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Theo Miller started out like most o f the teenagers in thejuvenile department that he's working at now: in and out ofthesystem, both beforehewas18yearsold and when hebecarne an adult But then he chose .a di/ferent path and is offering teenagers a di/ferent outlook than they may have had before Miller, 37, was hired to be the Union County Juvenile Department's new diversion counselor about a year ago, he said. Through his new position, he's teaching art classestotheteenagersin hiscases atArt Center East, giving them something to keep them occupied. "I was raised in the system," Miller said. "It was not my goal to end up in this field. But I turned my life around and looked for opportunities to volunteer in prisons." Miller got into art when he was locked up, he said. "I picked it up along the way," Miller said. "Later, art therapy intrigued me. I jumped right on it." Volunteering to help those in the system,

like he had been, led Miller eventually to to the art classes on his resume. pursuea college degreein socialw elfare.He Now, about 10 teens who are in the system or are 'high risk" come to ACE once a week graduated in 2011 and had been working with youth at Camp Riverbend Youth Tran- to let their creativity run wild. "They choose the music they want to play sitional Facility. "I wanted to work with people — with the and they draw," Miller said."Some of them younger population," he said. Working there have phenomenal artistic talents. Others are was the bridge to what I do now." just picking it up as a hobby." Miller taught art to the teens at RiverACE has donated the room for Miller's bend. class through in-kind work. Some of the ''We held an art show iof their work) at the teens mow the lawn at the art center or iUnion County) Chamber of Commerce," he work there for their community service. Miller said this is a therapeutic experience said."All the guys were able to come to that for the teens. except for one." ''We're trying to get ithe teens) before they When Miller applied for the diversion counselor position, Ben Morgan, director of go too far iin the system)," Miller said."It's the juvenile department, kept coming back See Outlook / Page 5A

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With the 2016 Oregon legislative session just around the corner, political battle lines are already drawn regarding a number of issues including several proposals to boost the minimum wage across the state. Last week Gov. Kate Brown delivered her blueprint to raise the minimum wage. The gover-

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No definitive answers came during a two-hour joint work session between the La Grande Fiscal Committee and the Union County Commissioners Tuesday night. But there was pointed discussion throughout centering on issues regarding the Urban Renewal District and under levy, and just what an under levy would mean for the city of La Grande and Union County. "I think we all need to understand what the implications are of Urban Renewal," See Funding / Page 5A

The ad hoc fiscal committee willconvene again at 6 p.m. today at La Grande City Hall as they continue discussions to address a projected shortfall in the city's general fund.

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ferent minimum wages for each section. Also two ballot measuresone that will boost the state minimum wage to $15 while the other will push the minimum wage to $13.50 — are in the works. Not surprisingly, several key regional Republican lawmakersoppose plans to boostthe minimum wage. See Wage / Page 5A

UNION — The tide appearsto be turning against marijuana in Union. Union citizens overwhelming said they object to allowing the sale of marijuana in their city at a town hall Tuesday night. A total of 19 Union residents told the city council that they opposed marijuana, while two voiced support and three expressed a neutral point of view. A poll of the audience by Union Mayor Ken McCorm ack revealed that 31 opposed allowing marijuana to be sold in the city and seven supported it. At Tuesday's town hall, the resultsofa survey mailed to city residents in November asking if they approved allowing the sale of marijuana in Union were released. A totalof137 surveys had been See Union / Page 5A

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UNION — Lance Shoemaker suspected that something was wrong late Saturday afternoon when he drove up with his family to their home on Highway 203, 2-V2 miles east of Union. His family's 7-year-old female border collie, Ruby, didn't come out to greet the Shoemakers. "She always runs out to see us," Shoemaker said. The family was mystified, but not for long. The Shoem akers found Ruby on their frontdoorstep bleeding and badly injured. "I have never seen a dog that badly torn up in my life," Lance Shoemaker said. The family immediately took Ruby to a veterinarian in La Grande. The border collie appeared to be recovering but died Monday. Shoemaker believes it is very likely that an attack by w olves was responsiblefor the death ofhis family's dog. Shoemaker said he does not know of any other way to explain why his family's border collie was so badly injured. He has considered the possibility that she was attacked by coyotes but believes this is unlikely. Shoemaker notedthat hegrew up in the Tri Cities, Washington, area where he said there are many more coyotes than in Union County. He has seen many dogs who had been attacked by coyotes as a result. "I honestly had never seen a dog who that was that beat up," Shoemaker said, referring to Ruby. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is now investigating the attack. It planstosoon release a report on the attack, said ODFW biologist Leonard Erickson. Shoemaker believes that had Ruby been pursued by coyotes, she would have been able to outrun them. "She was the fastest dog I have ever owned. She could have easily out-run coyotes, but I don't think she could have outrun a pack of wolves," Shoemaker said. Shoemaker said the type of bites Ruby received indicates thatthe border colliewas attacked by more than one animal. Shoemaker does not believe that any dogs near his home attacked Ruby. He notedthatallofthe dogs near his home are fiiendly with one another. Shoemaker said that, unlike many border collies, Ruby had a relaxed, calm demeanor. She was a loving dog who was not easily irritated. "She was a border collie with a Lab personality,"

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ried about the safety ofhis children following the attack on the family dog. "My youngest child is not much bigger than Ruby was," Shoemaker said."I am very concerned."

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TODAY Today is Wednesday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2016. There are 346 days left in the year.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT On Jan. 20, 1936, Britain's King George V died after his physician, Lord Dawson of Penn, injected the mortally ill monarch with morphine and cocaine to hasten his death; the king was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward Vlll, who abdicated the throne 11 months later to marryAmerican divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson.

ON THIS DATE In1887, the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base. In1942, Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their"final solution" that called for exterminating Jews. In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn into office for anunprecedented fourth term. In1961, John E Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States. In 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for444 days, minutes afterthe presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.

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repair, roof work, foundation projects, and plumbing and Grants available for electrical needs. It can also Grande Ronde Academy historic projects will host a school tour at fund significant work con12:30 p.m. Friday. GRA is a The Oregon Commission tributing toward identifying, kindergarten through 8th on Historic Cemeteries is preservingand interpreting offering grants for qualiarchaeological sites. gradeprivate Christian "Diamondsinthe Rough school in La Grande serving fied historic cemeteries. The Union County families. The annual grants fund projGrants" help restoreorreconpublic is invited to take a ectsthat preserve historic struct thefacades ofbuildings that have been heavily tour and learn more about cemeteries. Projectsfunded in the past include marker altered over the years. These the school's curriculum, the staff and the benefits of atrepair workshops, fencing, grants return buildings to tendinga privateschool.For signs, interpretive panels and theirhistoricappearance and more information call Donna brochures, security lighting, potentially qualify them for Tsiatsos, GRA administrator, accessimprovements,records historic register designation at 541-975-1147. management and more. gocalornational) .PreservaAwards typicallyrange tion office staffis available Seniors host Casino between $1,000and$6,000, to talk with applicants about Night fundraiser but have been higher. Anyone potential grantprojectsand can apply for a grant. The review applications. UNION — Union High online application process is Workshops on project School senior class will host a Monte Carlo Casino Night- simple, and commission stafF planning and grant writing from 6p.m.to 10 p.m .Satur- can provIde support. for applicants are planned. A two-hour workshop will be day at the Eastern Oregon Also, the State Historic Livestock Show club house, Preservation Otftce is ofheld March 8in Salem, and a one-hour webinar will be avail760 E. Delta. The $20 ticket fering grants for work on includes dinner, dessert, play historic properties and for able on March 9. To learn more money and non-alcoholic archaeology projects. The about anyof these grants and drinks; beer and wine availannual grants fund up to workshops, visitwww.oregon heritage. orgor contactthe able. An auction will also be $20,000 in matching funds forpreservation projects. part of the evening. Purprogmm director at Kuri.Gill@ "Preserving Oregon oregon.gov or 503-986-0685. chase tickets from a senior or call 541-910-9997. Grants" fund preservation Parenting class ofhistoric buildings listed LHS class of 1964 to on the National Register of begins next week meet Saturday Historic Places. Work may Parenting with Love and The La Grande High School include non-maintenance Logic, a seven-week educadass of 1964 will meet atnoon preservation such as window tionalseriessponsored by Saturday at the Flying J

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Lolita"Leta" Mackey, 86, of Union, died Jan. 16 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Arrangements will be announced later by Daniels - Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center.

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GRAIN REPORT Soft white wheat — January, $5.30; February, $5.30; March, $5.33 Hard red winter — January, $5.56; February, $5.58; March, $5.61 Dark northern springJanuary, $6.14; February, $6.14; March, $6.19

Pamela"Pam" Jean Howland, 62, of La Grande, died Jan. 13 at her residence. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Jan. 23 at the La Grande First Baptist Church. Known as Pam, she was born May 16, 1953, in Enterprise to Jack and Bonnie Jean tWrightl Crader. Pam lived in Joseph until the 6th grade, at which time the family moved to La Grande.She graduated from La Grande High School and earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education at Eastern Oregon University. On Dec. 20, 1980, she married Gary Howland. Pam was employed at Boise Cascade Elgin Plywood Plant and the

La Grande School District as a substitute teacher for 25 years. She enjoyed reading, gardenmg, cannmg, canlpmg Howland and traveling. In the past two years, she visited Mexico, Europe and Alaska. A member of the First Baptist Church of La Grande, Pam was an active volunteer for Haggai Institute Christian Leadership Training Center Maui, Hawaii. She also volunteered for the Hells Canyon Recreation Area. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Bonnie Crader. Survivors include her husband, Gary; children, Justin of Destin, Florida, and Tyler and his wife, Katrina, of Madisonville, Louisiana; brother, Donald Crader of Pine City, Minnesota; aunt, Helen McRae of Spokane, Washington; cousins, Nadine Henry of La Grande, Joyce Fox, Shirley Keith, Jeff McRae of Spokane,Washington, and Maxine Maricini of Hill, Texas; four nieces and nephews; and one grandchild. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.loveland funeralchapel.com.

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Susan"Sue" Merriless Disbrow Briggs, 83, of Union, died Jan. 16 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A viewing

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Arrested: Connie Marie Rosenboom, 34, unknown address, was arrested Wednesday ona Union County warrant charging probation violation connected to an original charge of delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school. Arrested: John Ivan Shepherd, 32, unknown address, was Thursday on a Union County warrant charging order to show cause why defendant'srelease agreement should not be revoked on original charges of unlawful delivery of meth and unlawful possession of meth. Arrested: Daniel Gaspare Mclntosh, 31, unknown address, was arrested Thursday on a Union Countywarrant

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UNION COUNTY SHERIFF Arrested: Anthony Morgan Mailman, 31, transient, was arrestedWednesday on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, meth, and first-degree criminal trespass. Arrested: Forest Mitchell Freedom, 27, Elgin, was arrestedThursday on charges of possession of controlled substance, meth; delivery of a controlled

will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 21 at Loveland Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will begin at noon Briggs Fri d ay at the Union Methodist Church. Known as Sue, she was born July 25, 1932, in Yonkers, New York, to William Harrington and Ruth iColburnl Disbrow. She resided in Binghamton, New York, at various Air Force bases in the United States, and in Cove and Union. Sue attended Keuka College in New York and Kent State University in Ohio. She married Benjamin Hill and they later divorced. She then married Loyd Briggs. Sue served the country in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1961 as a first lieutenant. Sue was employed with the U.S. Air Force, Apple Creek State Hospital in Ohio, Knotty Pine Cafe in Union and the Training and Employment Consortium in La Grande. She enjoyed being the Lay Leader for Union United Methodist Church. In 2009, she was awarded the Keuka College Alumni Association Community Service Award. Sue was active in the community, serving as mayor of the City of Union for eight years and was a past president of the Union County Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of the Union Commercial Club, Union City Council, Cove

substance, meth, within 1,000 feet of a school; unlawful possession of marijuana; possession/delivery of a controlled schedule II substance (two counts), delivery of a schedule 4 controlled substance, unlawful possession of a short barreled shotgun, carrying a concealed weapon and frequenting/maintaining a place where drugs are used. Arrested: Lisa Lynn Culley, 31, Baker City, was arrestedThursday on charges of interfering with a peace officer, hindering prosecution and eluding a police officer. Arrested:Shania Lee Kochsmeier, 36, unknown address, was arrested Thursday while lodged in the Malheur County Jail on a Union County secret in-

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OREGON STATE POLICE Accident: An injury accident was reported near milepost 37 on Highway 204 in Elgin around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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charging failure to appear on an original charge of second-degree disorderly conduct. Arrested: Brandon Campbell, 36, La Grande, was arrestedThursday on a parole and probation detainer.

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a controlled substance, meth. La Grande Police Sgt. Dusty Perry said the Verbout vi c tim was actually shot three times, twice in the back and once in the head. The victim, whose name was notreleased bypolice, was laterreleased fiom the hospital, Perry said. Police said Verbout and the victim knew each other and were working together at the time of the incident, about 6:15 p.m. 'They were remodeling a room in the house when it happened," Perry said. Police were called to the emergency department at Grande Ronde Hospital when the victim was broughtin. In a separate incident, police on Sunday responded to T Avenue after a report of a gunshot. Man arrested in ''What we learned is it nail gun incident was an accidental shooting," Alocal 25-year-old found Perry said. A male in the himselfbehind bars after alleg- home accidentally discharged edly shooting another person his weapon, with the bullet with a nail gun, police said. going through his hand and DaylenKenneth Verbout,of hitting his wife in the back. La Grande, was arrested last Perrysaid neither suffered life-threatening injuries. week on charges of secondThe investigation is ongoing, degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and possession of but no charges have been filed.

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the Union County Family Law Advisory Council, will meet fiom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays beginrmg Jan. 27. The dass is facilitated by Mary Lu Pierce and will meet at the La Grande Middle School Library. Child care is provided for a limited number of children. Spaces will be awardedatthetim e ofregistration. Earlyregistration is advised. To register, call Pierce at 541-910-4004. The class is free; workbooks are $10. Participants will gain parenting ideasand toolsapplicable to all ages of children. Learnhelpfulideasforsetting limits for your child, avoiding power struggles, taking the anger out of discipline and handling chores, allowance, homework and mealtimes. Practical strategies will be taught to take the fiustration and anger out of parenting.

OBITUARIES

Jesse Tyler Zimmerman, 37, of La Grande, died Jan. 15 at Grande Ronde Hospital. A memorial service will be held at Loveland Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. Jan. 23. An obituary will be published at a later time.

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In one of several efforts to stave oA'ballot measures with uncertain impacts on the state, Oregon utilities and environmentalists have come up with a deal to end the state's reliance on coal-fueled power by 2040. Lawmakers are poised to make the deal into law when they meet next month. Yet the men and women who know the most about utilities in this state, the Public Utility Commission, have been told to keep their mouths shut about the proposal by Gov. Kate Brown. As the commission's chair, Susan Ackerman, told The Oregonian, "I don't have dispensation to speak about this. The governor can fire any of us at any time." Fortunately for the state's residents, The Oregonian uncovered just how unhappy with the proposal the PUC is by looking at emails written by commission members to members of the governor's staK The newspaper got the emails courtesy of the state's Open Records Law, making clear again just how valuable that law is. The commission's complaints center on a couple of things. There is absolutely no assurance this action will result in a single coal plant closure. Coal plants will close because of such things as Environmental Protection Agency rules. Then there's this: If the state's two largest utilities, Portland General Electric and PacifiCorp, must buy renewable energy in what is still a developing market, it's ratepayers who will pick up the tab and take risks now borne by the utilities' stockholders, PUC members believe. One result is that we'll pay a lot more for energy here than our neighbors pay. It may be that many Oregonians are willing to pay m ore to reduce demand forcoal-fired electricity.B ut we deserve a full, open and honest debate on any law that promises such sweeping changes to something so critical as the state's electricity supply.

YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS President Barack Obama: TheWhite House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,Washington,D.C. 20500; 202-456-1414; fax 202-456-2461; to send comments, go to www.whitehouse.gov/contact. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: D.C. office: 313 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510. Phone: 202-224-3753. Fax: 202228-3997. Website: merkley.senate.gov/. Email: merkley.senate.gov/ contacU. Portland office: OneWorldTrade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon SL Suite1250, Portland, OR 97204; 503-326-3386; fax 503-326-2900. Pendleton office: 310 S.E. Second SL Suite 105, Pendleton 97801; 541-278-1129; email elizabeth scheeler@merkley.senate.gov. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: D.C. office: 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building,Washington, D.C.20510-3703; phone:202-224-5244;fax 202228-2717Website: wyden.senate.gov. Email: wyden.senate.gov/contact/. La Grande office: 105 Fir St., No. 210, La Grande, OR 97850;541-9627691; fax,541-963-0885; email kathleen cathey@wyden.senate.gov. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd District): D.C. office: 2182 Rayburn House Offic e Building, Washington, D.C.20515-0001,202-225-6730; fax202-225-5774.Website:w alden.house.gov/.Email:w alden.house. gov/e-mail-greg. La Grande office: 1211Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850; 541-624-2400, email jorden.noyes.garrett@mail.house.gov. U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (3rd District): D.C. office: 2446 Rayburn Office building, Washington, D.C. 20515; 202-225-4811; fax 202-225-8941. Portland office: 729 NE Oregon St. Suite 115, Portland 97232; 503-231-2300, fax 503-230-5413. U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (4th District): D.C. office: 2134 Rayburn OfficeBldg.,Washington, D.C.,20515; 202-225-6416; fax 202-225-2994.Eugene office: 151W. Seventh SL, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-465-6732; 800-944-9603; fax 541-465-6458.

