be made until Jan. 31, the more than $3.3 million to sions since my appointment last day of open enrollment. the parents of a woman who Friday is the deadline for to this case," Morgan wrote in the court filing."It is my was beaten to death by her those seeking coverage to boyfriend in 2012. opinion Ms. Smith currently start on Feb. 1.

The Oregonian reported Roughly 133,770 Oregosuffers from a mental disease the parentsof26-year-old nians have selected plans or defect and isunableto Julianne Herinckx filed through the federal exchange aid and assist in her own a wrongful death lawsuit website as of Jan. 2, up near- defense."

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HAPPENINGS EOVA hosting meeting to tackle byway improvements LA GRANDE — The Eastern Oregon Visitors Association has scheduled a meeting of stakeholders in the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway to discuss improvements to the routeand related issues.

The meeting will take place trom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 20 at GC Fusion, 1116 Adams Aveo in La Grande.

Several things have happened since the last Hells Canyon stakeholders' meeting, said Alice Trindle, executive director of the Eastern Oregon Visitors Association, including: • Reconstruction of 13 miles of the Wallowa Loop Road north of Highway 86 • The statewide marketing campaign, "The SevenWonders ofOregon,"which included the Wallowas In addition, work continues on promoting the region's three core initiatives: cycling, agritourism and arts/culture/heritage.

The agenda for the Jan. 20 meeting includes all those issues, as well as an update on the Highway 350 project to Salt Creek Summit in Wallowa County, and a discussion of marketing projects for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

People planning to attend can RSVP by sending an email to eova@eoni.com. Lunch will be available for $10 per person. More information is available by calling Trindle at 541-856-3272 or 541-519-7234.

ODA develops guidance list for pestici des used on cannabis SALEM — The Oregon Department of Agriculture has created a list of pesticide products to help guide marijuana growers and pesti cideapplicatorsthroughout the state. The guide list contains 257 pesticide products and is available on ODA's cannabisand pesticidesWeb page.

ODA regulates the sale, use, and distribution of pesticides products in Oregon.

In doing so, ODA relies on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as wellasstate statutes,and enforces the product label as the law. Currently, thereare no registered pesticideproducts in Oregon that are specifically labeled for use on marijuana. However, ODA has established criteria for possible products that may be used on marijuana. The intent of developingcriteria isto assistgrowers in distinguishing those pesticide products with labels that do not legally prohibit use on cannabis trom those that clearly do not allow use.

Use of a pesticide on cannabisis allowed if it is intended for unspecified foodproducts,isexempt trom a tolerance, and is considered low risk.

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Permittotals The following are the most recent permit figures available for La Grande and Union County for December: CITY OF LA GRANDE PERMITS DECEMBER 2015 Building permit fees (total) $ 1 ,619 Building permits valuation $143,241.50 Manufactured home permit fees $300 Mechanical permits $737 Plumbing permits $708 Electrical permits $1,389.90 Demolition permits $0 Total permits issued 39 UNION COUNTY PERMITS DECEMBER 2015 Building permit fees (total) $3,063.50 Building permits valuation $356,101 Manufactured home permits fees $600 Mechanical permits $1,3 6 2.50 Plumbing permits $1,02 4.92 Electrical permits $3,011.27 Demolition permits $0 Farm exempt permits $0 Total permits issued 56 Source: Union County Chamber of Commerce

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The number ofpeople living in Eastern Oregon increased by over 2 percent since 2010, but the region's total share o f the state population has declined, according to Eastern Oregon Labor Trends, a monthly employment situation report released by the Oregon Employment Department.

The Labor Trends document comprises the Eastern Oregon Local Workforces area that includes eight Eastern Oregon counties — Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa.

The population data — based on information trom Portland State's Population Research Center — shows that Oregon's population hit 4,013,845 in July, a boost of 4.6 percent since 2010. Eastern Oregon's populationexpanded to 187,140 in 2015,an increase of 2.6 percent from five years ago.

Yet, as Eastern Oregon's population illustrated modest growth, its total share of the state population declined. Eastern Oregon tallied5.2percent ofOregon'spopulation in 2000,but dropped to4.8 percent in 2010 and 4.7 percent in 2015.

Overall, the region's total population expanded but growth in some counties lagged,according to the Labor Trends report.

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Gettingmorefrom mVsalesteam DEAR It EN: Over theholidays (and most of the last half of2015) I have been wracking my brain /Ir0I can get my sales team to be more productive.

I don't think anyone is lazy or notinterested in doing a good job,but to aperson they regularly miss their sales goals and lose out on commissions. What bothers meis that none of them seem to be too concerned about it. It's asi f they shrug their shoulders and say, "I'll try harder next month."Only next month it is more of the same.

I'm considering making charges, but I wanted to ask you r0hat other companies do to shakethings up and get sales going ugain.

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between 2000 to 2015.

Locally, the two biggest economic engines are the education and the health service industries, as both combined furnish nearly one-third of Union County's employment.

According to the Labor Trends report, health careservices— mostly private fi rm s— also deliver a large chunk of the county's wages.

The Labor Trends report showed that in Union County, federal, state and local governm ent enti tiesyielded 2,181 jobs.Ofthose jobs, 1,200 rested in education and the health services industry.

Union County also continues to showcase a lower unemployment rate — surpassed only

by Malheur County — for the region.

The November 2015 unemployment rate for Union County stood at 5.8 percent, up from the5.7 percentrate trom October 2015 but still way down trom the 6.9 percent jobless rate listed in November 2014. During 2015, the nonfarm employment increased by 270,according totheLabor Trends report, with jobs scattered across several industries.

State government jobs increased by 90 trom SeeTrends / Page 2B

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Oregon approves 5 dairy expansions

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DEAR DAVE: Sadly, I remember hearing about one company that had a tradition of firing someonein salesbeforeeach annual national sales meeting.

Itwas never made clearifitwas the lowest performing person, the biggest jerk or someone who made a big mistake but it kept the company gossip mill churning and sales people walking on egg shells for awhile.

The place to start is with your own expectations about the SeeKeller / Prfge 2B

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SALEM — FiveOregon dairies, including one in Keizer with a history of problems, have been given permission to expand, adding a total of about 4,500 animals.

Forty-threepeople attended a public hearing on the proposed expansions last September, and 34 peoplesubmitted written comments.