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o en etterto e . An Open Letter to CongressmanWalden: I've read with interestyour recent guest column. You take the focus away fmm Hammond, Bundy, and the armed thugs who are the real culprits, and you shift the blame onto the BLM, the Forest Service, even the president. Bingo! It's all the fault ofthearrogantfederalgovernment. No mention of the Congress where you've served for 16 years, a Congress that passed the laws the BLM enforces, a Congress whose criminal laws the Hammonds violated, whose minimum sentence laws threw the Hammonds into prison for five years. You were in the tough-on-crime Oregon Legislature when Oregonians voted for a five-year mandatory minimum sentence for arson. Did you raise your voice then againstthetype ofsentencing guidelines that"landed the Hammonds with a punishment disproportionate to the severity ofthe crime"? Now you're working with your colleagues to revisit those laws? Why have you been sitting on your hands for 16 years while those onerous laws have imposeddisproportionate sentences and costtaxpayers millionstohouse and

About the author Martin J. Birnbaum, of La Grande, is a retired district attorney and a retired public defender.

guard citizens who made"mistakes"? Lots of us in Eastern Oregon have complaints against the Forest Service and the BLM. And we have fiustrations with you in the Congress, too, for the high taxes you've caused by unfunded wars, high agricultural subsidies and low grazing rates. But we don't carry our gunsintoyour LaGrande offi ceand occupyit. No, you don't condone the actions of the armed occupiers or the mistakes the Hammonds committed. But you don't condemn their crimes either. The Hammonds, you say, made a mistake. Not a federal crime, mind you, just a mistake. Ask anyjudge, ask anypmsecutor, probation oflicer, or even any crirrunal defense lawyer. How many times have theyheard crirrunals describe their crimes as"mistakes"? They shift the blame and

minimize the wmng. You're doing the same. Iovely words,"those not familiar with the high desertof the West,"make it sound as though Bundy, his fiiends, and the Hammonds, are just victims of those far-awaycity folkfmm New Yorkor Washington, or our own Pbrtiand. You gloss over the juryofhigh desert folks fmm Eastern Oregon, who do understand the culture and the lifestyle of the greatAmerican West, who also live in this vastbeautiful harsh landscape, who — after two weeks ofhearing evidence — convicted Hammond ofdesecrating this beautiful land by intentionally settingfires while he and his huntingpartywere illegally killirgdeer, not as part of the"culture and the lifestyle of the GreatAmerican West"but as part of the tradition of"take the law into your own hands," take game whenyou want, burn the land when you want. Ifonly a couple of jurors had believed the Hammonds, there would have been no conviction! But after two weeks ofevidence and testimony a jury of the Hammonds'Eastern Oregon peers found them guilty, not ofmaking a mistake but ofcommittingcrimes. Well done, Congressman. You're siding with the right people.

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hard to stop ithe lifestyle) when they're 16 or 17 years old." He said he always looks forwardtotheclass. "It's an opportunity for me to be a mentor and hang out with the kids," Miller said. He said he has one-on-one time with the younger children, and the class generally has older teens in it. "Most of these kidsdon't have aplace to do artoutside of ACE," Miller said."It might take them three weeks to complete an assignment because of that." Miller said the class is designed to allow anyone, even those who are not in the system, to join the group at any time. Those who attend work at their own pace and are on different assignments. 'There's a starting point, or assignment, but it's open ended after that," he said. The first assignment he gives has them portray what art means to them. "I try to get them to look at the world differently," he said. ''We can create arealityreshape our surroundings." Miller said it can be difficult to work with the group, because "there's no magic key" to get them to open up. He said he triesto casta wide net and plant the seed

County Commissioner Steve McClure said. At the discussion's heart was the pitch from the city to the county commissioners detailing their wish for an under levy of Urban Renewal, which would benefit the county's revenue. The city would like some of the county's windfall to be used for additional funding of Cook Memorial Library. The total revenue that the Urban Renewal District receives every year has r

grown from $57,054.37 in 2000-2001, to $1,394,83.67

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Summer Christensen mixes paint for a room in the Union County Juvenile Department that will house future meetings for the juvenile department. to seeifanything comes ofit. "Art is something they can grasp onto," he noted. Within the last month, Miller had some of those who attend the class come to the department and paint an unoccupied room near his oSce. Morgan is pleased with the progress Miller is making with the teens. "It's exciting to bea partner with Art Center East," Morgan said.'The type of kids we work with don't have

accessto iartclasses)." Morgan said these teenagersneed something available to help keep them occupied, and thejuvenile department is hoping classes like Miller's do just that. "Itkeeps thekidsoutof trouble," Morgan said. Contact Cherise Kaechele at 541-786-4234 or ckaechele C lagrandeobserver.oom. Follow Cherise on Twitter C'lgoKaeche/e.

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have abad infl uence on young people. "It would make it appear normal to kids," he said. Continued from Page1A Davis also said it would increase the returned as of Jan. 11, and 103 of the respon- crime rate in Union, something that could dents said they opposed the sale of marijuana be a significant issue since Union no longer in Union, while 34 supported it. has its own police force. He also said it Allofthisrepresented areversalofa would hurt the reputation of Union, since November town hall where 75 percent of those people would be coming there primarily to in attendance expressed support for marijuana buy marijuana. and 25percent said they opposed it. "I would rather have people come here 'The difference is dramatic," McCormack because of its schools and family-fiiendly environment," Davis said. said. Input from Tuesday's town hall will be Cathy Nowak said she voted against discussed later by the Union City Council as Measure 91 but now is against having Union it considers options for dealing with Measure opt out. "It will be like putting our head in the sand 91,which votersapproved in 2014 and legalizedthe saleofm arijuana forrecreational use by trying to opt out of a law already in place," in Oregon. Nowak said."I don't believe that by opting Union will consider three options at the out everything ithe problems associated with upcoming work session, according to councilor marijuana) will go away." Randy Knop. The options the council will David Enderlin also spoke against opting consider include: out. He said that marijuana is one of the saf• Taking no action, which would allow est drugs. Enderlin also said that tap water is marijuana to be sold for recreational use in more dangerous than marijuana. Union. He alsosaid footballrepresents much more • Referring a measure to the voters in of a threat than marijuana, noting that the the Nov. 8 general election that would allow sport causes traumatic brain injuries. Union to opt out of Measure 91. Passage Tim Bullard said that people should not mistake legality for morality with regard to of such a measure would mean the sale of marijuana in Union for recreational purposes marijuana. "Just because it is legal doesn't make it would be illegal. •Adoptingrules addressing the saleof right," Bullard said. recreational marijuana in Union. The city Patsey Stockam said there likely would be unintended consequences. She noted that council has the option of adopting rules that would make it more difficult to sell marijuana in Colorado the number ofhomeless people in Union for recreational purposes. has increased since marijuana was legalized Those who expressed opposition to the several years ago, something that was not anticipated. sale of recreational marijuana in Union in"I don't want to take the chance of unincluded Joe Davis, pastor of the Union Baptist Church. Davis said allowing the sales would tended consequences," Stockam said.

in 2015-2016, and is made up of increment tax value from within the UR District. As the revenue has grown iand been redirected out of the city's general fund and the funds of other tax districts within the UR boundary), city representatives believe the time is now for the under levy. Rod Sands, who sits on the city budget committee, stated his belief that an under levy should become an aspectofthe budget forseveralyearsto come, but acknowledged that move would be for a future meeting. ''What we're here to do

iTuesday night) is talk about what we can do this year to ease the burden," Sands said.'We've got a lot of money to work with there. But our cost for running the library, parks and rec, police and fire — all of those things — the costs continue to go up. The under levy's important to us, and we would like to forge some kind of a partnership with you all for some of the benefits that we would gain from under levying that fund this year." McClure pointed out that this is not the only meeting the city and county have had regardinglibrary funding through the years, but

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he agreedthat additional funding for the library deserves a valid discourse. "Under levying is going to get us some more revenue, and that's something our budget committee would certainly invite the city to come and make a presentation," McClure said."I'll be honest with you: I have a librarycard.Iusethe library, I understand the value of the library. So it's not that we don't understand it. It's that we also have restraints." McClure said he believes that other libraries in Elgin, Union, Cove and North Powder would also want a boost in funding if Cook Memorial Library receiveda monetary boost from the county. McClure also cautioned that the under levy windfall for the county could be used in a number of areas that would benefit Union County. He spoke about Blue Mountain Community College giving a presentation dealing with meeting needs for technical training in this community. "Because Union County is not in the Blue Mountain Community College district, we have to pay out of districtfeestodo that,"he said. "Whateverservicesthat they come here and provide, Union County has provided 20 percentofthatcostto Blue Mountain. I think it's a very valid point about economic development. We need to have that kind of investment in this community, iandl we need to have peoplethat are trained to deal with the new technology. The point is there are other things that the county is going to have to make choices on when we do our

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"I'm not saying tonight that we would not increase the library funding. But I think it has to be put into context of these other requests that are important to La Grande and the entire community as we go forward." Earher m the meeting, city officials said they believeatleast20percent of library users reside outside the city limits. Library Director Terri Washburn saidthatisa conservative estimatebased on library card holders. Several members of the city's fiscal committee, including Ken Bruce, who sits on the city's budget committee, said they believe the number tobemuch higher, and stated the library funding would appease countless citizens across Union County. ''We're not talking about the guy on Oak or Fourth or Second or Spring," Bruce said.'We're talking about thosepeoplefrom the county. If it became such a problemthatthose services

iat the library) had to be reduced, who's going to lose? "I can't hold anything over anyone's head, but I'm asking you folks to do the right thing." The ad hoc fiscal committee will convene again at 6p.m.today atLa Grande City Hall as they continue discussions to address a projected shortfall in the city general fund. A town hall is planned for 6 p.m. Jan. 27 at La Grande Middle School to gauge the public's concerns and issues. Contact Josh Benham at 541-975-3351orj benham 0 lagrandeobserver.com. Follow Josh on Twitter 0 IgoBenham.

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WAGE Continued from Page1A "All of Oregon is going to be hurt. It ia minimum wage boost) willcreatemo re unemployment. Is raising the minimum wage going to create more jobs? No, it won't," Rep. Greg Barreto, R-Cove, said Monday. Barreto called into question the method used by Brown to justify her plan. "Basically she put together a work group five weeks ago from the business community, people from several different facets,and came up with this plan," he said. Barretoassertedsome of the businesspeopleinvolved in the group were not happy with the governor's final plan. He said five weeks isn't long enough to properly study and evaluate such a serious issue as a minimum wage hike for Oregon. "If you make the wrong decision here, it could be catastrophic for Oregon," he said. Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, the Oregon Senate Minority Leader, pointed to

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as of Jan. 1, was $8.25 an hour without health benefits

and $7.25 for those with health benefits. In Idaho, the minimum wage is $7.25. Oregon's current minimum

wage is $9.25. Ferrioli said he was also disappointedthatthere appeared to be no exemptions in the governor's plan foragriculture,food process-

ing orcattleranching operations. Any kind of substantial boost of the minimum wage will destroy rural businesses, especially in Eastern Oregon, he said. "Ilook ata proposalfor

a $12.50 or $13 iminimum wage proposal) as the straw that will break the camel's back in the rural areas. Since they irural businesses) can't pass on the cost to the consumer, they will just go out of business," he said. That, in turn, he said, will translateinto more people leaving rural areas like Eastern Oregon. ''When they go out of business and cost jobs, the workers are going to move," he said. Ferrioli said he was surprised to hear the governor's plan waspart ofa bargain reached between lawmakers and officials. "I read with interest in other media outlets there had been somesortofcompromise that is at the heart of this multi-tiered, multi-year minimum wage proposal. Not one Republican I met or talkedtonegotiated ortalked to anybody," Ferrioli said.

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friend and I spent much of last summer together, in what I would call an intense internship on being "A Wallowa Gal." We headedforImnaha one hot morning to pick blackberries. Daydreaming of buckets of juicy fruit to be gathered, I commented, "Oh, look. A snake in the road." "Kill it!" she exploded. "Every Wallowa Gal should kill a rattlesnake!" I snapped into a brain freeze, not immediately willing to switch my thoughts from blackberries to rattl esnakes. She corrected me as I eased onto the road's edge, "No! You have to run over it!" I secretly dubbed her Tawanda. "I can't do this," I whined. "Just drive over it slowly. Only get the head. We don't want to damage the skin." Squish, squish. Crunch, crunch. My breakfast wanted to get reacquainted with me. The deed completed, I hoped to continue on to our berry picking. "Turn around," she commanded."We have to make sure it's dead." So now I was driving back up the highway. Same bump, bump. Same sound. I was glad we were headed in the direction of home. "Go back. One more time." "But I don't want to do this." "Go back." Yes, Tawanda. After the final pass, we pulledover and retrieved a shovel from my truck to harvest the now deceased reptile. cWe need to hurry beforeanyone else getsit," she cautioned. Please, God, send someone! "Do you have a bag?" she asked. ''What for?" cWe'regoing to takeitto Sally who owns the tavern. She'll skin it and make a hatband for you." "The last thing I want to wear is a snake hatband." My eyes squeezed shut when she approached me to drop the snake into the

Safewaybag held by my far extended hands. Sally happily examined the prizestretched out on the bar. Her display of handcrafted snake skin accessoriescouldn't be missed. What is it with these women? Suddenly, the South I had renounced seemed mostappealing. What am I doing here? I hurried to the door, but Tawanda caught me.cWait! You must record this on the annual Rattlesnake Count sheet." Katherine- 1. As we piled into the truck, Tawanda announced, "Now you're a real Wallowa

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Carlleen Brehmer will be racing in the upcoming Eagle Cap Extreme Dog SledRace beginning today. Brehmer will be competingin the Pbt Race, whichis defined on the ECX website as"aracein which the race winnings consistexclusivelyof that race's entry fees. For this year's ECX potrace, thatm eans 50percenttofi rst place, 30percenttosecond place;20

percent to thud place." cMy biggestgoal istom eetthe people, see the sights and finish the race with a happy team," Brehmer said. For more information about the race, go to www.eaglecapextreme. com

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to the students at Wallowa Elementary School. Uptmor continued by saying the school and students have benefited from the OSU nutrition program's presence, saying "our students are provided an opportunity to learn

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ENTERPRISE — After 19 years Mike Hayward is leaving his post as chairman of the Wallowa County Board of Commissioners. His replacement will be installed by March 1. Hayward, who is leaving theboard to takethepostof general manager at Wallowa County Grain Growers, said passage of a county measure making commissioner positions nonpartisan in 2014 caused confusion as to how the vacant position will be filled. ''What we've learned from the secretaryofstate isthat because my position is a partisan position the appointment needs to be a Republican," Hayward said. Commissioner Susan Roberts said any registered Republican can submit a letterofinteresttotheW allowa County Republican Central Committee. 'They will interview the applicants and recommend their selection to the commissioners," Roberts said. Roberts said she and Commissioner Paul Castilleja have until March 1 to appointareplacement. Hayward said there is a slate of people interested in fiiling histerm fortherestof'16. Whoever takes his place can run for election in November when the term ends, butit's not a requuement. Though Hayward's last dayissetforFeb.1,hesaid there may be some overlap between the two jobs. "I made a commitment to both the county and the board at Grain Growers because I knew I was going to getcallsafterthatdate about where things are in different projects," Hayward said. A Pullman, Washington, native and Washington

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State University graduate of forestry, Hayward said he naturallygravitated toward natural resource issues as commissioner. "I enjoyed working with federal land management and the county's Natural Resource Advisory Committee on those issues. It's been frustrating at times, but it's something I have an interest in. Undoubtedly I'll miss that," Hayward said."I'd say I'd miss the people, but I'll be working with a lot of the same folks." Hayward said he wasn't actively looking for a job, but when this unique opportunity came available he couldn't pass it up. "I've always had a desire to finish my work career in private," Hayward said. After college, Hayward said, he worked for Oregon State Parks, then private business for 15 years before running for office in 1996. When he was first elected he had no idea he would serve in public office as long as he has. H e offered advice to anyone interested in serving as commissioner. 'You might split the community on a decision, so it is important to listen to everybody," Hayward said. Roberts has served as commissioner since 2008. She said working with Hayward has been educational. "I'velearned a greatdeal on how to do things by just listening and watching him. He's very focused. He's really an amazing person to work with," Roberts said. A celebration of Hayward's publicservice issetfor 6 p.m . to 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds' Cloverleaf Hall.

Tanker crushed in 'MythBusters'episode 61med inBoardman does trainings with Pacific Ethanol at the Port of Morrow. Smith recommended the site BOARDMAN — Six months after the fact, the and put the'MythBusters" myth hasbeen confirmed. crew in touch with Lyndon 'MythBusters"was, indeed, Jones, the plant manager. in Eastern Oregon lastyear. Jones said he didn't think And the result was one of the twice about welcoming the show's biggest experiments yet. show to Boardman. With the port's approval,the MythHosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman spent four Busters arrived on Monday, days in July at the Port July 13 and wrapped up the of Morrow in Boardman, evening of Thursday, July 16. "They were great guys," testing whether a railroad tanker can actually implode Jones said."It was a good if it's filled with steam. The experience overall." Now in its 16th and final episode aired Saturday on the Discovery Channel. season, 'MythBusters" has The story goes that engibeen one of Discovery's neers were steam cleaning a longest running and most freight train tank car when popular programs. The show itstartedtorain.They sealed stars Savage and Hyneman, the car and went home two special effects experts, for the day, but as the rain who use science to prove or disprove popular myths, cooled the tanker, it caused the steam inside to condense adages, rumors and even movie scenes. and contract— creating a MythBusters touted the vacuum that crushed the m assive steelcar. episode,"Tanker Crush," Producers for the show as their biggesteverlogot in touch with A11Transgistical operation. For the experiment, A11Transtek tek, the largest commercial railroadmanagement and coordinated not one, but consulting company in North two decommissioned tanker America, to put the myth cars67 feetlong and 10 feet in diameter, with half-inch to the test. But first, they needed somewhere remote to thick steel walls. The cars film the segment. were brought to the port and Gino Smith, a quality assur- onto a rail loop near Pacific anceand hazardous materials Ethanol's facility, in view of specialist with A11Transtek, the Columbia River.

BURNS — The militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge asked Harney County ranchers at a meeting Monday night to cancel their leases with the federal government. The three-hour meeting took place just outside Crane, at a hot springs resort, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Tuesday. Ammon and RyanBundy,theleaders of the occupation, said they wanted to make Harney County an example of a placefreefrom thefederalgovernment. "The opportunity is now, and the place is Harney County, and you arethepeople,"saidAmmon Bundy. "There'll never be an opportunity like this again." The start of the meeting was not unlike a pitch for a timeshare. The lights dimmed and on came a short film with dramatic music. But rather than white sandy beaches, theprojected images depicted dramatic landscapes of the American West. In the nearly three hours that followed, the Bundys and a few of their core supporters led aroom oflargely Harney Countyranchers through a presentation. At times it took on the tone of a civics lesson — one that included readings fiom pocketConstitutionsdistributed beforehand. At other times, speakers seemed to invoke the fiery passions of a preacher delivering a sermon fiom the pulpit.

The Pitch Then came the hard sell. The militants occupying the Refuge asked Harney County ranchers to tear up their leases with the Bureau of LandManagement and stop paying the federalgovernment tograze cattle on public land. "I've done it. Cliven Bundy's done it," said Lavoy Finicum, an Arizona rancher and the militants' defacto spokesman. "Now is the day. Now is the time. Are you going to wait for tomorrow? For next week? Next month? Next year? When? When will you stand up if not now?" Roughly 75 percent of Harney County is federal land. And just more than 10 percent of people who work in the county are employed by the federal government. Finicum invited the ranchers to cancel their leases with the BLM at a ceremony before the media at the Ref-

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LaVoy Finicum speaks at a press conference outside the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this month. uge on Saturday. He said two ranchers, one from New Mexico and another from Harney County, are scheduled to void their contracts publicly. "I promise, that if you stand, others will stand with you," Finicum said."If you stand, God will stand with you. But God cannot stand with you if you do not stand." The leaders of the armed occupation described how 25 years ago Cliven Bundy stopped communicating with the BLM. Ryan Bundy went on to emphasize his view that breaking away from the federal government means ranchers wouldn't have to follow federal laws, like the Endangered Species Act. 'You know how many endangered species we're dealing with on our ranch right now?" Bundy asked."Zero, because it doesn't matter anymore." Finicum and the Bundys also acknowledged their proposition is risky. They said any rancher who joined them would get protection from the armed militants. ''We are here temporarily to defend you,"Ammon Bundy said."Eventually, you've got to get unified enough to start defending yourselves."

Ranchers skeptical As the militants announced the meeting was ending, local resident Scott Franklin stood up and entered a tense exchange with the Bundys. "I'm a fourth-generation rancher," he said."I'm going to ask you a question. Are we a nation oflaws?" "No," said Ryan Bundy. ''We'm not?"Franldinreplied.'So, wejust b~ l a ws all the time, and that's OR" ''We are a nation oflaws, and this law is the one being broken," Ryan Bundy said, tapping his pocket-sized

copy of the Constitution."And this law is the supreme law of the land." "In the end, who decides what the Constitution says? The Supreme Court," Franklin said. That comment was met with a chorus of"Nos" from some audience members. "I'm saying, I'm not going to fight an uphill battle that's not going to be won," Franklin said.'You're asking us to give up everything for this rebel cause." Some ranchers were more receptive to the Bundys' message. They spoke of their frustration with the environmental regulations on BLM land, and their belief that the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge wants to grow by acquiring ranches. BuckTaylorruns cattle on about200,000 actes ofland,indudingprivateland, BLM allotments and landin the ~ . After listening to the presentation, Taylor said he was considering the Bundys'proposition,butthoughtthere should be more meetings to discuss it. "I am drinking the Kool Aid," he said. "I haven't swallowed it yet. I am open to the idea." Dwane Schrock, who ranches on private land near Crane, also walked away with a positive impression. "It was good, very informational," he said."People need to be educated.If they're not educated, they're not going to know what's going on." After the meeting, Franklin, who'd spokenagainsttheproposition,said he was ready for the Bundys to go. He said he has relatives who work for the BLM, and he was struggling to keep his family calm. "I know that the Refuge is never going to be in private hands," he said. "Are they going to Yosemite? Are they going to Yellowstone? Where else are they going to do this?"

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ON DECIC Friday PREP WRESTLING • Enterprise, Wallowa, Imbler, Elgin at Grant Union, noon • La Grande, Union/ Cove at Parma Tournament, Parma, Idaho, 2 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL • Ontario at La Grande, 6 p.m. • Powder Valley at Wallowa, 6 p.m. • Nixyaawii at Joseph, 6 p.m. • Union at Imbler, 6 p.m. • Cove at Elgin, 6 p.m. • Burns at Enterprise, 6 p.m. PREP BOYS BASKETBALL • Ontario at La Grande, 7:30 p.m. • Powder Valley at Wallowa, 7:30 p.m. • Nixyaawii at Joseph, 7:30 p.m. • Union at Imbler, 7:30 p.m. • Cove at Elgin, 7:30 p.m. • Burns at Enterprise, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL • Northwest Christian University at Eastern Oregon University, Quinn Coliseum,5:30 p.m. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL: • Northwest Christian University at Eastern Oregon University, Quinn Coliseum,7:30 p.m.

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Payton Parrish repeatedly set up camp in the left corner, and knocked down one 3-pointer after another as Eastern Oregon University pulled away from Cascade Collegiate Conference rival College of Idaho. The redshirt sophomore scored all ofher game-high 17 points in the first half and hit her first five 3-point attempts as the Mountaineersrolled to a 73-47victory Tuesday night at Quinn Coliseum. "I thought Payton Parrish obviously set the tone for the game," head coach Anji Weissenfluh said."Her coming out in the first half and shooting 5-for-7 from 3 really kind of gave us

a comfort level and a confidence level. Hat's off to her, as well as the team to know where she was." Parrish's second trey from the left corner tied the game at 9-all midway through the first quarter and sparked a 17-3 quarterending run. She hit two more 3-pointers from the same spot and added two free throws in the periodas Eastern took a 23-12lead after the first. 'They were in a 1-3-1 izonel, and so that kind ofleaves the baseline open," she said. "My teammates found me, saw me open and See Blowout / Page10A

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Eastern Oregon University's Payton Parrish braces for impact on a layup attempt during the first quarter of Tuesday's win. Parrish scored a game-high 17 points .

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Eastern Oregon University's Kalvin Johanson throws down a two-handed dunk early in the first half of Tuesday's Cascade Collegiate Conference game at Quinn Coliseum. Johanson finished with 19 points and nine rebounds in the Mountaineers' 95-74 victory over College of Idaho.

AT A GLANCE

Pederson takes over Eagles Former Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator Doug Pederson was officially announced as the new coach of the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday. Pederson, 47, replaces Chip Kelly. The Eagles settled on Pederson on Thursday, but he could not be officially hired until the Kansas City Chiefs' playoff run ended with their loss to the New England Patriots on Saturday.

• Caulin Bakalarski scores a career-high 25 points in a 95-74 drubbing of College of Idaho By Ronald Bond The Observer

Eastern Oregon University used a big second half and a spark off the bench to collect another win over a team it's chasing in the Cascade Collegiate Conference standings. Redshirt freshman Caulin Bakalarskiscored a career-high 25 points,and the Mountaineers scored 57 second-

Denver loses return weapon The Denver Broncos will be without their most productive returner for the remainder of the postseason. Omar Bolden suffered a sprained knee in the Broncos' 23-16 victory overthe Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday's AFC divisional round game. Taurean Nixon takes his place on the roster.

half points to pull away from College of Idaho, 95-74, Tuesday in CCC play at Quinn Coliseum. "He's got that in him," Eastern head coachJared Barrett said ofBakalarski."In high school he was a really prolific scorer and shooter. As long as he's able to do all the other things, the little things defensively, and take care oftheball,he'sgoingto startseeing a lot more minutes. He's somebody that stretches the floor and he's easily one of our best shooters." Bakalarski showed his 3-point proficiency in the second half, hitting 4-of-5 shots from beyond the arc to help Eastern pull away.

Case Rada added 17. Joey Nebeker scored 18 points to lead College of Idaho, while Curtis Brever added 15 in the loss. Eastern used two second-half runs to pull away from the Yotes and led by as much as 22 late after the teams played See Eastern / Page10A

Tigersgetmuch-nee e win • La Grande leads from start to finish in 59-42 nonleague win By McKenzie Whittington The Observer

The La Grande Tigers never fell behind nonleague competitor Nyssa during their dominant win Tuesday night due to what head coach Mark Carollo said was the

teamwork he has been waiting to see. Zack Jacobs scored a gamehigh 12 points, Andrew Peasley and Elias Siltanen followed with 11 points apiece,and theTigers forced 23 turnovers in a 59-42 home victory over the Nyssa Bulldogs Tuesday. "The goal each and every night is just for us to be better the next game," Carollo said.aWe have

The Eastern Oregon University men's basketball team picked up its second win in a row, dominating College of Idaho in the second half of a 95-74 Cascade Collegiate Conference victoryTuesday night. The Mounties received 42 points off their bench, led by a banner night from Caulin Bakalarski. The redshirt freshman went 5-of-7 from the 3-point-line and scored a career-high 25 points.

started out very slow this year, so it's just a matter of trying to find our identity. " La Grande raced out to a 17-point first-halflead as the Tigers turned up the defensive pressure on Nyssa. The Bulldogs couldn't find their groove in the paint and were held to only nine points in the first quarter and six in the second. Junior Matt See Tigers / Fbge10A

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'They were leaving me open, so I just tried to knock down some 3s for the team," he said. Trell Washington, who came within two rebounds of a triple-double, finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists. Kalvin Johanson added 19 points and nine rebounds despite being limited due to foul trouble, and

Kylin Collman and Avery Albrecht each scored 18 points as La Grande used strong first and fourth quarterstohold offNyssa,53-37, in nonleague action Tuesday in Nyssa. aWe came out in the first quarter and just kind of controlled the game. From there, we kind ofhit coast," La Grande head coach Justin MacKay said."Our second and third quarters, we struggled." The Tigers jumped out to a quick 19-5 first-quarter lead but never put Nyssa away until late. The Bulldogs closed to within six at one point in the second half, and trai led 37-29 afterthree quarters before La Grande pulled away. Albrecht pulled down 15 rebounds, adding seven steals and two blocked shots in the win. Madi Wilcox collected a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breann Givens chipped in defensively with five steals. Beatriz Ramirez and Kierra Hernandez each scoredseven pointstolead the Bulldogs. La Grande i10-4 overall) resumes Greater Oregon League play Friday when the Tigers host Ontario.

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OKLAHOMA JARED ALLEN: STATE: FreshThe Carolina Panman Jawun thers' defensive Evans had 22 end suffered a fractured foot in Sunday's points, eight assists and six rebounds as the Cow- 31-24 NFL divisional playboys ended a four-game off win against the Seattle losing streak by trouncing Seahawks, and is doubtful No. 3 Kansas, 86-67,Tues- to play in the NFC Chamday night. pionship against Arizona.

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SCOREBOARD PREP STANDINGS Boys Basketba 4A-7 Greater Oregon League G OL AII P F PA RK 1-0 7-9 855 912 27 Baker McLoughlin 1 - 06 -11 700 794 22 0-1 4-9 727 814 30 Ontario L a Grande 0 - 1 3 6 4 4 9 465 34 2A-6 Wapiti League Wap All PF PA RK Burns 5-0 13-3 831 671 7 Union 4-1 14-3 997 723 9 Grant Union 4 - 2 9 - 6 958 711 18 3-2 11-2 677 435 6 Imbler 14 8-10 849 932 25 Elgin E nterprise 14 54 59 8 675 34 0-5 1-12 414 819 39 Cove

1A-7 Old Oregon Leag O OL AII P F ue PA RK Nixyaawii 5-0 1 5-1 1184764 Powder Valley 4-1 11-3 823 543 Joseph 4-1 86 6 14 595 Echo 3-3 5-12 747 829 Wallowa 2-3 3 -10 414 618 Griswold 0-5 2 - 13 437 765 Pine Eagle 0 - 51-12 421 735

3 9 24 41 43 61 56

Girls BasketbaII 4A-7 Greater Oregon League G OL AII P F PA RK La Grande 1 - 0 10-4 824 649 7 McLoughlin 1 - 0 11-5 625622 11 Baker 0-1 7-8 660 724 18 Ontario 0-1 2 - 1 0 341544 28 2A-6 Wapiti League W ap All P F PA RK 5-0 15-1 912 532 3 Burns Grant Union 5 - 1 12-3 855 501 8 Enterprise 4 - 1 9 - 5 5 86 483 14 Imbler 2-3 94 5 74 408 20 Union 1 4 84 5 6 4 637 23 Elgin 14 6-12 586 693 31 Cove 0-5 3-11 424 653 32

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O OL AII P F ue PA RK Nixyaawii 5-0 1 5-1 853498 4 Griswold 4-1 1 1-4 652557 8 Powder Valley 3-2 8-7 679 548 26 3-2 7-7 672 553 32 Joseph Echo 24 9-9 712 631 29 Pine Eagle 1 - 41-12 251 667 45 Wallowa 0-5 1 -13 215 694 55

Tuesday's Games BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Astoria 59, Banks 43 Beaverton 72, Glencoe 46 Brookings-Harbor 57, Douglas 56 Churchill 65, North Eugene 32 Corvallis 65, Dallas 43 Crescent Valley 59, Woodburn 47 Eagle Point 63, Crater 54 Emmett, Idaho 48, Baker 37 Gladstone 68,CrookCounty43 Henley 50, North Valley 45 Jesuit 82, Aloha 62 Junction City 64, Elmira 50 Klamath 41, Phoenix 31 La Grande 59, Nyssa 42 La Salle 66, St. Helens 35 Lake Oswego 63, Newberg 49 Lebanon 61, Central 46 Liberty 76, Parkrose 61 Madras 56, Estacada 28 Marshfield 53, Siuslaw 43 Mazama 62, Hidden Valley 53, OT McKay 73, WestAlbany 72 McLoughlin 49, Riverside 47, OT Molalla 66, Corbett 27 Mountain View 60, Bend 41 Newport 51, Stayton 38 North Marion 67, Yamhill-Carlton 39 Ontario 58, Cole Valley, Idaho 48 Philomath 71, Cascade 48 Putnam 74, Sandy 61 Roseburg 62, Grants Pass 56, 2OT Seaside 59, Scappoose 56 Sheldon 58, South Eugene 42 Shenvood 64, Lakeridge 48 South Albany 48, Silverton 47 South Medford 42, North Medford 36 South Salem 75, North Salem 37 South Umpqua 52, North Bend 49 Sprague 69, Forest Grove 64 Springfield 68, Marist 43 Summit 87, The Dalles 23 Sunset 64, Southridge 51 Sutherlin 57, Sweet Home 47 Tigard 73, Tualatin 60 Vale 41, Marsing, Idaho 37 Valley Catholic 57, Tillamook 35 West Linn 91, Canby 58 West Salem 51, McMinnville 47 Westview 80, Century 52 Willamette 32, Thurston 31 Wilsonville 67, Milwaukie 41 GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Banks 61, Astoria 44 Bend 51, Mountain View 47 Brookings-Harbor 48, Douglas 34 Canby 79, St. Mary'sAcademy 52 Cascade70,Philomath29 Crater 64, Eagle Point 30 Elmira 50, Junction City 33 Gladstone 51, Crook County 5 Grants Pass 52, Roseburg 41 Gresham 50, Hood River 37 Henley 57, North Valley 40 Jesuit 70, Aloha 36 Klamath 47,Phoenix 36 La Grande 53, Nyssa 37 La Salle 64, St. Helens 32 Liberty 91, Parkrose 23 Madras 69, Estacada 58 Marshfield 55, Siuslaw 26 Mazama 57, Hidden Valley 21 McLoughlin 32, Riverside 30 Milwaukie 45, Wilsonville 42 Molalla 75, Corbett 45 Newberg 58, Lake Oswego 34 North Eugene 59, Churchill 50 Putnam 52, Sandy 42 Ridgeview55, Redmond30 Scappoose 48, Seaside 20 Sherwood 48, West Linn 44 South Salem 74, North Salem 6 Southridge 50, Sunset 46 Springfield 69, Marist 30 Stayton 58, Newport 49 Sutherlin 66, Sweet Home 12 Tigard 41, Tualatin 23 Valley Catholic 52, Tillamook 29 WestAlbany 56, McKay 27 West Salem 50, McMinnville 29 Westview 40, Century 36

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Eastern Oregon 73, College of Idaho 47 Men's Basketball Eastern Oregon 95, College of Idaho 74

FOOTBALL NFL Playoffs Divisional Playoffs Saturday's Games New England 27, Kansas City 20 Arizona 26, Green Bay 20, OT Sunday's Games Carolina 31, Seattle 24 Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC New England at Denver, 12:05 p.m.