But the Oregon Department of Agricul ture said itdoesn't have authority to regulate most oftheobjections they raised.

Those include concerns about

animal welfare, noxious odors trom manure lagoons, decreased propertyvalues forneighbors, anincrease in greenhouse gas emissions and water use, increaseduse ofantibioticsand growth hormones, and growing tratfic accidents from increased transport of manure.

Instead, ODA said, under the permit it issues, it can only regulate water quality aspects oftheoperations by prohibiting unauthorized discharges of m anure, litteror processwa stewater to surface and ground waters.

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out longer sentences, which stoked long-simmering hostility between PORTLAND — A prominent ranchers and government officials ranching family whose legal case over management of federal land sparked an armed occupation of a forcattlegrazing. wildlife preserve has lived for three The armed anti-government generations in Oregon's high desert, group that has occupied a building building a large cattle operation at a national wildlife refuge near and stellar reputations for kindness the Hammond ranch cited the and generosity.

Hammonds' experience as one of The Hammonds are known for severalcasesofgovernment overreach. The men's re-imprisonment supporting charitable and civic causes in a remote region where also drew anger from other ranchresidents rely on each other for sur- ers who admire the Hammonds and vival and fellowship. They've also believethe sentences are too harsh. clashedrepeatedly with thefederal The Hammonds "are the nicest governmentoverland managepeoplethat everwalked the footof ment, water rights and other issues. this earth," said Merlin Rupp, 80, Dwight Hammond, 73, and his a longtime local resident."They'd son Steven Hammond, 46, have do anything for me at the drop of a been embroiled for more than hat, and they got a raw deal." five years in a legal dispute over Rupp was among those who several fires they lit that damaged spoke out Wednesday in support of federal property. The two men the family at an emotional community meeting called to discuss the w ere convicted ofarson and last week returned to prison to serve occupation of the nature preserve.

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KELLER Continued from Page 1B results you want from those in sales.

Are the goals so high that no one will ever meet them and as a result, after making a tentative attempt early in each month, by the end of the second week of the month, everyone has given up hope ofhitting the numbers?

Or, do you have a team that wants to win and could hit the numbers if they could exclusively focus on sales? If thisisthe case,what are the obstacles standing in the way of each sales person that you can address and resolve?

It is important for you to define what your vision of the sales team is.

What do you want from them? Is it possible? Have you asked others what they think? Is the total compensation package reasonable and how does it compare to others in your industry or outside your industry?

Second, check on the support they may or may not be getting. It is pos-

DAIRY Continued from Page 1B ODA did, however, require thefi vedairiesto m eetseveral new conditions that soon will be required of all large dairies and other large confined anim al feeding operations.

The dairies will have to sample soil where manure is applied every fall, rather than every five years as currently required. They will have to test levels of nitrate nitrogen as well as the currently required total nitrogen and total phosphorus. And

thegl have to use a soil sample that's less than three years old to calculate manure application rates.

The five facilities are: • Martin Dairy, in Tillamook, which has 1,252 anim als.

Ithasbeen approved to increase the land application area for manure and waste.

• Hogan Dairy Farms, in Tillamook. The permit allows the consolidation of Misty Meadows Dairy and Golden Mist Dairy, and increases the total allowed animals from 4,550 to 5,200.

• Pozzi Dairy, in Coquille.

It'snow permitted to increase the number of animals it houses from 345 to 1,550.

• Bonanza View Dairy, near Bonanza, about 24 miles east of Klamath Falls.

It'snow permitted for4,585 animals, up from 2,350.

• Moisan Dairy, in the Marion County city of Keizer, which now is permitted to increase the number of livestock ithousesfrom 1,900 to 2,300.

In 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to owner Donald J. Moisan for multiple violations of food safety laws.

Those included holding animals under such inadequate conditions that animals bearing potentially harmful drug residues were likely to enter the food supply; and selling an animal for food that was adulterated with high levels

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rangeland, including failing to do controlled burns for invasive plants that snuff out grass growth.

Federaloffi cialsrepeatedly accused the ranchers ofbreaking environmental laws and declining to follow rules. Over the years, officials refused to renew some of the family's grazing allotments and increased fees on others. They also restric ted accessto watersources used by the Hammonds.

In 1994, after officials sought to fence off a water source on the refuge to keep out the Hammond cows, the ranchers destroyed the fence and obstructedfederalworkers from continuing construction, The Oregonian newspaper reported.

Father and son were arrested on felony charges of interfering with federalemployees, courtrecords show. But after area ranchers protested, theircharges were reduced to misdemeanors and later

The Hammonds havenot sought been a way oflife. But in recent publicity and have distanced them- decades, concerns over the environment brought changes in rangeselvesfrom the armed protest. management rules, leading to Letters written in 2012 to the conflicts. judge presiding over the case show Dwight Hammond and his own that the Hammonds have served on schooland farm-related boards and father bought the ranch at the foot of Steens Mountain just south of donated money, cattle and labor to the town of Burns in 1964. The countless fundraisers and events.

They also supported local business- family owns nearly 13,000 acres of fields full of scrubby bushes, es and helped the local 4-H club.

Father and son have also helped grasses and sagebrush. The purothers in crisis. When a neighbor's chasepriceincluded several federal grazing allotments — the rights daughter was injured in a car wreck, the Hammonds hayed their to lease public land for grazingields.When a fi f re burned a nearby common in the West, where the homestead, the Hammonds let the federal government owns nearly rancher's cattlegraze on theirfeed. half the land.

And when another neighbor's bulls As the Malheur National Wildlife Refugegrew tosurround the Hamwere trapped on a rim by heavy mond ranch, the family had to snow, Dwight Hammond flew his airplaneto drop balesofhay for staveoffpressure from the federal government to sell the ranch, them,according totheletters.

In HarneyCounty,home to Dwight Hammond told The Associated Press last week. The rancher about 7,700 people and more than said officials mismanaged the 104,000 cows, ranching has long

sible that there is a large fault line as long, as deep, and as dangerous as the San Andreas in your company. It's the gap between your sales team and everyone else.

People working inside of a facility ioffices and warehouses) are paid a wage or salary, and are charged with doing tasks within a set working schedule.

But if the person who is supposed to be calling late-paying clients doesn't make the calls, what happens to that individual?