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NFC Arizona at Carolina, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl

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Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif. TBD, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 26 15 . 6 34 Boston 22 20 ,5 2 4 4 ' / 2 New York 21 2 2 . 488 6 Brooklyn 11 31 . 2 6 2 15'/2 Philadelphia 5 3 8 .1 1 6 2 2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 25 17 . 5 95 Miami 23 1 9 . 548 2 Orlando 20 20 . 500 4 Washington 19 21 . 475 5 Charlotte 19 22 ,4 6 3 5 ' / 2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 28 11 . 7 18 Chicago 24 16 .60 0 4 ' / 2 Indiana 23 19 ,5 4 8 6 ' / 2 Detroit 22 1 9 . 537 7 Milwaukee 19 25 . 4 3 2 11'/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 3 6 6 .85 7 Memphis 24 1 9 . 5 5 8 12'/2 Dallas 24 1 9 . 5 5 8 12'/2 Houston 22 2 1 . 5 1 2 14'/2 New Orleans 14 27 .341 2 1'/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 31 12 .72 1 Utah 1 8 23 . 4 3 9 1 2 Portland 19 25 . 4 3 2 12'/2 Denver 16 26 . 3 8 1 14'/2 Minnesota 1 3 30 . 3 0 2 1 8 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 38 4 .905 L.A. Clippers 27 14 .65 9 10'/2 Sacramento 1 7 23 . 4 2 5 2 0 Phoenix 13 3 0 ,3 0 2 25'/2 L.A. Lakers 9 34 .2 0 9 29'/2 All Times PST

Monday's Games New York 119, Philadelphia 113, 2OT Portland 108, Washington 98 Charlotte 124, Utah 119, 2OT Memphis 101, New Orleans 99 Chicago 111, Detroit 101 Atlanta 98, Orlando 81 Toronto 112, Brooklyn 100 Golden State 132, Cleveland 98 Dallas 118, Boston 113, OT L.A. Clippers 140, Houston 132, OT

Tuesday's Games Milwaukee 91, Miami 79 New Orleans 114, Minnesota 99 Oklahoma City 110, Denver 104 Indiana 97, Phoenix 94

Wednesday's Games Philadelphia at Orlando, 4 p.m. Miami at Washington, 4 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Utah at New York, 4 30 p m. Golden State at Chicago, 5 p.m. Detroit at Houston, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. SacramentoatL.A.Lakers,7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Thursdayis Games Detroit at New Orleans, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Sacramento, 7 p.m. San Antonio atPhoenix,7:30 p.m.

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AP Top 25 Poll Records through Jan. 17 Record P t s Pv 1. Oklahoma (65) 1 5 - 1 1 , 625 2 2. North Carolina 16 - 2 1 , 51 5 5 3. Kansas 15-2 1,499 1 4. Villanova 16-2 1,403 6 5. Xavier 16-1 1,321 7 6. West Virginia 15-2 1, 27 8 11 16-2 1,259 3 7. Maryland 1 7-0 1,179 1 0 8. SMU 9. Iowa 1 4-3 1,167 1 6 10. Texas ASM 15-2 994 15 11. Michigan St. 16-3 950 4 12. Arizona 15-3 8 0 1 18 13. Baylor 14-3 6 4 9 22 13. Virginia 13-4 6 4 9 13 13-3 64 5 8 15. Miami 16. Providence 15-3 609 12 14-3 6 0 8 21 17. Louisville 18. Butler 13-4 4 3 9 23 19. Iowa St. 13-4 4 1 1 17 20. Duke 14-4 37 5 9 21. Southem Cal 1 5 - 3 338 22. Purdue 15-3 3 2 2 24 23. Kentucky 13-4 2 7 6 14 24. South Carolina 1 6- 1 252 19 25. Indiana 1 5-3 2 1 0 Others receiving votes:Pittsburgh 184, Clemson 53, Wichita St. 38, Valparaiso 30, Notre Dame 14, Dayton 9, Saint Mary's (Cal) 8, Gonzaga 5, Hawaii Men's Basketball 3, Utah 3, Monmouth (NJ) 1, Navy 1, Cascade Collegiate Conference Oregon 1, UALR 1. Team CCC AII Tuesday's Games 9 -1 16- 4 Northwest Christian EAST Southern Oregon 8 -2 15- 5 Dayton 85, St. Bonaventure 79 7 -3 11 7 Wamer Pacific NC State 78, Pittsburgh 61 College ofldaho 7 -4 12- 8 Providence 71, Butler 68 Eastern Oregon 6-5 1 0 - 11 St. Peter's 77, Fairfield 71 Oregon Tech 5 -5 14- 5 UConn 60, Tulane 42 Corban 5 -5 11- 7 SOUTH Evergreen 5 -6 8-1 1 Auburn 83, Alabama 77 Northwest 4-7 8-1 3 Florida 81, Mississippi St. 78 Multnomah 1-9 4-1 4 Georgia St. 69, Georgia Southern 0 -10 2-1 6 66, OT Walla Walla Liberty 55, Longwood 53 Women's Basketball Maryland 62, Northwestern 56, OT South Carolina 77, Mississippi 74, OT Cascade Collegiate Conference TexasASM-CC 89, Northwestern St. 79 Team CCC AII Tulsa 84, East Carolina 69 Southern Oregon 9 -1 16- 1 Virginia 69, Clemson 62 Eastern Oregon 9 -2 13- 7 Wofford 89, Tenn. Wesleyan 66 Oregon Tech 8 -2 14- 5 MIDWEST Northwest Christian 8 -2 12- 6 Akron 92, E. Michigan 88 Wamer Pacific 6 -4 11- 5 Buffalo 77, Miami (Ohio) 60 Corban 5 -5 10- 9 Evansville 74, Loyola of Chicago 66 4 -6 10 - 11 Northwest Georgetown 81, Xavier 72 3-8 4-1 3 College ofldaho Green Bay 99, Chicago St. 66 3-8 3-1 3 Evergreen Indiana 103, lllinois 69 1-9 3-1 5 Multnomah

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Kent St. 76, Ball St. 68 N. Illinois 75, Cent. Michigan 70 N. Kentucky 90, Oakland 73 Ohio 82, W. Michigan 64 SE Missouri 84, Hannibal-LaGrange 61 Toledo 81, Bowling Green 74 SOUTHWEST Abilene Christian 75, McNeese St. 67 Houston Baptist 72, Cent. Arkansas 61 Oklahoma St. 86, Kansas 67 SMU 77, Houston 73 TexasASM 71, LSU 57 FAR WEST San Diego St. 73, Fresno St. 67, OT UNLV 80, Utah St. 68

Monday's Games

EAST Albany (NY) 80, Binghamton 59 Boston U. 87, Loyola (Md.) 84, OT Mass.-Lowell 93, Vermont 82 Monmouth (NJ) 85, Siena 69 New Hampshire 99, Maine 91 Purdue 107, Rutgers 57 Stony Brook 77, Hartford 43 SOUTH Bethune-Cookman62,Morgan St.50 Coppin St. 70, Florida ASM 66 Hampton 80, NC Central 79 Jackson St. 60, Prairie View 57 NorfolkSt. 75, NCAST 68 SC State 68, Md.-Eastern Shore 63 SE Louisiana 98, Lamar 70 Savannah St. 64, Delaware St. 47 Southern U. 67, MVSU 54 Stephen F. Austin 82, New Orleans 58 Syracuse 64, Duke 62 Texas Southern 69, Grambling St. 54 MIDWEST Cleveland St. 70, III.-Chicago 53 lowa St. 82, Oklahoma 77 Valparaiso 96, Youngstown St. 65 Wright St. 77, Detroit 76 SOUTHWEST Alcorn St. 73, Ark.-Pine Blulf 65 Arkansas St. 76, UALR 73 Sam Houston St. 87, Nicholls St. 76 Texas Tech 76, TCU 69

Major College Standings American Athletic Conference Conference All Games W L W L z-SMU 7 0 18 0 Memphis 3 1 12 5 UCF 3 1 9 6 UConn 4 2 13 5 Tulsa 4 2 12 6 Temple 4 2 9 7 Houston 3 3 13 5 Cincinnati 3 3 13 6 Tulane 1 6 8 12 E ast Carolina 0 6 8 11 S outh Florida 0 6 3 16 z-ineligible for automatic bid Atlantic 10 Conference Conference All Games W L W L VCU 5 0 13 5 Dayton 5 1 15 3 Saint Joseph's 4 1 14 3 St. Bonaventure 4 2 12 5 G. Washington 3 2 14 4 Davidson 3 2 11 5 Rhode Island 3 2 11 7 Duquesne 2 3 12 6 Richmond 2 3 10 7 Fordham 1 4 10 6 UMass 1 4 8 9 George Mason 1 4 7 11 Saint Louis 1 4 6 11 La Salle 1 4 5 10 Atlantic Coast Conference Conference All Games W L W L North Carolina 5 0 16 2 Virginia Tech 4 1 12 6 Louisville 3 1 14 3 Clemson 5 2 12 7 Pittsburgh 4 2 15 3 Notre Dame 3 2 12 5 Miami 2 2 13 3 Virginia 3 3 14 4 Duke 3 3 14 5 Syracuse 3 4 13 7 Florida St. 2 3 12 5 Georgia Tech 1 4 11 7 Wake Forest 1 4 10 7 NC State 1 5 11 8 Boston College 0 4 7 10 Big 12 Conference Conference All Games W L W L WestVirginia 4 1 15 2 Baylor 4 1 14 3 Oklahoma 4 2 15 2 Kansas 4 2 15 3 Texas 3 2 11 6 lava St 3 3 14 4 Texas Tech 2 4 12 5 Oklahoma St 2 4 10 8 Kansas St 1 4 11 6 TCU 1 5 9 9 Big East Conference Conference All Games W L W L Villanova 6 0 16 2 Georgetown 5 2 12 7 Xavier 4 2 16 2 Providence 4 2 16 3 Creighton 4 2 13 6 Seton Hall 3 2 13 4 Butler 2 4 13 5 Marquette 2 4 12 6 St. John's 0 6 7 12 DePaul 0 6 6 12 Big Sky Conference Conference All Games W L W L Montana 6 0 11 6 Weber St. 5 0 12 5 Idaho 3 2 11 7 E. Washington 3 2 9 8 N orth Dakota 3 3 8 9 Idaho St. 2 3 7 10 Portland St. 2 3 6 10 S. Utah 2 3 4 11 Montana St. 2 4 7 11 N. Colorado 2 4 5 13 Sacramento St. 1 4 8 8 N. Arizona 1 4 3 13 Big Ten Conference Conference All Games W L W L Indiana 6 0 16 3 Icxjva 5 0 14 3 Maryland 6 1 17 2 Purdue 4 2 16 3 OhioSt 4 2 12 7 Michigan 3 2 13 5 Michigan St 3 3 16 3 Nebraska 3 3 11 8 Northwestem 3 4 15 5 Wisconsin PennSt lllinois Minnesota Rutgers

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Big West Conference Conference All Games W L Hawaii 4 0 UC Irvine 4 0 Long Beach St. 2 2 Cal St.-Fullerton 1 2 CalPoly 1 2 UCSanta Barb. 1 2 UC Davis 1 2 U C Riverside 1 3 C S Northridge 1 3

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Missouri Valley Conference Conference All Games Wichita St. Evansville S. Illinois Indiana St. lllinois St. Missouri St N. Iowa Bradley

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Mountain West Conference Conference All Games W San Diego St. 6 Boise St. 4 New Mexico 3 Fresno St. 3 UNLV 3 Wyoming 3 Utah St. 3 Nevada 2 Colorado St. 2 Air Force 1 San Jose St. 1

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W L Southern Cal 4 1 Washington 4 1 Arizona 3 2 Colorado 3 2 Oregon 3 2 Stanford 3 2 Utah 2 3 Oregon St. 2 3 California 2 3 UCLA 2 3 Arizona St. 1 4 Washington St. 1 4

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Southeastern Conference Conference All Games W TexasASM 6 South Carolina 4 Florida 4 LSU 4 Kentucky 3 Arkansas 3 Auburn 3 Georgia 2 Vanderbilt 2 Tennessee 2 Mississippi 2 Missouri 1 Alabama 1 M ississippi St. 0

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West CoastConference Conference All Games W L W L St. Mary's (Cal) 6 1 15 2 Gonzaga 6 1 14 4 BYU 4 2 13 6 Pepperdine 4 3 11 7 Portland 3 4 9 11 Pacific 3 4 5 12 San Francisco 3 5 9 9 Santa Clara 3 5 7 13 Loy. Marymount 2 5 9 9 San Diego 1 5 6 11 Western Athletic Conference Conference All Games W L W L z-Grand Canyon 3 0 16 2 CS Bakersfield 3 0 13 5 NewMexicoSt. 3 1 11 8 Tex. Rio Grande 2 2 6 13 Seattle 1 2 7 10 Utah Valley 1 2 7 11 UMKC 1 3 8 11 Chicago St. 0 4 4 17 z-ineligible for automatic bid

NCAA Women AP Top 25 Poll Records through Jan. 17 R ecord P t s Pv 1 1. UConn (32) 16-0 800 2. South Carolina 1 7 - 0 766 3. Notre Dame 16-1 738 4. Baylor 1 8-1 7 0 0 2 5 4 8 6 3 5. Maryland 1 6-2 6 5 5 6. Texas 1 6-1 6 5 3 1 3-4 5 6 8 7. Ohio St. 8. Arizona St. 1 5-3 5 5 8 10 9. Kentucky 1 4-2 5 4 8 9 10. Mississippi St. 1 6 - 2 530 7 11. Oregon St. 1 4-3 4 9 3 12 12. Stanford 1 4-4 4 1 1 11 13. Texas ASM 13-5 399 15 14. Florida St. 1 3-4 3 9 7 16 15. South Florida 12 - 4 326 19 16. Miami 1 7-2 2 6 7 21 17. Louisville 1 4-5 2 5 4 23 18. Tennessee 1 1-5 2 3 5 13 1 2-4 1 9 1 14 19. Oklahoma 20. UCLA 1 2-5 1 6 0 17 21. Michigan St. 13-4 151 18 22. Florida 1 5-3 1 0 4 20 23. Missouri 1 5-3 1 0 3 24 24. DePaul 13-6 82 25. West Virginia 15 - 4 54 Others receiving votes:Others receiving votes: Purdue 47, Northwestern 46, Washington 42, Duke 32, Syracuse 20, Green Bay 19, George Washington 11, UTEP 7, lowa 6, California 5, Oklahoma St. 5, Arkansas 4, Colorado St. 3, San Diego 3, St. Bonaventure 3, BYU 2, Southern Cal 1, Villanova 1. Tuesday's Games SOUTH Gardner-Webb 67, Longwood 42 Georgia Southern 61, Georgia St. 50 High Point 74, Winthrop 67 Liberty 65, Coastal Carolina 63 Presbyterian 69, Campbell 45 Radford 55, Charleston Southern 40 MIDWEST Michigan St. 59, Rutgers 48 Monday's Games EAST Albany (NY) 59, Binghamton 47 Bryant 70, St. Francis Brooklyn 42 LIU Brooklyn 73, Wagner 63 Maine 62, New Hampshire 52 Manhattan 63, lona 56 Penn 78, La Salle 68 Robert Morris 61, Mount St. Mary's 56 Sacred Heart 61, CCSU 57, 2OT St. Francis (Pa.) 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 67 Stony Brook 58, Harfford 35 Vermont 59, Mass.-Lowell 51 SOUTH Bethune-Cookman63,Morgan St.48 Delaware St. 67, Savannah St. 59 FloridaASM 79, Coppin St. 73 Florida Gulf Coast 70, NJIT 37 Hampton 76, NC Central 42 Jacksonvill e 78,Kennesaw St.63 Md.-Eastern Shore 63, SC State 56 Mississippi St. 79, Mississippi 51 NCAST 64, NorfolkSt. 53 North Florida 78, Lipscomb 70 Prairie View62, Jackson St. 52 SC-Upstate 61, Stetson 56 Southern U. 100, MVSU 36 Texas Southern 62, Grambling St. 50 Virginia Tech 79, Clemson 49 Wofford 83, Montreat 48 MIDWEST Notre Dame 79, Tennessee 66 SOUTHWEST Ark.-Pine Blulf 71, Alcorn St. 69 Arkansas St. 66, UALR 53

Carolina 47 2 0 1 9 8 4 8 111 129 Columbus 4 7 1 7 26 4 3 8 119 152 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pls GF GA Chicago 49 3 2 1 3 4 6 8 144 111 Dallas 47 29 13 5 6 3 156 127 St.Louis 49 2 7 1 5 7 6 1 126 123 Minnesota 4 5 2 2 15 8 5 2 113 106 Colorado 47 2 3 21 3 4 9 131 130 Nashville 46 2 0 18 8 4 8 117 127 Winnipeg 4 6 2 1 22 3 4 5 119 131 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pls GF GA LosAngeles 45 29 13 3 6 1 121 101 San Jose 4 4 2 3 18 3 4 9 127 121 Arizona 45 2 2 1 8 5 4 9 123 135 Vancouver 4 7 19 17 11 49 113 130 Anaheim 44 1 9 18 7 4 5 8 8 105 Calgary 44 2 02 1 3 4 3 118 135 Edmonton 4 8 1 9 24 5 4 3 119 142 All Times PST

Monday's Games Ottawa 4, San Jose 3, SO Edmonton 4, Florida 2 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2 Colorado 2, Winnipeg 1 Buffalo 2, Arizona 1

Tuesday's Games New Jersey 4, Calgary 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Vancouver 2, OT Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2 Washington6,Columbus 3 Boston 4, Montreal 1 Tampa Bay 6, Edmonton 4 Chicago 4, Nashville 1 Los Angeles 3, Dallas 2 Wednesday's Games St. Louis at Detroit, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Colorado, 7 p.m. Minnesota atAnaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday's Games Vancouver at Boston, 4 p.m. Ottawa at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Calgary at Columbus, 4 p.m. Carolina at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. ChicagoatTampa Bay,4:30 p.m . Nashville at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. San Jose atArizona, 6 p.m. MinnesotaatLosAngeles,7:30 p.m.

RODEO PRCA Leaders Through Jan. 10 Bareback Riding 1. George Gillespie IV, Hamilton, Mont., $7,187; 2. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., $6,215; 3. TannerAus, Granite Falls, Minn., $5,375; 4. Evan Jayne, Marseille, France, $4,908; 5. Buck Lunak, Cut Bank, Mont., $3,518; 6. Blade Elliott, Livingston, Ala., $3,436; 7.GrantDenny,Minden, Nev., $2,737; 8. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont., $2,735; 9. R.C. Landingham, Paso Robles, Calif., $2,732; 10. Heath Ford, Slocum, Texas, $2,695; 11. Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, $2,398; 12. Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, $2,335; 13. Chris Smith, Lafayette, Ga., $1,932; 14. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, $1,785; 14. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., $1,785; 16. Troy Vaira, Richey, Mont., $1,717; 17. Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., $1,614; 18. Brian Bain, Powell Butte, Ore., $1,550; 19. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., $1,106; 20. Tyson Thompson, Bradley, Calif., $1,080.

Steer Wrestling 1. Brad Johnson, Reva, S.D., $7,778; 2. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., $7,467;3. Jacob Edler,Alva,Okla., $5,543;4.Ty Erickson, Helena,Mont., $4,893; 5. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, $4,857; 6. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif., $3,899; 7. Charles Harris, Salinas, Calif., $3,452; 8. Clint Shofner, Pleasanton,Texas, $3,124; 9.Blaine Jones,Templeton, Calif., $3,049; 10. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., $2,720; 11. Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., $2,653; 12. Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., $2,546; 13. Justin Thigpen, Waycross, Ga., $2,502; 14. Jarret New, Wimberley, Texas, $2,484; 15. Kamry Dymmek, Kissimmee, Fla., $2,448; 16. Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., $2,304; 17. Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev., $2,203; 18. Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., $2,019; 19. Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., $2,011; 20. Ory James Lemmons, Castro Valley, Calif., $1,875.

Texas, $3,230; 9. Clint Kindred, Oral, S.D., $2,840; 10. Chad Johnson, Cut Bank, Mont., $2,616; 11. Cody Collins, Galt, Calif., $2,526; 12. Dennis Luetge, Hempstead, Texas, $2,511; 13. Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss., $2,452; 14. Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss., $2,222; 15. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., $2,175; 16. Mike Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., $2,086; 17. Robert Mathis, Mart, Texas, $2,016; 18. Jordan Ketscher, SquawValley, Calif., $2,003; 19. Josh Eirikson, Bandera, Texas, $1,952; 20. Alwin Bouchard, Scandia, Alberta, $1,934; 20. ClintArave, Blackfoot, Idaho, $1,934.

Steer Roping

1. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., $5,382; 2. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas, $4,478; 3. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas, $3,697; 4. Trey Sheets, Cheyenne, Wyo., $3,486; 5. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, $3,361; 6. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas, $2,105; 7. Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas, $1,994; 8. Marty Jones, Hobbs, N.M., $1,814; 9. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla., $1,788; 10. Guy Allen, Santa Anna, Texas, $1,771; 11. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla., $1,519; 12. Leo Campbell, Amarillo, Texas, $1,393; 13. Brian Garr, Belle Fourche, S.D., $1,346; 14. Neal Wood, Needville, Texas, $1,269; 15. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas, $1,066; 16. Roger Branch, Perkins, Okla. 981; 17. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, $897; 18. J.B. Whatley, Gardendale, Texas, $812; 19. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan.,$802; 20.Jim Locke,Miami,Texas, $591. Bull Riding 1. Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas, $9,113; 2. Lon Danley, Tularosa, N.M., $8,832; 3. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., $8,390; 4. Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla., $6,520; 5. Dalan Duncan, Ballard, Utah, $5,780; 6. Lane Selz, Bakersfield, Calif., $5,383; 7. Nevada Newman, Melstone,Mont.,$4,948;8.Adam Jamison, Okotoks, Alberta, $4,220; 9. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., $4,011; 9. Cole Melancon, Liberty, Texas, $4,011; 11. Jeffrey Ramagos, Zachary, La., $3,880; 12. Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas, $3,751; 13. Michael Riggs Jr., Claxton, Ga., $3,437; 14. Wagner Luciano, Rhondonia, Brazil, $3,328; 15. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo., $3,108; 16. Denton Fugate, Dixon, Mo., $3,051; 17. Jeremy Kolich, Norco, Calif., $2,736; 18. Casey Huckabee, Athens, Texas, $2,693; 19. Rocky McDonald, Colonia Juarez,Me xico,$2,573;20.Mike Adams, Oxford, Pa., $2,532.

Barrel Racing 1. Mary Burger, Paul's Valley, Okla., $13,848; 2. Megan Swint, Lithia, Fla., $12,514; 3. Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas,$6,648; 4.Jackie Ganter,Abilene, Texas, $6,503; 5. Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., $6,342; 6. Benette Little, Ardmore, Okla., $5,832; 7. Nicole Riggle, Scottsdale, Ariz., $4,677; 8. Layna Kight, Ocala, Fla., $4,603; 9. Ari-Anna Flynn, Charleston, Ark., $4,550; 10. Jackie Jatzlau, Giddings, Texas, $4,293; 11. Chloe Hoovestal, Dublin, Texas, $4,050; 12. Callie Duperier, Boerne, Texas, $4,023; 13. Lara Dewees, Dade City, Fla., $3,573; 14. Ashley Day, Volborg, Mont., $3,253; 15. Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas, $3,234; 16. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, $3,230; 17. Robin Mantague, Bandera, Texas, $3,217; 18. Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., $3,060; 19. Rachel Dice, Byron, Calif., $2,955; 20. Jessi Fish, Franklin, Tenn., $2,922.

TRAN SACTION S Tuesday BASEBALL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICESuspendedBaltimore LHP Zack Dotson (Bowie-EL) 100 games, N.Y. Mets 3B Eudor Garcia (Columbia-SAL) 80 games and free agent 1B Tyler Williams 50 games for violations of the Minor League Drug P

Team Roping (header)

1. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz., $6,595; 2. Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas, $6,338; 3. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., $5,100; 4. Tyrell Moody, Edgemont, S.D., $4,196; 5. Bobby Joe Hill, Mexia, Texas, $4,129; 6. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas,$4,043; 7.Ryan Reed, Wittmann, Ariz., $3,870; 8. Tee Luttrell, Woodlawn, Texas, $3,669; 9. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, $3,640; 10. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., $3,431; 11. Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas, $3,410; 12. Rowdy Rieken, Arp, Texas, $3,398; 13. Joshua Torres, Ocala, Fla., $3,348; 14. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., $3,230; 15. Wes Kent, Grand Cane, La., $3,204; 16. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, $3,127; 17. Cody Tew, Belgrade, Mont., $3,024; 18. Will Clark, Erin, Tenn., $2,916; 19. Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss., $2,877; 20. Paul Beckett, Laramie, Wyo., $2,836.

Team Roping (heeler)

1. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., $6,661; 2. John Philipp, Washington, Texas, $6,338;3. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., $5,100; 3. Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz., $5,100; 5. B.J. Dugger, Three Rivers, Texas, $4,534; 6. Rory Brown, Edgemont, S.D.,$4,196;7.Justin Hendrick, Huntsville, Texas, $4,175; 8. Boogie Ray, Mabank, Texas, $4,129; 9.Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, $3,650; 10. Justin Price, La Veta, Colo., $3,398;11. Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., $3,348; 12. Scott Webster, Converse, La., $3,204; 13. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, $3,127; 14. Matt Robertson, Augusta, Mont., $3,024;15.Camish Jennings, Houston, Texas, $2,809; 16. ClarkAdcock, Smithville, Tenn., $2,307; 17. Dee Rampy, Bertram, Texas, $2,301; 18. Matt Kasner, Cody, Neb., $2,131; 19. Corey Hendrick, Huntsville, Texas, $2,073; 20. Trey Carter III, Bellville, Texas, $2,009. Saddle Bronc Riding 1. CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, $6,681; 2. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, $6,418; 3. Joey Sonnier, New lberia, La., $3,928; 4. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., $3,638; 5. Nick Laduke, Livermore, Calif., $3,486; 6. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, $3,437; 7. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, $3,313; 8. Josh Reynolds, Ekalaka, Mont., $3,097; 9.Jake Watson, Hudsons Hope, British Columbia, $3,040; 10. Ben Londo, San Luis Obispo, Calif., $2,501; NHL Standings 11. Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, $2,484; 12. Cole Neely, Duchess, Alberta, $2,331; EASTERN CONFERENCE 13. Dalton Davis, Holcomb, Kan., $2,317; Atlantic Division 14. Gus Thoreson, Dell, Mont., $2,149; GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 46 26 1 5 5 5 7121 105 15. Jeremy Melancon, Huntsville, Texas, Detroit 45 23 1 4 8 5 4 111 116 $2,130; 16. Joe Harper, Paradise Valley, Tampa Bay 46 25 17 4 5 4 125 111 Nev., $2,125; 17. Alex Wright, Milford, Boston 45 24 1 6 5 5 3137 117 Utah, $1,851; 18. Matthew Bartsch, Ottawa 46 22 1 8 6 5 0129 141 Warwick, Md., $1,816; 19. Curtis Garton, Montreal 47 2 3 2 0 4 5 0 129 122 Kaitaia, NewZealand, $1,807; 20. Ty Bulfalo 46 19 2 3 4 4 2107 123 Kirkland, Lufkin, Texas, $1,737. Tie-down Roping Toronto 44 1 72 0 7 4 1 111 124 1. Houston Hutto, NewWaverly, Texas, Metropolitan Division $8,662; 2. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 46 35 8 3 7 3155 100 Okla., $5,780; 3. Tyler Prcin, Alvord, N.Y. Rangers 46 25 16 5 5 5 132122 Texas, $4,772; 4. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., $4,420; 5.Tim Pharr,Resaca, Ga., N.Y. Islanders 45 24 15 6 5 4 123 112 New Jersey 47 23 19 5 5 1 105 112 $4,354; 6. Braxton Laughlin, Westlake, La., $3, 802; 7.Ryle Smith,Oakdale, Pittsburgh 4 5 2 1 17 7 4 9 110 113 Philadelphia 44 20 16 8 4 8 100 117 Calif., $3,431; 8. Adam Gray, Seymour,

HOCKEY

Lund collects another victory as Enterprise places ninth Observer staff

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Durant, Westbrook lead OKC to victory

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DENVER — Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each had double-doubles and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 110-104 on Tuesday night. Durant finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Thunder, who have won five in a row. W estbrook scored 27 points and added12 assistsbutfell five rebounds shy of another triple-double. He had two straight coming in and five on the season. The Thunder have won 20 of 24 and are the only team in the Northwest Division with a winning record. They are 12 games in front of Utah. Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points but only seven after halftime for the Nuggets, and Kenneth Faried had 17 points and 15 rebounds. PELICANS TIMBERWOLVES

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NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis scored 35 points and New Orleans overcame an early17-pointholetobeat Minnesota. Jrue Holiday scored 19 points and Tyreke Evans added 13forthePelicans, who've won three of four and are four games out of the eighth and final playoff spotin the Western Conference with their next six games at home. Eric Gordon scored 11 points but leftthegame late in the third quarter after apparently jamming afingeron his right hand. Andrew Wiggins scored 21points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 20 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota,

which has lost 10 of11. Ricky Rubio added 15 points, but the Timberwolves were outscored 63-39 in the second haK PACERS 97 94 SUNS PHOENIX — Monta Ellis scored20 points,PaulGeorge had 19 and Indiana beat Phoenix to end a three-game losing streak.

Oklahoma State shot 50 percent from the field, made Freshman Jawun Evans had 11-of-213-pointattempts 22 points, eight assists and and outrebounded the Jaysix rebounds to help Oklaho- hawks 38-31. Frank Mason III scored 14 ma State upset No. 3 Kansas 86-67 on Tuesday night. points and Perry Ellis added The Cowboys beat Kansas 13 for Kansas i15-3, 4-2 Big in Stillwater for the third 12l, which has lost two of its straight time and the fifth in pastthree and felloutofa tie forthe Big 12 lead. seven years. Jeff Newberry scored 13 Oklahoma State i10-8, 2-4lmade 23-of-26 free points and Jeffrey Carroll throws while Kansas made added 11 for the Cowboys, who had lost four straight. just 13-of-24.

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GEORGETOWN 81 NO. 5 XAVIER 72 CINCINNATI — Tre Campbell scored a careerhigh 21 points — 17 in the first half — and Georgetown held on for the win.

the season. DVauntes Smith-Rivera had 20pointsfor Georgetown, 15 in the second half. Trevon Bluiett led Xavier with 18 points. Xavier had won all three The Hoyas i12-7, 5-2 Big games against Georgetown East) pulled ahead 39-33 at last season, including a halftime behind Campbell's matchup in the semifinals big game and led by as of the Big East Tournamany as 11 in the second ment. The Hoyas' front line half while sending the dug in and got a differM usketeers i16-2,4-2lto ent result, outrebounding their first home-court loss of Xavier 39-35.

George added eight rebounds and Myles Turner scored15 pointsforIndiana. Devin Booker had a careerhigh 32 points for the Suns, who lost for the 14th time in 15 games and fifth in arow. Brandon Knight added 21points. The Suns fought back to trail 95-92 with 3.8 seconds left after an off-balance 3-pointer by Knight, but the Suns didn't have enough time to complete the comeback. The Pacers led by 20 points in the third quarter with the Suns struggling all night to make shots. Joe Young's 3 m ade it 71-51 with 3:08 to go, partoftherookie's11 points. BUCKS 91 HEAT 79 MIAMI — Khris Middleton scored22 points,Greg Monroe added 15 and Milwaukee clamped down defensively on short-handed Miami. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored14 pointsforthe Bucks, who have now beaten Miami five consecutive times. Hassan Whiteside scored 23 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for Miami, which has dropped two straight and trailed by at least 22 in each ofthose games.

BLOWOUT Continued ~om Page8A got me the ball, and I was able to knock down a few shots from the corner." Her fifth and final 3-pointer put Eastern up 30-15 with 5:55 to play in the half, and the Mounties maintained thatlead at37-22 goingintothebreak. The Mounties tightened up the defensive end in the third quarter and quickly turned the game into a blowout. Eastern pounded the ball inside early and often, while also converting several Yotes' turnovers into transition baskets. Two Madeline Laan layups put Eastern up 41-22 early in the third, and a Maloree Moss 3-pointer pushed the lead to 20. Kelsey Hill later added two layups — one on a fast break and one on a drive to the rim — to put the Mounties ahead by 26. "In the second half they switched to man idefensel, which made it easier for us to run and push the ball and get inside," junior guard Donniesha Webber said. Easternled 56-26 afterthree,holding College of Idaho to just four thirdquarter points. For the game, Eastern forced 25 College of Idaho turnovers and limited the Yotes to just 36 percent shooting. In fact, through three quarters, the Yotes

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Maloree Moss, right, works past College of Idaho's Ryleigh Swagerty. Moss had six points, six assists and five rebounds in Eastern's win. "Tonight we were able to get really good minutesfrom a lotofpeople,and they took full advantage of them and really did a nice job," she said. Mariah Swanson added nine points, all in the second half, while Hill, Laan and Jordan Klebaum each chipped in eight for Eastern. Madison Pilster and Kellie Ross both scorednine pointsto lead theYotes. Eastern i13-7 overall, 9-2 CCCl resumes conference play this weekend when it hosts Northwest Christian University Friday and Corban University Saturday.

shotjust 10-of-37 i27 percent). "Defensively I thought the second and third quarters, we really just played some really solid team 'D,"' Weissenfluh said.'They were working together as a unit. I thought we played greatteam defense." Eastern, meanwhile shot at a high percentage most of the night. The Mountaineers finished shooting 50 percent and knocked down 10 3-pointers, including eight in the first half. Eleven different players found the scorebook, which Weissenfluh said is a testament to her team's depth.

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second half. Conversely, the Mounties shot 50.8 percent for the game, and shared the ball well, tallying 26 assists on 33 made field goals. ''We just played together tonight,"Washington said. "Everybody was hitting shots and getting it to the open man." Eastern jumped out to a 12-8 lead in the opening minutes on consecutive dunks from Johanson, and stretchedthe lead to 26-16 on two Bakalarski free throw with 7:13 to play in the first half. College ofIdaho three times cut the deficit to three later in the half, and eventually pulled even at 38-all when Aitor Zubizarreta hit a floater with 7 seconds remaining. The Mountaineers i10-11 overall, 6-5 CCCl continues their homestand this weekend, hosting Northwest Christian University Friday and Corban University Saturday.

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La Grande's G.T. Blackman puts up a shot during the first halfofTuesday's nonleague game againstNyssa.

TIGERS Continued from Page 8A Wisdom blocked three Bulldog shots. Isaiah Cranford was key for the Tigers in the paint, scoring 10 points down low. His jumper with 2:00 left on the second quarter and another one a minute later pushed the Tigers' lead to 18. The Tigers went into the locker room with a 32-15

lead. ''We have definitely been focusing more on the post and on just finishing plays," Cranford said.'We are putting in a lot ofhard work because we've been outworked in most of our games so far. So focusing on not turning over the ball and really finishing the play is huge." Jacobs converted a layup right out of the second-half gate, and Peasley followed with a dunk to put the Tigers up 36-17 with six minutes to play in the third quarter. Nyssa's Andres Chavez

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scored in the paint with five minutes left in the thirdtostarta 17-11run. Freddy Pascacio and Roman Melendez hit back-to-back 3-pointers, which pulled the Bulldogs within 10 points late in the period. Jacobs responded with a basket to put La Grande ahead, 4734, heading into the fourth quarter. Momentum swung back in the Tigers' favor in the final quarter, with another Peasley dunk and a few key jumpers by Blackman. Siltanen scored from under the basket afteramissed shot to putthe Tigers up by 13, and Nyssa never threatened again. "It kind of started to click a little tonight," Carollo said about the teamwork that the Tigers were able to show tonight."I think we still have a little bit to go, but at least we have a foot in the right direction. So that's exciting."

The Tigers i3-6 overall) look for their first Greater Oregon League win Friday at home against Ontario.

to a 38-all draw in the first 20 minutes. Rada's 3-pointertriggered a 14-2 run in the opening minutes of the second half, which Washington capped with two free throws for a 54-42 lead. Washington later found Bakalarski for a 3-pointer that gave Eastern a 59-46 advantage. College of Idaho closed to 61-54 on two Nebeker free throws at the 10:38 mark, but Eastern responded with a 12-1run to put the game out of reach. Brandon Hoston hit a jumper, Johanson scored twice at the rim and Bakalarski drained back-toback 3sforan 18-pointlead. Miles Loupe followed with a pull-up jumper after a Yotes' timeout to put Eastern up 75-55 with 6:30 to play. CollegeofIdaho gotno closer than 16 the rest of the way.