Sales people set their own schedule, are often out of the office and earn a salary or a commission based on achieving certain results in a set period of time. They could earn bonuses and have opportunities to win trips, prizes and soforth.Salespeople are often the focus of special recognition at company events. When a sales person doesn't bring in a new account, what happens to them?

Your email to me is all about the getting the sales team going because you are frustrated with their lack of results.

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But have you asked the sales team members what their issues are with those who are supposed to be supporting them in the officeand warehouse?

You may have deeper issues than just your sales people not performing. You may have two companies that aren't working together because one isal eslisfocused on taking care ofclientsand theother isupposed to be supporting sales) is watching the clock and counting the days to the next

down from 7.7 percent in November 2014.

In Wallowa County, the Continued ~om Page 1B unemploymentratedropped November 2014 to Novem- from 9.1 percent in November 2015 and local governber 2014 to 7.7 percent in ment added 40 jobs. The November 2015. However, retail trade in Union County total private employment recorded a decrease in 120 did well during the year, too, adding 70 new jobs. In jobs from October to NovemUnion Countyin November ber 2015.

According to the Labor 2015, the civilian labor pool climbed above 12,000.

Trends report, the change The good news for Baker can beattributed to the leisure and hospitality sector County was a nonfarm payroll employment boostof as fewertouristsarrived in 50 since November 2014. The the county and some firms largest job success proved showed a decline in activity as winter arrived. to be in manufacturing and other services.

Malheur County recorded However, the leisure a 5.5 percent unemployand hospitality industries ment rate for November displayed a 6.8 decrease in 2015 while in Grant County employment since November the unemployment rate for 2014. Baker County's unem- November 2015 stood at 7.9 ployment rate for November percent, down from 9.9 per2015 stood at 6.4 percent, cent in November 2015.

paycheck. askyourself when was the last time you were out calling on prospects and current clients? And what about your management team — why couldn't they be managing an account or two to comprehend how your company serves its dients now and what could be changedforthe better?

Ken Kelleris a syndicated business columnist focused on the leadership needs of small and midsizeclosely held companies. Contact him at KenKeller@ SBCglobal.net.

my opinion, would do much betterbyproviding jobsfor people who labor growing and processing almonds, soybeans, cashews, and our wonderful dairy $2,800 for failing to follow its existing waste hazelnuts, instead of factorymanagementplan. farm animals," Messer said, Wym Matthews, an ODA referring to nut milks.

The farming advocacygroup program manager, said he's confident Moisan Dairy has Friends of Family Farmers the ability to operate in com- also submitted comments.

Policy director Ivan Maluspliance with its permit.

'You get a speeding ticket, ki said the group now is most concerned about pending you don't lose your driver's license for the first two, three, approvalofa new umbrella four tickets you get," Matthews permit for confined animal said.'That's how we looked at feeding operations under the the noncompliance. The facility federal Clean Water Act. Oregon's CAFOs share a did, in our minds, do a good job remedyingthereasonsforthat National Pollutant Discharge noncompliance."

Elimination System permit, And the FDA findings rewhich expired in 2014. State officials have been working garding animal welfare and food safety don't have any with the U.S. Environmental bearing on a water quality Protection Agency to draft a permit, hesaid. new, five-year permit.

"That's not something we Until it becomes final, no can respond to," he said. new CAFOs can be permitted Karen Debra Messer, a in the state. member of Salem's Cherry Facilities also submit City Vegans, was among individual waste managethose testifying against the ment plans under the permit, expansions. which is what the five dairies "The State of Oregon, in had askedtobe mo dified.

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Baker City HeraId: 541-523-3673e www.bakercityheraId.com • classifiedslbakercityheraId.com• Fax: 541-523-6426' The Observer: 541-963-3161e www.la randeobserver.com • classifiedsllagrandeobserver.com • Fax: 541-963-3674 xg w 1001 - Baker County Legal Notices HEARING NOTICE and Invitation to Comment Extending Reservations of Water for Economic

Development for Burnt R iver Areas o f th e Powder Basin The Oregon Water Resources Department ( OWRD) invites t h e public to submit w r it-

1001 - Baker County Legal Notices sonal Representative at the law of fices of C oughlin 5 Le u e n b erger, P . C., 1 7 0 5 Main Street, P.O. Box 1026, Baker City, Oreg on, 9 7 8 14 , w i t h i n four months from the date of the first publication of t his N o tice,

or they may be barred.

A ll p e rsons w h o s e nghts may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain

1001 - Baker County Legal Notices filed against you in the a bove e n t i t le d s u i t within thirty (30) days of the date of first publ icatio n s p e c if i e d herein along with the required filing fee. If you fail to so answer, for want thereof, Plaint iff w ill apply t o t h e Court for the relief dema nded in Pla intiff's First Amended Complaint.

ten comments or attend a rul e m a k ing additional information Plaintiff is seeking relief hearing on proposed from the r ecords of r ule amendments t o t o b e d e c lared t h e the Powder River Bat he Court, t h e P e r - owner in fee simple of s in P r ogram ( O A R sonal Representative the real property deor the attorney for the Chapter 690, Division s cribed i n t h e F i r s t Personal Representa5 09).

T he s e ru l e Amended Co mplaint a mendments w o u l d tive. Dated and f i r st and to be e ntitled to extend reservations of published this 6 day of possession t h e r eof, January, 2016. water for future ecofree of any estate, tinomic d e v e lopment tle, claim, lien, or interf or th e S o ut h F o r k Jerry Coalwell, est of Defendants or B urnt R i v er , N o r t h Personal Representative, those claiming under Fork Burnt River, and 677West Main St., ¹17, Defendants and quietBurnt River Subbasins J o hn Day, 0 R 97845. ing title in th e p r e mof the Powder River ises in Plaintiff.

Basin for an additional J. David Coughlin, 20 years and change OSB¹700272, NOTICE TO r eportin g requ i r e - Attorney for Personal DEFENDANTS ments. A r e servation Representative, READ THESE PAPERS o f w ate r f o r f u t u r e PO Box 1026, C AREFULLY! Y O U economic d e v e l o p- 1705 Main Street, MUST "APPEAR" IN Ste. 400, m ent s e t s a s i d e a THIS CASE OR THE OTHE R SIDE WILL quantity of w ater for Baker City, OR 97814 storage to meet future WIN AU T O M A T Ineeds. In addition, the LegaI No. 00044046 CALLY. TO "APPEAR" rules include correc- Published: January 6, 13, Y OU M U S T F I L E tions to clanfy that the 20, 2016 WITH THE COURT A uses for the reservaL EGA L PA PE R tions a r e c l a s s i f ied IN THE CIRCUIT CALLED A "MOTION" OR "ANSWER" OR uses and address in- COURT OF THE STATE

1001 - Baker County Legal Notices such action has been instituted, such action

has been d i smissed except as permitted by

ORS 86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell th e s aid r eal property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and not ice h a s b e e n r e c orded pursuant to Section 86.752 (3) of Oregon Revised Statutes.

There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is s ecured by the trust deed, or by the successor in intere st, w it h r e s pect t o p rovision s t her e i n which authonze sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due t he following s u m s : Delinquent Payments: Payment Information From Through Total Payments 2 / 1 / 2015

12/4/2015 $12,283.34 Late Charges F r om T hrough Total L a t e C harges 2 / 1 / 2 0 1 5 12/4/2015 $0.00 Beneficiary's A d v a n c es, Costs, And Expenses MIP $467.49 Escrow Advances $3,129.76 T ota l Ad v an c e s : consistencies in termi- OF OREGON FOR THE "REPLY." THE "MO$ 3,597.25 T O T A L nology. The first hear- COUNTY OF BAKER TION" OR "ANFORECLOSURE ing will be held at the COST: $1,476.00 TOSWER" (OR "REPLY") IN THE MATTER OF TAL REQUIRED TO B est W e s t er n S u n MUST BE GIVEN TO THE ESTATE OF I STATE: ndge Inn, Library/MarTHE COURT CLERIC R EN i lyn's Room, 1 S u nOR ADMINISTRATOR $1 4,347. 34 TOTAL R Endge Lane, Baker City, VANESSA ANN LAY, WITHIN THIRTY (30) QUIRED TO PAYOFF: OR 97814 on January DAYS OF THE DATE $165,989.86 By reaOF FIRST PUBLICAson of the default, the 25, 2016 from 6:00 pm Deceased. to 7:00 pm. A second TION S P E C I FIED b eneficiary ha s d e hearing will be held at Case No. 15-651 HEREIN ALONG WITH clared all sums owing the Oregon Water Reon the obligation seTHE REQUIRED FILNOTICE TO sources Department, ING FEE. IT MUST BE c ured b y t h e t r u s t 725 Summer St. NE, INTERESTED PERSONS IN PROPER FORM deed immediately due Room 124b, Salem, AND HAVE PROOF a nd payable, t h o se OR 97301 on January NOTICE IS H E REBY OF SERVICE ON THE sums being the followGIVEN that Hillery A. PETITIONER OR HIS ing, to- w it: T h e i n 26, 2016 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Copies of L ay ha s b e e n a p - ATTORNEY TO SHOW stallments of princithe proposed rules are THAT THE O T HER pointed Personal Repp al a n d in t e r e s t available at www.orer esentative. A l l p e r S IDE H A S BE E N which became due sons h aving c l a i ms GIVEN A COPY OF IT. on 2/1/2015, and all gon.gov/owrd/Pages/la w/Department Ruleagainst the estate are IF YOU HAVE QUES- subsequent installmaking.aspx or by conrequired t o p r e s e nt TIONS, YOU SHOULD ments of p r i ncipal tacting the Rule Coorthem, with v o uchers SEE AN ATTORNEY and interest through d inator b y e m a i l a t attached, to the PerI MMEDIATELY! I F the date of this Nosonal Representative ruleY OU N EE D H E L P tice, plus amounts coordinator©wrd.state c a re of S i lv e n , FINDING AN ATTOR- that are due for late .or.us or b y c a l l ing Schmeits 5 Vaughan, NEY, YOU MAY CALL charges, delinquent Attorneys at Law, P.O. 503-986-0874.

THE OREGON STATE property taxes, insurBox 965, Baker City, BAR LAWYER REFER- ance premiums, adWntten comments must Oregon, 97814, within RAL SERVICE AT (503) vances made on senbe received by OWRD four (4) months after 6864-3763 OR TOLL i or li e n s , t ax e s no later than 5:00 pm the date of first publiFREE IN OREGON AT and/or i n s u rance, cation of this notice, or t rustee's fees, a n d on February 4, 2016.

(800) 452-7636.

You may comment at t he c laims m a y b e a ny at t orney f e e s the heanng or in wntbarred.

MERRILL O'SULLIVAN, and court costs arising to O W RD , R u le A ll p e rsons w h o s e ing from or associLLP nghts may be affected ated with the benefiCoordinator, 725 Summer St. NE, Suite A, by th e p r o c eedings /s/ WILLIAM A. ciaries efforts to proSalem, OR 97301, by may obtain additional VAN VACTOR, tect and preserve its fax to 503-986-0903, i nformation from t h e OSB ¹075595 security, all of which records of the court, Mernll O'Sullivan, LLP m ust be paid as a or by email to rule-coc ondition o f r e i n ordinator©wrd.state.or the Personal Repre- Attorneys for Petitioner .Us. sentative, or the attor- 805 SW IndustnaI Way statement, including neys for the Personal Suite 5 all sums that shall Representative. accrue through reinWritten comments and Bend, OR 97702 statement or pay-off. materials need not be Dated and first p ub- Phone: 541-389-1770 lished January 6, 2016. Fax: 541-389-1777 Nothing in this not yped, but m u s t b e legible. It will be your will@mernll-osullivan.com t ice shall b e c o n strued as a waiver of responsibility to venfy LegaI No. 00043941 a ny fees ow ing t o t hat t h e fa x e d or PERSONAL emailed comments are REPRESENTATIVE: Published: December 23, the Beneficiary under received.