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Eastern's Tate de Laveaga drives to the basket during the second half Tuesday. Barrett said histeam clamped down on the defensive end after being outworked in the first half. "I challenged the guys to be able to defend 1-on-1," he said."In the second half we held them to 27 percent shooting, and that's a really good shooting team. They

shoot a lot of 3s and we only allowed them to make seven 3s. I think they make 11, almost12 a game ion aver-

agel, sowedid agreatjob defensively." For the game, Eastern held the Yotes to just 32.9 percentshooting and forced 12 turnovers, eight in the

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Given the chance to speak, many turned their comments to Ammon Bundy BURNS — The Bundy brothers were again asked and askedhim togohome. Their requests, like those Tuesday night to leave Harof the Harney County sherifF ney County — including an offertobedriven outofthe and Harney County judge, state — but one of them said did not seem to be swaying after a meeting that their the Bundys. "If we left now there work is not finished here. Although both attended would be nothing accoma public meeting Tuesday plished," Ryan Bundy said night in Burns, neither of as he filed out of the gym the brothers trom Nevada with the rest of the crowd. Since Jan. 2, the Bundys addressed the crowd of a couple hundred people. They and a band of armed sat in opposite bleachers militants have occupied the of the gym at Burns High refuge headquarters about 30 miles southeast of Burns. School and occasionally They have said they want to clapped when they liked what people had to say. seefederally managed lands Organizers of the meeting in the county be returned askedforquestions orstate- to the people of Harney ments to come trom only County. And they would Harney County residents. like to see a pair of Harney The Bulletin

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Protesters rally Tuesday against the occupation of the Malheur NationalWildlife Refuge byAmmon Bundy and his armed followers, while at the Federal Building in Eugene. With the armed takeover of the national wildlife refuge in Southeastern Oregon in its third week, Bundy and his armed group are still trying to muster up broad community support, so far without much luck.

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County ranchers doing time in federalprison forarson convictionstreed. The occupation is in its third week and public meetings like the gathering in the gym are becoming routine. County officials have said they plan to hold them once a week while the occupation lasts. The Bundys showed up about 15 minutes into the meeting, creating a tension in the crowd. At points the town hall dissolved into shouting in support or opposition of the Bundys, including chants of"Go home." A pairofpastorshelped bring back order. Monday night, the Bundys' group met with ranchers in Diamond, where

they asked them to tear up their grazing paperwork wtth the federal government, said Tom Sharp, a Harney County rancher who spoke at the Tuesday mght meeting. "Such advice is terribly destructive," Sharp said. He said it would destroy the cattle industry. While sheriff's deputies and Oregonstatetroopers were stationed in and outside the gym, no attempts were madetoarrestthe Bundys or any other of the occupiers. During the meeting, Harney County Sheriff David Ward said the FBI is handling the investigation of theoccupation,and repeated his request for the Bundys and their bunch to go home to their families.

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Beaverton gets $150k grant for cameras BEAVERTON — The Beaverton Police Department

has received a $150,000 grant to begin outfitting its officers with body cameras. KOIN-TV reported that authorities said in a release that the two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow the Beaverton department to be a pilotprogram forother law enforcement agencies. The department plans to purchase 100 cameras. Beaverton police are opening up their body camera program to public comment. Open houses at the Beaverton Police Department are set for Thursday and Feb. 18.

Trial set for ex-chiropractor ASTORIA — A former Warrenton chiropractor who was convicted of sexually harassing eight patients is facing a new trial on sex abuse charges. The Daily Astorian reported thetrialfor 60-year-old Adam Lopez is scheduled to begin in May. It was originally set for October but was postponed after his lawyer withdrew from the case. Lopez is now being represented by Steven Sherlag. Lopez was given a oneyear prison sentence in July 2014 after eight female patients accused him of sexually harassing them during appointments. The alleged abuse dated back to 2009. Four more women have come forward claiming that Lopez abused them in similar ways during the same time period.

Crabs safe aRer toxin scare, but prices drop PORTLAND — A toxic algae bloom that shut down the West Coast's entire shellfish industry may actually be good news for crab lovers, according to some crabbers. The price for crabs has plummetedbecause peopleare hesitant to buy them after the highly-publicized toxin scare, reportedThe Oregonian.But thecreatures ate safeto eat. 'The consumer is going to get afar superiorproduct," said John Corbin, head of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission."They're going to geta great,stuffed-full crab right now." Oregon's crabbing season opened Jan. 1, months afterthe typicaldate.Itwas delayedby an algae bloom that mixed with the"blob" of unusually warm El ¹ino waters.

Eugene reported that a U.S. magistrate judge granted defendant status last week to the National Association of Manufacturers, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and the American Petroleum Institute, which represent oil, coal and natural gas companies. The federal government is also fighting the suit. The plaintiffs, a group of 21 people between 8 and 19, gained support from two large Catholic organizations on Friday.

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arahPalin:Trumy'wouldletour warriorsdotheiriod' By Jil Colvin

rally Tuesday at Iowa State University.'This is going to be so much fun." Palin, the former governor

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neighboring Batpora village. Police tried to quell the protests by firing gunshots and tear gas into the air, but protest erstorched an armored police vehicle, Kumar said. Government forces then fired on the protesters, killing one man and wounding two others, accordingto witnesses.

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Grande Ronde Hospital announces new Board of Trustees LA GRANDE — Dr. Michael Hetrick, John Garlitz and Dr. Steve McLean are new boardoftrusteesforGrande Ronde Hospital, the organization announced last week. They will join the current nine-member board, which is comprised of Board Chair Steve Lyon, Vice Chair Brad Trisler, Secretary Bob Seymour, Suzanne Hopper, Libby Goben, Teri Champlin, Bob Messinger, GRH President and CEO Jim Mattes, and Medical Staff PresidentAaron Spracklen, D.O. Lyon said the board is thrilled with the new additions to the board. 'They bring unique skills and knowledge that will help the board and the hospital meet the health care needs of the community," he said. Hetrick has been a pediatrician for 35 years, while Garlitz brings his knowledge of project management and civil engineering from years in the field, most currently with J-U-B Engineers. McLean is a local dentist with a private practice in La Grande who has also volunteered as a member of the Cove School Board and worked with Little League and Boy Scouts programs. With these additions, the size ofthe Boanf expandsto12voting members.

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Anderson Perry adds four engineering interns to staff LA GRANDE — Local civil engineering, surveying and natural resources consulting firm Anderson Perry & Associates, Inc. announced last week that it has added four new members to its team of engineers at its La Grande office. Engineering interns Will Rice, Kyle Stangel, Lucas Stangel and Jeremy Wilson will be supporting APs project managers to plan and design a variety of water, wastewater, utility, site development, fi sh passage/stream restoration, irrigation and transportation projects. Rice is a graduate of Boise State University where he earned a degree in civil engineering. Kyle Stangel, originally from Enterprise, recently graduated from Oregon State University with a civil engineering degree. During school, Kyle interned at Devco Engineeringand worked primarily on structural engineering projects. Kyle's brother Lucas graduated from OSU in 2013 with a degree in mechanical engineering. Lucas previously worked as a Process Mechanical Engineer at CH2M Hill. His experience includes mechanical engineering for water and wastewater treatment plants, as well as industrial water projects. Wilson, originally from Cove, recently graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a mechanical engineering degree. Before pursuing a career in engineering, he worked as a certified motorcycle mechanic and has considerable knowledge and understanding of mechanical systems. "Our new hires bring fresh ideas to our engineering projects and expand our capacity to serve both existing and future clients," said AP President Brad Baird.

Powder Basin Watershed Council to meet Feb. 4 BAKER CITY — The Powder Basin Watershed Council will have an open house on Feb.4 starting at6 p.m .attheCrossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020Auburn Ave. Families are invited to attend the event, which will include trivia, a photo contest and prizes. Food and beverageswillbeprovided. To compete in the photo contest you can either bring a photo to the open house, or email it to pbwcoutreach@pvestoffice.net.

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uilters will soon have one lessplacetogofor their supplies in La Grande. Quilt Therapy is set to closeitsdoorsby theend of the month. Owner Faith Hohstadt is retiring after nearly 15 years of running her quilt shop. "I told my landlord I'd be out by the end of the month," Hohstadt said, noting that everything must go. Everything from quilt tops to fabric to shelving is for sale. If everything is gone before the end of the month, she said she will close things down then. Hohstadt opened her business with

a partner in April 2001. She continued to work as a nurse at Grande Ronde Hospital until she bought her partner outin 2008. "I couldn't continue to do both," she SRld.

Throughout her time in business, Hohstadt has offered more than just retail salesforhercustomers. She has also taught quilting classes, some oneon-one and others for"mommy and me." "I'm going to miss the customers, miss talking quilting and teaching beginners," said Hohstadt, who has sewn fordecades and has been a quilterfor the last 22 years. See Career / Page 2B

DEAR BOB: The key to getting on top of your email volume is a three-step process. The first is to simply catch up with what is currently in your in box.That may seem like a losing battle but it isn't. To start a new system for managing email, it is important to start with a clean slate. Second, to have a clean inbox, apply a triage system. In the medical field, according to Wikipedia, patients in an emergency room setting may becategorized according to this: • Those who are likely to live, regardless ofwhat care they receive; • Those who are likely to die, regardlessofw hat care they receive; • Those for whom immediate care might make a positive difference in outcome. When it comes to email, as the leader, you can address each email in your inbox according to this system: • Delete: emails that need to be shredded • Do/ Delegate: emails to be addressed directly by you right away or delegated • Deferred: emails that can wait until such time as you can properly address them • Third, going forward, as each new email comes in, use this triage system. Your team members will benefit by being more productive,efficient and have less stress, if you teach them the system once you have mastered it. DEAR EEN: We've had some miscommunications between our stafj"and clients, between staff members and the outside sales team and SeeKeller / Page 2B

Where toinvestyourmoneyduring 201$P nvesting is fascinating and at

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market too high? Are interest ratesgoing up orgoing to stay down? Where is the best place to put my money? These are all questions I hear on a regular basis. There is no simple answer.Here arethree stepsto get startedwith investing for2016.

Reviewing what worked and didn't work in 2015 According to The Capital Spectator, here are how the major assetclassesperformed in 2015: • RealEstate +2.5percent • US Stocks +1.4 percent • US Bonds +1 percent • Foreign Stocks -0.4 percent

INVEST-IVISION MARCY HAINES • Foreign Bonds -6.9 percent • Gold -10 percent • Commodities -27 percent Equity markets appeared rather dull at first glance, with the S&P down just.07 percent or up 1.4 percent when dividends were included. What the end of the year statistic doesn't tell you isthat 2015 was arollercoaster of a year with the first downturn of 10percent in severalyears. The volatility was brought on by the anticipation of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve

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and asurprise devaluation of the Chinese yuan. Ron Surz digs deeper with his analysis of the U.S. equity markets and tells us that large-cap companies led the way in 2015, with large-cap growth stocks up a whopping 10.5 percent. On the other hand, small-cap companies lost 15 percent. The markets bifurcation was largely due tothe dramatic difference in dif ferent sectorsorindustries within the economy. Surz's data tells us, "On the sector front,health carefared bestby earning 7 percent. On the other hand, energy stocks lost 25.5 percentand materialslost 14 percent. In arepeat of2014,it

was another bad year for infrastructure companies, and a good year for technology, both IT and medical."

Reviewwhat the experts say Valueline Research, founded in 1931 and one of the nation's largestindependent research services, says we may be in for more choppy water in 2016, concluding that"modest, but generally uneven,progress,willbeforthcoming during the new year." In a recent article, Barron's Magazine says that many punditsarelooking for a 10 percent market rise in 2016. The columnist, Vita Racanelli, believes a SeeHaines / Page 2B

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BOISE, Idaho — A potato genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine is as safe as any other potato on the market, the Food and Drug Administration says. In aletterTuesday to

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QuiltTherapy owner Faith Hohstadt will be retired by the end of January following nearly 15 years in business. At herbusiness on Washington Avenue she has offered more than retail sales, also providing one-on-one and group classes. Hohstadt said she will miss teaching and talking quilting with her customers.

CAREER Continued from Page 1B She said she has loved seeing people fall in love with quilting, which she said is an "addiction. It's an absolute sickness." Hohstadt said a fascinating aspect to quilting is that a given pattern can turn out in so many different ways, all depending on the fabric and colorselections. "Every student brought their own ideas of color," she said."It's just so fun." Though not for everyone, those who do enjoy quilting take to it quickly. "If you enjoy the process you can't stop," she said. 'You've got quilt fever." When she got into quilting, Hohstadt said, she had been married for 20 years. Many of the blankets in her home had been wedding gifts, so she set out to replace them with quilts. "It took me ten years," she said."In my house, if you're cold, put another quilt on your bed." In retirement, Hohstadt

KELLER Continued from Page 1B with vendors.Wehaven't tost any businessyet, but thereis visibletension between those inside the of/ice and those outside. What do you recommend?

"This was play. Thisis fun. This is where the passion is. Now I want to befree and travel more." — Faith Hohstadt, Quilt Therapy owner

Co., the FDA said the potato isn't substantially different in composition or safety from otherproducts already The Associated Press file photo on the market, and it doesn't This 2013 photo provided by the J.R. Simplot Co. raise any issues that would shows a demonstration field of a new potato, genetirequire the agency to do cally engineered to resist the pathogen that caused more stringent premarket the lrish potato famine, at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. vetting. cWe're pleased and hope that consumers recognize the marketed to consumers, it proved the potato in August. benefits once it's introduced There is no evidence must be cleared by the U.S. into the marketplace next Environmental Protection that genetically modiyear," Doug Cole, the comfied organisms, known as Agency, Cole said. That's pany'sdirectorofm arketing expected to happen in GMOs, are unsafe to eat, December. The U.S. Departand communications, said. butforsome people,altering Before the potatois ment of Agriculture apthe geneticcode offoods

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saidshe'slooking forward to spending time in her sewing room. "Ihave tons ofprojectsI want to do," she said. She also plans to spend time in the yard with her husband and get back to canning, a hobby that has been put on the backburner. "If iQ1 fit in a jar I'll try canning it," Hohstadt said. Until the end of the month or her inventory is gone, whichever comes first, her shop is open. She said customers should check the

Quilt Therapy Facebook page and call the store for hours as she is keeping somewhat irregular hours leading up to her retirement. "This was play. This is fun. This is where the passion is," she said ofher shop and of decidingtoleavea 35-year nursing career."Now I want to be free and travel more."

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CORVALLIS — Soil defines the success of a garden, but for many it's a mystery. Cracking the case doesn't have to be complicated, said James Cassidy, instructorofsoilscience atOregon State University. The geeks of the gardening world can delve deep into the makeup of soil, but if that's not your thing, Cassidy has one piece of advice: Add organic matter. Whether you've got soil composed mostly of clay, sand or something in between, it can be improved by the addition ofcompost. "If your soil is sandy and drains too quick, add organic matter. If it has a lotofclay and drains tooslowly,add organic matter," he said."Eventually, it will solve the problem." Most importantly, Cassidy added, compost feeds the billions of essential micro-organisms that live in the soil and make nutrients available to plants in a complex system known as the soil food web. In the process, they improve the structure of the soil, opening up

pathways for air and water. "Those billions of organisms need to eat the same as we do," he noted."If you feed all the microbes and creepy crawlies, you can see the soil change." You11 notice the transformation by the healthylook, feel and smell ofyour soil and by the wayplants respond. For amoreprecisewaytokeep track,tests taken everycouple ofyears will give you a Tecord so you can seespecificallyover time how organic material changes the soil. The testresults also provide information about how to fertilm to make nutrients available to plants in the short term. 'You take a sample, send it to the lab, pay around $25 and get an assessment of your soil," he said."It's the best money you'll ever spend." Soil tests reveal the nutrients and micro-nutrients present in your soil. A standard analysis measures organic matter, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium and pH. Most often nitrogen is not included in the test because typically it leaches out of the soil during winter rains. After testing your soil sample, the lab sends

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many companies are not. If this sounds like a pattern, Continued ~om Page 1B you are right. The same pattern shows in the divergence in performance of the induslatto 5percentriseis f tries and sectors. potentially in store. The article continues on an enLowry's tells us that"as tirely different note, with an of Dec28,30 percent ofthe interview of Lowry Research. stocks in the S&P index Lowry Research, founded were in bear territory idown in 1938, analyzes technical 20 percentormo rel.Big-cap trends in the markets, and is gains are masking poor perdownright bearish. formance elsewhere. About "Ongoing deterioration in 37 percent of stocks in the severaltechnicalm easures.... S&P 400 Midcap index are are signs of a major market down 20 percent or more, top ...a bear market or 20 as are 46 percent of those in the S&P 600 Smallcap percent drop," says Lowry analyst Tracy Knudsen. index. Typically, large caps The article continues that are the last to roll over during the formation of a major the overall market can be market top." deceiving, because only a handful oflarge companies The article condudes that while they are bearish they are doing really well and

Brian Tracy, Tom Hopkins, Neal Rachman and Zig Ziglar would be excellent as a starting point. But head down to the bookstore and — JON see if there is anything you DEAR JON: Everyone has would like for your sales a preferredmethod ofreceiv- people to specifically learn ing communication. It would about.Make ita goalto add appear that you are allowing one new book a month to our the sender to determine the new collection. best way to communicate accordingto theirneeds Ken Kelleris a syndicated and ignoring the preferred business columnist focused method ofhow the recipient on the leadership needs of wants toreceive messages. small and midsizeclosely Why don't you reach out held companies. Contact him to the top 10 most important at KenKeller@SBCglobal.net. clients you have and ask them personally how they would like to receive messages from your company? I think you will learn someSEE US l thing very important and • Treatment and Surgery of • Diabetic Foot Screening they will be flattered that the Foot and Ankle • Foot Odor you asked. • In-grown nails • Athletes Foot Keep at this until you • Bunions • Treatment for pain in feet, have the information you • Warts shins, heels, knees, lower back need from all clients, team • Gout • Custom-molded Orthotics members and other business • Corns, tt Callouses partners. Client lists are protectedtrade secretsand you don't want to distribute M I G H AEL R U s H T o N , D P M this information to everyone PODIATRIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON in your company, but on a need to know basis, this is a must-know to enhance your relationships inside and Baker City outside.