Hillery A. Lay 30, 2015, January 6, the Deed o f T r u st 3790 Baker Street 16, 2016 pursuant t o t he Baker City, OR 97814 t erms of t h e l o a n LegaI No. 00044071 TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF documents.Whereof, Published: January 11, SALE T .S . No . : 1 3, 15, 18 , 20 , 2 2 , ATTORNEY FOR notice hereby is given OR-15-585573-AJ 2016 ESTATE: that Quality Loan ServCharlie Vaughan Reference is made to i ce C o r p o ratio n o f PUBLIC SALE OS B ¹7841 67 t hat c e r t a i n deed W ashington, the u n made by, KATHLEEN dersigned trustee will Stevenson Storage P.O. Box 965 R HICKMAN SINGLE on 3/ 2 4 / 2 015at the 3785 10th 1950 Third Street WOMAN as G rantor hour of 10:00 A M , Baker City, OR 97814 Baker City, OR 97814 541-523-6316 to ELICHORN TITLE, as Standard of Time, as (541) 523-4444 Acc ¹ 213034 t rustee, i n f a v o r o f established by section MORTGAG E ELECLegal No. 00044048 187.110, Oregon ReTRONIC REGISTRA- vised Statues, Inside Descnption of Property: Published: January 6, 13, C owboy b o o t s , a i r T ION SY S T E M S , the main lobby of the 20,27,2016 n ailer, f i s h in g p o l e , INC., AS NOMINEE County Courthouse FOR NORTHWEST tennis shoes, f l ash1 995 3 r d St re e t IN THE CIRCUIT MORTGAGE GROUP, Baker, Oregon 97814 light, McCulloch chain COURT OF THE STATE County of B AK E R, saw, C raftsma n 5 ga I- OF OREGON FOR THE INC., AN O REGON lon air tank, 6" power CORPORATION , as COUNTY OF BAKER State of Oregon, sell B eneficiary, da t e d at public auction to the station, bag of clothes.

JOHN REUBER, 7/25/2012, re corded highest bidder for cash Property Owner: Bert D. 7/31/2012 , in o fficial the interest in the said records o f B A ICER descnbed real property Zeitler Plaintiff, C ounty, O r e go n i n which the grantor had or had power to conAmount Due: $330.00 as V. book/reel/volume No. and/or as f ee/filehnvey at the time of the of 01/01/16 strument/ microfilm / ANY SUCCESSOR e xecution by h i m o f r eceptio n n umb e r Time 5 Date of Sale: TRUSTEE FOR THE the said trust deed, to12300177B covering DEFINED BENEFIT Stevenson Storage gether with any inter3785 Tenth Street PLAN FOR WALT t he f o l l o w i n g deest which the grantor scribed real property Baker City, OR 97814 REUBER AND ALSO or his successors in ins ituate d in sa id Unit ¹C10 terest acquired after ALL OTHER PERSONS Ja nua ry 14, 2016 OR PARTIES C ounty, a n d S t a t e , the execution of said UNKNOWN CLAIMING to-wit: APN: 501 940 trust deed, to satisfy 10 A.M. 9DB 500 ¹282 LOT 2, the foregoing obligaANY RIGHT, TITLE, CEDAR ACRES ADDI- tions thereby secured Name of Person LIEN, OR INTEREST IN Foreclosing: THE PROPERTY TION, IN BAICER CITY, and the costs and exPhilip D. Stevenson DESCRIBED IN THE COUNTY OF BAICER penses of sale, includAND STATE OF ORE- i ng a reas o n a b l e COMPLAINT, GON. A.P.N.: 501 940 LegaI No: 00044070 charge by the trustee.

Published: January 8, 11, Defendants, 9DB 600 ¹282) ComNotice is further given monly known as: 1150 that any person named 13, 2016 Case No. 15-800 PARIC STREET, BAICER in Section 86.778 of IN THE CIRCUIT CITY, OR 97814 The Oregon Revised StatCOURT OF THE STATE SUMMONS undersigned h e reby utes has the nght to OF OREGON, FOR THE c ertifies t h a t b a s e d have the foreclosure COUNTY OF BAKER: TO: ANY SUCCESSOR upon business records proceeding dismissed t here are n o k n o w n and the trust deed reTRUSTEE FOR THE In the Matter of the DEFINED B ENEFIT written a s s ignments instated by payment to Estate of P LAN FO R W A L T of the trust deed by the beneficiary of the e ntire a m o un t t h e n Betty Jane Morns, REUBER AND ALSO the trustee or by the Deceased.

ALL O T HER P E R- beneficiary and no apdue (other than such Ca se N o. 1 5-939 SONS OR PARTIES pointments of a s u cportion of said princicessor trustee h ave UNICNOWN CLAIMpal as would not then NOTICE IS H E REBY ING ANY RIGHT, TIbeen made, except as be due had no default GIVEN that Jerry Coal- TLE, LIEN, OR INTER- r ecorded i n t h e r e occurred), t o g e t her w ell ha s b e e n a p EST IN THE PROPcords of the county or with the c o sts, t r uscounties in which the pointed and has qualiERTY DESCRIBED IN tee's and a t t orney's fees and c uring any fied as th e P ersonal THE COMPLAINT above described real Representative of the property i s s i t u ated. o ther d e f a ult c o m e state. A l l p e r s o ns IN THE NAME OF THE Further, no action has plained of in the Nohaving claims against b een instituted to r e STATE OF OREGON: tice of Default by tenthe estate are hereby Y ou are h e reby r e cover the debt, or any dering th e p e r f ormrequired to present the ance required under part thereof, now required to appear and s ame, w i t h pr o p e r answe r t he F irst m aining secured b y the obligation or trust vouchers, to the Perthe trust deed, or, if Amended Co mplaint deed, at any time pnor

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COLLECT A D E BT formerly known as the o ther d e f ault c o m Other than as shown AND ANY INFORMAFarmers Home Adminplained of herein that T ION O B T A I N E D istration, United States i s capable o f b e i n g of record, neither the b eneficiary n o r t h e WILL BE USED FOR Department of Agriculcured by tendering the trustee has any actual THAT PURPOSE. TS ture, as B e n eficiary, performance required

No: OR-15-585573-AJ under the obligation or dated January 3, 1983, D ated: 1 1 / 5 / 2 0 1 5 recorded January 4, Deed of Trust, and in Quality Loan Service 1983, a s M i c r o f i lm addition to paying said Corporation of Washsums or tendenng the D ocu m e n t No . ington, as T r ustee 107335, Records of performance necesSignature By: s ary to cure the d e Union County, Oregon, Alma Clark, Assistant covenng the following f ault, b y p a y ing a l l Secretary Tr u s t ee's descnbed real property costs and expenses Mailing Address: Qualactually incurred in ensituate d in U n io n ity Loan Service Corp. forcing the obligation C ounty , Or ego n , o f Washington C/ 0 to-wit: and Deed of Trust, toQuality Loan Service gether with Trustee s C orporation 41 1 I v y Commencing a t the a nd attorney s f e e s Street San Diego, CA n ot e x c e e ding t h e Southwest corner of 92101 Trustee's PhysiBlock 3 of S WAC IC- amounts provided by cal Address: Quality HAMER'S ADDITION said ORS 86.778.