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a sell discipline. Document your investment philosophy and stick to it. Don't make short-term decisions that big caps gargecompanies)" would be indications the mar- are not in your long-term kets will continue moving up best interests. Review your rather than down. perspective and think about opportunity. Have a plan As Winston Churchill One thing is certainsaid,"A pessimist sees the the financial markets will difficulty in every opportugo up and down. The thing nity; an optimist sees the opyou can control is how you portunity in every difficultya handle the fluctuations. Become an investor by Marcy Haines CFP®is having a long-term perspecthe president of Vision tive, avoid permanent losses Wealth Management, Inc. through diversification and in BakerCity. may be wrong and"sustained strongdemand for stocksand participation outside of the

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016

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

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1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1001 - Baker County 1010 - Union Co. 1010 - Union Co. Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices fied as th e P e rsonal TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF documents.Whereof, reflecting o n y our ture, as B e n eficiary, under the obligation or

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-

Representative of the e state. A l l p e r s o ns having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the s ame, w i t h pr o p e r vouchers, to the Personal 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

ten comments or attend a rul e m a k ing additional information hearing on proposed from the r ecords of r ule amendments t o t he Court, t h e P e r the Powder River BaRepresentative s in P r ogram ( O A R sonal or the attorney for the Chapter 690, Division Personal Representa5 09). T he s e ru l e tive. Dated and f i r st a mendments w o u l d published this 6 day of extend reservations of January, 2016. water for future economic d e v e lopment Jerry Coalwell, f or th e S o ut h F o r k Personal Representative, B urnt R i v er , N o r t h 677West Main St., ¹17, Fork Burnt River, and J o hn Day, 0 R 97845. Burnt River Subbasins of the Powder River J. David Coughlin, Basin for an additional OSB¹700272, 20 years and change Attorney for Personal r eportin g requ i r e - Representative, ments. A r e servation Box 1026, o f w ate r f o r f u t u r e PO 1705 Main Street, economic d e v e l o p- Ste. 400, m ent s e t s a s i d e a Baker City, OR 97814 q uantity of w ater for storage to meet future LegaI No. 00044046 needs. In addition, the Published: January 6, 13, rules include correc20, 2016 tions to clanfy that the uses for the reservations a r e c l a s s if ied uses and address inNOTICE OF consistencies in termi-

SHERIFF'S SALE nology. The first hearing will be held at the On February 16, 2016, at B est W e s t er n S u n - the hour of 9:00 a.m. ndge Inn, Library/Marthe Baker County i lyn's Room, 1 S u n - at C ourt H o use, 1 9 9 5 ndge Lane, Baker City, T hird S t reet , B a k e r OR 97814 on January City, Oregon, the de25, 2016 from 6:00 pm fendant's interest will to 7:00 pm. A second be sold, sublect to rehearing will be held at demption, in the real the Oregon Water Reproperty c o m m o nly sources Department, known as: 1629 2nd 725 Summer St. NE, S treet, B a ke r C i t y , Room 124b, Salem, O regon 97814. T h e OR 97301 on January court case number is 26, 2016 from 4:00 pm 15-525 , w he r e to 5:00 pm. Copies of JPMORGAN CHASE the proposed rules are BANIC, NATIONAL ASavailable at www.oreSOCIATION is plaintiff, go n. gov/owrd/Pa g es/la and VICICI REYNOLDS; w/Department RulePARTIES IN POSSESmaking.aspx or by conSION i s d e f e n dant. tacting the Rule CoorThe sale is a p u b lic d inator b y e m a i l a t auction to the highest ruleb idder f o r c a s h o r coordinator©wrd.state c ashier's c h e c k , i n .or.us or b y c a l l ing h and, mad e o u t t o 503-986-0874. Baker County Shenff's Office. For more inforWritten comments must mation on this sale go be received by OWRD to: w w w . ore onsherno later than 5:00 pm on February 4, 2016. You may comment at Legal No. 00044125 the heanng or in wnt- Published: January 13, ing to O W RD , R u le 20, 27, February 3, Coordinator, 725 Sum2016 mer St. NE, Suite A,

Salem, OR 97301, by fax to 503-986-0903, or by email to rule-coIN THE CIRCUIT ordinator©wrd.state.or COURT OF THE STATE .Us. OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF BAKER Written comments and matenals need not be IN THE MATTER OF t yped, but m u s t b e THE ESTATE OF legible. It will be your

SALE T .S . No . : OR-15-686573-AJ Reference is made to

made by, KATHLEEN R HICKMAN SINGLE WOMAN as G rantor to ELICHORN TITLE, as t rustee, i n f a v o r o f MORTGAG E ELECTRONIC REGISTRAT ION SY S T E M S , INC., AS NOMINEE FOR NORTHWEST MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., AN O REGON CORPORATION , as B eneficiary, da t e d 7/25/2012, re corded

notice hereby is given that Quality Loan Servi ce C o r p o ratio n o f W ashington, the u n dersigned trustee will on 3/ 2 4 / 2 016at the hour of 10:00 A M , Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Inside the main lobby of the County Courthouse 1 995 3 r d St re e t Baker, Oregon 97814 County of B AK E R, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash

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9DB 600 ¹282 LOT 2, CEDAR ACRES ADDITION, IN BAICER CITY, COUNTY OF BAICER AND STATE OF OREGON. A.P.N.: 501 940 9DB 600 ¹282) Commonly known as: 1150 PARIC STREET, BAICER CITY, OR 97814 The undersigned h e reby c ertifies t h a t b a s e d upon business records t here are n o k n o w n written a s s ignments of the trust deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary and no appointments of a s u ccessor trustee h ave

been made, except as r ecorded i n t h e r e cords of the county or counties in which the above described real property i s s i t u ated. Further, no action has b een instituted to r e -

cover the debt, or any part thereof, now rem aining secured b y the trust deed, or, if 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 responsibility to verify C harges 2 / 1 / 2 0 1 5 t hat t h e fa x e d or VANESSA ANN LAY, 12/4/2015 $0.00 Beneemailed comments are Deceased. ficiary's A d v a n c es, received. Costs, And Expenses Case No. 15-651 MIP $467.49 Escrow Legal No. 00044071 Advances $3,129.76 Published: January 11, NOTICE TO T ota l Ad v an c e s : 1 3, 15, 18 , 20 , 2 2 , INTERESTED PERSONS $ 3,597.25 T O T A L 2016 FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS H E REBY COST: $1,476.00 TOSTORAGE UNIT GIVEN that Hillery A. TAL REQUIRED TO AUCTION R E)N STATE: Descnption of Property: L ay ha s b e e n a p pointed Personal Rep$1 4,347. 34 TOTAL R EClothes, vacuum, matr esentative. A l l p e r QUIRED TO PAYOFF: tress and box spring, sons h aving c l a i ms $165,989.86 By reabed frame, headboard, son of the default, the against the estate are entertainment center a nd boxes o f m i s c . required t o p r e s e nt b eneficiary ha s d e clared all sums owing them, with v o uchers items unable to invenattached, to the Peron the obligation setory. c ured b y t h e t r u s t sonal Representative c a re of S i lv e n , deed immediately due Property Owner: Heather Schmeits 5 Vaughan, a nd payable, t h o se Jarvie Attorneys at Law, P.O. sums being the followBox 965, Baker City, ing, to- w it: T h e i n Amount Due: $250.00 as stallments of princiOregon, 97814, within of January 1, 2016 four (4) months after p al a n d in t e r e s t the date of first publiwhich became due Auction to take place on on 2/1/2015, and all cation of this notice, or Tuesday, February 2, subsequent installt he c laims m a y b e 2016 at 1 0 :3 0 A M barred. ments of p r i ncipal at Jalu M in i S t orage A ll p e rsons w h o s e and interest through ¹70 located on D St. in nghts may be affected the date of this NoBaker city, OR 9781. by th e p r o c eedings tice, plus amounts may obtain additional that are due for late Name of Person Forei nformation from t h e charges, delinquent closing: Jalu Mini Storrecords of the court, property taxes, insura ge Units ar e m a n ance premiums, adthe Personal Repreaged by Nelson Real sentative, or the attorvances made on senE state Agency, 8 4 5 neys for the Personal i or li e n s , t ax e s Campbell, Baker City, Representative. and/or i n s u rance, OR 9 78 1 4 , t rustee's fees, a n d 541-523-6485 Dated and first p ublished January 6, 2016. a ny at t orney f e e s and court costs arisLegal No.00044193 ing from or associPublished: January 20, ated with the benefi22, 25, 27, 29, Febru- PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: ciaries efforts to proary 1, 2016 Hillery A. Lay tect and preserve its IN THE CIRCUIT 3790 Baker Street security, all of which COURT OF THE STATE Baker City, OR 97814 m ust be paid as a OF OREGON, FOR THE c ondition o f r e i n COUNTY OF BAKER: ATTORNEY FOR statement, including all sums that shall ESTATE: In the Matter of the Charlie Vaughan accrue through reinEstate of statement or pay-off. OS B ¹7841 67 Betty Jane Morns, P.O. Box 965 Nothing in this noDeceased. 1950 Third Street t ice shall b e c o n Ca se N o. 1 5-939 Baker City, OR 97814 strued as a waiver of a ny fees ow ing t o (541) 523-4444 NOTICE IS H E REBY the Beneficiary under GIVEN that Jerry Coal- Lega I N o. 00044048 the Deed o f T r u st w ell ha s b e e n a p - Published: January 6, 13, pursuant t o t he pointed and has qualit erms of t h e l o a n 20,27,2016

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described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the e xecution by h i m o f the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, includi ng a reas o n a b l e charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the nght to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the e ntire a m o un t t h e n due (other than such portion of said princi-

credit record may be dated January 3, 1983, Deed of Trust, and in submitted to a c r edit recorded January 4, addition to paying said r eport agency if y o u 1983, a s M i c r o f i lm sums or tendenng the fail to fulfill the terms D ocu m e n t No . performance necesof your credit obliga107335, Records of s ary to cure the d e tions. Without limitUnion County, Oregon, f ault, b y p a y ing a l l covenng the following ing the trustee's discosts and expenses descnbed real property claimer of represenactually incurred in entations o r w a r r a nsituate d in U n io n forcing the obligation ties, Oregon law reC ounty , Or ego n , and Deed of Trust, toto-wit: quires the trustee to gether with Trustee s state in t his notice a nd attorney s f e e s that some residential Commencing a t the n ot e x c e e ding t h e Southwest corner of p roperty sold a t a amounts provided by Block 3 of S WAC IC- said ORS 86.778. trustee's sale may HAMER'S ADDITION h ave been used in manufacturing methto North Union (in the In accordance with the amphetamines, the City of Union), Union Fair Debt C o l lection C ounty , Or ego n , c hemical com p o P ractices Act, t hi s i s thence North along the nents of which are an attempt to collect a known to be t o xic. West line of said Block debt, and any informaProspective purchasa distance of 94 feet; t ion obtained w ill b e ers o f r e s i dential thence at nght angles used for that purpose. East 147 feet; thence This communication is property should be aware of this potenat right angles South from a debt collector. tial danger before de94 feet to the South ciding to place a bid line of said Block 3; In construing this Notice, t hence W e s t a l o n g the singular includes for this property at the trustee's sale. s aid South l in e 1 4 7 t he plural, the w o rd N OTICE T O T E N - feet to the point of beGrantor includes any ANTS: TENANTS OF ginning. successor in interest THE SUBJECT REAL to the Grantor as well P ROPERTY H A V E Commonly referred to as as any other person CERTAIN PROTEC427 East Birch Street, owing an o b l igation, TIONS AFFFORDED Union, OR 97883. the performance of TO THEM U N D ER which is s ecured by O RS 8 6 .782 A N D Alan N. Stewart of Hur said Deed o f T r u st, POSSIBLY UNDER and the words Trusley Re, P.C., 747 SW FEDERAL LAW. ATMill View Way, Bend, tee an d B e n e f iciary T ACHED TO T H I S O R 97702, was a pinclude its respective NOTICE OF S ALE, p ointed S u c c e s s o r successors in interest, A ND INCO R P O - Trustee by the Benefiif any. RATED HEREIN, IS A c iary on O c t ober 8 , D ATED: O c t o ber 2 2 , N OTICE T O T E N - 2015. 2015. ANTS THAT S ETS Alan N. Stewart, F ORTH SOM E O F Both the Beneficiary and Successor Trustee THE PROTECTIONS Trustee have elected Hurley Re, P.C. THAT ARE AVAILto sell th e s aid r eal 747 SW Mill View Way ABLE TO A TENANT property to satisfy the Bend, OR 97702 OF THE S U BJECT obligations secured by Telephone: REAL P R O PERTY said Deed of Trust and 541-31 7-5505 AND WHICH SETS a Notice of Default has FORTH CERTAIN RE- been recorded pursu- LegaI ¹44078 QUIRMENTS THAT ant to Oregon Revised MUST BE COMPLIED Statutes 86.752(3); the Published: January 13, WITH BY ANY TENdefault for which the 20, 27, 5 February 3, foreclosure is made is ANT IN ORDER TO 2016 Grantor's failure to pay

pal as would not then be due had no default occurred), t o g e t her with the c o sts, t r ustee's and a t t orney's fees and c uring any o ther d e f a ult c o m O BTAIN TH E A F FORDED PROTECwhen due the followplained of in the Noing sums: tice of Default by tenTION, AS REQUIRED On January 21, 2014, dering th e p e r f orm- UNDER ORS 86.771 . Brett E. Miller filed an ance required under Q UALITY MAY B E As of October 8, 2015 a pplication w i t h t h e CONSIDERED A t he am o u nt of the obligation or trust FCC (FCC File Number DEBT COLLECTOR $14,287.50, plus fees deed, at any time pnor BNPH-20140121NGP) due in the amount of to five days before the A TTEMPTING T O t o construct a n e w date last set for sale. $1,025.43, for a total COLLECT A D E BT Class A FM station on AND ANY INFORMAdelin q u e n c y of Other than as shown channel 272, serving T ION O B T A I N E D of record, neither the $15,312.93. Dayton, Washington. b eneficiary n o r t h e WILL BE USED FOR O n September 1 4 , trustee has any actual THAT PURPOSE. TS By reason of the default 2015, the initial appliNo: OR-15-686573-AJ the Beneficiary has denotice of any person cation was amended D ated: 1 1 / 5 / 2 0 1 5 clared all sums owing having or claiming to and submitted specifyQuality Loan Service on the obligation sehave any lien upon or i ng operations f r o m cured by the Deed of i nterest i n t h e r e a l Corporation of Washstudios at 45 Campbell ington, as T r ustee Trust immediately due property hereinabove R d., Wa Ila W a IIa, Signature By: a nd payable, t h o se described subsequent Washington, and opert o the interest of t h e Alma Clark, Assistant sums being the followa ting w it h 50 0 w a t t s t rustee i n t h e t r u s t Secretary Tr u s t ee's lng, to-wlt: from an a ntenna 15 Mailing Address: Qualdeed, or of any sucmeters above ground ity Loan Service Corp. As of October 8, 2015 c essor in i n terest t o at a site 46 degrees, o f Washington C/ 0 unpaid pnncipal in the grantor or of any les19 minutes, 54 s e camount of $9,922.71, see or other person in Quality Loan Service onds, north, 117 deC orporation 41 1 I v y accrued interest in the possession of or occugrees, 59 minutes, 25 Street San Diego, CA amount of $2,185.36, pying the property, exseconds, west. cept: Name and Last 92101 Trustee's Physisubsidy recapture in t he am o u nt of ICnown Address and cal Address: Quality December 18, 2015, Nature of Right, Lien Loan Service Corp. of $93,858.36, assessed OnBrett E. Miller filed a fees in the amount of or Interest ICATHLLEN Washington 108 1 st minor amendment to HICICMAN 1150 PARIC Ave South, Suite 202, $2,217.10, and interthe application proposest o n f e e s i n t he STREET BAICER CITY, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll ing to change the staamount of $53.15, for OR 9 7 81 4 O r i g i nal Free: (866) 925-0241 tion's community of liI DSPUb ¹ 0 0 9 5 2 8 6 a t o ta l a m o u n t o f Borrower ICATHLLEN cense from D ayton, R H ICICMAN 1 1 50 1/6/2016 1 / 13/2016 $108,236.68, plus inWashington, to Island terest continuing to acPARIC STREET BAICER 1/20/2016 1/27/2016 City, Oregon, intendc rue at t h e r a t e o f CITY, OR 97814 Origii ng to o p e rate w i t h nal Borrower For Sale LegaI No. 00043566 $3.1263 per day, in900 watts from an ancluding daily interest I nformatio n Ca l l : Published: January 6, 13, t enna 11 met er s on fees at the rate of 8 88-988-673 6 or 20,27, 2016 above ground at a site L ogi n to: $ 0.6983, u n ti l p a i d, 48 degrees, 18 m i nSalestrack.tdsf.com plus any unpaid propu tes, 3 5 s eco n d s In construing this no- 1010 - Union Co. erty taxes, attorney s 117 degrees, 43 f ees, fo re c l o s u r e north; tice, th e s i n gular i n- Legal Notices minutes, 58 seconds costs, and sums adcludes the plural, the west. NOTICE TO vanced by the benefiw ord " g r a n tor " i n - INTERESTED PERSONS ciary pursuant to t he cludes any successor terms of said Deed of The attnbutable owner is in interest to this granBrett E. M iller, 8200 t or as w e l l a s a n y Nanette F o r dice has Trust. been appointed PerStockdale H i ghway, other person owing an sonal Representative WHEREFORE, notice is M-10, ¹164, Bakerso bligation, t h e p e r (hereafter PR) of the field, California, 93311. hereby given that the formance of which is Estate of Irene Odess undersigned Trustee secured by the t r ust McKenzie, Deceased, w ill o n Ma r c h 2 3 , A copy of the application, deed, and the words amendments and rePro b a t e No. "trustee" and "benefiat the hour of 1 5-12-8578, U n i o n 2016, lated materials are on ciary" include their re11:00 o clock, A.M., in file for public inspecCounty Circuit Court, accord with the stanspective successors in State of Oregon. All dard of t i m e e s t ab- t ion d u r in g r e g u l a r interest, if any. Pursub usiness h o u r s a t persons whose rights ant to O r e gon L aw , lishe d by O RS may be affected by 1 004 H a e f e r L n. , 187.110, on the front t his sale w il l no t b e the proceeding may s teps o f t h e U n i o n Cove, OR 97824. deemed final until the T rustee's d ee d h a s obtain additional inforCounty C o u rthouse, Published: January 13, mation from the court 1007 Fourth Street, in been issued by Quality records, the PR, or the 15, 20, 21, 2016 the City of La Grande, Loan Service Corporaattorney for the PR. All County of Union, State tion of Washington . If persons having claims of Oregon, sell at pub- Legal No. 00044131 a ny irreg ula rities a re a gainst t h e est a t e d iscovered within 10 lic auction to the highmust present them to est bidder for cash the days of the date of this the PR at: interest in the said desale, the trustee will Mammen 5 Null, rescind the sale, return scribed real property Lawyers, LLC which the Grantor has the buyer's money and J. Glenn Null, or had power to contake further action as Attorney for PR vey at the time of the necessary. If the sale execution by Grantor i s set a s ide f o r a n y 1602 Sixth StreetP.O. Box 477 of the said Deed of reason, including if the Grande, OR 97850 T rust, t o gether w i t h Trustee is u nable to La any interest which the convey title, the Pur- (541) 963-5259 chaser at the sale shall within four months after obligations thereby sethe f i rs t p u b l ication cured and the c o sts be entitled only to a redate of this notice or and expenses of sale, t urn o f t h e mo n i e s they may be barred. including a reasonable paid to t h e T r ustee. charge by the Trustee. This shall be the PurPublished: January 6, 13, Notice is further given chaser's sole and exand 20,2016 that any person named clusive remedy. The in ORS 86.778 has the purchaser shall have Legal No.00044065 no further r e c ourse nght, at any time pnor to five (5) days before against th e T r u s t o r, the Trustee, the Bene- TRUSTEE S NOTICE OF t he date last set f o r SALE the sale, to have this ficiary, th e B e n e f icia ry's Agent, o r t h e foreclosure proceeding dismissed a n d t he Beneficiary's Attorney. R eference is m ad e t o that certain Deed of Deed of T r us t r e i nIf you have previously stated by payment to b een d is c h a r g e d Trust made by Jackie J. Stoddard Collier, as through bankruptcy, the Beneficiary of the Grantor, and the Rural e ntire a m o un t t h e n you may have been reHousing Service or its due (other than such leased of personal lisuccessor agency, as ability for this loan in portion of the principal T rustee, i n f a vo r o f and interest as would which case this letter not then be due had is intended to exercise United States of Amerno default occurred) ica, acting through the t he n o t e ho ld e r s Rural Housing Service nght's against the real a nd b y c u r in g a n y or successor agency, o ther d e f ault c o m property only. As reformerly known as the plained of herein that quired by law, you are Farmers Home Admini s capable o f b e i n g hereby notified that a istration, United States cured by tendering the negative credit report Department of Agriculperformance required