Loan Service Corp. of to North Union (in the Washington 108 1 st City of Union), Union In accordance with the Fair Debt C o l lection HICICMAN 1150 PARIC Ave South, Suite 202, C ounty , Or ego n , STREET BAICER CITY, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll thence North along the P ractices Act, t hi s i s OR 9 7 81 4 O r i g i nal Free: (866) 925-0241 West line of said Block an attempt to collect a I DSPUb ¹ 0 0 9 5 2 8 6 a distance of 94 feet; Borrower ICATHLEEN debt, and any informat ion obtained w ill b e R H ICICMAN 1 1 50 1/6/2016 1 / 13/2016 thence at nght angles PARIC STREET BAICER 1/20/2016 1/27/2016 East 147 feet; thence used for that purpose.

This communication is CITY, OR 97814 Origiat right angles South from a debt collector. nal Borrower For Sale Legal No. 00043566 94 feet to the South I nformatio n Ca l l : Published: January 6, 13, line of said Block 3; 8 88-988-573 5 or 20,27, 2016 t hence W e s t a l o n g In construing this Notice, L ogi n to: s aid South l in e 1 4 7 the singular includes t he plural, the w o rd Salestrack.tdsf.com feet to the point of be1010 Union Co. Grantor includes any In construing this noginning. successor in interest tice, th e s i n gular i n- Legal Notices cludes the plural, the Commonly referred to as to the Grantor as well NOTICE TO as any other person w ord " g r a n tor " i n - INTERESTED PERSONS 427 East Birch Street, owing an o b l igation, cludes any successor Union, OR 97883. in interest to this gran- Nanette F o r dice has the performance of t or as w e l l a s a n y which is s ecured by been appointed Per- Alan N. Stewart of Hursaid Deed o f T r u st, other person owing an ley Re, P.C., 747 SW sonal Representative and the words Truso bligation, t h e p e r Mill View Way, Bend, (hereafter PR) of the formance of which is tee an d B e n e f iciary Estate of Irene Odess O R 97702, was a psecured by the t r ust p ointed S u c c e s s o r include its respective McKenzie, Deceased, successors in interest, deed, and the words Trustee by the BenefiPro b a t e No. if any. "trustee" and "benefi1 5-12-8578, U n i o n c iary on O c t ober 8 , ciary" include their reD ATED: O c t o ber 2 2 , 2015.

County Circuit Court, spective successors in 2015.

State of Oregon. All interest, if any. PursuAlan N. Stewart, persons whose rights Both the Beneficiary and Successor Trustee ant to O r e gon Law , Trustee have elected may be affected by t his sale w il l no t b e to sell th e s aid r eal Hurley Re, P.C. the proceeding may deemed final until the 747 SW Mill View Way property to satisfy the obtain additional inforT rustee's d ee d h a s Bend, OR 97702 obligations secured by mation from the court been issued by Quality said Deed of Trust and Telephone: records, the PR, or the 541-31 7-5505 Loan Service Corporaa Notice of Default has attorney for the PR. All tion of Washington . If been recorded pursupersons having claims any irregularities are ant to Oregon Revised Lega I ¹44078 a gainst t h e est a t e d iscovered within 10 Statutes 86.752(3); the must present them to days of the date of this default for which the Published: January 13, the PR at: foreclosure is made is sale, the trustee will Mammen 5 Null, 20, 27, 5 February 3, rescind the sale, return Lawyers, LLC Grantor's failure to pay 2016 the buyer's money and J. Glenn Null, when due the followtake further action as Attorney for PR ing sums: necessary. If the sale 1602 Sixth Streeti s set a s ide f o r a n y P.O. Box 477 As of October 8, 2015, On January 21, 2014, reason, including if the La Grande, OR 97850 t he am o u nt of Brett E. Miller filed an Trustee is u nable to (541) 963-5259 $14,287.50, plus fees a pplication w i t h t h e convey title, the Pur- within four months after due in the amount of FCC (FCC File Number chaser at the sale shall the f i rs t p u b l ication $1,025.43, for a total BNPH-20140121NGP) be entitled only to a redelin q u e n c y of date of this notice or t o construct a n e w t urn o f t h e mo n i e s they may be barred. $15,312.93.

Class A FM station on paid to t h e T r ustee. channel 272, serving This shall be the Pur- Published: January 6, 13, By reason of the default, Dayton, Washington. chaser's sole and exthe Beneficiary has deO n September 1 4 , and 20,2016 clusive remedy. The clared all sums owing 2015, the initial applion the obligation sepurchaser shall have Legal No. 00044065 cation was amended no further r e c ourse cured by the Deed of and submitted specifyagainst th e T r u s t o r, NOTICE OF HEARING Trust immediately due i ng operations f r o m the Trustee, the Benea nd payable, t h o se studios at 45 Campbell UNION COUNTY R d., Wa IIa W a IIa, ficiary, th e B e n e f iciPLANNING sums being the followa ry's Agent, o r t h e Washington, and operlng, to-wlt: COMMISSION Beneficiary's Attorney. a ting w it h 50 0 w a t t s CONDITIONAL USE from an a ntenna 15 If you have previously As of October 8, 2015, meters above ground b een d is c h a r g e d NOTICE IS H E REBY unpaid pnncipal in the at a site 46 degrees, through bankruptcy, G IVEN, t h e Uni o n amount of $9,922.71, 19 minutes, 54 s e caccrued interest in the you may have been reCounty Planning Comonds, north, 117 deleased of personal liamount of $2,185.36, m ission, m e e t in g i n grees, 59 minutes, 25 ability for this loan in regular session, Monsubsidy recapture in seconds, west. which case this letter am o u nt of d ay, J a nuary 2 5 t h , t he is intended to exercise $93,858.36, assessed 2016, 7:00 p.m., in the t he n o t e ho ld e r s fees in the amount of On December 18, 2015, Earl C. Misener ConBrett E. Miller filed a nght's against the real ference Room, 1001 $2,217.10, and interminor amendment to est o n f e e s i n t he property only. As reFourth S t r e e t , La the application proposamount of $53.15, for quired by law, you are Grande, will consider a ing to change the stahereby notified that a a t o ta l a m o u n t o f Conditional Use applition's community of linegative credit report c ation s u bmitted b y $108,236.68, plus incense from D ayton, reflecting o n y our terest continuing to acChas ICoenig to estabWashington, to Island credit record may be c rue at t h e r a t e o f lish a f irearms sales City, Oregon, intendsubmitted to a c r edit b usiness as a h o m e $3.1263 per day, ini ng to o p e r ate w i t h r eport agency if y o u cluding daily interest occupation on property 900 watts from an anfail to fulfill the terms on fees at the rate of I ocated 0 . 8 m ile s t enna 11 me ter s of your credit obliga$ 0.6983, u n ti l p a i d, above ground at a site northeast of th e C ity tions. Without limitof LaGrande, at 62143 plus any unpaid prop48 degrees, 18 m i ning the trustee's disGaertner Lane and deerty taxes, attorney s u tes, 3 5 s eco n d s claimer of represenscribed as Twp. 2S, f ees, fo re c l o s u r e north; 117 degrees, 43 tations o r w a r r a ncosts, and sums adRange 38 EWM, Secminutes, 58 seconds ties, Oregon law revanced by the benefition 32, Tax Lot 1600, west. ciary pursuant to t he quires the trustee to about 5.4 acres in an state in t his notice R-3 Farm Residential terms of said Deed of The attributable owner is that some residential Trust.

Brett E. M iller, 8200 Zone. p roperty sold a t a Stockdale H i ghway, M-10, ¹164, Bakerstrustee's sale may The applicable Land Use WHEREFORE, notice is h ave been used in hereby given that the field, California, 93311.

Regulations are found manufacturing methundersigned Trustee in Section 8.03 4 and amphetamines, the w ill o n Ma r c h 2 3 , A copy of the application, 21.07 2 of the Union amendments and rec hemical com p o County Zoning, Parti2016, at the hour of lated materials are on nents of which are 11:00 o clock, A.M., in tion 5 Subdivision Orfile for public inspecknown to be t o xic. accord with the stand inance. F a i l ur e t o Prospective purchasdard of t i m e e s t ab- t ion d u r in g r e g u l a r raise a specific issue b usiness h o u r s a t ers o f r e s i dential with sufficient specilishe d by O RS 1 004 H a e f e r L n. , 187.110, on the front property should be ficity at the local level aware of this potens teps o f t h e U n i o n Cove, OR 97824. p recludes appeal t o tial danger before deCounty C o u rthouse, LUBA based on that isciding to place a bid 1007 Fourth Street, in Published: January 13, sue. Th e application 15,20, 21, 2016 for this property at the City of La Grande, and all information rethe trustee's sale. lated to the proposal County of Union, State N OTICE T O T E N - are available for review of Oregon, sell at pub- Legal No.00044131 ANTS: TENANTS OF at no cost and copies lic auction to the highTHE SUBJECT REAL est bidder for cash the can be supplied at a P ROPERTY H A V E interest in the said der easonable cost. A CERTAIN PROTECscribed real property s taff r e port w i l l b e TIONS AFFFORDED available fo r r e v i ew which the Grantor has TO THEM U N D ER seven days before the or had power to conO RS 8 5 .782 A N D vey at the time of the h earing, and can b e POSSIBLY UNDER execution by Grantor supplied at a reasonFEDERAL LAW. ATof the said Deed of able cost. For further T ACHED TO T H I S i nformation c o n t a c t T rust, t o gether w i t h NOTICE OF S ALE, any interest which the this office by phone at A ND INCO R P O - 9 63-1014, or stop i n obligations thereby seRATED HEREIN, IS A cured and the c o sts M onda y t hr ou g h N OTICE T O T E N - Thursday, 8 : 30-5:00 and expenses of sale, ANTS THAT S ETS including a reasonable p.m.

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THE PROTECTIONS Published: January 13, Notice is further given THAT ARE AVAILthat any person named 2016 ABLE TO A TENANT in ORS 86.778 has the OF THE S U BJECT Leqal No. 00044135 nght, at any time pnor REAL P R O PERTY to five (5) days before AND WHICH SETS TRUSTEE S NOTICE OF t he date last set f o r FORTH CERTAIN RESALE the sale, to have this QUIRMENTS THAT foreclosure proceeding MUST BE COMPLIED R eference is m ade t o dismissed a n d t he WITH BY ANY TENthat certain Deed of Deed of T r us t r e i nTrust made by Jackie ANT IN ORDER TO stated by payment to O BTAIN TH E A F - J. Stoddard Collier, as the Beneficiary of the FORDED PROTECGrantor, and the Rural e ntire a m o un t t h e n Housing Service or its TION, AS REQUIRED due (other than such UNDER ORS 85.771 . successor agency, as portion of the principal Q UALITY MAY B E T rustee, in f a vo r o f and interest as would CONSIDERED A not then be due had United States of AmerDEBT COLLECTOR no default occurred) ica, acting through the Rural Housing Service notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or i nterest i n t h e r e a l property hereinabove described subsequent t o the interest of t h e t rustee i n t h e t r u s t deed, or of any succ essor in i n terest t o grantor or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: Name and Last ICnown Address and Nature of Right, Lien or Interest ICATHLEEN

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GIVING THE LAND BACK:

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DENVER — Republicans have widely condemned the armed standofFbya group of ranchersto reclaim federal land in Eastern Oregon, but their goal of taking back some of Washington's vast holdings in the West has gained traction in the GOP. The decades-old idea could garner even more momentum should the party recapture the White House this year.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has proposedpreventing the federal government from owning more than 50 percent of the land in any state, which would require changes, for example, in Alaska, Nevada and other Western states.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has backed legislation to give states the ability to develop energy resources on federal land and told the Des Moines Register editorialboard that"the federal government owns far too much land" in the West.

Both senators backed an amendmentoffered by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski last year that would make it easierfor federalland to be returnedtostatecontrol.

Meanwhile, an efFort to forcethe federalgovernment to hand over lands to the stateshas also gained momentum, with the Republican National Committee

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Occupiers of the Malheur NationalWIldllfe Refuge headquarters walk around the grounds of the facility near Burns.