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Biologists hope Fishing will end carp invasion By Kelly House

If all goes well, as many as 4 million pounds of carp BURNS — Say what could come out of the lake next year. The meat, which you will about the invasive common carp in Malheur most Americans won't eat, will be used to fertilize Chuck National Wildlife Refuge. They're ugly. Unappetizing. A Eggert's crops. bane on the Eastern Oregon Eggert, who owns Pacific ecosystem. Foods, has formed a side comBut don't say they're not pany, Silver Sage Fisheries, resilient. to acquire and process the Managers at the migracastaway carp. Once taken tory bird sanctuary south of from the lake, the carcasses Burns have tried dynamite. will be trucked to Burns They've tried poison. They've forprocessing before being tried suffocating the fish by spreadacrossalfalfafields draining water from lakes thatfeed Eggert'sdairy cows. "It's been enjoyable toget and ponds. They've put screens across waterways to a broader partnership going keep the carp from finding to address what has become a longstanding issue, while new territory. None offered more than a putting the waste to use," temporary respite from an saidTim Greseth,the execuinvasion that has plagued tivedirectorofOregon WildMalheur Lake and nearby life Heritage Foundation, who worked with Eggert to waterways for nearly a developthefertilizerconcept. century. "Every time, it would be Unlike past carp control two, three, maybe four years efforts, the goal this time isn't beforethey'd repopulate,"ref- to eradicate the fish.Instead, uge manager Chad Karges workers hope to remove enough carp to trigger an said."They're the perfect invasive species. There's very "ecological tipping point," little that will kill them." loosening their stranglehold The carp have created an so plants and insects can reecosystemsooutofbalance it bound, once again providing no longer supports the plant enough food for the millions and insect life birds rely upon ofbirds that historically have for food and habitat. Popula- rested here during their tions of migrating ducks, migrations. Organizers hope a few geese and shorebirds that once passed through the ref- years of intensive fishing uge in numbers as great as will do the job. In subsequent half-a-million each day have years, lighter maintenance dwindled to a tenth that size. fishing should keep the fish at bay. Now, refuge bosses hope ''We'retryingfor am ore to wrest control with fishing sustainable carp control, nets. They've partnered with instead of the shotgun apthe Oregon Wildlife Heritage proach," said Linda Beck, the Foundation and the owner of refuge's fish biologist. Pacific Foods, a Tualatin comThe refuge has always been one of the West's most pany best known for boxed migratory stopovers. soup and soymilk, to stage a crucial massive commercial fishing The carp problems notwithstanding, its significance operation on the refuge. The five-year contract has grown in recent years as development has gobbled began this year, but drought kept lake waters too low to up wetlands and drought has squeezed water supplies start fishing. But by spring at other refuges, including 2016,theteam hopes to begin removing thousands of those in the Klamath Basin fish from the water each day. complex. The Oregonian

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Outside the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market at 2218 Greenville Ave. in Dallas. Wal-Mart plans to close 269 stores worldwide, including 29 in Texas and this Lower Greenville location.

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eWe believe Wal-Mart's announcement of store closWal-Mart Stores Inc. said ings this morning is just a Wal-Mart will be closing stores in the U.S. and international 'pruning' of its voluminous markets, including 102 Walmart Express stores, a pilot program last week that it will close the company launched in 201 r. 269 of its stores globally, network," said Charlie including 154 in the U.S., as Wal-Mart retail locations OShea, Moody's lead retail By fiscal year, in thousands analyst, in a statement. the company looks to reposi12 tion itself in a diKcult retail Worker advocates said 2015: climate. they fear this could be the 4,516 U.S. stores The dosures include Walbeginning of a slew of cuts. 6,290 international stores "This sends a chilling Mart and Sam's Club locations and will affect 16,000 message to the company's employees globally, about 115 hard-working employees non-u.s. 10,000 ofwhom are in the U.S. that they could be next," said stores The Bentonville, Ark., closing Jess Levin, communications company said more than 95 director for Making Change 154 percentofthe affected stores U.s. at Walmart, in a statement. stores in the U.S. are within 10 Making Change at closing m iles ofanother ofitsstores, Walmart is a coalition anand it hopes employees can chored by the United Food transfer. '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 and Commercial Workers Source: Wal-Mart Graphic: Tnbune News Service The company said it International Union that is would provide 60 days of pay pushing for better pay and if employees are unable to will shut all 102 Walmart for customers. Wal-Mart also benefits at the retailer. Express locations — a pilot saiditwould open 50 to 60 Wal-Mart is just the latest be transferred, and severance for those eligible. chain to announce store program started in 2011 to new Supercenters, 85 to 95 'The decis ion to close appeal to customers who new Neighborhood Markets closures after the retail industry struggled through stores is difficult and we wanted smaller-format and seven to 10 new Sam's the holiday season. careabout the associates stores. Wal-Mart will also Clubs across the U.S. in fiswho will be impacted,"Walcal 2017. Last week, Macy's said it close 23 Neighborhood Mart Chief Executive Doug Markets, 12 Supercenters, Analysts said the store was closing 40 of its departMcMillon said in a statement stores and cutting seven stores in Puerto Rico, closures are a way for the ment.'We invested considsix discount centers and four retailer to capitalize on 4,800 jobs. Two days ago, erabletime assessing our Sam's Clubs. Sears Holding Corp. said foodsalesand expand its The retailer said it will fo- "multi-channel" strategy by it was closing a number of stores and clubs and don't Kmart stores acrossthe take this lightly." cus more on e-commerce and allowing pick-up for online In the U.S., the company expanding pick-up services and in-store purchases. country. Los Angeles Times

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irst a V,sc oo mea irectors masina V e ea e ortruce top Democrat, Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. "In the absence of WASHINGTON —A biparlisan Senate billreleased increased funding, this Mondaywouldrevise healthier agreementeasesoperational meal standards putinto place challenges and provides overthelastfew yearstogive school meal programs critischools more flexibilityinwhat cal flexibility to help them they serve the nation's school- plan healthy school meals children, easingrequirements that appeal to students," the on whole grains and delaying associat ion'spresident,Jean Ronnei, said. an upcomingdeadline to cut The White House has yet sodium levels on the lunch line. While the legislation would to weigh in, but committee placatesome schoolsthat aides said the administration was involved as they have complained the rules areburdensome,itisgreatly wrote the bill and is exscaled back from an unsucpectedtobe supportive.The cessful 2014 House Republiaides declined to be identican effort to allow schools to fied because they were not optoutoftherulesentirely. authorized to speak publicly The Senate Agriculture Com- about the legislation. mittee is scheduled to vote on The five-year Senate the measure on Wednesday. legislation would scale back After more than two years the whole grain standards of public quarreling, the bill to require that 80 percent signals a possible truce for of grains on the lunch line a group of school nutrition must be whole grain rich, or directors and first lady more than half whole grain. Michelle Obama, an outspo- Currently, all grains are ken proponent ofhealthier required to be whole grain eating during her husband's rich, though some schools are now allowed to get waivseven years in office. The School Nutrition Asers from that requirement. sociation, which represents Schools had said the whole school nutrition directors grain rules were too tough in and companies that sell some cases, as whole grain food to schools, said it is pasta is harder to cook and some kids don't like it as supportive of the legislation written by Senate Agriculmuch. Southern schools had ture Chairman Pat Roberts, problems finding tasty whole R-Kan., and the committee's grain biscuits and grits; By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press

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schools in the Southwest said their students rejected whole grain tortillas. The new rule will allow schoolstoserve some ofthe refined grain items at least once a week. The legislation would delaystricter standards on sodium that are scheduled for the 2017 school year. They would now be delayed two years, and a study would measure the benefits of those reductions. Some schools had said they will have to take popular items off their menus if the 2017levelsgointoeffect. The legislation would also require the government to figure out how to reduce waste of fruits and vegetables, which children are now required to take on the lunch line. Some just throw them away. The bill requires the Agriculture Department and Centersfor Disease Controland Prevention to come up with solutions like sharing tables where children can leave foodthey don'tw ant.Some local health authorities have discouraged that approach. The legislation would alsoput more resourcesinto summer feeding programs and attempt to expand the ways in which those foods are served. The rules phased in since

2012 set fat,calorie,sugar and sodium limits on foods in the lunch line and beyond. Schools have long been required to follow government nutrition rules if they accept federalreimbursements for freeand reduced-pricemeals for low-income students, but the new standards are stricter.

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Unlike past carp control efforts, the goal this time isn't to eradicate the fish. Instead, workers hope to remove enough carp to trigger an "ecological tipping point," loosening their stranglehold so plants and insects can rebound, once again providing enough food for the millions of birds that historically have rested here during their migrations.

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DEARABBY:IliveinIsrael, and for the that they tend to blame their victims for their actions. The statement in your ex's pastftveyearsI've been having an affair with a great guy I'll call Yuri. I married very letter accusing your daughter of"punishyoung to a man who is kind and very Ortho- ing him" with her silence is troubling. She's under no obligation to forgive her abuser. dox. I love my children and grandchildren. Yuri thinks we should leave our spouses When he is finally released from prison, and make a fresh start. 9'm not Orthodox one of the conditions may be that he must and neither is he) I am afraid ifI do, I may have no contact with minors. And if by then lose my children and grandchildren. On the your children are no longer minors, one can other hand, I can't survive only hope that they have without Yuri. become mature enough to DEA R prot e ct themselves emotionI have always had lovers since I discovered how OrABB Y ally — and physically, if necthodox my husband is — it's essary — from their father. DEAR ABBY: I'm 13, and a survival thing. I am going a girl in my grade likes me — really likes nuts. What should I do? — IN TURMOIL INISRAEL me, but I think I'm too young. All my friends DEAR IN TURMOIL: Consider very care- say I should go for it and have her as a fully what a new life with Yuri will cost you, girlfriend, but I'm not sure I should. I need because it's going to be emotionally expenprofessional help. — NOT QUITE READY INGEORGIA sive. Right now you are part of a community, with standing in that community. If you DEAR NOT QUITE READY: Determinleave it, all of that will be gone, and you will ing when a person is "ready" for a romantic likely be shunned. relationship isn't something other people While running away with your lover may can or should decide. If you're not sure you seem romantic, I would be very surprised want a girlfiiend right now, the fact that if it didn't spell the end of your relationship she likes you — really likes you — isn't as with your children and grandchildren. A de- important as what you think and you feel. cision like this should not be taken lightly; You appear to have a good head on your it needs to be made rationally. If you are shoulders. Let it be your guide and don't "going nuts," you are not thinking rationally, allow your well-meaning friends to push you so please, discuss this with a counselor more into anything. familiar with Orthodox custom than I. DEARABBY: My niece got marr7'ed and DEARABBY: My ex sent our children some of the gifts got separated from the gift letters from prison. I didn't gi ve them the let- cards. Individual cards were found apart ters because he was abusive. In one o f them from the gi fts. So how do you thank the individuals who left gi fts without knowing he asked our daughter to forgive him and notpunish him forever.Abby,herfatherhad the gift they gave? — UNSURE IN THE WEST abusedher,and he'sasking forhertostop DEAR UNSURE: While it is preferable to punishing him? She was going to kill herself mention the gift when thanking the giver, no because of what he did to her. My daughter went through several years rule states that you have to do so. Your niece ofintense counseling and still battles depres- should start by writing thank-you notes for the gifts that have cards with them, and for sion, so there is no way I'll permit him to have contact with her or my other children. I those few il hope fewl that don't, the givers have had no contact with him since we split should be told how meaningful it was to have them present on the special day, and up several years ago. My lawyer mailed the thanked for their generosity. Period. divorce papers and that was that. Should I PS. A helpful hint to anyone sending a write him a letter and tell him what I think? — NOWHERE IN TEXAS wedding or shower gift: Note on the gift DEAR NOWHERE: No, your lawyer card what has been sent iwafme iron, baby should. One of the hallmarks of abusers is blanket, etc.l.

By Rosanna Xia Los Angeles Times

LOSANGELES—When El ¹no storms hit Southern California, Pacific Coast Highway is the first line of battle between man and nature. This scenic ribbon of asphalt, sandwiched by steep mountains on one side and ocean on the other, has fought with rock slides and erosion since it was built almost a century ago. El ¹no rains of the past have lef tportions ofthe coastalroute battered.But they also have given transportation engineers and local officials lessons in how to make PCH more stable as California faces what expertsforecastwillbe one of the strongest El ¹nos on record. In recent years, officials have spent millions of dollars in creative engineering to strengthen PCH against a double threat: rocks and heavy rain coming down the coastal mountains and high surf crashing in from the ocean. Steel rock netting,concrete debrisbarriers and fortified sea walls now adorn the iconic route from Santa Monica to Ventura, the highway's roughly 30 most perilous miles. This winter's conveyor belt of El ¹ino storms will be a majortestofthese advances. "Keeping PCH open from natural disasters coming from both the blufF side and the ocean side is quite the challenge," said Deborah Wong, a deputy director for

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to a history of mudslides and flooding, are bracing for the worst. "It's an accident waiting to happen, unfortunately,and it happens often," said Seth Jacobson, who has lived in Malibu for 20 years. He worries about getting landlocked, and how he'd get back to his kids in time if PCH shuts down during the workday. If a landslide closes ofFPCH, commuters would have to wind through the canyons — but these narrow roads, some hundreds of feet high, can be even more dangerous when it's raining, he said. "It locks us in. There's really only two ways out," Jacobson saTd."One is to go over one of the canyons, or to go north, go up, reach Oxnard and hit the 101 from there. And the amount of time it would take would be unbelievable."

the California Department ofTransportation."It's atsea level, so there are no pumps to pump anything. It's right by the ocean, where you also have to deal with storm surges." For tens of thousands of residents and commuters, PCH is the vital route to get safely in and out of their isolated canyon and coastal communities. "PCH is very vulnerable, but people have touse it every day to get anywhere. It really is a lifeline," Malibu Mayor Laura Zahn Rosenthal said."It has people living on it, it has stores, it has restaurants, it has parks. The school buses use PCH every day.... It impacts our security. Let's say parts of PCH come down, and we have a fire, it's much more difficult for fire engines to come through." Local residents,resigned

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