"We'rejust outnumberedin the West.

with federal land management is rife.

We don't havethevotes."

"It just ignites a firestorm" — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., talking whenever large-scale land about Republicans' influence on issues transfersare discussed,said regarding management of federal land Oregon Republican Rep. Greg Walden, a longtime in 2014 issuing a resolution offederalwestern land cil, which advocates forwest- critic callingforWest ern statesto ern states reclaiming their management, whose district reclaim the land. Republican land."It's one of those things includes the wildlife refuge legislatures in states such as that'sdestined tobe." where ahandful ofarmed Georgia and South Carolina ranchers have been holed But both environmentalup since last week, refusing have passed motions backistsand even some critics ing the concept, and several offederalcontrolofw estern to leave until the land is lands say politics will keep returnedtolocalcontrol. western states are studying the issue. much of the West firmly He noted that President "The people on the ground under federal control. Many George W. Bush had to backpedal on a plan to sell are soexasperated with this W esterners prize their abillock-down, hands-ofFmanofF surplus western land itytouse federalland to agementthatit'spercolating hunt,hike orfish,and more and argued that, if the GOP up," said Ken Ivory, a Utah captures the White House peopleare moving to the region's cities and fewer to thisyear,no large-scale land statelegislatorwho founded the American Lands Counrural areas where conflict transfer would pass even

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cords, without having to file a lawsuit or a wage claim with BOLI, making it a felony to not pay prevailing wages on jobs, and requiring companies that have had wagetheftproblems topostbonds.

Dale says wage theft takes many forms, from refusing to pay, to classifying workers as independent contractors to keep from paying overtime, to asking people to work extra hours "ofF the clock." He points out that wage theft afFects not just individuals, but entire communities.

"Nobody spends the money that they didn't getpaid in the grocery store,"Dale said."And it's a problem for other employers,because ifan employer istrying to do the right thing, they have to compete with people that may not have the same cost structure because they're not paying their workers right. And that's bad for the economy."

He addsthe ideas in the draftlegislation have had some backing when they've come up before in Salem in different bills, and are being combined to help get them through the short session in February.

The hearing was at 2 p.m. today in the Senate Workforce and General Government Committee, at the State Capitol.

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SALEM — Some Oregon workers aren't getting paid what they are owed, and at a committee hearing in Salem this week, state lawmakers will get a first look at upcoming legislation to curb wage theft.

Just since Thanksgiving, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLIl has announced settlements recovering $2.7 million in unpaid wages for construction workers on state-funded projects. But Michael Dale, executive director, Northwest Workers Justice Project, says BOLI has less stafF and a bigger workload than in the 1990s.

He says workers in many fields, particularly in rural Oregon, can't always get the help they need if they aren't being paid fairly — or paid at all.

"The notion that somehow now, the problem is solved — no," Dale said.eWage theftcontinues to be a pervasive and broad problem that needs attention. BOLI needs resources, and private workers need to have the ability to enforce their wage claims themselves."

He says the proposal includes giving w orkers better accessto their payrollre-

at standofFs like the one in Oregon, which they see as undermining their cause.

They argue that arcane federal rules can ensnare well-meaning ranchers, ofFroad enthusiasts or others, and that some of the vast swathesofprotected land prevent energy extraction that could be a boon to communities with few jobs.

Small parcels of Western land occasionally change hands, often as partof conservation deals, but the push for massive changes is new.

Utah in 2012 passed legislation written by Ivory demandingthefederalgovernment return its lands to state control. A study commissioned by the state found that local control couldconceivably boost the economy.

But when Idaho contemplated a similar move, its own study found state control could be ruinously expensive because Idaho taxpayers would have to assume responsibility for fighting wildfires and cleaning up abandoned mines that are currently paid for by the federal government.

Arizona is also studying the issue. And Ivory remains optimistic about the long-term prospectof the movement.

"This is still very, very, very young," he said.

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slow> The FCC might agree

By Brian Fung The Washington Post

Think your Internet service could be way faster? The government agrees with you.

A new report from the Federal Communications Commission finds that while providers have done a decent

job building out high-speed Internet, as many as 10 percent of Americans — roughly 34 million people — lack access to what the government considers broadband.

"Broadband," by the agency's definition, is Internet service that enables down-

load speeds of 25 Mbps and upload speeds of 3 Mbps.

"Advanced telecommunica-

tions capability is not being deployed in a reasonable and timely fashion to all Americans," according to an FCC factsheet.

From all this, you can expect the FCC to put more pressureon Internet providerstostep up their efforts.

You can also expect the industry to push back.

the higher standard to justify imposingmore aggressive requirements on Internet providers. And indeed, Internetproviders themselves slammed this week's report, saying it"lacks credibility."

On the heels of this report, the government is expected totake a seriesofstepsto The FCC's broadband defi- push broadband deployment nition is politically controver- forward. Some of these include reforming a low-income sialbecause the agency last telephone subsidy program year took the opportunity to to allow poor Americans revise itsstandard upward, to buy home Internet, and from theprevious broadband definition of 10 Mbps down, 1 disbursing millions of dollars in federal money to support Mbps up.

Critics of the agency said Internetproviders'conslructhen that the FCC would use tionprojects.

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a Republican-controlled Congress. eWe're just outnumbered in the West," Walden said, adding that Republicans from other regions would not necessarily join with Western ones.eWe don't have the votes."

Environmentalists are alarmed atthe direction of the conversation, but they agreethat large-scaletransfers are unlikely.

"Itseems tobe a popular issue in presidential primaries forcapturing tea party support, but it lacks the popular support that is needed to actually happen and it carries with it all sortsoffiscaland practical problems," said Matt LeeAshley of the liberal Center for American Progress.

The federal government owns nearly 1 million square miles in the West, and for more than a century conflicts between its priorities and those of the people who live there have helped define the region. In the 1970s and 1980s the backlash over new wilderness areas in the West was dubbed "the sagebrush rebellion." Anger at federal encroachment flared again during the Clinton administration in the 1990s and has reignited during the Obama administration.

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Hampshire. He countered the negativity of Donald Trump, who promises to keep out Muslims and"Make America GreatAgain," and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's vow to"carpet bomb" the Islamic State group. ''When politicians insult Muslims ... that doesn't make us safer," he said."It's just wrong. It diminishes us in the eyes of the world. It makes it harder to achieve our goals."

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